N-CSRS 1 baf-ncsrs.htm BROWN ADVISORY FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT 12-31-22

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


FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES




Investment Company Act file number:  (811-22708)



Brown Advisory Funds
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)



901 South Bond Street Suite 400
Baltimore, MD 21231
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Paul J. Chew
Principal Executive Officer
Brown Advisory Funds
901 South Bond Street Suite 400
Baltimore, MD 21231
 (Name and address of agent for service)


(410) 537-5400
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: June 30



Date of reporting period:  December 31, 2022




Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

(a)
The registrant’s annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), is as follows:






SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


December 31, 2022


Brown Advisory Growth Equity Fund
 
Brown Advisory Flexible Equity Fund
 
Brown Advisory Equity Income Fund
 
Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth Fund
 
Brown Advisory Mid-Cap Growth Fund
 
Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund
 
Brown Advisory Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund
 
Brown Advisory Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund
 
Brown Advisory Global Leaders Fund
 
Brown Advisory Sustainable International Leaders Fund
 
Brown Advisory Intermediate Income Fund
 
Brown Advisory Total Return Fund
 
Brown Advisory Sustainable Bond Fund
 
Brown Advisory Maryland Bond Fund
 
Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
 
Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund
 
Brown Advisory Mortgage Securities Fund
 
Brown Advisory – WMC Strategic European Equity Fund
 
Brown Advisory Emerging Markets Select Fund
 
Brown Advisory – Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund
 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Brown Advisory Growth Equity Fund
 
1
Brown Advisory Flexible Equity Fund
 
4
Brown Advisory Equity Income Fund
 
7
Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth Fund
 
10
Brown Advisory Mid-Cap Growth Fund
 
13
Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund
 
16
Brown Advisory Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund
 
20
Brown Advisory Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund
 
23
Brown Advisory Global Leaders Fund
 
27
Brown Advisory Sustainable International Leaders Fund
 
30
Brown Advisory Intermediate Income Fund
 
33
Brown Advisory Total Return Fund
 
37
Brown Advisory Sustainable Bond Fund
 
43
Brown Advisory Maryland Bond Fund
 
49
Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
 
53
Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund
 
58
Brown Advisory Mortgage Securities Fund
 
63
Brown Advisory – WMC Strategic European Equity Fund
 
73
Brown Advisory Emerging Markets Select Fund
 
76
Brown Advisory – Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund
 
79
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
 
82
Statements of Operations
 
87
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
92
Financial Highlights
 
102
Notes to Financial Statements
 
110
Additional Information
 
125




















The views in the report contained herein were those of the Funds’ investment adviser, Brown Advisory LLC, or, for the sub-advised funds, of the respective sub-adviser, as of December 31, 2022 and may not reflect their views on the date this report is first published or anytime thereafter. This report may contain discussions about certain investments both held and not held in the portfolio as of December 31, 2022. All current and future holdings are subject to risk and are subject to change. While these views are intended to assist shareholders in understanding their investment in each Fund, they do not constitute investment advice, are not a guarantee of future performance and are not intended as an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any security. Performance figures include the reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions.
 
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by the Administrator, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.


GLOSSARY OF TERMS
 
Absolute basis is to express as a fixed amount rather than referring to variable factors.
 
Absolute performance refers to the percentage rise or fall in the share price of a security over a stated period.
 
Absolute return refers to the percent amount that an asset rises or declines in value in a given period.
 
Alpha refers to the abnormal rate of return on a security or portfolio in excess of what would be predicted by an equilibrium model like the capital asset pricing model (CAPM).
 
American Rescue Plan (ARP) is a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, to speed up the United States’ recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing recession.
 
Bloomberg 1-10 Year Blended Municipal Bond Index is a market index of high quality, domestic fixed income securities with maturities of less than 10 years.
 
Bloomberg Intermediate US Aggregate Bond Index represents domestic taxable investment-grade bonds with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities and asset-backed securities with average maturities and durations in the intermediate range. This index represents a sector of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index.
 
Bloomberg Mortgage Backed Securities Index is a market value-weighted index which covers the mortgage-backed securities component of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The index is composed of agency mortgage-backed passthrough securities of the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) with a minimum $150 million par amount outstanding and a weighted-average maturity of at least 1 year. The index includes reinvestment of income.
 
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market.  The index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS, ABS and CMBS.
 
Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Index measures the US Dollar denominated, high-yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market.
 
Basis point(s) (bps) is a unit that is equal to 1/100th of 1%, and is used to denote the change in a financial instrument. The basis point is commonly used for calculating changes in interest rates, equity indexes and the yield of a fixed-income security. 1% is equal to 100 basis points.
 
Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole.
 
Book value is the net asset value of a company, calculated by total assets minus intangible assets (patents, goodwill) and liabilities.
 
CAPEX, or capital expenditures, are funds used by a company to acquire or upgrade physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment. It is often used to undertake new projects or investments by the firm. This type of outlay is also made by companies to maintain or increase the scope of their operations.
 
Cash flow measures the cash generating capability of a company by adding non-cash charges (e.g. depreciation) and interest expense to pretax income.
 
Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food, and medical care. It is calculated by taking price changes for each item in the predetermined basket of goods and averaging them.
 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), also known as the CARES Act, is a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 116th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27, 2020, in response to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
 
Correlation is a statistical measurement of how two securities move in relation to each other.
 
Credit spread is the difference in yield between a U.S. Treasury bond and another debt security of the same maturity but different credit quality. Credit spreads between U.S. Treasuries and other bond issuances are measured in basis points, with a 1% difference in yield equal to a spread of 100 basis points.
 
Dividend Yield is a financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price. In the absence of any capital gains, the dividend yield is the return on investment for a stock.
 
Downside Capture is a statistical measure of a fund’s performance in down markets. For example, a fund with downside capture of 90% would only have declined 90% as much as the related index during the same down market period.
 
Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of the price of a fixed-income investment to a change in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years.
 


GLOSSARY OF TERMS
 
Duration contribution equals the spread duration, or the measure of the sensitivity of the price of a bond or other debt instrument to a change in interest rates, of a security or market segment multiplied by the size of the allocation to it.
 
Earnings growth is a measure of growth in a company’s net income over a specific period, often one year. The term can apply to actual data from previous periods or estimated data for future periods.
 
Earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by taking the total earnings divided by the number of shares outstanding.
 
Earnings Yield is the earnings per share for the most recent 12-month period divided by the current market price per share. The earnings yield shows the percentage of each dollar invested in the stock that was earned by the company.
 
EBITDA is the Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization. An approximate measure of a company’s operating cash flow based on data from the company’s income statement.
 
Enterprise Value (EV) is a measure of a company’s value, often used as an alternative to straightforward market capitalization. Enterprise Value is calculated as market capitalization plus debt, minority interest and preferred shares, minus total cash and cash equivalents.
 
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is an evaluation of a firm’s collective conscientiousness for social and environmental factors. The criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Environmental criteria consider how a company performs as a steward of nature. Social criteria examine how it manages relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and the communities where it operates. Governance deals with a company’s leadership, executive pay, audits, internal controls, and shareholder rights.
 
FTSE All-World Index is a market capitalization weighted index representing the performance of large and mid-capitalization stocks from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series.
 
FTSE Emerging Index is a market capitalization weighted index representing the performance of over 790 large and mid-capitalization companies in 22 emerging markets.
 
Forward price to earnings ratio uses forecasted earnings, rather than current earnings, to calculate the price to earnings ratio.
 
Free Cash Flow is the operating cash flows (net income plus amortization and depreciation) minus capital expenditures and dividends. Free cash flow is the amount of cash that a company has left over after it has paid all of its expenses, including investments.
 
Free Cash Flow (FCF) Conversion represents the cash a company generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets. Unlike earnings or net income, free cash flow is a measure of profitability that excludes the non-cash expenses of the income statement and includes spending on equipment and assets as well as changes in working capital from the balance sheet.
 
Free Cash Flow (FCF) Yield is a financial ratio that compares the free cash flow per share a company is expected to earn against its market value per share. The ratio is calculated by taking the free cash flow per share divided by the current share price.
 
Global Financial Crisis refers to the financial crisis of 2007-2008, which was a severe worldwide economic crisis. Prior to the COVID-19 recession in 2020, it was considered by many economists to have been the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression.
 
Government agency residential mortgage-backed security is an instrument whose principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a government agency such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).
 
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the monetary value of all the goods and services produced by an economy over a specified period. It includes consumption, government purchases, investments, and exports minus imports.
 
ICE BofAML 0-3 Month US Treasury Bill Index is a subset of the ICE BofAML US Treasury Bill Index and includes all securities with a remaining term to final maturity less than 3 months.
 
Inflation rate refers to the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time. Inflation is typically a broad measure, such as the overall increase in prices or the increase in the cost of living in a country.
 
Internal rate of return (IRR) is a metric used in financial analysis to estimate the profitability of potential investments. IRR is a discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows equal to zero in a discounted cash flow analysis.
 
Mandatory convertible is a bond issued by a company which must be converted into shares to common stock on or before a specific date.
 
Meme stocks are stocks that see dramatic price increases, mostly fueled by people on social media (primarily Reddit, Twitter and Tik Tok). These stocks rarely have company fundamentals that back the rise in price and are often highly volatile.
 
Mortgage-backed security (MBS) is an investment similar to a bond that is made up of a bundle of home loans bought from the banks that issued them. Investors in MBS receive periodic payments similar to bond coupon payments.

 

GLOSSARY OF TERMS
 
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index is an index that captures large and mid cap representation across Developed Markets countries (excluding the US) and Emerging Markets countries.  The index covers the majority of the global equity opportunity set outside the US.
 
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the large- and mid-cap segments of certain developed markets and global emerging markets countries.
 
MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets.
 
MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure small cap equity market performance in the global emerging markets.
 
MSCI Europe Index is an index that captures large and mid cap representation across 15 developed market countries in Europe.
 
Net present value (NPV) is the difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows over a period of time. NPV is used in capital budgeting and investment planning to analyze the profitability of a projected investment or project.
 
90% active share is an active share that was developed to quantify the degree of active management and measures the fraction of portfolio (based on position weights) that differs from the benchmark index.  A portfolio with an active share of more than 60% is considered actively managed. Therefore, a 90% active share portfolio significantly differs from its index.
 
Positive Convexity is a measure describing the sensitivity of a bond’s duration to changes in yield where a fall in yields leads to a greater increase in price than price declines due to an increase in yields providing downside protection for investors.
 
Price to Book Value Ratio (P/B) is ratio used to compare a stock’s market value to its book value. It is calculated by dividing the current closing price of the stock by the latest quarter’s book value per share.
 
Price to earnings ratio (P/E) is a common tool for comparing the prices of different common stocks and is calculated by dividing the current market price of a stock by the earnings per share.
 
Quantitative Easing is an expansionary monetary policy implemented by a central bank aiming to increase the money supply and decrease interest rates by buying bonds in order to inject liquidity into the economy.
 
Relative performance measures how a stock is performing relative to a specific market or index.
 
Return of Capital (ROC) is a return from an investment that is not considered income. The return of capital is when some or all of the money an investor has in an investment is paid back to him or her, thus decreasing the value of the investment.
 
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is a financial ratio that measures a company’s profitability and the efficiency with which its capital is employed. Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is calculated as:  ROCE = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) / Capital Employed.
 
Return on Equity (ROE) is the amount of net income returned as a percentage of shareholders equity. Return on equity measures a corporation’s profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.
 
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is a calculation used to assess a company’s efficiency at allocating the capital under its control to profitable investments. ROIC is typically calculated by taking a company’s net income, subtracting dividends the company paid out and dividing that amount by the company’s total capital.
 
Risk-adjusted return refers to a calculation of the profit or potential profit from an investment that takes into account the degree of risk that must be accepted in order to achieve it. The risk is usually measured in comparison to U.S. Treasuries.
 
Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market.
 
Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® companies with higher price to book value ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
 
Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® companies with lower price to book value ratios and lower expected growth values.
 
Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000® companies with higher price to book value ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
 
Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index.
 
Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000® companies with lower price to book value ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
 
Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.
 


GLOSSARY OF TERMS
 
S&P 500 Index (“S&P 500”) is a market-value weighted index representing the performance of 500 widely held, publicly traded large capitalization stocks.
 
Securitized credit refers to the transformation of illiquid, nonmarketed assets into liquid, marketable assets, or in other words, securities.
 
Sell-side research is investment research issued by an investment bank or brokerage firm that is circulated to the firm’s clients. The ultimate outcome of the research is to provide a report including a set of financial estimates, a price target, and a recommendation of a stock’s expected performance.
 
Standard deviation is a statistical measure of the extent to which returns of an asset vary from its average.
 
Sustainable Business Advantage Drivers (SBA Drivers) refers to characteristic determined to help drive material value for customers and meaningful differentiation versus peers, as well as strong ESG risk management.
 
Tangible Book Value (“TBV”) is a valuation ratio expressing the price of a security compared to its hard, or tangible, book value as reported in the company’s balance sheet. The tangible book value number is equal to the company’s total book value less the value of any intangible assets.
 
Tier 1 Capital Ratio is a comparison between a banking firm’s core equity capital and total risk-weighted assets. A firm’s core equity capital is known as its Tier 1 capital and is the measure of a bank’s financial strength based on the sum of its equity capital and disclosed reserves, and sometimes non-redeemable, non-cumulative preferred stock. A firm’s risk-weighted assets include all assets that the firm holds that are systematically weighted for credit risk. Central banks typically develop the weighting scale for different asset classes, such as cash and coins, which have zero risk, versus a letter or credit, which carries more risk.
 
Turnover refers to a fund buying or selling securities. (The fund “turns over” its portfolio.) A fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities. Additionally, a higher turnover rate may result in higher taxes when the fund shares are held in a taxable account.
 
Yield concessions is when an investor gives up some yield by buying a lower yielding bond that if one were to invest in a higher yielding bond.
 
Yield Curve is a line that plots the yields of securities having equal credit quality but different maturity dates.
 
Yield Spread is the difference between yields on differing securities, calculated by deducting the yield of one security from another.
 
The broad based market indexes referenced in the following management commentaries are considered representative of their indicated market, the indexes are unmanaged and do not reflect the deduction of fees, such as, investment management and fund accounting fees, or taxes associated with a mutual fund. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
 




Brown Advisory Growth Equity Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholders:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Growth Equity Fund Institutional Shares (the “Fund”) decreased 2.62% in value. During the same period, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, the Fund’s benchmark, decreased 1.48%.
 
U.S. markets and the global economy continue to be impacted by numerous macro factors: heightened inflation, rising interest rates, supply-chain constraints, and China’s COVID-Zero policy. Rising rates meaningfully impacted valuations during the year, even for companies with dominant market positions and meaningful growth opportunities. During the fourth quarter, business fundamentals played a bigger role, as interest rates, although volatile, were mostly unchanged. While it is uncertain when some of these global economic challenges will subside, our focus remains entirely on monitoring the Fund’s holdings.
 
From a sector perspective, communication services and health care were the largest detractors to performance on a relative basis during the period. Match Group, the online dating platform, underperformed during the period as uncertainty regarding the macroeconomic environment led the company to lower guidance for 2023. The new management team, who joined earlier in the year, has reinvigorated the focus on Tinder, the company’s largest brand. We are confident in the management team’s ability to leverage the healthy subscription trends across the dating platforms and improve the monetization of the user-base. Regarding health care, Edwards Lifesciences has seen Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedures slow, primarily due to the ongoing hospital staffing issues in the United States. Longer-term, the company’s TAVR procedure continues to be mission-critical and we feel the growth opportunity is still well intact.
 
Consumer discretionary and industrials were the largest positive contributing sectors to relative performance during the period. Despite Lululemon recently reporting increased inventory levels and lower gross margins, the company’s sales continue to be impressive across their product-base. In addition to better-than-expected sales, even in a challenging macroeconomic environment, product and apparel markdowns remain low- giving us confidence in the company’s ability to manage this planned increase to inventory. Several of the Fund’s industrial holdings, IDEX Corporation, Cintas and Roper, were top performers during the period. The uniform rental and facility services company, Cintas, has navigated the inflationary environment incredibly well in our view, posting double-digit organic growth and better-than-expected margins. In addition, the company has successfully provided higher value goods to their customers, cross-sold ancillary products, and increased asset utilization, which have been financially accretive.
 
From an activity perspective, the volatility in the markets during the period provided opportunities for two upgrades in the Fund. The Fund exited Sherwin-Williams to initiate a position in Generac. Generac is a leading provider of standby generators that attach to homes and automatically kick in to provide backup electricity during power outages. We believe that the number of households with this equipment could double or triple over the next decade, due to the increased severity of weather events and instability in the electric grid. Coupa was also eliminated from the Fund following our purchase of Atlassian. Atlassian is a leader in collaboration and workflow management software-as-a-service solutions and we believe the company has a larger total-addressable market and higher growth rate versus Coupa.
 
Considering the contraction in valuations seen across large-cap growth stocks this year, we are pleased to see the continued long-term fundamental strength and multi-year growth opportunities for the companies in the Fund.
 
Sincerely,
 
Kenneth M. Stuzin, CFA
Portfolio Manager
 






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Brown Advisory Growth Equity Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.
 
Investments in smaller and medium capitalization companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies for various reasons such as narrower markets, limited financial resources and less liquid stock.
 
The value of the Fund’s investments in REITs may change in response to changes in the real estate market such as declines in the value of real estate, lack of available capital or financing opportunities, and increases in property taxes or operating costs.
 
Investments in foreign securities entail certain risks not associated with investments in domestic securities, such as volatility of currency exchange rates, and in some cases, political and economic instability and relatively illiquid markets. These risks are greater for investments in emerging markets.
 
The Fund may invest in ETFs, which may trade at a discount to the aggregate value of the underlying securities and although expense ratios for ETFs are generally low, frequent trading of ETFs by the Fund can generate brokerage expenses.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 








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Brown Advisory Growth Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Common Stocks — 94.4%
     
       
Communication Services — 5.4%
     
 
886,019
 
Alphabet, Inc. — Class C*
   
78,616,466
 
 
905,293
 
Match Group, Inc.*
   
37,560,607
 
           
116,177,073
 
Consumer Discretionary — 7.2%
       
 
598,350
 
Amazon.com, Inc.*
   
50,261,400
 
 
1,173,400
 
Chewy, Inc.*
   
43,509,672
 
 
190,724
 
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*
   
61,104,155
 
           
154,875,227
 
Consumer Staples — 9.1%
       
 
507,447
 
Brown-Forman Corp.
   
33,329,119
 
 
162,245
 
Costco Wholesale Corp.
   
74,064,842
 
 
353,832
 
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
   
87,789,258
 
           
195,183,219
 
Financials — 2.7%
       
 
174,902
 
S&P Global, Inc.
   
58,581,676
 
         
Health Care — 23.3%
       
 
181,519
 
Align Technology, Inc.*
   
38,282,357
 
 
511,762
 
DexCom, Inc.*
   
57,951,929
 
 
970,881
 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*
   
72,437,431
 
 
409,065
 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*
   
108,545,398
 
 
173,464
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
   
95,524,890
 
 
322,476
 
Veeva Systems, Inc.*
   
52,041,177
 
 
510,036
 
Zoetis, Inc.
   
74,745,776
 
           
499,528,958
 
Industrials — 15.2%
       
 
201,080
 
Cintas Corp.
   
90,811,750
 
 
324,778
 
Generac Holdings, Inc.*
   
32,692,153
 
 
331,969
 
IDEX Corp.
   
75,798,482
 
 
201,368
 
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
   
41,926,831
 
 
194,176
 
Roper Technologies, Inc.
   
83,901,508
 
           
325,130,724
 
Information Technology — 31.5%
       
 
180,368
 
Adobe, Inc.*
   
60,699,243
 
 
210,286
 
Atlassian Corp.*
   
27,059,602
 
 
388,928
 
Autodesk, Inc.*
   
72,678,975
 
 
222,080
 
Intuit, Inc.
   
86,437,978
 
 
272,710
 
MasterCard, Inc.
   
94,829,448
 
 
393,243
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
94,307,536
 
 
343,476
 
NVIDIA Corp.
   
50,195,583
 
 
361,024
 
NXP Semiconductors NV
   
57,052,623
 
 
251,710
 
ServiceNow, Inc.*
   
97,731,442
 
 
937,799
 
Shopify, Inc.*
   
32,551,003
 
           
673,543,433
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,445,476,418)
   
2,023,020,310
 
         
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.8%
       
 
210,861
 
SBA Communications Corp.
   
59,106,447
 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $19,046,808)
   
59,106,447
 
         
Short-Term Investments — 2.7%
       
         
Money Market Funds — 2.7%
       
 
56,730,992
 
First American Government
       
     
  Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
   
56,730,992
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $56,730,992)
   
56,730,992
 
Total Investments — 99.9% (Cost $1,521,254,218)
   
2,138,857,749
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%
   
1,765,185
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
2,140,622,934
 

*
Non-Income Producing
#
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
Information Technology
   
31.5
%
Health Care
   
23.3
%
Industrials
   
15.2
%
Consumer Staples
   
9.1
%
Consumer Discretionary
   
7.2
%
Communication Services
   
5.4
%
Real Estate Investment Trusts
   
2.8
%
Financials
   
2.7
%
Money Market Funds
   
2.7
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
0.1
%
     
100.0
%


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Flexible Equity Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholder:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Flexible Equity Fund Investor Shares (the “Fund”) returned 0.99%. During the same period, the S&P 500 Index (the “Index”), the Fund’s benchmark, returned 2.31%. Our near-term performance has lagged the benchmark, but on a longer-term basis it compares more favorably.
 
In 2022, the Federal Reserve hit the reset button on financial markets. Call it the Great Reset. It only took over a decade of quantitative easing (QE) and a 40+ year inflation peak to get the Fed to move. The dramatic transition from QE to quantitative tightening (QT) negatively impacted investors. The thirteen years of QE since the Great Financial Crisis broke down the price discovery mechanism in markets and flooded financial markets with excess liquidity. Bond investors got lulled into believing central banks would always be there to support the market. Equity investors ratcheted down their discount rates while expecting COVID-driven earnings to continue as a trend, lifting many segments of the equity market to unsustainable levels. Numbed by global QE for so long, both groups of investors downplayed the drivers of interest rates – real return, inflation, and risk premium (for stock discount rates). In other words, the old rules of economics and finance no longer applied. Until, they did. The long length of the QE era reminds one of the John Maynard Keynes truism, “Markets can stay irrational longer than you [investors] can remain solvent.”
 
Today, the yield curve is sharply inverted, global QT is in full swing, and inflation remains a sticky problem. Stock and bond valuations still look slightly elevated. Many are bearish. Whereas, in 2022 inflation and interest rates were the biggest driver of stock prices, earnings growth (or lack of it) and sentiment set up as the primary drivers of stock returns in 2023.
 
In the six-month period, the financials, industrials and information technology sectors had positive returns and contributed the most to the portfolio’s return relative to the Index. As compared to the Index, consumer staples, energy and health care detracted the most from the results. All three had lower weightings and declined while the sectors in the Index increased.
 
The largest contributors to returns in the six-month period were financials Ameriprise Financial and Berkshire Hathaway, as well as United Rentals, an equipment rental business. Ameriprise Financial has been accelerating its business progress despite the tough macro environment given the company’s positive leverage to rising interest rates, strong organic growth in wealth management and high capital return. Berkshire Hathaway’s share price rebounded from near its low for the year at the start of the fourth quarter which could be attributed to its earnings report showing growth in operating earnings. United Rentals reported strong results and provided a favorable outlook.
 
The biggest detractors were Alphabet (the holding company of Google and related businesses), online used car retailer CarMax, and Edwards Lifesciences, whose products primarily treat late-stage cardiovascular disease.
 
Alphabet’s growth accelerated in 2021 due to the pandemic recovery but in 2022, growth slowed against very difficult comparisons. CarMax reported earnings that fell shy of expectations. The poor results were driven by across-the-board weakness in unit comparable sales, wholesale units, finance income and profit margin as consumer demand for used cars dropped due to lack of affordability (especially relative to new cars), higher interest rates, and inflation adversely impacting consumer spending power. Edwards Lifesciences continued to see procedure demand impacted by ongoing macro issues across its hospital customer base, namely staffing shortage issues (primarily nursing).
 
We added four new investments and eliminated four since our June 30, 2022 annual report.
 
We initiated a new investment in Netflix, and funded this position by exiting Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company, as we find the former’s prospects more attractive.
 
We eliminated PayPal in favor of investing in Fiserv, given some of the challenges PayPal is facing. Fiserv’s key businesses are merchant acceptance, bank core processing and payments. A large portion of its revenue is recurring in nature.
 
Stericycle’s waste management business has struggled for some time with its turnaround plans. We exited the position to purchase Adobe, a more compelling opportunity in our view. Adobe is a leading software franchise in the digital content creation and delivery markets.
 
Finally, we exited Disney, which faces cyclical as well as secular challenges, and reinvested the proceeds in Align Technology, makers of the popular Invisalign dental products.
 
As a reminder of our approach, the Flexible Equity team searches for investment bargains among long-term attractive businesses with shareholder-oriented managers—those with productive assets and productive managers. Bargains in these types of stocks can
 



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Brown Advisory Flexible Equity Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


arise for various reasons but are often due to short-term investor perceptions, temporary business challenges that should improve, company or industry changes for the better, or as-yet-unrecognized potential for long-term growth and development. Despite the occasional investment that will go awry and stretches when the general stock market is unrewarding, we are optimistic about the long-term outlook for equities of good businesses purchased at reasonable prices and our ability to find them.
 
Sincerely,
 
Maneesh Bajaj
Portfolio Manager
 

 
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.
 
Investments in smaller and medium-sized capitalization companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies for various reasons such as narrower markets, limited financial resources and less liquid stock.
 
Investments in foreign securities entail certain risks not associated with investments in domestic securities, such as volatility of currency exchange rates, and in some cases, political and economic instability and relatively illiquid markets. These risks are greater for investments in emerging markets.
 
The value of the Fund’s investments in REITS may change in response to changes in the real estate market such as declines in the value of real estate, lack of available capital or financing opportunities, and increases in property taxes or operating costs.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 








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Brown Advisory Flexible Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Common Stocks — 96.3%
     
       
Communication Services — 10.9%
     
 
128,683
 
Alphabet, Inc. — Class A*
   
11,353,701
 
 
218,467
 
Alphabet, Inc. — Class C*
   
19,384,577
 
 
86,059
 
Meta Platforms, Inc.*
   
10,356,340
 
 
30,661
 
Netflix, Inc.*
   
9,041,315
 
 
193,992
 
Pinterest, Inc.*
   
4,710,126
 
 
68,214
 
T-Mobile US, Inc.*
   
9,549,960
 
           
64,396,019
 
Consumer Discretionary — 10.5%
       
 
161,502
 
Amazon.com, Inc.*
   
13,566,168
 
 
7,940
 
Booking Holdings, Inc.*
   
16,001,323
 
 
76,662
 
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*
   
4,837,372
 
 
150,158
 
CarMax, Inc.*
   
9,143,121
 
 
42,310
 
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
   
8,429,845
 
 
129,977
 
TJX Companies, Inc.
   
10,346,169
 
           
62,323,998
 
Consumer Staples — 1.5%
       
 
530,946
 
Nomad Foods, Ltd.*
   
9,153,509
 
         
Energy — 4.0%
       
 
319,296
 
Baker Hughes Co.
   
9,428,811
 
 
445,700
 
Suncor Energy, Inc.
   
14,142,061
 
           
23,570,872
 
Financials — 17.6%
       
 
51,334
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
   
15,983,867
 
 
479,748
 
Bank of America Corp.
   
15,889,254
 
 
87,752
 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.*
   
27,106,593
 
 
64,201
 
Blackstone, Inc.
   
4,763,072
 
 
168,139
 
Charles Schwab Corp.
   
13,999,253
 
 
14,780
 
First Citizens BancShares, Inc.
   
11,208,561
 
 
336,193
 
KKR & Co., Inc.
   
15,606,079
 
           
104,556,679
 
Health Care — 15.4%
       
 
39,774
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
   
5,952,179
 
 
29,337
 
Align Technology, Inc.*
   
6,187,173
 
 
460,244
 
Avantor, Inc.*
   
9,706,546
 
 
203,879
 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*
   
15,211,412
 
 
34,234
 
Elevance Health, Inc.
   
17,561,015
 
 
79,998
 
Merck & Co., Inc.
   
8,875,778
 
 
51,859
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
27,494,605
 
           
90,988,708
 
Industrials — 6.4%
       
 
60,950
 
Canadian National Railway Co.
   
7,245,736
 
 
261,037
 
Carrier Global Corp.
   
10,767,776
 
 
93,593
 
Otis Worldwide Corp.
   
7,329,268
 
 
35,267
 
United Rentals, Inc.*
   
12,534,597
 
           
37,877,377
 
Information Technology — 30.0%
       
 
32,507
 
Accenture PLC
   
8,674,168
 
 
24,854
 
Adobe, Inc.*
   
8,364,117
 
 
61,391
 
Analog Devices, Inc.
   
10,069,966
 
 
161,976
 
Apple, Inc.
   
21,045,542
 
 
60,350
 
Fiserv, Inc.*
   
6,099,574
 
 
27,817
 
Intuit, Inc.
   
10,826,933
 
 
88,785
 
MasterCard, Inc.
   
30,873,208
 
 
155,779
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
37,358,920
 
 
174,301
 
Taiwan Semiconductor
       
     
  Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR
   
12,983,681
 
 
149,904
 
Visa, Inc.
   
31,144,055
 
           
177,440,164
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $303,529,775)
   
570,307,326
 
         
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.5%
       
 
30,560
 
SBA Communications Corp.
   
8,566,273
 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $5,125,230)
   
8,566,273
 
         
Short-Term Investments — 2.2%
       
         
Money Market Funds — 2.2%
       
 
13,255,850
 
First American Government
       
     
  Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
   
13,255,850
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $13,255,850)
   
13,255,850
 
Total Investments — 100.0% (Cost $321,910,855)
   
592,129,449
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0)%
   
(35,668
)
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
592,093,781
 

*
Non-Income Producing
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
#
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
Information Technology
   
30.0
%
Financials
   
17.6
%
Health Care
   
15.4
%
Communication Services
   
10.9
%
Consumer Discretionary
   
10.5
%
Industrials
   
6.4
%
Energy
   
4.0
%
Money Market Funds
   
2.2
%
Consumer Staples
   
1.5
%
Real Estate Investment Trusts
   
1.5
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
(0.0
)%
     
100.0
%


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Equity Income Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholder:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Equity Income Fund Investor Shares (the “Fund”) increased 4.74% in value. During the same period, the S&P 500 Index (the “Index”), the Fund’s benchmark, increased 2.31%.
 
U.S. stocks gyrated but ended up advancing over the past six months as seven of the Index’s eleven sectors managed to rise during the period. Notably, stock prices rose despite investor concerns about the challenging combination of rising interest rates and persistently high inflation in the U.S. during the period.
 
In terms of sector performance, consumer discretionary, communication services, and information technology stocks performed the best on a relative basis for the Fund during the period. All of the strategy’s consumer discretionary holdings rose in price during a period when the overall sector in the Index declined. In particular, retailers Best Buy, Home Depot, and Lowe’s gained as consumer spending remained resilient throughout the important year-end holiday selling season. In information technology, payroll processor holding Automatic Data Processing (ADP) was a standout performer as the tight labor market fueled demand for its various employment-related software products. The Fund trimmed its position in ADP as the stock price rallied during the period.
 
In contrast, the energy, industrials, and utilities sectors detracted the most from the Fund’s relative performance during the period. Energy was the best performing sector for the Index during the period, and the Fund’s holdings detracted from relative performance. In particular, oil and gas services provider Baker Hughes struggled with a host of idiosyncratic issues including parts shortages, project delays, and disruptions related to its ongoing exit from Russia. The company’s stock price declined early in the period and the Fund added to its position amid the weakness. In utilities, Dominion Energy fell after announcing an unexpected business review, which called into question the company’s ability to meet its earnings growth target over the next few years. Additionally, higher commodity input costs, wages, and interest rates have become near-term headwinds for the earnings of large electric utilities like Dominion.
 
There were no additions or deletions to the Fund during the period. Looking to 2023, inflation remains high on an absolute level, interest rates are still rising, and there are growing indications that global economic growth is slowing. As earnings growth expectations continue to adjust to the cloudy near-term economic backdrop, the stock market’s day-to-day volatility has increased. We believe such an environment can create investment opportunities for patient investors.
 
The Fund’s consistent orientation toward dividend yield, future growth opportunities, and attractive valuation remains a reasonable way for investors to navigate through the current challenging and uncertain macroeconomic environment. In the end, the ultimate goal is to build the best possible portfolio of investments that offer above-average yields with a strong potential for future growth at reasonable valuations.
 
Sincerely,
 
Brian Graney, CFA
Portfolio Manager
 





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Brown Advisory Equity Income Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in foreign securities and ADRs entail certain risks not associated with investments in domestic securities, such as volatility of currency exchange rates, and in some cases, political and economic instability and relatively illiquid markets.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit nor protect against loss in a declining market.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Dividends are not guaranteed and a company’s future abilities to pay dividends may be limited. A company currently paying dividends may cease paying dividends at any time.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 









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Brown Advisory Equity Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Common Stocks — 91.0%
     
       
Communication Services — 2.2%
     
 
45,868
 
Comcast Corp.
   
1,604,004
 
         
Consumer Discretionary — 11.1%
       
 
13,487
 
Best Buy Co., Inc.
   
1,081,792
 
 
6,134
 
Home Depot, Inc.
   
1,937,485
 
 
6,762
 
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
   
1,347,261
 
 
8,228
 
McDonald’s Corp.
   
2,168,325
 
 
11,122
 
Target Corp.
   
1,657,623
 
           
8,192,486
 
Consumer Staples — 5.5%
       
 
14,731
 
Procter & Gamble Co.
   
2,232,630
 
 
35,084
 
Unilever PLC ADR
   
1,766,480
 
           
3,999,110
 
Energy — 3.7%
       
 
39,784
 
Baker Hughes Co.
   
1,174,822
 
 
84,741
 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
   
1,532,117
 
           
2,706,939
 
Financials — 14.7%
       
 
9,262
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
   
2,883,909
 
 
46,718
 
Bank of America Corp.
   
1,547,300
 
 
21,702
 
Blackstone, Inc.
   
1,610,071
 
 
9,595
 
Chubb Ltd.
   
2,116,657
 
 
13,549
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
1,816,921
 
 
7,907
 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
   
862,338
 
           
10,837,196
 
Health Care — 20.6%
       
 
15,938
 
AbbVie, Inc.
   
2,575,740
 
 
22,675
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
2,113,083
 
 
16,677
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
   
1,431,721
 
 
6,713
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
1,185,851
 
 
13,573
 
Medtronic PLC
   
1,054,894
 
 
28,575
 
Merck & Co., Inc.
   
3,170,396
 
 
18,365
 
Novartis AG ADR
   
1,666,073
 
 
3,683
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
1,952,653
 
           
15,150,411
 
Industrials — 6.7%
       
 
6,171
 
Cummins, Inc.
   
1,495,172
 
 
3,621
 
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
   
753,928
 
 
11,196
 
Otis Worldwide Corp.
   
876,759
 
 
10,393
 
United Parcel Service, Inc.
   
1,806,719
 
           
4,932,578
 
Information Technology — 19.9%
       
 
5,025
 
Accenture PLC
   
1,340,871
 
 
9,989
 
Analog Devices, Inc.
   
1,638,496
 
 
27,516
 
Apple, Inc.
   
3,575,154
 
 
11,110
 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
   
2,653,734
 
 
33,416
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
1,591,938
 
 
16,111
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
3,863,740
 
           
14,663,933
 
Materials — 4.2%
       
 
16,911
 
Dow, Inc.
   
852,145
 
 
6,750
 
Linde PLC
   
2,201,715
 
           
3,053,860
 
Utilities — 2.4%
       
 
28,982
 
Dominion Energy, Inc.
   
1,777,176
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $36,393,609)
   
66,917,693
 
         
Preferred Stocks — 1.3%
       
         
Financials — 0.5%
       
 
6,811
 
KKR & Co., Inc. — Series C, 6.00%
   
389,930
 
         
Health Care — 0.8%
       
 
11,627
 
Becton, Dickinson & Co. Depositary Shares^
   
582,280
 
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $941,219)
   
972,210
 
         
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 4.7%
       
 
6,787
 
American Tower Corp.
   
1,437,894
 
 
25,410
 
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable
       
     
  Infrastructure Capital, Inc.
   
736,382
 
 
16,616
 
W.P. Carey, Inc.
   
1,298,540
 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $2,493,691)
   
3,472,816
 
         
Short-Term Investments — 3.1%
       
         
Money Market Funds — 3.1%
       
 
2,287,109
 
First American Government
       
     
  Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
   
2,287,109
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,287,109)
   
2,287,109
 
Total Investments — 100.1% (Cost $42,115,628)
   
73,649,828
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%
   
(58,486
)
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
73,591,342
 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt
^
Each depositary share represents 1/20th interest in a share of Becton, Dickinson and Co. 6.00% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B. Each outstanding depositary share will automatically convert on June 1, 2023 into a number of shares of common stock. Refer to the company’s filings at sec.gov for additional information.
#
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
Health Care
   
21.4
%
Information Technology
   
19.9
%
Financials
   
15.2
%
Consumer Discretionary
   
11.1
%
Industrials
   
6.7
%
Consumer Staples
   
5.5
%
Real Estate Investment Trusts
   
4.7
%
Materials
   
4.2
%
Energy
   
3.7
%
Money Market Funds
   
3.1
%
Utilities
   
2.4
%
Communication Services
   
2.2
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
(0.1
)%
     
100.0
%


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholders:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth Fund Institutional Shares (the “Fund”) declined 2.34% in value. During the same period, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, the Fund’s benchmark, declined 1.48%.
 
The third quarter of 2022 was marked by the same volatile downdraft that characterized the first half of the year. The quarter began favorably, as moderating inflation and a better-than-expected earnings season led equity markets to arguably their best July in decades. That brief-but-bright period of optimism to start the quarter was followed by an even sharper sell-off in August and September driven once again by recessionary fears. Against that backdrop of extreme volatility, the Fund slightly underperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index for the quarter. In down and volatile markets, we typically remain active and look for opportunities to upgrade the portfolio. We evaluate company valuations using three-year upside/downside scenario analyses, which helps us keep our focus on the long term. In the third quarter, we trimmed back top-performing names United Health and Enphase, and used the proceeds to add to our positions in other portfolio names at valuations we considered to be very favorable on a three-year forward horizon, including Home Depot, NVIDIA, American Tower, and Marvell, among others. Despite persistent uncertainty about the macro environment, we are enthusiastic about these opportunities to increase our stake in some of our highest conviction ideas at compelling discounts relative to our view of their fundamental strengths and forward upside potential.
 
The fourth quarter also started with a strong rally that once again coincided with earnings season, followed again by a sharp sell-off in the tail-end of the quarter driven by macro concerns. In this case, however, the rally in October and November was stronger than the sell-off in December as the market – and our Fund – closed the quarter with modestly positive gains. Led by strong rebounds from several of our consumer discretionary and information technology names, the Fund’s gains for the quarter slightly outpaced the benchmark. Nike and NVIDIA were among the top performers in the Fund for the quarter, and we had added to both during the third quarter. Visa, Analog Devices, and IDEXX Laboratories were also solid Q4 contributors. The strong performance from our technology and consumer discretionary names was slightly offset by disadvantageous stock selection in health care and industrials, as well as the continued drag from our lack of exposure to energy and consumer staples. Trading activity for the quarter once again focused on maximizing the opportunities we saw with existing portfolio holdings. We took advantage of continued strength from United Health, Enphase and Analog Devices by trimming back those positions, and we redeployed proceeds to names that we felt had been overly discounted, including Adobe, Amazon, Marvell and others.
 
We remain true to our one-in/one-out philosophy, our disciplined approach to valuation, and our multi-year investment perspective. This approach helps us separate short-term macro-related headwinds/tailwinds from our underlying long-term fundamental theses. As it has since inception, the Fund remains committed to its quality-growth mandate and continues to seek investment opportunities at the intersection of strong fundamentals, sustainable business advantages, and attractive valuation. This philosophy has served us well over the last thirteen years and we believe it will continue to do so in the years ahead.
 
Sincerely,
 
David Powell, Karina Funk
Portfolio Managers
 





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Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.
 
The Adviser assesses a company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) profile through conducting ESG research and leveraging engagement when appropriate through dialogue with company management teams as part of its fundamental due diligence process. The Adviser views ESG characteristics as material to fundamentals and seeks to understand their impact on companies in which the Fund may invest. The Fund’s consideration of ESG characteristics as part of the investment process could cause it to make or avoid investments that could result in the Fund underperforming similar funds that do not take ESG characteristics into consideration.
 
Investments in smaller and medium-sized capitalization companies generally carry greater  risk than is customarily associated with larger companies for various reasons such as narrower markets, limited financial resources and less liquid stock.
 
The value of the Fund’s investments in REITS may change in response to changes in the real estate market such as declines in the value of real estate, lack of available capital or financing opportunities, and increases in property taxes or operating costs.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Because the Fund’s ESG criteria exclude securities of certain issuers for nonfinancial reasons, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to the funds that do not use these criteria.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 









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Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Common Stocks — 93.3%
     
       
Communication Services — 3.8%
     
 
2,459,661
 
Alphabet, Inc. — Class A*
   
217,015,890
 
         
Consumer Discretionary — 10.9%
       
 
2,186,365
 
Amazon.com, Inc.*
   
183,654,660
 
 
91,342
 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*
   
126,736,112
 
 
432,596
 
Home Depot, Inc.
   
136,639,773
 
 
1,432,245
 
NIKE, Inc.
   
167,586,987
 
           
614,617,532
 
Financials — 4.8%
       
 
1,296,327
 
Blackstone, Inc.
   
96,174,500
 
 
374,137
 
MSCI, Inc.
   
174,037,308
 
           
270,211,808
 
Health Care — 24.0%
       
 
340,523
 
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.*
   
143,186,516
 
 
1,027,416
 
Danaher Corp.
   
272,696,755
 
 
1,807,843
 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*
   
134,883,166
 
 
418,712
 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*
   
170,817,748
 
 
442,096
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
   
243,457,846
 
 
518,093
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
274,682,547
 
 
502,747
 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
   
118,321,506
 
           
1,358,046,084
 
Industrials — 7.5%
       
 
349,292
 
Enphase Energy, Inc.*
   
92,548,408
 
 
2,035,103
 
Fortive Corp.
   
130,755,368
 
 
1,138,488
 
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
   
200,852,053
 
           
424,155,829
 
Information Technology — 40.5%
       
 
396,059
 
Adobe, Inc.*
   
133,285,735
 
 
826,282
 
Analog Devices, Inc.
   
135,535,036
 
 
593,262
 
Atlassian Corp.*
   
76,340,954
 
 
771,658
 
Autodesk, Inc.*
   
144,199,730
 
 
1,252,483
 
Block, Inc.*
   
78,706,032
 
 
1,084,363
 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*
   
174,192,072
 
 
3,945,980
 
Dynatrace, Inc.*
   
151,131,034
 
 
584,590
 
Intuit, Inc.
   
227,534,120
 
 
3,497,320
 
Marvell Technology, Inc.
   
129,540,733
 
 
1,104,144
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
264,795,814
 
 
439,173
 
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
   
155,295,965
 
 
1,165,526
 
NVIDIA Corp.
   
170,329,970
 
 
404,098
 
ServiceNow, Inc.*
   
156,899,130
 
 
1,413,976
 
Visa, Inc.
   
293,767,654
 
           
2,291,553,979
 
Materials — 1.8%
       
 
712,469
 
Ecolab, Inc.
   
103,706,988
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $4,590,639,530)
   
5,279,308,110
 
         
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 4.3%
       
 
1,147,257
 
American Tower Corp.
   
243,057,868
 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $248,620,273)
   
243,057,868
 
         
Short-Term Investments — 2.1%
       
         
Money Market Funds — 2.1%
       
 
118,084,973
 
First American Government
       
     
  Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
   
118,084,973
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $118,084,973)
   
118,084,973
 
Total Investments — 99.7% (Cost $4,957,344,776)
   
5,640,450,951
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.3%
   
19,002,198
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
5,659,453,149
 

*
Non-Income Producing
#
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
Information Technology
   
40.5
%
Health Care
   
24.0
%
Consumer Discretionary
   
10.9
%
Industrials
   
7.5
%
Financials
   
4.8
%
Real Estate Investment Trusts
   
4.3
%
Communication Services
   
3.8
%
Money Market Funds
   
2.1
%
Materials
   
1.8
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
0.3
%
     
100.0
%


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Mid-Cap Growth Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholder:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Mid-Cap Growth Fund Investor Shares (the “Fund”) increased 3.10% in value. During the same period, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index (the “Index”), the Fund’s benchmark, increased 6.20%.
 
The Fund seeks to produce attractive, risk-adjusted returns over a full market cycle by owning companies that we believe are well-positioned to grow their enterprise value meaningfully (or compound) over time. We define a firm’s potential to compound with a set of traits we call the three Gs—durable growth, sound governance and scalable go-to market strategies. This philosophy typically leads us to own higher-quality, less-cyclical businesses. Finally, we strive to mitigate risk through deep due diligence, a valuation sensitivity, and by employing a structured sell discipline.
 
During the second half of 2022, signs of economic growth slowing emerged, the pace of inflation eased but remained elevated, and the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield jumped 90 basis points to end the year at 3.88%. With that backdrop, an odd combination of biotech, large-cap value, and mid-cap growth led returns in the U.S. markets while large cap growth lagged due to a pullback in mega-cap tech. In the midcap range, energy and cyclicals drove returns. Despite a pullback in the price of oil during the period, energy was the top performing sector in the Index, followed by utilities and industrials.  The communication services and information technology sectors lagged. The Fund underperformed during this period due to a lack of exposure to the energy sector as well as selection effects in the health care sector.
 
From an individual stock perspective, continuous glucose monitor maker Dexcom’s stock price benefited from the company’s continued solid results and the approval of its next-generation sensor. At CoStar, one of the Fund’s largest positions, growth accelerated in the segments—CoStar suite and multifamily—that should drive profit growth over the coming years. Despite posting neutral selection effects in the information technology and communication services sectors combined, our largest detractors in the period were in those verticals. Heading into the quarter, IT security spend was viewed as a relatively insulated budget area within the enterprise. However, CrowdStrike (amongst others) saw increased budget scrutiny in the quarter resulting in elongated deal cycles that hit its multiple and share price.  In communication services, while subscription trends at Match Group have remained healthy, the company continues to see weakness in its “a-la-carte” businesses. This weakening transactional revenue has stoked fears of further deterioration as the macro environment for the consumer potentially gets more difficult in the next twelve months.
 
The Fund added 17 new investments during the period, including seven in technology, four in industrials, three in health care, two in consumer discretionary, and one in the consumer staples vertical. The Fund exited 12 investments during the period to fund those opportunities.
 
As always, we remain committed to seeking attractive, risk-adjusted returns over a full market cycle by owning a diversified portfolio of companies, each of which we believe could one day grow much larger. We thank you for your support and interest and look forward to updating you in more detail in our next letter.
 
Sincerely,
 
George Sakellaris, CFA
Portfolio Manager
 





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Brown Advisory Mid-Cap Growth Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.
 
Investments in smaller and medium-sized capitalization companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies for various reasons such as narrower markets, limited financial resources and less liquid stock.
 
The value of the Fund’s investments in REITS may change in response to changes in the real estate market such as declines in the value of real estate, lack of available capital or financing opportunities, and increases in property taxes or operating costs.
 
Investments in foreign securities entail certain risks not associated with investments in domestic securities, such as volatility of currency exchange rates, and in some cases, political and economic instability and relatively illiquid markets.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 









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Brown Advisory Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Common Stocks — 93.6%
     
       
Communication Services — 3.7%
     
 
33,085
 
Match Group, Inc.*
   
1,372,697
 
 
83,555
 
Pinterest, Inc.*
   
2,028,715
 
           
3,401,412
 
Consumer Discretionary — 13.8%
       
 
27,569
 
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*
   
1,739,604
 
 
1,584
 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*
   
2,197,784
 
 
7,453
 
Dollar General Corp.
   
1,835,301
 
 
2,230
 
Etsy, Inc.*
   
267,109
 
 
9,152
 
Five Below, Inc.*
   
1,618,715
 
 
6,542
 
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*
   
2,095,926
 
 
1,459
 
Pool Corp.
   
441,099
 
 
4,947
 
Ulta Beauty, Inc.*
   
2,320,490
 
           
12,516,028
 
Consumer Staples — 3.7%
       
 
7,893
 
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
   
1,770,795
 
 
19,428
 
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
   
1,566,091
 
           
3,336,886
 
Financials — 1.9%
       
 
36,318
 
KKR & Co., Inc.
   
1,685,882
 
         
Health Care — 22.3%
       
 
4,916
 
Align Technology, Inc.*
   
1,036,784
 
 
6,486
 
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
1,541,398
 
 
2,640
 
argenx SE ADR*
   
1,000,111
 
 
5,338
 
Ascendis Pharma A/S ADR*
   
651,930
 
 
5,731
 
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.*
   
2,409,828
 
 
3,362
 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*
   
732,580
 
 
23,126
 
DexCom, Inc.*
   
2,618,789
 
 
32,855
 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*
   
2,451,312
 
 
21,346
 
HealthEquity, Inc.*
   
1,315,767
 
 
4,054
 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*
   
1,653,870
 
 
14,009
 
Inari Medical, Inc.*
   
890,412
 
 
4,045
 
Teleflex, Inc.
   
1,009,753
 
 
12,259
 
Veeva Systems, Inc.*
   
1,978,357
 
 
3,940
 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
   
927,279
 
           
20,218,170
 
Industrials — 20.8%
       
 
2,008
 
Carlisle Cos, Inc.
   
473,185
 
 
5,868
 
Cintas Corp.
   
2,650,106
 
 
22,906
 
Copart, Inc.*
   
1,394,746
 
 
46,752
 
CoStar Group, Inc.*
   
3,612,994
 
 
4,817
 
Equifax, Inc.
   
936,232
 
 
4,027
 
Generac Holdings, Inc.*
   
405,358
 
 
16,453
 
IAA, Inc.*
   
658,120
 
 
10,441
 
IDEX Corp.
   
2,383,994
 
 
3,574
 
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*
   
419,302
 
 
10,251
 
Trex Co, Inc.*
   
433,925
 
 
9,679
 
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
   
1,707,569
 
 
29,159
 
Waste Connections, Inc.
   
3,865,317
 
           
18,940,848
 
Information Technology — 27.4%
       
 
10,443
 
Autodesk, Inc.*
   
1,951,483
 
 
110,568
 
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.*
   
1,099,046
 
 
9,566
 
Azenta, Inc.
   
556,933
 
 
13,486
 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
   
1,409,557
 
 
7,759
 
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc.*
   
816,945
 
 
48,499
 
Dynatrace, Inc.*
   
1,857,512
 
 
7,192
 
Elastic NV*
   
370,388
 
 
1,490
 
Fair Isaac Corp.*
   
891,884
 
 
4,257
 
Gartner, Inc.*
   
1,430,948
 
 
58,201
 
Genpact, Ltd.
   
2,695,870
 
 
13,517
 
GoDaddy, Inc.*
   
1,011,342
 
 
5,515
 
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
   
968,213
 
 
2,432
 
KLA Corp.
   
916,937
 
 
31,910
 
Marvell Technology, Inc.
   
1,181,947
 
 
1,922
 
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
   
679,638
 
 
5,945
 
NXP Semiconductors NV
   
939,488
 
 
7,348
 
Paycom Software, Inc.*
   
2,280,158
 
 
20,329
 
Trade Desk, Inc.*
   
911,349
 
 
10,443
 
WEX, Inc.*
   
1,708,997
 
 
15,013
 
Workiva, Inc.*
   
1,260,642
 
           
24,939,277
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $74,210,555)
   
85,038,503
 
         
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.6%
       
 
8,508
 
SBA Communications Corp.
   
2,384,877
 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $1,760,325)
   
2,384,877
 
         
Short-Term Investments — 4.8%
       
         
Money Market Funds — 4.8%
       
 
4,315,752
 
First American Government
       
     
  Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
   
4,315,752
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $4,315,752)
   
4,315,752
 
Total Investments — 101.0% (Cost $80,286,632)
   
91,739,132
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.0)%
   
(879,580
)
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
90,859,552
 

*
Non-Income Producing
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
#
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
Information Technology
   
27.4
%
Health Care
   
22.3
%
Industrials
   
20.8
%
Consumer Discretionary
   
13.8
%
Money Market Funds
   
4.8
%
Communication Services
   
3.7
%
Consumer Staples
   
3.7
%
Real Estate Investment Trusts
   
2.6
%
Financials
   
1.9
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
(1.0
)%
     
100.0
%


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholder:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund Institutional Shares (the “Fund”) returned 3.94%. During the same period, the Russell 2000® Growth Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 4.38%.
 
For the six-month period, the largest contributors to the Fund’s overall performance were the information technology and financials sectors. The largest detractors were our consumer discretionary and communication services holdings.
 
From an individual stock perspective, EVO Payments, Inc. Class A was the top contributor during the six-month period. EVO Payments, Inc. Class A operates as a global merchant acquirer and payment processor servicing company and has recently entered into an agreement to be acquired by Global payments (GPN) for $34 per share in an all-cash transaction that we expect will close in early 2023.
 
The largest detractor for the period was Clarus Corporation, which manufactures outdoor sporting equipment and was the victim of inventory rationalization of national accounts despite the sell through of their SKUs generally performing well. This caused the company to reduce their short-term financial projections. In addition, Clarus Corporation’s Adventure segment is suffering through low inventory on new off-road vehicle introductions in key markets such as Australia.
 
There were 8 new investments over the course of the six-month period. The additions were diversified, with 3 in consumer discretionary, 2 in health care, 1 in energy, 1 in communication services, and 1 in financials. A notable addition in the consumer discretionary sector was Mister Car Wash, Inc.
 
Mister Car Wash, Inc. is one of the largest operators of car washes with industry-leading margins thanks to attractive unit economics and a growing subscription base at 60% of total revenues. They are a leader in an underlying industry that is fragmented and unsophisticated which we believe provides Mister Car Wash a durable advantage to take share. The management team is tenured, highly respected by other operators, and is focused on wash innovation and customer experience. We decided the general uncertainty around quarterly results provided an attractive entry point to take a position.
 
There were 9 exits during the period. A majority of the exits were in the health care and information technology sectors.
 
As we enter 2023, we are humbled by the difficulty of outperforming the market consistently, but are confident that, if we remain tirelessly focused on the task at hand, we have the right people in the right seats to continue to generate sound risk-adjusted returns over time.
 
Sincerely,
 
Chris Berrier
Portfolio Manager
 








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Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.
 
Investments in smaller companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies for various reasons such as narrower markets, limited financial resources and less liquid stock.
 
The value of the Fund’s investments in REITs may change in response to changes in the real estate market such as declines in the value of real estate, lack of available capital or financing opportunities, and increases in property taxes or operating costs.
 
The Fund may invest in ETFs, which may trade at a discount to the aggregate value of the underlying securities and although expense ratios for ETFs are generally low, frequent trading of ETFs by the Fund can generate brokerage expenses.
 
Earnings growth is not representative of the fund’s future performance. Diversification does not assure a profit, nor does it protect against a loss in a declining market.
 
Privately Placement issued securities are restricted securities that are not publicly traded. Delay or difficulty in selling such securities may result in a loss to the Fund.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 









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Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Common Stocks — 88.4%
     
       
Communication Services — 4.1%
     
 
2,568,082
 
Angi, Inc.*
   
6,034,993
 
 
378,179
 
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.
   
21,586,457
 
 
1,257,883
 
Pinterest, Inc.*
   
30,541,399
 
 
131,869
 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*
   
13,731,519
 
 
1,160,683
 
Vizio Holding Corp.*
   
8,600,661
 
           
80,495,029
 
Consumer Discretionary — 11.1%
       
 
687,723
 
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*
   
43,395,321
 
 
218,685
 
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
   
24,632,678
 
 
169,775
 
Churchill Downs, Inc.
   
35,895,528
 
 
1,529,261
 
Clarus Corp.
   
11,989,406
 
 
348,293
 
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.*
   
4,712,404
 
 
760,085
 
Leslie’s, Inc.*
   
9,280,638
 
 
986,056
 
MakeMyTrip, Ltd.*
   
27,185,564
 
 
2,597,152
 
Mister Car Wash, Inc.*
   
23,971,713
 
 
702,949
 
Rentokil Initial PLC ADR
   
21,657,859
 
 
73,651
 
TopBuild Corp.*
   
11,525,645
 
 
61,778
 
XPEL, Inc.*
   
3,710,387
 
           
217,957,143
 
Consumer Staples — 3.6%
       
 
212,623
 
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
   
47,701,970
 
 
602,153
 
Simply Good Foods Co.*
   
22,899,879
 
           
70,601,849
 
Energy — 5.3%
       
 
564,131
 
Cactus, Inc.
   
28,353,224
 
 
1,504,145
 
ChampionX Corp.
   
43,605,164
 
 
375,505
 
Denbury, Inc.*
   
32,676,445
 
           
104,634,833
 
Financials — 2.9%
       
 
790,909
 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
   
57,483,266
 
         
Health Care — 18.9%
       
 
1,798,072
 
Abcam PLC ADR*
   
27,978,000
 
 
1,205,866
 
agilon health, Inc.*
   
19,462,677
 
 
1,171,633
 
Alignment Healthcare, Inc.*
   
13,778,404
 
 
142,794
 
Arvinas, Inc.*
   
4,884,983
 
 
114,210
 
Ascendis Pharma A/S ADR*
   
13,948,467
 
 
111,794
 
Biohaven Ltd.*
   
1,551,701
 
 
171,203
 
Blueprint Medicines Corp.*
   
7,500,403
 
 
530,596
 
Bruker Corp.
   
36,266,237
 
 
42,402
 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*
   
9,239,396
 
 
504,171
 
Encompass Health Corp.
   
30,154,467
 
 
472,481
 
Establishment Labs Holdings, Inc.*
   
31,018,378
 
 
578,968
 
HealthEquity, Inc.*
   
35,687,587
 
 
342,011
 
Inari Medical, Inc.*
   
21,738,219
 
 
80,124
 
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.*
   
15,744,366
 
 
2,037,760
 
NeoGenomics, Inc.*
   
18,828,902
 
 
323,797
 
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*
   
38,674,314
 
 
78,261
 
Nevro Corp.*
   
3,099,136
 
 
469,334
 
OrthoPediatrics Corp.*
   
18,646,640
 
 
1,179,350
 
SI-BONE, Inc.*
   
16,039,160
 
 
28,652
 
Teleflex, Inc.
   
7,152,399
 
           
371,393,836
 
Industrials — 12.9%
       
 
511,630
 
AZEK Co., Inc.*
   
10,396,321
 
 
128,238
 
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.*
   
10,170,556
 
 
139,640
 
FTI Consulting, Inc.*
   
22,174,832
 
 
386,048
 
IAA, Inc.*
   
15,441,920
 
 
49,471
 
IDEX Corp.
   
11,295,713
 
 
210,954
 
John Bean Technologies Corp.
   
19,266,429
 
 
240,543
 
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.
   
12,606,859
 
 
234,721
 
MSA Safety, Inc.
   
33,844,421
 
 
62,394
 
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*
   
7,320,064
 
 
85,533
 
Valmont Industries, Inc.
   
28,283,197
 
 
271,932
 
Waste Connections, Inc.
   
36,047,306
 
 
254,164
 
Woodward, Inc.
   
24,554,784
 
 
1,009,007
 
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.
   
21,340,498
 
           
252,742,900
 
Information Technology — 25.5%
       
 
1,591,950
 
Accolade, Inc.*
   
12,401,291
 
 
585,240
 
Azenta, Inc.
   
34,072,673
 
 
493,910
 
Bentley Systems, Inc.
   
18,254,914
 
 
478,724
 
BlackLine, Inc.*
   
32,203,763
 
 
816,037
 
Dynatrace, Inc.*
   
31,254,217
 
 
366,775
 
Entegris, Inc.
   
24,056,772
 
 
430,241
 
Envestnet, Inc.*
   
26,545,870
 
 
1,320,194
 
EVO Payments, Inc.*
   
44,675,365
 
 
1,494,685
 
Genpact, Ltd.
   
69,233,809
 
 
3,572,533
 
Infinera Corp.*
   
24,078,872
 
 
207,133
 
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*
   
13,438,789
 
 
91,879
 
Littelfuse, Inc.
   
20,231,756
 
 
956,004
 
Phreesia, Inc.*
   
30,936,289
 
 
318,429
 
Power Integrations, Inc.
   
22,837,728
 
 
673,845
 
PROS Holdings, Inc.*
   
16,347,480
 
 
531,297
 
Sumo Logic, Inc.*
   
4,303,506
 
 
174,324
 
WEX, Inc.*
   
28,528,123
 
 
516,154
 
Workiva, Inc.*
   
43,341,451
 
 
698,712
 
Zuora, Inc.*
   
4,443,808
 
           
501,186,476
 
Materials — 3.7%
       
 
554,793
 
HB Fuller Co.
   
39,734,275
 
 
192,008
 
Quaker Houghton
   
32,046,135
 
           
71,780,410
 
Real Estate — 0.4%
       
 
764,721
 
DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
   
8,366,048
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,582,452,743)
   
1,736,641,790
 
         
Private Placements — 0.1%
       
 
19,200
 
StepStone VC Global Partners IV-B, L.P.*^†
   
1,234,964
 
 
91,769
 
StepStone VC Global Partners V-B, L.P.*~†
   
122,163
 
Total Private Placements (Cost $–)
   
1,357,127
 
         
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.5%
       
 
203,830
 
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
   
30,179,070
 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $22,030,297)
   
30,179,070
 
         
Exchange Traded Funds — 2.8%
       
 
670,429
 
SPDR S&P Biotech Exchange Traded Fund*
   
55,645,607
 
Total Exchange Traded Funds (Cost $54,209,422)
   
55,645,607
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Short-Term Investments — 7.0%
     
       
Money Market Funds — 7.0%
     
 
138,390,341
 
First American Government
     
     
  Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
   
138,390,341
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $138,390,341)
   
138,390,341
 
Total Investments — 99.8% (Cost $1,797,082,803)
   
1,962,213,935
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.2%
   
3,350,392
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
1,965,564,327
 

*
Non-Income Producing
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
^
Security is exempt from registration under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. Security was acquired from February 2008 to April 2018 as part of a $2,000,000 capital commitment. As of the date of this report, $1,920,000 of the capital commitment has been fulfilled by the Fund.
~
Security is exempt from registration under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. Security was acquired from October 2012 to August 2018 as part of a $100,000 capital commitment. As of the date of this report, $91,000 of the capital commitment has been fulfilled by the Fund.
These securities are being fair valued, using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), under the supervision of the Board of Trustees. Further, they may not be sold by the Fund. Total unfunded capital commitments related to these holdings are immaterial and total $89,000, or 0.0% of the Fund’s net assets as of the date of this report.
#
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
Information Technology
   
25.5
%
Health Care
   
18.9
%
Industrials
   
12.9
%
Consumer Discretionary
   
11.1
%
Money Market Funds
   
7.0
%
Energy
   
5.3
%
Communication Services
   
4.1
%
Materials
   
3.7
%
Consumer Staples
   
3.6
%
Financials
   
2.9
%
Exchange Traded Funds
   
2.8
%
Real Estate Investment Trusts
   
1.5
%
Real Estate
   
0.4
%
Private Placements
   
0.1
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
0.2
%
     
100.0
%


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholder:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund Investor Shares (the “Fund”) increased 9.55% in value. During the same period, the Russell 2000® Value Index, the Fund’s benchmark, increased 3.42%.
 
For the six-month period, the consumer services and health care holdings were the largest detractors to overall performance, while our energy and industrials holdings were the biggest positive contributors.
 
From an individual stock perspective, Oceaneering International, Inc. (OII) was the top contributor during the period. OII provides engineered services and products for the offshore oil and gas industry. After a disappointing 1H22, OII’s strong 3Q22 results coupled with a favorable outlook for 2023 drove the stock performance during the period.
 
WideOpenWest, Inc. provides internet, digital cable television and digital telephony services and was the largest detractor for the six-month period. The company reported a tough 3Q and an implied 4Q subscriber loss, which continued to fuel poor industry sentiment driven by slowing broadband subscriber growth/competitive concerns from fixed wireless and fiber to the home.
 
The Fund made 6 new investments over the course of the six-month period. Notable additions include Amalgamated Financial Corp and Cable One, Inc.
 
Amalgamated Financial Corp strives to be “America’s socially responsible bank,” empowering organizations such as philanthropies, nonprofits, unions, political organizations, etc. The company’s strong brand allows it to maintain what we view as a very sticky and inexpensive core deposit franchise. With this source of funding, Amalgamated has been able to operate profitably while limiting risk with a relatively conservative credit profile, and we believe it has been trading at a discounted valuation.
 
Cable One, Inc. is a rural-focused cable company that is at an all-time low valuation given industry competitive concerns. While concerns are warranted to an extent, we were able to underwrite the business at what we believe are very conservative subscriber and pricing assumptions.
 
The Fund sold 5 of its investments during the period. The exits were diversified, with 1 in the energy sector, 1 in the financials sector, 1 in the consumer discretionary sector, and 2 in the industrials sector.
 
As we head into 2023, we feel that we will be able to navigate the challenges of persistent inflation, the Federal Reserve’s response, and the potential for a recession. Our investment team is strong and we continue to be pleased with how our portfolio has been able to navigate this environment.
 
Sincerely,
 
J. David Schuster
Portfolio Manager
 
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in smaller companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies for various reasons such as narrower markets, limited financial resources and less liquid stock.
 
The value of the Fund’s investments in REITs may change in response to changes in the real estate market such as declines in the value of real estate, lack of available capital or financing opportunities, and increases in property taxes or operating costs.
 
The Fund may invest in ETFs, which may trade at a discount to the aggregate value of the underlying securities and although expense ratios for ETFs are generally low, frequent trading of ETFs by the Fund can generate brokerage expenses.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit,  nor does it protect against a loss in a declining market.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 



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Brown Advisory Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Common Stocks — 88.4%
     
       
Communication Services — 6.0%
     
 
32,637
 
Cable One, Inc.
   
23,232,975
 
 
184,621
 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
   
32,314,213
 
 
1,405,673
 
WideOpenWest, Inc.*
   
12,805,681
 
           
68,352,869
 
Consumer Discretionary — 9.0%
       
 
160,408
 
Civeo Corp.*
   
4,988,689
 
 
297,612
 
Culp, Inc.
   
1,366,039
 
 
86,762
 
Helen of Troy Ltd.*
   
9,622,773
 
 
893,174
 
La-Z-Boy, Inc.
   
20,382,231
 
 
235,400
 
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.*
   
18,099,906
 
 
94,832
 
Murphy USA, Inc.
   
26,509,337
 
 
848,112
 
Vista Outdoor, Inc.*
   
20,668,490
 
           
101,637,465
 
Consumer Staples — 5.7%
       
 
627,845
 
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*
   
20,323,343
 
 
417,330
 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*
   
20,607,755
 
 
593,207
 
United Natural Foods, Inc.*
   
22,963,043
 
           
63,894,141
 
Energy — 8.8%
       
 
1,412,735
 
ChampionX Corp.
   
40,955,188
 
 
2,107,500
 
Oceaneering International, Inc.*
   
36,860,175
 
 
406,905
 
REX American Resources Corp.*
   
12,963,993
 
 
706,199
 
Star Group L.P.
   
8,509,698
 
           
99,289,054
 
Financials — 27.0%
       
 
137,817
 
Alerus Financial Corp.
   
3,218,027
 
 
512,835
 
Amalgamated Financial Corp.
   
11,815,718
 
 
166,461
 
Assurant, Inc.
   
20,817,613
 
 
598,924
 
Bancorp, Inc.*
   
16,997,463
 
 
427,082
 
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
   
13,594,020
 
 
1,481,673
 
Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
   
25,558,859
 
 
273,736
 
First Bancorp
   
11,726,850
 
 
151,665
 
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
   
20,494,491
 
 
837,350
 
International Money Express, Inc.*
   
20,406,220
 
 
1,872,437
 
MGIC Investment Corp.
   
24,341,681
 
 
922,431
 
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.
   
29,111,922
 
 
312,073
 
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp.
   
11,615,357
 
 
448,605
 
Premier Financial Corp.
   
12,098,877
 
 
132,496
 
Primerica, Inc.
   
18,790,583
 
 
333,931
 
UMB Financial Corp.
   
27,889,917
 
 
84,408
 
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
   
16,159,068
 
 
455,667
 
WSFS Financial Corp.
   
20,659,942
 
           
305,296,608
 
Health Care — 3.4%
       
 
759,668
 
Owens & Minor, Inc.*
   
14,836,316
 
 
837,014
 
Patterson Cos, Inc.
   
23,461,502
 
           
38,297,818
 
Industrials — 14.1%
       
 
251,541
 
Albany International Corp.
   
24,799,427
 
 
163,098
 
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
   
18,769,318
 
 
111,983
 
CRA International, Inc.
   
13,710,079
 
 
140,904
 
Curtiss-Wright Corp.
   
23,529,559
 
 
590,517
 
Federal Signal Corp.
   
27,441,325
 
 
80,708
 
Kadant, Inc.
   
14,336,162
 
 
1,265,778
 
Mueller Water Products, Inc.
   
13,619,771
 
 
190,001
 
SPX Technologies, Inc.*
   
12,473,566
 
 
517,543
 
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.*
   
10,392,263
 
           
159,071,470
 
Information Technology — 6.7%
       
 
727,721
 
CTS Corp.
   
28,686,762
 
 
628,517
 
EchoStar Corp.*
   
10,483,663
 
 
538,729
 
NCR Corp.*
   
12,611,646
 
 
298,285
 
Onto Innovation, Inc.*
   
20,310,226
 
 
91,470
 
PC Connection, Inc.
   
4,289,943
 
           
76,382,240
 
Materials — 5.9%
       
 
63,894
 
Chase Corp.
   
5,511,497
 
 
267,347
 
Eagle Materials, Inc.
   
35,517,049
 
 
358,144
 
Ingevity Corp.*
   
25,227,663
 
           
66,256,209
 
Utilities — 1.8%
       
 
410,941
 
Portland General Electric Co.
   
20,136,109
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $766,884,171)
   
998,613,983
 
         
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 7.9%
       
 
201,771
 
CTO Realty Growth, Inc.
   
3,688,374
 
 
119,381
 
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
   
17,675,551
 
 
869,970
 
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.
   
20,418,196
 
 
492,994
 
Getty Realty Corp.
   
16,687,847
 
 
669,544
 
Global Medical REIT, Inc.
   
6,347,277
 
 
2,388,971
 
Ladder Capital Corp.
   
23,985,269
 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $72,244,769)
   
88,802,514
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Short-Term Investments — 3.6%
     
       
Money Market Funds — 3.6%
     
 
41,092,732
 
First American Government
     
     
  Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
   
41,092,732
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $41,092,732)
   
41,092,732
 
Total Investments — 99.9% (Cost $880,221,672)
   
1,128,509,229
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%
   
1,275,537
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
1,129,784,766
 

*
Non-Income Producing
#
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
Financials
   
27.0
%
Industrials
   
14.1
%
Consumer Discretionary
   
9.0
%
Energy
   
8.8
%
Real Estate Investment Trusts
   
7.9
%
Information Technology
   
6.7
%
Communication Services
   
6.0
%
Materials
   
5.9
%
Consumer Staples
   
5.7
%
Money Market Funds
   
3.6
%
Health Care
   
3.4
%
Utilities
   
1.8
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
0.1
%
     
100.0
%




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholder:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund Institutional Shares (the “Fund”) increased 5.68% in value. During the same period, the Russell 2000® Index, the Fund’s benchmark, increased 3.91%.
 
The Fund leverages proprietary fundamental and environmental, social and governance (ESG) research to pursue attractive investment returns. The investment approach seeks outperformance versus its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index, through a concentrated, low-turnover portfolio of companies with strong business fundamentals, attractive valuations and strong or improving Sustainable Drivers that stem from a company’s products, services or operations.
 
For the trailing six-month period ended December 31, 2022, markets experienced a continuation of many of the economic themes observed in the first half of 2022. Admittedly, there is quite a lot to be excited about - the pandemic is largely in the rearview, associated logistical bottlenecks have eased considerably, business activity remains quite robust despite the threat that inflation and rising interest rates pose to bottom lines, consumer balance sheets are strong and the job market is stubbornly healthy. Yet, sentiment has continued to move lower for as many, albeit different reasons. The Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance, the same leading financial institutions that point to a healthy consumer are also noting depleting deposit account balances and less personal expenditure, affordability measures are down across the board, business spend in certain areas of the economy are starting to moderate, slight pockets of credit are beginning to surface, capital markets have dried up, and public consensus seems universal in its anticipation of a recession in 2023. The market seems stuck between these two narratives, with many speculating that asset prices have the potential to stabilize and move directionally only once we have more clarity around many of these driving factors, notably interest rates and inflation.
 
The Fund’s performance during the period was largely driven by strong stock selection within information technology and industrials.  The largest detractor to performance was the Fund’s relative underweight to the energy sector, coupled with stock selection within the health care sector.
 
From an individual stock perspective, Comfort Systems and The Bancorp represented the two largest contributors to returns.  Comfort Systems generally executed well throughout 2022 and was one of the few companies that saw improved visibility and an acceleration in its business trends. We believe the company’s value proposition around supporting the efficiency and sustainability of customers’ buildings and operations, combined with the company’s track record of execution, has helped Comfort Systems generate attractive free cash flow. The Bancorp raised guidance and increased share repurchases during the period; we believe the bank is well-positioned given its relatively low credit risk and relatively high asset sensitivity. We trimmed both positions during the period as strength in the stocks brought both companies closer to being fairly valued.
 
The Fund’s two largest detractors during the period included DigitalBridge and Owens & Minor. DigitalBridge fell during the period, largely in reaction to rising interest rates, but we believe that there has been no change in the company’s fundamental competitive position.  Owens & Minor cut its annual guidance during the period, largely due to temporary industry challenges (hospital procedure volumes, industry de-stocking, and foreign exchange rates) and company-specific issues (communication with the Street, limited visibility into said de-stocking, and execution of proprietary product sales against a tough backdrop).
 
We took advantage of the challenged market environment to add several new positions to the Fund. In the health care sector, we added Arvinas, Azenta, and Karuna Therapeutics. Arvinas is a platform biotech company with clinical assets in oncology and neurodegenerative diseases; its focus on targeted protein degradation seeks to open up previously “undruggable” targets and potentially improve on the efficacy of existing small molecule inhibitors. Azenta is a leading provider of products and services to store the increasing number of biologic samples used when developing and commercializing advanced therapeutics like biologics and cell & gene therapy. In particular, Azenta helps customers optimize onsite freezer/refrigeration with its offsite storage solutions, resulting in reduced carbon emissions. Karuna’s phase three schizophrenia drug could alter the treatment paradigm for this disease, where a small percentage of the patient population is considered “well controlled” given a lack of effective therapies. We also added Cable One and United Natural Foods to the Fund during the period. As a leading rural broadband communications provider, Cable One helps to close the digital divide in many unserved and underserved U.S. markets where access to quality broadband is often lacking. Lastly, United Natural Foods is one of the largest retail food distributors in North America with a longstanding expertise in natural and organic products, which represent nearly half of its business, positioning it as the market share leader in these rapid-growth categories. After years of having a highly leveraged balance sheet following its acquisition of SuperValu, we believe United Natural Foods is now on much stronger financial footing.
 



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Brown Advisory Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


We eliminated several positions from the Fund during the trialing six-month period, including Denny’s Corporation, Simpson Manufacturing, and Veritex Holdings. The capital allocation picture has changed at Denny’s, as the new management team is more focused on growing its new concept, Keke’s, which we believe requires investment of dollars and time during a difficult operating environment. After a strong 2021, Simpson began facing increasingly difficult comparisons in the face of a slowing North American housing market. This, coupled with increased execution risk from the upcoming integration of Etanco Group in Europe, led to our decision to exit this name. Lastly, we exited Veritex as the bank began to lean heavily into construction lending, and this resulting construction loan concentration meaningfully changed the risk profile of the company to a degree that we were no longer comfortable given the economic backdrop.
 
Two positions, Biohaven and CMC Materials, were acquired during the trailing six-month period. Earlier in the year, Pfizer announced its plans to acquire Biohaven’s calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) franchise for what we consider an attractive premium. The acquisition was finalized during the period, and the Fund subsequently received shares of “new Biohaven,” a publicly traded company that retains Biohaven’s non-CGRP development stage pipeline compounds. CMC Materials was acquired by Entegris, with the deal closing in early July. Entegris enables key technologies across the semiconductor value chain and has been gaining market share owing to its superior offering for higher complexity manufacturers who are looking to achieve faster compute and improved energy efficiency.
 
As bottom-up investors, we find times like these both quite exciting and unique, especially relative to the most recent chapter of the market’s history, post the great financial crisis. When compared to other asset classes, small-cap valuations have fallen to historically low levels. Asset price correlations are dropping, resilient business models are becoming distinguishable again, and investors are increasingly focused on valuation frameworks that underpin true economic value as we see it. In our opinion, this provides us with opportunity to take advantage of our team’s strengths in selecting business models that we believe have the potential to outperform in a variety of economic environments, particularly one as uncertain as 2023 is shaping up to be.
 
Sincerely,
 
Timothy Hathaway, CFA
Portfolio Manager; Head of U.S. Institutional Business
 
Emily Dwyer
Portfolio Manager

 
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.
 
Investments in smaller companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies for various reasons such as narrower markets, limited financial resources and less liquid stock. The value of the Fund’s investments in REITS may change in response to changes in the real estate market such as declines in the value of real estate, lack of available capital or financing opportunities, and increases in property taxes or operating costs.
 
The Fund may invest in ETFs, which may trade at a discount to the aggregate value of the underlying securities and although expense ratios for ETFs are generally low, frequent trading of ETFs by the Fund can generate brokerage expenses.
 
Earnings growth is not representative of the fund’s future performance. Diversification does not assure a profit, nor does it protect against a loss in a declining market.
 
The Fund’s consideration of ESG characteristics as part of the investment process could cause it to make or avoid investments that could result in the Fund underperforming similar funds that do not take ESG characteristics into consideration. Because the Fund’s ESG criteria exclude securities of certain issuers for nonfinancial reasons, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to the funds that do not use these criteria.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 




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Brown Advisory Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Common Stocks — 74.8%
     
       
Communication Services — 3.6%
     
 
61,747
 
Angi, Inc.*
   
145,105
 
 
735
 
Cable One, Inc.
   
523,217
 
 
4,961
 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
   
868,324
 
           
1,536,646
 
Consumer Discretionary — 4.9%
       
 
9,921
 
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*
   
626,015
 
 
4,210
 
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
   
474,214
 
 
12,961
 
National Vision Holdings, Inc.*
   
502,369
 
 
2,498
 
TopBuild Corp.*
   
390,912
 
 
7,511
 
Warby Parker, Inc.*
   
101,323
 
           
2,094,833
 
Consumer Staples — 4.1%
       
 
21,677
 
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*
   
701,685
 
 
11,074
 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*
   
546,834
 
 
12,888
 
United Natural Foods, Inc.*
   
498,894
 
           
1,747,413
 
Financials — 12.3%
       
 
21,624
 
Bancorp, Inc.*
   
613,689
 
 
57,153
 
Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
   
985,890
 
 
56,105
 
MGIC Investment Corp.
   
729,365
 
 
20,419
 
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.
   
644,424
 
 
5,223
 
Primerica, Inc.
   
740,726
 
 
9,293
 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
   
675,415
 
 
10,620
 
UMB Financial Corp.
   
886,982
 
           
5,276,491
 
Health Care — 11.7%
       
 
15,755
 
Abcam PLC ADR*
   
245,148
 
 
31,493
 
Alignment Healthcare, Inc.*
   
370,358
 
 
2,725
 
Arvinas, Inc.*
   
93,222
 
 
4,140
 
Ascendis Pharma A/S ADR*
   
505,618
 
 
2,410
 
Biohaven Ltd.*
   
33,451
 
 
5,083
 
Blueprint Medicines Corp.*
   
222,686
 
 
1,537
 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*
   
334,912
 
 
1,624
 
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.*
   
16,386
 
 
10,585
 
HealthEquity, Inc.*
   
652,460
 
 
6,026
 
Inari Medical, Inc.*
   
383,013
 
 
1,048
 
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.*
   
205,932
 
 
38,375
 
NeoGenomics, Inc.*
   
354,585
 
 
3,546
 
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*
   
423,534
 
 
2,934
 
Nevro Corp.*
   
116,186
 
 
10,498
 
OrthoPediatrics Corp.*
   
417,086
 
 
20,751
 
Owens & Minor, Inc.
   
405,267
 
 
16,594
 
SI-BONE, Inc.*
   
225,678
 
           
5,005,522
 
Industrials — 14.4%
       
 
22,341
 
AZEK Co., Inc.*
   
453,969
 
 
9,362
 
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
   
1,077,379
 
 
22,166
 
Federal Signal Corp.
   
1,030,053
 
 
13,939
 
IAA, Inc.*
   
557,560
 
 
2,376
 
John Bean Technologies Corp.
   
217,000
 
 
4,786
 
McGrath RentCorp
   
472,570
 
 
65,065
 
Mueller Water Products, Inc.
   
700,099
 
 
1,886
 
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*
   
221,266
 
 
12,751
 
SPX Technologies, Inc.*
   
837,103
 
 
2,096
 
Woodward, Inc.
   
202,495
 
 
18,306
 
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.
   
387,172
 
           
6,156,666
 
Information Technology — 19.1%
       
 
22,934
 
Accolade, Inc.*
   
178,656
 
 
1,188
 
Aspen Technology, Inc.*
   
244,015
 
 
51,389
 
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.*
   
510,806
 
 
7,214
 
Azenta, Inc.
   
419,999
 
 
5,310
 
BlackLine, Inc.*
   
357,204
 
 
17,485
 
CTS Corp.
   
689,259
 
 
8,419
 
Dynatrace, Inc.*
   
322,448
 
 
30,201
 
EchoStar Corp.*
   
503,753
 
 
2,166
 
Entegris, Inc.
   
142,068
 
 
4,664
 
Envestnet, Inc.*
   
287,769
 
 
12,541
 
EVO Payments, Inc.*
   
424,387
 
 
9,974
 
Genpact, Ltd.
   
461,996
 
 
1,834
 
Littelfuse, Inc.
   
403,847
 
 
14,655
 
Onto Innovation, Inc.*
   
997,859
 
 
16,384
 
Phreesia, Inc.*
   
530,185
 
 
4,769
 
Power Integrations, Inc.
   
342,033
 
 
3,913
 
WEX, Inc.*
   
640,362
 
 
8,594
 
Workiva, Inc.*
   
721,638
 
           
8,178,284
 
Materials — 3.9%
       
 
11,231
 
HB Fuller Co.
   
804,364
 
 
12,297
 
Ingevity Corp.*
   
866,201
 
           
1,670,565
 
Real Estate — 0.8%
       
 
33,188
 
DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
   
363,077
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $33,570,658)
   
32,029,497
 
         
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 3.4%
       
 
3,511
 
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
   
519,839
 
 
17,607
 
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.
   
413,236
 
 
10,410
 
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable
       
     
  Infrastructure Capital, Inc.
   
301,682
 
 
2,865
 
W.P. Carey, Inc.
   
223,900
 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $1,572,591)
   
1,458,657
 


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Brown Advisory Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Short-Term Investments — 7.3%
     
       
Money Market Funds — 7.3%
     
 
3,117,773
 
First American Government
     
     
  Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
   
3,117,773
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,117,773)
   
3,117,773
 
Total Investments — 85.5% (Cost $38,261,022)
   
36,605,927
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 14.5%
   
6,197,190
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
42,803,117
 

*
Non-Income Producing
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
#
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
Information Technology
   
19.1
%
Industrials
   
14.4
%
Financials
   
12.3
%
Health Care
   
11.7
%
Money Market Funds
   
7.3
%
Consumer Discretionary
   
4.9
%
Consumer Staples
   
4.1
%
Materials
   
3.9
%
Communication Services
   
3.6
%
Real Estate Investment Trusts
   
3.4
%
Real Estate
   
0.8
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
14.5
%
     
100.0
%



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Brown Advisory Global Leaders Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholders:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Global Leaders Fund Investor Shares (the “Fund”) increased 3.72% in value. During the same period, the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI), the Fund’s benchmark, increased 2.28%.
 
For the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the main drivers of outperformance were consumer discretionary and financials companies. We hold a diversified range of business models in the financials sector with disparate end markets and services. Our investments typically provide a critical piece of financial infrastructure to their clients—often based on proprietary data—which helps improve their clients’ daily lives.
 
Our securities exchanges benefitted from volatility and the acceleration in contract volumes traded this year. Charles Schwab (“Schwab”) which was a top contributor has been a long-term investment. What started as a “discount brokerage” is today one of the largest wealth managers in the U.S. with one of the lowest costs and broadest range of products. We believe Schwab delivers a terrific outcome to its customers by opening up the world of investments to clients in a relatively inexpensive, easy way. Within consumer discretionary we have historically struggled to find investments with multiple and widening moats at a reasonable valuation. Our exposure to the sector is therefore selective and through companies we believe have competitive advantages in brand, scale and long-standing relationships with their customers. Negative attribution was due to our underweights in the energy and health care sectors. Within energy, the lack of capital or technology barriers, high output price attracting competition, and lack of product differentiation, make it a very difficult place for us to find a superior customer outcome, a sustainable business advantage (SBA) or durable 20+% return on invested capital (RoIC).
 
During the reporting period we initiated one new investment and exited one. We invested in Danish medical device manufacturer Coloplast. Coloplast is a global market leader in developing products and services that make life easier for people with intimate medical conditions in ostomy, continence care, urology and skin and wound care. The company sustains this loyalty though its first mover position and leading innovation across its product portfolio and has exhibited end market growth, driven by aging populations, new patient growth and increased access to health care. We exited Chinese technology company Tencent. Typically, supply-side is our biggest risk as it means a rival is stealing one’s customer and can result in terminal business decline. The hardest to calibrate is regulatory risk as the winds can change or unexpected outcomes emerge. We have seen a decline in governance principles for the company as the government increasingly intervenes directly and multiple changes in regulation across business lines make the calibration of outcomes increasingly difficult.
 
The Global Leaders strategy is focused on delivering attractive long-term performance by investing in a concentrated portfolio of companies that can uniquely solve a problem for their customer and generate attractive economics for shareholders. Given its concentrated nature, the Global Leaders strategy’s performance is primarily an output of our investment selection. The Global Leaders team remains dedicated to executing on our investment process that we believe will deliver value for our investors over the long run.
 
Sincerely,
 
Mick Dillon, Bertie Thomson
Portfolio Managers
 





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Brown Advisory Global Leaders Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.
 
The Fund invests in small and medium capitalization companies which carry greater risk than is associated with larger companies for various reasons, such as narrower markets, limited financial resources and less liquid stock.
 
The Fund may invest in ETFs, which may trade at a discount to the aggregate value of the underlying securities and although expense ratios for ETFs are generally low, frequent trading of ETFs by the Fund can generate brokerage expenses.
 
Investments in foreign securities entail certain risks not associated with investments in domestic securities, such as volatility of currency exchange rates, and in some cases, political and economic instability and relatively illiquid markets. These risks are greater for investments in emerging markets.
 
The Adviser assesses a company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) profile through conducting ESG research and leveraging engagement when appropriate through dialogue with company management teams as part of its fundamental due diligence process. The Adviser views ESG characteristics as material to fundamentals and seeks to understand their impact on companies in which the Fund may invest. The Fund’s consideration of ESG characteristics as part of the investment process could cause it to make or avoid investments that could result in the Fund underperforming similar funds that do not take ESG characteristics into consideration.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
The Fund’s ESG criteria may exclude securities of certain issuers for nonfinancial reasons, therefore the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that do not use these criteria.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 









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Brown Advisory Global Leaders Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Common Stocks — 95.8%
     
       
Brazil — 2.2%
     
 
10,315,553
 
B3 S.A. — Brasil Bolsa Balcao
   
25,774,680
 
         
China — 3.3%
       
 
3,602,244
 
AIA Group, Ltd.
   
39,780,991
 
         
Denmark — 1.6%
       
 
166,615
 
Coloplast A/S
   
19,519,400
 
         
France — 4.1%
       
 
384,233
 
Safran S.A.
   
48,126,542
 
         
Germany — 6.8%
       
 
511,342
 
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA*
   
32,459,347
 
 
281,133
 
Deutsche Boerse AG
   
48,408,167
 
           
80,867,514
 
India — 3.7%
       
 
2,216,499
 
HDFC Bank, Ltd.
   
43,473,430
 
         
Indonesia — 3.1%
       
 
117,426,564
 
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero
   
37,230,123
 
         
Netherlands — 5.8%
       
 
55,262
 
ASML Holding NV ADR
   
30,195,157
 
 
370,538
 
Wolters Kluwer NV
   
38,771,217
 
           
68,966,374
 
Sweden — 2.2%
       
 
2,486,898
 
Atlas Copco AB
   
26,534,332
 
         
Switzerland — 3.2%
       
 
120,994
 
Roche Holding AG
   
38,020,859
 
         
Taiwan — 3.1%
       
 
491,610
 
Taiwan Semiconductor
       
     
  Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR
   
36,620,029
 
         
United Kingdom — 4.6%
       
 
1,087,795
 
Unilever PLC
   
54,920,691
 
         
United States — 52.1%
       
         
Communication Services — 4.4%
       
 
590,984
 
Alphabet, Inc. — Class C*
   
52,438,011
 
         
Consumer Discretionary — 5.1%
       
 
9,409
 
Booking Holdings, Inc.*
   
18,961,770
 
 
529,357
 
TJX Companies, Inc.
   
42,136,817
 
           
61,098,587
 
Consumer Staples — 2.3%
       
 
110,620
 
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
   
27,445,928
 
         
Financials — 6.6%
       
 
561,551
 
Charles Schwab Corp.
   
46,754,736
 
 
113,638
 
Moody’s Corp.
   
31,661,820
 
           
78,416,556
 
Health Care — 2.0%
       
 
321,476
 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*
   
23,985,324
 
         
Industrials — 3.9%
       
 
227,130
 
Allegion PLC
   
23,907,704
 
 
284,497
 
Otis Worldwide Corp.
   
22,278,960
 
           
46,186,664
 
Information Technology — 25.4%
       
 
85,188
 
Adobe, Inc.*
   
28,668,318
 
 
132,723
 
Autodesk, Inc.*
   
24,801,947
 
 
82,756
 
Intuit, Inc.
   
32,210,290
 
 
558,903
 
Marvell Technology, Inc.
   
20,701,767
 
 
131,795
 
MasterCard, Inc.
   
45,829,075
 
 
357,197
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
85,662,985
 
 
309,094
 
Visa, Inc.
   
64,217,369
 
           
302,091,751
 
Materials — 2.4%
       
 
119,347
 
Sherwin-Williams Co.
   
28,324,624
 
Total United States
   
619,987,445
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $927,445,635)
   
1,139,822,410
 
         
Short-Term Investments — 2.8%
       
         
Money Market Funds — 2.8%
       
 
33,197,364
 
First American Government
       
     
  Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
   
33,197,364
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $33,197,364)
   
33,197,364
 
Total Investments — 98.6% (Cost $960,642,999)
   
1,173,019,774
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.4%
   
17,082,229
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
1,190,102,003
 

*
Non-Income Producing
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
#
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
Information Technology
   
34.3
%
Financials
   
22.9
%
Industrials
   
10.2
%
Communication Services
   
7.1
%
Consumer Staples
   
6.9
%
Health Care
   
6.9
%
Consumer Discretionary
   
5.1
%
Money Market Funds
   
2.8
%
Materials
   
2.4
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
1.4
%
     
100.0
%


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Brown Advisory Sustainable International Leaders Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholder:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Sustainable International Leaders Fund Institutional Shares (the “Fund”) increased 8.10% in value. During the same period, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index, the Fund’s benchmark, increased 2.96%.
 
Over this period, broad-based outperformance was led by consumer discretionary, consumer staples and industrials. Information technology, energy and materials were small detractors from relative performance. Industrials, the second largest exposure in the portfolio following financials, recovered meaningfully towards the end of 2022 and ahead of the benchmark. Our industrials exposure is mainly focused on quality cyclical companies such as Safran, Atlas Copco and Kone, all of which benefited from a strong recovery. Our lack of exposure to the energy sector arises from not having found an investment in this space to date that fulfills our investment criteria, particularly around our return on capital requirements.
 
During the reporting period we initiated one new investment and exited two. We exited Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM). While TSM continues to be the innovation leader in semiconductor manufacturing, we believe the risk profile has changed, with more geopolitical and regulatory risk as well as increasing capital intensity required for it to maintain this leadership position. We also exited Chinese technology company Tencent when our ability to fundamentally analyze this company had become permanently impaired. The trigger for our decision to exit the position was the consolidation of Xi Jinping’s power at the 20th National Congress in October and the implication that could have in terms of undermining sound governance principles for the company and a general change in the direction of regulation in China.
 
Over the reporting period, market inflation expectations, policy rates and implied cost of capital assumptions in many of our key markets had continued to meaningfully correct upwards. This has once again changed the operating environment for many of our businesses in less than two years from the severe disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this environment our philosophy of investing in great businesses and great management teams at the right valuation has contributed positively. The Sustainable International Leaders strategy’s key belief is that competitively advantaged businesses that can invest at high returns on invested capital (ROIC), are run by capable management teams and are attractively valued, have the ability to generate attractive shareholder returns over a long investment horizon. We believe that this philosophy and our time-tested investing principles will help enable us to perform well going forward.
 
Sincerely,
 
Priyanka Agnihotri
Portfolio Manager
 







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Brown Advisory Sustainable International Leaders Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund invests in small and medium capitalization companies which carry greater risk than is associated with larger companies for various reasons, such as narrower markets, limited financial resources and less liquid stock.
 
The Fund may invest in ETFs, which may trade at a discount to the aggregate value of the underlying securities and although expense ratios for ETFs are generally low, frequent trading of ETFs by the Fund can generate brokerage expenses.
 
Investments in foreign securities entail certain risks not associated with investments in domestic securities, such as volatility of currency exchange rates, and in some cases, political and economic instability and relatively illiquid markets. These risks are greater for investments in emerging markets.
 
The Adviser assesses a company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) profile through conducting ESG research and leveraging engagement when appropriate through dialogue with company management teams as part of its fundamental due diligence process. The Adviser views ESG characteristics as material to fundamentals and seeks to understand their impact on companies in which the Fund may invest. The Fund’s consideration of ESG characteristics as part of the investment process could cause it to make or avoid investments that could result in the Fund underperforming similar funds that do not take ESG characteristics into consideration.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Because the Fund’s ESG criteria exclude securities of certain issuers for nonfinancial reasons, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that do not use these criteria.
 
In addition, the Sub-Adviser utilizes the services of third-party data providers for purposes of conducting its ESG due diligence process and such data is inherently subject to interpretation, restatement, delay and omission outside the Sub-Adviser’s control.
 
The Fund is new with no operating history and there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 









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Brown Advisory Sustainable International Leaders Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Common Stocks — 98.1%
     
       
Brazil — 2.9%
     
 
189,578
 
B3 S.A. — Brasil Bolsa Balcao
   
473,684
 
         
Canada — 4.1%
       
 
5,009
 
Waste Connections, Inc.
   
663,970
 
         
China — 4.5%
       
 
65,400
 
AIA Group, Ltd.
   
722,238
 
         
Denmark — 3.8%
       
 
5,294
 
Coloplast A/S
   
620,206
 
         
Finland — 3.4%
       
 
10,637
 
Kone OYJ
   
550,694
 
         
France — 10.5%
       
 
972
 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
   
707,315
 
 
7,957
 
Safran S.A.
   
996,643
 
           
1,703,958
 
Germany — 7.6%
       
 
5,160
 
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA*
   
327,550
 
 
5,243
 
Deutsche Boerse AG
   
902,789
 
           
1,230,339
 
India — 4.5%
       
 
10,604
 
HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR
   
725,420
 
         
Indonesia — 3.2%
       
 
1,634,283
 
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero
   
518,150
 
         
Japan — 5.2%
       
 
1,188
 
Keyence Corp.
   
461,235
 
 
7,800
 
Shiseido Co., Ltd.
   
382,307
 
           
843,542
 
Netherlands — 8.8%
       
 
318
 
Adyen NV*
   
441,462
 
 
704
 
ASML Holding NV
   
383,856
 
 
5,763
 
Wolters Kluwer NV
   
603,011
 
           
1,428,329
 
Sweden — 4.1%
       
 
62,115
 
Atlas Copco AB
   
662,745
 
         
Switzerland — 6.9%
       
 
1,759
 
Roche Holding AG
   
552,744
 
 
2,395
 
Sika AG
   
575,766
 
           
1,128,510
 
United Kingdom — 21.8%
       
 
24,072
 
Compass Group PLC
   
555,874
 
 
18,243
 
Experian PLC
   
617,863
 
 
45,430
 
Howden Joinery Group PLC
   
306,762
 
 
7,170
 
London Stock Exchange Group PLC
   
616,058
 
 
125,185
 
Rentokil Initial PLC
   
769,112
 
 
13,267
 
Unilever PLC
   
669,826
 
           
3,535,495
 
United States — 6.8%
       
 
235
 
Booking Holdings, Inc.*
   
473,591
 
 
2,328
 
NXP Semiconductors NV
   
367,894
 
 
7,371
 
Shopify, Inc.*
   
255,916
 
           
1,097,401
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $14,992,201)
   
15,904,681
 
         
Short-Term Investments — 1.7%
       
         
Money Market Funds — 1.7%
       
 
271,873
 
First American Government
       
     
  Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
   
271,873
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $271,873)
   
271,873
 
Total Investments — 99.8% (Cost $15,264,074)
   
16,176,554
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.2%
   
33,448
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
16,210,002
 

*
Non-Income Producing
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
#
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
United Kingdom
   
21.8
%
France
   
10.5
%
Netherlands
   
8.8
%
Germany
   
7.6
%
Switzerland
   
6.9
%
United States
   
6.8
%
Japan
   
5.2
%
India
   
4.5
%
China
   
4.5
%
Canada
   
4.1
%
Sweden
   
4.1
%
Denmark
   
3.8
%
Finland
   
3.4
%
Indonesia
   
3.2
%
Brazil
   
2.9
%
Money Market Funds
   
1.7
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
0.2
%
     
100.0
%


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Brown Advisory Intermediate Income Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholders:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Intermediate Income Fund Investor Shares (the “Fund”) returned -2.59%, slightly behind the -2.19% return for the Bloomberg Intermediate US Aggregate Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark.
 
The Fund aims to generate performance primarily through individual security analysis, supported by a detailed and disciplined research process focused on  capital preservation. Duration and sector weightings are determined mainly by an analysis of the intermediate-term risk/reward as opposed to any particular macro forecast.
 
The second half of 2022 was a momentous one for the Federal Reserve as it placed its resolve to lower inflation on full display at its annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium.  At this meeting, Chair Jerome Powell noted that “while higher rates, slower growth, and softer labor market conditions will bring down inflation, they will also bring some pain to households and consumers.”  Up to this point, the market could have been described as sanguine in regard to the overall monetary cycle, but the shock of Powell’s comments in combination with commentary that the expectations of peak rates were not yet priced in sent shockwaves through the market.
 
Those comments followed the first of four consecutive 75 basis point increases to the Federal Funds Rate in one of the most aggressive monetary tightening cycles in history.  In total, the Federal Reserve raised its target rate by a total of 275 basis points during the period and a total of 425 basis points in 2022.  The move higher in interest rates was not parallel with shorter Treasury yields moving aggressively higher, thus inverting the yield curve as investors priced in the growing risk of recession.  During this time, we continued to maintain a defensive posture in regard to interest rates. We began to reduce our duration underweight as year-end approached as we believed markets were pricing a reasonable terminal Fed Funds rate of approximately 5.00%.
 
Over the period, we also closed our underweight to high-quality corporate bonds. Given the continued resilience of corporate balance sheets and a more attractive yield profile, we invested in some technology-focused businesses that we believe will exhibit less cyclicality if a recession does occur.  Corporate bonds had a strong period which led to some underperformance of the Fund. We also lowered our exposure to commercial mortgage-backed bonds, specifically bonds backed by multifamily housing units.  Although we primarily utilize Treasuries for liquidity and duration management of the Fund, we continued to hold an elevated amount in Treasuries as we look to navigate the last leg of the monetary cycle.
 
Looking forward, we expect to move back to a neutral duration stance but will, however, remain cautious regarding additions of corporate and securitized bonds given the increasing probability of a recessionary period that could negatively impact spreads. Lastly, we believe over the cycle our research-focused investment process will continue to generate attractive income as individual security selection returns to the forefront of relative performance.
 
Sincerely,
 
Jason T. Vlosich
Portfolio Manager

 
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk which is the risk that debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio will decline in value because of increases in market interest rates. Investments in Asset Backed and Mortgage Backed Securities include additional risks that investors should be aware of such as credit risk, prepayment risk, possible illiquidity and default, as well as increased susceptibility to adverse economic developments. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise.
 
The risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Inflation-indexed bonds see the principal value of the security increased as the Consumer Price Index increases. Should the Consumer Price Index decline, those securities should be adversely impacted. Diversification does not assure a profit, nor does it protect against a loss in a declining market.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 




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Brown Advisory Intermediate Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Mortgage Backed Securities — 28.1%
               
 
925,000
 
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
               
     
  Series 2018-DSNY C (1 Month LIBOR USD + 1.35%)^
 
5.67
%
 
09/15/2034
   
886,781
 
 
1,701,806
 
Bayview MSR Opportunity Master Fund Trust, Series 2021-INV5 A-5#^
 
2.50
%
 
11/25/2051
   
1,472,882
 
 
1,793,687
 
Bayview Opportunity Master Fund VI Trust, Series 2021-INV6 A-5#^
 
2.50
%
 
10/25/2051
   
1,548,101
 
 
1,250,000
 
BX Trust, Series 2021-SDMF B (1 Month LIBOR USD + 0.74%)^
 
5.06
%
 
09/15/2034
   
1,179,513
 
 
500,000
 
DBGS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C1 7EA^
 
4.64
%
 
10/17/2051
   
475,568
 
 
3
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# C0-0210
 
8.00
%
 
01/01/2023
   
3
 
 
1,671,862
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# WA-3311
 
2.21
%
 
04/01/2038
   
1,243,107
 
 
1,567,472
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# SD-0913
 
2.50
%
 
02/01/2052
   
1,338,606
 
 
877,220
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QE-0622
 
2.00
%
 
04/01/2052
   
723,907
 
 
1,382,993
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# RA-7927
 
4.50
%
 
09/01/2052
   
1,335,190
 
 
992,242
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QF-0492
 
5.50
%
 
09/01/2052
   
1,000,230
 
 
489,643
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 5145 AB
 
1.50
%
 
09/25/2049
   
396,510
 
 
924,332
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 4634 MA
 
4.50
%
 
11/15/2054
   
918,252
 
 
127,738
 
FHMS, Series Q-006 APT2#
 
2.76
%
 
10/25/2028
   
120,830
 
 
91,829
 
FHMS, Series Q-010 APT1#
 
3.06
%
 
04/25/2046
   
92,099
 
 
99,311
 
FHMS, Series Q-007 APT1#
 
4.04
%
 
10/25/2047
   
99,035
 
 
750,000
 
FNMA, Pool# BL1160
 
3.64
%
 
01/01/2026
   
726,504
 
 
8,641
 
FNMA, Pool# 628837
 
6.50
%
 
03/01/2032
   
8,868
 
 
417,394
 
FNMA, Pool# MA2998
 
3.50
%
 
04/01/2032
   
403,231
 
 
12,911
 
FNMA, Pool# 663238
 
5.50
%
 
09/01/2032
   
12,967
 
 
19,066
 
FNMA, Pool# 744805 (6 Month LIBOR USD + 1.52%)
 
3.27
%
 
11/01/2033
   
18,626
 
 
9,370
 
FNMA, Pool# 741373 (1 Year CMT  Rate + 2.28%)
 
4.41
%
 
12/01/2033
   
9,215
 
 
21,462
 
FNMA, Pool# 764342 (6 Month LIBOR USD + 1.52%)
 
2.90
%
 
02/01/2034
   
21,077
 
 
1,574,862
 
FNMA, Pool# BQ3248
 
2.00
%
 
11/01/2050
   
1,290,623
 
 
1,468,473
 
FNMA, Pool# BQ6307
 
2.00
%
 
11/01/2050
   
1,203,679
 
 
789,614
 
FNMA, Pool# MA4208
 
2.00
%
 
12/01/2050
   
647,737
 
 
856,675
 
FNMA, Pool# BR5634
 
2.00
%
 
03/01/2051
   
705,406
 
 
1,116,150
 
FNMA, Pool# FM6555
 
2.00
%
 
04/01/2051
   
915,205
 
 
1,204,286
 
FNMA, Pool# MA4492
 
2.00
%
 
12/01/2051
   
985,061
 
 
1,592,554
 
FNMA, Pool# FS0348
 
2.00
%
 
01/01/2052
   
1,310,814
 
 
1,406,370
 
FNMA, Pool# CB2548
 
2.50
%
 
01/01/2052
   
1,196,550
 
 
700,109
 
FNMA, Pool# BW0025
 
4.00
%
 
07/01/2052
   
659,554
 
 
69,784
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2013-115 AI~
 
3.00
%
 
04/25/2031
   
564
 
 
352,772
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2016-M10 AV1
 
2.35
%
 
11/25/2045
   
337,474
 
 
210,568
 
FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-KF74 B (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.15%)^
 
6.29
%
 
01/25/2027
   
205,622
 
 
682,949
 
FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KF59 B (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.35%)^
 
6.49
%
 
02/25/2029
   
638,196
 
 
1,017,133
 
FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-KF76 B (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.75%)^
 
6.89
%
 
01/25/2030
   
968,007
 
 
2,490,105
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-084 ED
 
1.00
%
 
07/16/2060
   
1,947,381
 
 
11,350
 
GNMA, Pool# 781186X
 
9.00
%
 
06/15/2030
   
11,349
 
 
779,437
 
GNMA, Pool# CM0214H (1 Year CMT  Rate + 2.09%)
 
6.84
%
 
02/20/2072
   
825,975
 
 
706,050
 
GNMA, Pool# CM0231H (1 Year CMT  Rate + 2.12%)
 
6.87
%
 
02/20/2072
   
749,324
 
 
1,414,832
 
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2022-LTV1 A8#^
 
3.00
%
 
06/25/2052
   
1,272,354
 
 
1,075,566
 
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-LTV2 A15#^
 
3.00
%
 
11/25/2050
   
1,004,437
 
 
1,426,338
 
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-LTV2 A4#^
 
3.50
%
 
09/25/2052
   
1,311,189
 
 
1,861,709
 
RCKT Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-1 A5#^
 
2.50
%
 
01/25/2052
   
1,606,809
 
 
1,823,708
 
RCKT Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-2 A6#^
 
2.50
%
 
02/25/2052
   
1,583,094
 
Total Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost $38,396,838)
             
35,407,506
 
                   
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 17.5%
                 
 
732,000
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
 
3.38
%
 
08/15/2031
   
643,133
 
 
686,000
 
American Tower Corp.
 
3.60
%
 
01/15/2028
   
632,682
 
 
1,485,000
 
Analog Devices, Inc.
 
1.70
%
 
10/01/2028
   
1,263,933
 
 
754,000
 
Aptiv PLC
 
3.25
%
 
03/01/2032
   
621,383
 
 
1,349,000
 
Citigroup, Inc.
 
3.20
%
 
10/21/2026
   
1,251,213
 
 
1,311,000
 
Clorox Co.
 
4.40
%
 
05/01/2029
   
1,268,384
 
 
712,000
 
Colonial Enterprises, Inc.^
 
3.25
%
 
05/15/2030
   
618,943
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
   
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 17.5% (Continued)
               
 
694,000
 
Comcast Corp.
 
3.40
%
 
04/01/2030
   
635,745
 
 
701,000
 
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
 
3.35
%
 
04/01/2030
   
633,889
 
 
719,000
 
Crown Castle, Inc.
 
3.30
%
 
07/01/2030
   
631,551
 
 
1,315,000
 
Dollar General Corp.
 
3.88
%
 
04/15/2027
   
1,257,608
 
 
1,296,000
 
Dollar Tree, Inc.
 
4.20
%
 
05/15/2028
   
1,244,378
 
 
680,000
 
Fortis, Inc.
 
3.06
%
 
10/04/2026
   
632,462
 
 
1,325,000
 
Hasbro, Inc.
 
3.55
%
 
11/19/2026
   
1,245,983
 
 
644,000
 
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
 
3.88
%
 
03/01/2026
   
625,677
 
 
1,291,000
 
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
 
4.60
%
 
04/06/2027
   
1,263,354
 
 
625,000
 
Morgan Stanley
 
3.75
%
 
02/25/2023
   
623,756
 
 
1,314,000
 
NXP BV
 
3.88
%
 
06/18/2026
   
1,253,741
 
 
610,000
 
Oracle Corp.
 
6.15
%
 
11/09/2029
   
636,081
 
 
764,000
 
PerkinElmer, Inc.
 
1.90
%
 
09/15/2028
   
635,527
 
 
658,000
 
Roper Technologies, Inc.
 
4.20
%
 
09/15/2028
   
638,038
 
 
604,000
 
SYSCO Corp.
 
5.95
%
 
04/01/2030
   
628,226
 
 
1,451,000
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
 
2.10
%
 
03/22/2028
   
1,264,140
 
 
1,354,000
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
 
3.00
%
 
10/23/2026
   
1,254,825
 
 
730,000
 
Xylem, Inc.
 
1.95
%
 
01/30/2028
   
629,117
 
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost $24,553,352)
             
22,033,769
 
                   
Asset Backed Securities — 7.2%
                 
 
510,000
 
American Homes 4 Rent Trust, Series 2015-SFR2 C^
 
4.69
%
 
10/18/2052
   
487,305
 
 
900,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2021-2 C
 
1.34
%
 
02/16/2027
   
814,604
 
 
396,380
 
Dext ABS LLC, Series 2021-1 A^
 
1.12
%
 
02/15/2028
   
379,180
 
 
451,817
 
FHF Trust, Series 2021-2A A^
 
0.83
%
 
12/15/2026
   
429,657
 
 
103,093
 
FHF Trust, Series 2021-1A A^
 
1.27
%
 
03/15/2027
   
98,823
 
 
1,700,000
 
FREED ABS Trust, Series 2022-1FP B^
 
1.91
%
 
03/19/2029
   
1,649,737
 
 
770,398
 
GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust, Series 2021-5CS A^
 
2.31
%
 
10/20/2048
   
562,591
 
 
590,000
 
GTP Acquisition Partners I LLC, Series 2015-1-2^
 
3.48
%
 
06/15/2050
   
550,700
 
 
1,575,000
 
HPEFS Equipment Trust, Series 2021-2A B^
 
0.61
%
 
09/20/2028
   
1,513,266
 
 
500,000
 
HPEFS Equipment Trust, Series 2020-1A D^
 
2.26
%
 
02/20/2030
   
494,976
 
 
577,418
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA — CACLN, Series 2021-3 B^
 
0.76
%
 
02/25/2029
   
544,431
 
 
318,890
 
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2017-1A A^
 
2.42
%
 
12/20/2034
   
311,726
 
 
145,000
 
Oportun Funding XIV LLC, Series 2021-A A^
 
1.21
%
 
03/08/2028
   
135,089
 
 
293,372
 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3 D
 
2.68
%
 
10/15/2025
   
292,027
 
 
400,000
 
SBA Tower Trust, Series 2020-1-2^
 
1.88
%
 
07/15/2050
   
352,665
 
 
39,121
 
Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Series 2020-A A3^
 
0.68
%
 
12/20/2023
   
38,953
 
 
445,000
 
Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Series 2021-A C^
 
1.18
%
 
03/20/2025
   
422,935
 
Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $9,785,059)
             
9,078,665
 
                   
U.S. Treasury Notes — 32.5%
                 
 
2,450,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
0.13
%
 
01/31/2023
   
2,442,626
 
 
820,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
2.75
%
 
05/15/2025
   
791,428
 
 
6,775,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
2.25
%
 
03/31/2026
   
6,393,377
 
 
6,395,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
2.88
%
 
05/15/2028
   
6,046,772
 
 
6,200,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
3.25
%
 
06/30/2029
   
5,948,125
 
 
4,385,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
0.88
%
 
11/15/2030
   
3,516,907
 
 
18,635,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
1.88
%
 
02/15/2032
   
15,867,412
 
Total U.S. Treasury Notes (Cost $44,483,545)
             
41,006,647
 
                         

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Intermediate Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Affiliated Mutual Funds (Note 3) — 12.0%
     
 
1,654,617
 
Brown Advisory Mortgage Securities Fund — Institutional Shares
   
15,090,110
 
     
Total Affiliated Mutual Funds (Cost $16,952,513)
   
15,090,110
 
         
Short-Term Investments — 1.9%
       
         
Money Market Funds — 1.9%
       
 
2,427,485
 
First American Government Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%*
   
2,427,485
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,427,485)
   
2,427,485
 
Total Investments — 99.2% (Cost $136,598,792)
   
125,044,182
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.8%
   
1,079,236
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
126,123,418
 

^
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
#
Variable rate security.  Rate disclosed is as of the date of this report.
~
Interest only security.
*
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
U.S. Treasury Notes
   
32.5
%
Mortgage Backed Securities
   
28.1
%
Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
17.5
%
Affiliated Mutual Funds
   
12.0
%
Asset Backed Securities
   
7.2
%
Money Market Funds
   
1.9
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
0.8
%
     
100.0
%


Futures Contracts — Long (Note 6)
                           
               
Notional
   
Notional
   
Unrealized Appreciation
 
Issue
 
Contracts
 
Expiration Date
 
Amount
   
Value
   
(Depreciation)
 
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note Futures
 
55
   
03/31/2023
 
$
5,935,923
   
$
5,936,133
   
$
210
 
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note Futures
 
68
   
03/31/2023
   
13,933,759
     
13,945,313
     
11,554
 
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures
 
23
   
03/22/2023
   
2,881,521
     
2,882,906
     
1,385
 
               
$
22,751,203
   
$
22,764,352
   
$
13,149
 
                                   
Futures Contracts — Short (Note 6)
                                 
               
Notional
   
Notional
   
Unrealized Appreciation
 
Issue
 
Contracts
 
Expiration Date
 
Amount
   
Value
   
(Depreciation)
 
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures
 
(28
)
 
03/22/2023
 
$
(3,151,252
)
 
$
(3,144,312
)
 
$
6,940
 
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Ultra Futures
 
(108
)
 
03/22/2023
   
(12,791,782
)
   
(12,774,375
)
   
17,407
 
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond Futures
 
(1
)
 
03/22/2023
   
(133,506
)
   
(134,313
)
   
(807
)
               
$
(16,076,540
)
 
$
(16,053,000
)
 
$
23,540
 

There is no variation margin due to or from the Fund as of the date of this report.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Total Return Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholders:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Total Return Fund Institutional Shares (the “Fund”) decreased 3.60% in value. During the same period, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark, declined 2.97%.
 
In the past six months, the US economy has shown impressive resiliency in the face of significant headwinds. Inflation at multi-decade highs, weak global activity, a challenging geopolitical environment, a rapid Federal Reserve tightening cycle, negative inflection points within the housing market, and waning fiscal stimulus have all posed challenges, yet growth has bounced firmly back from the negative readings in the first half of 2022. This better-than-expected outcome can be attributed to many factors, including the still robust labor market, declining level of inflation, albeit from an extreme level, and relatively strong balance sheets across healthier consumer and corporate segments. The unemployment rate held steady at the exceptionally low level of 3.5%. We believe this is both good and bad news for the economic outlook. The Federal Reserve and financial markets have cheered strong output growth with declining inflation but the question remains if inflation can move to an acceptable level in an elevated growth environment. What started as a commodity- and supply chain-led discussion has now moved into one of needing to weaken the labor market to tame wage pressures, and thus, inflation. Ultimately, in our view, a requirement for keeping the US economy out of recession and producing the elusive “soft landing” will be a gradual reduction in the demand for labor while still maintaining a low unemployment rate. Given the recent performance of stocks and bonds, along with market expectations that the Federal Reserve will be lowering rates in 2023, we would conclude the “soft landing” thesis remains intact.
 
While the Federal Reserve increased the overnight interest rate by 2.75% during the period, longer maturity US Treasury yields were generally higher and volatility remained heightened. The lack of a negative central bank surprise, together with stronger-than-expected economic output and declining inflation, helped riskier asset classes perform better during the period. The S&P 500 Index, and the Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Index returned 2.30% and 3.50%, respectively.  The Bloomberg US Corporate Index and the Bloomberg US Treasury Index returned -1.61% and -3.66%, respectively. This period was also a continuation of the unusual positive correlation of fixed income and equity returns.
 
Over the period, relative underperformance in the Fund was primarily driven by security selection factors within securitized assets and an underweight position in US corporate bonds. Unlike much of 2022, riskier assets produced positive total return albeit with heightened volatility in the second half of the year.
 
We still expect significant weakness for the US economy is ahead of us, rather than behind us. The full effects of interest rate increases have yet to be felt and economic leading indicators continue to deteriorate. The housing sector is already in recession due to the rapid increase in mortgage rates and is unlikely to experience a meaningful bounce in the near future, in our view. The key, however, to the accuracy of our forecast will be how the labor market evolves over the course of the year. Recently, the Federal Reserve has shifted their focus in the fight of inflation. Their new stated goal is to weaken the labor market in order to exert downward pressure on wage gains. We remain skeptical of their ability to strike the right balance. Therefore, if the unemployment rate moves higher, along with weakness in other sectors, we believe a recession will be the most likely outcome.  In this environment, we are particularly concerned about eroding fundamentals in corporate credit, while weaker revenue and higher wage costs will likely pressure operating margins and earnings.  We expect credit spreads to widen and will continue to hold an underweight position with the expectation of adding at more attractive valuations. We do not expect longer-term US Treasury yields to be nearly as volatile as 2022, and are biased for lower rates later in the year. We believe higher-quality securitized assets should hold up well, yet we remain cautious on securitized credit, particularly those backed by collateral we view most at risk. Overall, we expect a less eventful year for fixed income and one that produces meaningful positive return.
 
Sincerely,
 
Chris Diaz, CFA
Portfolio Manager
 
Ryan Myerberg
Portfolio Manager
 
Colby Stilson
Portfolio Manager
 




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Brown Advisory Total Return Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk which is the risk that debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio will decline in value because of increases in market interest rates. Investments in Asset Backed and Mortgage Backed Securities include additional risks that investors should be aware of such as credit risk, prepayment risk, possible illiquidity and default, as well as increased susceptibility to adverse economic developments. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. The risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Inflation-indexed bonds see the principal value of the security increased as the Consumer Price Index increases. Should the Consumer Price Index decline, those securities should be adversely impacted. Diversification does not assure a profit, nor does it protect against a loss in a declining market.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 









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Brown Advisory Total Return Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Mortgage Backed Securities — 33.9%
               
 
4,440,887
 
Bayview MSR Opportunity Master Fund Trust INV5, Series 2021-5 A2#^
 
2.50
%
 
11/25/2051
   
3,603,551
 
 
4,613,163
 
Bayview MSR Opportunity Master Fund Trust INV6, Series 2021-6 A1^
 
3.00
%
 
10/25/2051
   
3,873,302
 
 
3,445,000
 
BX Trust, Series 2021-SDMF B (1 Month LIBOR USD + 0.74%)^
 
5.06
%
 
09/15/2034
   
3,250,739
 
 
4,000,000
 
DBGS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C1 7EA^
 
4.64
%
 
10/17/2051
   
3,804,542
 
 
657,456
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# G3-1063
 
3.50
%
 
11/01/2037
   
630,669
 
 
1,852,820
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QD-7054
 
3.00
%
 
02/01/2052
   
1,631,597
 
 
1,901,812
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# RA-6699
 
3.50
%
 
02/01/2052
   
1,734,440
 
 
1,967,227
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QD-5888
 
3.50
%
 
02/01/2052
   
1,794,115
 
 
1,911,165
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QD-7450
 
3.00
%
 
03/01/2052
   
1,686,245
 
 
170,633
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QE-0380
 
2.50
%
 
04/01/2052
   
145,771
 
 
368,497
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 4094 NI~
 
2.50
%
 
03/15/2027
   
7,210
 
 
1,608,247
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 4107 LI~
 
3.00
%
 
08/15/2027
   
130,764
 
 
1,268,445
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 4143 IA~
 
3.50
%
 
09/15/2042
   
116,486
 
 
117,335
 
FHLMC SCRTT, Series 2017-1 M1#^
 
4.00
%
 
01/25/2056
   
115,764
 
 
8,800,909
 
FHMS, Series K-C02 X1#~
 
0.38
%
 
03/25/2024
   
35,652
 
 
4,198,432
 
FHMS, Series K-038 X1#~
 
1.08
%
 
03/25/2024
   
40,236
 
 
60,854,976
 
FHMS, Series K-047 X1#~
 
0.10
%
 
05/25/2025
   
168,915
 
 
7,163,091
 
FHMS, Series Q-013 XPT1#~
 
1.66
%
 
05/25/2025
   
171,363
 
 
645,577
 
FHMS, Series K-058 X1#~
 
0.92
%
 
08/25/2026
   
17,546
 
 
5,578,280
 
FHMS, Series Q-013 XPT2#~
 
1.81
%
 
05/25/2027
   
158,942
 
 
1,268,921
 
FHMS, Series K-W03 X1#~
 
0.83
%
 
06/25/2027
   
32,059
 
 
4,949,878
 
FHMS, Series K-087 X1#~
 
0.36
%
 
12/25/2028
   
93,168
 
 
3,978,086
 
FHMS, Series K-092 X1#~
 
0.71
%
 
04/25/2029
   
146,018
 
 
3,526,506
 
FHMS, Series K-094 X1#~
 
0.88
%
 
06/25/2029
   
159,283
 
 
4,488,283
 
FHMS, Series K-103 X1#~
 
0.64
%
 
11/25/2029
   
158,905
 
 
91,829
 
FHMS, Series Q-010 APT1#
 
3.06
%
 
04/25/2046
   
92,099
 
 
465,096
 
FNMA, Pool# MA2897
 
3.00
%
 
02/01/2037
   
432,615
 
 
249,900
 
FNMA, Pool# 467095
 
5.90
%
 
01/01/2041
   
261,045
 
 
164,686
 
FNMA, Pool# 469130
 
4.87
%
 
10/01/2041
   
159,725
 
 
98,667
 
FNMA, Pool# BH7686
 
4.50
%
 
12/01/2047
   
96,102
 
 
72,034
 
FNMA, Pool# BK5105
 
5.50
%
 
05/01/2048
   
73,128
 
 
107,746
 
FNMA, Pool# BK8032
 
5.50
%
 
06/01/2048
   
109,624
 
 
73,566
 
FNMA, Pool# BN4936
 
5.50
%
 
12/01/2048
   
74,073
 
 
73,626
 
FNMA, Pool# BN4921
 
5.50
%
 
01/01/2049
   
74,114
 
 
2,884,476
 
FNMA, Pool# FM8754
 
3.00
%
 
09/01/2051
   
2,557,219
 
 
655,586
 
FNMA, Pool# FS1480
 
2.50
%
 
11/01/2051
   
559,917
 
 
1,122,992
 
FNMA, Pool# FS0731
 
2.00
%
 
02/01/2052
   
924,587
 
 
1,855,637
 
FNMA, Pool# CB2909
 
3.50
%
 
02/01/2052
   
1,691,854
 
 
1,853,561
 
FNMA, Pool# BV4532
 
3.50
%
 
03/01/2052
   
1,690,248
 
 
19,263,104
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2019-M23 X3#~
 
0.32
%
 
10/27/2031
   
340,730
 
 
5,640,234
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-95 WI#~
 
0.00
%
 
05/25/2035
   
127,902
 
 
206,691
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2012-65 HJ
 
5.00
%
 
07/25/2040
   
206,556
 
 
3,159,488
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-47 IO~
 
2.50
%
 
07/25/2053
   
440,696
 
 
25,660,000
 
FNMA, 2.0%, Due TBA January
 
2.00
%
 
01/15/2053
   
20,923,752
 
 
15,145,000
 
FNMA, 2.5%, Due TBA January
 
2.50
%
 
01/15/2053
   
12,849,542
 
 
900,000
 
FNMA, 3.0%, Due TBA January
 
3.00
%
 
01/15/2053
   
791,337
 
 
6,350,000
 
FNMA, 3.5%, Due TBA January
 
3.50
%
 
01/15/2053
   
5,778,293
 
 
24,700,000
 
FNMA, 4.0%, Due TBA January
 
4.00
%
 
01/15/2053
   
23,197,766
 
 
7,200,000
 
FNMA, 4.5%, Due TBA January
 
4.50
%
 
01/15/2053
   
6,937,875
 
 
257,301
 
GNMA, Pool# 723334X
 
5.00
%
 
09/15/2039
   
262,935
 
 
4,013,083
 
GNMA, Pool# CM0214H (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.09%)
 
6.21
%
 
02/20/2072
   
4,252,693
 
 
3,818,568
 
GNMA, Pool# CM0231H (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.12%)
 
6.24
%
 
02/20/2072
   
4,052,607
 
 
2,500,000
 
GNMA, 2.50%, Due TBA January
 
2.50
%
 
01/15/2053
   
2,170,696
 
 
2,063,868
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2017-167 SE (1 Month LIBOR USD + 6.20%)~
 
1.85
%
 
11/20/2047
   
228,470
 
 
925,147
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2022-009 CD
 
2.00
%
 
01/20/2052
   
784,609
 
 
415,542
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2014-45 B1#~
 
0.60
%
 
07/16/2054
   
5,572
 


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Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Mortgage Backed Securities — 33.9% (Continued)
               
 
236,256
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2014-135 I0#~
 
0.42
%
 
01/16/2056
   
4,311
 
 
237,493
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2015-172 I0#~
 
0.62
%
 
03/16/2057
   
5,328
 
 
447,981
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2016-40 I0#~
 
0.62
%
 
07/16/2057
   
10,312
 
 
301,102
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2016-56 I0#~
 
1.00
%
 
11/16/2057
   
12,568
 
 
455,276
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2016-98 I0#~
 
0.87
%
 
05/16/2058
   
18,453
 
 
4,559,022
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-084 ED
 
1.00
%
 
07/16/2060
   
3,565,372
 
 
1,886,443
 
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2022-LTV1 A8# ^
 
3.00
%
 
06/25/2052
   
1,696,473
 
 
1,926,556
 
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-LTV2 A3# ^
 
3.50
%
 
09/25/2052
   
1,712,178
 
 
2,075,806
 
RCKT Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-1 A5#^
 
2.50
%
 
01/25/2052
   
1,791,593
 
Total Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost $131,259,107)
             
124,672,251
 
                   
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 17.9%
                 
 
4,695,000
 
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust
 
3.00
%
 
10/29/2028
   
3,949,873
 
 
3,990,000
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
 
4.90
%
 
12/15/2030
   
3,905,614
 
 
4,630,000
 
Aptiv PLC
 
3.25
%
 
03/01/2032
   
3,815,656
 
 
3,780,000
 
AT&T, Inc.
 
4.35
%
 
03/01/2029
   
3,617,209
 
 
3,965,000
 
Booking Holdings, Inc.
 
4.63
%
 
04/13/2030
   
3,848,890
 
 
4,380,000
 
Colonial Enterprises, Inc.^
 
3.25
%
 
05/15/2030
   
3,807,546
 
 
4,475,000
 
Crown Castle, Inc.
 
3.30
%
 
07/01/2030
   
3,930,723
 
 
4,015,000
 
Equinix, Inc.
 
3.20
%
 
11/18/2029
   
3,509,129
 
 
2,280,000
 
Ford Motor Co.
 
3.25
%
 
02/12/2032
   
1,714,173
 
 
4,325,000
 
Fortis, Inc.
 
3.06
%
 
10/04/2026
   
4,022,643
 
 
3,984,000
 
Marvell Technology, Inc.
 
4.88
%
 
06/22/2028
   
3,811,396
 
 
4,177,000
 
NXP BV
 
3.88
%
 
06/18/2026
   
3,985,445
 
 
1,250,000
 
Oracle Corp.
 
6.15
%
 
11/09/2029
   
1,303,445
 
 
4,990,000
 
PerkinElmer, Inc.
 
2.25
%
 
09/15/2031
   
3,936,588
 
 
4,890,000
 
Physicians Realty L.P.
 
2.63
%
 
11/01/2031
   
3,842,113
 
 
2,435,000
 
Roper Technologies, Inc.
 
1.75
%
 
02/15/2031
   
1,887,778
 
 
4,200,000
 
Societe Generale S.A. (Fixed until 01/19/2027, then 1 Year CMT  Rate + 1.30%)^
 
2.80
%
 
01/19/2028
   
3,686,046
 
 
3,415,000
 
Sprint LLC
 
7.63
%
 
02/15/2025
   
3,533,658
 
 
4,675,000
 
VMware, Inc.
 
2.20
%
 
08/15/2031
   
3,570,365
 
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost $72,918,178)
             
65,678,290
 
                   
Asset Backed Securities — 5.4%
                 
 
540,000
 
American Homes 4 Rent, Series 2014-SFR2 D^
 
5.15
%
 
10/17/2036
   
520,639
 
 
520,000
 
American Homes 4 Rent, Series 2015-SFR1 D^
 
4.41
%
 
04/18/2052
   
497,069
 
 
1,000,000
 
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2 C
 
1.48
%
 
02/18/2026
   
948,358
 
 
2,255,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2021-2 C
 
1.34
%
 
02/16/2027
   
2,041,036
 
 
500,000
 
CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2020-A A4
 
1.51
%
 
04/15/2027
   
475,561
 
 
224,520
 
Dext ABS LLC, Series 2020-1 A^
 
1.46
%
 
02/16/2027
   
221,508
 
 
1,082,793
 
Dext ABS LLC, Series 2021-1 A^
 
1.12
%
 
02/15/2028
   
1,035,810
 
 
540,000
 
Dext ABS LLC, Series 2021-1 B^
 
1.76
%
 
02/15/2028
   
494,833
 
 
967,619
 
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3 D
 
3.18
%
 
10/15/2026
   
956,256
 
 
1,320,000
 
Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1 D
 
2.70
%
 
05/15/2027
   
1,295,810
 
 
661,349
 
FHF Trust, Series 2021-1A A^
 
1.27
%
 
03/15/2027
   
633,960
 
 
1,000,000
 
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2021-2 C
 
1.01
%
 
05/20/2025
   
956,634
 
 
2,112,102
 
GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust, Series 2021-5 A^
 
2.31
%
 
10/20/2048
   
1,542,385
 
 
302,718
 
HPEFS Equipment Trust, Series 2020-1A C^
 
2.03
%
 
02/20/2030
   
301,502
 
 
1,000,000
 
HPEFS Equipment Trust, Series 2020-1A D^
 
2.26
%
 
02/20/2030
   
989,953
 
 
1,380,000
 
HPEFS Equipment Trust, Series 2021-1 TR^
 
1.03
%
 
03/20/2031
   
1,302,534
 
 
1,582,276
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA — CACLN, Series 2021-3 B^
 
0.76
%
 
02/25/2029
   
1,491,883
 
 
892,893
 
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2017-1A A^
 
2.42
%
 
12/20/2034
   
872,832
 
 
346,698
 
Newtek Small Business Loan Trust, Series 2018-1 A (PRIME + -0.55%)^
 
6.95
%
 
02/25/2044
   
341,142
 
 
640,000
 
Oportun Funding XIV LLC, Series 2021-A A^
 
1.21
%
 
03/08/2028
   
596,253
 
 
386,274
 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3 D
 
2.68
%
 
10/15/2025
   
384,502
 
 
2,180,000
 
Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Series 2021-A C^
 
1.18
%
 
03/20/2025
   
2,071,908
 
Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $21,491,465)
             
19,972,368
 
                         

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares/
                   
Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Municipal Bonds — 0.4%
               
 
230,000
 
American Municipal Power, Inc.
 
6.05
%
 
02/15/2043
   
242,211
 
 
1,200,000
 
Health Care Authority for Baptist Health
 
5.50
%
 
11/15/2043
   
1,073,766
 
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $1,522,586)
             
1,315,977
 
                   
U.S. Treasury Notes — 34.9%
                 
 
32,025,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
0.13
%
 
01/31/2023
   
31,928,608
 
 
19,295,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
2.75
%
 
04/30/2023
   
19,187,527
 
 
2,809,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
2.50
%
 
04/30/2024
   
2,730,216
 
 
2,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
1.75
%
 
07/31/2024
   
1,914,062
 
 
6,955,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
2.63
%
 
04/15/2025
   
6,700,165
 
 
8,389,500
 
United States Treasury Note
 
2.75
%
 
05/15/2025
   
8,097,178
 
 
5,350,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
4.25
%
 
10/15/2025
   
5,350,836
 
 
17,945,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
2.75
%
 
04/30/2027
   
17,035,133
 
 
2,365,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
3.25
%
 
06/30/2027
   
2,290,724
 
 
11,910,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
2.88
%
 
05/15/2028
   
11,261,463
 
 
3,800,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
2.88
%
 
04/30/2029
   
3,567,473
 
 
7,115,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
0.88
%
 
11/15/2030
   
5,706,452
 
 
14,990,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
1.88
%
 
02/15/2032
   
12,763,751
 
Total U.S. Treasury Notes (Cost $131,453,673)
             
128,533,588
 
                   
Short-Term Investments — 26.5%
                 
                   
Money Market Funds — 20.6%
                 
 
75,734,077
 
First American Government Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%*
             
75,734,077
 
                   
U.S. Treasury Bills — 5.9%
                 
 
1,800,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 01/12/2023, 3.66%†
             
1,798,440
 
 
20,192,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 04/20/2023, 2.46%+
             
19,929,043
 
                     
21,727,483
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $97,576,681)
             
97,461,560
 
Total Investments — 119.0% (Cost $456,221,690)
             
437,634,034
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (19.0)%
             
(69,826,990
)
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
            
$
367,807,044
 
                         

#
Variable rate security.  Rate disclosed is as of the date of this report.
^
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
~
Interest only security.
*
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.
This security is pledged as collateral in connection with open futures contracts. Rate disclosed is yield to maturity as of the date of this report.
+
Zero coupon bond. Rate disclosed is calculated yield to maturity as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
U.S. Treasury Notes
   
34.9
%
Mortgage Backed Securities
   
33.9
%
Money Market Funds
   
20.6
%
Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
17.9
%
U.S. Treasury Bills
   
5.9
%
Asset Backed Securities
   
5.4
%
Municipal Bonds
   
0.4
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
(19.0
)%
     
100.0
%


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Futures Contracts — Long (Note 6)
                           
               
Notional
   
Notional
   
Unrealized Appreciation
 
Issue
 
Contracts
 
Expiration Date
 
Amount
   
Value
   
(Depreciation)
 
Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures*
 
53
   
3/22/23
 
$
4,957,609
   
$
4,797,009
   
$
(160,600
)
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note Futures
 
113
   
3/31/23
   
12,195,627
     
12,196,054
     
427
 
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures
 
61
   
3/22/23
   
7,642,292
     
7,645,969
     
3,677
 
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond Futures
 
347
   
3/22/23
   
46,333,788
     
46,606,438
     
272,650
 
               
$
71,129,316
   
$
71,245,470
   
$
116,154
 
                                   
Futures Contracts — Short (Note 6)
                                 
               
Notional
   
Notional
   
Unrealized Appreciation
 
Issue
 
Contracts
 
Expiration Date
 
Amount
   
Value
   
(Depreciation)
 
Long Gilt Futures^
 
(45
)
 
3/29/23
 
$
(5,651,752
)
 
$
(5,434,861
)
 
$
216,891
 
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note Futures
 
(116
)
 
3/31/23
   
(23,899,414
)
   
(23,789,063
)
   
110,351
 
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures
 
(154
)
 
3/22/23
   
(17,413,462
)
   
(17,293,718
)
   
119,744
 
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Ultra Note Futures
 
(78
)
 
3/22/23
   
(9,238,506
)
   
(9,225,938
)
   
12,568
 
               
$
(56,203,134
)
 
$
(55,743,580
)
 
$
459,554
 

There is no variation margin due to or from the Fund as of the date of this report.

*
These futures contracts are denominated in Canadian Dollars.  Notional Amount, Notional Value, and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) have been translated into U.S. Dollars as of December 31, 2022.
^
These futures contracts are denominated in British Pound Sterling.  Notional Amount, Notional Value, and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) have been translated into U.S. Dollars as of December 31, 2022.







The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Sustainable Bond Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholder:
 
During the six-month period ending December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Sustainable Bond Fund Investor Shares (the “Fund”) returned -3.93%, trailing its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, which returned -2.97%.
 
The Fund aims to generate performance primarily through a comprehensive top-down macro analysis, combined with rigorous bottom-up security selection. The Fund integrates ESG research alongside fundamental analysis, which we believe helps us identify high-quality investments with low ESG risks, and strong sustainable opportunities with a focus on both performance and impact.
 
The US economy has shown impressive resiliency in the face of significant headwinds. Inflation at multi-decade highs, weak global activity, a challenging geopolitical environment, a rapid Federal Reserve tightening cycle, negative inflection points within the housing market, and waning fiscal stimulus have all posed challenges, yet growth has bounced firmly back from the negative readings in the first half of 2022. GDP in the third quarter was 3.2% and the fourth quarter is likely to produce another above-trend reading. This better-than-expected outcome can be attributed to many factors, including the still-robust labor market, the declining level of inflation, albeit from an extreme level, and relatively strong balance sheets across healthier consumer and corporate segments.
 
Over the period, the Fund underperformed its benchmark. The combination of Fed tightening and higher-than-expected inflation warranted a more defensive asset allocation posture in the third quarter. We meaningfully reduced risk in the Fund during this period by shifting our asset allocation from credit-heavy sectors to more liquid, government-backed securities. The underweight position in corporate credit contributed to underperformance in the fourth quarter, alongside security selection factors within securitized assets.
 
We still expect significant weakness for the US economy to be ahead of us rather than behind us. The full effects of interest rate increases have yet to be felt, in our view, and economic leading indicators continue to deteriorate. In this uncertain environment, we are particularly concerned about eroding fundamentals in corporate credit. Weaker revenue and higher wage costs will likely pressure operating margins and earnings. Additionally, firms will likely be refinancing at materially higher rates than in the recent past. We expect credit spreads to widen and will continue to hold an underweight position with the expectation of adding at more attractive valuations. We do not expect longer-term US Treasury yields to be nearly as volatile as 2022 and are biased for lower rates later in the year. The shape of the yield curve is likely to steepen, in our view, as expected rate cuts become more likely as the year progresses. Overall, we expect a less eventful year for fixed income and one that produces a meaningful positive return.
 
Sincerely,
 
Chris Diaz, CFA
Portfolio Manager
 
Amy Hauter, CFA
Portfolio Manager
 
Colby Stilson
Portfolio Manager
 





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A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund is non-diversified which means it may invest a large percentage of its assets in the securities of fewer issuers. Concentration in a limited number of issuers exposes the Fund to greater market risk than if its assets were diversified among a greater number of issuers. The Fund is also subject to interest rate risk which is the risk that debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio will decline in value because of an increase in market interest rates. This risk is usually greater for longer- term debt securities. Income from tax-exempt funds may be subject to state and local taxes and a portion of income may be subject to the Federal Alternative minimum tax for certain investors. The Adviser utilizes ESG analysis in connection with the Fund’s investments in fixed-income securities. ESG factors are considered systematically and comprehensively through leveraging a repeatable process that strives to minimize risk and capture opportunity.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit nor protect against loss in a declining market.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Because the Fund’s ESG criteria exclude securities of certain issuers for nonfinancial reasons, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to the funds that do not use these criteria.
 
Credit Quality weights by rating are derived from the highest bond rating as determined by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), Moody’s or Fitch. Bond ratings are grades given to bonds that indicate their credit quality as determined by private independent rating services such as S&P, Moody’s and Fitch. These firms evaluate a bond issuer’s financial strength, or its ability to pay a bond’s principal and interest in a timely fashion. Ratings are expressed as letters ranging from ‘AAA’, which is the highest grade, to ‘D’, which is the lowest grade. In limited situations when none of the three rating agencies have issued a formal rating, the Advisor will classify the security as nonrated.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 









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December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Mortgage Backed Securities — 30.2%
               
 
1,104,200
 
FHLMC, Pool# QC-5510
 
3.50
%
 
07/01/2051
   
1,007,564
 
 
5,515,714
 
FHLMC, Pool# RA-6064
 
2.50
%
 
09/01/2051
   
4,780,897
 
 
94,864
 
FHLMC STACR, Series 2015-HQ2 M3 (1 Month LIBOR USD + 3.25%)
 
7.64
%
 
05/27/2025
   
95,135
 
 
543,823
 
FHMS, Series K-W03 X1#~
 
0.83
%
 
06/25/2027
   
13,740
 
 
300,000
 
FHMS, Series K-W03 A2
 
3.02
%
 
06/25/2027
   
281,932
 
 
91,829
 
FHMS, Series Q-010 APT1#
 
3.06
%
 
04/25/2046
   
92,099
 
 
183,343
 
FHMS, Series Q-007 APT1#
 
4.04
%
 
10/25/2047
   
182,835
 
 
1,620,000
 
FNMA, Pool# BS4700
 
2.43
%
 
02/01/2032
   
1,350,518
 
 
72,034
 
FNMA, Pool# BK5105
 
5.50
%
 
05/01/2048
   
73,128
 
 
107,746
 
FNMA, Pool# BK8032
 
5.50
%
 
06/01/2048
   
109,624
 
 
73,566
 
FNMA, Pool# BN4936
 
5.50
%
 
12/01/2048
   
74,073
 
 
73,626
 
FNMA, Pool# BN4921
 
5.50
%
 
01/01/2049
   
74,114
 
 
2,884,476
 
FNMA, Pool# FM8754
 
3.00
%
 
09/01/2051
   
2,557,219
 
 
2,139,553
 
FNMA, Pool# BT7699
 
4.00
%
 
09/01/2051
   
2,072,222
 
 
2,874,986
 
FNMA, Pool# FS0491
 
3.50
%
 
01/01/2052
   
2,622,034
 
 
2,598,171
 
FNMA, Pool# MA4565
 
3.50
%
 
03/01/2052
   
2,367,445
 
 
598,296
 
GNMA, Pool# 781950X
 
4.50
%
 
07/15/2035
   
591,301
 
 
710,221
 
GNMA, Pool# MA7106M
 
2.00
%
 
01/20/2036
   
635,213
 
 
700,925
 
GNMA, Pool# MA7164M
 
2.00
%
 
02/20/2036
   
626,949
 
 
2,920,202
 
GNMA, Pool# 783467X
 
4.00
%
 
10/15/2041
   
2,834,822
 
 
1,127,060
 
GNMA, Pool# MA2754M
 
3.50
%
 
04/20/2045
   
1,055,947
 
 
3,408,638
 
GNMA, Pool# 784507X
 
4.00
%
 
12/20/2047
   
3,256,497
 
 
325,418
 
GNMA, Pool# MA7774M
 
6.00
%
 
11/20/2051
   
344,060
 
 
541,166
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2020-167 EC
 
1.00
%
 
02/20/2049
   
442,150
 
 
2,378,369
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-015 GC
 
1.00
%
 
01/20/2051
   
1,889,572
 
 
920,152
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-125 UL
 
1.50
%
 
07/20/2051
   
698,489
 
 
1,343,418
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-158 JD
 
1.50
%
 
09/20/2051
   
1,017,996
 
 
2,184,160
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-160 DK
 
2.00
%
 
09/20/2051
   
1,463,665
 
 
1,383,690
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-177 KD
 
2.00
%
 
10/20/2051
   
1,163,738
 
 
1,850,293
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2022-009 CD
 
2.00
%
 
01/20/2052
   
1,569,218
 
 
3,994,351
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-084 ED
 
1.00
%
 
07/16/2060
   
3,123,773
 
 
18,785,000
 
GNMA, 2.00%, Due TBA January
 
2.00
%
 
01/15/2053
   
15,775,605
 
 
14,300,000
 
GNMA, 2.50%, Due TBA January
 
2.50
%
 
01/15/2053
   
12,416,381
 
 
8,800,000
 
GNMA, 3.00%, Due TBA January
 
3.00
%
 
01/15/2053
   
7,850,270
 
 
5,350,000
 
GNMA, 3.50%, Due TBA January
 
3.50
%
 
01/15/2053
   
4,923,497
 
 
14,434,000
 
GNMA, 4.00%, Due TBA January
 
4.00
%
 
01/15/2053
   
13,677,922
 
 
4,915,000
 
GNMA, 4.50%, Due TBA January
 
4.50
%
 
01/15/2053
   
4,773,694
 
 
1,250,000
 
GNMA, 5.00%, Due TBA January
 
5.00
%
 
01/15/2053
   
1,239,893
 
Total Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost $105,797,384)
             
99,125,231
 
                   
Foreign Government Bonds — 27.1%
                 
 
10,200,000
 
Asian Development Bank
 
1.88
%
 
03/15/2029
   
8,958,942
 
 
9,100,000
 
Council Of Europe Development Bank
 
3.00
%
 
06/16/2025
   
8,800,865
 
 
3,150,000
 
European Investment Bank
 
2.88
%
 
08/15/2023
   
3,114,287
 
 
24,655,000
 
European Investment Bank
 
1.38
%
 
03/15/2027
   
22,097,590
 
 
22,405,000
 
Inter-American Development Bank
 
0.50
%
 
05/24/2023
   
22,042,190
 
 
10,625,000
 
Inter-American Development Bank (SOFR + 0.28%)
 
3.97
%
 
04/12/2027
   
10,627,035
 
 
14,700,000
 
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development
 
0.63
%
 
04/22/2025
   
13,499,936
 
Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost $91,646,583)
             
89,140,845
 
                   
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 17.7%
                 
 
3,880,000
 
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust
 
3.00
%
 
10/29/2028
   
3,264,219
 
 
3,350,000
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
 
4.90
%
 
12/15/2030
   
3,279,150
 
 
3,810,000
 
Amphenol Corp.
 
2.80
%
 
02/15/2030
   
3,269,917
 
 
3,935,000
 
Aptiv PLC
 
3.25
%
 
03/01/2032
   
3,242,895
 
 
3,425,000
 
AT&T, Inc.
 
4.35
%
 
03/01/2029
   
3,277,498
 
 
1,810,000
 
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
 
3.35
%
 
04/01/2030
   
1,636,719
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 17.7% (Continued)
               
 
3,725,000
 
Crown Castle, Inc.
 
3.30
%
 
07/01/2030
   
3,271,942
 
 
3,375,000
 
CVS Health Corp.
 
4.30
%
 
03/25/2028
   
3,276,266
 
 
3,730,000
 
Equinix, Inc.
 
3.20
%
 
11/18/2029
   
3,260,037
 
 
2,135,000
 
Ford Motor Co.
 
3.25
%
 
02/12/2032
   
1,605,158
 
 
3,530,000
 
Fortis, Inc.
 
3.06
%
 
10/04/2026
   
3,283,221
 
 
3,410,000
 
Marvell Technology, Inc.
 
4.88
%
 
06/22/2028
   
3,262,264
 
 
3,445,000
 
NXP BV
 
3.88
%
 
06/18/2026
   
3,287,014
 
 
1,010,000
 
Oracle Corp.
 
6.15
%
 
11/09/2029
   
1,053,183
 
 
4,145,000
 
PerkinElmer, Inc.
 
2.25
%
 
09/15/2031
   
3,269,971
 
 
4,155,000
 
Physicians Realty L.P.
 
2.63
%
 
11/01/2031
   
3,264,617
 
 
1,945,000
 
Roper Technologies, Inc.
 
1.75
%
 
02/15/2031
   
1,507,897
 
 
3,730,000
 
Societe Generale S.A. (Fixed until 01/19/2027, then 1 Year CMT  Rate + 1.30%)^
 
2.80
%
 
01/19/2028
   
3,273,560
 
 
3,165,000
 
Sprint LLC
 
7.63
%
 
02/15/2025
   
3,274,971
 
 
3,990,000
 
VMware, Inc.
 
1.80
%
 
08/15/2028
   
3,272,343
 
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost $64,560,878)
             
58,132,842
 
                   
Asset Backed Securities — 4.4%
                 
 
500,000
 
CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2020-A A4
 
1.51
%
 
04/15/2027
   
475,561
 
 
2,650,000
 
CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2021-C B
 
1.41
%
 
04/16/2029
   
2,363,671
 
 
108,102
 
Dext ABS LLC, Series 2020-1 A^
 
1.46
%
 
02/16/2027
   
106,652
 
 
663,855
 
Dext ABS LLC, Series 2021-1 A^
 
1.12
%
 
02/15/2028
   
635,050
 
 
330,000
 
Dext ABS LLC, Series 2021-1 B^
 
1.76
%
 
02/15/2028
   
302,398
 
 
654,728
 
FHF Trust, Series 2021-2A A^
 
0.83
%
 
12/15/2026
   
622,616
 
 
313,168
 
FHF Trust, Series 2021-1A A^
 
1.27
%
 
03/15/2027
   
300,199
 
 
171,622
 
FREED ABS Trust, Series 2021-1CP B^
 
1.41
%
 
03/20/2028
   
170,261
 
 
1,294,095
 
GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust, Series 2021-5 A^
 
2.31
%
 
10/20/2048
   
945,027
 
 
1,975,000
 
HPEFS Equipment Trust, Series 2021-2 B^
 
0.61
%
 
09/20/2028
   
1,897,588
 
 
1,000,000
 
HPEFS Equipment Trust, Series 2020-1A D^
 
2.26
%
 
02/20/2030
   
989,953
 
 
620,000
 
HPEFS Equipment Trust, Series 2021-1 TR^
 
1.03
%
 
03/20/2031
   
585,197
 
 
346,698
 
Newtek Small Business Loan Trust, Series 2018-1 A (PRIME + -0.55%)^
 
6.95
%
 
02/25/2044
   
341,142
 
 
236,244
 
Oportun Funding XIII LLC, Series 2019-A A^
 
3.08
%
 
08/08/2025
   
233,241
 
 
305,000
 
Oportun Funding XIV LLC, Series 2021-A A^
 
1.21
%
 
03/08/2028
   
284,152
 
 
1,075,000
 
PFS Financing Corp., Series 2021-A A^
 
0.71
%
 
04/15/2026
   
1,012,271
 
 
342,466
 
SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust, Series 2021-1 A^
 
0.49
%
 
09/25/2030
   
334,372
 
 
1,540,000
 
SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust, Series 2021-1 B^
 
1.30
%
 
09/25/2030
   
1,446,145
 
 
39,121
 
Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Series 2020-A A3^
 
0.68
%
 
12/20/2023
   
38,953
 
 
750,000
 
Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Series 2020-A C^
 
1.68
%
 
02/20/2024
   
744,547
 
 
525,000
 
Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Series 2021-A C^
 
1.18
%
 
03/20/2025
   
498,969
 
Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $15,436,034)
             
14,327,965
 
                   
Municipal Bonds — 3.0%
                 
 
2,650,000
 
California Health Facilities Financing Authority
 
3.03
%
 
06/01/2034
   
2,162,682
 
 
1,325,000
 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority
 
3.36
%
 
12/01/2030
   
1,154,252
 
 
100,000
 
Honolulu, City & County Hawaii
 
3.00
%
 
09/01/2027
   
93,430
 
 
30,000
 
Los Angeles California Community College District
 
6.60
%
 
08/01/2042
   
36,074
 
 
430,000
 
Los Angeles California Wastewater System Revenue
 
3.49
%
 
06/01/2029
   
396,215
 
 
15,000
 
Maryland Community Development Administration
 
3.24
%
 
09/01/2048
   
14,507
 
 
2,175,000
 
Metropolitan Atlanta Georgia Rapid Transit Authority
 
2.41
%
 
07/01/2033
   
1,705,896
 
 
3,300,000
 
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
 
3.96
%
 
12/15/2026
   
3,098,881
 
 
1,000,000
 
New York City Housing Development Corp.
 
2.71
%
 
08/01/2031
   
824,839
 
 
355,000
 
University of California
 
2.99
%
 
05/15/2026
   
333,732
 
 
25,000
 
University of North Texas System
 
3.69
%
 
04/15/2030
   
22,863
 
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $11,382,591)
             
9,843,371
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Shares/
                   
Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
U.S. Treasury Notes — 6.2%
               
 
3,295,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
2.75
%
 
05/15/2025
   
3,180,190
 
 
3,880,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
0.88
%
 
11/15/2030
   
3,111,881
 
 
4,565,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
1.88
%
 
02/15/2032
   
3,887,026
 
 
1,560,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
2.63
%
 
04/15/2025
   
1,502,841
 
 
6,645,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
2.75
%
 
04/30/2027
   
6,308,077
 
 
2,440,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
3.25
%
 
06/30/2027
   
2,363,369
 
Total U.S. Treasury Notes (Cost $21,140,279)
             
20,353,384
 
                   
Short-Term Investments — 28.2%
                 
                   
Money Market Funds — 22.1%
                 
 
72,466,804
 
First American Government Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
             
72,466,804
 
                   
U.S. Treasury Bills — 6.1%
                 
 
250,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 01/12/2023, 3.66%†
             
249,783
 
 
20,000,000
 
United States Treasury Bill, 03/23/2023, 4.23%+
             
19,814,070
 
                     
20,063,853
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $92,528,016)
             
92,530,657
 
Total Investments — 116.8% (Cost $402,491,765)
             
383,454,295
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (16.8)%
             
(55,134,028
)
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
            
$
328,320,267
 

#
Variable rate security.  Rate disclosed is as of the date of this report.
^
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
~
Interest only security.
*
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.
This security is pledged as collateral in connection with open futures contracts. Rate disclosed is yield to maturity as of the date of this report.
+
Zero coupon bond. Rate disclosed is calculated yield to maturity as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
Mortgage Backed Securities
   
30.2
%
Foreign Government Bonds
   
27.1
%
Money Market Funds
   
22.1
%
Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
17.7
%
U.S. Treasury Notes
   
6.2
%
U.S. Treasury Bills
   
6.1
%
Asset Backed Securities
   
4.4
%
Municipal Bonds
   
3.0
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
(16.8
)%
     
100.0
%


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Futures Contracts — Long (Note 6)
                           
               
Notional
   
Notional
   
Unrealized Appreciation
 
Issue
 
Contracts
 
Expiration Date
 
Amount
   
Value
   
(Depreciation)
 
Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures*
 
43
   
03/22/2023
 
$
4,022,211
   
$
3,891,913
   
$
(130,298
)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures
 
41
   
03/22/2023
   
5,158,184
     
5,139,094
     
(19,090
)
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Ultra Note Futures
 
8
   
03/22/2023
   
960,516
     
946,250
     
(14,266
)
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond Futures
 
312
   
03/22/2023
   
41,794,069
     
41,905,500
     
111,431
 
               
$
51,934,980
   
$
51,882,757
   
$
(52,223
)
                                   
Futures Contracts — Short (Note 6)
                                 
               
Notional
   
Notional
   
Unrealized Appreciation
 
Issue
 
Contracts
 
Expiration Date
 
Amount
   
Value
   
(Depreciation)
 
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note Futures
 
(69
)
 
03/31/2023
 
$
(7,448,623
)
 
$
(7,447,149
)
 
$
1,474
 
Long Gilt Futures^
 
(36
)
 
03/29/2023
   
(4,521,402
)
   
(4,347,889
)
   
173,513
 
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note Futures
 
(132
)
 
03/31/2023
   
(27,189,041
)
   
(27,070,313
)
   
118,728
 
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures
 
(48
)
 
03/22/2023
   
(5,402,146
)
   
(5,390,250
)
   
11,896
 
               
$
(44,561,212
)
 
$
(44,255,601
)
 
$
305,611
 

There is no variation margin due to or from the Fund as of the date of this report.

*
These futures contracts are denominated in Canadian Dollars.  Notional Amount, Notional Value, and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) have been translated into U.S. Dollars as of December 31, 2022.
^
These futures contracts are denominated in British Pound Sterling.  Notional Amount, Notional Value, and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) have been translated into U.S. Dollars as of December 31, 2022.






The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Maryland Bond Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholder:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Maryland Bond Fund Investor Shares(the “Fund”) increased 0.62% in value. During the same period, the Bloomberg 1-10 Year Blended Municipal Bond Index the Fund’s benchmark, increased 0.75%.
 
2022 will be remembered as the worst period of broad bond market returns in more than a generation, as persistently high inflation led to aggressive monetary policy tightening and ever-higher Fed target rate expectations. The interest rate reaction from the policy tightening caused the largely retail-oriented investor base for municipal bonds to reverse demand sharply as macroeconomic uncertainty, higher interest rates, and negative returns fueled a negative feedback loop for much of the early part of the year.
 
Volatility persisted into the second half of the year, but as inflation started to moderate, and broad interest rates began to stabilize, investor demand did begin to slowly return to the market. The secular tailwinds that helped drive demand for municipal bonds in recent years still exist. These include solid household balance sheets, demographics including the aging of the U.S. population, and a continued upward pressure on tax rates. While these long-term demand drivers remained in place last year, the aforementioned negative feedback loop derailed demand in the short term. As incremental demand began to return late in the year, it was primarily focused in short-maturity bonds. Demand segmentation helped push short-maturity muni yields lower (retail investor based), while intermediate and longer-maturity muni yields remained relatively high as the muni mutual fund industry experienced record outflows during the year. This demand imbalance has kept the municipal yield curve steep on a relative basis, while also creating an environment where bond valuations can look quite different based on underlying maturity and coupon structure.
 
In terms of curve positioning for the Fund, we have added to our defensive exposure in short-term floating rate municipals and other ultra-short duration bonds. Income generation on these has remained reasonably attractive as short-term rates ratcheted higher during the period. We continue to pair this exposure with an overweight in 10-year and longer maturity bonds due to relative attractive valuations given the upward-sloping muni yield curve. From a performance attribution standpoint, the Fund’s active curve positioning modestly lagged the benchmark early in the period and outperformed the benchmark later in the period. We do believe this relative duration barbell makes sense going forward given an environment where the Fed could keep short-term rates elevated, and slowing economic growth could keep intermediate and longer-maturity yields somewhat rangebound.
 
Within municipal credit, we are aware that certain issuers and sectors are likely to face credit-specific pressures, given the mounting risks to broad economic growth as well as inflation concerns. We see an increased value in maintaining high levels of liquidity to take advantage of possible dislocations. Additionally, staying true to our long-term, bottom-up approach to credit and sector selection, we are very focused on how our issuers may fare with both inflationary pressures and late-cycle credit dynamics. That being said, we are still encouraged by the solid fundamentals within much of the broad investment grade muni market.
 
Sincerely,
 
Stephen M. Shutz, CFA
Portfolio Manager
 
Joshua R. Perry, CFA, CAIA, FRM
Portfolio Manager
 





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Brown Advisory Maryland Bond Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund is non-diversified which means it may invest a large percentage of its assets in the securities of fewer issuers. Investment in a limited number of issuers exposes the Fund to greater market risk than if its assets were diversified among a greater number of issuers. The Fund is also subject to interest rate risk which is the risk that debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio will decline in value because of an increase in market interest rates. Municipal securities are subject to adverse political or economic factors, including changes in the tax law. Income from tax-exempt funds may be subject to state and local taxes and a portion of income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for certain investors.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report. Credit Quality weights by rating are derived from the highest bond rating as determined by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), Moody’s or Fitch. Bond ratings are grades given to bonds that indicate their credit quality as determined by private independent rating services such as S&P, Moody’s and Fitch. These firms evaluate a bond issuer’s financial strength, or its ability to pay a bond’s principal and interest in a timely fashion. Ratings are expressed as letters ranging from ‘AAA’, which is the highest grade, to ‘D’, which is the lowest grade. In limited situations when none of the three rating agencies have issued a formal rating, the Advisor will classify the security as nonrated.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 









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Brown Advisory Maryland Bond Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Municipal Bonds — 96.4%
               
                 
General Obligation Bonds — 18.9%
               
 
1,650,000
 
Baltimore County Maryland
 
5.00
%
 
08/01/2028
   
1,711,871
 
 
1,000,000
 
Baltimore County Maryland
 
5.00
%
 
03/01/2029
   
1,117,315
 
 
2,700,000
 
Baltimore County Maryland
 
5.00
%
 
03/01/2030
   
3,015,705
 
 
4,065,000
 
Baltimore County Maryland
 
5.00
%
 
03/01/2031
   
4,688,736
 
 
1,520,000
 
Baltimore County Maryland
 
4.00
%
 
02/01/2033
   
1,537,517
 
 
5,000,000
 
Baltimore County Maryland
 
4.00
%
 
03/01/2036
   
5,139,847
 
 
1,000,000
 
Maryland State
 
5.00
%
 
08/01/2025
   
1,060,143
 
 
1,400,000
 
Maryland State
 
5.00
%
 
08/01/2031
   
1,573,893
 
 
1,485,000
 
Montgomery County Maryland
 
4.00
%
 
11/01/2028
   
1,597,052
 
 
3,370,000
 
Montgomery County Maryland
 
3.00
%
 
10/01/2034
   
3,164,461
 
 
1,350,000
 
Prince George’s County Maryland
 
5.00
%
 
10/01/2024
   
1,401,154
 
 
1,500,000
 
Prince George’s County Maryland
 
5.00
%
 
10/01/2025
   
1,590,185
 
 
1,550,000
 
Prince George’s County Maryland
 
5.00
%
 
10/01/2026
   
1,676,315
 
 
1,290,000
 
St Mary’s County Maryland
 
5.00
%
 
05/01/2028
   
1,440,015
 
                     
30,714,209
 
Revenue Bonds — 77.5%
                 
 
975,000
 
Austin, Texas
 
7.88
%
 
09/01/2026
   
977,050
 
 
520,000
 
Baltimore, Maryland
 
5.00
%
 
06/15/2030
   
531,892
 
 
225,000
 
Baltimore, Maryland^
 
3.25
%
 
06/01/2031
   
193,893
 
 
1,550,000
 
Baltimore, Maryland
 
4.50
%
 
06/01/2033
   
1,492,511
 
 
670,000
 
Baltimore, Maryland
 
5.00
%
 
06/15/2033
   
684,319
 
 
1,260,000
 
Baltimore, Maryland^
 
3.50
%
 
06/01/2039
   
999,573
 
 
1,750,000
 
California Municipal Finance Authority^
 
5.00
%
 
11/01/2039
   
1,719,397
 
 
1,000,000
 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa#
 
6.74
%
 
08/15/2029
   
998,750
 
 
1,550,000
 
Franklin County Ohio
 
5.00
%
 
11/15/2034
   
1,562,520
 
 
1,000,000
 
Frederick County Maryland^
 
5.00
%
 
09/01/2027
   
1,003,499
 
 
2,000,000
 
Frederick County Maryland
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2029
   
2,208,295
 
 
5,050,000
 
Frederick County Maryland^
 
5.00
%
 
09/01/2032
   
4,973,719
 
 
1,110,000
 
Frederick County Maryland^
 
5.00
%
 
09/01/2037
   
1,058,852
 
 
1,410,000
 
Frederick County Maryland
 
3.75
%
 
07/01/2039
   
1,185,449
 
 
1,000,000
 
Gaithersburg, City of Maryland
 
5.00
%
 
01/01/2028
   
1,022,365
 
 
2,000,000
 
Gaithersburg, City of Maryland
 
5.00
%
 
01/01/2033
   
2,009,631
 
 
2,000,000
 
Lancaster County Pennsylvania Hospital Authority
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2035
   
1,949,242
 
 
2,650,000
 
Lehigh County Pennsylvania (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 1.10%)
 
4.76
%
 
08/15/2038
   
2,617,310
 
 
1,245,000
 
Maryland Community Development Administration
 
5.00
%
 
09/01/2030
   
1,371,686
 
 
1,030,000
 
Maryland Community Development Administration
 
5.00
%
 
09/01/2031
   
1,130,087
 
 
3,930,000
 
Maryland Community Development Administration
 
4.60
%
 
03/01/2042
   
3,929,343
 
 
2,660,000
 
Maryland Community Development Administration
 
2.41
%
 
07/01/2043
   
1,969,536
 
 
1,140,000
 
Maryland Community Development Administration Local Government Infrastructure
 
4.00
%
 
06/01/2035
   
1,172,093
 
 
1,000,000
 
Maryland Economic Development Corp.
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2028
   
1,056,434
 
 
750,000
 
Maryland Economic Development Corp.
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2029
   
796,469
 
 
1,500,000
 
Maryland Economic Development Corp.
 
4.00
%
 
07/01/2040
   
1,369,015
 
 
4,500,000
 
Maryland Economic Development Corp.
 
4.50
%
 
07/01/2044
   
4,005,253
 
 
1,100,000
 
Maryland Stadium Authority
 
1.42
%
 
05/01/2025
   
1,024,118
 
 
3,000,000
 
Maryland Stadium Authority
 
5.00
%
 
05/01/2030
   
3,177,113
 
 
1,000,000
 
Maryland Stadium Authority
 
4.00
%
 
06/01/2037
   
1,002,980
 
 
5,000,000
 
Maryland Stadium Authority
 
5.00
%
 
05/01/2038
   
5,319,000
 
 
1,340,000
 
Maryland Stadium Authority Built to Learn
 
4.00
%
 
06/01/2035
   
1,370,175
 
 
1,715,000
 
Maryland State Department of Transportation
 
5.00
%
 
10/01/2027
   
1,862,638
 
 
1,260,000
 
Maryland State Department of Transportation
 
4.00
%
 
12/01/2029
   
1,312,581
 
 
1,000,000
 
Maryland State Department of Transportation
 
5.00
%
 
08/01/2033
   
1,085,693
 
 
1,150,000
 
Maryland State Department of Transportation
 
4.00
%
 
08/01/2038
   
1,077,610
 
 
500,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities
 
5.00
%
 
08/15/2023
   
504,975
 
 
420,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2026
   
440,918
 


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Brown Advisory Maryland Bond Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares/
                   
Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Municipal Bonds — 96.4% (Continued)
               
                 
Revenue Bonds — 77.5% (Continued)
               
 
4,000,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities
 
5.00
%
 
08/15/2027
   
4,139,254
 
 
3,500,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2029
   
3,717,969
 
 
100,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities
 
4.00
%
 
10/01/2030
   
101,226
 
 
300,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities
 
4.00
%
 
10/01/2031
   
303,316
 
 
1,250,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities
 
5.00
%
 
08/15/2033
   
1,286,797
 
 
1,955,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2034
   
2,027,734
 
 
5,000,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities
 
5.00
%
 
05/15/2037
   
5,160,336
 
 
1,200,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2037
   
1,243,824
 
 
1,500,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2038
   
1,532,469
 
 
4,335,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities
 
5.00
%
 
05/15/2042
   
4,454,197
 
 
2,650,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 0.28%)
 
3.94
%
 
07/01/2042
   
2,627,616
 
 
1,310,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2043
   
1,322,511
 
 
4,000,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities#
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2045
   
4,252,973
 
 
2,500,000
 
Maryland State Transportation Authority
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2023
   
2,524,907
 
 
3,000,000
 
Maryland State Transportation Authority
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2025
   
3,169,162
 
 
1,510,000
 
Maryland State Transportation Authority
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2025
   
1,595,145
 
 
4,420,000
 
Maryland State Transportation Authority
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2028
   
4,860,222
 
 
4,330,000
 
Maryland State Transportation Authority
 
4.00
%
 
06/01/2035
   
4,200,333
 
 
1,500,000
 
Metropolitan Washington DC Airports Authority
 
5.00
%
 
10/01/2040
   
1,551,415
 
 
5,000,000
 
Miami-Dade County Florida Expressway Authority (1 Month LIBOR USD + 1.05%)
 
5.17
%
 
07/01/2032
   
5,016,770
 
 
365,000
 
New Hope Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
 
5.50
%
 
07/01/2046
   
182,500
 
 
820,000
 
New Hope Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
 
5.75
%
 
07/01/2051
   
410,000
 
 
2,000,000
 
Newport News Virginia Economic Development Authority
 
5.00
%
 
12/01/2031
   
2,016,047
 
 
2,000,000
 
North Carolina Medical Care Commission
 
5.00
%
 
10/01/2031
   
1,944,669
 
 
1,000,000
 
St Mary’s College of Maryland
 
4.00
%
 
09/01/2024
   
1,014,111
 
 
3,280,000
 
Washington State Housing Finance Commission^
 
4.00
%
 
01/01/2026
   
3,113,915
 
                     
125,935,402
 
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $164,765,271)
             
156,649,611
 
                   
Short-Term Investments — 2.4%
                 
                   
Money Market Funds — 2.4%
                 
 
3,930,494
 
First American Government Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%*
             
3,930,494
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,930,494)
             
3,930,494
 
Total Investments — 98.8% (Cost $168,695,765)
             
160,580,105
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.2%
             
1,943,784
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
            
$
162,523,889
 

^
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
#
Variable rate security.  Rate disclosed is as of the date of this report.
*
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
Revenue Bonds
   
77.5
%
General Obligation Bonds
   
18.9
%
Money Market Funds
   
2.4
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
1.2
%
     
100.0
%



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholder:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Bond Fund Investor Shares (the “Fund”) increased 0.29% in value. During the same period, the Bloomberg 1-10 Year Blended Municipal Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark, increased 0.75%.
 
2022 will be remembered as the worst period of broad bond market returns in more than a generation, as persistently high inflation led to aggressive monetary policy tightening and ever-higher Fed target rate expectations. The interest rate reaction from the policy tightening caused the largely retail-oriented investor base for municipal bonds to reverse demand sharply as macroeconomic uncertainty, higher interest rates, and negative returns fueled a negative feedback loop for much of the early part of the year.
 
Volatility persisted into the second half of the year, but as inflation started to moderate, and broad interest rates began to stabilize, investor demand did begin to slowly return to the market. The secular tailwinds that helped drive demand for municipal bonds in recent years still exist. These include solid household balance sheets, demographics including the aging of the U.S. population, and a continued upward pressure on tax rates. While these long-term demand drivers remained in place last year, the aforementioned negative feedback loop derailed demand in the short-term. As incremental demand began to return late in the year, it was primarily focused in short-maturity bonds. Demand segmentation helped push short-maturity muni yields lower (retail investor based), while intermediate and longer-maturity muni yields remained relatively high as the muni mutual fund industry experienced record outflows during the year. This demand imbalance has kept the municipal yield curve steep on a relative basis, while also creating an environment where bond valuations can look quite different based on underlying maturity and coupon structure.
 
In terms of curve positioning for the Fund, we have added to our defensive exposure in short-term floating rate municipals and other ultra-short duration bonds. Income generation on these has remained reasonably attractive as short-term rates ratcheted higher during the period. We continue to pair this exposure with an overweight in 10-year and longer maturity bonds due to relative attractive valuations given the upward sloping muni yield curve. From a performance attribution standpoint, the Fund’s active curve positioning modestly lagged the benchmark early in the period, and outperformed the benchmark later in the period. We do believe this relative duration barbell makes sense going forward given an environment where the Fed could keep short-term rates elevated, and slowing economic growth could keep intermediate and longer-maturity yields somewhat rangebound.
 
Within municipal credit, we are aware that certain issuers and sectors are likely to face credit specific pressures, given the mounting risks to broad economic growth as well as inflation concerns. We see an increased value in maintaining high levels of liquidity to take advantage of possible dislocations. Additionally, staying true to our long-term, bottom-up approach to credit and sector selection, we are very focused on how our issuers may fare with both inflationary pressures and late-cycle credit dynamics. That being said, we are still encouraged by the solid fundamentals within much of the broad investment grade muni market.
 
Sincerely,
 
Stephen M. Shutz, CFA
Portfolio Manager
 
Joshua R. Perry, CFA, CAIA, FRM
Portfolio Manager
 





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Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund is non-diversified which means it may invest a large percentage of its assets in the securities of fewer issuers. Concentration in a limited number of issuers exposes the Fund to greater market risk than if its assets were diversified among a greater number of issuers. The Fund is also subject to interest rate risk which is the risk that debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio will decline in value because of an increase in market interest rates. This risk is usually greater for longer- term debt securities. Income from tax-exempt funds may be subject to state and local taxes and a portion of income may be subject to the Federal Alternative minimum tax for certain investors.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit nor protect against loss in a declining market.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Credit Quality weights by rating are derived from the highest bond rating as determined by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), Moody’s or Fitch. Bond ratings are grades given to bonds that indicate their credit quality as determined by private independent rating services such as S&P, Moody’s and Fitch. These firms evaluate a bond issuer’s financial strength, or its ability to pay a bond’s principal and interest in a timely fashion. Ratings are expressed as letters ranging from ‘AAA’, which is the highest grade, to ‘D’, which is the lowest grade. In limited situations when none of the three rating agencies have issued a formal rating, the Advisor will classify the security as nonrated.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 









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Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Municipal Bonds — 97.7%
               
                 
General Obligation Bonds — 8.0%
               
 
9,000,000
 
Chicago Illinois Park District
 
5.00
%
 
01/01/2044
   
9,478,331
 
 
3,470,000
 
Illinois, State of
 
5.00
%
 
11/01/2024
   
3,536,424
 
 
14,050,000
 
Illinois, State of
 
5.00
%
 
12/01/2025
   
14,412,224
 
 
4,220,000
 
Illinois, State of
 
5.50
%
 
05/01/2030
   
4,485,984
 
 
1,300,000
 
Illinois, State of
 
5.00
%
 
10/01/2033
   
1,315,419
 
 
1,700,000
 
Illinois, State of
 
4.00
%
 
10/01/2033
   
1,592,229
 
 
8,980,000
 
Illinois, State of
 
5.00
%
 
05/01/2039
   
8,919,978
 
 
830,000
 
Massachusetts, Commonwealth of (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.57%)
 
3.55
%
 
05/01/2037
   
813,664
 
 
2,000,000
 
New York, City of New York
 
4.00
%
 
08/01/2038
   
1,974,903
 
 
5,005,000
 
New York, City of New York
 
4.00
%
 
08/01/2038
   
4,944,542
 
 
3,543,800
 
Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of
 
5.25
%
 
07/01/2023
   
3,544,305
 
                     
55,018,003
 
Revenue Bonds — 89.7%
                 
 
4,735,000
 
American Municipal Power, Inc.
 
4.00
%
 
02/15/2037
   
4,678,341
 
 
5,940,000
 
American Municipal Power, Inc.
 
4.00
%
 
02/15/2038
   
5,830,064
 
 
4,200,000
 
Austin, Texas
 
7.88
%
 
09/01/2026
   
4,208,831
 
 
17,000,000
 
Black Belt Energy Gas District#
 
4.00
%
 
12/01/2048
   
17,017,202
 
 
4,185,000
 
Black Belt Energy Gas District (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 0.62%)
 
4.28
%
 
12/01/2048
   
4,162,431
 
 
8,500,000
 
Black Belt Energy Gas District (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 0.35%)
 
4.01
%
 
10/01/2052
   
8,078,086
 
 
4,870,000
 
Board of Governors of Colorado State University System
 
4.00
%
 
03/01/2038
   
4,847,292
 
 
10,325,000
 
Buckeye Ohio Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority
 
4.00
%
 
06/01/2037
   
9,815,612
 
 
10,000,000
 
California Earthquake Authority
 
5.60
%
 
07/01/2027
   
10,089,096
 
 
2,500,000
 
California Health Facilities Financing Authority
 
1.68
%
 
06/01/2028
   
2,115,180
 
 
1,050,000
 
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 0.35%)
 
4.01
%
 
08/01/2047
   
1,035,588
 
 
7,150,000
 
Central Plains Energy Project#
 
5.00
%
 
03/01/2050
   
7,218,057
 
 
3,000,000
 
Chicago Illinois Midway International Airport
 
5.00
%
 
01/01/2035
   
3,001,936
 
 
4,095,000
 
Chicago Illinois Waterworks Revenue
 
5.00
%
 
11/01/2044
   
4,114,032
 
 
7,715,000
 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority
 
5.00
%
 
12/01/2035
   
7,798,443
 
 
815,000
 
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
 
1.55
%
 
04/01/2023
   
811,740
 
 
3,000,000
 
Delaware Valley Pennsylvania Regional Finance Authority (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 0.40%)
 
4.06
%
 
03/01/2057
   
2,950,164
 
 
3,000,000
 
Glendale Arizona Industrial Development Authority
 
5.00
%
 
11/15/2048
   
3,021,567
 
 
5,000,000
 
Grand Forks, County of North Dakota^(d)
 
6.63
%
 
12/15/2031
   
2,750,000
 
 
2,500,000
 
Grand Forks, County of North Dakota^(d)~
 
9.00
%
 
06/15/2044
   
1,375,000
 
 
1,560,000
 
Grand Forks, City of North Dakota
 
4.00
%
 
12/01/2036
   
1,479,075
 
 
8,925,000
 
Grand Forks, City of North Dakota
 
4.00
%
 
12/01/2035
   
8,563,831
 
 
4,050,000
 
Harris County Texas Sports Authority+
 
4.48
%
 
11/15/2034
   
2,285,530
 
 
2,000,000
 
Illinois Sales Tax Revenue
 
1.80
%
 
06/15/2027
   
1,704,006
 
 
1,750,000
 
Illinois Sales Tax Revenue
 
2.00
%
 
06/15/2028
   
1,452,643
 
 
3,000,000
 
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
 
5.00
%
 
01/01/2031
   
3,004,762
 
 
4,923,923
 
Industrial Development Authority of the City of St. Louis Missouri
 
2.22
%
 
12/01/2038
   
4,057,043
 
 
1,585,000
 
Kentucky Public Energy Authority#
 
4.00
%
 
12/01/2049
   
1,570,728
 
 
4,100,000
 
Kentucky Public Energy Authority (1 Month LIBOR USD + 1.30%)
 
4.06
%
 
12/01/2049
   
4,075,548
 
 
3,000,000
 
Lancaster County Pennsylvania Hospital Authority
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2035
   
2,923,862
 
 
2,280,000
 
Las Vegas Nevada Redevelopment Agency
 
5.00
%
 
06/15/2028
   
2,382,261
 
 
9,800,000
 
Lehigh County Pennsylvania (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 1.10%)
 
4.76
%
 
08/15/2038
   
9,679,110
 
 
7,950,000
 
Los Angeles California Department of Airports
 
4.00
%
 
05/15/2042
   
7,487,712
 
 
5,000,000
 
Louisville/Jefferson County Kentucky Metropolitan Government
 
5.75
%
 
10/01/2042
   
5,059,124
 
 
17,720,000
 
Love Field Texas Airport Modernization Corp.
 
4.00
%
 
11/01/2036
   
16,954,785
 
 
17,000,000
 
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. (1 Month LIBOR USD + 0.83%)
 
3.59
%
 
08/01/2048
   
16,900,377
 
 
5,000,000
 
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 0.57%)
 
4.23
%
 
08/01/2048
   
4,983,617
 
 
5,485,000
 
Maricopa County Arizona Industrial Development Authority (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 0.57%)
 
4.23
%
 
01/01/2035
   
5,463,092
 
 
5,000,000
 
Maryland Community Development Administration
 
2.41
%
 
07/01/2043
   
3,702,136
 
 
3,220,000
 
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency
 
4.00
%
 
12/01/2033
   
3,176,182
 
 
1,495,000
 
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority+
 
2.37
%
 
12/15/2033
   
929,529
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Municipal Bonds — 97.7% (Continued)
               
                 
Revenue Bonds — 89.7% (Continued)
               
 
5,000,000
 
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority+
 
5.58
%
 
06/15/2036
   
2,658,733
 
 
10,165,000
 
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority+
 
4.24
%
 
06/15/2037
   
5,085,679
 
 
15,000,000
 
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority+
 
5.26
%
 
12/15/2037
   
7,326,962
 
 
5,365,000
 
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority+
 
2.99
%
 
06/15/2038
   
2,524,953
 
 
1,705,000
 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority+
 
3.19
%
 
11/15/2029
   
1,299,785
 
 
5,050,000
 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
 
5.00
%
 
11/15/2032
   
5,137,092
 
 
6,000,000
 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority+
 
3.59
%
 
11/15/2033
   
3,765,811
 
 
5,000,000
 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
 
5.00
%
 
11/15/2038
   
5,011,602
 
 
5,835,000
 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
 
5.00
%
 
11/15/2038
   
5,840,261
 
 
15,000,000
 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
 
5.00
%
 
11/15/2038
   
15,034,806
 
 
17,590,000
 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
 
5.00
%
 
11/15/2038
   
17,605,861
 
 
5,000,000
 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
 
5.25
%
 
11/15/2044
   
5,017,925
 
 
6,055,000
 
Miami-Dade County Florida Expressway Authority (1 Month LIBOR USD + 1.05%)
 
5.17
%
 
07/01/2026
   
6,062,178
 
 
5,260,000
 
Miami-Dade County Florida Expressway Authority (1 Month LIBOR USD + 1.05%)
 
5.17
%
 
07/01/2029
   
5,273,115
 
 
8,260,000
 
Miami-Dade County Florida Expressway Authority (1 Month LIBOR USD + 1.05%)
 
5.17
%
 
07/01/2032
   
8,287,704
 
 
1,080,000
 
New Hope Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2031
   
540,000
 
 
1,750,000
 
New Hope Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
 
5.25
%
 
07/01/2036
   
875,000
 
 
4,000,000
 
New Hope Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2046
   
2,200,000
 
 
250,000
 
New Hope Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
 
5.50
%
 
07/01/2046
   
125,000
 
 
2,000,000
 
New Hope Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
 
5.75
%
 
07/01/2051
   
1,000,000
 
 
5,900,000
 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
 
3.38
%
 
06/15/2026
   
5,578,013
 
 
5,000,000
 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
 
3.47
%
 
06/15/2027
   
4,667,017
 
 
2,350,000
 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 1.55%)
 
5.21
%
 
09/01/2027
   
2,350,046
 
 
2,835,000
 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 1.60%)
 
5.26
%
 
03/01/2028
   
2,835,026
 
 
12,000,000
 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
 
7.43
%
 
02/15/2029
   
12,932,483
 
 
1,000,000
 
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority+
 
2.19
%
 
12/15/2035
   
576,944
 
 
10,050,000
 
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority+
 
4.20
%
 
12/15/2037
   
5,174,099
 
 
5,000,000
 
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority+
 
5.13
%
 
12/15/2038
   
2,428,914
 
 
9,675,000
 
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority+
 
5.31
%
 
12/15/2039
   
4,420,284
 
 
13,565,000
 
New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority#
 
5.00
%
 
11/01/2039
   
13,906,205
 
 
2,000,000
 
New York Convention Center Development Corp.+
 
2.47
%
 
11/15/2032
   
1,320,611
 
 
8,730,000
 
New York Convention Center Development Corp.+
 
2.53
%
 
11/15/2035
   
4,854,486
 
 
3,000,000
 
New York Convention Center Development Corp.+
 
2.78
%
 
11/15/2037
   
1,477,677
 
 
2,750,000
 
New York Convention Center Development Corp.+
 
3.09
%
 
11/15/2037
   
1,414,865
 
 
8,970,000
 
New York State Dormitory Authority
 
4.00
%
 
03/15/2039
   
8,754,024
 
 
6,850,000
 
New York State Urban Development Corp.
 
4.00
%
 
03/15/2045
   
6,409,156
 
 
15,000,000
 
New York State Urban Development Corp.
 
4.00
%
 
03/15/2046
   
13,947,078
 
 
5,500,000
 
New York Transportation Development Corp.
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2041
   
5,356,508
 
 
3,375,000
 
Newport News Virginia Economic Development Authority
 
5.00
%
 
12/01/2031
   
3,402,079
 
 
1,760,000
 
Niagara County New York Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp.
 
5.00
%
 
05/15/2024
   
1,775,827
 
 
2,000,000
 
North Carolina Medical Care Commission
 
5.00
%
 
10/01/2031
   
1,944,669
 
 
6,170,000
 
Ohio State University
 
4.00
%
 
06/01/2030
   
6,189,842
 
 
1,000,000
 
Park Creek Colorado Metropolitan District
 
5.00
%
 
12/01/2034
   
1,037,848
 
 
8,000,000
 
Permanent University Fund — University of Texas System
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2041
   
8,049,650
 
 
16,249,000
 
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sales Tax Revenue+
 
5.92
%
 
07/01/2031
   
10,605,266
 
 
1,234,000
 
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sales Tax Revenue+
 
5.04
%
 
07/01/2033
   
719,364
 
 
4,230,000
 
Sales Tax Securitization Corp.
 
5.50
%
 
01/01/2032
   
4,657,584
 
 
4,520,000
 
San Diego California Tobacco Settlement Revenue Funding Corp.
 
4.00
%
 
06/01/2032
   
4,327,949
 
 
1,100,000
 
Tampa, City of Florida+
 
4.67
%
 
09/01/2039
   
508,492
 
 
1,280,000
 
Tampa, City of Florida+
 
4.76
%
 
09/01/2041
   
530,032
 
 
1,850,000
 
Tampa, City of Florida+
 
3.74
%
 
09/01/2045
   
615,105
 
 
27,140,000
 
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.#
 
4.00
%
 
05/01/2048
   
27,184,786
 
 
3,045,000
 
Terrebonne Parish Louisiana+
 
3.15
%
 
04/01/2036
   
1,784,406
 
 
15,115,000
 
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp II (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.87%)
 
4.07
%
 
09/15/2027
   
14,925,195
 
 
7,870,000
 
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp II (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 0.55%)
 
4.21
%
 
09/15/2027
   
7,630,448
 


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Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares/
                   
Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Municipal Bonds — 97.7% (Continued)
               
                 
Revenue Bonds — 89.7% (Continued)
               
 
15,345,000
 
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp II (3 Month LIBOR USD + 0.69%)
 
3.84
%
 
09/15/2027
   
15,047,404
 
 
1,630,000
 
Texas Municipal Power Agency
 
3.00
%
 
09/01/2035
   
1,449,023
 
 
460,000
 
Tobacco Settlement Authority
 
5.25
%
 
06/01/2032
   
460,409
 
 
6,235,000
 
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.
 
5.00
%
 
06/01/2029
   
6,553,484
 
 
4,870,000
 
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.
 
5.00
%
 
06/01/2031
   
5,110,848
 
 
21,405,000
 
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.
 
5.00
%
 
06/01/2035
   
21,680,921
 
 
5,000,000
 
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.
 
5.25
%
 
06/01/2046
   
5,018,414
 
 
7,960,000
 
TSASC, Inc.
 
5.00
%
 
06/01/2030
   
8,216,775
 
 
1,070,000
 
TSASC, Inc.
 
5.00
%
 
06/01/2031
   
1,104,081
 
 
5,721,988
 
Utah Housing Corp.
 
3.00
%
 
01/21/2052
   
5,501,709
 
 
9,923,616
 
Utah Housing Corp.
 
4.50
%
 
06/21/2052
   
9,897,986
 
 
4,988,493
 
Utah Housing Corp.
 
5.00
%
 
10/21/2052
   
4,993,660
 
 
13,742,197
 
Vermont Student Assistance Corp. (1 Month LIBOR USD + 1.00%)
 
5.12
%
 
06/02/2042
   
13,634,995
 
 
1,230,000
 
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
 
4.00
%
 
12/01/2036
   
1,085,102
 
 
2,540,000
 
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority
 
5.00
%
 
10/01/2033
   
2,549,277
 
 
1,000,000
 
Washington State Housing Finance Commission^
 
4.00
%
 
01/01/2026
   
949,364
 
 
2,655,000
 
Washington State Housing Finance Commission^
 
5.00
%
 
01/01/2031
   
2,466,057
 
 
1,610,000
 
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
 
5.00
%
 
05/01/2027
   
1,640,333
 
                     
615,077,902
 
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $697,976,611)
             
670,095,905
 
                   
Short-Term Investments — 0.2%
                 
                   
Money Market Funds — 0.2%
                 
 
1,500,769
 
First American Government Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
             
1,500,769
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,500,769)
             
1,500,769
 
Total Investments — 97.9% (Cost $699,477,380)
             
671,596,674
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 2.1%
             
14,275,661
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
            
$
685,872,335
 

+
 
Zero coupon bond. Rate disclosed is calculated yield to maturity as of the date of this report.
#
 
Variable rate security.  Rate disclosed is as of the date of this report.
^
 
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
(d)
 
Security is in default and missed its last payment of interest as of the date of this report.
~
 
Non-Income Producing.
*
 
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
Revenue Bonds
   
89.7
%
General Obligation Bonds
   
8.0
%
Money Market Funds
   
0.2
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
2.1
%
     
100.0
%



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholder:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund Investor Shares (the “Fund”) increased 0.43% in value. During the same period, the Bloomberg 1-10 Year Blended Municipal Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark, increased 0.75%.
 
2022 will be remembered as the worst period of broad bond market returns in more than a generation, as persistently high inflation led to aggressive monetary policy tightening and ever-higher Fed target rate expectations. The interest rate reaction from the policy tightening caused the largely retail-oriented investor base for municipal bonds to reverse demand sharply as macroeconomic uncertainty, higher interest rates, and negative returns fueled a negative feedback loop for much of the early part of the year.
 
Volatility persisted into the second half of the year, but as inflation started to moderate, and broad interest rates began to stabilize, investor demand did begin to slowly return to the market. The secular tailwinds that helped drive demand for municipal bonds in recent years still exist: solid household balance sheets, demographics including the aging of the U.S. population, and a continued upward pressure on tax rates. While these long-term demand drivers remained in place last year, the aforementioned negative feedback loop derailed demand in the short-term. As incremental demand began to return late in the year, it was primarily focused in short-maturity bonds. Demand segmentation helped push short-maturity muni yields lower (retail investor based), while intermediate and longer-maturity muni yields remained relatively high as the muni mutual fund industry experienced record outflows during the year. This demand imbalance has kept the municipal yield curve steep on a relative basis, while also creating an environment where bond valuations can look quite different based on underlying maturity and coupon structure.
 
In terms of curve positioning for the Fund, we have added to our defensive exposure in short-term floating rate municipals and other ultra-short duration bonds. Income generation on these has remained reasonably attractive as short-term rates ratcheted higher during the period. We continue to pair this exposure with an overweight in 10-year and longer maturity bonds due to relative attractive valuations given the upward sloping muni yield curve. From a performance attribution standpoint, the Fund’s active curve positioning modestly lagged the benchmark early in the period, and outperformed the benchmark later in the period. We do believe this relative duration barbell makes sense going forward given an environment where the Fed could keep short-term rates elevated, and slowing economic growth could keep intermediate and longer-maturity yields somewhat rangebound.
 
Within municipal credit, we are aware that certain issuers and sectors are likely to face credit specific pressures, given the mounting risks to broad economic growth as well as inflation concerns. We see an increased value in maintaining high levels of liquidity to take advantage of possible dislocations. Additionally, staying true to our long-term, bottom-up approach to credit and sector selection, we are very focused on how our issuers may fare with both inflationary pressures and late-cycle credit dynamics. That being said, we are still encouraged by the solid fundamentals within much of the broad investment grade muni market.
 
Sincerely,
 
Stephen M. Shutz, CFA
Portfolio Manager
 
Amy Hauter, CFA
Portfolio Manager
 





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Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund is non-diversified which means it may invest a large percentage of its assets in the securities of fewer issuers. Concentration in a limited number of issuers exposes the Fund to greater market risk than if its assets were diversified among a greater number of issuers. The Fund is also subject to interest rate risk which is the risk that debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio will decline in value because of an increase in market interest rates. This risk is usually greater for longer- term debt securities. Income from tax-exempt funds may be subject to state and local taxes and a portion of income may be subject to the Federal Alternative minimum tax for certain investors. The Adviser utilizes ESG analysis in connection with the Fund’s investments in fixed-income securities. ESG factors are considered systematically and comprehensively through leveraging a repeatable process that strives to minimize risk and capture opportunity.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit nor protect against loss in a declining market.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Because the Fund’s ESG criteria exclude securities of certain issuers for nonfinancial reasons, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to the funds that do not use these criteria.
 
Credit Quality weights by rating are derived from the highest bond rating as determined by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), Moody’s or Fitch. Bond ratings are grades given to bonds that indicate their credit quality as determined by private independent rating services such as S&P, Moody’s and Fitch. These firms evaluate a bond issuer’s financial strength, or its ability to pay a bond’s principal and interest in a timely fashion. Ratings are expressed as letters ranging from ‘AAA’, which is the highest grade, to ‘D’, which is the lowest grade. In limited situations when none of the three rating agencies have issued a formal rating, the Advisor will classify the security as nonrated.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 









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Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Municipal Bonds — 95.2%
               
                 
General Obligation Bonds — 12.6%
               
 
2,425,000
 
Chicago Illinois Park District
 
4.00
%
 
01/01/2034
   
2,424,844
 
 
2,930,000
 
Chicago Illinois Park District
 
4.00
%
 
01/01/2036
   
2,863,668
 
 
3,750,000
 
Chicago Illinois Park District
 
5.00
%
 
01/01/2040
   
3,919,579
 
 
6,000,000
 
Chicago Illinois Park District
 
5.00
%
 
01/01/2044
   
6,318,887
 
 
1,125,000
 
Detroit City Michigan School District
 
5.00
%
 
05/01/2039
   
1,207,871
 
 
1,950,000
 
Illinois, State of
 
5.00
%
 
11/01/2024
   
1,987,328
 
 
2,205,000
 
Illinois, State of
 
5.00
%
 
10/01/2027
   
2,279,987
 
 
2,290,000
 
Illinois, State of
 
5.25
%
 
07/01/2029
   
2,300,387
 
 
4,950,000
 
Illinois, State of
 
5.00
%
 
02/01/2039
   
4,922,777
 
 
2,540,000
 
Mansfield Texas Independent School District
 
4.00
%
 
02/15/2024
   
2,573,192
 
 
1,900,000
 
New York, City of New York#
 
4.00
%
 
10/01/2046
   
1,900,000
 
 
2,000,000
 
Will County Illinois Community High School District
 
5.00
%
 
01/01/2028
   
2,000,000
 
                     
34,698,520
 
Revenue Bonds — 82.6%
                 
 
1,750,000
 
Allegheny County Pennsylvania Hospital Development Authority
                 
     
  (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 0.58%)
 
4.24
%
 
11/15/2026
   
1,700,694
 
 
1,000,000
 
American Municipal Power, Inc.
 
5.00
%
 
02/15/2036
   
1,076,881
 
 
1,200,000
 
Arizona Industrial Development Authority
 
4.00
%
 
07/01/2041
   
1,044,251
 
 
2,290,000
 
Arizona State University
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2041
   
2,373,133
 
 
2,250,000
 
Austin, Texas
 
7.88
%
 
09/01/2026
   
2,254,731
 
 
1,000,000
 
Baltimore County Maryland
 
4.00
%
 
01/01/2039
   
940,584
 
 
1,525,000
 
Baltimore County Maryland
 
4.00
%
 
01/01/2040
   
1,422,090
 
 
750,000
 
Buffalo New York Sewer Authority
 
4.00
%
 
06/15/2051
   
689,734
 
 
4,210,000
 
California Earthquake Authority
 
5.39
%
 
07/01/2023
   
4,218,449
 
 
3,000,000
 
California Earthquake Authority
 
5.60
%
 
07/01/2027
   
3,026,729
 
 
1,005,000
 
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
 
5.00
%
 
08/01/2038
   
1,092,890
 
 
1,000,000
 
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
 
5.00
%
 
08/01/2039
   
1,083,358
 
 
2,000,000
 
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
 
4.00
%
 
05/01/2046
   
1,863,434
 
 
4,360,000
 
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 0.35%)
 
4.01
%
 
08/01/2047
   
4,300,154
 
 
1,170,000
 
California Municipal Finance Authority^
 
5.00
%
 
11/01/2029
   
1,207,666
 
 
1,575,000
 
California Municipal Finance Authority^
 
5.00
%
 
11/01/2049
   
1,493,261
 
 
1,180,000
 
California School Finance Authority^
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2037
   
1,209,468
 
 
2,540,000
 
Charlotte North Carolina Airport
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2031
   
2,610,221
 
 
1,500,000
 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority
 
4.00
%
 
12/01/2040
   
1,306,807
 
 
3,000,000
 
Dallas Fort Worth Texas International Airport
 
5.00
%
 
11/01/2034
   
3,466,186
 
 
2,390,000
 
Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue
 
5.25
%
 
11/15/2026
   
2,441,297
 
 
2,495,000
 
Du Page County Illinois
 
3.00
%
 
05/15/2047
   
1,808,962
 
 
2,205,000
 
El Paso Texas Water & Sewer
 
5.00
%
 
03/01/2024
   
2,262,341
 
 
2,722,000
 
Fairfax County Virginia Redevelopment & Housing Authority#
 
5.00
%
 
01/01/2025
   
2,743,803
 
 
2,000,000
 
Florida Development Finance Corp.
 
4.00
%
 
11/15/2035
   
1,973,286
 
 
2,375,000
 
Glendale Arizona Industrial Development Authority
 
5.00
%
 
11/15/2042
   
2,400,537
 
 
2,500,000
 
Grand Forks County North Dakota^(d)
 
7.00
%
 
12/15/2043
   
1,375,000
 
 
2,500,000
 
Grand Forks County North Dakota^(d)~
 
9.00
%
 
06/15/2044
   
1,375,000
 
 
2,461,961
 
Industrial Development Authority of the City of St. Louis Missouri
 
2.22
%
 
12/01/2038
   
2,028,522
 
 
7,500,000
 
Lakeland Florida Hospital System
 
5.00
%
 
11/15/2040
   
7,647,173
 
 
2,380,000
 
Lancaster County Pennsylvania Hospital Authority
 
5.00
%
 
08/15/2042
   
2,463,225
 
 
1,050,000
 
Loudon County Virginia Industrial Development Authority#
 
3.76
%
 
10/01/2039
   
1,050,000
 
 
1,000,000
 
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority#
 
3.11
%
 
01/01/2037
   
1,000,000
 
 
15,020,000
 
Louisville/Jefferson County Kentucky Metropolitan Government
 
5.75
%
 
10/01/2042
   
15,197,606
 
 
2,500,000
 
Maryland Community Development Administration
 
2.41
%
 
07/01/2043
   
1,851,068
 
 
1,275,000
 
Maryland Economic Development Corp.
 
4.00
%
 
07/01/2040
   
1,163,662
 
 
8,970,000
 
Maryland Stadium Authority
 
5.00
%
 
05/01/2038
   
9,542,287
 
 
1,500,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities#
 
3.63
%
 
07/01/2036
   
1,500,000
 
 
10,000,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities
 
5.00
%
 
08/15/2038
   
10,026,269
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Municipal Bonds — 95.2% (Continued)
               
                 
Revenue Bonds — 82.6% (Continued)
               
 
6,880,000
 
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities#
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2045
   
7,315,113
 
 
6,000,000
 
Memphis Tennesee Health Educational and Housing Facility Board#
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2027
   
6,250,664
 
 
135,000
 
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority+
 
2.26
%
 
12/15/2031
   
93,342
 
 
3,000,000
 
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority+
 
5.10
%
 
06/15/2033
   
1,911,407
 
 
270,000
 
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority+
 
2.82
%
 
06/15/2034
   
162,331
 
 
175,000
 
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority+
 
2.93
%
 
06/15/2037
   
87,555
 
 
1,175,000
 
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority+
 
3.52
%
 
12/15/2038
   
539,668
 
 
375,000
 
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority+
 
3.42
%
 
12/15/2051
   
87,837
 
 
590,000
 
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority+
 
3.58
%
 
12/15/2052
   
130,797
 
 
5,000,000
 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
 
5.00
%
 
11/15/2038
   
5,011,602
 
 
1,250,000
 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
 
5.00
%
 
11/15/2038
   
1,319,455
 
 
1,870,000
 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
 
5.00
%
 
11/15/2042
   
1,830,505
 
 
4,455,000
 
Miami Beach Florida Health Facilities
 
5.00
%
 
11/15/2039
   
4,481,801
 
 
1,000,000
 
Michigan Finance Authority
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2029
   
1,039,941
 
 
3,500,000
 
Michigan Finance Authority
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2032
   
3,593,833
 
 
2,775,000
 
Nevada Housing Division#
 
5.00
%
 
12/01/2025
   
2,844,053
 
 
2,000,000
 
New Hope Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
 
4.00
%
 
08/15/2033
   
2,024,285
 
 
2,075,000
 
New Hope Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
 
5.50
%
 
07/01/2046
   
1,037,500
 
 
6,910,000
 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 1.25%)
 
4.91
%
 
09/01/2025
   
6,913,286
 
 
1,000,000
 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
 
3.47
%
 
06/15/2027
   
933,403
 
 
4,230,000
 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
 
5.00
%
 
03/01/2035
   
4,232,128
 
 
2,665,000
 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
 
4.00
%
 
06/15/2036
   
2,596,601
 
 
1,805,000
 
New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency
 
1.60
%
 
10/01/2026
   
1,673,974
 
 
2,000,000
 
New York City Housing Development Corp.
 
2.60
%
 
11/01/2034
   
1,704,378
 
 
3,000,000
 
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority#
 
4.00
%
 
06/15/2033
   
3,000,000
 
 
2,000,000
 
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority
 
4.00
%
 
06/15/2047
   
1,871,161
 
 
5,000,000
 
New York City Transitional Finance Authority#
 
3.65
%
 
08/01/2042
   
5,000,000
 
 
6,340,000
 
New York Liberty Development Corp.
 
3.00
%
 
09/15/2043
   
4,969,996
 
 
4,660,000
 
New York Liberty Development Corp.
 
3.13
%
 
09/15/2050
   
3,582,312
 
 
2,010,000
 
New York State Dormitory Authority
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2042
   
2,100,215
 
 
2,320,000
 
New York State Housing Finance Agency
 
1.60
%
 
11/01/2024
   
2,238,691
 
 
1,353,064
 
New York State Housing Finance Agency
 
1.65
%
 
05/15/2039
   
937,950
 
 
1,500,000
 
Ohio, State of (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 0.40%)
 
4.06
%
 
01/01/2052
   
1,499,914
 
 
1,500,000
 
Portland Maine General Airport Revenue
 
4.00
%
 
01/01/2038
   
1,425,299
 
 
2,550,000
 
San Antonio Texas Water System
 
4.00
%
 
05/15/2040
   
2,522,030
 
 
7,000,000
 
Seattle Washington Municipal Light & Power (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index + 0.49%)
 
4.15
%
 
11/01/2046
   
7,003,572
 
 
10,000,000
 
Tampa Bay Florida Water
 
5.00
%
 
10/01/2038
   
10,091,855
 
 
1,125,000
 
Texas Woman’s University Financing System
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2023
   
1,136,263
 
 
1,957,000
 
Utah Housing Corp.#
 
5.00
%
 
08/01/2025
   
1,995,159
 
 
1,907,329
 
Utah Housing Corp.
 
3.00
%
 
01/21/2052
   
1,833,903
 
 
4,962,094
 
Utah Housing Corp.
 
4.50
%
 
06/21/2052
   
4,949,279
 
 
2,494,247
 
Utah Housing Corp.
 
5.00
%
 
10/21/2052
   
2,496,830
 
 
2,250,000
 
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
 
4.00
%
 
01/01/2036
   
2,147,004
 
                     
226,847,651
 
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $275,262,718)
             
261,546,171
 



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Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Short-Term Investments — 4.0%
     
       
Money Market Funds — 4.0%
     
 
11,135,962
 
First American Government Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
   
11,135,962
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $11,135,962)
   
11,135,962
 
Total Investments — 99.2% (Cost $286,398,680)
   
272,682,133
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.8%
   
2,106,105
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
274,788,238
 

+
 
Zero coupon bond. Rate disclosed is calculated yield to maturity as of the date of this report.
#
 
Variable rate security.  Rate disclosed is as of the date of this report.
^
 
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
(d)
 
Security is in default and missed its last payment of interest as of the date of this report.
~
 
Non-Income Producing.
*
 
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
Revenue Bonds
   
82.6
%
General Obligation Bonds
   
12.6
%
Money Market Funds
   
4.0
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
0.8
%
     
100.0
%





The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Mortgage Securities Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholder:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Mortgage Securities Fund Investor Shares (the “Fund”) decreased 3.61% in value. During the same period, the Bloomberg Mortgage Backed Securities Index, the Fund’s benchmark, declined 3.32%.
 
The Fund aims to generate performance primarily through strong current income generation from high quality mortgage-related securities selected to have favorable relative valuations and principal repayment characteristics. This is supplemented by select securitized credit positions in mortgage and asset backed securities. We believe this combination can deliver attractive income generation with relatively low correlation to equity and corporate credit.
 
Conditions over the past six months remained challenging for fixed income, if somewhat tempered from the tumultuous start of the year. While inflation began to moderate from its peak at the beginning of the third quarter, it remained stubbornly high and, combined with an ongoing hot labor market, induced the Federal Reserve to continue with its aggressive tightening policy through year’s end. U.S. Treasury yields, particularly at the short maturity part of the curve, continued their rise through much of the second half of the year and reached heights not breached since before the  2008-09 global financial crisis. We maintained a duration underweight as well as an additional underweight to short-term interest rates throughout much of this rise, which benefited relative performance for the Fund. We have since moved to a more neutral position as we anticipate a nearing of the end to the Fed’s tightening cycle.
 
While the labor market continues its ostensibly strong run with high employment and increasing nominal wages, there is another side to the story. Inflation has incessantly eroded the purchasing power of consumers, who have endured negative real hourly earnings since early 2021. The pandemic, low rate, and stimulus-fueled hot housing market of 2021 drove home prices to the highest point in history. Mortgage rates, under the pressure of the Fed’s rate hiking policy, increased an additional 77 basis points in the second half of 2022, at one point reaching as high as 7.42% from only 3.47% at the start of the year. These factors combined into a perfect storm that has brought home affordability to its lowest point in decades. Unsurprisingly, with so many existing homeowners locked into fixed rates meaningfully lower than the rate on new mortgages, housing market activity has stalled to a virtual standstill.
 
Mortgage performance was mixed over the second half of the year with rising rates and interest rate volatility, an end to the Fed’s mortgage-backed securities buying program, and weak institutional investor demand exerting significant pressure on mortgage returns in the early fall. This was followed by strong performance going into the end of the year as Treasury yields began to exhibit some stability and interest rate volatility finally began to ease. Mortgage security selection was a negative contributor over this period as our positions lagged the year-end rebound in the market. Our exposure to out-of-index asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed credit positions was an additional slight negative contributor, as these sectors were pressured by a low liquidity environment.
 
We believe that the investment landscape in the near-term will be dominated by macroeconomic forces and performance in the mortgage market will be highly influenced by the path of inflation and the strength of the labor market. Consumers are feeling the pressures of inflation and a tightening borrowing environment. With forecasts placing the probability of recession at greater than 60% within the next year, we continue to view defensive positioning as prudent. That being said, we believe the collateral backing and, in many cases, government guarantee of mortgage- and asset-backed securities may be well positioned to weather an environment of continued business cycle risks while interest rate volatility and policy risk decline and we approach the latter stages of the tightening cycle.
 
Sincerely,
 
Garritt Conover, CFA, CAIA
Portfolio Manager
 
Chris Roof
Associate Portfolio Manager
 





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Brown Advisory Mortgage Securities Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk which is the risk that debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio will decline in value because of increases in market interest rates. Investments in Asset Backed and Mortgage Backed Securities include additional risks that investors should be aware of such as credit risk, prepayment risk, possible illiquidity and default, as well as increased susceptibility to adverse economic developments. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. The risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Inflation-indexed bonds see the principal value of the security increased as the Consumer Price Index increases. Should the Consumer Price Index decline, those securities should be adversely impacted. Diversification does not assure a profit, nor does it protect against a loss in a declining market.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 









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Brown Advisory Mortgage Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Mortgage Backed Securities — 98.7%
               
 
2,400,029
 
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-1 A1^+
 
2.88
%
 
12/25/2066
   
2,111,680
 
 
2,080,000
 
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
                 
     
  Series 2018-DSNY A (1 Month LIBOR USD + 0.85%)^
 
5.17
%
 
09/15/2034
   
2,042,413
 
 
3,098,949
 
Bayview MSR Opportunity Master Fund Trust INV2, Series 2022-2 A1#^
 
3.00
%
 
12/25/2051
   
2,601,939
 
 
4,440,887
 
Bayview MSR Opportunity Master Fund Trust INV5, Series 2021-5 A2#^
 
2.50
%
 
11/25/2051
   
3,603,551
 
 
4,613,163
 
Bayview MSR Opportunity Master Fund Trust INV6, Series 2021-6 A1#^
 
3.00
%
 
10/25/2051
   
3,873,302
 
 
3,500,000
 
BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-DELC C (1 Month LIBOR USD + 1.33%)^
 
5.64
%
 
08/15/2036
   
3,411,278
 
 
2,305,000
 
BX Trust, Series 2021-SDMF B (1 Month LIBOR USD + 0.74%)^
 
5.06
%
 
09/15/2034
   
2,175,022
 
 
1,977,126
 
BX Trust, Series 2022-PSB (1 Month SOFR + 2.45%)^
 
6.79
%
 
08/15/2039
   
1,975,707
 
 
483,727
 
COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-CCRE6 A4
 
3.10
%
 
03/10/2046
   
482,197
 
 
986,000
 
DBGS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C1 7EA^
 
4.64
%
 
10/17/2051
   
937,820
 
 
37,464
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# N3-0530
 
5.50
%
 
01/01/2029
   
37,723
 
 
51,203
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# C5-3878
 
5.50
%
 
12/01/2030
   
51,981
 
 
114,589
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# C9-1366
 
4.50
%
 
04/01/2031
   
114,054
 
 
51,266
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# C6-6421
 
6.50
%
 
02/01/2032
   
52,993
 
 
164,637
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# N7-0078
 
5.50
%
 
01/01/2033
   
162,991
 
 
41,685
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# A1-4256
 
5.50
%
 
10/01/2033
   
42,224
 
 
133,273
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# G3-0932
 
4.50
%
 
03/01/2034
   
132,650
 
 
406,567
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# C9-1826
 
3.00
%
 
05/01/2035
   
378,602
 
 
19,681
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# 1J-0204 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 1.75%)
 
3.12
%
 
05/01/2035
   
19,619
 
 
125,045
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# N7-0071
 
6.00
%
 
06/01/2035
   
125,188
 
 
37,135
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# A4-6629
 
5.00
%
 
08/01/2035
   
37,900
 
 
241,613
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# K9-3365
 
3.50
%
 
11/01/2035
   
231,775
 
 
235,553
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# K9-3349
 
4.00
%
 
11/01/2035
   
227,568
 
 
17,222
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# 1L-1263 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.25%)
 
2.61
%
 
03/01/2036
   
17,412
 
 
16,068
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# 1H-1348 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.14%)
 
4.09
%
 
10/01/2036
   
16,388
 
 
126,222
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# G2-0028
 
7.50
%
 
12/01/2036
   
129,943
 
 
67,615
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# B3-1891
 
5.38
%
 
01/01/2037
   
68,493
 
 
4,401
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# 84-7727 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 1.74%)
 
3.49
%
 
02/01/2037
   
4,344
 
 
85,184
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# B3-1900
 
5.38
%
 
02/01/2037
   
86,412
 
 
42,197
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# B3-1934
 
5.38
%
 
04/01/2037
   
42,804
 
 
85,641
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# B3-1976
 
5.10
%
 
05/01/2037
   
85,928
 
 
22,827
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# 1J-1681 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 1.98%)
 
3.73
%
 
06/01/2037
   
23,099
 
 
49,650
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# U3-0653
 
5.13
%
 
07/01/2037
   
50,230
 
 
63,404
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# U3-0606
 
5.10
%
 
09/01/2037
   
63,650
 
 
204,006
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# U3-0681
 
5.10
%
 
09/01/2037
   
206,384
 
 
44,844
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# 1G-2249 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 1.78%)
 
4.03
%
 
10/01/2037
   
44,011
 
 
126,244
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# T3-0346
 
5.38
%
 
10/01/2037
   
128,342
 
 
657,456
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# G3-1063
 
3.50
%
 
11/01/2037
   
630,669
 
 
76,428
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# U3-0800
 
5.10
%
 
11/01/2037
   
76,644
 
 
3,207,323
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# WA-3311
 
2.21
%
 
04/01/2038
   
2,384,793
 
 
132,504
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# U3-1874
 
5.38
%
 
04/01/2038
   
134,511
 
 
296,474
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# N7-0082
 
6.00
%
 
07/01/2038
   
297,170
 
 
117,739
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# G0-4655
 
6.00
%
 
08/01/2038
   
123,420
 
 
135,181
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# G0-4540
 
6.00
%
 
08/01/2038
   
141,742
 
 
95,605
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# U3-2470
 
5.10
%
 
11/01/2038
   
95,958
 
 
65,116
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# G0-8348
 
5.00
%
 
06/01/2039
   
66,198
 
 
289,236
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# C0-3427
 
5.50
%
 
10/01/2039
   
300,753
 
 
154,764
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# G0-8828
 
5.50
%
 
04/01/2048
   
155,895
 
 
1,408,233
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QC-5310
 
3.00
%
 
08/01/2051
   
1,240,713
 
 
3,816,481
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QD-5779
 
3.00
%
 
01/01/2052
   
3,360,099
 
 
3,298,164
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# SD-0846
 
2.50
%
 
02/01/2052
   
2,820,193
 
 
5,423,382
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# SD-8196
 
3.50
%
 
02/01/2052
   
4,945,008
 
 
3,983,316
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# RA-6966
 
2.00
%
 
03/01/2052
   
3,272,567
 
 
1,911,165
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QD-7450
 
3.00
%
 
03/01/2052
   
1,686,245
 
 
4,222,153
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QD-7999
 
4.00
%
 
03/01/2052
   
3,971,323
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Mortgage Backed Securities — 98.7% (Continued)
               
 
594,560
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QE-0622
 
2.00
%
 
04/01/2052
   
490,648
 
 
999,422
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QE-0380
 
2.50
%
 
04/01/2052
   
853,804
 
 
2,859,171
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QD-9775
 
4.00
%
 
04/01/2052
   
2,690,388
 
 
3,411,548
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QD-9382
 
4.00
%
 
04/01/2052
   
3,209,153
 
 
2,871,768
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QE-0898
 
4.50
%
 
04/01/2052
   
2,769,849
 
 
3,864,994
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# RA-7374
 
3.00
%
 
05/01/2052
   
3,409,531
 
 
3,230,725
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QE-2358
 
3.50
%
 
05/01/2052
   
2,945,411
 
 
3,237,697
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QE-3174
 
3.50
%
 
06/01/2052
   
2,951,077
 
 
2,989,938
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QF-0493
 
5.50
%
 
09/01/2052
   
3,015,847
 
 
3,379,694
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# QF-0773
 
5.50
%
 
09/01/2052
   
3,403,615
 
 
3,567,754
 
FHLMC PC, Pool# SD-1846
 
4.50
%
 
10/01/2052
   
3,449,068
 
 
5,499
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 1843 Z
 
7.00
%
 
04/15/2026
   
5,517
 
 
46,001
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 2517 Z
 
5.50
%
 
10/15/2032
   
44,733
 
 
658,227
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 2907 VZ
 
4.50
%
 
05/15/2034
   
640,263
 
 
182,203
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 2890 ZA
 
5.00
%
 
11/15/2034
   
181,595
 
 
329,976
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 3150 DZ
 
5.50
%
 
05/15/2036
   
335,084
 
 
212,886
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 3294 CB
 
5.50
%
 
03/15/2037
   
216,392
 
 
334,668
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 3830 NB
 
4.50
%
 
02/15/2039
   
332,986
 
 
762,233
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 4121 DH
 
2.00
%
 
10/15/2042
   
552,795
 
 
455,343
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 4872 AB
 
4.00
%
 
08/15/2047
   
444,898
 
 
142,143
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 4891 PA
 
3.50
%
 
07/15/2048
   
136,961
 
 
722,129
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 4888 AC
 
3.50
%
 
01/15/2049
   
657,929
 
 
2,259,180
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 5080 PB
 
1.25
%
 
03/25/2050
   
1,792,169
 
 
2,777,846
 
FHLMC REMIC, Series 5083 UB
 
1.25
%
 
03/25/2051
   
2,143,018
 
 
391,116
 
FHLMC SCRTT, Series 2017-1 M1#^
 
4.00
%
 
01/25/2056
   
385,880
 
 
12,147,654
 
FHMS, Series K-035 X1#~
 
0.31
%
 
08/25/2023
   
20,375
 
 
63,008,915
 
FHMS, Series K-C02 X1#~
 
0.38
%
 
03/25/2024
   
255,243
 
 
19,312,786
 
FHMS, Series K-038 X1#~
 
1.08
%
 
03/25/2024
   
185,086
 
 
41,170,293
 
FHMS, Series K-040 X1#~
 
0.70
%
 
09/25/2024
   
353,451
 
 
16,994,513
 
FHMS, Series K-C03 X1#~
 
0.48
%
 
11/25/2024
   
165,309
 
 
126,181,004
 
FHMS, Series K-047 X1#~
 
0.10
%
 
05/25/2025
   
350,241
 
 
7,581,154
 
FHMS, Series Q-013 XPT1#~
 
1.66
%
 
05/25/2025
   
181,364
 
 
14,175,912
 
FHMS, Series K-053 X1#~
 
0.88
%
 
12/25/2025
   
294,950
 
 
8,879,638
 
FHMS, Series K-055 X1#~
 
1.35
%
 
03/25/2026
   
308,915
 
 
5,810,190
 
FHMS, Series K-058 X1#~
 
0.92
%
 
08/25/2026
   
157,916
 
 
6,234,418
 
FHMS, Series K-059 X1#~
 
0.30
%
 
09/25/2026
   
56,713
 
 
26,455,830
 
FHMS, Series K-737 X1#~
 
0.64
%
 
10/25/2026
   
492,690
 
 
53,346,809
 
FHMS, Series K-063 X1#~
 
0.28
%
 
01/25/2027
   
502,143
 
 
20,905,012
 
FHMS, Series K-064 X1#~
 
0.60
%
 
03/25/2027
   
444,397
 
 
5,639,449
 
FHMS, Series Q-013 XPT2#~
 
1.81
%
 
05/25/2027
   
160,685
 
 
5,275,991
 
FHMS, Series K-W03 X1#~
 
0.83
%
 
06/25/2027
   
133,298
 
 
12,196,395
 
FHMS, Series K-068 X1#~
 
0.42
%
 
08/25/2027
   
204,005
 
 
28,736,341
 
FHMS, Series K-069 X1#~
 
0.35
%
 
09/25/2027
   
417,355
 
 
31,140,871
 
FHMS, Series K-072 X1#~
 
0.37
%
 
12/25/2027
   
478,853
 
 
596,112
 
FHMS, Series Q-006 APT2#
 
2.76
%
 
10/25/2028
   
563,872
 
 
24,749,389
 
FHMS, Series K-087 X1#~
 
0.36
%
 
12/25/2028
   
465,840
 
 
17,908,678
 
FHMS, Series K-091 X1#~
 
0.56
%
 
03/25/2029
   
521,569
 
 
12,610,821
 
FHMS, Series K-092 X1#~
 
0.71
%
 
04/25/2029
   
462,886
 
 
6,249,815
 
FHMS, Series K-093 X1#~
 
0.95
%
 
05/25/2029
   
298,576
 
 
10,939,793
 
FHMS, Series K-094 X1#~
 
0.88
%
 
06/25/2029
   
494,121
 
 
14,462,244
 
FHMS, Series K-103 X1#~
 
0.64
%
 
11/25/2029
   
512,026
 
 
65,392,313
 
FHMS, Series K-139 X1#~
 
0.09
%
 
01/25/2032
   
539,303
 
 
367,399
 
FHMS, Series Q-004 A2H#
 
3.17
%
 
01/25/2046
   
365,218
 
 
153,048
 
FHMS, Series Q-010 APT1#
 
3.06
%
 
04/25/2046
   
153,498
 
 
840,931
 
FHMS, Series Q-004 A4H#
 
3.01
%
 
08/25/2046
   
836,035
 
 
870,903
 
FHMS, Series Q-007 APT1#
 
4.04
%
 
10/25/2047
   
868,487
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Mortgage Backed Securities — 98.7% (Continued)
               
 
837,830
 
FHS, Series 366 IO, Pool~
 
4.00
%
 
08/01/2049
   
151,513
 
 
1,000,000
 
FNMA, Pool# AN9202
 
3.32
%
 
05/01/2025
   
964,468
 
 
11,595
 
FNMA, Pool# 336422 (3 Year CMT Rate + 2.30%)
 
3.43
%
 
10/01/2025
   
11,488
 
 
23,473
 
FNMA, Pool# 344903
 
5.50
%
 
10/01/2025
   
23,575
 
 
42,084
 
FNMA, Pool# 356232
 
6.50
%
 
01/01/2026
   
43,193
 
 
18,802
 
FNMA, Pool# 406521 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.52%)
 
3.90
%
 
05/01/2026
   
18,304
 
 
34,341
 
FNMA, Pool# 356329 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.65%)
 
4.78
%
 
01/01/2027
   
33,629
 
 
12,605
 
FNMA, Pool# 363850 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.13%)
 
2.90
%
 
04/01/2027
   
12,383
 
 
22,667
 
FNMA, Pool# 406380 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.17%)
 
3.47
%
 
11/01/2027
   
22,300
 
 
150,000
 
FNMA, Pool# AN8842
 
3.32
%
 
04/01/2028
   
141,143
 
 
2,717,353
 
FNMA, Pool# BL0387
 
4.28
%
 
05/01/2028
   
2,691,804
 
 
423,276
 
FNMA, Pool# 257203
 
5.00
%
 
05/01/2028
   
426,203
 
 
779,786
 
FNMA, Pool# 958720
 
5.65
%
 
10/01/2028
   
805,088
 
 
335,690
 
FNMA, Pool# 957502
 
3.98
%
 
07/01/2029
   
327,297
 
 
29,669
 
FNMA, Pool# 520478 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.10%)
 
4.22
%
 
11/01/2029
   
29,117
 
 
66,339
 
FNMA, Pool# AL0898
 
5.00
%
 
02/01/2031
   
66,801
 
 
1,253,657
 
FNMA, Pool# AI4717
 
4.50
%
 
07/01/2031
   
1,246,416
 
 
29,321
 
FNMA, Pool# 656181 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.16%)
 
3.26
%
 
08/01/2031
   
28,575
 
 
2,150,000
 
FNMA, Pool# BL4313
 
2.31
%
 
09/01/2031
   
1,831,994
 
 
30,584
 
FNMA, Pool# 723313 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.54%)
 
4.54
%
 
09/01/2031
   
30,237
 
 
8,478
 
FNMA, Pool# 642122 (1 Year CMT  Rate + 2.27%)
 
3.40
%
 
03/01/2032
   
8,148
 
 
800,242
 
FNMA, Pool# 470828
 
3.53
%
 
03/01/2032
   
745,753
 
 
8,101
 
FNMA, Pool# 628837
 
6.50
%
 
03/01/2032
   
8,314
 
 
13,286
 
FNMA, Pool# 640225 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.27%)
 
3.40
%
 
04/01/2032
   
12,768
 
 
33,308
 
FNMA, Pool# 662138 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.30%)
 
4.30
%
 
09/01/2032
   
32,924
 
 
27,384
 
FNMA, Pool# 668309 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.02%)
 
4.02
%
 
11/01/2032
   
26,984
 
 
25,356
 
FNMA, Pool# 696546 (6 Month LIBOR USD + 2.26%)
 
3.63
%
 
03/01/2033
   
24,725
 
 
5,577
 
FNMA, Pool# 555819 (6 Month LIBOR USD + 1.03%)
 
3.28
%
 
07/01/2033
   
5,469
 
 
28,402
 
FNMA, Pool# 744805 (6 Month LIBOR USD + 1.52%)
 
3.27
%
 
11/01/2033
   
27,747
 
 
11,944
 
FNMA, Pool# 751498 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.22%)
 
4.34
%
 
11/01/2033
   
11,702
 
 
23,853
 
FNMA, Pool# 741373 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.28%)
 
4.41
%
 
12/01/2033
   
23,458
 
 
25,676
 
FNMA, Pool# 764342 (6 Month LIBOR USD + 1.52%)
 
2.90
%
 
02/01/2034
   
25,215
 
 
25,889
 
FNMA, Pool# 774969 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.28%)
 
3.28
%
 
04/01/2034
   
25,510
 
 
103,593
 
FNMA, Pool# 783554 (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.21%)
 
4.21
%
 
07/01/2034
   
102,515
 
 
2,914
 
FNMA, Pool# 819649 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 1.52%)
 
2.12
%
 
03/01/2035
   
2,848
 
 
38,456
 
FNMA, Pool# 889829
 
5.00
%
 
07/01/2035
   
39,340
 
 
31,264
 
FNMA, Pool# 830970 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 1.83%)
 
4.07
%
 
08/01/2035
   
30,903
 
 
450,145
 
FNMA, Pool# AL7654
 
3.00
%
 
09/01/2035
   
419,097
 
 
20,806
 
FNMA, Pool# 837329 (1 Year CMT  Rate + 2.04%)
 
4.04
%
 
09/01/2035
   
20,575
 
 
48,383
 
FNMA, Pool# 836715 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 1.77%)
 
4.02
%
 
10/01/2035
   
47,813
 
 
112,402
 
FNMA, Pool# 842006
 
4.25
%
 
10/01/2035
   
110,012
 
 
19,088
 
FNMA, Pool# 922680 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 1.91%)
 
3.70
%
 
11/01/2035
   
19,468
 
 
236,371
 
FNMA, Pool# 850232
 
4.25
%
 
12/01/2035
   
231,761
 
 
11,508
 
FNMA, Pool# 865849 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 1.54%)
 
1.94
%
 
03/01/2036
   
11,251
 
 
219,702
 
FNMA, Pool# AB0577
 
4.00
%
 
03/01/2036
   
207,855
 
 
10,394
 
FNMA, Pool# 877009 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 2.38%)
 
4.24
%
 
03/01/2036
   
10,571
 
 
17,350
 
FNMA, Pool# 868568 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 1.74%)
 
2.61
%
 
04/01/2036
   
17,223
 
 
34,958
 
FNMA, Pool# 882017 (6 Month LIBOR USD + 1.56%)
 
3.31
%
 
05/01/2036
   
34,126
 
 
17,635
 
FNMA, Pool# 745626 (1 Year CMT  Rate + 2.14%)
 
3.53
%
 
05/01/2036
   
17,342
 
 
4,314
 
FNMA, Pool# 872895 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 1.88%)
 
4.13
%
 
06/01/2036
   
4,251
 
 
15,881
 
FNMA, Pool# 886163 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 1.83%)
 
4.08
%
 
07/01/2036
   
15,728
 
 
221,559
 
FNMA, Pool# 896838
 
5.45
%
 
07/01/2036
   
220,002
 
 
74,478
 
FNMA, Pool# 745818
 
6.50
%
 
09/01/2036
   
77,388
 
 
27,406
 
FNMA, Pool# 995521 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 1.82%)
 
3.32
%
 
05/01/2037
   
26,861
 
 
43,790
 
FNMA, Pool# 950382 (6 Month LIBOR USD + 1.08%)
 
3.54
%
 
08/01/2037
   
44,090
 
 
26,894
 
FNMA, Pool# 941050 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 1.70%)
 
3.95
%
 
08/01/2037
   
26,539
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Mortgage Backed Securities — 98.7% (Continued)
               
 
31,245
 
FNMA, Pool# 952835 (1 Year CMT  Rate + 2.32%)
 
4.16
%
 
09/01/2037
   
31,636
 
 
1,485,454
 
FNMA, Pool# MA3208
 
4.50
%
 
10/01/2037
   
1,456,686
 
 
69,231
 
FNMA, Pool# 955233
 
6.50
%
 
12/01/2037
   
72,083
 
 
5,837
 
FNMA, Pool# 982237 (12 Month LIBOR USD + 1.84%)
 
3.59
%
 
05/01/2038
   
5,694
 
 
217,046
 
FNMA, Pool# AD0100
 
7.00
%
 
12/01/2038
   
232,899
 
 
85,420
 
FNMA, Pool# 930507
 
6.50
%
 
02/01/2039
   
87,976
 
 
1,464,212
 
FNMA, Pool# AS2249
 
4.00
%
 
04/01/2039
   
1,409,285
 
 
218,106
 
FNMA, Pool# AL0407
 
6.50
%
 
04/01/2039
   
224,323
 
 
162,962
 
FNMA, Pool# AD0427
 
5.50
%
 
10/01/2039
   
169,264
 
 
238,216
 
FNMA, Pool# AD0941
 
5.50
%
 
04/01/2040
   
247,428
 
 
583,099
 
FNMA, Pool# 467095
 
5.90
%
 
01/01/2041
   
609,105
 
 
282,108
 
FNMA, Pool# AH8447
 
5.50
%
 
04/01/2041
   
285,032
 
 
905,775
 
FNMA, Pool# 469130
 
4.87
%
 
10/01/2041
   
878,486
 
 
232,683
 
FNMA, Pool# BC1738
 
4.50
%
 
09/01/2043
   
228,706
 
 
220,524
 
FNMA, Pool# AS1429
 
4.00
%
 
12/01/2043
   
212,990
 
 
238,782
 
FNMA, Pool# AV7739
 
4.00
%
 
01/01/2044
   
232,781
 
 
139,703
 
FNMA, Pool# AW6485
 
4.00
%
 
06/01/2044
   
135,448
 
 
192,398
 
FNMA, Pool# AY0382
 
4.00
%
 
11/01/2044
   
185,630
 
 
343,651
 
FNMA, Pool# AW9534
 
4.00
%
 
03/01/2045
   
335,011
 
 
178,505
 
FNMA, Pool# AZ4154
 
4.00
%
 
06/01/2045
   
175,764
 
 
1,022,724
 
FNMA, Pool# AZ7828
 
4.00
%
 
08/01/2045
   
981,774
 
 
518,052
 
FNMA, Pool# BA3674
 
4.50
%
 
10/01/2045
   
510,024
 
 
320,725
 
FNMA, Pool# BC6366
 
4.50
%
 
02/01/2046
   
315,492
 
 
194,247
 
FNMA, Pool# BD1241
 
4.50
%
 
05/01/2046
   
190,327
 
 
702,806
 
FNMA, Pool# BD5189
 
4.50
%
 
07/01/2046
   
691,776
 
 
169,741
 
FNMA, Pool# BD8599
 
4.50
%
 
11/01/2046
   
167,084
 
 
294,737
 
FNMA, Pool# BH7686
 
4.50
%
 
12/01/2047
   
287,076
 
 
514,740
 
FNMA, Pool# BJ8287
 
4.50
%
 
01/01/2048
   
503,296
 
 
353,253
 
FNMA, Pool# BK5105
 
5.50
%
 
05/01/2048
   
358,618
 
 
381,602
 
FNMA, Pool# BK8032
 
5.50
%
 
06/01/2048
   
388,257
 
 
1,000,000
 
FNMA, Pool# AN9931
 
4.24
%
 
08/01/2048
   
916,522
 
 
183,867
 
FNMA, Pool# BN4936
 
5.50
%
 
12/01/2048
   
185,136
 
 
105,981
 
FNMA, Pool# BN4921
 
5.50
%
 
01/01/2049
   
106,685
 
 
2,687,557
 
FNMA, Pool# BP5419
 
3.00
%
 
05/01/2050
   
2,415,520
 
 
1,468,473
 
FNMA, Pool# BQ6307
 
2.00
%
 
11/01/2050
   
1,203,679
 
 
3,006,420
 
FNMA, Pool# BQ3248
 
2.00
%
 
11/01/2050
   
2,463,807
 
 
1,026,498
 
FNMA, Pool# MA4208
 
2.00
%
 
12/01/2050
   
842,058
 
 
856,675
 
FNMA, Pool# BR5634
 
2.00
%
 
03/01/2051
   
705,406
 
 
3,845,969
 
FNMA, Pool# FM8754
 
3.00
%
 
09/01/2051
   
3,409,626
 
 
480,992
 
FNMA, Pool# FS1480
 
2.50
%
 
11/01/2051
   
410,802
 
 
5,292,504
 
FNMA, Pool# FM9760
 
3.50
%
 
11/01/2051
   
4,829,880
 
 
1,203,285
 
FNMA, Pool# MA4492
 
2.00
%
 
12/01/2051
   
984,243
 
 
3,470,832
 
FNMA, Pool# FS0348
 
2.00
%
 
01/01/2052
   
2,856,804
 
 
3,209,533
 
FNMA, Pool# CB2539
 
2.50
%
 
01/01/2052
   
2,744,136
 
 
3,181,208
 
FNMA, Pool# CB2548
 
2.50
%
 
01/01/2052
   
2,706,597
 
 
1,122,992
 
FNMA, Pool# FS0731
 
2.00
%
 
02/01/2052
   
924,587
 
 
2,783,455
 
FNMA, Pool# CB2909
 
3.50
%
 
02/01/2052
   
2,537,781
 
 
4,180,684
 
FNMA, Pool# CB3103
 
2.50
%
 
03/01/2052
   
3,587,915
 
 
2,921,775
 
FNMA, Pool# FS0832
 
3.50
%
 
03/01/2052
   
2,664,648
 
 
1,468,202
 
FNMA, Pool# FS0922
 
3.50
%
 
03/01/2052
   
1,339,146
 
 
2,712,995
 
FNMA, Pool# BV4532
 
3.50
%
 
03/01/2052
   
2,473,959
 
 
2,041,420
 
FNMA, Pool# MA4565
 
3.50
%
 
03/01/2052
   
1,860,135
 
 
4,548,885
 
FNMA, Pool# FS0945
 
4.00
%
 
03/01/2052
   
4,280,039
 
 
3,877,288
 
FNMA, Pool# FS1521
 
3.00
%
 
04/01/2052
   
3,437,647
 
 
758,452
 
FNMA, Pool# BW0025
 
4.00
%
 
07/01/2052
   
714,517
 
 
19,585
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 1996-23 G
 
6.50
%
 
07/25/2026
   
19,656
 


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Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Mortgage Backed Securities — 98.7% (Continued)
               
 
1,994,845
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2017-T1 A
 
2.90
%
 
06/25/2027
   
1,864,617
 
 
696,278
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2012-139 HI~
 
2.50
%
 
12/25/2027
   
28,694
 
 
53,096
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2013-15 QI~
 
3.00
%
 
03/25/2028
   
2,711
 
 
131,514
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2013-115 AI~
 
3.00
%
 
04/25/2031
   
1,063
 
 
5,652,029
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2020-M15 X1#~
 
1.48
%
 
09/25/2031
   
319,028
 
 
23,849,558
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2019-M23 X3#~
 
0.32
%
 
10/27/2031
   
421,856
 
 
107,934
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2001-80 Z
 
6.00
%
 
01/25/2032
   
108,280
 
 
161,105
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2006-M2 A2A#
 
5.27
%
 
10/25/2032
   
158,318
 
 
292,746
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2003-71 MB
 
5.50
%
 
08/25/2033
   
299,580
 
 
1,283,287
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2014-8 IQ~
 
4.00
%
 
03/25/2034
   
158,205
 
 
7,251,728
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-95 WI#~
 
0.00
%
 
05/25/2035
   
164,445
 
 
1,744,679
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2005-73 EZ
 
5.50
%
 
08/25/2035
   
1,757,408
 
 
634,266
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2005-110 GL
 
5.50
%
 
12/25/2035
   
645,608
 
 
289,860
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2006-21 Z
 
5.50
%
 
04/25/2036
   
294,161
 
 
889,789
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2006-112 QC
 
5.50
%
 
11/25/2036
   
904,378
 
 
410,923
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2007-22 A
 
5.50
%
 
03/25/2037
   
420,634
 
 
418,000
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2008-2 PH
 
5.50
%
 
02/25/2038
   
428,306
 
 
616,971
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2009-20 DS (1 Month LIBOR USD + 7.40%)~
 
3.01
%
 
04/25/2039
   
65,786
 
 
1,033,456
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2012-65 HJ
 
5.00
%
 
07/25/2040
   
1,032,778
 
 
854,598
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2012-27 PI~
 
4.50
%
 
02/25/2042
   
80,787
 
 
53,721
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2012-10 UF (1 Month LIBOR USD + 0.55%)
 
4.94
%
 
02/25/2042
   
52,868
 
 
307,862
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2013-34 IG~
 
3.00
%
 
05/25/2042
   
40,018
 
 
6,744
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2003-W10 3A5
 
4.30
%
 
06/25/2043
   
6,416
 
 
1,873
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2003-W12 1A9
 
4.48
%
 
06/25/2043
   
1,826
 
 
11,240
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2003-W12 1A8
 
4.55
%
 
06/25/2043
   
10,909
 
 
6,437
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2003-W12 2A7
 
4.68
%
 
06/25/2043
   
6,225
 
 
7,509
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2003-W12 2A6
 
5.00
%
 
06/25/2043
   
7,374
 
 
355,434
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2015-40 LI~
 
4.50
%
 
03/25/2045
   
69,803
 
 
203,286
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2018-86 JA
 
4.00
%
 
05/25/2047
   
196,798
 
 
930,866
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2019-37 IM~
 
5.00
%
 
07/25/2049
   
134,386
 
 
4,814,457
 
FNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-47 IO~
 
2.50
%
 
07/25/2051
   
671,537
 
 
24,700,000
 
FNMA, 2.00%, Due TBA January
 
2.00
%
 
01/15/2053
   
20,140,946
 
 
1,500,000
 
FNMA, 2.50%, Due TBA January
 
2.50
%
 
01/15/2053
   
1,272,652
 
 
13,650,000
 
FNMA, 3.50%, Due TBA January
 
3.50
%
 
01/15/2053
   
12,421,056
 
 
19,450,000
 
FNMA, 4.00%, Due TBA January
 
4.00
%
 
01/15/2053
   
18,267,067
 
 
696,139
 
FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-KF74 B (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.15%)^
 
6.29
%
 
01/25/2027
   
679,785
 
 
1,672,047
 
FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KF59 B (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.35%)^
 
6.49
%
 
02/25/2029
   
1,562,481
 
 
860,410
 
FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KF73 B (1 Month LIBOR USD + 2.45%)^
 
6.59
%
 
11/25/2029
   
834,526
 
 
700,000
 
FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-K68 B#^
 
3.84
%
 
10/25/2049
   
643,051
 
 
16,121
 
GNMA, Pool# 783374X
 
5.50
%
 
02/15/2023
   
16,066
 
 
32,798
 
GNMA, Pool# 728160X
 
5.25
%
 
11/15/2024
   
33,624
 
 
166,773
 
GNMA, Pool# 623145X
 
5.50
%
 
10/15/2028
   
169,637
 
 
778,841
 
GNMA, Pool# 589694X
 
4.50
%
 
08/15/2029
   
765,074
 
 
27,864
 
GNMA, Pool# 728157X
 
3.75
%
 
11/15/2029
   
27,021
 
 
237,460
 
GNMA, Pool# 770225C
 
4.25
%
 
08/20/2031
   
240,416
 
 
277,535
 
GNMA, Pool# 003160M
 
6.00
%
 
11/20/2031
   
290,943
 
 
370,890
 
GNMA, Pool# 003489M
 
6.00
%
 
12/20/2033
   
392,215
 
 
197,273
 
GNMA, Pool# 782173M
 
5.50
%
 
05/20/2035
   
205,577
 
 
710,221
 
GNMA, Pool# MA7106M
 
2.00
%
 
01/20/2036
   
635,213
 
 
700,925
 
GNMA, Pool# MA7164M
 
2.00
%
 
02/20/2036
   
626,949
 
 
51,456
 
GNMA, Pool# 784315X
 
6.00
%
 
06/15/2036
   
53,699
 
 
266,123
 
GNMA, Pool# 770226C
 
4.75
%
 
06/20/2036
   
265,357
 
 
119,068
 
GNMA, Pool# 004194M
 
5.50
%
 
07/20/2038
   
122,019
 
 
406,226
 
GNMA, Pool# MA7834M
 
6.00
%
 
01/20/2052
   
430,217
 
 
1,898,379
 
GNMA, Pool# CJ2171C
 
4.00
%
 
05/20/2052
   
1,794,214
 
 
705,019
 
GNMA, Pool# AC0521C
 
5.50
%
 
05/20/2042
   
740,925
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Mortgage Backed Securities — 98.7% (Continued)
               
 
882,127
 
GNMA, Pool# BM9287C
 
4.00
%
 
08/20/2049
   
842,144
 
 
3,408,276
 
GNMA, Pool# CM0231H (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.12%)
 
5.49
%
 
02/20/2072
   
3,617,169
 
 
3,619,670
 
GNMA, Pool# CM0214H (1 Year CMT Rate + 2.09%)
 
5.46
%
 
02/20/2072
   
3,835,791
 
 
257,154
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2013-168 IA~
 
2.50
%
 
11/16/2028
   
10,261
 
 
382,502
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2004-93 PD
 
5.00
%
 
11/16/2034
   
380,048
 
 
67,860
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2006-40 B
 
6.00
%
 
08/20/2036
   
69,117
 
 
412,006
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2012-52 WA#
 
6.20
%
 
04/20/2038
   
427,646
 
 
690,734
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2016-012 KI~
 
5.00
%
 
09/20/2038
   
100,232
 
 
422,213
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2017-083 ID~
 
7.00
%
 
01/20/2039
   
58,714
 
 
484,470
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2011-2 DP#
 
5.46
%
 
03/20/2039
   
490,483
 
 
681,907
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2010-105 IB~
 
4.50
%
 
01/16/2040
   
69,700
 
 
491,682
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2016-68 IC#~
 
6.00
%
 
01/20/2040
   
73,801
 
 
682,000
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2011-156 PM
 
2.00
%
 
04/20/2040
   
544,085
 
 
883,825
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2017-083 IK~
 
6.00
%
 
05/20/2040
   
174,102
 
 
246,576
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2016-112 AW#
 
7.02
%
 
12/20/2040
   
261,584
 
 
1,146,834
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2012-143 IC~
 
5.00
%
 
10/16/2041
   
187,295
 
 
831,612
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2012-97 GB
 
2.00
%
 
08/16/2042
   
675,562
 
 
577,711
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2013-86 IA~
 
5.00
%
 
06/20/2043
   
69,272
 
 
830,676
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2017-103 IM~
 
5.00
%
 
06/20/2043
   
116,947
 
 
371,236
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2014-06 IG~
 
4.50
%
 
01/16/2044
   
46,428
 
 
958,844
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2011-127 C#
 
3.50
%
 
03/16/2047
   
899,621
 
 
315,167
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2018-127 PB
 
3.00
%
 
09/20/2047
   
295,067
 
 
4,299
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2018-166 AB
 
4.00
%
 
10/20/2047
   
4,273
 
 
2,063,868
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2017-167 SE (1 Month LIBOR USD + 6.20%)~
 
1.85
%
 
11/20/2047
   
228,470
 
 
108,395
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2018-166 BA
 
3.50
%
 
11/20/2047
   
106,644
 
 
2,108,383
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2018-036 LI~
 
5.00
%
 
03/20/2048
   
298,071
 
 
535,358
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2018-153 QA
 
3.50
%
 
11/20/2048
   
512,628
 
 
579,422
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2019-162 KB
 
2.00
%
 
12/20/2049
   
388,103
 
 
552,000
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-050 PL
 
1.25
%
 
03/20/2051
   
263,167
 
 
1,840,304
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-125 UL
 
1.50
%
 
07/20/2051
   
1,396,979
 
 
1,089,459
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-160 DK
 
2.00
%
 
09/20/2051
   
730,076
 
 
1,791,418
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2021-177 KD
 
2.00
%
 
10/20/2051
   
1,506,653
 
 
2,828,173
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2022-009 CD
 
2.00
%
 
01/20/2052
   
2,398,550
 
 
1,122,218
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2014-135 I0#~
 
0.42
%
 
01/16/2056
   
20,479
 
 
1,128,093
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2015-172 I0#~
 
0.62
%
 
03/16/2057
   
25,306
 
 
2,181,409
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2016-40 I0#~
 
0.62
%
 
07/16/2057
   
50,212
 
 
1,468,324
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2016-56 I0#~
 
1.00
%
 
11/16/2057
   
61,287
 
 
2,162,559
 
GNMA REMIC Trust, Series 2016-98 I0#~
 
0.87
%
 
05/16/2058
   
87,650
 
 
3,772,887
 
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2022-LTV1 A8#^
 
3.00
%
 
06/25/2052
   
3,392,945
 
 
4,392,829
 
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-INV4 A2#^
 
3.00
%
 
01/25/2052
   
3,682,426
 
 
3,371,474
 
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-LTV2 A3#^
 
3.50
%
 
09/25/2052
   
2,996,311
 
 
6,076,183
 
Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance, Series 2021-INV4 A3#^
 
2.50
%
 
12/26/2051
   
4,888,954
 
 
3,422,517
 
Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance, Series 2022-INV2 A2#^
 
3.50
%
 
04/25/2052
   
2,973,579
 
 
3,217,899
 
RCKT Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-6 A1#^
 
2.50
%
 
12/25/2051
   
2,603,146
 
 
3,043,895
 
RCKT Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-1 A5#^
 
2.50
%
 
01/25/2052
   
2,627,133
 
 
3,167,694
 
RCKT Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-4 A1#^
 
4.00
%
 
06/25/2052
   
2,860,205
 
 
298,529
 
SBA, Pool# 522053 (PRIME + 0.60%)
 
6.85
%
 
05/25/2026
   
300,639
 
 
2,088,853
 
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-1 A1#^
 
2.50
%
 
03/25/2051
   
1,692,396
 
Total Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost $316,016,898)
             
295,984,119
 
                   
Asset Backed Securities — 6.8%
                 
 
3,500,000
 
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2022-2 A
 
3.39
%
 
05/17/2027
   
3,402,317
 
 
1,887,718
 
American Homes 4 Rent Trust, Series 2014-SFR2 A^
 
3.79
%
 
10/17/2036
   
1,823,087
 
 
2,130,000
 
American Homes 4 Rent Trust, Series 2014-SFR2 B^
 
4.29
%
 
10/17/2036
   
2,062,845
 
 
2,316,966
 
American Homes 4 Rent Trust, Series 2014-SFR3 A^
 
3.68
%
 
12/18/2036
   
2,232,858
 
 
312,913
 
American Homes 4 Rent Trust, Series 2015-SFR1 A^
 
3.47
%
 
04/18/2052
   
298,376
 
 
215,035
 
American Homes 4 Rent Trust, Series 2015-SFR2 A^
 
3.73
%
 
10/18/2052
   
203,638
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Shares/
                   
Par Value
 
Security Description
 
Rate
 
Maturity
 
Value $
 
Asset Backed Securities — 6.8% (Continued)
               
 
250,000
 
American Homes 4 Rent Trust, Series 2015-SFR2 C^
 
4.69
%
 
10/18/2052
   
238,875
 
 
1,404,000
 
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2021-1 D
 
1.21
%
 
12/18/2026
   
1,257,729
 
 
1,505,000
 
CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2021-2 C
 
1.34
%
 
02/16/2027
   
1,362,199
 
 
757,311
 
Dext ABS LLC, Series 2021-1 A^
 
1.12
%
 
02/15/2028
   
724,451
 
 
380,000
 
Dext ABS LLC, Series 2021-1 B^
 
1.76
%
 
02/15/2028
   
348,216
 
 
787,297
 
FHF Trust, Series 2021-2A A^
 
0.83
%
 
12/15/2026
   
748,683
 
 
439,603
 
FHF Trust, Series 2021-1A A^
 
1.27
%
 
03/15/2027
   
421,397
 
 
1,449,906
 
GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust, Series 2021-5 A^
 
2.31
%
 
10/20/2048
   
1,058,810
 
 
1,089,846
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA — CACLN, Series 2021-3 B^
 
0.76
%
 
02/25/2029
   
1,027,584
 
 
410,000
 
Oportun Funding XIV LLC, Series 2021-A A^
 
1.21
%
 
03/08/2028
   
381,975
 
 
1,505,000
 
PFS Financing Corp., Series 2021-A A^
 
0.71
%
 
04/15/2026
   
1,417,180
 
 
1,500,000
 
Verizon Master Trust, Series 2022-4 A+
 
3.40
%
 
11/20/2028
   
1,454,987
 
Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $21,874,522)
             
20,465,207
 
                         
U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.3%
                 
 
1,000,000
 
United States Treasury Note
 
2.88
%
 
05/15/2032
   
925,000
 
Total U.S. Treasury Notes (Cost $1,009,032)
             
925,000
 
                   
Municipal Bonds — 0.2%
                 
 
505,000
 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority
 
2.80
%
 
12/01/2026
   
468,463
 
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $505,000)
             
468,463
 
                   
Short-Term Investments — 10.9%
                 
                   
Money Market Funds — 10.9%
                 
 
32,811,634
 
First American Government Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%*
             
32,811,634
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $32,811,634)
             
32,811,634
 
Total Investments — 116.9% (Cost $372,217,086)
             
350,654,423
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (16.9)%
             
(50,820,065
)
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
            
$
299,834,358
 

#
Variable rate security.  Rate disclosed is as of the date of this report.
^
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
~
Interest only security.
*
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.
+
Step bond. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
Mortgage Backed Securities
   
98.7
%
Money Market Funds
   
10.9
%
Asset Backed Securities
   
6.8
%
U.S. Treasury Notes
   
0.3
%
Municipal Bonds
   
0.2
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
(16.9
)%
     
100.0
%


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Futures Contracts — Long (Note 6)
                           
               
Notional
   
Notional
   
Unrealized Appreciation
 
Issue
 
Contracts
 
Expiration Date
 
Amount
   
Value
   
(Depreciation)
 
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures
 
38
   
03/22/2023
 
$
4,277,160
   
$
4,267,281
   
$
(9,879
)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures
 
7
   
03/22/2023
   
876,984
     
877,406
     
422
 
U.S. 10-Year Ultra Futures
 
39
   
03/22/2023
   
4,621,585
     
4,612,969
     
(8,616
)
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond Futures
 
15
   
03/22/2023
   
2,002,901
     
2,014,687
     
11,786
 
               
$
11,778,630
   
$
11,772,343
   
$
(6,287
)
                                   
Futures Contracts — Short (Note 6)
                                 
               
Notional
   
Notional
   
Unrealized Appreciation
 
Issue
 
Contracts
 
Expiration Date
 
Amount
   
Value
   
(Depreciation)
 
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note Futures
 
(44
 
)
03/31/2023
 
$
(4,762,857
)
 
$
(4,748,906
)
 
$
13,951
 
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note Futures
 
(152
 
)
03/31/2023
   
(31,222,961
)
   
(31,171,875
)
   
51,086
 
               
$
(35,985,818
)
 
$
(35,920,781
)
 
$
65,037
 

There is no variation margin due to or from the Fund as of the date of this report.






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Brown Advisory – WMC Strategic European Equity Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholder:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory – WMC Strategic European Equity Fund Institutional Shares (the “Fund”) increased 4.58% in value. During the same period, the MSCI Europe Index, the Fund’s benchmark, increased 7.24%.
 
For the 6 months ended December 31, 2022, the portfolio underperformed the benchmark. Sector allocation, a result of our bottom-up stock selection process, was the primary driver of relative underperformance, driven by the Fund’s overweight to communication services and underweights to energy and consumer discretionary. This was partially offset by an overweight to industrials and financials. Security selection also detracted from relative performance. Selection in health care, industrials, and consumer discretionary detracted most, while stronger selection within financials, communication services, and consumer staples contributed.
 
From an individual stock perspective, our top relative contributors were Publicis Groupe (communication services), Erste Group (financials), and Beazley (financials). Our top relative detractors were United Internet (communication services), Grifols (health care), and Fresenius SE & Co (health care). During the period, we purchased new positions in Haleon, Bayer, and AIB Group. We sold our positions in GSK and Fresenius SE & Co.
 
Haleon is a British consumer health care company. It is the consumer spin off from GSK (July 2022), and key brands include Sensodyne, Advil, Centrum, Voltarol, Panadol, and Tums. We expect that Haleon will be resilient in a weaker economic environment due to its exposure to attractive consumer categories creating lower cyclicality. We like that the stock is trading at a discount and we believe it will continue to deliver moderate growth over the long term. In December, a series of lawsuits around legacy drug, Zantac, were dismissed by US courts. We believe this to be positive for the outlook of the stock removing any overhanging concerns for investors, increasing our position.
 
GSK is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The company focuses on several therapeutic classes, including respiratory, oncology, and antiviral, as well as vaccines and consumer health care. GSK benefits from patents, economies of scale, a diversified portfolio of brands, solid brand power and a strong distribution network. We have owned the stock since 2011 and it has been a positive contributor to performance, however we sold our position over the period amid heightened fears around the company’s Zantac litigation, purchasing Haleon instead.
 
Sincerely,
 
Carl Dirk Enderlein, CFA, Senior Managing Director, and Equity Portfolio Manager
 

 
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments focused in a single geographic region may be exposed to greater risk than investments diversified among various geographies. Investments in foreign securities entail certain risks not associated with investments in domestic securities, such as volatility of currency exchange rates, and in some cases, political and economic instability and relatively illiquid markets. These risks are greater in emerging markets. Investments in smaller and medium capitalization companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies for various reasons such as narrower markets, limited financial resources and less liquid stock. The Fund may invest in ETFs, which may trade at a discount to the aggregate value of the underlying securities and although expense ratios for ETFs are generally low, frequent trading of ETFs by the Fund can generate brokerage expenses. The value of investments in REITs may change in response to changes in the real estate market such as declines in the value of real estate, lack of available capital or financing opportunities, and increases in property taxes or operating costs. Derivatives involve risks different from, and in certain cases, greater than the risks presented by more traditional investments. Investors will indirectly bear the principal risks and its share of the fees and expenses of the Fund’s investment in other Investment Companies.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 




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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Common Stocks — 92.9%
     
       
Austria — 3.8%
     
 
164,719
 
Erste Group Bank AG
   
5,270,205
 
 
30,367
 
Porr AG
   
380,816
 
 
53,565
 
Vienna Insurance Group AG
       
     
  Wiener Versicherung Gruppe
   
1,280,118
 
           
6,931,139
 
Belgium — 4.0%
       
 
28,386
 
KBC Group NV
   
1,827,635
 
 
68,952
 
UCB S.A.
   
5,432,953
 
           
7,260,588
 
Czech Republic — 0.9%
       
 
54,007
 
Komercni banka, as
   
1,560,690
 
         
Denmark — 0.7%
       
 
16,885
 
Royal Unibrew A/S
   
1,200,024
 
         
France — 13.4%
       
 
35,830
 
Amundi S.A.
   
2,031,874
 
 
104,096
 
Bureau Veritas S.A.
   
2,743,336
 
 
5,782
 
Dassault Aviation S.A.
   
980,584
 
 
292,616
 
Elis S.A.
   
4,319,318
 
 
9,266
 
Legrand S.A.
   
742,961
 
 
66,580
 
Publicis Groupe S.A.
   
4,253,269
 
 
29,285
 
Safran S.A.
   
3,668,050
 
 
3,862
 
Somfy S.A.
   
590,144
 
 
162,927
 
Technip Energies NV
   
2,561,460
 
 
16,744
 
Thales S.A.
   
2,139,353
 
           
24,030,349
 
Germany — 14.4%
       
 
63,357
 
Bayer AG
   
3,260,979
 
 
15,612
 
Beiersdorf AG
   
1,784,006
 
 
66,041
 
Brenntag SE
   
4,211,741
 
 
5,980
 
Hannover Rueck SE
   
1,179,896
 
 
108,193
 
Hensoldt AG
   
2,563,093
 
 
50,588
 
Jenoptik AG
   
1,375,902
 
 
31,553
 
Rheinmetall AG
   
6,281,430
 
 
20,594
 
Siemens Healthineers AG
   
1,027,259
 
 
179,457
 
United Internet AG
   
3,618,667
 
 
14,835
 
Washtec AG
   
548,249
 
           
25,851,222
 
Ireland — 1.6%
       
 
776,679
 
AIB Group PLC
   
2,981,200
 
         
Italy — 0.1%
       
 
22,931
 
MARR SpA
   
279,955
 
         
Netherlands — 2.6%
       
 
18,486
 
Heineken NV
   
1,741,232
 
 
49,242
 
QIAGEN NV*
   
2,475,413
 
 
3,920
 
Wolters Kluwer NV
   
410,169
 
           
4,626,814
 
Portugal — 1.0%
       
 
83,352
 
Jeronimo Martins SGPS S.A.
   
1,803,356
 
         
Spain — 4.7%
       
 
142,847
 
Almirall S.A.
   
1,381,226
 
 
493,045
 
Bankinter S.A.
   
3,303,162
 
 
87,511
 
Fluidra S.A.
   
1,360,707
 
 
205,731
 
Grifols S.A.*
   
2,375,858
 
           
8,420,953
 
Sweden — 4.3%
       
 
61,395
 
Alfa Laval AB
   
1,775,994
 
 
58,106
 
Assa Abloy AB
   
1,249,818
 
 
92,592
 
Hexpol AB
   
987,954
 
 
60,292
 
Sandvik AB
   
1,089,572
 
 
111,667
 
Trelleborg AB
   
2,579,354
 
           
7,682,692
 
Switzerland — 6.6%
       
 
23,818
 
Julius Baer Group, Ltd.
   
1,386,234
 
 
49,416
 
Novartis AG
   
4,472,022
 
 
321,616
 
UBS Group AG
   
5,977,628
 
           
11,835,884
 
United Kingdom — 34.8%
       
 
530,382
 
BAE Systems PLC
   
5,478,026
 
 
388,377
 
Beazley PLC
   
3,176,325
 
 
170,825
 
British American Tobacco PLC
   
6,757,555
 
 
100,701
 
Bunzl PLC
   
3,350,355
 
 
70,689
 
Compass Group PLC
   
1,632,361
 
 
1,014,833
 
ConvaTec Group PLC
   
2,842,226
 
 
112,509
 
CRH PLC
   
4,474,486
 
 
1,508,245
 
Haleon PLC*
   
5,967,576
 
 
109,349
 
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC
   
2,037,827
 
 
125,882
 
IMI PLC
   
1,966,014
 
 
33,398
 
Next PLC
   
2,340,235
 
 
362,796
 
Prudential PLC
   
4,946,855
 
 
452,010
 
Rotork PLC
   
1,679,774
 
 
297,367
 
RS Group PLC
   
3,201,812
 
 
120,902
 
Savills PLC
   
1,204,177
 
 
314,119
 
Smith & Nephew PLC
   
4,195,026
 
 
157,140
 
Smiths Group PLC
   
3,015,857
 
 
52,714
 
Spectris PLC
   
1,909,661
 
 
254,600
 
WPP PLC
   
2,515,457
 
           
62,691,605
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $141,602,368)
   
167,156,471
 
         
Preferred Stocks — 1.5%
       
         
Germany — 1.1%
       
 
56,327
 
Fuchs Petrolub SE
   
1,968,880
 
         
Spain — 0.4%
       
 
80,360
 
Grifols S.A.*
   
676,891
 
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $2,791,641)
   
2,645,771
 


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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Short-Term Investments — 3.6%
     
       
Money Market Funds — 3.6%
     
 
6,485,797
 
First American Government
     
     
  Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
   
6,485,797
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $6,485,797)
   
6,485,797
 
Total Investments — 98.0% (Cost $150,879,806)
   
176,288,039
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 2.0%
   
3,604,385
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
179,892,424
 

*
Non-Income Producing.
#
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
United Kingdom
   
34.8
%
Germany
   
15.5
%
France
   
13.4
%
Switzerland
   
6.6
%
Spain
   
5.1
%
Sweden
   
4.3
%
Belgium
   
4.0
%
Austria
   
3.8
%
Money Market Funds
   
3.6
%
Netherlands
   
2.6
%
Ireland
   
1.6
%
Portugal
   
1.0
%
Czech Republic
   
0.9
%
Denmark
   
0.7
%
Italy
   
0.1
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
2.0
%
     
100.0
%



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Brown Advisory Emerging Markets Select Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholder:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory Emerging Markets Select Fund Institutional Shares (the “Fund”) fell 0.82% in value. During the same period, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, the Fund’s benchmark, fell 2.99%.
 
Rising inflation and interest rates continued to negatively impact higher-valuation growth stocks in the second half of 2022.  For example, the MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index fell 2.26%, outperforming its counterpart, the MSCI Emerging Markets Growth Index, which fell 3.66%.  This benefited the Fund given the strategy’s emphasis on reducing valuation risk.  Stock selection within the consumer discretionary, financials, and information technology sectors drove the Fund’s positive relative performance, offsetting slightly negative selection within materials, communication services, and real estate.  Sector allocation, primarily a result of the bottom-up stock selection process, was not a material driver of relative performance during the period.  On a regional basis, the strategy’s overweight to the Asia Pacific region was a slight drag on performance but this was offset by a slight overweight to Central Asia (India).
 
The top individual stock contributor was Turkish bank Akbank which announced a string of results that bested expectations as the company benefitted from robust net interest income.  The position in Akbank was trimmed during the period given its increased valuation.  The second largest contributor, Flex Ltd., an American and Singaporean leading outsourced electronics assembler, rose after reporting earnings that beat consensus and prior guidance, driven by strength across all end markets (excluding consumer electronics).  The largest detractor was the Fund’s investment in Baidu, a Chinese internet company, due to concerns over weaker enterprise advertising spend and softer consumer sentiment in China.  China Overseas Land & Investment, a partially state-owned homebuilder, was another top detractor.  Despite continued weakness in the Chinese real estate market, the company has maintained a strong balance sheet and bought property counter-cyclically which could drive returns should the housing market rebound.
 
New names added to the portfolio emphasized regions that have lagged such as the markets in Greater China and reducing exposure in regions that have performed better like India.  New positions in the period included Credicorp (Peruvian Bank), Ping An Insurance (Chinese P&C and Life Insurance), Midea Group (Chinese Household Appliances), Tencent Holdings (Chinese Internet & Gaming), and Li Ning (Chinese Sportwear).
 
Overall, the period can be characterized by a relatively volatile Chinese economy and the ongoing war in Ukraine, which have contributed to slower global GDP growth, higher global interest rates, and weaker emerging market currencies.  The outlook for China has improved as the government reversed its zero-Covid policy and reopened the economy while it has also taken measures to support the real estate market.  The market volatility associated with these macro crosswinds has highlighted the quality of the businesses already owned by the Fund.  It should also lead to a growing number of opportunities to buy high quality businesses at discounted valuations, which we believe provides the potential to outperform the broader market.
 
Sincerely,
 
Jordan Wruble
Portfolio Manager
 

 
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund may invest in ETFs, which may trade at a discount to the aggregate value of the underlying securities and although expense ratios for ETFs are generally low, frequent trading of ETFs by the Fund can generate brokerage expenses. The Fund may invest in foreign securities which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods. These risks are greater in emerging markets. Derivatives may involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity, interest rate, market, credit, management, and the risk that a position could not be closed when most advantageous. Investing in derivatives could lose more than the amount invested. The Fund invests in smaller and medium-sized companies which carry greater risk than is associated with larger companies for various reasons, such as narrower markets, limited financial resources and less liquid stock.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 




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Brown Advisory Emerging Markets Select Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Common Stocks — 94.6%
     
       
Brazil — 1.9%
     
 
2,384,800
 
Ambev S.A.
   
6,518,067
 
 
865,900
 
Neoenergia S.A.
   
2,542,469
 
           
9,060,536
 
China — 39.6%
       
 
948,664
 
AIA Group, Ltd.
   
10,476,468
 
 
566,100
 
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.*
   
6,211,766
 
 
380,757
 
ANTA Sports Products, Ltd.
   
4,952,414
 
 
399,278
 
Baidu, Inc.*
   
5,693,999
 
 
44,007
 
Baidu, Inc. ADR*
   
5,033,521
 
 
1,636,000
 
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd.*
   
915,940
 
 
4,513,000
 
China Construction Bank Corp.
   
2,822,383
 
 
977,827
 
China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.
   
4,409,133
 
 
2,201,246
 
China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.
   
5,760,380
 
 
1,603,400
 
China Pacific Insurance Group Co.. Ltd.
   
3,545,623
 
 
399,898
 
China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd.
   
2,781,523
 
 
137,381
 
China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp., Ltd.
   
4,252,445
 
 
38,700
 
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.
   
2,180,662
 
 
1,100,000
 
Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd.
   
628,518
 
 
1,067,000
 
Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.
   
7,015,158
 
 
2,203,400
 
GF Securities Co., Ltd.
   
3,154,295
 
 
135,248
 
H World Group Ltd.
   
576,622
 
 
77,232
 
H World Group Ltd. ADR
   
3,276,182
 
 
914,200
 
Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
   
3,102,868
 
 
262,600
 
Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co., Ltd.
   
3,944,334
 
 
146,157
 
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.
   
6,280,404
 
 
504,995
 
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd.
   
2,245,530
 
 
489,505
 
KE Holdings, Inc.*
   
2,283,500
 
 
130,648
 
KE Holdings, Inc. ADR*
   
1,823,846
 
 
13,283
 
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd.
   
3,285,897
 
 
4,718,000
 
Lenovo Group, Ltd.
   
3,842,801
 
 
472,500
 
Li Ning Co., Ltd.
   
4,063,030
 
 
408,002
 
Meituan*
   
9,039,625
 
 
267,200
 
Midea Group Co., Ltd.
   
1,982,970
 
 
270,018
 
NetEase, Inc.
   
3,916,345
 
 
7,991,000
 
Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.
   
2,692,045
 
 
299,500
 
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd.
   
1,967,639
 
 
1,237,200
 
Sany Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.
   
2,801,051
 
 
84,000
 
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical
       
     
  Electronics Co., Ltd.
   
3,809,194
 
 
242,400
 
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.
   
2,703,210
 
 
315,605
 
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.
   
3,505,376
 
 
472,741
 
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.
   
20,044,390
 
 
189,017
 
Trip.com Group, Ltd.*
   
6,519,120
 
 
171,529
 
Trip.com Group, Ltd. ADR*
   
5,900,598
 
 
268,203
 
Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd.
   
2,641,022
 
 
215,994
 
Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co., Ltd.
   
1,984,269
 
 
757,500
 
YTO Express Group Co., Ltd.
   
2,185,602
 
 
2,099,500
 
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, Ltd.
   
2,938,189
 
 
61,290
 
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
   
3,349,499
 
 
91,374
 
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc.
   
2,475,386
 
 
100,570
 
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. ADR
   
2,702,316
 
           
187,717,088
 
Hungary — 0.9%
       
 
163,961
 
OTP Bank PLC
   
4,455,002
 
         
India — 12.4%
       
 
516,605
 
Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd.
   
2,735,592
 
 
490,570
 
Axis Bank, Ltd.
   
5,520,700
 
 
431,742
 
Container Corp. of India, Ltd.
   
3,849,457
 
 
243,913
 
Godrej Consumer Products, Ltd.*
   
2,573,461
 
 
151,826
 
Godrej Properties, Ltd.*
   
2,244,111
 
 
216,587
 
HDFC Bank, Ltd.
   
4,248,042
 
 
686,424
 
ICICI Bank, Ltd.
   
7,383,023
 
 
195,850
 
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.
   
4,922,559
 
 
276,291
 
Macrotech Developers, Ltd.*
   
3,636,716
 
 
259,756
 
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.
   
3,910,559
 
 
244,080
 
Reliance Industries, Ltd.
   
7,493,406
 
 
298,111
 
Shriram Finance Ltd.
   
4,948,716
 
 
84,602
 
Siemens, Ltd.
   
2,884,596
 
 
321,664
 
State Bank of India
   
2,378,699
 
           
58,729,637
 
Indonesia — 2.6%
       
 
8,837,800
 
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT
   
4,846,104
 
 
5,486,800
 
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT
   
3,498,903
 
 
6,346,400
 
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk
   
3,760,036
 
           
12,105,043
 
Malaysia — 0.8%
       
 
1,969,400
 
Malayan Banking Bhd
   
3,889,537
 
         
Russia — 0.0%
       
 
184,769
 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR†+*
   
1,848
 
         
Singapore — 3.6%
       
 
226,924
 
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.
   
5,743,810
 
 
1,637,100
 
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.
   
3,138,800
 
 
150,200
 
United Overseas Bank, Ltd.
   
3,440,458
 
 
1,588,508
 
Wilmar International, Ltd.
   
4,948,800
 
           
17,271,868
 
South Africa — 1.1%
       
 
316,543
 
Sasol, Ltd.
   
5,051,594
 
         
South Korea — 12.7%
       
 
124,399
 
DB Insurance Co., Ltd.
   
6,448,218
 
 
243,229
 
Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd.
   
6,006,255
 
 
40,317
 
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd.*
   
2,699,633
 
 
48,620
 
KB Financial Group, Inc.
   
1,862,761
 
 
19,167
 
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore
       
     
  Engineering Co., Ltd.*
   
1,077,800
 
 
10,585
 
NCSoft Corp.
   
3,781,214
 
 
31,061
 
POSCO Holdings, Inc.
   
6,797,760
 
 
552,883
 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
   
24,267,828
 
 
226,245
 
Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd.*
   
4,002,445
 
 
118,140
 
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.
   
3,288,957
 
           
60,232,871
 
Taiwan — 13.2%
       
 
217,756
 
Advantech Co., Ltd.
   
2,331,610
 
 
8,111,000
 
Compal Electronics, Inc.
   
6,075,280
 
 
5,981,000
 
CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
   
4,291,871
 
 
322,693
 
Delta Electronics, Inc.
   
2,991,361
 
 
467,000
 
Elite Material Co., Ltd.
   
2,585,945
 
 
3,381,000
 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
   
10,958,606
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Brown Advisory Emerging Markets Select Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Common Stocks — 94.6% (Continued)
     
       
Taiwan — 13.2% (Continued)
     
 
1,783,000
 
Lite-On Technology Corp.
   
3,684,858
 
 
2,030,457
 
Taiwan Semiconductor
       
     
  Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
   
29,489,268
 
           
62,408,799
 
Thailand — 1.4%
       
 
436,800
 
Bangkok Bank PCL
   
1,894,838
 
 
217,700
 
Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR
   
929,297
 
 
1,223,500
 
SCB X PCL
   
3,769,129
 
           
6,593,264
 
Turkey — 0.4%
       
 
1,756,743
 
Akbank T.A.S.
   
1,836,374
 
         
United Arab Emirates — 0.8%
       
 
1,554,633
 
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC
   
3,804,677
 
         
United Kingdom — 0.8%
       
 
534,436
 
Standard Chartered PLC
   
3,986,121
 
         
United States — 2.4%
       
 
102,734
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
   
5,875,357
 
 
19,368
 
Credicorp Ltd.
   
2,627,463
 
 
130,149
 
Flex, Ltd.*
   
2,792,998
 
           
11,295,818
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $427,472,348)
   
448,440,077
 
         
Preferred Stocks — 1.7%
       
         
Brazil — 1.7%
       
 
2,244,595
 
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais
   
4,643,755
 
 
766,300
 
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
   
3,629,314
 
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $7,303,616)
   
8,273,069
 
         
Short-Term Investments — 3.2%
       
         
Money Market Funds — 3.2%
       
 
15,335,109
 
First American Government
       
     
  Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
   
15,335,109
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $15,335,109)
   
15,335,109
 
Total Investments — 99.5% (Cost $450,111,073)
   
472,048,255
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.5%
   
2,322,626
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
474,370,881
 

*
Non-Income Producing.
ADR — American Depositary Receipt.
This security is being fair valued, using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), under the supervision of the Board of Trustees.
+
Restricted security as to resale. As of the date of this report, the Fund held restricted securities with a fair value of $1,848 or 0.0% of net assets. Security was acquired from December 2021 to February 2022 at an acquisition cost of $2,890,347.
NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipt.
#
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
China
   
39.6
%
Taiwan
   
13.2
%
South Korea
   
12.7
%
India
   
12.4
%
Brazil
   
3.6
%
Singapore
   
3.6
%
Money Market Funds
   
3.2
%
Indonesia
   
2.6
%
United States
   
2.4
%
Thailand
   
1.4
%
South Africa
   
1.1
%
Hungary
   
0.9
%
United Kingdom
   
0.8
%
Malaysia
   
0.8
%
United Arab Emirates
   
0.8
%
Turkey
   
0.4
%
Russia
   
0.0
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
0.5
%
     
100.0
%



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Brown Advisory – Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Dear Shareholder:
 
During the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Brown Advisory – Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund Institutional Shares (the “Fund”) increased 10.70%. During the same period, the Russell 1000 Value Index, the Fund’s benchmark, increased 6.11%.
 
The early stages of the period saw an increase in volatility as persistently high inflation and aggressive interest rate hikes by central banks around the world set off a wave of indiscriminate selling. Equity markets rallied in the fourth quarter as inflation started to show signs of easing. This rally came to an abrupt halt in December, however, with investors discounting the prospect of a recession in 2023.
 
Relative outperformance was driven primarily by stock selection in communication services, health care, and a combination of both stock selection and overweight in consumer discretionary. The main detractor was a zero-weight allocation to energy.
 
From an individual stock perspective, Biogen, Omnicom Group and Ameriprise Financial were among the top contributors on an absolute-return basis. Biogen and its development partner, Eisai, announced their drug candidate (lecanemab) had achieved the primary goals in a large-scale Phase III trial to slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Market sentiment has improved meaningfully for Biogen and led to a rally of the stock price after the announcement. Global marketing communications firm Omnicom rose in part on a positive third-quarter earnings report, delivering 7.5% organic revenue growth. Profitability remained strong despite a challenging economic environment and management increased guidance for growth for the full year 2022. Despite a volatile period, Ameriprise turned in a solid performance.
 
The primary detractors from performance included MillerKnoll, Comcast and Carlyle Group. MillerKnoll’s fiscal year-end results showed the company making steady progress in a challenging environment. However, share underperformance has been the result of a dreadful inflationary hit to margins. While Comcast reported strong second-quarter earnings that beat market expectations, the company failed to add new broadband subscribers during the quarter. Carlyle Group was a recent addition to the portfolio.
 
We took advantage of market uncertainty during the period and initiated positions in three new stocks: Masco, Carlyle Group and Qualcomm. We exited positions in AutoZone, after deeming the company to be fully valued following process-driven trims conducted over the past year, and Verizon Communications.
 
The current environment is demonstrating how well-run businesses can operate and compete effectively during times of uncertainty. The guidance coming from companies we hold in the portfolios has, to date, reflected generally strong demand, although there is varying sensitivity around pricing as inflation works its way through the system.
 
In our experience, periods of volatility and uncertainty in markets create opportunities to add to our portfolios at depressed multiples, which is what we have done. We expect volatility in equity markets to continue, but in our view, with valuations and expectations for earnings already low, the portfolio is well positioned for the long term.
 
We thank you for your support and continued investment in the Fund.
 
Sincerely,
 
Rui Cardoso, CFA
Portfolio Manager
 
Glenn Fortin, CFA
Portfolio Manager
 




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Brown Advisory – Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund
A Message to Our Shareholders
December 31, 2022


Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest a significant portion of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or small number of issuers. Investment by the Fund in securities of a limited number of issuers exposes it to greater risk and potential monetary losses than if its assets were diversified among the securities of a greater number of issuers.  The Fund may invest in ETFs, which may trade at a discount to the aggregate value of the underlying securities and although expense ratios for ETFs are generally low, frequent trading of ETFs by the Fund can generate brokerage expenses.  In addition, the Fund is susceptible to risks from investments in derivatives, private placements, REITs, and its investments in other investment companies.
 
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments provided in this report.
 
Definitions for terms and indices are provided in the Glossary of Terms.
 









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Brown Advisory – Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Shares
 
Security Description
 
Value $
 
Common Stocks — 96.6%
     
       
Communication Services — 10.8%
     
 
1,007,685
 
Comcast Corp.
   
35,238,744
 
 
1,482,675
 
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
   
49,387,904
 
 
911,152
 
Omnicom Group, Inc.
   
74,322,669
 
           
158,949,317
 
Consumer Discretionary — 14.3%
       
 
949,275
 
eBay, Inc.
   
39,366,434
 
 
1,082,110
 
Gentex Corp.
   
29,509,140
 
 
1,551,364
 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
   
64,536,742
 
 
446,030
 
Polaris, Inc.
   
45,049,030
 
 
955,250
 
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
   
32,793,733
 
           
211,255,079
 
Consumer Staples — 12.3%
       
 
1,067,380
 
Campbell Soup Co.
   
60,573,815
 
 
818,141
 
Kellogg Co.
   
58,284,365
 
 
459,125
 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
   
62,326,219
 
           
181,184,399
 
Financials — 14.5%
       
 
337,210
 
American Express Co.
   
49,822,778
 
 
132,760
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
   
41,337,481
 
 
68,735
 
BlackRock, Inc.
   
48,707,683
 
 
871,880
 
Carlyle Group Inc.
   
26,016,899
 
 
830,310
 
SEI Investments Co.
   
48,407,073
 
           
214,291,914
 
Health Care — 13.9%
       
 
197,531
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
   
32,732,862
 
 
264,645
 
Amgen, Inc.
   
69,506,363
 
 
201,100
 
Biogen, Inc.*
   
55,688,612
 
 
426,855
 
Merck & Co., Inc.
   
47,359,562
 
           
205,287,399
 
Industrials — 15.5%
       
 
187,985
 
Cummins, Inc.
   
45,546,886
 
 
1,378,959
 
Flowserve Corp.
   
42,306,462
 
 
909,330
 
Masco Corp.
   
42,438,432
 
 
1,157,540
 
MillerKnoll, Inc.
   
24,319,915
 
 
78,120
 
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
   
22,732,920
 
 
506,060
 
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.
   
50,509,849
 
           
227,854,464
 
Information Technology — 14.6%
       
 
784,177
 
Amdocs, Ltd.
   
71,281,689
 
 
759,955
 
NetApp, Inc.
   
45,642,897
 
 
2,441,355
 
Gen Digital, Inc.
   
52,318,238
 
 
412,380
 
QUALCOMM, Inc.
   
45,337,057
 
           
214,579,881
 
Materials — 0.7%
       
 
83,280
 
PPG Industries, Inc.
   
10,471,627
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,311,082,969)
   
1,423,874,080
 
         
Short-Term Investments — 2.7%
       
         
Money Market Funds — 2.7%
       
 
39,556,811
 
First American Government
       
     
  Obligations Fund — Class Z, 4.05%#
   
39,556,811
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $39,556,811)
   
39,556,811
 
Total Investments — 99.3% (Cost $1,350,639,780)
   
1,463,430,891
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.7%
   
10,062,404
 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
 
$
1,473,493,295
 

*
Non-Income Producing.
#
Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
% of Net Assets
 
Industrials
   
15.5
%
Information Technology
   
14.6
%
Financials
   
14.5
%
Consumer Discretionary
   
14.3
%
Health Care
   
13.9
%
Consumer Staples
   
12.3
%
Communication Services
   
10.8
%
Money Market Funds
   
2.7
%
Materials
   
0.7
%
Other Assets and Liabilities
   
0.7
%
     
100.0
%


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
 
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
 
   
GROWTH
   
FLEXIBLE
   
EQUITY
   
SUSTAINABLE
 
   
EQUITY
   
EQUITY
   
INCOME
   
GROWTH
 
   
FUND
   
FUND
   
FUND
   
FUND
 
ASSETS
                       
Investments:
                       
Total investments, at cost
 
$
1,521,254,218
   
$
321,910,855
   
$
42,115,628
   
$
4,957,344,776
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
617,603,531
     
270,218,594
     
31,534,200
     
683,106,175
 
Total investments, at value
   
2,138,857,749
     
592,129,449
     
73,649,828
     
5,640,450,951
 
Receivables:
                               
Fund shares sold
   
4,772,947
     
690,701
     
     
27,732,838
 
Interest and dividends
   
652,026
     
248,844
     
109,143
     
3,230,678
 
Foreign tax reclaims
   
     
     
16,859
     
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
   
109,597
     
60,081
     
49,727
     
267,879
 
Total Assets
   
2,144,392,319
     
593,129,075
     
73,825,557
     
5,671,682,346
 
LIABILITIES
                               
Payables:
                               
Fund shares redeemed
   
2,274,993
     
656,997
     
166,397
     
8,531,551
 
Dividend withholding tax
   
46,504
     
16,518
     
     
 
Accrued Liabilities:
                               
Investment advisory fees
   
1,093,292
     
224,421
     
36,032
     
2,643,858
 
Service fees
   
83,089
     
51,520
     
7,303
     
263,848
 
Administration, accounting and transfer agent fees
   
91,898
     
24,920
     
3,073
     
242,196
 
Business management fees
   
93,599
     
25,929
     
3,236
     
245,283
 
Trustee fees
   
15,037
     
5,572
     
451
     
36,266
 
Distribution fees
   
2,324
     
936
     
225
     
63,305
 
Professional fees
   
27,156
     
16,805
     
11,713
     
64,036
 
Custodian fees
   
10,524
     
3,893
     
643
     
32,682
 
Other liabilities
   
30,969
     
7,783
     
5,142
     
106,172
 
Total Liabilities
   
3,769,385
     
1,035,294
     
234,215
     
12,229,197
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
2,140,622,934
   
$
592,093,781
   
$
73,591,342
   
$
5,659,453,149
 
                                 
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
                               
Paid-in capital
 
$
1,556,831,042
   
$
316,809,687
   
$
40,057,333
   
$
5,060,559,951
 
Total distributable earnings (loss)
   
583,791,892
     
275,284,094
     
33,534,009
     
598,893,198
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
2,140,622,934
   
$
592,093,781
   
$
73,591,342
   
$
5,659,453,149
 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
                               
Institutional Shares:
                               
Net assets
 
$
1,514,204,903
   
$
196,792,278
   
$
18,370,343
   
$
3,646,810,950
 
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)
   
69,909,286
     
7,404,038
     
1,408,663
     
105,438,402
 
Net asset value per share
 
$
21.66
   
$
26.58
   
$
13.04
   
$
34.59
 
Investor Shares:
                               
Net assets
 
$
615,388,443
   
$
391,039,831
   
$
54,186,031
   
$
1,721,297,978
 
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)
   
29,058,209
     
14,746,042
     
4,156,414
     
50,652,469
 
Net asset value per share
 
$
21.18
   
$
26.52
   
$
13.04
   
$
33.98
 
Advisor Shares:
                               
Net assets
 
$
11,029,588
   
$
4,261,672
   
$
1,034,968
   
$
291,344,221
 
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)
   
570,444
     
161,131
     
79,453
     
8,816,459
 
Net asset value per share
 
$
19.34
   
$
26.45
   
$
13.03
   
$
33.05
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
 
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
 
   
MID-CAP
   
SMALL-CAP
   
SMALL-CAP
   
SUSTAINABLE
 
   
GROWTH
   
GROWTH
   
FUNDAMENTAL
   
SMALL-CAP
 
   
FUND
   
FUND
   
VALUE FUND
   
CORE FUND
 
ASSETS
                       
Investments:
                       
Total investments, at cost
 
$
80,286,632
   
$
1,797,082,803
   
$
880,221,672
   
$
38,261,022
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
11,452,500
     
165,131,132
     
248,287,557
     
(1,655,095
)
Total investments, at value
   
91,739,132
     
1,962,213,935
     
1,128,509,229
     
36,605,927
 
Receivables:
                               
Investments sold
   
     
423,740
     
     
 
Fund shares sold
   
162,966
     
5,844,773
     
1,049,660
     
6,522,753
 
Interest and dividends
   
27,678
     
1,534,278
     
1,990,778
     
36,519
 
Foreign tax reclaims
   
762
     
     
     
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
   
34,623
     
102,845
     
59,149
     
38,961
 
Total Assets
   
91,965,161
     
1,970,119,571
     
1,131,608,816
     
43,204,160
 
LIABILITIES
                               
Payables:
                               
Investments purchased
   
     
282,518
     
437,823
     
325,445
 
Fund shares redeemed
   
1,023,545
     
2,445,983
     
309,760
     
35,748
 
Accrued Liabilities:
                               
Investment advisory fees, net
   
49,173
     
1,444,117
     
848,986
     
14,708
 
Service fees
   
2,948
     
101,244
     
76,499
     
202
 
Administration, accounting and transfer agent fees
   
4,794
     
82,311
     
48,488
     
2,095
 
Business management fees
   
4,104
     
84,948
     
49,940
     
1,505
 
Trustee fees
   
340
     
11,761
     
7,541
     
169
 
Distribution fees
   
     
2,005
     
634
     
 
Professional fees
   
11,101
     
30,377
     
22,925
     
9,563
 
Custodian fees
   
1,863
     
12,128
     
6,915
     
4,085
 
Other liabilities
   
7,741
     
57,852
     
14,539
     
7,523
 
Total Liabilities
   
1,105,609
     
4,555,244
     
1,824,050
     
401,043
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
90,859,552
   
$
1,965,564,327
   
$
1,129,784,766
   
$
42,803,117
 
                                 
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
                               
Paid-in capital
 
$
99,805,920
   
$
1,848,677,906
   
$
866,971,675
   
$
49,498,264
 
Total distributable earnings (loss)
   
(8,946,368
)
   
116,886,421
     
262,813,091
     
(6,695,147
)
NET ASSETS
 
$
90,859,552
   
$
1,965,564,327
   
$
1,129,784,766
   
$
42,803,117
 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
                               
Institutional Shares:
                               
Net assets
 
$
68,045,023
   
$
1,182,612,348
   
$
538,242,128
   
$
41,190,740
 
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)
   
5,721,672
     
29,242,814
     
19,986,722
     
5,031,518
 
Net asset value per share
 
$
11.89
   
$
40.44
   
$
26.93
   
$
8.19
 
Investor Shares:
                               
Net assets
 
$
22,814,529
   
$
773,712,422
   
$
588,655,319
   
$
1,612,377
 
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)
   
1,934,165
     
38,446,361
     
21,884,889
     
197,357
 
Net asset value per share
 
$
11.80
   
$
20.12
   
$
26.90
   
$
8.17
 
Advisor Shares:
                               
Net assets
 
$
   
$
9,239,557
   
$
2,887,319
   
$
 
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)
   
     
484,629
     
108,016
     
 
Net asset value per share
 
$
   
$
19.07
   
$
26.73
   
$
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
 
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
 
   
GLOBAL
   
SUSTAINABLE
   
INTERMEDIATE
   
TOTAL
 
   
LEADERS
   
INTERNATIONAL
   
INCOME
   
RETURN
 
   
FUND
   
LEADERS FUND
   
FUND
   
FUND
 
ASSETS
                       
Investments:
                       
Investments – unaffiliated, at cost
 
$
960,642,999
   
$
15,264,074
   
$
119,646,279
   
$
456,221,690
 
Investments – affiliated, at cost (Note 3)
   
     
     
16,952,513
     
 
Total investments, at cost
   
960,642,999
     
15,264,074
     
136,598,792
     
456,221,690
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – unaffiliated
   
212,376,775
     
912,480
     
(9,692,207
)
   
(18,587,656
)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – affiliated (Note 3)
   
     
     
(1,862,403
)
   
 
Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
212,376,775
     
912,480
     
(11,554,610
)
   
(18,587,656
)
Investments – unaffiliated, at value
   
1,173,019,774
     
16,176,554
     
109,954,072
     
437,634,034
 
Investments – affiliated, at value (Note 3)
   
     
     
15,090,110
     
 
Total investments, at value
   
1,173,019,774
     
16,176,554
     
125,044,182
     
437,634,034
 
Cash – segregated for open TBA transactions
   
     
     
     
785,000
 
Cash deposit at broker – futures contracts (Note 6)
   
     
     
553,902
     
928,489
 
Gross unrealized appreciation – futures contracts (Note 6)
   
     
     
37,496
     
736,308
 
Receivables:
                               
Fund shares sold
   
16,463,126
     
14,600
     
     
446,940
 
Due from adviser, net
   
     
1,950
     
17,000
     
 
Interest and dividends
   
364,128
     
8,106
     
602,986
     
1,695,721
 
Foreign tax reclaims
   
1,138,377
     
4,381
     
     
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
   
50,320
     
29,069
     
32,458
     
47,188
 
Total Assets
   
1,191,035,725
     
16,234,660
     
126,288,024
     
442,273,680
 
LIABILITIES
                               
Gross unrealized depreciation – futures contracts (Note 6)
   
     
     
807
     
160,600
 
Payables:
                               
Investments purchased
   
     
     
     
73,574,277
 
Fund shares redeemed
   
107,220
     
     
94,831
     
571,681
 
Accrued Liabilities:
                               
Investment advisory fees, net
   
657,360
     
     
28,704
     
95,179
 
Service fees
   
10,019
     
182
     
5,433
     
283
 
Administration, accounting and transfer agent fees
   
48,433
     
933
     
9,672
     
19,179
 
Business management fees
   
50,566
     
687
     
5,433
     
15,863
 
Trustee fees
   
6,101
     
212
     
819
     
2,602
 
Distribution fees
   
     
     
686
     
 
Professional fees
   
23,776
     
8,546
     
12,659
     
16,401
 
Custodian fees
   
22,976
     
5,058
     
2,419
     
3,162
 
Other liabilities
   
7,271
     
9,040
     
3,143
     
7,409
 
Total Liabilities
   
933,722
     
24,658
     
164,606
     
74,466,636
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
1,190,102,003
   
$
16,210,002
   
$
126,123,418
   
$
367,807,044
 
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
                               
Paid-in capital
 
$
1,053,947,893
   
$
15,697,034
   
$
142,930,419
   
$
431,533,500
 
Total distributable earnings (loss)
   
136,154,110
     
512,968
     
(16,807,001
)
   
(63,726,456
)
NET ASSETS
 
$
1,190,102,003
   
$
16,210,002
   
$
126,123,418
   
$
367,807,044
 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
                               
Institutional Shares:
                               
Net assets
 
$
1,112,579,318
   
$
14,792,732
   
$
   
$
364,785,411
 
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)
   
59,118,427
     
1,628,693
     
     
41,862,398
 
Net asset value per share
 
$
18.82
   
$
9.08
   
$
   
$
8.71
 
Investor Shares:
                               
Net assets
 
$
77,522,685
   
$
1,417,270
   
$
122,967,756
   
$
3,021,633
 
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)
   
4,131,363
     
156,346
     
12,786,195
     
346,927
 
Net asset value per share
 
$
18.76
   
$
9.06
   
$
9.62
   
$
8.71
 
Advisor Shares:
                               
Net assets
 
$
   
$
   
$
3,155,662
   
$
 
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)
   
     
     
335,903
     
 
Net asset value per share
 
$
   
$
   
$
9.39
   
$
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


                     
BROWN
 
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
ADVISORY
 
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
TAX-EXEMPT
 
   
SUSTAINABLE
   
MARYLAND
   
TAX-EXEMPT
   
SUSTAINABLE
 
   
BOND FUND
   
BOND FUND
   
BOND FUND
   
BOND FUND
 
ASSETS
                       
Investments:
                       
Total investments, at cost
 
$
402,491,765
   
$
168,695,765
   
$
699,477,380
   
$
286,398,680
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(19,037,470
)
   
(8,115,660
)
   
(27,880,706
)
   
(13,716,547
)
Total investments, at value
   
383,454,295
     
160,580,105
     
671,596,674
     
272,682,133
 
Cash – segregated for open TBA transactions
   
586,000
     
     
     
 
Cash deposit at broker – futures contracts (Note 6)
   
2,506,984
     
     
     
 
Gross unrealized appreciation – futures contracts (Note 6)
   
417,042
     
     
     
 
Receivables:
                               
Fund shares sold
   
1,491,141
     
1,333,994
     
17,341,729
     
6,415,300
 
Interest and dividends
   
1,556,199
     
2,249,654
     
5,042,898
     
2,962,724
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
   
45,095
     
17,900
     
65,574
     
65,842
 
Total Assets
   
390,056,756
     
164,181,653
     
694,046,875
     
282,125,999
 
LIABILITIES
                               
Gross unrealized depreciation – futures contracts (Note 6)
   
163,654
     
     
     
 
Payables:
                               
Investments purchased
   
61,367,763
     
     
3,327,135
     
2,500,448
 
Fund shares redeemed
   
60,426
     
1,260,119
     
3,009,455
     
4,309,745
 
Distribution to shareholders
   
     
311,691
     
1,558,557
     
404,073
 
Accrued Liabilities:
                               
Investment advisory fees
   
83,376
     
41,272
     
179,152
     
64,488
 
Service fees
   
419
     
6,879
     
337
     
10,748
 
Administration, accounting and transfer agent fees
   
21,583
     
10,779
     
35,284
     
15,364
 
Business management fees
   
13,896
     
6,879
     
29,859
     
10,748
 
Trustee fees
   
1,737
     
2,340
     
4,235
     
3,441
 
Professional fees
   
14,237
     
14,153
     
17,102
     
13,263
 
Custodian fees
   
3,615
     
877
     
6,858
     
1,103
 
Other liabilities
   
5,783
     
2,775
     
6,566
     
4,340
 
Total Liabilities
   
61,736,489
     
1,657,764
     
8,174,540
     
7,337,761
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
328,320,267
   
$
162,523,889
   
$
685,872,335
   
$
274,788,238
 
                                 
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
                               
Paid-in capital
 
$
376,771,449
   
$
178,129,601
   
$
787,521,788
   
$
301,309,493
 
Total distributable earnings (loss)
   
(48,451,182
)
   
(15,605,712
)
   
(101,649,453
)
   
(26,521,255
)
NET ASSETS
 
$
328,320,267
   
$
162,523,889
   
$
685,872,335
   
$
274,788,238
 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
                               
Institutional Shares:
                               
Net assets
 
$
318,508,729
   
$
   
$
678,338,560
   
$
 
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)
   
36,693,756
     
     
73,968,267
     
 
Net asset value per share
 
$
8.68
   
$
   
$
9.17
   
$
 
Investor Shares:
                               
Net assets
 
$
9,811,538
   
$
162,523,889
   
$
7,533,775
   
$
274,788,238
 
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)
   
1,129,730
     
16,707,638
     
821,120
     
30,442,994
 
Net asset value per share
 
$
8.68
   
$
9.73
   
$
9.18
   
$
9.03
 
Advisor Shares:
                               
Net assets
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)
   
     
     
     
 
Net asset value per share
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


         
BROWN
             
         
ADVISORY –
         
BROWN
 
   
BROWN
   
WMC
   
BROWN
   
ADVISORY –
 
   
ADVISORY
   
STRATEGIC
   
ADVISORY
   
BEUTEL
 
   
MORTGAGE
   
EUROPEAN
   
EMERGING
   
GOODMAN
 
   
SECURITIES
   
EQUITY
   
MARKETS
   
LARGE-CAP
 
   
FUND
   
FUND
   
SELECT FUND
   
VALUE FUND
 
ASSETS
                       
Investments:
                       
Total investments, at cost
 
$
372,217,086
   
$
150,879,806
   
$
450,111,073
   
$
1,350,639,780
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(21,562,663
)
   
25,408,233
     
21,937,182
     
112,791,111
 
Total investments, at value
   
350,654,423
     
176,288,039
     
472,048,255
     
1,463,430,891
 
Cash – segregated for open TBA transactions
   
357,000
     
     
     
 
Foreign currency (Cost of $—, $57,390, $633,357, and $—, respectively.)
   
     
57,690
     
633,314
     
 
Cash deposit at broker – futures contracts (Note 6)
   
366,751
     
     
     
 
Gross unrealized appreciation – futures contracts (Note 6)
   
77,245
     
     
     
 
Receivables:
                               
Investments sold
   
27,666
     
     
28,152
     
 
Fund shares sold
   
100,084
     
123,617
     
1,466,727
     
8,167,841
 
Interest and dividends
   
1,262,341
     
233,174
     
2,147,887
     
2,780,207
 
Foreign tax reclaims
   
     
3,413,242
     
25,363
     
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
   
44,637
     
48,647
     
56,003
     
65,541
 
Total Assets
   
352,890,147
     
180,164,409
     
476,405,701
     
1,474,444,480
 
LIABILITIES
                               
Gross unrealized depreciation – futures contracts (Note 6)
   
18,495
     
     
     
 
Payables:
                               
Investments purchased
   
52,772,447
     
55,581
     
60,377
     
 
Fund shares redeemed
   
120,016
     
19,769
     
1,456,844
     
200,635
 
Accrued Liabilities:
                               
Investment advisory fees
   
79,076
     
139,010
     
361,232
     
569,812
 
Service fees
   
74
     
1,852
     
547
     
98
 
Administration, accounting and transfer agent fees
   
25,877
     
8,107
     
18,182
     
62,148
 
Business management fees
   
13,179
     
7,723
     
20,068
     
63,312
 
Trustee fees
   
2,279
     
2,213
     
2,714
     
7,099
 
Distribution fees
   
     
545
     
6
     
 
Professional fees
   
15,249
     
13,331
     
17,730
     
24,932
 
Custodian fees
   
4,627
     
17,043
     
85,726
     
12,349
 
Other liabilities
   
4,470
     
6,811
     
11,394
     
10,800
 
Total Liabilities
   
53,055,789
     
271,985
     
2,034,820
     
951,185
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
299,834,358
   
$
179,892,424
   
$
474,370,881
   
$
1,473,493,295
 
                                 
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
                               
Paid-in capital
 
$
340,455,729
   
$
180,811,134
   
$
537,892,706
   
$
1,373,546,095
 
Total distributable earnings (loss)
   
(40,621,371
)
   
(918,710
)
   
(63,521,825
)
   
99,947,200
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
299,834,358
   
$
179,892,424
   
$
474,370,881
   
$
1,473,493,295
 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
                               
Institutional Shares:
                               
Net assets
 
$
298,193,648
   
$
165,483,887
   
$
470,032,839
   
$
1,472,669,539
 
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)
   
32,713,300
     
15,735,142
     
47,382,835
     
114,425,909
 
Net asset value per share
 
$
9.12
   
$
10.52
   
$
9.92
   
$
12.87
 
Investor Shares:
                               
Net assets
 
$
1,640,710
   
$
11,841,218
   
$
4,307,792
   
$
823,756
 
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)
   
179,667
     
1,129,274
     
434,272
     
64,108
 
Net asset value per share
 
$
9.13
   
$
10.49
   
$
9.92
   
$
12.85
 
Advisor Shares:
                               
Net assets
 
$
   
$
2,567,319
   
$
30,250
   
$
 
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)
   
     
248,250
     
3,037
     
 
Net asset value per share
 
$
   
$
10.34
   
$
9.96
   
$
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
 
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
 
   
GROWTH
   
FLEXIBLE
   
EQUITY
   
SUSTAINABLE
 
   
EQUITY
   
EQUITY
   
INCOME
   
GROWTH
 
   
FUND
   
FUND
   
FUND
   
FUND
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
                       
Dividend income
 
$
5,683,166
   
$
2,862,265
   
$
922,633
   
$
18,978,665
 
Less: foreign taxes withheld
   
(143,273
)
   
(93,406
)
   
(1,307
)
   
 
Interest Income
   
871,940
     
317,709
     
31,473
     
1,644,522
 
Total investment income
   
6,411,833
     
3,086,568
     
952,799
     
20,623,187
 
EXPENSES
                               
Investment advisory fees
   
6,777,334
     
1,355,841
     
231,733
     
15,776,510
 
Service fees – Investor Shares (Note 3)
   
521,026
     
308,714
     
42,592
     
1,365,737
 
Service fees – Advisor Shares (Note 3)
   
8,546
     
3,381
     
833
     
231,522
 
Business management fees
   
581,750
     
156,877
     
19,311
     
1,465,697
 
Administration, accounting and transfer agent fees
   
299,218
     
80,145
     
10,567
     
754,972
 
Miscellaneous expenses
   
55,681
     
17,848
     
12,204
     
181,093
 
Professional fees
   
50,213
     
22,681
     
12,439
     
119,070
 
Trustee fees
   
71,363
     
20,288
     
2,297
     
169,377
 
Distribution fees – Advisor Shares (Note 3)
   
14,244
     
5,635
     
1,389
     
385,870
 
Custodian fees
   
37,515
     
10,333
     
1,621
     
88,967
 
Registration fees
   
48,444
     
20,557
     
19,892
     
148,139
 
Insurance fees
   
19,290
     
4,506
     
565
     
38,737
 
Total Expenses
   
8,484,624
     
2,006,806
     
355,443
     
20,725,691
 
Expenses waived by adviser – expense cap (Note 3)
   
     
     
(17,101
)
   
 
Net Expenses
   
8,484,624
     
2,006,806
     
338,342
     
20,725,691
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
   
(2,072,791
)
   
1,079,762
     
614,457
     
(102,504
)
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
                               
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(21,364,790
)
   
8,737,945
     
3,349,637
     
(7,843,963
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
(34,141,079
)
   
(3,935,400
)
   
(333,670
)
   
(162,336,573
)
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
   
(55,505,869
)
   
4,802,545
     
3,015,967
     
(170,180,536
)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
(57,578,660
)
 
$
5,882,307
   
$
3,630,424
   
$
(170,283,040
)



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
 
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
 
   
MID-CAP
   
SMALL-CAP
   
SMALL-CAP
   
SUSTAINABLE
 
   
GROWTH
   
GROWTH
   
FUNDAMENTAL
   
SMALL-CAP
 
   
FUND
   
FUND
   
VALUE FUND
   
CORE FUND
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
                       
Dividend income
 
$
187,306
   
$
5,764,736
   
$
9,745,403
   
$
165,892
 
Less: foreign taxes withheld
   
(5,437
)
   
(38,796
)
   
     
(271
)
Interest Income
   
79,265
     
2,443,377
     
579,454
     
36,945
 
Total investment income
   
261,134
     
8,169,317
     
10,324,857
     
202,566
 
EXPENSES
                               
Investment advisory fees
   
369,358
     
8,556,195
     
5,110,508
     
155,204
 
Service fees – Investor Shares (Note 3)
   
17,682
     
581,621
     
449,308
     
1,044
 
Service fees – Advisor Shares (Note 3)
   
     
7,235
     
2,383
     
 
Business management fees
   
28,412
     
503,306
     
300,618
     
9,130
 
Administration, accounting and transfer agent fees
   
16,276
     
257,271
     
153,664
     
6,566
 
Miscellaneous expenses
   
14,905
     
135,623
     
30,236
     
13,935
 
Professional fees
   
12,400
     
47,926
     
34,300
     
9,899
 
Trustee fees
   
3,272
     
56,468
     
34,964
     
744
 
Distribution fees – Advisor Shares (Note 3)
   
     
12,058
     
3,972
     
 
Custodian fees
   
6,802
     
33,443
     
21,182
     
9,983
 
Registration fees
   
16,990
     
59,516
     
25,870
     
18,324
 
Insurance fees
   
1,008
     
15,092
     
8,311
     
189
 
Interest expense on line of credit
   
557
     
     
     
 
Total Expenses
   
487,662
     
10,265,754
     
6,175,316
     
225,018
 
Expenses waived by adviser – expense cap (Note 3)
   
(4,184
)
   
     
     
(54,163
)
Net Expenses
   
483,478
     
10,265,754
     
6,175,316
     
170,855
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
   
(222,344
)
   
(2,096,437
)
   
4,149,541
     
31,711
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
                               
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
   
(9,035,629
)
   
(26,495,871
)
   
71,823,900
     
(3,954,350
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
   
12,958,666
     
103,392,077
     
32,902,633
     
5,742,995
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
   
3,923,037
     
76,896,206
     
104,726,533
     
1,788,645
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
3,700,693
   
$
74,799,769
   
$
108,876,074
   
$
1,820,356
 



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Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
 
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
 
   
GLOBAL
   
SUSTAINABLE
   
INTERMEDIATE
   
TOTAL
 
   
LEADERS
   
INTERNATIONAL
   
INCOME
   
RETURN
 
   
FUND
   
LEADERS FUND
   
FUND
   
FUND
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
                       
Dividend income – unaffiliated
 
$
5,020,404
   
$
48,943
   
$
   
$
 
Dividend income – affiliated (Note 3)
   
     
     
232,084
     
 
Less: foreign taxes withheld
   
(251,641
)
   
(5,758
)
   
     
 
Interest Income
   
375,697
     
5,172
     
1,614,617
     
5,045,924
 
Total investment income
   
5,144,460
     
48,357
     
1,846,701
     
5,045,924
 
EXPENSES
                               
Investment advisory fees
   
3,793,549
     
41,006
     
202,609
     
579,158
 
Service fees – Investor Shares (Note 3)
   
57,962
     
592
     
32,946
     
2,145
 
Service fees – Advisor Shares (Note 3)
   
     
     
822
     
 
Business management fees
   
291,812
     
2,734
     
33,768
     
96,526
 
Administration, accounting and transfer agent fees
   
154,110
     
2,483
     
28,273
     
61,671
 
Miscellaneous expenses
   
21,980
     
18,626
     
10,747
     
14,347
 
Professional fees
   
35,262
     
8,598
     
13,865
     
19,700
 
Trustee fees
   
33,564
     
316
     
4,053
     
11,617
 
Distribution fees – Advisor Shares (Note 3)
   
     
     
4,112
     
 
Custodian fees
   
75,287
     
16,033
     
5,321
     
8,957
 
Registration fees
   
23,188
     
19,377
     
18,166
     
19,641
 
Insurance fees
   
8,255
     
73
     
918
     
2,902
 
Total Expenses
   
4,494,969
     
109,838
     
355,600
     
816,664
 
Expenses waived by adviser – expense cap (Note 3)
   
     
(62,772
)
   
     
 
Expenses waived by adviser – investments in affiliates (Note 3)
   
     
     
(24,327
)
   
 
Net Expenses
   
4,494,969
     
47,066
     
331,273
     
816,664
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
   
649,491
     
1,291
     
1,515,428
     
4,229,260
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
                               
Net realized gain (loss) on:
                               
Investments – unaffiliated
   
(40,796,275
)
   
(333,511
)
   
(2,783,806
)
   
(7,941,205
)
Investments – affiliated (Note 3)
   
     
     
(178,456
)
   
 
Less: foreign capital gains taxes paid
   
(55,597
)
   
     
     
 
Futures contracts (Note 6)
   
     
     
91,071
     
(10,481,668
)
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(40,851,872
)
   
(333,511
)
   
(2,871,191
)
   
(18,422,873
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
                               
Investments – unaffiliated
   
81,780,926
     
1,759,737
     
(1,795,257
)
   
(2,078,366
)
Investments – affiliated (Note 3)
   
     
     
(650,586
)
   
 
Futures contracts (Note 6)
   
     
     
36,689
     
1,755,125
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
81,780,926
     
1,759,737
     
(2,409,154
)
   
(323,241
)
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
   
40,929,054
     
1,426,226
     
(5,280,345
)
   
(18,746,114
)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
41,578,545
   
$
1,427,517
   
$
(3,764,917
)
 
$
(14,516,854
)



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


                     
BROWN
 
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
BROWN
   
ADVISORY
 
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
ADVISORY
   
TAX-EXEMPT
 
   
SUSTAINABLE
   
MARYLAND
   
TAX-EXEMPT
   
SUSTAINABLE
 
   
BOND FUND
   
BOND FUND
   
BOND FUND
   
BOND FUND
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
                       
Interest Income
 
$
4,143,668
   
$
2,315,884
   
$
11,782,417
   
$
4,171,024
 
Total investment income
   
4,143,668
     
2,315,884
     
11,782,417
     
4,171,024
 
EXPENSES
                               
Investment advisory fees
   
470,125
     
255,201
     
1,147,680
     
480,164
 
Service fees – Investor Shares (Note 3)
   
2,884
     
42,533
     
2,253
     
80,027
 
Business management fees
   
78,354
     
42,533
     
191,280
     
80,027
 
Administration, accounting and transfer agent fees
   
56,255
     
32,698
     
106,754
     
54,834
 
Miscellaneous expenses
   
13,832
     
10,351
     
13,138
     
14,236
 
Professional fees
   
16,562
     
15,881
     
23,159
     
15,406
 
Trustee fees
   
8,697
     
6,418
     
23,557
     
10,931
 
Custodian fees
   
8,866
     
2,900
     
13,708
     
5,237
 
Registration fees
   
26,649
     
6,602
     
31,017
     
24,947
 
Insurance fees
   
2,701
     
1,050
     
4,852
     
1,802
 
Interest expense and fees on floating rate note obligations
   
     
     
202,936
     
46,270
 
Total expenses
   
684,925
     
416,167
     
1,760,334
     
813,881
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
   
3,458,743
     
1,899,717
     
10,022,083
     
3,357,143
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
                               
Net realized gain (loss) on:
                               
Investments
   
(9,504,017
)
   
(3,079,991
)
   
(37,534,676
)
   
(11,673,576
)
Futures contracts (Note 6)
   
(7,012,609
)
   
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(16,516,626
)
   
(3,079,991
)
   
(37,534,676
)
   
(11,673,576
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
                               
Investments
   
(361,004
)
   
1,514,700
     
28,800,636
     
6,140,493
 
Futures contracts (Note 6)
   
702,022
     
     
     
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
341,018
     
1,514,700
     
28,800,636
     
6,140,493
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
   
(16,175,608
)
   
(1,565,291
)
   
(8,734,040
)
   
(5,533,083
)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
(12,716,865
)
 
$
334,426
   
$
1,288,043
   
$
(2,175,940
)



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


         
BROWN
             
         
ADVISORY –
         
BROWN
 
   
BROWN
   
WMC
   
BROWN
   
ADVISORY –
 
   
ADVISORY
   
STRATEGIC
   
ADVISORY
   
BEUTEL
 
   
MORTGAGE
   
EUROPEAN
   
EMERGING
   
GOODMAN
 
   
SECURITIES
   
EQUITY
   
MARKETS
   
LARGE-CAP
 
   
FUND
   
FUND
   
SELECT FUND
   
VALUE FUND
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
                       
Dividend income
 
$
   
$
1,719,966
   
$
6,364,277
   
$
16,334,874
 
Less: foreign taxes withheld
   
     
(26,762
)
   
(929,400
)
   
 
Interest Income
   
4,803,248
     
76,491
     
210,602
     
486,269
 
Total investment income
   
4,803,248
     
1,769,695
     
5,645,479
     
16,821,143
 
EXPENSES
                               
Investment advisory fees
   
474,146
     
941,092
     
2,176,610
     
3,096,628
 
Service fees – Investor Shares (Note 3)
   
511
     
11,218
     
3,072
     
320
 
Service fees – Advisor Shares (Note 3)
   
     
1,762
     
21
     
 
Business management fees
   
79,024
     
52,283
     
120,923
     
344,070
 
Administration, accounting and transfer agent fees
   
81,514
     
31,041
     
69,735
     
176,102
 
Miscellaneous expenses
   
13,527
     
18,211
     
43,473
     
25,188
 
Professional fees
   
18,146
     
16,403
     
22,714
     
35,828
 
Trustee fees
   
9,660
     
8,354
     
14,694
     
36,208
 
Distribution fees – Advisor Shares (Note 3)
   
     
2,937
     
35
     
 
Custodian fees
   
12,636
     
44,698
     
241,781
     
26,849
 
Registration fees
   
17,460
     
22,006
     
22,719
     
30,162
 
Insurance fees
   
2,178
     
2,633
     
3,690
     
8,571
 
Interest expense on line of credit
   
     
5,246
     
26
     
 
Total Expenses
   
708,802
     
1,157,884
     
2,719,493
     
3,779,926
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
   
4,094,446
     
611,811
     
2,925,986
     
13,041,217
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
                               
Net realized gain (loss) on:
                               
Investments
   
(916,252
)
   
(6,741,335
)
   
(37,582,113
)
   
16,009,618
 
Less: foreign capital gains taxes paid
   
     
     
(634,676
)
   
 
Futures contracts (Note 6)
   
(1,085,484
)
   
     
     
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(2,001,736
)
   
(6,741,335
)
   
(38,216,789
)
   
16,009,618
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
                               
Investments
   
(13,242,652
)
   
7,533,264
     
20,485,173
     
107,965,938
 
Futures contracts (Note 6)
   
(151,560
)
   
     
     
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(13,394,212
)
   
7,533,264
     
20,485,173
     
107,965,938
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
   
(15,395,948
)
   
791,929
     
(17,731,616
)
   
123,975,556
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
(11,301,502
)
 
$
1,403,740
   
$
(14,805,630
)
 
$
137,016,773
 



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets


   
BROWN ADVISORY
   
BROWN ADVISORY
 
   
GROWTH EQUITY FUND
   
FLEXIBLE EQUITY FUND
 
   
Six Months
         
Six Months
       
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
 
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
 
   
2022
   
June 30,
   
2022
   
June 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
 
OPERATIONS
                       
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
(2,072,791
)
 
$
(10,136,680
)
 
$
1,079,762
   
$
1,272,601
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(21,364,790
)
   
320,512,928
     
8,737,945
     
25,839,531
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(34,141,079
)
   
(1,249,655,850
)
   
(3,935,400
)
   
(153,627,836
)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations
   
(57,578,660
)
   
(939,279,602
)
   
5,882,307
     
(126,515,704
)
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM EARNINGS
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(107,640,660
)
   
(275,948,219
)
   
(7,731,108
)
   
(8,262,600
)
Investor Shares
   
(45,764,956
)
   
(138,356,314
)
   
(14,223,370
)
   
(18,655,194
)
Advisor Shares
   
(871,243
)
   
(5,590,446
)
   
(147,568
)
   
(219,055
)
Total Distributions from earnings
   
(154,276,859
)
   
(419,894,979
)
   
(22,102,046
)
   
(27,136,849
)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
166,580,144
     
381,560,551
     
32,804,131
     
70,583,169
 
Investor Shares
   
21,855,703
     
80,619,358
     
19,920,417
     
40,988,352
 
Advisor Shares
   
4,937,974
     
26,896,936
     
111,634
     
620,867
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
100,552,878
     
253,768,575
     
4,788,472
     
5,836,134
 
Investor Shares
   
40,450,324
     
118,404,207
     
9,054,154
     
12,052,985
 
Advisor Shares
   
620,663
     
4,917,946
     
123,434
     
183,082
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(217,159,274
)
   
(435,493,543
)
   
(31,729,285
)
   
(31,443,322
)
Investor Shares
   
(88,692,960
)
   
(236,840,067
)
   
(27,656,956
)
   
(50,904,012
)
Advisor Shares
   
(6,938,335
)
   
(34,397,837
)
   
(340,655
)
   
(1,078,121
)
Redemption fees:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
5,496
     
11,465
     
775
     
444
 
Investor Shares
   
2,344
     
5,389
     
1,461
     
972
 
Advisor Shares
   
40
     
189
     
16
     
12
 
Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions
   
22,214,997
     
159,453,169
     
7,077,598
     
46,840,562
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
   
(189,640,522
)
   
(1,199,721,412
)
   
(9,142,141
)
   
(106,811,991
)
NET ASSETS
                               
Beginning of period
   
2,330,263,456
     
3,529,984,868
     
601,235,922
     
708,047,913
 
End of period
 
$
2,140,622,934
   
$
2,330,263,456
   
$
592,093,781
   
$
601,235,922
 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
7,042,612
     
12,166,771
     
1,167,085
     
2,178,083
 
Investor Shares
   
951,932
     
2,669,038
     
718,815
     
1,250,402
 
Advisor Shares
   
214,331
     
879,009
     
3,982
     
18,139
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
4,371,864
     
7,470,373
     
173,202
     
170,965
 
Investor Shares
   
1,798,592
     
3,553,548
     
327,852
     
354,732
 
Advisor Shares
   
30,232
     
160,194
     
4,487
     
5,407
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(9,167,972
)
   
(14,049,474
)
   
(1,136,770
)
   
(1,040,187
)
Investor Shares
   
(3,860,787
)
   
(7,987,226
)
   
(1,007,150
)
   
(1,543,659
)
Advisor Shares
   
(323,034
)
   
(1,383,504
)
   
(12,247
)
   
(33,585
)
Increase (Decrease) in shares outstanding
   
1,057,770
     
3,478,729
     
239,256
     
1,360,297
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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BROWN ADVISORY
   
BROWN ADVISORY
 
   
EQUITY INCOME FUND
   
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH FUND
 
   
Six Months
         
Six Months
       
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
 
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
 
   
2022
   
June 30,
   
2022
   
June 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
 
OPERATIONS
                       
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
614,457
   
$
1,207,032
   
$
(102,504
)
 
$
(11,031,544
)
Net realized gain (loss)
   
3,349,637
     
5,457,390
     
(7,843,963
)
   
(16,664,224
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(333,670
)
   
(11,189,300
)
   
(162,336,573
)
   
(1,339,789,979
)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations
   
3,630,424
     
(4,524,878
)
   
(170,283,040
)
   
(1,367,485,747
)
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM EARNINGS
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(1,609,413
)
   
(2,468,228
)
   
(10,470
)
   
(78,187,846
)
Investor Shares
   
(4,778,184
)
   
(6,587,623
)
   
     
(43,902,480
)
Advisor Shares
   
(88,707
)
   
(115,648
)
   
     
(9,653,371
)
Total Distributions from earnings
   
(6,476,304
)
   
(9,171,499
)
   
(10,470
)
   
(131,743,697
)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
146,231
     
478,781
     
992,521,875
     
2,005,175,548
 
Investor Shares
   
489,495
     
2,046,470
     
336,093,897
     
1,030,622,970
 
Advisor Shares
   
7,744
     
321,496
     
29,694,361
     
123,776,024
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
1,247,186
     
2,152,132
     
6,609
     
56,556,940
 
Investor Shares
   
2,943,280
     
3,880,879
     
     
41,803,230
 
Advisor Shares
   
81,936
     
106,378
     
     
8,653,932
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(2,309,220
)
   
(3,116,960
)
   
(609,959,484
)
   
(1,135,113,014
)
Investor Shares
   
(2,388,698
)
   
(4,323,081
)
   
(282,347,695
)
   
(718,411,760
)
Advisor Shares
   
(280,270
)
   
(177,341
)
   
(28,379,965
)
   
(180,098,827
)
Redemption fees:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
92
     
3
     
26,948
     
71,351
 
Investor Shares
   
272
     
9
     
13,104
     
38,236
 
Advisor Shares
   
5
     
     
2,214
     
8,071
 
Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions
   
(61,947
)
   
1,368,766
     
437,671,864
     
1,233,082,701
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
   
(2,907,827
)
   
(12,327,611
)
   
267,378,354
     
(266,146,743
)
NET ASSETS
                               
Beginning of period
   
76,499,169
     
88,826,780
     
5,392,074,795
     
5,658,221,538
 
End of period
 
$
73,591,342
   
$
76,499,169
   
$
5,659,453,149
   
$
5,392,074,795
 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
11,173
     
31,118
     
27,117,980
     
44,847,524
 
Investor Shares
   
36,572
     
130,733
     
9,434,543
     
23,190,272
 
Advisor Shares
   
557
     
22,390
     
823,663
     
2,850,773
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
92,016
     
136,846
     
192
     
1,164,442
 
Investor Shares
   
216,438
     
245,871
     
     
874,545
 
Advisor Shares
   
6,053
     
6,775
     
     
185,707
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(166,095
)
   
(201,386
)
   
(17,056,533
)
   
(26,141,586
)
Investor Shares
   
(173,161
)
   
(281,899
)
   
(8,006,365
)
   
(16,972,925
)
Advisor Shares
   
(19,164
)
   
(11,181
)
   
(822,994
)
   
(4,579,686
)
Increase (Decrease) in shares outstanding
   
4,389
     
79,267
     
11,490,486
     
25,419,066
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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BROWN ADVISORY
   
BROWN ADVISORY
 
   
MID-CAP GROWTH FUND
   
SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND
 
   
Six Months
         
Six Months
       
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
 
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
 
   
2022
   
June 30,
   
2022
   
June 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
 
OPERATIONS
                       
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
(222,344
)
 
$
(936,942
)
 
$
(2,096,437
)
 
$
(14,384,338
)
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(9,035,629
)
   
2,710,782
     
(26,495,871
)
   
286,916,765
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
12,958,666
     
(60,667,176
)
   
103,392,077
     
(850,780,591
)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations
   
3,700,693
     
(58,893,336
)
   
74,799,769
     
(578,248,164
)
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM EARNINGS
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(4,694,458
)
   
(13,572,347
)
   
(90,997,761
)
   
(172,748,427
)
Investor Shares
   
(1,478,899
)
   
(2,932,131
)
   
(59,674,115
)
   
(97,870,446
)
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
(715,728
)
   
(1,547,788
)
Total Distributions from earnings
   
(6,173,357
)
   
(16,504,478
)
   
(151,387,604
)
   
(272,166,661
)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
13,047,430
     
43,107,130
     
166,759,643
     
372,938,090
 
Investor Shares
   
1,045,230
     
3,875,663
     
111,760,629
     
252,904,768
 
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
575,747
     
1,726,282
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
3,302,277
     
9,182,645
     
81,812,340
     
154,065,376
 
Investor Shares
   
1,478,899
     
2,932,130
     
48,936,409
     
76,826,888
 
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
562,578
     
1,239,714
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(41,296,278
)
   
(54,921,938
)
   
(187,392,085
)
   
(585,487,048
)
Investor Shares
   
(1,896,453
)
   
(3,688,971
)
   
(62,000,085
)
   
(133,061,987
)
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
(843,436
)
   
(3,897,674
)
Redemption fees:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
     
304
     
646
     
2,524
 
Investor Shares
   
     
73
     
400
     
1,510
 
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
5
     
20
 
Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions
   
(24,318,895
)
   
487,036
     
160,172,791
     
137,258,463
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
   
(26,791,559
)
   
(74,910,778
)
   
83,584,956
     
(713,156,362
)
NET ASSETS
                               
Beginning of period
   
117,651,111
     
192,561,889
     
1,881,979,371
     
2,595,135,733
 
End of period
 
$
90,859,552
   
$
117,651,111
   
$
1,965,564,327
   
$
1,881,979,371
 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
1,024,969
     
2,774,064
     
3,880,272
     
7,339,569
 
Investor Shares
   
82,298
     
239,082
     
5,164,625
     
9,959,575
 
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
28,129
     
67,703
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
265,456
     
543,030
     
1,951,630
     
2,953,141
 
Investor Shares
   
119,846
     
174,428
     
2,345,945
     
2,954,880
 
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
28,456
     
50,191
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(3,281,524
)
   
(3,620,568
)
   
(4,345,102
)
   
(10,441,879
)
Investor Shares
   
(144,838
)
   
(225,993
)
   
(2,897,302
)
   
(5,242,403
)
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
(41,343
)
   
(148,477
)
Increase (Decrease) in shares outstanding
   
(1,933,793
)
   
(115,957
)
   
6,115,310
     
7,492,300
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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BROWN ADVISORY SMALL-CAP
   
BROWN ADVISORY SUSTAINABLE
 
   
FUNDAMENTAL VALUE FUND
   
SMALL-CAP CORE FUND
 
   
Six Months
         
Six Months
       
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
 
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
 
   
2022
   
June 30,
   
2022
   
June 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
   
(Unaudited)
     
2022
*
OPERATIONS
                         
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
4,149,541
   
$
2,737,257
   
$
31,711
   
$
(45,905
)
Net realized gain (loss)
   
71,823,900
     
63,768,049
     
(3,954,350
)
   
(1,070,893
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
32,902,633
     
(217,250,624
)
   
5,742,995
     
(7,398,090
)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations
   
108,876,074
     
(150,745,318
)
   
1,820,356
     
(8,514,888
)
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM EARNINGS
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(33,185,482
)
   
(4,049,873
)
   
(587
)
   
 
Investor Shares
   
(34,842,760
)
   
(3,302,606
)
   
(28
)
   
 
Advisor Shares
   
(166,836
)
   
(25,337
)
   
     
 
Total Distributions from earnings
   
(68,195,078
)
   
(7,377,816
)
   
(615
)
   
 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
50,420,973
     
140,051,213
     
19,436,953
     
46,059,576
 
Investor Shares
   
25,499,498
     
66,382,144
     
1,230,414
     
1,451,889
 
Advisor Shares
   
27,751
     
979,581
     
     
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
20,951,164
     
2,331,041
     
389
     
 
Investor Shares
   
24,128,958
     
1,810,880
     
28
     
 
Advisor Shares
   
138,370
     
23,318
     
     
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(117,489,873
)
   
(92,456,588
)
   
(12,943,344
)
   
(4,797,874
)
Investor Shares
   
(44,249,626
)
   
(73,150,092
)
   
(468,340
)
   
(471,459
)
Advisor Shares
   
(547,537
)
   
(5,249,287
)
   
     
 
Redemption fees:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
     
745
     
     
32
 
Investor Shares
   
     
783
     
     
 
Advisor Shares
   
     
9
     
     
 
Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions
   
(41,120,322
)
   
40,723,747
     
7,256,100
     
42,242,164
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
   
(439,326
)
   
(117,399,387
)
   
9,075,841
     
33,727,276
 
NET ASSETS
                               
Beginning of period
   
1,130,224,092
     
1,247,623,479
     
33,727,276
     
 
End of period
 
$
1,129,784,766
   
$
1,130,224,092
   
$
42,803,117
   
$
33,727,276
 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
1,831,561
     
4,772,862
     
2,352,435
     
4,822,727
 
Investor Shares
   
920,361
     
2,260,434
     
148,581
     
154,549
 
Advisor Shares
   
995
     
33,132
     
     
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
761,092
     
76,504
     
46
     
 
Investor Shares
   
878,374
     
60,122
     
3
     
 
Advisor Shares
   
5,080
     
781
     
     
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(4,161,763
)
   
(3,228,452
)
   
(1,571,496
)
   
(572,194
)
Investor Shares
   
(1,598,501
)
   
(2,541,718
)
   
(56,242
)
   
(49,534
)
Advisor Shares
   
(20,000
)
   
(188,010
)
   
     
 
Increase (Decrease) in shares outstanding
   
(1,382,801
)
   
1,245,655
     
873,327
     
4,355,548
 

*
Inception date of Fund was September 30, 2021.  Results of operations are for the period from October 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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BROWN ADVISORY
   
BROWN ADVISORY SUSTAINABLE
 
   
GLOBAL LEADERS FUND
   
INTERNATIONAL LEADERS FUND
 
   
Six Months
         
Six Months
       
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
 
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
 
   
2022
   
June 30,
   
2022
   
June 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
   
(Unaudited)
     
2022
*
OPERATIONS
                         
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
649,491
   
$
5,863,125
   
$
1,291
   
$
34,438
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(40,851,872
)
   
(16,477,413
)
   
(333,511
)
   
(62,944
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
81,780,926
     
(254,311,964
)
   
1,759,737
     
(847,139
)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations
   
41,578,545
     
(264,926,252
)
   
1,427,517
     
(875,645
)
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM EARNINGS
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(6,991,035
)
   
(14,988,324
)
   
(35,516
)
   
 
Investor Shares
   
(395,702
)
   
(1,060,271
)
   
(3,388
)
   
 
Total Distributions from earnings
   
(7,386,737
)
   
(16,048,595
)
   
(38,904
)
   
 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
175,366,949
     
339,081,573
     
7,525,917
     
7,086,900
 
Investor Shares
   
1,886,805
     
4,247,887
     
1,229,854
     
167,720
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
1,666,735
     
9,094,459
     
6,722
     
 
Investor Shares
   
326,640
     
914,903
     
2,778
     
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(144,759,025
)
   
(186,765,509
)
   
(214,599
)
   
 
Investor Shares
   
(3,315,800
)
   
(6,590,291
)
   
(24,814
)
   
(83,444
)
Redemption fees:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
1
     
234
     
     
 
Investor Shares
   
     
18
     
     
 
Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions
   
31,172,305
     
159,983,274
     
8,525,858
     
7,171,176
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
   
65,364,113
     
(120,991,573
)
   
9,914,471
     
6,295,531
 
NET ASSETS
                               
Beginning of period
   
1,124,737,890
     
1,245,729,463
     
6,295,531
     
 
End of period
 
$
1,190,102,003
   
$
1,124,737,890
   
$
16,210,002
   
$
6,295,531
 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
9,388,606
     
15,443,430
     
915,818
     
738,279
 
Investor Shares
   
100,322
     
191,281
     
150,085
     
18,580
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
88,798
     
397,518
     
740
     
 
Investor Shares
   
17,449
     
40,127
     
306
     
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(7,844,040
)
   
(9,234,359
)
   
(26,144
)
   
 
Investor Shares
   
(175,436
)
   
(298,602
)
   
(2,900
)
   
(9,725
)
Increase (Decrease) in shares outstanding
   
1,575,699
     
6,539,395
     
1,037,905
     
747,134
 

*
Inception date of Fund was February 28, 2022.  Results of operations are for the period from March 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.


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BROWN ADVISORY
   
BROWN ADVISORY
 
   
INTERMEDIATE INCOME FUND
   
TOTAL RETURN FUND
 
   
Six Months
         
Six Months
       
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
 
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
 
   
2022
   
June 30,
   
2022
   
June 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
 
OPERATIONS
                       
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
1,515,428
   
$
1,860,766
   
$
4,229,260
   
$
7,193,198
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(2,871,191
)
   
(2,248,374
)
   
(18,422,873
)
   
(20,295,496
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(2,409,154
)
   
(11,863,071
)
   
(323,241
)
   
(31,054,126
)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations
   
(3,764,917
)
   
(12,250,679
)
   
(14,516,854
)
   
(44,156,424
)
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM EARNINGS
                               
Institutional Shares
   
     
     
(4,268,323
)
   
(15,287,480
)
Investor Shares
   
(1,472,470
)
   
(3,417,677
)
   
(84,663
)
   
(161,162
)
Advisor Shares
   
(33,872
)
   
(70,097
)
   
     
 
Total Distributions from earnings
   
(1,506,342
)
   
(3,487,774
)
   
(4,352,986
)
   
(15,448,642
)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
     
     
46,155,841
     
101,837,092
 
Investor Shares
   
6,048,279
     
23,387,636
     
290,332
     
6,690,539
 
Advisor Shares
   
106,203
     
6,265
     
     
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
     
     
1,543,039
     
8,005,591
 
Investor Shares
   
442,831
     
1,761,869
     
29,369
     
131,327
 
Advisor Shares
   
31,211
     
64,688
     
     
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
     
     
(54,067,379
)
   
(99,103,034
)
Investor Shares
   
(18,234,577
)
   
(37,678,396
)
   
(6,384,540
)
   
(1,587,574
)
Advisor Shares
   
(128,021
)
   
(110,539
)
   
     
 
Redemption fees:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
     
     
     
8
 
Investor Shares
   
     
     
     
 
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
     
 
Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions
   
(11,734,074
)
   
(12,568,477
)
   
(12,433,338
)
   
15,973,949
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
   
(17,005,333
)
   
(28,306,930
)
   
(31,303,178
)
   
(43,631,117
)
NET ASSETS
                               
Beginning of period
   
143,128,751
     
171,435,681
     
399,110,222
     
442,741,339
 
End of period
 
$
126,123,418
   
$
143,128,751
   
$
367,807,044
   
$
399,110,222
 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
     
     
5,217,183
     
10,120,535
 
Investor Shares
   
616,483
     
2,183,133
     
33,322
     
723,626
 
Advisor Shares
   
10,954
     
599
     
     
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
     
     
175,198
     
786,014
 
Investor Shares
   
45,665
     
164,134
     
3,335
     
12,942
 
Advisor Shares
   
3,299
     
6,202
     
     
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
     
     
(6,178,907
)
   
(9,999,344
)
Investor Shares
   
(1,873,848
)
   
(3,539,398
)
   
(719,009
)
   
(159,533
)
Advisor Shares
   
(13,596
)
   
(10,639
)
   
     
 
Increase (Decrease) in shares outstanding
   
(1,211,043
)
   
(1,195,969
)
   
(1,468,878
)
   
1,484,240
 


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BROWN ADVISORY
   
BROWN ADVISORY
 
   
SUSTAINABLE BOND FUND
   
MARYLAND BOND FUND
 
   
Six Months
         
Six Months
       
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
 
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
 
   
2022
   
June 30,
   
2022
   
June 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
 
OPERATIONS
                       
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
3,458,743
   
$
3,953,652
   
$
1,899,717
   
$
3,250,505
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(16,516,626
)
   
(9,154,540
)
   
(3,079,991
)
   
210,870
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
341,018
     
(25,164,517
)
   
1,514,700
     
(18,477,603
)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations
   
(12,716,865
)
   
(30,365,405
)
   
334,426
     
(15,016,228
)
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM EARNINGS
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(3,544,749
)
   
(8,001,304
)
   
     
 
Investor Shares
   
(124,316
)
   
(194,495
)
   
(2,237,122
)
   
(4,014,863
)
Total Distributions from earnings
   
(3,669,065
)
   
(8,195,799
)
   
(2,237,122
)
   
(4,014,863
)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
64,182,787
     
159,424,414
     
     
 
Investor Shares
   
4,518,233
     
11,554,019
     
157,479,734
     
56,966,673
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
905,806
     
3,802,817
     
     
 
Investor Shares
   
115,246
     
162,462
     
495,390
     
952,297
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(32,757,014
)
   
(42,360,363
)
   
     
 
Investor Shares
   
(6,843,119
)
   
(2,924,624
)
   
(163,113,064
)
   
(55,806,102
)
Redemption fees:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
281
     
1,302
     
     
 
Investor Shares
   
12
     
25
     
     
110
 
Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions
   
30,122,232
     
129,660,052
     
(5,137,940
)
   
2,112,978
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
   
13,736,302
     
91,098,848
     
(7,040,636
)
   
(16,918,113
)
NET ASSETS
                               
Beginning of period
   
314,583,965
     
223,485,117
     
169,564,525
     
186,482,638
 
End of period
 
$
328,320,267
   
$
314,583,965
   
$
162,523,889
   
$
169,564,525
 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
7,290,785
     
15,961,037
     
     
 
Investor Shares
   
504,621
     
1,186,336
     
16,265,101
     
5,651,669
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
103,211
     
375,350
     
     
 
Investor Shares
   
13,049
     
16,498
     
50,929
     
90,983
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(3,729,809
)
   
(4,269,472
)
   
     
 
Investor Shares
   
(773,240
)
   
(298,090
)
   
(16,910,393
)
   
(5,577,877
)
Increase (Decrease) in shares outstanding
   
3,408,617
     
12,971,659
     
(594,363
)
   
164,775
 


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BROWN ADVISORY
 
   
BROWN ADVISORY
   
TAX-EXEMPT SUSTAINABLE
 
   
TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND
   
BOND FUND
 
   
Six Months
         
Six Months
       
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
 
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
 
   
2022
   
June 30,
   
2022
   
June 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
 
OPERATIONS
                       
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
10,022,083
   
$
19,682,290
   
$
3,357,143
   
$
3,423,105
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(37,534,676
)
   
(9,540,526
)
   
(11,673,576
)
   
(865,645
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
28,800,636
     
(112,871,511
)
   
6,140,493
     
(23,410,467
)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations
   
1,288,043
     
(102,729,747
)
   
(2,175,940
)
   
(20,853,007
)
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM EARNINGS
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(11,959,710
)
   
(34,628,408
)
   
     
 
Investor Shares
   
(140,066
)
   
(374,891
)
   
(3,357,142
)
   
(5,478,484
)
Total Distributions from earnings
   
(12,099,776
)
   
(35,003,299
)
   
(3,357,142
)
   
(5,478,484
)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
490,826,260
     
637,663,948
     
     
 
Investor Shares
   
747,367
     
4,335,508
     
226,931,996
     
396,995,743
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
2,396,619
     
9,825,503
     
     
 
Investor Shares
   
100,745
     
294,490
     
754,256
     
1,763,101
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(609,791,585
)
   
(896,185,976
)
   
     
 
Investor Shares
   
(3,671,193
)
   
(4,099,830
)
   
(272,973,862
)
   
(225,943,989
)
Redemption fees:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(15,388
)
   
17,483
     
     
 
Investor Shares
   
(180
)
   
228
     
2,967
     
 
Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions
   
(119,407,355
)
   
(248,148,646
)
   
(45,284,643
)
   
172,814,855
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
   
(130,219,088
)
   
(385,881,692
)
   
(50,817,725
)
   
146,483,364
 
NET ASSETS
                               
Beginning of period
   
816,091,423
     
1,201,973,115
     
325,605,963
     
179,122,599
 
End of period
 
$
685,872,335
   
$
816,091,423
   
$
274,788,238
   
$
325,605,963
 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
53,716,359
     
65,221,608
     
     
 
Investor Shares
   
80,744
     
426,907
     
25,169,758
     
42,084,402
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
261,198
     
965,050
     
     
 
Investor Shares
   
10,980
     
29,233
     
83,946
     
178,766
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(66,720,122
)
   
(92,881,842
)
   
     
 
Investor Shares
   
(398,659
)
   
(426,915
)
   
(30,615,364
)
   
(24,043,028
)
Increase (Decrease) in shares outstanding
   
(13,049,500
)
   
(26,665,959
)
   
(5,361,660
)
   
18,220,140
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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BROWN ADVISORY –
 
   
BROWN ADVISORY
   
WMC STRATEGIC
 
   
MORTGAGE SECURITIES FUND
   
EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND
 
   
Six Months
         
Six Months
       
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
 
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
 
   
2022
   
June 30,
   
2022
   
June 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
 
OPERATIONS
                       
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
4,094,446
   
$
3,074,230
   
$
611,811
   
$
5,111,540
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(2,001,736
)
   
(12,028,236
)
   
(6,741,335
)
   
19,984,117
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(13,394,212
)
   
(19,041,561
)
   
7,533,264
     
(73,227,666
)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations
   
(11,301,502
)
   
(27,995,567
)
   
1,403,740
     
(48,132,009
)
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM EARNINGS
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(4,549,182
)
   
(4,677,567
)
   
(4,638,118
)
   
(39,782,444
)
Investor Shares
   
(28,176
)
   
(74,133
)
   
(312,015
)
   
(2,675,078
)
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
(66,310
)
   
(291,103
)
Total Distributions from earnings
   
(4,577,358
)
   
(4,751,700
)
   
(5,016,443
)
   
(42,748,625
)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
34,407,356
     
118,379,326
     
19,597,196
     
73,379,075
 
Investor Shares
   
111,769
     
3,065,938
     
515,426
     
3,769,255
 
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
258,843
     
85,946
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
978,892
     
1,066,255
     
1,932,897
     
25,171,967
 
Investor Shares
   
24,650
     
69,579
     
209,903
     
2,448,466
 
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
61,604
     
261,014
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(31,810,324
)
   
(65,225,740
)
   
(85,007,145
)
   
(198,998,347
)
Investor Shares
   
(597,857
)
   
(32,413,085
)
   
(7,603,718
)
   
(21,380,373
)
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
(193,854
)
   
(1,020,116
)
Redemption fees:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
     
1,196
     
13
     
155
 
Investor Shares
   
     
53
     
1
     
11
 
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
     
1
 
Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions
   
3,114,486
     
24,943,522
     
(70,228,834
)
   
(116,282,946
)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
   
(12,764,374
)
   
(7,803,745
)
   
(73,841,537
)
   
(207,163,580
)
NET ASSETS
                               
Beginning of period
   
312,598,732
     
320,402,477
     
253,733,961
     
460,897,541
 
End of period
 
$
299,834,358
   
$
312,598,732
   
$
179,892,424
   
$
253,733,961
 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
3,673,014
     
11,590,189
     
1,877,125
     
5,914,962
 
Investor Shares
   
11,691
     
290,909
     
50,661
     
314,904
 
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
28,108
     
7,401
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
106,320
     
105,899
     
180,946
     
2,137,667
 
Investor Shares
   
2,667
     
6,750
     
19,782
     
208,879
 
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
5,902
     
22,571
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(3,421,791
)
   
(6,667,160
)
   
(8,802,528
)
   
(17,491,598
)
Investor Shares
   
(64,742
)
   
(3,082,802
)
   
(786,916
)
   
(1,728,896
)
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
(20,534
)
   
(84,585
)
Increase (Decrease) in shares outstanding
   
307,159
     
2,243,785
     
(7,447,454
)
   
(10,698,695
)


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets


   
BROWN ADVISORY
   
BROWN ADVISORY –
 
   
EMERGING MARKETS
   
BEUTEL GOODMAN
 
   
SELECT FUND
   
LARGE-CAP VALUE FUND
 
   
Six Months
         
Six Months
       
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
   
Ended
   
Fiscal
 
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
   
December 31,
   
Year Ended
 
   
2022
   
June 30,
   
2022
   
June 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
   
(Unaudited)
   
2022
 
OPERATIONS
                       
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
2,925,986
   
$
7,078,760
   
$
13,041,217
   
$
20,726,650
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
(38,216,789
)
   
(25,774,876
)
   
16,009,618
     
53,479,529
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
20,485,173
     
(103,939,313
)
   
107,965,938
     
(188,731,926
)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations
   
(14,805,630
)
   
(122,635,429
)
   
137,016,773
     
(114,525,747
)
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM EARNINGS
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(6,069,695
)
   
(3,771,869
)
   
(52,068,822
)
   
(100,197,515
)
Investor Shares
   
(47,726
)
   
(28,421
)
   
(26,989
)
   
(11,377
)
Advisor Shares
   
(271
)
   
(102
)
   
     
 
Total Distributions from earnings
   
(6,117,692
)
   
(3,800,392
)
   
(52,095,811
)
   
(100,208,892
)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
152,583,462
     
266,062,494
     
230,784,570
     
449,186,248
 
Investor Shares
   
330,027
     
720,579
     
623,483
     
233,378
 
Advisor Shares
   
3,413
     
19,089
     
     
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
1,405,878
     
838,107
     
27,731,260
     
68,672,974
 
Investor Shares
   
47,075
     
26,928
     
26,670
     
11,084
 
Advisor Shares
   
271
     
101
     
     
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(167,335,217
)
   
(167,258,402
)
   
(108,010,365
)
   
(215,216,159
)
Investor Shares
   
(353,951
)
   
(1,192,540
)
   
(74,587
)
   
(33,532
)
Advisor Shares
   
(316
)
   
(10,393
)
   
     
 
Redemption fees:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
2,287
     
270
     
511
     
750
 
Investor Shares
   
19
     
2
     
     
 
Advisor Shares
   
     
     
     
 
Increase (Decrease) from Capital Share Transactions
   
(13,317,052
)
   
99,206,235
     
151,081,542
     
302,854,743
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
   
(34,240,374
)
   
(27,229,586
)
   
236,002,504
     
88,120,104
 
NET ASSETS
                               
Beginning of period
   
508,611,255
     
535,840,841
     
1,237,490,791
     
1,149,370,687
 
End of period
 
$
474,370,881
   
$
508,611,255
   
$
1,473,493,295
   
$
1,237,490,791
 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
                               
Sale of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
15,474,631
     
23,021,825
     
18,165,673
     
34,023,120
 
Investor Shares
   
34,008
     
62,170
     
50,695
     
17,585
 
Advisor Shares
   
352
     
1,630
     
     
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
140,167
     
70,846
     
2,078,008
     
5,328,934
 
Investor Shares
   
4,693
     
2,276
     
2,023
     
860
 
Advisor Shares
   
27
     
9
     
     
 
Redemption of shares:
                               
Institutional Shares
   
(17,982,667
)
   
(15,503,874
)
   
(8,590,353
)
   
(16,332,410
)
Investor Shares
   
(35,738
)
   
(103,606
)
   
(5,872
)
   
(2,571
)
Advisor Shares
   
(31
)
   
(876
)
   
     
 
Increase (Decrease) in shares outstanding
   
(2,364,558
)
   
7,550,400
     
11,700,174
     
23,035,518
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial Highlights


           
From Investment
   
Distributions to
                     
Ratios to Average
       
           
Operations(a)
   
Shareholders From
                     
Net Assets(b)
       
                 
Net
                                                                   
For a Share
             
Realized
                           
Net
         
Net
                         
Outstanding
 
Net Asset
   
Net
   
&
                           
Asset
       
Assets at
   
Net
                   
Throughout
 
Value,
   
Investment
   
Unrealized
         
Net
   
Net
         
Value,
         
End of
   
Investment
         
Gross
   
Portfolio
 
Each Fiscal Period:
 
Beginning
   
Income
   
Gains
         
Investment
   
Realized
         
End of
   
Total
   
Period
   
Income
   
Net
   
Expenses
   
Turnover
 
Beginning
Ending
 
of Period
   
(Loss)
   
(Losses)
   
Total
   
Income
   
Gains
   
Total
   
Period
 
Return(c)
     
(000’s
)
 
(Loss)
   
Expenses
   
(d)
   
Rate(c)
 
                                                                                         
BROWN ADVISORY GROWTH EQUITY FUND:
                                                               
                                                                                         
Institutional Shares*
                                                                           
07/01/22
12/31/22
 
$
23.82
   
(0.02
)
 
(0.50
)
 
(0.52
)
 
   
(1.64
)
 
(1.64
)
 
$
21.66
   
(2.62
)%
 
$
1,514,205
   
(0.13
)%
 
0.68
%
 
0.68
%
 
7
%
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
37.39
   
(0.09
)
 
(9.01
)
 
(9.10
)
 
   
(4.47
)
 
(4.47
)
   
23.82
   
(27.88
)
   
1,611,983
   
(0.26
)
 
0.66
   
0.66
   
21
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
29.05
   
(0.06
)
 
10.02
   
9.96
   
   
(1.62
)
 
(1.62
)
   
37.39
   
35.14
     
2,321,278
   
(0.19
)
 
0.67
   
0.67
   
25
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
24.80
   
(0.04
)
 
5.56
   
5.52
   
   
(1.27
)
 
(1.27
)
   
29.05
   
22.88
     
1,849,565
   
(0.16
)
 
0.69
   
0.69
   
22
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
23.91
   
(0.04
)
 
3.38
   
3.34
   
   
(2.45
)
 
(2.45
)
   
24.80
   
16.69
     
1,523,633
   
(0.19
)
 
0.70
   
0.70
   
22
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
20.03
   
(0.06
)
 
5.62
   
5.56
   
   
(1.68
)
 
(1.68
)
   
23.91
   
28.89
     
289,434
   
(0.29
)
 
0.71
   
0.71
   
25
 
                                                                                     
Investor Shares*
                                                                                   
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
23.35
   
(0.03
)
 
(0.50
)
 
(0.53
)
 
   
(1.64
)
 
(1.64
)
   
21.18
   
(2.67
)
   
615,388
   
(0.28
)
 
0.83
   
0.83
   
7
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
36.79
   
(0.13
)
 
(8.84
)
 
(8.97
)
 
   
(4.47
)
 
(4.47
)
   
23.35
   
(28.02
)
   
704,341
   
(0.41
)
 
0.81
   
0.81
   
21
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
28.64
   
(0.11
)
 
9.88
   
9.77
   
   
(1.62
)
 
(1.62
)
   
36.79
   
34.98
     
1,174,666
   
(0.34
)
 
0.82
   
0.82
   
25
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
24.50
   
(0.08
)
 
5.49
   
5.41
   
   
(1.27
)
 
(1.27
)
   
28.64
   
22.70
     
983,640
   
(0.31
)
 
0.84
   
0.84
   
22
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
23.69
   
(0.08
)
 
3.34
   
3.26
   
   
(2.45
)
 
(2.45
)
   
24.50
   
16.50
     
828,388
   
(0.34
)
 
0.85
   
0.85
   
22
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
19.89
   
(0.10
)
 
5.58
   
5.48
   
   
(1.68
)
 
(1.68
)
   
23.69
   
28.69
     
1,775,180
   
(0.44
)
 
0.86
   
0.86
   
25
 
                                                                                     
Advisor Shares*
                                                                                   
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
21.48
   
(0.06
)
 
(0.44
)
 
(0.50
)
 
   
(1.64
)
 
(1.64
)
   
19.34
   
(2.76
)
   
11,030
   
(0.53
)
 
1.08
   
1.08
   
7
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
34.27
   
(0.20
)
 
(8.12
)
 
(8.32
)
 
   
(4.47
)
 
(4.47
)
   
21.48
   
(28.20
)
   
13,940
   
(0.66
)
 
1.06
   
1.06
   
21
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
26.84
   
(0.18
)
 
9.23
   
9.05
   
   
(1.62
)
 
(1.62
)
   
34.27
   
34.63
     
34,042
   
(0.59
)
 
1.07
   
1.07
   
25
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
23.09
   
(0.14
)
 
5.16
   
5.02
   
   
(1.27
)
 
(1.27
)
   
26.84
   
22.39
     
13,692
   
(0.56
)
 
1.09
   
1.09
   
22
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
22.53
   
(0.13
)
 
3.14
   
3.01
   
   
(2.45
)
 
(2.45
)
   
23.09
   
16.22
     
6,683
   
(0.59
)
 
1.10
   
1.10
   
22
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
19.04
   
(0.14
)
 
5.31
   
5.17
   
   
(1.68
)
 
(1.68
)
   
22.53
   
28.32
     
6,215
   
(0.69
)
 
1.11
   
1.11
   
25
 
                                                                                             
BROWN ADVISORY FLEXIBLE EQUITY FUND:
                                                                 
                                                                                             
Institutional Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
27.31
   
0.06
   
0.26
   
0.32
   
(0.13
)
 
(0.92
)
 
(1.05
)
   
26.58
   
1.06
     
196,792
   
0.45
   
0.54
   
0.54
   
9
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
34.26
   
0.09
   
(5.71
)
 
(5.62
)
 
(0.06
)
 
(1.27
)
 
(1.33
)
   
27.31
   
(17.18
)
   
196,675
   
0.29
   
0.53
   
0.53
   
10
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
24.36
   
0.07
   
10.76
   
10.83
   
(0.09
)
 
(0.84
)
 
(0.93
)
   
34.26
   
45.26
     
201,849
   
0.25
   
0.54
   
0.54
   
13
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
22.92
   
0.11
   
2.50
   
2.61
   
(0.15
)
 
(1.02
)
 
(1.17
)
   
24.36
   
11.29
     
134,574
   
0.47
   
0.56
   
0.56
   
12
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
21.94
   
0.17
   
1.63
   
1.80
   
(0.08
)
 
(0.74
)
 
(0.82
)
   
22.92
   
8.94
     
135,190
   
0.78
   
0.57
   
0.57
   
14
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
18.53
   
0.10
   
3.43
   
3.53
   
(0.12
)
 
   
(0.12
)
   
21.94
   
19.07
     
131,218
   
0.48
   
0.72
   
0.72
   
15
 
                                                                                     
Investor Shares*
                                                                                   
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
27.20
   
0.04
   
0.26
   
0.30
   
(0.06
)
 
(0.92
)
 
(0.98
)
   
26.52
   
0.99
     
391,040
   
0.30
   
0.69
   
0.69
   
9
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
34.16
   
0.04
   
(5.70
)
 
(5.66
)
 
(0.03
)
 
(1.27
)
 
(1.30
)
   
27.20
   
(17.32
)
   
400,090
   
0.14
   
0.68
   
0.68
   
10
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
24.31
   
0.03
   
10.73
   
10.76
   
(0.07
)
 
(0.84
)
 
(0.91
)
   
34.16
   
45.05
     
500,233
   
0.10
   
0.69
   
0.69
   
13
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
22.88
   
0.07
   
2.49
   
2.56
   
(0.11
)
 
(1.02
)
 
(1.13
)
   
24.31
   
11.12
     
362,695
   
0.32
   
0.71
   
0.71
   
12
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
21.90
   
0.14
   
1.63
   
1.77
   
(0.05
)
 
(0.74
)
 
(0.79
)
   
22.88
   
8.77
     
343,917
   
0.63
   
0.72
   
0.72
   
14
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
18.50
   
0.07
   
3.42
   
3.49
   
(0.09
)
 
   
(0.09
)
   
21.90
   
18.88
     
316,109
   
0.33
   
0.87
   
0.87
   
15
 
                                                                               
Advisor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
27.11
   
0.01
   
0.25
   
0.26
   
   
(0.92
)
 
(0.92
)
   
26.45
   
0.84
     
4,262
   
0.05
   
0.94
   
0.94
   
9
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
34.10
   
(0.04
)
 
(5.68
)
 
(5.72
)
 
   
(1.27
)
 
(1.27
)
   
27.11
   
(17.51
)
   
4,471
   
(0.11
)
 
0.93
   
0.93
   
10
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
24.30
   
(0.04
)
 
10.72
   
10.68
   
(0.04
)
 
(0.84
)
 
(0.88
)
   
34.10
   
44.69
     
5,965
   
(0.15
)
 
0.94
   
0.94
   
13
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
22.90
   
0.02
   
2.48
   
2.50
   
(0.08
)
 
(1.02
)
 
(1.10
)
   
24.30
   
10.84
     
4,403
   
0.07
   
0.96
   
0.96
   
12
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
21.91
   
0.08
   
1.65
   
1.73
   
   
(0.74
)
 
(0.74
)
   
22.90
   
8.52
     
4,652
   
0.38
   
0.97
   
0.97
   
14
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
18.50
   
0.02
   
3.42
   
3.44
   
(0.03
)
 
   
(0.03
)
   
21.91
   
18.61
     
6,445
   
0.08
   
1.12
   
1.12
   
15
 


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Financial Highlights


           
From Investment
   
Distributions to
                     
Ratios to Average
       
           
Operations(a)
   
Shareholders From
                     
Net Assets(b)
       
                 
Net
                                                                   
For a Share
             
Realized
                           
Net
         
Net
                         
Outstanding
 
Net Asset
   
Net
   
&
                           
Asset
       
Assets at
   
Net
                   
Throughout
 
Value,
   
Investment
   
Unrealized
         
Net
   
Net
         
Value,
         
End of
   
Investment
         
Gross
   
Portfolio
 
Each Fiscal Period:
 
Beginning
   
Income
   
Gains
         
Investment
   
Realized
         
End of
   
Total
   
Period
   
Income
   
Net
   
Expenses
   
Turnover
 
Beginning
Ending
 
of Period
   
(Loss)
   
(Losses)
   
Total
   
Income
   
Gains
   
Total
   
Period
 
Return(c)
     
(000’s
)
 
(Loss)
   
Expenses
   
(d)
   
Rate(c)
 
                                                                                         
BROWN ADVISORY EQUITY INCOME FUND:
                                                                     
                                                                                         
Institutional Shares*
                                                                                 
07/01/22
12/31/22
 
$
13.57
   
0.12
   
0.55
   
0.67
   
(0.11
)
 
(1.09
)
 
(1.20
)
 
$
13.04
   
4.74
%
 
$
18,370
   
1.71
%
 
0.76
%
 
0.80
%
 
2
%
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
15.98
   
0.23
   
(0.96
)
 
(0.73
)
 
(0.23
)
 
(1.45
)
 
(1.68
)
   
13.57
   
(5.87
)
   
19,964
   
1.46
   
0.76
   
0.79
   
11
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
12.97
   
0.23
   
3.75
   
3.98
   
(0.23
)
 
(0.74
)
 
(0.97
)
   
15.98
   
31.84
     
24,045
   
1.59
   
0.77
   
0.80
   
20
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
14.15
   
0.23
   
(0.10
)
 
0.13
   
(0.23
)
 
(1.08
)
 
(1.31
)
   
12.97
   
0.46
     
22,026
   
1.66
   
0.80
   
0.80
   
16
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
14.41
   
0.26
   
1.33
   
1.59
   
(0.27
)
 
(1.58
)
 
(1.85
)
   
14.15
   
13.12
     
26,449
   
1.87
   
0.80
   
0.80
   
11
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
13.80
   
0.24
   
1.07
   
1.31
   
(0.25
)
 
(0.45
)
 
(0.70
)
   
14.41
   
9.51
     
27,975
   
1.70
   
0.77
   
0.77
   
14
 
                                                                               
Investor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
13.56
   
0.11
   
0.56
   
0.67
   
(0.10
)
 
(1.09
)
 
(1.19
)
   
13.04
   
4.74
     
54,186
   
1.56
   
0.91
   
0.95
   
2
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
15.97
   
0.21
   
(0.96
)
 
(0.75
)
 
(0.21
)
 
(1.45
)
 
(1.66
)
   
13.56
   
(6.02
)
   
55,288
   
1.31
   
0.91
   
0.94
   
11
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
12.96
   
0.21
   
3.75
   
3.96
   
(0.21
)
 
(0.74
)
 
(0.95
)
   
15.97
   
31.67
     
63,600
   
1.44
   
0.92
   
0.95
   
20
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
14.15
   
0.21
   
(0.11
)
 
0.10
   
(0.21
)
 
(1.08
)
 
(1.29
)
   
12.96
   
0.24
     
55,228
   
1.51
   
0.95
   
0.95
   
16
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
14.40
   
0.24
   
1.34
   
1.58
   
(0.25
)
 
(1.58
)
 
(1.83
)
   
14.15
   
13.03
     
62,309
   
1.72
   
0.95
   
0.95
   
11
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
13.80
   
0.22
   
1.06
   
1.28
   
(0.23
)
 
(0.45
)
 
(0.68
)
   
14.40
   
9.27
     
66,512
   
1.55
   
0.92
   
0.92
   
14
 
                                                                               
Advisor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
13.55
   
0.09
   
0.57
   
0.66
   
(0.09
)
 
(1.09
)
 
(1.18
)
   
13.03
   
4.60
     
1,035
   
1.31
   
1.16
   
1.20
   
2
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
15.96
   
0.17
   
(0.96
)
 
(0.79
)
 
(0.17
)
 
(1.45
)
 
(1.62
)
   
13.55
   
(6.24
)
   
1,247
   
1.06
   
1.16
   
1.19
   
11
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
12.96
   
0.17
   
3.74
   
3.91
   
(0.17
)
 
(0.74
)
 
(0.91
)
   
15.96
   
31.27
     
1,182
   
1.19
   
1.17
   
1.20
   
20
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
14.14
   
0.17
   
(0.10
)
 
0.07
   
(0.17
)
 
(1.08
)
 
(1.25
)
   
12.96
   
0.05
     
886
   
1.26
   
1.20
   
1.20
   
16
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
14.40
   
0.21
   
1.33
   
1.54
   
(0.22
)
 
(1.58
)
 
(1.80
)
   
14.14
   
12.67
     
1,017
   
1.47
   
1.20
   
1.20
   
11
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
13.78
   
0.19
   
1.06
   
1.25
   
(0.18
)
 
(0.45
)
 
(0.63
)
   
14.40
   
9.04
     
1,077
   
1.30
   
1.17
   
1.17
   
14
 
                                                                                             
BROWN ADVISORY SUSTAINABLE GROWTH FUND:
                                                           
                                                                                             
Institutional Shares*
                                                                       
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
35.42
   
0.01
   
(0.84
)
 
(0.83
)
 
(—
)+
 
   
(—
)+
   
34.59
   
(2.34
)
   
3,646,811
   
0.06
   
0.64
   
0.64
   
5
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
44.56
   
(0.04
)
 
(8.19
)
 
(8.23
)
 
   
(0.91
)
 
(0.91
)
   
35.42
   
(19.02
)
   
3,378,590
   
(0.10
)
 
0.63
   
0.63
   
19
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
31.96
   
(0.03
)
 
12.63
   
12.60
   
   
   
     
44.56
   
39.42
     
3,364,728
   
(0.08
)
 
0.65
   
0.65
   
23
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
26.39
   
0.01
   
5.77
   
5.78
   
   
(0.21
)
 
(0.21
)
   
31.96
   
22.01
     
1,601,989
   
0.05
   
0.70
   
0.70
   
20
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
23.02
   
0.03
   
4.12
   
4.15
   
   
(0.78
)
 
(0.78
)
   
26.39
   
18.89
     
749,949
   
0.10
   
0.73
   
0.73
   
21
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
18.94
   
0.01
   
4.42
   
4.43
   
   
(0.35
)
 
(0.35
)
   
23.02
   
23.59
     
369,642
   
0.05
   
0.73
   
0.73
   
29
 
                                                                               
Investor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
34.83
   
(0.02
)
 
(0.83
)
 
(0.85
)
 
   
   
     
33.98
   
(2.44
)
   
1,721,298
   
(0.09
)
 
0.79
   
0.79
   
5
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
43.90
   
(0.11
)
 
(8.05
)
 
(8.16
)
 
   
(0.91
)
 
(0.91
)
   
34.83
   
(19.15
)
   
1,714,513
   
(0.25
)
 
0.78
   
0.78
   
19
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
31.52
   
(0.09
)
 
12.47
   
12.38
   
   
   
     
43.90
   
39.28
     
1,849,429
   
(0.23
)
 
0.80
   
0.80
   
23
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
26.07
   
(0.03
)
 
5.69
   
5.66
   
   
(0.21
)
 
(0.21
)
   
31.52
   
21.82
     
1,108,023
   
(0.10
)
 
0.85
   
0.85
   
20
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
22.79
   
(0.01
)
 
4.07
   
4.06
   
   
(0.78
)
 
(0.78
)
   
26.07
   
18.68
     
374,769
   
(0.05
)
 
0.88
   
0.88
   
21
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
18.78
   
(0.02
)
 
4.38
   
4.36
   
   
(0.35
)
 
(0.35
)
   
22.79
   
23.41
     
102,201
   
(0.10
)
 
0.88
   
0.88
   
29
 
                                                                               
Advisor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
33.91
   
(0.06
)
 
(0.80
)
 
(0.86
)
 
   
   
     
33.05
   
(2.54
)
   
291,344
   
(0.34
)
 
1.04
   
1.04
   
5
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
42.87
   
(0.21
)
 
(7.84
)
 
(8.05
)
 
   
(0.91
)
 
(0.91
)
   
33.91
   
(19.35
)
   
298,972
   
(0.50
)
 
1.03
   
1.03
   
19
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
30.86
   
(0.18
)
 
12.19
   
12.01
   
   
   
     
42.87
   
38.92
     
444,064
   
(0.48
)
 
1.05
   
1.05
   
23
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
25.59
   
(0.09
)
 
5.57
   
5.48
   
   
(0.21
)
 
(0.21
)
   
30.86
   
21.53
     
285,542
   
(0.35
)
 
1.10
   
1.10
   
20
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
22.44
   
(0.07
)
 
4.00
   
3.93
   
   
(0.78
)
 
(0.78
)
   
25.59
   
18.39
     
250,871
   
(0.30
)
 
1.13
   
1.13
   
21
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
18.54
   
(0.07
)
 
4.32
   
4.25
   
   
(0.35
)
 
(0.35
)
   
22.44
   
23.12
     
213,262
   
(0.35
)
 
1.13
   
1.13
   
29
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial Highlights


           
From Investment
   
Distributions to
                     
Ratios to Average
       
           
Operations(a)
   
Shareholders From
                     
Net Assets(b)
       
                 
Net
                                                                   
For a Share
             
Realized
                           
Net
         
Net
                         
Outstanding
 
Net Asset
   
Net
   
&
                           
Asset
       
Assets at
   
Net
                   
Throughout
 
Value,
   
Investment
   
Unrealized
         
Net
   
Net
         
Value,
         
End of
   
Investment
         
Gross
   
Portfolio
 
Each Fiscal Period:
 
Beginning
   
Income
   
Gains
         
Investment
   
Realized
         
End of
   
Total
   
Period
   
Income
   
Net
   
Expenses
   
Turnover
 
Beginning
Ending
 
of Period
   
(Loss)
   
(Losses)
   
Total
   
Income
   
Gains
   
Total
   
Period
 
Return(c)
     
(000’s
)
 
(Loss)
   
Expenses
   
(d)
   
Rate(c)
 
                                                                                         
BROWN ADVISORY MID-CAP GROWTH FUND:
                                                               
                                                                                         
Institutional Shares*
                                                                     
07/01/22
12/31/22
 
$
12.29
   
(0.02
)
 
0.43
   
0.41
   
   
(0.81
)
 
(0.81
)
 
$
11.89
   
3.08
%
 
$
68,045
   
(0.36
)%
 
0.82
%
 
0.83
%
 
27
%
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
19.86
   
(0.09
)
 
(5.73
)
 
(5.82
)
 
   
(1.75
)
 
(1.75
)
   
12.29
   
(31.54
)
   
94,754
   
(0.52
)
 
0.79
   
0.79
   
48
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
13.86
   
(0.08
)
 
6.08
   
6.00
   
   
   
     
19.86
   
43.03
     
159,180
   
(0.44
)
 
0.76
   
0.79
   
48
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
13.14
   
(0.01
)
 
0.77
   
0.76
   
   
(0.04
)
 
(0.04
)
   
13.86
   
5.68
     
100,367
   
(0.11
)
 
0.70
   
0.88
   
35
 
07/02/18^
06/30/19
   
11.42
   
(0.00
)
 
1.83
   
1.83
   
   
(0.11
)
 
(0.11
)
   
13.14
   
16.36
     
42,404
   
(0.00
)
 
0.70
   
1.04
   
46
 
                                                                               
Investor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
12.20
   
(0.03
)
 
0.44
   
0.41
   
   
(0.81
)
 
(0.81
)
   
11.80
   
3.10
     
22,815
   
(0.51
)
 
0.97
   
0.98
   
27
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
19.76
   
(0.11
)
 
(5.70
)
 
(5.81
)
 
   
(1.75
)
 
(1.75
)
   
12.20
   
(31.70
)
   
22,897
   
(0.67
)
 
0.94
   
0.94
   
48
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
13.81
   
(0.10
)
 
6.05
   
5.95
   
   
   
     
19.76
   
42.90
     
33,381
   
(0.59
)
 
0.91
   
0.94
   
48
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
13.12
   
(0.03
)
 
0.76
   
0.73
   
   
(0.04
)
 
(0.04
)
   
13.81
   
5.46
     
28,477
   
(0.26
)
 
0.85
   
1.03
   
35
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
11.36
   
(0.02
)
 
1.89
   
1.87
   
   
(0.11
)
 
(0.11
)
   
13.12
   
16.80
     
2,933
   
(0.15
)
 
0.85
   
1.19
   
46
 
10/02/17^
06/30/18
   
10.00
   
(0.01
)
 
1.37
   
1.36
   
   
   
     
11.36
   
13.60
     
21,377
   
(0.16
)
 
0.85
   
1.58
   
29
 
                                                                                             
BROWN ADVISORY SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND:
                                                                 
                                                                                             
Institutional Shares*
                                                                       
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
41.98
   
(0.03
)
 
1.81
   
1.78
   
   
(3.32
)
 
(3.32
)
   
40.44
   
3.94
     
1,182,612
   
(0.15
)
 
0.96
   
0.96
   
19
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
63.00
   
(0.32
)
 
(13.47
)
 
(13.79
)
 
   
(7.23
)
 
(7.23
)
   
41.98
   
(24.11
)
   
1,165,292
   
(0.59
)
 
0.95
   
0.95
   
27
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
44.31
   
(0.34
)
 
19.48
   
19.14
   
   
(0.45
)
 
(0.45
)
   
63.00
   
43.31
     
1,758,121
   
(0.61
)
 
0.95
   
0.95
   
32
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
44.24
   
(0.20
)
 
1.15
   
0.95
   
   
(0.88
)
 
(0.88
)
   
44.31
   
2.18
     
1,039,126
   
(0.48
)
 
0.97
   
0.97
   
29
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
40.64
   
(0.15
)
 
5.52
   
5.37
   
(0.18
)
 
(1.59
)
 
(1.77
)
   
44.24
   
14.56
     
838,698
   
(0.36
)
 
0.98
   
0.98
   
44
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
35.15
   
(0.16
)
 
6.31
   
6.15
   
(0.15
)
 
(0.51
)
 
(0.66
)
   
40.64
   
17.64
     
424,449
   
(0.42
)
 
0.98
   
0.98
   
30
 
                                                                               
Investor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
20.91
   
(0.03
)
 
0.89
   
0.86
   
   
(1.65
)
 
(1.65
)
 
$
20.12
   
3.85
     
773,712
   
(0.30
)
 
1.11
   
1.11
   
19
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
31.42
   
(0.20
)
 
(6.71
)
 
(6.91
)
 
   
(3.60
)
 
(3.60
)
   
20.91
   
(24.23
)
   
707,378
   
(0.74
)
 
1.10
   
1.10
   
27
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
22.13
   
(0.21
)
 
9.72
   
9.51
   
   
(0.22
)
 
(0.22
)
   
31.42
   
43.11
     
822,075
   
(0.76
)
 
1.10
   
1.10
   
32
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
22.13
   
(0.13
)
 
0.57
   
0.44
   
   
(0.44
)
 
(0.44
)
   
22.13
   
2.02
     
511,028
   
(0.63
)
 
1.12
   
1.12
   
29
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
20.34
   
(0.10
)
 
2.77
   
2.67
   
(0.08
)
 
(0.80
)
 
(0.88
)
   
22.13
   
14.40
     
493,421
   
(0.51
)
 
1.13
   
1.13
   
44
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
17.61
   
(0.11
)
 
3.15
   
3.04
   
(0.06
)
 
(0.25
)
 
(0.31
)
   
20.34
   
17.44
     
476,786
   
(0.57
)
 
1.13
   
1.13
   
30
 
                                                                               
Advisor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
19.83
   
(0.06
)
 
0.87
   
0.81
   
   
(1.57
)
 
(1.57
)
   
19.07
   
3.79
     
9,240
   
(0.55
)
 
1.36
   
1.36
   
19
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
29.88
   
(0.26
)
 
(6.37
)
 
(6.63
)
 
   
(3.42
)
 
(3.42
)
   
19.83
   
(24.44
)
   
9,309
   
(0.99
)
 
1.35
   
1.35
   
27
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
21.10
   
(0.26
)
 
9.25
   
8.99
   
   
(0.21
)
 
(0.21
)
   
29.88
   
42.74
     
14,939
   
(1.01
)
 
1.35
   
1.35
   
32
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
21.15
   
(0.18
)
 
0.55
   
0.37
   
   
(0.42
)
 
(0.42
)
   
21.10
   
1.78
     
12,159
   
(0.88
)
 
1.37
   
1.37
   
29
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
19.46
   
(0.15
)
 
2.64
   
2.49
   
(0.04
)
 
(0.76
)
 
(0.80
)
   
21.15
   
14.08
     
14,489
   
(0.76
)
 
1.38
   
1.38
   
44
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
16.85
   
(0.15
)
 
3.02
   
2.87
   
(0.02
)
 
(0.24
)
 
(0.26
)
   
19.46
   
17.21
     
18,449
   
(0.82
)
 
1.38
   
1.38
   
30
 


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Financial Highlights


           
From Investment
   
Distributions to
                     
Ratios to Average
       
           
Operations(a)
   
Shareholders From
                     
Net Assets(b)
       
                 
Net
                                                                   
For a Share
             
Realized
                           
Net
         
Net
                         
Outstanding
 
Net Asset
   
Net
   
&
                           
Asset
       
Assets at
   
Net
                   
Throughout
 
Value,
   
Investment
   
Unrealized
         
Net
   
Net
         
Value,
         
End of
   
Investment
         
Gross
   
Portfolio
 
Each Fiscal Period:
 
Beginning
   
Income
   
Gains
         
Investment
   
Realized
         
End of
   
Total
   
Period
   
Income
   
Net
   
Expenses
   
Turnover
 
Beginning
Ending
 
of Period
   
(Loss)
   
(Losses)
   
Total
   
Income
   
Gains
   
Total
   
Period
 
Return(c)
     
(000’s
)
 
(Loss)
   
Expenses
   
(d)
   
Rate(c)
 
                                                                                         
BROWN ADVISORY SMALL-CAP FUNDAMENTAL VALUE FUND:
                                                   
                                                                                         
Institutional Shares*
                                                                           
07/01/22
12/31/22
 
$
26.09
   
0.11
   
2.43
   
2.54
   
(0.13
)
 
(1.57
)
 
(1.70
)
 
$
26.93
   
9.62
%
 
$
538,242
   
0.77
%
 
0.95
%
 
0.95
%
 
14
%
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
29.65
   
0.09
   
(3.45
)
 
(3.36
)
 
(0.10
)
 
(0.10
)
 
(0.20
)
   
26.09
   
(11.45
)
   
562,382
   
0.29
   
0.95
   
0.95
   
27
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
19.25
   
0.11
   
10.44
   
10.55
   
(0.15
)
 
   
(0.15
)
   
29.65
   
54.97
     
591,096
   
0.43
   
0.95
   
0.95
   
42
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
24.77
   
0.21
   
(4.46
)
 
(4.25
)
 
(0.13
)
 
(1.14
)
 
(1.27
)
   
19.25
   
(18.38
)
   
336,819
   
0.94
   
0.97
   
0.97
   
56
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
29.16
   
0.29
   
(1.54
)
 
(1.25
)
 
(0.21
)
 
(2.93
)
 
(3.14
)
   
24.77
   
(2.91
)
   
447,846
   
1.10
   
0.97
   
0.97
   
36
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
27.11
   
0.15
   
3.11
   
3.26
   
(0.20
)
 
(1.01
)
 
(1.21
)
   
29.16
   
12.13
     
410,785
   
0.52
   
0.97
   
0.97
   
32
 
                                                                               
Investor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
26.04
   
0.09
   
2.43
   
2.52
   
(0.09
)
 
(1.57
)
 
(1.66
)
   
26.90
   
9.55
     
588,655
   
0.62
   
1.10
   
1.10
   
14
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
29.60
   
0.04
   
(3.45
)
 
(3.41
)
 
(0.05
)
 
(0.10
)
 
(0.15
)
   
26.04
   
(11.59
)
   
564,689
   
0.14
   
1.10
   
1.10
   
27
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
19.22
   
0.07
   
10.42
   
10.49
   
(0.11
)
 
   
(0.11
)
   
29.60
   
54.74
     
648,403
   
0.28
   
1.10
   
1.10
   
42
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
24.75
   
0.18
   
(4.46
)
 
(4.28
)
 
(0.11
)
 
(1.14
)
 
(1.25
)
   
19.22
   
(18.49
)
   
432,498
   
0.79
   
1.12
   
1.12
   
56
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
29.12
   
0.25
   
(1.53
)
 
(1.28
)
 
(0.16
)
 
(2.93
)
 
(3.09
)
   
24.75
   
(3.05
)
   
577,212
   
0.95
   
1.12
   
1.12
   
36
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
27.08
   
0.10
   
3.10
   
3.20
   
(0.15
)
 
(1.01
)
 
(1.16
)
   
29.12
   
11.95
     
874,269
   
0.37
   
1.12
   
1.12
   
32
 
                                                                               
Advisor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
25.86
   
0.05
   
2.42
   
2.47
   
(0.03
)
 
(1.57
)
 
(1.60
)
   
26.73
   
9.42
     
2,887
   
0.37
   
1.35
   
1.35
   
14
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
29.43
   
(0.03
)
 
(3.43
)
 
(3.46
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(0.10
)
 
(0.11
)
   
25.86
   
(11.82
)
   
3,154
   
(0.11
)
 
1.35
   
1.35
   
27
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
19.10
   
0.01
   
10.36
   
10.37
   
(0.04
)
 
   
(0.04
)
   
29.43
   
54.37
     
8,125
   
0.03
   
1.35
   
1.35
   
42
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
24.64
   
0.12
   
(4.44
)
 
(4.32
)
 
(0.08
)
 
(1.14
)
 
(1.22
)
   
19.10
   
(18.71
)
   
4,480
   
0.54
   
1.37
   
1.37
   
56
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
28.98
   
0.19
   
(1.51
)
 
(1.32
)
 
(0.09
)
 
(2.93
)
 
(3.02
)
   
24.64
   
(3.27
)
   
8,393
   
0.70
   
1.37
   
1.37
   
36
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
26.95
   
0.03
   
3.08
   
3.11
   
(0.07
)
 
(1.01
)
 
(1.08
)
   
28.98
   
11.65
     
25,032
   
0.12
   
1.37
   
1.37
   
32
 
                                                                                             
BROWN ADVISORY SUSTAINABLE SMALL-CAP CORE FUND:
                                                                 
                                                                                             
Institutional Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
7.74
   
0.01
   
0.44
   
0.45
   
   
(—
)+
 
(—
)+
   
8.19
   
5.82
     
41,191
   
0.18
   
0.93
   
1.23
   
39
 
09/30/21^
06/30/22
   
10.00
   
(0.02
)
 
(2.24
)
 
(2.26
)
 
   
   
     
7.74
   
(22.60
)
   
32,915
   
(0.22
)
 
0.93
   
1.36
   
19
 
                                                                               
Investor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
7.73
   
   
0.44
   
0.44
   
   
(—
)+
 
(—
)+
   
8.17
   
5.69
     
1,612
   
0.03
   
1.08
   
1.38
   
39
 
09/30/21^
06/30/22
   
10.00
   
(0.02
)
 
(2.25
)
 
(2.27
)
 
   
   
     
7.73
   
(22.70
)
   
812
   
(0.37
)
 
1.08
   
1.51
   
19
 
                                                                                             
BROWN ADVISORY GLOBAL LEADERS FUND:
                                                           
                                                                                             
Institutional Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
18.24
   
0.01
   
0.69
   
0.70
   
(0.12
)
 
   
(0.12
)
   
18.82
   
3.84
     
1,112,579
   
0.12
   
0.76
   
0.76
   
10
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
22.60
   
0.10
   
(4.19
)
 
(4.09
)
 
(0.02
)
 
(0.25
)
 
(0.27
)
   
18.24
   
(18.34
)
   
1,048,587
   
0.45
   
0.75
   
0.75
   
25
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
16.38
   
0.03
   
6.22
   
6.25
   
(0.03
)
 
   
(0.03
)
   
22.60
   
38.17
     
1,149,790
   
0.16
   
0.76
   
0.76
   
14
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
15.24
   
0.07
   
1.13
   
1.20
   
(0.06
)
 
   
(0.06
)
   
16.38
   
7.85
     
605,983
   
0.45
   
0.75
   
0.82
   
27
 
10/31/18^
06/30/19
   
13.13
   
0.07
   
2.07
   
2.14
   
(0.03
)
 
   
(0.03
)
   
15.24
   
16.38
     
214,263
   
0.71
   
0.75
   
0.88
   
23
 
                                                                               
Investor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
18.18
   
   
0.68
   
0.68
   
(0.10
)
 
   
(0.10
)
   
18.76
   
3.72
     
77,523
   
(0.03
)
 
0.91
   
0.91
   
10
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
22.54
   
0.07
   
(4.17
)
 
(4.10
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(0.25
)
 
(0.26
)
   
18.18
   
(18.45
)
   
76,150
   
0.30
   
0.90
   
0.90
   
25
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
16.36
   
   
6.20
   
6.20
   
(0.02
)
 
   
(0.02
)
   
22.54
   
37.91
     
95,940
   
0.01
   
0.91
   
0.91
   
14
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
15.23
   
0.05
   
1.12
   
1.17
   
(0.04
)
 
   
(0.04
)
   
16.36
   
7.68
     
66,813
   
0.30
   
0.90
   
0.97
   
27
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
13.82
   
0.08
   
1.36
   
1.44
   
(0.03
)
 
   
(0.03
)
   
15.23
   
10.49
     
18,943
   
0.60
   
0.86
   
1.07
   
23
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
11.50
   
0.08
   
2.25
   
2.33
   
(0.01
)
 
   
(0.01
)
   
13.82
   
20.28
     
86,112
   
0.60
   
0.85
   
1.10
   
26
 


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Financial Highlights


           
From Investment
   
Distributions to
                     
Ratios to Average
       
           
Operations(a)
   
Shareholders From
                     
Net Assets(b)
       
                 
Net
                                                                   
For a Share
             
Realized
                           
Net
         
Net
                         
Outstanding
 
Net Asset
   
Net
   
&
                           
Asset
       
Assets at
   
Net
                   
Throughout
 
Value,
   
Investment
   
Unrealized
         
Net
   
Net
         
Value,
         
End of
   
Investment
         
Gross
   
Portfolio
 
Each Fiscal Period:
 
Beginning
   
Income
   
Gains
         
Investment
   
Realized
         
End of
   
Total
   
Period
   
Income
   
Net
   
Expenses
   
Turnover
 
Beginning
Ending
 
of Period
   
(Loss)
   
(Losses)
   
Total
   
Income
   
Gains
   
Total
   
Period
 
Return(c)
     
(000’s
)
 
(Loss)
   
Expenses
   
(d)
   
Rate(c)
 
                                                                                         
BROWN ADVISORY SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL LEADERS FUND:
                                             
                                                                                         
Institutional Shares*
                                                                           
07/01/22
12/31/22
 
$
8.43
   
   
0.67
   
0.67
   
(0.02
)
 
   
(0.02
)
 
$
9.08
   
8.10
%
 
$
14,793
   
0.03
%
 
0.85
%
 
2.00
%
 
10
%
02/28/22^
06/30/22
   
10.00
   
0.06
   
(1.63
)
 
(1.57
)
 
   
   
     
8.43
   
(15.70
)
   
6,221
   
1.96
   
0.85
   
4.26
   
12
 
                                                                               
Investor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
8.42
   
(0.01
)
 
0.67
   
0.66
   
(0.02
)
 
   
(0.02
)
   
9.06
   
7.99
     
1,417
   
(0.12
)
 
1.00
   
2.15
   
10
 
02/28/22^
06/30/22
   
10.00
   
0.05
   
(1.63
)
 
(1.58
)
 
   
   
     
8.42
   
(15.80
)
   
75
   
1.81
   
1.00
   
4.41
   
12
 
                                                                                             
BROWN ADVISORY INTERMEDIATE INCOME FUND:
                                                           
                                                                                             
Investor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
9.99
   
0.11
   
(0.37
)
 
(0.26
)
 
(0.11
)
 
   
(0.11
)
   
9.62
   
(2.59
)
   
122,968
   
2.25
   
0.48
   
0.52
   
24
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
11.05
   
0.12
   
(0.94
)
 
(0.82
)
 
(0.14
)
 
(0.10
)
 
(0.24
)
   
9.99
   
(7.60
)
   
139,856
   
1.17
   
0.46
   
0.50
   
58
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
11.06
   
0.11
   
0.02
   
0.13
   
(0.13
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(0.14
)
   
11.05
   
1.11
     
167,774
   
1.02
   
0.47
   
0.50
   
50
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
10.72
   
0.24
   
0.35
   
0.59
   
(0.25
)
 
   
(0.25
)
   
11.06
   
5.55
     
148,300
   
2.24
   
0.49
   
0.53
   
105
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
10.35
   
0.27
   
0.36
   
0.63
   
(0.26
)
 
   
(0.26
)
   
10.72
   
6.24
     
135,175
   
2.63
   
0.47
   
0.53
   
82
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
10.60
   
0.23
   
(0.24
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(0.24
)
 
   
(0.24
)
   
10.35
   
(0.12
)
   
125,060
   
2.20
   
0.45
   
0.51
   
35
 
                                                                               
Advisor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
9.76
   
0.10
   
(0.37
)
 
(0.27
)
 
(0.10
)
 
   
(0.10
)
   
9.39
   
(2.78
)
   
3,156
   
2.00
   
0.73
   
0.77
   
24
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
10.80
   
0.10
   
(0.93
)
 
(0.83
)
 
(0.11
)
 
(0.10
)
 
(0.21
)
   
9.76
   
(7.82
)
   
3,273
   
0.92
   
0.71
   
0.75
   
58
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
10.82
   
0.08
   
0.01
   
0.09
   
(0.10
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(0.11
)
   
10.80
   
0.79
     
3,661
   
0.77
   
0.72
   
0.75
   
50
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
10.49
   
0.21
   
0.34
   
0.55
   
(0.22
)
 
   
(0.22
)
   
10.82
   
5.32
     
3,624
   
1.99
   
0.74
   
0.78
   
105
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
10.13
   
0.24
   
0.36
   
0.60
   
(0.24
)
 
   
(0.24
)
   
10.49
   
6.01
     
3,615
   
2.38
   
0.72
   
0.78
   
82
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
10.38
   
0.20
   
(0.24
)
 
(0.04
)
 
(0.21
)
 
   
(0.21
)
   
10.13
   
(0.38
)
   
3,782
   
1.95
   
0.70
   
0.76
   
35
 
                                                                                             
BROWN ADVISORY TOTAL RETURN FUND:
                                                           
                                                                                             
Institutional Shares*
                                                                       
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
9.14
   
0.10
   
(0.43
)
 
(0.33
)
 
(0.10
)
 
   
(0.10
)
   
8.71
   
(3.60
)
   
364,785
   
2.19
   
0.42
   
0.42
   
115
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
10.49
   
0.17
   
(1.17
)
 
(1.00
)
 
(0.18
)
 
(0.17
)
 
(0.35
)
   
9.14
   
(9.80
)
   
389,709
   
1.64
   
0.42
   
0.42
   
131
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
10.51
   
0.14
   
0.18
   
0.32
   
(0.15
)
 
(0.19
)
 
(0.34
)
   
10.49
   
3.10
     
437,997
   
1.37
   
0.42
   
0.42
   
130
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
10.22
   
0.27
   
0.52
   
0.79
   
(0.28
)
 
(0.22
)
 
(0.50
)
   
10.51
   
7.90
     
388,100
   
2.62
   
0.45
   
0.45
   
143
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
9.78
   
0.32
   
0.44
   
0.76
   
(0.32
)
 
   
(0.32
)
   
10.22
   
7.90
     
246,074
   
3.26
   
0.49
   
0.49
   
106
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
10.00
   
0.28
   
(0.22
)
 
0.06
   
(0.28
)
 
   
(0.28
)
   
9.78
   
0.61
     
121,381
   
2.79
   
0.50
   
0.50
   
209
 
                                                                         
Investor Shares*
                                                                       
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
9.13
   
0.10
   
(0.42
)
 
(0.32
)
 
(0.10
)
 
   
(0.10
)
   
8.71
   
(3.52
)
   
3,022
   
2.14
   
0.47
   
0.47
   
115
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
10.49
   
0.16
   
(1.17
)
 
(1.01
)
 
(0.18
)
 
(0.17
)
 
(0.35
)
   
9.13
   
(9.94
)
   
9,401
   
1.59
   
0.47
   
0.47
   
131
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
10.51
   
0.14
   
0.18
   
0.32
   
(0.15
)
 
(0.19
)
 
(0.34
)
   
10.49
   
3.05
     
4,744
   
1.32
   
0.47
   
0.47
   
130
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
10.22
   
0.26
   
0.52
   
0.78
   
(0.27
)
 
(0.22
)
 
(0.49
)
   
10.51
   
7.85
     
4,523
   
2.57
   
0.50
   
0.50
   
143
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
9.78
   
0.32
   
0.43
   
0.75
   
(0.31
)
 
   
(0.31
)
   
10.22
   
7.85
     
4,916
   
3.21
   
0.54
   
0.54
   
106
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
10.00
   
0.27
   
(0.21
)
 
0.06
   
(0.28
)
 
   
(0.28
)
   
9.78
   
0.56
     
2,619
   
2.74
   
0.55
   
0.55
   
209
 


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Financial Highlights


           
From Investment
   
Distributions to
                     
Ratios to Average
       
           
Operations(a)
   
Shareholders From
                     
Net Assets(b)
       
                 
Net
                                                                   
For a Share
             
Realized
                           
Net
         
Net
                         
Outstanding
 
Net Asset
   
Net
   
&
                           
Asset
       
Assets at
   
Net
                   
Throughout
 
Value,
   
Investment
   
Unrealized
         
Net
   
Net
         
Value,
         
End of
   
Investment
         
Gross
   
Portfolio
 
Each Fiscal Period:
 
Beginning
   
Income
   
Gains
         
Investment
   
Realized
         
End of
   
Total
   
Period
   
Income
   
Net
   
Expenses
   
Turnover
 
Beginning
Ending
 
of Period
   
(Loss)
   
(Losses)
   
Total
   
Income
   
Gains
   
Total
   
Period
 
Return(c)
     
(000’s
)
 
(Loss)
   
Expenses
   
(d)
   
Rate(c)
 
                                                                                         
BROWN ADVISORY SUSTAINABLE BOND FUND:
                                                         
                                                                                         
Institutional Shares*
                                                                           
07/01/22
12/31/22
 
$
9.14
   
0.10
   
(0.46
)
 
(0.36
)
 
(0.10
)
 
   
(0.10
)
 
$
8.68
   
(3.91
)%
 
$
318,509
   
2.21
%
 
0.44
%
 
0.44
%
 
127
%
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
10.42
   
0.14
   
(1.13
)
 
(0.99
)
 
(0.15
)
 
(0.14
)
 
(0.29
)
   
9.14
   
(9.71
)
   
301,917
   
1.43
   
0.44
   
0.44
   
113
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
10.54
   
0.16
   
0.10
   
0.26
   
(0.17
)
 
(0.21
)
 
(0.38
)
   
10.42
   
2.44
     
218,476
   
1.56
   
0.45
   
0.45
   
89
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
10.13
   
0.27
   
0.54
   
0.81
   
(0.28
)
 
(0.12
)
 
(0.40
)
   
10.54
   
8.14
     
153,472
   
2.63
   
0.48
   
0.48
   
97
 
07/02/18^
06/30/19
   
9.70
   
0.30
   
0.42
   
0.72
   
(0.29
)
 
   
(0.29
)
   
10.13
   
7.60
     
126,466
   
3.08
   
0.55
   
0.52
   
66
 
                                                                               
Investor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
9.14
   
0.10
   
(0.46
)
 
(0.36
)
 
(0.10
)
 
   
(0.10
)
   
8.68
   
(3.93
)
   
9,812
   
2.16
   
0.49
   
0.49
   
127
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
10.42
   
0.13
   
(1.13
)
 
(1.00
)
 
(0.14
)
 
(0.14
)
 
(0.28
)
   
9.14
   
(9.76
)
   
12,667
   
1.38
   
0.49
   
0.49
   
113
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
10.54
   
0.16
   
0.10
   
0.26
   
(0.17
)
 
(0.21
)
 
(0.38
)
   
10.42
   
2.39
     
5,009
   
1.51
   
0.50
   
0.50
   
89
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
10.13
   
0.26
   
0.54
   
0.80
   
(0.27
)
 
(0.12
)
 
(0.39
)
   
10.54
   
8.09
     
2,125
   
2.58
   
0.53
   
0.53
   
97
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
9.70
   
0.29
   
0.43
   
0.72
   
(0.29
)
 
   
(0.29
)
   
10.13
   
7.54
     
884
   
3.03
   
0.60
   
0.57
   
66
 
08/07/17^
06/30/18
   
10.00
   
0.21
   
(0.34
)
 
(0.13
)
 
(0.17
)
 
   
(0.17
)
   
9.70
   
(1.27
)
   
54,291
   
2.41
   
0.60
   
0.71
   
64
 
                                                                                             
BROWN ADVISORY MARYLAND BOND FUND:
                                                           
                                                                                             
Investor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
9.80
   
0.11
   
(0.05
)
 
0.06
   
(0.13
)
 
   
(0.13
)
   
9.73
   
0.62
     
162,524
   
2.23
   
0.49
   
0.49
   
32
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
10.88
   
0.19
   
(1.04
)
 
(0.85
)
 
(0.23
)
 
   
(0.23
)
   
9.80
   
(7.90
)
   
169,565
   
1.79
   
0.47
   
0.47
   
22
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
10.67
   
0.21
   
0.26
   
0.47
   
(0.26
)
 
   
(0.26
)
   
10.88
   
4.41
     
186,483
   
1.94
   
0.48
   
0.48
   
17
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
10.80
   
0.25
   
(0.09
)
 
0.16
   
(0.29
)
 
   
(0.29
)
   
10.67
   
1.44
     
176,198
   
2.31
   
0.49
   
0.49
   
37
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
10.50
   
0.28
   
0.30
   
0.58
   
(0.28
)
 
   
(0.28
)
   
10.80
   
5.65
     
182,072
   
2.69
   
0.49
   
0.49
   
33
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
10.62
   
0.26
   
(0.12
)
 
0.14
   
(0.26
)
 
   
(0.26
)
   
10.50
   
1.29
     
181,230
   
2.42
   
0.48
   
0.48
   
25
 
                                                                                             
BROWN ADVISORY TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND:
                                                                 
                                                                                             
Institutional Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
9.29
   
0.12
   
(0.09
)
 
0.03
   
(0.15
)
 
   
(0.15
)
   
9.17
   
0.32
     
678,339
   
2.62
   
0.46
   
0.46
   
42
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
10.50
   
0.18
   
(1.08
)
 
(0.90
)
 
(0.26
)
 
(0.05
)
 
(0.31
)
   
9.29
   
(8.75
)
   
805,608
   
1.73
   
0.41
   
0.41
   
50
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
10.08
   
0.20
   
0.49
   
0.69
   
(0.27
)
 
   
(0.27
)
   
10.50
   
6.87
     
1,190,436
   
1.92
   
0.40
   
0.40
   
47
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
10.20
   
0.24
   
(0.08
)
 
0.16
   
(0.28
)
 
   
(0.28
)
   
10.08
   
1.59
     
1,072,444
   
2.38
   
0.42
   
0.42
   
80
 
07/02/18^
06/30/19
   
9.90
   
0.33
   
0.30
   
0.63
   
(0.33
)
 
   
(0.33
)
   
10.20
   
6.51
     
950,832
   
3.36
   
0.43
   
0.43
   
53
 
                                                                               
Investor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
9.29
   
0.12
   
(0.08
)
 
0.04
   
(0.15
)
 
   
(0.15
)
   
9.18
   
0.29
     
7,534
   
2.57
   
0.51
   
0.51
   
42
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
10.50
   
0.17
   
(1.07
)
 
(0.90
)
 
(0.26
)
 
(0.05
)
 
(0.31
)
   
9.29
   
(8.80
)
   
10,484
   
1.68
   
0.46
   
0.46
   
50
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
10.09
   
0.19
   
0.48
   
0.67
   
(0.26
)
 
   
(0.26
)
   
10.50
   
6.72
     
11,537
   
1.87
   
0.45
   
0.45
   
47
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
10.20
   
0.24
   
(0.07
)
 
0.17
   
(0.28
)
 
   
(0.28
)
   
10.09
   
1.64
     
9,982
   
2.33
   
0.47
   
0.47
   
80
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
9.90
   
0.33
   
0.30
   
0.63
   
(0.33
)
 
   
(0.33
)
   
10.20
   
6.49
     
19,395
   
3.31
   
0.48
   
0.48
   
53
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
9.94
   
0.31
   
(0.04
)
 
0.27
   
(0.31
)
 
   
(0.31
)
   
9.90
   
2.78
     
439,906
   
3.16
   
0.48
   
0.48
   
55
 
                                                                                             
BROWN ADVISORY TAX-EXEMPT SUSTAINABLE BOND FUND:
                                                           
                                                                                             
Investor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
9.09
   
0.10
   
(0.06
)
 
0.04
   
(0.10
)
 
   
(0.10
)
   
9.03
   
0.43
     
274,788
   
2.10
   
0.51
   
0.51
   
58
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
10.19
   
0.15
   
(1.01
)
 
(0.86
)
 
(0.14
)
 
(0.10
)
 
(0.24
)
   
9.09
   
(8.60
)
   
325,606
   
1.49
   
0.49
   
0.49
   
61
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
9.88
   
0.13
   
0.32
   
0.45
   
(0.13
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(0.14
)
   
10.19
   
4.57
     
179,123
   
1.32
   
0.49
   
0.49
   
66
 
12/02/19^
06/30/20
   
10.00
   
0.08
   
(0.12
)
 
(0.04
)
 
(0.08
)
 
   
(0.08
)
   
9.88
   
(0.37
)
   
157,032
   
1.45
   
0.55
   
0.55
   
39
 


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From Investment
   
Distributions to
                     
Ratios to Average
       
           
Operations(a)
   
Shareholders From
                     
Net Assets(b)
       
                 
Net
                                                                   
For a Share
             
Realized
                           
Net
         
Net
                         
Outstanding
 
Net Asset
   
Net
   
&
                           
Asset
       
Assets at
   
Net
                   
Throughout
 
Value,
   
Investment
   
Unrealized
         
Net
   
Net
         
Value,
         
End of
   
Investment
         
Gross
   
Portfolio
 
Each Fiscal Period:
 
Beginning
   
Income
   
Gains
         
Investment
   
Realized
         
End of
   
Total
   
Period
   
Income
   
Net
   
Expenses
   
Turnover
 
Beginning
Ending
 
of Period
   
(Loss)
   
(Losses)
   
Total
   
Income
   
Gains
   
Total
   
Period
 
Return(c)
     
(000’s
)
 
(Loss)
   
Expenses
   
(d)
   
Rate(c)
 
                                                                                         
BROWN ADVISORY MORTGAGE SECURITIES FUND:
                                                               
                                                                                         
Institutional Shares*
                                                                           
07/01/22
12/31/22
 
$
9.59
   
0.12
   
(0.45
)
   
(0.33
)
 
(0.14
)
 
   
(0.14
)
 
$
9.12
   
(3.49
)%
 
$
298,194
   
2.59
%
 
0.45
%
 
0.45
%
 
111
%
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
10.56
   
0.10
   
(0.92
)
   
(0.82
)
 
(0.15
)
 
   
(0.15
)
   
9.59
   
(7.86
)
   
310,388
   
0.94
   
0.44
   
0.44
   
204
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
10.46
   
(0.03
)
 
0.19
     
0.16
   
(0.06
)
 
   
(0.06
)
   
10.56
   
1.53
     
288,526
   
(0.27
)
 
0.45
   
0.45
   
148
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
10.02
   
0.11
   
0.50
     
0.61
   
(0.17
)
 
   
(0.17
)
   
10.46
   
6.09
     
238,202
   
1.07
   
0.47
   
0.47
   
139
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
9.65
   
0.22
   
0.42
     
0.64
   
(0.27
)
 
   
(0.27
)
   
10.02
   
6.72
     
281,728
   
2.29
   
0.47
   
0.47
   
200
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
9.87
   
0.18
   
(0.16
)
   
0.02
   
(0.24
)
 
   
(0.24
)
   
9.65
   
0.16
     
300,643
   
1.86
   
0.47
   
0.47
   
336
 
                                                                                 
Investor Shares*
                                                                               
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
9.61
   
0.12
   
(0.47
)
   
(0.35
)
 
(0.13
)
 
   
(0.13
)
   
9.13
   
(3.61
)
   
1,641
   
2.54
   
0.50
   
0.50
   
111
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
10.57
   
0.09
   
(0.91
)
   
(0.82
)
 
(0.14
)
 
   
(0.14
)
   
9.61
   
(7.81
)
   
2,211
   
0.89
   
0.49
   
0.49
   
204
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
10.47
   
(0.03
)
 
0.19
     
0.16
   
(0.06
)
 
   
(0.06
)
   
10.57
   
1.48
     
31,876
   
(0.32
)
 
0.50
   
0.50
   
148
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
10.02
   
0.11
   
0.50
     
0.61
   
(0.16
)
 
   
(0.16
)
   
10.47
   
6.15
     
9,755
   
1.02
   
0.52
   
0.52
   
139
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
9.66
   
0.22
   
0.40
     
0.62
   
(0.26
)
 
   
(0.26
)
   
10.02
   
6.55
     
266
   
2.24
   
0.52
   
0.52
   
200
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
9.87
   
0.18
   
(0.16
)
   
0.02
   
(0.23
)
 
   
(0.23
)
   
9.66
   
0.21
     
321
   
1.81
   
0.52
   
0.52
   
336
 
                                                                                               
BROWN ADVISORY — WMC STRATEGIC EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND:
                                               
                                                                                               
Institutional Shares*
                                                                         
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
10.34
   
0.03
   
0.44
     
0.47
   
(0.21
)
 
(0.08
)
 
(0.29
)
   
10.52
   
4.58
     
165,484
   
0.60
   
1.09
   
1.09
   
30
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
13.08
   
0.15
   
(1.68
)
   
(1.53
)
 
(0.11
)
 
(1.10
)
 
(1.21
)
   
10.34
   
(12.75
)
   
232,340
   
1.22
   
1.04
   
1.04
   
43
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
10.51
   
0.13
   
3.20
     
3.33
   
(0.03
)
 
(0.73
)
 
(0.76
)
   
13.08
   
32.55
     
417,419
   
1.12
   
1.05
   
1.05
   
51
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
11.15
   
0.03
   
(0.07
)
   
(0.04
)
 
(0.10
)
 
(0.50
)
 
(0.60
)
   
10.51
   
(0.66
)
   
287,081
   
0.29
   
1.09
   
1.09
   
53
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
12.42
   
0.07
   
(0.16
)
   
(0.09
)
 
(0.20
)
 
(0.98
)
 
(1.18
)
   
11.15
   
0.84
     
470,903
   
0.62
   
1.07
   
1.07
   
34
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
12.05
   
0.13
   
0.35
     
0.48
   
(0.11
)
 
   
(0.11
)
   
12.42
   
3.97
     
927,916
   
1.03
   
1.07
   
1.07
   
33
 
                                                                           
Investor Shares*
                                                                         
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
10.30
   
0.02
   
0.45
     
0.47
   
(0.20
)
 
(0.08
)
 
(0.28
)
   
10.49
   
4.54
     
11,841
   
0.45
   
1.24
   
1.24
   
30
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
13.03
   
0.13
   
(1.67
)
   
(1.54
)
 
(0.09
)
 
(1.10
)
 
(1.19
)
   
10.30
   
(12.89
)
   
19,007
   
1.07
   
1.19
   
1.19
   
43
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
10.48
   
0.12
   
3.18
     
3.30
   
(0.02
)
 
(0.73
)
 
(0.75
)
   
13.03
   
32.36
     
39,751
   
0.97
   
1.20
   
1.20
   
51
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
11.12
   
0.01
   
(0.06
)
   
(0.05
)
 
(0.09
)
 
(0.50
)
 
(0.59
)
   
10.48
   
(0.77
)
   
22,224
   
0.14
   
1.24
   
1.24
   
53
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
12.41
   
0.05
   
(0.17
)
   
(0.12
)
 
(0.19
)
 
(0.98
)
 
(1.17
)
   
11.12
   
0.58
     
18,100
   
0.47
   
1.22
   
1.22
   
34
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
12.05
   
0.11
   
0.36
     
0.47
   
(0.11
)
 
   
(0.11
)
   
12.41
   
3.85
     
14,669
   
0.88
   
1.22
   
1.22
   
33
 
                                                                           
Advisor Shares*
                                                                         
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
10.17
   
0.01
   
0.43
     
0.44
   
(0.19
)
 
(0.08
)
 
(0.27
)
   
10.34
   
4.34
     
2,567
   
0.20
   
1.49
   
1.49
   
30
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
12.88
   
0.10
   
(1.65
)
   
(1.55
)
 
(0.06
)
 
(1.10
)
 
(1.16
)
   
10.17
   
(13.09
)
   
2,387
   
0.82
   
1.44
   
1.44
   
43
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
10.38
   
0.08
   
3.16
     
3.24
   
(0.01
)
 
(0.73
)
 
(0.74
)
   
12.88
   
32.01
     
3,728
   
0.72
   
1.45
   
1.45
   
51
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
11.03
   
(0.01
)
 
(0.07
)
   
(0.08
)
 
(0.07
)
 
(0.50
)
 
(0.57
)
   
10.38
   
(1.04
)
   
3,816
   
(0.11
)
 
1.49
   
1.49
   
53
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
12.30
   
0.02
   
(0.16
)
   
(0.14
)
 
(0.15
)
 
(0.98
)
 
(1.13
)
   
11.03
   
0.42
     
7,563
   
0.22
   
1.47
   
1.47
   
34
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
11.98
   
0.08
   
0.35
     
0.43
   
(0.11
)
 
   
(0.11
)
   
12.30
   
3.54
     
13,313
   
0.63
   
1.47
   
1.47
   
33
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial Highlights


           
From Investment
   
Distributions to
                     
Ratios to Average
       
           
Operations(a)
   
Shareholders From
                     
Net Assets(b)
       
                 
Net
                                                                 
For a Share
             
Realized
                         
Net
         
Net
                         
Outstanding
 
Net Asset
   
Net
   
&
                         
Asset
       
Assets at
   
Net
                   
Throughout
 
Value,
   
Investment
   
Unrealized
       
Net
   
Net
         
Value,
         
End of
   
Investment
         
Gross
   
Portfolio
 
Each Fiscal Period:
 
Beginning
   
Income
   
Gains
       
Investment
   
Realized
         
End of
   
Total
   
Period
   
Income
   
Net
   
Expenses
   
Turnover
 
Beginning
Ending
 
of Period
   
(Loss)
   
(Losses)
 
Total
   
Income
   
Gains
   
Total
   
Period
 
Return(c)
     
(000’s
)
 
(Loss)
   
Expenses
   
(d)
   
Rate(c)
 
                                                                                       
BROWN ADVISORY EMERGING MARKETS SELECT FUND:
                                                   
                                                                                       
Institutional Shares*
                                                                         
07/01/22
12/31/22
 
$
10.13
   
0.06
   
(0.14
)
 
(0.08
)
 
(0.13
)
 
   
(0.13
)
 
$
9.92
   
(0.82
)%
 
$
470,033
   
1.21
%
 
1.12
%
 
1.12
%
 
42
%
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
12.57
   
0.14
   
(2.50
)
 
(2.36
)
 
(0.08
)
 
   
(0.08
)
   
10.13
   
(18.87
)
   
504,216
   
1.25
   
1.10
   
1.10
   
70
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
8.86
   
0.09
   
3.69
   
3.78
   
(0.07
)
 
   
(0.07
)
   
12.57
   
42.71
     
529,908
   
0.78
   
1.12
   
1.12
   
61
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
9.34
   
0.11
   
(0.48
)
 
(0.37
)
 
(0.11
)
 
   
(0.11
)
   
8.86
   
(4.04
)
   
267,282
   
1.27
   
1.16
   
1.16
   
62
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
10.06
   
0.11
   
(0.48
)
 
(0.37
)
 
(0.35
)
 
   
(0.35
)
   
9.34
   
(3.35
)
   
326,693
   
1.20
   
1.26
   
1.26
   
131
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
10.17
   
0.17
   
(0.17
)
 
   
(0.11
)
 
   
(0.11
)
   
10.06
   
(0.12
)
   
513,535
   
1.57
   
1.15
   
1.15
   
13
 
                                                                               
Investor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
10.13
   
0.05
   
(0.15
)
 
(0.10
)
 
(0.11
)
 
   
(0.11
)
   
9.92
   
(0.98
)
   
4,308
   
1.06
   
1.27
   
1.27
   
42
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
12.56
   
0.13
   
(2.50
)
 
(2.37
)
 
(0.06
)
 
   
(0.06
)
   
10.13
   
(18.93
)
   
4,368
   
1.10
   
1.25
   
1.25
   
70
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
8.85
   
0.07
   
3.69
   
3.76
   
(0.05
)
 
   
(0.05
)
   
12.56
   
42.56
     
5,908
   
0.63
   
1.27
   
1.27
   
61
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
9.33
   
0.10
   
(0.49
)
 
(0.39
)
 
(0.09
)
 
   
(0.09
)
   
8.85
   
(4.29
)
   
4,202
   
1.12
   
1.31
   
1.31
   
62
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
10.03
   
0.10
   
(0.48
)
 
(0.38
)
 
(0.32
)
 
   
(0.32
)
   
9.33
   
(3.42
)
   
5,063
   
1.05
   
1.41
   
1.41
   
131
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
10.15
   
0.16
   
(0.19
)
 
(0.03
)
 
(0.09
)
 
   
(0.09
)
   
10.03
   
(0.37
)
   
38,106
   
1.42
   
1.30
   
1.30
   
13
 
                                                                               
Advisor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
10.16
   
0.04
   
(0.15
)
 
(0.11
)
 
(0.09
)
 
   
(0.09
)
   
9.96
   
(1.09
)
   
30
   
0.81
   
1.52
   
1.52
   
42
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
12.60
   
0.10
   
(2.50
)
 
(2.40
)
 
(0.04
)
 
   
(0.04
)
   
10.16
   
(19.11
)
   
27
   
0.85
   
1.50
   
1.50
   
70
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
8.87
   
0.04
   
3.70
   
3.74
   
(0.01
)
 
   
(0.01
)
   
12.60
   
42.17
     
24
   
0.38
   
1.52
   
1.52
   
61
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
9.37
   
0.08
   
(0.50
)
 
(0.42
)
 
(0.08
)
 
   
(0.08
)
   
8.87
   
(4.61
)
   
52
   
0.87
   
1.56
   
1.56
   
62
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
10.07
   
0.07
   
(0.47
)
 
(0.40
)
 
(0.30
)
 
   
(0.30
)
   
9.37
   
(3.66
)
   
167
   
0.80
   
1.66
   
1.66
   
131
 
07/01/17
06/30/18
   
10.19
   
0.13
   
(0.18
)
 
(0.05
)
 
(0.07
)
 
   
(0.07
)
   
10.07
   
(0.60
)
   
172
   
1.17
   
1.55
   
1.55
   
13
 
                                                                                             
BROWN ADVISORY — BEUTEL GOODMAN LARGE-CAP VALUE FUND:
                                                     
                                                                                             
Institutional Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
12.04
   
0.12
   
1.18
   
1.30
   
(0.22
)
 
(0.25
)
 
(0.47
)
   
12.87
   
10.70
     
1,472,670
   
1.90
   
0.55
   
0.55
   
14
 
07/01/21
06/30/22
   
14.41
   
0.23
   
(1.42
)
 
(1.19
)
 
(0.20
)
 
(0.98
)
 
(1.18
)
   
12.04
   
(8.68
)
   
1,237,283
   
1.71
   
0.55
   
0.55
   
33
 
07/01/20
06/30/21
   
10.61
   
0.20
   
3.99
   
4.19
   
(0.39
)
 
   
(0.39
)
   
14.41
   
40.12
     
1,149,351
   
1.52
   
0.55
   
0.55
   
42
 
07/01/19
06/30/20
   
10.47
   
0.56
   
(0.20
)
 
0.36
   
(0.10
)
 
(0.12
)
 
(0.22
)
   
10.61
   
3.27
     
452,012
   
5.26
   
0.57
   
0.57
   
32
 
07/01/18
06/30/19
   
9.58
   
0.20
   
0.89
   
1.09
   
(0.11
)
 
(0.09
)
 
(0.20
)
   
10.47
   
11.62
     
296,963
   
1.97
   
0.60
   
0.60
   
45
 
02/13/18^
06/30/18
   
10.00
   
0.06
   
(0.48
)
 
(0.42
)
 
   
   
     
9.58
   
(4.20
)
   
151,004
   
1.61
   
0.67
   
0.67
   
11
 
                                                                               
Investor Shares*
                                                                             
07/01/22
12/31/22
   
12.02
   
0.11
   
1.18
   
1.29
   
(0.21
)
 
(0.25
)
 
(0.46
)
   
12.85
   
10.66
     
824
   
1.75
   
0.70
   
0.70
   
14
 
07/01/21^
06/30/22
   
14.41
   
0.21
   
(1.42
)
 
(1.21
)
 
(0.20
)
 
(0.98
)
 
(1.18
)
   
12.02
   
(8.87
)
   
208
   
1.56
   
0.70
   
0.70
   
33
 

*
Information for periods beginning after June 30, 2022 is unaudited. Redemption fees of less than $0.005/share are not presented and are included in net realized & unrealized gains (losses) from investment operations. The increase in the portfolio turnover rate for Brown Advisory Emerging Markets Select Fund for the year ended June 30, 2019 was primarily the result of a change in sub-advisers during the year.
^
Information presented is for the entire history of the share class.
+
Distribution made was less than $0.005/share.
(a)
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the fiscal period.
(b)
Annualized for periods less than one year. Ratios include only income and expenses of the funds themselves, as presented in the Statements of Operations, and do not include any additional or pro rata amounts of income or expenses from the ownership of any other investment companies (as applicable).
(c)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.  Portfolio turnover rates are calculated at the fund level (not by individual share class). Total return amounts shown in these financial highlights may differ from elsewhere in this report due to adjustments made in this report that did not impact the net asset values that were used to process shareholder transactions.
(d)
Reflects the expense ratio excluding any expense waivers or expense recoupments.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


Note 1. Organization
 
Brown Advisory Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-ended management investment company. The Trust offers the following series of shares (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):
 
Brown Advisory Growth Equity Fund (“Growth Equity Fund”) seeks to achieve capital appreciation by primarily investing in equity securities,
   
Brown Advisory Flexible Equity Fund (“Flexible Equity Fund”) seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital,
   
Brown Advisory Equity Income Fund (“Equity Income Fund”) seeks to provide current dividend yield and dividend growth,
   
Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth Fund (“Sustainable Growth Fund”) seeks to achieve capital appreciation,
   
Brown Advisory Mid-Cap Growth Fund (“Mid-Cap Growth Fund”) seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation,
   
Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund (“Small-Cap Growth Fund”) seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by primarily investing in equity securities,
   
Brown Advisory Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund (“Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund”) seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation,
   
Brown Advisory Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund (“Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund”) seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of small-cap companies,
   
Brown Advisory Global Leaders Fund (“Global Leaders Fund”) seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in global equities,
   
Brown Advisory Sustainable International Leaders Fund (“Sustainable International Leaders Fund”) seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in international equities,
   
Brown Advisory Intermediate Income Fund (“Intermediate Income Fund”) seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of principal within an intermediate-term maturity structure,
   
Brown Advisory Total Return Fund (“Total Return Fund”) seeks to provide a competitive total return consistent with the preservation of principal,
   
Brown Advisory Sustainable Bond Fund (“Sustainable Bond Fund”) seeks to provide a competitive total return consistent with the preservation of principal while giving special consideration to certain environmental, social and governance criteria,
   
Brown Advisory Maryland Bond Fund (“Maryland Bond Fund”) seeks to provide a high level of current income exempt from both Federal and Maryland State income taxes without undue risk,
   
Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Bond Fund (“Tax-Exempt Bond Fund”) seeks to provide a high level of current income exempt from Federal income tax by investing primarily in intermediate-term investment grade municipal bonds,
   
Brown Advisory Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund (“Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund”) seeks to provide a high level of current income exempt from Federal income tax by investing primarily in intermediate-term investment grade municipal bonds while giving special consideration to certain environmental, social, and governance criteria,
   
Brown Advisory Mortgage Securities Fund (“Mortgage Securities Fund”) seeks to maximize total return consistent with preservation of capital,
   
Brown Advisory – WMC Strategic European Equity Fund (“WMC Strategic European Equity Fund”) seeks to achieve total return by investing principally in equity securities issued by companies established or operating in Europe,
   
Brown Advisory Emerging Markets Select Fund (“Emerging Markets Select Fund”) seeks to achieve total return by investing principally in equity securities issued by companies established or operating in emerging markets, and
   
Brown Advisory – Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund (“Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund”) seeks to achieve capital appreciation.




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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


The Funds inception dates are as follows. Operations commenced the first business day after the inception date.
 
 
Institutional
 
Investor
 
Advisor
   
Institutional
 
Investor
 
Advisor
Fund
Shares
 
Shares
 
Shares
 
Fund
Shares
 
Shares
 
Shares
Growth Equity
10/19/2012
 
6/28/1999
 
5/18/2006
 
Intermediate Income
 
11/2/1995
 
5/13/1991
Flexible Equity
10/19/2012
 
11/30/2006
 
1/24/2007
 
Total Return
10/30/2014
 
10/30/2014
 
Equity Income
10/19/2012
 
12/29/2011
 
12/29/2011
 
Sustainable Bond
7/2/2018
 
8/7/2017
 
Sustainable Growth
6/29/2012
 
6/29/2012
 
6/29/2012
 
Maryland Bond
 
12/21/2000
 
Mid-Cap Growth
7/2/2018
 
10/2/2017
 
 
Tax-Exempt Bond
7/2/2018
 
6/29/2012
 
Small-Cap Growth
9/20/2002
 
6/28/1999
 
4/25/2006
 
Tax-Exempt
         
Small-Cap
           
  Sustainable Bond
 
12/2/2019
 
  Fundamental Value
10/19/2012
 
12/31/2008
 
7/28/2011
 
Mortgage Securities
5/13/2014
 
12/26/2013
 
Sustainable
       
 
WMC Strategic
         
  Small-Cap Core
9/30/2021
 
9/30/2021
     
  European Equity
10/21/2013
 
10/21/2013
 
10/21/2013
Global Leaders
10/31/2018
 
7/1/2015
 
 
Emerging Markets Select
12/12/2012
 
12/12/2012
 
12/12/2012
Sustainable International
           
Beutel Goodman
         
  Leaders
2/28/2022
 
2/28/2022
 
 
Large-Cap Value
2/13/2018
 
6/30/2021
 

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Funds are investment companies and follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies, which is part of U.S. GAAP.
 
A. Security Valuation – The Funds have adopted fair valuation accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs, if any, during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
Level 1 –
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
   
Level 2 –
Evaluated price based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment spreads, credit risk, etc).
   
Level 3 –
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
Domestic Equity Securities – Domestic equity securities that are traded on a national securities exchange, except those listed on the NASDAQ Global Market® (“NASDAQ”), are valued at the last reported sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Securities traded on NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If, on a particular day, an exchange-traded or NASDAQ security does not trade, then the mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked prices will be used. All equity securities that are not traded on a listed exchange are valued at the last sale price in the over-the counter market. If a non-exchange traded security does not trade on a particular day, then the mean between the last quoted closing bid and asked price will be used. Such domestic equity securities are typically categorized as Level 1 securities. Investments in other domestic open-ended mutual funds are valued at their reported Net Asset Value (“NAV”) and are typically categorized as Level 1 securities. Investments in Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) and Closed-End Funds are valued at their last reported sale price and are typically categorized as Level 1 securities.
 
Foreign Equity Securities – For foreign equity securities that are traded on foreign exchanges, the Funds have selected ICE Data Services (“ICE”) to provide pricing data. The use of ICE’s pricing services with respect to these foreign exchange traded securities is designed to capture events occurring after a foreign exchange closes that may affect the value of certain holdings of the Funds that are traded on those foreign exchanges. The Funds utilize a confidence interval when determining whether or not to utilize these prices provided by ICE. The confidence interval is a measure of the relationship that each foreign exchange traded security has to movements in various indices and the price of the foreign exchange traded security’s corresponding American Depositary Receipt, if one exists. ICE provides a confidence interval for each foreign exchange traded security for which it provides a price. If the confidence interval provided by ICE is equal to or greater than a predefined level utilized by the Funds, the Funds will value
 




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that foreign exchange traded security at that price. If the confidence interval provided by ICE is less than the predefined level utilized by the Funds, the Funds will value that foreign exchange traded security at the preceding closing price on its respective foreign exchange, or, if there were no transactions on the preceding day, at the mean between the bid and the asked prices. Such foreign securities are typically categorized as Level 2 securities. Foreign securities for which the local market closing prices are utilized are typically categorized as Level 1 securities.
 
Debt Securities – Debt securities are valued by using the mean between the closing bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service. If the closing bid and asked prices are not readily available, the independent pricing service may provide a price determined by a matrix pricing method. These techniques generally consider such factors as yields or prices of bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity, ratings and general market conditions. Fixed income debt instruments, such as commercial paper, banker’s acceptances and U.S. Treasury Bills, having a maturity of less than 60 days are valued at amortized cost when the amortized cost value is determined to approximate fair value established using market-based and issuer-specific factors. Such debt securities are typically categorized as Level 2.
 
Exchange Traded Options – Exchange traded options are valued at the composite price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes (NBBO). NBBO consists of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across any of the exchanges on which an option is quoted, thus providing a view across the entire U.S. options marketplace. Specifically, composite pricing calculates the mean of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across the exchanges where the option is traded. Such options are typically categorized as Level 2.
 
Futures Contracts – Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 securities.
 
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rates of the underlying currencies and are categorized as Level 2 securities.
 
Securities for which quotations are not readily available, or for which quotations are deemed to be inaccurate or unreliable, are valued at their respective fair values as determined in good faith under guidelines and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. These are generally considered Level 3 securities when significant unobservable inputs are utilized in the determination of the fair value. When a security is “fair valued,” consideration is given to the facts and circumstances relevant to the particular situation, including a review of various factors set forth in the guidelines and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Fair value pricing is an inherently subjective process, and no single standard exists for determining fair value. Different funds could reasonably arrive at different values for the same security. The use of fair value pricing by a fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated without regard to such considerations. As of the date of this report, the Small-Cap Growth Fund and Emerging Markets Select Fund held Level 3 securities for which significant and unobservable inputs or assumptions were used in the determination of fair value. The total value of such securities held as of the date of this report was $1,357,127 or 0.1% of Small-Cap Growth Fund’s net assets and $1,848 or 0.0% of Emerging Market Select Fund’s net assets.
 
The following is a summary of inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of December 31, 2022:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Growth Equity Fund
                 
Common Stocks
 
$
2,023,020,310
   
$
   
$
 
REIT^
   
59,106,447
     
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
56,730,992
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
2,138,857,749
   
$
   
$
 
                         
Flexible Equity Fund
                       
Common Stocks
 
$
570,307,326
   
$
   
$
 
REIT^
   
8,566,273
     
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
13,255,850
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
592,129,449
   
$
   
$
 
                         
Equity Income Fund
                       
Common Stocks
 
$
66,917,693
   
$
   
$
 
Preferred Stocks
   
972,210
     
     
 
REIT^
   
3,472,816
     
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
2,287,109
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
73,649,828
   
$
   
$
 
                         
Sustainable Growth Fund
                       
Common Stocks
 
$
5,279,308,110
   
$
   
$
 
REIT^
   
243,057,868
     
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
118,084,973
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
5,640,450,951
   
$
   
$
 
                         
Mid-Cap Growth Fund
                       
Common Stocks
 
$
85,038,503
   
$
   
$
 
REIT^
   
2,384,877
     
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
4,315,752
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
91,739,132
   
$
   
$
 
                         
Small-Cap Growth Fund†
                       
Common Stocks
 
$
1,736,641,790
   
$
   
$
 
Private Placements
   
     
     
1,357,127
 
REIT^
   
30,179,070
     
     
 
Exchange Traded Funds
   
55,645,607
     
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
138,390,341
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
1,960,856,808
   
$
   
$
1,357,127
 




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Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund
                 
Common Stocks
 
$
998,613,983
   
$
   
$
 
REIT^
   
88,802,514
     
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
41,092,732
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
1,128,509,229
   
$
   
$
 
                         
Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund
                       
Common Stocks
 
$
32,029,497
   
$
   
$
 
REIT^
   
1,458,657
     
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
3,117,773
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
36,605,927
   
$
   
$
 
                         
Global Leaders Fund
                       
Common Stocks:
                       
  Brazil
 
$
   
$
25,774,680
   
$
 
  China
   
     
39,780,991
     
 
  Denmark
   
     
19,519,400
     
 
  France
   
     
48,126,542
     
 
  Germany
   
     
80,867,514
     
 
  India
   
     
43,473,430
     
 
  Indonesia
   
     
37,230,123
     
 
  Netherlands
   
30,195,157
     
38,771,217
     
 
  Sweden
   
     
26,534,332
     
 
  Switzerland
   
     
38,020,859
     
 
  Taiwan
   
36,620,029
     
     
 
  United Kingdom
   
     
54,920,691
     
 
  United States
   
619,987,445
     
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
33,197,364
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
719,999,995
   
$
453,019,779
   
$
 
                         
Sustainable International Leaders Fund
                       
Common Stocks:
                       
  Brazil
 
$
   
$
473,684
   
$
 
  Canada
   
663,970
     
     
 
  China
   
     
722,238
     
 
  Denmark
   
     
620,206
     
 
  Finland
   
     
550,694
     
 
  France
   
     
1,703,958
     
 
  Germany
   
     
1,230,339
     
 
  India
   
725,420
     
     
 
  Indonesia
   
     
518,150
     
 
  Japan
   
     
843,542
     
 
  Netherlands
   
     
1,428,329
     
 
  Sweden
   
     
662,745
     
 
  Switzerland
   
     
1,128,510
     
 
  United Kingdom
   
     
3,535,495
     
 
  United States
   
1,097,401
     
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
271,873
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
2,758,664
   
$
13,417,890
   
$
 
                         
Intermediate Income Fund
                       
Mortgage Backed Securities
 
$
   
$
35,407,506
   
$
 
Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
     
22,033,769
     
 
Asset Backed Securities
   
     
9,078,665
     
 
U.S. Treasury Notes
   
     
41,006,647
     
 
Affiliated Mutual Funds
   
15,090,110
     
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
2,427,485
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
17,517,595
   
$
107,526,587
   
$
 
Futures Contracts – Long*
 
$
13,149
   
$
   
$
 
Futures Contracts – Short*
 
$
23,540
   
$
   
$
 
                         
Total Return Fund
                       
Mortgage Backed Securities
 
$
   
$
124,672,251
   
$
 
Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
     
65,678,290
     
 
Asset Backed Securities
   
     
19,972,368
     
 
Municipal Bonds
   
     
1,315,977
     
 
U.S. Treasury Notes
   
     
128,533,588
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
75,734,077
     
21,727,483
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
75,734,077
   
$
361,899,957
   
$
 
Futures Contracts – Long*
 
$
116,154
   
$
   
$
 
Futures Contracts – Short*
 
$
459,554
   
$
   
$
 
                         
Sustainable Bond Fund
                       
Mortgage Backed Securities
 
$
   
$
99,125,231
   
$
 
Foreign Government Bonds
   
     
89,140,845
     
 
Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
     
58,132,842
     
 
Asset Backed Securities
   
     
14,327,965
     
 
Municipal Bonds
   
     
9,843,371
     
 
U.S. Treasury Notes
   
     
20,353,384
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
72,466,804
     
20,063,853
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
72,466,804
   
$
310,987,491
   
$
 
Futures Contracts – Long*
 
$
(52,223
)
 
$
   
$
 
Futures Contracts – Short*
 
$
305,611
   
$
   
$
 
                         
Maryland Bond Fund
                       
Municipal Bonds
 
$
   
$
156,649,611
   
$
 
Short-Term Investments
   
3,930,494
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
3,930,494
   
$
156,649,611
   
$
 
                         
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
                       
Municipal Bonds
 
$
   
$
670,095,905
   
$
 
Short-Term Investments
   
1,500,769
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
1,500,769
   
$
670,095,905
   
$
 
                         
Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund
                       
Municipal Bonds
 
$
   
$
261,546,171
   
$
 
Short-Term Investments
   
11,135,962
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
11,135,962
   
$
261,546,171
   
$
 
                         
Mortgage Securities Fund
                       
Mortgage Backed Securities
 
$
   
$
295,984,119
   
$
 
Asset Backed Securities
   
     
20,465,207
     
 
U.S. Treasury
   
     
925,000
     
 
Municipal Bonds
   
     
468,463
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
32,811,634
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
32,811,634
   
$
317,842,789
   
$
 
Futures Contracts – Long*
 
$
(6,287
)
 
$
   
$
 
Futures Contracts – Short*
 
$
65,037
   
$
   
$
 




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Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
WMC Strategic European Equity Fund
                 
Common Stocks:
                 
  Austria
 
$
   
$
6,931,139
   
$
 
  Belgium
   
     
7,260,588
     
 
  Czech Republic
   
     
1,560,690
     
 
  Denmark
   
     
1,200,024
     
 
  France
   
     
24,030,349
     
 
  Germany
   
     
25,851,222
     
 
  Ireland
   
     
2,981,200
     
 
  Italy
   
     
279,955
     
 
  Netherlands
   
     
4,626,814
     
 
  Portugal
   
     
1,803,356
     
 
  Spain
   
     
8,420,953
     
 
  Sweden
   
     
7,682,692
     
 
  Switzerland
   
     
11,835,884
     
 
  United Kingdom
   
     
62,691,605
     
 
  Preferred Stocks
   
     
2,645,771
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
6,485,797
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
6,485,797
   
$
169,802,242
   
$
 
                         
Emerging Markets Select Fund†
                       
Common Stocks:
                       
  Brazil
 
$
   
$
9,060,536
   
$
 
  China
   
23,001,900
     
164,715,188
     
 
  Hungary
   
     
4,455,002
     
 
  India
   
     
58,729,637
     
 
  Indonesia
   
     
12,105,043
     
 
  Malaysia
   
     
3,889,537
     
 
  Russia
   
     
     
1,848
 
  Singapore
   
     
17,271,868
     
 
  South Africa
   
     
5,051,594
     
 
  South Korea
   
     
60,232,871
     
 
  Taiwan
   
     
62,408,799
     
 
  Thailand
   
     
6,593,264
     
 
  Turkey
   
1,836,374
     
     
 
  United Arab Emirates
   
     
3,804,677
     
 
  United Kingdom
   
     
3,986,121
     
 
  United States
   
11,295,818
     
     
 
Preferred Stocks
   
     
8,273,069
     
 
Short-Term Investments
   
15,335,109
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
51,469,201
   
$
420,577,206
   
$
1,848
 
                         
Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund
                       
Common Stocks
 
$
1,423,874,080
   
$
   
$
 
Short-Term Investments
   
39,556,811
     
     
 
Total Investments
 
$
1,463,430,891
   
$
   
$
 

^
Real Estate Investment Trusts.
*
Amounts presented for Futures Contracts represent total unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of the date of this report.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets.

B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Investment securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. Discounts/premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted/amortized to contractual maturity, estimated maturity, or next call date, as applicable. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Income and capital gains on some foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or capital gains taxes. Identified cost of investments sold is used to determine the gain and loss for both financial statement and Federal income tax purposes. Distributions deemed to be a return of capital are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the related investments or as realized capital gains when there is no remaining cost basis on the investments.
 
C. Expenses and Share Class Allocations – Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Expenses attributable to more than one Fund are allocated to the respective Funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. In Funds with multiple share classes, each share class has equal rights to earnings and assets except that each share class bears different shareholder servicing and/or Rule 12b-1 distribution expenses. Each share class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect just that share class. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific share class), and realized and unrealized capital gains or losses on investments are allocated to each share class on the basis of relative net assets.
 
D. Foreign Currency – Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. Dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. Dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions.
 
The Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. Some of the Funds may invest in forward foreign currency contracts. These amounts are presented separately from realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments in the financial statements.
 



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E. Options – The Funds may invest in options. When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by a Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by a Fund on the expiration date as realized gain from investments. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency determining whether a Fund has a realized gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchase by a Fund. A Fund, as a writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.
 
When a Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid by a Fund is recorded as an investment and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option purchased. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if a Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If a put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are decreased by the premium originally paid. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities. None of the Funds purchased, sold or wrote any options during the six months ended December 31, 2022.
 
F. To-Be-Announced Securities – Some of the Funds may invest in to-be-announced securities (“TBAs”). TBAs is a term that is generally used to describe forward-settling mortgage-backed securities. These TBAs are generally issued by U.S. Government Agencies or U.S. Government Sponsored Entities such as Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae. The actual mortgage-backed security that will be delivered to the buyer at the time TBAs trades are entered into is not known, however, the terms of the acceptable pools of loans that will comprise the mortgage-backed security are determined at the time the trade is entered into (coupon rate, maturity, credit quality, etc.). Investment in TBAs will generally increase a Fund’s exposure to interest rate risk and could also expose a Fund to counterparty default risk. In order to mitigate counterparty default risk, the Funds only enter into TBAs with counterparties for which the risk of default is determined to be remote. As a purchaser or seller of TBAs, the Funds segregate cash or cash equivalents as collateral as required in accordance with applicable industry regulations.
 
G. Tender Option Bonds – Maryland Bond Fund, Tax-Exempt Bond Fund and Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund may engage in tender option bond (“TOB”) transactions up to 5% of its net assets which are accounted for by the funds as a secured borrowing. In a typical TOB transaction, a Fund or another party deposits fixed-rate municipal bonds or other securities into a special purposes entity, referred to as a tender option bond trust (a “TOB Trust”). The TOB Trust generally issues short-term floating rate interests (“Floaters”), which are generally sold to third party investors (often money market funds) and residual interests (“Residual Interests”), which are generally held by the Fund or party that contributed the securities to the TOB Trust. The interest rates payable on the Residual Interests bear an inverse relationship to the interest rate on the Floaters. The interest rate on the Floaters is reset by a remarketing process typically every 7 to 35 days. After income is paid on the Floaters at current, short- term rates, the residual income from the underlying bond held by the TOB Trust goes to the Residual Interests. If a Fund is the depositor of the municipal bonds or other securities to the TOB Trust, the Fund will receive the proceeds from the TOB Trust’s sale of the Floaters, less certain transaction costs. These proceeds may be used by the Fund to invest in other securities, which would have a leveraging effect on the Fund.
 
Residual Interests may be more volatile and less liquid than other municipal bonds of comparable maturity. In most circumstances, the holder of the Residual Interests bears substantially all of the underlying bond’s downside investment risk and also benefits from any appreciation in the value of the underlying bond. Investments in Residual Interests typically will involve greater risk than investments in the underlying municipal bond, including the risk of loss of principal. Because changes in the interest rate on the Floaters inversely affect the residual interest paid on the Residual Interests, the value of the Residual Interests is generally more volatile than that of a fixed-rate municipal bond. Floaters and Residual Interests are subject to interest rate adjustment formulas which generally reduce or, in the extreme, eliminate the interest received by the Residual Interests when short-term interest rates rise, and increase the interest received when short-term interest rates fall.
 
The Residual Interests held by a Fund provide the Fund with the right to: (1) cause the holders of the Floaters to tender their notes at par, and (2) cause the sale of the underlying bond held by the TOB Trust, thereby collapsing the TOB Trust. A Fund may invest in a TOB Trust on either a non-recourse and recourse basis. Each Fund does not currently intend to invest in a TOB Trust on a recourse basis, although each Fund reserves the right to do so in the future. TOB Trusts are typically supported by a liquidity facility provided by a third-party bank or other financial institution (the “Liquidity Provider”) that allows the holders of the
 




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Floaters to tender their Floaters in exchange for payment of par plus accrued interest on any business day (subject to the non-occurrence of a TOTE, as such term is defined below). Depending on the structure of the TOB Trust, the Liquidity Provider may purchase the tendered Floaters, or the TOB Trust may draw upon a loan from the Liquidity Provider to purchase the tendered Floaters.
 
The TOB Trust may also be collapsed without the consent of a Fund, as the holder of the Residual Interest, upon the occurrence of certain “tender option termination events” (or “TOTEs”) as defined in the TOB Trust agreements. Such termination events typically include the bankruptcy or default of the municipal bond, a substantial downgrade in credit quality of the municipal bond, or a judgment or ruling that interest on the underlying municipal bond is subject to federal income taxation. Upon the occurrence of a TOTE, the TOB Trust would generally be liquidated in full with the proceeds typically applied first to any accrued fees owed to the trustee, remarketing agent and liquidity provider, and then to the holders of the Floaters up to par plus accrued interest owed on the Floaters and a portion of gain share, if any, with the balance paid out to the holder of the Residual Interests. In the case of a mandatory termination event, as defined in the TOB Trust agreements, after the payment of fees, the holders of the Floaters would be paid before the holders of the Residual Interests (i.e., the Fund). In contrast, in the case of a TOTE, after payment of fees, the holders of the Floaters and the holders of the Residual Interests would be paid pro rata in proportion to the respective face values of their certificates.
 
Under GAAP, securities of a Fund that are deposited into a TOB Trust continue to be treated as investments of the Fund and are presented on the Fund’s Schedule of Investments and outstanding Floaters issued by a TOB Trust are presented as “Floating rate note obligations, interest and fees” in the liabilities section of the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and also includes interest and fees associated with the floating rate obligations. Interest income from the underlying security is recorded by the Fund on an accrual basis and included as part of “Interest Income” on the Statements of Operations. Interest expense and other fees incurred on the Floaters is included on the Statement of Operations as “Interest expense and fees on floating rate note obligations”. During the six months ended as of the date of this report, the Tax-Exempt Bond Fund and Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund engaged in TOB transactions and $202,936 and $46,270 of such expenses were incurred, respectively. As of the date of this report, none of the Funds had outstanding floating rate obligations related to its tender option bond transactions. The average amount of outstanding floating rate note obligations for the Tax-Exempt Bond Fund and Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund during the period of this report was $17,482,087 and $3,685,039, respectively.
 
H. Distributions to Shareholders – For Maryland Bond Fund, Tax-Exempt Bond Fund and Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund, distributions of net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions to shareholders of net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly for the Intermediate Income Fund, Total Return Fund, Sustainable Bond Fund and Mortgage Securities Fund and quarterly for the Equity Income Fund. The remaining Funds declare and pay net investment income, if any, at least annually. Distributions to shareholders of net capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. If a Fund is involved in a reorganization in which it acquires, or is being acquired by another fund, an additional distribution of net investment income and/or capital gains may be made prior to such reorganization.
 
I. Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
J. Federal Taxes – Each Fund has elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” and intends to distribute substantially all taxable income to its shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes or excise taxes has been made.
 
The Funds recognize tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities.
 
The Funds have analyzed their tax positions and have concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain income tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years (2019-2021) as of June 30, 2022 or are expected to be taken in the Funds’ 2022 tax returns. The Funds identify their major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and Delaware State; however, the Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next year.
 




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K. Redemption Fees – A shareholder who redeems or exchanges shares of the Funds within fourteen days of purchase will incur a redemption fee of 1.00% of the current net asset value of shares redeemed or exchanged, subject to certain exceptions. The fee is charged for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and will be paid to the Fund to help offset transaction costs. The fee is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. Each Fund reserves the right to modify the terms of or terminate the fee at any time.
 
L. Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. 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.
 
M. New Accounting Pronouncements and SEC Regulations – In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”) and in January 2021, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope (“ASU 2021-01”), which provides optional, temporary relief with respect to the financial reporting of contracts subject to certain types of modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates as of the end of 2021. The temporary relief provided by ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 on the Funds’ investments, derivatives, debt and other contracts that will undergo reference rate-related modifications as a result of the reference rate reform. Management has also been working with other financial institutions and counterparties to modify contracts as required by applicable regulation and within the regulatory deadlines.
 
In June 2022, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2022-03 (“ASU 2022-03”), Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)—Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sales Restrictions. The amendments in ASU 2022-03 clarify that a contractual restriction on a sale of an equity security is not considered a part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. The amendments also clarify that an entity cannot, as a separate unit of account, recognize and measure a contractual sale restriction. The amendments in ASU 2022-03 also require the following disclosures for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions: (i) the fair value of equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions reflected in the balance sheet, (ii) the nature and remaining duration of the restriction(s), and (iii) the circumstances that could cause a lapse in the restriction(s). The amendments in ASU 2022-03 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years for public business entities (early adoption is also permitted). Management is currently evaluating the potential effect that this ASU amendment will have on the Funds’ financial statements.
 
Note 3. Commitments and Other Affiliated Party Transactions
 
Investment Adviser – Brown Advisory LLC serves as Investment Adviser (“the Adviser”) to the Funds. Pursuant to investment advisory agreements, the Adviser receives a management fee, accrued daily and payable monthly, from each Fund at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
 
Fund
Breakpoint
Annual Fee

Fund
Breakpoint
Annual Fee
Growth Equity and
First $1.5 billion
0.60%
 
Flexible Equity
First $150 million
0.50%
Sustainable Growth
$1.5 billion to $3 billion
0.55%
   
$150 million to $250 million
0.45%
 
$3 billion to $6 billion
0.50%
   
$250 million to $1 billion
0.40%
 
Over $6 billion
0.45%
   
Over $1 billion
0.38%




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Fund
Annual Fee
 
Fund
Annual Fee
Equity Income
0.60%
 
Sustainable Bond
0.30%
Mid-Cap Growth
0.65%
 
Maryland Bond
0.30%
Small-Cap Growth
0.85%
 
Tax-Exempt Bond
0.30%
Small-Cap Fundamental Value
0.85%
 
Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond
0.30%
Sustainable Small-Cap Core
0.85%
 
Mortgage Securities Fund
0.30%
Global Leaders1
0.65%
 
WMC Strategic European Equity2
0.90%
Sustainable International Leaders1
0.75%
 
Emerging Markets Select2,3
0.90%
Intermediate Income
0.30%
 
Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value4
0.45%
Total Return
0.30%
     

1
Brown Advisory Limited (“BAL”) serves as sub-adviser to the Global Leaders Fund and the Sustainable International Leaders Fund and makes investment decisions on their behalf. BAL is compensated for its services by the Adviser.
2
Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington”) serves as sub-adviser to the WMC Strategic European Equity Fund and the Emerging Markets Select Fund and makes investment decisions on their behalf. Wellington is compensated for its services by the Adviser.
3
Pzena Investment Management, LLC (“Pzena”) serves as sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Select Fund and makes investment decisions on its behalf. Pzena is compensated for its services by the Adviser.
4
Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. (“Beutel Goodman”) serves as sub-adviser to the Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund and makes investment decisions on its behalf. Beutel Goodman is compensated for its services by the Adviser.

These fees are reported on the Funds’ Statements of Operations as “Investment advisory fees”.
 
Business Management Fees – The Adviser is also entitled to receive an annual business management fee of 0.05%, accrued daily and payable monthly, of the Funds’ average daily net assets in exchange for its management and oversight of the non-investment advisory services provided to the Funds and the Trust. These fees are reported on the Funds’ Statements of Operations as “Business management fees”.
 
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements (Operating Expense Caps) – The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its fees and reimburse certain expenses to limit total annual operating expenses as follows:
 
Fund(s):
Institutional Shares
Investor Shares
Advisor Shares
Growth Equity, Flexible Equity, Sustainable Growth and Mid-Cap Growth
0.82%
0.97%
1.22%
Equity Income
0.76%
0.91%
1.16%
Small-Cap Growth
1.04%
1.19%
1.44%
Small-Cap Fundamental Value
1.03%
1.18%
1.43%
Sustainable Small-Cap Core
0.93%
1.08%
1.33%
Global Leaders
0.87%
1.02%
1.27%
Sustainable International Leaders
0.85%
1.00%
1.25%
Intermediate Income
0.48%
0.53%
0.78%
Total Return and Sustainable Bond
0.53%
0.58%
0.83%
Maryland Bond and Mortgage Securities
0.55%
0.60%
0.85%
Tax-Exempt Bond and Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond
0.62%
0.67%
0.92%
WMC Strategic European Equity
1.11%
1.26%
1.51%
Emerging Markets Select
1.17%
1.32%
1.57%
Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value
0.70%
0.85%
1.10%

During the six months ended December 31, 2022, the Adviser waived $17,101 in expenses for Equity Income Fund, $4,184 in expenses for Mid-Cap Growth Fund, $54,163 in expenses for Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund and $62,772 in expenses for Sustainable International Leaders Fund. The Adviser may recoup any waived amounts from the Funds if such reimbursement does not cause the Funds to exceed its existing expense limitations or the limitation in place at the time the reduction was originally made and the amount recouped is made within three years after the date on which the Adviser waived the expense. The Funds must pay their current ordinary operating expenses before the Adviser is entitled to any recoupment of previously waived fees and/or expenses. The cumulative amounts of previously waived fees that the Adviser may recoup from the Funds are shown below:
 




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June 30,
 
   
2023
   
2024
   
2025
   
Total
 
Equity Income Fund
 
$
   
$
20,506
   
$
22,413
   
$
42,919
 
Mid-Cap Growth Fund
   
125,645
     
53,751
     
     
179,396
 
Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund
   
N/A
     
N/A
     
89,225
     
89,225
 
Global Leaders Fund
   
260,299
     
84,839
     
     
345,138
 
Sustainable International Leaders Fund
   
N/A
     
N/A
     
59,952
     
59,952
 

Distribution – ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter for shares of the Funds and acts as each Fund’s Distributor in a continuous public offering of each Fund’s shares.
 
Rule 12b-1 Distribution Fees – Under a Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act (“Distribution Plan”), each Fund pays ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), or any other entity as authorized by the Board, as compensation for the distribution-related and/or shareholder services provided by such entities an aggregate fee equal to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Advisor Shares for each Fund. The Distributor may pay any or all amounts received under the Rule 12b-1 Plan to financial intermediaries or other persons, including the Adviser, for any distribution or service activity. These fees are reported in the Funds’ Statements of Operations as “Distribution fees – Advisor Shares”.
 
Shareholder Servicing Fees – The Trust has also adopted a Shareholder Service Plan under which each Fund may pay a fee of up to 0.15% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s Investor and Advisor Shares (except for the Intermediate Income Fund, Total Return Fund, Sustainable Bond Fund, Maryland Bond Fund, Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund and Mortgage Securities Fund, which may pay a fee of up to 0.05%) for shareholder services provided to the Funds by financial institutions, including the Adviser. The Adviser serves as the shareholder servicing agent of the Funds. These fees are reported in the Funds’ Statements of Operations as “Service fees – Investor Shares” and “Service fees – Advisor Shares”.
 
Investments in Affiliates – Intermediate Income Fund – The Intermediate Income Fund and Mortgage Securities Fund are considered affiliates since Brown Advisory LLC is the Adviser to both of the Funds. In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the Intermediate Income Fund invests a portion of its assets into the Mortgage Securities Fund. As of December 31, 2022, the Intermediate Income Fund owned shares of the Mortgage Securities Fund with a total value of $15,090,110, or 12.0% of the Intermediate Income Fund’s net assets.
 
The Intermediate Income Fund has entered into a Fee Waiver Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Adviser. Per the Agreement, the Intermediate Income Fund will waive Advisory Fees in an amount equal to the Advisory Fees earned by the Mortgage Securities Fund on the assets invested into it by the Intermediate Income Fund. For example, if the Intermediate Income Fund owned $10,000,000 worth of the Mortgage Securities Fund for an entire year, it would waive, on an annual basis, $30,000 in Advisory Fees ($10,000,000 multiplied by 0.30%, the annual Advisory Fee ratio for the Mortgage Securities Fund). For the six months ended December 31, 2022 the Intermediate Income Fund waived $24,327 in Advisory Fees per the terms of the Agreement. This is a permanent waiver of fees and these waived fees may not be recouped by the Adviser at any time in the future.
 
See the table below for details of the Intermediate Income Fund’s investment in the Mortgage Securities Fund Institutional Shares for the six months ended December 31, 2022:
 
     
Net
Change In
       
Beginning
   
Realized
Unrealized
Ending
   
Shares
Market Value
   
Gains
Appreciation
Market Value
Dividend
Capital Gain
Owned at
06/30/2022
Purchases
Sales
(Losses)
(Depreciation)
12/31/2022
Income
Distributions
12/31/2022
$17,238,512
$—
$(1,319,360)
$(178,456)
$(650,586)
$15,090,110
$232,084
$—
1,654,617

Other Service Providers – U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, serves as the Funds’ Administrator (“Administrator”), and in that capacity, performs various administrative services for the Funds. Fund Services also serves as the Funds’ fund accountant and transfer agent. Certain officers of the Trust are employees of Fund Services and the Funds’ custodian, U.S. Bank, N.A., is an affiliate of the Administrator. Fees paid to Fund Services and U.S. Bank, N.A. for its service can be found in the Statements of Operations as “Administration, accounting and transfer agent fees” and “Custodian fees”, respectively. Additional amounts for miscellaneous expenses may be paid by the Funds to Fund Services and included in “Miscellaneous expenses” in the Statements of Operations.
 




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Rule 17a-7 Transactions – Each Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities to certain affiliated parties under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to these procedures, during the six months ended December 31, 2022, the WMC Strategic European Equity Fund engaged in securities purchases of $247,027. The WMC Strategic European Equity Fund engaged in such securities sales of $88,373, resulting in realized loss of $124,456. These transactions are included in the purchases and sales table in Note 4.
 
Note 4. Purchases and Sales of Securities
 
The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments (including maturities), other than short-term investments, during the six months ended December 31, 2022 were as follows:
 
Fund
 
Purchases
   
Sales
 
Fund
 
Purchases
   
Sales
 
Growth Equity
 
$
153,830,933
   
$
276,326,009
 
Intermediate Income
 
$
30,896,034
   
$
40,958,003
 
Flexible Equity
   
54,423,890
     
58,533,341
 
Total Return
   
383,138,876
     
390,390,649
 
Equity Income
   
1,768,800
     
8,513,231
 
Sustainable Bond
   
332,990,942
     
334,821,154
 
Sustainable Growth
   
678,483,912
     
279,845,779
 
Maryland Bond
   
51,053,963
     
52,702,881
 
Mid-Cap Growth
   
28,296,549
     
57,564,220
 
Tax-Exempt Bond
   
312,465,625
     
449,421,361
 
Small-Cap Growth
   
378,649,901
     
348,500,906
 
Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond
   
175,995,544
     
229,782,560
 
Small-Cap Fundamental Value
   
160,547,009
     
270,173,174
 
Mortgage Securities
   
362,629,500
     
363,485,422
 
Sustainable Small-Cap Core
   
13,126,548
     
14,293,994
 
WMC Strategic European Equity
   
59,406,628
     
138,022,403
 
Global Leaders
   
110,081,014
     
127,031,419
 
Emerging Markets Select
   
191,246,773
     
214,529,344
 
Sustainable International Leaders
   
9,564,520
     
1,062,151
 
Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value
   
278,433,677
     
180,475,289
 

Purchases and sales of U.S. Government securities are included in the totals above and include U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes. The Funds listed below purchased and sold U.S. Government securities during the six months ended December 31, 2022 as follows:
 
Fund
 
Purchases
   
Sales
 
Fund
 
Purchases
   
Sales
 
Intermediate Income
 
$
15,590,923
   
$
15,585,089
 
Sustainable Bond
 
$
9,114,011
   
$
11,096,427
 
Total Return
   
22,771,895
     
12,372,086
 
Mortgage Securities
   
13,135,512
     
12,125,155
 







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Note 5. Federal Income Tax and Distribution Information
 
Distributions during the fiscal periods ended as noted were characterized for tax purposes as follows (tax character during the six months ended December 31, 2022 is estimated):
 
   
Tax-Exempt Income
   
Ordinary Income
   
Long-Term Capital Gain^
 
   
December 31,
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
   
June 30,
 
Fund
 
2022
   
2022
   
2022
   
2022
   
2022
   
2022
 
Growth Equity
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,757,252
   
$
154,276,859
   
$
418,137,727
 
Flexible Equity
   
     
     
1,834,982
     
4,916,461
     
20,267,064
     
22,220,388
 
Equity Income
   
     
     
595,052
     
1,607,286
     
5,881,252
     
7,564,213
 
Sustainable Growth
   
     
     
10,470
     
21,264,932
     
     
110,478,765
 
MidCap Growth
   
     
     
     
7,954,927
     
6,173,357
     
8,549,551
 
Small-Cap Growth
   
     
     
     
12,395,676
     
151,387,604
     
259,770,985
 
Small-Cap Fundamental Value
   
     
     
4,527,234
     
3,250,435
     
63,667,844
     
4,127,381
 
Sustainable Small-Cap Core
   
     
     
     
     
615
     
 
Global Leaders
   
     
     
7,386,737
     
12,129,396
     
     
3,919,199
 
Sustainable International Leaders
   
     
     
38,904
     
     
     
 
Intermediate Income
   
     
     
1,506,342
     
2,233,923
     
     
1,253,851
 
Total Return
   
     
     
4,352,986
     
11,498,527
     
     
3,950,115
 
Sustainable Bond
   
     
     
3,669,065
     
5,056,872
     
     
3,138,927
 
Maryland Bond
   
2,184,978
     
4,002,989
     
52,144
     
11,874
     
     
 
Tax-Exempt Bond
   
11,354,469
     
28,844,025
     
745,307
     
786,796
     
     
5,372,478
 
Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond
   
3,096,827
     
3,218,015
     
260,315
     
1,351,822
     
     
908,647
 
Mortgage Securities
   
     
     
4,577,358
     
4,751,700
     
     
 
WMC Strategic European Equity
   
     
     
3,633,258
     
13,640,249
     
1,383,185
     
29,108,376
 
Emerging Markets Select
   
     
     
6,117,692
     
3,800,392
     
     
 
Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value
   
     
     
30,846,725
     
58,920,702
     
21,249,086
     
41,288,190
 

^
Designated as a long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 852(b)(3).  The Funds, as applicable, have also designated earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares as capital gains in order to reduce earnings and profits of the Fund related to net capital gains to zero as of the date of this report.

At June 30, 2022, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
   
Growth
   
Flexible
   
Equity
   
Sustainable
   
Mid-Cap
   
Small-Cap
 
   
Equity
   
Equity
   
Income
   
Growth
   
Growth
   
Growth
 
   
Fund
   
Fund
   
Fund
   
Fund
   
Fund
   
Fund
 
Cost of investments
 
$
1,675,406,747
   
$
328,252,621
   
$
44,783,289
   
$
4,568,536,359
   
$
125,788,420
   
$
1,826,790,119
 
Unrealized appreciation
   
977,557,881
     
301,115,499
     
32,819,650
     
1,328,476,875
     
17,741,031
     
322,004,249
 
Unrealized depreciation
   
(336,186,646
)
   
(27,663,712
)
   
(957,266
)
   
(512,951,973
)
   
(24,483,754
)
   
(267,848,163
)
Net unrealized app (dep)
   
641,371,235
     
273,451,787
     
31,862,384
     
815,524,902
     
(6,742,723
)
   
54,156,086
 
Undistributed income
   
     
1,197,435
     
     
     
     
 
Undistributed capital gains
   
154,276,176
     
16,854,611
     
4,517,505
     
     
6,173,333
     
151,387,546
 
Total undistributed earnings
   
154,276,176
     
18,052,046
     
4,517,505
     
     
6,173,333
     
151,387,546
 
Other accumulated gains (losses)
   
     
     
     
(46,338,194
)
   
(5,904,314
)
   
(12,069,376
)
Total distributable earnings (losses)
 
$
795,647,411
   
$
291,503,833
   
$
36,379,889
   
$
769,186,708
   
$
(6,473,704
)
 
$
193,474,256
 





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Small-Cap
   
Sustainable
   
Global
   
Sustainable
   
Intermediate
   
Total
 
   
Fundamental
   
Small-Cap
   
Leaders
   
International
   
Income
   
Return
 
   
Value Fund
   
Core Fund
   
Fund
   
Leaders Fund
   
Fund
   
Fund
 
Cost of investments
 
$
934,819,991
   
$
43,817,117
   
$
997,089,688
   
$
77,836,149
   
$
154,034,332
   
$
446,839,746
 
Unrealized appreciation
   
290,163,305
     
602,947
     
208,708,532
     
42,168
     
66,100
     
3,334,304
 
Unrealized depreciation
   
(92,039,949
)
   
(9,107,548
)
   
(88,566,902
)
   
(908,247
)
   
(9,174,894
)
   
(19,924,322
)
Net unrealized app (dep)
   
198,123,356
     
(8,504,601
)
   
120,141,630
     
(866,079
)
   
(9,108,794
)
   
(16,590,018
)
Undistributed income
   
1,436,875
     
     
509,244
     
38,896
     
156,675
     
493,521
 
Undistributed capital gains
   
22,571,864
     
607
     
     
     
     
 
Total undistributed earnings
   
24,008,739
     
607
     
509,244
     
38,896
     
156,675
     
493,521
 
Other accumulated gains (losses)
   
     
(10,894
)
   
(18,688,572
)
   
(48,462
)
   
(2,583,623
)
   
(28,760,119
)
Total distributable earnings (losses)
 
$
222,132,095
   
$
(8,514,888
)
 
$
101,962,302
   
$
(875,645
)
 
$
(11,535,742
)
 
$
(44,856,616
)
                                                 
   
Sustainable
   
Maryland
   
Tax-Exempt
   
Tax-Exempt
   
Mortgage
   
WMC Strategic
 
   
Bond
   
Bond
   
Bond
   
Sustainable
   
Securities
   
European
 
   
Fund
   
Fund
   
Fund
   
Bond Fund
   
Fund
   
Equity Fund
 
Cost of investments
 
$
344,969,168
   
$
176,490,565
   
$
899,026,218
   
$
343,223,528
   
$
361,930,463
   
$
255,847,255
 
Unrealized appreciation
   
506,939
     
61,413
     
830,710
     
180,422
     
8,060,208
     
35,508,971
 
Unrealized depreciation
   
(19,483,735
)
   
(11,787,045
)
   
(65,485,712
)
   
(20,037,462
)
   
(16,380,219
)
   
(37,741,809
)
Net unrealized app (dep)
   
(18,976,796
)
   
(11,725,632
)
   
(64,655,002
)
   
(19,857,040
)
   
(8,320,011
)
   
(2,232,838
)
Undistributed income
    386,890
      249,303
^
     1,605,525 ^
     382,367 ^
    552,370
       3,633,182  
Undistributed capital gains
   
     
     
     
     
     
1,383,176
 
Total undistributed earnings
   
386,890
     
249,303
     
1,605,525
     
382,367
     
552,370
     
5,016,358
 
Other accumulated gains (losses)
   
(13,475,346
)
   
(2,226,687
)
   
(27,788,243
)
   
(1,513,500
)
   
(16,974,870
)
   
(89,527
)
Total distributable earnings (losses)
 
$
(32,065,252
)
 
$
(13,703,016
)
 
$
(90,837,720
)
 
$
(20,988,173
)
 
$
(24,742,511
)
 
$
2,693,993
 
                                                 
   
Emerging
   
Beutel Goodman
                                 
   
Markets
   
Large-Cap
                                 
   
Select Fund
   
Value Fund
                                 
Cost of investments
 
$
519,455,198
   
$
1,247,142,915
                                 
Unrealized appreciation
   
61,581,049
     
116,876,942
                                 
Unrealized depreciation
   
(74,257,287
)
   
(135,086,103
)
                               
Net unrealized app (dep)
   
(12,676,238
)
   
(18,209,161
)
                               
Undistributed income
   
4,288,596
     
17,790,586
                                 
Undistributed capital gains
   
     
15,444,813
                                 
Total undistributed earnings
   
4,288,596
     
33,235,399
                                 
Other accumulated gains (losses)
   
(34,210,861
)
   
                                 
Total distributable earnings (losses)
 
$
(42,598,503
)
 
$
15,026,238
                                 

^
Represents income that is exempt from federal income taxes.

At June 30, 2022 the differences between tax basis and book basis amounts were primarily due to wash sales, post-October losses, post-December ordinary losses, timing differences related to the amortization of premium on certain fixed income securities, and distributions payable.
 
Note 6. Futures Contracts
 
The Intermediate Income Fund, Total Return Fund, Sustainable Bond Fund, and Mortgage Securities Fund invested in futures contracts during the six months ended December 31, 2022. At the time a Fund purchases or enters into a futures contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the terms of the contract. This collateral may consist of cash and / or securities (generally U.S. Treasury Bills). Thereafter, in connection with changes in the value of the futures contracts, the Funds may send or receive collateral to or from the broker. Such amounts are included on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as “Cash deposit at broker – futures contracts” or “Cash collateral from broker – futures contracts”. Securities
 




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pledged as collateral, if there are any, are included on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as part of “Total investments, at value”. These securities are also tickmarked on the Schedules of Investments as being pledged in connection with open futures contracts.
 
Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the fluctuation in the value of the contract. These daily fluctuations are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses on futures contracts. When these futures contracts are closed, realized gains or losses on futures contracts are recorded by the Fund. The realized gains or losses are reported in the Statement of Operations as net realized gains or losses from futures contracts. Depending upon the agreement with the broker, the Funds may or may not settle variation margin daily. The Funds attempt to mitigate counterparty credit risk by only entering into futures contracts with brokers that the Funds believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of these brokers. The “Notional Amount” of futures contracts shown on the Schedule of Investments represents the notional value of the futures contracts on the day they were opened. The “Notional Value” of futures contracts shown on the Schedule of Investments represents the notional value of the futures contracts as of the date of this report. For long futures contracts, an excess of Notional Value over Notional Amount results in unrealized appreciation on the futures contract (and an excess of Notional Amount over Notional Value results in unrealized depreciation on the futures contract). The opposite is true for short futures contracts. For futures contracts denominated in foreign currencies, both the Notional Amount and Notional Value have been translated into U.S. Dollars as of the date of this report. These unrealized appreciation (depreciation) amounts represent the net impact on a Fund’s net assets as a result of open futures contracts as of the date of this report. The use of long futures contracts by the Funds subjects them to a risk of loss in excess of the gross unrealized appreciation and/or gross unrealized depreciation amounts shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and up to the total Notional Amount of the futures contract as shown on the Schedule of Investments. The use of short futures contracts by the Funds subjects them to a risk of loss in excess of the gross unrealized appreciation and/or gross unrealized depreciation amounts shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and, hypothetically, up to an unlimited amount of loss that could exceed the Notional Amount of the futures contracts as shown on the Schedules of Investments.
 
During the six months ended December 31, 2022, investments in futures contracts were as follows:
 
   
Average Notional Value Outstanding
Fund
Risk Type
Long Futures Contracts
 
Short Futures Contracts
Intermediate Income
Interest Rate
 
$
14,999,446
     
$
(11,179,626
)
Total Return
Interest Rate & Currency
   
87,723,872
       
(29,767,480
)
Sustainable Bond
Interest Rate & Currency
   
59,301,208
       
(39,006,597
)
Mortgage Securities
Interest Rate
   
18,747,586
       
(25,123,597
)

Investment in long futures contracts increases a Fund’s exposure to interest rate risk, while investment in short futures contracts serves to reduce a Fund’s exposure to interest rate risk. Assets and/or liabilities related to futures contracts were not subject to an arrangement wherein those assets and/or liabilities were, or could have been, settled on a net basis with any other derivative related obligations.
 
Note 7. Line of Credit
 
As of December 31, 2022, Brown Advisory Funds has a secured line of credit of up to $100,000,000 with U.S. Bank, N.A. The interest rate on the line of credit as of the date of this report was 7.50% (prime rate). The following table shows the details of the Funds’ borrowing activity during the six months ended December 31, 2022. Funds that are not listed did not utilize the line of credit during the period.
 
   
Maximum
                   
   
Outstanding
   
Average
   
Total Interest
   
Average Annual
 
Fund
 
Balance
   
Daily Balance
   
Expense Incurred
   
Interest Rate
 
Mid-Cap Growth
 
$
3,210,000
   
$
17,446
   
$
557
     
6.25
%
WMC Strategic European Equity
   
9,673,000
     
164,234
     
5,246
     
6.25
%
Emerging Markets Select
   
150,000
     
815
     
26
     
6.25
%




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Note 8. Market Disruptions
 
The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has significantly disrupted economic markets. The ultimate short-term and long-term impact on economies, markets, industries, and individual issuers in which the Funds invest is unknown. The financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest depends on future developments including the duration and spread of the outbreak. This uncertainty may adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments.
 
On February 24, 2022, Russia commenced a military attack on Ukraine. The outbreak of hostilities between the two countries could result in more widespread conflict and could have a severe adverse effect on the region and the markets. In addition, sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and other countries, and any sanctions imposed in the future could have a significant adverse impact on the Russian economy and related markets. The price and liquidity of investments may fluctuate widely as a result of the conflict and related events. How long such conflict and related events will last and whether it will escalate further cannot be predicted, nor its effect on the Funds.
 
Note 9. Subsequent Events
 
In preparing these financial statements, the Funds have evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition through the date the financial statements were issued. No material events or transactions occurred subsequent to December 31, 2022 that would require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
 









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Expense Example For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


As a shareholder of a Fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including investment advisory fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses.  This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.  The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six month period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022).
 
Actual Expenses
 
The Actual Expenses columns in the following table provides information about actual account values based on actual returns and actual expenses.  As a shareholder you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent.  If you request that a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently, the Funds’ transfer agent charges a $15.00 fee.  You will be charged a redemption fee equal to 1.00% of the net amount of the redemption if you redeem your shares less than 14 days after you purchase, with certain limited exceptions.  Individual Retirement Accounts (“IRA”) that are held directly at the Funds will be charged a $15.00 annual maintenance fee. IRAs held by broker-dealers or through other means, may or may not incur an annual maintenance fee. Yet, if IRAs maintenance fees are charged to accounts held elsewhere, the fees charged may be more or may be less than $15.00.  To the extent the Funds invest in shares of other investment companies as part of their investment strategy, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in which the Funds invest in addition to the expenses of the Funds.  Actual expenses of the underlying funds may vary.  These expenses are not included in the example below.  The example below includes, but is not limited to, investment advisory, shareholder servicing, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees.  However, the example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses.  You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.  Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6). Then, multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The Hypothetical Expenses columns in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values based on a hypothetical return and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return.  The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds.  To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees.  Therefore, the hypothetical information in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.  In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
   
Actual Expenses
 
Hypothetical Expenses
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses
 
Ending
Expenses
Annualized
 
Account Value
Account Value
Paid During
 
Account Value
Paid During
Net Expense
 
July 1, 2022
December 31, 2022
the Period*
 
December 31, 2022
the Period*
Ratio*
Growth Equity Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$   973.80
$3.38
 
$1,021.78
$3.47
0.68%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$   973.30
$4.13
 
$1,021.02
$4.23
0.83%
Advisor Shares
$1,000.00
$   972.40
$5.37
 
$1,019.76
$5.50
1.08%
               
Flexible Equity Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$1,010.60
$2.74
 
$1,022.48
$2.75
0.54%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,009.90
$3.50
 
$1,021.73
$3.52
0.69%
Advisor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,008.40
$4.76
 
$1,020.47
$4.79
0.94%
               
Equity Income Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$1,047.40
$3.92
 
$1,021.37
$3.87
0.76%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,047.40
$4.70
 
$1,020.62
$4.63
0.91%
Advisor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,046.00
$5.98
 
$1,019.36
$5.90
1.16%




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Actual Expenses
 
Hypothetical Expenses
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses
 
Ending
Expenses
Annualized
 
Account Value
Account Value
Paid During
 
Account Value
Paid During
Net Expense
 
July 1, 2022
December 31, 2022
the Period*

December 31, 2022
the Period*
Ratio*
Sustainable Growth Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$   976.60
$3.19
 
$1,021.98
$3.26
0.64%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$   975.60
$3.93
 
$1,021.22
$4.02
0.79%
Advisor Shares
$1,000.00
$   974.60
$5.18
 
$1,019.96
$5.30
1.04%
               
Mid-Cap Growth Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$1,030.80
$4.20
 
$1,021.07
$4.18
0.82%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,031.00
$4.97
 
$1,020.32
$4.94
0.97%
               
Small-Cap Growth Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$1,039.40
$4.93
 
$1,020.37
$4.89
0.96%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,038.50
$5.70
 
$1,019.61
$5.65
1.11%
Advisor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,037.90
$6.99
 
$1,018.35
$6.92
1.36%
               
Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$1,096.20
$5.02
 
$1,020.42
$4.84
0.95%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,095.50
$5.81
 
$1,019.66
$5.60
1.10%
Advisor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,094.20
$7.13
 
$1,018.40
$6.87
1.35%
               
Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$1,056.80
$4.82
 
$1,020.52
$4.74
0.93%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,055.60
$5.60
 
$1,019.76
$5.50
1.08%
               
Global Leaders Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$1,038.40
$3.90
 
$1,021.37
$3.87
0.76%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,037.20
$4.67
 
$1,020.62
$4.63
0.91%
               
Sustainable International Leaders Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$1,081.00
$4.46
 
$1,020.92
$4.33
0.85%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,079.90
$5.24
 
$1,020.16
$5.09
1.00%
               
Intermediate Income Fund
             
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$974.10
$2.39
 
$1,022.79
$2.45
0.48%
Advisor Shares
$1,000.00
$972.20
$3.63
 
$1,021.53
$3.72
0.73%
               
Total Return Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$964.00
$2.08
 
$1,023.09
$2.14
0.42%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$964.80
$2.33
 
$1,022.84
$2.40
0.47%
               
Sustainable Bond Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$960.90
$2.17
 
$1,022.99
$2.24
0.44%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$960.70
$2.42
 
$1,022.74
$2.50
0.49%
               
Maryland Bond Fund
             
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,006.20
$2.48
 
$1,022.74
$2.50
0.49%
               
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$1,003.20
$2.32
 
$1,022.89
$2.35
0.46%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,002.90
$2.57
 
$1,022.63
$2.60
0.51%
               
Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund
             
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,004.30
$2.58
 
$1,022.63
$2.60
0.51%
               
Mortgage Securities Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$965.10
$2.23
 
$1,022.94
$2.29
0.45%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$963.90
$2.48
 
$1,022.68
$2.55
0.50%




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Expense Example For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 (Unaudited)


   
Actual Expenses
 
Hypothetical Expenses
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses
 
Ending
Expenses
Annualized
 
Account Value
Account Value
Paid During
 
Account Value
Paid During
Net Expense
 
July 1, 2022
December 31, 2022
the Period*

December 31, 2022
the Period*
Ratio*
WMC Strategic European Equity Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$1,045.80
$5.62
 
$1,019.71
$5.55
1.09%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,045.40
$6.39
 
$1,018.95
$6.31
1.24%
Advisor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,043.40
$7.67
 
$1,017.69
$7.58
1.49%
               
Emerging Markets Select Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$   991.80
$5.62
 
$1,019.56
$5.70
1.12%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$   990.20
$6.37
 
$1,018.80
$6.46
1.27%
Advisor Shares
$1,000.00
$   989.10
$7.62
 
$1,017.54
$7.73
1.52%
               
Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund
             
Institutional Shares
$1,000.00
$1,106.60
$2.92
 
$1,022.43
$2.80
0.55%
Investor Shares
$1,000.00
$1,107.00
$3.72
 
$1,021.68
$3.57
0.70%

*
The calculations are based on expenses incurred during the most recent six-month period ended as of the date of this report.  The dollar amounts shown as expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized six-month net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value during the period, multiplied by the number of days (184) in the most recent six-month period divided by the number of days in the Funds’ fiscal year (365).








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Board of Trustees Approval of: (i) the Continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Applicable Funds and (ii) the Continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements for the Applicable Sub-Advised Funds (Unaudited)


In accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940 Act, the Board of Trustees of the Trust is required, on an annual basis, to consider: (i) the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of each of the Funds, and Brown Advisory LLC (“Brown Advisory” or the “Adviser”), as well as (ii) the continuation of each of the applicable Sub-Advisory Agreements that are being considered for continuation, and this must take place at an in-person meeting of the Board. The relevant provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 specifically provide that it is the duty of the Board to request and evaluate such information as the Board determines is necessary to allow them to properly consider the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement and each of the Sub-Advisory Agreements, and it is the duty of the Adviser, and each of the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, to furnish the Trustees with such information that is responsive to their request.
 
Set forth below is information regarding the Board’s most recent consideration of the approval of the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each of the Funds (other than the Sustainable International Leaders Fund, which had only recently commenced operations) and each of the Sub-Advisory Agreements (other than for the Sustainable International Leaders Fund). The first section provides information regarding the Board’s review of matters with respect to the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement with Brown Advisory. In addition, set forth immediately following that section are separate discussions of the Board’s consideration of matters with respect to: (1) the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to the Brown Advisory-WMC Strategic European Equity Fund; (2) the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to the Brown Advisory Global Leaders Fund; (3) the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to the Brown Advisory-Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund; and (4) the approval of the continuation of each of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements for the Brown Advisory Emerging Markets Select Fund.
 
1. Board of Trustees Approval of the Continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Funds
 
In determining whether to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to each of the applicable Funds, the Trustees requested, and Brown Advisory provided, information and data relevant to the Board’s consideration. This included materials prepared by Brown Advisory and by the Funds’ administrator that provided the Board with information regarding the investment performance of the Funds, and information regarding the fees and expenses of the Funds, as compared to other similar mutual funds. As part of its deliberations, the Board also considered and relied upon information about the Funds and Brown Advisory that they had received during the past year in connection with their regular Board meetings at which they engage in the ongoing oversight of the Funds and their operations.
 
The Board most recently considered the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement at an in-person meeting held on September 13, 2022. At this meeting, the Board engaged in a thorough review process in connection with determining whether to continue the Investment Advisory Agreement. In addition, the Board also considered the continuation of the currently effective Expense Limitation Agreement with respect to each Fund which would limit the total operating expenses for each class of shares of each of the Funds through October 31, 2023.
 
Following their review and consideration, the Trustees determined that the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to each of the subject Funds was advisable and would enable shareholders of the Funds to continue to obtain high quality services at a cost that is appropriate, reasonable, and in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders. Accordingly, the Board, including those Trustees who are not considered to be “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement. In reaching their decision, the Trustees requested and obtained from the Adviser such information as they deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Trustees also carefully considered the profitability data and comparative fee, expense and performance information prepared for their use. In considering the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to each applicable Fund, the Trustees evaluated a number of factors that they believed, in light of their reasonable business judgment, to be relevant. They based their decision on the following considerations, among others, although they did not identify any one specific consideration or any particular information that was controlling of their decision:
 
The nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided. The Trustees concluded that Brown Advisory is capable of providing high quality services to the Funds, as indicated by the nature, extent and quality of the services provided in the past by Brown Advisory to each of the Funds, Brown Advisory’s management capabilities as demonstrated with respect to the Funds, the professional qualifications and experience of each of the portfolio managers of the Funds, Brown Advisory’s investment
 




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management and compliance oversight processes, and the competitive investment performance of the Funds. On the basis of the Trustees’ assessment of the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided by Brown Advisory, the Trustees concluded that Brown Advisory is capable of generating a level of long-term investment performance that is appropriate in light of the Funds’ investment objectives, policies and strategies and is competitive with many other comparable investment companies.
 
The Board received and reviewed performance information for each of the Funds separately, including performance information for applicable one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022, and for shorter periods as applicable with respect to those Funds with shorter operating histories. The Board also reviewed with the representatives of Brown Advisory other information and data, including each Fund’s performance against its primary benchmark index and its peers, as follows:
 
1. Equity Income Fund
 
The Board first reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Equity Income Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had underperformed its primary benchmark index, the S&P 500 Index, for the three-, five- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but outperformed its primary benchmark index for the one-year period ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had underperformed its peer group median for the three- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but had outperformed its peer group median for the one-year period ended June 30, 2022 and had performed in line with the peer group median for the five-year period. The members of the Board also considered and discussed the factors contributing to the Fund’s underperformance and they reviewed them with the Adviser.
 
2. Flexible Equity Fund
 
The Board next reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Flexible Equity Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its primary benchmark index, the S&P 500 Index, for the five- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but underperformed its primary benchmark index for the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its peer group median for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022.
 
3. Growth Equity Fund
 
The Board then reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Growth Equity Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had underperformed its primary benchmark index, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had underperformed its peer group median for the one-, three- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but had outperformed its peer group median for the five-year period ended June 30, 2022. The members of the Board considered and discussed the factors contributing to the Fund’s underperformance and they reviewed them with the Adviser.
 
4. Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund
 
The Board next reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had underperformed its primary benchmark index, the Russell 2000 Value Index, for the three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but outperformed its primary benchmark index for the one- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had underperformed its peer group median for the three-, five- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but outperformed its peer group median for the one-year period ended June 30, 2022. The members of the Board considered and discussed the factors contributing to the Fund’s underperformance and they reviewed them with the Adviser.
 
5. Small-Cap Growth Fund
 
The Board then reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Small-Cap Growth Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its primary benchmark index, the Russell 2000 Growth Index, for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its peer group median for the one-, three- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but had underperformed its peer group median for the five-year period ended June 30, 2022.
 




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Board of Trustees Approval of: (i) the Continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Applicable Funds and (ii) the Continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements for the Applicable Sub-Advised Funds (Unaudited)


6. Sustainable Growth Fund
 
The Board next reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Sustainable Growth Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its primary benchmark index, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, for the five- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but had underperformed its primary benchmark index for the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its peer group median for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022.
 
7. Intermediate Income Fund
 
The Board then reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Intermediate Income Fund, noting that the Investor Shares of the Fund had outperformed its primary benchmark index, the Bloomberg Intermediate US Aggregate Bond Index, for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but had underperformed its primary benchmark index for the ten-year period ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Investor Shares of the Fund had underperformed its peer group median for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but had outperformed its peer group median for the ten-year period ended June 30, 2022. The members of the Board considered and discussed the factors contributing to the Fund’s underperformance and they reviewed them with the Adviser.
 
8. Maryland Bond Fund
 
The Board next reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Maryland Bond Fund, noting that the Investor Shares of the Fund had underperformed its primary benchmark index, the Bloomberg 1-10 Year Blended Municipal Bond Index, for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Investor Shares of the Fund had underperformed its peer group median for the one-, three- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but had outperformed its peer group median for the five-year period ended June 30, 2022. The members of the Board considered and discussed the factors contributing to the Fund’s underperformance and they reviewed them with the Adviser.
 
9. Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
 
The Board next reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its primary benchmark index, the Bloomberg 1-10 Year Blended Municipal Bond Index, for the five- and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but had underperformed its primary benchmark index for the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its peer group median for the three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but had underperformed its peer group median for the one-year period ended June 30, 2022 and had performed in line with the peer group median for the ten-year period ended June 30, 2022.
 
10. Emerging Markets Select Fund
 
The Board then reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Emerging Markets Select Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its primary benchmark index, the FTSE Emerging Index, for the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but had underperformed its primary benchmark index for the five-year period ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its peer group median for the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but underperformed its peer group median for the five-year period ended June 30, 2022. The members of the Board took into consideration that in February 2019 the Fund’s previous Sub-Adviser that had been sub-advising the Fund since its inception in December 2012 was replaced by two new Sub-Advisers and the Fund became subject to new principal investment strategies at that time.
 
11. WMC Strategic European Equity Fund
 
The Board next reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the WMC Strategic European Equity Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its primary benchmark index, the MSCI Europe Index, for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its peer group median for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2022.
 




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12. Mortgage Securities Fund
 
The Board then reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Mortgage Securities Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its primary benchmark index, the Bloomberg Mortgage Backed Securities Index, for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its peer group median for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2022.
 
13. Total Return Fund
 
The Board next reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Total Return Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its primary benchmark index, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its peer group median for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2022.
 
14. Global Leaders Fund
 
The Board then reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Global Leaders Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its primary benchmark index, the FTSE All-World Index, for the three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2022, but had underperformed its benchmark index for the one-year period ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its peer group median for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2022.
 
15. Mid-Cap Growth Fund
 
The Board next reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Mid-Cap Growth Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had underperformed its primary benchmark index, the Russell Midcap Growth Index, for the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had underperformed its peer group median for the one-, and three-year periods ended June 30, 2022. The members of the Board considered and discussed the factors contributing to the Fund’s underperformance and they reviewed them with the Adviser.
 
16. Sustainable Bond Fund
 
The Board then reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Sustainable Bond Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its primary benchmark index, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, for the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its peer group median for the one- and three-year periods ended June 30, 2022.
 
17. Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund
 
The Board next reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its primary benchmark index, the Russell 1000 Value Index, for the three-year period ended June 30, 2022, but had underperformed its primary benchmark index for the one-year period ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had outperformed its peer group median for the three-year period ended June 30, 2022, but had underperformed its peer group median for the one-year period ended June 30, 2022.
 
18. Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund
 
The Board then reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund, noting that the Investor Shares of the Fund had underperformed its primary benchmark index, the Bloomberg 1-10 Year Blended Municipal Bond Index, for the one-year period ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Investor Shares of the Fund had underperformed its peer group median for the one-year period ended June 30, 2022. The members of the Board considered and discussed the factors contributing to the Fund’s underperformance and they reviewed them with the Adviser. The Board also noted that, because the Fund commenced operations in December 2019, the Fund has a relatively short performance history.
 
19. Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund
 
The Board then reviewed information and materials regarding the performance results for the Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund, noting that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had underperformed its primary benchmark index, the Russell 2000 Index, for the
 




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year-to-date period ended June 30, 2022. The Board noted that the Institutional Shares of the Fund had underperformed its peer group median for the year-to-date period ended June 30, 2022. The members of the Board considered and discussed the factors contributing to the Fund’s underperformance and they reviewed them with the Adviser. The Board also noted that, because the Fund commenced operations in September 2021, the Fund has a relatively short performance history.
 
The cost of advisory services provided and the level of profitability. The Board also considered the advisory fees and overall expenses of the Funds as compared to the advisory fees and overall expenses of other mutual funds in each Fund’s peer group, as well as profitability information with respect to Brown Advisory’s management and operation of the Funds. On the basis of this comparative information, the Trustees determined that the overall advisory fees and expense ratios of the Funds are competitive with industry averages. The Trustees noted that Brown Advisory had proposed the continuation of their contractual commitment for the benefit of shareholders of the Funds to limit the Funds’ operating expenses through October 31, 2023, subject to recoupment by the Adviser of certain amounts under specified circumstances.
 
The Board also considered Brown Advisory’s level of profitability with respect to each of the subject Funds, and noted that Brown Advisory’s level of profitability was acceptable and not unreasonable. The Board reviewed the extent to which Brown Advisory uses its own financial resources to help promote and market the Funds in order to support various components of the distribution efforts of the Funds. In considering the profitability of Brown Advisory from their operation of the Funds, the Trustees considered the level of profitability realized by Brown Advisory before the imposition of any distribution and marketing expenses incurred by the firm from its own resources. The Board also considered information regarding the fees that Brown Advisory charges to its other clients for investment advisory services that are similar to the advisory services provided to the Funds and the Board noted that the fees charged to the Funds by the Adviser were reasonable in light of the nature of the services provided by the Adviser to the other accounts, the types of accounts involved, and the applicable services provided in each case. Accordingly, on the basis of the Board’s review of the fees charged by Brown Advisory for investment advisory services, the investment advisory and other services provided to the Funds by Brown Advisory, and the level of profitability from Brown Advisory’s relationship with the Funds, the Board concluded that the level of investment advisory fees and Brown Advisory’s profitability were appropriate in light of the management fees, overall expense ratios and investment performance of comparable investment companies.
 
The Board reviewed with the representatives of Brown Advisory certain fee and expense information for the relevant share classes of the Funds as compared to the advisory fees and overall expenses (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees) of other mutual funds in each Fund’s peer group, as follows:
 
1. Equity Income Fund
 
The Board first reviewed expense information and materials for the Equity Income Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.60% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was below the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 0.76%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 
2. Flexible Equity Fund
 
The Board next reviewed expense information and materials for the Flexible Equity Fund, noting that due to the breakpoints provided for in the Investment Advisory Agreement, the investment advisory fee for the period was 0.43% for the Fund, which was below the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 0.53%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds. The Board took into account that the Investment Advisory Agreement included breakpoints to the Fund’s investment advisory fee such that the advisory fee charged with respect to the Fund would be 0.50% on all assets less than $150 million; 0.45% on all assets greater than or equal to $150 million but less than $250 million; 0.40% on all assets greater than or equal to $250 million but less than $1 billion; and 0.38% on all assets greater than or equal to $1 billion.
 
3. Growth Equity Fund
 
The Board then reviewed expense information and materials for the Growth Equity Fund, noting that due to the breakpoints provided for in the Investment Advisory Agreement, the investment advisory fee for the period was 0.57% for the Fund, which was below the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 0.66%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds. The Board took into account that the
 




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Investment Advisory Agreement included breakpoints to the Fund’s investment advisory fee such that the advisory fee charged with respect to the Fund would be 0.60% on all assets less than $1.5 billion; 0.55% on all assets greater than or equal to $1.5 billion but less than $3 billion; 0.50% on all assets greater than or equal to $3 billion but less than $6 billion; and 0.45% on all assets greater than or equal to $6 billion.
 
4. Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund
 
The Board then reviewed expense information and materials for the Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.85% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was above the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 0.95%, which was higher than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 
5. Small-Cap Growth Fund
 
The Board next reviewed expense information and materials for the Small-Cap Growth Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.85% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was above the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 0.95%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 
6. Sustainable Growth Fund
 
The Board next reviewed expense information and materials for the Sustainable Growth Fund, noting that due to the breakpoints provided for in the Investment Advisory Agreement, the investment advisory fee for the period was 0.53% for the Fund, which was below the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 0.63%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds. The Board took into account that the Investment Advisory Agreement included breakpoints to the Fund’s investment advisory fee such that the advisory fee charged with respect to the Fund would be 0.60% on all assets less than $1.5 billion; 0.55% on all assets greater than or equal to $1.5 billion but less than $3 billion; 0.50% on all assets greater than or equal to $3 billion but less than $6 billion; and 0.45% on all assets greater than or equal to $6 billion.
 
7. Intermediate Income Fund
 
The Board then reviewed expense information and materials for the Intermediate Income Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.30% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was below the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Investor Shares was 0.46%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 
8. Maryland Bond Fund
 
The Board next reviewed expense information and materials for the Maryland Bond Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.30% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was below the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Investor Shares was 0.47%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 
9. Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
 
The Board next reviewed expense information and materials for the Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.30% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was below the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 0.41%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 
10. Emerging Markets Select Fund
 
The Board next reviewed expense information and materials for the Emerging Markets Select Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.90% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was below the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 1.10%, which was higher than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 




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11. WMC Strategic European Equity Fund
 
The Board next reviewed expense information and materials for the WMC Strategic European Equity Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.90% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was above the median of its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 1.04%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 
12. Mortgage Securities Fund
 
The Board then reviewed expense information and materials for the Mortgage Securities Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.30% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was below the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 0.44%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 
13. Total Return Fund
 
The Board next reviewed expense information and materials for the Total Return Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.30% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was below the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 0.42%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 
14. Global Leaders Fund
 
The Board then reviewed expense information and materials for the Global Leaders Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.65% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was below the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 0.75%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 
15. Mid-Cap Growth Fund
 
The Board then reviewed expense information and materials for the Mid-Cap Growth Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.65% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was below the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 0.79%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 
16. Sustainable Bond Fund
 
The Board next reviewed expense information and materials for the Sustainable Bond Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.30% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was below the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 0.44%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 
17. Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund
 
The Board then reviewed expense information and materials for the Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.45% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was below the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 0.55%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 
18. Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund
 
The Board then reviewed expense information and materials for the Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.30% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was below the median compared to its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Investor Shares was 0.49%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 




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19. Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund
 
The Board next reviewed expense information and materials for the Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund, noting that the Investment Advisory Agreement provided for a 0.85% investment advisory fee for the Fund, which was in line with its peer funds. The Board also noted that the net expense ratio of the Fund’s Institutional Shares was 0.93%, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its peer funds.
 
The extent to which economies of scale may be realized as the Funds grow and whether the advisory fees reflect possible economies of scale. While it was noted that, for most of the Funds, the Funds’ investment advisory fees will not decrease as those Funds’ assets grow because they are not subject to investment advisory fee breakpoints, the Trustees concluded that the Funds’ investment advisory fees are appropriate in light of the size of the Funds, and appropriately reflect the current economic environment for Brown Advisory and the competitive nature of the mutual fund market. The Trustees took into consideration that the Adviser has previously informed the Board that the Adviser has consistently attempted to set the investment advisory fees at a level that provides for economies of scale by being set at a starting point that is at a reasonable rate without necessarily requiring the imposition of breakpoints, which approach has been favorably recognized by relevant court decisions as one of the acceptable means of achieving economies of scale. The Trustees also noted that the Funds’ advisory fees are competitive against their peers. The Trustees further noted that they will have the opportunity to periodically re-examine whether any of the Funds not currently subject to breakpoints have achieved economies of scale, and the appropriateness of investment advisory fees payable to Brown Advisory with respect to the Funds, in the future at which time the implementation of fee breakpoints on other Funds could be considered further.
 
Benefits to Brown Advisory from its relationship with the Funds (and any corresponding benefits to the Funds). The Trustees concluded that certain benefits that may be derived by Brown Advisory from its relationship with the Funds, including “soft dollar” benefits in connection with Fund brokerage transactions and use of the Funds’ performance track record in advertising materials, are reasonable and fair, and consistent with industry practice and the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders. In addition, the Trustees determined that the Funds benefit from their relationship with Brown Advisory by virtue of Brown Advisory’s provision of business management and shareholder services, in addition to investment advisory services, at a cost to the Funds that is generally comparable to the costs of an outside service provider, which the Trustees have previously determined to be reasonable, fair and in the best interests of the shareholders of the Funds in light of the nature and quality of the services provided and the necessity of the services for the Funds’ operations.
 
Other Considerations. In approving the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Trustees determined that Brown Advisory has made a substantial commitment to the recruitment and retention of high-quality personnel, and maintains the financial, compliance and operational resources reasonably necessary to manage the Funds in a professional manner that is consistent with the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders. The Board also acknowledged the experience and expertise of members of the Brown Advisory senior management team and the focus these individuals have on ensuring the Funds operate successfully. The Trustees also concluded that Brown Advisory has made a significant entrepreneurial commitment to the management and success of the Funds, which entails a substantial financial and professional commitment, including the Expense Limitation Agreement under which Brown Advisory has undertaken to waive a portion of its fees and to reimburse expenses of the Funds to the benefit of Fund shareholders to the extent necessary in accordance with the terms of the Expense Limitation Agreement. The Board also considered matters with respect to the brokerage practices of Brown Advisory, including its soft dollar arrangements and its best-execution procedures, and noted that these were reasonable and consistent with standard industry practice.
 
The Board also considered various matters with respect to the distribution and shareholder servicing arrangements applicable to the Funds and they considered the distribution fees and the non-distribution shareholder servicing fees payable with respect to certain of the share classes of the Funds, including certain of such fees which are payable to the Adviser for the shareholder administrative services that it provides to shareholders of the Funds. The Board took note of the fact that the non-distribution related shareholder administrative fees payable to the Adviser are intended to compensate the Adviser for providing certain administrative services to those Fund shareholders covered by the applicable servicing arrangements in the relevant share classes.
 
The Board also took into consideration the nature and extent of the business management fees payable to the Adviser by each of the Funds pursuant to which Brown Advisory provides certain business management services to the Funds, which the Board had previously considered and approved at a prior meeting based upon a finding that the business management fees charged are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges made by others for services of the same nature and quality.
 




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Additionally, the Trustees considered the overall nature and extent of the risks incurred by the Adviser as a result of managing its own proprietary family of mutual funds, which risks include, but are not necessarily limited to, entrepreneurial risk, reputational risk, financial risk, litigation risk, regulatory risk and business risk.
 
The Trustees also took into consideration the Adviser’s statements that the Adviser has in the past, and intends to continue to going forward, reinvest profits into its business in order to make the necessary investments in personnel and infrastructure to continue to build out the Adviser’s portfolio management and research capabilities and its operational, technology, compliance and cybersecurity infrastructure.
 
The Trustees also reviewed with the Adviser the efforts that the Adviser has taken in response to recent regulatory developments relating to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ongoing monitoring and oversight of various types of investment strategies and practices relating to ESG-related and sustainable-related investment practices, including with respect to marketing and disclosure in connection with such investment strategies and practices, and the Trustees considered the extensive resources that the Adviser has devoted to its sustainable investing business and to its compliance oversight operations that are related to its sustainable investing business.
 
In reaching their conclusion with respect to the approval of the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the level of fees paid under the Agreement, the Trustees did not identify any one single factor as being controlling, but rather, the Board took note of a combination of factors that had influenced their decision-making process. They noted the level and quality of the investment advisory services provided by Brown Advisory to each of the Funds in the Trust, and they found that these services will continue to benefit the Funds and their shareholders and also reflected the Adviser’s overall commitment to the continued growth and development of the Funds.
 
Based upon their review and consideration of these factors and other matters deemed relevant by the Board in reaching an informed business judgment, a majority of the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, were fair and reasonable and the Board voted to renew the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to the Funds for an additional one-year period.
 
2. Board of Trustees Approval of the Continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement With Respect to the Brown Advisory-WMC Strategic European Equity Fund
 
The continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to the Brown Advisory-WMC Strategic European Equity Fund between Brown Advisory and Wellington Management Company LLP, the sub-investment adviser to the Fund (“Wellington”), was also approved by the Board of Trustees at the Board meeting held on September 13, 2022.
 
In accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Board of Trustees was required to consider the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement, and this was required to take place at an in-person meeting of the Board. The relevant provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 specifically provide that it is the duty of the Board to request and evaluate such information as the Board determines is necessary to allow them to properly consider the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, and it is the duty of Brown Advisory and Wellington, as applicable, to furnish the Trustees with such information that is responsive to their request.
 
Accordingly, in determining whether to approve the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement between Brown Advisory and Wellington, the Board of Trustees requested, and Brown Advisory and Wellington provided, information and data relevant to the Board’s consideration.
 
The Board then undertook the consideration of various matters with respect to the proposed approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement between Brown Advisory and Wellington. The Trustees considered various matters involving the respective services provided by each of Brown Advisory and Wellington in connection with the management and operation of the Fund and they took note of the extensive oversight duties performed by Brown Advisory including investment management and compliance oversight of the operations of Wellington. The Trustees considered that Brown Advisory is actively engaged in conducting an ongoing monitoring program involving Wellington’s investment activities with respect to Wellington’s day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund’s assets in order to make sure that Wellington is adhering to all of the stated investment objectives, policies, limitations and restrictions that the Fund is subject to. In addition, the Trustees also took note of the fact that in connection with Brown Advisory’s oversight of the investment program maintained by Wellington with respect to the Fund, Brown Advisory prepares extensive reports to the Board regarding the investment activities of Wellington, which reports contain detailed analyses of how Wellington is performing.
 




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Board of Trustees Approval of: (i) the Continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Applicable Funds and (ii) the Continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements for the Applicable Sub-Advised Funds (Unaudited)


The Board reviewed and evaluated the information that Brown Advisory and Wellington had presented for the Board’s review. The Board particularly noted, among other considerations, that the Fund’s investment advisory fees and overall operating expenses were competitive with comparable mutual funds. The Board also took into account presentations made by Wellington and Brown Advisory throughout the year. Based on its review of all of the information, the Board determined that the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement was consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and would enable the Fund to continue to receive high quality sub-advisory services at a cost that is appropriate, reasonable, and in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. In reaching these conclusions, the Board considered the following:
 
The nature, extent and quality of the sub-investment advisory services provided. The Trustees concluded that Wellington is capable of providing high quality sub-advisory services to the Fund as indicated by the professional qualifications and experience of the portfolio managers of the Fund, and Wellington’s investment management processes. On the basis of the Trustees’ assessment of the nature, extent and quality of the sub-advisory services provided by Wellington, the Trustees concluded that Wellington is capable of generating a level of long-term investment performance that is appropriate in light of the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and strategies and competitive with many other comparable investment companies.
 
The cost of advisory services provided and the expected level of profitability. On the basis of comparative information derived from the data that had been provided to the Board members, the Trustees determined that the expense ratios for each class of shares of the Fund are competitive with industry averages. The Trustees also noted that the Fund is subject to a contractual expense limitation agreement for the benefit of shareholders of the Fund to limit the Fund’s operating expenses through October 31, 2023. The Board also took note of the fact that the sub-advisory fees for the Fund had been separately negotiated by Brown Advisory and Wellington. Accordingly, on the basis of the Board’s review of the fees charged by Wellington for sub-investment advisory services provided to the Fund, the Board concluded that the level of sub-investment advisory fees is appropriate in light of the management fees, overall expense ratios and investment performance of comparable investment companies, and that the sub-advisory fee had been separately negotiated at arm’s-length by independent third parties.
 
The extent to which economies of scale may be realized as the Fund grows and whether the advisory fees reflect possible economies of scale. While it was noted that the Fund’s investment sub-advisory fees will not decrease as the Fund’s assets grow because they will not be subject to investment sub-advisory fee breakpoints, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s investment sub-advisory fees are appropriate in light of the size of the Fund, and appropriately reflect the current economic environment for Brown Advisory and Wellington and the competitive nature of the mutual fund market. The Trustees then noted that they will have the opportunity to periodically re-examine whether the Fund has achieved economies of scale, and the appropriateness of the investment sub-advisory fees with respect to the Fund, in the future at which time the implementation of fee breakpoints on the Fund could be further considered.
 
Benefits to Wellington from its relationship with the Fund (and any corresponding benefits to the Fund). The Trustees concluded that other benefits that may be derived by Wellington from its relationship with the Fund, including any potential “soft dollar” benefits in connection with the Fund’s brokerage transactions and use of the Fund’s performance track record in advertising materials, are reasonable and fair, and consistent with industry practice and the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
 
Other Considerations. In approving the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement, the Trustees determined that Wellington has made a substantial commitment to the recruitment and retention of high quality personnel, and maintains the financial, compliance and operational resources reasonably necessary to provide sub-advisory services to the Fund in a professional manner that is consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered matters with respect to the brokerage practices of Wellington, including its soft dollar arrangements and its best-execution procedures, and noted that these were reasonable and consistent with standard industry practice.
 
It was noted that in making their determinations, the Trustees had considered and relied upon the materials provided to them by Wellington with respect to the contract and the presentation of the representatives of Brown Advisory. In reaching their conclusion with respect to the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement and the level of fees paid under the Agreement, the Trustees did not identify any one single factor as being controlling, rather, the Trustees took note of a combination of factors that had influenced their decision-making process. They noted the level and quality of investment advisory services provided by Wellington to the Fund and determined that these services will continue to benefit the Fund and its
 




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shareholders. They also considered the nature of the allocation of the duties and responsibilities for the management and operation of the Fund between Brown Advisory and Wellington and they determined that the sub-advisory fees for the Fund, as negotiated by Brown Advisory and Wellington, reasonably reflected the nature and extent of the services provided by Wellington with respect to the Fund.
 
3. Board of Trustees Approval of the Continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement With Respect to the Brown Advisory Global Leaders Fund
 
At their September 13, 2022 Board meeting, the Board also undertook the consideration of matters with respect to the proposed continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement between Brown Advisory and its affiliate Brown Advisory Ltd. with respect to the Brown Advisory Global Leaders Fund.
 
In accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Board of Trustees was required to consider the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement, and this was required to take place at an in-person Board meeting. The relevant provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 specifically provide that it is the duty of the Board to request and evaluate such information as the Board determines is necessary to allow them to properly consider the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, and it is the duty of Brown Advisory and Brown Advisory Ltd., as applicable, to furnish the Trustees with such information that is responsive to their request.
 
Accordingly, in determining whether to approve the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement between Brown Advisory and Brown Advisory Ltd., the Board of Trustees requested, and Brown Advisory and Brown Advisory Ltd. provided, information and data relevant to the Board’s consideration. In connection with these matters with respect to the sub-advisory arrangements for the Global Leaders Fund, the Trustees took into consideration the fact that the two firms are affiliates of one another and under common control.
 
The Board then undertook the consideration of various matters with respect to the proposed approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement between Brown Advisory and Brown Advisory Ltd. The Trustees considered various matters involving the respective services provided by each of Brown Advisory and Brown Advisory Ltd. in connection with the management and operation of the Fund and they took note of the extensive oversight duties performed by Brown Advisory including investment management and compliance oversight of the operations of Brown Advisory Ltd. The Trustees considered that Brown Advisory is actively engaged in conducting an ongoing monitoring program involving Brown Advisory Ltd.’s investment activities with respect to Brown Advisory Ltd.’s day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund’s assets in order to make sure that Brown Advisory Ltd. is adhering to all of the stated investment objectives, policies, limitations and restrictions that the Fund is subject to. In addition, the Trustees also took note of the fact that in connection with Brown Advisory’s oversight of the investment program maintained by Brown Advisory Ltd. with respect to the Fund, Brown Advisory prepares extensive reports to the Board regarding the investment activities of Brown Advisory Ltd., which reports contain detailed analyses of how Brown Advisory Ltd. is performing.
 
The Board reviewed and evaluated the information that Brown Advisory and Brown Advisory Ltd. had presented for the Board’s review. The Board particularly noted, among other considerations, that the Fund’s investment advisory fees and overall operating expenses were competitive with comparable mutual funds. The Board also took into account presentations made by Brown Advisory Ltd. and Brown Advisory throughout the year. Based on its review of all of the information, the Board determined that the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement was consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and would enable the Fund to continue to receive high quality sub-advisory services at a cost that is appropriate, reasonable, and in the best interests of the Fund and its respective shareholders. In reaching these conclusions, the Board considered the following:
 
The nature, extent and quality of the sub-investment advisory services provided. The Trustees concluded that Brown Advisory Ltd. is capable of providing high quality sub-advisory services to the Fund as indicated by the professional qualifications and experience of the portfolio managers of the Fund, and Brown Advisory Ltd.’s investment management processes. On the basis of the Trustees’ assessment of the nature, extent and quality of the sub-advisory services provided by Brown Advisory Ltd., the Trustees concluded that Brown Advisory Ltd. is capable of generating a level of long-term investment performance that is appropriate in light of the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and strategies and competitive with many other comparable investment companies.
 




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The cost of advisory services provided and the expected level of profitability. On the basis of comparative information derived from the data that had been provided to the Board members, the Trustees determined that the expense ratios for each respective class of shares of the Fund are competitive with industry averages. The Trustees also noted that the Fund is subject to a contractual expense limitation agreement for the benefit of shareholders of the Fund to limit the Fund’s operating expenses through October 31, 2023. Accordingly, on the basis of the Board’s review of the fees charged by Brown Advisory Ltd. for sub-investment advisory services provided to the Fund, the Board concluded that the level of sub-investment advisory fees is appropriate in light of the management fees, overall expense ratios and investment performance of comparable investment companies.
 
The extent to which economies of scale may be realized as the Fund grows and whether the advisory fees reflect possible economies of scale. While it was noted that the Fund’s investment sub-advisory fees will not decrease as the Fund’s assets grow because they will not be subject to investment sub-advisory fee breakpoints, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s investment sub-advisory fees are appropriate in light of the size of the Fund, and appropriately reflect the current economic environment for Brown Advisory and Brown Advisory Ltd. and the competitive nature of the mutual fund market. The Trustees then noted that they will have the opportunity to periodically re-examine whether the Fund has achieved economies of scale, and the appropriateness of the investment sub-advisory fees with respect to the Fund, in the future at which time the implementation of fee breakpoints on the Fund could be further considered.
 
Benefits to Brown Advisory Ltd. from its relationship with the Fund (and any corresponding benefits to the Fund). The Trustees concluded that other benefits that may be derived by Brown Advisory Ltd. from its relationship with the Fund, including any potential “soft dollar” benefits in connection with the Fund’s brokerage transactions and use of the Fund’s performance track record in advertising materials, are reasonable and fair, and consistent with industry practice and the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
 
Other Considerations. In approving the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement, the Trustees determined that Brown Advisory Ltd. has made a substantial commitment to the recruitment and retention of high quality personnel, and maintains the financial, compliance and operational resources reasonably necessary to provide sub-advisory services to the Fund in a professional manner that is consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered matters with respect to the brokerage practices of Brown Advisory Ltd., including its soft dollar arrangements and its best-execution procedures, and noted that these were reasonable and consistent with standard industry practice.
 
It was noted that in making their determinations, the Trustees had considered and relied upon the materials provided to them by Brown Advisory Ltd. with respect to the contract and the presentation of the representatives of Brown Advisory. In reaching their conclusion with respect to the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement and the level of fees paid under the Agreement, the Trustees did not identify any one single factor as being controlling, rather, the Trustees took note of a combination of factors that had influenced their decision-making process. They noted the level and quality of investment advisory services provided by Brown Advisory Ltd. to the Fund and determined that these services will continue to benefit the Fund and its shareholders. They also considered the nature of the allocation of the duties and responsibilities for the management and operation of the Fund between Brown Advisory and Brown Advisory Ltd. and they determined that the sub-advisory fees for the Fund, as negotiated by Brown Advisory and Brown Advisory Ltd., reasonably reflected the nature and extent of the services provided by Brown Advisory Ltd. with respect to the Fund. The Trustees also took into consideration the fact that Brown Advisory and Brown Advisory Ltd. are affiliated entities and are under common control.
 
4. Board of Trustees Approval of the Continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement With Respect to the Brown Advisory-Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund
 
The continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to the Brown Advisory-Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund between Brown Advisory and Beutel Goodman & Company, Ltd., the sub-investment adviser to the Fund (“Beutel Goodman”), was also approved by the Board of Trustees at the Board meeting held on September 13, 2022.
 
In accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Board of Trustees was required to consider the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement, and this was required to take place at an in-person meeting of the Board. The relevant provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 specifically provide that it is the duty of the Board to request and evaluate such information as the Board determines is necessary to allow them to properly consider the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, and it is the duty of Brown Advisory and Beutel Goodman, as applicable, to furnish the Trustees with such information that is responsive to their request.
 




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Board of Trustees Approval of: (i) the Continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Applicable Funds and (ii) the Continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements for the Applicable Sub-Advised Funds (Unaudited)


Accordingly, in determining whether to approve the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement between Brown Advisory and Beutel Goodman, the Board of Trustees requested, and Brown Advisory and Beutel Goodman provided, information and data relevant to the Board’s consideration.
 
The Board then undertook the consideration of various matters with respect to the proposed approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement between Brown Advisory and Beutel Goodman. The Trustees considered various matters involving the respective services provided by each of Brown Advisory and Beutel Goodman in connection with the management and operation of the Fund and they took note of the extensive oversight duties performed by Brown Advisory including investment management and compliance oversight of the operations of Beutel Goodman. The Trustees considered that Brown Advisory is actively engaged in conducting an ongoing monitoring program involving Beutel Goodman’s investment activities with respect to Beutel Goodman’s day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund’s assets in order to make sure that Beutel Goodman is adhering to all of the stated investment objectives, policies, limitations and restrictions that the Fund is subject to. In addition, the Trustees also took note of the fact that in connection with Brown Advisory’s oversight of the investment program maintained by Beutel Goodman with respect to the Fund, Brown Advisory prepares extensive reports to the Board regarding the investment activities of Beutel Goodman, which reports contain detailed analyses of how Beutel Goodman is performing.
 
The Board reviewed and evaluated the information that Brown Advisory and Beutel Goodman had presented for the Board’s review. The Board particularly noted, among other considerations, that the Fund’s investment advisory fees and overall operating expenses were competitive with comparable mutual funds. The Board also took into account presentations made by Beutel Goodman and Brown Advisory throughout the year. Based on its review of all of the information, the Board determined that the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement was consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and would enable the Fund to continue to receive high quality sub-advisory services at a cost that is appropriate, reasonable, and in the best interests of the Fund and its respective shareholders. In reaching these conclusions, the Board considered the following:
 
The nature, extent and quality of the sub-investment advisory services provided. The Trustees concluded that Beutel Goodman is capable of providing high quality sub-advisory services to the Fund as indicated by the professional qualifications and experience of the portfolio managers of the Fund, and Beutel Goodman’s investment management processes. On the basis of the Trustees’ assessment of the nature, extent and quality of the sub-advisory services provided by Beutel Goodman, the Trustees concluded that Beutel Goodman is capable of generating a level of long-term investment performance that is appropriate in light of the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and strategies and competitive with many other comparable investment companies.
 
The cost of advisory services provided and the expected level of profitability. On the basis of comparative information derived from the data that had been provided to the Board members, the Trustees determined that the expense ratios for each respective class of shares of the Fund are competitive with industry averages. The Trustees also noted that the Fund is subject to a contractual expense limitation agreement for the benefit of shareholders of the Fund to limit the Funds’ operating expenses through October 31, 2023. The Board also took note of the fact that the sub-advisory fees for the Fund had been separately negotiated by Brown Advisory and Beutel Goodman. Accordingly, on the basis of the Board’s review of the fees charged by Beutel Goodman for sub-investment advisory services provided to the Fund, the Board concluded that the level of sub-investment advisory fees are appropriate in light of the management fees, overall expense ratios and investment performance of comparable investment companies.
 
The extent to which economies of scale may be realized as the Fund grows and whether the advisory fees reflect possible economies of scale. While it was noted that the Fund’s investment sub-advisory fees will not decrease as the Fund’s assets grow because they will not be subject to investment sub-advisory fee breakpoints, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s investment sub-advisory fees are appropriate in light of the size of the Fund, and appropriately reflect the current economic environment for Brown Advisory and Beutel Goodman and the competitive nature of the mutual fund market. The Trustees then noted that they will have the opportunity to periodically re-examine whether the Fund has achieved economies of scale, and the appropriateness of the investment sub-advisory fees with respect to the Fund, in the future at which time the implementation of fee breakpoints on the Fund could be further considered.
 
Benefits to Beutel Goodman from its relationship with the Fund (and any corresponding benefits to the Fund). The Trustees concluded that other benefits that may be derived by Beutel Goodman from its relationship with the Fund, including any potential “soft dollar” benefits in connection with the Fund’s brokerage transactions and use of the Fund’s performance track record in advertising materials, are reasonable and fair, and consistent with industry practice and the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
 




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Board of Trustees Approval of: (i) the Continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Applicable Funds and (ii) the Continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements for the Applicable Sub-Advised Funds (Unaudited)


Other Considerations. In approving the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement, the Trustees determined that Beutel Goodman has made a substantial commitment to the recruitment and retention of high quality personnel, and maintains the financial, compliance and operational resources reasonably necessary to provide sub-advisory services to the Fund in a professional manner that is consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered matters with respect to the brokerage practices of Beutel Goodman, including its soft dollar arrangements and its best-execution procedures, and noted that these were reasonable and consistent with standard industry practice.
 
It was noted that in making their determinations, the Trustees had considered and relied upon the materials provided to them by Beutel Goodman with respect to the contract and the presentation of the representatives of Brown Advisory. In reaching their conclusion with respect to the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement and the level of fees paid under the Agreement, the Trustees did not identify any one single factor as being controlling, rather, the Trustees took note of a combination of factors that had influenced their decision-making process. They noted the level and quality of investment advisory services provided by Beutel Goodman to the Fund and determined that these services will continue to benefit the Fund and its shareholders. They also considered the nature of the allocation of the duties and responsibilities for the management and operation of the Fund between Brown Advisory and Beutel Goodman and they determined that the sub-advisory fees for the Fund, as negotiated by Brown Advisory and Beutel Goodman, reasonably reflected the nature and extent of the services provided by Beutel Goodman with respect to the Fund.
 
5. Board of Trustees Approval of the Continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements With Respect to the Brown Advisory Emerging Markets Select Fund
 
At their September 13, 2022 Board meeting, the Board also undertook the consideration of matters with respect to the proposed continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements between Brown Advisory and Wellington and Pzena Investment Management LLC (“Pzena”) with respect to the Brown Advisory Emerging Markets Select Fund.
 
In accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Board of Trustees was required to consider the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements, and this was required to take place at an in-person meeting of the Board. The relevant provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 specifically provide that it is the duty of the Board to request and evaluate such information as the Board determines is necessary to allow them to properly consider the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Advisory Agreements, and it is the duty of Brown Advisory, Wellington and Pzena, as applicable, to furnish the Trustees with such information that is responsive to their request.
 
Accordingly, in determining whether to approve the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements between Brown Advisory and Wellington and Pzena, the Board of Trustees requested, and Brown Advisory, Wellington and Pzena provided, information and data relevant to the Board’s consideration.
 
Approval of the Continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement with Wellington Management Company LLC
 
The Board then undertook the consideration of various matters with respect to the proposed approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement between Brown Advisory and Wellington. The Trustees considered various matters involving the respective services provided by each of Brown Advisory and Wellington in connection with the management and operation of Wellington’s allocated portion of the Fund’s portfolio and they took note of the extensive oversight duties performed by Brown Advisory including investment management and compliance oversight of the operations of Wellington. The Trustees considered that Brown Advisory is actively engaged in conducting an ongoing monitoring program involving Wellington’s investment activities with respect to Wellington’s day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund’s assets that have been allocated to Wellington to manage in order to make sure that Wellington is adhering to all of the stated investment objectives, policies, limitations and restrictions that the Fund is subject to. In addition, the Trustees also took note of the fact that in connection with Brown Advisory’s oversight of the investment program maintained by Wellington with respect to the Fund, Brown Advisory prepares extensive reports to the Board regarding the investment activities of Wellington, which reports contain detailed analyses of how Wellington is performing.
 
The Board reviewed and evaluated the information that Brown Advisory and Wellington had presented for the Board’s review. The Board particularly noted, among other considerations, that the Fund’s investment advisory fees and overall operating expenses were competitive with comparable mutual funds. The Board also took into account presentations made by Wellington and Brown
 




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Board of Trustees Approval of: (i) the Continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Applicable Funds and (ii) the Continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements for the Applicable Sub-Advised Funds (Unaudited)


Advisory throughout the year. Based on its review of all of the information, the Board determined that the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement was consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and would enable the Fund to continue to receive high quality sub-advisory services at a cost that is appropriate, reasonable, and in the best interests of the Fund and its respective shareholders. In reaching these conclusions, the Board considered the following:
 
The nature, extent and quality of the sub-investment advisory services provided. The Trustees concluded that Wellington is capable of providing high quality sub-advisory services to the Fund as indicated by the professional qualifications and experience of the portfolio managers for Wellington, and Wellington’s investment management processes. On the basis of the Trustees’ assessment of the nature, extent and quality of the sub-advisory services provided by Wellington, the Trustees concluded that Wellington is capable of generating a level of long-term investment performance that is appropriate in light of the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and strategies and competitive with many other comparable investment companies.
 
The cost of advisory services provided and the expected level of profitability. On the basis of comparative information derived from the data that had been provided to the Board members, the Trustees determined that the expense ratios for each respective class of shares of the Fund are competitive with industry averages. The Trustees also noted that the Fund is subject to a contractual expense limitation agreement for the benefit of shareholders of the Fund to limit the Fund’s operating expenses through October 31, 2023. The Board also took note of the fact that the sub-advisory fees for the Fund had been separately negotiated by Brown Advisory and Wellington. Accordingly, on the basis of the Board’s review of the fees charged by Wellington for sub-investment advisory services provided to the Fund, the Board concluded that the level of sub-investment advisory fees is appropriate in light of the management fees, overall expense ratios and investment performance of comparable investment companies, and that the sub-advisory fees had been separately negotiated at arm’s-length by independent third parties.
 
The extent to which economies of scale may be realized as the Fund grows and whether the advisory fees reflect possible economies of scale. While it was noted that the Fund’s investment sub-advisory fees will not decrease as the Fund’s assets grow because they will not be subject to investment sub-advisory fee breakpoints, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s investment sub-advisory fees are appropriate in light of the size of the Fund, and appropriately reflect the current economic environment for Brown Advisory and Wellington and the competitive nature of the mutual fund market. The Trustees then noted that they will have the opportunity to periodically re-examine whether the Fund has achieved economies of scale, and the appropriateness of the investment sub-advisory fees with respect to the Fund, in the future at which time the implementation of fee breakpoints on the Fund could be further considered.
 
Benefits to Wellington from its relationship with the Fund (and any corresponding benefits to the Fund). The Trustees concluded that other benefits that may be derived by Wellington from its relationship with the Fund, including any potential “soft dollar” benefits in connection with the Fund’s brokerage transactions and use of the Fund’s performance track record in advertising materials, are reasonable and fair, and consistent with industry practice and the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
 
Other Considerations. In approving the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement with Wellington, the Trustees determined that Wellington has made a substantial commitment to the recruitment and retention of high quality personnel, and maintains the financial, compliance and operational resources reasonably necessary to provide sub-advisory services to the Fund in a professional manner that is consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered matters with respect to the brokerage practices of Wellington, including its soft dollar arrangements and its best-execution procedures, and noted that these were reasonable and consistent with standard industry practice.
 
It was noted that in making their determinations, the Trustees had considered and relied upon the materials provided to them by Wellington with respect to the contract and the presentation of the representatives of Brown Advisory. In reaching their conclusion with respect to the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement with Wellington and the level of fees paid under the Agreement, the Trustees did not identify any one single factor as being controlling, rather, the Trustees took note of a combination of factors that had influenced their decision-making process. They noted the level and quality of investment advisory services provided by Wellington to the Fund and determined that these services will continue to benefit the Fund and its shareholders. They also considered the nature of the allocation of the duties and responsibilities for the management and operation of the Fund between Brown Advisory and Wellington and they determined that the sub-advisory fees for the Fund, as negotiated by Brown Advisory and Wellington, reasonably reflected the nature and extent of the services provided by Wellington with respect to the Fund.
 




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Board of Trustees Approval of: (i) the Continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Applicable Funds and (ii) the Continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements for the Applicable Sub-Advised Funds (Unaudited)


Approval of the Continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement with Pzena Investment Management LLC
 
The Board then undertook the consideration of various matters with respect to the proposed approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement between Brown Advisory and Pzena. The Trustees considered various matters involving the respective services provided by each of Brown Advisory and Pzena in connection with the management and operation of Pzena’s allocated portion of the Fund’s portfolio and they took note of the extensive oversight duties performed by Brown Advisory including investment management and compliance oversight of the operations of Pzena. The Trustees considered that Brown Advisory is actively engaged in conducting an ongoing monitoring program involving Pzena’s investment activities with respect to Pzena’s day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund’s assets that have been allocated to Pzena to manage in order to make sure that Pzena is adhering to all of the stated investment objectives, policies, limitations and restrictions that the Fund is subject to. In addition, the Trustees also took note of the fact that in connection with Brown Advisory’s oversight of the investment program maintained by Pzena with respect to the Fund, Brown Advisory prepares extensive reports to the Board regarding the investment activities of Pzena, which reports contain detailed analyses of how Pzena is performing.
 
The Board reviewed and evaluated the information that Brown Advisory and Pzena had presented for the Board’s review. The Board particularly noted, among other considerations, that the Fund’s investment advisory fees and overall operating expenses were competitive with comparable mutual funds. The Board also took into account presentations made by Pzena and Brown Advisory throughout the year. Based on its review of all of the information, the Board determined that the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement was consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and would enable the Fund to continue to receive high quality sub-advisory services at a cost that is appropriate, reasonable, and in the best interests of the Fund and its respective shareholders. In reaching these conclusions, the Board considered the following:
 
The nature, extent and quality of the sub-investment advisory services provided. The Trustees concluded that Pzena is capable of providing high quality sub-advisory services to the Fund as indicated by the professional qualifications and experience of the portfolio managers for Pzena, and Pzena’s investment management processes. On the basis of the Trustees’ assessment of the nature, extent and quality of the sub-advisory services provided by Pzena, the Trustees concluded that Pzena is capable of generating a level of long-term investment performance that is appropriate in light of the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and strategies and competitive with many other comparable investment companies.
 
The cost of advisory services provided and the expected level of profitability. On the basis of comparative information derived from the data that had been provided to the Board members, the Trustees determined that the expense ratios for each respective class of shares of the Fund are competitive with industry averages. The Trustees also noted that the Fund is subject to a contractual expense limitation agreement for the benefit of shareholders of the Fund to limit the Fund’s operating expenses through October 31, 2023. The Board also took note of the fact that the sub-advisory fees for the Fund had been separately negotiated by Brown Advisory and Pzena. Accordingly, on the basis of the Board’s review of the fees charged by Pzena for sub-investment advisory services provided to the Fund, the Board concluded that the level of sub-investment advisory fees is appropriate in light of the management fees, overall expense ratios and investment performance of comparable investment companies, and that the sub-advisory fees had been separately negotiated at arm’s-length by independent third parties.
 
The extent to which economies of scale may be realized as the Fund grows and whether the advisory fees reflect possible economies of scale. While it was noted that the Fund’s investment sub-advisory fees will not decrease as the Fund’s assets grow because they will not be subject to investment sub-advisory fee breakpoints, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s investment sub-advisory fees are appropriate in light of the size of the Fund, and appropriately reflect the current economic environment for Brown Advisory and Pzena and the competitive nature of the mutual fund market. The Trustees then noted that they will have the opportunity to periodically re-examine whether the Fund has achieved economies of scale, and the appropriateness of the investment sub-advisory fees with respect to the Fund, in the future at which time the implementation of fee breakpoints on the Fund could be further considered.
 
Benefits to Pzena from its relationship with the Fund (and any corresponding benefits to the Fund). The Trustees concluded that other benefits that may be derived by Pzena from its relationship with the Fund, including any potential “soft dollar” benefits in connection with the Fund’s brokerage transactions and use of the Fund’s performance track record in advertising materials, are reasonable and fair, and consistent with industry practice and the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
 




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Board of Trustees Approval of: (i) the Continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Applicable Funds and (ii) the Continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements for the Applicable Sub-Advised Funds (Unaudited)


Other Considerations. In approving the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement with Pzena, the Trustees determined that Pzena has made a substantial commitment to the recruitment and retention of high quality personnel, and maintains the financial, compliance and operational resources reasonably necessary to provide sub-advisory services to the Fund in a professional manner that is consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered matters with respect to the brokerage practices of Pzena, including its soft dollar arrangements and its best-execution procedures, and noted that these were reasonable and consistent with standard industry practice.
 
It was noted that in making their determinations, the Trustees had considered and relied upon the materials provided to them by Pzena with respect to the contract and the presentation of the representatives of Brown Advisory. In reaching their conclusion with respect to the approval of the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement with Pzena and the level of fees paid under the Agreement, the Trustees did not identify any one single factor as being controlling, rather, the Trustees took note of a combination of factors that had influenced their decision-making process. They noted the level and quality of investment advisory services provided by Pzena to the Fund and determined that these services will continue to benefit the Fund and its shareholders. They also considered the nature of the allocation of the duties and responsibilities for the management and operation of the Fund between Brown Advisory and Pzena and they determined that the sub-advisory fees for the Fund, as negotiated by Brown Advisory and Pzena, reasonably reflected the nature and extent of the services provided by Pzena with respect to the Fund.
 









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Information About Proxy Voting (Unaudited)


A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free at (800) 540-6807 and by accessing the Funds’ website at www.brownadvisory.com/mf/how-to-invest (refer to Appendix B in the Statement of Additional Information). Furthermore, you can obtain the description on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the year ended June 30 is available without charge, by calling toll-free at (800) 540-6807. In addition, you can obtain the Funds’ proxy voting records on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 

Information About the Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)


The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings for their first and third fiscal quarters with the SEC on Form N-PORT.  The Funds’ Form N-PORT is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free at (800) 540-6807. Furthermore, you can obtain the Form N-PORT on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ schedules of portfolio holdings are posted on their website at www.brownadvisory.com/mf/how-to-invest within ten business days after calendar quarter end.
 

Householding (Unaudited)


In an effort to decrease costs, the Funds will reduce the number of duplicate Prospectuses and annual and semi-annual reports that you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shown by two or more accounts. Please call the Transfer Agent toll free at (800) 540-6807 to request individual copies of these documents. The Funds will begin sending individual copies 30 days after receiving your request. This policy does not apply to account statements.
 








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BROWN ADVISORY FUNDS
 
At Brown Advisory, we believe that you deserve frank and open communication on all aspects of our relationship. In this spirit, we provide this annual summary of our policies relating to confidentiality and privacy of client information, mutual funds, conflicts of interest, trading commissions, proxy voting and Form ADV annual notice.
 
CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY POLICY
 
Brown Advisory takes the confidentiality of your personal information and the privacy of your account very seriously. Our commitment to safeguard your personal information goes beyond our legal obligation to process your transactions accurately and securely. Whether we serve you online, in person, on the telephone or by mail, the principles that guide the way in which we conduct business are built upon the core values of trust and integrity.
 
We limit access to your personal information to only those employees with a business reason to know such information. We train and consistently remind all employees to respect client privacy and to recognize the importance of the confidentiality of such information. Those who violate our privacy policy are subject to disciplinary action. This commitment also applies to the sharing of information among Brown Advisory and its affiliates.
 
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable laws and regulations to protect your personal information, including various measures to protect your personal information while it is stored electronically.
 
Federal law requires us to inform you that we have on record personal information about you and that we obtain such information from you directly (e.g., information you provide to us on account applications and other forms, such as your name, address, social security number, occupation, assets and income) and indirectly (e.g., information on our computer systems about your transactions with us, such as your account balance and account holdings). Any personal information you choose to provide is kept confidential and allows us to: (i) provide better and more complete investment and strategic advice; (ii) develop new services that meet additional needs you may have; and, (iii) comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
 
In addition, in the normal conduct of our business, it may become necessary for us to share information relating to our clients that we have on record, as described above, with companies not affiliated with us who are under contract to perform services on our behalf. For example, we have contracted with companies to assist us in complying with anti-terrorist and anti-money laundering statutory requirements (including the identification and reporting of activities that may involve terrorist acts or money laundering activities), companies that provide clearing services, and other vendors that provide services directly related to your account relationship with us. Our agreements with these companies require that they keep your information confidential and not use such information for any unrelated purpose.
 
We do not sell information about you to third parties, and we do not otherwise disclose information to third parties without your permission or unless required by law.
 








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INVESTMENT ADVISER
Brown Advisory LLC
901 South Bond Street, Suite 400
Baltimore, MD 21231
www.brownadvisory.com
 

DISTRIBUTOR
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
1290 Broadway, Suite 1000
Denver, CO 80203

 
CUSTODIAN
U.S. Bank, N.A.
Custody Operations
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 
TRANSFER AGENT
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701
(800) 540-6807

 
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
Tait, Weller & Baker LLP
Two Liberty Place
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2900
Philadelphia, PA 19102

 
LEGAL COUNSEL
Dechert LLP
1900 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
 

 
Institutional Shares
Investor Shares
Advisor Shares
 
Symbol
CUSIP
Symbol
CUSIP
Symbol
CUSIP
Growth Equity Fund
BAFGX
115233702
BIAGX
115233504
BAGAX
115233603
Flexible Equity Fund
BAFFX
115233843
BIAFX
115233868
BAFAX
115233850
Equity Income Fund
BAFDX
115233660
BIADX
115233686
BADAX
115233678
Sustainable Growth Fund
BAFWX
115233207
BIAWX
115233306
BAWAX
115233405
Mid-Cap Growth Fund
BAFMX
115233413
BMIDX
115233439
Small-Cap Growth Fund
BAFSX
115233819
BIASX
115233835
BASAX
115233827
Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund
BAUUX
115233777
BIAUX
115233793
BAUAX
115233785
Sustainable Small-Cap Core Fund
BAFYX
115233298
BIAYX
115233280
—-
Global Leaders Fund
BAFLX
115233355
BIALX
115233462
Sustainable International Leaders Fund
BAILX
115233272
BISLX
115233264
Intermediate Income Fund
BIAIX
115233744
BAIAX
115233736
Total Return Fund
BAFTX
115233538
BIATX
115233520
Sustainable Bond Fund
BAISX
115233389
BASBX
115233447
Maryland Bond Fund
BIAMX
115233751
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
BTEIX
115233371
BIAEX
115233108
Tax-Exempt Sustainable Bond Fund
BITEX
115233348
Mortgage Securities Fund
BAFZX
115233546
BIAZX
115233587
WMC Strategic European Equity Fund
BAFHX
115233629
BIAHX
115233611
BAHAX
115233595
Emerging Markets Select Fund
BAFQX
115233652
BIAQX
115233645
BAQAX
115233637
Beutel Goodman Large-Cap Value Fund
BVALX
115233421
BIAVX
115233314

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of each Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding the Funds’ risks, objectives, fees and expenses, experience of their management, and other information.


BX-SEMIANNUAL



Item 1. Reports to Stockholders (Continued).

(b)
Not applicable.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

(a)
Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
(b)
Not applicable.

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

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

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)
The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.

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

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)
(1) Not applicable


(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c‑1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.  Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.


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)                     Brown Advisory Funds 

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/Paul J. Chew
Paul J. Chew, Principal Executive Officer

Date    March 6, 2023



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/Paul J. Chew
Paul J. Chew, Principal Executive Officer

Date    March 6, 2023

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/Jason T. Meix
Jason T. Meix, Principal Financial Officer

Date    March 6, 2023

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