N-CSR 1 nsf-ncsra.htm NORTH SQUARE FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT 5-31-19
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- 23373



NORTH SQUARE INVESTMENTS TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1925
Chicago IL  60603
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Alan E. Molotsky, Esq.
North Square Investments Trust
10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1925
Chicago IL  60603
(Name and address of agent for service)



(312) 857-2160
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: May 31, 2019



Date of reporting period: June 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.







ANNUAL REPORT

NORTH SQUARE OAK RIDGE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
NORTH SQUARE INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND
NORTH SQUARE DYNAMIC SMALL CAP FUND
NORTH SQUARE OAK RIDGE DISCIPLINED GROWTH FUND
NORTH SQUARE MULTI STRATEGY FUND
NORTH SQUARE OAK RIDGE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND
 
MAY 31, 2019
 



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You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you hold your shares directly with the Fund, you can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports at (855) 551-5521 or, if you hold your shares through a financial intermediary, contacting your financial intermediary. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all of the Investment Managers Series Trust’s Funds you hold directly or through your financial intermediary, as applicable.
 










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Table of Contents
 
Shareholder Letters
 
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Fund Performance
 
13
Schedules of Investments
 
22
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
 
46
Statements of Operations
 
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
52
Financial Highlights
 
58
Notes to Financial Statements
 
72
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
85
Supplemental Information
 
86
Expense Examples
 
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are provided for the general information of the shareholders of the North Square Funds. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Funds unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
 

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Discussion of Fund Performance
 
   

A letter from David Klaskin, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Oak Ridge Investments and lead portfolio manager of the North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund.
 

Fellow Shareholders,
 
The markets began 2019 with a powerful reversal of the fourth quarter meltdown. The advance during the first few months of the year nearly erased the entire prior year’s decline in the major averages market indices, amidst a dramatic shift in sentiment. Within US equity markets the Russell 1000 surpassed previous highs from September 2018, while smaller caps have shown strong absolute returns but have yet to recover from the fourth quarter of 2018.  Investor confidence was influenced by the Fed statement in December, which indicated that additional rate increases were no longer imminent, and the sale of Fed assets would also be tempered or eliminated. Much less attention was paid to the fears of economic slowdowns, both in the U.S. and globally, which led to the change in policy. This seems to be a good time to evaluate what factors are most likely to impact the markets looking ahead from here.
 
Long-term investors are rewarded for patient discipline and are guided by history. Throughout time, financial markets experience frequent cycles. Economies may grow, then overheat. Inflation fears emerge and through control of money supply and policy, governments slow that economic growth, which has been too difficult to precisely manage, and recessions generally occur and remain until confidence is re-established to ignite another growth phase. Expansions outpace contractions, as innovation and progress remain a constant that ultimately improves productivity. There is a wise adage, that history repeats and those adhering to the belief “this time is different”, end up sorely mistaken.  The lows of the Great Recession reflected an overreaction, but the decline in interest rates, taxes and inflation have created an environment that has expanded profit margins and earnings growth. Accordingly, stocks seem fairly valued and those firms that continue to grow earnings look well positioned for further gains.
 
Innovation has been extraordinarily positive for the country, but the widespread availability and use of debt for individuals and decades of out of control government spending to compensate for irresponsible fiscal policies, has created a very challenging environment. The recent Trump trade action and threats may promote some changes, but technology has helped create a global economy and the cost savings from movement of manufacturing abroad are a significant impediment to repatriating meaningful jobs. Unemployment is extremely low and job growth will likely remain strong, but wage increases are nascent and not considered an inflationary threat beyond some activity around the hike in minimum wage. Technological advances are inherently deflationary. The greatest challenge is sluggish economic growth, which has been further threatened by an aging population in the U.S. and even greater challenges in most areas of the world.
 
The North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund for A shares at NAV (before any applicable taxes) returned -1.96% for the year versus the Russell 2000 Growth returns of -6.88% for the year ending 5/31/2019.  Sector allocation and stock selection were both positive contributors to relative returns over the year.  Our investment style takes a tempered approach to more cyclically oriented areas of the market in favor of more consistent growth opportunities.  This not only manifests itself within the sector allocations we emphasize but within the particular industries underlying those sectors. The largest contribution was from an overweight position within the IT Services area of Information Technology.  The semiconductor and technology equipment segments of the index generally did poorly relative to the market and sector.  Three companies dramatically contributed to the outperformance over the period:  Euronet Worldwide, EPAM Systems and Wix.com.  Euronet Worldwide provides electronic payment processing and solutions for ATM, prepaid cards and money transfers.  The company has shown consistent earnings per share growth with a compounded annual growth rate over the trailing five years in excess of 20% with excellent visibility going forward.  EPAM Systems, a software development and digital engineering service firm, has captured a secular trend within information technology.  Applications within fintech have been particularly rewarding.  Wix.com has a highly scalable model for users to create websites.  Their service can meet the requirements of varying levels of client needs from simple webpages to websites with higher degrees of customer engagement.  Littelfuse was a mild detractor as concerns over slowing sales in new automotive vehicles has weighed more recently on the stock.
 
Consumer Discretionary was another area of contribution to the positive stock selection for the year.  Off-price retailers, such as Five Below and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, have been a consistent segment to find higher quality growth within retail, particularly as Amazon has increased its presence across most retail categories over the past few years.  These companies compete by offering budget conscious shoppers looking for “great deals” a treasure hunt experience, which leads to a more consistent client engagement.  Pool Corporation is a distributor of supplies and equipment for maintenance of swimming pools.  Pool has become the dominant purveyor within a high recurring revenue business.  These more consistent models contributed to returns, faring better than our other retail-oriented holdings which all suffered losses over the full year: Party-City Holdco, Duluth Holdings and American Eagle Outfitters.  Each of the retailers have developed business models that we believe to have adapted to the shifting behavior of the consumer; nevertheless, the stocks have been more susceptible to changes in overall investor sentiment.
 
 
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An underweight to the Industrials and Financials Sectors was beneficial to relative returns; however, stock selection within these two areas was an overall detractor to returns.  Our more growth-oriented banks disproportionately declined with the broad banking area.  Our two consumer finance holdings suffered meaningful losses for the year and had a larger impact on underperformance in the area.  PRAA Group manages portfolios of distressed consumer credit card debt.  We sold out of the position after years of patiently waiting for the distressed debt market to become more active.  The stock was replaced by a promising financial technology company, Green Dot which as situated itself in a unique position within the industry by providing technology solutions and acting as a bank holding company.  The subsequent announcement that the company would increase investment spending to bolster its competitive position was not appreciated by investors and sent the stock down precipitously.  Its track record has shown an intelligent evolution in the development of its product capabilities and we believe the current negative sentiment is temporary.  Within Industrials, our focus has been on businesses that have a recurring aspect to their model such as Watsco and A.O. Smith.  These two long-term holdings have long served as performance leaders during more volatile periods; however, each had stock specific related issues that encouraged us to exit the positions.  SAIA, a less-than-truckload transportation company, suffered with the general transport stocks during the period.  We attempt to remain adequately diversified and have held this more cyclically exposed company due to its growth prospects across new regions.  Its potential to expand should help the company outperform its peers should the transport market remain difficult while providing the overall portfolio with some economic exposure should conditions for the more cyclical companies improve.
 
Continuity and the Importance of Active Management
 
The Fund has been managed by the same portfolio managers, employing the same discipline rooted in fundamentals with a valuation awareness, since the Fund’s inception. Our persistent focus on supportable valuations and quality has often not appeared as relevant, and has actually detracted from investment results, throughout this long bull market; however, this overlooked metric is likely to be a key factor in determining success over the next several years.
 
Thank you for your continued confidence in Oak Ridge Investments.
 
Sincerely,
 
 
David Klaskin
CIO & Senior Portfolio Manager
 

 
The views in this letter are those of the Fund’s direct advisor were as of July 1, 2019 and may not necessarily reflect the same views on the date this letter is first published or any date thereafter. These views are intended to help shareholders in understanding the fund’s investment methodology and do not constitute investment advice.
 
Investment in equity securities involves substantial risks and may be subject to wide and sudden fluctuations in market value. Investing in small and mid-cap companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements and may have lower trading volumes or more erratic trading than securities of larger companies. Please see the prospectus for a more complete discussion of the fund’s risks.
 
The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of small cap U.S. growth stocks.
 

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Discussion of Fund Performance
 
   

A letter from Bram Zeigler of Algert Global LLC, portfolio manager of the North Square International Small Cap Fund.
 
 
Fellow Shareholders,
 
International small cap stocks fell as the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index (ND), declined 11.91% over the twelve-month period covering June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019. The Fund trailed the benchmark over this period, delivering an absolute return of -17.14% for Class A shares at NAV.
 
Stock Selection Designed to be the Primary Source of Benchmark Outperformance
 
During the trailing 12-month period, stock selection contributed negatively to Fund performance, accounting for approximately a quarter of the Fund’s underperformance. The remaining portion of the underperformance was due to the portfolio’s allocation to various risk factors (e.g. a company’s industry, country, currency, size and beta characteristics).
 
Relative Value
 
The Relative Value model was a positive contributor to the performance of the Fund during the measurement period. Stocks that the Relative Value model ranked as the most attractive 10% of the investable universe outperformed the universe on a risk-adjusted basis. Inputs that value a company based on its ability to generate free cash flow and EBITDA were the primary contributors during the period. Inputs based on P/E ratio growth and dividend yield detracted.
 
Quality
 
The Quality model was a modest positive contributor to the performance of the Fund. Stocks that the Quality model ranked as the most attractive 10% of the investable universe modestly outperformed the universe on a risk-adjusted basis. Inputs that value a company based on its ability to generate taxable income and debt issuance were the primary contributors during the period. Inputs based on management communication methods and growth financing detracted.
 
Catalyst
 
The Catalyst model was a modest positive contributor to the performance of the Fund. Stocks that the Catalyst model ranked as the most attractive 10% of the investable universe modestly outperformed the universe on a risk-adjusted basis. Inputs that assess the presence of “smart money” investors and companies operating momentum were the primary contributors during the period. Most of the inputs based on technical trends and management sentiment detracted.
 
Risk Factors
 
Incidental active exposures to countries, industries and risk factors such as leverage, volatility and liquidity detracted from the performance of the Fund. While the performance impact of these exposures was larger than normal, we have experienced similar periods of risk factor performance in the past. The expectation is that these exposures will have minimal impact on the Fund’s active performance over a full market cycle.
 
Fund Positioning for the Future
 
We believe the Fund is positioned to take advantage of the market’s renewed emphasis (Catalyst) towards companies that are cheap relative to their peers (Relative Value) and have relatively sustainable projections (Quality). Over the past 12 months, we have increased our stock selection model’s emphasis on Quality at the expense of Catalyst, while keeping Relative Value relatively unchanged.
 
Thank you for your confidence in Algert Global LLC.
 

Sincerely,
 

Bram Zeigler,
Portfolio Manager
 

 
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The views in this letter are those of the Fund’s advisor were as of July 1, 2019 and may not necessarily reflect the same views on the date this letter is first published or any date thereafter. These views are intended to help shareholders in understanding the fund’s investment methodology and do not constitute investment advice. Investment in equity securities involves substantial risks and may be subject to wide and sudden fluctuations in market value. Investing in mid cap companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements and may have lower trading volumes or more erratic trading than securities of larger companies. International investments are subject to unique risks including currency fluctuations, social, economic and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. In addition, changes in exchange rates and interest rates may adversely affect the value of the fund’s foreign investments. Please see the prospectus for a more complete discussion of the fund’s risks.
 
The MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index measures the performance of small cap companies across developed markets outside of the U.S. & Canada.
 



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Discussion of Fund Performance
 
   

A letter from Peter Algert, Chief Investment Officer of Algert Global LLC and portfolio manager of the North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund.
 

Fellow Shareholders,
 
U.S. small-cap stocks experienced a significant amount of volatility over the 12-month period ending 5/31/19.  After a significant drawdown during the latter half of 2018, the Russell 2000 Index rebounded at the beginning of 2019 however was unable to fully recover prior losses, ending the 12-month period at -9.04%. The Fund however outperformed the index over this period, delivering an absolute return of -8.67% for Class A shares at NAV.
 
Stock Selection Designed to be the Primary Source of Benchmark Outperformance
 
During the trailing 12-month period, stock selection contributed positively to Fund performance, however was partially offset by negative contribution from incidental active exposures to various risk factors (e.g. a company’s industry, leverage, liquidity and beta characteristics). In addition to positive stock selection, the Fund also benefitted from various stock-specific events.
 
Relative Value
 
The Relative Value model detracted from the Fund’s performance during the measurement period. The “Value” style of investing has been challenged lately as investors have favored stocks with stronger growth characteristics and price levels which have made them unattractive on most valuation criteria. The poor performance of our Relative Value model has been particularly acute in the more fundamental insights, while some of our non-traditional valuation factors have performed better. For example, insights identifying the value of a stock based on activity and positioning within the fixed income markets, performed well relative to the more traditional cash-flow valuation measures.
 
Quality
 
The Quality model was a positive contributor to the performance of the Fund. With an uncertain economic backdrop, including events like Brexit and the ongoing trade war, investors appeared to favor companies with more defensive characteristics. The performance of our Quality insights was strong across various types of insights, particularly those constructed with natural language processing (NLP) techniques.
 
Catalyst
 
The Catalyst model was a positive contributor to the Fund’s performance. The Catalyst theme, which assesses sentiment and activities by other market participants, struggled at times during the latter half of 2018 but later rebounded as insights favoring various growth characteristics continued their longer-term trend of strong performance.
 
Risk Factors
 
Incidental active exposures to industries and risk factors such as leverage, volatility and liquidity detracted from performance over the measurement period. In particular, the Fund’s industry weights relative to the index detracted as dispersion in industry returns over the trailing 12-months was meaningful. While the impact of these exposures was larger than normal, we expect these exposures will have minimal impact on the Fund’s active performance over a full market cycle.
 
Fund Positioning for the Future
 
The Fund aims to be diversified across its three main investment themes, Relative Value, Quality and Catalyst. Given somewhat conflicting views from the fixed income and equity markets, we expect our positive tilt towards Quality metrics will be beneficial for the portfolio. We continue to favor Catalyst over Value however are monitoring this closely as the spread between the two styles has increased significantly in recent years.
 
 
Sincerely,
 
 
Peter Algert,
Chief Investment Officer
 

 
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The views in this letter were as of July 1, 2019 and may not necessarily reflect the same views on the date this letter is first published or any time thereafter. These views are intended to help shareholders in understanding the fund’s investment methodology and do not constitute investment advice.
 
Investment in equity securities involves substantial risks and may be subject to wide and sudden fluctuations in market value. Investing in small cap companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements and may have lower trading volumes or more erratic trading than securities of larger companies. International investments are subject to unique risks including currency fluctuations, social, economic and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. In addition, changes in exchange rates and interest rates may adversely affect the value of the fund’s foreign investments. Please see the prospectus for a more complete discussion of the fund’s risks.
 
The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of primarily small cap U.S. stocks.
 









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Discussion of Fund Performance
 
   

A letter from Robert G. McVicker, Director of Research of Oak Ridge Investments and portfolio manager of the North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund.
 
 
Fellow Shareholders,
 
Despite the disruption of the fourth quarter of 2018, the North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund presented modest gains for the year ended May 31, 2019.  After a healthier year of economic growth, equity markets rose disproportionately to fundamentals with further success becoming increasingly reliant on elevated profit margins and stronger economic growth.  The prospect of a deceleration in GDP growth combined with a further rate hike from the Federal Reserve encouraged a correction in late 2018.  The Fund’s style of investing in higher quality growth companies with strong visibility and healthy balance sheets supported relative returns during the difficult fourth quarter.  Surprisingly, the market quickly recovered in the beginning months of 2019 with the Fund’s benchmark index, the Russell 3000 Growth, returning to new highs in April.  A stoic Federal Reserve, combined with uncertainty about the effects of an increasingly inflammatory trade dispute between the US and it largest trading partners, triggered a return to a more risk averse market in May.  Rapidly shifting investor sentiment over the trailing year encourages additional caution as 2019 progresses.  The Fund outperformance in fourth quarter 2018 and May of 2019, gives us additional confidence that our style of investing can add value to our clients’ portfolios.  The dynamic market environment is likely to continue, given growing economic uncertainty and an increasing scarcity for growth equity opportunities.
 
The Disciplined Growth Fund returned 6.80% for I shares at NAV (before any applicable taxes) for the annual period ending May 31, 2019. The Russell 3000 Growth Index returned 4.42% for the same one-year period.  Stock selection was the primary driver of outperformance for the year with contributions from the Industrials, Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology Sectors.  Our long-term approach to investing within the Industrials sector has been to avoid excessive exposure to more cyclically-oriented segments.  Three successful contributors to relative returns demonstrate our approach:  Transdigm Group, a provider of components and systems to the aerospace and defense industries; Waste Connections, a savvy operator within the waste management business; and Verisk Analytics, a professional services firm providing data analytics to insurance, energy and financial services businesses.  The companies exemplify our focus on consistent, visible growth with less cycle dependence.  XPO Logistics, on the other hand, is a less than truckload transportation company.  The stock was a detractor to performance within the sector and was sold from the portfolio due to slowing growth prospects and large customer losses.
 
Within Consumer Discretionary, the strongest contributors to relative returns were ULTA Beauty, Ross Stores and Yum! Brands.  After a difficult prior year due to concerns on Amazon encroachment, health and beauty retailer ULTA Beauty made a strong recovery in performance relative to the broad consumer group.  Above average sales and earnings growth relative to other retailers has made ULTA a long-term contributor to the performance of the strategy.  Off-price retailers, such as Ross Stores, have been a consistent segment to find higher quality growth within retail, particularly as Amazon has increased its presence across most retail categories over the past few years.  These companies compete by offering budget conscious shoppers looking for “great deals” a treasure hunt experience, which leads to a more consistent client engagement.  Yum! Brands is a franchise licensor for consumer brands such as Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut.  Careful management combined with highly recognizable brands has contributed to better earnings growth over the past few years in what has been a more difficult environment for restaurants.  The largest negative contributor within the Consumer Discretionary was LKQ Corporation, which provides replacement automotive parts for collision and general repair.  Larger European exposure has been the primary concerns for investors; however, sales and earnings growth over the preceding three years have been healthy.
 
Reduced exposure to the more volatile Semiconductor segment of the Information Technology sector in favor of more consistent IT Services businesses led to outperformance within Information Technology.  The only major economic sector within the benchmark index that detracted from performance was Health Care.  The three largest detractors within the sector were three of our largest contributors over the prior fiscal year:  ABIOMED, a health care equipment company improving patient outcomes with a less invasive treatment for patients suffering from common, life threatening diseases of the heart; Globus Medical, which sells robots and related consumable products to promote healing in patients with musculoskeletal disorders; and Ligand Pharmaceuticals, which engages in the discovery and development of biopharmaceutical medicines through a portfolio of technologies, companies and partnerships.  We take a long-term approach to investing that has served us well over time.  The underlying fundamentals of these companies remain intact and we are confident that our patience will be rewarded.
 
 
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Continuity and the Importance of Active Management
 
The Fund has been managed by the same lead portfolio manager, employing the same discipline rooted in fundamentals with a valuation awareness, since the Fund’s inception. Our persistent focus on supportable valuations and quality has often not appeared as relevant, and has actually detracted from investment results, throughout this long bull market; however, this overlooked metric is likely to be a key factor in determining success over the next several years.
 
Thank you for your continued confidence in Oak Ridge Investments.
 

Sincerely,
 

Robert G. McVicker
Senior Portfolio Manager
 

 
The views in this letter are those of the Fund’s direct advisor were as of July 1, 2019 and may not necessarily reflect the same views on the date this letter is first published or any date thereafter. These views are intended to help shareholders in understanding the fund’s investment methodology and do not constitute investment advice.
 
Investment in equity securities involves substantial risks and may be subject to wide and sudden fluctuations in market value. Investing in small and mid-cap companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements and may have lower trading volumes or more erratic trading than securities of larger companies. Please see the prospectus for a more complete discussion of the fund’s risks.
 
The Russell 3000 Growth Index measures the performance of stocks across almost all market caps.
 








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Discussion of Fund Performance
 
   

A letter from David Klaskin, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Oak Ridge Investments and lead portfolio manager of the North Square Multi Strategy Fund.

 
Fellow Shareholders,
 
The US domestic equity markets began the calendar year with a strong recovery from the tumult of the fourth quarter of 2018.  In April the Russell 1000 surpassed previous highs from September 2018, while smaller caps have shown strong absolute returns but have yet to recover from the fourth quarter of 2018.  A stoic Federal Reserve combined with uncertainty of the effects of an increasingly inflammatory trade dispute between the US and it largest trading partners triggered a return to a more risk averse market in May.  To be expected, US domestic equity indices led international indices for the year.  Recent US preliminary GDP results for the first quarter came in higher than expected and estimates for the calendar year have stabilized while international economies continued to show signs of deceleration.
 
The North Square Multi Strategy Fund returned -4.88% for the A shares at NAV for the annual period ending May 31, 2019 as compared to the Russell 3000 Index return of 2.50% and the 5.39% return for the Russell 1000 Growth index for the same one-year period.  Over the past year, the Fund has meaningfully diversified across the equity capitalization and style spectrum, while allocation to fixed income has been subdued.  Rapidly shifting investor sentiment over the trailing year encourages additional caution as 2019 progresses; however, we continue to view opportunities within the US equity markets.  We maintained our exposure to smaller capitalizations throughout the tumultuous fourth quarter as valuations continued to seem favorable for smaller capitalizations versus larger companies.  Our largest holding over the period was the North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund (Class I: -8.39%).  While we reduced the position marginally throughout the year, the category underperformed other categories.  Recent estimates across the small capitalization index, however, have revised downward more aggressively than in larger companies.  This growing uncertainty in company fundamentals has exhausted the inertia of the recovering small cap stocks more so than larger caps.  Further revisions downward or a lack of confirmation of conservatism over the approaching earnings season may prematurely punctuate our thesis as we look to the coming months as a guide.
 
The North Square International Small Cap Fund (Class I: -16.85%) produced losses over the period.  We have maintained our lower weight to the International Small Cap Fund throughout the year as longer-term prospects have been less favorable than US equities.  The North Square Global Resources & Infrastructure Fund (Class I:  -20.09%) was the largest negative contributor to returns for the year.  Brent Crude peaked on October 3rd at $86.29 before finishing the year at $53.80.  The precipitous decline in oil prices was attributed both to deteriorating demand, as major economies showed decelerating growth, as well as supply considerations from OPEC and non-OPEC producers.  The Global Resources Fund carries a high sensitivity to oil and other commodities, driving the Fund to decline over 18% in the fourth quarter.  Efforts to reduce our exposure proved too gradual to avoid higher losses from that fund.  In 2019, Materials underperformed as China growth deceleration pressured the Metals/Mining and Chemicals industries while oil prices gradually moved higher.  Unfortunately, the partial recovery in oil year-to-date has not offset the broader concerns for global growth.  The Multi Strategy has continued to taper exposure to the Global Resources Fund in 2019.
 
The North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund (Class I: 6.80%) and the North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund (Class I: 6.94%) were the two strongest performers for the year.  The subadvisor for the two funds, Oak Ridge Investments, focuses on higher quality companies with strong visibility and healthy balance sheets.  This quality driven approach to the two investments styles of growth and income proved effective as each fund was able to preserve capital relative to their respective index during the two periods of risk-aversion, the fourth quarter 2018 and the month of May 2019, while participating in the positive performing periods.  The dynamic market environment is likely to continue given growing economic uncertainty and an increasing scarcity for attractive opportunities within equities.  The Dividend Growth Fund invests in companies with stable cash flows and an opportunity for shareholder income which are likely to continue to appeal to investors.  Similarly, select growth opportunities will continue to exist within the market irrespective of the ultimate direction for global economic growth.  The tempered approach to growth investing of the Disciplined Growth Fund, emphasizing quality and consistency, is a more conservative growth investment for the overall strategy in a year that may prove to be more differentiating.  In general, we continue to believe this environment to be most conducive to flexible active managers with a focus on evaluating the relative merits of fundamentals rather than broad index exposures.
 
We appreciate your continued confidence in Oak Ridge Investments.
 
 
Sincerely,
 
 
David Klaskin
CIO & Senior Portfolio Manager
 
 
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The views in this letter are those of the Fund’s direct advisor were as of July 1, 2019 and may not necessarily reflect the same views on the date this letter is first published or any date thereafter. These views are intended to help shareholders in understanding the fund’s investment methodology and do not constitute investment advice.
 
Investment in equity securities involves substantial risks and may be subject to wide and sudden fluctuations in market value. Investing in small and mid-cap companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements and may have lower trading volumes or more erratic trading than securities of larger companies. International investments are subject to unique risks including currency fluctuations, social, economic and political uncertainties, which could increase volatility. In addition, changes in exchange rates and interest rates may adversely affect the value of the fund’s foreign investments. Please see the prospectus for a more complete discussion of the fund’s risks.
 
The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of U.S., large capitalization growth stocks.
 









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Discussion of Fund Performance
 
   

A letter from David Klaskin, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Oak Ridge Investments and lead portfolio manager of the North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund.
 
 
Fellow Shareholders,
 
The fourth quarter of 2018 tested what has been a nearly unprecedented US stock market advance.  The prospect of a deceleration in GDP growth combined with a further rate hike from the Federal Reserve encouraged a correction in late 2018.  Surprisingly, the market quickly recovered in the beginning months of 2019 with the Fund’s benchmark index, the S&P 500, returning to new highs in April.  The strategy focuses on stable to growing companies with an ability to increase shareholder income over time, which proved to be an appropriate recipe in a year where investor sentiment fluctuated so dramatically.  The Fund was able to preserve capital relative to the broad index during the two periods of risk-aversion, first in fourth quarter 2018 and then in the month of May, while participating during the positive performing periods.  As economic growth abates from the healthier growth of 2018 investors are likely to question overall valuation levels more acutely.  Stable cash flows and an opportunity for shareholder income are likely to continue to appeal to investors should the rapidly shifting market environment continue.
 
Despite the difficult fourth quarter and the discontinuity during the month of May the Fund presented modest gains for the year ending 5/31/2019.  The North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund for A shares at NAV returned 6.73% for the year versus the S&P 500 returns of 3.78%.  Utilities and Real Estate were the best returning economic sectors within the S&P 500 for the year.  The Fund did not have holdings in either of these yielding areas; nevertheless, stock selection contributed to healthy outperformance across multiple sectors.  The Energy, Information Technology and Industrials Sectors were the strongest contributors to relative returns.  The Energy sector was the worst performing sector within the index for the year.  Despite minor losses over the year in Exxon Mobil and Chevron, the Fund’s holdings in that sector were positive for the year due to the Fund’s holding in Kinder Morgan.  Reduced exposure to more cyclical holdings within Industrials, in favor of the more consistent Waste Management, supported relative returns.  Illinois Tool Works, which was sold from the portfolio, and Boeing, following the controversy surrounding the 737 MAX, were mild detractors for the year.
 
Returns within the Information Technology sector continue to outpace the broad index.  As a strategy that seeks shareholder yield, many of the fastest growing companies are excluded from our investable universe; however, contributions from Cisco Systems, Automatic Data Systems and Qualcomm led to the Fund’s outperformance within the sector.  Cisco’s years of stable cash flows had been underappreciated by investors.  A resurgence in growth prospects from cloud networking solutions has enhanced returns over the past year.  Similarly, ADP has been a stable performer over the long-run and recent management initiatives have unlocked the potential for margin expansion.  Throughout the year the Fund has reduced overall exposure to semiconductors by selling lagging Intel and Analog Devices while retaining Qualcomm.  Following the settlement of the long-standing dispute with Apple, investors were able to focus on the unique opportunities that have been developing for Qualcomm in the burgeoning 5G market.
 
Relative returns within our Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary sectors detracted from Fund performance for the year.  Weakness within Consumer Staples was entirely related to Kraft Heinz Company.  Over the past few years Kraft Heinz has made several attempts to acquire other large consumer brand firms that might help the firm move into more relevant product categories.  Thus far, large deals that could have an immediate impact on the firm’s product mix have been unsuccessful.  We have been patient, expecting that their small changes to the product portfolio will eventually improve the long-term prospects of the firm.  Shifting dynamics in consumer behavior over the past few years has warranted a more muted exposure to the Consumer Discretionary space.  New addition, Carnival Corporation, was the primary detractor within the sector due to weakness in its European business.
 
Continuity and the Importance of Active Management
 
The Fund has been managed by the same lead portfolio manager, employing the same discipline rooted in fundamentals with a valuation awareness, since the Fund’s inception. Our persistent focus on supportable valuations and quality has often not appeared as relevant, and has actually detracted from investment results, during this long bull market; however, this overlooked metric is likely to be a key factor in determining success over the next several years.
 
Thank you for your continued confidence in Oak Ridge Investments.
 

Sincerely,
 
 
David Klaskin
CIO & Senior Portfolio Manager
 
 
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The views in this letter are those of the Fund’s direct advisor were as of July 1, 2019 and may not necessarily reflect the same views on the date this letter is first published or any date thereafter. These views are intended to help shareholders in understanding the fund’s investment methodology and do not constitute investment advice.
 
Investment in equity securities involves substantial risks and may be subject to wide and sudden fluctuations in market value. Investing in small and mid-cap companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements and may have lower trading volumes or more erratic trading than securities of larger companies. Please see the prospectus for a more complete discussion of the fund’s risks.
 
The S&P 500 Index measures the performance of the largest 500 U.S. stocks.
 










12

North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
FUND PERFORMANCE at May 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment
 
 

This graph compares a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund’s Class I shares (the Class with the largest net assets), made at its inception, with a similar investment in the Russell 2000 Growth Index and the Russell 2000 Index. The performance graph above is shown for the Fund’s Class I Shares; Class A, Class C, and Class K shares performance may vary. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.
 
The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of U.S. small cap growth stocks. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. These indices do not reflect expenses, fees or sales charge, which would lower performance. The indices are unmanaged and they are not available for investment.
 
       
Since
Inception
Average Annual Total Returns as of May 31, 2019
1 Year
5 Year
10 Year
Inception
Date
Before deducting maximum sales charge
         
Class A1
-1.96%
5.90%
11.98%
  9.74%
01/03/94
Class C2
-2.55%
5.12%
11.12%
  7.43%
03/01/97
Class I3
-1.67%
6.23%
N/A
10.70%
12/29/09
Class K3
-1.51%
6.38%
N/A
  9.78%
12/20/12
After deducting maximum sales charge
         
Class A1
-7.57%
4.65%
11.32%
  9.48%
01/03/94
Class C2
-3.26%
5.12%
11.12%
  7.43%
03/01/97
Russell 2000 Growth Index
-6.88%
8.32%
13.93%
  7.34%
01/03/94
Russell 2000 Index
-9.04%
6.71%
12.84%
  8.56%
01/03/94
1
Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.75%. No sales charge applies on investments of $500,000 or more, but a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% will be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares within 12 months of the date of purchase.
2
A CDSC of 1.00% will be charged on Class C Shares purchases that are redeemed in whole or in part within 12 months of the date of purchase.
3
Class I and Class K shares do not have any initial or contingent deferred sales charge.

The Fund acquired the assets and liabilities of the Pioneer Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”) on October 17, 2014. As a result of the reorganization, the Fund is the accounting successor of the Predecessor Fund. Performance results shown in the graph and the performance table above for the period prior to October 17, 2014, reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund.
 


13

North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
FUND PERFORMANCE at May 31, 2019 (Unaudited) – Continued

 
The performance data quoted here represents past performance and past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. The most recent month end performance may be obtained by calling (855) 551-5521.
 
Gross and net expense ratios for Class A shares were 1.51% and 1.42%, for Class C shares were 2.26% and 2.17%, for Class I shares were 1.26% and 1.17%, and for Class K shares were 1.02% and 1.02%, which were the amounts stated in the current prospectus dated May 15, 2019. For the Fund’s current one year expense ratios, please refer to the Financial Highlights section of this report. The Fund’s advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses do not exceed 1.39%, 2.14%, 1.14%, and 0.99% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Class I, and Class K shares, respectively. This agreement is in effect until May 10, 2021, and it may be terminated before that date only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. In the absence of such waivers, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of distributions made by the Fund, if any. The graph and the performance table shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 










14

North Square International Small Cap Fund
FUND PERFORMANCE at May 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment
 

 
This graph compares a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund’s Class l shares, made at its inception, with a similar investment in the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index. The performance graph above is shown for the Fund’s Class I Shares; Class A shares performance may vary. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.
 
The MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index measures the performance of primarily small cap foreign stocks. The index does not reflect expenses, fees or sales charge, which would lower performance. The index is unmanaged and it is not available for investment.
 
     
Since
Inception
Average Annual Total Returns as of May 31, 2019
1 Year
3 Year
Inception*
Date
Before deducting maximum sales charge
       
Class A1
-17.14%
2.35%
2.69%
12/01/15
Class I3
-16.85%
2.63%
4.66%
09/30/15
After deducting maximum sales charge
       
Class A1
-21.90%
0.35%
0.97%
12/01/15
MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index
-11.91%
5.64%
7.11%
09/30/15
*
The performance figures for Class A include the performance for Class I for the periods prior to the start date of Class A. Class A imposes higher expenses than that of Class I.
1
Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.75%. No initial sales charge applies on investments of $500,000 or more, but a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% will be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares within 12 months of the date of purchase.
2
Class I shares do not have any initial or contingent deferred sales charge.

The performance data quoted here represents past performance and past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. The most recent month end performance may be obtained by calling (855) 551-5521.
 
Gross and net expense ratios for Class A shares were 1.68% and 1.51%, respectively, and for Class I shares were 1.43% and 1.26%, respectively, which were the amounts stated in the current prospectus dated May 15, 2019. For the Fund’s current one year expense ratios, please refer to the Financial Highlights section of this report. The Fund’s Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses do not exceed 1.50% and 1.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A and Class I shares, respectively. This agreement is in effect until May 10, 2029, and it may be terminated before that date only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. In the absence of such waivers, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of distributions made by the Fund, if any. The graph and the performance table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 

15

North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund
FUND PERFORMANCE at May 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment
 
 

This graph compares a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund’s Class l shares, made at its inception, with a similar investment in the Russell 2000 Index. The performance graph above is shown for the Fund’s Class I Shares; Class A shares performance may vary. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.
 
The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of primarily small cap U.S. stocks. The index does not reflect expenses, fees or sales charge, which would lower performance. The index is unmanaged and it is not available for investment.
 
       
Since
Inception
Average Annual Total Returns as of May 31, 2019
1 Year
5 Year
10 Year
Inception
Date
Before deducting maximum sales charge
         
Class A*1
  -8.67%
7.83%
13.32%
  6.97%
12/01/15
Class I2
  -8.42%
8.09%
13.60%
13.16%
11/01/08
After deducting maximum sales charge
         
Class A*1
-13.92%
6.56%
12.65%
  5.17%
12/01/15
Russell 2000 Index
  -9.04%
6.71%
12.84%
11.48%
11/01/08
*
The performance figures for Class A include the performance for Class I for the periods prior to the start date of Class A. Class A imposes higher expenses than that of Class I.
1
Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.75%. No initial sales charge applies on investments of $500,000 or more, but a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% will be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares within 12 months of the date of purchase.
2
Class I shares do not have any initial or contingent deferred sales charge.

The Fund commenced investment operations on September 30, 2015 after the conversion of an account, the Algert Global U.S. Small Cap account (the “Predecessor Account”), into Class I shares of the Fund. The Predecessor Account commenced operations on November 1, 2008. Performance results shown in the graph and performance table above prior to September 30, 2015 reflect the performance of the Predecessor Account. The Predecessor Account was not registered under the 1940 Act and therefore was not subject to certain restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act on registered investment companies and by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on regulated investment companies. If the Predecessor Account had been registered under the 1940 Act, the Predecessor Account’s performance may have been adversely affected.
 
The performance data quoted here represents past performance and past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. The most recent month end performance may be obtained by calling (855) 551-5521.

 

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North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund
FUND PERFORMANCE at May 31, 2019 (Unaudited) – Continued

 
Gross and net expense ratios for Class A shares were 1.86% and 1.40%, respectively, and for Class I shares were 1.61% and 1.15%, respectively, which were the amounts stated in the current prospectus dated May 15, 2019. For the Fund’s current one year expense ratios, please refer to the Financial Highlights section of this report. The Fund’s Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses do not exceed 1.40% and 1.15% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A and Class I shares, respectively. This agreement is in effect until May 10, 2029, and it may be terminated before that date only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. In the absence of such waivers, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of distributions made by the Fund, if any. The graph and the performance table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 










17

North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund
FUND PERFORMANCE at May 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment
 
 

This graph compares a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund’s Class I shares, made at its inception, with a similar investment in the Russell 3000 Growth Index. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.
 
The Russell 3000 Growth Index is a market capitalization weighted index and includes companies that display signs of above average growth. The index is used to provide a gauge of the performance of growth stocks in the U.S. This index does not reflect expenses, fees, or sales charge, which would lower performance. The index is unmanaged and it is not available for investment.
 
   
Since
Inception
Average Annual Total Returns as of May 31, 2019
1 Year
Inception
Date
Class I
6.80%
12.84%
07/29/16
Russell 3000 Growth Index
4.42%
14.22%
07/29/16

The performance data quoted here represents past performance and past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. The most recent month end performance may be obtained by calling (855) 551-5521.
 
Gross and net expense ratios for the Class I shares were 1.62% and 0.95%, respectively, which were stated in the current prospectus dated May 15, 2019. For the Fund’s current one year expense ratios, please refer to the Financial Highlights section of this report. The Fund’s Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses does not exceed 0.95% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class I shares. This agreement is in effect until May 10, 2029, and it may be terminated before that date only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. In the absence of such waivers, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of distributions made by the Fund, if any. The graph and the performance table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of the Fund shares.
 

18

North Square Multi Strategy Fund
FUND PERFORMANCE at May 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Performance of a $10,000 Investment
 


This graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class A shares (assumes the maximum sales load charged by the Fund) with a similar investment in the Russell 1000 Growth Index and the Russell 3000 Index during the periods shown. The performance graph above is shown for the Fund’s Class A Shares; Class I and Class C shares performance may vary. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.
 
The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of U.S. large cap growth stocks. The Russell 3000 Index is a market-capitalization-weighted equity index maintained by the FTSE Russell that provides exposure to the entire U.S. stock market. These indices do not reflect expenses, fees or sales charge, which would lower performance. The indices are unmanaged and they are not available for investment.
 
       
Since
Inception
Average Annual Total Returns as of May 31, 2019
1 Year
5 Year
10 Year
Inception
Date
Before deducting maximum sales charge
         
Class A1
  -4.88%
  7.37%
10.69%
4.73%
03/01/99
Class C2
  -5.55%
  6.48%
  9.74%
3.87%
03/01/99
Class I3
  -4.23%
  7.60%
10.88%
6.74%
08/10/04
After deducting maximum sales charge
         
Class A1
-10.35%
  6.11%
10.04%
4.42%
03/01/99
Class C2
  -6.13%
  6.48%
  9.74%
3.87%
03/01/99
Russell 1000 Growth Index
   5.39%
12.33%
15.64%
5.60%
03/01/99
Russell 3000 Index
   2.50%
  9.25%
13.93%
6.44%
03/01/99
1
Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.75%. No sales charge applies on investments of $500,000 or more, but a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% will be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares within 12 months of the date of purchase.
2
A CDSC of 1.00% will be charged on Class C Shares purchases that are redeemed in whole or in part within 12 months of the date of purchase.
3
Class I shares do not have any initial or contingent deferred sales charge.

The Fund acquired the assets and liabilities of the Pioneer Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”) on October 17, 2014. As a result of the reorganization, the Fund is the accounting successor of the Predecessor Fund. Performance results shown in the graph and the performance table above for the period prior to October 17, 2014, reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund.
 
 
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North Square Multi Strategy Fund
FUND PERFORMANCE at May 31, 2019 (Unaudited) – Continued

 
The performance data quoted here represents past performance and past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. The most recent month end performance may be obtained by calling (855) 551-5521.
 
Gross and net expense ratios for Class A shares were 1.78% and 1.78%, respectively, for Class C shares were 2.53% and 2.53%, respectively, and for Class I shares were 1.53% and 1.53%, respectively, which were the amounts stated in the current prospectus dated May 15, 2019. For the Fund’s current one year expense ratios, please refer to the Financial Highlights section of this report. The Fund’s Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses do not exceed 1.20%, 2.10%, and 1.17% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A, Class C, and Class I shares, respectively. This agreement is in effect until May 10, 2029, and it may be terminated before that date only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. In the absence of such waivers, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of distributions made by the Fund, if any. The graph and the performance table shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 










20

North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund
FUND PERFORMANCE at May 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Performance of a $1,000,000 Investment
 
 

This graph compares a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund’s Class l shares, made at its inception, with a similar investment in the S&P 500 Index. The performance graph above is shown for the Fund’s Class I Shares; Class A shares performance may vary. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.
 
The S&P 500 Index measures the performance of primarily large cap U.S. stocks. The index does not reflect expenses, fees or sales charge, which would lower performance. The index is unmanaged and it is not available for investment.
 
       
Since
Inception
Average Annual Total Returns as of May 31, 2019
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
Inception
Date
Before deducting maximum sales charge
         
Class A*1
6.73%
12.67%
9.08%
10.46%
06/28/13
Class I2
6.94%
12.95%
9.35%
10.88%
06/28/13
After deducting maximum sales charge
         
Class A1
0.58%
10.47%
7.79%
  9.36%
06/28/13
S&P 500 Index
3.78%
11.72%
9.66%
11.80%
06/28/13
1
Maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 5.75%. No initial sales charge applies on investments of $500,000 or more, but a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% will be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares within 12 months of the date of purchase.
2
Class I shares do not have any initial or contingent deferred sales charge.

The performance data quoted here represents past performance and past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. The most recent month end performance may be obtained by calling (855) 551-5521.
 
Gross and net expense ratios for Class A shares were 2.41% and 1.25%, respectively, and for Class I shares were 2.16% and 1.00%, respectively, which were the amounts stated in the current prospectus dated May 15, 2019. For the Fund’s current one year expense ratios, please refer to the Financial Highlights section of this report. The Fund’s Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses do not exceed 1.25% and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A and Class I shares, respectively. This agreement is in effect until May 10, 2029, and it may be terminated before that date only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. In the absence of such waivers, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of distributions made by the Fund, if any. The graph and the performance table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 
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North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 94.4%
     
           
   
COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.4%
     
 
138,500
 
MSG Networks Inc. – Class A*
 
$
2,923,735
 
               
     
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 18.5%
       
 
188,500
 
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
   
3,279,900
 
 
26,500
 
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.*
   
3,632,090
 
 
30,000
 
Burlington Stores, Inc.*
   
4,697,400
 
 
144,500
 
Duluth Holdings, Inc. – Class B*
   
2,160,275
 
 
53,700
 
Five Below, Inc.*
   
6,912,801
 
 
75,200
 
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*
   
7,423,744
 
 
177,600
 
Party City Holdco Inc.*
   
1,403,040
 
 
29,600
 
Pool Corp.
   
5,321,488
 
 
118,700
 
YETI Holdings, Inc.*
   
2,839,304
 
           
37,670,042
 
     
CONSUMER STAPLES – 4.5%
       
 
288,700
 
Nomad Foods Ltd.*1
   
6,126,214
 
 
156,500
 
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*
   
3,137,825
 
           
9,264,039
 
     
ENERGY – 0.9%
       
 
111,300
 
Matador Resources Co.*
   
1,829,772
 
               
     
FINANCIALS – 4.9%
       
 
86,800
 
Ameris Bancorp
   
3,063,172
 
 
54,900
 
Green Dot Corp. – Class A*
   
2,547,909
 
 
90,300
 
Home BancShares Inc.
   
1,582,056
 
 
44,200
 
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
   
2,340,390
 
 
8,000
 
Stifel Financial Corp.
   
429,040
 
           
9,962,567
 
     
HEALTH CARE – 23.8%
       
 
72,000
 
Array BioPharma Inc.*
   
1,902,240
 
 
96,000
 
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
2,276,160
 
 
108,600
 
Codexis, Inc.*
   
1,965,660
 
 
33,000
 
CONMED Corp.
   
2,655,840
 
 
105,400
 
Evolent Health, Inc. – Class A*
   
1,121,456
 
 
63,300
 
Globus Medical, Inc. – Class A*
   
2,487,690
 
 
42,700
 
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.*
   
727,181
 
 
134,200
 
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Co.*1
   
3,197,986
 
 
28,000
 
Insulet Corp.*
   
3,074,120
 
 
28,300
 
LHC Group, Inc.*
   
3,205,824
 
 
27,600
 
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.*
   
2,963,688
 
 
45,100
 
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*
   
2,328,513
 
 
102,000
 
NeoGenomics, Inc.*
   
2,214,420
 
 
83,400
 
Omnicell, Inc.*
   
6,626,130
 
 
33,700
 
Pacira BioSciences, Inc.*
   
1,466,287
 
 
18,700
 
Penumbra, Inc.*
   
2,668,490
 
 
79,200
 
Retrophin, Inc.*
   
1,467,576
 
 
19,800
 
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*
   
3,403,026
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
           
   
HEALTH CARE (Continued)
     
 
12,300
 
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*
 
$
1,400,355
 
 
47,300
 
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
1,420,419
 
           
48,573,061
 
     
INDUSTRIALS – 13.8%
       
 
157,700
 
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.*
   
5,068,478
 
 
42,100
 
ASGN Inc.*
   
2,135,733
 
 
84,800
 
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*
   
2,930,688
 
 
117,000
 
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. – Class A*
   
4,530,240
 
 
30,500
 
Insperity, Inc.
   
3,473,950
 
 
20,300
 
John Bean Technologies Corp.
   
2,081,765
 
 
54,800
 
Saia, Inc.*
   
3,233,200
 
 
34,400
 
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*
   
2,231,528
 
 
160,500
 
Welbilt, Inc.*
   
2,476,515
 
           
28,162,097
 
     
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 26.6%
       
 
127,800
 
The Descartes Systems Group Inc.*1
   
5,124,780
 
 
78,700
 
Envestnet, Inc.*
   
5,265,817
 
 
32,500
 
EPAM Systems, Inc.*
   
5,609,175
 
 
46,200
 
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*
   
7,162,848
 
 
52,700
 
Five9, Inc.*
   
2,706,145
 
 
21,200
 
Littelfuse, Inc.
   
3,460,052
 
 
55,000
 
Mimecast Ltd.*1
   
2,497,000
 
 
21,700
 
New Relic, Inc.*
   
2,176,944
 
 
95,000
 
Perficient, Inc.*
   
2,890,850
 
 
63,500
 
Rapid7, Inc.*
   
3,317,875
 
 
25,500
 
ShotSpotter, Inc.*
   
1,173,000
 
 
28,000
 
Silicon Laboratories Inc.*
   
2,619,960
 
 
29,100
 
WEX Inc.*
   
5,498,154
 
 
34,500
 
Wix.com Ltd.*1
   
4,738,230
 
           
54,240,830
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
       
     
  (Cost $147,494,079)
   
192,626,143
 
               
     
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (REIT) – 1.5%
       
 
66,300
 
Terreno Realty Corp.
   
3,030,573
 
     
TOTAL REIT
       
     
  (Cost $2,222,601)
   
3,030,573
 



See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

23

North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 4.4%
     
 
8,944,659
 
First American Treasury Obligations Fund, 2.30%2
 
$
8,944,659
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
       
     
  (Cost $8,944,659)
   
8,944,659
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.3%
       
     
  (Cost $158,661,339)
   
204,601,375
 
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.3)%
   
(637,979
)
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%
 
$
203,963,396
 

*
Non-income producing security.
 
1
Foreign security denominated in U.S. Dollars.
 
2
The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
 

Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.










See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

24

North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
As of May 31, 2019

 
Percent of Total
Security Type/Sector
Net Assets
Common Stocks
       
   Information Technology
   
26.6
%
 
   Health Care
   
23.8
%
 
   Consumer Discretionary
   
18.5
%
 
   Industrials
   
13.8
%
 
   Financials
   
4.9
%
 
   Consumer Staples
   
4.5
%
 
   Communication Services
   
1.4
%
 
   Energy
   
0.9
%
 
Total Common Stocks
   
94.4
%
 
REIT
   
1.5
%
 
Short-Term Investment
   
4.4
%
 
Total Investments
   
100.3
%
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
   
(0.3
)%
 
Total Net Assets
   
100.0
%
 









See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

25

North Square International Small Cap Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 97.1%
     
           
   
AUSTRALIA – 6.1%
     
 
65,715
 
Accent Group Ltd.
 
$
67,696
 
 
102,004
 
GWA Group Ltd.
   
247,660
 
 
129,739
 
IDP Education Ltd.
   
1,538,094
 
 
5,832
 
New Hope Corp. Ltd.
   
10,640
 
 
11,323
 
Nick Scali Ltd.
   
55,533
 
 
127,606
 
Regis Resources Ltd.
   
393,914
 
 
37,930
 
Sandfire Resources NL
   
161,818
 
 
50,931
 
SmartGroup Corp. Ltd.
   
309,144
 
           
2,784,499
 
     
AUSTRIA – 0.8%
       
 
10,876
 
Oesterreichische Post AG
   
364,506
 
               
     
BELGIUM – 1.1%
       
 
1,169
 
Barco N.V.
   
227,759
 
 
6,575
 
S.A. D’Ieteren N.V.
   
284,630
 
           
512,389
 
     
BERMUDA – 0.1%
       
 
3,300
 
VTech Holdings Ltd.
   
27,361
 
               
     
CHINA – 0.3%
       
 
318,000
 
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. – H Shares
   
138,727
 
               
     
DENMARK – 3.7%
       
 
35,150
 
GN Store Nord A/S
   
1,655,305
 
               
     
FINLAND – 1.6%
       
 
31,746
 
Valmet Corp.
   
732,712
 
               
     
FRANCE – 0.2%
       
 
972
 
Gaztransport Et Technigaz
   
88,499
 
               
     
GERMANY – 6.2%
       
 
18,435
 
ADVA Optical Networking SE*
   
140,250
 
 
82
 
Amadeus Fire AG
   
10,535
 
 
11,349
 
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG
   
269,547
 
 
834
 
Isra Vision AG
   
30,374
 
 
21,307
 
Jenoptik AG
   
662,920
 
 
9,106
 
Nemetschek SE
   
1,396,729
 
 
4,114
 
Siltronic AG
   
281,366
 
           
2,791,721
 
     
HONG KONG – 3.3%
       
 
372,000
 
China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. – H Shares
   
278,542
 
 
245,400
 
China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.
   
156,514
 
 
44,406
 
K Wah International Holdings Ltd.
   
25,716
 
 
115,548
 
Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.
   
187,776
 
 
245,000
 
Lonking Holdings Ltd.
   
65,004
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

26

North Square International Small Cap Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
           
   
HONG KONG (Continued)
     
 
125,769
 
SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.
 
$
123,530
 
 
126,000
 
Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.
   
675,842
 
           
1,512,924
 
     
ITALY – 3.7%
       
 
254,455
 
A2A S.p.A
   
414,886
 
 
2,224
 
Acea
   
41,343
 
 
28,103
 
Fiera Milano S.p.A.
   
123,855
 
 
11,397
 
Hera S.p.A.
   
41,380
 
 
103,282
 
Italgas S.p.A.
   
653,986
 
 
147,020
 
Piaggio & C. S.p.A.
   
424,407
 
           
1,699,857
 
     
JAPAN – 31.7%
       
 
700
 
The 77 Bank, Ltd.
   
10,529
 
 
72,500
 
AEON Mall Co., Ltd.
   
1,067,111
 
 
6,800
 
Belluna Co., Ltd.
   
47,816
 
 
2,000
 
Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
   
52,785
 
 
1,400
 
Daiwabo Holdings Co., Ltd.
   
58,847
 
 
9,200
 
DOUTOR NICHIRES Holdings Co., Ltd
   
177,692
 
 
5,800
 
F-TECH Inc.
   
38,055
 
 
14,793
 
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
   
396,428
 
 
3,700
 
Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.
   
180,621
 
 
7,900
 
GLORY Ltd.
   
195,668
 
 
3,900
 
G-Tekt Corp.
   
53,120
 
 
18,024
 
The Gunma Bank, Ltd.
   
64,036
 
 
23,000
 
Gurunavi, Inc.
   
115,462
 
 
5,400
 
Hanwa Co., Ltd.
   
137,336
 
 
63,200
 
The Hiroshima Bank, Ltd.
   
324,850
 
 
3,679
 
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.
   
39,586
 
 
22,800
 
ITO EN, Ltd.
   
1,081,456
 
 
32,600
 
Iwatani Corp.
   
1,069,469
 
 
1,000
 
Jaccs Co., Ltd.
   
17,506
 
 
53,600
 
JTEKT Corp.
   
569,808
 
 
41,800
 
JVC Kenwood Corp.
   
89,104
 
 
3,500
 
Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd.
   
51,225
 
 
15,000
 
Kakaku.com, Inc.
   
304,803
 
 
13,800
 
Kanamoto Co., Ltd.
   
307,034
 
 
12,800
 
Kandenko Co., Ltd.
   
103,945
 
 
23,700
 
Kanematsu Corp.
   
268,133
 
 
12,800
 
Kewpie Corp.
   
287,148
 
 
3,500
 
Kobe Steel, Ltd.
   
21,737
 
 
7,000
 
Maruzen Showa Unyu Co., Ltd.
   
212,522
 
 
13,200
 
Meidensha Corp.
   
183,690
 
 
5,400
 
Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co., Ltd.
   
73,601
 
 
26,100
 
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.
   
682,336
 
 
1,600
 
The Miyazaki Bank, Ltd.
   
38,226
 
 
100
 
Monogatari Corp.
   
7,982
 
 
20,600
 
Nagase & Co., Ltd.
   
301,496
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

27

North Square International Small Cap Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
           
   
JAPAN (Continued)
     
 
1,000
 
Nihon M&A Center Inc.
 
$
24,943
 
 
125,100
 
Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
   
761,925
 
 
1,600
 
Nishio Rent All Co., Ltd.
   
41,593
 
 
4,500
 
The Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd.
   
131,431
 
 
17,200
 
NS Solutions Corp.
   
537,277
 
 
7,800
 
Onoken Co., Ltd.
   
98,323
 
 
2,200
 
Relo Group, Inc.
   
59,078
 
 
25,800
 
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
   
704,729
 
 
2,600
 
Shinagawa Refractories Co., Ltd.
   
70,036
 
 
3,300
 
STUDIO ALICE Co., Ltd.
   
61,636
 
 
56,100
 
Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.
   
638,318
 
 
51,800
 
Sun Frontier Fudousan Co., Ltd.
   
479,926
 
 
5,500
 
Sun-Wa Technos Corp.
   
39,994
 
 
5,100
 
Takara Bio Inc.
   
109,375
 
 
27,000
 
Takara Leben Co. Ltd.
   
91,939
 
 
8,400
 
Teijin Ltd.
   
137,436
 
 
23,500
 
Toyo Construction Co., Ltd.
   
86,961
 
 
4,711
 
TPR Co., Ltd.
   
76,818
 
 
7,500
 
Tsuruha Holdings Inc.
   
602,824
 
 
14,900
 
UACJ Corp.
   
237,047
 
 
18,100
 
Unipres Corp.
   
286,286
 
 
3,000
 
Valor Co., Ltd.
   
61,044
 
 
22,900
 
Yamazen Corp.
   
213,225
 
 
1,900
 
Yorozu Corp.
   
22,706
 
 
6,574
 
Yuasa Trading Co., Ltd.
   
178,902
 
           
14,384,935
 
     
JERSEY – 3.4%
       
 
469,394
 
boohoo Group PLC*
   
1,338,193
 
 
74,816
 
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.*
   
216,603
 
           
1,554,796
 
     
LUXEMBOURG – 0.7%
       
 
12,221
 
Grand City Properties S.A.
   
314,014
 
               
     
NETHERLANDS – 2.5%
       
 
2,795
 
ASM International N.V.
   
163,554
 
 
36,721
 
Signify N.V.
   
982,913
 
           
1,146,467
 
     
NORWAY – 2.3%
       
 
2,932
 
Salmar ASA
   
134,008
 
 
36,391
 
TGS NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA
   
911,886
 
           
1,045,894
 
     
PORTUGAL – 0.9%
       
 
61,049
 
Altri, S.G.P.S., S.A.
   
413,982
 
               
     
SINGAPORE – 1.4%
       
 
69,300
 
Best World International Ltd.1
   
68,609
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

28

North Square International Small Cap Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
           
   
SINGAPORE (Continued)
     
 
74,300
 
ComfortDelGro Corp Ltd.
 
$
133,055
 
 
18,600
 
Hi-P International Ltd.
   
15,842
 
 
37,500
 
Venture Corporation Ltd.
   
412,481
 
           
629,987
 
     
SPAIN – 1.4%
       
 
29,573
 
Compania de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings, S.A.
   
653,815
 
               
     
SWEDEN – 5.5%
       
 
60,975
 
Betsson AB*
   
385,657
 
 
46,550
 
Evolution Gaming Group AB
   
886,209
 
 
5,100
 
Lifco AB – B Shares
   
248,162
 
 
6,326
 
Lindab International AB
   
65,418
 
 
11,219
 
Nolato AB – B Shares
   
534,790
 
 
4,776
 
Tethys Oil AB
   
31,214
 
 
22,374
 
Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB
   
325,478
 
           
2,476,928
 
     
SWITZERLAND – 2.0%
       
 
122
 
Forbo Holding AG
   
197,393
 
 
1,997
 
Huber + Suhner AG
   
153,776
 
 
3,056
 
Kardex AG
   
471,868
 
 
2,034
 
Logitech International S.A.
   
74,311
 
           
897,348
 
     
UNITED KINGDOM – 18.2%
       
 
27,595
 
Bodycote PLC
   
271,422
 
 
12,393
 
Card Factory PLC
   
29,675
 
 
20,370
 
Dialog Semiconductor PLC*
   
648,559
 
 
1,733
 
Diploma PLC
   
32,557
 
 
53,897
 
Dunelm Group PLC
   
606,442
 
 
4,354
 
Electrocomponents PLC
   
33,457
 
 
15,685
 
EMIS Group PLC
   
236,372
 
 
35,212
 
Ferrexpo PLC
   
102,522
 
 
7,854
 
The Go-Ahead Group PLC
   
185,581
 
 
54,972
 
Greggs PLC
   
1,510,899
 
 
594,679
 
Hays PLC
   
1,115,709
 
 
13,289
 
HomeServe PLC
   
202,616
 
 
51,315
 
PageGroup PLC
   
330,215
 
 
38,714
 
Pets at Home Group PLC
   
90,009
 
 
249,407
 
QinetiQ Group PLC
   
918,825
 
 
68,511
 
Redde PLC
   
92,852
 
 
29,790
 
Redrow PLC
   
205,261
 
 
116,803
 
Spirent Communications PLC
   
231,544
 
 
2,599
 
SSP Group PLC
   
22,018
 
 
55,304
 
WH Smith PLC
   
1,371,798
 
           
8,238,333
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
       
     
  (Cost $43,204,618)
   
44,064,999
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

29

North Square International Small Cap Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
PREFERRED STOCK – 0.4%
     
           
   
GERMANY – 0.4%
     
 
6,401
 
Jungheinrich AG
 
$
180,632
 
     
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
       
     
  (Cost $209,594)
   
180,632
 
               
     
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (REIT) – 0.3%
       
               
     
GERMANY – 0.3%
       
 
8,824
 
Alstria Office REIT-AG
   
137,911
 
     
TOTAL REIT
       
     
  (Cost $136,961)
   
137,911
 
               
     
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND – 0.8%
       
 
6,000
 
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
   
380,400
 
     
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND
       
     
  (Cost $391,599)
   
380,400
 
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 0.8%
       
 
354,119
 
First American Treasury Obligations Fund, 2.30%2
   
354,119
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
       
     
  (Cost $354,119)
   
354,119
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.4%
       
     
  (Cost $44,296,891)
   
45,118,061
 
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.6%
   
276,001
 
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.00%
 
$
45,394,062
 

ADR – American Depositary Receipt
PLC – Public Limited Company

*
Non-income producing security.
1
Level 3 securities fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, represents 0.15% of Net Assets. The total value of these securities is $68,609.
2
The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 



See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

30

North Square International Small Cap Fund
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
As of May 31, 2019

 
Percent of Total
Security Type/Sector
Net Assets
Common Stocks
       
   Communication Services
   
1.8
%
 
   Consumer Discretionary
   
23.2
%
 
   Consumer Staples
   
8.4
%
 
   Energy
   
5.1
%
 
   Financials
   
1.5
%
 
   Health Care
   
6.0
%
 
   Industrials
   
26.8
%
 
   Information Technology
   
11.3
%
 
   Materials
   
5.3
%
 
   Real Estate
   
5.2
%
 
   Utilities
   
2.5
%
 
Total Common Stocks
   
97.1
%
 
Preferred Stock
   
0.4
%
 
REIT
   
0.3
%
 
Exchange Traded Fund
   
0.8
%
 
Short-Term Investment
   
0.8
%
 
Total Investments
   
99.4
%
 
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities
   
0.6
%
 
Total Net Assets
   
100.0
%
 





See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

31

North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 89.4%
     
           
   
COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 4.5%
     
 
1,010
 
AMC Networks Inc. – Class A*
 
$
53,298
 
 
3,350
 
Cargurus, Inc.*
   
114,436
 
 
770
 
Match Group, Inc.
   
52,860
 
 
8,840
 
The Meet Group, Inc.*
   
34,211
 
 
11,831
 
MSG Networks Inc. – Class A*
   
249,752
 
 
750
 
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.
   
30,158
 
 
6,450
 
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. – Class A
   
346,236
 
 
1,640
 
Yelp Inc.*
   
50,397
 
           
931,348
 
     
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 9.1%
       
 
9,455
 
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. – Class A*
   
172,648
 
 
3,539
 
America’s Car-Mart, Inc.*
   
304,708
 
 
6,840
 
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*
   
178,729
 
 
909
 
Carrols Restaurant Group Inc.*
   
7,745
 
 
5,210
 
Conn’s, Inc.*
   
93,519
 
 
5,100
 
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.
   
188,088
 
 
2,120
 
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc.
   
105,449
 
 
955
 
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.*
   
10,333
 
 
4,449
 
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.*
   
46,625
 
 
8,360
 
GoPro, Inc. – Class A*
   
52,668
 
 
3,530
 
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.*
   
89,733
 
 
11,676
 
Malibu Boats, Inc. – Class A*
   
419,169
 
 
9,204
 
Modine Manufacturing Co.*
   
118,271
 
 
5,102
 
Zumiez Inc.*
   
100,918
 
           
1,888,603
 
     
CONSUMER STAPLES – 3.1%
       
 
5,250
 
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.*
   
53,497
 
 
2,740
 
Freshpet, Inc.*
   
127,328
 
 
850
 
Inter Parfums, Inc.
   
55,063
 
 
2,240
 
Landec Corp.*
   
22,221
 
 
7,060
 
Performance Food Group Co.*
   
277,811
 
 
1,880
 
Universal Corp. of Virginia
   
106,258
 
           
642,178
 
     
ENERGY – 4.7%
       
 
2,940
 
Archrock, Inc.
   
26,078
 
 
5,130
 
Cactus, Inc. – Class A*
   
166,982
 
 
2,393
 
CVR Energy, Inc.
   
101,630
 
 
5,400
 
Delek US Holdings, Inc.
   
165,294
 
 
1,680
 
DMC Global Inc.
   
113,635
 
 
8,180
 
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.*
   
31,248
 
 
990
 
Matrix Service Co.*
   
17,919
 
 
10,270
 
ProPetro Holding Corp.*
   
199,443
 
 
3,768
 
Scorpio Tankers Inc.2
   
98,081
 
 
1,891
 
World Fuel Services Corp.
   
55,104
 
           
975,414
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

32

North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
           
   
FINANCIALS – 10.9%
     
 
2,865
 
Bank OZK
 
$
82,798
 
 
6,320
 
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*
   
224,297
 
 
4,270
 
BrightSphere Investment Group PLC2
   
45,860
 
 
3,525
 
Cathay General Bancorp
   
118,581
 
 
5,665
 
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.
   
119,022
 
 
4,560
 
First Merchants Corp.
   
151,620
 
 
650
 
IBERIABANK Corp.
   
46,475
 
 
2,060
 
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.
   
31,744
 
 
6,107
 
NMI Holdings, Inc. – Class A*
   
166,477
 
 
15,161
 
On Deck Capital, Inc.*
   
60,947
 
 
2,220
 
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.
   
60,029
 
 
3,400
 
Preferred Bank
   
148,818
 
 
7,640
 
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.
   
245,626
 
 
7,818
 
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.
   
227,034
 
 
4,690
 
Univest Financial Corp.
   
111,997
 
 
9,964
 
Western Alliance Bancorp*
   
410,019
 
           
2,251,344
 
     
HEALTH CARE – 13.7%
       
 
33,748
 
Accuray Inc.*
   
125,205
 
 
8,760
 
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
24,353
 
 
2,560
 
Array BioPharma Inc.*
   
67,635
 
 
261
 
Ascendis Pharma A/S – ADR*2
   
32,536
 
 
2,080
 
Audentes Therapeutics, Inc.*
   
73,050
 
 
1,080
 
Bruker Corp.
   
45,112
 
 
1,000
 
CareDx, Inc.*
   
31,620
 
 
6,245
 
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.*
   
60,327
 
 
460
 
Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Delaware*
   
23,373
 
 
142
 
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
12,847
 
 
830
 
The Ensign Group, Inc.
   
44,206
 
 
13,496
 
Epizyme, Inc.*
   
185,435
 
 
7,470
 
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*
   
110,182
 
 
1,590
 
HealthStream, Inc.*
   
39,750
 
 
5,511
 
Integer Holdings Corp.*
   
386,321
 
 
14,750
 
Invitae Corp.*
   
257,387
 
 
4,080
 
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.*
   
66,708
 
 
4,660
 
KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
99,025
 
 
1,510
 
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
   
38,973
 
 
3,570
 
MacroGenics, Inc.*
   
65,474
 
 
2,780
 
Natera, Inc.*
   
63,662
 
 
560
 
Omnicell, Inc.*
   
44,492
 
 
8,391
 
Phibro Animal Health Corp. – Class A
   
248,206
 
 
6,470
 
Repligen Corp.*
   
449,471
 
 
470
 
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.2
   
43,700
 
 
6,910
 
Veracyte, Inc.*
   
156,581
 
 
2,013
 
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.*
   
43,903
 
           
2,839,534
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

33

North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
           
   
INDUSTRIALS – 20.7%
     
 
1,480
 
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
 
$
80,408
 
 
13,920
 
BMC Stock Holdings Inc.*
   
278,818
 
 
4,090
 
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
   
192,966
 
 
1,000
 
CSW Industrials, Inc.
   
63,930
 
 
1,500
 
Deluxe Corp.
   
55,800
 
 
1,230
 
DXP Enterprises, Inc. of Texas*
   
39,631
 
 
3,850
 
Encore Wire Corp.
   
192,154
 
 
7,007
 
Federal Signal Corp.
   
167,397
 
 
2,230
 
Forward Air Corp.
   
124,501
 
 
6,340
 
GMS Inc.*
   
106,766
 
 
7,520
 
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
   
182,811
 
 
2,900
 
Harsco Corp.*
   
72,500
 
 
2,450
 
Herc Holdings, Inc.*
   
83,373
 
 
3,550
 
Herman Miller, Inc.
   
125,989
 
 
4,990
 
Hub Group, Inc. – Class A*
   
194,410
 
 
440
 
Insperity, Inc.
   
50,116
 
 
7,021
 
Knoll, Inc.
   
137,892
 
 
7,792
 
Korn Ferry
   
335,679
 
 
690
 
Landstar System, Inc.
   
66,413
 
 
5,812
 
McGrath RentCorp
   
326,809
 
 
6,950
 
Primoris Services Corp.
   
126,768
 
 
12,582
 
Resources Connection Inc.
   
193,134
 
 
12,120
 
Schneider National, Inc. – Class B
   
203,616
 
 
2,480
 
SPX FLOW, Inc.*
   
88,536
 
 
4,670
 
Steelcase Inc. – Class A
   
74,907
 
 
6,020
 
TriMas Corp.*
   
172,473
 
 
1,120
 
TriNet Group, Inc.*
   
70,986
 
 
1,850
 
TrueBlue, Inc.*
   
39,294
 
 
9,240
 
WESCO International, Inc.*
   
432,709
 
           
4,280,786
 
     
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 16.3%
       
 
15,384
 
A10 Networks Inc.*
   
93,689
 
 
2,090
 
Acacia Communications, Inc.*
   
97,394
 
 
2,930
 
Agilysys, Inc.*
   
63,874
 
 
35,919
 
Amkor Technology, Inc.*
   
232,755
 
 
1,390
 
Anixter International Inc.*
   
74,170
 
 
6,420
 
Avid Technology, Inc.*
   
49,755
 
 
3,652
 
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*
   
54,159
 
 
500
 
CACI International Inc. – Class A*
   
101,760
 
 
2,980
 
Camtek Ltd.*2
   
24,019
 
 
2,510
 
Cardtronics PLC – Class A*
   
75,802
 
 
6,416
 
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
   
135,698
 
 
160
 
Control4 Corp.*
   
3,786
 
 
580
 
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.*
   
30,874
 
 
13,820
 
Diodes Inc.*
   
427,453
 
 
4,740
 
Dropbox, Inc. – Class A*
   
106,934
 
 
2,000
 
eGain Corp.*
   
15,760
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

34

North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
           
   
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Continued)
     
 
9,141
 
EVERTEC, Inc.2
 
$
261,981
 
 
12,525
 
Extreme Networks, Inc.*
   
70,516
 
 
2,260
 
Fabrinet*2
   
96,366
 
 
610
 
Globant S.A.*2
   
56,632
 
 
1,240
 
Inphi Corp.*
   
54,411
 
 
2,898
 
KEMET Corp.
   
46,078
 
 
4,045
 
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*
   
51,776
 
 
1,040
 
LogMeIn, Inc.
   
74,703
 
 
9,050
 
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp.*
   
73,396
 
 
1,300
 
Manhattan Associates, Inc.*
   
85,111
 
 
2,933
 
NeoPhotonics Corp.*
   
11,409
 
 
12,704
 
NIC, Inc.
   
202,756
 
 
3,670
 
Paylocity Holding Corp.*
   
367,807
 
 
1,420
 
PCM Inc.*
   
36,281
 
 
7,800
 
Presidio, Inc.
   
103,350
 
 
10,260
 
Telenav, Inc.*
   
76,540
 
 
3,160
 
TTEC Holdings, Inc.
   
125,389
 
           
3,382,384
 
     
MATERIALS – 4.3%
       
 
405
 
Ferro Corp.*
   
5,484
 
 
5,580
 
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
   
148,372
 
 
5,808
 
Innospec Inc.
   
468,764
 
 
4,300
 
Materion Corp.
   
259,935
 
           
882,555
 
     
UTILITIES – 2.1%
       
 
1,110
 
ALLETE, Inc.
   
90,898
 
 
956
 
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.
   
86,786
 
 
6,456
 
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
   
159,334
 
 
1,040
 
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.
   
88,545
 
           
425,563
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
       
     
  (Cost $18,932,841)
   
18,499,709
 
               
     
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) – 10.0%
       
 
58,570
 
Cousins Properties, Inc.
   
530,058
 
 
2,050
 
The GEO Group, Inc.
   
44,957
 
 
22,520
 
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
   
424,727
 
 
2,920
 
National Storage Affiliates Trust
   
86,987
 
 
12,987
 
OUTFRONT Media Inc.
   
320,130
 
 
3,293
 
PS Business Parks, Inc.
   
529,910
 
 
2,960
 
Retail Properties of America, Inc. – Class A
   
35,194
 
 
4,246
 
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. – Class A
   
92,902
 
     
TOTAL REITS
       
     
  (Cost $2,011,926)
   
2,064,865
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

35

North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
RIGHTS – 0.0%
     
 
7,920
 
First Eagle Holdings, Inc.*1
 
$
5,703
 
     
TOTAL RIGHTS
       
     
  (Cost $— )
   
5,703
 
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 0.7%
       
 
134,014
 
First American Treasury Obligations Fund, 2.30%3
   
134,014
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
       
     
  (Cost $134,014)
   
134,014
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.1%
       
     
  (Cost $21,078,781)
   
20,704,291
 
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.1)%
   
(11,650
)
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%
 
$
20,692,641
 

ADR – American Depositary Receipt
PLC – Public Limited Company

*
Non-income producing security.
1
Level 3 securities fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, represents 0.03% of Net Assets. The total value of these securities is $5,703.
2
Foreign security denominated in U.S. Dollars.
3
The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 




See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

36

North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
As of May 31, 2019

 
Percent of Total
Security Type/Sector
Net Assets
Common Stocks
       
   Industrials
   
20.7
%
 
   Information Technology
   
16.3
%
 
   Health Care
   
13.7
%
 
   Financials
   
10.9
%
 
   Consumer Discretionary
   
9.1
%
 
   Energy
   
4.7
%
 
   Communication Services
   
4.5
%
 
   Materials
   
4.3
%
 
   Consumer Staples
   
3.1
%
 
   Utilities
   
2.1
%
 
Total Common Stocks
   
89.4
%
 
REITs
   
10.0
%
 
Rights
   
0.0
%
 
Short-Term Investment
   
0.7
%
 
Total Investments
   
100.1
%
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
   
(0.1
)%
 
Total Net Assets
   
100.0
%
 




See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

37

North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 94.3%
     
           
   
COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 10.9%
     
 
368
 
Alphabet Inc. – Class A*
 
$
407,192
 
 
382
 
Alphabet Inc. – Class C*
   
421,586
 
 
5,968
 
Comcast Corp. – Class A
   
244,688
 
 
1,551
 
Facebook, Inc. – Class A*
   
275,256
 
 
481
 
Netflix Inc.*
   
165,118
 
           
1,513,840
 
     
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 14.3%
       
 
421
 
Amazon.com, Inc.*
   
747,305
 
 
1
 
Kontoor Brands, Inc.*
   
25
 
 
3,837
 
LKQ Corp.*
   
98,419
 
 
3,788
 
Ross Stores, Inc.
   
352,246
 
 
1,115
 
Ulta Beauty, Inc.*
   
371,719
 
 
2,624
 
VF Corp.
   
214,853
 
 
1,815
 
Yum! Brands, Inc.
   
185,765
 
           
1,970,332
 
     
CONSUMER STAPLES – 5.6%
       
 
5,761
 
The Coca-Cola Co.
   
283,038
 
 
1,481
 
Costco Wholesale Corp.
   
354,818
 
 
2,218
 
Unilever PLC – ADR1
   
135,098
 
           
772,954
 
     
ENERGY – 0.6%
       
 
1,011
 
EOG Resources, Inc.
   
82,781
 
               
     
FINANCIALS – 7.1%
       
 
3,269
 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
   
268,745
 
 
1,602
 
PayPal Holdings, Inc.*
   
175,819
 
 
3,323
 
Visa Inc. – A Shares
   
536,100
 
           
980,664
 
     
HEALTH CARE – 17.7%
       
 
1,775
 
Abbott Laboratories
   
135,131
 
 
584
 
ABIOMED, Inc.*
   
152,961
 
 
1,131
 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
128,572
 
 
1,946
 
Danaher Corp.
   
256,892
 
 
2,285
 
Eli Lilly and Co.
   
264,923
 
 
4,394
 
Globus Medical, Inc. – Class A*
   
172,684
 
 
722
 
Incyte Corp.*
   
56,771
 
 
975
 
LHC Group, Inc.*
   
110,448
 
 
672
 
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.*
   
72,159
 
 
1,382
 
Pacira BioSciences, Inc.*
   
60,131
 
 
961
 
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*
   
165,167
 
 
1,711
 
Stryker Corp.
   
313,523
 
 
1,946
 
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
   
470,543
 
 
554
 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.*
   
92,064
 
           
2,451,969
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

38

North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
           
   
INDUSTRIALS – 10.3%
     
 
612
 
TransDigm Group, Inc.*
 
$
269,862
 
 
3,208
 
AMETEK, Inc.
   
262,703
 
 
2,487
 
Fortive Corp.
   
189,385
 
 
1,312
 
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
   
183,680
 
 
5,455
 
Waste Connections, Inc.1
   
516,261
 
           
1,421,891
 
     
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 25.5%
       
 
1,530
 
ANSYS, Inc.*
   
274,635
 
 
4,978
 
Apple Inc.
   
871,498
 
 
421
 
Broadcom Inc.
   
105,940
 
 
4,187
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
217,850
 
 
2,366
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. – Class A
   
146,526
 
 
2,634
 
EPAM Systems, Inc.*
   
454,602
 
 
1,196
 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
   
143,879
 
 
1,376
 
Five9, Inc.*
   
70,657
 
 
2,218
 
Fortinet, Inc.*
   
160,761
 
 
765
 
KLA-Tencor Corp.
   
78,849
 
 
6,219
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
769,166
 
 
1,509
 
salesforce.com, Inc.*
   
228,478
 
           
3,522,841
 
     
MATERIALS – 2.3%
       
 
1,760
 
Ecolab Inc.
   
323,998
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
       
     
  (Cost $10,260,629)
   
13,041,270
 
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 5.8%
       
 
801,310
 
First American Treasury Obligations Fund, 2.30%2
   
801,310
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
       
     
  (Cost $801,310)
   
801,310
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.1%
       
     
  (Cost $11,061,939)
   
13,842,580
 
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.1)%
   
(19,953
)
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%
 
$
13,822,627
 

ADR – American Depositary Receipt
PLC – Public Limited Company

*
Non-income producing security.
1
Foreign security denominated in U.S. Dollars.
2
The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

39

North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
As of May 31, 2019

 
Percent of Total
Security Type/Sector
Net Assets
Common Stocks
       
   Information Technology
   
25.5
%
 
   Health Care
   
17.7
%
 
   Consumer Discretionary
   
14.3
%
 
   Communication Services
   
10.9
%
 
   Industrials
   
10.3
%
 
   Financials
   
7.1
%
 
   Consumer Staples
   
5.6
%
 
   Materials
   
2.3
%
 
   Energy
   
0.6
%
 
Total Common Stocks
   
94.3
%
 
Short-Term Investment
   
5.8
%
 
Total Investments
   
100.1
%
 
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities
   
(0.1
)%
 
Total Net Assets
   
100.0
%
 









See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

40

North Square Multi Strategy Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
MUTUAL FUNDS – 98.5%
     
 
261,965
 
Bramshill Income Performance Fund
 
$
2,611,790
 
 
1,686,263
 
North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund – Class I1
   
19,464,364
 
 
479,345
 
North Square Global Resources & Infrastructure Fund – Class I1
   
4,962,855
 
 
236,506
 
North Square International Small Cap Fund – Class I1
   
2,280,084
 
 
967,750
 
North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund – Class I1
   
13,489,849
 
 
710,531
 
North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund – Class I1
   
11,547,829
 
 
50,279
 
Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund
   
515,862
 
     
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
       
     
  (Cost $53,445,893)
   
54,872,633
 
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 2.0%
       
 
1,118,066
 
First American Treasury Obligations Fund, 2.30%2
   
1,118,066
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
       
     
  (Cost $1,118,066)
   
1,118,066
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.5%
       
     
  (Cost $54,563,959)
   
55,990,699
 
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.5)%
   
(281,421
)
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%
 
$
55,709,278
 

1
Affiliated company.
2
The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 





See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

41

North Square Multi Strategy Fund
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
As of May 31, 2019

 
Percent of Total
Security Type/Sector
Net Assets
Mutual Funds
   
98.5
%
 
Short-Term Investment
   
2.0
%
 
Total Investments
   
100.5
%
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
   
(0.5
)%
 
Total Net Assets
   
100.0
%
 









See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

42

North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS – 96.0%
     
           
   
COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 5.2%
     
 
6,219
 
Verizon Communications Inc.
 
$
338,003
 
 
2,532
 
The Walt Disney Co.
   
334,325
 
           
672,328
 
     
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 7.6%
       
 
5,315
 
Carnival Corp.1
   
272,075
 
 
2,164
 
The Home Depot, Inc.
   
410,835
 
 
0
 
Kontoor Brands, Inc.*
   
8
 
 
3,579
 
VF Corp.
   
293,049
 
           
975,967
 
     
CONSUMER STAPLES – 6.4%
       
 
7,562
 
The Coca-Cola Co.
   
371,521
 
 
3,962
 
The Kraft Heinz Co.
   
109,549
 
 
5,769
 
Unilever PLC – ADR1
   
351,390
 
           
832,460
 
     
ENERGY – 6.6%
       
 
2,402
 
Chevron Corp.
   
273,468
 
 
3,107
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
   
219,882
 
 
18,074
 
Kinder Morgan, Inc. of Delaware
   
360,576
 
           
853,926
 
     
FINANCIALS – 16.7%
       
 
1,074
 
BlackRock, Inc.
   
446,312
 
 
11,712
 
The Blackstone Group L.P.
   
443,299
 
 
3,352
 
CME Group Inc.
   
643,986
 
 
5,905
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
625,694
 
           
2,159,291
 
     
HEALTH CARE – 18.4%
       
 
3,327
 
AbbVie Inc.
   
255,214
 
 
831
 
Alcon Inc.*1
   
48,348
 
 
1,492
 
Becton, Dickinson and Co.
   
348,292
 
 
3,656
 
Eli Lilly and Co.
   
423,877
 
 
4,155
 
Novartis AG – ADR1
   
355,834
 
 
2,779
 
Stryker Corp.
   
509,224
 
 
1,814
 
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
   
438,625
 
           
2,379,414
 
     
INDUSTRIALS – 9.8%
       
 
1,105
 
The Boeing Co.
   
377,479
 
 
2,952
 
Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
   
375,554
 
 
4,655
 
Waste Management, Inc.
   
509,024
 
           
1,262,057
 
     
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 23.1%
       
 
2,313
 
Apple Inc.
   
404,937
 
 
3,376
 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
   
540,565
 
 
9,603
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
499,644
 
 
3,449
 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
   
414,915
 
 
5,448
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
673,809
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

43

North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – Continued
As of May 31, 2019

Number
         
of Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
     
           
   
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Continued)
     
 
6,678
 
QUALCOMM Inc.
 
$
446,224
 
           
2,980,094
 
     
MATERIALS – 2.2%
       
 
1,580
 
Linde PLC1
   
285,269
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
       
     
  (Cost $10,770,905)
   
12,400,806
 
               
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 4.2%
       
 
541,728
 
First American Treasury Obligations Fund, 2.30%2
   
541,728
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
       
     
  (Cost $541,728)
   
541,728
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.2%
       
     
  (Cost $11,312,633)
   
12,942,534
 
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.2)%
   
(21,947
)
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%
 
$
12,920,587
 

ADR – American Depositary Receipt
LP – Limited Partnership
PLC – Public Limited Company

*
Non-income producing security.
1
Foreign security denominated in U.S. Dollars.
2
The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

Investments are classified by industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 



See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

44

North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
As of May 31, 2019

 
Percent of Total
Security Type/Sector
Net Assets
Common Stocks
       
   Information Technology
   
23.1
%
 
   Health Care
   
18.4
%
 
   Financials
   
16.7
%
 
   Industrials
   
9.8
%
 
   Consumer Discretionary
   
7.6
%
 
   Energy
   
6.6
%
 
   Consumer Staples
   
6.4
%
 
   Communication Services
   
5.2
%
 
   Materials
   
2.2
%
 
Total Common Stocks
   
96.0
%
 
Short-Term Investment
   
4.2
%
 
Total Investments
   
100.2
%
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
   
(0.2
)%
 
Total Net Assets
   
100.0
%
 









See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


45

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
As of May 31, 2019

   
North Square
             
   
Oak Ridge
   
North Square
   
North Square
 
   
Small Cap
   
International
   
Dynamic
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
 
Assets:
                 
Investments, at cost
 
$
158,661,339
   
$
44,296,891
   
$
21,078,781
 
Investments in affiliated issuers, at cost
   
     
     
 
Investments, at value
 
$
204,601,375
   
$
45,118,061
   
$
20,704,291
 
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value
   
     
     
 
Cash
   
     
40,755
     
 
Cash denominated in foreign currency (cost $2,633)
   
     
2,653
     
 
Receivables:
                       
Investment securities sold
   
     
862,922
     
986,163
 
Fund shares sold
   
106,428
     
27,923
     
1,652
 
Dividends and interest
   
41,572
     
337,637
     
16,858
 
Due from Advisor
   
     
     
9,589
 
Prepaid expenses
   
     
191
     
2,835
 
Total assets
   
204,749,375
     
46,390,162
     
21,721,388
 
                         
Liabilities:
                       
Payables:
                       
Investment securities purchased
   
     
632,385
     
950,927
 
Fund shares redeemed
   
357,826
     
222,498
     
 
Advisory fees
   
160,347
     
17,709
     
10,128
 
Distribution fees (Note 8)
   
41,921
     
1,306
     
67
 
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 7)
   
844
     
13,984
     
4,553
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
   
127,577
     
12,953
     
8,504
 
Fund administration fees
   
22,039
     
32,068
     
12,394
 
Auditing fees
   
19,450
     
19,450
     
19,450
 
Legal fees
   
5,101
     
10,483
     
11,247
 
Custody fees
   
4,946
     
14,708
     
2,644
 
Trustees’ fees and expenses
   
701
     
558
     
2,218
 
Chief Compliance Officer fees
   
420
     
687
     
687
 
Due to custodian
   
21,679
     
     
3,616
 
Accrued other expenses
   
23,128
     
17,311
     
2,312
 
Total liabilities
   
785,979
     
996,100
     
1,028,747
 
                         
Net Assets
 
$
203,963,396
   
$
45,394,062
   
$
20,692,641
 
                         
Components of Net Assets:
                       
Paid-in capital (par value of $0.01 per share
                       
  with an unlimited number of shares authorized)
 
$
123,098,378
   
$
61,507,919
   
$
21,611,685
 
Total distributable earnings/(deficit)
   
80,865,018
     
(16,113,857
)
   
(919,044
)
Net Assets
 
$
203,963,396
   
$
45,394,062
   
$
20,692,641
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

46

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES – Continued
As of May 31, 2019

   
North Square
             
   
Oak Ridge
   
North Square
   
North Square
 
   
Small Cap
   
International
   
Dynamic
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
 
Maximum Offering Price per Share:
                 
Class A Shares:
                 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
 
$
109,748,561
   
$
5,824,760
   
$
303,641
 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding
   
7,899,429
     
605,444
     
26,564
 
Redemption price per share*
   
13.89
     
9.62
     
11.43
 
Maximum sales charge (5.75% of offering price)**
   
0.85
     
0.59
     
0.70
 
Maximum offering price to public
 
$
14.74
   
$
10.21
   
$
12.13
 
                         
Class C Shares:
                       
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
 
$
19,308,808
   
$
   
$
 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding
   
4,304,610
     
     
 
Redemption price per share***
 
$
4.49
   
$
   
$
 
                         
Class I Shares:
                       
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
 
$
64,500,854
   
$
39,569,302
   
$
20,389,000
 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding
   
4,202,747
     
4,104,711
     
1,766,361
 
Redemption price per share
 
$
15.35
   
$
9.64
   
$
11.54
 
                         
Class K Shares:
                       
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
 
$
10,405,173
   
$
   
$
 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding
   
687,469
     
     
 
Redemption price per share
 
$
15.14
   
$
   
$
 

*
 
No sales charge applies on investments of $500,000 or more, but a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1% may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares within 12 months of the date of purchase.
**
 
On sales of $50,000 or more, the sales charge will be reduced.
***
 
A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1% may be charged on share purchases that are redeemed in whole or in part within 12 months of purchase.



See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


47

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES – Continued
As of May 31, 2019

   
North Square
         
North Square
 
   
Oak Ridge
   
North Square
   
Oak Ridge
 
   
Disciplined
   
Multi Strategy
   
Dividend
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
Assets:
                 
Investments, at cost
 
$
11,061,939
   
$
4,209,451
   
$
11,312,633
 
Investments in affiliated issuers, at cost
   
     
50,354,508
     
 
Investments, at value
 
$
13,842,580
   
$
4,245,718
   
$
12,942,534
 
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value
   
     
51,744,981
     
 
Cash
   
     
     
 
Receivables:
                       
Investment securities sold
   
10,937
     
     
14,943
 
Fund shares sold
   
     
1,802
     
158
 
Dividends and interest
   
7,849
     
12,489
     
22,135
 
Due from Advisor
   
4,865
     
     
294
 
Prepaid expenses
   
10,811
     
     
 
Total assets
   
13,877,042
     
56,004,990
     
12,980,064
 
                         
Liabilities:
                       
Payables:
                       
Fund shares redeemed
   
     
64,849
     
 
Advisory fees
   
     
29,226
     
 
Distribution fees (Note 8)
   
     
15,844
     
75
 
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 7)
   
2,650
     
243
     
2,499
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
   
4,711
     
30,839
     
8,058
 
Fund administration fees
   
9,356
     
12,834
     
10,039
 
Auditing fees
   
19,450
     
19,450
     
18,595
 
Legal fees
   
10,773
     
4,370
     
10,383
 
Custody fees
   
1,609
     
1,815
     
1,339
 
Trustees’ fees and expenses
   
465
     
401
     
465
 
Chief Compliance Officer fees
   
387
     
432
     
387
 
Due to custodian
   
2,771
     
108,752
     
5,277
 
Accrued other expenses
   
2,243
     
6,657
     
2,360
 
Total liabilities
   
54,415
     
295,712
     
59,477
 
                         
Net Assets
 
$
13,822,627
   
$
55,709,278
   
$
12,920,587
 
                         
Components of Net Assets:
                       
Paid-in capital (par value of $0.01 per share
                       
  with an unlimited number of shares authorized)
 
$
10,801,951
   
$
49,986,371
   
$
11,276,084
 
Total distributable earnings
   
3,020,676
     
5,722,907
     
1,644,503
 
Net Assets
 
$
13,822,627
   
$
55,709,278
   
$
12,920,587
 



See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

48

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES – Continued
As of May 31, 2019

   
North Square
         
North Square
 
   
Oak Ridge
   
North Square
   
Oak Ridge
 
   
Disciplined
   
Multi Strategy
   
Dividend
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
Maximum Offering Price per Share:
                 
Class A Shares:
                 
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
 
$
   
$
33,287,466
   
$
907,006
 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding
   
     
1,967,415
     
56,203
 
Redemption price per share*
   
     
16.92
     
16.14
 
Maximum sales charge (5.75% of offering price)**
   
     
1.03
     
0.98
 
Maximum offering price to public
 
$
   
$
17.95
   
$
17.12
 
                         
Class C Shares:
                       
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
 
$
   
$
9,503,233
   
$
 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding
   
     
682,579
     
 
Redemption price per share***
 
$
   
$
13.92
   
$
 
                         
Class I Shares:
                       
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding
 
$
13,822,627
   
$
12,918,579
   
$
12,013,581
 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding
   
991,672
     
734,246
     
739,187
 
Redemption price per share
 
$
13.94
   
$
17.59
   
$
16.25
 

*
 
No sales charge applies on investments of $500,000 or more, but a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1% may be imposed on certain redemptions of such shares within 12 months of the date of purchase.
**
 
On sales of $50,000 or more, the sales charge will be reduced.
***
 
A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1% may be charged on share purchases that are redeemed in whole or in part within 12 months of purchase.



See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

49

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended May 31, 2019

   
North Square
             
   
Oak Ridge
   
North Square
   
North Square
 
   
Small Cap
   
International
   
Dynamic
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
 
Investment Income:
                 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of
                 
  $0, $181,016 and $46, respectively)
 
$
747,806
   
$
1,413,192
   
$
276,684
 
Dividends from affiliated regulated investment companies
   
98,987
     
     
 
Interest
   
263,388
     
25,064
     
7,409
 
Total investment income
   
1,110,181
     
1,438,256
     
284,093
 
Expenses:
                       
Advisory fees
   
2,439,648
     
785,395
     
238,985
 
Distribution fees – Class A (Note 8)
   
333,888
     
33,759
     
260
 
Distribution fees – Class C (Note 8)
   
254,495
     
     
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses
   
220,220
     
59,445
     
43,235
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses – Class A (Note 4)
   
178,209
     
     
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses – Class C (Note 4)
   
27,953
     
     
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses – Class I (Note 4)
   
146,022
     
     
 
Fund administration fees
   
187,032
     
124,851
     
66,235
 
Fund accounting fees
   
17,298
     
34,337
     
9,027
 
Registration fees
   
104,016
     
57,603
     
44,858
 
Auditing fees
   
19,413
     
19,818
     
19,818
 
Legal fees
   
15,596
     
16,588
     
15,752
 
Shareholder reporting fees
   
51,282
     
10,500
     
4,288
 
Custody fees
   
30,986
     
149,172
     
13,226
 
Miscellaneous
   
4,431
     
2,999
     
4,882
 
Trustees’ fees and expenses
   
5,533
     
8,372
     
7,853
 
Chief Compliance Officer fees
   
4,282
     
8,996
     
9,003
 
Insurance fees
   
3,659
     
2,255
     
2,025
 
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 7)
   
844
     
40,890
     
35,873
 
Total expenses
   
4,044,807
     
1,354,980
     
515,320
 
Less fees waived and expenses reimbursed
   
(221,211
)
   
(359,345
)
   
(221,364
)
Affiliated fund fee waived (Note 4)
   
(15,776
)
   
     
 
Advisory fees recovered (Note 4)
   
     
     
 
Net expenses
   
3,807,820
     
995,635
     
293,956
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
(2,697,639
)
   
442,621
     
(9,863
)
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
                       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
                       
Investments
   
81,107,620
     
(16,686,960
)
   
1,035,376
 
Foreign currency transactions
   
     
(37,996
)
   
 
Affiliated issuers
   
(36,232
)
   
     
 
Net realized gain
   
81,071,388
     
(16,724,956
)
   
1,035,376
 
Capital gain distributions from
                       
  affiliated regulated investment companies
   
     
     
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
                       
Investments
   
(79,439,867
)
   
(1,746,660
)
   
(3,336,117
)
Foreign currency transactions
   
     
13,402
     
 
Affiliated issuers
   
(743,219
)
   
     
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
   
(80,183,086
)
   
(1,733,258
)
   
(3,336,117
)
Net increase from payment by affiliate (Note 4)
   
     
     
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
   
888,302
     
(18,458,214
)
   
(2,300,741
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
(1,809,337
)
 
$
(18,015,593
)
 
$
(2,310,604
)


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
50

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS – Continued
For the Year Ended May 31, 2019

   
North Square
         
North Square
 
   
Oak Ridge
   
North Square
   
Oak Ridge
 
   
Disciplined
   
Multi Strategy
   
Dividend
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
Investment Income:
                 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of
                 
  $560, $0 and $1,797, respectively)
 
$
124,754
   
$
94,066
   
$
309,777
 
Dividends from affiliated regulated investment companies
   
     
358,924
     
 
Interest
   
16,221
     
23,411
     
11,291
 
Total investment income
   
140,975
     
476,401
     
321,068
 
Expenses:
                       
Advisory fees
   
105,602
     
17,978
     
94,058
 
Distribution fees – Class A (Note 8)
   
     
95,056
     
1,846
 
Distribution fees – Class C (Note 8)
   
     
119,371
     
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses
   
24,513
     
     
43,511
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses – Class A (Note 4)
   
     
82,731
     
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses – Class C (Note 4)
   
     
29,203
     
 
Transfer agent fees and expenses – Class I (Note 4)
   
     
13,998
     
 
Fund administration fees
   
53,237
     
75,879
     
59,207
 
Fund accounting fees
   
7,683
     
9,268
     
7,712
 
Registration fees
   
28,151
     
61,633
     
14,086
 
Auditing fees
   
19,562
     
18,752
     
18,568
 
Legal fees
   
17,099
     
1,714
     
16,376
 
Shareholder reporting fees
   
2,205
     
14,661
     
3,573
 
Custody fees
   
9,965
     
10,292
     
7,915
 
Miscellaneous
   
4,382
     
6,501
     
4,773
 
Trustees’ fees and expenses
   
7,459
     
5,725
     
7,092
 
Chief Compliance Officer fees
   
4,611
     
4,024
     
4,438
 
Insurance fees
   
1,814
     
1,669
     
1,994
 
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 7)
   
20,675
     
243
     
15,689
 
Total expenses
   
306,958
     
568,698
     
300,838
 
Less fees waived and expenses reimbursed
   
(162,758
)
   
     
(166,469
)
Affiliated fund fee waived (Note 4)
   
     
     
 
Advisory fees recovered (Note 4)
   
     
121,242
     
 
Net expenses
   
144,200
     
689,940
     
134,369
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
(3,225
)
   
(213,539
)
   
186,699
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
                       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
                       
Investments
   
361,659
     
3,350
     
116,938
 
Affiliated issuers
   
     
211,883
     
 
Net realized gain
   
361,659
     
215,233
     
116,938
 
Capital gain distributions from
                       
  affiliated regulated investment companies
   
     
4,310,982
     
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
                       
Investments
   
444,553
     
41,121
     
511,962
 
Affiliated issuers
   
     
(8,209,815
)
   
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
   
444,553
     
(8,168,694
)
   
511,962
 
Net increase from payment by affiliate (Note 4)
   
     
     
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
   
806,212
     
(3,642,479
)
   
628,900
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
802,987
   
$
(3,856,018
)
 
$
815,599
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

51

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   
North Square
             
   
Oak Ridge
   
North Square
 
   
Small Cap
   
International
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
 
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
May 31, 2019
   
May 31, 2018
   
May 31, 2019
   
May 31, 2018
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from:
                       
Operations:
                       
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
(2,697,639
)
 
$
(5,799,692
)
 
$
442,621
   
$
1,267,264
 
Net realized gain on investments, affiliated
                               
  issuers and foreign currency transactions
   
81,071,388
     
383,945,438
     
(16,724,956
)
   
7,254,492
 
Capital gain distributions from
                               
  regulated investment companies
   
     
1,076,546
     
     
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
                               
  on investments and affiliated issuers
   
(80,183,086
)
   
(241,441,333
)
   
(1,733,258
)
   
(3,226,776
)
Net increase from reimbursement by affiliate
                               
  for investment transaction loss (Note 4)
   
     
     
     
41
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
                               
  resulting from operations
   
(1,809,337
)
   
137,780,959
     
(18,015,593
)
   
5,295,021
 
                                 
Distributions to Shareholders:
                               
From net investment income and net realized gain
                               
  from investment transactions – Class A(a)
   
(18,261,525
)
   
(115,701,928
)
   
(1,270,682
)
   
(793,004
)
From net investment income and net realized gain
                               
  from investment transactions – Class C(a)
   
(8,797,820
)
   
(30,191,676
)
   
     
 
From net investment income and net realized gain
                               
  from investment transactions – Class I1(a)
   
(13,437,843
)
   
(164,004,759
)
   
(3,201,095
)
   
(6,768,269
)
From net investment income and net realized gain
                               
  from investment transactions – Class K(a)
   
(2,775,073
)
   
(39,460,921
)
   
     
 
     
(43,272,261
)
   
(349,359,284
)
   
(4,471,777
)
   
(7,561,273
)
Capital Transactions:
                               
Net proceeds from shares sold:
                               
Class A
   
31,247,320
     
34,465,741
     
4,882,377
     
18,390,380
 
Class C
   
2,081,913
     
3,837,915
                 
Class I1
   
19,461,490
     
94,465,028
     
39,236,226
     
93,211,278
 
Class K
   
24,160,915
     
9,938,798
                 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Class A
   
16,680,431
     
104,647,840
     
1,270,538
     
793,004
 
Class C
   
8,069,940
     
27,041,226
                 
Class I1
   
12,953,299
     
152,794,760
     
3,201,095
     
6,764,641
 
Class K
   
2,775,073
     
34,402,662
                 
Cost of shares redeemed:
                               
Class A
   
(83,056,243
)
   
(145,582,702
)
   
(15,359,797
)
   
(3,118,965
)
Class C
   
(11,838,721
)
   
(24,082,882
)
               
Class I1
   
(126,950,749
)
   
(1,023,348,800
)
   
(86,698,355
)
   
(47,125,490
)
Class K
   
(36,112,414
)
   
(99,462,440
)
   
     
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
                               
  from capital transactions
   
(140,527,746
)
   
(830,882,854
)
   
(53,467,916
)
   
68,914,848
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
   
(185,609,344
)
   
(1,042,461,179
)
   
(75,955,286
)
   
66,648,596
 
                                 
Net Assets:(b)
                               
Beginning of period
   
389,572,740
     
1,432,033,919
     
121,349,348
     
54,700,752
 
End of period
 
$
203,963,396
   
$
389,572,740
   
$
45,394,062
   
$
121,349,348
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

52

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS – Continued

   
North Square
             
   
Oak Ridge
   
North Square
 
   
Small Cap
   
International
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
 
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
May 31, 2019
   
May 31, 2018
   
May 31, 2019
   
May 31, 2018
 
Capital Share Transactions:
                       
Shares sold
                       
Class A
   
2,076,976
     
1,951,967
     
416,851
     
1,402,197
 
Class C
   
444,367
     
547,259
     
     
 
Class I1
   
1,097,235
     
3,295,240
     
3,809,750
     
7,018,641
 
Class K
   
1,305,455
     
407,444
     
     
 
Shares reinvested:
                               
Class A
   
1,284,096
     
6,944,117
     
134,449
     
62,245
 
Class C
   
1,916,851
     
4,128,431
     
     
 
Class I1
   
903,929
     
9,350,964
     
338,740
     
530,560
 
Class K
   
196,535
     
2,134,160
     
     
 
Shares redeemed:
                               
Class A
   
(5,117,778
)
   
(6,332,636
)
   
(1,557,105
)
   
(232,267
)
Class C
   
(2,233,434
)
   
(2,232,317
)
   
     
 
Class I1
   
(7,252,777
)
   
(32,703,504
)
   
(7,972,451
)
   
(3,546,879
)
Class K
   
(2,112,570
)
   
(4,196,274
)
   
     
 
Net increase (decrease) in fund shares
   
(7,491,115
)
   
(16,705,149
)
   
(4,829,766
)
   
5,234,497
 

1
Effective September 30, 2015, the Class Y shares were re-designated as Class I shares.

The following information was previously reported in the May 31, 2018 financial statements. The distribution information for the period ended May 31, 2019 presented on the Statement of Changes is presented for comparative purposes to the May 31, 2018 financial statements, which conform to the SEC Final Rule on Disclosure Update and Simplification which was effective November 5, 2018.

(a)
For the year ended March 31, 2018, dividends and distributions to shareholders totaled the following for each Funds, respectively:

     
North Square
     
North Square
 
     
Oak Ridge
     
International
 
   
Small Cap Growth Fund
 
Small Cap Fund
 
From Net Investment Income
 
$
     
$
(919,662
)
 
From Net Realized Gain from Investment Transactions
 
$
(349,359,284
)
   
$
(6,641,611
)

(b)
As of May 31, 2018, undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income(loss) totaled the following for each Funds, respectively:

     
North Square
     
North Square
 
     
Oak Ridge
     
International
 
   
Small Cap Growth Fund
 
Small Cap Fund
 
Undistributed (distribution in excess of)
             
 
  net investment income (loss)
 
$
     
$
978,710
 


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

53

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS – Continued

   
North Square
   
North Square
 
   
Dynamic
   
Oak Ridge
 
   
Small Cap Fund
   
Disciplined Growth Fund
 
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
May 31, 2019
   
May 31, 2018
   
May 31, 2019
   
May 31, 2018
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from:
                       
Operations:
                       
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
(9,863
)
 
$
4,102
   
$
(3,225
)
 
$
10,750
 
Net realized gain on investments, affiliated
                               
  issuers and foreign currency transactions
   
1,035,376
     
2,473,452
     
361,659
     
5,652
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
                               
  on investments and affiliated issuers
   
(3,336,117
)
   
2,886,739
     
444,553
     
2,301,875
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
                               
  resulting from operations
   
(2,310,604
)
   
5,364,293
     
802,987
     
2,318,277
 
                                 
Distributions to Shareholders:
                               
From net investment income and net realized gain
                               
  from investment transactions – Class A(a)
   
(12,496
)
   
(242
)
   
     
 
From net investment income and net realized gain
                               
  from investment transactions – Class I1(a)
   
(4,034,881
)
   
(87,378
)
   
(124,163
)
   
(120
)
     
(4,047,377
)
   
(87,620
)
   
(124,163
)
   
(120
)
Capital Transactions:
                               
Net proceeds from shares sold:
                               
Class A
   
253,291
     
1,037
     
     
 
Class I1
   
710,545
     
24,283,960
     
1,890,000
     
18,090,000
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Class A
   
12,496
     
242
     
     
 
Class I1
   
4,034,881
     
87,378
     
124,163
     
120
 
Cost of shares redeemed:
                               
Class A
   
(1,030
)
   
(5,337
)
   
     
 
Class I1
   
(6,318,305
)
   
(2,519,847
)
   
(3,155,030
)
   
(6,404,430
)
Net increase (decrease)  in net assets
                               
  from capital transactions
   
(1,308,122
)
   
21,847,433
     
(1,140,867
)
   
11,685,690
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
   
(7,666,103
)
   
27,124,106
     
(462,043
)
   
14,003,847
 
                                 
Net Assets:(b)
                               
Beginning of period
   
28,358,744
     
1,234,638
     
14,284,670
     
280,823
 
End of period
 
$
20,692,641
   
$
28,358,744
   
$
13,822,627
   
$
14,284,670
 



See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

54

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS – Continued

   
North Square
   
North Square
 
   
Dynamic
   
Oak Ridge
 
   
Small Cap Fund
   
Disciplined Growth Fund
 
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
May 31, 2019
   
May 31, 2018
   
May 31, 2019
   
May 31, 2018
 
Capital Share Transactions:
                       
Shares sold
                       
Class A
   
20,202
     
70
     
     
 
Class I1
   
50,605
     
1,944,867
     
138,738
     
1,615,178
 
Shares reinvested:
                               
Class A
   
1,113
     
18
     
     
 
Class I1
   
356,124
     
6,355
     
9,792
     
10
 
Shares redeemed:
                               
Class A
   
(66
)
   
(390
)
   
     
 
Class I1
   
(507,722
)
   
(180,527
)
   
(242,719
)
   
(554,782
)
Net increase (decrease) in fund shares
   
(79,744
)
   
1,770,393
     
(94,189
)
   
1,060,406
 

1
Effective September 30, 2015, the Class Y shares were re-designated as Class I shares.

The following information was previously reported in the May 31, 2018 financial statements. The distribution information for the period ended May 31, 2019 presented on the Statement of Changes is presented for comparative purposes to the May 31, 2018 financial statements, which conform to the SEC Final Rule on Disclosure Update and Simplification which was effective November 5, 2018.

(a)
For the year ended March 31, 2018, dividends and distributions to shareholders totaled the following for each Funds, respectively:

     
North Square
     
North Square
 
     
Dynamic
     
Oak Ridge
 
   
Small Cap Fund
 
Disciplined Growth Fund
 
From Net Investment Income
 
$
     
$
(120
)
 
From Net Realized Gain from Investment Transactions
 
$
(87,620
)
   
$
 

(b)
As of May 31, 2018, undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income(loss) totaled the following for each Funds, respectively:

     
North Square
     
North Square
 
     
Dynamic
     
Oak Ridge
 
   
Small Cap Fund
 
Disciplined Growth Fund
 
Undistributed (distribution in excess of)
             
 
  net investment income (loss)
 
$
     
$
(6,142
)



See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

55

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS – Continued

               
North Square
 
   
North Square
   
Oak Ridge
 
   
Multi Strategy Fund
   
Dividend Growth Fund
 
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
May 31, 2019
   
May 31, 2018
   
May 31, 2019
   
May 31, 2018
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from:
                       
Operations:
                       
Net investment income (loss)
 
$
(213,539
)
 
$
(483,881
)
 
$
186,699
   
$
125,633
 
Net realized gain on investments, affiliated
                               
  issuers and foreign currency transactions
   
215,233
     
26,601,338
     
116,938
     
39,046
 
Capital gain distributions from
                               
  regulated investment companies
   
4,310,982
     
518,511
     
     
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
                               
  on investments and affiliated issuers
   
(8,168,694
)
   
(15,546,364
)
   
511,962
     
1,011,233
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
                               
  resulting from operations
   
(3,856,018
)
   
11,089,604
     
815,599
     
1,175,912
 
                                 
Distributions to Shareholders:
                               
From net investment income and net realized gain
                               
  from investment transactions – Class A(a)
   
(12,202,745
)
   
     
(21,330
)
   
(1,525
)
From net investment income and net realized gain
                               
  from investment transactions – Class C(a)
   
(4,572,374
)
   
     
     
 
From net investment income and net realized gain
                               
  from investment transactions – Class I1(a)
   
(5,572,193
)
   
     
(342,802
)
   
(93,162
)
     
(22,347,312
)
   
     
(364,132
)
   
(94,687
)
Capital Transactions:
                               
Net proceeds from shares sold:
                               
Class A
   
5,435,800
     
2,201,621
     
726,622
     
8,140
 
Class C
   
1,441,191
     
544,555
     
     
 
Class I1
   
12,325,746
     
753,279
     
1,601,322
     
8,510,847
 
Reinvestment of distributions:
                               
Class A
   
11,272,650
     
     
21,331
     
1,525
 
Class C
   
4,246,300
     
     
     
 
Class I1
   
4,909,302
     
     
342,802
     
93,161
 
Cost of shares redeemed:
                               
Class A
   
(10,939,863
)
   
(7,891,929
)
   
(5,105
)
   
(10,891
)
Class C
   
(4,095,978
)
   
(2,653,338
)
   
     
 
Class I1
   
(9,933,851
)
   
(4,003,335
)
   
(400,000
)
   
(3,000
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
                               
  from capital transactions
   
14,661,297
     
(11,049,147
)
   
2,286,972
     
8,599,782
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
   
(11,542,033
)
   
40,457
     
2,738,439
     
9,681,007
 
                                 
Net Assets:(b)
                               
Beginning of period
   
67,251,311
     
67,210,854
     
10,182,148
     
501,141
 
End of period
 
$
55,709,278
   
$
67,251,311
   
$
12,920,587
   
$
10,182,148
 



See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

56

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS – Continued

               
North Square
 
   
North Square
   
Oak Ridge
 
   
Multi Strategy Fund
   
Dividend Growth Fund
 
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
May 31, 2019
   
May 31, 2018
   
May 31, 2019
   
May 31, 2018
 
Capital Share Transactions:
                       
Shares sold
                       
Class A
   
257,526
     
87,205
     
45,736
     
529
 
Class C
   
73,963
     
24,360
     
     
 
Class I1
   
474,824
     
30,541
     
101,984
     
608,136
 
Shares reinvested:
                               
Class A
   
693,275
     
     
1,384
     
104
 
Class C
   
316,416
     
     
     
 
Class I1
   
292,220
     
     
22,050
     
6,184
 
Shares redeemed:
                               
Class A
   
(526,007
)
   
(315,937
)
   
(316
)
   
(754
)
Class C
   
(261,119
)
   
(120,247
)
   
     
 
Class I1
   
(484,509
)
   
(162,353
)
   
(26,127
)
   
(205
)
Net increase (decrease) in fund shares
   
836,589
     
(456,431
)
   
144,711
     
613,994
 

1
Effective September 30, 2015, the Class Y shares were re-designated as Class I shares.

The following information was previously reported in the May 31, 2018 financial statements. The distribution information for the period ended May 31, 2019 presented on the Statement of Changes is presented for comparative purposes to the May 31, 2018 financial statements, which conform to the SEC Final Rule on Disclosure Update and Simplification which was effective November 5, 2018.

(a)
For the year ended March 31, 2018, dividends and distributions to shareholders totaled the following for each Funds, respectively:

             
North Square
 
     
North Square
     
Oak Ridge
 
   
Multi Strategy Fund
 
Dividend Growth Fund
 
From Net Investment Income
 
$
     
$
(91,043
)
 
From Net Realized Gain from Investment Transactions
 
$
     
$
(3,644
)

(b)
As of May 31, 2018, undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income(loss) totaled the following for each Funds, respectively:

             
North Square
 
     
North Square
     
Oak Ridge
 
   
Multi Strategy Fund
 
Dividend Growth Fund
 
Undistributed (distribution in excess of)
             
 
  net investment income (loss)
 
$
     
$
23,439
 



See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

57

North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Class A*

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.
                           
For the Period
   
For the
 
                           
December 1,
   
Year Ended
 
   
For the Year Ended May 31,
   
2014 through
   
November 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
May 31, 2015**
   
2014***

Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
16.85
   
$
34.16
   
$
34.02
   
$
41.23
   
$
40.94
   
$
38.74
 
Income from Investment Operations:
                                               
Net investment loss
   
(0.16
)1,2
   
(0.23
)1,2
   
(0.33
)1,2
   
(0.37
)1
   
(0.21
)1
   
(0.40
)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(0.34
)
   
5.69
     
2.62
     
(4.54
)
   
3.10
     
2.60
 
Total from investment operations
   
(0.50
)
   
5.46
     
2.29
     
(4.91
)
   
2.89
     
2.20
 
Less Distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
From net realized gain
   
(2.46
)
   
(22.77
)
   
(2.15
)
   
(2.30
)
   
(2.60
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(2.46
)
   
(22.77
)
   
(2.15
)
   
(2.30
)
   
(2.60
)
   
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
13.89
   
$
16.85
   
$
34.16
   
$
34.02
   
$
41.23
   
$
40.94
 
Total return3
   
-1.96
%
   
23.85
%
   
6.82
%
   
(12.00
)%
   
7.83
%4
   
5.68
%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
109,749
   
$
162,714
   
$
242,299
   
$
357,215
   
$
466,398
   
$
467,897
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
  (including interest expense):
                                               
Before fees waived and
  expenses absorbed5
   
1.46
%
   
1.40
%
   
1.44
%
   
1.38
%
   
1.34
%6
   
1.39
%
After fees waived and
  expenses absorbed5
   
1.38
%
   
1.38
%7
   
1.39
%
   
1.38
%
   
1.34
%6
   
1.38
%
Ratio of net investment loss to average 
  net assets (including interest expense):
                                         
Before fees waived and
  expenses absorbed5
   
(1.08
)%
   
(0.97
)%
   
(1.02
)%
   
(1.02
)%
   
(1.03
)%6
   
(1.04
)%
After fees waived and
  expenses absorbed5
   
(1.00
)%
   
(0.95
)%
   
(0.97
)%
   
(1.02
)%
   
(1.03
)%6
   
(1.03
)%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
31
%
   
39
%
   
30
%
   
30
%
   
22
%4
   
23
%

*
 
Financial information from December 1, 2012 through October 17, 2014 is for the Pioneer Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund, which was reorganized into the Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund as of the close of business October 17, 2014.
**
 
Fiscal year changed to May 31, effective December 1, 2014.
***
 
In connection with the reorganization of the Pioneer Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund into Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund as of the close of business October 17, 2014, Class B and Class R per share amounts are included with Class A per share amounts to properly reflect the historic performance of the Fund.  See Note 3 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
1
 
Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2
 
Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
3
 
Total returns would have been lower/higher had expenses not been waived or absorbed/recovered by the Advisor.  Returns shown do not include payment of a sales load of 5.75% of offering price, which is reduced on sales of $50,000 or more.  Returns shown do not include payment of a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1% on certain redemptions made within 12 months of the date of purchase. If the sales load and CDSC were included, total return would be lower.  These returns include Rule 12b-1 fees of up to 0.25% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
4
 
Not annualized.
5
 
Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6
 
Annualized.
7
 
Effective October 5, 2017, the Fund’s advisor had contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses (excluding taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expenses on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses as determined in accordance with SEC Form N-1A, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) do not exceed 1.39% of average daily net assets of the fund. Prior to October 5, 2017, the annual operating expense limitation was 1.40%.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

58

North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Class C*

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.
                           
For the Period
   
For the
 
                           
December 1,
   
Year Ended
 
   
For the Year Ended May 31,
   
2014 through
   
November 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
May 31, 2015**
   
2014
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
7.30
   
$
26.58
   
$
27.12
   
$
33.63
   
$
34.01
   
$
32.42
 
Income from Investment Operations:
                                               
Net investment loss
   
(0.10
)1,2
   
(0.21
)1,2
   
(0.46
)1,2
   
(0.52
)1
   
(0.29
)1
   
(0.56
)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(0.25
)
   
3.70
     
2.07
     
(3.69
)
   
2.51
     
2.15
 
Total from investment operations
   
(0.35
)
   
3.49
     
1.61
     
(4.21
)
   
2.22
     
1.59
 
Less Distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
From net realized gain
   
(2.46
)
   
(22.77
)
   
(2.15
)
   
(2.30
)
   
(2.60
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(2.46
)
   
(22.77
)
   
(2.15
)
   
(2.30
)
   
(2.60
)
   
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
4.49
   
$
7.30
   
$
26.58
   
$
27.12
   
$
33.63
   
$
34.01
 
Total return3
   
-2.55
%
   
22.93
%
   
6.06
%
   
(12.68
)%
   
7.42
%4
   
4.90
%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
19,309
   
$
30,498
   
$
46,077
   
$
71,123
   
$
95,018
   
$
92,622
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
  (including interest expense):
                                               
Before fees waived and
  expenses absorbed5
   
2.19
%
   
2.12
%
   
2.13
%
   
2.17
%
   
2.12
%6
   
2.08
%
After fees waived and
  expenses absorbed5
   
2.11
%
   
2.11
%7
   
2.11
%
   
2.16
%
   
2.12
%6
   
2.08
%
Ratio of net investment loss to average
  net assets (including interest expense):
                                               
Before fees waived and
  expenses absorbed5
   
(1.80
)%
   
(1.69
)%
   
(1.71
)%
   
(1.81
)%
   
(1.81
)%6
   
(1.74
)%
After fees waived and
  expenses absorbed5
   
(1.72
)%
   
(1.68
)%
   
(1.69
)%
   
(1.80
)%
   
(1.81
)%6
   
(1.74
)%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
31
%
   
39
%
   
30
%
   
30
%
   
22
%4
   
23
%

*
 
Financial information from December 1, 2012 through October 17, 2014 is for the Pioneer Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund, which was reorganized into the Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund as of the close of business October 17, 2014.
**
 
Fiscal year changed to May 31, effective December 1, 2014.
1
 
Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2
 
Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
3
 
Total returns would have been lower/higher had expenses not been waived or absorbed/recovered by the Advisor.  Returns shown do not include payment of a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1% on certain redemptions made within 12 months of the date of purchase. If the CDSC were included, total return would be lower.  These returns include Rule 12b-1 fees of up to 1.00% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
4
 
Not annualized.
5
 
Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6
 
Annualized.
7
 
Effective October 5, 2017, the Fund’s advisor had contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses (excluding taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expenses on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses as determined in accordance with SEC Form N-1A, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) do not exceed 2.14% of average daily net assets of the fund. Prior to October 5, 2017, the annual operating expense was 2.30%.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

59

North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Class I*7

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.
                           
For the Period
   
For the
 
                           
December 1,
   
Year Ended
 
   
For the Year Ended May 31,
   
2014 through
   
November 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
May 31, 2015**
   
2014
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
18.29
   
$
35.25
   
$
34.92
   
$
42.12
   
$
41.69
   
$
39.31
 
Income from Investment Operations:
                                               
Net investment loss
   
(0.13
)1,2
   
(0.19
)1,2
   
(0.22
)1,2
   
(0.25
)1
   
(0.15
)1
   
(0.26
)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(0.35
)
   
6.00
     
2.70
     
(4.65
)
   
3.18
     
2.64
 
Total from investment operations
   
(0.48
)
   
5.81
     
2.48
     
(4.90
)
   
3.03
     
2.38
 
Less Distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
From net realized gain
   
(2.46
)
   
(22.77
)
   
(2.15
)
   
(2.30
)
   
(2.60
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(2.46
)
   
(22.77
)
   
(2.15
)
   
(2.30
)
   
(2.60
)
   
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
15.35
   
$
18.29
   
$
35.25
   
$
34.92
   
$
42.12
   
$
41.69
 
Total return3
   
-1.67
%
   
24.19
%
   
7.23
%
   
(11.74
)%
   
8.03
%4
   
6.05
%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
64,501
   
$
172,935
   
$
1,040,256
   
$
1,657,047
   
$
1,842,921
   
$
1,591,679
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
  (including interest expense):
                                               
Before fees waived and
  expenses absorbed5
   
1.22
%
   
1.05
%
   
1.09
%
   
1.10
%
   
1.05
%6
   
1.00
%
After fees waived and
  expenses absorbed5
   
1.14
%
   
1.06
%8
   
1.04
%
   
1.04
%
   
1.05
%6
   
1.00
%
Ratio of net investment loss to average
  net assets (including interest expense):
                                               
Before fees waived and
  expenses absorbed5
   
(0.84
)%
   
(0.63
)%
   
(0.67
)%
   
(0.75
)%
   
(0.74
)%6
   
(0.65
)%
After fees waived and
  expenses absorbed5
   
(0.75
)%
   
(0.64
)%
   
(0.62
)%
   
(0.69
)%
   
(0.74
)%6
   
(0.65
)%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
31
%
   
39
%
   
30
%
   
30
%
   
22
%4
   
23
%

*
 
Financial information from December 1, 2012 through October 17, 2014 is for the Pioneer Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund, which was reorganized into the Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund as of the close of business October 17, 2014.
**
 
Fiscal year changed to May 31, effective December 1, 2014.
1
 
Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2
 
Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
3
 
Total returns would have been lower/higher had expenses not been waived or absorbed/recovered by the Advisor.  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
4
 
Not annualized.
5
 
Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6
 
Annualized.
7
 
Effective September 30, 2015, the Class Y shares were re-designated as Class I shares.
8
 
Effective October 5, 2017, the Fund’s advisor had contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses (excluding taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expenses on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses as determined in accordance with SEC Form N-1A, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) do not exceed 1.14% of average daily net assets of the fund. Prior to October 5, 2017, the annual operating expense limitation was 1.05%.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

60

North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Class K*

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.
                           
For the Period
   
For the
 
                           
December 1,
   
Year Ended
 
   
For the Year Ended May 31,
   
2014 through
   
November 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
May 31, 2015**
   
2014
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
18.05
   
$
35.02
   
$
34.66
   
$
41.77
   
$
41.35
   
$
38.94
 
Income from Investment Operations:
                                               
Net investment loss
   
(0.11
)1,2
   
(0.14
)1,2
   
(0.17
)1,2
   
(0.20
)1
   
(0.12
)1
   
(0.21
)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(0.34
)
   
5.94
     
2.68
     
(4.61
)
   
3.14
     
2.62
 
Total from investment operations
   
(0.45
)
   
5.80
     
2.51
     
(4.81
)
   
3.02
     
2.41
 
Less Distributions:
                                               
From net investment income
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
From net realized gain
   
(2.46
)
   
(22.77
)
   
(2.15
)
   
(2.30
)
   
(2.60
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(2.46
)
   
(22.77
)
   
(2.15
)
   
(2.30
)
   
(2.60
)
   
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
15.14
   
$
18.05
   
$
35.02
   
$
34.66
   
$
41.77
   
$
41.35
 
Total return4
   
-1.51
%
   
24.34
%
   
7.34
%
   
(11.59
)%
   
8.08
%5
   
6.19
%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
10,405
   
$
23,426
   
$
103,403
   
$
141,566
   
$
130,003
   
$
86,265
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
  (including interest expense):
                                               
Before fees waived and
  expenses absorbed6
   
1.08
%
   
0.96
%
   
0.93
%
   
0.92
%
   
0.90
%7
   
0.88
%
After fees waived and
  expenses absorbed6
   
1.00
%
   
0.95
%8
   
0.91
%
   
0.91
%
   
0.90
%7
   
0.88
%
Ratio of net investment loss to average
  net assets (including interest expense):
                                               
Before fees waived and
  expenses absorbed6
   
(0.69
)%
   
(0.53
)%
   
(0.51
)%
   
(0.57
)%
   
(0.59
)%7
   
(0.54
)%
After fees waived and
  expenses absorbed6
   
(0.61
)%
   
(0.52
)%
   
(0.49
)%
   
(0.56
)%
   
(0.59
)%7
   
(0.54
)%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
31
%
   
39
%
   
30
%
   
30
%
   
22
%5
   
23
%

*
 
Financial information from December 20, 2012 through October 17, 2014 is for the Pioneer Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund, which was reorganized into the Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund as of the close of business October 17, 2014.
**
 
Fiscal year changed to May 31, effective December 1, 2014.
***
 
Class K shares were first publicly offered on December 20, 2012.
1
 
Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2
 
Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
3
 
The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate gain on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.
4
 
Total returns would have been lower/higher had expenses not been waived or absorbed/recovered by the Advisor.  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
5
 
Not annualized.
6
 
Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
7
 
Annualized.
8
 
Effective October 5, 2017, the Fund’s advisor had contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses (excluding taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expenses on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses as determined in accordance with SEC Form N-1A, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) do not exceed 0.99% of average daily net assets of the fund. Prior to October 5, 2017, the annual operating expense limitation was 0.92%.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

61

North Square International Small Cap Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Class A

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.
                     
For the Period
 
                     
December 1,
 
   
For the Year Ended May 31,
   
2015* through
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
May 31, 2016
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
12.70
   
$
12.69
   
$
10.95
   
$
10.68
 
Income from Investment Operations:
                               
Net investment income (loss)1
   
0.04
     
0.16
     
0.11
     
0.06
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(2.23
)
   
1.10
     
1.78
     
0.19
 
Net increase from reimbursement by affiliate
  for investment transaction loss (Note 4)
   
     
2 
   
     
2 
Total from investment operations
   
(2.19
)
   
1.26
     
1.89
     
0.25
 
Less Distributions:
                               
From net investment income
   
(0.14
)
   
(0.13
)
   
(0.11
)
   
 
From net realized gain
   
(0.75
)
   
(1.12
)
   
(0.04
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(0.89
)
   
(1.25
)
   
(0.15
)
   
 
Contribution to capital from affiliate (Note 4)
   
     
     
     
0.02
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
9.62
   
$
12.70
   
$
12.69
   
$
10.95
 
Total return3
   
-17.14
%
   
9.90
%
   
17.52
%
   
2.53
%4,5
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
5,825
   
$
20,462
   
$
4,812
   
$
2,151
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                               
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
1.99
%
   
1.78
%
   
2.22
%
   
2.43
%6
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%6
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:
                               
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
(0.10
)%
   
0.93
%
   
0.25
%
   
0.25
%6
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
0.39
%
   
1.21
%
   
0.97
%
   
1.18
%6
Portfolio turnover rate
   
204
%
   
234
%
   
124
%
   
76
%5

*
 
Commencement of operations.
1
 
Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2
 
Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
3
 
Total returns would have been lower had expenses not been waived or absorbed by the Advisor.  Returns shown do not include payment of a sales load of 5.75% of offering price, which is reduced on sales of $50,000 or more.  Returns shown do not include payment of a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1% on certain redemptions made within 12 months of the date of purchase. If the sales load and CDSC were included, total return would be lower.  These returns include Rule 12b-1 fees of up to 0.25% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
4
 
In 2016, 0.19% of the fund’s total return consists of a voluntary reimbursement by an affiliate for investment transaction losses.
5
 
Not annualized.
6
 
Annualized.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

62

North Square International Small Cap Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Class I

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.
                     
For the Period
 
                     
September 30,
 
   
For the Year Ended May 31,
   
2015* through
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
May 31, 2016
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
12.72
   
$
12.71
   
$
10.97
   
$
10.00
 
Income from Investment Operations:
                               
Net investment income1
   
0.07
     
0.19
     
0.14
     
0.07
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(2.23
)
   
1.10
     
1.77
     
0.87
 
Net increase from reimbursement by affiliate
  for investment transaction loss (Note 4)
   
     
     
     
0.03
 
Total from investment operations
   
(2.16
)
   
1.29
     
1.91
     
0.97
 
Contribution to capital from affiliate (Note 4)
   
     
2 
   
     
2 
Less Distributions:
                               
From net investment income
   
(0.17
)
   
(0.16
)
   
(0.13
)
   
 
From net realized gain
   
(0.75
)
   
(1.12
)
   
(0.04
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(0.92
)
   
(1.28
)
   
(0.17
)
   
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
9.64
   
$
12.72
   
$
12.71
   
$
10.97
 
Total return3
   
-16.85
%
   
10.07
%
   
17.70
%
   
9.70
%4,5
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
39,569
   
$
100,887
   
$
49,889
   
$
28,341
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                               
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
1.74
%
   
1.53
%
   
1.97
%
   
2.12
%6
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
1.25
%
   
1.25
%
   
1.25
%
   
1.25
%6
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:
                               
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
0.15
%
   
1.18
%
   
0.50
%
   
0.08
%6
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
0.64
%
   
1.46
%
   
1.22
%
   
0.95
%6
Portfolio turnover rate
   
204
%
   
234
%
   
124
%
   
76
%5

*
Commencement of operations.
1
Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2
Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
3
Total returns would have been lower had expenses not been waived by the Advisor.  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
4
In 2016, 0.40% of the fund’s total return consists of a voluntary reimbursement by an affiliate for investment transaction losses.
5
Not annualized.
6
Annualized.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

63

North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Class A

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.
                     
For the Period
 
                     
December 1,
 
   
For the Year Ended May 31,
   
2015* through
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
May 31, 2016
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
15.06
   
$
12.03
   
$
9.97
   
$
10.97
 
Income from Investment Operations:
                               
Net investment loss1
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.03
)
   
(0.05
)
   
(0.02
)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(1.31
)
   
3.10
     
2.14
     
(0.95
)
Total from investment operations
   
(1.35
)
   
3.07
     
2.09
     
(0.97
)
Less Distributions:
                               
From net investment income
   
     
     
     
(0.01
)
From net realized gain
   
(2.28
)
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.03
)
   
(0.02
)
Total distributions
   
(2.28
)
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.03
)
   
(0.03
)
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
11.43
   
$
15.06
   
$
12.03
   
$
9.97
 
Total return2
   
-8.67
%
   
25.59
%
   
21.01
%
   
(8.81
)%3
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
304
   
$
80
   
$
68
   
$
32
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                               
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
2.27
%
   
2.14
%
   
20.14
%
   
38.27
%4
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
1.40
%
   
1.40
%
   
1.40
%
   
1.40
%4
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:
                               
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
(1.16
)%
   
(0.96
)%
   
(19.22
)%
   
(37.24
)%4
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
(0.29
)%
   
(0.22
)%
   
(0.48
)%
   
(0.37
)%4
Portfolio turnover rate
   
133
%
   
170
%
   
181
%
   
78
%3

*
 
Commencement of operations.
1
 
Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2
 
Total returns would have been lower had expenses not been waived or absorbed by the Advisor.  Returns shown do not include payment of a sales load of 5.75% of offering price, which is reduced on sales of $50,000 or more.  Returns shown do not include payment of a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1% on certain redemptions made within 12 months of the date of purchase. If the sales load and CDSC were included, total return would be lower.  These returns include Rule 12b-1 fees of up to 0.25% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
3
 
Not annualized.
4
 
Annualized.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

64

North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Class I

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.
                     
For the Period
 
                     
September 30,
 
   
For the Year Ended May 31,
   
2015* through
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
May 31, 2016
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
15.14
   
$
12.07
   
$
9.98
   
$
10.00
 
Income from Investment Operations:
                               
Net investment income (loss)1
   
(0.01
)
   
2 
   
(0.03
)
   
2 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(1.31
)
   
3.11
     
2.15
     
0.01
 
Total from investment operations
   
(1.32
)
   
3.11
     
2.12
     
0.01
 
Less Distributions:
                               
From net investment income
   
     
     
     
(0.01
)
From net realized gain
   
(2.28
)
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.03
)
   
(0.02
)
Total distributions
   
(2.28
)
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.03
)
   
(0.03
)
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
11.54
   
$
15.14
   
$
12.07
   
$
9.98
 
Total return3
   
-8.42
%
   
25.83
%
   
21.29
%
   
0.16
%4
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
20,389
   
$
28,279
   
$
1,167
   
$
799
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                               
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
2.02
%
   
1.89
%
   
19.89
%
   
36.44
%5
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
1.15
%
   
1.15
%
   
1.15
%
   
1.15
%5
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:
                               
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
(0.91
)%
   
(0.71
)%
   
(18.97
)%
   
(35.29
)%5
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
(0.04
)%
   
0.03
%
   
(0.22
)%
   
0.00
%5
Portfolio turnover rate
   
133
%
   
170
%
   
181
%
   
78
%4

*
 
Commencement of operations.
1
 
Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2
 
Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
3
 
Total returns would have been lower had expenses not been waived by the Advisor.  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
4
 
Not annualized.
5
 
Annualized.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

65

North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Class I

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.
               
For the Period
 
               
July 29,
 
   
For the Year Ended May 31,
   
2016* through
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
May 31, 2017
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
13.16
   
$
11.03
   
$
10.00
 
Income from Investment Operations:
                       
Net investment income1
   
2 
   
0.01
     
0.03
 
Net realized and unrealized gain
   
0.88
     
2.12
     
1.02
 
Total from investment operations
   
0.88
     
2.13
     
1.05
 
Less Distributions:
                       
From net investment income
   
     
2 
   
(0.02
)
From net realized gain
   
(0.10
)
   
     
 
Total distributions
   
(0.10
)
   
     
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
13.94
   
$
13.16
   
$
11.03
 
Total return3
   
6.80
%
   
19.31
%
   
10.58
%4
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
13,823
   
$
14,285
   
$
281
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                       
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
2.04
%
   
1.99
%
   
45.40
%5
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
0.95
%
   
0.95
%
   
0.95
%5
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:
                       
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
(1.10
)%
   
(0.96
)%
   
(44.13
)%5
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
(0.01
)%
   
0.08
%
   
0.32
%5
Portfolio turnover rate
   
18
%
   
74
%
   
116
%4

*
 
Commencement of operations.
1
 
Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2
 
Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
3
 
Total returns would have been lower had expenses not been waived or absorbed by the Advisor.  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
4
 
Not annualized.
5
 
Annualized.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

66

North Square Multi Strategy Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Class A*

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.
                           
For the Period
   
For the
 
                           
December 1,
   
Year Ended
 
   
For the Year Ended May 31,
   
2014 through
   
November 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
May 31, 2015**
   
2014***

Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
26.95
   
$
22.81
   
$
19.77
   
$
20.35
   
$
19.55
   
$
17.40
 
Income from Investment Operations:
                                               
Net investment income (loss)7
   
(0.06
)1
   
(0.16
)1
   
1,2 
   
(0.02
)1
   
(0.02
)1
   
(0.05
)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(1.60
)
   
4.30
     
3.04
     
(0.56
)
   
0.82
     
2.20
 
Total from investment operations
   
(1.66
)
   
4.14
     
3.04
     
(0.58
)
   
0.80
     
2.15
 
Less Distributions:
                                               
From net realized gain
   
(8.37
)
   
     
     
     
     
 
Total distributions
   
(8.37
)
   
     
     
     
     
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
16.92
   
$
26.95
   
$
22.81
   
$
19.77
   
$
20.35
   
$
19.55
 
Total return3
   
-4.88
%
   
18.15
%
   
15.38
%
   
(2.85
)%
   
4.09
%4
   
12.36
%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
33,287
   
$
41,570
   
$
40,399
   
$
39,346
   
$
44,427
   
$
44,742
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                               
Before fees waived/recovered6
   
0.82
%
   
0.93
%8
   
1.63
%
   
1.54
%
   
1.61
%5
   
1.59
%
After fees waived/recovered6
   
1.00
%
   
1.13
%8
   
1.20
%
   
1.20
%
   
1.20
%5
   
1.23
%
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
  to average net assets:
                                               
Before fees waived/recovered6,7
   
(0.09
)%
   
(0.43
)%
   
(0.43
)%
   
(0.45
)%
   
(0.65
)%5
   
(0.61
)%
After fees waived/recovered6,7
   
(0.27
)%
   
(0.63
)%
   
0.00
%
   
(0.11
)%
   
(0.24
)%5
   
(0.25
)%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
17
%
   
117
%
   
17
%
   
23
%
   
11
%4
   
29
%

*
 
Financial information from December 1, 2012 through October 17, 2014 is for the Pioneer Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund, which was reorganized into the Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund as of the close of business October 17, 2014.
**
 
Fiscal year changed to May 31, effective December 1, 2014.
***
 
In connection with the reorganization of the Pioneer Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund into Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund as of the close of business October 17, 2014, Class B and Class R per share amounts are included with Class A per share amounts to properly reflect the historic performance of the Fund.  See Note 3 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
1
 
Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2
 
Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
3
 
Total returns would have been lower had expenses not been waived or absorbed by the Advisor.  Returns shown do not include payment of a sales load of 5.75% of offering price, which is reduced on sales of $50,000 or more.  Returns shown do not include payment of a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1% on certain redemptions made within 12 months of the date of purchase. If the sales load and CDSC were included, total return would be lower.  These returns include Rule 12b-1 fees of up to 0.25% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
4
 
Not annualized.
5
 
Annualized.
6
 
Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
7
 
Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
8
 
The Advisor does not receive  management fees for Fund assets invested in other series of the Trust advised by the Advisor (affiliated investments).


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

67

North Square Multi Strategy Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Class C*

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.
                           
For the Period
   
For the
 
                           
December 1,
   
Year Ended
 
   
For the Year Ended May 31,
   
2014 through
   
November 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
May 31, 2015**
   
2014
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
23.94
   
$
20.41
   
$
17.86
   
$
18.54
   
$
17.89
   
$
16.07
 
Income from Investment Operations:
                                               
Net investment loss6
   
(0.19
)1
   
(0.30
)1
   
(0.17
)1
   
(0.18
)1
   
(0.10
)1
   
(0.18
)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(1.46
)
   
3.83
     
2.72
     
(0.50
)
   
0.75
     
2.00
 
Total from investment operations
   
(1.65
)
   
3.53
     
2.55
     
(0.68
)
   
0.65
     
1.82
 
Less Distributions:
                                               
From net realized gain
   
(8.37
)
   
     
     
     
     
 
Total distributions
   
(8.37
)
   
     
     
     
     
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
13.92
   
$
23.94
   
$
20.41
   
$
17.86
   
$
18.54
   
$
17.89
 
Total return2
   
-5.55
%
   
17.30
%
   
14.28
%
   
(3.67
)%
   
3.63
%3
   
11.33
%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
9,503
   
$
13,247
   
$
13,251
   
$
15,876
   
$
18,532
   
$
19,527
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                               
Before fees waived/recovered5
   
1.59
%
   
1.66
%7
   
2.20
%
   
2.24
%
   
2.30
%4
   
2.19
%
After fees waived/recovered5
   
1.78
%
   
1.86
%7
   
2.10
%
   
2.10
%
   
2.10
%4
   
2.10
%
Ratio of net investment loss
  to average net assets:
                                               
Before fees waived/recovered5,6
   
(0.87
)%
   
(1.16
)%
   
(1.00
)%
   
(1.15
)%
   
(1.34
)%4
   
(1.21
)%
After fees waived/recovered5,6
   
(1.05
)%
   
(1.36
)%
   
(0.90
)%
   
(1.01
)%
   
(1.14
)%4
   
(1.12
)%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
17
%
   
117
%
   
17
%
   
23
%
   
11
%3
   
29
%

*
 
Financial information from December 1, 2012 through October 17, 2014 is for the Pioneer Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund, which was reorganized into the Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund as of the close of business October 17, 2014.
**
 
Fiscal year changed to May 31, effective December 1, 2014.
1
 
Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2
 
Total returns would have been lower had expenses not been waived or absorbed by the Advisor.  Returns shown do not include payment of a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1% on certain redemptions made within 12 months of the date of purchase. If the CDSC were included, total return would be lower.  These returns include Rule 12b-1 fees of up to 1.00% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
3
 
Not annualized.
4
 
Annualized.
5
 
Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6
 
Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
7
 
The Advisor does not receive  management fees for Fund assets invested in other series of the Trust advised by the Advisor (affiliated investments).


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

68

North Square Multi Strategy Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Class I*5

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.
                           
For the Period
   
For the
 
                           
December 1,
   
Year Ended
 
   
For the Year Ended May 31,
   
2014 through
   
November 30,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
May 31, 2015**
   
2014
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
27.53
   
$
23.24
   
$
20.14
   
$
20.72
   
$
19.90
   
$
17.69
 
Income from Investment Operations:
                                               
Net investment income (loss)7
   
0.02
1,2 
   
(0.10
)1
   
0.01
1 
   
(0.02
)1
   
(0.02
)1
   
(0.02
)1
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
(1.59
)
   
4.39
     
3.09
     
(0.56
)
   
0.84
     
2.23
 
Total from investment operations
   
(1.57
)
   
4.29
     
3.10
     
(0.58
)
   
0.82
     
2.21
 
Less Distributions:
                                               
From net realized gain
   
(8.37
)
   
     
     
     
     
 
Total distributions
   
(8.37
)
   
     
     
     
     
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
17.59
   
$
27.53
   
$
23.24
   
$
20.14
   
$
20.72
   
$
19.90
 
Total return2
   
-4.23
%
   
18.46
%
   
15.39
%
   
(2.80
)%
   
4.12
%3
   
12.49
%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
12,919
   
$
12,434
   
$
13,561
   
$
14,172
   
$
16,361
   
$
16,206
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                               
Before fees waived/recovered6
   
0.44
%
   
0.72
%8
   
1.26
%
   
1.22
%
   
1.15
%4
   
1.09
%
After fees waived/recovered6
   
0.62
%
   
0.88
%8
   
1.17
%
   
1.17
%
   
1.15
%4
   
1.09
%
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
  to average net assets:
                                               
Before fees waived/recovered6,7
   
0.29
%
   
(0.22
)%
   
(0.06
)%
   
(0.13
)%
   
(0.19
)%4
   
(0.10
)%
After fees waived/recovered6,7
   
0.10
%
   
(0.38
)%
   
0.03
%
   
(0.08
)%
   
(0.19
)%4
   
(0.10
)%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
17
%
   
117
%
   
17
%
   
23
%
   
11
%3
   
29
%

*
 
Financial information from December 1, 2012 through October 17, 2014 is for the Pioneer Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund, which was reorganized into the Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund as of the close of business October 17, 2014.
**
 
Fiscal year changed to May 31, effective December 1, 2014.
1
 
Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2
 
Total returns would have been lower had expenses not been waived or absorbed by the Advisor.  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
3
 
Not annualized.
4
 
Annualized.
5
 
Effective September 30, 2015, the Class Y shares were re-designated as Class I shares.
6
 
Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
7
 
Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include net investment income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
8
 
The Advisor does not receive  management fees for Fund assets invested in other series of the Trust advised by the Advisor (affiliated investments).


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

69

North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Class A

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.
   
For the Year Ended May 31,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
15.54
   
$
13.59
   
$
12.00
   
$
12.75
   
$
11.59
 
Income from Investment Operations:
                                       
Net investment income1
   
0.20
     
0.20
     
0.18
     
0.17
     
0.14
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
0.82
     
1.92
     
1.71
     
(0.57
)
   
1.17
 
Total from investment operations
   
1.02
     
2.12
     
1.89
     
(0.40
)
   
1.31
 
Less Distributions:
                                       
From net investment income
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.16
)
   
(0.16
)
   
(0.17
)
   
(0.14
)
From net realized gain
   
(0.22
)
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.14
)
   
(0.18
)
   
(0.01
)
Total distributions
   
(0.42
)
   
(0.17
)
   
(0.30
)
   
(0.35
)
   
(0.15
)
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
16.14
   
$
15.54
   
$
13.59
   
$
12.00
   
$
12.75
 
Total return2
   
6.73
%
   
15.64
%
   
15.91
%
   
(3.09
)%
   
11.38
%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
907
   
$
146
   
$
129
   
$
101
   
$
67
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
2.62
%
   
3.18
%
   
36.49
%
   
42.68
%
   
51.52
%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
1.25
%
   
1.25
%
   
1.25
%
   
1.25
%
   
1.25
%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:
                                 
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
(0.06
)%
   
(0.58
)%
   
(33.82
)%
   
(39.98
)%
   
(49.16
)%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
1.31
%
   
1.35
%
   
1.42
%
   
1.45
%
   
1.11
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
15
%
   
30
%
   
22
%
   
11
%
   
18
%

*
 
Commencement of operations.
1
 
Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2
 
Total returns would have been lower had expenses not been waived or absorbed by the Advisor.  Returns shown do not include payment of a sales load of 5.75% of offering price, which is reduced on sales of $50,000 or more.  Returns shown do not include payment of a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1% on certain redemptions made within 12 months of the date of purchase. If the sales load and CDSC were included, total return would be lower.  These returns include Rule 12b-1 fees of up to 0.25% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

70

North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Class I

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout each period.
   
For the Year Ended May 31,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
15.65
   
$
13.69
   
$
12.08
   
$
12.84
   
$
11.66
 
Income from Investment Operations:
                                       
Net investment income1
   
0.24
     
0.24
     
0.21
     
0.20
     
0.17
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   
0.82
     
1.93
     
1.73
     
(0.58
)
   
1.19
 
Total from investment operations
   
1.06
     
2.17
     
1.94
     
(0.38
)
   
1.36
 
Less Distributions:
                                       
From net investment income
   
(0.24
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.19
)
   
(0.20
)
   
(0.17
)
From net realized gain
   
(0.22
)
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.14
)
   
(0.18
)
   
(0.01
)
Total distributions
   
(0.46
)
   
(0.21
)
   
(0.33
)
   
(0.38
)
   
(0.18
)
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
16.25
   
$
15.65
   
$
13.69
   
$
12.08
   
$
12.84
 
Total return2
   
6.94
%
   
15.89
%
   
16.25
%
   
(2.92
)%
   
11.75
%
Ratios and Supplemental Data:
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
12,014
   
$
10,036
   
$
372
   
$
320
   
$
329
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
2.38
%
   
2.93
%
   
36.24
%
   
42.43
%
   
51.27
%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
1.00
%
   
1.00
%
   
1.00
%
   
1.00
%
   
1.00
%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:
                                 
Before fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
0.18
%
   
(0.33
)%
   
(33.57
)%
   
(39.73
)%
   
(48.91
)%
After fees waived and expenses absorbed
   
1.56
%
   
1.60
%
   
1.67
%
   
1.70
%
   
1.36
%
Portfolio turnover rate
   
15
%
   
30
%
   
22
%
   
11
%
   
18
%

*
 
Commencement of operations.
1
 
Based on average shares outstanding for the period.
2
 
Total returns would have been lower had expenses not been waived or absorbed by the Advisor.  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

71

North Square Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2019

Note 1 – Organization
 
North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund (“Small Cap Growth” or “Small Cap Growth Fund”), North Square International Small Cap Fund (“International Small Cap” or “International Small Cap Fund”), North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund (“Dynamic Small Cap” or “Dynamic Small Cap Fund”), North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund (“Disciplined Growth” or “Disciplined Growth Fund”), North square Multi Strategy Fund, (“Multi Strategy” or “Multi Strategy Fund”) and North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund (“Dividend Growth” or “Dividend Growth Fund”) (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are organized as a series of North Square Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) which is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Small Cap Growth Fund, International Small Cap Fund, Dynamic Small Cap Fund, Disciplined Growth Fund, Multi Strategy Fund, and Dividend Growth Fund are diversified Funds.
 
The Small Cap Growth Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek capital appreciation. The Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Successor Fund”) acquired the assets and liabilities of the Pioneer Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”) on October 17, 2014. With respect to Pioneer Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund, Class A, B and R shareholders received Class A shares of the Successor Fund, Class C shareholders received Class C shares of the Successor Fund, Class K shareholders received Class K shares of the Successor Fund, and Class Y shareholders received Class Y shares of the Successor Fund. As a result of the reorganization, the Fund is the accounting successor of the Predecessor Fund and accordingly, certain financial history of the Predecessor Fund is included in these financial statements. The Small Cap Growth Fund’s fiscal year end was changed to May 31, as of December 1, 2014. Effective September 30, 2015, the Class Y shares were re-designated as Class I shares.
 
The International Small Cap Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund commenced investment operations on September 30, 2015 with Class I shares. The Class A shares commenced operations on December 1, 2015.
 
The Dynamic Small Cap Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund commenced investment operations on September 30, 2015 with Class I shares, prior to which its only activity was the receipt of a $100 investment from principals of the Fund’s advisor and a $519,981 transfer of shares of the Fund in exchange for the net assets of an account owned by Algert Global LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Account”). This exchange was nontaxable, whereby the Dynamic Small Cap Fund issued 51,998 shares for the net assets of the Account on September 30, 2015. The Account with a fair value of $505,921 (identified cost of investments transferred were $527,537) and cash were the primary assets received by the Dynamic Small Cap Fund. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Dynamic Small Cap Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Account was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Dynamic Small Cap Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes. The Class A shares commenced operations on December 1, 2015.
 
The Disciplined Growth Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital. The Fund commenced investment operations on July 29, 2016, with Class I shares. Class A shares had not yet commenced operations as of May 31, 2019.
 
The Multi Strategy Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek capital appreciation. The Multi Strategy Fund (the “Successor Fund”) acquired the assets and liabilities of the Pioneer Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”) on October 17, 2014. With respect to Pioneer Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund, Class A, B and R shareholders received Class A shares of the Successor Fund, Class C shareholders received Class C shares of the Successor Fund, and Class Y shareholders received Class Y shares of the Successor Fund. As a result of the reorganization, the Fund is the accounting successor of the Predecessor Fund and accordingly, certain financial history of the Predecessor Fund is included in these financial statements. The Multi Strategy Fund’s fiscal year end was changed to May 31, as of December 1, 2014. Effective September 30, 2015, the Class Y shares were re-designated as Class I shares. Effective July 18, 2017, the Large Cap Growth Fund changed its name to the Multi Strategy Fund.
 
The Dividend Growth Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income and to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Fund commenced investment operations on June 28, 2013, with two classes of shares, Class A and Class I.
 
The shares of each class represent an interest in the same portfolio of investments of the Fund and have equal rights as to voting, redemptions, dividends and liquidation, subject to the approval of the Trustees. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class) and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares in proportion to their relative shares outstanding. Shareholders of a class that bears distribution and service expenses under the terms of a distribution plan have exclusive voting rights to that distribution plan.
 
Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies”.
 
 
72

North Square Funds
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued
May 31, 2019

Note 2 – Accounting Policies
 
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
 
(a)  Valuation of Investments
Each Fund values equity securities at the last reported sale price on the principal exchange or in the principal over the counter (“OTC”) market in which such securities are traded, as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the day the securities are being valued or, if the last-quoted sales price is not readily available, the securities will be valued at the last bid or the mean between the last available bid and ask price. Securities traded on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at the daily closing net asset value of the respective investment company. Debt securities are valued by utilizing a price supplied by independent pricing service providers. The independent pricing service providers may use various valuation methodologies including matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models as well as market transactions and dealer quotations. These models generally consider such factors as yields or prices of bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity, ratings and general market conditions. If a price is not readily available for a portfolio security, the security will be valued at fair value (the amount which the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale) as determined in good faith by the Fund’s advisor, subject to review and approval by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The actions of the Valuation Committee are subsequently reviewed by the Board at its next regularly scheduled board meeting. The Valuation Committee meets as needed. The Valuation Committee is comprised of all the Trustees, but action may be taken by any one of the Trustees.
 
Fair value pricing may be applied to foreign securities held by the Funds upon the occurrence of an event after the close of trading on non-U.S. markets but before the close of trading on the NYSE when each Fund’s NAV is determined. If the event may result in a material adjustment to the price of the Fund’s foreign securities once non-U.S. markets open on the following business day (such as, for example, a significant surge or decline in the U.S. market), the Fund may value such foreign securities at fair value, taking into account the effect of such event, in order to calculate the Fund’s NAV. Other types of portfolio securities that the Fund may fair value include, but are not limited to: (1) investments that are illiquid or traded infrequently, including “restricted” securities and private placements for which there is no public market; (2) investments for which, in the judgment of the Advisor, the market price is stale; (3) securities of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; (4) securities for which trading has been halted or suspended; and (5) fixed income securities for which there is not a current market value quotation.
 
Foreign securities traded in countries outside the U.S. are fair valued by utilizing the quotations of an independent pricing service or from a brokerage firm. The pricing service or broker will use a statistical analyses and quantitative models to adjust local prices using factors such as subsequent movement and changes in the prices of indexes, securities and exchange rates in other markets in determining fair value as of the time the Fund calculates the NAVs. The Board reviews the independent third party fair valuation analysis report quarterly.
 
(b)  Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded net of applicable withholding taxes on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if applicable, are paid (a portion of which may be reclaimable) or provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates and are disclosed in the Statements of Operations. Withholding tax reclaims are filed in certain countries to recover a portion of the amounts previously withheld. The Funds record a reclaim receivable based on a number of factors, including a jurisdiction’s legal obligation to pay reclaims as well as payment history and market convention. Discounts or premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Income and expenses of the Funds are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class of shares. Expenses incurred by the Trust with respect to more than one fund are allocated in proportion to the net assets of each fund except where allocation of direct expenses to each fund or an alternative allocation method can be more appropriately made. Expenses such as distribution and service fees pursuant to Rule 12b-1, transfer agent fees and expenses with respect to the Multi Strategy Fund and Small Cap Growth Fund, that are specific to individual share classes, are accrued directly to the respective share class. Transfer agent fees and expenses reported on the Statements of Operations for the Multi Strategy Fund and the Small Cap Growth Fund include payments to third parties for performing shareholder services to their customers.
 
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(c)  Federal Income Taxes
Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income or excise taxes. Due to the timing of dividend distributions and the differences in accounting for income and realized gains and losses for financial statement and federal income tax purposes, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the income and realized gains and losses are recorded by the Funds.
 
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (the “Income Tax Statement”) requires an evaluation of tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing a Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations.
 
The Income Tax Statement requires management of the Funds to analyze tax positions taken in the prior three open tax years, if any, and tax positions expected to be taken in the Funds’ current tax year, as defined by the IRS statute of limitations for all major jurisdictions, including federal tax authorities and certain state tax authorities. As of and during the open years ended May 31, 2016-2019 for the Small Cap Growth Fund, the Multi Strategy Fund, and the Dividend Growth Fund, and the open years ended May 31, 2016-2019 for the International Small Cap Fund, Dynamic Small Cap Fund, and the open years ended May 31, 2017-2019 for the Disciplined Growth Fund. The Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds have no examination in progress and are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
 
(d)  Distributions to Shareholders
The Dividend Growth Fund will make distributions of net investment income quarterly. The Small Cap Growth Fund, International Small Cap Fund, Dynamic Small Cap Fund, Disciplined Growth Fund, and Multi Strategy Fund will make distributions of net investment income, if any, at least annually. Each Fund makes distributions of its net capital gains, if any, at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from the characterization for federal income tax purposes due to differences in the recognition of income, expense and gain (loss) items for financial statement and tax purposes.
 
Note 3 – Reorganization Information
 
On September 30, 2014, beneficial owners of the Pioneer Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund and Pioneer Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund, each a series of Pioneer Series Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Pioneer Trust”), approved a proposed Agreement and Plan of Reorganization that provided for the reorganization into the Small Cap Growth Fund and Multi Strategy Fund, respectively, as detailed below. The Plan of Reorganization was approved by the Trust’s Board on May 20, 2014 and by the Pioneer Trust Board on May 27, 2014. This tax-free reorganization was accomplished on October 17, 2014 (the “Closing Date”), by exchanging the assets and liabilities of the Pioneer Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund and Pioneer Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund for shares of the Small Cap Growth Fund and Multi Strategy Fund, respectively. Class A, B and R shareholders received Class A shares of the corresponding Successor Fund. Class C, Class K and Class Y shareholders received Class C, Class K and Class Y shares of the corresponding Successor Fund, respectively. The table below contains details of the reorganization as of the Closing Date:
 
   
Pioneer Oak Ridge
             
   
Small Cap Growth Fund
   
Small Cap Growth Fund
 
Exchange per Class:
 
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
Class A
   
11,772,220
   
$
441,977,460
     
11,933,693
*
 
$
448,039,810
*
Class B
   
77,777
*
   
2,609,869
     
     
 
Class C
   
2,930,895
     
91,501,958
     
2,930,895
     
91,501,958
 
Class K
   
2,054,817
     
77,877,195
     
2,054,817
     
77,877,195
 
Class R
   
92,409
*
   
3,452,481
     
     
 
Class Y
   
38,469,782
     
1,470,383,380
     
38,469,782
     
1,470,383,380
 
Net Assets
         
$
2,087,802,343
           
$
2,087,802,343
 

*
Class B and Class R shares of the Pioneer Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund were exchanged for 161,473 shares of Class A of the Small Cap Growth Fund (69,515 shares Class B and 91,958 shares Class R) (valued at $6,062,350).

 
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Pioneer Oak Ridge
             
   
Large Cap Growth Fund
   
Multi Strategy Fund
 
Exchange per Class:
 
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
Class A
   
2,479,758
   
$
43,827,593
     
2,602,640
*
 
$
45,999,411
*
Class B
   
64,482
*
   
1,037,997
     
     
 
Class C
   
1,295,138
     
20,971,577
     
1,295,138
     
20,971,577
 
Class R
   
66,641
*
   
1,133,821
     
     
 
Class Y
   
811,464
     
14,599,659
     
811,464
     
14,599,659
 
Net Assets
         
$
81,570,647
           
$
81,570,647
 

*
Class B and Class R shares of the Pioneer Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund were exchanged for 122,882 shares of Class A of the Multi Strategy Fund (58,730 shares Class B and 64,152 shares Class R) (valued at $2,171,818).

The Pioneer Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund and the Pioneer Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund’s net assets on conversion date included $510,703,113 and $26,868,745 of unrealized appreciation and $152,508,507 and $14,290,543 of accumulated gain, respectively. The cost basis of the investments received from each Predecessor Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.
 
Note 4 – Investment Advisory and Other Agreements
 
The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with North Square Investments, LLC (the “Advisor” or “NSI”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Funds pay a monthly investment advisory fee to the Advisor based on each Fund’s average daily net assets. The annual and tiered rates are listed by Fund in the below table:
 
   
Investment
 
   
Advisory Fees
 
 
Small Cap Growth Fund
   
 
First $1 billion
0.85%
 
 
Thereafter
0.80%
 
 
International Small Cap Fund
1.00%
 
 
Dynamic Small Cap Fund
0.90%
 
 
Disciplined Growth Fund
0.70%
 
 
Multi Strategy Fund
0.00% – 0.50%1
 
 
Dividend Growth Fund
0.75%
 

1
The annual advisory fee is calculated as follows: (i) 0.00% for Fund assets invested in other series of the trust advised by the Advisor (“affiliated investments”) and (ii) 0.50% for Fund assets invested in non-affiliated investments. Prior to July 18, 2017, the advisory fees were 0.75% on the first $1 billion and 0.70% thereafter.

In addition, the Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive its advisory fee payable by the Small Cap Growth Fund equal to the amount of the advisory fee payable on the Fund’s assets invested in the International Small Cap Fund. For the year ended May 31, 2019, the amount of advisory fee waived is reported under “Affiliated fund fee waived” on the Statements of Operations.
 
The Advisor engages Algert Global LLC (the “Sub-Advisor”) to manage International Small Cap Fund and Dynamic Small Cap Fund and pays the Sub-Advisor from its advisory fees.
 
The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fee and, if necessary, to absorb other operating expenses to ensure that total annual operating expenses (excluding taxes, leverage interest, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses as determined in accordance with Form N-1A, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses) are limited. The agreements are effective until the dates listed below and may be terminated before those dates only by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The table below contains the agreement expiration and expense cap by Fund and by Class:

 
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Total Limit on Annual Operating Expenses
   
Class A
Class C
Class I
Class K
 
Agreement Expires
Shares†
Shares†
Shares†*
Shares†
Small Cap Growth Fund**
May 10, 2021
1.39%
2.14%
1.14%
0.99%
International Small Cap Fund
May 10, 2029
1.50%
1.25%
Dynamic Small Cap Fund
May 10, 2029
1.40%
1.15%
Disciplined Growth Fund
May 10, 2029
1.20%
0.95%
Multi Strategy Fund
May 10, 2029
1.20%
2.10%
1.17%
Dividend Growth Fund
May 10, 2029
1.25%
1.00%

 
The total limit on annual operating expenses is calculated based on each Fund’s average daily net assets.
*
 
Effective September 30, 2015, the Class Y shares of the Small Cap Growth Fund and Large Cap Growth Fund were re-designated as Class I shares.
**
 
The current expense information for Small Cap Growth Fund was effective October 5, 2017. Prior to October 5, 2017 the total limit on annual operating expenses for Class A, Class C, Class I, and Class K were 1.40%, 2.30%, 1.05%, and 0.92%, respectively.

Each Fund’s advisor is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, subject to certain limitations, of fees waived or payments made to the Fund for a period ending three full fiscal years after the date of the waiver or payment. The Multi Strategy Fund includes a maximum reimbursement of 0.20% per fiscal year. This reimbursement may be requested from the Fund if the reimbursement will not cause the Fund’s annual expense ratio to exceed the lesser of (a) the expense limitation amount in effect at the time such fees were waived or payments made, or (b) the expense limitation amount in effect at the time of the reimbursement. The Advisor may recapture all or a portion of this amount no later than the dates stated below:
 
 
Small Cap Growth Fund
 
Class A
Class C
Class I
Class K
Total
May 31, 2020
$117,780
$  1,897
$506,751
$17,598
$644,026
May 31, 2021
$  12,733
$       —
$         —
$       —
$  12,733
May 31, 2022
$101,259
$13,006
$  84,760
$22,186
$221,211
 
$231,772
$14,903
$591,511
$39,784
$877,970
   
 
Multi Strategy Fund
 
Class A
Class C
Class I
Total
 
May 31, 2020
$166,530
$15,097
$—
$181,627
 
           
 
International
Dynamic
Disciplined
Dividend
 
 
Small
Small
Growth
Growth
 
 
Cap Fund
Cap Fund
Fund
Fund
 
May 31, 2020
$254,436
$193,816
$151,058
$165,928
 
May 31, 2021
$249,905
$174,897
$134,795
$152,014
 
May 31, 2022
$359,345
$221,364
$162,758
$166,469
 
 
$863,686
$590,077
$448,611
$484,411
 

Compass Distributors LLC serves as the Funds’ distributor; U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“GFS”) serves as the Funds’ fund accountant, transfer agent and administrator. U.S. Bank, n.a., an affiliate of GFS, serves as the Funds’ custodian.
 
For the year ended May 31, 2019, GFS received transfer agent fees as follows:
 
   
Transfer agent fees
 
   
paid to GFS
 
 
Small Cap Growth Fund
$220,220
 
 
International Small Cap Fund
$  59,445
 
 
Dynamic Small Cap Fund
$  43,235
 
 
Disciplined Growth Fund
$  24,513
 
 
Multi Strategy Fund
$  78,625
 
 
Dividend Growth Fund
$  43,511
 

 
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Cipperman Compliance Services provides Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) services to the Trust. The Funds’ allocated fees incurred for CCO services for the year ended May 31, 2019, are reported on the Statements of Operations.
 
For the year ended May 31, 2018, the Sub-Advisor reimbursed the International Small Cap Fund $41 for losses from a trade error. The amounts are reported on the Fund’s Statements of Operations, Statements of Changes, and Financial Highlights in Net Assets under the captions “Net increase from payment by affiliate” as well as “Net increase from reimbursement by affiliate for investment transaction loss”.
 
During the period ended May 31, 2016, the Sub-Advisor reimbursed the International Small Cap Fund $599 for losses from a trade error. In addition, an affiliate reimbursed the International Small Cap Fund $86,981 for losses on transactions and made related contributions to capital in the amounts of $3,779 and $3,516 to Class A and Class I shares, respectively. The amounts are reported on the Fund’s Financial Highlights under the caption “Net increase from reimbursement by affiliate for investment transaction loss”.
 
Note 5 – Federal Income Taxes
 
At May 31, 2019, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
   
Small Cap
   
International
   
Dynamic
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
 
Cost of investments
 
$
159,014,567
   
$
46,998,370
   
$
21,115,672
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
59,636,120
   
$
3,755,193
   
$
1,321,872
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(14,049,312
)
   
(5,635,502
)
   
(1,733,253
)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
 
$
45,586,808
   
$
(1,880,309
)
 
$
(411,381
)
                         
   
Disciplined
   
Multi Strategy
   
Dividend
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
Cost of investments
 
$
11,051,919
   
$
54,798,150
   
$
11,298,071
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
3,037,553
   
$
3,807,370
   
$
2,100,961
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(246,892
)
   
(2,614,821
)
   
(456,498
)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
 
$
2,790,661
   
$
1,192,549
   
$
1,644,463
 

The difference between cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses in security transactions.
 
GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the year ended May 31, 2019, permanent differences in book and tax accounting have been reclassified to paid in capital, accumulated net investment income/loss and accumulated net realized gain/loss as follows:
 
   
Increase (Decrease)
 
         
Total
 
         
Distributable
 
   
Paid In Capital
   
Earnings
 
Small Cap Growth Fund
 
$
(601,564
)
 
$
601,564
 
International Small Cap Fund
 
$
4,344
   
$
(4,344
)
Dynamic Small Cap Fund
 
$
   
$
 
Disciplined Growth Fund
 
$
(5,931
)
 
$
5,931
 
Multi Strategy Fund
 
$
4,217,602
   
$
(4,217,602
)
Dividend Growth Fund
 
$
   
$
 

 
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May 31, 2019

As of May 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis for the Funds were as follows:
 
   
Small Cap
   
International
   
Dynamic
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
 
Undistributed ordinary income
 
$
   
$
392,577
   
$
 
Undistributed long-term gains
 
$
36,145,135
   
$
   
$
 
Accumulated earnings
 
$
36,145,135
   
$
392,577
   
$
 
Accumulated capital and other losses
 
$
(866,925
)
 
$
(14,628,522
)
 
$
(507,663
)
Unrealized appreciation on investments
 
$
45,586,808
   
$
(1,880,309
)
 
$
(411,381
)
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency
 
$
   
$
2,397
   
$
 
Total accumulated earnings
 
$
80,865,018
   
$
(16,113,857
)
 
$
(919,044
)
                         
   
Disciplined
   
Multi Strategy
   
Dividend
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
Undistributed ordinary income
 
$
   
$
3,328,765
   
$
13,915
 
Undistributed long-term gains
 
$
233,451
   
$
1,201,593
   
$
 
Accumulated earnings
 
$
233,451
   
$
4,530,358
   
$
13,915
 
Accumulated capital and other losses
 
$
(3,436
)
 
$
   
$
(13,875
)
Unrealized appreciation on investments
 
$
2,790,661
   
$
1,192,549
   
$
1,644,463
 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency
 
$
   
$
   
$
 
Total accumulated earnings
 
$
3,020,676
   
$
5,722,907
   
$
1,644,503
 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018 were as follows:
 
   
Small Cap
   
International
   
Dynamic
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
 
Distributions paid from:
 
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
 
   Ordinary income
 
$
2,696
   
$
   
$
2,153,919
   
$
3,449,802
   
$
3,574,258
   
$
79,341
 
   Net long-term capital gains
   
43,269,565
     
349,359,284
     
2,317,858
     
4,111,471
     
473,119
     
8,279
 
Total distributions paid
 
$
43,273,261
   
$
349,359,284
   
$
4,471,777
   
$
7,561,273
   
$
4,047,377
   
$
87,620
 
                                                 
   
Disciplined
   
Multi Strategy
   
Dividend
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
Distributions paid from:
 
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
 
   Ordinary income
 
$
   
$
120
   
$
   
$
   
$
307,986
   
$
91,043
 
   Net long-term capital gains
   
124,163
     
     
22,347,312
     
     
56,146
     
3,644
 
Total distributions paid
 
$
124,163
   
$
120
   
$
22,347,312
   
$
   
$
364,132
   
$
94,687
 

As of May 31, 2019, the Funds had accumulated capital loss carryforwards as follows:
 
   
Small Cap
   
International
   
Dynamic
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
   
Small Cap Fund
 
Not Subject to Expiration
 
$
   
$
   
$
 
  Short-Term
   
     
(14,624,493
)
   
 
   
$
   
$
(14,624,493
)
 
$
 
                         
   
Disciplined
   
Multi Strategy
   
Dividend
 
   
Growth Fund
   
Fund
   
Growth Fund
 
Not Subject to Expiration
 
$
   
$
   
$
 
  Short-Term
   
     
     
 
   
$
   
$
   
$
 

 
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To the extent that a Fund may realize future net capital gains, those gains will be offset by any of its unused capital loss carryforward. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Disciplined Growth Fund utilized $6,655 of short-term non-expiring capital loss carryforward.
 
As of May 31, 2019, the Funds had the following qualified late-year ordinary losses which are deferred until fiscal year 2020 for tax purposes. Net late-year losses incurred after December 31, and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year.
 
 
Late Year Losses
 
Post October Losses
Small Cap Growth Fund
 
$
(866,925
)
   
$
 
Dynamic Small Cap Fund
 
$
     
$
(507,663
)
Disciplined Growth Fund
 
$
(3,436
)
   
$
 
Dividend Growth Fund
 
$
     
$
(13,875
)

Note 6 – Investment Transactions
 
For the year ended May 31, 2019, purchases and sales of investments were as follows:
 
 
Purchases
 
Sales
Small Cap Growth Fund
 
$
84,686,268
     
$
266,941,597
 
International Small Cap Fund
 
$
154,453,936
     
$
209,851,445
 
Dynamic Small Cap Fund
 
$
33,461,020
     
$
38,711,704
 
Disciplined Growth Fund
 
$
2,581,007
     
$
4,081,303
 
Multi Strategy Fund
 
$
10,758,315
     
$
14,530,000
 
Dividend Growth Fund
 
$
4,234,403
     
$
1,812,138
 

Note 7 – Shareholder Servicing Plan
 
The Trust, on behalf of the International Small Cap Fund, Dynamic Small Cap Fund, Disciplined Growth Fund and Dividend Growth Fund, has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan to pay a fee at an annual rate of up to 0.15% of each Fund’s average daily net assets of shares serviced by shareholder servicing agents who provide administrative and support services to their customers. There is no Shareholder Servicing Plan for the Small Cap Growth Fund and Multi Strategy Fund.
 
For the year ended May 31, 2019, for the International Small Cap Fund, Dynamic Small Cap Fund, Disciplined Growth Fund and Dividend Growth Fund, shareholder servicing fees incurred are disclosed on the Statements of Operations.
 
Note 8 – Distribution Plan
 
The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act that allows each Fund to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of its Class A and Class C shares. The Plan provides for the payment of distribution fees at the annual rate of up to 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares and 1.00% of average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares.
 
For the year ended May 31, 2019, distribution fees incurred with respect to Class A and Class C shares are disclosed on the Statements of Operations.
 
Note 9 – Indemnifications
 
In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
 
Note 10 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure
 
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. It also provides guidance on determining when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or a liability, when a transaction is not orderly, and how that information must be incorporated into a fair value measurement.
 
 
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Under Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized into three broad Levels as described below:
 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
     
 
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
     
 
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
 
The inputs to measure fair value may fall into different Levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the Level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest Level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of May 31, 2019, in valuing the Funds’ assets carried at fair value:
 
Small Cap Growth Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2*
   
Level 3**
   
Total
 
Investments
                       
   Common Stocks1
 
$
192,626,143
   
$
   
$
   
$
192,626,143
 
   REIT
   
3,030,573
     
     
     
3,030,573
 
   Short-Term Investment
   
8,944,659
     
     
     
8,944,659
 
Total
 
$
204,601,375
   
$
   
$
   
$
204,601,375
 

1
 
All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed break-out of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.
*
 
The Funds did not hold any Level 2 securities at period end.
**
 
The Funds did not hold any Level 3 securities at period end.

 
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International Small Cap Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2*
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Investments
                       
   Common Stocks1
                       
     Australia
 
$
2,784,499
   
$
   
$
   
$
2,784,499
 
     Austria
   
364,506
     
     
     
364,506
 
     Belgium
   
512,389
     
     
     
512,389
 
     Bermuda
   
27,361
     
     
     
27,361
 
     China
   
138,727
     
     
     
138,727
 
     Denmark
   
1,655,305
     
     
     
1,655,305
 
     Finland
   
732,712
     
     
     
732,712
 
     France
   
88,499
     
     
     
88,499
 
     Germany
   
2,791,721
     
     
     
2,791,721
 
     Hong Kong
   
1,512,924
     
     
     
1,512,924
 
     Italy
   
1,699,857
     
     
     
1,699,857
 
     Japan
   
14,384,935
     
     
     
14,384,935
 
     Jersey
   
1,554,796
     
     
     
1,554,796
 
     Luxembourg
   
314,014
     
     
     
314,014
 
     Netherlands
   
1,146,467
     
     
     
1,146,467
 
     Norway
   
1,045,894
     
     
     
1,045,894
 
     Portugal
   
413,982
     
     
     
413,982
 
     Singapore
   
561,378
     
     
68,609
     
629,987
 
     Spain
   
653,815
     
     
     
653,815
 
     Sweden
   
2,476,928
     
     
     
2,476,928
 
     Switzerland
   
897,348
     
     
     
897,348
 
     United Kingdom
   
8,238,333
     
     
     
8,238,333
 
   Preferred Stock
                               
     Germany
   
180,632
     
     
     
180,632
 
   REIT
                               
     Germany
   
137,911
     
     
     
137,911
 
   Exchange Traded Fund
   
380,400
     
     
     
380,400
 
   Short-Term Investment
   
354,119
     
     
     
354,119
 
Total
 
$
45,049,452
   
$
   
$
68,609
   
$
45,118,061
 
                                 
Dynamic Small Cap Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2*
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Investments
                               
   Common Stocks1
 
$
18,499,709
   
$
   
$
   
$
18,499,709
 
   REITs
   
2,064,865
     
     
     
2,064,865
 
   Rights
   
     
     
5,703
     
5,703
 
   Short-Term Investment
   
134,014
     
     
     
134,014
 
Total
 
$
20,698,588
   
$
   
$
5,703
   
$
20,704,291
 
                                 
Disciplined Growth Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2*
   
Level 3**
   
Total
 
Investments
                               
   Common Stocks1
 
$
13,041,270
   
$
   
$
   
$
13,041,270
 
   Short-Term Investment
   
801,310
     
     
     
801,310
 
Total
 
$
13,842,580
   
$
   
$
   
$
13,842,580
 

1
 
All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed break-out of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.
*
 
The Funds did not hold any Level 2 securities at period end.
**
 
The Funds did not hold any Level 3 securities at period end.

 
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Multi Strategy Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2*
   
Level 3**
   
Total
 
Investments
                       
   Mutual Funds
 
$
54,872,633
   
$
   
$
   
$
54,872,633
 
   Short-Term Investment
   
1,118,066
     
     
     
1,118,066
 
Total
 
$
55,990,699
   
$
   
$
   
$
55,990,699
 
                                 
Dividend Growth Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2*
   
Level 3**
   
Total
 
Investments
                               
   Common Stocks1
 
$
12,400,806
   
$
   
$
   
$
12,400,806
 
   Short-Term Investment
   
541,728
     
     
     
541,728
 
Total
 
$
12,942,534
   
$
   
$
   
$
12,942,534
 

1
 
All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed break-out of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.
*
 
The Funds did not hold any Level 2 securities at period end.
**
 
The Funds did not hold any Level 3 securities at period end.

Transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 are recognized at the end of the reporting period. Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 relate to the use of systematic fair valuation. When systematic fair valuation is used, securities whose primary market closes before the NYSE are classified as Level 2. The following is a reconciliation of transfers between Levels for the Funds from May 31, 2018 to May 31, 2019, represented by recognizing the May 31, 2019 market value of securities:
 
 
International Small Cap Fund
Transfers into Level 1
 
$
364,506
 
Transfers out of Level 1
 
$
 
Net transfers in (out) of Level 1
 
$
364,506
 
Transfers into Level 2
 
$
 
Transfers out of Level 2
 
$
(364,506
)
Net transfers in (out) of Level 2
 
$
(364,506
)

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 
International Small Cap Fund
Beginning balance May 31, 2018
   
 
Transfers into Level 3 during the period
   
 
Transfers out of Level 3 during the period
   
 
Total realized gain/(loss)
   
 
Total unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
 
$
(69,227
)
Net purchases
   
137,836
 
Net sales
   
 
Balance as of May 31, 2019
 
$
68,609
 

 
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Dynamic Small Cap Fund
Beginning balance May 31, 2018
 
$
7,524
 
Transfers into Level 3 during the period
   
 
Transfers out of Level 3 during the period
   
 
Total realized gain/(loss)
   
 
Total unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
 
$
(1,821
)
Net purchases
   
 
Net sales
   
 
Balance as of May 31, 2019
 
$
5,703
 

         
Impact to
         
Valuation from
 
Fair Value
Valuation
Unobservable
Input
an increase
 
May 31, 2019
Methodologies
Input(1)
Range/Value
in Input(2)
International
   
Adjusted by management
   
  Small Cap Fund –
 
Fair Value
to reflect
   
  Common Stock
$68,609
Pricing
current conditions
Increase
           
Dynamic
   
Adjusted by management
   
  Small Cap Fund –
 
Fair Value
to reflect
   
  Rights
$  5,703
Pricing
current conditions
Increase

(1)
The investment advisor considers relevant indications of value that are reasonably and timely available to it in determining the fair value to be assigned to a particular security, such as the type and cost of the security; contractual or legal restrictions on resale of the security; relevant financial or business developments of the issuer; actively traded related securities; conversion or exchange rights on the security; related corporate actions; significant events occurring after the close of trading in the security; and changes in overall market conditions. The Fund’s use of fair value pricing may cause the net asset value of Fund shares to differ from the net asset value that would be calculated using market quotations. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security.
(2)
This column represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase to the corresponding unobservable input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect.

Note 11 – Investments in Affiliated Issuers
 
An affiliated issuer is an entity in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities or any investment in an Oak Ridge Fund. Issuers that are affiliates of the Fund at period-end are noted in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. Additional security purchases and the reduction of certain securities shares outstanding of existing portfolio holdings that were not considered affiliated in prior years may result in the Fund owning in excess of 5% of the outstanding shares at period-end. The table below reflects transactions during the period with entities that are affiliates as of May 31, 2019 and may include acquisitions of new investments, prior year holdings that became affiliated during the period and prior period affiliated holdings that are no longer affiliated as of period-end.
 
Small Cap Growth Fund
       

Change in
     
 
Value
   
Net
Unrealized
   
Capital
 
Beginning
 
Sales
Realized
Appreciation
Value End
Dividend
Gain
Fund/Security Description
of Period
Purchases
Proceeds
Gain (Loss)
(Depreciation)
of Period
Income
Distributions
North Square International
               
Small Cap Fund – Class I
$4,714,121
$98,987
$(4,033,658)
$(36,232)
$(743,218)
$—
$18,257
$80,730
                 
 
Shares
   
Shares
       
 
Beginning
   
End
       
Fund/Security Description
of Period
Purchases
Sales
of Period
       
North Square International
               
Small Cap Fund – Class I
307,607
10,475
(318,082)
       

 
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Multi Strategy Fund
 
                           
Change in
                   
   
Value
               
Net
   
Unrealized
               
Capital
 
   
Beginning
         
Sales
   
Realized
   
Appreciation
   
Value End
   
Dividend
   
Gain
 
Fund/Security Description
 
of Period
   
Purchases
   
Proceeds
   
Gain (Loss)
   
(Depreciation)
   
of Period
   
Income
   
Distributions
 
North Square Dynamic
                                               
Small Cap Fund – Class I
 
$
26,855,297
   
$
3,801,875
   
$
(5,250,000
)
 
$
(30,201
)
 
$
(5,912,607
)
 
$
19,464,364
   
$
   
$
3,801,875
 
                                                                 
North Square Global
                                                               
Resources & Infrastructure
                                                               
Fund – Class I
   
12,227,212
     
178,654
     
(5,150,000
)
   
(22,899
)
   
(2,270,112
)
   
4,962,855
     
145,194
     
33,460
 
                                                                 
North Square International
                                                               
Small Cap Fund – Class I
   
3,450,847
     
237,812
     
(575,000
)
   
(203,780
)
   
(629,795
)
   
2,280,084
     
43,861
     
193,951
 
                                                                 
North Square Oak Ridge
                                                               
Disciplined Growth Fund –
                                                               
Class I
   
13,977,674
     
2,011,673
     
(3,155,000
)
   
436,572
     
218,930
     
13,489,849
     
     
121,673
 
                                                                 
North Square Oak Ridge
                                                               
Dividend Growth Fund –
                                                               
Class I
   
9,601,977
     
1,929,892
     
(400,000
)
   
32,191
     
383,769
     
11,547,829
     
169,869
     
160,024
 
                           
$
211,883
   
$
(8,209,815
)
 
$
51,744,981
   
$
358,924
   
$
4,310,982
 
                                                                 
   
Shares
                   
Shares
                                 
   
Beginning
                   
End
                                 
Fund/Security Description
 
of Period
   
Purchases
   
Sales
   
of Period
                                 
North Square Dynamic
                                                               
Small Cap Fund – Class I
   
1,773,798
     
335,558
     
(423,093
)
   
1,686,263
                                 
                                                                 
North Square Global
                                                               
Resources & Infrastructure
                                                               
Fund – Class I
   
922,808
     
16,759
     
(460,222
)
   
479,345
                                 
                                                                 
North Square International
                                                               
Small Cap Fund – Class I
   
271,293
     
25,165
     
(59,952
)
   
236,506
                                 
                                                                 
North Square Oak Ridge
                                                               
Disciplined Growth Fund –
                                                               
Class I
   
1,062,133
     
148,333
     
(242,716
)
   
967,750
                                 
                                                                 
North Square Oak Ridge
                                                               
Dividend Growth Fund –
                                                               
Class I
   
613,545
     
123,113
     
(26,127
)
   
710,531
                                 
                             
4,080,395
                                 

Note 12 – Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Period End
 
The Funds have adopted financial reporting rules regarding subsequent events which require an entity to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet. Management has evaluated the Funds’ related events and transactions that occurred through the date of issuance of the Funds’ financial statements.
 
There were no events or transactions that occurred during this period that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Funds’ financial statements.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of North Square Investments Trust
 
Opinion on the Financial Statements
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund, North Square International Small Cap Fund, North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund, North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund, North Square Multi Strategy Fund, and North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund (the “Funds”), each a series of North Square Investments Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedules of investments, as of May 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and with respect to the North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund and North Square Multi Strategy Fund, the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, and for the six month period ended May 31, 2015 and the year ended November 30, 2014, with respect to the North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, with respect to the North Square International Small Cap Fund and North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund, the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended and for the period September 30, 2015 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2016, with respect to North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund, the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended and for the period July 29, 2016 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund, North Square International Small Cap Fund, North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund, North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund, North Square Multi Strategy Fund, and North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund as of May 31, 2019, and the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and their financial highlights for the periods referred to above, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
Basis for Opinion
 
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We have served as the auditor of one or more of the funds in the Trust since 2007.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
 
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from broker were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 30, 2019
 


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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

Board Consideration of Investment Management and Sub-Advisory Agreements
 
Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), requires that each mutual fund's board of trustees, including a majority of those trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), initially approve, and annually review and consider the continuation of, the fund's investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.  At its organizational meeting held on August 24, 2018 (the “Organizational Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of North Square Investments Trust (the “Trust”), including each of the Independent Trustees, unanimously voted to approve for an initial two-year period: (i) a proposed investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) between North Square Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust, on behalf of each of its series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”); (ii) a proposed investment sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and Oak Ridge Investments, LLC (“Oak Ridge Investments”), with respect to North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund, North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund, North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund and North Square Multi Strategy Fund; and (iii) a proposed investment sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and Algert Global LLC (“Algert Global” and together with Oak Ridge Investments, the “Sub-Advisers”), with respect to North Square International Small Cap Fund and North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund. The Adviser and the Sub-Advisers are collectively referred to as the “Advisers.” The investment sub-advisory agreements with the Sub-Advisers are collectively referred to as the “Sub-Advisory Agreements,” and the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements are collectively referred to as the “Agreements.”
 
Each Fund is a newly-organized investment portfolio of the Trust and successor to corresponding series of Investment Managers Series Trust (each, a “Predecessor Fund” and collectively, the “Predecessor Funds”). On May 10, 2019, each Fund will acquire the assets and liabilities of its corresponding Predecessor Fund through a reorganization (each, a “Reorganization” and collectively, the “Reorganizations”). As a result of the Reorganizations, each Fund adopted the performance and financial history of its corresponding Predecessor Fund. In addition, North Square Investments replaced Oak Ridge Investments as the investment adviser to each Predecessor Fund, Oak Ridge Investments assumed a sub-adviser role for the Funds that correspond to the Predecessor Funds for which Oak Ridge Investments acted as the sole investment adviser, and Algert Global continued to serve as the sub-adviser to the Funds that correspond to the Predecessor Funds for which Algert Global served as a sub-adviser. Each Fund has the same portfolio management team and contractual management fee and sub-advisory fee (as applicable) as those of its corresponding Predecessor Fund. The terms and conditions of the Management Agreement are materially the same as those of the investment advisory agreement (the “Predecessor Advisory Agreement”) between Investment Managers Series Trust, on behalf of each Predecessor Fund, and Oak Ridge Investments. Similarly, the terms and conditions of the Sub-Advisory Agreements are materially the same as those of the sub-advisory agreements (the “Predecessor Sub-Advisory Agreements” and together with the Predecessor Advisory Agreement the “Predecessor Agreements”) between Oak Ridge Investments and Algert Global, with respect to the sub-advised Predecessor Funds.
 
In the months preceding the Organizational Meeting, the Board requested and reviewed responses from the Advisers to questions posed to the Advisers on behalf of the Independent Trustees and supporting materials relating to those questions and responses. In addition, the Board considered such additional information as it deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Agreements, as applicable, with respect to each Fund, including the fact that the Predecessor Agreements were most recently considered and approved by the board of trustees of Investment Managers Series Trust at an in-person meeting held on June 20-21, 2018. The Board also considered the materials and in-person presentations by Fund officers and representatives of the Advisers received at the Organizational Meeting concerning the Agreements.
 
In determining whether to approve the Agreements for a Fund, the members of the Board reviewed and evaluated information and factors they believed to be relevant and appropriate in the exercise of their reasonable business judgment. While individual members of the Board may have weighed certain factors differently, the Board’s determination to approve the Agreements was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Board with respect to the approval of the Agreements. The Board was also furnished with an analysis of its fiduciary obligations in connection with its evaluation of the Agreements and, throughout the evaluation process, the Board was assisted by counsel for the Funds. The Independent Trustees were also separately assisted by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately. A more detailed summary of the important, but not necessarily all, factors the Board considered with respect to its approval of the Agreements is provided below.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
The Board considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Funds by the Advisers. The Board considered, among other things, the terms of the Agreements and the range of services to be provided by the Advisers. The Board noted the non-investment advisory services to be provided by the Adviser consistent with the terms of the Management Agreements, including the supervision and coordination of the Funds’ services providers and the provision of related administrative and other services. The Board considered each Adviser’s reputation, organizational structure, resources and overall financial strength, as well as its willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to enhance services to the Funds.
 

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The Board considered the Advisers’ professional personnel who will provide services to the Funds, including each Adviser’s ability and experience in attracting and retaining qualified personnel to service the Funds. The Board also considered the compliance programs and compliance records of the Advisers. The Board noted the Advisers’ support of the Funds’ compliance control structure, including the resources that will be devoted by the Advisers in support of the Funds’ obligations pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act and the efforts of the Advisers to combat cybersecurity risks and invest in business continuity planning.
 
The Board considered that the Adviser and Oak Ridge Investments had recently entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement for the sale of certain of the distribution- and asset management-related business assets of Oak Ridge Investments, along with the transfer of over twenty employees from Oak Ridge Investments to the Adviser, including the senior executives primarily responsible for sales, marketing, operations and distribution activities (the “Acquisition”). The Board evaluated the anticipated impact of the Acquisition on the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Funds by the Adviser and Oak Ridge Investments.
 
With respect to the Adviser, the Board considered the Funds’ proposed operation in a “manager-of-managers” structure and reviewed the responsibilities that the Adviser would have under this structure, including monitoring and evaluating the performance of the Sub-Advisers, monitoring the Sub-Advisers for adherence to the stated investment objectives, strategies, policies and restrictions of the Funds, and supervising the Sub-Advisers with respect to the services that the Sub-Advisers would provide under the Sub-Advisory Agreements. In this regard, the Board evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by the Adviser and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Advisers. The Board also considered the process used by the Adviser, consistent with this structure, to identify and recommend subadvisers, and its ability to monitor and oversee subadvisers and recommend replacement subadvisers, when necessary, and provide other services under the Management Agreement.
 
With respect to the Sub-Advisers, which provide certain day-to-day portfolio management services for the Funds, subject to oversight by the Adviser, the Board considered, among other things, the quality of each Sub-Adviser’s investment personnel, its investment philosophies and processes, its investment research capabilities and resources, its performance record, its experience, its trade execution capabilities and its approach to managing risk. The Board considered the experience of each Fund’s portfolio managers, the number of accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and each Sub-Adviser’s method for compensating the portfolio managers. Moreover, the Board considered that the Adviser would oversee potential conflicts of interest between each Fund’s investments and those of other funds or accounts managed by the Fund’s portfolio managers.
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements.
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board noted that the Funds are newly formed and did not have prior performance records but considered the performance of each Fund’s corresponding Predecessor Fund, each of which was previously managed by Oak Ridge Investments. The Board reviewed the performance of each Predecessor Fund over different time periods presented in the materials and evaluated the Adviser’s analysis of the Predecessor Fund’s performance for these time periods, recognizing that each Fund is expected to assume the performance history of its corresponding Predecessor Fund.
 
The Board considered information and materials provided to the Board by the Advisers concerning Predecessor Fund performance, as well as information from Morningstar Inc. (“Morningstar”), an independent provider of investment company data, comparing the investment performance of each Predecessor Fund to an appropriate benchmark index, and to a universe of peer funds as determined by Morningstar (the “Fund Universe”) and a peer group of funds selected from the Fund Universe by Morningstar (the “Performance Group”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Morningstar to select the funds in each Predecessor Fund’s Performance Group and Fund Universe and considered potential imprecision resulting from the selection methodology. For details regarding each Predecessor Fund’s performance for various periods ended March 31, 2018, see the Fund-by-Fund synopsis below.
 
The Board received information concerning, and discussed factors contributing to, the performance of the Predecessor Funds relative to their respective benchmarks and Fund Universes for the relevant periods. The Board took note of the explanations for any relative underperformance of a Predecessor Fund during these periods, including with respect to investment decisions and market factors that affected the Predecessor Fund’s investment performance.
 
Based on these considerations, the Board concluded that it was satisfied that the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers have the capability of providing satisfactory investment performance for the Funds, as applicable.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed and considered the proposed management fee rate to be paid by each Fund to the Adviser under the Management Agreement and each Fund’s anticipated total expense ratio. The Board noted that each Fund’s proposed contractual management fee
 

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rate was identical to its corresponding Predecessor Fund’s contractual management fee rate. The Board also noted that each Fund’s anticipated total net expense ratio was identical to its corresponding Predecessor Fund’s total net expense ratio as a result of the Adviser’s contractual agreement to limit the Funds’ total operating expenses to specified levels for a period of at least two years (at least ten years for certain Funds) from the date of the Reorganizations. The Board also reviewed and considered the proposed sub-advisory fee rate to be paid by the Adviser to each Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. The Board reviewed information from Morningstar comparing each Fund’s proposed management fee rate and anticipated total expense ratio relative to a peer group of funds selected from the Fund Universe by Morningstar (the “Expense Group”). While the Board recognized that comparisons between a Fund and its peer funds may be imprecise, the comparative information provided by Morningstar assisted the Board in evaluating the reasonableness of each Fund’s proposed fees and anticipated total expense ratio. For details regarding each Fund’s expenses, see the Fund-by-Fund synopsis below.
 
The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the management fee that will be retained by the Adviser after payment of the fee to each Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. The Board considered that this amount was identical to the portion of the management fee that was retained by Oak Ridge Investments as investment adviser to the sub-advised Predecessor Funds. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities that will be retained and risks that will be assumed by Adviser and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Advisers, and about the Adviser’s on-going oversight services. The Board also considered that the sub-advisory fees to be paid to each Sub-Adviser had been negotiated by the Adviser on an arm’s length basis.
 
The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Funds. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing proprietary mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of other types of clients, including non-mutual fund clients such as institutional separate accounts.
 
Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board concluded that the compensation payable to the Adviser under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreements were reasonable.
 
Profitability
 
The Board received and considered information concerning the Adviser’s projected costs of sponsoring the Funds and the projected profitability to the Adviser from providing services to the Funds. The Adviser reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability, including a description of the methodology used to allocate certain expenses. The Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a Fund-by-Fund basis may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, the size, type and age of the Fund and fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Adviser. The Board also received information relating to the operations and projected profitability to each Sub-Adviser from providing services to the Funds. The Board considered representations from the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser that the Sub-Adviser’s fees were negotiated at arm’s length on a Fund-by-Fund basis and that the sub-advisory fees would be paid by the Adviser and not the Funds. Accordingly, the Board concluded that the projected profitability of each Sub-Adviser is a less relevant factor with respect to the Board’s consideration of the Sub-Advisory Agreements.
 
Based on its review, the Board did not deem the projected profits reported by the Advisers from services to be provided to the Funds to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the Agreements.
 
Economies of Scale
 
The Board received and considered information about the potential for the Adviser to experience economies of scale in the provision of management services to each Fund, the difficulties of calculating economies of scale at an individual fund level, and the extent to which potential scale benefits may be shared with shareholders of the Fund. The Board reviewed the breakpoints in the management fee schedule for each Fund, if any, which reduce fee rates as the Fund’s assets grow over time. The Board considered that in addition to management fee breakpoints, the Adviser may share potential economies of scale from its management business in a variety of ways, including through fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements, services that benefit shareholders, competitive management fee rates set at the outset without regard to breakpoints, and investments in the business intended to enhance services available to shareholders.
 
The Board concluded that the Adviser’s arrangements with respect to the Funds constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Funds and their shareholders.
 

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“Fall-Out” Benefits
 
The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits that the Adviser and its affiliates may receive as a result of their relationships with the Funds. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in the Adviser’s business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. In addition, the Board considered the potential benefits, other than subadvisory fees, that the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates may receive because of their relationships with the Funds, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Sub-Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Funds and other investment advisory clients, as well as other benefits from increases in assets under management.
 
Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits that may be received by the Advisers and their affiliates are unreasonable.
 
Fund-by-Fund Factors
 
North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund
 
 
The Board noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was above the median performance of the Performance Group for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was above the median performance of the Fund Universe for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board also noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods.
     
 
The Board noted that the Fund’s proposed management fee rate was above the median rate of the Expense Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s anticipated total net expense ratio was below the median rate of the Expense Group.

North Square International Small Cap Fund
 
 
The Board noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was below the median performance of the Performance Group for the 1-year period. The Board noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was below the median performance of the Fund Universe for the 1-year period. The Board also noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was below its benchmark for the 1-year period. The Board considered that the Fund had been operating for a short period, and that performance over longer periods would be more meaningful.
     
 
The Board noted that the Fund’s proposed management fee rate was equal to the median rate of the Expense Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s anticipated total net expense ratio was below the median rate of the Expense Group.

North Square Multi Strategy Fund
 
 
The Board noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was above the median performance of the Performance Group for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods. The Board noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was above the median performance of the Fund Universe for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods. The Board also noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was below its benchmark for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods.
     
 
The Board noted that the Fund’s proposed management fee rate was below the median rate of the Expense Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s anticipated total net expense ratio was above the median rate of the Expense Group. The Board considered that the Adviser will not receive management fees from the Fund with respect to assets that are invested in underlying funds advised by the Adviser.

North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund
 
 
The Board noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was below the median performance of the Performance Group for the 1-year period. The Board noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was below the median performance of the Fund Universe for the 1-year period. The Board also noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was below its benchmark for the 1-year period. The Board considered that the Fund had been operating for a short period, and that performance over longer periods would be more meaningful.
     
 
The Board noted that the Fund’s proposed management fee rate was below the median rate of the Expense Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s anticipated total net expense ratio was below the median rate of the Expense Group.

North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund
 
 
The Board noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was above the median performance of the Performance Group for the 1- and 3-year periods. The Board noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was above the median performance of the Fund Universe for the 1-year period and below the median performance of the Fund Universe for the 3-year period. The Board also noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was below its benchmark for the 1-year period and below its benchmark for the 3-year period.

 

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The Board noted that the Fund’s proposed management fee rate was above the median rate of the Expense Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s anticipated total net expense ratio was below the median rate of the Expense Group and the Universe.

North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
 
 
The Board noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was below the median performance of the Performance Group for the 1- 3-, 5- and 10-year periods. The Board noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was above the median performance of the Fund Universe for the 1-year period and below the median performance of the Fund Universe for the 3-, 5- and 10-year periods. The Board also noted that the Predecessor Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the 1-year period and below its benchmark for the 3-, 5- and 10-year periods.
     
 
The Board noted that the Fund’s proposed management fee rate was equal to the median rate of the Expense Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s anticipated total net expense ratio was below the median rate of the Expense Group.

Conclusion
 
At the Organizational Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the Agreements.
 











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Corporate Dividends Received Deduction
For the year ended May 31, 2019, 33.68%, 11.94% and 88.82%, respectively, of the dividends to be paid from net investment income, including short-term capital gains (if any) from the Small Cap Growth, Dynamic Small Cap and Dividend Growth is designated as dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.
 
Qualified Dividend Income
For the year ended May 31, 2019, 34.83%, 56.86%, 12.58% and 98.61%, respectively, of dividends to be paid from net investment income, including short-term capital gains (if any) from the Small Cap Growth, International Small Cap, Dynamic Small Cap and Dividend Growth is designated as qualified dividend income.
 
Long-Term Capital Gain Designation
For the year ended May 31, 2019, the Small Cap Growth, International Small Cap, Dynamic Small Cap, Disciplined Growth, Multi-Strategy and Dividend Growth Funds designate $43,269,565, $2,317,858, $473,119, $124,163, $22,347,312 and $56,146, respectively, as 20.00% rate gain distributions for purposes of the dividends paid deduction.
 
Trustees and Officers Information
Additional information about the Trustees is included in each Fund’s Statement of Additional Information which is available, without charge, upon request by calling (855) 551-5521 or on the Funds’ website at www.northsquareinvest.com. The Trustees and officers of each Fund and their principal occupations during the past five years are as follows:
 
       
Number of
 
       
Portfolios
 
       
in Fund
Other Directorship/
Name, Addressa,
     
Complex
Trusteeship
Year of Birth and
 
Term of Office
 
Overseen
Positions held by
Position(s) with
Position with
and Length of
Principal Occupations During
by
Trustee During
the Trust
the Trust
Time Servedb
the Past Five Years or Longer
Trusteec
the Past 5 Years
Independent Trustees
       
David B. Boon
Trustee
08/2018 to present
Chief Financial Officer and Managing
7
N/A
(1960)
   
Director, Eagle Capital Management, LLC
   
     
(since 2018); Chief Financial Officer and
   
     
Partner, Cedar Capital, LLC (2013 – 2018);
   
     
Managing Director, Putnam Investment
   
     
Management, LLC (2000 – 2013).
   
Donald J. Herrema
Chairman of the
08/2018 to present
Vice Chair and Chief Investment Officer,
7
Chairman (since 2013)
(1952)
Board and Trustee
 
Independent Life Insurance Company
 
and Director
     
(since 2018); Financial Services Executive,
 
(since 2009), TD Asset
     
Advisor and Founder of BlackSterling
 
Management USA Funds
     
Partners, LLC (private investments and
 
Inc.; Director, Abel Noser
     
advisory firm) (since 2004); Executive Vice
 
Holdings, LLC (since
     
Chairman and Senior Advisor at Kennedy
 
2016); Member, USC
     
Wilson (real estate investment company)
 
Marshall Business School
     
(2009 – 2016).
 
Board (since 2010);
         
President and
         
Trustee,Christ Church
         
(2008 – 2016); Director,
         
Lepercq de Neuflize
         
(2009 – 2016); Chairman
         
and Trustee Emeritus
         
(since 2014), Trustee
         
(1995 – 2014), Whittier
         
College; Director, FEG
         
Investment Advisors
         
(since 2017); Director,
         
Independent Life
         
Insurance Company
         
(since 2018).

 

 

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Number of
 
       
Portfolios
 
       
in Fund
Other Directorship/
Name, Addressa,
     
Complex
Trusteeship
Year of Birth and
 
Term of Office
 
Overseen
Positions held by
Position(s) with
Position with
and Length of
Principal Occupations During
by
Trustee During
the Trust
the Trust
Time Servedb
the Past Five Years or Longer
Trusteec
the Past 5 Years
Catherine A. Zaharis
Trustee
08/2018 to present
Director, Professional/Employer Development,
7
Director, The
(1960)
   
Finance Department (since 2015), Adjunct
 
Vantagepoint Funds
     
Lecturer (since 2010), and Business Director,
 
(2015 – 2016).
     
MBA Finance Career Academy (2008 – 2015),
   
     
University of Iowa, Tippie College of Business;
   
     
Chair (2013 – 2016), Director (1999 – 2016),
   
     
and Investment Committee Member (1999 –
   
     
2013) and Chair (2003 – 2013),
   
     
University of Iowa Foundation.
   
Interested Trusteesd
       
Mark D. Goodwin
Trustee and
08/2018 to present
Chief Executive Officer, North Square
7
N/A
(1964)
President
 
Investments LLC (since July 2018); President
   
     
and Chief Operating Officer (2015 – July 2018)
   
     
and Executive Vice President (2014 – 2015),
   
     
Oak Ridge Investments, LLC; Chief Operating
   
     
Officer, AmundiPioneer Asset Management Inc.
   
     
(2005 – 2014).
   
Officers of the Trust:
       
Alan E. Molotsky
Treasurer
08/2018 to present
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer,
N/A
N/A
(1964)
and
 
General Counsel and Senior Managing Director,
   
 
Secretary
 
North Square Investments, LLC (since July 2018);
   
     
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer,
   
     
General Counsel and Executive Vice President,
   
     
Oak Ridge Investments LLC (2004 – July 2018).
   
David J. Gaspar
Vice
08/2018 to present
Chief Operations and Information Officer and
N/A
N/A
(1964)
President
 
Senior Managing Director, North Square
   
     
Investments, LLC (since July 2018); Chief
   
     
Operations Officer, Chief Information Officer,
   
     
Chief Information Security Officer and Executive
   
     
Vice President, Oak Ridge Investments, LLC
   
     
(2000 – July 2018).
   
Douglas N. Tyre
Chief
09/2018 to present
Assistant Compliance Director, Cipperman
N/A
N/A
(1964)
Compliance
 
Compliance Services, LLC (since 2014);
   
 
Officer
 
Client Services & Operations Specialist
   
     
and Senior Associate, Echo Point Investment
   
     
Management LLC (2010 – 2014).
   

a
The business address of each Trustee and officer is c/o North Square Investments, LLC, 10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1925, Chicago, Illinois 60603.
b
Trustees and officers serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
c
The term “Fund Complex” applies to the seven portfolios that currently comprise the Trust, which consists of the six Funds and the North Square Global Resources & Infrastructure Fund.
d
Mr. Goodwin is considered to be an “interested person” of the Trust as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of his positions with the Adviser.




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EXPENSE EXAMPLES
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Expense Examples
As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments (Class A only); and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (Class A and C only); and other Fund expenses. The examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six month period from December 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019.
 
Actual Expenses
The information in the row titled “Actual Performance” of the table below provides actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, 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 appropriate row for your share class, in the column titled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The information in the row titled “Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)” of the table below provides hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples 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 transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. Therefore, the information in the row titled “Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)” 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.
 

 

 
 

 

 
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EXPENSE EXAMPLES – Continued
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

   
Beginning
Ending
Expense Paid
   
Account
Account
During
   
Value
Value
Period*
Small Cap Growth Fund
12/1/18
5/31/19
12/1/18 – 5/31/19
Class A
Actual Performance
$1,000.00
$   996.70
$  6.82
 
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,018.10
$  6.89
Class C
Actual Performance
$1,000.00
$   992.60
$10.53
 
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,014.36
$10.65
Class I
Actual Performance
$1,000.00
$   997.90
$  5.58
 
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,019.35
$  5.64
Class K
Actual Performance
$1,000.00
$   999.10
$  5.58
 
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,019.35
$  5.64

*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios of 1.37%, 2.12%, 1.12% and 1.12% for Class A, Class C, Class I and Class K, respectively, multiplied by the average account values over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the six month period). The expense ratio reflect a recovery of previously waived fees. Assumes all dividends and distributions were reinvested.

   
Beginning
Ending
Expense Paid
   
Account
Account
During
   
Value
Value
Period*
International Small Cap Fund
12/1/18
5/31/19
12/1/18 – 5/31/19
Class A
Actual Performance
$1,000.00
$   991.00
$7.50
 
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,017.40
$7.59
Class I
Actual Performance
$1,000.00
$   992.20
$6.26
 
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,018.65
$6.34

*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios of 1.51% and 1.26% for Class A and Class I, respectively, multiplied by the average account values over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the six month period). The expense ratio reflects an expense waiver. Assumes all dividends and distributions were reinvested.

   
Beginning
Ending
Expense Paid
   
Account
Account
During
   
Value
Value
Period*
Dynamic Small Cap Fund
12/1/18
5/31/19
12/1/18 – 5/31/19
Class A
Actual Performance
$1,000.00
$   962.50
$6.85
 
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,017.95
$7.04
Class I
Actual Performance
$1,000.00
$   962.80
$5.63
 
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,019.20
$5.79

*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios of 1.40% and 1.15% for Class A and Class I, respectively, multiplied by the average account values over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the six month period). The expense ratio reflects an expense waiver. Assumes all dividends and distributions were reinvested.

   
Beginning
Ending
Expense Paid
   
Account
Account
During
   
Value
Value
Period*
Disciplined Growth Fund
12/1/18
5/31/19
12/1/18 – 5/31/19
Class I
Actual Performance
$1,000.00
$1,045.00
$4.89
 
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,020.14
$4.84

*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.96%, multiplied by the average account values over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the six month period). The expense ratios reflect an expense waiver. Assumes all dividends and distributions were reinvested.
 
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EXPENSE EXAMPLES – Continued
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

   
Beginning
Ending
Expense Paid
   
Account
Account
During
   
Value
Value
Period*
Multi Strategy Fund
12/1/18
5/31/19
12/1/18 – 5/31/19
Class A
Actual Performance
$1,000.00
$   995.10
$4.87
 
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,020.04
$4.94
Class C
Actual Performance
$1,000.00
$   992.10
$8.59
 
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,016.31
$8.70
Class I
Actual Performance
$1,000.00
$1,001.30
$3.64
 
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,021.29
$3.68

*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios of 0.98%, 1.73 and 0.73% for Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively, multiplied by the average account values over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the six month period). The expense ratio reflect a recovery of previously waived fees. Assumes all dividends and distributions were reinvested.

   
Beginning
Ending
Expense Paid
   
Account
Account
During
   
Value
Value
Period*
Dividend Growth Fund
12/1/18
5/31/19
12/1/18 – 5/31/19
Class A
Actual Performance
$1,000.00
$1,017.50
$6.49
 
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,018.50
$6.49
Class I
Actual Performance
$1,000.00
$1,019.00
$5.34
 
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,019.65
$5.34

*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios of 1.29% and 1.06% for Class A and Class I, respectively, multiplied by the average account values over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the six month period). The expense ratio reflects an expense waiver. Assumes all dividends and distributions were reinvested.








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Advisor
North Square Investments
10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1900
Chicago, Illinois 60603



Sub-Advisor
Algert Global LLC
555 California Street
Suite 3325
San Francisco, California 94104



Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Tait, Weller & Baker LLP
1818 Market Street, Suite 2400
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103



Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 N. RiverCenter Drive, Ste 300
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212



Fund Administrator, Transfer Agent and Fund Accountant
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202



Distributor
Compass Distributors LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, Maine 04101
www.foreside.com










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FUND INFORMATION

Fund Name
 
Ticker
CUSIP
North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
Class A
ORIGX
66263L 304
North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
Class C
ORICX
66263L 874
North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
Class K
ORIKX
66263L 866
North Square Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
Class I
ORIYX
66263L 858
North Square International Small Cap Fund
Class A
ORIAX
66263L 403
North Square International Small Cap Fund
Class I
ORIIX
66263L 817
North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund
Class A
ORSAX
66263L 502
North Square Dynamic Small Cap Fund
Class I
ORSIX
66263L 825
North Square Oak Ridge Disciplined Growth Fund
Class I
ODGIX
66263L 601
North Square Multi Strategy Fund
Class A
ORILX
66263L 700
North Square Multi Strategy Fund
Class C
ORLCX
66263L 841
North Square Multi Strategy Fund
Class I
PORYX
66263L 833
North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund
Class A
ORDAX
66263L 809
North Square Oak Ridge Dividend Growth Fund
Class I
ORDNX
66263L 882

Privacy Principles of the Oak Ridge Funds for Shareholders
 
The Funds are committed to maintaining the privacy of their shareholders and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information the Funds collect, how we protect that information and why, in certain cases, we may share information with select other parties.
 
Generally, the Funds do not receive any non-public personal information relating to their shareholders, although certain non-public personal information of their shareholders may become available to the Funds. The Funds do not disclose any non-public personal information about their shareholders or former shareholders to anyone, except as permitted by law or as is necessary in order to service shareholder accounts (for example, to a transfer agent or third party administrator).

This report is sent to shareholders of the Oak Ridge Funds for their information. It is not a Prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of the Funds or of any securities mentioned in this report.
 
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
 
A description of the Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures related to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds at (855) 551-5521 or on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov.
 
Proxy Voting Record
 
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies for portfolio securities, if applicable, during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is also available, without charge and upon request by calling (855) 551-5521 or by accessing the Funds’ Form N-PX on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
Form N-Q Disclosure
 
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Q is available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Form N-Q may also be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.
 
Householding
 
The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Funds at (855) 551-5521.
 
North Square Funds
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 2175
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
1-855-551-5521


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer.  The registrant has not made any substantive amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report.  The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

A copy of the registrant’s Code of Ethics is filed herewith.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that it does not have an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.  At this time, the Registrant believes that the experience provided by each member of the Audit Committee together offers the registrant adequate oversight for the Registrant’s level of financial complexity.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(1) (a) — (d) Aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm were as follows:

 
FYE  5/31/2019
FYE  5/31/2018
Audit Fees
$100,100
$92,700
Audit-Related Fees
$0
$0
Tax Fees
$16,800
$16,800
All Other Fees
$0
$0

Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings, including registration statements. Audit-related fees refer to the reading and commenting on the Registrant’s semi-annual reports. Tax fees include amounts related to tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice, including specifically tax return review and excise tax distribution review services. There were no fees billed for services rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(e) (1) The Registrant’s audit committee charter requires pre-approval in advance of (i) audit and non-audit services performed by the Registrant’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Registrant; and (ii) audit and non-audit services relating directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant performed by the Registrant’s principal accounting officer for the Registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant.

(2) None of the services described in (b) — (d) above were approved by the audit committee specifically pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f)  Not applicable.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees were for audit-related and tax services rendered to the Registrant. As disclosed above, the amount of fees billed for such services were $16,800 and $16,800 for the 2019 and 2018 fiscal years, respectively.

(h) The aggregate fees billed for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant’s investment advisor related to surprise security count procedures were $16,800 and $16,800 for the 2019 and 2018 fiscal years respectively. These fees were not required to be preapproved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Item 6. 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 President and Treasurer 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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)
(1) Code of ethics. Filed herewith

(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Filed herewith.

(3) Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

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

(b)
Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002.  Furnished herewith.

SIGNATURES

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


North Square Investments Trust


By:          /s/Mark D. Goodwin
Mark D. Goodwin,
President

Date:       August 5, 2019


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


By:          /s/Mark D. Goodwin
Mark D. Goodwin,
President

Date        August 5, 2019



By:          /s/Alan E. Molotsky
Alan E. Molotsky,
Treasurer

Date        August 5, 2019