NPORT-EX 2 ramirez.htm EXHIBIT F

Ramirez Core Bond Fund
     
 
           
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
                   
December 31, 2023
     
 
           
                     
       
Maturity
 
Principal
       
Security
 
Rate
 
Date
 
Amount
   
Value
 
Asset Backed Secuities ― 4.0%
                   
Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust
                   
Series 2023-1, Class A3
   
4.870
%
2/15/2028
 
$
50,000
   
$
50,051
 
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust
                         
Series 2023-2, Class A3
   
4.470
%
2/16/2028
   
50,000
     
49,713
 
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust
                         
Series 2023-B, Class A3
   
4.710
%
2/15/2028
   
50,000
     
49,961
 
Verizon Master Trust
                         
Series 2023-1, Class A
   
4.490
%
1/22/2029
   
50,000
     
49,793
 
                           
Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost — $199,830)
                     
199,518
 
                           
Corporate Bonds ― 20.2%
                         
Aerospace/Defence ― 0.3%
                         
Boeing Co., The
   
5.150
%
5/1/2030
   
15,000
     
15,299
 
Total Aerospace/Defence
                     
15,299
 
Auto Manufacturers ― 0.3%
                         
General Motors Co.
   
6.800
%
10/1/2027
   
15,000
     
15,920
 
Total Auto Manufacturers
                     
15,920
 
Banks ― 4.9%
                         
Bank of America Corp.
   
3.248
%
10/21/2027
   
35,000
     
33,356
 
Citigroup, Inc.
   
6.625
%
6/15/2032
   
35,000
     
38,173
 
Fifth Third Bancorp (a)
   
6.339
%
7/27/2029
   
25,000
     
26,062
 
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., The
   
3.500
%
11/16/2026
   
15,000
     
14,456
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
4.125
%
12/15/2026
   
15,000
     
14,721
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
6.400
%
5/15/2038
   
15,000
     
17,238
 
Morgan Stanley
   
5.000
%
11/24/2025
   
15,000
     
14,991
 
Morgan Stanley
   
7.250
%
4/1/2032
   
15,000
     
17,722
 
Royal Bank of Canada
   
6.000
%
11/1/2027
   
20,000
     
20,982
 
Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
   
5.523
%
7/17/2028
   
30,000
     
30,930
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
   
4.150
%
1/24/2029
   
20,000
     
19,477
 
Total Banks
                     
248,108
 
Beverages ― 0.4%
                         
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.
   
4.700
%
2/1/2036
   
20,000
     
20,023
 
Total Beverages
                     
20,023
 
Building Materials ― 0.6%
                         
Owens Corning
   
3.875
%
6/1/2030
   
15,000
     
14,115
 
Vulcan Materials Co.
   
3.500
%
6/1/2030
   
15,000
     
13,976
 
Total Building Materials
                     
28,091
 
Chemicals ― 0.9%
                         
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
   
5.419
%
11/15/2048
   
20,000
     
20,943
 
Mosaic Co., The
   
4.050
%
11/15/2027
   
15,000
     
14,653
 
Sherwin-Williams Co., The
   
2.200
%
3/15/2032
   
15,000
     
12,508
 
Total Chemicals
                     
48,104
 
Computers ― 1.0%
                         
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
   
4.900
%
10/15/2025
   
50,000
     
49,798
 
Total Computers
                     
49,798
 
Diversified Financial Services ― 0.4%
                         
Capital One Financial Corp.
   
3.800
%
1/31/2028
   
20,000
     
19,020
 
Total Diversified Financial Services
                     
19,020
 
Electric ― 0.6%
                         
Progress Energy, Inc.
   
7.750
%
3/1/2031
   
15,000
     
17,347
 
San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
   
3.000
%
3/15/2032
   
15,000
     
13,340
 
Total Electric
                     
30,687
 
Electronics ― 0.5%
                         
Jabil, Inc.
   
3.000
%
1/15/2031
   
30,000
     
26,076
 
Total Electronics
                     
26,076
 

Ramirez Core Bond Fund
     
 
           
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)(Continued)
                   
December 31, 2023
     
 
           
                     
       
Maturity
 
Principal
       
Security
 
Rate
 
Date
 
Amount
   
Value
 
Corporate Bonds (Continued)
                   
Food ― 0.9%
                   
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
   
6.875
%
1/26/2039
 
$
25,000
   
$
28,931
 
Sysco Corp.
   
5.950
%
4/1/2030
   
15,000
     
15,978
 
Total Food
                     
44,909
 
Healthcare-Services ― 1.5%
                         
Centene Corp.
   
4.250
%
12/15/2027
   
15,000
     
14,471
 
Elevance Health, Inc.
   
4.650
%
1/15/2043
   
20,000
     
18,552
 
New York and Presbyterian Hospital, The
   
4.763
%
8/1/2116
   
50,000
     
44,437
 
Total Healthcare-Services
                     
77,460
 
Home Builders ― 0.3%
                         
Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
   
4.875
%
3/15/2027
   
15,000
     
14,948
 
Total Home Builders
                     
14,948
 
Insurance ― 0.4%
                         
Aon Corp.
   
2.800
%
5/15/2030
   
20,000
     
17,779
 
Total Insurance
                     
17,779
 
Internet ― 0.3%
                         
Netflix, Inc.
   
5.875
%
11/15/2028
   
15,000
     
15,830
 
Total Internet
                     
15,830
 
Lodging ― 0.3%
                         
Marriott International, Inc.
   
4.625
%
6/15/2030
   
15,000
     
14,749
 
Total Lodging
                     
14,749
 
Media ― 0.6%
                         
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital
   
5.050
%
3/30/2029
   
15,000
     
14,873
 
Comcast Corp.
   
4.150
%
10/15/2028
   
15,000
     
14,817
 
Total Media
                     
29,690
 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing ― 0.3%
                         
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
   
4.250
%
9/15/2027
   
15,000
     
14,889
 
Total Miscellaneous Manufacturing
                     
14,889
 
Oil & Gas ― 0.9%
                         
Marathon Oil Corp.
   
5.200
%
6/1/2045
   
30,000
     
26,764
 
Valero Energy Corp.
   
6.625
%
6/15/2037
   
15,000
     
16,508
 
Total Oil & Gas
                     
43,272
 
Packaging & Containers ― 0.3%
                         
Packaging Corp of America
   
3.400
%
12/15/2027
   
15,000
     
14,304
 
Total Packaging & Containers
                     
14,304
 
Pipelines ― 0.9%
                         
Boardwalk Pipelines LP
   
5.950
%
6/1/2026
   
15,000
     
15,224
 
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC
   
5.125
%
6/30/2027
   
15,000
     
15,094
 
Energy Transfer LP
   
6.500
%
2/1/2042
   
15,000
     
15,918
 
Total Pipelines
                     
46,236
 
Real Estate Investment Trust (REITS) ― 1.2%
                         
American Tower Corp.
   
2.900
%
1/15/2030
   
50,000
     
44,609
 
Simon Property Group LP
   
6.250
%
1/15/2034
   
15,000
     
16,365
 
Total Real Estate Investment Trust (REITS)
                     
60,974
 
Retail ― 0.6%
                         
Dollar General Corp.
   
4.125
%
5/1/2028
   
15,000
     
14,719
 
McDonald's Corp.
   
6.300
%
10/15/2037
   
15,000
     
17,047
 
Total Retail
                     
31,766
 
Telecommunications ― 1.8%
                         
AT&T, Inc.
   
5.350
%
9/1/2040
   
30,000
     
29,727
 
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
   
3.875
%
4/15/2030
   
45,000
     
42,721
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
   
5.250
%
3/16/2037
   
15,000
     
15,615
 
Total Telecommunications
                     
88,063
 
                           
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost — $1,011,937)
                     
1,015,995
 

Ramirez Core Bond Fund
     
 
           
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)(Continued)
                   
December 31, 2023
     
 
           
                     
       
Maturity
 
Principal
       
Security
 
Rate
 
Date
 
Amount
   
Value
 
Mortgage Backed Securities ― 23.8%
                   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC)
                   
Pool SD8189
   
2.500
%
1/1/2052
 
$
153,213
   
$
130,585
 
Pool SD8201
   
3.000
%
3/1/2052
   
176,785
     
156,668
 
Pool SD8221
   
3.500
%
6/1/2052
   
179,074
     
164,525
 
Pool SD8238
   
4.500
%
8/1/2052
   
132,458
     
128,630
 
Pool SD8256
   
4.000
%
10/1/2052
   
159,951
     
151,539
 
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)
                         
Pool MA4578
   
2.500
%
4/1/2052
   
164,263
     
140,005
 
Pool MA4978
   
5.000
%
4/1/2053
   
123,702
     
122,557
 
Pool MA5072
   
5.500
%
7/1/2053
   
100,730
     
101,283
 
Pool MA5166
   
6.000
%
10/1/2053
   
102,394
     
104,070
 
                           
Total Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost — $1,191,449)
                     
1,199,862
 
                           
Municipal Bonds ― 27.2%
                         
Education ― 7.1%
                         
Denver City & County School District No 1
   
5.664
%
12/1/2033
   
50,000
     
52,653
 
Los Angeles Community College District/CA
   
6.600
%
8/1/2042
   
50,000
     
59,924
 
Los Angeles Unified School District/CA
   
5.750
%
7/1/2034
   
25,000
     
26,577
 
New York State Dormitory Authority
   
4.850
%
7/1/2048
   
50,000
     
47,951
 
Ohio State University/The
   
4.910
%
6/1/2040
   
20,000
     
20,070
 
Oregon School Boards Association
   
5.680
%
6/30/2028
   
50,000
     
51,395
 
University of Massachusetts Building Authority
   
5.450
%
11/1/2040
   
50,000
     
52,075
 
University of Michigan
   
4.454
%
4/1/2122
   
50,000
     
44,994
 
Total Education
                     
355,639
 
Financing & Development ― 3.9%
                         
Kansas Development Finance Authority
   
4.927
%
4/15/2045
   
40,000
     
39,517
 
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Convention Center Authority
   
6.731
%
7/1/2043
   
50,000
     
57,092
 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
   
7.425
%
2/15/2029
   
50,000
     
54,061
 
Permanent University Fund - University of Texas System
   
5.262
%
7/1/2039
   
45,000
     
46,631
 
Total Financing & Development
                     
197,301
 
Healthcare ― 2.0%
                         
Lee Memorial Health System
   
7.281
%
4/1/2027
   
50,000
     
53,221
 
Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue
   
4.132
%
5/15/2032
   
50,000
     
48,039
 
Total Healthcare
                     
101,260
 
Local General Obligation ― 7.7%
                         
City of New York, NY
   
5.968
%
3/1/2036
   
60,000
     
64,729
 
Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority
   
7.618
%
8/1/2040
   
35,000
     
43,326
 
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
   
4.200
%
11/1/2028
   
50,000
     
49,303
 
New York State Dormitory Authority
   
5.389
%
3/15/2040
   
50,000
     
51,791
 
Sales Tax Securitization Corp
   
3.820
%
1/1/2048
   
70,000
     
57,694
 
State of California
   
7.550
%
4/1/2039
   
45,000
     
56,928
 
State of Connecticut
   
5.850
%
3/15/2032
   
60,000
     
64,123
 
Total Local General Obligation
                     
387,894
 
Transportation ― 3.1%
                         
Bay Area Toll Authority
   
3.126
%
4/1/2055
   
40,000
     
28,633
 
City of Los Angeles Department of Airports
   
7.053
%
5/15/2040
   
45,000
     
53,828
 
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
   
7.102
%
1/1/2041
   
15,000
     
18,168
 
Utah Transit Authority
   
5.937
%
6/15/2039
   
50,000
     
54,569
 
Total Transportation
                     
155,198
 

Ramirez Core Bond Fund
     
 
           
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)(Continued)
                   
December 31, 2023
     
 
           
                     
       
Maturity
 
Principal
       
Security
 
Rate
 
Date
 
Amount
   
Value
 
Municipal Bonds (Continued)
                   
Utilities ― 3.4%
                   
American Municipal Power, Inc.
   
7.834
%
2/15/2041
 
$
50,000
   
$
62,548
 
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
   
5.720
%
12/1/2038
   
50,000
     
53,436
 
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority
   
5.952
%
6/15/2042
   
50,000
     
56,027
 
Total Utilities
                     
172,011
 
                           
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost — $1,361,159)
                     
1,369,303
 
                           
U.S. Treasury Obligations ― 18.0%
                         
United States Treasury Note
   
2.750
%
5/15/2025
   
280,000
     
273,432
 
United States Treasury Note
   
2.375
%
5/15/2027
   
200,000
     
190,121
 
United States Treasury Note
   
2.625
%
7/31/2029
   
135,000
     
126,589
 
United States Treasury Note
   
4.125
%
8/31/2030
   
75,000
     
76,060
 
United States Treasury Note
   
2.875
%
5/15/2032
   
110,000
     
102,137
 
United States Treasury Note
   
2.375
%
5/15/2051
   
190,000
     
136,314
 
                           
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost — $901,447)
                     
904,653
 
                           
               
Shares/
         
         
Maturity
 
Principal
         
Security
 
Rate
 
Date
 
Amount
   
Value
 
Short-Term Investments ― 7.2%
                         
Money Market Fund ― 3.8%
                         
First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X (b)
   
5.290
%
     
190,946
     
190,946
 
Total Money Market Fund (Cost — $23,868)
                     
190,946
 
U.S. Treasury Bills ― 3.4%
                         
United States Treasury Bill (c)
   
5.321
%
2/27/2024
 
$
175,000
     
173,563
 
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost — $174,333)
                     
173,563
 
                           
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost — $364,509)
                     
364,509
 
                           
Total Investments ― 100.4% (Cost — $5,029,331)
                     
5,053,840
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets ― (0.4)%
                     
(21,391
)
Total Net Assets ― 100.0%
                   
$
5,032,449
 
                           
                           
Notes:
                         
(a) Variable Rate security.  Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2023.
                         
(b) The rate reported is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2023.
                   
(c) Zero coupon security.  Rate disclosed is the yield of the position.
                         
                           
Abbreviations used in this schedule:
                         
LLC - Limited Liability Corportation
                         
LP - Limited Partnership
                         



SECURITIES VALUATION
 
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period, and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed 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. 
 
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
  
Debt Securities:  Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government agency issues, are generally valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable), bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued primarily using dealer quotations. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. 
 
Short-Term Debt Securities:  Short-term debt instruments having a maturity of less than 60 days are valued at the evaluated mean price supplied by an approved pricing service. Pricing services may use various valuation methodologies including matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models as well as market transactions and dealer quotations. In the absence of prices from a pricing service, the securities will be priced in accordance with the procedures adopted by the Board. Short-term debt securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity levels for specific securities. 
 
In the absence of prices from a pricing service or in the event that market quotations are not readily available, fair value will be determined under the Fund’s valuation procedures adopted pursuant to Rule 2a-5. Pursuant to those procedures, the Board has appointed the Advisor as the Fund’s valuation designee (the “Valuation Designee”) to perform all fair valuations of the Fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight. As the Valuation Designee, the Advisor has established procedures for its fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio investments. These procedures address, among other things, determining when market quotations are not readily available or reliable and the methodologies to be used for determining the fair value of investments, as well as the use and oversight of third-party pricing services for fair valuation.
 
Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, fair valued securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
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 fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of December 31, 2023:  
 
Ramirez Core Bond Fund
       
                         
Description
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Assets:
                       
Long-Term Investments
                       
Asset Backed Securities
 
$
   
$
199,518
   
$
   
$
199,518
 
Corporate Bonds
   
     
1,015,995
     
     
1,015,995
 
Mortgage Backed Securities
   
     
1,199,862
     
     
1,199,862
 
Municipal Bonds
   
     
1,369,303
     
     
1,369,303
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations
   
     
904,653
     
     
904,653
 
Total Long-Term Investments
   
     
4,689,331
     
     
4,689,331
 
Short-Term Investment
   
190,946
     
173,563
     
     
364,509
 
Total Investments
 
$
190,946
   
$
4,862,894
   
$
   
$
5,053,840
 
                                 
   
See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.