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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of February 29, 2020 (Unaudited) 

  

Vaughan Nelson Select Fund 

  

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Description 

  

Value (†) 

  

Common Stocks – 98.7% of Net Assets 

  

  

Aerospace & Defense – 4.0% 

  

24,540 

General Dynamics Corp. 

  

3,918,793 

  

20,740 

Raytheon Co. 

  

  

3,910,734 

  

  

  

7,829,527 

  

  

  

Air Freight & Logistics – 3.2% 

  

44,650 

FedEx Corp. 

  

  

6,303,241 

  

  

  

Banks – 2.3% 

  

71,225 

Citigroup, Inc. 

  

  

4,519,939 

  

  

  

Biotechnology – 5.7% 

  

129,975 

AbbVie, Inc. 

  

  

11,140,157 

  

  

  

Capital Markets – 7.8% 

  

213,075 

Charles Schwab Corp. (The) 

  

  

8,682,806 

  

11,340 

Moody's Corp. 

  

  

2,721,940 

  

194,700 

Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A 

  

  

3,662,307 

  

  

  

15,067,053 

  

  

  

Chemicals – 4.5% 

  

16,740 

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) 

  

  

8,650,395 

  

  

  

Diversified Financial Services – 3.1% 

  

29,025 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a) 

  

  

5,989,019 

  

  

  

Entertainment – 10.7% 

  

111,625 

Electronic Arts, Inc.(a) 

  

  

11,315,426 

  

80,325 

Walt Disney Co. (The) 

  

  

9,450,236 

  

  

  

20,765,662 

  

  

  

Health Care Providers & Services – 4.1% 

  

31,015 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 

  

  

7,907,584 

  

  

  

Industrial Conglomerates – 2.8% 

  

15,455 

Roper Technologies, Inc. 

  

  

5,435,524 

  

  

  

Interactive Media & Services – 5.1% 

  

51,780 

Facebook, Inc., Class A(a) 

  

  

9,966,097 

  

  

  

IT Services – 3.6% 

  

24,045 

MasterCard, Inc., Class A 

  

  

6,979,061 

  

  

  

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 3.5% 

  

23,255 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 

  

  

6,762,554 

  

  

  

Metals & Mining – 2.8% 

  

193,400 

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 

  

  

5,511,900 

  

  

  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 9.3% 

  

452,150 

Cameco Corp. 

  

  

3,924,662 

  

241,575 

Enterprise Products Partners LP 

  

  

5,638,360 

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Common Stocks – continued 

  

  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – continued 

  

1,517,375 

Kosmos Energy Ltd. 

  

4,627,994 

  

32,200 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 

  

  

3,953,516 

  

  

  

18,144,532 

  

  

  

Pharmaceuticals – 2.5% 

  

36,650 

Johnson & Johnson 

  

  

4,928,692 

  

  

  

Road & Rail – 5.9% 

  

171,100 

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. 

  

  

5,464,934 

  

37,300 

Union Pacific Corp. 

  

  

5,960,913 

  

  

  

11,425,847 

  

  

  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 7.8% 

  

274,775 

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a) 

  

  

5,127,301 

  

52,450 

QUALCOMM, Inc. 

  

  

4,106,835 

  

51,350 

Texas Instruments, Inc. 

  

  

5,861,089 

  

  

  

15,095,225 

  

  

  

Software – 5.6% 

  

66,625 

Microsoft Corp. 

  

  

10,793,916 

  

  

  

Specialty Retail – 4.4% 

  

39,020 

Home Depot, Inc. (The) 

  

  

8,500,117 

  

  

  

Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $180,284,164) 

  

191,716,042 

  

Principal
Amount  

  

  

  

Short-Term Investments – 1.1% 

2,121,068 

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 2/28/2020 at 0.900% to be repurchased at $2,121,227 on 3/02/2020 collateralized by $2,110,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.500% due 2/15/2022 valued at $2,167,698 including accrued interest(b)
(Identified Cost $2,121,068) 

  

  

2,121,068 

  

  

  

Total Investments – 99.8%
(Identified Cost $182,405,232) 

  

193,837,110 

  

  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.2% 

  

384,948 

  

  

  

Net Assets – 100.0% 

194,222,058 

  

  

  

  

  

(†) 

  

Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser or subadviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP"), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.
In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used.
Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.
Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.
Domestic exchange-traded single name equity option contracts (including options on exchange-traded funds) are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations.
Option contracts on domestic indices are valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations as of the close of trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange ("Cboe").

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. On the last business day of the month, the Fund fair values S&P 500® Index options pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Prior to October 1, 2019, the Fund fair valued S&P 500® Index options using the closing rotation values published by the Cboe. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer's security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund's net asset value ("NAV") is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund's NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period. 

  

(a) 

  

Non-income producing security. 

  

(b) 

  

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund's policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund's ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of February 29, 2020, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement. 

  

  

  

  

Fair Value Measurements.  In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:  

  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;  

  

Level 2 – prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and 

  

Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).  

  

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  

  

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 29, 2020, at value: 

  

Asset Valuation Inputs  

  

Description 

  

Level 1 

  

Level 2 

  

Level 3 

  

Total 

  

Common Stocks* 

191,716,042 

191,716,042 

  

  

Short-Term Investments 

  

  

2,121,068 

  

  

2,121,068 

  

  

  

Total  

191,716,042 

2,121,068 

193,837,110 

  

  

  

  

  

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments. 

  

For the period ended February 29, 2020, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3. 

Industry Summary at February 29, 2020 (Unaudited)
 

Entertainment 

10.7 

%  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 

9.3 

  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 

7.8 

  

Capital Markets 

7.8 

  

Road & Rail 

5.9 

  

Biotechnology 

5.7 

  

Software 

5.6 

  

Interactive Media & Services 

5.1 

  

Chemicals 

4.5 

  

Specialty Retail 

4.4 

  

Health Care Providers & Services 

4.1 

  

Aerospace & Defense 

4.0 

  

IT Services 

3.6 

  

Life Sciences Tools & Services 

3.5 

  

Air Freight & Logistics 

3.2 

  

Diversified Financial Services 

3.1 

  

Metals & Mining 

2.8 

  

Industrial Conglomerates 

2.8 

  

Pharmaceuticals 

2.5 

  

Banks 

2.3 

  

Short-Term Investments 

1.1 

  

  

Total Investments 

99.8 

  

Other assets less liabilities  

0.2 

  

  

Net Assets 

100.0