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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of August 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

Vaughan Nelson Select Fund

 

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   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – 98.6% of Net Assets

  
      

Auto Components – 0.8%

 

  112,920   

Luminar Technologies, Inc.(a)

   $ 1,962,550  
       

 

 

 
    

Banks – 1.1%

 

  33,415   

Popular, Inc.

     2,537,535  
       

 

 

 
    

Biotechnology – 3.2%

 

  19,960   

Moderna, Inc.(a)

     7,518,732  
       

 

 

 
    

Chemicals – 1.9%

 

  14,270   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     4,333,371  
       

 

 

 
    

Communications Equipment – 4.0%

 

  37,750   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     9,219,305  
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.5%

 

  81,555   

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

     5,919,262  
       

 

 

 
    

Electric Utilities – 3.1%

 

  84,805   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     7,122,772  
       

 

 

 
    

Energy Equipment & Services – 1.3%

 

  458,435   

TechnipFMC PLC(a)

     3,039,424  
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 7.5%

 

  23,030   

Danaher Corp.

     7,465,405  
  36,670   

Masimo Corp.(a)

     9,957,372  
       

 

 

 
          17,422,777  
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Providers & Services – 3.0%

 

  16,605   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     6,912,163  
       

 

 

 
    

Household Products – 2.8%

 

  38,425   

Clorox Co. (The)

     6,457,321  
       

 

 

 
    

Insurance – 3.9%

 

  31,610   

Aon PLC, Class A

     9,067,645  
       

 

 

 
    

Interactive Media & Services – 11.4%

 

  4,353   

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)

     12,597,364  
  36,760   

Facebook, Inc., Class A(a)

     13,946,009  
       

 

 

 
            26,543,373  
       

 

 

 
    

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 5.2%

 

  3,487   

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

     12,102,645  
       

 

 

 
    

IT Services – 9.1%

 

  6,955   

Accenture PLC, Class A

     2,340,775  
  45,250   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     7,981,195  
  31,535   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     10,918,363  
       

 

 

 
          21,240,333  
       

 

 

 


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Common Stocks – continued

  
    

Metals & Mining – 2.7%

 

  142,105   

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

   $ 6,400,409  
       

 

 

 
    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.3%

 

  1,332,590   

Kosmos Energy Ltd.(a)

     3,144,912  
       

 

 

 
    

Road & Rail – 8.3%

 

  38,565   

Saia, Inc.(a)

     9,260,614  
  46,785   

Union Pacific Corp.

     10,144,859  
       

 

 

 
          19,405,473  
       

 

 

 
    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 13.6%

 

  48,140   

Entegris, Inc.

     5,783,540  
  11,980   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     5,929,261  
  59,610   

NVIDIA Corp.

     13,343,699  
  32,075   

Universal Display Corp.

     6,690,524  
       

 

 

 
          31,747,024  
       

 

 

 
    

Software – 6.8%

 

  41,005   

Microsoft Corp.

     12,378,589  
  27,985   

Unity Software, Inc.(a)

     3,547,099  
       

 

 

 
          15,925,688  
       

 

 

 
    

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 5.1%

 

  77,580   

Apple, Inc.

     11,778,971  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $181,833,790)

     229,801,685  
       

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

           

Short-Term Investments – 1.4%

  
$   3,387,904   

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 8/31/2021 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $3,387,904 on 9/01/2021 collateralized by $2,872,200 U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.250% due 7/15/2029 valued at $3,455,764 including accrued interest(b)
(Identified Cost $3,387,904)

     3,387,904  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments – 100.0%
(Identified Cost $185,221,694)

     233,189,589  
    

Other assets less liabilities – (0.0)%

     (63,548
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 233,126,041  
       

 

 

 


(†)

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 sub-adviser 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 sub-adviser 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 index and single name equity option contracts (including options on exchange-traded funds) are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations as determined by the Options Price Reporting Authority.

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 sub-adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. 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 August 31, 2021, 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 August 31, 2021, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 229,801,685      $ —        $ —        $ 229,801,685  

Short-Term Investments

     —          3,387,904        —          3,387,904  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 229,801,685      $ 3,387,904      $ —        $ 233,189,589  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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


Industry Summary at August 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     13.6

Interactive Media & Services

     11.4  

IT Services

     9.1  

Road & Rail

     8.3  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     7.5  

Software

     6.8  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     5.2  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     5.1  

Communications Equipment

     4.0  

Insurance

     3.9  

Biotechnology

     3.2  

Electric Utilities

     3.1  

Health Care Providers & Services

     3.0  

Household Products

     2.8  

Metals & Mining

     2.7  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.5  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     6.4  

Short-Term Investments

     1.4  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.0  

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.0 )* 
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

*

Less than 0.1%