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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

Vaughan Nelson Mid Cap Fund

 

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   Value (†)  

Common Stocks – 98.6% of Net Assets

 

   Banks – 3.8%

 

          134,835

   Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The)    $        4,787,991  

307,946

   Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      4,760,845  

90,980

   PacWest Bancorp      4,123,214  
     

 

 

 
        13,672,050  
     

 

 

 
   Building Products – 1.0%

 

26,090

   Allegion PLC      3,448,576  
     

 

 

 
   Capital Markets – 6.1%

 

59,135

   Ares Management Corp., Class A      4,365,937  

279,585

   Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.      7,305,556  

23,005

   Nasdaq, Inc.      4,440,425  

63,188

   Raymond James Financial, Inc.      5,830,943  
     

 

 

 
        21,942,861  
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals – 3.9%

 

178,925

   Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)      5,222,821  

72,680

   FMC Corp.      6,654,581  

24,170

   LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      2,268,354  
     

 

 

 
        14,145,756  
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment – 4.6%

 

72,095

   Motorola Solutions, Inc.      16,749,110  
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering – 2.0%

 

229,710

   WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(a)      7,286,401  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Finance – 2.2%

 

160,225

   Synchrony Financial      7,831,798  
     

 

 

 
   Containers & Packaging – 3.4%

 

17,765

   Avery Dennison Corp.      3,681,086  

87,635

   Crown Holdings, Inc.      8,831,855  
     

 

 

 
        12,512,941  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Consumer Services – 1.5%

 

61,715

   Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a)      5,428,451  
     

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities – 3.6%

 

112,710

   Alliant Energy Corp.      6,309,506  

106,585

   Evergy, Inc.      6,629,587  
     

 

 

 
        12,939,093  
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment – 3.7%

 

50,725

   AMETEK, Inc.      6,290,407  

19,740

   Hubbell, Inc.      3,566,426  

112,940

   nVent Electric PLC      3,651,350  
     

 

 

 
        13,508,183  
     

 

 

 


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Common Stocks – continued

 

   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.9%

 

9,435

   CDW Corp.    $        1,717,359  

31,585

   Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)      5,189,099  
     

 

 

 
        6,906,458  
     

 

 

 
   Food & Staples Retailing – 2.7%

 

          207,660

   Performance Food Group Co.(a)      9,647,884  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.2%

 

8,380

   Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      3,463,538  

59,425

   Hologic, Inc.(a)      4,386,159  
     

 

 

 
        7,849,697  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Providers & Services – 1.8%

 

791,805

   Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.(a)      6,350,276  
     

 

 

 
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.3%

 

257,145

   Aramark      8,449,785  
     

 

 

 
   Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers – 1.7%

 

351,210

   Vistra Corp.      6,005,691  
     

 

 

 
   Insurance – 5.8%

 

20,430

   Allstate Corp. (The)      2,600,943  

33,240

   Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      4,941,126  

109,870

   Athene Holding Ltd., Class A(a)      7,566,747  

54,700

   Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      6,085,922  
     

 

 

 
        21,194,738  
     

 

 

 
   IT Services – 6.2%

 

107,720

   Alliance Data Systems Corp.      10,867,871  

14,400

   Global Payments, Inc.      2,269,152  

67,745

   MAXIMUS, Inc.      5,636,384  

226,660

   SolarWinds Corp.      3,792,022  
     

 

 

 
        22,565,429  
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services – 7.0%

 

16,785

   Agilent Technologies, Inc.      2,644,141  

193,075

   Avantor, Inc.(a)      7,896,768  

18,757

   IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)      4,493,052  

399,830

   Sotera Health Co.(a)      10,455,554  
     

 

 

 
        25,489,515  
     

 

 

 
   Machinery – 2.5%

 

40,045

   Crane Co.      3,796,666  

66,110

   Otis Worldwide Corp.      5,439,531  
     

 

 

 
        9,236,197  
     

 

 

 
   Media – 2.6%

 

62,650

   Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A      9,520,294  
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining – 1.0%

 

186,245

   Constellium SE(a)      3,497,681  
     

 

 

 


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Common Stocks – continued

 

   Multi-Utilities – 3.6%

 

77,415

   Ameren Corp.    $        6,270,615  

          112,685

   CMS Energy Corp.      6,730,675  
     

 

 

 
        13,001,290  
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 4.1%

 

55,885

   Diamondback Energy, Inc.      5,290,633  

58,115

   Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      9,676,729  
     

 

 

 
        14,967,362  
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals – 4.5%

 

508,720

   Elanco Animal Health, Inc.(a)      16,223,081  
     

 

 

 
   Professional Services – 1.8%

 

25,275

   CACI International, Inc., Class A(a)      6,624,577  
     

 

 

 
   REITs - Diversified – 1.0%

 

335,615

   New Residential Investment Corp.      3,691,765  
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.8%

 

17,440

   Analog Devices, Inc.      2,920,851  

12,575

   CMC Materials, Inc.      1,549,617  

17,125

   Entegris, Inc.      2,156,038  
     

 

 

 
        6,626,506  
     

 

 

 
   Software – 3.1%

 

285,517

   N-Able, Inc.(a)      3,543,266  

112,685

   SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      7,820,339  
     

 

 

 
        11,363,605  
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Retail – 2.3%

 

404,490

   Leslie’s, Inc.(a)      8,308,225  
     

 

 

 
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.9%

 

251,065

   Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a)      10,574,858  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $314,507,022)
     357,560,134  
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  
             

Short-Term Investments – 2.0%

 

$       7,197,122

   Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2021 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $7,197,122 on 10/01/2021 collateralized by $6,557,400 U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.125% due 7/15/2031 valued at $7,341,092 including accrued interest(b) (Identified Cost $7,197,122)    $        7,197,122  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 100.6%

(Identified Cost $321,704,144)

     364,757,256  
  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.6)%

     (2,149,423
     

 

 

 
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 362,607,833  
     

 

 

 

 

(†)   

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.

 

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 September 30, 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.

 

REITs    Real Estate Investment Trusts


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 September 30, 2021, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 357,560,134      $      $      $ 357,560,134  

Short-Term Investments

            7,197,122               7,197,122  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 357,560,134      $ 7,197,122      $      $ 364,757,256  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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


Industry Summary at September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     7.0

IT Services

     6.2  

Capital Markets

     6.1  

Insurance

     5.8  

Communications Equipment

     4.6  

Pharmaceuticals

     4.5  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     4.1  

Chemicals

     3.9  

Banks

     3.8  

Electrical Equipment

     3.7  

Multi-Utilities

     3.6  

Electric Utilities

     3.6  

Containers & Packaging

     3.4  

Software

     3.1  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     2.9  

Food & Staples Retailing

     2.7  

Media

     2.6  

Machinery

     2.5  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     2.3  

Specialty Retail

     2.3  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.2  

Consumer Finance

     2.2  

Construction & Engineering

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     13.5  

Short-Term Investments

     2.0  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.6  

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.6
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0