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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

Vaughan Nelson Mid Cap Fund

 

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   Value (†)  
             

Common Stocks – 94.4% of Net Assets

 

  

Aerospace & Defense – 0.7%

 

16,120    Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a)    $ 2,220,208  
     

 

 

 
  

Banks – 1.7%

 

68,090    Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The)      2,443,069  
110,556    Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      1,616,329  
37,085    PacWest Bancorp      1,599,476  
     

 

 

 
        5,658,874  
     

 

 

 
  

Building Products – 1.2%

 

22,245    Allegion PLC      2,442,056  
64,745    AZEK Co., Inc. (The)(a)      1,608,266  
     

 

 

 
        4,050,322  
     

 

 

 
  

Capital Markets – 3.6%

 

32,650    Ares Management Corp., Class A      2,652,160  
122,562    Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.      2,972,128  
20,705    Nasdaq, Inc.      3,689,631  
25,057    Raymond James Financial, Inc.      2,754,015  
     

 

 

 
        12,067,934  
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 3.2%

 

98,300    Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)      2,416,214  
44,775    FMC Corp.      5,891,047  
21,755    LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      2,236,849  
     

 

 

 
        10,544,110  
     

 

 

 
  

Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.0%

 

51,195    Republic Services, Inc.      6,783,338  
     

 

 

 
  

Communications Equipment – 4.5%

 

61,905    Motorola Solutions, Inc.      14,993,391  
     

 

 

 
  

Construction & Engineering – 2.7%

 

228,135    WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(a)      8,926,923  
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Finance – 0.5%

 

44,645    Synchrony Financial      1,554,093  
     

 

 

 
  

Containers & Packaging – 3.8%

 

15,990    Avery Dennison Corp.      2,781,780  
78,865    Crown Holdings, Inc.      9,865,223  
     

 

 

 
        12,647,003  
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Consumer Services – 1.2%

 

41,955    Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a)      4,074,250  
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Financial Services – 1.0%

 

54,357    Apollo Global Management, Inc.      3,369,590  
     

 

 

 


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Common Stocks – continued

 

  

Electric Utilities – 6.3%

 

168,120    Alliant Energy Corp.    $ 10,504,137  
154,720    Evergy, Inc.      10,573,565  
     

 

 

 
        21,077,702  
     

 

 

 
  

Electrical Equipment – 3.3%

 

45,660    AMETEK, Inc.      6,080,999  
16,455    Hubbell, Inc.      3,023,935  
50,120    nVent Electric PLC      1,743,174  
     

 

 

 
        10,848,108  
     

 

 

 
  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.2%

 

8,500    CDW Corp.      1,520,565  
16,180    Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)      2,555,955  
     

 

 

 
        4,076,520  
     

 

 

 
  

Food & Staples Retailing – 0.5%

 

32,420    Performance Food Group Co.(a)      1,650,502  
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.8%

 

12,540    Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      5,236,578  
53,530    Hologic, Inc.(a)      4,112,175  
     

 

 

 
        9,348,753  
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.9%

 

906,300    Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.(a)      3,090,483  
     

 

 

 
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.0%

 

91,700    Aramark      3,447,920  
     

 

 

 
  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers – 2.7%

 

389,685    Vistra Corp.      9,060,176  
     

 

 

 
  

Insurance – 4.8%

 

53,450    Allstate Corp. (The)      7,403,359  
29,920    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      5,224,032  
31,975    Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      3,499,984  
     

 

 

 
        16,127,375  
     

 

 

 
  

IT Services – 2.0%

 

90,390    MAXIMUS, Inc.      6,774,731  
     

 

 

 
  

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 7.5%

 

15,190    Agilent Technologies, Inc.      2,010,093  
268,240    Avantor, Inc.(a)      9,071,877  
23,112    IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)      5,343,725  
403,070    Sotera Health Co.(a)      8,730,496  
     

 

 

 
        25,156,191  
     

 

 

 
  

Machinery – 2.0%

 

25,840    Crane Co.      2,797,955  
51,720    Otis Worldwide Corp.      3,979,854  
     

 

 

 
        6,777,809  
     

 

 

 


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Common Stocks – continued

 

  

Media – 3.5%

 

61,230    Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A    $ 11,540,630  
     

 

 

 
  

Metals & Mining – 0.4%

 

81,200    Constellium SE(a)      1,461,600  
     

 

 

 
  

Multi-Utilities – 6.3%

 

113,705    Ameren Corp.      10,660,981  
150,310    CMS Energy Corp.      10,512,681  
     

 

 

 
        21,173,662  
     

 

 

 
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 7.7%

 

45,240    Diamondback Energy, Inc.      6,201,499  
47,680    Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      11,921,430  
1,061,015    Southwestern Energy Co.(a)      7,607,478  
     

 

 

 
        25,730,407  
     

 

 

 
  

Pharmaceuticals – 3.3%

 

415,990    Elanco Animal Health, Inc.(a)      10,853,179  
     

 

 

 
  

Professional Services – 2.9%

 

22,850    CACI International, Inc., Class A(a)      6,883,791  
11,615    Equifax, Inc.      2,753,917  
     

 

 

 
        9,637,708  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Diversified – 1.5%

 

441,745    New Residential Investment Corp.      4,850,360  
     

 

 

 
  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.4%

 

15,695    Analog Devices, Inc.      2,592,500  
15,485    Entegris, Inc.      2,032,561  
     

 

 

 
        4,625,061  
     

 

 

 
  

Software – 3.6%

 

474,612    N-Able, Inc.(a)      4,318,969  
101,885    SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      7,643,413  
     

 

 

 
        11,962,382  
     

 

 

 
  

Specialty Retail – 1.7%

 

284,415    Leslie’s, Inc.(a)      5,506,274  
     

 

 

 
  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.0%

 

82,300    Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a)      3,354,548  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $279,017,496)

     315,022,117  
     

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

           
             

Short-Term Investments – 5.1%

 

$      17,046,212   

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2022 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $17,046,212 on 4/01/2022 collateralized by $17,449,900 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.375% due 3/31/2029 valued at $17,387,185 including accrued interest(b)

(Identified Cost $17,046,212)

     17,046,212  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 99.5%

(Identified Cost $296,063,708)

     332,068,329  
   Other assets less liabilities – 0.5%      1,832,430  
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 333,900,759  
     

 

 

 


(†)

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 March 31, 2022, 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 March 31, 2022, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 315,022,117      $ —        $ —        $ 315,022,117  

Short-Term Investments

     —          17,046,212        —          17,046,212  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 315,022,117      $ 17,046,212      $ —        $ 332,068,329  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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


Industry Summary at March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     7.7

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     7.5  

Multi-Utilities

     6.3  

Electric Utilities

     6.3  

Insurance

     4.8  

Communications Equipment

     4.5  

Containers & Packaging

     3.8  

Capital Markets

     3.6  

Software

     3.6  

Media

     3.5  

Pharmaceuticals

     3.3  

Electrical Equipment

     3.3  

Chemicals

     3.2  

Professional Services

     2.9  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.8  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

     2.7  

Construction & Engineering

     2.7  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     2.0  

Machinery

     2.0  

IT Services

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     15.9  

Short-Term Investments

     5.1  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     99.5  

Other assets less liabilities

     0.5  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0