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

Vaughan Nelson Select Fund

 

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Description

  Value (†)  
 

Common Stocks – 94.4% of Net Assets

 
   Auto Components – 0.8%

 

       255,475      Luminsar Technologies, Inc.(a)   $ 2,202,195  
    

 

 

 
   Biotechnology – 6.0%

 

  62,185      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     17,521,246  
    

 

 

 
   Capital Markets – 4.6%

 

  133,565      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     13,470,030  
    

 

 

 
   Chemicals – 5.1%

 

  37,245      Nutrien Ltd.     3,417,974  
  49,555      Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)       11,501,715  
    

 

 

 
       14,919,689  
    

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment – 4.1%

 

  48,735      Motorola Solutions, Inc.     11,862,586  
    

 

 

 
   Diversified Financial Services – 3.9%

 

  40,200      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)     11,288,160  
    

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.6%

 

  143,735      Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.     7,653,889  
    

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities – 5.7%

 

  195,420      NextEra Energy, Inc.     16,622,425  
    

 

 

 
   Food Products – 4.3%

 

  149,645      McCormick & Co., Inc.     12,580,655  
    

 

 

 
   Health Care Providers & Services – 0.6%

 

  3,685      Chemed Corp.     1,754,760  
    

 

 

 
   Household Products – 3.4%

 

  69,245      Clorox Co. (The)     9,994,823  
    

 

 

 
   Insurance – 4.1%

 

  43,155      Aon PLC, Class A     12,051,465  
    

 

 

 
   Interactive Media & Services – 3.7%

 

  99,760      Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)     10,796,027  
    

 

 

 
   Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 4.4%

 

  101,075      Amazon.com, Inc.(a)     12,813,278  
    

 

 

 
   IT Services – 4.4%

 

  65,795      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     12,645,799  
    

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services – 3.4%

 

  36,260      Danaher Corp.     9,786,937  
    

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining – 3.6%

 

  339,325      Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.     10,349,413  
    

 

 

 


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Common Stocks – continued

 
   Multiline Retail – 5.0%

 

  61,365      Dollar General Corp.   $ 14,569,278  
    

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.4%

 

  1,385,675      Kosmos Energy Ltd.(a)     9,796,722  
    

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals – 4.8%

 

  85,980      Johnson & Johnson     13,872,013  
    

 

 

 
   Road & Rail – 6.2%

 

  27,730      Saia, Inc.(a)     5,735,396  
  54,640      Union Pacific Corp.     12,267,226  
    

 

 

 
       18,002,622  
    

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 5.3%

 

  36,260      Entegris, Inc.     3,440,349  
  11,320      Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     5,129,998  
  45,125      NVIDIA Corp.     6,811,167  
    

 

 

 
       15,381,514  
    

 

 

 
   Software – 5.0%

 

  55,950      Microsoft Corp.     14,629,247  
    

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $272,379,306)
    274,564,773  
    

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

            
 

Short-Term Investments – 5.7%

 
  $16,706,975      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 8/31/2022 at 0.650% to be repurchased at $16,707,276 on 9/01/2022 collateralized by $19,064,600 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250% due 6/30/2028 valued at $17,041,159 including accrued interest(b)
(Identified Cost $16,706,975)
    16,706,975  
    

 

 

 
   Total Investments – 100.1%
(Identified Cost $289,086,281)
    291,271,748  
   Other assets less liabilities – (0.1)%     (397,977
    

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 290,873,771  
    

 

 

 


(†)

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 August 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.


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, 2022, at value:


Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 274,564,773      $ —        $ —        $ 274,564,773  

Short-Term Investments

     —          16,706,975        —          16,706,975  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 274,564,773      $ 16,706,975      $ —        $ 291,271,748  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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


Industry Summary at August 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Road & Rail

     6.2

Biotechnology

     6.0  

Electric Utilities

     5.7  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     5.3  

Chemicals

     5.1  

Software

     5.0  

Multiline Retail

     5.0  

Pharmaceuticals

     4.8  

Capital Markets

     4.6  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     4.4  

IT Services

     4.4  

Food Products

     4.3  

Insurance

     4.1  

Communications Equipment

     4.1  

Diversified Financial Services

     3.9  

Interactive Media & Services

     3.7  

Metals & Mining

     3.6  

Household Products

     3.4  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     3.4  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     3.4  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.6  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     1.4  

Short-Term Investments

     5.7  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.1  

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.1
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0