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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of March 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund

 

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   Value (†)  
             

Common Stocks – 91.0% of Net Assets

 

  

Banks – 2.0%

 

47,650    Cadence Bank    $ 989,214  
82,195    Old National Bancorp      1,185,252  
31,725    United Bankshares, Inc.      1,116,720  
46,145    United Community Banks, Inc.      1,297,597  
     

 

 

 
        4,588,783  
     

 

 

 
  

Building Products – 1.0%

 

27,865    Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.      2,346,512  
     

 

 

 
  

Capital Markets – 5.3%

 

67,620    Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A      2,162,488  
37,330    Cboe Global Markets, Inc.      5,011,179  
57,935    Moelis & Co., Class A      2,227,021  
160,060    Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A      3,025,134  
     

 

 

 
        12,425,822  
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 5.5%

 

124,215    Chemours Co.      3,718,997  
401,555    Element Solutions, Inc.      7,754,027  
61,710    Mativ Holdings, Inc.      1,324,914  
     

 

 

 
        12,797,938  
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 1.9%

 

71,525    Performance Food Group Co.(a)      4,315,818  
     

 

 

 
  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 9.1%

 

37,950    Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.      3,719,100  
84,665    Coherent Corp.(a)      3,224,043  
40,190    Fabrinet(a)      4,772,964  
65,860    Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a)      9,415,346  
     

 

 

 
        21,131,453  
     

 

 

 
  

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.7%

 

147,790    Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      1,729,143  
     

 

 

 
  

Gas Utilities – 3.0%

 

50,655    Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.      3,163,405  
53,955    Spire, Inc.      3,784,403  
     

 

 

 
        6,947,808  
     

 

 

 
  

Ground Transportation – 3.7%

 

24,940    Landstar System, Inc.      4,470,744  
15,085    Saia, Inc.(a)      4,104,327  
     

 

 

 
        8,575,071  
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Providers & Services – 1.3%

 

50,275    Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)      2,987,341  
     

 

 

 
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 4.6%

 

127,900    Bally’s Corp.(a)      2,496,608  


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Common Stocks – continued

 

  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – continued

 

202,955    Everi Holdings, Inc.(a)    $ 3,480,678  
179,134    International Game Technology PLC      4,800,791  
     

 

 

 
        10,778,077  
     

 

 

 
  

Household Durables – 3.6%

 

41,140    Installed Building Products, Inc.      4,691,194  
17,600    Meritage Homes Corp.      2,054,976  
21,855    Skyline Champion Corp.(a)      1,644,152  
     

 

 

 
        8,390,322  
     

 

 

 
  

Industrial REITs – 1.8%

 

120,145    STAG Industrial, Inc.      4,063,304  
     

 

 

 
  

Insurance – 3.0%

 

63,785    First American Financial Corp.      3,550,273  
35,825    Selective Insurance Group, Inc.      3,415,197  
     

 

 

 
        6,965,470  
     

 

 

 
  

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 2.1%

 

152,780    Avantor, Inc.(a)      3,229,769  
121,060    Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)      1,696,051  
     

 

 

 
        4,925,820  
     

 

 

 
  

Machinery – 6.9%

 

25,385    Alamo Group, Inc.      4,674,902  
59,155    Federal Signal Corp.      3,206,792  
51,740    Franklin Electric Co., Inc.      4,868,734  
20,040    Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A      3,373,133  
     

 

 

 
        16,123,561  
     

 

 

 
  

Marine Transportation – 1.6%

 

53,100    Kirby Corp.(a)      3,701,070  
     

 

 

 
  

Media – 1.4%

 

100,000    Gray Television, Inc.      872,000  
142,820    TEGNA, Inc.      2,415,086  
     

 

 

 
        3,287,086  
     

 

 

 
  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.5%

 

140,580    MFA Financial, Inc.      1,394,554  
87,120    PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust      1,074,190  
68,385    Two Harbors Investment Corp.      1,005,943  
     

 

 

 
        3,474,687  
     

 

 

 
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.0%

 

42,640    Antero Resources Corp.(a)      984,558  
54,920    Comstock Resources, Inc.      592,587  
28,480    Ovintiv, Inc.      1,027,558  
32,695    PDC Energy, Inc.      2,098,365  
     

 

 

 
        4,703,068  
     

 

 

 


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Common Stocks – continued

 

  

Personal Care Products – 0.7%

 

125,605    Coty, Inc., Class A(a)    $ 1,514,796  
     

 

 

 
  

Professional Services – 7.8%

 

55,010    ASGN, Inc.(a)      4,547,677  
22,340    ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a)      3,615,282  
55,480    Kforce, Inc.      3,508,555  
70,080    WNS Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)      6,529,354  
     

 

 

 
        18,200,868  
     

 

 

 
  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 6.0%

 

84,210    Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)      2,757,036  
36,510    MKS Instruments, Inc.      3,235,516  
109,730    Rambus, Inc.(a)      5,624,760  
72,565    Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(a)      2,406,255  
     

 

 

 
        14,023,567  
     

 

 

 
  

Specialized REITs – 1.8%

 

98,095    National Storage Affiliates Trust      4,098,409  
     

 

 

 
  

Specialty Retail – 0.7%

 

7,045    RH(a)      1,715,810  
     

 

 

 
  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.2%

 

68,515    Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)      3,220,205  
107,090    Wolverine World Wide, Inc.      1,825,884  
     

 

 

 
        5,046,089  
     

 

 

 
  

Trading Companies & Distributors – 9.8%

 

59,500    Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(a)      3,501,575  
149,165    Core & Main, Inc., Class A(a)      3,445,712  
57,475    GATX Corp.      6,323,399  
41,310    Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A      2,255,526  
140,000    Univar Solutions, Inc.(a)      4,904,200  
7,135    Watsco, Inc.      2,270,072  
     

 

 

 
        22,700,484  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $193,164,195)
     211,558,177  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

           
             

Short-Term Investments – 8.3%

 

$      19,206,507    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2023 at 2.100% to be repurchased at $19,209,868 on 4/03/2023 collateralized by $20,095,400 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.875% due 6/15/2025 valued at $19,590,664 including accrued interest(b)
(Identified Cost $19,206,507)
     19,206,507  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments – 99.3%
(Identified Cost $212,370,702)
     230,764,684  
   Other assets less liabilities – 0.7%      1,725,620  
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 232,490,304  
     

 

 

 


(†)

Registered investment companies are required to value portfolio investments using an unadjusted, readily available market quotation. The Fund obtains readily available market quotations from independent pricing services. Fund investments for which readily available market quotations are not available are priced at fair value pursuant to the Fund’s Valuation Procedures. The Board of Trustees has approved a valuation designee who is subject to the Board’s oversight.

Unadjusted readily available market quotations that are utilized for exchange traded equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) include the last sale price quoted on the exchange where the security is traded most extensively. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value per share.

Exchange traded equity securities for which there is no reported sale during the day are fair valued at the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are fair 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 fair valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are fair 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 fair value debt and unlisted equities where an independent pricing service is unable to price an investment or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the investment.

The Fund may also fair value investments 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 a Fund’s investments, the valuation designee may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as issuer specific information, or other related market activity and/or information that occurred after the close of the foreign market but before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair valuation by the Fund’s valuation designee may require subjective determinations about the value of the investment, and fair values used to determine a Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same investments. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of investments held by a 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, 2023, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.

 

ADR

An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.

 

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 Fund’s pricing policies have been approved by the Board of Trustees. Investments for which market quotations are readily available are categorized in Level 1. Other investments for which an independent pricing service is utilized are categorized in Level 2. Broker-dealer bid prices for which the Fund has knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer are categorized in Level 2. All other investments, including broker-dealer bid prices for which the Fund does not have knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer, as well as investments fair valued by the valuation designee, are categorized in Level 3. All Level 2 and 3 securities are defined as being fair valued.

Under certain conditions and based upon specific facts and circumstances, the Fund’s valuation designee may determine that a fair valuation should be made for portfolio investment(s). These valuation designee fair valuations will be based upon a significant amount of Level 3 inputs.


The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2023, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 211,558,177      $ —        $ —        $ 211,558,177  

Short-Term Investments

     —          19,206,507        —          19,206,507  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 211,558,177      $ 19,206,507      $ —        $ 230,764,684  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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


Industry Summary at March 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

     9.8

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     9.1  

Professional Services

     7.8  

Machinery

     6.9  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     6.0  

Chemicals

     5.5  

Capital Markets

     5.3  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     4.6  

Ground Transportation

     3.7  

Household Durables

     3.6  

Insurance

     3.0  

Gas Utilities

     3.0  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     2.2  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     2.1  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     2.0  

Banks

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     14.4  

Short-Term Investments

     8.3  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     99.3  

Other assets less liabilities

     0.7  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0