N-CSRS 1 fp0064452_ncsrs.htm

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2021

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

811-05518

Investment Company Act file number

 

The RBB FUND, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Salvatore Faia, President

c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

615 East Michigan Street

Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

(414) 765-5366

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

 

Date of fiscal year end: August 31

 

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2021

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

of

 

THE RBB FUND, INC.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

 

 

 

February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

The Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) Class I returned +6.94% net of fees for the 6-month fiscal period ended February 28, 2021. Positive performance was driven by trading in base metals, agricultural commodities, equities and energy, with trading in precious metals being the main detractor during the 6-month period. The Fund’s core allocation to diversified trendfollowing (“Trendfollowing”) strategies generated most of the positive performance, while the performance of the Fund’s non-Trendfollowing allocation was also positive in aggregate during the period. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in Abbey Capital Master Offshore Fund Limited (“ACMOF”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund that invests substantially all of its assets in Abbey Capital Offshore Fund SPC (“ACOF”), which is a wholly-owned and controlled segregated portfolio company that invests in managed futures and foreign exchange. The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets into Abbey Capital Onshore Series LLC (“ACOS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund which is a multi-adviser fund that invests in managed futures and foreign exchange contracts.

 

Average Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2021

 

 

2021
YTD

1 Year

SEP. 1, 2020 TO
FEB. 28, 2021

5 Years
Annualized

ANNUALIZED
SINCE
INCEPTION ON
JULY 1, 2014

Class I Shares

3.54%

10.83%

6.94%

1.03%

4.67%

Class A Shares*

3.49%

10.52%

6.70%

0.76%

4.40%

Class A Shares (max load)*

-2.47%

4.21%

0.55%

-0.43%

3.47%

Class C Shares**

3.40%

9.74%

6.44%

0.02%

3.64%

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month T-Bill Index***

0.02%

0.40%

0.06%

1.20%

0.91%

S&P 500® Total Return Index***

1.72%

31.29%

9.74%

16.82%

12.72%

Barclay CTA Index***

1.47%

7.50%

4.14%

1.05%

2.00%

 

Barclay CTA numbers are based on the estimates available on the BarclayHedge website as of March 11, 2021

Source: Abbey Capital and Bloomberg

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the returns quoted. Visit www.abbeycapital.com for returns updated daily. Call (US Toll Free) 1-844-261-6484 or (international callers) + 1-508-871-3276 for returns current to the most recent month-end.

 

Please note the above is shown for illustrative purposes only

 

*

Class A Shares performance prior to its inception on August 29, 2014 is the performance of Class I Shares, adjusted for the Class A Shares expense ratio. There is a maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) of 5.75% in Class A Shares.

 

**

Class C Shares performance prior to its inception on October 6, 2015 is the performance of Class I Shares, adjusted for the Class C Shares expense ratio.

 

***

The Barclay CTA Index is derived from data that is self-reported by investment managers based on the performance of privately managed funds. In contrast, the S&P 500® Total Return Index and the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month T-Bill Index are comprised of publicly traded securities. As a result of these differences, these indices may not be directly comparable, and the table above is shown for illustrative purposes only.

 

Abbey Capital Limited (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 1.79%, 2.04% and 2.79% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares, Class A Shares, and Class C Shares, respectively. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021, and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. In addition,

 

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Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

the Adviser may recoup any waived or reimbursed amounts from the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made by the Adviser, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement. Without the expense limitation agreement, the expense ratios are 1.90%, 2.15% and 2.90% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares, Class A Shares, and Class C Shares, respectively, as stated in the Fund’s current prospectus dated December 31, 2020 (and which may differ from the actual expense ratios for the period covered by this report). The quoted performance would have been lower without the expense limitation.

 

Please refer to the prospectus for further information on expenses and fees.

 

Performance Analysis

 

The 6-month period ended February 28, 2021 was a positive period for Fund performance. Trendfollowing sub-advisers recorded the largest gains, while the non-Trendfollowing trading styles were also positive in aggregate.

 

Performance was negative during September and October 2020 as market sentiment shifted, with investors turning more cautious due to rising COVID-19 cases in the US and Europe, concerns about valuations in the technology sector and uncertainty ahead of the upcoming US election. This bearish shift in risk sentiment was difficult for the Fund’s Trendfollowing sub-advisers, as trends in many sectors reversed, while the Fund’s non-Trendfollowing sub-advisers were positive during this period.

 

Fund performance turned more positive from November 2020 through February 2021. Progress towards a COVID-19 vaccine, Biden’s victory in the US Presidential election and the prospect of a significant fiscal spending deal in the US saw strong trends emerge in many growth sensitive sectors like equities, energy and base metals. The Fund’s Trendfollowing and Value sub-advisers were positive during this period, while its Global Macro sub-advisers were negative.

 

Optimism about the economic growth outlook for 2021 grew as the COVID-19 vaccine rollout picked up momentum, and a weaker USD and rising inflation expectations in the US and elsewhere saw strong uptrends emerge in many commodity markets during the 6-month period. Talk of a potential “commodity super-cycle” by many market commentators was another factor driving the rally in commodities. The Fund was long in base metals throughout the period, recording gains in copper, aluminium and nickel. Copper was the standout contract, with the Fund’s Trendfollowing and Value sub-advisers profiting as prices hit a 9-year high on an improved global growth outlook, low inventories and solid Chinese demand.

 

Crude oil declined in September and October 2020 on COVID-19 related demand concerns, before prices rallied strongly in November and December 2020 as the global growth outlook turned more positive. Price uptrends continued in 2021, with Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) supply cuts and weather-related disruptions to US production boosting prices. The Fund profited from short positions in crude oil and distillates in September 2020. Further gains occurred once positioning turned long in November 2020 and price uptrends emerged.

 

Equities was another positive sector for Fund performance during the period. Global equities had declined in September and October 2020, before rallying in November 2020 as various pharmaceutical companies announced positive results from vaccine trials. The MSCI World Index recorded its strongest monthly return in 45 years in November 2020, and uptrends in equities continued in subsequent months with the prospect of a US fiscal stimulus deal a key factor behind this rally. Trendfollowing sub-advisers held long equity positions throughout the period and thus saw positive performance, with longs in Japanese indices seeing the largest gains as the Nikkei 225 outperformed other global indices and reached a 30-year high. Global Macro sub-advisers were close to flat in the equities sector, while Value sub-advisers were negative due to losses from short positions in Japanese stocks.

 

The Fund’s Trendfollowing sub-advisers profited from strong trends in agricultural commodities, most notably in soybeans and corn. Soybean prices rallied to a 6-year high due to strong Chinese demand, South American weather concerns and forecasts of lower supplies. Corn futures were also supported by Chinese demand and supply concerns, with prices hitting a 7-year high during the period. Cotton was another positive contract, with Trendfollowing and Value sub-advisers both profiting from long exposures.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Performance in currencies was mixed, with the Fund’s modest gains in emerging market currencies largely offset by losses in major currencies. Gains from the short USD positions held by Trendfollowing and Value sub-advisers were largely offset by losses from Global Macro sub-advisers, who saw losses from short AUD/USD exposures as the AUD rose alongside commodity prices.

 

Gold prices declined during the period, despite a weaker USD and rising inflation expectations, as global bond yields rose and market sentiment turned more bullish. Long precious metal exposures were the largest detractor from Fund performance at the sector level, with longs in gold being the main source of losses. Trendfollowing sub-advisers drove losses in gold, while Value sub-advisers saw further losses within the sector due to shorts in palladium.

 

The Fund’s performance in fixed income was also negative. As a result of strong uptrends in prices earlier in 2020, Trendfollowing sub-advisers maintained long fixed income positions for much of the period and saw losses as global yields rose despite global central bank guidance remaining dovish. A more optimistic growth outlook for 2021, rising inflation expectations and the prospect of another round of US fiscal stimulus all contributed to a rise in global yields during the period. Global Macro and Value sub-advisers both saw gains from maintaining a short bias in fixed income throughout the period.

 

Key to Currency Abbreviations

USD

US Dollar

AUD

Australian Dollar

 

An investment in the Fund is speculative and involves substantial risk. It is possible that an investor may lose some or all of their investment. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in Abbey Capital Master Offshore Fund Limited (“ACMOF ”), which invests substantially all of its assets in Abbey Capital Offshore Fund SPC (“ACOF”), which is a multi-adviser fund that invests in managed futures and foreign exchange. The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets into Abbey Capital Onshore Series LLC (“ACOS”), which is a multi-adviser fund that invests in managed futures and foreign exchange. All investments in securities involve risk of the loss of capital. An investment in the Fund includes the risks inherent in an investment in securities, as well as specific risks associated with this open-ended investment product. Among the risks associated with investing in this Fund are Commodity Sector Risk, Counter-Party Risk, Credit Risk, Currency Risk, Manager and Management Risks, Subsidiary Risk, Tax Risk, Emerging Markets Risk, Leveraging Risk, Foreign Investment Risk, Fixed Income Securities Risks, Short Sale Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risks. The Fund may invest in or utilize derivative investments, futures contracts, and hedging strategies. One or more Trading Advisers, from time to time, may invest a substantial portion of the assets managed in a specific industry sector. As a result, the Fund’s investment portfolio may be subject to greater risk and volatility than if investments had been made in the securities of a broader range of issuers. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s strategy (hedging or otherwise) will be successful or that it will employ such strategies with respect to all or any portion of its portfolio. The value of the Fund’s portfolio investments should be expected to fluctuate. Investing in managed futures is not suitable for all investors given its speculative nature and the high level of risk involved. The Fund is appropriate only for investors who can bear the risks associated with the product. This brief statement cannot disclose all of the risks and other factors necessary to evaluate an investment in the Fund. Investors are urged to take appropriate investment advice and to carefully consider their investment objectives, personal situation, and factors such as net worth, income, age, risk tolerance and liquidity needs before investing in the Fund. Before investing, investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, tax considerations, sales charges and expenses.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please refer to the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments in this report for a complete list of Fund holdings.

 

The Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund is distributed by Quasar Distributions, LLC.

 

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Performance Data

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months†

One
Year

Five
Years

Since
Inception††

 

Class A Shares (without sales charge) (Pro forma July 1, 2014 to August 29, 2014)

6.70%

10.52%

0.76%

4.40%*

 

Class A Shares (with sales charge) (Pro forma July 1, 2014 to August 29, 2014)

0.55%

4.21%

-0.43%

3.47%*

 

S&P 500® Total Return Index

9.74%

31.29%

16.82%

12.72%**

 

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index***

0.06%

0.40%

1.20%

0.91%**

 

Barclay CTA Index***

4.14%

7.50%

1.05%

2.00%**

 

 

Not annualized.

 

††

Inception date of Class A Shares of the Fund was August 29, 2014.

 

*

Class A Shares performance prior to its inception on August 29, 2014 is the performance of Class I Shares, adjusted for the Class A Shares expense ratio.

 

**

Performance is from the inception date of the Fund and is not the inception date of the index itself. The above is shown for illustrative purposes only.

 

***

This is not a primary benchmark of the Fund. Results of the index performance are presented for general comparative purposes.

 

The Fund charges a 5.75% maximum sales charge on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) of Class A Shares. The performance data quoted reflects fee waivers in effect and would have been less in their absence. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 2.04% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares. Without the limitation arrangement, the gross expense ratio is 2.15% for Class A Shares as stated in the current prospectus (and which may differ from the actual expense ratio for the period covered by this report). This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. Please see the Consolidated Financial Highlights for current figures.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Performance Data (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months†

One
Year

Five
Years

Since
Inception††

 

Class I Shares

6.94%

10.83%

1.03%

4.67%

 

S&P 500® Total Return Index

9.74%

31.29%

16.82%

12.72%*

 

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index**

0.06%

0.40%

1.20%

0.91%*

 

Barclay CTA Index**

4.14%

7.50%

1.05%

2.00%*

 

 

Not annualized.

 

††

Inception date of Class I Shares of the Fund was July 1, 2014.

 

*

Performance is from the inception date of the Fund and is not the inception date of the index itself. The above is shown for illustrative purposes only.

 

**

This is not a primary benchmark of the Fund. Results of the index performance are presented for general comparative purposes.

 

The performance data quoted reflects fee waivers in effect and would have been less in their absence. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 1.79% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares. Without the limitation arrangement, the gross expense ratio is 1.90% for Class I Shares, as stated in the current prospectus (and which may differ from the actual expense ratios for the period covered by this report). This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. Please see the Consolidated Financial Highlights for current figures.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Performance Data (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months†

One
Year

Five
Years

Since
Inception††

 

Class C Shares (Pro forma July 1, 2014 to October 6, 2015)

6.44%

9.74%

0.02%

3.64%*

 

S&P 500® Total Return Index

9.74%

31.29%

16.82%

12.72%**

 

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index***

0.06%

0.40%

1.20%

0.91%**

 

Barclay CTA Index***

4.14%

7.50%

1.05%

2.00%**

 

 

Not annualized.

 

††

Inception date of Class C Shares of the Fund was October 6, 2015.

 

*

Class C Shares performance prior to its inception on October 6, 2015 is the performance of Class I Shares, adjusted for the Class C Shares expense ratio.

 

**

Performance is from the inception date of the Fund and is not the inception date of the index itself. The above is shown for illustrative purposes only.

 

***

This is not a primary benchmark of the Fund. Results of the index performance are presented for general comparative purposes.

 

The performance data quoted reflects fee waivers in effect and would have been less in their absence. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 2.79% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C Shares. Without the limitation arrangement, the gross expense ratio is 2.90% for Class C Shares, as stated in the current prospectus (and which may differ from the actual expense ratios for the period covered by this report). This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. Please see the Consolidated Financial Highlights for current figures.

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the returns quoted. Visit www.abbeycapital.com for returns updated daily. Call (US Toll Free) 1-844-261-6484 or (international callers) + 1-508-871-3276 for returns current to the most recent month-end.

 

The Barclay CTA Index is derived from data which is self-reported by investment managers based on the performance of privately managed funds. In contrast, the S&P 500® Total Return Index and the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index are comprised of publicly traded securities. As a result of these differences, these indices may not be directly comparable. Additionally, these indices are not available for direct investment and the above is shown for illustrative purposes only.

 

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Performance Data (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Barclay CTA Index

 

The Barclay CTA Index is a leading industry benchmark of representative performance of commodity trading advisors. There are currently 510 programs included in the calculation of the Barclay CTA Index for 2020. The Barclay CTA Index is equally weighted and rebalanced at the beginning of each year.

 

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

 

The BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged market index of U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 90 days that assumes reinvestment of all income.

 

MSCI World Index

 

The MSCI World Index captures large and mid cap representation across 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries. With 1,583 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.

 

Nikkei 225 Index

 

The Nikkei 225 Index is a price-weighted index comprised of Japan’s top 225 blue-chip companies traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

 

S&P 500® Index

 

The S&P 500® Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of 500 U.S. stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry grouping, among other factors. The S&P 500® Index is designed to be a leading indicator of U.S. equities and is meant to reflect the risk/return characteristics of the large cap universe. The S&P 500® Index was first introduced on January 1, 1923, though expanded to 500 stocks on March 4, 1957.

 

The S&P 500® Total Return Index

 

The S&P 500® Total Return Index is the total return version of the S&P 500® Index. Dividends are reinvested on a daily basis and all regular cash dividends are assumed reinvested in the index on the ex-dividend date.

 

A basis point is one hundredth of one percent.

 

Portfolio composition is subject to change. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Fund Expense Examples

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, (if any) and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021, and held for the entire period.

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

 

The first section in the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

 

The second section of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments (if any). Therefore, the second section of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2021

Expenses Paid
During
Period*

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Actual Six-
Month Total
Investment
Returns for the
Fund

Actual

         

Class A Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,067.00

$ 10.46

2.04%

6.70%

Class I Shares

1,000.00

1,069.40

9.18

1.79

6.94

Class C Shares

1,000.00

1,064.40

14.28

2.79

6.44

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

Class A Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.68

$ 10.19

2.04%

N/A

Class I Shares

1,000.00

1,015.92

8.95

1.79

N/A

Class C Shares

1,000.00

1,010.96

13.91

2.79

N/A

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Funds’ Class A Shares, Class I Shares, and Class C Shares annualized six-month expense ratios for the period September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one half year period. The Fund’s ending account values in the first section in the table is based on the actual six-month total investment return for the Fund’s respective share classes.

 

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Consolidated Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a consolidated summary of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

 

% of Net
Assets

   

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

               

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    83.5 %   $ 855,137,143  

Money Market Deposit Account

    3.1       31,797,559  

PURCHASED OPTIONS

    0.1       1,063,153  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

               

(including futures, forward foreign currency contracts and written options)

    13.3       135,898,244  

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %   $ 1,023,896,099  

 

 

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating its assets between a “Managed Futures” strategy and a “Fixed
Income” strategy.

 

As a result of the Fund’s use of derivatives, the Fund may hold significant amounts of U.S. Treasuries or short-term investments.

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

Refer to the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Coupon*

   

Maturity
Date

   

Par
(000’s)

   

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 86.6%

                               

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 83.5%

                               

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.102 %     03/04/21     $ 32,955     $ 32,954,949  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.102 %     03/11/21       18,211       18,210,861  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.078 %     03/18/21       37,901       37,900,687  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.085 %     03/25/21       9,887       9,886,819  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.076 %     04/01/21       47,859       47,857,660  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.100 %     04/08/21       10,701       10,700,675  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.097 %     04/15/21       12,396       12,395,535  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.096 %     04/22/21       32,082       32,080,957  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.090 %     04/29/21       44,342       44,339,821  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.080 %     05/06/21       50,468       50,465,225  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.084 %     05/13/21       45,002       44,998,577  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.066 %     05/20/21       26,124       26,121,823  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.071 %     05/27/21       25,760       25,758,133  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.072 %     06/03/21       16,363       16,361,089  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.066 %     06/10/21       8,356       8,355,181  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.077 %     06/17/21       22712       22,709,103  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.080 %     06/24/21       19,964       19,961,450  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.062 %     07/01/21       34,076       34,071,093  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.071 %     07/08/21       69,020       69,010,108  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.076 %     07/15/21       25,742       25,738,110  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.065 %     07/22/21       2,572       2,571,565  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.050 %     07/29/21       16,385       16,381,929  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.037 %     08/05/21       43,377       43,368,015  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.044 %     08/12/21       74,926       74,909,786  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.031 %     08/19/21       34,507       34,498,805  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.041 %     08/26/21       93,550       93,529,187  

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS ($855,099,893)

                            855,137,143  
                                 
                   

Number of
Shares
(000’s)

         

MONEY MARKET DEPOSIT ACCOUNT — 3.1%

                               

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01% (United States)(a)

                    31,798       31,797,559  

TOTAL MONEY MARKET DEPOSIT ACCOUNT ($31,797,559)

                            31,797,559  
                                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

                               

(Cost $886,897,452)

                            886,934,702  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS — 0.1%**

                               

(Cost $752,625)

                            1,063,153  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 86.7%

                               

(Cost $887,650,077)

                            887,997,855  
                                 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 13.3%

                            135,898,244  

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

                          $ 1,023,896,099  

 

 

*

Short-term investments’ coupon reflect the annualized effective yield on the date of purchase for discounted investments.

**

See page 28 for detailed information regarding the Purchased Options.

(a)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Futures contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2021 were as follows:

 

Long Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Sep-21       452     $ 137,028,571     $ (52,545 )

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Dec-21       239       72,455,373       (42,451 )

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Mar-22       34       5,152,960       (4,178 )

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Jun-22       813       246,420,485       (206,682 )

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Sep-22       19       5,758,618       (4,811 )

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Dec-22       24       7,272,234       (7,058 )

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Mar-23       24       7,270,062       (8,114 )

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Jun-23       24       5,753,460       (7,646 )

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Sep-23       13       3,935,205       (5,776 )

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Dec-23       11       3,328,628       (5,369 )

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Mar-24       12       3,629,963       (5,113 )

90-DAY Bank Bill

    Jun-21       30       23,079,509       (2,618 )

90-DAY Bank Bill

    Sep-21       228       175,386,976       (29,814 )

90-DAY Bank Bill

    Dec-21       37       28,459,115       (5,423 )

90-DAY Bank Bill

    Mar-22       24       18,458,602       (4,096 )

90-DAY Bank Bill

    Jun-22       10       7,690,326       (1,706 )

90-DAY Bank Bill

    Sep-22       6       4,613,400       (1,516 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Jun-21       22       5,490,650       1,700  

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Sep-21       291       72,611,775       (11,625 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Dec-21       587       146,412,475       (23,363 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Mar-22       37       9,231,038       (1,525 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Jun-22       1,006       250,858,675       (62,875 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Sep-22       72       17,941,500       (15,488 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Dec-22       81       20,159,888       (30,913 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Mar-23       48       11,936,400       (29,463 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Jun-23       80       12,660,750       (44,950 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Sep-23       28       6,933,850       (33,575 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Dec-23       23       5,687,325       (31,538 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Mar-24       14       3,457,475       (17,738 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Jun-24       9       2,219,625       1,125  

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Sep-21       508       88,397,676       (90,846 )

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Dec-21       564       98,107,924       (118,587 )

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Mar-22       95       16,510,381       (23,293 )

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Jun-22       23       3,995,247       (9,535 )

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Sep-22       13       2,256,825       (7,279 )

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Dec-22       21       3,643,263       (13,949 )

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Mar-23       5       866,791       (3,457 )

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Jun-23       2       346,472       (1,524 )

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Sep-23       1       173,132       (801 )

Amsterdam Index Futures

    Mar-21       70       10,994,124       (561,335 )

AUD/USD Currency Futures

    Mar-21       694       53,510,870       (40,359 )

Australian 10-Year Bond Futures

    Mar-21       81       8,543,002       (274,086 )

Australian 3-Year Bond Futures

    Mar-21       291       26,152,123       (116,563 )

Bank Acceptance Futures

    Jun-21       10       1,955,151       49  

Bank Acceptance Futures

    Sep-21       68       13,293,022       (717 )

Bank Acceptance Futures

    Dec-21       44       8,597,478       (1,434 )

Bank Acceptance Futures

    Mar-22       39       6,247,682       (4,145 )

Bank Acceptance Futures

    Jun-22       24       4,678,218       (8,830 )

Bank Acceptance Futures

    Sep-22       14       2,724,285       (8,850 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Long Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Brent Crude Futures

    May-21       227     $ 14,623,340     $ 471,160  

Brent Crude Futures

    Jun-21       31       1,975,630       96,810  

Brent Crude Futures

    Jul-21       5       315,200       2,840  

Brent Crude Futures

    Dec-21       14       848,400       132,340  

Brent Crude Oil Last Day

    May-21       11       708,620       1,410  

CAC40 10 Euro Futures

    Mar-21       154       10,589,230       (152,598 )

CAD Currency Futures

    Mar-21       753       59,257,335       (137,487 )

Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures

    Jun-21       788       86,552,444       (1,507,937 )

Canola Futures (Winnipeg Commodity Exchange)

    May-21       12       139,405       1,352  

Canola Futures (Winnipeg Commodity Exchange)

    Jul-21       5       55,382       1,418  

Cattle Feeder Futures

    Apr-21       2       142,575       (1,688 )

CHF Currency Futures

    Mar-21       97       13,342,350       (40,475 )

Cocoa Futures

    May-21       22       572,880       19,230  

Cocoa Futures

    Jul-21       8       207,520       3,120  

Cocoa Futures ICE

    May-21       31       738,955       42,395  

Cocoa Futures ICE

    Jul-21       3       47,954       571  

Cocoa Futures ICE

    Sep-21       1       23,977       683  

Coffee ‘C’ Futures

    May-21       293       15,107,813       1,327,406  

Coffee ‘C’ Futures

    Jul-21       9       470,138       27,469  

Coffee ‘C’ Futures

    Sep-21       4       211,350       8,456  

Coffee Robusta Futures

    May-21       7       103,110       2,220  

Coffee Robusta Futures

    Jul-21       6       89,400       1,140  

Copper Futures

    May-21       308       31,512,250       (109,400 )

Copper Futures

    Jul-21       2       204,525       (3,400 )

Corn Futures

    May-21       497       13,605,375       68,025  

Corn Futures

    Jul-21       195       5,216,250       223,238  

Corn Futures

    Sep-21       13       318,175       4,088  

Corn Futures

    Dec-21       17       400,138       23,813  

Cotton No.2 Futures

    May-21       206       9,149,490       511,460  

Cotton No.2 Futures

    Jul-21       11       493,405       3,500  

DAX Index Futures

    Mar-21       52       21,581,183       14,969  

DJIA Mini E-CBOT

    Mar-21       87       13,446,720       104,955  

Dutch TTF Gas Futures

    Apr-21       5       68,168       (657 )

Dutch TTF Gas Futures

    May-21       5       69,879       (610 )

E-Mini Consumer Staples Select Futures

    Mar-21       2       127,180       (7,140 )

E-Mini Crude Oil

    Apr-21       12       369,000       5,588  

E-Mini Energy Select Futures

    Mar-21       3       150,030       7,120  

E-Mini Financial Select Futures

    Mar-21       1       99,213       650  

E-Mini Health Care Select Futures

    Mar-21       2       227,160       (8,960 )

E-Mini Natural Gas

    Apr-21       1       6,928       (623 )

Emissions ICE

    Dec-21       62       2,788,769       316,442  

Emissions ICE

    Dec-22       3       136,099       25,362  

EUR Foreign Exchange Currency Futures

    Mar-21       582       87,892,913       (578,129 )

Euro E-Mini Futures

    Mar-21       3       226,528       (2,503 )

Euro STOXX 50

    Mar-21       269       11,771,853       142,240  

Euro/CHF 3-Month Futures ICE

    Dec-21       3       830,099       (852 )

Euro/JPY Futures

    Mar-21       51       7,704,184       137,178  

Euro-Bobl Futures

    Mar-21       274       44,369,083       (263,088 )

Euro-BTP Futures

    Mar-21       151       27,291,900       (323,536 )

Euro-Bund Futures

    Mar-21       102       21,339,993       (371,569 )

Euro-Oat Futures

    Mar-21       77       15,183,347       (315,151 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Long Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Euro-Schatz Futures

    Mar-21       42     $ 5,684,222     $ (3,867 )

FTSE 100 Index Futures

    Mar-21       324       29,067,779       (678,121 )

FTSE China A50 Index

    Mar-21       142       2,584,968       (132,780 )

FTSE Taiwan Index

    Mar-21       9       498,780       (10,178 )

FTSE/JSE TOP 40

    Mar-21       42       1,672,256       84,322  

FTSE/MIB Index Futures

    Mar-21       25       3,443,038       2,322  

Gasoline RBOB Futures

    Apr-21       236       19,333,356       1,463,124  

Gasoline RBOB Futures

    May-21       12       978,616       53,470  

Gasoline RBOB Futures

    Jun-21       2       161,574       14,494  

Gasoline RBOB Futures

    Jul-21       1       79,762       2,734  

GBP Currency Futures

    Mar-21       631       54,999,538       312,656  

Gold 100 Oz Futures

    Apr-21       50       5,532,160       (396,642 )

Gold 100 Oz Futures

    Jun-21       2       346,320       (26,030 )

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

    Mar-21       96       6,976,181       (389,154 )

Hang Seng Index Futures

    Mar-21       133       24,828,027       (1,132,693 )

IBEX 35 Index Futures

    Mar-21       7       692,255       4,136  

JPY Currency Futures

    Mar-21       96       11,254,200       (302,524 )

Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures

    May-21       68       2,154,750       (12,063 )

Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures

    Jul-21       74       2,359,675       (12,163 )

Lean Hogs Futures

    Apr-21       57       1,987,020       193,310  

Lean Hogs Futures

    Jun-21       122       4,595,740       87,650  

Live Cattle Futures

    Apr-21       22       1,056,000       (28,040 )

Live Cattle Futures

    Jun-21       64       3,031,680       72,980  

Live Cattle Futures

    Aug-21       6       280,920       (410 )

Live Cattle Futures

    Oct-21       6       96,500       (180 )

LME Aluminum Forward

    Mar-21       1,505       80,207,094       5,792,180  

LME Aluminum Forward

    Apr-21       63       3,375,225       200,601  

LME Aluminum Forward

    May-21       43       2,313,400       324  

LME Aluminum Forward

    Jun-21       611       32,982,544       2,052,805  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       55,934       4,446  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       53,656       2,161  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       28       1,499,302       87,052  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       3       160,529       5,893  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       4       213,893       7,686  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       106,873       4,648  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       6       320,213       20,121  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       53,294       3,347  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       8       426,300       26,378  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       106,675       5,613  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       53,350       3,300  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       53,412       3,424  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       53,432       3,807  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       23       1,230,356       56,856  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       53,500       3,393  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       53,544       3,281  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       3       160,688       10,691  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       22       1,178,513       97,986  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       53,575       3,075  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       5       267,875       15,141  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       53,614       3,426  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       107,381       3,184  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

13

 

 

Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Long Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1     $ 53,700     $ 3,388  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       18       967,226       36,151  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       53,742       1,692  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       107,570       2,770  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       18       969,300       (5,829 )

LME Copper Forward

    Mar-21       453       102,981,056       19,882,679  

LME Copper Forward

    Apr-21       25       5,677,656       337,961  

LME Copper Forward

    Jun-21       129       29,263,650       3,440,211  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       456,963       68,913  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       227,781       33,738  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       12       2,732,775       420,020  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       227,531       33,081  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       454,863       62,428  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       227,381       31,170  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       227,331       31,114  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       227,231       26,919  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       227,200       31,048  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       454,388       63,675  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       227,181       31,021  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       227,156       30,961  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       10       2,271,563       270,625  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       227,156       23,876  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       454,313       56,725  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       227,156       27,694  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       8       1,817,250       226,700  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       227,106       28,303  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       453,907       34,095  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       453,953       52,376  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       8       1,816,038       166,112  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       227,014       20,402  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       454,047       35,010  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       227,038       17,213  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       9       2,042,381       (4,381 )

LME Lead Forward

    Mar-21       175       8,934,844       194,433  

LME Lead Forward

    Apr-21       20       1,024,625       (32,285 )

LME Lead Forward

    Jun-21       36       1,849,500       (42,888 )

LME Nickel Forward

    Mar-21       76       8,454,240       810,302  

LME Nickel Forward

    Apr-21       13       1,447,446       (9,051 )

LME Nickel Forward

    Jun-21       30       3,344,400       (16,200 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       111,194       7,520  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       111,198       7,527  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       8       889,774       102,505  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       111,227       9,587  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       3       333,708       34,788  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       111,243       11,589  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       222,492       23,181  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       111,249       9,039  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       111,269       10,289  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       111,292       6,832  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       9       1,001,661       40,872  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       4       445,249       31,423  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Long Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       3     $ 333,947     $ 15,059  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       111,319       3,169  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       111,335       5,108  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       9       1,002,078       8,418  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       222,703       8,653  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       111,355       5,143  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       111,359       (5,557 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       111,377       (5,656 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       9       1,002,657       (5,353 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       222,864       (11,111 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       3       334,305       (16,927 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       111,438       (6,762 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       7       780,182       (28,109 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       50,969       (550 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       51,005       (552 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       10       510,105       (17,395 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       51,016       (553 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       102,090       2,351  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       51,051       1,176  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       102,175       3,234  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       102,319       1,673  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       4       204,656       1,656  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       3       153,563       2,496  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       51,197       (315 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       51,222       1,172  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       3       153,694       218  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       51,227       403  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       51,249       562  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       51,253       216  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       5       256,380       (4,395 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       51,280       (1,606 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       102,613       (4,300 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       5       256,538       (8,886 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       143,025       48,533  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       132,695       38,420  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       5       662,225       175,784  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       132,395       35,370  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       264,590       66,420  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       263,065       57,040  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       131,483       31,183  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       131,383       24,668  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       262,465       49,065  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       4       524,930       102,461  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       131,233       26,208  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       131,233       14,533  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       131,233       14,540  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       131,195       14,695  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       129,903       14,753  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       129,787       14,212  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       129,776       14,126  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       3       389,260       39,577  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Long Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1     $ 129,720     $ 6,845  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       128,345       (4,730 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       128,345       (5,131 )

LME Zinc Forward

    Mar-21       129       8,963,888       300,673  

LME Zinc Forward

    Apr-21       12       835,800       (14,445 )

LME Zinc Forward

    Jun-21       74       5,171,675       63,291  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       71,969       2,044  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       69,388       638  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       69,394       (69 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       7       486,241       (13,575 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       138,965       (2,635 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       69,485       (1,803 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       3       208,495       (809 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       69,545       221  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       69,550       (255 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       139,170       (2,999 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       6       417,579       (10,023 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       3       208,859       1,640  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       139,288       6,919  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       139,275       6,815  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       3       208,997       5,353  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       139,360       6,960  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       69,687       4,787  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       6       418,650       (4,656 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       139,575       (3,325 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       69,788       (2,869 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       69,784       (2,829 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       7       488,688       (9,508 )

Long Gilt Futures

    Jun-21       402       71,559,887       (686,780 )

Low Sulphur Gasoil G Futures

    Mar-21       7       372,400       42,425  

Low Sulphur Gasoil G Futures

    Apr-21       207       11,027,925       393,875  

Low Sulphur Gasoil G Futures

    May-21       18       959,400       61,400  

Low Sulphur Gasoil G Futures

    Jun-21       2       106,400       10,525  

Low Sulphur Gasoil G Futures

    Jul-21       1       53,100       3,450  

Lumber Futures

    May-21       1       93,247       (737 )

MAIZE Futures

    Jun-21       1       13,272       302  

MDAX Index Futures

    Mar-21       1       188,348       (3,463 )

Micro EUR/USD Futures

    Mar-21       6       90,611       (1,284 )

Mill Wheat Euro

    May-21       43       595,341       17,178  

Mill Wheat Euro

    Sep-21       14       168,706       814  

Mill Wheat Euro

    Dec-21       6       72,212       (15 )

Mini FTSE/MIB Pound Futures

    Mar-21       4       110,177       (626 )

Mini H-Shares Index Futures

    Mar-21       15       218,006       (10,745 )

Mini HSI Index Futures

    Mar-21       50       1,866,769       (103,121 )

MSCI EAFE Index Futures

    Mar-21       32       3,462,400       18,465  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

    Mar-21       101       6,757,405       69,170  

MSCI Singapore Exchange ETS

    Mar-21       21       533,347       10,899  

MXN Currency Futures

    Mar-21       378       8,987,680       (412,535 )

Nasdaq 100 E-Mini

    Mar-21       96       24,789,120       (372,979 )

Natural Gas Futures

    Apr-21       30       831,300       (48,300 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Long Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Natural Gas Futures

    May-21       1     $ 28,090     $ (860 )

Natural Gas Futures

    Jun-21       3       85,860       (4,370 )

Natural Gas Futures

    Oct-21       2       58,780       (530 )

Natural Gas Futures ICE

    Apr-21       5       83,153       (5,036 )

Nikkei 225 (Chicago Mercantile Exchange)

    Mar-21       5       732,125       59,825  

Nikkei 225 (Osaka Securities Exchange)

    Mar-21       29       7,957,690       311,459  

Nikkei 225 (Singapore Exchange)

    Mar-21       69       9,470,143       98,309  

Nikkei 225 Mini

    Mar-21       181       4,966,696       275,522  

Nikkei/Yen Futures

    Mar-21       7       961,560       34,171  

NY Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Futures

    Apr-21       226       17,494,705       689,861  

NY Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Futures

    May-21       21       1,618,382       71,740  

NY Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Futures

    Jul-21       1       76,650       1,483  

NY Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Futures

    Dec-21       8       612,494       120,191  

NZD Currency Futures

    Mar-21       268       19,387,120       243,150  

OMX Stockholm 30 Index Futures

    Mar-21       430       10,210,329       (107,834 )

Palladium Futures

    Jun-21       1       231,350       (2,210 )

Palm Oil Futures

    Apr-21       4       96,850       11,884  

Palm Oil Futures

    May-21       26       600,939       35,837  

Palm Oil Futures

    Jun-21       9       200,179       15,423  

Palm Oil Futures

    Jul-21       2       43,002       2,891  

Platinum Futures

    Apr-21       32       1,896,480       111,870  

Rapeseed Euro

    May-21       11       326,160       28,806  

Rapeseed Euro

    Aug-21       6       153,383       6,742  

Red Wheat Futures (Minneapolis Grain Exchange)

    May-21       17       542,937       2,000  

Red Wheat Futures (Minneapolis Grain Exchange)

    Jul-21       4       129,350       (1,550 )

Rough Rice Futures

    May-21       3       78,270       (230 )

Russell 2000 E-Mini

    Mar-21       69       7,587,240       397,533  

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

    Mar-21       161       30,664,060       315,304  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini

    Mar-21       17       4,240,990       198,355  

S&P/TSX 60 IX Futures

    Mar-21       56       9,432,783       158,859  

SGX Iron Ore 62% Futures

    Mar-21       11       190,674       13,563  

SGX Iron Ore 62% Futures

    Apr-21       37       354,984       13,151  

SGX Iron Ore 62% Futures

    May-21       12       197,652       8,054  

SGX Iron Ore 62% Futures

    Jun-21       2       32,052       188  

SGX Nifty 50

    Mar-21       108       3,137,292       (59,334 )

Short BTP Future

    Mar-21       73       9,947,539       (13,465 )

Silver Futures

    May-21       72       9,518,400       (482,425 )

Silver Futures

    Jul-21       3       397,050       (19,805 )

Soybean Futures

    May-21       177       12,427,613       215,725  

Soybean Futures

    Jul-21       122       8,488,150       149,663  

Soybean Futures

    Nov-21       14       856,100       42,950  

Soybean Meal Futures

    May-21       160       6,742,400       (92,150 )

Soybean Meal Futures

    Jul-21       10       418,700       (5,310 )

Soybean Oil Futures

    May-21       122       3,655,608       284,802  

Soybean Oil Futures

    Jul-21       23       673,440       45,162  

Soybean Oil Futures

    Dec-21       40       1,063,440       188,334  

SPI 200 Futures

    Mar-21       80       10,201,364       (56,363 )

STOXX Europe 600 Banks Index

    Mar-21       10       72,755       2,959  

STOXX Europe 600 Index

    Mar-21       39       948,637       27,177  

Sugar No. 11 (World)

    Mar-22       2       35,324       941  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Long Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Sugar No. 11 (World)

    May-21       889     $ 16,378,936     $ 386,254  

Sugar No. 11 (World)

    Jul-21       82       1,455,664       33,690  

Sugar No. 11 (World)

    Oct-21       3       52,416       6,193  

Topix Index Futures

    Mar-21       79       13,899,760       534,593  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       88       4,379,718       13,187  

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       548       101,110,656       (76,040 )

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       845       104,753,594       (629,430 )

U.S. Treasury Long Bond (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       3       477,656       (1,439 )

USD/NOK Futures

    Mar-21       2       199,382       (1,612 )

USD/SEK Futures

    Mar-21       6       599,034       2,638  

Wheat (Chicago Board of Trade)

    May-21       321       10,597,012       (19,735 )

Wheat (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jul-21       204       6,630,000       163,300  

Wheat (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Sep-21       3       96,937       1,675  

Wheat (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Dec-21       25       812,500       43,450  

White Sugar ICE

    May-21       28       637,140       13,715  

White Sugar ICE

    Aug-21       10       220,500       7,265  

WTI Crude Futures

    Apr-21       396       24,354,000       655,940  

WTI Crude Futures

    May-21       30       1,836,900       96,350  

WTI Crude Futures

    Jun-21       110       6,681,400       22,150  

WTI Crude Futures

    Jul-21       5       300,600       7,320  

WTI Crude Futures

    Dec-21       13       743,600       125,910  

WTI Crude Futures IPE

    Apr-21       10       615,000       19,110  

WTI Crude Futures IPE

    May-21       1       61,230       1,070  

WTI Crude Futures IPE

    Jul-21       1       60,120       1,120  
                            $ 37,004,453  

 

Short Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

10-Year Mini Japanese Government Bond Futures

    Mar-21       19     $ (2,687,931 )   $ 6,886  

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Jun-24       1       (302,376 )     60  

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Sep-21       422       (105,299,550 )     (3,200 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Dec-22       10       (2,488,875 )     (625 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Mar-23       1       (248,675 )     13  

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Jun-23       289       (71,744,250 )     234,238  

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Dec-23       131       (32,393,025 )     117,075  

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Mar-24       1       (246,963 )     1,363  

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Jun-25       4       (982,700 )     238  

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Dec-21       671       (116,720,598 )     85,821  

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Mar-22       9       (1,564,141 )     714  

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Jun-22       15       (2,605,596 )     1,715  

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Sep-22       12       (2,083,223 )     2,116  

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Dec-22       227       (39,381,940 )     63,574  

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Mar-23       9       (1,560,223 )     1,750  

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Jun-23       15       (2,598,543 )     1,846  

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Sep-23       7       (1,211,922 )     1,306  

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Dec-23       189       (32,697,208 )     109,288  

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Mar-24       4       (691,517 )     836  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

18

 

 

Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Short Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

AUD/USD Currency Futures

    Mar-21       432     $ (33,309,360 )   $ (781,614 )

Australian 10-Year Bond Futures

    Mar-21       400       (42,187,668 )     1,544,979  

Australian 3-Year Bond Futures

    Mar-21       10       (898,698 )     2,397  

Brent Crude Futures

    May-21       12       (773,040 )     10,560  

CAD Currency Futures

    Mar-21       146       (11,489,470 )     (6,950 )

Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures

    Jun-21       221       (24,274,226 )     288,653  

CHF Currency Futures

    Mar-21       65       (8,665,650 )     39,141  

DAX-Mini Futures

    Mar-21       1       (83,005 )     1,014  

DJIA Mini E-CBOT

    Mar-21       4       (618,240 )     4,035  

Dollar Index

    Mar-21       149       (13,541,418 )     (21,302 )

E-Mini Technology Select Futures

    Mar-21       1       (131,680 )     820  

EUR Foreign Exchange Currency Futures

    Mar-21       296       (44,701,550 )     233,087  

Euro BUXL 30-Year Bond Futures

    Mar-21       21       (5,316,320 )     53,354  

Euro STOXX 50

    Mar-21       177       (7,745,792 )     (48,708 )

Euro/CHF 3-Month Futures ICE

    Jun-21       2       (553,510 )     385  

Euro/CHF 3-Month Futures ICE

    Sep-21       3       (830,099 )     605  

Euro/GBP Futures

    Mar-21       1       (108,167 )     427  

Euro-Bobl Futures

    Mar-21       425       (68,820,658 )     202,254  

Euro-BTP Futures

    Mar-21       524       (94,708,317 )     1,610,140  

Euro-Bund Futures

    Mar-21       938       (196,244,253 )     2,874,174  

Euro-Oat Futures

    Mar-21       11       (2,169,049 )     27,666  

Euro-Schatz Futures

    Mar-21       905       (122,481,450 )     52,768  

FTSE 100 Index Futures

    Mar-21       147       (11,662,998 )     151,093  

Gasoline RBOB Futures

    Apr-21       8       (655,368 )     (13,999 )

GBP Currency Futures

    Mar-21       23       (2,004,738 )     (59,176 )

Gold 100 Oz Futures

    Apr-21       207       (35,786,160 )     794,300  

Hang Seng Index Futures

    Mar-21       27       (5,040,276 )     167,377  

JPN 10-Year Bond (Osaka Securities Exchange)

    Mar-21       126       (178,039,495 )     1,112,904  

JPY Currency Futures

    Mar-21       725       (60,843,019 )     763,123  

Lean Hogs Futures

    Jul-21       1       (37,820 )     (2,870 )

Live Cattle Futures

    Apr-21       1       (48,000 )     240  

LME Aluminum Forward

    Mar-21       1,505       (80,207,094 )     (5,211,794 )

LME Aluminum Forward

    Apr-21       13       (696,475 )     (10,397 )

LME Aluminum Forward

    Jun-21       398       (21,484,538 )     (229,416 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (55,934 )     (4,584 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (53,656 )     (2,719 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       28       (1,499,302 )     (87,205 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       3       (160,529 )     (8,954 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       4       (213,893 )     (8,843 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       (106,873 )     (3,866 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       6       (320,213 )     (14,519 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (53,294 )     (2,119 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       8       (426,300 )     (16,613 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       (106,675 )     (5,763 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (53,350 )     (3,488 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (53,412 )     (2,431 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (53,432 )     (2,444 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       23       (1,230,356 )     (97,941 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (53,500 )     (2,788 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (53,544 )     (4,458 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       3       (160,688 )     (12,561 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Short Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       22     $ (1,178,513 )   $ (48,856 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (53,575 )     (1,931 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       5       (267,875 )     (19,288 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (53,614 )     (1,945 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       (107,381 )     (7,769 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (53,700 )     (1,994 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       12       (644,817 )     1,992  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (53,742 )     358  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       (107,570 )     733  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (53,793 )     270  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       4       (215,200 )     1,035  

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (53,813 )     (88 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (53,850 )     (388 )

LME Aluminum Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       6       (323,175 )     3,363  

LME Copper Forward

    Mar-21       453       (102,981,056 )     (16,523,525 )

LME Copper Forward

    Apr-21       4       (908,425 )     (43,144 )

LME Copper Forward

    Jun-21       80       (18,148,000 )     46,030  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       (456,963 )     (71,679 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (227,781 )     (33,869 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       12       (2,732,775 )     (356,555 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (227,531 )     (27,576 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       (454,863 )     (65,250 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (227,381 )     (30,794 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (227,331 )     (27,338 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (227,231 )     (31,105 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (227,200 )     (30,188 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       (454,388 )     (54,523 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (227,181 )     (31,331 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (227,156 )     (33,581 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       10       (2,271,563 )     (279,249 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (227,156 )     (23,044 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       (454,313 )     (58,638 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (227,156 )     (28,306 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       8       (1,817,250 )     (164,962 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (227,106 )     (25,219 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       (453,907 )     (50,276 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       (453,953 )     (65,703 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       8       (1,816,038 )     3,956  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (227,014 )     487  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       (454,047 )     (34,372 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (227,038 )     (16,350 )

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (226,931 )     5,306  

LME Copper Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (226,925 )     1,313  

LME Lead Forward

    Mar-21       165       (8,424,281 )     (326,623 )

LME Nickel Forward

    Mar-21       70       (7,786,800 )     (231,341 )

LME Nickel Forward

    Apr-21       2       (222,684 )     (594 )

LME Nickel Forward

    Jun-21       1       (111,480 )     1,760  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (111,194 )     (15,314 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (111,198 )     (14,778 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       8       (889,774 )     (79,259 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (111,227 )     (4,686 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Short Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       3     $ (333,708 )   $ (14,862 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (111,243 )     (9,183 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       (222,492 )     (20,022 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (111,249 )     (4,671 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (111,269 )     (4,670 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (111,292 )     (4,669 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       9       (1,001,661 )     (44,808 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       4       (445,249 )     (27,332 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       3       (333,947 )     (2,868 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (111,319 )     (956 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (111,335 )     (2,795 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       9       (1,002,078 )     9,073  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       (222,703 )     1,143  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (111,355 )     (5,245 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (111,359 )     (4,619 )

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (111,377 )     584  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       9       (1,002,657 )     43,450  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       (222,864 )     2,046  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       3       (334,305 )     10,785  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (111,438 )     3,995  

LME Nickel Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (111,462 )     648  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (50,969 )     1,724  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (51,005 )     1,733  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       10       (510,105 )     (9,302 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (51,016 )     1,221  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       (102,090 )     (90 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (51,051 )     175  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       (102,175 )     (4,313 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       (102,319 )     394  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       4       (204,656 )     (2,743 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       3       (153,563 )     (4,975 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (51,197 )     (168 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (51,222 )     (172 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       3       (153,694 )     1,176  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (51,227 )     (689 )

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (51,249 )     826  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (51,253 )     822  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       4       (205,104 )     6,523  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (51,280 )     1,808  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       (102,613 )     3,343  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (51,300 )     2,963  

LME Palladium Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       5       (256,563 )     2,163  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (143,025 )     (49,000 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (132,695 )     (35,559 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       5       (662,225 )     (143,850 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (132,395 )     (25,635 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       (264,590 )     (60,693 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       (263,065 )     (57,625 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (131,483 )     (25,932 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (131,383 )     (31,008 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Short Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2     $ (262,465 )   $ (59,465 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       4       (524,930 )     (69,680 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (131,233 )     (27,358 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (131,232 )     (25,708 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (131,232 )     (25,033 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (131,195 )     (20,795 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (129,903 )     (13,489 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (129,786 )     (13,373 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (129,775 )     (13,362 )

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       (256,890 )     11,335  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       3       (385,035 )     14,215  

LME Silver Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (128,320 )     (3,220 )

LME Zinc Forward

    Mar-21       119       (8,269,012 )     (212,731 )

LME Zinc Forward

    Apr-21       1       (69,650 )     (3,113 )

LME Zinc Forward

    Jun-21       13       (908,537 )     3,709  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (71,969 )     (656 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (69,388 )     1,931  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (69,394 )     (194 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       7       (486,241 )     8,342  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       2       (138,965 )     2,923  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (69,485 )     197  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       3       (208,495 )     6,218  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (69,545 )     (482 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (69,550 )     2,600  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       (139,170 )     165  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       6       (417,579 )     (15,182 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       3       (208,859 )     (515 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       (139,288 )     (5,113 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       (139,275 )     (3,548 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       3       (208,997 )     (6,759 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       (139,360 )     (9,123 )

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (69,687 )     163  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       6       (418,650 )     8,145  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       (139,575 )     5,713  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (69,787 )     2,325  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (69,783 )     1,343  

LME Zinc Forward - 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (69,812 )     363  

Long Gilt Futures

    Jun-21       502       (61,413,336 )     558,926  

Nasdaq 100 E-Mini

    Mar-21       15       (3,873,300 )     (42,557 )

Natural Gas Futures

    Apr-21       93       (2,577,030 )     80,967  

Natural Gas Futures

    May-21       45       (1,264,050 )     17,890  

New Zealand 3-Month Bank Bill Futures

    Sep-21       3       (216,049 )     95  

Nikkei 225 (Singapore Exchange)

    Mar-21       105       (14,411,088 )     84,563  

NY Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Futures

    Apr-21       123       (9,521,455 )     (56,196 )

NZD Currency Futures

    Mar-21       4       (289,360 )     (2,361 )

Orange Juice Futures

    May-21       10       (167,625 )     2,018  

Platinum Futures

    Apr-21       158       (9,363,870 )     (576,525 )

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

    Mar-21       23       (4,380,580 )     92,033  

Silver Futures

    May-21       24       (3,172,800 )     1,425  

STOXX Dividend Futures

    Dec-21       1       (11,305 )     (350 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Short Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Swiss Federal Bond Futures

    Mar-21       5     $ (915,737 )   $ 2,660  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       658       (87,328,937 )     541,789  

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       74       (16,336,656 )     8,805  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       382       (47,356,063 )     299,789  

U.S. Treasury Long Bond (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       290       (46,173,437 )     347,328  

U.S. Treasury Ultra 10-Year Notes

    Jun-21       13       (1,915,468 )     (4,531 )

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       51       (9,642,187 )     13,055  
                            $ (14,494,088 )

Total Futures Contracts

                          $ 22,510,365  

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2021 were as follows:

 

Currency Purchased

Currency Sold

Expiration
Date

Counterparty

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

AUD

13,600,000

 

NZD

14,577,314

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

$ (68,280)

AUD

2,568,179

 

USD

2,045,144

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

(69,043)

AUD

2,568,179

 

USD

2,021,748

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

(45,641)

AUD

49,643,543

 

CAD

48,518,184

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

72,960

AUD

8,437,025

 

EUR

5,375,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

6,084

AUD

8,598,842

 

GBP

4,875,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(175,537)

AUD

9,600,000

 

JPY

772,822,980

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

136,417

AUD

36,400,000

 

NZD

39,059,758

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(214,507)

AUD

16,168,179

 

USD

12,574,841

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(134,068)

AUD

10,400,132

 

USD

7,877,393

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

125,638

AUD

25,943,000

 

USD

19,781,626

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

182,042

AUD

37,908,000

 

USD

29,340,672

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

(167,193)

BRL

11,911,172

 

USD

2,168,854

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

(43,843)

BRL

7,001,559

 

USD

1,324,805

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(76,416)

BRL

1,102,814

 

USD

200,000

 

Apr 05 2021

BOA

(3,500)

CAD

11,545,910

 

USD

9,158,914

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

(86,144)

CAD

17,623,098

 

AUD

17,800,000

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

151,904

CAD

11,545,910

 

USD

9,075,974

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

(3,179)

CAD

31,191,341

 

AUD

31,843,543

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

7,933

CAD

9,800,000

 

JPY

808,781,980

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

113,119

CAD

11,400,000

 

USD

8,971,717

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(13,553)

CAD

12,203,139

 

USD

9,571,308

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

18,314

CAD

13,200,000

 

USD

10,362,177

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

10,865

CAD

1,460,000

 

USD

1,152,505

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

(5,163)

CHF

250,000

 

JPY

29,381,299

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

(791)

CHF

16,743,365

 

USD

18,458,634

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

(50,908)

CHF

250,000

 

JPY

29,351,500

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

(507)

CHF

16,743,365

 

USD

18,486,044

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

(77,870)

CHF

1,619,772

 

EUR

1,500,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(29,140)

CHF

605,032

 

GBP

500,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(31,409)

CHF

4,500,000

 

JPY

526,035,425

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

12,447

CHF

23,993,365

 

USD

26,564,883

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(185,192)

CHF

22,235,000

 

USD

25,030,588

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

(570,842)

CHF

221,000

 

USD

245,862

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

(2,560)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

23

 

 

Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Currency Purchased

Currency Sold

Expiration
Date

Counterparty

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

CLP

220,413,000

 

USD

300,000

 

Mar 04 2021

BOA

$ 4,529

CLP

219,873,000

 

USD

300,000

 

Mar 11 2021

BOA

3,821

CLP

71,805,000

 

USD

100,000

 

Mar 16 2021

BOA

(771)

CLP

4,198,861,897

 

USD

5,757,345

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

45,242

CLP

287,212,000

 

USD

400,000

 

Mar 18 2021

BOA

(3,083)

CLP

141,176,000

 

USD

200,000

 

Mar 24 2021

BOA

(4,880)

CLP

211,835,756

 

USD

300,000

 

Mar 25 2021

BOA

(7,216)

CLP

211,884,100

 

USD

300,000

 

Mar 31 2021

BOA

(7,124)

CNH

1,000,000

 

USD

154,336

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

(186)

CNH

41,685,734

 

USD

6,400,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

25,441

CNH

85,677,917

 

USD

13,080,439

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

111,249

COP

5,229,779,625

 

USD

1,500,000

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(66,925)

CZK

33,789,848

 

EUR

1,300,000

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(11,404)

EUR

200,000

 

GBP

174,351

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

(1,585)

EUR

99,566

 

SEK

1,000,000

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

1,706

EUR

5,171,012

 

USD

6,289,140

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

(49,673)

EUR

1,875,000

 

AUD

2,936,066

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

3,287

EUR

100,000

 

GBP

86,900

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

(407)

EUR

482,969

 

NOK

5,000,000

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

6,111

EUR

6,375,000

 

SEK

64,917,189

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

4,023

EUR

3,225,031

 

USD

3,919,213

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

(27,732)

EUR

5,250,000

 

CAD

8,088,759

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(21,140)

EUR

7,125,000

 

CHF

7,857,992

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(41,978)

EUR

4,400,000

 

GBP

3,902,815

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(128,160)

EUR

600,000

 

HUF

215,219,980

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

7,753

EUR

7,300,000

 

JPY

923,739,040

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

142,466

EUR

700,000

 

PLN

3,165,860

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(158)

EUR

5,375,000

 

USD

6,503,626

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(17,754)

EUR

550,000

 

CZK

14,554,842

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(7,123)

EUR

4,700,000

 

HUF

1,704,391,543

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

2,402

EUR

2,863,471

 

NOK

30,188,427

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(25,036)

EUR

5,821,428

 

PLN

26,265,492

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

17,227

EUR

7,576,083

 

SEK

76,856,865

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

41,231

EUR

3,709,037

 

USD

4,517,595

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(40,205)

EUR

29,046,000

 

USD

35,254,439

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

(189,257)

GBP

1,359,576

 

EUR

1,578,423

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

(10,374)

GBP

38,324,915

 

USD

54,170,525

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

(775,464)

GBP

4,875,000

 

AUD

8,796,820

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

23,192

GBP

38,638,037

 

USD

54,140,970

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

(309,447)

GBP

2,125,000

 

CHF

2,668,142

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

27,108

GBP

10,077,844

 

EUR

11,500,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

164,022

GBP

5,750,000

 

JPY

830,528,238

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

219,306

GBP

43,013,037

 

USD

59,774,796

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

152,330

GBP

5,451,008

 

USD

7,409,534

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

185,817

GBP

27,200,000

 

USD

37,099,562

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

801,142

HUF

892,487,400

 

USD

3,000,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(29,803)

HUF

1,359,236,137

 

EUR

3,800,000

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(64,439)

HUF

1,520,597,607

 

USD

5,153,733

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(94,057)

HUF

980,000,000

 

USD

3,286,567

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

(26,689)

IDR

9,856,657,000

 

USD

700,000

 

Mar 31 2021

BOA

(9,922)

ILS

6,789,201

 

USD

2,100,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(48,791)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

24

 

 

Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Currency Purchased

Currency Sold

Expiration
Date

Counterparty

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

ILS

8,099,590

 

USD

2,500,000

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

$ (52,403)

INR

717,848,500

 

USD

9,811,961

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

(48,257)

INR

58,588,000

 

USD

800,000

 

Mar 04 2021

BOA

(3,326)

INR

58,518,000

 

USD

800,000

 

Mar 12 2021

BOA

(5,282)

INR

1,000,574,925

 

USD

13,503,359

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

74,164

INR

58,382,000

 

USD

800,000

 

Mar 18 2021

BOA

(7,901)

INR

58,112,960

 

USD

800,000

 

Mar 25 2021

BOA

(12,446)

INR

160,806,802

 

USD

2,200,000

 

Mar 26 2021

BOA

(21,078)

JPY

29,324,800

 

CHF

250,000

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

261

JPY

224,620,770

 

EUR

1,744,206

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

2,690

JPY

6,671,357,278

 

USD

62,812,893

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

(225,233)

JPY

716,753,058

 

AUD

8,600,000

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

106,971

JPY

16,799,422

 

CAD

200,000

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

446

JPY

58,695,902

 

CHF

500,000

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

948

JPY

314,332,210

 

EUR

2,427,641

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

19,638

JPY

749,323,321

 

NZD

9,600,000

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

93,351

JPY

6,416,232,100

 

USD

60,218,039

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

(23,324)

JPY

50,899,740

 

AUD

600,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

15,850

JPY

82,871,020

 

CAD

1,000,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(8,332)

JPY

58,623,300

 

CHF

500,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

258

JPY

179,194,260

 

EUR

1,400,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(8,195)

JPY

199,736,001

 

GBP

1,375,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(41,828)

JPY

74,815,500

 

NZD

1,000,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(20,659)

JPY

550,000,000

 

USD

5,275,257

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(115,314)

JPY

574,715,649

 

USD

5,539,823

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(147,046)

JPY

5,345,042,000

 

USD

51,484,045

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

(1,328,134)

JPY

4,400,500,000

 

USD

41,535,185

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

(227,592)

KRW

10,053,378,271

 

USD

9,011,669

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

(63,584)

KRW

17,678,052,011

 

USD

16,173,473

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(438,937)

KRW

9,989,280,000

 

USD

9,000,000

 

Mar 24 2021

BOA

(108,840)

KRW

1,548,684,403

 

USD

1,400,000

 

Mar 31 2021

BOA

(21,529)

MXN

55,000,000

 

USD

2,637,807

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

(9,721)

MXN

87,500,000

 

USD

4,362,499

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(182,354)

MXN

99,952,014

 

USD

4,972,590

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(205,742)

MXN

131,456,000

 

USD

6,562,146

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

(294,393)

MXN

154,560,000

 

USD

7,560,847

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

(213,323)

NOK

5,000,000

 

EUR

483,072

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

(6,236)

NOK

7,772,661

 

EUR

750,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(8,564)

NOK

29,861,677

 

USD

3,500,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(55,975)

NOK

85,716,599

 

EUR

8,272,103

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(99,851)

NOK

28,384,599

 

USD

3,284,393

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(10,737)

NZD

14,490,433

 

AUD

13,600,000

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

5,503

NZD

86,882

 

USD

63,879

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

(1,103)

NZD

24,323,649

 

AUD

22,800,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

31,504

NZD

10,600,000

 

JPY

784,766,440

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

296,641

NZD

8,700,000

 

USD

6,200,673

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

85,565

NZD

8,994,770

 

AUD

8,405,000

 

Mar 09 2021

BOA

31,756

NZD

6,595,820

 

USD

4,696,327

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

69,515

NZD

17,381,000

 

USD

12,401,333

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

157,383

PHP

74,680,413

 

USD

1,550,000

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(11,620)

PHP

19,377,985

 

USD

400,000

 

Mar 31 2021

BOA

(954)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

25

 

 

Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Currency Purchased

Currency Sold

Expiration
Date

Counterparty

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

PLN

20,948,844

 

USD

5,600,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

$ (9,670)

PLN

22,479,587

 

EUR

5,019,225

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(59,284)

PLN

9,015,118

 

USD

2,440,174

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(34,076)

PLN

122,080,000

 

USD

32,729,263

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

(137,802)

RUB

185,400,907

 

USD

2,500,000

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(18,264)

RUB

7,388,613

 

USD

100,000

 

Mar 31 2021

BOA

(1,255)

SEK

1,000,000

 

EUR

99,546

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

(1,682)

SEK

64,543,148

 

EUR

6,375,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(48,405)

SEK

38,687,431

 

NOK

39,500,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

26,293

SEK

36,025,594

 

USD

4,300,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(33,323)

SEK

177,151,400

 

EUR

17,382,075

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

2,062

SEK

43,691,799

 

USD

5,178,886

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(3,254)

SEK

118,710,000

 

USD

14,252,295

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

(185,606)

SGD

19,950,525

 

USD

15,000,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(38,215)

SGD

7,969,074

 

USD

5,975,261

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

822

THB

100,556,446

 

USD

3,350,000

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(13,287)

TRY

11,884,325

 

USD

1,601,909

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

(3,760)

TRY

25,181,972

 

USD

3,500,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(116,543)

TRY

2,500,000

 

USD

333,839

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(84)

TWD

130,335,083

 

USD

4,709,025

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(29,000)

TWD

97,695,500

 

USD

3,500,000

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

8,077

TWD

97,345,500

 

USD

3,500,000

 

Mar 24 2021

BOA

(4,335)

TWD

2,781,100

 

USD

100,000

 

Mar 31 2021

BOA

(126)

TWD

19,331,163

 

USD

700,000

 

Apr 06 2021

BOA

(5,758)

USD

2,021,671

 

AUD

2,568,179

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

45,569

USD

1,978,011

 

AUD

2,568,179

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

1,905

USD

4,568,005

 

AUD

5,800,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

105,135

USD

4,156,334

 

AUD

5,409,031

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(5,983)

USD

16,893,348

 

AUD

21,955,000

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

(1,473)

USD

746,671

 

AUD

946,000

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

18,642

USD

2,184,987

 

BRL

11,911,172

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

59,977

USD

1,550,000

 

BRL

8,160,991

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

94,883

USD

1,100,000

 

BRL

6,007,008

 

Apr 05 2021

BOA

29,668

USD

9,075,546

 

CAD

11,545,910

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

2,776

USD

2,115,483

 

CAD

2,700,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(6,187)

USD

4,477,144

 

CAD

5,724,036

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(20,990)

USD

7,471,160

 

CAD

9,487,000

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

15,929

USD

18,484,616

 

CHF

16,743,365

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

76,890

USD

18,413,466

 

CHF

16,743,365

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

5,292

USD

1,413,755

 

CHF

1,250,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

39,433

USD

8,178,462

 

CHF

7,250,000

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

203,056

USD

77,201,983

 

CHF

69,258,000

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

955,483

USD

300,000

 

CLP

219,909,000

 

Mar 04 2021

BOA

(3,833)

USD

300,000

 

CLP

215,460,000

 

Mar 11 2021

BOA

2,277

USD

100,000

 

CLP

72,009,144

 

Mar 16 2021

BOA

489

USD

3,582,904

 

CLP

2,618,196,966

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(35,294)

USD

400,000

 

CLP

282,422,000

 

Mar 18 2021

BOA

9,702

USD

200,000

 

CLP

142,031,714

 

Mar 24 2021

BOA

3,697

USD

154,329

 

CNH

1,000,000

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

179

USD

3,895,682

 

CNH

25,392,166

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(13,908)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

26

 

 

Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Currency Purchased

Currency Sold

Expiration
Date

Counterparty

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

USD

650,000

 

COP

2,332,783,775

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

$ 10,766

USD

2,492,472

 

EUR

2,048,383

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

20,844

USD

965,824

 

EUR

797,411

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

3,629

USD

457,677

 

EUR

379,258

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

36

USD

11,053,651

 

EUR

9,116,351

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

48,784

USD

19,580,395

 

EUR

16,106,000

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

136,760

USD

88,449,232

 

EUR

73,284,000

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

(77,010)

USD

55,372,329

 

GBP

39,510,140

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

325,989

USD

53,822,786

 

GBP

38,638,037

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

(8,737)

USD

3,346,926

 

GBP

2,460,834

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(81,962)

USD

14,474,879

 

GBP

10,679,000

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

(405,328)

USD

2,406,600

 

GBP

1,734,000

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

(9,860)

USD

1,516,504

 

HUF

449,093,212

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

22,179

USD

300,000

 

IDR

4,295,974,000

 

Mar 31 2021

BOA

(767)

USD

1,400,000

 

ILS

4,561,963

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

21,431

USD

9,800,000

 

INR

717,848,500

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

36,295

USD

800,000

 

INR

58,462,000

 

Mar 04 2021

BOA

5,039

USD

800,000

 

INR

58,346,000

 

Mar 12 2021

BOA

7,618

USD

2,922,152

 

INR

214,282,189

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

14,402

USD

800,000

 

INR

58,068,960

 

Mar 18 2021

BOA

12,148

USD

6,600,000

 

INR

490,007,117

 

Apr 05 2021

BOA

(27,838)

USD

65,129,595

 

JPY

6,895,921,550

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

435,175

USD

63,368,886

 

JPY

6,730,564,310

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

225,222

USD

60,216,344

 

JPY

6,416,232,100

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

21,104

USD

6,666,858

 

JPY

697,158,033

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

125,158

USD

52,326,275

 

JPY

5,442,033,000

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

1,260,236

USD

1,815,997

 

JPY

192,400,000

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

9,934

USD

9,000,000

 

KRW

10,053,378,273

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

51,915

USD

12,773,652

 

KRW

14,156,443,826

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

173,561

USD

100,000

 

KRW

111,144,400

 

Mar 31 2021

BOA

1,071

USD

2,646,344

 

MXN

55,000,000

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

18,258

USD

3,913,619

 

MXN

81,500,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

20,112

USD

2,230,000

 

MXN

45,297,302

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

69,710

USD

427,414

 

MXN

8,645,000

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

15,225

USD

6,448,828

 

MXN

135,900,000

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

(11,630)

USD

3,500,000

 

NOK

30,049,573

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

34,307

USD

843,451

 

NOK

7,227,122

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

9,932

USD

724,835

 

NZD

1,000,000

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

2,281

USD

433,378

 

NZD

600,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(156)

USD

2,145,079

 

NZD

3,000,694

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(23,087)

USD

3,968,419

 

NZD

5,545,000

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

(38,144)

USD

900,000

 

PHP

43,635,977

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

1,120

USD

100,000

 

PHP

4,883,700

 

Mar 31 2021

BOA

(569)

USD

810,201

 

PLN

2,990,839

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

11,958

USD

13,868,886

 

PLN

51,780,000

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

45,280

USD

2,800,000

 

RUB

207,210,360

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

21,936

USD

2,150,000

 

RUB

160,294,864

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

4,328

USD

100,000

 

RUB

7,404,958

 

Mar 31 2021

BOA

1,036

USD

4,300,000

 

SEK

36,074,540

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

27,569

USD

1,310,577

 

SEK

10,917,008

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

17,373

USD

15,000,000

 

SGD

19,907,784

 

Mar 02 2021

BOA

70,197

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Currency Purchased

Currency Sold

Expiration
Date

Counterparty

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

USD

1,500,000

 

SGD

1,997,866

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

$ 1,781

USD

600,000

 

THB

18,097,597

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(523)

USD

1,600,000

 

TRY

11,884,325

 

Mar 01 2021

BOA

1,851

USD

3,500,000

 

TRY

26,288,412

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

(32,117)

USD

181,887

 

TRY

1,500,000

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(18,366)

USD

850,000

 

TWD

23,566,620

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

3,778

USD

3,500,000

 

TWD

97,450,500

 

Mar 19 2021

BOA

720

USD

100,000

 

TWD

2,785,900

 

Mar 31 2021

BOA

(47)

USD

2,688,995

 

ZAR

41,202,112

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

(26,547)

USD

306,702

 

ZAR

4,580,000

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

5,983

ZAR

50,047,610

 

USD

3,300,000

 

Mar 03 2021

BOA

5,546

ZAR

130,989,509

 

USD

8,615,793

 

Mar 17 2021

BOA

17,441

ZAR

84,840,000

 

USD

5,711,216

 

Apr 16 2021

BOA

(140,692)

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

       

$ (935,833)

 

   

Put/Call

   

Counterparty

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS 0.1%

                                       

Euro Currency Futures, Expires 6/11/21, Strike Price $99.315

    Put       N/A       170       EUR 6,788,440     $ 69,062  

Euro Currency Futures, Expires 6/11/21, Strike Price $99.5

    Put       N/A       420       EUR 16,771,440       275,625  

IMM Eurodollar Futures, Expires 12/13/21, Strike Price $99.5

    Put       N/A       1,876       EUR 74,867,408       93,800  

IMM Eurodollar Futures, Expires 3/14/22, Strike Price $99.375

    Put       N/A       1,626       EUR 64,906,668       91,463  

10-Year U.S. Treasury Futures, Expires 3/26/21, Strike Price $133

    Put       N/A       525       USD 69,678,000       533,203  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (COST $752,625)

                                  $ 1,063,153  
                                         

WRITTEN OPTIONS (0.0%)

                                       

IMM Eurodollar Futures, Expires 12/13/21, Strike Price $99.25

    Put       N/A       (1,876 )     EUR 74,867,408     $ (58,625 )

IMM Eurodollar Futures, Expires 3/14/22, Strike Price $99

    Put       N/A       (1,626 )     EUR 64,906,668       (60,975 )

10-Year U.S. Treasury Futures, Expires 3/26/21, Strike Price $132

    Put       N/A       (525 )     USD 69,678,000       (328,125 )

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (PREMIUMS RECEIVED $353,691)

                                  $ (447,725 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

AUD

Australian Dollar

 

JSE

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

BOA

Bank of America

 

KRW

Korean Won

BRL

Brazilian Real

 

LME

London Mercantile Exchange

BUXL

German Bond

 

MIB

Milano Indice di Borsa

CAD

Canadian Dollar

 

MXN

Mexican Peso

CHF

Swiss Franc

 

NOK

Norwegian Krone

CLP

Chilean Peso

 

NZD

New Zealand Dollar

CNH

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

 

OMX

Stockholm Stock Exchange

COP

Colombian Peso

 

PHP

Philippine Peso

CZK

Czech Koruna

 

PLN

Polish Zloty

DAX

German Stock Exchange

 

RBOB

Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending

DJIA

Dow Jones Industrial Average

 

RUB

Russian Ruble

EUR

Euro

 

SEK

Swedish Krona

FTSE

Financial Times Stock Exchange

 

SGD

Singapore Dollar

GBP

British Pound

 

THB

Thai Baht

HUF

Hungarian Forint

 

TRY

Turkish Lira

IBEX

Index of the Bolsa de Madrid

 

TSX

Toronto Stock Exchange

ICE

Intercontinental Exchange

 

TWD

Taiwan Dollar

ILS

Israeli New Shekel

 

USD

United States Dollar

INR

Indian Rupee

 

WTI

West Texas Intermediate

JPY

Japanese Yen

 

ZAR

South African Rand

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets And Liabilities

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

       

Investments, at value (cost $887,650,077)

  $ 887,997,855  

Deposits with broker for forward foreign currency contracts

    25,099,170  

Deposits with broker for futures contracts

    94,541,618  

Receivables for:

       

Capital shares sold

    5,471,584  

Interest and dividends receivable

    416  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    8,904,826  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

    62,315,858  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    77,852  

Total assets

    1,084,409,179  
         

LIABILITIES

       

Options written, at value (premiums received $353,691)

    447,725  

Due to broker

    8,068,239  

Payables for:

       

Advisory fees

    1,276,884  

Capital shares redeemed

    925,738  

Administration and accounting services fees

    56,503  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    9,840,659  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

    39,805,493  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    91,839  

Total liabilities

    60,513,080  

Net assets

  $ 1,023,896,099  
         

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Par value

  $ 85,445  

Paid-in capital

    1,056,008,814  

Total distributable earnings/(losses)

    (32,198,160 )

Net assets

  $ 1,023,896,099  
         

CLASS A SHARES:

       

Net assets

  $ 15,479,795  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    1,302,784  

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 11.88  

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $12.45)

  $ 12.60  
         

CLASS I SHARES:

       

Net assets

  $ 1,002,910,926  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized)

    83,666,369  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 11.99  
         

CLASS C SHARES:

       

Net assets

  $ 5,505,378  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    475,608  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 11.58  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Interest

  $ 146,732  

Total investment income

    146,732  

EXPENSES

       

Advisory fees (Note 2)

    8,070,449  

Administration and accounting services fees (Note 2)

    220,086  

Directors fees

    67,826  

Legal fees

    58,407  

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

    55,298  

Officers fees

    45,049  

Registration and filing fees

    38,438  

Audit and tax service fees

    36,111  

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

    34,025  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    28,688  

Distribution fees (Class A Shares) (Note 2)

    17,947  

Distribution fees (Class C Shares) (Note 2)

    19,245  

Other expenses

    39,066  

Total expenses before waivers and/or reimbursements

    8,730,635  

Less: waivers and/or reimbursements (Note 2)

    (529,385 )

Net expenses after waivers and/or reimbursements

    8,201,250  

Net investment income/(loss)

    (8,054,518 )

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

       

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

       

Investments

    (533,995 )

Futures contracts

    53,372,497  

Foreign currency transactions

    (13,177,928 )

Forward foreign currency contracts

    7,423,476  

Written options

    292,181  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

       

Investments

    657,976  

Futures contracts

    14,589,207  

Foreign currency translations

    13,351,075  

Forward foreign currency contracts

    (4,307,870 )

Written options

    (265,852 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    71,400,767  

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 63,346,249  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (8,054,518 )   $ (6,047,474 )

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments, futures contracts, foreign currency transactions, forward foreign currency contracts and written options

    47,376,231       20,349,434  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, futures contracts, foreign currency translations, forward foreign currency contracts and written options

    24,024,536       (21,238,500 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    63,346,249       (6,936,540 )

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (13,983,998 )     (55,609,182 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (13,983,998 )     (55,609,182 )

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Class A Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    3,886,320       11,637,864  

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

    162,829       842,070  

Shares redeemed

    (3,804,228 )     (9,326,005 )

Total from Class A Shares

    244,921       3,153,929  

Class I Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    221,561,792       550,575,119  

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

    7,562,347       27,643,486  

Shares redeemed

    (158,523,967 )     (340,759,738 )

Total from Class I Shares

    70,600,172       237,458,867  

Class C Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    1,037,696       1,689,269  

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

    48,938       272,687  

Shares redeemed

    (1,014,163 )     (897,578 )

Total from Class C Shares

    72,471       1,064,378  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    70,917,564       241,677,174  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    120,279,815       179,131,452  

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    903,616,284       724,484,832  

End of period

  $ 1,023,896,099     $ 903,616,284  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Concluded)

 

   

For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Class A Shares

               

Shares sold

    341,424       1,030,370  

Shares reinvested

    14,551       78,405  

Shares redeemed

    (336,391 )     (824,612 )

Total Class A Shares

    19,584       284,163  

Class I Shares

               

Shares sold

    19,245,527       48,875,127  

Shares reinvested

    669,827       2,554,851  

Shares redeemed

    (13,920,104 )     (30,121,088 )

Total Class I Shares

    5,995,250       21,308,890  

Class C Shares

               

Shares sold

    94,419       154,982  

Shares reinvested

    4,482       25,921  

Shares redeemed

    (92,321 )     (82,318 )

Total Class C Shares

    6,580       98,585  

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    6,021,414       21,691,638  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class A Shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

   

Class A Shares

 
   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2020

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2017

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.28     $ 12.45     $ 11.28     $ 11.15     $ 11.77     $ 12.01  

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    (0.11 )     (0.11 )     (0.01 )     (0.07 )     (0.18 )     (0.24 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    0.87       (0.14 )     1.18       0.20       (0.44 )     0.01  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.76       (0.25 )     1.17       0.13       (0.62 )     (0.23 )

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.16 )     (0.64 )                       (0.01 )

Net realized capital gains

          (0.28 )                        

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.16 )     (0.92 )                       (0.01 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.88     $ 11.28     $ 12.45     $ 11.28     $ 11.15     $ 11.77  

Total investment return/(loss)(2)

    6.70 %(4)     (1.64 )%     10.37 %     1.08 %     (5.18 )%     (1.94 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 15,480     $ 14,469     $ 12,434     $ 15,539     $ 15,401     $ 17,125  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and/or reimbursements (including interest expense)(3)

    2.04 %(5)     2.04 %     2.04 %     2.04 %     2.14 %     2.26 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and/or reimbursements (excluding interest expense)(3)

    2.04 %(5)     2.04 %     2.04 %     2.04 %     2.14 %     2.24 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and/or reimbursements (including interest expense)(3)

    2.15 %(5)     2.15 %     2.14 %     2.13 %     2.28 %     2.42 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (2.00 )%(5)     (0.98 )%     (0.05 )%     (0.65 )%     (1.60 )%     (2.01 )%

Portfolio turnover rate(6)

    0 %(4)     0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %

 

 

(1)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(2)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect any applicable sales charge.

(3)

Effective February 28, 2017, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired Fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 2.04% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares. Prior to February 28, 2017, the contractual fee waiver limited total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 2.24% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

(6)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated for the Fund, as a whole, for the entire period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class I Shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

   

Class I Shares

 
   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2020

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2017

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.38     $ 12.55     $ 11.36     $ 11.20     $ 11.80     $ 12.03  

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    (0.10 )     (0.09 )     0.02       (0.05 )     (0.15 )     (0.21 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    0.89       (0.14 )     1.19       0.21       (0.45 )     0.01  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.79       (0.23 )     1.21       0.16       (0.60 )     (0.20 )

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.18 )     (0.66 )     (0.02 )                 (0.03 )

Net realized capital gains

          (0.28 )                        

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.18 )     (0.94 )     (0.02 )                 (0.03 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.99     $ 11.38     $ 12.55     $ 11.36     $ 11.20     $ 11.80  

Total investment return/(loss)(2)

    6.94 %(4)     (1.39 )%     10.63 %     1.34 %     (5.00 )%     (1.68 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 1,002,911     $ 883,997     $ 707,564     $ 913,437     $ 772,413     $ 739,842  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and/or reimbursements (including interest expense)(3)

    1.79 %(5)     1.79 %     1.79 %     1.79 %     1.89 %     2.01 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and/or reimbursements (excluding interest expense)(3)

    1.79 %(5)     1.79 %     1.79 %     1.79 %     1.89 %     1.99 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and/or reimbursements (including interest expense)(3)

    1.90 %(5)     1.90 %     1.89 %     1.88 %     2.03 %     2.17 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (1.75 )%(5)     (0.73 )%     0.20 %     (0.40 )%     (1.35 )%     (1.76 )%

Portfolio turnover rate(6)

    0 %(4)     0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %

 

 

(1)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(2)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(3)

Effective February 28, 2017, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired Fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 1.79% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares. Prior to February 28, 2017, the contractual fee waiver limited total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 1.99% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

(6)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated for the Fund, as a whole, for the entire period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights (Concluded)

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class C Shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

   

Class C Shares

 
   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2020

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2017

   

For the
Period
Ended
August 31,
2016
(1)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.98     $ 12.11     $ 11.06     $ 11.01     $ 11.71     $ 11.99  

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

    (0.15 )     (0.19 )     (0.08 )     (0.16 )     (0.26 )     (0.30 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    0.86       (0.14 )     1.13       0.21       (0.44 )     0.03  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.71       (0.33 )     1.05       0.05       (0.70 )     (0.27 )

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.11 )     (0.52 )                       (0.01 )

Net realized capital gains

          (0.28 )                        

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.11 )     (0.80 )                       (0.01 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.58     $ 10.98     $ 12.11     $ 11.06     $ 11.01     $ 11.71  

Total investment return/(loss)(3)

    6.44 %(4)     (2.40 )%     9.49 %     0.36 %     (5.89 )%     (2.22 )%(4)

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 5,505     $ 5,151     $ 4,487     $ 8,481     $ 9,462     $ 8,380  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and/or reimbursements (including interest expense)(6)

    2.79 %(5)     2.79 %     2.79 %     2.79 %     2.89 %     3.01 %(5)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and/or reimbursements (excluding interest expense)(6)

    2.79 %(5)     2.79 %     2.79 %     2.79 %     2.89 %     2.99 %(5)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and/or reimbursements (including interest expense)(6)

    2.90 %(5)     2.90 %     2.89 %     2.88 %     3.03 %     3.17 %(5)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (2.75 )%(5)     (1.73 )%     (0.80 )%     (1.40 )%     (2.35 )%     (2.76 )%(5)

Portfolio turnover rate(7)

    0 %(4)     0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %     0 %(4)

 

 

(1)

Inception date of Class C Shares of the Fund was October 6, 2015.

(2)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(3)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of the period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

(6)

Effective February 28, 2017, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired Fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 2.79% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C Shares. Prior to February 28, 2017, the contractual fee waiver limited total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 2.99% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C Shares.

(7)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated for the Fund, as a whole, for the entire period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has thirty-six separate investment portfolios, including the Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), which commenced investment operations on July 1, 2014. The Fund is authorized to offer four classes of shares, Class A Shares, Class I Shares, Class C Shares and Class T Shares. Class A Shares are sold subject to a front-end maximum sales charge of 5.75%. Front-end sales charges may be reduced or waived under certain circumstances. Class T Shares are not currently available for sale.

 

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 87.923 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and ninety classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

 

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating its assets between a “Managed Futures” strategy and a “Fixed Income” strategy.

 

The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”

 

The end of the reporting period for the Fund is February 28, 2021, and the period covered by these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is the six months ended February 28, 2021 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

CONSOLIDATION OF SUBSIDIARIES – The Managed Futures strategy is achieved by the Fund investing up to 25% of its total assets in Abbey Capital Master Offshore Fund Limited (the “Cayman Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Effective on or about October 1, 2018, the Fund’s previous wholly-owned subsidiary, the Abbey Capital Offshore Fund Limited, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Cayman Subsidiary through a share exchange between the Fund and the Cayman Subsidiary and registered as a segregated portfolio company under the laws of the Cayman Islands under the name Abbey Capital Offshore Fund SPC (the “SPC”). The Cayman Subsidiary serves solely as an intermediate entity through which the Fund invests in the SPC and makes no independent investment decisions and has no investment or other discretion over the Fund’s investable assets.

 

The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in segregated series of another wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund, the Abbey Capital Onshore Series LLC (the “Onshore Subsidiary”), which was formed on August 16, 2018.

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Fund include the financial statements of the Cayman Subsidiary, the Onshore Subsidiary and SPC. The Fund consolidates the results of subsidiaries in which the Fund holds a controlling financial interest. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. As of the end of the reporting period, the net assets of the Cayman Subsidiary and SPC were $225,569,327, which represented 22.03% of the Fund’s net assets. As of the end of the reporting period, the net assets of the Onshore Subsidiary were $218,389,023, which represented 21.33% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Forward exchange contracts are valued by interpolating between spot and forward currency rates as quoted by an independent pricing service. Futures contracts are generally valued using the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. Options for which the primary market is a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

exchange on which they are traded, or, in the absence of any sale, will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Options not traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last quoted bid price for long option positions and the closing ask price for short option positions. If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

 

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

● Level 1 –

Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

 

● Level 2 –

Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

 

● Level 3 –

Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodologies 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, as of the end of the reporting period, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

 

TOTAL

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

 

Short-Term Investments

  $ 886,934,702     $ 886,934,702     $     $  

Commodity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    47,022,583       47,022,583              

Equity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    3,374,249       3,374,249              

Foreign Currency Contracts

                               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

    8,904,826             8,904,826        

Futures Contracts

    1,731,400       1,731,400              

Interest Rate Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    10,187,626       10,187,626              

Purchased Options

    1,063,153       1,063,153              

Total Assets

  $ 959,218,539     $ 950,313,713     $ 8,904,826     $  

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

TOTAL

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

 

Commodity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

  $ (27,954,768 )   $ (27,954,768 )   $     $  

Equity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    (3,879,039 )     (3,879,039 )            

Foreign Currency Contracts

                               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

    (9,840,659 )           (9,840,659 )      

Futures Contracts

    (2,388,311 )     (2,388,311 )            

Interest Rate Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    (5,583,375 )     (5,583,375 )            

Written Options

    (447,725 )     (447,725 )            

Total Liabilities

  $ (50,093,877 )   $ (40,253,218 )   $ (9,840,659 )   $  

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

 

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all Level 3 transfers are disclosed if the Fund had an amount of total Level 3 transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund had no Level 3 transfers.

 

Disclosures about Derivative instruments and Hedging Activities — Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include options, forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices, U.S. and foreign government bonds, foreign currencies, interest rates and commodities (through investment in the Abbey Capital Master Offshore Fund Limited and the SPC), to gain investment exposure in accordance with its investment objective.

 

The following tables provide quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of, and gains and losses on, the Fund’s derivative instruments as of and for the current fiscal period.

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following tables list the fair values and location on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Fund’s derivative holdings as of the end of the reporting period, grouped by derivative type and primary risk exposure category by contract type.

 

Derivative Type

 

Consolidated
Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
Location

   

Equity
Contracts

   

Interest
Rate
Contracts

   

Foreign
Currency
Contracts

   

Commodity
Contracts

   

Total

 

Asset Derivatives

Purchased Options

    Investments, at value     $     $ 1,063,153     $     $     $ 1,063,153  

Forward Contracts (a)

    Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts                   8,904,826             8,904,826  

Futures Contracts (a)

    Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts       3,374,249       10,187,626       1,731,400       47,022,583       62,315,858  

Total Value- Assets

          $ 3,374,249     $ 11,250,779     $ 10,636,226     $ 47,022,583     $ 72,283,837  
                                                 

Liability Derivatives

Written Options

    Options written, at value     $     $ (447,725 )   $     $     $ (447,725 )

Forward Contracts (a)

    Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts                   (9,840,659 )           (9,840,659 )

Futures Contracts (a)

    Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts       (3,879,039 )     (5,583,375 )     (2,388,311 )     (27,954,768 )     (39,805,493 )

Total Value- Liabilities

          $ (3,879,039 )   $ (6,031,100 )   $ (12,228,970 )   $ (27,954,768 )   $ (50,093,877 )

 

(a)

This amount represents the cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of forwards and futures contracts as reported on the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

 

The following table lists the amounts of realized gains/(losses) included in net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations during the current fiscal period, grouped by derivative type and primary risk exposure category by contract type.

 

Derivative Type

 

Consolidated
Statement of
Operations
Location

   

Equity
Contracts

   

Interest
Rate
Contracts

   

Foreign
Currency
Contracts

   

Commodity
Contracts

   

Total

 

Realized Gain/(Loss)

Purchased Options

    Net realized gain/(loss) from investments     $     $ (334,322 )   $ (269,176 )   $ 260,663     $ (342,835 )

Futures Contracts

    Net realized gain/(loss) from futures contracts       20,096,450       (6,165,358 )     (225,697 )     39,667,102       53,372,497  

Forward Contracts

    Net realized gain/(loss) from forward foreign currency contracts                   7,423,476             7,423,476  

Written Options

    Net realized gain/(loss) from written options             90,470       203,024       (1,313 )     292,181  

Total Realized Gain/(Loss)

  $ 20,096,450     $ (6,409,210 )   $ 7,131,627     $ 39,926,452     $ 60,745,319  

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table lists the amounts of change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) included in net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations during the current fiscal period, grouped by derivative type and primary risk exposure category by contract type.

 

Derivative Type

 

Consolidated
Statement of
Operations
Location

   

Equity
Contracts

   

Interest
Rate
Contracts

   

Foreign
Currency
Contracts

   

Commodity
Contracts

   

Total

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

Purchased Options

    Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments     $     $ 629,753     $     $     $ 629,753  

Futures Contracts

    Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts       (6,318,849 )     4,479,831       (1,548,386 )     17,976,611       14,589,207  

Forward Contracts

    Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts                   (4,307,870 )           (4,307,870 )

Written Options

    Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on written options             (265,852 )                 (265,852 )

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

  $ (6,318,849 )   $ 4,843,732     $ (5,856,256 )   $ 17,976,611     $ 10,645,238  

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund’s quarterly average volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

Purchased
Options
(Cost)

Written
Options
(Proceeds)

Long Futures
Notional
Amount

Short Futures
Notional
Amount

Forward Foreign
Currency
Contracts — Payable
(Value at Trade Date)

Forward Foreign
Currency
Contracts —
Receivable
(Value at Trade Date)

$748,031

$(364,555)

$4,435,863,211

$(1,614,958,450)

$(1,992,073,548)

$1,993,423,310

 

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments and fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral (receivables) or the obligation to return cash collateral (payables) arising from derivative instruments recognized at fair value executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement.

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of financial and derivative instruments that are subject to enforceable master netting agreements (or similar arrangements) and collateral received and pledged in connection with the master netting agreements (or similar arrangements).

 

           

Gross Amount Not
Offset in Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities

                           

Gross Amount Not
Offset in Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities

         

Description

 

Gross Amount
Presented
in the
Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Received

   

Net
Amount
(1)

           

Gross Amount
Presented
in the
Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Pledged
(2)

   

Net
Amount
(3)

 
   

Assets

           

Liabilities

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 8,904,826     $ (8,904,826 )   $     $             $ 9,840,659     $ (8,904,826 )   $ (935,833 )   $  

 

 
 

(1)

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

(2)

Actual collateral pledged may be more than the amount shown.

 

 

(3)

Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Use of Estimates — The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

 

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — The Fund records security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income (including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts) is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund’s investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Board deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

 

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Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The Cayman Subsidiary is registered as an “exempted company” and the SPC as an “exempted segregated portfolio company” pursuant to the Companies Law (Revised) of the Cayman Islands (as amended). Each of the Cayman Subsidiary and the SPC has received an undertaking from the Governor in Cabinet of the Cayman Islands to the effect that, for a period of twenty years from the date of the undertaking, no law that thereafter is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax or duty to be levied on profits, income or on gains or appreciation, or any tax in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax, will apply to any property comprised in or any income arising under the Cayman Subsidiary or the SPC, or to the shareholders thereof, in respect of any such property or income. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Cayman Subsidiary is treated as a “controlled foreign corporation.” The SPCs are treated as an entity disregarded from its owner, the Cayman Subsidiary, for U.S. income tax purposes. The Onshore Subsidiary is treated as an entity disregarded from its owner, the Fund, for U.S. income tax purposes.

 

Foreign Currency Translation — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

Currency Risk —Investment in foreign securities involves currency risk associated with securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and which may be affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. An increase in the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to a foreign currency may cause the U.S. dollar value of an investment in that country to decline. Foreign currencies also are subject to risks caused by inflation, interest rates, budget deficits and low savings rates, political factors and government controls. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts may limit potential gains from a favorable change in value between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Unanticipated changes in currency pricing may result in poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in these contracts.

 

Commodity Sector Risk — Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The prices of energy, industrial metals, precious metals, agriculture and livestock sector commodities may fluctuate widely due to factors such as changes in value, supply and demand and governmental regulatory policies. The commodity-linked securities in which the Fund invests may be issued by companies in the financial services sector, and events affecting the financial services sector may cause the Fund’s share value to fluctuate.

 

Foreign Securities Market Risk — A substantial portion of the trades of the Fund are expected to take place on markets or exchanges outside the United States. There is no limit to the amount of assets of the Fund that may be committed to trading on foreign markets. The risk of loss in trading foreign futures and options on futures contracts can be substantial. Participation in foreign futures and options on futures contracts involves the execution and clearing of trades on, or subject to the rules of, a foreign board of trade or exchange. Some of these foreign markets, in contrast to U.S. exchanges, are so-called principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the trader has entered into a commodity interest transaction and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

 

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Counterparty Risk — The derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, the SPC or Onshore Subsidiary may be privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market. These contracts also involve exposure to credit risk, since contract performance depends in part on the financial condition of the counterparty. Relying on a counterparty exposes the Fund to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. If a counterparty defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, this default will cause the value of an investment in the Fund to decrease.

 

Credit Risk — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of the security or a counterparty in respect of a derivative instrument will not be able to satisfy its payment obligations to the Fund when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. Securities rated in the four highest categories by the rating agencies are considered investment grade but they may also have some speculative characteristics. Investment grade ratings do not guarantee that bonds will not lose value or default. In addition, the credit quality of securities may be lowered if an issuer’s financial condition changes.

 

Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic — The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual companies are not known. The operational and financial performance of individual companies and the market in general depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

Options — An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in exchange for a premium, to assume a position in a futures contract at a specified exercise price during the term of the option. The Fund may use futures contracts and related options for: bona fide hedging; attempting to offset changes in the value of securities held or expected to be acquired or be disposed of; attempting to minimize fluctuations in foreign currencies; attempting to gain exposure to a particular market, index or instrument; or other risk management purposes. The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. Put and call options are accounted for in the same manner as other securities owned. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by the premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

 

Options Written — The Fund may enter into options written for: bona fide hedging; attempting to offset changes in the value of securities held or expected to be acquired or be disposed of; attempting to minimize fluctuations in foreign currencies; attempting to gain exposure to a particular market, index or instrument; or other risk management purposes. Such options may relate to particular securities or domestic stock indices, and may or may not be listed on exchanges regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or on other non-U.S. exchanges. An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a position in the contract (a long position if the option is a call and a short position if the option is a put) at a specified exercise price at any time during the option exercise period. The writer of the option is required upon exercise to assume a short futures position (if the option is a call) or a long futures position (if the option is a put). Upon exercise of the option, the accumulated cash balance in the writer’s futures margin account is delivered to the holder of the option. That balance represents the amount by which the market price of the futures contract at exercise exceeds, in the case of a call, or is less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. The maximum risk of loss associated with writing put options is limited to the exercised fair value of the option contract. The maximum risk of loss associated with writing call options is potentially unlimited. The Fund also has the additional risk of being unable to enter into a closing transaction at an acceptable price if a liquid secondary market does not exist. The Fund also may write over-the-counter options where completing the obligation depends upon the credit standing of the other party. Option contracts also involve the risk that they may result in loss due to unanticipated developments in market conditions or other causes. Written options are initially recorded as liabilities to the extent of premiums received and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Gains or losses are realized when the option transaction expires or closes.

 

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February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

When an option is exercised, the proceeds on sales for a written call option or the purchase cost for a written put option is adjusted by the amount of the premium received. Listed option contracts present minimal counterparty credit risk since they are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded options, guarantees the options against default. As of the end of the reporting period, all of the Fund’s written options are exchange-traded options.

 

Futures Contracts — The Fund uses futures contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund must deposit initial margin in addition to segregating cash or liquid assets sufficient to meet its obligation to purchase or provide securities, or to pay the amount owed at the expiration of an index-based futures contract. Such liquid assets may consist of cash, cash equivalents, liquid debt or equity securities or other acceptable assets. Pursuant to the futures contract, the Fund agrees to receive from, or pay to the broker, an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such a receipt of payment is known as “variation margin” and is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Fund’s basis in the contract. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. Use of long futures contracts subjects the Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amount shown on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contract. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Fund to unlimited risk of loss.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — In the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, the Fund is subject to foreign investment and currency risk. The Fund uses forward foreign currency contracts (“forward contracts”) for purposes of hedging, duration management, as a substitute for securities, to increase returns, for currency hedging or risk management, or to otherwise help achieve the Fund’s investment objective. These contracts are marked-to-market daily at the applicable translation rates. The Fund records realized gains or losses at the time the forward contract is closed. A forward contract is extinguished through a closing transaction or upon delivery of the currency or entering an offsetting contract. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar or other currencies. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk related to forward foreign currency contracts is the fair value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated to some extent if a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty is in place and to the extent the Fund obtains collateral to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

 

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, the Fund expects the risk of material loss from such claims to be remote.

 

2. Investment Adviser and Other Services

 

Abbey Capital Limited (“Abbey Capital” or the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund and the Cayman Subsidiary, Onshore Subsidiary and SPC. The Adviser allocates the assets of the Onshore Subsidiary and SPC (via the Cayman Subsidiary) to one or more Trading Advisers unaffiliated with the Adviser to manage. The Adviser also has the ultimate responsibility to oversee the Trading Advisers, and to recommend their hiring, termination and replacement, subject to approval by the Board. The Fund compensates the Adviser for its services at an annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Advisory Fee”), payable on a monthly basis in arrears, as shown in the following table. The Adviser compensates the Trading Advisers out of the Advisory Fee.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) to the rates (“Expense Caps”) shown in the following table of the Fund’s average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed the Expense Caps as applicable: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, interest and taxes. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board. The Adviser may discontinue these arrangements at any time after December 31, 2021.

 

Advisory
Fee

Expense Caps

 

Class A

Class I

Class C

Class T

1.77%

2.04%

1.79%

2.79%

2.04%

 

During the current fiscal period, investment advisory fees accrued, waived and/or reimbursed were as follows:

 

Gross
Advisory
Fees

Waivers and/or
Reimbursements

Net
Advisory
Fees

$8,070,449

$(529,385)

$7,541,064

 

If at any time the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (not including acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) for a year are less than the relevant share class’s Expense Cap, the Adviser may recoup any waived or reimbursed amounts from the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

 

As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund had amounts available for recoupment as follows:

 

Expiration

August 31,
2021

August 31,
2022

August 31,
2023

August 31,
2024

Total

$368,105

$770,182

$843,630

$529,385

$2,511,302

 

Aspect Capital Limited, Crabel Capital Management, LLC, Eclipse Capital Management, Inc., Episteme Capital Partners LLP, GAM Systematic LLP, Graham Capital Management, LP, P/E Global, LLC, Revolution Capital Management, LLC, Trigon Investment Advisors, LLC, Tudor Investment Corporation, Welton Investment Partners, LLC and Winton Capital Management Limited each served as a Trading Adviser to the Fund during the current fiscal period.

 

Effective November 23, 2020, Winton Capital Management Limited serves as a Trading Adviser to the Fund.

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Fund Services serves as the Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The Board has adopted a Plan of Distribution for the Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Class T Shares (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Fund’s distributor is entitled to receive from the Fund a distribution fee with respect to the Shares, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, of up to 0.25% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Class A Shares and Class T Shares and up to 1.00% of the Class C Shares. The actual amount of such compensation under the Plan is agreed upon by the Board and by the Distributor. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. Amounts paid to the Distributor under the Plan may be used by the Distributor to cover expenses that are related to (i) the sale of the Shares, (ii) ongoing servicing and/or maintenance of the accounts of shareholders, and (iii) sub-transfer agency services, subaccounting services or administrative services related to the sale of the Shares, all as set forth in the Fund’s 12b-1 Plan.

 

For compensation amounts paid to Fund Services and the Custodian, please refer to the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

3. Director And Officer Compensation

 

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. An employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. Employees of RBB serve as Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Marketing & Business Development of the Company. They are compensated for services provided. Certain employees of Fund Services serve as officers of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company. For Director and Officer compensation amounts, please refer to the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

4. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

 

During the current fiscal period, there were no purchases or sales of investment securities or long-term U.S. Government securities (excluding short-term investments and derivative transactions) by the Fund.

 

5. Federal Income Tax Information

 

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the consolidated financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

As of August 31, 2020, the federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments held by the Fund were as follows(a):

 

Federal Tax
Cost

Unrealized
Appreciation

Unrealized
(Depreciation)

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

$897,094,482

$33,240,239

$(78,885,792)

$(45,645,553)

 

 

(a)

The difference between the book basis and tax basis cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments is attributable primarily to timing differences related to taxable income from a wholly-owned controlled foreign corporation.

 

Distributions to shareholders, if any, from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

may differ from those reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

Permanent differences as of August 31, 2020, primarily attributable to disallowed book income from the Cayman Subsidiary, were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

Distributable
Earnings/(Loss)

Paid-In
Capital

$(36,660,580)

$36,660,580

 

As of August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings/(deficits) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Capital Loss
Carryforwards

Qualified
Late-Year
Losses

Other
Temporary
Differences

$13,983,998

$—

$(74,889,584)

$(20,654,825)

$—

$—

 

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings/(deficits) relate principally to the timing of recognition of income and gains of the Cayman Subsidiary for federal income tax purposes.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

Ordinary
Income

Long-Term
Gains

Total

$46,899,626

$8,709,556

$55,609,182

 

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carry forwards as of August 31, 2020 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Additionally, capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. As of August 31, 2020, the Fund had short-term capital losses of $(18,473,632) and long-term capital losses of $(2,181,193) to offset future capital gains of $20,654,825.

 

6. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no significant events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

 

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (844) 261-6484 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

 

The Company files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Company’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Approval of Trading Advisory Agreement

 

As required by the 1940 Act, the Board, including all of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”), considered the approval of a new Trading Advisory Agreement by and among Abbey Capital, the Onshore Subsidiary, the SPC and Winton Capital Management Limited (“Winton”) at a meeting of the Board held on September 16-17, 2020 (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, approved the new Trading Advisory Agreement for an initial period ending August 16, 2021. The Board’s decision to approve the Trading Advisory Agreement reflects the exercise of its business judgment. In approving the Trading Advisory Agreement, the Board considered information provided by Abbey Capital and Winton, with the assistance and advice of counsel to the Independent Directors and the Company.

 

In considering the approval of the Trading Advisory Agreement between Abbey Capital and Winton, the Board took into account all materials provided prior to and during the Meeting and at other meetings throughout the past year, the presentations made during the Meeting, and the discussions held during the Meeting. Among other things, the Board considered (i) the nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided to the Fund by Winton; (ii) descriptions of the experience and qualifications of the personnel providing those services; (iii) Winton’s investment philosophies and processes; (iv) Winton’s assets under management and client descriptions; (v) Winton’s soft dollar commission and trade allocation policies; (vi) Winton’s advisory fee arrangements with the Company and other similarly managed clients, as applicable; (vii) Winton’s compliance procedures; and (viii) Winton’s financial information and insurance coverage.

 

The Board also considered the fees payable to Winton under the proposed Trading Advisory Agreement with Winton and the services to be provided by Winton. In this regard, the Board noted that the fees for Winton were payable by Abbey Capital.

 

After reviewing the information regarding the Adviser’s and Winton’s costs, profitability and economies of scale, and after considering the services to be provided by Winton, the Board concluded that the trading advisory fees to be paid by Abbey Capital to Winton were fair and reasonable, that the Trading Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and does not involve a conflict of interest from which the Adviser derives an inappropriate advantage, and that the Trading Advisory Agreement with Winton should be approved for an initial period ending August 16, 2021.

 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

The Company has adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Company Program”) as required by rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Company Program, the Adviser has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Adviser Program” and together with the Company Program,

 

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Other Information (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

 

the “Programs”) on behalf of the Fund. The Programs seek to assess, manage and review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk. “Liquidity Risk” is defined as the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interest in the Fund.

 

The Board has appointed Vigilant Compliance, LLC (“Vigilant”) as the program administrator for the Company Program and the Chief Risk Officer of the Adviser as the program administrator for the Adviser Program. The process of monitoring and determining the liquidity of the Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party vendors.

 

At meetings held during the fiscal period, the Board and its Investment and Liquidity Risk Committee received and reviewed a written report (the “Report”) of Vigilant and the Adviser concerning the operation of the Programs for the period from June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 (the “Period”). The Report summarized the operation of the Programs and the information and factors considered by Vigilant and the Adviser in reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation of the Programs with respect to the Fund. Such information and factors included, among other things: (i) the methodology used to classify the liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio investments and the Adviser’s assessment that the Fund’s strategy remained appropriate for an open-end mutual fund; (ii) analyses of the Fund’s trading environment and reasonably anticipated trading size; (iii) that the Fund held primarily highly liquid assets (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value); (iv) that the Fund held a percentage of highly liquid assets above its highly liquid investment minimum at all times during the Period; (v) confirmation that the Fund did not breach the 15% maximum illiquid security threshold (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment) during the Period and the procedures for monitoring compliance with the limit; (vi) that the processes, technologies and third-party vendors used to assess, manage, and/or periodically review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk functioned appropriately during the Period; and (vii) that the Programs operated adequately during the Period. The Report also indicated that there were no material changes made to the Programs during the Period.

 

Based on the review, the Report concluded that the Programs were being implemented effectively and reasonably designed to assess and manage Liquidity Risk in the Fund’s portfolio.

 

There can be no assurance that the Company Program or the Adviser Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

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Investment Adviser
Abbey Capital Limited
1-2 Cavendish Row
Dublin 1, Ireland

 

Administrator and Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201

 

Principal Underwriter
Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 E Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Legal Counsel
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

AFS-SAR21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

of

 

THE RBB FUND, INC.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

 

 

 

February 28, 2021

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

The Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund (the “Fund”) Class I Shares returned +12.62% net of fees for the 6-month fiscal period ended February 28, 2021. Positive performance was driven by the managed futures component of the Fund’s investment strategy, with gains stemming from trading in energy, base metals, equities and agricultural commodities. The Fund’s long US equity component was also positive over the 6-month period. The Fund allocates assets to its underlying trading advisers through its investment in ACMAF Master Offshore Limited (the “ACMAF Master”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund which invests substantially all of its assets in ACMAF Offshore SPC, which is a wholly-owned and controlled segregated portfolio company that invests in managed futures and foreign exchange. The Fund invests up to 25% of its assets into the ACMAF Master and invests its remaining assets in a long-only US equity strategy consisting of S&P 500 futures only and a fixed income strategy consisting primarily of U.S. Treasury obligations. The Fund allocates approximately 50% of its assets to S&P 500 futures and 100% of its assets to a managed futures strategy.

 

Abbey Global, LP (the “Predecessor Fund”), transferred all of its assets to the Fund on April 11, 2018.

 

Average Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2021

 

 

2021 YTD

1 Year

SEP. 1, 2020 TO
FEB. 28, 2021

5 Years
Annualized

10 Years
Annualized

ANNUALIZED
SINCE
INCEPTION ON
MAY 14, 2002

Class I Shares

5.52%

34.49%

12.62%

11.50%

10.37%

11.09%

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month T-Bill Index*

0.02%

0.40%

0.06%

1.20%

0.63%

1.33%

S&P 500® Total Return Index*

1.72%

31.29%

9.74%

16.82%

13.43%

9.14%

Barclay CTA Index*

1.47%

7.50%

4.14%

1.05%

0.70%

3.60%

 

Barclay CTA numbers are based on the estimates available on the BarclayHedge website as of March 11, 2021

Source: Abbey Capital and Bloomberg

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. Additionally, the Predecessor Fund was not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), and thus was not subject to certain investment and operational restrictions that are imposed by the 1940 Act. If the Predecessor Fund had been registered under the 1940 Act, its performance may have been adversely affected. Accordingly, Fund performance may be different than the Predecessor Fund’s restated past performance, which is included in the table above for the period between inception of the Fund on May 14, 2002 and April 11, 2018. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the returns quoted. Visit www.abbeycapital.com for returns updated daily. Call (US Toll Free) 1-844-261-6484 or (international callers) + 1-508-871-3276 for returns current to the most recent month-end.

 

Please note the above is shown for illustrative purposes only.

 

Performance from May 14, 2002 to April 11, 2018 is performance of the Predecessor Fund. The Fund commenced operations as a series of The RBB Fund, Inc. on April 11, 2018, when all of the assets of the Predecessor Fund transferred to Class I Shares of the Fund. The Fund’s objectives, policies, guidelines and restrictions are in all material respects equivalent to the Predecessor Fund. Performance of the Predecessor Fund is not an indicator of future Fund results. Performance from April 2014 to April 2018 represents proprietary performance as the only investors for that period were Abbey Capital Limited and its officers.

 

*

The Barclay CTA Index is derived from data which is self-reported by investment managers based on the performance of privately managed funds. In contrast, the S&P 500® Total Return Index and the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month T-Bill Index are comprised of publicly traded securities. As a result of these differences, these indices may not be directly comparable and the table above is shown for illustrative purposes only.

 

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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Abbey Capital Limited (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 1.79% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021, and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. In addition, the Adviser may recoup any waived or reimbursed amounts from the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made by the Adviser, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement. Without the expense limitation agreement, the expense ratio is 2.45% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares, as stated in the Fund’s current prospectus dated December 31, 2020 (and which may differ from the actual expense ratio for the period covered by this report). The quoted performance would have been lower without the expense limitation.

 

Please refer to the prospectus for further information on expenses and fees.

 

Performance Analysis

 

The 6-month period ended February 28, 2021 was a positive period for Fund performance, with both the managed futures allocation and the long US equity allocation recording gains.

 

Performance was negative during September and October 2020 as market sentiment shifted, with investors turning more cautious due to rising COVID-19 cases in the US and Europe, concerns about valuations in the technology sector and uncertainty ahead of the upcoming US election. This bearish shift in risk sentiment was difficult for the Fund’s managed futures allocation as trends in many sectors reversed, while the long US equity allocation was also negative as US equities declined.

 

Fund performance turned more positive from November 2020 through February 2021.. Progress towards a COVID-19 vaccine, Biden’s victory in the US Presidential election and the prospect of a significant fiscal spending deal in the US saw equities rally sharply and strong trends emerge in other growth sensitive sectors like energy and base metals. Both the Fund’s managed futures allocation and its long US equity allocation were positive over this period.

 

Equities was the top-performing sector at the Fund level. Global equities had declined in September and October 2020, before rallying in November 2020 as various pharmaceutical companies announced positive results from vaccine trials. The MSCI World Index recorded its strongest monthly return in 45 years in November 2020, and uptrends in equities continued in subsequent months with the prospect of a US fiscal stimulus deal a key factor behind this rally. The Fund’s managed futures allocation held long equity positions throughout the period and thus saw positive performance, with longs in Japanese indices seeing the largest gains as the Nikkei 225 outperformed other global indices and reached a 30-year high. The Fund’s long US equity allocation was also profitable due to its consistent long exposure in S&P 500 futures with the S&P 500 Index rising +8.88% over the 6-month period.

 

Optimism about the economic growth outlook for 2021 grew as the COVID-19 vaccine rollout picked up momentum, and a weaker USD and rising inflation expectations in the US and elsewhere saw strong uptrends emerge in many commodity markets during this period. Talk of a potential “commodity super-cycle” by many market commentators was another factor driving the rally in commodities.

 

Crude oil declined in September and October 2020 on COVID-19 related demand concerns, before prices rallied strongly in November and December 2020 as the global growth outlook turned more positive. Price uptrends continued in 2021, with Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) supply cuts and weather-related disruptions to US production boosting prices. The Fund profited from short positions in crude oil and distillates in September 2020. Further gains occurred once positioning turned long in November 2020 and price uptrends emerged.

 

The Fund’s long positions in base metals held throughout the period resulted in further gains. Copper was the standout contract as prices hit a 9-year high on an improved global growth outlook, low inventories and solid Chinese demand. Longs in aluminium and nickel saw further gains.

 

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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund profited from strong trends in agricultural commodities, most notably in soybeans and corn. Soybean prices rallied to a 6-year high due to strong Chinese demand, South American weather concerns and forecasts of lower supplies. Corn futures were also supported by Chinese demand and supply concerns, with prices hitting a 7-year high during the period. Cotton was another positive contract, with the managed futures allocation profiting from long exposures.

 

Performance in currencies was mixed, with the Fund’s modest gains in major currencies largely offset by losses in emerging market currencies. In major currencies, gains occurred from short USD positions against the AUD, NZD and CAD, with each of these three currencies rising alongside commodity prices. In emerging market currencies, longs in the MXN and PLN drove losses.

 

Gold prices declined during the period, despite a weaker USD and rising inflation expectations, as global bond yields rose and market sentiment turned more bullish. Long precious metal exposures were the largest detractor from Fund performance at the sector level, with longs in gold being the main source of losses.

 

The Fund’s performance in fixed income was also negative. As a result of strong uptrends in prices earlier in 2020, the managed futures allocation maintained long fixed income positions for much of the period and saw losses as global yields rose despite global central bank guidance remaining dovish. A more optimistic growth outlook for 2021, rising inflation expectations and the prospect of another round of US fiscal stimulus all contributed to a rise in global yields during the period.

 

Key to Currency Abbreviations

USD

US Dollar

AUD

Australian Dollar

NZD

New Zealand Dollar

CAD

Canadian Dollar

MXN

Mexican Peso

PLN

Polish Zloty

 

An investment in the Fund is speculative and involves substantial risk. It is possible that an investor may lose some or all of their investment. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in ACMAF Master, which invests substantially all of its assets in ACMAF Offshore SPC, which is a wholly-owned and controlled segregated portfolio company that invests in managed futures and foreign exchange. All investments in securities involve risk of the loss of capital. An investment in the Fund includes the risks inherent in an investment in securities, as well as specific risks associated with this open-ended investment product. Among the risks associated with investing in this Fund are Commodity Sector Risk, Counter-Party Risk, Credit Risk, Currency Risk, Manager and Management Risks, Subsidiary Risk, Tax Risk, Emerging Markets Risk, Leveraging Risk, Foreign Investment Risk, Fixed Income Securities Risks, Short Sale Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risks. The Fund may invest in or utilize derivative investments, futures contracts, and hedging strategies. One or more Trading Advisers, from time to time, may invest a substantial portion of the assets managed in a specific industry sector. As a result, the Fund’s investment portfolio may be subject to greater risk and volatility than if investments had been made in the securities of a broader range of issuers. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s strategy (hedging or otherwise) will be successful or that it will employ such strategies with respect to all or any portion of its portfolio. The value of the Fund’s portfolio investments should be expected to fluctuate. Investing in managed futures is not suitable for all investors given its speculative nature and the high level of risk involved. The Fund is appropriate only for investors who can bear the risks associated with the product. This brief statement cannot disclose all of the risks and other factors necessary to evaluate an investment in the Fund. Investors are urged to take appropriate investment advice and to carefully consider their investment objectives, personal situation, and factors such as net worth, income, age, risk tolerance and liquidity needs before investing in the Fund. Before investing, investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, tax considerations, sales charges and expenses.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please refer to the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments in this report for a complete list of Fund holdings.

 

The Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund is distributed by Quasar Distributions, LLC.

 

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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Performance Data

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months

One
Year

Five
Years

Ten
Years

Since
Inception

 

Class I Shares*

12.62%

34.49%

11.50%

10.37%

11.09%

 

S&P 500® Total Return Index

9.74%

31.29%

16.82%

13.43%

9.14%**

 

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index***

0.06%

0.40%

1.20%

0.63%

1.33%**

 

Barclay CTA Index***

4.14%

7.50%

1.05%

0.70%

3.60%**

 

 

Not annualized.

 

*

Performance from May 14, 2002 to April 10, 2018 is performance of Abbey Global LP (the “Predecessor Fund”). The Fund commenced operations as a series of The RBB Fund, Inc. on April 11, 2018, when all the assets of the Predecessor Fund transferred to Class I Shares of the Fund.

 

**

Performance is from the inception date of the Predecessor Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

***

This is not a primary benchmark of the Fund. Results of the index performance are presented for general comparative purposes.

 

The performance quoted reflects fee waivers in effect and would have been less in their absence. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 1.79% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares. Without the limitation arrangement, the gross expense ratio is 2.45% for Class I Shares, as stated in the current prospectus (and which may differ from the actual expense ratio for the period covered by this report). This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. Please see the Consolidated Financial Highlights for current figures.

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the returns quoted. Visit www.abbeycapital.com for returns updated daily. Call (US Toll Free) 1-844-261-6484 or (international callers) + 1-508-871-3276 for returns current to the most recent month-end.

 

The Barclay CTA Index is derived from data which is self-reported by investment managers based on the performance of privately managed funds. In contrast, the S&P 500® Total Return Index and the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index are comprised of publicly traded securities. As a result of these differences, these indices may not be directly comparable. Additionally, these indices are not available for direct investment and the above is shown for illustrative purposes only.

 

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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Performance Data (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Barclay CTA Index

 

The Barclay CTA Index is a leading industry benchmark of representative performance of commodity trading advisors. There are currently 510 programs included in the calculation of the Barclay CTA Index for 2020. The Barclay CTA Index is equally weighted and rebalanced at the beginning of each year.

 

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

 

The BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged market index of U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 90 days that assumes reinvestment of all income.

 

MSCI World Index

 

The MSCI World Index captures large and mid cap representation across 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries. With 1,583 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.

 

Nikkei 225 Index

 

The Nikkei 225 Index is a price-weighted index comprised of Japan’s top 225 blue-chip companies traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

 

S&P 500® Index

 

The S&P 500® Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of 500 U.S. stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry grouping, among other factors. The S&P 500® Index is designed to be a leading indicator of U.S. equities and is meant to reflect the risk/return characteristics of the large cap universe. The S&P 500® Index was first introduced on January 1, 1923, though expanded to 500 stocks on March 4, 1957.

 

The S&P 500® Total Return Index

 

The S&P 500® Total Return Index is the total return version of the S&P 500® Index. Dividends are reinvested on a daily basis and all regular cash dividends are assumed reinvested in the index on the ex-dividend date.

 

A basis point is one hundredth of one percent.

 

Portfolio composition is subject to change. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Fund Expense Example

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, (if any) and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021, and held for the entire period.

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

 

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

 

The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments (if any). Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Class I Shares

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2021

Expenses Paid
During Period
*

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Actual Six-Month
Total Investment
Return
for the Fund

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,126.20

$9.44

1.79%

12.62%

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

1,000.00

1,015.92

8.95

1.79

N/A

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for the period September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one half year period. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual six-month total investment return for the Fund.

 

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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a consolidated summary of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

 

% of Net
Assets

   

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

               

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    81.8 %   $ 49,006,583  

Money Market Deposit Account

    3.4       2,015,346  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

               

(including futures and forward foreign currency contracts)

    14.8       8,859,252  

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %   $ 59,881,181  

 

 

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating its assets between a “Managed Futures” strategy and a “Long U.S. Equity” Strategy and a “Fixed Income” strategy.

 

As a result of the Fund’s use of derivatives, the Fund may hold significant amounts of U.S. Treasuries or short-term investments.

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

Refer to the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Coupon*

   

Maturity
Date

   

Par
(000’s)

   

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 85.2%

                               

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 81.8%

                               

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.101%       03/04/21     $ 740     $ 739,999  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.103%       03/11/21       1,110       1,109,992  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.081%       03/18/21       1,961       1,960,984  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.086%       03/25/21       1,289       1,288,976  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.065%       04/01/21       1,626       1,625,954  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.100%       04/08/21       2,187       2,186,934  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.096%       04/15/21       478       477,982  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.096%       04/22/21       527       526,983  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.086%       04/29/21       172       171,992  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.074%       05/06/21       1,359       1,358,925  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.085%       05/13/21       3,412       3,411,740  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.068%       05/20/21       762       761,936  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.071%       05/27/21       2,074       2,073,849  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.079%       06/03/21       539       538,937  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.061%       06/10/21       284       283,972  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.079%       06/17/21       3,864       3,863,507  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.071%       06/24/21       503       502,936  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.063%       07/01/21       931       930,866  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.071%       07/08/21       1,153       1,152,835  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.076%       07/15/21       645       644,903  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.071%       07/22/21       10,195       10,193,279  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.030%       07/29/21       1,175       1,174,780  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.032%       08/05/21       1,353       1,352,721  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.045%       08/12/21       3,282       3,281,290  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.029%       08/19/21       2,963       2,962,297  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0.041%       08/26/21       4,429       4,428,014  

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS ($49,004,175)

                            49,006,583  
                                 
                   

Number of
Shares
(000’s)

         

MONEY MARKET DEPOSIT ACCOUNT — 3.4%

                               

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01% (United States)(a)

                    2,015       2,015,346  

TOTAL MONEY MARKET DEPOSIT ACCOUNT ($2,015,346)

                            2,015,346  
                                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

                               

(Cost $51,019,521)

                            51,021,929  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 85.2%

                               

(Cost $51,019,521)

                            51,021,929  
                                 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 14.8%

                            8,859,252  

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

                          $ 59,881,181  

 

 

*

Short-term investments’ coupon reflect the annualized effective yield on the date of purchase for discounted investments.

 

(a)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Futures contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2021 were as follows:

 

Long Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Sep-21       7     $ 2,122,124     $ (664 )

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Dec-21       4       1,212,642       (362 )

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Mar-22       2       606,231        

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Jun-22       56       16,973,613       (14,569 )

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Mar-23       1       302,919       (392 )

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Jun-23       1       302,814       15  

3-Month Euro Euribor

    Mar-24       1       302,497       (422 )

90-DAY Bank Bill

    Sep-21       13       10,000,135       (1,821 )

90-DAY Bank Bill

    Dec-21       2       1,538,331       (284 )

90-DAY Bank Bill

    Mar-22       1       769,108       (209 )

90-DAY Bank Bill

    Jun-22       1       769,033       (152 )

90-DAY Bank Bill

    Sep-22       1       768,900       (227 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Jun-21       2       499,150       175  

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Sep-21       34       8,483,850       (1,200 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Dec-21       23       5,736,775       (1,225 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Jun-22       2       498,725       (113 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Sep-22       3       747,563       (825 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Dec-22       4       995,550       (1,563 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Mar-23       1       248,675       (600 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Jun-23       5       496,500       (1,388 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Jun-24       1       246,625       125  

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Sep-21       2       348,022       (383 )

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Dec-21       3       521,851       (914 )

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Mar-22       9       1,042,761       (1,977 )

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Jun-22       3       521,119       (1,149 )

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Sep-22       1       173,602       (462 )

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Dec-22       2       346,977       (1,097 )

Amsterdam Index Futures

    Mar-21       5       785,295       (41,358 )

AUD/USD Currency Futures

    Mar-21       52       4,009,460       (53,182 )

Australian 3-Year Bond Futures

    Mar-21       19       1,707,526       (8,774 )

Bank Acceptance Futures

    Sep-21       5       977,428       (373 )

Bank Acceptance Futures

    Dec-21       4       781,589       (452 )

Bank Acceptance Futures

    Mar-22       3       585,720       (825 )

Bank Acceptance Futures

    Jun-22       2       389,851       (835 )

Bank Acceptance Futures

    Sep-22       1       194,592       (766 )

Brent Crude Futures

    May-21       17       1,095,140       22,930  

Brent Crude Futures

    Jun-21       2       127,460       7,210  

Brent Crude Futures

    Dec-21       2       121,200       21,360  

Brent Crude Oil Last Day

    May-21       1       64,420       150  

CAC40 10 Euro Futures

    Mar-21       6       412,567       (5,840 )

CAD Currency Futures

    Mar-21       58       4,564,310       (21,416 )

CHF Currency Futures

    Mar-21       12       1,650,600       (5,413 )

Cocoa Futures

    May-21       1       26,040       1,510  

Coffee ‘C’ Futures

    May-21       4       206,250       10,106  

Copper Futures

    May-21       13       1,330,063       (23,463 )

Copper Futures

    Jul-21       1       102,263       (2,188 )

Corn Futures

    May-21       18       492,750       2,225  

Corn Futures

    Jul-21       13       347,750       20,175  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
9

 

 

Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Long Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Corn Futures

    Sep-21       1     $ 24,475     $ 300  

Corn Futures

    Dec-21       1       23,538       1,313  

Cotton No.2 Futures

    May-21       10       399,735       27,355  

DAX Index Futures

    Mar-21       6       2,490,136       33,497  

DJIA Mini E-CBOT

    Mar-21       6       927,360       15,210  

E-Mini Energy Select Futures

    Mar-21       2       100,020       14,410  

E-Mini Technology Select Futures

    Mar-21       1       131,680       2,460  

Emissions ICE

    Dec-21       6       269,881       45,258  

EUR Foreign Exchange Currency Futures

    Mar-21       50       7,550,938       (40,445 )

Euro BUXL 30-Year Bond Futures

    Mar-21       1       253,158       (16,602 )

Euro STOXX 50

    Mar-21       9       393,853       2,347  

Euro/JPY Futures

    Mar-21       4       604,249       12,583  

Euro-BTP Futures

    Mar-21       11       1,988,152       (24,276 )

Euro-Bund Futures

    Mar-21       1       209,215       (1,822 )

Euro-Oat Futures

    Mar-21       8       1,577,490       (34,302 )

FTSE 100 Index Futures

    Mar-21       8       717,722       (29,961 )

FTSE China A50 Index

    Mar-21       11       200,244       (10,076 )

FTSE/JSE TOP 40

    Mar-21       3       119,447       1,695  

FTSE/MIB Index Futures

    Mar-21       1       137,721       (2,721 )

Gasoline RBOB Futures

    Apr-21       14       1,146,894       134,140  

GBP Currency Futures

    Mar-21       25       2,179,063       18,225  

Gold 100 Oz Futures

    Apr-21       1       172,880       (13,740 )

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures

    Mar-21       4       290,674       (16,025 )

Hang Seng Index Futures

    Mar-21       7       1,306,738       (56,231 )

IBEX 35 Index Futures

    Mar-21       1       98,894       898  

JPY Currency Futures

    Mar-21       7       820,619       (15,700 )

Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures

    May-21       3       95,063       (1,275 )

Lean Hogs Futures

    Apr-21       2       69,720       10,170  

Lean Hogs Futures

    Jun-21       8       301,360       5,130  

Live Cattle Futures

    Jun-21       3       142,110       6,650  

LME Aluminum Forward

    Mar-21       132       7,034,775       483,976  

LME Aluminum Forward

    Jun-21       69       3,724,706       239,921  

LME Aluminum Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       53,547       3,109  

LME Aluminum Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       53,369       2,456  

LME Aluminum Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       53,288       3,297  

LME Aluminum Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       53,494       2,463  

LME Aluminum Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       53,569       4,469  

LME Aluminum Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       53,735       1,985  

LME Aluminum Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       53,813       (213 )

LME Aluminum Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       2       107,700       (436 )

LME Copper Forward

    Mar-21       40       9,093,250       1,700,029  

LME Copper Forward

    Jun-21       15       3,402,750       415,975  

LME Copper Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       226,977       20,237  

LME Copper Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       227,005       17,147  

LME Copper Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       227,024       17,636  

LME Lead Forward

    Mar-21       13       663,731       13,431  

LME Lead Forward

    Jun-21       4       205,500       (4,807 )

LME Nickel Forward

    Mar-21       12       1,334,880       112,712  

LME Nickel Forward

    Jun-21       5       557,400       2,519  

LME Nickel Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       111,194       7,520  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
10

 

 

Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Long Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

LME Palladium Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1     $ 51,160     $ 347  

LME Palladium Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       51,164       414  

LME Palladium Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       51,227       389  

LME Palladium Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       102,463       146  

LME Palladium Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       51,253       (1,603 )

LME Palladium Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       51,276       (849 )

LME Palladium Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       51,308       (1,777 )

LME Zinc Forward

    Mar-21       7       486,413       16,454  

LME Zinc Forward

    Jun-21       5       349,438       (1,205 )

Low Sulphur Gasoil G Futures

    Apr-21       10       532,750       25,500  

Low Sulphur Gasoil G Futures

    May-21       1       53,300       3,475  

Low Sulphur Gasoil G Futures

    Jul-21       1       53,100       575  

Lumber Futures

    May-21       1       93,247       (5,346 )

Micro EUR/USD Futures

    Mar-21       2       30,204       (84 )

Mill Wheat Euro

    May-21       2       27,690       1,388  

Mill Wheat Euro

    Sep-21       1       12,050       (45 )

Mini H-Shares Index Futures

    Mar-21       1       14,534       (745 )

Mini HSI Index Futures

    Mar-21       5       186,677       (10,404 )

MSCI EAFE Index Futures

    Mar-21       3       324,600       1,475  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

    Mar-21       6       401,430       (1,145 )

MSCI Singapore Exchange ETS

    Mar-21       2       50,794       1,006  

MXN Currency Futures

    Mar-21       25       596,000       (28,370 )

Nasdaq 100 E-Mini

    Mar-21       5       1,291,100       15,704  

Natural Gas Futures

    Apr-21       1       27,710       (270 )

Natural Gas Futures

    May-21       1       28,090       (1,610 )

Nikkei 225 (Singapore Exchange)

    Mar-21       7       960,739       21,577  

NY Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Futures

    Apr-21       14       1,083,743       54,377  

NY Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Futures

    May-21       1       77,066       3,646  

NY Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Futures

    Dec-21       1       76,562       16,044  

NZD Currency Futures

    Mar-21       18       1,302,120       15,195  

OMX Stockholm 30 Index Futures

    Mar-21       38       902,308       (8,137 )

Palm Oil Futures

    Jun-21       1       22,242       1,686  

Platinum Futures

    Apr-21       1       59,265       2,650  

Russell 2000 E-Mini

    Mar-21       4       439,840       43,300  

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

    Mar-21       136       25,902,560       629,245  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini

    Mar-21       1       249,470       25,255  

S&P/TSX 60 IX Futures

    Mar-21       4       673,770       7,874  

SGX Iron Ore 62% Futures

    Apr-21       2       33,808       117  

SGX Nifty 50

    Mar-21       7       203,343       (3,916 )

Short BTP Future

    Mar-21       6       817,606       (1,400 )

Silver Futures

    May-21       4       528,800       (26,600 )

Soybean Futures

    May-21       5       351,062       9,513  

Soybean Futures

    Jul-21       9       626,175       9,213  

Soybean Futures

    Nov-21       1       61,150       1,663  

Soybean Meal Futures

    May-21       2       84,280       (1,500 )

Soybean Oil Futures

    May-21       5       149,820       13,164  

Soybean Oil Futures

    Dec-21       2       53,172       8,328  

SPI 200 Futures

    Mar-21       5       637,585       3,020  

STOXX Europe 600 Banks Index

    Mar-21       3       21,826       591  

STOXX Europe 600 Index

    Mar-21       2       48,648       1,882  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
11

 

 

Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Long Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Sugar No. 11 (World)

    May-21       75     $ 1,381,800     $ 10,797  

Sugar No. 11 (World)

    Jul-21       4       71,008       1,590  

Sugar No. 11 (World)

    Mar-22       1       17,662       470  

Topix Index Futures

    Mar-21       1       175,946       5,582  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       10       1,327,187       1,391  

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       59       11,259,046       (8,508 )

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       22       1,363,656       (2,664 )

Wheat (Chicago Board of Trade)

    May-21       26       858,325       (5,263 )

Wheat (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jul-21       15       487,500       9,275  

Wheat (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Sep-21       1       32,312       1,050  

Wheat (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Dec-21       1       32,500       1,338  

WTI Crude Futures

    Apr-21       9       553,500       15,700  

WTI Crude Futures

    May-21       3       183,690       4,640  

WTI Crude Futures

    Jun-21       7       425,180       280  

WTI Crude Futures

    Dec-21       2       114,400       20,850  

WTI Crude Futures IPE

    Apr-21       1       61,500       1,060  
                            $ 3,898,784  

 

Short Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

10-Year Mini Japanese Government Bond Futures

    Mar-21       13     $ (1,839,111 )   $ 10,273  

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Dec-22       2       (497,775 )     (125 )

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

    Dec-23       9       (2,225,475 )     8,188  

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Dec-21       77       (13,394,167 )     10,231  

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Dec-22       15       (2,602,331 )     4,223  

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Jun-23       1       (173,236 )     (17 )

90-DAY Sterling Futures

    Dec-23       13       (2,249,014 )     7,776  

AUD/USD Currency Futures

    Mar-21       5       (385,525 )     4,045  

Australian 10-Year Bond Futures

    Mar-21       31       (3,269,544 )     103,773  

Australian 3-Year Bond Futures

    Mar-21       1       (89,869 )     241  

CAD Currency Futures

    Mar-21       2       (157,390 )     730  

Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures

    Jun-21       18       (1,977,086 )     24,367  

CHF Currency Futures

    Mar-21       7       (962,850 )     3,450  

Cocoa Futures ICE

    May-21       1       (24,631 )     (1,310 )

Dollar Index

    Mar-21       15       (1,363,230 )     (6,053 )

EUR Foreign Exchange Currency Futures

    Mar-21       1       (151,019 )     925  

Euro BUXL 30-Year Bond Futures

    Mar-21       1       (253,158 )     532  

Euro STOXX 50

    Mar-21       21       (918,992 )     (7,070 )

Euro-Bobl Futures

    Mar-21       43       (6,963,031 )     21,115  

Euro-Bund Futures

    Mar-21       29       (6,067,253 )     30,731  

Euro-Schatz Futures

    Mar-21       89       (12,045,137 )     4,237  

FTSE 100 Index Futures

    Mar-21       13       (986,869 )     14,003  

Gold 100 Oz Futures

    Apr-21       23       (3,976,240 )     77,030  

Hang Seng Index Futures

    Mar-21       2       (186,677 )     11,191  

JPN 10-Year Bond (Osaka Securities Exchange)

    Mar-21       6       (8,478,071 )     52,441  

JPY Currency Futures

    Mar-21       41       (1,992,931 )     20,825  

LME Aluminum Forward

    Mar-21       132       (7,034,775 )     (467,059 )

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
12

 

 

Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Short Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

   

Number of
Contracts

   

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

LME Aluminum Forward

    Jun-21       52     $ (2,807,025 )   $ (31,631 )

LME Aluminum Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (53,547 )     (3,662 )

LME Aluminum Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (53,369 )     (2,413 )

LME Aluminum Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (53,288 )     (1,700 )

LME Aluminum Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (53,494 )     (4,470 )

LME Aluminum Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (53,569 )     (1,925 )

LME Aluminum Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (53,800 )     (38 )

LME Aluminum Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (53,813 )     339  

LME Copper Forward

    Mar-21       40       (9,093,250 )     (1,460,444 )

LME Copper Forward

    Jun-21       8       (1,814,800 )     (3,681 )

LME Copper Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (226,977 )     (32,877 )

LME Copper Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (227,005 )     (20,317 )

LME Copper Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (227,024 )     (17,186 )

LME Lead Forward

    Mar-21       13       (663,731 )     (28,784 )

LME Nickel Forward

    Mar-21       12       (1,334,880 )     (51,390 )

LME Nickel Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Mar-21       1       (111,194 )     (15,224 )

LME Palladium Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (51,160 )     (435 )

LME Palladium Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (51,164 )     (140 )

LME Palladium Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       1       (51,227 )     (173 )

LME Palladium Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    Apr-21       2       (102,463 )     2,381  

LME Palladium Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (51,253 )     (203 )

LME Palladium Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (51,276 )     1,650  

LME Palladium Forward — 90 Day Settlement

    May-21       1       (51,313 )     150  

LME Zinc Forward

    Mar-21       7       (486,412 )     (15,057 )

Long Gilt Futures

    Jun-21       50       (5,518,300 )     50,991  

Natural Gas Futures

    Apr-21       3       (55,420 )     (30 )

Natural Gas Futures

    May-21       2       (56,180 )     80  

Natural Gas Futures

    Jun-21       1       (28,620 )     1,490  

Nikkei 225 (Singapore Exchange)

    Mar-21       3       (274,496 )     1,501  

Silver Futures

    May-21       3       (396,600 )     (225 )

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       37       (4,910,593 )     27,356  

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       2       (441,531 )     (62 )

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       38       (4,710,813 )     29,563  

U.S. Treasury Long Bond (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       18       (2,865,937 )     18,859  

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond (Chicago Board of Trade)

    Jun-21       3       (567,187 )     914  
                            $ (1,628,100 )

Total Futures Contracts

                          $ 2,270,684  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
13

 

 

Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2021 were as follows:

 

Currency Purchased

 

   

Currency Sold

   

   

Expiration
Date

   

Counterparty

   

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

AUD

    1,200,000          

NZD

    1,286,030               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE     $ (5,878 )

AUD

    308,604          

USD

    245,126               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (7,669 )

AUD

    308,604          

USD

    244,230               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (6,773 )

AUD

    4,259,022          

CAD

    4,163,262               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       5,641  

AUD

    983,505          

EUR

    625,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       2,597  

AUD

    883,742          

GBP

    500,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (16,611 )

AUD

    600,000          

JPY

    48,062,240               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       10,770  

AUD

    3,000,000          

NZD

    3,219,861               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (18,149 )

AUD

    1,508,604          

USD

    1,174,421               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (13,610 )

BRL

    524,912          

USD

    100,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (6,407 )

CAD

    1,387,407          

USD

    1,104,901               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (14,678 )

CAD

    1,583,844          

AUD

    1,600,000               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       13,454  

CAD

    1,387,407          

USD

    1,091,247               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (1,020 )

CAD

    2,601,647          

AUD

    2,659,022               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (1,628 )

CAD

    800,000          

JPY

    65,951,220               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       9,908  

CAD

    1,100,000          

USD

    866,298               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (1,914 )

CHF

    2,011,955          

USD

    2,217,328               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (5,377 )

CHF

    2,011,955          

USD

    2,223,951               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (11,945 )

CHF

    269,913          

EUR

    250,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (4,911 )

CHF

    750,000          

JPY

    88,207,500               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (2,944 )

CHF

    2,761,955          

USD

    3,059,307               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (22,654 )

CLP

    291,026,803          

USD

    400,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       2,182  

CNH

    4,549,431          

USD

    700,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       1,249  

CNH

    1,635,742          

USD

    250,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       1,853  

COP

    520,164,475          

USD

    150,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (7,463 )

CZK

    2,606,596          

EUR

    100,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (537 )

EUR

    621,371          

USD

    754,956               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (5,195 )

EUR

    125,000          

AUD

    195,914               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       84  

EUR

    625,000          

SEK

    6,366,049               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       203  

EUR

    291,716          

USD

    355,145               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (3,146 )

EUR

    500,000          

CAD

    772,609               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (3,782 )

EUR

    750,000          

CHF

    826,232               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (3,401 )

EUR

    600,000          

GBP

    530,859               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (15,605 )

EUR

    700,000          

JPY

    88,672,040               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       12,776  

EUR

    100,000          

PLN

    454,472               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (611 )

EUR

    500,000          

USD

    606,723               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (3,386 )

EUR

    50,000          

CZK

    1,325,310               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (746 )

EUR

    400,000          

HUF

    144,458,868               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       2,187  

EUR

    100,000          

NOK

    1,063,644               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (1,957 )

EUR

    300,000          

PLN

    1,354,732               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       575  

EUR

    400,000          

SEK

    4,057,406               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       2,232  

GBP

    142,533          

EUR

    165,637               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (1,282 )

GBP

    6,107,246          

USD

    8,624,183               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (115,442 )

GBP

    500,000          

AUD

    903,060               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       1,746  

GBP

    6,144,983          

USD

    8,633,117               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (71,766 )

GBP

    125,000          

CHF

    158,512               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (124 )

GBP

    1,051,089          

EUR

    1,200,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       16,401  

GBP

    375,000          

JPY

    54,460,175               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       11,532  

GBP

    6,394,983          

USD

    8,911,030               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (1,337 )

HUF

    59,233,380          

USD

    200,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (2,871 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Currency Purchased

 

   

Currency Sold

   

   

Expiration
Date

   

Counterparty

   

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

HUF

    107,400,141          

EUR

    300,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE     $ (4,781 )

ILS

    646,002          

USD

    200,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (4,825 )

ILS

    324,108          

USD

    100,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (2,059 )

INR

    58,602,000          

USD

    801,048               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (3,982 )

INR

    33,279,669          

USD

    450,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       1,596  

JPY

    26,991,500          

EUR

    209,592               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       323  

JPY

    1,041,980,930          

USD

    9,816,118               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (40,724 )

JPY

    49,998,623          

AUD

    600,000               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       7,394  

JPY

    37,771,610          

EUR

    291,716               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       2,360  

JPY

    46,845,221          

NZD

    600,000               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       5,952  

JPY

    1,011,330,690          

USD

    9,491,607               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (3,676 )

JPY

    16,690,220          

CAD

    200,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (578 )

JPY

    29,323,225          

CHF

    250,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       238  

JPY

    12,800,540          

EUR

    100,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (576 )

JPY

    50,000,000          

USD

    479,554               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (10,469 )

KRW

    894,116,765          

USD

    801,507               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (5,692 )

KRW

    1,423,974,228          

USD

    1,300,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (32,577 )

KRW

    887,936,000          

USD

    800,000               Mar 24 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (9,675 )

MXN

    4,500,000          

USD

    215,890               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (865 )

MXN

    8,000,000          

USD

    397,230               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (15,045 )

NOK

    1,697,849          

USD

    200,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (4,183 )

NOK

    4,115,634          

EUR

    400,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (8,198 )

NZD

    1,279,050          

AUD

    1,200,000               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       834  

NZD

    6,980          

USD

    5,095               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (51 )

NZD

    1,922,118          

AUD

    1,800,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       3,809  

NZD

    600,000          

JPY

    44,423,160               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       16,768  

NZD

    600,000          

USD

    428,092               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       5,442  

PHP

    7,225,261          

USD

    150,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (1,163 )

PLN

    449,588          

EUR

    100,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (692 )

PLN

    1,864,626          

USD

    500,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (2,413 )

PLN

    1,120,437          

EUR

    250,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (2,749 )

RUB

    14,869,878          

USD

    200,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (955 )

SEK

    6,305,501          

EUR

    625,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (7,383 )

SEK

    3,418,039          

NOK

    3,500,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       1,149  

SEK

    1,665,500          

USD

    200,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (2,747 )

SEK

    10,167,530          

EUR

    1,000,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (2,734 )

SGD

    1,727,062          

USD

    1,300,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (4,799 )

SGD

    598,875          

USD

    450,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (898 )

THB

    9,015,217          

USD

    300,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (853 )

TRY

    740,397          

USD

    100,066               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (501 )

TRY

    2,900,518          

USD

    400,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (10,286 )

TWD

    9,693,614          

USD

    350,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (1,925 )

TWD

    8,373,900          

USD

    300,000               Mar 19 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       692  

TWD

    8,343,900          

USD

    300,000               Mar 24 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (372 )

TWD

    2,761,595          

USD

    100,000               Apr 06 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (822 )

USD

    244,229          

AUD

    308,604               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       6,772  

USD

    237,934          

AUD

    308,604               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       476  

USD

    315,010          

AUD

    400,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       7,226  

USD

    150,000          

BRL

    787,622               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       9,566  

USD

    1,091,244          

CAD

    1,387,407               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       1,020  

USD

    234,806          

CAD

    300,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (935 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
15

 

 

Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Currency Purchased

 

   

Currency Sold

   

   

Expiration
Date

   

Counterparty

   

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

USD

    2,223,892          

CHF

    2,011,955               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE     $ 11,940  

USD

    2,212,885          

CHF

    2,011,955               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       879  

USD

    150,000          

CLP

    109,077,902               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (739 )

USD

    50,000          

CNH

    323,495               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       192  

USD

    50,000          

COP

    179,395,425               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       842  

USD

    300,072          

EUR

    246,142               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       3,071  

USD

    55,068          

EUR

    45,574               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       75  

USD

    8,781,215          

GBP

    6,249,779               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       73,894  

USD

    8,570,408          

GBP

    6,144,983               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       9,057  

USD

    800,000          

INR

    58,602,000               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       2,934  

USD

    500,000          

INR

    37,127,838               Apr 05 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (2,191 )

USD

    10,093,539          

JPY

    1,068,972,430               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       64,923  

USD

    9,883,289          

JPY

    1,049,102,300               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       40,999  

USD

    9,491,705          

JPY

    1,011,330,690               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       3,692  

USD

    800,000          

KRW

    894,116,763               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       4,185  

USD

    1,050,000          

KRW

    1,165,262,315               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       12,846  

USD

    216,585          

MXN

    4,500,000               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       1,560  

USD

    336,037          

MXN

    7,000,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       1,626  

USD

    200,000          

NOK

    1,714,970               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       2,208  

USD

    72,462          

NZD

    100,000               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       207  

USD

    100,000          

PHP

    4,855,526               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (21 )

USD

    150,000          

RUB

    11,238,001               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (429 )

USD

    200,000          

SEK

    1,677,384               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       1,342  

USD

    1,300,000          

SGD

    1,725,909               Mar 02 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       5,658  

USD

    100,000          

SGD

    133,394               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (33 )

USD

    50,000          

THB

    1,496,787               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       332  

USD

    100,000          

TRY

    740,397               Mar 01 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       434  

USD

    400,000          

TRY

    3,003,866               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (3,600 )

USD

    300,000          

TWD

    8,352,900               Mar 19 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       61  

USD

    100,000          

ZAR

    1,514,447               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       186  

ZAR

    3,057,988          

USD

    200,000               Mar 03 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       1,974  

ZAR

    3,742,202          

USD

    250,000               Mar 17 2021       SOCIETE GENERALE       (3,359 )

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                          $ (169,250 )

 

AUD

Australian Dollar

 

LME

London Mercantile Exchange

BRL

Brazilian Real

 

MIB

Milano Indice di Borsa

CAD

Canadian Dollar

 

MXN

Mexican Peso

CHF

Swiss Franc

 

NOK

Norwegian Krone

CLP

Chilean Peso

 

NZD

New Zealand Dollar

CNH

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

 

OMX

Stockholm Stock Exchange

COP

Colombian Peso

 

PHP

Philippine Peso

CZK

Czech Koruna

 

PLN

Polish Zloty

DAX

Deutscher Aktienindex

 

RBOB

Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending

DJIA

Dow Jones Industrial Average

 

RUB

Russian Ruble

EUR

Euro

 

SEK

Swedish Krona

FTSE

Financial Times Stock Exchange

 

SGD

Singapore Dollar

GBP

British Pound

 

THB

Thai Baht

HUF

Hungarian Forint

 

TRY

Turkish Lira

ILS

Israeli New Shekel

 

TWD

Taiwan Dollar

INR

Indian Rupee

 

USD

United States Dollar

JPY

Japanese Yen

 

WTI

West Texas Intermediate

KRW

Korean Won

 

ZAR

South African Rand

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets And Liabilities

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

       

Investments, at value (cost $51,019,521)

  $ 51,021,929  

Deposits with broker for forward foreign currency contracts

    1,753,409  

Deposits with broker for futures contracts

    5,461,600  

Receivables for:

       

Capital shares sold

    55,000  

Interest and dividends receivable

    22  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    412,124  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

    5,021,341  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    24,658  

Total assets

    63,750,083  
         

LIABILITIES

       

Due to broker

    175,552  

Payables for:

       

Capital shares redeemed

    270,000  

Advisory fees

    64,241  

Administration and accounting services fees

    7,232  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    581,374  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

    2,750,657  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    19,846  

Total liabilities

    3,868,902  

Net assets

  $ 59,881,181  
         

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Par value

  $ 5,306  

Paid-in capital

    57,665,638  

Total distributable earnings/(losses)

    2,210,237  

Net assets

  $ 59,881,181  
         

CLASS I SHARES:

       

Net assets

  $ 59,881,181  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    5,305,660  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 11.29  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Interest

  $ 3,483  

Total investment income

    3,483  

EXPENSES

       

Advisory fees (Note 2)

    383,871  

Administration and accounting services fees (Note 2)

    38,617  

Audit and tax service fees

    36,113  

Registration and filing fees

    16,496  

Legal fees

    13,534  

Director fees

    7,413  

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

    6,853  

Officer fees

    1,659  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    1,276  

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

    636  

Other expenses

    1,749  

Total expenses before waivers and/or reimbursements

    508,217  

Less: waivers and/or reimbursements (Note 2)

    (120,008 )

Net expenses after waivers and/or reimbursements

    388,209  

Net investment income/(loss)

    (384,726 )

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

       

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

       

Investments

    (101 )

Futures contracts

    6,186,407  

Foreign currency transactions

    (160,258 )

Forward foreign currency contracts

    486,492  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

       

Investments

    2,278  

Futures contracts

    (407,445 )

Foreign currency translations

    164,823  

Forward foreign currency contracts

    (245,686 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    6,026,510  

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 5,641,784  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
18

 

 

Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the Six
Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (384,726 )   $ (226,708 )

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments, futures contracts, foreign currency transactions and forward foreign currency contracts

    6,512,540       3,252,777  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, futures contracts, foreign currency translations and forward foreign currency contracts

    (486,030 )     1,510,227  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    5,641,784       4,536,296  

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (4,134,208 )     (3,011,201 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (4,134,208 )     (3,011,201 )

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Class I Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    18,557,610       5,162,687  

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

    4,109,948       2,892,850  

Shares redeemed

    (1,865,543 )     (250,926 )

Total from Class I Shares

    20,802,015       7,804,611  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    20,802,015       7,804,611  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    22,309,591       9,329,706  

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    37,571,590       28,241,884  

End of period

  $ 59,881,181     $ 37,571,590  

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Class I Shares

               

Shares sold

    1,690,352       524,318  

Shares reinvested

    397,480       314,099  

Shares redeemed

    (176,912 )     (25,056 )

Total Class I Shares

    1,910,920       813,361  

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    1,910,920       813,361  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class I Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2020

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2019

   

For the
Period
Ended
August 31,
2018
(1)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.07     $ 10.94     $ 10.65     $ 10.00  

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

    (0.10 )     (0.08 )     0.02       (0.01 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    1.41       1.38       1.09       0.66  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1.31       1.30       1.11       0.65  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                               

Net investment income

    (0.17 )     (0.96 )     (0.36 )      

Net realized capital gains

    (0.92 )     (0.21 )     (0.46 )      

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (1.09 )     (1.17 )     (0.82 )      

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.29     $ 11.07     $ 10.94     $ 10.65  

Total investment return/(loss)(3)

    12.62 %(4)     13.97 %     12.20 %     6.50 %(4)

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 59,881     $ 37,572     $ 28,242     $ 21,608  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and/or reimbursements(6)

    1.79 %(5)     1.79 %     1.79 %     1.79 %(5)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and/or reimbursements(6)

    2.34 %(5)     2.45 %     2.27 %     2.84 %(5)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (1.77 )%(5)     (0.76 )%     0.25 %     (0.25 )%(5)

Portfolio turnover rate

    0 %(4)     0 %     0 %     0 %(4)

 

 

(1)

Inception date of Class I Shares of the Fund was April 11, 2018.

(2)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(3)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of the period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

(6)

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired Fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 1.79% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has thirty-six separate investment portfolios, including the Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund (the “Fund”), which commenced investment operations on April 11, 2018. The Fund is authorized to offer three classes of shares, Class A Shares, Class I Shares and Class C Shares. Class A Shares will be sold subject to a front-end maximum sales charge of 5.75%. Front-end sales charges may be reduced or waived under certain circumstances. Class A Shares and Class C Shares have not yet commenced operations as of the end of the reporting period.

 

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 87.923 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and ninety classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

 

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating its assets between a “Managed Futures” strategy, a “Long U.S. Equity” strategy and a “Fixed Income” strategy.

 

The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”

 

The end of the reporting period for the Fund is February 28, 2021, and the period covered by these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is the six months ended February 28, 2021 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

Consolidation of Subsidiaries — The Managed Futures strategy is achieved by the Fund investing up to 25% of its total assets in ACMAF Master Offshore Limited (the “Cayman Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Effective on or about November 12, 2020, the Fund’s previous wholly-owned subsidiary, the Abbey Capital Multi Asset Offshore Fund Limited, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Cayman Subsidiary through a share exchange between the Fund and the Cayman Subsidiary and registered as a segregated portfolio company under the laws of the Cayman Islands under the name ACMAF Offshore SPC (the “SPC”). The Cayman Subsidiary serves solely as an intermediate entity through which the Fund invests in the SPC and makes no independent investment decisions and has no investment or other discretion over the Fund’s investable assets.

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Fund include the financial statements of the Cayman Subsidiary and SPC. The Fund consolidates the results of subsidiaries in which the Fund holds a controlling financial interest (greater than 50%). All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. As of the end of the reporting period, the net assets of the Cayman Subsidiary and SPC were $13,135,374, which represented 21.94% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Forward exchange contracts are valued by interpolating between spot and forward currency rates as quoted by an independent pricing service. Futures contracts are generally valued using the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

● Level 1 –

Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

 

● Level 2 –

Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

 

● Level 3 –

Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodologies 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, as of the end of the reporting period, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

 

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Short-Term Investments

  $ 51,021,929     $ 51,021,929     $     $  

Commodity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    3,684,123       3,684,123              

Equity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    853,723       853,723              

Foreign Currency Contracts

                               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

    412,124             412,124        

Futures Contracts

    75,978       75,978              

Interest Rate Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    407,517       407,517              

Total Assets

  $ 56,455,394     $ 56,043,270     $ 412,124     $  

 

 

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Commodity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

  $ (2,252,564 )   $ (2,252,564 )   $     $  

Equity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    (193,629 )     (193,629 )            

Foreign Currency Contracts

                               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

    (581,374 )           (581,374 )      

Futures Contracts

    (170,663 )     (170,663 )            

Interest Rate Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    (133,801 )     (133,801 )            

Total Liabilities

  $ (3,332,031 )   $ (2,750,657 )   $ (581,374 )   $  

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for Level 3 transfers are disclosed if the Fund had an amount of total Level 3 transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund had no Level 3 transfers.

 

Disclosures about Derivative instruments and Hedging Activities — Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices, U.S. and foreign government bonds, foreign currencies, interest rates and commodities (through investment in the Cayman Subsidiary and SPC), to gain investment exposure in accordance with its investment objective.

 

The following tables provide quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of, and gains and losses on, the Fund’s derivative instruments as of and for the current fiscal period.

 

The following tables list the fair values of the Fund’s derivative holdings and location on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of the end of the reporting period, grouped by derivative type and primary risk exposure category by contract type.

 

Derivative Type

 

Consolidated
Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
Location

   

Equity
Contracts

   

Interest
Rate
Contracts

   

Foreign
Currency
Contracts

   

Commodity
Contracts

   

Total

 

Asset Derivatives

Forward Contracts (a)

    Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     $     $     $ 412,124     $     $ 412,124  

Futures Contracts (a)

    Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts       853,723       407,517       75,978       3,684,123       5,021,341  

Total Value- Assets

          $ 853,723     $ 407,517     $ 488,102     $ 3,684,123     $ 5,433,465  

Liability Derivatives

Forward Contracts (a)

    Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     $     $     $ (581,374 )   $     $ (581,374 )

Futures Contracts (a)

    Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts       (193,629 )     (133,801 )     (170,663 )     (2,252,564 )     (2,750,657 )

Total Value- Liabilities

  $ (193,629 )   $ (133,801 )   $ (752,037 )   $ (2,252,564 )   $ (3,332,031 )

 

(a)

This amount represents the cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of forwards and futures contracts as reported on the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

 

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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table lists the amounts of realized gains/(losses) included in net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations during the current fiscal period, grouped by derivative type and primary risk exposure category by contract type.

 

Derivative Type

 

Consolidated
Statement of
Operations
Location

   

Equity
Contracts

   

Interest
Rate
Contracts

   

Foreign
Currency
Contracts

   

Commodity
Contracts

   

Total

 

Realized Gain/(Loss)

Futures Contracts

    Net realized gain/(loss) from futures contracts     $ 4,109,332     $ (213,675 )   $ 189,607     $ 2,101,143     $ 6,186,407  

Forward Contracts

    Net realized gain/(loss) from forward foreign currency contracts                   486,492             486,492  

Total Realized Gain/(Loss)

  $ 4,109,332     $ (213,675 )   $ 676,099     $ 2,101,143     $ 6,672,899  

 

The following table lists the amounts of change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) included in net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations during the current fiscal period, grouped by derivative type and primary risk exposure category by contract type.

 

Derivative Type

 

Consolidated
Statement of
Operations
Location

   

Equity
Contracts

   

Interest
Rate
Contracts

   

Foreign
Currency
Contracts

   

Commodity
Contracts

   

Total

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

Futures Contracts

    Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts     $ (1,743,274 )   $ 247,389     $ (323,007 )   $ 1,411,447     $ (407,445 )

Forward Contracts

    Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts                   (245,686 )           (245,686 )

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

  $ (1,743,274 )   $ 247,389     $ (568,693 )   $ 1,411,447     $ (653,131 )

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund’s quarterly average volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

Long Futures
Notional
Amount

Short Futures
Notional
Amount

Forward Foreign
Currency
Contracts — Payable
(Value at Trade Date)

Forward Foreign
Currency
Contracts —
Receivable
(Value at Trade Date)

$228,793,891

$(69,981,209)

$(54,761,038)

$54,728,931

 

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments and fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral (receivables) or the obligation to return cash collateral (payables) arising from derivative instruments recognized at fair value executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement.

 

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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of financial and derivative instruments that are subject to enforceable master netting agreements (or similar arrangements) and collateral received and pledged in connection with the master netting agreements (or similar arrangements).

 

           

Gross Amount Not
Offset in Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities

                           

Gross Amount Not
Offset in Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities

         

Description

 

Gross Amount
Presented
in the
Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Received

   

Net
Amount
(1)

           

Gross Amount
Presented
in the
Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Pledged
(2)

   

Net
Amount
(3)

 
   

Assets

           

Liabilities

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 412,124     $ (412,124 )   $     $             $ 581,374     $ (412,124 )   $ (169,250 )   $  

 

 
 

(1)

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

(2)

Actual collateral pledged may be more than the amount shown.

 

 

(3)

Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Use of Estimates — The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

 

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — The Fund records security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income (including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts) is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund’s investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Board deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

 

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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The Cayman Subsidiary is registered as an “exempted company” and the SPC as an “exempted segregated portfolio company” pursuant to the Companies Law (Revised) of the Cayman Islands (as amended). Each of the Cayman Subsidiary and the SPC has received an undertaking from the Governor in Cabinet of the Cayman Islands to the effect that, for a period of twenty years from the date of the undertaking, no law that thereafter is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax or duty to be levied on profits, income or on gains or appreciation, or any tax in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax, will apply to any property comprised in or any income arising under the Cayman Subsidiary or the SPC, or to the shareholders thereof, in respect of any such property or income. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Cayman Subsidiary is treated as a “controlled foreign corporation” and the SPC is treated as disregarded as an entity separate from its owner.

 

Foreign Currency Translation — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

Currency Risk —Investment in foreign securities involves currency risk associated with securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and which may be affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. An increase in the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to a foreign currency may cause the U.S. dollar value of an investment in that country to decline. Foreign currencies also are subject to risks caused by inflation, interest rates, budget deficits and low savings rates, political factors and government controls. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts may limit potential gains from a favorable change in value between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Unanticipated changes in currency pricing may result in poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in these contracts.

 

Commodity Sector Risk — Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The prices of energy, industrial metals, precious metals, agriculture and livestock sector commodities may fluctuate widely due to factors such as changes in value, supply and demand and governmental regulatory policies. The commodity-linked securities in which the Fund invests may be issued by companies in the financial services sector, and events affecting the financial services sector may cause the Fund’s share value to fluctuate.

 

Foreign Securities Market Risk — A substantial portion of the trades of the Fund are expected to take place on markets or exchanges outside the United States. There is no limit to the amount of assets of the Fund that may be committed to trading on foreign markets. The risk of loss in trading foreign futures and options on futures contracts can be substantial. Participation in foreign futures and options on futures contracts involves the execution and clearing of trades on, or subject to the rules of, a foreign board of trade or exchange. Some of these foreign markets, in contrast to U.S. exchanges, are so-called principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the trader has entered into a commodity interest transaction and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

 

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Abbey Capital Multi Asset Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Counterparty Risk — The derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, the Cayman Subsidiary or the SPC may be privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market. These contracts also involve exposure to credit risk, since contract performance depends in part on the financial condition of the counterparty. Relying on a counterparty exposes the Fund to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. If a counterparty defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, this default will cause the value of an investment in the Fund to decrease.

 

Credit Risk — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of the security or a counterparty in respect of a derivative instrument will not be able to satisfy its payment obligations to the Fund when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. Securities rated in the four highest categories by the rating agencies are considered investment grade but they may also have some speculative characteristics. Investment grade ratings do not guarantee that bonds will not lose value or default. In addition, the credit quality of securities may be lowered if an issuer’s financial condition changes.

 

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic — The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual companies are not known. The operational and financial performance of individual companies and the market in general depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

Futures Contracts — The Fund uses futures contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund must deposit initial margin in addition to segregating cash or liquid assets sufficient to meet its obligation to purchase or provide securities, or to pay the amount owed at the expiration of an index-based futures contract. Such liquid assets may consist of cash, cash equivalents, liquid debt or equity securities or other acceptable assets. Pursuant to the futures contract, the Fund agrees to receive from, or pay to the broker, an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such a receipt of payment is known as “variation margin” and is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Fund’s basis in the contract. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. Use of long futures contracts subjects the Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amount shown on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contract. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Fund to unlimited risk of loss.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — In the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, the Fund is subject to foreign investment and currency risk. The Fund uses forward foreign currency contracts (“forward contracts”) for purposes of hedging, duration management, as a substitute for securities, to increase returns, for currency hedging or risk management, or to otherwise help achieve the Fund’s investment objective. These contracts are marked-to-market daily at the applicable translation rates. The Fund records realized gains or losses at the time the forward contract is closed. A forward contract is extinguished through a closing transaction or upon delivery of the currency or entering an offsetting contract. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar or other currencies. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk related to forward foreign currency contracts is the fair value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated to some extent if a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty is in place and to the extent the Fund obtains collateral to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, the Fund expects the risk of material loss from such claims to be remote.

 

2. Investment Adviser and Other Services

 

Abbey Capital Limited (“Abbey Capital” or the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund, the Cayman Subsidiary and the SPC. The Adviser allocates the assets of the SPC (via the Cayman Subsidiary) to one or more Trading Advisers unaffiliated with the Adviser to manage. The Adviser also has the ultimate responsibility to oversee the Trading Advisers, and to recommend their hiring, termination and replacement, subject to approval by the Board. The Fund compensates the Adviser for its services at an annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Advisory Fee”), payable on a monthly basis in arrears, as shown in the following table. The Adviser compensates the Trading Advisers out of the Advisory Fee.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) to the rates (“Expense Caps”) shown in the following table of the Fund’s average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed the Expense Caps as applicable: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, interest and taxes. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board. The Adviser may discontinue these arrangements at any time after December 31, 2021.

 

Advisory
Fee

Expense Caps

 

Class A

Class I

Class C

1.77%

2.04%

1.79%

2.79%

 

During the current fiscal period, investment advisory fees accrued, waived and/or reimbursed were as follows:

 

Gross
Advisory
Fees

Waivers and/or
Reimbursements

Net
Advisory
Fees

$383,871

$(120,008)

$263,863

 

If at any time the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (not including acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) for a year are less than the relevant share class’s Expense Cap, the Adviser may recoup any waived or reimbursed amounts from the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

 

As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund had amounts available for recoupment as follows:

 

Expiration

August 31,
2021

August 31,
2022

August 31,
2023

August 31,
2024

Total

$84,306

$106,779

$195,654

$120,008

$506,747

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Aspect Capital Limited, Crabel Capital Management, LLC, Eclipse Capital Management, Inc., Revolution Capital Management, LLC, Tudor Investment Corporation and Welton Investment Partners, LLC each served as a Trading Adviser to the Fund during the period.

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Fund Services serves as the Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

For compensation amounts paid to Fund Services and the Custodian, please refer to the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

The Board has adopted a Plan of Distribution for the Class A Shares and Class C Shares (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Fund’s distributor is entitled to receive from the Fund a distribution fee with respect to the Shares, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, of up to 0.25% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Class A Shares and up to 1.00% of the Class C Shares. The actual amount of such compensation under the Plan is agreed upon by the Board and by the Distributor. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. Amounts paid to the Distributor under the Plan may be used by the Distributor to cover expenses that are related to (i) the sale of the Shares, (ii) ongoing servicing and/or maintenance of the accounts of shareholders, and (iii) sub-transfer agency services, subaccounting services or administrative services related to the sale of the Shares, all as set forth in the Fund’s 12b-1 Plan.

 

3. Director And Officer Compensation

 

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. An employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. Employees of RBB serve as Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Marketing & Business Development of the Company. They are compensated for services provided. Certain employees of Fund Services serve as officers of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company. For Director and Officer compensation amounts, please refer to the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

4. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

 

During the current fiscal period, there were no purchases or sales of investment securities or long-term U.S. Government securities (excluding short-term investments and derivative transactions) by the Fund.

 

5. Federal Income Tax Information

 

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Fund has determined that there was no effect on the consolidated financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

As of August 31, 2020, the federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments held by the Fund were as follows(a):

 

Federal Tax
Cost

Unrealized
Appreciation

Unrealized
(Depreciation)

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

$37,526,764

$1,063

$(2,161,673)

$(2,160,610)

 

 

(a)

The difference between the book basis and tax basis cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments is attributable primarily to timing differences related to taxable income from a wholly-owned controlled foreign corporation.

 

Distributions to shareholders, if any, from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

Permanent differences as of August 31, 2020, primarily attributable to disallowed book income from the Cayman Subsidiary were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

Distributable
Earnings/(Loss)

Paid-In
Capital

$(1,405,513)

$1,405,513

 

As of August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Capital Loss
Carryforwards

Qualified
Late-Year
Losses

Other
Temporary
Differences

$2,064,937

$2,069,200

$(3,431,476)

$—

$—

$—

 

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate principally to the timing of recognition of income and gains of the Cayman Subsidiary for federal income tax purposes.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

Ordinary
Income

Long-Term
Gains

Total

$2,675,202

$335,999

$3,011,201

 

6. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no significant events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

 

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (844) 261-6484 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

 

The Company files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Company’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

The Company has adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Company Program”) as required by rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Company Program, the Adviser has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Adviser Program” and together with the Company Program, the “Programs”) on behalf of the Fund. The Programs seek to assess, manage and review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk. “Liquidity Risk” is defined as the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interest in the Fund.

 

The Board has appointed Vigilant Compliance, LLC (“Vigilant”) as the program administrator for the Company Program and the Chief Risk Officer of the Adviser as the program administrator for the Adviser Program. The process of monitoring and determining the liquidity of the Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party vendors.

 

At meetings held during the fiscal period, the Board and its Investment and Liquidity Risk Committee received and reviewed a written report (the “Report”) of Vigilant and the Adviser concerning the operation of the Programs for the period from June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 (the “Period”). The Report summarized the operation of the Programs and the information and factors considered by Vigilant and the Adviser in reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation of the Programs with respect to the Fund. Such information and factors included, among other things: (i) the methodology used to classify the liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio investments and the Adviser’s assessment that the Fund’s strategy remained appropriate for an open-end mutual fund; (ii) analyses of the Fund’s trading environment and reasonably anticipated trading size; (iii) that the Fund held primarily highly liquid assets (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value); (iv) that the Fund held a percentage of highly liquid assets above its highly liquid investment minimum at all times during the Period; (v) confirmation that the Fund did not breach the 15% maximum illiquid security threshold (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment) during the Period and the procedures for monitoring compliance with the limit; (vi) that the processes, technologies and third-party vendors used to assess, manage, and/or periodically review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk functioned appropriately during the Period; and (vii) that the Programs operated adequately during the Period. The Report also indicated that there were no material changes made to the Programs during the Period.

 

Based on the review, the Report concluded that the Programs were being implemented effectively and reasonably designed to assess and manage Liquidity Risk in the Fund’s portfolio.

 

There can be no assurance that the Company Program or the Adviser Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

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Investment Adviser
Abbey Capital Limited
1-2 Cavendish Row
Dublin 1, Ireland

 

Administrator and Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201

 

Principal Underwriter
Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 E Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Legal Counsel
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

AMA-SAR21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADARA SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

 

of

 

The RBB Fund, Inc.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund.

 

 

ADARA SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

 

SEMI-ANNUAL report
Performance Data

February 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2021

 

Six
Months†

One
Year

Three
Years

Five
Years

Since
Inception

 

Adara Smaller Companies Fund

49.19%

68.03%

21.47%

22.16%

15.86%*

 

Russell 2000® Index

41.69%

51.00%

14.87%

17.92%

12.86%**

 

 

Not annualized.

 

*

The Fund commenced operations on October 21, 2014.

 

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the returns quoted. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (844) 261-6482.

 

The Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, are 0.90% of average daily net assets. This ratio may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report.

 

The Fund invests in common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stocks and securities convertible into common stocks. Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

The Fund evaluates performance as compared to that of the Russell 2000® Index. The Russell 2000® Index is a widely-recognized, capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000® Index and is considered representative of small-cap stocks. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

Investment Considerations

 

Investing in the Fund involves risk and an investor may lose money. The success of the Fund’s strategy depends on the Adviser’s ability to select Sub-Advisers and each manager’s ability to select investments for the Fund. The Fund may invest in riskier types of investments including small and micro-cap stocks, Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), special situations and illiquid securities all of which may be more volatile and less liquid.

 

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Fund Expense Example

February 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021 and held for the entire period.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2021

Expenses Paid
During Period*

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Actual Six Month
Total Investment
Return

Class I Shares

         

Actual

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,491.90

$ 5.19

0.84%

49.19%

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

1,000.00

1,020.63

4.21

0.84%

N/A

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one-half year period. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual six-month total investment return for the Fund.

 

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Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

The following table presents a summary by security type of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

   

% of Net
Assets

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS:

               

Banks

    8.7 %   $ 46,094,210  

Software

    7.3       38,554,883  

Healthcare-Products

    5.6       29,735,756  

Retail

    5.5       28,916,889  

Biotechnology

    5.1       27,222,384  

Semiconductors

    5.0       26,274,841  

Commercial Services

    4.2       22,169,429  

Internet

    3.9       20,837,356  

Computers

    3.2       16,882,264  

Machinery-Diversified

    2.9       15,406,756  

Auto Parts & Equipment

    2.5       13,306,503  

Insurance

    2.5       13,298,195  

REITS

    2.5       13,165,088  

Transportation

    2.4       12,706,452  

Telecommunications

    2.3       11,957,974  

Electronics

    2.2       11,813,397  

Pharmaceuticals

    2.1       10,872,249  

Food

    1.6       8,506,910  

Home Furnishings

    1.5       8,075,692  

Engineering & Construction

    1.4       7,482,930  

Savings & Loans

    1.2       6,585,452  

Oil & Gas

    1.2       6,505,587  

Healthcare-Services

    1.2       6,461,661  

Oil & Gas Services

    1.2       6,264,436  

Diversified Financial Services

    1.2       6,194,047  

Entertainment

    1.1       5,877,394  

Home Builders

    1.1       5,669,333  

Agriculture

    1.0       5,159,449  

Environmental Control

    0.9       4,926,097  

Aerospace/Defense

    0.9       4,769,225  

Building Materials

    0.9       4,564,367  

Leisure Time

    0.8       4,436,308  

Distribution/Wholesale

    0.8       4,363,159  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

    0.8       4,325,945  

Energy-Alternate Sources

    0.8       4,067,942  

Airlines

    0.7       3,905,169  

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

    0.7   3,694,199  

Apparel

    0.6       3,264,004  

Machinery-Construction & Mining

    0.6       3,116,448  

Investment Companies

    0.6       3,086,701  

Beverages

    0.6       3,037,163  

Real Estate

    0.6       2,998,381  

Electrical Components & Equipment

    0.5       2,895,865  

Textiles

    0.5       2,476,294  

Housewares

    0.5       2,461,918  

Chemicals

    0.4       2,301,587  

Hand/Machine Tools

    0.4       2,300,243  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

    0.4       1,997,935  

Lodging

    0.3       1,723,930  

Gas

    0.2       1,219,021  

Mining

    0.2       906,750  

Holding Companies-Divers

    0.2       893,791  

Packaging & Containers

    0.2       779,806  

Media

    0.1       723,598  

Iron/Steel

    0.1       651,831  

Electric

    0.1       597,998  

Forest Products & Paper

    0.1       419,672  

Coal

    0.1       416,813  

Household Products/Wares

    0.1       416,310  

Water

    0.1       277,771  

Office/Business Equipment

    0.0       166,378  

Auto Manufacturers

    0.0       149,552  

Office Furnishings

    0.0       73,949  

Advertising

    0.0       37,666  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

    3.9       20,792,323  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

    (0.3 )     (1,583,952 )

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %   $ 529,649,674  

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ADARA SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

 


Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS — 96.4%

Advertising — 0.0%

National CineMedia, Inc.

    7,980     $ 37,666  

Aerospace/Defense — 0.9%

AAR Corp.*

    11,755       467,614  

Aerovironment, Inc.*

    1,433       157,745  

Barnes Group, Inc.

    208       10,889  

Cubic Corp.

    15,404       1,069,808  

Embraer SA, SP ADR*

    154,833       1,362,530  

Hexcel Corp.*

    15,628       840,161  

Mercury Systems, Inc.*

    2,290       149,674  

Moog, Inc., Class A

    1,762       136,837  

National Presto Industries, Inc.

    728       74,496  

Park Aerospace Corp.

    35,959       499,471  
              4,769,225  

Agriculture — 1.0%

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

    8,943       563,767  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    3,240       83,398  

Tejon Ranch Co.*

    2,951       48,160  

Turning Point Brands, Inc.

    33,572       1,651,742  

Universal Corp.

    3,775       191,846  

Vector Group Ltd.

    9,371       127,914  

Village Farms International, Inc.*

    130,904       2,066,974  

Vital Farms, Inc.*

    15,695       425,648  
              5,159,449  

Airlines — 0.7%

Allegiant Travel Co.*

    3,982       1,004,220  

Mesa Air Group, Inc.*

    76,780       936,716  

SkyWest, Inc.*

    12,143       684,501  

Spirit Airlines, Inc.*

    35,667       1,279,732  
              3,905,169  

Apparel — 0.6%

Capri Holdings Ltd.*

    5,836       272,366  

Crocs, Inc.*

    34,950       2,681,364  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

    4,168       176,098  

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*

    3,666       134,176  
              3,264,004  

Auto Manufacturers — 0.0%

Wabash National Corp.

    9,020       149,552  

Auto Parts & Equipment — 2.5%

Dorman Products, Inc.*

    1,452       144,779  

Fox Factory Holding Corp.*

    17,080       2,171,722  

Gentherm, Inc.*

    3,355       237,500  

Meritor, Inc.*

    26,341       799,976  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    18,360       714,755  

Modine Manufacturing Co.*

    57,238       793,891  

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*

    2,100       44,688  

Shyft Group Inc., (The)

    145,066       4,771,221  

Unique Fabricating, Inc.*

    211,220       1,436,296  

Westport Fuel Systems, Inc.*

    63,280       592,934  

 

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Auto Parts & Equipment — (Continued)

XPEL, Inc.*

    33,066     $ 1,598,741  
              13,306,503  

Banks — 8.7%

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

    1,446       54,442  

American River Bankshares

    111,864       1,654,468  

Ameris Bancorp

    2,245       106,952  

Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

    58,762       1,195,807  

Bank of Commerce Holdings

    153,260       1,665,936  

Banner Corp.

    1,733       89,735  

Baycom Corp.*

    31,568       539,497  

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

    35,397       487,063  

Cadence BanCorp

    43,952       901,895  

Capital Bancorp, Inc.*

    90,320       1,440,604  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    3,784       85,632  

City Holding Co.

    4,208       316,484  

Civista Bancshares, Inc.

    56,670       1,089,764  

Community Bank System, Inc.

    1,997       142,166  

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    1,481       60,514  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.*

    13,377       358,236  

CVB Financial Corp.

    8,715       186,588  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

    2,193       64,496  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

    2,728       133,372  

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.*

    106,765       2,382,995  

Farmers National Bancorp

    97,200       1,345,248  

First BanCorp

    46,257       485,236  

First Bancshares, Inc., (The)

    37,480       1,201,984  

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

    74,839       1,661,426  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    18,699       250,754  

First Financial Bancorp

    24,487       549,243  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    13,162       587,815  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

    13,502       376,571  

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

    9,219       182,352  

First Northwest Bancorp

    78,120       1,271,794  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

    2,203       95,588  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    3,879       210,242  

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

    3,502       93,959  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    5,563       144,026  

HomeStreet, Inc.

    2,570       110,407  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    28,103       369,835  

Horizon Bancorp

    50,107       894,911  

Independent Bank Corp.

    1,226       104,835  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

    581       40,490  

LCNB Corp.

    75,165       1,275,550  

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

    35,572       1,960,373  

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

    31,733       1,405,454  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Banks — (Continued)

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.*

    43,056     $ 2,227,287  

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

    1,326       48,041  

Northeast Bank

    100,640       2,613,621  

OFG Bancorp

    8,517       164,463  

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.

    48,920       952,962  

Parke Bancorp, Inc.

    92,271       1,674,719  

Preferred Bank

    2,012       116,595  

Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.

    96,777       1,503,914  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

    9,347       269,941  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida*

    28,135       1,011,453  

Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A*

    18,177       2,318,658  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    4,546       133,107  

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

    4,513       156,059  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    1,660       128,368  

Triumph Bancorp, Inc.*

    26,944       2,066,605  

TrustCo Bank Corp.

    9,324       64,149  

UMB Financial Corp.

    3,164       266,947  

United Community Banks, Inc.

    12,730       420,854  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

    11,815       343,580  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

    1,239       123,479  

West Bancorporation, Inc.

    77,650       1,772,749  

Westamerica Bancorp

    2,361       141,920  
              46,094,210  

Beverages — 0.6%

Celsius Holdings, Inc.*

    50,020       2,977,691  

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

    931       59,472  
              3,037,163  

Biotechnology — 5.1%

Agrify Corp.*

    77,172       989,345  

Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.*

    17,614       611,382  

AnaptysBio, Inc.*

    31,644       908,183  

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,201       34,949  

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    18,260       879,584  

Applied Therapeutics, Inc.*

    34,079       740,196  

Avid Bioservices, Inc.*

    91,895       1,891,199  

Aziyo Biologics, Inc., Class A*

    21,158       336,835  

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co., Ltd.*

    6,772       575,485  

Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc.*

    15,010       420,280  

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.*

    22,083       598,008  

Cogent Biosciences, Inc.*

    31,805       249,351  

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    61,321       937,598  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*

    10,583       1,015,968  

Essa Pharma, Inc.*

    24,520       664,247  

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    53,379       577,027  

Gamida Cell Ltd.*

    67,430       631,145  

 

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Biotechnology — (Continued)

Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.*

    14,981     $ 530,777  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    978       144,959  

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.*

    5,694       1,144,039  

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*

    3,311       100,952  

Nektar Therapeutics*

    5,506       124,931  

NeoGenomics, Inc.*

    33,647       1,714,988  

Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    11,896       474,888  

Relay Therapeutics, Inc.*

    56,047       2,313,060  

Seer, Inc.*

    14,105       680,284  

SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.*

    39,588       3,406,547  

TG Therapeutics, Inc.*

    16,279       712,532  

Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.*

    12,145       1,432,017  

Twist Bioscience Corp.*

    7,814       1,075,519  

UNITY Biotechnology, Inc.*

    6,262       42,644  

Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    21,649       404,403  

Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.*

    24,426       859,062  
              27,222,384  

Building Materials — 0.9%

AAON, Inc.

    2,783       214,569  

American Woodmark Corp.*

    2,580       240,998  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

    7,722       288,803  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

    16,311       1,395,895  

AZEK Co., Inc., (The)*

    17,975       792,877  

Boise Cascade Co.

    3,571       178,336  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*

    4,141       361,716  

PGT Innovations, Inc.*

    6,101       143,923  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    2,069       201,645  

SPX Corp.*

    4,521       251,322  

UFP Industries, Inc.

    8,103       494,283  
              4,564,367  

Chemicals — 0.4%

AdvanSix, Inc.*

    3,917       108,893  

American Vanguard Corp.

    1,365       26,645  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.*

    17,118       468,006  

Balchem Corp.

    1,142       136,309  

Chemours Co., (The)

    9,276       218,264  

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.*

    3,880       96,185  

Innospec, Inc.

    1,121       112,604  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.*

    7,974       266,411  

Kraton Corp.*

    5,466       203,281  

Rogers Corp.*

    1,868       339,005  

Stepan Co.

    2,701       325,984  
              2,301,587  

Coal — 0.1%

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

    21,743       416,813  

Commercial Services — 4.2%

Acacia Research Corp.*

    304,070       2,158,897  

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.*

    394       34,625  

American Public Education, Inc.*

    1,140       33,562  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*

    3,294       240,034  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Commercial Services — (Continued)

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.

    568,860     $ 1,200,295  

ASGN, Inc.*

    2,386       221,826  

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

    41,798       2,976,018  

BGSF, Inc.

    138,670       1,933,060  

Brink’s Co., (The)

    4,054       311,469  

CAI International, Inc.

    57,520       2,530,880  

Cass Information Systems, Inc.

    1,240       53,419  

CoreCivic, Inc.*

    124,117       891,160  

CRA International, Inc.

    41,300       2,278,521  

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

    6,965       77,381  

Deluxe Corp.

    1,530       60,481  

Ennis, Inc.

    9,230       182,939  

Forrester Research, Inc.*

    938       42,379  

Green Dot Corp., Class A*

    4,948       233,842  

HealthEquity, Inc.*

    10,908       898,274  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    2,031       72,893  

HMS Holdings Corp.*

    9,256       340,482  

Insperity, Inc.

    4,690       416,003  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    1,203       668,796  

Medifast, Inc.

    1,970       498,390  

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

    1,999       123,918  

Progyny, Inc.*

    16,883       710,605  

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    3,409       196,904  

Resources Connection, Inc.

    5,457       69,631  

SP Plus Corp.*

    20,477       678,812  

Strategic Education, Inc.

    2,810       255,485  

TechTarget, Inc.*

    9,258       774,246  

Viad Corp.*

    24,001       1,004,202  
              22,169,429  

Computers — 3.2%

3D Systems Corp.*

    10,015       358,938  

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

    1,145       253,434  

Cognyte Software Ltd.*

    26,465       764,045  

Computer Services, Inc.

    16,980       1,018,800  

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.*

    12,251       177,884  

DXC Technology Co.*

    39,946       1,007,438  

Endava PLC, SP ADR*

    28,201       2,494,378  

ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

    1,497       126,676  

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

    2,176       181,892  

MAXIMUS, Inc.

    11,850       963,168  

MTS Systems Corp.*

    6,227       363,408  

NCR Corp.*

    51,206       1,779,921  

OneSpan, Inc.*

    1,543       36,044  

Perspecta, Inc.

    37,444       1,093,365  

Quantum Corp.*

    230,500       1,922,370  

Rimini Street, Inc.*

    217,562       1,690,457  

Science Applications International Corp.

    1,681       144,785  

Telos Corp.*

    18,405       613,255  

Tenable Holdings, Inc.*

    18,054       738,589  

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

    3,501       294,574  

 

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Computers — (Continued)

Unisys Corp.*

    1,755     $ 43,085  

WNS Holdings, Ltd., ADR*

    10,919       815,758  
              16,882,264  

Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.4%

elf Beauty, Inc.*

    35,388       907,702  

Inter Parfums, Inc.*

    14,900       1,090,233  
              1,997,935  

Distribution/Wholesale — 0.8%

Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.

    2,213       72,100  

Fossil Group, Inc.*

    4,632       70,128  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

    19,012       547,355  

Manitex International, Inc.*

    300,110       2,256,827  

Pool Corp.

    2,106       705,026  

RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES, Inc.*

    7,214       173,280  

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*

    3,209       508,659  

WESCO International, Inc.*

    371       29,784  
              4,363,159  

Diversified Financial Services — 1.2%

Cowen, Inc., Class A

    37,724       1,276,958  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*

    3,458       115,566  

Enova International, Inc.*

    3,612       110,888  

Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A

    6,504       778,984  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

    11,981       761,512  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    3,063       221,731  

Moelis & Co., Class A

    13,979       721,876  

Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A

    112,956       1,585,902  

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

    807       202,476  

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

    5,577       139,927  

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

    1,040       5,512  

World Acceptance Corp.*

    2,155       272,715  
              6,194,047  

Electric — 0.1%

ALLETE, Inc.

    534       33,177  

Ameresco, Inc., Class A*

    7,956       454,447  

Unitil Corp.

    2,638       110,374  
              597,998  

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.5%

Encore Wire Corp.

    1,278       83,747  

Insteel Industries, Inc.

    708       21,863  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    1,079       280,777  

nLight, Inc.*

    65,831       2,509,478  
              2,895,865  

Electronics — 2.2%

Atkore International Group, Inc.*

    18,742       1,267,896  

Brady Corp., Class A

    2,928       153,457  

Camtek Ltd. (Israel)*

    23,049       636,152  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Electronics — (Continued)

Coherent, Inc.*

    1,014     $ 245,327  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

    98,797       2,655,663  

FARO Technologies, Inc.*

    2,255       210,752  

II-VI, Inc.*

    3,812       321,352  

Itron, Inc.*

    12,808       1,501,610  

Ituran Location and Control Ltd.*

    27,351       592,970  

Kimball Electronics, Inc.*

    24,490       575,025  

nVent Electric PLC

    11,997       315,041  

OSI Systems, Inc.*

    1,136       107,488  

Plexus Corp.*

    2,641       221,791  

Rekor Systems, Inc.*

    45,819       708,362  

Sanmina Corp.*

    6,648       236,802  

SMTC Corp.*

    122,010       712,538  

SYNNEX Corp.

    830       74,003  

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

    8,548       120,698  

Vicor Corp.*

    11,742       1,156,470  
              11,813,397  

Energy-Alternate Sources — 0.8%

Green Plains, Inc.*

    25,355       641,989  

Plug Power, Inc.*

    15,344       742,343  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*

    4,229       328,889  

REX American Resources Corp.*

    840       79,019  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*

    1,052       313,822  

Sunnova Energy International, Inc.*

    25,130       1,126,829  

TPI Composites, Inc.*

    17,521       835,051  
              4,067,942  

Engineering & Construction — 1.4%

Aegion Corp.*

    6,474       167,353  

Arcosa, Inc.

    619       35,116  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

    27,414       1,698,023  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    4,741       461,631  

Exponent, Inc.

    11,503       1,109,695  

Mistras Group, Inc.*

    47,590       378,816  

MYR Group, Inc.*

    5,139       302,944  

Sterling Construction Co., Inc.*

    79,950       1,821,261  

TopBuild Corp.*

    2,707       515,440  

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp., Class A*

    35,797       992,651  
              7,482,930  

Entertainment — 1.1%

Bally’s Corp.*

    40,278       2,397,346  

Everi Holdings, Inc.*

    112,898       1,705,889  

GAN Ltd.*

    49,641       1,267,831  

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.*

    3,215       217,527  

Scientific Games Corp.*

    6,167       288,801  
              5,877,394  

Environmental Control — 0.9%

Harsco Corp.*

    52,837       864,414  

 

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Environmental Control — (Continued)

Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.*

    58,701     $ 2,869,305  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    3,198       442,507  

US Ecology, Inc.*

    19,625       749,871  
              4,926,097  

Food — 1.6%

B&G Foods, Inc.

    10,026       304,089  

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.*

    1,270       48,387  

Hostess Brands, Inc.*

    117,747       1,694,379  

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

    19,436       1,009,895  

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

    578       91,763  

Laird Superfood, Inc.*

    12,813       505,729  

Landec Corp.*

    131,885       1,470,518  

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

    1,371       209,077  

SpartanNash Co.

    7,719       140,717  

SunOpta, Inc.*

    97,201       1,510,504  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

    8,258       218,424  

Weis Markets, Inc.

    1,995       106,633  

Whole Earth Brands, Inc.*

    93,281       1,196,795  
              8,506,910  

Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%

Clearwater Paper Corp., Class A*

    2,737       95,822  

Glatfelter Corp.

    1,806       28,986  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

    6,314       294,864  
              419,672  

Gas — 0.2%

Northwest Natural Holding, Co.

    13,528       649,209  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    8,569       534,277  

Spire, Inc.

    535       35,535  
              1,219,021  

Hand/Machine Tools — 0.4%

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

    1,896       142,314  

Hurco Cos., Inc.

    47,350       1,488,211  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    4,160       669,718  
              2,300,243  

Healthcare-Products — 5.6%

ABIOMED, Inc.*

    1,453       471,571  

Accuray, Inc.*

    6,598       32,858  

Acutus Medical, Inc.*

    31,063       644,868  

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.*

    10,077       570,056  

Alphatec Holdings, Inc.*

    168,343       2,701,905  

Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.*

    26,669       1,341,717  

BioLife Solutions, Inc.*

    10,548       413,798  

Castle Biosciences, Inc.*

    25,449       1,936,160  

Cerus Corp.*

    71,465       438,795  

CRH Medical Corp.*

    388,986       1,505,376  

GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.*

    59,729       1,167,702  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Healthcare-Products — (Continued)

Glaukos Corp.*

    1,260     $ 119,146  

Haemonetics Corp.*

    3,260       412,390  

ICU Medical, Inc.*

    578       119,935  

Inari Medical, Inc.*

    7,576       792,450  

Inogen, Inc.*

    810       42,517  

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*

    11,021       2,565,579  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

    3,088       211,034  

Invacare Corp.*

    3,749       34,116  

Luminex Corp.

    2,591       84,259  

Masimo Corp.*

    2,530       634,347  

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.*

    4,211       88,768  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

    3,088       172,063  

Natera, Inc.*

    24,691       2,866,378  

Natus Medical, Inc.*

    1,895       49,099  

Neogen Corp.*

    2,310       189,235  

NuVasive, Inc.*

    789       47,600  

Omnicell, Inc.*

    8,850       1,123,065  

OraSure Technologies, Inc.*

    9,706       102,884  

OrthoPediatrics Corp.*

    17,822       970,586  

Pulmonx Corp.*

    14,584       828,809  

Quanterix Corp.*

    22,158       1,678,469  

Repligen Corp.*

    5,967       1,267,331  

SeaSpine Holdings Corp.*

    45,823       866,971  

SI-BONE, Inc.*

    39,237       1,231,649  

Sientra, Inc.*

    70,326       547,136  

Surmodics, Inc.*

    1,097       57,209  

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*

    4,527       434,547  

Varex Imaging Corp.*

    7,739       177,455  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    2,836       795,923  
              29,735,756  

Healthcare-Services — 1.2%

Amedisys, Inc.*

    2,182       553,442  

Chemed Corp.

    621       276,475  

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

    2,836       24,276  

eHealth, Inc.*

    1,438       85,446  

Ensign Group, Inc., (The)

    2,070       169,781  

Fulgent Genetics, Inc.*

    12,981       1,314,456  

LHC Group, Inc.*

    6,070       1,102,980  

MEDNAX, Inc.*

    28,434       694,643  

ModivCare, Inc.*

    2,212       283,711  

National HealthCare Corp.

    783       54,458  

Ontrak, Inc.*

    5,772       340,202  

Pennant Group Inc., (The)*

    2,221       117,224  

Personalis, Inc.*

    38,664       1,192,011  

RadNet, Inc.*

    2,821       52,019  

Tivity Health, Inc.*

    2,357       56,097  

US Physical Therapy, Inc.

    1,232       144,440  
              6,461,661  

 

 

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Holding Companies-Divers — 0.2%

CF Finance Acquisition Corp. II, Class A*

    89,648     $ 893,791  

Home Builders — 1.1%

Century Communities, Inc.*

    9,495       525,358  

Installed Building Products, Inc.

    9,774       1,068,885  

LCI Industries

    2,012       283,571  

LGI Homes, Inc.*

    6,282       686,308  

M/I Homes, Inc.*

    5,874       293,113  

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    4,064       229,900  

Skyline Corp.*

    50,127       2,218,120  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

    5,231       364,078  
              5,669,333  

Home Furnishings — 1.5%

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

    5,139       131,661  

iRobot Corp.*

    2,288       283,964  

Lovesac Co., (The)*

    34,047       1,964,172  

Purple Innovation, Inc.*

    68,279       2,511,984  

Sleep Number Corp.*

    2,991       410,156  

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

    29,380       1,709,622  

VOXX International Corp.*

    51,333       1,064,133  
              8,075,692  

Household Products/Wares — 0.1%

Central Garden & Pet Co.*

    1,283       58,505  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    1,957       47,614  

WD-40 Co.

    995       310,191  
              416,310  

Housewares — 0.5%

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

    141,800       1,839,146  

Tupperware Brands Corp.*

    20,372       622,772  
              2,461,918  

Insurance — 2.5%

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    53,296       1,472,568  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    27,937       1,411,657  

BRP Group, Inc., Class A*

    35,315       936,907  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    3,682       122,574  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*

    197,438       616,006  

GoHealth, Inc., Class A*

    48,314       655,621  

Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A

    12,972       1,680,393  

HCI Group, Inc.

    2,480       143,518  

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.

    166,330       1,615,064  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    1,864       71,839  

Midwest Holding, Inc.*

    7,488       374,400  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    9,565       218,656  

RLI Corp.

    1,478       154,214  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    1,702       134,594  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    3,866       262,231  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Insurance — (Continued)

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    2,200     $ 103,840  

Trean Insurance Group, Inc.*

    31,447       532,083  

United Fire Group, Inc.

    2,567       75,598  

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

    6,184       92,080  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    2,196       2,624,352  
              13,298,195  

Internet — 3.9%

Bandwidth, Inc., Class A*

    10,039       1,589,776  

CarParts.com, Inc.*

    77,379       1,371,930  

ChannelAdvisor Corp.*

    106,440       2,405,544  

DHI Group, Inc.*

    502,230       1,561,935  

ePlus, Inc.*

    15,512       1,466,815  

Eventbrite, Inc., Class A*

    45,673       907,523  

fuboTV, Inc.*

    32,054       1,131,506  

HyreCar, Inc.*

    57,395       590,595  

Liquidity Services, Inc.*

    28,106       438,735  

Magnite, Inc.*

    76,608       3,743,833  

Open Lending Corp., Class A*

    32,001       1,223,718  

Overstock.com, Inc.*

    13,532       908,944  

Perion Network Ltd.*

    88,607       1,758,849  

Q2 Holdings, Inc.*

    6,009       732,377  

Stamps.com, Inc.*

    1,311       238,510  

Upwork, Inc.*

    14,231       766,766  
              20,837,356  

Investment Companies — 0.6%

Cannae Holdings, Inc.*

    60,272       2,251,159  

Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.*

    56,039       835,542  
              3,086,701  

Iron/Steel — 0.1%

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*

    7,199       141,532  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    11,908       484,179  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*

    1,958       26,120  
              651,831  

Leisure Time — 0.8%

Callaway Golf Co.*

    4,678       130,750  

Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    37,187       209,363  

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.*

    38,536       802,705  

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A*

    17,973       1,339,707  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*

    61,809       1,953,783  
              4,436,308  

Lodging — 0.3%

Boyd Gaming Corp.*

    4,776       280,351  

Extended Stay America, Inc.

    89,719       1,443,579  
              1,723,930  

 

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Machinery-Construction & Mining — 0.6%

Argan, Inc.

    26,500     $ 1,325,530  

Terex Corp.

    43,490       1,790,918  
              3,116,448  

Machinery-Diversified — 2.9%

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    1,045       89,212  

Chart Industries, Inc.*

    28,602       4,092,660  

CIRCOR International, Inc.*

    6,879       244,961  

Colfax Corp.*

    14,671       650,659  

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

    28,610       1,440,227  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    2,004       221,422  

GrafTech International Ltd.

    110,417       1,306,233  

Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc.*

    26,801       1,701,327  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.*

    31,910       1,364,472  

Kornit Digital Ltd.*

    8,251       933,436  

NN, Inc.*

    166,040       1,014,504  

SPX FLOW, Inc.*

    1,840       113,270  

Tennant Co.

    2,414       183,947  

Toro Co., (The)

    5,348       538,918  

Twin Disc, Inc.*

    182,770       1,511,508  
              15,406,756  

Media — 0.1%

EW Scripps Co., (The), Class A

    6,465       121,671  

Gannett Co., Inc.*

    7,889       39,050  

Scholastic Corp.

    3,196       92,045  

Tribune Publishing Co.*

    2,214       37,594  

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A

    8,770       433,238  
              723,598  

Metal Fabricate/Hardware — 0.7%

AZZ, Inc.

    1,964       100,341  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    5,975       242,824  

Northwest Pipe Co.*

    87,230       2,968,437  

Proto Labs, Inc.*

    1,495       217,791  

Standex International Corp.

    1,485       145,619  

Tredegar Corp.

    1,259       19,187  
              3,694,199  

Mining — 0.2%

Arconic Corp.*

    1,693       37,110  

Astec Industries, Inc.

    3,361       228,279  

Century Aluminum Co.*

    18,637       255,886  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    3,076       350,972  

Livent Corp.*

    1,853       34,503  
              906,750  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.8%

Axon Enterprise, Inc.*

    5,340       883,716  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

    4,961       398,567  

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

    1,920       202,886  

Fabrinet*

    12,502       1,104,302  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

    2,493       367,892  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — (Continued)

Materion Corp.

    2,877     $ 197,017  

Myers Industries, Inc.

    2,441       54,044  

Raven Industries, Inc.*

    3,538       138,690  

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

    2,066       140,901  

Trinseo SA

    12,949       837,930  
              4,325,945  

Office Furnishings — 0.0%

Interface, Inc.

    5,954       73,949  

Office/Business Equipment — 0.0%

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    19,620       166,378  

Oil & Gas — 1.2%

Evolution Petroleum Corp.

    72,213       256,356  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    4,567       131,210  

HollyFrontier Corp.

    24,475       927,113  

Matador Resources Co.

    115,260       2,407,781  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

    112,890       835,386  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A*

    14,079       199,922  

PDC Energy, Inc.*

    21,646       756,528  

Range Resources Corp.*

    29,237       281,845  

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    112,602       456,038  

Talos Energy, Inc.*

    23,929       253,408  
              6,505,587  

Oil & Gas Services — 1.2%

Core Laboratories NV

    9,482       336,990  

DMC Global, Inc.*

    43,548       2,743,089  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

    49,185       241,007  

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*

    173,060       1,799,824  

NOW, Inc.*

    7,442       79,108  

Oceaneering International, Inc.*

    48,849       576,418  

Profire Energy, Inc.*

    439,640       488,000  
              6,264,436  

Packaging & Containers — 0.2%

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    5,499       196,314  

TriMas Corp.*

    17,371       583,492  
              779,806  

Pharmaceuticals — 2.1%

AdaptHealth Corp.*

    34,348       1,056,888  

Alector, Inc.*

    19,543       355,292  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    3,464       60,724  

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*

    3,486       87,673  

Covetrus, Inc.*

    5,812       215,974  

Cytokinetics, Inc.*

    96,901       1,814,956  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,008       44,856  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    4,093       201,867  

Endo International PLC*

    26,244       208,115  

Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.*

    44,064       555,647  

 

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Pharmaceuticals — (Continued)

Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    5,132     $ 38,028  

MERUS NV*

    38,584       868,140  

Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    25,370       465,793  

Myovant Sciences Ltd.*

    35,756       803,080  

Odonate Therapeutics, Inc.*

    36,425       766,746  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    7,220       245,552  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.*

    826       60,711  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    5,524       119,153  

PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    14,912       561,138  

Premier, Inc., Class A

    55,476       1,876,198  

Revance Therapeutics, Inc.*

    14,572       382,661  

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    12,698       43,554  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*

    407       39,503  
              10,872,249  

Real Estate — 0.6%

Cushman & Wakefield PLC*

    18,475       285,993  

eXp World Holdings, Inc.*

    24,334       1,469,530  

Newmark Group, Inc., Class A

    27,808       278,636  

Realogy Holdings Corp.*

    7,502       113,130  

Redfin Corp.*

    10,522       796,937  

St Joe Co., (The)

    1,076       54,155  
              2,998,381  

REITS — 2.5%

Agree Realty Corp.

    1,641       105,943  

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

    4,543       79,366  

Alexander’s, Inc.

    430       116,577  

Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc.

    95,504       1,749,633  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    44,054       585,478  

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

    7,185       86,723  

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

    3,664       81,267  

CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc., Class A

    4,462       45,557  

Centerspace

    1,467       100,680  

Chatham Lodging Trust*

    17,141       238,774  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.

    2,769       121,365  

CoreSite Realty Corp.

    1,355       164,917  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.*

    13,130       132,876  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

    12,664       56,988  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

    8,828       194,039  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    2,590       352,525  

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

    14,185       70,358  

Getty Realty Corp.

    5,173       144,741  

Global Medical REIT, Inc.

    134,830       1,816,160  

Great Ajax Corp.

    164,710       1,852,989  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

    2,820       81,385  

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

    1,672       35,563  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

REITS — (Continued)

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.

    9,611     $ 177,131  

Lexington Realty Trust

    12,112       129,841  

LTC Properties, Inc.

    1,083       44,306  

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

    4,857       67,852  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

    5,867       126,669  

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.

    183,589       765,566  

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

    2,319       95,172  

Office Properties Income Trust

    5,407       136,743  

One Liberty Properties, Inc.

    1,957       41,899  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    24,404       462,944  

PS Business Parks, Inc.

    1,242       179,916  

Ready Capital Corp.

    6,588       86,435  

Redwood Trust, Inc.

    77,920       766,733  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

    28,261       446,806  

Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A

    11,959       125,928  

Saul Centers, Inc.

    4,226       149,685  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

    33,410       525,873  

Uniti Group, Inc.

    17,970       214,023  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    3,063       189,753  

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A

    4,563       73,556  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

    6,410       144,353  
              13,165,088  

Retail — 5.5%

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

    37,439       962,182  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

    2,463       417,355  

Aspen Aerogels, Inc.*

    60,246       1,340,473  

At Home Group, Inc.*

    44,290       1,115,665  

Big Lots, Inc.

    7,174       455,836  

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*

    12,277       681,742  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*

    48,234       1,938,042  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.*

    20,453       508,052  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*

    34,618       2,091,620  

Buckle, Inc., (The)

    2,951       113,436  

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*

    157,600       1,107,928  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    1,888       381,300  

Children’s Place, Inc., (The)*

    527       36,495  

Clean Energy Fuels Corp.*

    50,287       655,742  

DineEquity, Inc.*

    1,134       89,711  

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.*

    9,027       165,465  

FirstCash, Inc.

    2,930       185,528  

Five Below, Inc.*

    3,696       687,900  

Freshpet, Inc.*

    5,869       914,860  

GMS, Inc.*

    16,779       614,111  

 

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Retail — (Continued)

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

    2,270     $ 346,039  

GrowGeneration Corp.*

    68,132       3,108,863  

Guess?, Inc.

    12,246       308,722  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

    4,009       145,006  

Hibbett Sports, Inc.*

    1,413       90,799  

J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc.*

    44,156       386,365  

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

    382       142,849  

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*

    2,256       55,881  

Michaels Cos Inc., (The)*

    6,050       90,750  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

    4,693       404,208  

Murphy USA, Inc.

    12,593       1,569,717  

ODP Corp., (The)*

    1,764       67,508  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*

    4,124       340,972  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

    10,409       938,788  

PriceSmart, Inc.

    1,079       104,070  

RH*

    2,399       1,176,398  

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*

    7,718       914,429  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

    32,852       1,608,434  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.*

    5,100       253,878  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.*

    2,804       254,828  

Vroom, Inc.*

    16,401       725,744  

Wingstop, Inc.

    4,926       670,675  

World Fuel Services Corp.

    18,749       582,719  

Zumiez, Inc.*

    3,678       165,804  
              28,916,889  

Savings & Loans — 1.2%

Axos Financial, Inc.*

    3,461       160,140  

Banc of California, Inc.

    5,748       106,683  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    19,129       385,641  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

    4,158       59,168  

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.

    73,060       1,590,516  

FS Bancorp, Inc.

    33,352       2,022,132  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

    4,651       63,672  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

    5,826       82,263  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

    8,033       323,730  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

    10,750       217,473  

Riverview Bancorp, Inc.

    238,490       1,574,034  
              6,585,452  

Semiconductors — 5.0%

ACM Research, Inc., Class A*

    12,787       1,242,385  

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

    2,466       257,574  

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.*

    12,997       339,742  

Amtech Systems, Inc.*

    248,050       2,378,799  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*

    20,256       746,839  

AXT, Inc.*

    161,562       2,088,997  

Brooks Automation, Inc.

    14,336       1,192,182  

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

    3,525       288,274  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Semiconductors — (Continued)

CMC Materials, Inc.

    1,581     $ 269,560  

Diodes, Inc.*

    10,149       796,899  

FormFactor, Inc.*

    53,622       2,432,830  

Impinj, Inc.*

    19,014       1,216,326  

inTEST Corp.*

    121,550       1,039,253  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

    6,419       320,051  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*

    16,527       795,279  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    1,371       226,078  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    1,952       731,063  

Onto Innovation, Inc.*

    3,032       189,379  

Photronics, Inc.*

    138,545       1,650,071  

Power Integrations, Inc.

    15,698       1,387,232  

Semtech Corp.*

    16,011       1,173,766  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

    5,881       915,907  

SiTime Corp.*

    23,772       2,316,106  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*

    47,555       2,205,601  

Veeco Instruments, Inc.*

    3,472       74,648  
              26,274,841  

Software — 7.3%

1Life Healthcare, Inc.*

    7,611       361,599  

8x8, Inc.*

    4,085       139,748  

ACI Worldwide, Inc.*

    5,847       223,706  

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*

    2,480       38,266  

Asure Software, Inc.*

    265,392       2,067,404  

Avaya Holdings Corp.*

    134,300       3,984,681  

Blackbaud, Inc.*

    799       54,987  

Blackline, Inc.*

    7,433       921,841  

BM Technologies, Inc.*

    2,075       26,145  

Bottomline Technologies de, Inc.*

    2,442       109,597  

Brightcove, Inc.*

    43,026       937,106  

Cardlytics, Inc.*

    17,041       2,256,740  

CDK Global, Inc.

    30,755       1,542,056  

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

    1,297       77,625  

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.*

    28,349       891,576  

Concentrix Corp.*

    830       102,513  

CSG Systems International, Inc.

    2,981       137,573  

Digital Turbine, Inc.*

    37,822       3,122,962  

Docebo, Inc.*

    29,960       1,304,458  

Domo, Inc., Class B*

    28,020       1,785,715  

Ebix, Inc.

    5,151       125,581  

Five9, Inc.*

    3,941       730,031  

Immersion Corp.*

    3,570       35,379  

Intelligent Systems Corp.*

    19,242       763,523  

LivePerson, Inc.*

    19,157       1,257,082  

ManTech International Corp., Class A

    2,301       179,846  

MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A*

    477       357,946  

 

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Software — (Continued)

Motorsport Games, Inc., Class A*

    19,675     $ 528,274  

NEOGAMES SA*

    41,807       1,268,006  

Pagerduty, Inc.*

    15,513       694,052  

Phreesia, Inc.*

    17,701       1,084,186  

Progress Software Corp.

    5,306       225,717  

PROS Holdings, Inc.*

    15,208       720,859  

PubMatic, Inc., Class A*

    41,346       2,679,634  

Schrodinger, Inc.*

    18,496       1,895,470  

Smith Micro Software, Inc.*

    246,550       1,627,230  

Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.*

    803       32,562  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    3,504       646,348  

Talend S.A., ADR*

    7,560       383,519  

VERITONE, Inc.*

    22,226       801,247  

Viant Technology, Inc., Class A*

    16,761       831,178  

Workiva, Inc.*

    5,144       520,316  

Zovio, Inc.*

    210,643       1,080,599  
              38,554,883  

Telecommunications — 2.3%

ATN International, Inc.

    2,688       130,852  

Aviat Networks, Inc.*

    14,429       884,931  

Calix, Inc.*

    79,676       3,147,999  

Cambium Networks Corp.*

    51,608       2,182,502  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc.*

    2,642       40,370  

IDT Corp., Class B

    3,111       55,842  

Iridium Communications, Inc.*

    9,628       368,849  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C*

    92,028       1,008,627  

NetGear, Inc.*

    2,616       104,640  

One Stop Systems, Inc.*

    111,232       717,446  

ORBCOMM, Inc.*

    85,933       655,669  

Plantronics, Inc.*

    3,217       130,256  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    2,153       95,486  

Sierra Wireless, Inc.*

    84,572       1,422,501  

Viavi Solutions, Inc.*

    23,640       382,613  

Vonage Holdings Corp.*

    47,609       629,391  
              11,957,974  

Textiles — 0.5%

Albany International Corp., Class A

    1,126       89,010  

UniFirst Corp.

    9,853       2,387,284  
              2,476,294  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (CONCLUDED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Transportation — 2.4%

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*

    112,237     $ 2,978,770  

ArcBest Corp.

    7,779       458,883  

Bristow Group, Inc.*

    2,104       56,008  

CryoPort, Inc.*

    40,582       2,412,194  

Diamond S Shipping, Inc.*

    138,670       1,123,227  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*

    6,531       181,954  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc., Class A

    1,873       80,914  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    55,129       891,987  

PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*

    27,579       1,599,306  

Saia, Inc.*

    8,184       1,641,138  

SEACOR Holdings, Inc.*

    689       29,289  

Star Bulk Carriers Corp.

    88,976       1,252,782  
              12,706,452  

Water — 0.1%

American States Water Co.

    1,758       128,422  

California Water Service Group

    1,969       108,197  

York Water Co., (The)

    989       41,152  
              277,771  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

               

(Cost $311,594,186)

            510,441,303  
 

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.9%

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(a)

    20,792,323     $ 20,792,323  

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

               

(Cost $20,792,323)

            20,792,323  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.3%

(Cost $332,388,509)

            531,233,626  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.3)%

            (1,583,952 )

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 529,649,674  

 

 

*    Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

 

PLC

Public Limited Company

 

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

SP ADR

Sponsored ADR

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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STATEMENT of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

       

Investments, at value (cost $311,596,186)

  $ 510,441,303  

Short-term investments, at value (cost $20,792,323)

    20,792,323  

Receivables for:

       

Investments sold

    4,384,644  

Dividends

    1,580,281  

Capital shares sold

    16,303  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    48,839  

Total assets

    537,263,693  
         

LIABILITIES

       

Payables for:

       

Investments purchased

    6,145,580  

Sub-advisory fees

    281,129  

Capital shares redeemed

    1,160,000  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    27,310  

Total liabilities

    7,614,019  

Net assets

  $ 529,649,674  
         

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Par value

  $ 26,189  

Paid-in capital

    278,787,671  

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

    250,835,814  

Net assets

  $ 529,649,674  
         

CAPITAL SHARES:

       

Net Assets

  $ 529,649,674  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    26,188,651  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 20.22  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,534)

  $ 1,643,541  

Total investment income

    1,643,541  
         

EXPENSES

       

Sub-advisory fees (Note 2)

    1,573,462  

Administration and accounting services fees (Note 2)

    82,972  

Legal fees

    26,959  

Director fees

    26,808  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    20,326  

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

    19,753  

Officer fees

    17,379  

Audit and tax service fees

    16,078  

Registration and filing fees

    10,824  

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

    2,844  

Other expenses

    20,655  

Total expenses

    1,818,060  

Net investment income/(loss)

    (174,519 )
         

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

       

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    65,615,359  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    111,887,161  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    177,502,520  

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 177,328,001  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (174,519 )   $ (229,541 )

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    65,615,359       6,307,080  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    111,887,161       28,965,105  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    177,328,001       35,042,644  
                 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (5,747,679 )     (11,162,154 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (5,747,679 )     (11,162,154 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    13,260,128       63,211,072  

Reinvestment of distributions

    5,252,862       9,841,826  

Shares redeemed

    (21,885,840 )     (27,350,514 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    (3,372,850 )     45,702,384  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    168,207,472       69,582,874  
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    361,442,202       291,859,328  

End of period

  $ 529,649,674     $ 361,442,202  
                 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Shares sold

    801,481       5,655,888  

Shares reinvested

    311,927       755,321  

Shares redeemed

    (1,257,979 )     (2,715,130 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares

    (144,571 )     3,696,079  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2020

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2017

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.73     $ 12.89     $ 16.76     $ 12.94     $ 11.20     $ 10.59  

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (0.03 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    6.72       1.33       (1.99 )     4.36       1.76       0.64  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    6.71       1.32       (2.00 )     4.35       1.74       0.61  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net realized capital gains

    (0.22 )     (0.48 )     (1.87 )     (0.53 )           (2) 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.22 )     (0.48 )     (1.87 )     (0.53 )            

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 20.22     $ 13.73     $ 12.89     $ 16.76     $ 12.94     $ 11.20  

Total investment return/(loss)(3)

    49.19 %(4)     10.47 %     (11.16 )%     34.54 %     15.54 %     5.76 %
                                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 529,650     $ 361,442     $ 291,859     $ 349,352     $ 262,480     $ 225,101  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.84 %(5)     0.90 %     0.93 %     0.90 %     0.92 %     1.15 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (0.08 )%(5)     (0.08 )%     (0.08 )%     (0.07 )%     (0.15 )%     (0.26 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

    43 %(4)     101 %     80 %     86 %     88 %     101 %

 

 

(1)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

 

(2)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

 

(3)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

 

(4)

Not annualized

 

(5)

Annualized

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has thirty-six separate investment portfolios, including the Adara Smaller Companies Fund (the “Fund”), which commenced investment operations on October 21, 2014.

 

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 87.923 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and ninety classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

 

The Fund’s investment objective seeks capital appreciation.

 

The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services - Investment Companies”.

 

The end of the reporting period for the Fund is February 28, 2021, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is for the six months ended February 28, 2021 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

PORTFOLIO VALUATION – The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded, and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies, if any, are valued based on the NAV of those investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS – The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

● Level 1 —

Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

 

● Level 2 —

Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

 

● Level 3 —

Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of the end of the reporting period, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

   

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Common Stocks

  $ 510,441,303     $ 510,441,303     $     $  

Short-Term Investments

    20,792,323       20,792,323              

Total Investments*

  $ 531,233,626     $ 531,233,626     $     $  

 

*

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

 

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for Level 3 transfers are disclosed if the Fund had an amount of total Level 3 transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund had no Level 3 transfers.

 

REITS — The Fund has made certain investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which pay dividends to their shareholders based upon available funds from operations. It is quite common for these dividends to exceed the REITs’ taxable earnings and profits resulting in the excess portion being designated as a return of capital. The Fund intends to include the gross dividends from such REITs in its annual distributions to shareholders and, accordingly, a portion of the Fund’s distributions may also be designated as a return of capital.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

 

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES — The Fund records security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income (including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts) is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund’s investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Board deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund.

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains (including net short-term capital gains), if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

U.S. TAX STATUS — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

 

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC — The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers are not known. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

 

OTHER — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, the Fund expects the risk of material loss from such claims to be remote.

 

2. Investment Adviser and Other Services

 

Altair Advisers, LLC (“Altair” or the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Aperio Group, LLC, Driehaus Capital Management, LLC, Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC, Pier Capital, LLC and River Road Asset Management, LLC each serve as an investment sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) to the Fund.

 

The Fund is managed by the Adviser and one or more Sub-Advisers unaffiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser also has the ultimate responsibility to oversee the Sub-Advisers, and to recommend their hiring, termination and replacement, subject to approval by the Board. The Adviser has an investment team that is jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Sub-Advisers provide investment advisory services to the portion of the Fund’s portfolio allocated to them by the Adviser. The Adviser and the Fund have entered into sub-advisory agreements with the Sub-Advisers to manage the Fund, subject to supervision of the Adviser and the Board, and in accordance with the investment objective and restrictions of the Fund. The Fund compensates the Sub-Advisers for their services at an annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, (the “Sub-Advisory Fee”), not to exceed 1.00%, payable on a monthly basis in arrears.

 

During the current fiscal period, collectively, sub-advisory fees accrued were $1,573,462, or the rate of 0.73%.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund is currently only available to clients of the Adviser and to other investors at the Fund’s discretion. The Adviser does not receive a separate management fee from the Fund. However, pursuant to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with the Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses it incurs in connection with its compliance monitoring of Fund trading, up to 0.01% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. During the current fiscal period, the Adviser received $11,945.

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Fund Services serves as the Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

For compensation amounts paid to Fund Services and the Custodian, please refer to the Statement of Operations.

 

3. Director and Officer Compensation

 

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. An employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. Employees of RBB serve as Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Marketing & Business Development of the Company. They are compensated for services provided. Certain employees of Fund Services serve as officers of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company. For Director and Officer compensation amounts, please refer to the Statement of Operations.

 

4. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

 

During the current fiscal period, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

PURCHASES

SALES

$175,104,607

$172,769,428

 

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities during the current fiscal period.

 

5. Federal Income Tax Information

 

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

As of August 31, 2020, the federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments held by the Fund were as follows:

 

FEDERAL
TAX COST

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION

UNREALIZED
(DEPRECIATION)

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

$275,401,252

$106,431,837

$(23,409,494)

$83,022,343

 

Distributions to shareholders, if any, from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

Permanent differences as of August 31, 2020, primarily attributable to current year write-off of Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) sales and distributions, were reclassified among the following accounts:

 

Distributable
earnings/(loss)

PAID-IN
CAPITAL

$106,846

$(106,846)

 

As of August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

UNDISTRIBUTED
ORDINARY
INCOME

UNDISTRIBUTED
LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAINS

CAPITAL LOSS
CARRYFORWARDS

NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)

QUALIFIED
LATE-YEAR
LOSSES

$—

$—

$(3,603,734)

$83,022,343

$(163,117)

 

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term and foreign currency gains, if applicable, are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

   

ORDINARY
INCOME

   

LONG-TERM
GAINS

   

TOTAL

 

2020

  $     $ 11,162,154     $ 11,162,154  

 

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and August 31 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and August 31, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and August 31) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until September 1, 2020. The Fund deferred qualified late-year losses of $163,117 which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the following fiscal year.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Additionally, capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. As of August 31, 2020, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards of $3,603,734.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONCLUDED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

6. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there was the following subsequent event:

 

On March 9, 2021, Mr. Richard Driehaus, the founder of Driehaus Capital Management LLC (“Driehaus”), passed away, causing Driehaus to undergo a technical change in control. This change in control resulted in the automatic termination of the Fund’s sub-advisory agreement with Driehaus. Following the termination, the rules under the 1940 Act permitted the Board to approve an interim sub-advisory agreement with Driehaus within ten business days. Accordingly, on March 16, 2021, the Board approved an interim sub-advisory agreement effective March 9, 2021. The interim sub-advisory agreement will terminate upon the earlier of: (a) 150 calendar days after the effective date; or (b) the effective date of a new sub-advisory agreement.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

 

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (844) 261-6482 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

 

The Company files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Company’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

APPROVAL OF SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT WITH APERIO GROUP, LLC

 

As required by the 1940 Act, the Board, including all of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”), considered the approval of a new sub-advisory agreement among Altair, the Company, on behalf of the Fund, and Aperio Group, LLC (“Aperio”) (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) at a special meeting of the Board held on December 10, 2020 (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, approved the Sub-Advisory Agreement for an initial period ending August 16, 2021. The Board’s decision to approve the Sub-Advisory Agreement reflects the exercise of its business judgment. In approving the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board considered information provided by Altair and Aperio, with the assistance and advice of counsel to the Independent Directors and the Company.

 

In considering the Sub-Advisory Agreement between Altair and Aperio, the Board took into account all materials provided prior to and during the Meeting and at other meetings throughout the past year, the presentations made during the Meeting, and the discussions held during the Meeting. Among other things, the Board considered (i) the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the Fund by Aperio; (ii) descriptions of the experience and qualifications of the personnel providing those services; (iii) Aperio’s investment philosophies and processes; (iv) Aperio’s assets under management and client descriptions; (v) Aperio’s soft dollar commission and trade allocation policies, including information on the types of research and services obtained in connection with soft dollar commissions; (vi) Aperio’s advisory fee arrangements and other similarly managed clients, as applicable; (vii) Aperio’s compliance procedures; (viii) Aperio’s financial information and insurance coverage, including the effect of the change of control on Aperio’s operations; (ix) the extent to which economies of scale are relevant to the Fund; (x) a report prepared by Broadridge/Lipper comparing the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio to those of its Lipper Group and comparing the performance of the Fund to the performance of its Lipper Group; and (xi) a report comparing the performance of the Fund to the performance of its benchmark. The Board acknowledged that it relied, in part, on its prior review of Aperio at its May 13-14, 2020 meeting whereby the Board had performed its review and annual renewal of the Fund’s prior sub-advisory agreement with Aperio.

 

The Board considered the nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided by Aperio. The Board also considered the fees payable to Aperio under the proposed Sub-Advisory Agreement with Aperio and the services to be provided by Aperio.

 

After reviewing the information regarding Aperio’s costs, profitability and economies of scale, and after considering the services to be provided by Aperio, the Board concluded that the sub-advisory fees to be paid by the Fund to Aperio were fair and reasonable and that the Sub-Advisory Agreement should be approved for an initial period ending August 16, 2021.

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

(Unaudited)

 

The Company has adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Company Program”) as required by rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Company Program, the Adviser has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Adviser Program” and together with the Company Program, the “Programs”) on behalf of the Fund. The Programs seek to assess, manage and review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk. “Liquidity Risk” is defined as the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interest in the Fund.

 

The Board has appointed Vigilant Compliance, LLC (“Vigilant”) as the program administrator for the Company Program and the Adviser as the program administrator for the Adviser Program. The Adviser has delegated oversight of the Adviser Program to its Compliance Committee, whose process of monitoring and determining the liquidity of the Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party vendors.

 

At meetings held during the fiscal period, the Board and its Investment and Liquidity Risk Committee received and reviewed a written report (the “Report”) of Vigilant and the Adviser concerning the operation of the Programs for the period from June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 (the “Period”). The Report summarized the operation of the Programs and the information and factors considered by Vigilant and the Adviser in reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation of the Programs with respect to the Fund. Such information and factors included, among other things: (i) the methodology used to classify the liquidity of each Fund’s portfolio investments and the Adviser’s assessment that the Fund’s strategy remained appropriate for an open-end mutual fund; (ii) analyses of the Fund’s trading environment and reasonably anticipated trading size; (iii) that the Fund held primarily highly liquid assets (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value); (iv) that the Fund held a percentage of highly liquid assets above its highly liquid investment minimum at all times during the Period; (v) confirmation that the Fund did not breach the 15% maximum illiquid security threshold (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment) and the procedures for monitoring compliance with the limit; (vi) that the processes, technologies and third-party vendors used to assess, manage, and/or periodically review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk functioned appropriately during the Period; and (vii) that the Programs operated adequately during the Period. The Report also indicated that there were no material changes made to the Programs during the Period.

 

Based on the review, the Report concluded that the Programs were being implemented effectively and reasonably designed to assess and manage Liquidity Risk in the Fund’s portfolio.

 

There can be no assurance that the Company Program or the Adviser Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

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Investment Adviser
Altair Advisers, LLC
303 West Madison Street, Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60606

 

Administrator and Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201

 

Principal Underwriter
Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 E Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Two Commerce Square
2001 Market Street, Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Legal Counsel
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

ADA-SAR21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AQUARIUS INTERNATIONAL FUND

 

of

 

The RBB Fund, Inc.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

 

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund.
It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund.

 

 

AQUARIUS INTERNATIONAL FUND

 

SEMI-Annual Report
Performance Data

February 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months†

One
Year

Since
Inception

 

Aquarius International Fund

13.75%

22.91%

5.37%*

 

MSCI AC WORLD INDEX ex USA Gross Index

8.79%

8.79%

0.75%**

 

 

Not annualized.

 

*

The Fund commenced operations on April 17, 2018.

 

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the returns quoted. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (844) 261-6482.

 

The Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, are 0.75% of average daily net assets. This ratio may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report.

 

The Fund invests in common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stocks and securities convertible into common stocks. Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index captures large and mid cap representation across 22 of 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries (excluding the US) and 27 Emerging Markets (EM) countries. With 2,357 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the global equity opportunity set outside the US. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

Investment Considerations

 

Investing in the Fund involves risk and an investor may lose money. The success of the Fund’s strategy depends on the Adviser’s ability to select Sub-Advisers and each manager’s ability to select investments for the Fund. The Fund may invest in riskier type investments including small, micro-cap and large cap stocks, Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), special situations, foreign markets, emerging markets and illiquid securities all of which may be more volatile and less liquid.

 

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Fund Expense Example

February 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021 and held for the entire period.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2021

Expenses Paid
During Period*

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Actual Six Month
Total Investment
Return

Actual

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,137.50

$ 72.87

0.77%

13.75%

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

1,000.00

939.52

66.12

0.77

N/A

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one-half year period. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual six-month total investment return for the Fund.

 

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Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by security type of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

   

% of Net
Assets

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS:

               

Semiconductors

    8.8 %   $ 29,365,859  

Internet

    7.0       23,462,963  

Pharmaceuticals

    6.9       23,163,662  

Banks

    6.5       21,800,598  

Insurance

    5.2       17,378,224  

Beverages

    5.2       17,367,466  

Commercial Services

    3.4       11,388,035  

Telecommunications

    3.1       10,342,838  

Oil & Gas

    2.9       9,666,792  

Retail

    2.9       9,591,584  

Investment Companies

    2.7       8,918,682  

Healthcare-Products

    2.5       8,352,146  

Chemicals

    2.4       7,908,473  

Software

    2.2       7,390,367  

Electronics

    2.2       7,258,624  

Diversified Financial Services

    2.1       6,906,779  

Apparel

    2.0       6,724,883  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

    1.8       5,971,926  

Food

    1.8       5,931,263  

Machinery-Diversified

    1.8       5,837,970  

Building Materials

    1.7       5,554,523  

Media

    1.4       4,703,962  

Computers

    1.2       4,061,902  

Distribution/Wholesale

    1.1       3,821,718  

Airlines

    1.1       3,551,923  

Mining

    1.0       3,474,361  

Lodging

    0.8       2,803,599  

Electrical Components & Equipment

    0.8       2,790,894  

Auto Manufacturers

    0.8       2,773,083  

Real Estate

    0.8       2,768,417  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

    0.8       2,737,216  

Water

    0.8       2,629,073  

Hand/Machine Tools

    0.8       2,490,841  

Healthcare-Services

    0.7       2,177,802  

Food Service

    0.6       1,893,209  

Home Builders

    0.5       1,699,630  

Biotechnology

    0.5       1,668,428  

Transportation

    0.4       1,305,832  

Private Equity

    0.4   1,301,062  

Electric

    0.3       1,086,483  

Iron/Steel

    0.3       1,044,479  

Agriculture

    0.3       1,017,358  

Auto Parts & Equipment

    0.2       810,385  

Machinery-Construction & Mining

    0.2       793,321  

REITS

    0.2       745,278  

Environmental Control

    0.2       662,277  

Engineering & Construction

    0.2       651,189  

Home Furnishings

    0.2       640,206  

Gas

    0.2       526,731  

Household Products/Wares

    0.2       505,450  

Aerospace/Defense

    0.1       341,731  

Energy-Alternate Sources

    0.1       335,926  

Toys/Games/Hobbies

    0.1       272,351  

Pipelines

    0.1       241,500  

Advertising

    0.1       233,800  

Entertainment

    0.1       212,308  

Holding Companies-Diversification

    0.0       127,594  

Office/Business Equipment

    0.0       121,456  

Forest Products & Paper

    0.0       95,617  

Leisure Time

    0.0       78,489  

Coal

    0.0       57,071  

PREFERRED STOCKS:

               

Cosmetics/Personal Care

    0.3       970,410  

Chemicals

    0.3       871,906  

Airlines

    0.2       531,341  

Banks

    0.1       199,729  

Auto Manufacturers

    0.0       68,165  

Electronics

    0.0       45,199  

Electric

    0.0       35,258  

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS:

               

Diversified Financial Services

    0.1       416,044  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

    6.0       20,024,954  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF OTHER LIABILITIES

    0.3       1,096,926  

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %   $ 333,797,541  

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by country of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

   

% of Net
Assets

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS:

               

Australia

    2.5 %   $ 8,469,038  

Austria

    0.1       302,960  

Belgium

    2.2       7,413,261  

Brazil

    0.6       1,989,952  

Canada

    1.3       4,387,906  

Cayman Islands

    9.1       30,426,478  

China

    2.1       7,062,134  

Colombia

    0.0       53,939  

Cyprus

    0.1       350,996  

Denmark

    1.3       4,200,890  

Egypt

    0.1       207,680  

Finland

    0.7       2,308,800  

France

    5.5       18,227,815  

Germany

    3.3       10,878,477  

Hong Kong

    1.6       5,229,663  

Hungary

    0.1       329,254  

India

    3.5       11,791,894  

Indonesia

    0.3       871,619  

Ireland

    6.0       20,094,185  

Israel

    0.7       2,452,850  

Italy

    1.1       3,524,288  

Japan

    8.2       27,359,040  

Luxembourg

    0.0       82,239  

Mexico

    0.3       1,010,269  

Netherlands

    3.2       10,729,887  

New Zealand

    0.0       33,683  

Norway

    0.1       481,814  

Papua New Guinea

    0.0       103,180  

Philippines

    0.0   69,327  

Portugal

    0.0       74,158  

South Korea

    4.9       16,376,899  

Russia

    0.6       1,897,928  

Singapore

    0.6       2,124,941  

South Africa

    0.3       1,067,402  

Spain

    0.3       945,610  

Sweden

    3.0       10,003,273  

Switzerland

    7.2       24,102,419  

Taiwan

    4.5       14,869,647  

Thailand

    1.4       4,511,090  

Turkey

    0.0       33,554  

United Kingdom

    14.6       48,735,315  

United States

    1.3       4,351,856  

PREFERRED STOCKS:

               

Brazil

    0.2       719,030  

Colombia

    0.0       47,298  

Germany

    0.3       985,270  

South Korea

    0.3       970,410  

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS:

               

United States

    0.1       416,044  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

               

United States

    6.0       20,024,954  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    0.3       1,096,925  

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %   $ 333,797,541  

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS — 92.7%

Advertising — 0.1%

Dentsu, Inc.

    1,800     $ 62,854  

Publicis Groupe SA

    2,188       128,657  

WPP, PLC

    3,536       42,289  
              233,800  

Aerospace/Defense — 0.1%

Airbus Group SE*

    1,204       139,874  

MTU Aero Engines AG, ADR

    562       67,361  

Safran SA

    649       88,467  

Thales SA

    486       46,029  
              341,731  

Agriculture — 0.3%

British American Tabacco, PLC, SP ADR

    6,138       215,198  

Imperial Brands, PLC, SP ADR

    3,146       59,050  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    4,730       85,644  

Origin Enterprises, PLC

    147,132       621,723  

Swedish Match AB

    498       35,743  
              1,017,358  

Airlines — 1.1%

Ryanair Holding, PLC, SP ADR*

    33,035       3,551,923  

Apparel — 2.0%

Adidas AG

    4,126       1,438,259  

Adidas AG, SP ADR

    1,152       202,337  

Gildan Activewear, Inc.*

    5,757       174,840  

Hermes International

    80       89,123  

Kering SA

    139       87,910  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    6,200       3,928,435  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, ADR

    2,000       254,020  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    3,465       467,013  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings, Ltd.

    4,000       82,946  
              6,724,883  

Auto Manufacturers — 0.8%

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, SP ADR

    3,309       95,597  

BYD Co., Ltd.

    1,500       38,445  

Daimler AG

    3,623       290,439  

Ferrari NV

    141       27,439  

Ferrari NV

    642       126,718  

Geely Automobile Holdings, Ltd.

    6,982       22,585  

Geely Automobile Holdings, Ltd., ADR

    883       58,269  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    353       74,259  

Kia Motors Corp.

    4,408       310,800  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    2,605       243,244  

NIO, Inc., ADR*

    2,072       94,856  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.*

    10,100       55,217  

Stellantis NV*

    5,160     83,572  

Tata Motors, Ltd., SP ADR*

    32,755       720,283  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    600       44,336  

Toyota Motor Corp., SP ADR

    1,862       275,446  

Volkswagen AG, ADR

    5,060       118,495  

Volvo AB, Class B

    3,636       93,083  
              2,773,083  

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.2%

Continental AG*

    442       63,543  

Fuyao Glass Industrials Group, Ltd., (a)

    69,580       426,454  

Magna International, Inc.

    3,010       253,442  

Michelin

    463       66,946  
              810,385  

Banks — 6.5%

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

    5,980       120,089  

Banco Santander SA

    37,238       129,480  

Bangkok Bank

    267,500       1,067,948  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    328,970       773,983  

Bank Leumi Le Israel

    361,991       2,195,537  

Bank Montreal

    867       70,687  

Bank of Ireland Group, PLC*

    488,515       1,973,405  

Bank of Nova Scotia, (The)

    1,749       101,949  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT, ADR

    2,219       36,392  

Bankia SA

    40,101       78,788  

Barclays, PLC

    126,063       281,340  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Ltd.

    12,614       94,759  

BNP Paribas SA

    2,636       156,703  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.

    28,000       93,030  

CaixaBank SA

    38,503       111,514  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    573       52,813  

China Construction Bank Corp.

    106,000       85,091  

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., ADR

    554       21,456  

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.

    12,063       92,508  

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE, ADR

    4,572       17,831  

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    48,225       189,849  

Commerzbank AG*

    18,102       118,598  

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia

    4,044       253,837  

Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.

    11,723       45,406  

Credit Suisse Group AG

    13,720       198,481  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings, Ltd.

    210,000       678,815  

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

    75,800       1,501,947  

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd., SP ADR

    1,611       128,058  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Banks — (Continued)

Deutsche Bank AG*

    8,776     $ 107,682  

DNB ASA

    12,189       236,801  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA*

    5,751       100,868  

FirstRand, Ltd.

    13,495       44,789  

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    3,000       54,198  

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA, ADR

    8,589       53,939  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV

    71,118       357,137  

Hang Seng Bank, Ltd.

    4,400       84,978  

HDFC Bank, Ltd.

    109,016       2,286,626  

HDFC Bank, Ltd., ADR

    15,129       1,197,309  

HSBC Holdings, PLC, SP ADR

    9,910       294,426  

ICICI Bank, Ltd., SP ADR*

    62,462       1,037,494  

ING Groep NV

    7,103       77,797  

Macquarie Group, Ltd.

    749       81,988  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    3,974       41,266  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., SP ADR

    53,334       280,004  

National Australia Bank, Ltd., SP ADR

    11,208       106,812  

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

    7,689       145,993  

Nedbank Group, Ltd., SP ADR

    2,666       22,814  

Nordea Bank Abp

    93       843  

Nordea Bank Abp

    11,504       104,190  

OTP Bank, PLC*

    7,259       329,254  

Oversea-Chinese Bank Corp., Ltd.

    9,000       73,628  

Royal Bank Canada

    3,116       265,140  

Sberbank Russia, SP ADR

    66,224       964,221  

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd., SP ADR

    9,162       265,423  

Societe Generale SA

    2,392       59,193  

Standard Bank Group, Ltd.

    9,099       79,796  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., SP ADR

    56,610       397,402  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

    126,185       1,330,347  

Toronto-Dominion Bank, (The)

    3,414       206,103  

UBS Group AG

    13,717       213,414  

United Overseas Bank, Ltd.

    6,000       110,184  

Woori Financial Group, Inc., SP ADR

    4,696       118,245  
              21,800,598  

Beverages — 5.2%

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV, SP ADR

    2,087       120,483  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,700       74,217  

Carlsberg A/S

    499       78,357  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd.

    10,000       75,447  

Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd.

    543,299     5,609,405  

Coca-Cola European Partners, PLC

    476       24,252  

Diageo, PLC

    134,730       5,300,126  

Diageo, PLC, SP ADR

    2,046       322,736  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, SP ADR

    461       31,578  

Heineken NV

    592       58,496  

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

    2,000       39,402  

Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd.

    3,272       1,076,445  

Pernod Ricard SA

    300       56,949  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    800       27,463  

Thai Beverage, PLC

    6,250,500       3,443,142  

Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd.

    23,699       1,028,968  
              17,367,466  

Biotechnology — 0.5%

Akeso, Inc., (a)*

    24,078       157,836  

Argenx SE, ADR*

    151       49,933  

BeiGene Ltd., ADR*

    238       76,160  

CSL Ltd., SP ADR

    1,030       105,719  

CSL, Ltd.

    628       127,986  

Genmab A/S*

    1,453       487,315  

Genmab A/S, ADR*

    2,330       78,917  

Innovent Biologics, Inc., (a)*

    31,001       319,026  

Zai Lab Ltd., ADR*

    1,800       265,536  
              1,668,428  

Building Materials — 1.7%

Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., ADR

    455       14,683  

Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd.

    3,500       22,492  

Cemex SAB de CV, SP ADR*

    55,954       369,856  

CRH, PLC

    63,711       2,765,771  

CRH, PLC, SP ADR

    3,605       156,204  

Daikin Industries, Ltd., SP ADR

    1,490       29,025  

Daikin Industries, Ltd.

    249       48,527  

Geberit AG

    90       53,062  

James Hardie Industries PLC

    2,896       81,225  

LafargeHolcim, Ltd.*

    2,013       111,051  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT, ADR

    2,421       34,439  

Sika AG

    6,981       1,846,052  

TOTO, Ltd.

    365       22,136  
              5,554,523  

Chemicals — 2.4%

Air Liquide SA

    18,577       2,797,600  

Air Liquide SA, ADR

    1,771       53,201  

Akzo Nobel NV, ADR

    2,496       86,767  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    6,000       65,092  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    14,003       434,778  

BASF SE, SP ADR

    9,844       201,704  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Chemicals — (Continued)

Covestro AG, (a)

    1,716     $ 124,249  

Croda International, PLC

    16,514       1,425,755  

Fuchs Petrolub SE

    27,450       1,191,386  

Givaudan SA, ADR

    600       45,690  

Givaudan SA

    27       101,689  

ICL Group, Ltd.

    12,592       71,774  

Johnson Matthey, PLC

    1,377       58,840  

Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.

    1,360       35,584  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    561       92,501  

LANXESS AG

    1,023       75,932  

LG Chem, Ltd.

    681       502,758  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    22       681  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.

    722       53,777  

Novozymes A/S, ADR

    920       56,709  

Shin Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., ADR

    2,744       112,916  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

    654       107,187  

Solvay SA

    373       45,401  

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

    13,000       63,288  

Symrise AG

    500       58,411  

Umicore SA, ADR

    3,052       44,803  
              7,908,473  

Coal — 0.0%

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd.

    30,000       57,071  

Commercial Services — 3.4%

               

Adecco Group AG

    374       23,538  

Adyen NV, (a)*

    884       2,062,710  

ALD SA, (a)

    57,539       842,361  

Amadeus IT Group SA, ADR

    1,437       101,332  

Ashtead Group, PLC

    2,764       150,173  

Bidvest Group, Ltd., (The)

    3,146       34,888  

Bureau Veritas SA

    1,739       47,043  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd.

    60,000       87,333  

Edenred

    1,223       67,781  

Experian, PLC

    2,543       80,725  

IHS Markit, Ltd.

    10,530       949,385  

Intertek Group, PLC

    35,751       2,679,852  

Localiza Rent a Car SA, ADR*

    4,006       42,023  

New Oriental Education & Tech Group, Inc., SP ADR*

    3,241       575,666  

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

    3,292       164,499  

RELX, PLC

    100,947       2,388,619  

Rentokil Initial, PLC*

    7,414       48,307  

Secom Co., Ltd.

    358       31,173  

SGS SA

    188       537,261  

TAL Education Group, ADR*

    4,632       359,165  

Transurban Group

    6,366       63,089  

Worldline SA (France), (a)*

    573       51,112  
              11,388,035  

Computers — 1.2%

CGI, Inc.*

    279     20,822  

CyberArk Software Ltd.*

    576       84,574  

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

    2,041       762,538  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    422       61,223  

Globant S.A.*

    147       31,564  

Infosys Ltd., SP ADR

    12,897       220,797  

Logitech International SA

    536       57,909  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    54,300       1,684,710  

Obic Co., Ltd.

    400       67,383  

Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd.

    18,737       738,036  

Teleperformance

    266       94,232  

Wipro Ltd., ADR

    38,844       238,114  
              4,061,902  

Cosmetics/Personal Care — 1.8%

Beiersdorf AG

    602       59,482  

Essity AB, Class B

    3,135       94,197  

Kao Corp.

    1,250       84,099  

Kose Corp.

    300       48,222  

LG Household & Health Care, Ltd.

    220       296,188  

Lion Corp.

    2,631       50,500  

L’Oreal SA

    1,866       680,996  

L’Oreal SA, ADR

    3,400       249,084  

Natura & Co. Holding SA, ADR

    5,256       86,566  

Proya Cosmetics Co., Ltd.

    12,694       329,955  

Unicharm Corp.

    1,087       43,065  

Unilever PLC-CVA

    69,356       3,602,904  

Unilever, PLC, ADR

    6,659       346,668  
              5,971,926  

Distribution/Wholesale — 1.1%

Bunzl, PLC

    113,869       3,555,079  

ITOCHU Corp.

    3,700       110,512  

ITOCHU Corp., ADR

    426       25,637  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    4,000       62,842  

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

    3,159       67,648  
              3,821,718  

Diversified Financial Services — 2.1%

ASX, Ltd.

    1,017       52,959  

B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao*

    33,654       326,740  

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., (a)*

    19,000       43,808  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    7,936       1,300,296  

Deutsche Boerse AG, ADR

    2,810       45,747  

East Money Information Co., Ltd.

    110,219       519,746  

Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd., (a)

    33,000       45,833  

Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing, Ltd.

    8,549       525,617  

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

    16,156       559,114  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Diversified Financial Services — (Continued)

Japan Exchange Group, Inc., ADR

    65,600     $ 1,416,738  

KB Financial Group, Inc., ADR

    6,431       246,436  

London Stock Exchange Group, PLC

    791       106,294  

London Stock Exchange Group, PLC, ADR

    2,464       84,121  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    14,100       82,360  

Pagseguro Digital, Ltd.*

    8,460       491,188  

Rathbone Brothers, PLC

    2,455       53,062  

Sanlam Ltd., ADR

    5,156       41,274  

SBI Cards & Payment*

    14,670       213,356  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    2,600       72,745  

Singapore Exchange, Ltd.

    6,000       44,671  

St James’s Place, PLC

    5,807       95,781  

Standard Life Aberdeen, PLC

    15,283       66,750  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    2,223       472,143  
              6,906,779  

Electric — 0.3%

E.ON SE

    4,210       42,927  

Enel SpA

    14,744       139,020  

Engie SA, SP ADR

    8,968       131,731  

Fortis, Inc.

    2,870       110,495  

Iberdrola SA

    8,686       108,852  

Iberdrola SA, SP ADR

    1,618       81,364  

National Grid, PLC

    2,867       32,238  

National Grid, PLC, SP ADR

    2,605       145,593  

Orsted A/S, (a)

    381       61,408  

Power Assets Holdings, Ltd.

    9,500       52,715  

RWE AG

    1,019       38,487  

SSE, PLC, ADR

    5,415       99,961  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    6,010       41,692  
              1,086,483  

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.8%

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.

    11,600       576,495  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    31,000       312,022  

Legrand SA

    19,325       1,680,102  

Schneider Electric SE

    698       103,216  

Schneider Electric SE, ADR

    4,025       119,059  
              2,790,894  

Electronics — 2.2%

ABB Ltd.

    4,533       130,503  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    111,187       2,789,105  

Halma, PLC

    47,676       1,509,293  

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.

    427       62,593  

Hon Hai Precision

    164,352       660,243  

Hoya Corp.

    670       76,197  

Hoya Corp., SP ADR

    487       55,606  

Kyocera Corp.

    900     58,255  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    1,119       95,926  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ADR

    5,048       109,037  

Nidec Corp.

    78       9,946  

Nidec Corp., SP ADR

    4,640       148,944  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co., Ltd.

    19,100       252,437  

Silergy Corp.

    4,715       452,635  

TXC Corp.

    119,000       420,390  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    122,318       427,514  
              7,258,624  

Energy-Alternate Sources — 0.1%

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    496       93,012  

Xinyi Solar Holdings, Ltd.

    115,653       242,914  
              335,926  

Engineering & Construction — 0.2%

Ferrovial SA

    3,085       76,563  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, SP ADR, Class B*

    392       39,737  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, SP ADR

    471       87,677  

HOCHTIEF AG

    774       69,170  

S/INTL AIRPORT

    30,000       287,631  

Vinci SA, ADR

    3,476       90,411  
              651,189  

Entertainment — 0.1%

MultiChoice Group

    5,548       46,804  

MultiChoice Group, Ltd., ADR

    93       797  

Oriental Land Co., Ltd.

    613       103,219  

Paddy Power Betfair, PLC*

    321       61,488  
              212,308  

Environmental Control — 0.2%

China Conch Venture Holdings, Ltd.

    149,000       662,277  

Food — 1.8%

               

Barry Callebaut AG

    40       86,531  

BRF SA, ADR*

    3,487       13,599  

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.*

    115,925       633,473  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

    6       50,348  

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao, SP ADR

    2,775       41,542  

Coles Group, Ltd.

    4,109       48,647  

Colruyt SA

    628       37,620  

Glanbia, PLC

    92,604       1,196,232  

ICA Gruppen AB

    1,766       83,803  

JBS SA, ADR

    690       6,417  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV, ADR*

    2,870       28,413  

Kerry Group, PLC, Class A

    139       16,725  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Food — (Continued)

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    696     $ 18,378  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV, SP ADR

    4,031       106,398  

Marine Harvest

    1,851       44,703  

Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.

    400       25,447  

Nestle SA

    14,111       1,472,747  

Nestle SA, SP ADR

    6,845       717,493  

Ocado Group, PLC*

    2,138       65,687  

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd., ADR

    3,000       57,414  

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

    24,300       926,178  

Tesco, PLC

    9,381       29,487  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    29,000       114,176  

Woolworths Group, Ltd.

    2,137       65,172  

Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.

    900       44,633  
              5,931,263  

Food Service — 0.6%

Compass Group, PLC*

    85,885       1,744,068  

Compass Group, PLC, SP ADR*

    7,353       149,141  
              1,893,209  

Forest Products & Paper — 0.0%

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC, ADR

    736       34,872  

UPM-Kymmene Corp.

    1,590       60,745  
              95,617  

Gas — 0.2%

Beijing Enterprises Holdings, Ltd.

    23,500       81,331  

China Gas Holdings, Ltd.

    14,200       57,240  

China Resources Gas Group, Ltd.

    6,000       29,996  

ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.

    6,000       91,753  

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    32,460       217,767  

Snam SpA

    9,397       48,644  
              526,731  

Hand/Machine Tools — 0.8%

Amada Co., Ltd.

    137,300       1,677,534  

Sandvik AB

    3,286       88,248  

Schindler Holding AG

    216       57,513  

Techtronic Industrials Co., Ltd.

    43,860       667,546  
              2,490,841  

Healthcare-Products — 2.5%

Alcon, Inc.*

    67,776       4,667,871  

Alcon, Inc., ADR*

    1,128       77,155  

Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.

    1,004       28,833  

Cochlear, Ltd.

    376       61,347  

Coloplast A/S, SP ADR

    1,070       16,403  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    327       49,810  

Essilor International Cie Generale d’Opitque SA

    10,286       1,677,988  

EssilorLuxottica SA, ADR

    144       11,789  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    1,584     33,683  

Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.

    7,010       48,459  

Koninklijke Philips

    22,383       1,222,045  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    1,898       103,251  

Olympus Corp.

    2,000       42,139  

QIAGEN NV*

    2,099       104,950  

Siemens Healthineers AG, (a)

    1,037       57,466  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    2,242       43,542  

Sysmex Corp.

    300       31,235  

Sysmex Corp., ADR

    450       23,513  

Terumo Corp.

    1,362       50,667  
              8,352,146  

Healthcare-Services — 0.7%

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co., Ltd.

    51,800       580,173  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Ltd.

    18,390       765,039  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA, ADR

    1,104       38,088  

Lonza Group AG*

    182       114,796  

Lonza Group AG, ADR*

    370       23,458  

PeptiDream, Inc.*

    639       30,468  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd., SP ADR

    3,345       82,253  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc., (a)*

    43,872       543,527  
              2,177,802  

Holding Companies-Diversification — 0.0%

CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd.

    10,000       75,463  

Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.

    1,000       52,131  
              127,594  

Home Builders — 0.5%

Berkeley Group Holdings, PLC

    683       38,697  

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.

    730       20,707  

Persimmon, PLC

    1,243       45,041  

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

    84,800       1,519,710  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    4,000       75,475  
              1,699,630  

Home Furnishings — 0.2%

Electrolux AB, Class B

    972       22,947  

Panasonic Corp.

    4,000       51,713  

Sharp Corp. (Japan)

    3,000       57,023  

Sony Corp., SP ADR

    4,806       508,523  
              640,206  

Household Products/Wares — 0.2%

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    10,835       314,019  

Reckitt Benckiser Group, PLC, SP ADR

    11,185       191,431  
              505,450  

Insurance — 5.2%

Admiral Group, PLC

    39,077       1,691,034  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Insurance — (Continued)

Aegon NV

    14,288     $ 68,478  

Ageas SA NV

    2,481       139,064  

AIA Group, Ltd.

    166,461       2,099,311  

AIA Group, Ltd., SP ADR

    9,630       485,256  

Allianz SE, SP ADR

    6,060       146,167  

Aon, PLC, Class A

    18,859       4,294,383  

Baloise Holding AG

    522       91,299  

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., ADR

    4,936       52,025  

CNP Assurances*

    12,462       224,256  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    6,692       118,938  

Hannover Rueck SE

    286       48,424  

HDFC Life Insurance Co., Ltd., (a)*

    48,950       466,438  

Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.

    12,776       49,043  

Lancashire Holdings, Ltd.

    302,904       2,600,221  

Legal & General Group, PLC

    36,815       133,867  

Manulife Finanical Corp.

    6,860       136,651  

New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

    16,800       64,084  

NN Group NV

    3,039       140,322  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd.

    32,946       407,693  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd., ADR

    8,016       199,358  

Prudential PLC, SP ADR

    2,925       58,267  

RSA Insurance Group, PLC

    8,130       76,755  

Sampo, Class A, PLC

    43,112       1,918,992  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

    2,753       132,309  

Suncorp Group, Ltd.

    18,597       142,478  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    5,200       70,828  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    460       22,852  

Topdanmark AS

    26,593       1,247,996  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    126       51,435  
              17,378,224  

Internet — 7.0%

51job, Inc., ADR*

    1,093       71,701  

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.*

    26,874       807,542  

Alibaba Group Holdings, Ltd., SP ADR*

    18,525       4,404,504  

Autohome, Inc., ADR

    6,967       794,517  

Baidu, Inc., SP ADR*

    2,611       740,114  

Delivery Hero SE, (a)*

    2,777       354,844  

IndiaMart InterMesh Ltd., (a)

    2,832       330,933  

iQIYI, Inc., ADR*

    1,374       34,803  

JD.com, Inc.*

    9,241       433,401  

JD.com, Inc., ADR*

    2,393       224,631  

JOYY, Inc., ADR

    721       85,006  

Kakao Corp.

    1,820       789,412  

KE Holdings, Inc., ADR*

    9,827       627,257  

LINE Corp., SP ADR*(a)

    1,409       72,755  

Locaweb Servicos de Internet SA, (a)*

    10,272     52,201  

M3, Inc.

    1,300       103,321  

Meituan Dianping, Class B, (a)*

    22,517       1,011,339  

Mercadolibre, Inc.*

    243       398,061  

Momo, Inc., SP ADR

    2,185       34,610  

MonotaRO Co., Ltd.

    600       34,495  

Naspers, Ltd.

    953       224,887  

Naver Corp.

    2,127       708,125  

Ozon Holdings, PLC, ADR*

    5,914       350,996  

Prosus NV*

    949       113,136  

SEEK Ltd.

    4,272       84,507  

SINA Corp. (China)*

    739       31,903  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

    91,478       7,958,313  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd., ADR

    17,513       1,527,134  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR*

    12,634       324,946  

Trip.com Group Ltd., ADR

    897       35,387  

Vipshop Holdings, Ltd., ADR*

    4,069       151,855  

Weibo Corp., SP ADR*

    653       36,026  

Wix.com Ltd.*

    100       34,857  

Yandex NV*

    6,803       435,290  

Z Holdings Corp.

    6,577       40,154  
              23,462,963  

Investment Companies — 2.7%

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    61,424       6,075,719  

Kinnevik AB*

    849       39,397  

Melrose Industries, PLC*

    1,162,774       2,702,260  

Wendel SA

    888       101,306  
              8,918,682  

Iron/Steel — 0.3%

BlueScope Steel, Ltd.

    6,357       81,186  

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA, ADR

    41,580       243,243  

Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.

    5,658       104,493  

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    8,000       118,526  

Posco, SP ADR

    3,580       218,738  

Vale SA, SP ADR

    12,347       208,664  

voestalpine AG

    1,763       69,629  
              1,044,479  

Leisure Time — 0.0%

Jardine Strategic Holdings, Ltd.

    1,000       25,785  

Shimano, Inc.

    236       52,704  
              78,489  

Lodging — 0.8%

Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.*

    5,151       46,991  

Huazhu Group, Ltd., ADR

    9,765       567,737  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Lodging — (Continued)

InterContinental Hotels Group, PLC*

    30,843     $ 2,167,471  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd., ADR*

    988       21,400  
              2,803,599  

Machinery-Construction & Mining — 0.2%

Hitachi Ltd., ADR

    1,830       170,190  

Hitachi, Ltd.

    901       41,557  

Komatsu, Ltd.

    4,400       132,090  

Mitsubishi Electical Corp.

    3,000       44,426  

Sany Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.

    57,923       368,861  

Siemens Energy AG*

    960       36,197  
              793,321  

Machinery-Diversified — 1.8%

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    1,701       97,078  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A, SP ADR

    1,656       95,054  

CNH Industrial NV

    6,623       97,760  

FANUC Corp.

    2,819       704,488  

GEA Group AG

    77,042       2,667,418  

Keyence Corp.

    400       190,745  

Kone Corp., Class B

    748       59,701  

Kubota Corp., SP ADR

    883       100,856  

SMC Corp.

    110       65,236  

SMC Corp., ADR

    2,280       68,514  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering, PLC

    7,632       1,143,803  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.

    2,000       55,511  

WEG SA

    35,313       491,806  
              5,837,970  

Media — 1.4%

Informa, PLC*

    4,850       37,207  

Pearson, PLC

    15,198       159,275  

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B

    9,386       163,410  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    1,419       123,297  

Vivendi SA, ADR

    5,370       185,775  

Wolters Kluwer

    50,235       3,982,091  

Wolters Kluwer NV, SP ADR

    667       52,907  
              4,703,962  

Mining — 1.0%

Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd.

    1,499       83,749  

Antofagasta, PLC

    8,790       219,380  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    6,196       115,679  

Boliden AB

    2,900       114,850  

Cameco Corp.

    3,460       54,184  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    1,038       111,087  

Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.

    24,338       394,624  

Lynas Rare Earths, Ltd.*

    97,967       451,612  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC, ADR

    6,753       211,977  

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

    1,769       33,243  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    15,202     84,162  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    9,014       297,642  

Polyus PJSC

    1,272       239,566  

Rio Tinto, PLC, SP ADR

    1,211       105,841  

South32 Ltd.

    44,192       93,905  

Southern Copper Corp.

    3,807       271,553  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

    2,000       97,006  

Teck Resources, Ltd., Class B

    8,215       171,118  

Vedanta, Ltd., ADR

    19,203       216,034  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    2,998       107,149  
              3,474,361  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.8%

Airtac International Group

    14,747       513,221  

Alfa Laval AB

    12,908       398,728  

Orica Ltd.

    5,536       53,685  

Siemens AG

    1,920       297,141  

Smiths Group, PLC

    67,142       1,374,999  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Ltd.

    3,869       96,402  

Toshiba Corp.

    96       3,040  
              2,737,216  

Office/Business Equipment — 0.0%

Canon, Inc.

    2,700       58,558  

Fujifilm Holdings Corp.

    1,100       62,898  
              121,456  

Oil & Gas — 2.9%

BP, PLC, SP ADR

    1       24  

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

    4,335       118,302  

DCC, PLC

    66,109       5,340,235  

Eni SpA

    77,456       885,555  

Equinor ASA, SP ADR

    3,137       59,478  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    6,634       74,158  

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

    1,100       28,934  

Imperial Oil, Ltd.

    2,792       61,312  

Inpex Corp.

    6,228       46,309  

Lukoil , PJSC, SP ADR

    6,472       482,164  

Lundin Petroleum AB

    1,163       37,741  

Neste Oyj

    756       49,934  

Oil Search Ltd.

    31,786       103,180  

OMV AG

    4,843       233,331  

Petroleo Brasileiro, SP ADR

    10,959       86,905  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    29,765       843,732  

Repsol SA

    7,844       98,739  

Royal Dutch Shell, PLC, Class A, SP ADR

    14,983       614,752  

Total SA, SP ADR

    7,259       336,818  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA, SP ADR

    7,935       27,693  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Oil & Gas — (Continued)

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.

    7,291     $ 137,496  
              9,666,792  

Pharmaceuticals — 6.9%

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    206,400       3,990,797  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd., ADR

    6,986       65,354  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    3,700       58,501  

Astellas Pharma, Inc., ADR

    190       3,014  

AstraZeneca, PLC, SP ADR

    6,476       313,309  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.*

    3,548       111,478  

Bayer AG

    1,653       100,405  

Celltrion, Inc.*

    120       31,813  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    2,100       94,280  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd.

    23,040       24,079  

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    2,748       78,033  

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., ADR

    876       25,045  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    6,347       290,025  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd., ADR

    3,953       237,062  

Eisai Co., Ltd.

    92       6,345  

Glaxosmithkline, PLC

    151,783       2,532,623  

Glaxosmithkline, PLC, SP ADR

    3,761       126,407  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    471       44,592  

Merck KGaA

    587       95,427  

Novartis AG

    43,326       3,731,514  

Novartis AG, SP ADR

    24,875       2,137,011  

Novo-Nordisk AS, SP ADR

    6,449       459,491  

Orion Corporation, Class B

    672       27,568  

Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,100       43,875  

Recordati SpA

    42,894       2,180,385  

Roche Holdings AG

    7,034       2,307,567  

Roche Holdings AG, SP ADR

    13,560       557,316  

Sanofi

    34,381       3,155,167  

Sanofi, ADR

    5,170       237,251  

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

    227       11,599  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    2,500       84,247  

UCB SA

    21       2,082  
              23,163,662  

Pipelines — 0.1%

Enbridge, Inc.

    6,937       234,540  

TC Energy Corp.

    166       6,960  
              241,500  

Private Equity — 0.4%

3i Group, PLC

    3,463       53,760  

Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund

    23,033       228,426  

Partners Group Holding AG

    851       1,018,876  
              1,301,062  

Real Estate — 0.8%

Aroundtown SA

    6,368     46,305  

China Resources Land, Ltd.

    5,714       27,154  

China Vanke Co., Ltd.

    19,900       84,362  

CK Asset Holdings, Ltd.

    11,000       64,653  

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.

    31,000       38,587  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co., Ltd.

    58,402       480,395  

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

    300       33,477  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    1,095       51,468  

Great Eagle Holdings, Ltd.

    356,662       1,343,410  

Longfor Group Holdings, Ltd., (a)

    6,500       38,527  

REA Group, Ltd.

    633       66,893  

Shanghai Industrial Urban Development Group, Ltd.

    20,000       2,011  

Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.

    8,472       137,513  

Sunac China Holdings, Ltd.

    19,261       82,491  

Sunac Services Holdings Ltd., (a)*

    620       1,988  

Swiss Prime Site AG*

    543       50,824  

Vonovia SE

    1,595       101,584  

Wharf Holdings Ltd., (The)

    14,000       33,063  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.

    14,000       83,712  
              2,768,417  

REITS — 0.2%

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

    23,000       50,306  

CapitaLand Mall Trust

    25,000       39,128  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    12       31,575  

Goodman Group

    6,677       85,331  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    15       54,387  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    7       42,787  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

    76       75,830  

Link

    6,000       56,637  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    9       55,138  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

    15       45,750  

Segro, PLC

    5,434       68,982  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield*

    938       69,060  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    51       70,367  
              745,278  

Retail — 2.9%

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    500       28,570  

Aeon Co., Ltd.

    676       20,413  

Alibaba Health Information Technology, Ltd.*

    14,000       46,897  

ANTA Sports Products, Ltd.

    5,561       85,197  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Retail — (Continued)

Astra International Tbk PT, ADR

    3,615     $ 26,805  

China International Travel Service Corp., Ltd.

    8,100       386,058  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA, ADR

    12,160       116,614  

Dufry AG*

    6,460       441,031  

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

    147       145,747  

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B*

    2,490       58,570  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA, ADR

    7,152       118,999  

JD Health International, Inc., (a)*

    27,480       502,377  

Li Ning Co., Ltd.

    58,295       327,184  

Moncler SpA

    774       47,862  

Next, PLC*

    352       37,286  

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.

    353       65,908  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    2,000       46,903  

Raia Drogasil SA

    87,390       362,553  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

    3,260       195,339  

Shimamura Co., Ltd.

    300       29,978  

Sundrug Co., Ltd.

    16,600       624,214  

Swatch Group AG, (The)

    9,958       2,972,183  

TITAN COMPANY, Ltd.

    11,580       221,697  

Tsuruha Holdings

    19,100       2,459,193  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV, SP ADR

    1,129       32,120  

Welcia Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,419       45,218  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    1,728       103,403  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings, Ltd.

    7,000       43,265  
              9,591,584  

Semiconductors — 8.8%

ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd., ADR

    6,033       45,670  

ASML Holding NV

    1,429       810,415  

ASML Holding NV, ADR

    1,129       640,245  

Infineon Technologies AG

    15,442       671,907  

Mediatek, Inc.

    32,851       1,054,406  

Micron Technology, Inc.*

    8,887       813,427  

NVIDIA Corp.

    1,638       898,574  

Rohm Co., Ltd.

    40       3,961  

Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd.

    84,983       6,228,036  

Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd., GDR

    3,293       6,094,317  

SiTime Corp.*

    1,695       165,144  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    917       115,180  

SUMCO Corp.

    34       782  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    204,000       4,456,796  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., SP ADR

    53,464     6,733,256  

Tokyo Electron, Ltd.

    400       166,807  

Tokyo Electron, Ltd., ADR

    1,048       110,040  

United Microelectronics Corp., SP ADR

    36,418       356,896  
              29,365,859  

Software — 2.2%

Bilibili, Inc., SP ADR*

    785       98,886  

BlackBerry Ltd.*

    10,732       107,857  

Dassault Systemes SE

    475       98,656  

Dassault Systemes SE, ADR

    490       101,768  

NetEase, Inc., ADR

    14,330       1,574,151  

Nexon Co., Ltd.

    34,900       1,098,891  

Open Text Corp.

    2,121       94,533  

Playtech, PLC*

    303,672       2,005,340  

SAP SE, SP ADR

    2,021       249,290  

Sea, Ltd., ADR*

    1,976       465,723  

SimCorp A/S

    12,314       1,495,272  
              7,390,367  

Telecommunications — 3.1%

America Movil SAB de CV, Class L, SP ADR

    7,257       92,164  

BCE, Inc.

    5,954       254,593  

Belgacom SA

    48,548       948,088  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., SP ADR

    10,212       402,455  

Deutsche Telekom AG, SP ADR

    5,690       103,262  

Elisa OYJ

    619       37,012  

GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    6,034       616,433  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    200       39,719  

KDDI Corp.

    61,248       1,909,314  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR*

    116       4,369  

MTN Group, Ltd.

    23,254       111,376  

NICE Ltd., SP ADR

    288       66,107  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    2,100       54,401  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. ADR

    984       25,663  

Nokia OYJ, SP ADR

    12,708       49,815  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc., SP ADR

    2,092       76,170  

Orange SA

    5,001       57,621  

PLDT, Inc., SP ADR

    2,630       69,327  

SK Telecom Ltd., SP ADR

    6,177       148,742  

SoftBank Corp.

    7,979       107,894  

Softbank Group Corp., ADR

    7,968       373,540  

Swisscom AG

    80       40,186  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    1,551       19,604  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number of
Shares

   

Value

 

Telecommunications — (Continued)

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    366,000     $ 4,573,515  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, SP ADR

    2,495       31,262  

Telefonica SA

    9,365       39,981  

Telenor ASA, ADR

    3,481       56,671  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS, ADR

    6,168       33,554  
              10,342,838  

Toys/Games/Hobbies — 0.1%

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    800       61,194  

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

    200       122,315  

Nintendo Co., Ltd., ADR

    1,152       88,842  
              272,351  

Transportation — 0.4%

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    22,111       65,111  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    3,433       375,295  

Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.

    211       75,129  

Deutsche Post AG, SP ADR

    3,012       149,287  

DSV PANALPINA A S, ADR

    826       76,198  

East Japan Railway Co.

    900       67,079  

Keio Corp.

    1,000       75,028  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

    842       35,421  

Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd.

    3,000       95,835  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

    2,000       58,781  

Poste Italiane SpA, (a)

    3,442       38,996  

SG Holdings Co., Ltd.

    2,446       56,162  

West Japan Railway Co.

    475       29,238  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR

    3,209       108,272  
              1,305,832  

Water — 0.8%

Severn Trent, PLC

    1,160       35,526  

United Utilities Group, PLC

    216,672       2,593,548  
              2,629,074  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

               

(Cost $245,393,956)

            309,537,610  
                 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.9%

Airlines — 0.2%

Azul SA

    73,743       531,341  

Auto Manufacturers — 0.0%

Porsche Auto SE, 3.430%

    851       68,165  

Banks — 0.1%

Banco Bradesco SA, ADR, 2.893%

    36,819       152,431  

Bancolombia SA, SP ADR, 4.548%

    1,414       47,298  
              199,729  

Chemicals — 0.3%

Fuchs Petrolub SE, 2.138%

    15,896     871,906  

Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.3%

LG Household & Health Care, Ltd., 1.567%

    1,547       970,410  

Electric — 0.0%

Cia Paranaense de Energia, SP ADR, 5.552%*

    3,320       35,258  

Electronics — 0.0%

Sartorius AG, 0.084%

    88       45,199  

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

               

(Cost $2,514,491)

            2,722,008  
                 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 0.1%

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

Ishares MSCI India ETF

    10,140       416,044  

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

       

(Cost $331,887)

            416,044  
                 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.0%

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01% (b)

    20,024,954       20,024,954  

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

       

(Cost $20,024,954)

            20,024,954  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%

       

(Cost $268,265,288)

            332,700,616  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.3%

            1,096,925  

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 333,797,541  

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. As of February 28, 2021, total market value of Rule 144A securities is $7,533,433 and represents 2.30% of net assets.

 

(b)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

 

GDR

Global Depositary Receipt

 

PLC

Public Limited Company

 

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

SDR

Special Drawing Right

 

SP ADR

Sponsored ADR

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

       

Investments, at value (cost $248,240,334)

  $ 312,675,662  

Short-term investments, at value (cost $20,024,954)

    20,024,954  

Foreign currency at value (cost $419,055)

    427,811  

Receivables for:

       

Dividends

    1,084,585  

Investments sold

    1,396,572  

Capital shares sold

    371,840  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    45,515  

Total assets

    336,026,939  
         

LIABILITIES

       

Payables for:

       

Capital shares redeemed

    92,020  

Investments purchased

    1,933,750  

Sub-advisory fees

    125,576  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    78,052  

Total liabilities

    2,229,398  

Net assets

  $ 333,797,541  
         

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Par value

  $ 29,779  

Paid-in capital

    287,010,788  

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

    46,756,974  

Net assets

  $ 333,797,541  
         

CAPITAL SHARES:

       

Net Assets

  $ 333,797,541  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    29,779,320  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 11.21  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

FOR THE Six Months ENDED February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $173,981)

  $ 1,735,787  

Total investment income

    1,735,787  
         

EXPENSES

       

Sub-advisory fees (Note 2)

    723,208  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    152,243  

Administration and accounting services fees (Note 2)

    127,219  

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

    31,563  

Legal fees

    24,350  

Director fees

    17,363  

Registration and filing fees

    14,675  

Audit and tax service fees

    13,994  

Officer fees

    13,105  

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

    2,644  

Other expenses

    44,572  

Total expenses

    1,164,936  

Net investment income/(loss)

    570,851  
         

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

       

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

    6,102,804  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation

    31,934,783  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    38,037,587  

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 38,608,438  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 570,851     $ 2,536,880  

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

    6,102,804       (10,909,975 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation

    31,934,783       36,219,749  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    38,608,438       27,846,654  
                 

DIVIDEND AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (2,348,112 )     (2,498,204 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (2,348,112 )     (2,498,204 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    24,029,182       111,312,020  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,902,390       1,933,346  

Shares redeemed

    (7,350,519 )     (23,012,232 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    18,581,053       90,233,134  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    54,841,379       115,581,584  
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    278,956,162       163,374,578  

End of period

  $ 333,797,541     $ 278,956,162  
                 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Shares sold

    2,214,810       12,830,560  

Shares reinvested

    175,659       199,314  

Shares redeemed

    (698,974 )     (2,575,314 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares

    1,691,495       10,454,560  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2019

   

For the Period
April 17, 2018
(1)
to
August 31, 2018

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.93     $ 9.27     $ 9.61     $ 10.00  

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

    0.02       0.12       0.14       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    1.34       0.67       (0.35 )     (0.47 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1.36       0.79       (0.21 )     (0.39 )

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                               

Net investment income

    (0.08 )     (0.13 )     (0.13 )      

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.08 )     (0.13 )     (0.13 )      

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.21     $ 9.93     $ 9.27     $ 9.61  

Total investment return/(loss)(3)

    13.75 %(4)     8.61 %     (2.12 )%     (3.90 )%(4)
                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 333,798     $ 278,956     $ 163,375     $ 176,968  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.77 %(5)     0.75 %     0.94 %     0.80 %(5)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    0.38 %(5)     1.24 %     1.56 %     2.21 %(5)

Portfolio turnover rate

    25 %(4)     55 %     81 %     36 %(4)

 

 

(1)

Commencement of operations.

 

(2)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

 

(3)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

 

(4)

Not annualized.

 

(5)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has thirty-six separate investment portfolios, including the Aquarius International Fund (the “Fund”), which commenced investment operations on April 17, 2018.

 

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 87.923 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and ninety classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

 

The Fund’s investment objective seeks capital appreciation.

 

The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services - Investment Companies”.

 

The end of the reporting period for the Fund is February 28, 2021, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the six months ended February 28, 2021 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

PORTFOLIO VALUATION – The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded, and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies, if any, are valued based on the NAV of those investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments. Such procedures use fundamental valuation methods, which may include, but are not limited to, an analysis of the effect of any restrictions on the resale of the security, industry analysis and trends, significant changes in the issuer’s financial position, and any other event which could have a significant impact on the value of the security. Determination of fair value involves subjective judgment as the actual market value of a particular security can be established only by negotiations between the parties in a sales transaction, and the difference between the recorded fair value and the value that would be received in a sale could be significant. The Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. To account for this, the Fund may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS – The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

● Level 1 —

Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

 

● Level 2 —

Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

 

● Level 3 —

Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodologies 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, as of the end of the reporting period, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

   

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Common Stocks

  $ 309,537,610     $ 72,318,442     $ 237,219,168     $  

Exchange Traded Funds

    416,044       416,044                

Preferred Stocks

    2,722,008       766,329       1,955,679        

Short-Term Investments

    20,024,954       20,024,954                

Total Investments*

  $ 332,700,616     $ 93,525,769     $ 239,174,847     $  

 

*

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

 

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for Level 3 transfers are disclosed if the Fund had an amount of total Level 3 transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund had no Level 3 transfers.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

REITS — The Fund has made certain investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which pay dividends to their shareholders based upon available funds from operations. It is quite common for these dividends to exceed the REITs’ taxable earnings and profits resulting in the excess portion being designated as a return of capital. The Fund intends to include the gross dividends from such REITs in its annual distributions to shareholders and, accordingly, a portion of the Fund’s distributions may also be designated as a return of capital.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

 

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES — The Fund records security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income (including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts) is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund’s investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Board deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund.

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains (including net short-term capital gains), if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

U.S. TAX STATUS — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in the Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Statement of Operations.

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

 

OTHER — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, the Fund expects the risk of material loss from such claims to be remote.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests, with respect to its investments in issuers existing or operating in such countries. Such taxes are generally based on income earned or repatriated and capital gains realized on the sale of such investments. The Fund accrues such taxes when the related income or capital gains are earned or throughout the holding period. Some countries require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or the proceeds of sales earned by foreign investors. Additionally, if there is a deterioration in a country’s balance of payments or for other reasons, a country may impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad.

 

MARKET RISK — Investments in foreign markets may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investments in the United States of America, including the possibility of future political and economic developments and the level of foreign governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets. These markets are generally smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major securities markets in the United States of America. Consequently, acquisition and disposition of international securities held by the Fund may be inhibited.

 

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC — The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers are not known. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISER AND OTHER SERVICES

 

Altair Advisers, LLC (“Altair” or the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Aperio Group, LLC, Driehaus Capital Management, LLC, Mawer Investment Management, Ltd. and Setanta Asset Management Limited each serve as an investment sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) to the Fund.

 

The Fund is managed by the Adviser and one or more Sub-Advisers unaffiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser also has the ultimate responsibility to oversee the Sub-Advisers, and to recommend their hiring, termination and replacement, subject to approval by the Board. The Adviser has an investment team that is jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Sub-Advisers provide investment advisory services to the portion of the Fund’s portfolio allocated to them by the Adviser. The Adviser and the Fund have entered into sub-advisory agreements with the Sub-Advisers to manage the Fund, subject to supervision of the Adviser and the Board, and in accordance with the investment objective and restrictions of the Fund. The Fund compensates the Sub-Advisers for their services at an annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, (the “Sub-Advisory Fee”), not to exceed 0.90%, payable on a monthly basis in arrears.

 

During the current fiscal period, collectively, sub-advisory fees accrued were $723,208, or the rate of 0.48%.

 

The Fund is currently only available to clients of the Adviser and to other investors at the Fund’s discretion. The Adviser does not receive a separate management fee from the Fund. However, pursuant to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with the Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive reimbursement for compliance expenses in connection with managing the Fund, up to 0.03% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. During the current fiscal period, the Adviser received $33,323.

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Fund Services serves as the Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

For compensation amounts paid to Fund Services and the Custodian, please refer to the Statement of Operations.

 

3. DIRECTOR AND OFFICER COMPENSATION

 

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. An employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. Employees of RBB serve as Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Marketing & Business Development of the Company. They are compensated for services provided. Certain employees of Fund Services serve as officers of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company. For Director and Officer compensation amounts, please refer to the Statement of Operations.

 

4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

During the current fiscal period, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

PURCHASES

SALES

$87,558,869

$70,973,749

 

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities during the current fiscal period.

 

5. FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

 

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

As of August 31, 2020, the federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments held by the Fund were as follows:

 

FEDERAL
TAX COST

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION

UNREALIZED
(DEPRECIATION)

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

$249,065,792

$45,744,933

$(16,382,478)

$29,362,455

 

Distributions to shareholders, if any, from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONCLUDED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

As of August 31, 2020, there were no permanent differences between distributable earning/(loss) and paid-in capital, respectively.

 

As of August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

UNDISTRIBUTED
ORDINARY
INCOME

UNDISTRIBUTED
LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAINS

CAPITAL LOSS
CARRYFORWARDS

NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)

QUALIFIED
LATE-YEAR
LOSSES

$2,088,526

$—

$(20,954,333)

$29,362,455

$—

 

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term and foreign currency gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

         

ORDINARY
INCOME

   

LONG-TERM
GAINS

   

TOTAL

 
    2020     $ 2,498,204     $     $ 2,498,204  

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Additionally, capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. As of August 31, 2020, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards of $20,954,333.

 

6. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there was the following subsequent event:

 

On March 9, 2021, Mr. Richard Driehaus, the founder of Driehaus Capital Management LLC (“Driehaus”), passed away, causing Driehaus to undergo a technical change in control. This change in control resulted in the automatic termination of the Fund’s sub-advisory agreement with Driehaus. Following the termination, the rules under the 1940 Act permitted the Board to approve an interim sub-advisory agreement with Driehaus within ten business days. Accordingly, on March 16, 2021, the Board approved an interim sub-advisory agreement effective March 9, 2021. The interim sub-advisory agreement will terminate upon the earlier of: (a) 150 calendar days after the effective date; or (b) the effective date of a new sub-advisory agreement.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

 

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (844) 261-6482 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

 

The Company files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Company’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

APPROVAL OF SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT WITH APERIO GROUP, LLC

 

As required by the 1940 Act, the Board, including all of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”), considered the approval of a new sub-advisory agreement among Altair, the Company, on behalf of the Fund, and Aperio Group, LLC (“Aperio”) (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) at a special meeting of the Board held on December 10, 2020 (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, approved the Sub-Advisory Agreement for an initial period ending August 16, 2021. The Board’s decision to approve the Sub-Advisory Agreement reflects the exercise of its business judgment. In approving the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board considered information provided by Altair and Aperio, with the assistance and advice of counsel to the Independent Directors and the Company.

 

In considering the Sub-Advisory Agreement between Altair and Aperio, the Board took into account all materials provided prior to and during the Meeting and at other meetings throughout the past year, the presentations made during the Meeting, and the discussions held during the Meeting. Among other things, the Board considered (i) the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the Fund by Aperio; (ii) descriptions of the experience and qualifications of the personnel providing those services; (iii) Aperio’s investment philosophies and processes; (iv) Aperio’s assets under management and client descriptions; (v) Aperio’s soft dollar commission and trade allocation policies, including information on the types of research and services obtained in connection with soft dollar commissions; (vi) Aperio’s advisory fee arrangements and other similarly managed clients, as applicable; (vii) Aperio’s compliance procedures; (viii) Aperio’s financial information and insurance coverage, including the effect of the change of control on Aperio’s operations; (ix) the extent to which economies of scale are relevant to the Fund; (x) a report prepared by Broadridge/Lipper comparing the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio to those of its Lipper Group and comparing the performance of the Fund to the performance of its Lipper Group; and (xi) a report comparing the performance of the Fund to the performance of its benchmark. The Board acknowledged that it relied, in part, on its prior review of Aperio at its May 13-14, 2020 meeting whereby the Board had performed its review and annual renewal of the Fund’s prior sub-advisory agreement with Aperio.

 

The Board considered the nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided by Aperio. The Board also considered the fees payable to Aperio under the proposed Sub-Advisory Agreement with Aperio and the services to be provided by Aperio.

 

After reviewing the information regarding Aperio’s costs, profitability and economies of scale, and after considering the services to be provided by Aperio, the Board concluded that the sub-advisory fees to be paid by the Fund to Aperio were fair and reasonable and that the Sub-Advisory Agreement should be approved for an initial period ending August 16, 2021.

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

(Unaudited)

 

The Company has adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Company Program”) as required by rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Company Program, the Adviser has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Adviser Program” and together with the Company Program, the “Programs”) on behalf of the Fund. The Programs seek to assess, manage and review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk. “Liquidity Risk” is defined as the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interest in the Fund.

 

The Board has appointed Vigilant Compliance, LLC (“Vigilant”) as the program administrator for the Company Program and the Adviser as the program administrator for the Adviser Program. The Adviser has delegated oversight of the Adviser Program to its Compliance Committee, whose process of monitoring and determining the liquidity of the Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party vendors.

 

At meetings held during the fiscal period, the Board and its Investment and Liquidity Risk Committee received and reviewed a written report (the “Report”) of Vigilant and the Adviser concerning the operation of the Programs for the period from June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 (the “Period”). The Report summarized the operation of the Programs and the information and factors considered by Vigilant and the Adviser in reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation of the Programs with respect to the Fund. Such information and factors included, among other things: (i) the methodology used to classify the liquidity of each Fund’s portfolio investments and the Adviser’s assessment that the Fund’s strategy remained appropriate for an open-end mutual fund; (ii) analyses of the Fund’s trading environment and reasonably anticipated trading size; (iii) that the Fund held primarily highly liquid assets (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value); (iv) that the Fund held a percentage of highly liquid assets above its highly liquid investment minimum at all times during the Period; (v) confirmation that the Fund did not breach the 15% maximum illiquid security threshold (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment) and the procedures for monitoring compliance with the limit; (vi) that the processes, technologies and third-party vendors used to assess, manage, and/or periodically review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk functioned appropriately during the Period; and (vii) that the Programs operated adequately during the Period. The Report also indicated that there were no material changes made to the Programs during the Period.

 

Based on the review, the Report concluded that the Programs were being implemented effectively and reasonably designed to assess and manage Liquidity Risk in the Fund’s portfolio.

 

There can be no assurance that the Company Program or the Adviser Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

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Investment Adviser
Altair Advisers, LLC
303 West Madison Street, Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60606

 

Administrator and Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201

 

Principal Underwriter
Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 E Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Two Commerce Square
2001 Market Street, Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Legal Counsel
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

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Bogle Investment
Management

 

Small Cap
Growth Fund

 

of THE RBB FUND, INC.

 

Semi-Annual Report
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically anytime by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or a bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-877-264-5346.

 

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 1-877-264-5346 to inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all funds held with the fund complex if you invest directly with the Fund.

 

 

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund.

 

 

Bogle Investment Management
Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Performance Data

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months(1)

One
Year

Five
Year

Ten
Year

Since
Inception(2)

 

Institutional Class Shares

37.87%

53.40%

16.96%

12.12%

11.64%

 

Russell 2000® Index

41.69%

51.00%

17.92%

11.86%

9.40%

 

 

 

(1)

Not Annualized.

 

(2)

For the period October 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2021.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained at 1-877-264-5346. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance quoted reflects fee waivers in effect and would have been less in their absence. The total annual Fund operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, is 1.38% for the Fund prior to fee waivers.

 

Bogle Investment Management, L.P. (the “Adviser” or “Bogle”) waived a portion of its advisory fee and agreed to reimburse a portion of the Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund’s (the “Fund”) operating expenses, if necessary, to maintain the expense limitation as set forth in the notes to the financial statements. Total returns shown include fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any; total returns would have been lower had there been no waivers and reimbursements of fees and expenses in excess of expense limitations. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions.

 

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Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Fund Expense Example

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021 and held for the entire period.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

The expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2021

Expenses Paid
During Period*

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Actual
Six-Month
Total Investment
Return for
the Fund

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,378.70

$7.37

1.25%

37.87%

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

1,000.00

1,018.60

6.26

1.25%

N/A

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for the period September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one half-year period. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual six-month total investment return for the Fund.

 

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Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by security type of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

   

% of Net
Assets

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS:

               

Health Technology

    18.3%     $ 15,986,162  

Finance

    18.3       15,957,691  

Technology Services

    11.7       10,172,582  

Electronic Technology

    7.8       6,839,201  

Producer Manufacturing

    5.1       4,425,884  

Consumer Services

    4.9       4,236,425  

Commercial Services

    4.4       3,831,700  

Retail Trade

    4.1       3,584,379  

Consumer Durables

    3.8       3,330,806  

Consumer Non-Durables

    3.5       3,091,016  

Non-Energy Minerals

    3.4       2,970,576  

Process Industries

    3.4       2,941,096  

Industrial Services

    2.9       2,569,959  

Transportation

    1.8       1,544,287  

Utilities

    1.2       1,006,807  

Distribution Services

    1.0       900,331  

Communications

    0.7       628,698  

Health Services

    0.7       620,418  

Energy Minerals

    0.2       183,894  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

    3.7       3,219,804  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    -0.9       (764,345 )

NET ASSETS

    100.0%     $ 87,277,371  

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS—97.2%

COMMERCIAL SERVICES—4.4%

Concentrix Corp.*

    1,102     $ 136,108  

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    4,700       538,385  

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*

    13,154       669,539  

iClick Interactive Asia Group Ltd., ADR*

    25,500       375,105  

Kforce, Inc.

    14,764       758,131  

QuinStreet, Inc.*

    29,847       713,045  

Stamps.com, Inc.*

    1,540       280,172  

TriNet Group, Inc.*

    4,500       361,215  
              3,831,700  

COMMUNICATIONS—0.7%

Remark Holdings, Inc.*

    74,700       224,847  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    9,106       403,851  
              628,698  

CONSUMER DURABLES—3.8%

Arlo Technologies, Inc.*

    58,300       405,768  

GoPro, Inc., Class A*

    64,001       481,288  

Nautilus, Inc.*

    20,149       370,943  

Niu Technologies, SP ADR*

    7,200       269,136  

Turtle Beach Corp.*

    19,438       581,196  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*

    20,794       657,298  

Zepp Health Corp., ADR*

    34,191       565,177  
              3,330,806  

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES—3.5%

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*

    19,373       804,173  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

    2,200       564,652  

Nomad Foods Ltd.*

    19,121       451,638  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    11,643       595,889  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*

    6,951       674,664  
              3,091,016  

CONSUMER SERVICES—4.9%

CuriosityStream, Inc.*

    20,809       361,452  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

    3,000       292,890  

Gravity Co., Ltd., SP ADR*

    2,880       336,902  

Gray Television, Inc.

    15,391       279,347  

Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    57,600       324,288  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B*

    23,137       290,138  

Medifast, Inc.

    2,942       744,297  

Meredith Corp.*

    25,746       637,986  

MSG Networks, Inc., Class A*

    42,358       718,392  

 

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

CONSUMER SERVICES—(continued)

New York Times Co., (The), Class A

    4,900     $ 250,733  
              4,236,425  

DISTRIBUTION SERVICES—1.0%

Pool Corp.

    642       214,922  

SpartanNash Co.

    15,100       275,273  

SYNNEX Corp.

    4,600       410,136  
              900,331  

ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY—7.8%

Aviat Networks, Inc.*

    2,700       165,591  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*

    17,950       661,816  

Cambium Networks Corp.*

    10,101       427,171  

Canaan, Inc., ADR*

    12,649       191,759  

Himax Technologies, Inc., ADR*

    33,195       447,137  

Immersion Corp.*

    28,600       283,426  

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp.*

    47,531       888,354  

NeoPhotonics Corp.*

    72,466       696,398  

Plantronics, Inc.*

    15,230       616,663  

Silicon Motion Technology Corp., ADR

    12,314       731,944  

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.

    29,900       514,579  

Sonos, Inc.*

    17,741       690,835  

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

    4,440       144,877  

United Microelectronics Corp., SP ADR

    25,080       245,784  

Xperi Holding Corp.

    6,297       132,867  
              6,839,201  

ENERGY MINERALS—0.2%

Peabody Energy Corp.*

    42,766       183,894  
                 

FINANCE—18.3%

360 DigiTech, Inc., ADR*

    16,200       379,566  

AMERCO

    400       229,888  

BGC Partners, Inc., Class A

    106,500       477,120  

Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.

    35,555       643,546  

Clover Health Investments Corp.*

    16,600       156,040  

Cohen & Co., Inc.*

    5,852       100,187  

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

    7,600       489,288  

Cowen, Inc., Class A

    30,400       1,029,040  

eXp World Holdings, Inc.*

    2,854       172,353  

Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc.*

    15,744       224,667  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

    7,600       483,056  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    9,055       655,492  

InterPrivate Acquisition Corp.*

    32,500       450,450  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Bogle Investment Management
Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

FINANCE—(Continued)

LendingClub Corp.*

    50,524     $ 544,144  

LexinFintech Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    52,279       593,889  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    3,560       468,282  

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.

    16,400       513,976  

Mogo, Inc.*

    17,700       139,299  

Nelnet, Inc., Class A

    6,117       444,094  

Noah Holdings Ltd., SP ADR*

    8,349       373,200  

Piper Jaffray Companies

    998       106,107  

PJT Partners, Inc., Class A

    9,698       676,145  

PROG Holdings, Inc.*

    8,981       449,050  

Realogy Holdings Corp.*

    29,900       450,892  

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    800       46,208  

SEI Investments Co.

    6,273       351,288  

SiriusPoint Ltd.*

    7,614       77,739  

SLM Corp.

    23,551       371,870  

Stepstone Group, Inc., Class A*

    14,969       539,034  

StoneX Group, Inc.*

    5,587       322,314  

Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp., Class A*

    34,955       368,426  

TCG BDC, Inc.

    51,200       637,952  

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.*

    29,104       757,868  

Thunder Bridge Acquisition II Ltd., Class A*

    65,262       693,735  

Tuscan Holdings Corp.*

    29,800       495,276  

Up Fintech Holding Ltd., ADR*

    5,700       135,945  

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

    3,628       910,265  
              15,957,691  

HEALTH SERVICES—0.7%

Chemed Corp.

    700       311,647  

Fulgent Genetics, Inc.*

    1,900       192,394  

Invitae Corp.*

    2,900       116,377  
              620,418  

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY—18.3%

Alpha Pro Tech Ltd.*

    35,310       493,634  

Aptose Biosciences, Inc.*

    93,697       371,040  

Assertio Holdings, Inc.*

    6,475       5,523  

BellRing Brands, Inc., Class A*

    31,386       713,090  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    725       262,225  

Bruker Corp.

    4,088       249,286  

C4 Therapeutics, Inc.*

    6,701       287,607  

CareDx, Inc.*

    3,400       268,872  

Cerus Corp.*

    73,100       448,834  

Compugen Ltd.*

    32,300       301,359  

Curis, Inc.*

    26,300       258,792  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    7,819       347,946  

Eargo, Inc.*

    4,006       233,990  

 

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY—(continued)

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*

    3,731     $ 358,176  

Fluidigm Corp.*

    66,300       304,980  

GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.*

    26,300       514,165  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*

    6,418       401,125  

Grifols SA, ADR

    26,811       435,947  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

    4,434       472,975  

ICU Medical, Inc.*

    2,584       536,180  

Inmode Ltd.*

    9,300       641,328  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

    4,819       329,330  

Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    14,100       305,406  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    71,042       655,718  

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.*

    20,973       442,111  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

    9,947       554,247  

NanoString Technologies, Inc.*

    3,500       244,265  

Natus Medical, Inc.*

    30,875       799,971  

NextCure, Inc.*

    5,828       66,206  

NuVasive, Inc.*

    9,500       573,135  

Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc.*

    28,300       184,799  

OPKO Health, Inc.*

    55,000       247,500  

Orthofix Medical, Inc.*

    18,212       847,040  

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.*

    4,287       131,054  

Qiagen NV*

    4,300       215,000  

Quanterix Corp.*

    3,106       235,280  

Quidel Corp.*

    1,281       210,417  

Repligen Corp.*

    500       106,195  

Retractable Technologies, Inc.*

    17,500       274,750  

Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.*

    29,636       340,518  

SI-BONE, Inc.*

    17,314       543,486  

STAAR Surgical Co.*

    2,900       301,629  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    700       18,809  

Surface Oncology, Inc.*

    5,700       48,336  

Veracyte, Inc.*

    4,100       238,046  

Veru, Inc.*

    12,000       165,840  
              15,986,162  

INDUSTRIAL SERVICES—2.9%

Argan, Inc.

    16,211       810,874  

Construction Partners, Inc., Class A*

    16,236       469,870  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    4,200       408,954  

Primoris Services Corp.

    26,300       880,261  
              2,569,959  

NON-ENERGY MINERALS—3.4%

B2Gold Corp.

    87,200       381,064  

Boise Cascade Co.

    15,780       788,053  

Gerdau SA, SP ADR

    80,000       366,400  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    42,000       261,660  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Bogle Investment Management
Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

NON-ENERGY MINERALS—(continued)

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

    19,335     $ 667,831  

UFP Industries, Inc.

    8,288       505,568  
              2,970,576  

PROCESS INDUSTRIES—3.4%

Aemetis, Inc.*

    29,400       289,002  

Alto Ingredients, Inc.*

    37,700       244,296  

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

    17,400       609,174  

Lakeland Industries, Inc.*

    22,594       709,226  

Mosaic Co., (The)

    9,500       279,300  

Rogers Corp.*

    2,715       492,718  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., (The)

    1,489       317,380  
              2,941,096  

PRODUCER MANUFACTURING—5.1%

AAON, Inc.

    4,315       332,686  

AGCO Corp.

    2,200       284,856  

Atkore, Inc.*

    15,156       1,025,303  

Herman Miller, Inc.

    13,700       525,464  

Lindsay Corp.

    4,000       641,000  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    13,600       552,704  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    48,043       407,405  

Toro Co., (The)

    1,600       161,232  

Tupperware Brands Corp.*

    16,200       495,234  
              4,425,884  

RETAIL TRADE—4.1%

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*

    10,874       436,917  

Blue Apron Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    37,100       326,851  

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*

    21,712       537,806  

MarineMax, Inc.*

    13,422       599,292  

Murphy USA, Inc.

    3,800       473,670  

ODP Corp, (The)*

    10,454       400,075  

Revolve Group, Inc.*

    11,300       520,930  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    2,200       288,838  
              3,584,379  

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES—11.7%

A10 Networks, Inc.*

    78,225       730,621  

ANGI Homeservices, Inc., Class A*

    35,400       529,053  

Boingo Wireless, Inc.*

    22,058       251,461  

Box, Inc., Class A*

    28,528       523,489  

Cargurus, Inc.*

    11,500       298,425  

Cars.com, Inc.*

    34,188       398,974  

ChannelAdvisor Corp.*

    29,877       675,220  

Cloudera, Inc.*

    25,600       413,184  

CoreLogic, Inc.

    4,100       347,106  

Corsair Gaming, Inc.*

    5,800       207,872  

 

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES—(continued)

Criteo SA, SP ADR*

    24,112     $ 829,212  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*

    14,567       328,413  

eGain Corp.*

    44,701       519,426  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*

    5,900       372,644  

McAfee Corp., Class A

    18,480       382,536  

Mitek Systems, Inc.*

    36,879       563,511  

NETGEAR, Inc.*

    17,341       693,640  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

    8,300       161,933  

Sciplay Corp., Class A*

    34,051       618,026  

Shutterstock, Inc.

    6,905       609,228  

Teradata Corp.*

    8,100       324,810  

Upwork, Inc.*

    2,130       114,764  

Youdao, Inc., ADR*

    2,900       92,829  

Zynga, Inc., Class A*

    16,700       186,205  
              10,172,582  

TRANSPORTATION—1.8%

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

    11,100       611,943  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    5,600       241,920  

ModivCare, Inc.*

    5,383       690,424  
              1,544,287  

UTILITIES—1.2%

Just Energy Group, Inc.*

    117,523       463,041  

Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.*

    7,201       242,458  

Pampa Energia SA, SP ADR*

    831       11,077  

Vistra Corp.

    16,825       290,231  
              1,006,807  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $72,574,318)

    84,821,912  
 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—3.7%

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01% (a)

    3,219,804  

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $3,219,804)

    3,219,804  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.9%

(Cost $75,794,122)

    88,041,716  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(0.9)%

    (764,345 )

NET ASSETS—100.0%

  $ 87,277,371  

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

SP ADR - Sponsored ADR

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Bogle Investment Management
Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Assets

       

Investments, at value (cost $72,574,318)

  $ 84,821,912  

Short-term investments, at value (cost $3,219,804)

    3,219,804  

Receivables for:

       

Investments sold

    2,735,977  

Capital shares sold

    156,052  

Dividends

    23,852  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    22,582  

Total assets

    90,980,179  
         

Liabilities

       

Payables for:

       

Investments purchased

    3,610,512  

Advisory fees

    63,132  

Capital shares redeemed

    11,402  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    17,762  

Total liabilities

    3,702,808  

Net assets

  $ 87,277,371  
         

Net Assets Consist of:

       

Par value

  $ 2,369  

Paid-in capital

    65,577,831  

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

    21,697,171  

Net assets

  $ 87,277,371  
         

Capital Shares:

       

Net assets

  $ 87,277,371  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    2,368,911  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 36.84  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Bogle Investment Management
Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income

       

Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $917)

  $ 361,764  

Total investment income

    361,764  
         

Expenses

       

Advisory fees (Note 2)

    323,509  

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

    27,576  

Legal fees

    13,708  

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

    11,978  

Registration and filing fees

    11,435  

Audit and tax service fees

    9,991  

Director fees

    9,179  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    8,677  

Officer fees

    8,521  

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

    1,127  

Other expenses

    2,317  

Total expenses before waivers

    428,018  

Less: waivers (Note 2)

    (23,632 )

Net expenses after waivers

    404,386  

Net investment income/(loss)

    (42,622 )
         

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) from Investments

       

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    13,259,645  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    6,606,227  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    19,865,872  

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 19,823,250  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Bogle Investment Management
Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (42,622 )   $ (225,757 )

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    13,259,645       378,756  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    6,606,227       5,209,500  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    19,823,250       5,362,499  
                 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (3,334,454 )     (208,711 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (3,334,454 )     (208,711 )
                 

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Derived From Capital Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    22,621,258       486,094  

Reinvestment of distributions

    3,236,287       199,405  

Distributions for shares redeemed

    (12,178,166 )     (18,031,798 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    13,679,379       (17,346,299 )

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    30,168,175       (12,192,511 )
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of period

    57,109,196       69,301,707  

End of period

  $ 87,277,371     $ 57,109,196  
                 

Shares Transactions:

               

Shares sold

    576,166       19,675  

Shares reinvested

    102,414       7,251  

Shares redeemed

    (337,781 )     (698,757 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    340,799       (671,831 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Bogle Investment Management
Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2020

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2017

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 28.16     $ 25.67     $ 35.14     $ 32.04     $ 27.00     $ 30.00  

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    (0.02 )     (0.10 )     (0.15 )     (0.19 )     (0.18 )     (0.13 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    10.40       2.68       (5.55 )     6.63       5.22       1.21  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    10.38       2.58       (5.70 )     6.44       5.04       1.08  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.07 )                              

Net realized capital gains

    (1.63 )     (0.09 )     (3.77 )     (3.34 )           (4.08 )

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (1.70 )     (0.09 )     (3.77 )     (3.34 )           (4.08 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 36.84     $ 28.16     $ 25.67     $ 35.14     $ 32.04     $ 27.00  

Total investment return(2)

    37.87 %(4)     10.04 %     (16.02 )%     21.77 %     18.69 %     4.37 %
                                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 87,277     $ 57,109     $ 69,302     $ 96,579       $ 106,278     $ 57,180  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

    1.25 %(5)     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.27 %     1.25 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waiver and reimbursements(3)

    1.32 %(5)     1.38 %     1.37 %     1.29 %     1.37 %     1.42 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (0.13 )%(5)     (0.38 )%     (0.53 )%     (0.57 )%     (0.61 )%     (0.50 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

    139 %(4)     302 %     344 %     349 %     366 %     380 %

 

 

(1)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(2)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(3)

During the current fiscal period, certain fees were waived and/or reimbursed. If such fee waivers and/or reimbursements had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(4)

Not Annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has thirty-six separate investment portfolios, including the Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”), which commenced investment operations on October 1, 1999.

 

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 87.923 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and ninety classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

 

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation.

 

The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services - Investment Companies”.

 

The end of the reporting period for the Fund is February 28, 2021, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the six months ended February 28, 2021 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Investments in other open-end investment companies, if any, are valued based on the NAV of those investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

 

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

● Level 1 –

Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

 

● Level 2 –

Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

 

● Level 3 –

Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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Bogle Investment Management
Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of the end of the reporting period, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

   

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Common Stocks

  $ 84,821,912     $ 84,821,912     $     $  

Short-Term Investments

    3,219,804       3,219,804              

Total Investments*

  $ 88,041,716     $ 88,041,716     $     $  

 

*

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

 

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for Level 3 transfers are disclosed if the Fund had an amount of total Level 3 transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund had no Level 3 transfers.

 

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

 

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — The Fund records security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income (including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts) is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund’s investment income, expenses (other than class specific distribution fees) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Board deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund.

 

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Bogle Investment Management
Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Dividends And Distributions To Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

 

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic — The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers are not known. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

 

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, the Fund expects the risk of material loss from such claims to be remote.

 

2. Investment Adviser and Other Services

 

Bogle Investment Management, L.P. (“Bogle” or the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Fund compensates the Adviser for its services at an annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Advisory Fee”), payable on a monthly basis in arrears, as shown in the accompanying table.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent that total Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed the rate (“Expense Cap”) shown in the accompanying table. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and certain of these expenses could cause net total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed the Expense Cap: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board. The Adviser may discontinue these arrangements at any time after December 31, 2021. The Fund will not pay the Adviser at a later time for any amounts the Adviser may waive and/or any amounts that the Adviser has assumed.

 

Advisory Fee

Expense Cap

1.00%

1.25%

 

During the current fiscal period, investment advisory fees accrued and waived were as follows:

 

Gross
Advisory Fees

Waivers

Net
Advisory Fees

$323,509

$(23,632)

$299,877

 

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Bogle Investment Management
Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Effective September 1, 2019, if at any time the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed above) for a year are less than the Expense Cap, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed the Expense Cap that was in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement. As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund had amounts available for recoupment as follows:

 

EXPIRATION

 

August 31, 2021

August 31, 2022

August 31, 2023

August 31, 2024

Total

$—

$—

$75,685

$23,632

$99,317

 

During the period, Bogle notified the Board that it wished to resign as the investment adviser to the Fund. In order to ensure the continued management of the Fund’s assets following the resignation by Bogle, the Board unanimously voted on February 10-11, 2021 to approve (i) an interim investment advisory agreement (the “Interim Advisory Agreement”) between the Company and Summit Global Investments, LLC (“Summit”) to become effective upon the resignation of Bogle, and (ii) a new investment advisory agreement (the “New Advisory Agreement”) between the Company and Summit, which will not become effective unless approved by shareholders of the Fund. Information regarding the Board’s considerations in approving the Interim Advisory Agreement and New Advisory Agreement is included under the heading “Approval of Interim and New Advisory Agreements” below.

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Fund Services serves as the Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

For compensation amounts paid to Fund Services and the Custodian, please refer to the Statement of Operations.

 

3. Director and Officer Compensation

 

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. An employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. Employees of RBB serve as Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Marketing & Business Development of the Company. They are compensated for services provided. Certain employees of Fund Services serve as officers of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company. For Director and Officer compensation amounts, please refer to the Statement of Operations.

 

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Bogle Investment Management
Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

4. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

 

During the current fiscal period, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

Purchases

Sales

$97,474,853

$88,039,224

 

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities during the current fiscal period.

 

5. Federal Income Tax Information

 

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

As of August 31, 2020, the federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments held by the Fund were as follows:

 

Federal Tax
Cost

Unrealized
Appreciation

Unrealized
(Depreciation)

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

$51,868,805

$8,550,255

$(3,346,268)

$5,203,987

 

Distributions to shareholders, if any, from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

Permanent differences as of August 31, 2020, primarily attributable to tax equalization and PFICs, were reclassified among the following accounts:

 

DISTRIBUTABLE
EARNINGS/(LOSS)

Paid-In
Capital

$(267)

$267

 

As of August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

CAPITAL LOSS
CARRYFORWARD

UNDISTRIBUTED
ORDINARY
INCOME

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Qualified
Late-Year Loss
Deferral

$(16,658)

$21,046

$—

$5,203,987

$—

 

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate principally to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term and foreign currency gains, if applicable, are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

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Bogle Investment Management
Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2020 is as follows:

 

Ordinary
Income

LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAINS

Total

$—

$208,711

$208,711

 

Dividends from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income dividends for federal income tax purposes.

 

The Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of August 31, 2020, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards of $16,658.

 

6. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there was the following subsequent events:

 

Effective March 15, 2021, Bogle has resigned as the Fund’s investment adviser and Summit serves as the Fund’s investment adviser pursuant to the Interim Advisory Agreement. The Interim Advisory Agreement will remain effective until the earlier of 150 days from March 15, 2021 or the date upon which shareholders approve the New Advisory Agreement. A special meeting of the shareholders will be held on May 6, 2021 at which shareholders will be asked to consider and approve the New Advisory Agreement.

 

Effective March 15, 2021, the name of the Fund has been changed to the SGI Small Cap Growth Fund.

 

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Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Other Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

 

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 264-5346 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

 

The Company files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Company’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Approval of Interim and New Advisory Agreements

 

As required by the 1940 Act, the Board, including a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”), considered the approval of the Interim Advisory Agreement and New Advisory Agreement (together, the “Advisory Agreements”) at a meeting of the Board held on February 10-11, 2021 (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors approved the Advisory Agreements. In approving the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered information provided by Summit with the assistance and advice of counsel to the Independent Directors of the Company.

 

In considering the approval of the Advisory Agreements, the Board considered that Summit had demonstrated its abilities as an investment adviser while serving as an investment adviser to six other series of the Company that have commenced investment operations. In addition, the Board considered that the terms of the Interim Advisory Agreement are substantially identical to the terms of the prior investment advisory agreement between the Company, on behalf of the Fund, and Bogle (the “Prior Advisory Agreement”), except that all advisory fees will be placed in escrow pending shareholder approval of the New Advisory Agreement and certain other provisions required pursuant to Rule 15a-4 of the 1940 Act. The Board also considered that the material terms of the New Advisory Agreement are substantially similar to those of the Prior Advisory Agreement and that the advisory fee rate under the New Advisory Agreement would decrease from 1.00% to 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. In addition, the Board considered that Summit had contractually agreed to waive management fees and reimburse expenses through December 31, 2022 to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest) exceed 1.23% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Board considered the presentation by Summit earlier in the Meeting and the information received at or prior to the Meeting.

 

In deciding to approve the Advisory Agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all important or controlling and considered all factors together. Moreover, not every factor was given the same weight by each Director. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s determination are described below.

 

During the course of its deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, reached the following conclusions regarding Summit, among others:

 

 

Services to be Rendered by Summit. The services to be performed by Summit under the Advisory Agreements are substantially the same as the services performed by Bogle under the Prior Advisory Agreement, and will be adequate and appropriate.

 

 

Investment Advisory Fees. The fees payable by the Fund under the Interim Advisory Agreement will be the same as the fees paid by the Fund under the Prior Advisory Agreement and the fees payable by the Fund under the New Advisory Agreement will be lower than the fees paid by the Fund under the Prior Advisory Agreement.

 

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Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Other Information (Unaudited) (Concluded)

 

 

Total Expense Ratio. The expense ratio of the Fund will be the same under the Interim Advisory Agreement as under the Prior Advisory Agreement. The expense ratio of the Fund will be lower under the New Advisory Agreement than under the Prior Advisory Agreement. Summit has contractually agreed to waive management fees and reimburse expenses through December 31, 2022 to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest) exceed 1.23% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Previously, Bogle had contractually agreed to waive management fees and reimburse expenses through December 31, 2021 to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest) exceed 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by Summit, the Directors considered oral and written reports describing the portfolio management, shareholder communication and servicing, prospective shareholder assistance and regulatory compliance services proposed to be provided by Summit to the Fund. The Directors also considered the fact that Summit has not experienced any significant legal, compliance or regulatory difficulties. Based on the information provided and the Directors’ prior experience with Summit, the Directors concluded that the nature and extent of the services that Summit will provide under the Advisory Agreements, as well as the quality of those services, would be satisfactory. In concluding that the advisory fees payable by the Fund were reasonable, the Directors reviewed reports comparing the Fund’s expense ratio and advisory fee paid by the Fund to those of other comparable mutual funds and concluded that the advisory fees proposed to be paid by the Fund under the Advisory Agreements and the Fund’s expense ratio were within the range of comparable mutual funds.

 

In considering the overall fairness of the New Advisory Agreement, the Directors assessed the degree to which economies of scale that would be expected to be realized if the Fund’s assets increase, whether the Fund was large enough to generate economies of scale, as well as the extent to which fee levels would reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s shareholders. The Directors noted that the Fund’s advisory fee structure did not contain any breakpoint reductions as the Fund’s assets grew in size, but that the feasibility of incorporating breakpoints would continue to be reviewed on a regular basis. The Directors determined that the fee schedules in the Advisory Agreements were reasonable and appropriate.

 

After considering all of the information, the Directors concluded that, although past performance is not a guarantee of future results, the Fund and its shareholders were likely to benefit from Summit’s investment management services. Finally, in addition to the above factors, the Directors also discussed other benefits received by Summit from its management of the Fund, including, without limitation, possible soft dollar benefits and the ability to market its advisory services for similar products in the future.

 

Based upon its review, the Board concluded that the Advisory Agreements, with respect to the Fund, were reasonable, fair and in the best interests of the Fund and the Fund’s shareholders, the fees provided under the Advisory Agreements were fair and reasonable and that (i) the Interim Advisory Agreement should be approved for a term ending upon the earlier of 150 days from the effective date of the Interim Advisory Agreement or the date upon which shareholder approval of the New Advisory Agreement is obtained, and (ii) the New Advisory Agreement should be approved, subject to shareholder approval, for an initial term ending August 16, 2022.

 

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Bogle Investment Management
Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

 

The Company has adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Company Program”) as required by rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Company Program, the Adviser has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Adviser Program” and together with the Company Program, the “Programs”) on behalf of the Fund. The Programs seek to assess, manage and review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk. “Liquidity Risk” is defined as the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interest in the Fund.

 

The Board has appointed Vigilant Compliance, LLC (“Vigilant”) as the program administrator for the Company Program and employees of the Adviser as the program administrator for the Adviser Program. The process of monitoring and determining the liquidity of the Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party vendors.

 

At meetings held during the fiscal period, the Board and its Investment and Liquidity Risk Committee received and reviewed a written report (the “Report”) of Vigilant and the Adviser concerning the operation of the Programs for the period from June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 (the “Period”). The Report summarized the operation of the Programs and the information and factors considered by Vigilant and the Adviser in reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation of the Programs with respect to the Fund. Such information and factors included, among other things: (i) the methodology used to classify the liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio investments and the Adviser’s assessment that the Fund’s strategy remained appropriate for an open-end mutual fund; (ii) analyses of the Fund’s trading environment and reasonably anticipated trading size; (iii) that the Fund held primarily highly liquid assets (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value); (iv) that the Fund held a percentage of highly liquid assets above its highly liquid investment minimum at all times during the Period; (v) confirmation that the Fund did not breach the 15% maximum illiquid security threshold (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment) during the Period and the procedures for monitoring compliance with the limit; (vi) that the processes, technologies and third-party vendors used to assess, manage, and/or periodically review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk functioned appropriately during the Period; and (vii) that the Programs operated adequately during the Period. The Report also indicated that there were no material changes made to the Programs during the Period.

 

Based on the review, the Report concluded that the Programs were being implemented effectively and reasonably designed to assess and manage Liquidity Risk in the Fund’s portfolio.

 

There can be no assurance that the Company Program or the Adviser Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

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Investment Adviser
Bogle Investment Management, L.P.
2310 Washington Street
Suite 310
Newton Lower Falls, MA 02462

 

Administrator and Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201

 

Principal Underwriter
Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 E Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Two Commerce Square, Suite 1800
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

 

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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
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Boston Partners Investment Funds

of The RBB Fund, Inc.

 

Semi-Annual Report
February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II
Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund
Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund
Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund
Boston Partners Global Equity Fund
Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund
Boston Partners Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund
(formerly Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund)
Boston Partners Emerging Markets Fund
Boston Partners Global Equity Advantage Fund

 

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Table of Contents

 

General Market Commentary   1
Fund Expense Examples   6
Portfolio Holdings Summary Tables   8
Portfolio of Investments   11
Statements of Assets and Liabilities   52
Statements of Operations   55
Statements of Changes in Net Assets   58
Financial Highlights   64
Notes to Financial Statements   70
Other Information   81
 

BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS

GENERAL MARKET COMMENTARY

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

Stock market results for the six-month period ended February 28, 2021 began with a bang as the S&P 500 Index (“S&P 500”) returned 7.19% during August 2020, its best return for that month since 1984. The rally that month was fueled by signs of progress towards a “CARES 2” act out of Congress, more evidence of a “V” shaped economic recovery, encouraging news regarding a coronavirus vaccine, a lower dollar, a blowout Q2 earnings season and a dovish shift in Federal Reserve (“Fed”) policy regarding inflation and employment targets. While August began with a Q3 GDP forecast of 11.9% from the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model, it ended with a Q3 GDP projection of 28.9%, as 96 out of 122 (79%) U.S. economic releases reported during the month beat consensus expectations.

 

While the next two months saw losses for the S&P, largely as the result of a second wave of coronavirus infections that triggered activity restrictions and lockdowns, November brought four consecutive weeks of positive vaccine news from four different pharmaceutical companies, a Q3 earnings season that saw 84% of the companies that comprise the S&P 500 beating consensus estimates and relief from the completion of the presidential election cycle with Joe Biden winning both the popular and electoral college vote.

 

December brought the passing of the $908 billion “CARES 2” act and, despite a spike in volatility, the S&P 500 closed the year at a record high, its 33rd of 2020.

 

2021 began with the market under pressure from a series of negative headlines that included a “fear-of-inflation” spike in interest rates, a GOP challenge to additional fiscal stimulus and repercussions from a new twist on an old form of stock manipulation by a group of retail investors that The Wall Street Journal labeled as “The Reddit Wolves of Wall Street”, but ended on a positive note as vaccination efforts picked up steam, infections fell and economic and earnings growth remained robust.

 

Over the entire six-month period ended in February, the S&P 500 gained 9.74% on a total return basis (20.84% annualized), though the bulk of that return (9.15% or 94%) occurred after the November 9th Pfizer vaccine announcement.

 

Ten out of the eleven Global Industry Classification (“GIC”) sectors comprising the S&P 500 posted gains over the six-month period, led by Energy, which advanced by 39.04%, as the price of oil increased by 44% given the combination of increasing demand and a drop in supply due to production cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

 

Given the strength of the economic backdrop, growth became less of a concern for investors, which led to a rotation from stocks, sectors and styles with more defensive characteristics to those with greater cyclical sensitivity and lower valuations. Over the six-month period, the large-cap Russell 1000 Value Index, the Russell Midcap Value Index and the small-cap Russell 2000 Value Index beat their respective Growth counterparts by an average of 10.15% across the three capitalization segments, the largest margin of outperformance since the six-month period ended on August 30, 2002.

 

Looking Ahead

 

With COVID-related infections, hospitalizations and deaths down by 50% or more from recent peaks to levels last seen during the summer, and with the number of vaccination shots administered nearing the targeted two million doses per day (even before the shipment of Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved vaccine), states have begun to relax virus-related restrictions on activities ranging from schooling to attending sporting events in person. Correspondingly, high frequency alternative data sources like the Google Community Mobility Report and Apple Mobility Trends are reporting an increase in all types of activities by individuals. When coupled with traditional measures of economic activity that continue to surpass consensus expectations, forecasts for U.S. GDP growth have been on the rise. As recently as February 11th, the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model was forecasting 4.5% growth for Q1 GDP, but after incorporating a host of newly-released data, the model now anticipates growth closer to 10% for the quarter. The last time the U.S. experienced that type of growth under more normal circumstances was 1978. Bloomberg’s Survey of Economists’ forecasts for 2021 GDP has risen from 4.1% to 5.5% in the last month alone.

 

Likewise, consensus expectations for 2021 earnings-per-share growth for the S&P 500 have risen as well, and now stand at over 24%, having started the year at 22%.

 

There is a misguided belief that an increase in inflation and/or an increase in interest rates is bad for stock returns, but more recent data would suggest otherwise.

 

Over the last thirty-years, there have been seven periods of a cyclical rise in interest rates, the shortest lasting 8 months, and the longest 37 months (average: 22 months). During each of those periods, the S&P 500 was able to produce a positive return on an annualized basis, from a low of 1.8% to a high of 28.3%, with an average return of 17% across all periods.

 

Over the same time frame, there have been six periods of a cyclical rise in inflation, the shortest lasting 12 months, and the longest 39 months (average: 26 months). In five-out-of-six of those periods, the S&P 500 posted a positive return, averaging 12.3% on an annualized basis. The lone down period produced an annualized loss of -2.7% over 21 months.

 

It is true that higher rates and/or inflation do tend to compress price/earnings (“P/E”) multiples, but usually only at higher levels. For example, since 1950, the sweet spot for higher S&P 500 P/E multiples has generally been when the yield of the 10-year Treasury falls between 1% and 3%, with no significant multiple compression occurring until rates exceed 5%. Likewise, the highest P/E multiples usually occur with inflation between 1% and 4% and do not suffer significantly until the Consumer Price Index is increasing by 6% or more, a level where single-digit P/E multiples are more likely to be found.

 

Even if rates and/or inflation continue to increase modestly this year, we expect that earnings growth should act as a ballast and continue to support higher equity prices.

 

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Past Performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

Opinions expressed herein are as of February 28, 2021 and are subject to change at any time, are not guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice. This report is for the information of shareholders of the Funds. It may also be used as sales literature when preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

 

Basis point refers to a common unit of measure for interest rates and other percentages in finance. One basis point is equal to 1/100th of 1%, or 0.01%, or 0.0001.

 

Beta or beta coefficient is a measure of a stock or portfolio’s level of systematic and unsystematic risk based on in its prior performance. In general, a higher beta indicates a more volatile security in relation to its benchmark and lower beta indicates a less volatile security in relation to its benchmark.

 

Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index “US Aggregate Bond Index” is a broad base bond market index consisting of approximately 17,000 bonds, representing intermediate term investment grade bonds traded in the United States.

 

Consumer Price Index: An index of the variation in prices paid by typical consumers for retail goods and other items.

 

Earnings per share: Is the portion of a company’s profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock.

 

Free cash flow yield is an indicator that compare free cash flow and market cap. It is a representation of the income created by an investment.

 

Growth stocks typically are more volatile than value stocks; however, value stocks generally have a lower expected growth rate in earnings and sales.

 

High Dividend: The MSCI High Dividend Yield Factor aims to capture the high dividend yield equity opportunity set within a standard MSCI parent index (U.S.) by including only securities that offer a higher than average dividend yield (i.e. at least 30% higher) relative to that of the parent index and that pass dividend sustainability and persistence screens.

 

JP Morgan Emerging Markets Currency Index is a market-cap weighted index of 10 emerging market currencies versus the US dollar.

 

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) is a general term that refers to the consolidation of companies or assets through various types of financial transactions.

 

Momentum: High Momentum companies are characterized in the literature as companies with high price performance in the recent history, up to 12-months. High Momentum companies tend to continue their high price performance over the near term, typically over a 6 – 12 month period.

 

MSCI EAFE (EAFE) Index is a stock market index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets outside of the U.S. & Canada. It is maintained by MSCI Inc., a provider of investment decision support tools; the EAFE acronym stands for Europe, Australasia and Far East.

 

MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index is an index created by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) designed to measure equity market performance in global emerging markets.

 

MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index that measures the equity market performance of developed markets.

 

MSCI World Growth Index captures large and mid-cap securities exhibiting overall growth style characteristics across 23 Developed Markets Countries.

 

MSCI World Value NR Index is an index tracking value stocks, which are stocks with prices lower than their intrinsic values.

 

A net return index includes reinvesting the after tax dividends. A gross return index includes reinvesting the before tax dividends. In general, a net return index should under perform a gross return index.

 

OROA: Operating Return on Operating Assets

 

P/B: Price/Book: A valuation ratio of a company’s current share price compared to its book value.

 

P/E: Price/Earnings: A valuation ratio of a company’s current share price compared to its per-share earnings.

 

Quality has long been established as an investment approach, dating back to Benjamin Graham, but it is less well accepted as a factor, especially when compared with value, size, yield, momentum and low volatility. By “factor”, we mean any characteristic that helps explain the risk and returns of a group of securities.

 

ROE: Return on Equity: measures a corporation’s profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with the money invested.

 

Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000®Index and is considered representative of small-cap stocks.

 

Russell 2000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-

 

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book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 

Russell 2000® Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

 

Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

 

Russell 3000® Growth Index is a market capitalization weighted index based on the Russell 3000® Index. It includes companies that display signs of above average growth.

 

Russell 3000® Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the broad value segment of the U.S. equity value universe. It includes those Russell 3000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

 

The Russell Midcap® Index measures performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000® Index.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a marketcapitalizationweighted index of 500 U.S. stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry grouping, among other factors. The S&P 500® Index is designed to be a leading indicator of U.S. equities and is meant to reflect the risk/return characteristics of the large cap universe. The S&P 500® Index was first introduced on January 1, 1923, though expanded to 500 stocks on March 4, 1957.

 

Trade Weighted U.S. Dollar Index: Major Currencies is a weighted average of the foreign exchange value of the U.S. dollar against a subset of the broad index currencies that circulate widely outside the country of issue. Major currencies index includes the Euro Area, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, and Sweden.

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

      AVERAGE ANNUAL
   SIX MONTH  1 YEAR  5 YEAR  10 YEAR  SINCE
INCEPTION
Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II                         
Institutional Class   37.07%   30.68%   12.11%   9.57%   N/A 
Investor Class   36.86%   30.37%   11.81%   9.30%   N/A 
Russell 2000® Value Index   46.42%   41.06%   14.22%   9.65%   N/A 
Russell 2000® Index(1)   41.69%   51.00%   17.92%   11.86%   N/A 

 

(1) This is not a primary benchmark of the Fund. Results of the index performance are presented for general comparative purposes.

 

Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund
Institutional Class   9.19%   7.21%   1.67%   3.77%   N/A 
Investor Class   9.02%   6.90%   1.41%   3.51%   N/A 
S&P 500® Index   9.74%   31.29%   16.82%   13.43%   N/A 
Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund
Institutional Class   11.34%   2.00%   2.36%   4.45%   N/A 
S&P 500 Index   9.74%   31.29%   16.82%   13.43%   N/A 
Investor Class   11.15%   1.76%   2.10%   4.19%   N/A 
S&P 500® Index   9.74%   31.29%   16.82%   13.43%   N/A 
Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund                         
Institutional Class   22.51%   26.48%   12.61%   11.07%   N/A 
Investor Class   22.36%   26.18%   12.33%   10.81%   N/A 
Russell 3000® Value Index   20.72%   23.34%   12.17%   10.33%   N/A 
Russell 3000® Index(1)   13.45%   35.33%   17.41%   13.44%   N/A 

 

(1) This is not a primary benchmark of the Fund. Results of the index performance are presented for general comparative purposes.

 

WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund
Institutional Class   45.92%   39.61%   9.52%   5.66%   N/A 
Russell 2000® Value Index   46.42%   41.06%   14.22%   9.65%   N/A 
Boston Partners Global Equity Fund                         
Institutional Class(1)   25.05%   25.71%   9.81%   N/A    9.92%
MSCI World Index – Net Return   11.73%   29.34%   14.10%   N/A    11.69%(2) 

 

(1) Inception date of the fund was December 30, 2011.
(2) Index Performance is from inception date of the Class only and is not the inception date of the index itself.

 

Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund
Institutional Class(1)   15.41%   12.96%   2.36%   N/A    2.16%
MSCI World Index – Net Return   11.73%   29.34%   14.10%   N/A    9.20%(3) 
Investor Class(2)   15.19%   12.61%   2.08%   N/A    2.20%
MSCI World Index – Net Return   11.73%   29.34%   14.10%   N/A    9.71%(3) 

 

(1) Inception date of the class was December 31, 2013. 
(2) Inception date of the class was April 11, 2014. 
(3) Index Performance is from inception date of the Class only and is not the inception date of the index itself.

 

Boston Partners Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund (formerly Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund)
Institutional Class(1)   13.37%   22.18%   8.77%   N/A    6.03%
MSCI Emerging Markets Index – Net Return   22.32%   36.05%   15.24%   N/A    7.66%(2) 
(1) Inception date of the fund was March 1, 2015. The Fund commenced operations as a series of The RBB Fund, Inc. on December 15, 2015, when substantially all of the assets of Boston Partners Emerging Market Long/Short Equity (the “Prior Account”) transferred to the Fund. The Fund is managed in all material respects in a manner equivalent to the management of the Prior Account. Accordingly, the performance information shown above for periods prior to December 15, 2015 is that of the Prior Account.
(2) Index Performance is from inception date of the Class only and is not the inception date of the index itself.

 

Boston Partners Emerging Markets Fund
Institutional Class(1)   24.54%   33.84%   N/A    N/A    7.84%
MSCI Emerging Markets Index – Net Return   22.32%   36.05%   N/A    N/A    7.68%(2) 

 

(1) Inception date of the fund was October 17, 2017.
(2) Index Performance is from inception date of the Class only and is not the inception date of the index itself.

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (CONCLUDED) (UNAUDITED)

 

      AVERAGE ANNUAL
   SIX MONTH  1 YEAR  5 YEAR  10 YEAR  SINCE
 INCEPTION
Boston Partners Global Equity Advantage Fund
Institutional Class(1)   23.79%   26.72%   N/A    N/A    14.21%
MSCI World Index – Net Return   11.73%   29.34%   N/A    N/A    19.02%(2) 

 

1) Inception date of the fund was May 29, 2019.
2) Index Performance is from inception date of the Class only and is not the inception date of the index itself.

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. waived a portion of its advisory fee and agreed to reimburse a portion of each Fund’s operating expenses, if necessary, to maintain certain expense ratios as set forth in the notes to the financial statements. Total returns shown include fee waivers, expense reimbursements and expense recoupment, if any; total returns would have been lower had there been no assumption of fees and expenses in excess of expense limitations. Each Fund’s annual operating expense ratios below are as stated in the current prospectuses. These ratios may differ from the actual expenses incurred by a Fund for the period covered by this report. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Current performance may be lower or higher than the returns quoted. Visit www.boston-partners.com for returns updated daily. Call 1-888-261-4073 for returns current to the most recent month-end.

 

Investors should note that the Funds are actively managed mutual funds while the indices are unmanaged, do not incur expenses and are not available for investment.

 

Small company stocks are generally riskier than large company stocks due to greater volatility and less liquidity.

 

Value investing involves the risk that a fund’s investment in companies whose securities are believed to be undervalued, relative to their underlying profitability, will not appreciate in value as anticipated.

 

A long/short strategy uses short sales, which theoretically involve unlimited loss potential since the market price of securities sold short may continuously increase. Increased leverage may cause a fund’s net asset value to be disproportionately volatile. The strategy also may generate high portfolio turnover, which may result in higher costs and capital gains.

 

International investing is subject to special risks including, but not limited to, currency risk associated with securities denominated in other than the U.S. dollar, which may be affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates, political, social or economic instability, and differences in taxation, auditing and other financial practices. Investment in emerging market securities may increase these risks.

 

The following are the Funds’ gross annual operating expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, as supplemented, for Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively, dated December 31, 2020:

 

   INSTITUTIONAL
 CLASS
  INVESTOR
 CLASS
Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II   1.09%   1.34%
Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund   2.74%(1)    2.99%(1) 
Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund   2.21%(1)   2.46%(1) 
Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund   0.84%   1.09%
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund   1.31%   N/A 
Boston Partners Global Equity Fund   1.22%   1.47%
Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund   2.46%(1)    2.71%(1) 
Boston Partners Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund   2.19%(1)    N/A 
Boston Partners Emerging Markets Fund   2.39%   N/A 
Boston Partners Global Equity Advantage Fund   2.17%   N/A 
1 Includes interest and/or dividend expense on short sales.

 

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FUND EXPENSE EXAMPLES

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund(s), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, if any, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund(s) and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021, and held for the entire period.

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

 

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

 

The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund(s) and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, if any. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

   BEGINNING ACCOUNT
 VALUE
 SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
  ENDING ACCOUNT
 VALUE
 FEBRUARY 28, 2021
  EXPENSES
 PAID DURING
 PERIOD*
  ANNUALIZED
 EXPENSE
 RATIO
  ACTUAL
 SIX-MONTH
 TOTAL INVESTMENT
 RETURN FOR THE FUND
                          
Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II                         
Institutional                         
Actual          $1,000.00               $1,370.70           $5.82      0.99%   37.07% 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   1,000.00    1,019.89    4.96    0.99%   N/A 
Investor                         
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,368.60   $7.28    1.24%   36.86% 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   1,000.00    1,018.65    6.21    1.24%   N/A 
Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund                         
Institutional                         
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,091.90   $13.54    2.61%(1)   9.19% 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   1,000.00    1,011.85    13.02    2.61%(1)   N/A 
Investor                         
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,090.20   $14.82    2.86%(1)   9.02% 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   1,000.00    1,010.61    14.26    2.86%(1)   N/A 
Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund                         
Institutional                         
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,113.40   $11.79    2.25%(1)   11.34% 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   1,000.00    1,013.64    11.23    2.25%(1)   N/A 
Investor                         
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,111.50   $13.09    2.50%(1)   11.15% 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   1,000.00    1,012.40    12.47    2.50%(1)   N/A 
Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund                         
Institutional                         
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,225.10   $4.41    0.80%   22.51% 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   1,000.00    1,020.83    4.01    0.80%   N/A 
Investor                         
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,223.60   $5.79    1.05%   22.36% 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   1,000.00    1,019.59    5.26    1.05%   N/A 

 

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FUND EXPENSE EXAMPLES (CONCLUDED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

   BEGINNING ACCOUNT
 VALUE
 SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
  ENDING ACCOUNT
 VALUE
 FEBRUARY 28, 2021
  EXPENSES
 PAID DURING
 PERIOD*
  ANNUALIZED
 EXPENSE
 RATIO
  ACTUAL
 SIX-MONTH
 TOTAL INVESTMENT
 RETURN FOR THE FUND
                          
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund                         
Institutional                         
Actual                 $1,000.00                      $1,459.20                    $6.71               1.10%   45.92% 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   1,000.00    1,019.34    5.51    1.10%   N/A 
Boston Partners Global Equity Fund                         
Institutional                         
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,250.50   $5.30    0.95%   25.05% 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   1,000.00    1,020.08    4.76    0.95%   N/A 
Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund                         
Institutional                         
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,154.10   $12.28    2.30%(1)   15.41% 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   1,000.00    1,013.39    11.48    2.30%(1)   N/A 
Investor                         
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,151.90   $13.61    2.55%(1)   15.19% 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   1,000.00    1,012.15    12.72    2.55%(1)   N/A 
Boston Partners Emerging Markets                         
Dynamic Equity Fund                         
Institutional                         
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,133.70   $10.85    2.05%(1)   13.37% 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   1,000.00    1,014.63    10.24    2.05%(1)   N/A 
Boston Partners Emerging Markets Fund                         
Institutional                         
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,245.40   $5.57    1.00%   24.54% 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   1,000.00    1,019.84    5.01    1.00%   N/A 
Boston Partners Global Equity Advantage Fund                         
Institutional                         
Actual  $1,000.00   $1,237.90   $5.83    1.05%   23.79% 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)   1,000.00    1,000.00    5.21    1.05%   N/A 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios in the table above, which include waived fees or reimbursed expenses, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one-half year period.
(1) These amounts include dividends paid on securities which the Funds have sold short (“Short-sale dividends”) and related interest expense. The amount of short-sale dividends and related interest expense was 0.13% of average net assets for the six-month period ended February 28, 2021 for both the Institutional Class and Investor Class of the Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund, 0.83% of average net assets for the Institutional Class and Investor Class of the Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund, 0.50% of average net assets of the Institutional Class and Investor Class of the Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund and 0.37% of average net assets for the Institutional Class of the Boston Partners Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund.
   

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Portfolio Holdings Summary Tables

 

BOSTON PARTNERS

SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II

SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION  % OF NET
ASSETS
    VALUE 
COMMON STOCK          
Financials   28.7%  $228,002,693 
Industrials   16.7    132,436,341 
Information Technology   14.6    115,786,163 
Consumer Discretionary   11.2    89,165,973 
Energy   6.9    54,656,208 
Materials   6.4    51,119,764 
Health Care   6.2    49,652,193 
Consumer Staples   3.2    25,480,520 
Communication Services   2.0    16,191,816 
Real Estate   1.7    13,669,323 
Utilities   0.3    2,374,168 
RIGHTS   0.0     
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL   7.6    60,212,726 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   3.4    26,967,112 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS   (8.9)   (70,458,955)
NET ASSETS   100.0%  $795,256,045 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

BOSTON PARTNERS

LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND

SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION  % OF NET
ASSETS
    VALUE 
LONG POSITIONS:          
COMMON STOCK          
Information Technology   22.0%  $12,594,010 
Financials   18.3    10,512,122 
Health Care   16.3    9,334,372 
Industrials   13.4    7,666,445 
Consumer Discretionary   11.4    6,542,445 
Energy   6.2    3,564,987 
Real Estate   4.8    2,766,230 
Materials   3.1    1,755,612 
Communication Services   1.9    1,063,971 
Consumer Staples   0.7    433,335 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL   12.4    7,101,726 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   0.3    173,179 
           
SHORT POSITIONS:          
COMMON STOCK          
Information Technology   (16.7)   (9,598,953)
Consumer Discretionary   (10.6)   (6,065,851)
Health Care   (7.8)   (4,450,645)
Communication Services   (3.6)   (2,053,831)
Industrials   (3.5)   (2,000,897)
Consumer Staples   (1.5)   (836,739)
Financials   (1.0)   (550,328)
Real Estate   (0.6)   (364,537)
Energy   (0.3)   (180,874)
Utilities   (0.2)   (119,982)
Materials   (0.0)   (2,865)

BOSTON PARTNERS

LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND (continued)

SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION  % OF NET
ASSETS
    VALUE 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS   (0.8)  $(483,030)
OPTIONS WRITTEN   (0.4)   (222,222)
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES   36.2    20,746,495 
NET ASSETS   100.0%  $57,324,175 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

BOSTON PARTNERS

LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND

SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION  % OF NET
ASSETS
    VALUE 
LONG POSITIONS:          
COMMON STOCK          
Financials   16.0%  $127,335,870 
Industrials   13.6    107,886,362 
Information Technology   12.8    101,729,048 
Consumer Discretionary   12.8    101,481,833 
Health Care   12.1    96,470,954 
Energy   10.3    81,618,325 
Communication Services   7.9    62,788,745 
Materials   5.8    45,861,402 
Consumer Staples   4.7    37,540,334 
Utilities   0.3    2,486,130 
Real Estate   0.2    2,074,911 
WARRANTS   0.0    29,370 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   0.6    4,872,748 
           
SHORT POSITIONS:          
COMMON STOCK          
Financials   (8.6)   (68,714,613)
Industrials   (5.8)   (45,949,917)
Materials   (5.2)   (41,193,350)
Consumer Discretionary   (4.5)   (36,031,752)
Information Technology   (3.9)   (30,725,211)
Consumer Staples   (3.0)   (23,951,977)
Health Care   (2.6)   (20,440,417)
Energy   (2.2)   (17,863,666)
Communication Services   (1.5)   (11,558,067)
Real Estate   (0.5)   (4,399,651)
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES   40.7    323,514,257 
NET ASSETS   100.0%  $794,861,668 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Portfolio Holdings Summary Tables (continued)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS

ALL-CAP VALUE FUND

SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION  % OF NET
ASSETS
    VALUE 
COMMON STOCK          
Financials   23.9%  $371,814,627 
Health Care   22.9    356,814,201 
Industrials   14.6    227,957,729 
Information Technology   11.3    176,245,164 
Consumer Discretionary   8.5    131,644,161 
Energy   5.9    91,248,080 
Communication Services   5.0    78,427,669 
Materials   4.7    73,261,007 
Consumer Staples   1.7    26,399,191 
Utilities   0.4    5,642,855 
RIGHTS   0.0     
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL   4.5    70,344,238 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   0.9    13,856,702 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS   (4.3)   (66,580,558)
NET ASSETS   100.0%  $1,557,075,066 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

WPG PARTNERS

SMALL/MICRO CAP VALUE FUND

SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION  % OF NET
ASSETS
    VALUE 
COMMON STOCK          
Financials   24.9%  $6,360,829 
Industrials   16.6    4,231,390 
Materials   12.7    3,237,852 
Real Estate   9.6    2,461,412 
Energy   8.3    2,114,434 
Information Technology   7.9    2,009,271 
Consumer Discretionary   6.9    1,762,527 
Consumer Staples   4.1    1,039,955 
Utilities   3.6    921,139 
Health Care   2.6    680,293 
Communication Services   0.6    158,685 
WARRANTS   0.0    15 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL   12.1    3,077,226 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   2.9    749,768 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS   (12.8)   (3,279,284)
NET ASSETS   100.0%  $25,525,512 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

BOSTON PARTNERS

GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION  % OF NET
ASSETS
    VALUE 
COMMON STOCK          
Industrials   20.2%  $32,600,540 
Consumer Discretionary   16.6    26,770,165 
Financials   16.1    26,063,919 
Information Technology   15.1    24,365,284 
Materials   12.1    19,552,013 
Health Care   8.5    13,738,329 
Energy   5.8    9,356,925 
Communication Services   2.3    3,676,042 
Utilities   1.1    1,752,962 
Consumer Staples   0.7    1,220,976 
PREFERRED STOCK   0.5    774,694 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL   6.6    10,613,155 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   0.3    452,696 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS   (5.9)   (9,495,962)
NET ASSETS   100.0%  $161,441,738 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

BOSTON PARTNERS

GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND

SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION  % OF NET
ASSETS
    VALUE 
LONG POSITIONS:          
COMMON STOCK          
Financials   16.1%  $18,947,336 
Materials   14.8    17,375,633 
Industrials   14.7    17,296,565 
Information Technology   14.1    16,606,413 
Consumer Discretionary   12.9    15,186,100 
Energy   6.3    7,411,506 
Health Care   5.5    6,488,305 
Communication Services   4.1    4,881,646 
Consumer Staples   2.2    2,583,296 
Utilities   1.2    1,431,347 
PREFERRED STOCKS   1.0    1,212,428 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   7.1    8,397,095 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Portfolio Holdings Summary Tables (concluded)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS

GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND (continued)

SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION  % OF NET
ASSETS
    VALUE 
SHORT POSITIONS:          
COMMON STOCK          
Consumer Discretionary   (5.2)  $(6,110,299)
Industrials   (4.5)   (5,346,318)
Information Technology   (4.2)   (4,894,838)
Consumer Staples   (3.6)   (4,297,035)
Financials   (3.0)   (3,505,469)
Materials   (2.5)   (2,964,711)
Health Care   (2.0)   (2,345,292)
Communication Services   (1.6)   (1,913,821)
Real Estate   (0.6)   (680,070)
OPTIONS WRITTEN   (0.6)   (677,444)
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES   27.8    32,737,545 
NET ASSETS   100.0%  $117,819,918 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

BOSTON PARTNERS

EMERGING MARKETS DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND

(formerly Boston Partners Emerging Markets

Long/Short Fund)

SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION  % OF NET
ASSETS
    VALUE 
LONG POSITIONS:          
COMMON STOCK          
Information Technology   19.5%  $14,166,059 
Consumer Discretionary   14.5    10,521,720 
Financials   8.9    6,433,926 
Consumer Staples   7.6    5,482,220 
Communication Services   6.6    4,752,505 
Energy   6.3    4,559,644 
Real Estate   4.8    3,463,288 
Industrials   1.5    1,123,360 
Utilities   1.1    788,804 
Health Care   0.9    684,028 
PREFERRED STOCKS   4.3    3,112,651 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   23.3    16,882,314 
           
SHORT POSITIONS:          
COMMON STOCK          
Materials   (0.9)   (648,083)
Financials   (0.4)   (254,938)
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS   (8.1)   (5,863,257)
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES   10.1    7,291,228 
NET ASSETS   100.0%  $72,495,469 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

BOSTON PARTNERS

EMERGING MARKETS FUND

SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION  % OF NET
ASSETS
    VALUE 
COMMON STOCK          
Information Technology   23.4%  $5,707,122 
Consumer Discretionary   21.1    5,142,316 
Communication Services   12.1    2,955,687 
Financials   10.8    2,626,166 
Consumer Staples   7.4    1,802,091 
Energy   6.2    1,514,193 
Real Estate   5.8    1,422,986 
Industrials   0.9    214,831 
Utilities   0.6    157,509 
PREFERRED STOCKS   4.2    1,023,200 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   8.3    2,016,978 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS   (0.8)   (188,612)
NET ASSETS   100.0%  $24,394,467 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

BOSTON PARTNERS

GLOBAL EQUITY ADVANTAGE FUND

SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION  % OF NET
ASSETS
    VALUE 
COMMON STOCK          
Industrials   16.4%  $7,107,237 
Consumer Discretionary   13.4    5,814,955 
Financials   13.0    5,656,350 
Information Technology   12.3    5,310,696 
Materials   9.8    4,254,457 
Health Care   6.9    2,988,972 
Energy   4.7    2,032,576 
Communication Services   1.9    804,208 
Utilities   0.9    381,622 
Consumer Staples   0.6    269,327 
PREFERRED STOCKS   0.4    168,949 
INVESTMENT COMPANY   19.1    8,286,000 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS   0.3    131,906 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES   0.3    136,830 
NET ASSETS   100.0%  $43,344,085 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
BOSTON PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
COMMON STOCKS—97.9%          
Communication Services—2.0%          
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A(a)   37,145   $5,109,295 
TEGNA, Inc.   232,226    4,233,480 
Yelp, Inc.*   181,624    6,849,041 
         16,191,816 
Consumer Discretionary—11.2%          
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*   121,028    2,138,565 
Callaway Golf Co.*(a)   55,588    1,553,685 
Carriage Services, Inc.(a)   96,490    3,180,310 
Extended Stay America, Inc.   150,438    2,420,547 
Foot Locker, Inc.   146,379    7,039,366 
Frontdoor, Inc.*   134,041    7,019,727 
Hanesbrands, Inc.(a)   306,502    5,422,020 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.   162,863    5,809,323 
International Game Technology PLC*   267,706    4,896,343 
LCI Industries   48,903    6,892,389 
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A   21,811    8,156,223 
Movado Group, Inc.   73,963    1,686,356 
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*(a)   275,757    4,439,688 
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*(a)   186,993    6,843,944 
Standard Motor Products, Inc.   40,442    1,698,968 
Steven Madden Ltd.   153,930    5,693,871 
Stride, Inc.*   147,713    3,552,498 
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.   110,180    3,681,114 
Toll Brothers, Inc.   49,073    2,621,480 
Travel + Leisure Co.   55,893    3,377,614 
TravelCenters of America, Inc.*   43,342    1,041,942 
         89,165,973 
Consumer Staples—3.2%          
Energizer Holdings, Inc.(a)   193,700    8,096,660 
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.   193,266    4,974,667 
Nomad Foods Ltd.*(a)   267,495    6,318,232 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.   37,408    2,900,990 
Universal Corp.   62,770    3,189,971 
         25,480,520 
Energy—6.9%          
Cactus, Inc., Class A   105,155    3,351,290 
ChampionX Corp.*   456,712    9,714,264 
Delek US Holdings, Inc.*   213,520    5,244,051 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.(a)   34,246    2,372,563 
Enerplus Corp.   544,880    2,637,219 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.   175,005    5,027,894 
HollyFrontier Corp.   183,553    6,952,988 
National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*   165,244    2,189,483 
NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.*   345,230    1,605,319 
ProPetro Holding Corp.*   343,519    3,940,163 
Viper Energy Partners LP   190,080    2,980,454 
World Fuel Services Corp.   278,009    8,640,520 
         54,656,208 
Financials—28.7%          
AllianceBernstein Holding LP   79,057    2,890,324 
AMERISAFE, Inc.   45,319    2,652,068 
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.    118,195    1,632,273 
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A   74,270    3,527,825 
Assured Guaranty Ltd.   322,252    14,249,983 
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.   174,657    8,825,418 
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Financials—(continued)          
BankUnited, Inc.   160,828   $6,463,677 
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A(a)   205,131    5,989,825 
Columbia Banking System, Inc.   52,597    2,329,521 
Essent Group Ltd.   187,682    7,738,129 
Evercore, Inc., Class A   74,425    8,913,882 
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C   55,287    4,768,504 
First American Financial Corp.   101,044    5,308,852 
First Citizens BancShares Inc., Class A(a)   3,054    2,253,516 
First Hawaiian, Inc.   314,431    8,769,481 
First Horizon National Corp.   96,149    1,557,614 
First Merchants Corp.   90,349    3,799,175 
First Mid Bancshares, Inc.   66,363    2,414,949 
Flushing Financial Corp.   66,017    1,369,853 
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., (The)   54,012    6,230,284 
Heritage Financial Corp.(a)   84,973    2,199,951 
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.   96,982    941,695 
Hope Bancorp, Inc.   135,940    1,788,970 
Investors Bancorp, Inc.   182,364    2,432,736 
James River Group Holdings Ltd.   102,323    4,697,649 
Luther Burbank Corp.   212,348    2,168,073 
Merchants Bancorp   93,302    3,175,067 
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.   21,360    523,320 
Mr Cooper Group, Inc.*   126,120    3,966,474 
Navient Corp.   691,893    8,565,635 
Nelnet, Inc., Class A   36,255    2,632,113 
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*   127,432    2,913,095 
PacWest Bancorp   138,074    5,003,802 
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.   109,580    6,488,232 
PRA Group, Inc.*   90,848    3,348,657 
ProAssurance Corp.   198,949    4,923,988 
RBB Bancorp   133,122    2,502,694 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.    16,545    2,022,295 
Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A   374,918    5,263,849 
SLM Corp.   1,178,472    18,608,073 
South State Corp.   40,409    3,186,654 
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.   120,053    1,704,753 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(a)   175,546    4,007,715 
State Auto Financial Corp.(a)   55,232    1,035,048 
Synovus Financial Corp.   51,770    2,190,389 
Umpqua Holdings Corp.   190,212    3,246,919 
Valley National Bancorp(a)   485,694    5,949,751 
Velocity Financial, Inc.*(a)   289,044    2,034,870 
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.   92,453    9,213,866 
Washington Federal, Inc.   70,548    2,131,960 
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.   4,264    5,095,736 
Wintrust Financial Corp.   31,951    2,353,511 
         228,002,693 
Health Care—6.2%          
Change Healthcare, Inc.*   625,361    14,302,006 
Envista Holdings Corp.*   278,487    10,732,889 
Hanger, Inc.*   74,935    1,647,071 
LHC Group, Inc.*   27,416    4,981,761 
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings PLC*(a)   128,898    2,229,936 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Report 2021  |  11

 
BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
BOSTON PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Health Care—(continued)          
R1 RCM, Inc.*   187,675   $5,187,337 
Syneos Health, Inc.*   136,667    10,571,193 
         49,652,193 
Industrials—16.7%          
ABM Industries, Inc.   254,614    10,994,233 
ACCO Brands Corp.   349,096    2,827,678 
AECOM Technology Corp.*   82,392    4,769,673 
Aegion Corp.*   132,768    3,432,053 
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.   44,159    2,557,689 
ASGN, Inc.*   105,142    9,775,052 
Builders FirstSource, Inc.*(a)   205,668    8,898,226 
CBIZ, Inc.*   131,941    3,978,021 
Covanta Holding Corp.   157,607    2,214,378 
CRA International, Inc.   91,506    5,048,386 
Curtiss-Wright Corp.   69,494    7,678,392 
EMCOR Group, Inc.   24,118    2,348,370 
EnerSys   50,396    4,549,751 
Ennis, Inc.   52,614    1,042,809 
FTI Consulting, Inc.*   58,335    6,682,274 
GrafTech International Ltd.(a)   307,030    3,632,165 
Harsco Corp.*   250,042    4,090,687 
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.   51,600    1,851,924 
Hillenbrand, Inc.   77,841    3,616,493 
ICF International, Inc.   68,550    5,720,497 
KAR Auction Services, Inc.*   654,445    9,103,330 
Korn/Ferry International   50,083    3,082,609 
Landstar System, Inc.(a)   12,534    2,007,195 
MasTec, Inc.*(a)   44,352    3,847,536 
NN, Inc.*   250,295    1,529,302 
Terex Corp.   90,755    3,737,291 
WESCO International, Inc.*   167,169    13,420,327 
         132,436,341 
Information Technology—14.6%          
Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B(a)   141,899    2,518,707 
Belden, Inc.(a)   128,806    5,694,513 
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*   166,181    2,424,581 
Concentrix Corp.*   96,950    11,974,294 
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.*   188,819    2,741,652 
DXC Technology Co.*   198,861    5,015,274 
EVERTEC, Inc.   142,640    5,548,696 
IBEX Holdings Ltd.*   131,569    2,895,834 
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*   79,423    6,638,969 
InterDigital, Inc.(a)   108,136    6,852,578 
MAXIMUS, Inc.   48,062    3,906,479 
NCR Corp.*   220,185    7,653,631 
Rackspace Technology, Inc.*(a)   192,088    4,037,690 
Science Applications International Corp.   97,533    8,400,517 
SMART Global Holdings, Inc.*(a)   117,453    5,483,881 
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*   171,896    7,023,671 
SYNNEX Corp.   96,949    8,643,973 
TTEC Holdings, Inc.   63,351    5,330,353 
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*(a)   75,103    3,483,277 
Unisys Corp.*(a)   387,682    9,517,593 
         115,786,163 
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Materials—6.4%          
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.   1,139,935   $18,090,768 
Huntsman Corp.   95,497    2,607,068 
Ingevity Corp.*   65,301    4,537,114 
Minerals Technologies, Inc.   29,965    2,134,407 
Orion Engineered Carbons SA*   151,579    2,682,948 
PQ Group Holdings, Inc.   149,543    2,296,981 
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.   147,238    6,876,015 
Valvoline, Inc.   476,541    11,894,463 
         51,119,764 
Real Estate—1.7%          
Cousins Properties, Inc.(a)   238,272    7,991,643 
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*   17,631    3,067,441 
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.   60,675    2,610,239 
         13,669,323 
Utilities—0.3%          
Pure Cycle Corp.*   201,885    2,374,168 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $514,323,211)
        778,535,162 
RIGHTS—0.0%          
Consumer Discretionary—0.0%          
Evercel, Inc., CVR*(a)‡   284,149    0 
TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $0)
        0 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—7.6%  
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.13%(b)   60,212,726    60,212,726 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
(Cost $60,212,726)
        60,212,726 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—3.4%          
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(b)   26,967,112    26,967,112 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $26,967,112)
        26,967,112 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—108.9%
(Cost $601,503,049)
        865,715,000 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(8.9)%        (70,458,955)
NET ASSETS—100.0%       $795,256,045 

 

 
PLC Public Limited Company
LP Limited Partnership
* Non-income producing.
CVR  Contingent Value Right
(a) All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 28, 2021, the market value of securities on loan was $59,065,413.
(b) The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.
Security has been valued at fair market value using significant unobservable inputs as determined in good faith by or under the direction of The RBB Fund, Inc.’s Board of Directors. As of February 28, 2021, these securities amounted to $0 or 0.0% of net assets.
     
    Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

12  |  Semi-Annual Report 2021

 
BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
BOSTON PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONCLUDED)

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments carried at fair value as of February 28, 2021 is as follows (see Notes to Portfolio of Investments):

 

   TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3   INVESTMENTS
MEASURED
AT NET
ASSET VALUE*
 
Common Stock                         
Communication Services  $16,191,816   $16,191,816   $   $   $ 
Consumer Discretionary   89,165,973    89,165,973             
Consumer Staples   25,480,520    25,480,520             
Energy   54,656,208    54,656,208             
Financials   228,002,693    228,002,693             
Health Care   49,652,193    49,652,193             
Industrials   132,436,341    132,436,341             
Information Technology   115,786,163    115,786,163             
Materials   51,119,764    51,119,764             
Real Estate   13,669,323    13,669,323             
Utilities   2,374,168    2,374,168             
Rights               **    
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral   60,212,726                60,212,726 
Short-Term Investments   26,967,112    26,967,112             
Total Assets  $865,715,000   $805,502,274   $   $**  $60,212,726 

 

* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of Investments
** Value equals zero as of the end of the reporting period

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Report 2021  |  13

 
BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND Portfolio Of Investments

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
LONG POSITIONS—110.8%          
COMMON STOCKS—98.1%          
Communication Services—1.9%          
Facebook, Inc., Class A*†   4,130   $1,063,971 
Consumer Discretionary—11.4%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - SP ADR*   3,479    827,167 
AutoZone, Inc.*   294    341,016 
Caleres, Inc.(a)†   24,875    394,517 
Carriage Services, Inc.(a)†   11,509    379,337 
Carter’s, Inc.(a)*   3,265    272,530 
Hanesbrands, Inc.†   28,140    497,797 
Hooker Furniture Corp.(a)   9,839    332,657 
JD.com, Inc. - ADR*   4,502    422,603 
Kindred Group PLC   18,658    298,010 
LKQ Corp.*†   12,202    480,637 
Mohawk Industries, Inc.*   2,852    499,071 
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*†   10,327    377,968 
Stellantis NV(a)   18,294    299,656 
Stride, Inc.*†   46,548    1,119,479 
         6,542,445 
Consumer Staples—0.7%          
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC   5,613    285,982 
SpartanNash Co.(a)   8,083    147,353 
         433,335 
Energy—6.2%          
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.(a)†   36,093    984,978 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.†   12,494    682,422 
Phillips 66†   7,207    598,541 
Schlumberger Ltd.   18,161    506,874 
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A†   20,029    236,542 
Teekay LNG Partners LP   14,508    196,003 
World Fuel Services Corp.   11,571    359,627 
         3,564,987 
Financials—18.3%          
Aflac, Inc.   4,918    235,523 
American International Group, Inc.†   7,618    334,811 
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.   2,190    262,362 
Bank of America Corp.†   25,044    869,277 
Bank OZK†   13,041    537,550 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*†   2,217    533,211 
BGC Partners, Inc., Class A†   153,968    689,777 
Charles Schwab Corp., (The)#   4,714    290,948 
Citigroup, Inc.†   13,105    863,357 
Evercore, Inc., Class A   3,948    472,852 
FedNat Holding Co.†   17,181    118,893 
First American Financial Corp.   4,619    242,682 
Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc.†   40,835    455,719 
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.†   61,401    596,204 
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.†   24,357    707,327 
KB Financial Group, Inc. - ADR(a)   12,039    461,335 
Ladder Capital Corp.†   15,534    177,709 
Morgan Stanley†   7,369    566,455 
Stifel Financial Corp.(a)†   16,056    980,700 
SVB Financial Group*   722    364,870 
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.†   14,688    218,704 
Western Alliance Bancorp   5,812    531,856 
         10,512,122 
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Health Care—16.3%          
Anthem, Inc.†   2,600   $788,294 
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.*   24,901    782,390 
Centene Corp.*   7,121    416,863 
Cigna Corp.†   3,066    643,553 
CVS Health Corp.†   10,263    699,218 
Hanger, Inc.*†   25,387    558,006 
Harrow Health, Inc.*†   43,747    335,540 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.†   3,847    661,800 
Henry Schein, Inc.*   6,683    413,344 
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*   2,185    367,167 
Johnson & Johnson†   4,661    738,582 
Medtronic PLC†   4,523    529,055 
Novartis AG - SP ADR†   10,398    893,292 
Syneos Health, Inc.*(a)   5,735    443,602 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.†   1,535    509,958 
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B   4,418    553,708 
         9,334,372 
Industrials—13.4%          
Acuity Brands, Inc.(a)   1,812    223,420 
AerCap Holdings NV*†   5,182    249,669 
ASGN, Inc.*(a)   4,802    446,442 
Barrett Business Services, Inc.†   6,757    481,098 
Builders FirstSource, Inc.*(a)†   18,840    815,113 
China Yuchai International Ltd.   20,820    327,707 
Forward Air Corp.(a)   3,117    267,345 
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*(a)   4,102    358,310 
Graham Corp.†   17,306    265,474 
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.†   10,459    375,373 
Insperity, Inc.   4,734    419,906 
JetBlue Airways Corp.*†   23,002    423,927 
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A*†   16,941    352,712 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   1,329    438,902 
Primoris Services Corp.   7,350    246,004 
Quanta Services, Inc.   7,319    613,698 
Snap-on, Inc.   2,338    474,871 
UFP Industries, Inc.   7,045    429,745 
Vectrus, Inc.*   8,365    456,729 
         7,666,445 
Information Technology—22.0%          
Akamai Technologies, Inc.*†   3,690    348,705 
Applied Materials, Inc.#   3,463    409,292 
Arrow Electronics, Inc.*   2,826    283,335 
Box, Inc., Class A*(a)   12,895    236,623 
CACI International, Inc., Class A*   1,700    376,278 
Capgemini SE - ADR†   11,059    356,321 
Cass Information Systems, Inc.   8,167    351,834 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   6,904    309,783 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A†   7,963    585,121 
Concentrix Corp.*   4,642    573,333 
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Class A†   2,935    286,544 
EchoStar Corp., Class A*†   9,653    219,123 
EVERTEC, Inc.†   13,380    520,482 
Fabrinet*(a)   8,456    746,919 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   1,945    268,410 
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*   982    272,318 
Hackett Group Inc., (The)†   26,691    416,913 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

14 | Semi-Annual Report 2021

 
BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Information Technology—(continued)      
Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.   21,574   $324,905 
HP, Inc.†   14,748    427,250 
InterDigital, Inc.   8,997    570,140 
KBR, Inc.†   10,913    338,303 
Open Text Corp.   12,921    575,889 
Oracle Corp.†   10,685    689,289 
Perficient, Inc.*   6,564    365,549 
Qorvo, Inc.*   2,045    357,323 
Sabre Corp.*†   28,399    417,181 
Science Applications International Corp.(a)   2,396    206,368 
Super Micro Computer, Inc.*†   10,484    342,093 
SYNNEX Corp.   4,642    413,881 
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson - SP ADR†   40,389    506,074 
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*†   998    498,431 
         12,594,010 
Materials—3.1%          
Berry Global Group, Inc.*(a)†   9,922    549,679 
Corteva, Inc.   6,726    303,679 
POSCO - SP ADR(a)   4,764    291,080 
Rio Tinto PLC - SP ADR†   3,503    306,162 
Ternium SA - SP ADR†   9,932    305,012 
         1,755,612 
Real Estate—4.8%          
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*   2,177    378,754 
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.†   11,910    257,137 
Newmark Group, Inc., Class A†   84,358    845,267 
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)   12,722    530,762 
Service Properties Trust†   23,622    303,307 
Simon Property Group, Inc.(a)   3,994    451,003 
         2,766,230 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $33,902,269)
        56,233,529 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH          
PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES          
LENDING COLLATERAL—-12.4%          
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets
Portfolio, LLC, 0.13%(b)
 7,101,726    7,101,726 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
(Cost $7,101,726)
        7,101,726 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.3%          
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(b)   173,179    173,179 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $173,179)
        173,179 
TOTAL LONG POSITIONS – 110.8%
(Cost $41,177,174)
        63,508,434 
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(46.6%)          
COMMON STOCKS—(45.8%)          
Communication Services—(3.6%)          
CTC Communications Group, Inc.*‡    (98,900)   0 
Netflix, Inc.*   (1,666)   (897,724)
Roku, Inc.*   (2,378)   (940,451)
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A*   (4,114)   (215,656)
         (2,053,831)
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Consumer Discretionary—(10.6%)          
Arcimoto, Inc.*   (19,035)  $(341,107)
CarParts.com, Inc.*   (12,724)   (225,597)
Carvana Co.*   (4,425)   (1,254,488)
GameStop Corp., Class A*   (4,482)   (455,999)
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*   (711)   (221,604)
Papa John’s International, Inc.   (6,328)   (570,722)
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A*   (9,069)   (780,750)
Qsound Labs, Inc.*‡   (4,440)   0 
Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*   (4,887)   (579,012)
Sonos, Inc.*   (7,832)   (304,978)
Stitch Fix, Inc., Class A*   (2,180)   (166,356)
Tesla Motors, Inc.*   (1,725)   (1,165,238)
         (6,065,851)
Consumer Staples—(1.5%)          
Amish Naturals, Inc.*‡   (25,959)   0 
Beyond Meat, Inc.*   (2,247)   (326,894)
Laird Superfood, Inc.*   (7,684)   (303,287)
National Beverage Corp.   (4,334)   (206,558)
         (836,739)
Energy—(0.3%)          
Beard Co.*   (9,710)   (106)
Uranium Energy Corp.*   (85,268)   (180,768)
         (180,874)
Financials—(1.0%)          
Bit Digital, Inc.*   (18,005)   (265,754)
Lemonade, Inc.*   (1,407)   (176,987)
Siebert Financial Corp.   (23,038)   (107,587)
         (550,328)
Health Care—(7.8%)          
10X Genomics, Inc., Class A*   (2,761)   (491,430)
Aspira Women’s Health, Inc.*   (64,106)   (444,255)
AtriCure, Inc.*   (10,088)   (658,444)
Bionano Genomics, Inc.*   (14,572)   (141,786)
BodyTel Scientific, Inc.*‡   (4,840)   (1)
Cardiff Oncology, Inc.*   (6,404)   (66,217)
CareView Communications, Inc.*   (174,320)   (15,131)
Glaukos Corp.*   (5,099)   (482,161)
Heska Corp.*   (4,468)   (841,771)
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.*   (1,760)   (283,184)
Shockwave Medical, Inc.*   (5,817)   (679,193)
Zomedica Corp.*   (185,600)   (347,072)
         (4,450,645)
Industrials—(3.5%)          
AAON, Inc.   (4,348)   (335,231)
Applied Energetics, Inc.*   (39,131)   (29,544)
Blue Bird Corp.*   (18,045)   (438,674)
Capstone Turbine Corp.*   (341)   (2,844)
Corporate Resource Services, Inc.*‡   (218,896)   (1,094)
DynaMotive Energy Systems Corp.*‡   (72,185)   (7)
Ener1, Inc.*‡   (102,820)   (10)
HyreCar, Inc.*   (29,857)   (307,229)
Omega Flex, Inc.   (2,864)   (494,040)
Sunrun, Inc.*   (3,845)   (240,620)
Valence Technology, Inc.*‡   (27,585)   (3)
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.*   (4,072)   (151,601)
         (2,000,897)
Information Technology—(16.7%)          
3D Systems Corp.*   (4,656)   (166,871)
8x8, Inc.*   (13,981)   (478,290)


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
    VALUE 
Information Technology—(continued)          
Alteryx, Inc., Class A*   (2,482)  $(237,279)
ANTs software, Inc.*‡   (10,334)   (1)
Appfolio, Inc., Class A*   (2,078)   (340,833)
Appian Corp.*   (5,782)   (993,926)
Bill.com Holdings, Inc.*   (1,566)   (258,406)
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*   (4,145)   (371,641)
Consygen, Inc.*‡   (200)   0 
Coupa Software, Inc.*   (1,087)   (376,385)
Cree, Inc.*   (7,337)   (832,456)
Fastly, Inc., Class A*   (3,751)   (275,999)
Impinj, Inc.*   (5,186)   (331,748)
Inseego Corp.*   (26,886)   (392,267)
Interliant, Inc.*‡   (600)   0 
Marathon Patent Group, Inc.*   (11,200)   (337,680)
MongoDB, Inc.*   (688)   (265,520)
Nestor, Inc.*‡   (15,200)   (1)
Okta, Inc.*   (782)   (204,454)
PROS Holdings, Inc.*   (5,267)   (249,656)
Q2 Holdings, Inc.*   (3,138)   (382,459)
Rapid7, Inc.*   (4,696)   (358,023)
RingCentral, Inc., Class A*   (701)   (265,090)
Riot Blockchain, Inc.*   (14,166)   (619,621)
Shopify, Inc., Class A*   (205)   (262,599)
Splunk, Inc.*   (1,979)   (283,017)
Square, Inc., Class A*   (1,125)   (258,784)
Stratasys Ltd.*   (5,545)   (191,247)
SVMK, Inc.*   (14,460)   (269,245)
Tiger Telematics, Inc.*‡   (6,510)   0 
Uni-Pixel, Inc.*   (19,665)   (175)
Worldgate Communications, Inc.*‡    (582,655)   (58)
Xybernaut Corp.*‡   (34,156)   0 
Yext, Inc.*   (17,586)   (297,555)
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.,          
Class A*   (406)   (151,686)
Zscaler, Inc.*   (712)   (145,981)
         (9,598,953)
Materials—(0.0%)          
Mountain Province Diamonds, Inc.*    (4,735)   (2,865)
Real Estate—(0.6%)          
Redfin Corp.*   (4,813)   (364,537)
Utilities—(0.2%)          
Cadiz, Inc.*   (11,038)   (119,982)
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Proceeds $(20,619,865))
        (26,225,502)
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS—(0.8%)          
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF   (3,375)   (483,030)
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Proceeds $(573,760))
        (483,030)
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(46.6%)
(Proceeds $(21,193,625))
        (26,708,532)
   NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   NOTIONAL AMOUNT   VALUE 
OPTIONS WRITTEN ††—(0.4%)               
Call Options Written—(0.2%)               
Applied Materials, Inc.               
Expiration:
01/21/2022,
Exercise Price:
130.00
   (28)   (330,932)  $(45,640)
Charles Schwab Corp., (The)               
Expiration:
01/21/2022,
Exercise Price:
70.00
   (38)   (234,536)   (20,615)
ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp.               
Expiration:
03/19/2021,
Exercise Price:
11.00
   (208)   (128,336)   (2,080)
Ideanomics, Inc.               
Expiration:
03/19/2021,
Exercise Price:
5.50
   (257)   (81,983)   (3,341)
Senseonics Holdings, Inc.               
Expiration:
03/19/2021,
Exercise Price:
3.50
   (631)   (215,802)   (37,860)
Sunworks, Inc.               
Expiration:
03/19/2021,
Exercise Price:
25.00
   (85)   (112,115)   (3,825)
Tesla Motors, Inc.               
Expiration:
03/19/2021,
Exercise Price:
900.00
   (4)   (270,200)   (928)
TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $(223,908))
             (114,289)
Put Options Written—(0.2%)               
JPMorgan Chase & Co.               
Expiration:
01/21/2022,
Exercise Price:
90.00
   (49)   (721,133)   (12,691)
Merck & Co, Inc.               
Expiration:
06/18/2021,
Exercise Price:
72.50
   (83)   (602,746)   (34,777)
Pfizer, Inc.               
Expiration:
06/18/2021,
Exercise Price:
33.00
   (182)   (609,518)   (31,304)
Wells Fargo & Co.               
Expiration:
01/21/2022,
Exercise Price:
22.50
   (360)   (1,302,120)   (29,161)


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)

 

   VALUE 
TOTAL PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $(244,541))
  $(107,933)
TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $(468,449))
   (222,222)
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—36.2%   20,746,495 
NET ASSETS—100.0%  $57,324,175 

 

 
ADR —  American Depositary Receipt
PLC Public Limited Company
SP ADR  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt
* Non-income producing.
(a) All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 28, 2021, the market value of securities on loan was $6,883,346.
(b) The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.
Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short.
# Security segregated as collateral for options written.
†† Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.
Security has been valued at fair market value using significant unobservable inputs as determined in good faith by or under the direction of The RBB Fund, Inc.’s Board of Directors. as of February 28, 2021, these securities amounted to $(1,175) or 0.0% of net assets.
     
    Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND Portfolio Of Investments (concluded)

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments carried at fair value as of February 28, 2021 is as follows (see Notes to Portfolio of Investments):

 

   TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3   INVESTMENTS
MEASURED
AT NET
ASSET VALUE*
 
Common Stock                         
Communication Services  $1,063,971   $1,063,971   $   $   $ 
Consumer Discretionary   6,542,445    6,244,435    298,010         
Consumer Staples   433,335    433,335             
Energy   3,564,987    3,564,987             
Financials   10,512,122    10,512,122             
Health Care   9,334,372    9,334,372             
Industrials   7,666,445    7,666,445             
Information Technology   12,594,010    12,594,010             
Materials   1,755,612    1,755,612             
Real Estate   2,766,230    2,766,230             
Investments Purchased with Proceeds
from Securities Lending Collateral
   7,101,726                7,101,726 
Short-Term Investments   173,179    173,179             
Total Assets  $63,508,434   $56,108,698   $298,010   $   $7,101,726 
                          
   TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3   INVESTMENTS
MEASURED
AT NET
ASSET VALUE*
 
Securities Sold Short                         
Communication Services  $(2,053,831)  $(2,053,831)  $   $**  $ 
Consumer Discretionary   (6,065,851)   (6,065,851)       **    
Consumer Staples   (836,739)   (836,739)       **    
Energy   (180,874)   (180,768)   (106)        
Financials   (550,328)   (550,328)            
Health Care   (4,450,645)   (4,450,644)       (1)    
Industrials   (2,000,897)   (1,999,783)       (1,114)    
Information Technology   (9,598,953)   (9,598,893)       (60)    
Materials   (2,865)   (2,865)            
Real Estate   (364,537)   (364,537)            
Utilities   (119,982)   (119,982)            
Exchange Traded Funds   (483,030)   (483,030)            
Options Written                         
Equity Contracts   (222,222)   (201,607)   (20,615)        
Total Liabilities  $26,930,754   $(26,908,858)  $(20,721)  $(1,175)  $ 

 

* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of Investments.
** Value equals zero as of the end of the reporting period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND Portfolio Of Investments

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
LONG POSITIONS—97.1%          
COMMON STOCKS—96.5%          
Communication Services—7.9%          
Alphabet, Inc., Class A*†   4,651   $9,403,903 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C*   3,265    6,650,348 
Altice USA, Inc., Class A*   66,483    2,234,494 
Baidu, Inc. - SP ADR*   9,010    2,553,975 
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*   5,070    3,110,039 
Facebook, Inc., Class A*   59,685    15,376,050 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*   31,521    2,800,956 
NetEase, Inc. - ADR   20,167    2,215,345 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A    42,463    5,840,786 
TEGNA, Inc.   253,526    4,621,779 
T-Mobile US, Inc.*   53,656    6,437,110 
Yelp, Inc.*†   40,943    1,543,960 
         62,788,745 
Consumer Discretionary—12.8%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. – SP ADR*   26,460    6,291,130 
AutoNation, Inc.*   26,239    1,968,450 
AutoZone, Inc.*   6,415    7,440,887 
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*   36,558    3,415,979 
Callaway Golf Co.*†   142,670    3,987,626 
Carter’s, Inc.*   36,899    3,079,960 
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.   26,581    1,897,086 
eBay, Inc.†   136,773    7,716,733 
Flutter Entertainment PLC*   28,367    5,483,923 
Foot Locker, Inc.   46,859    2,253,449 
Gentex Corp.†   48,987    1,733,160 
GVC Holdings PLC*   262,270    5,188,543 
Hanesbrands, Inc.   81,486    1,441,487 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.†   193,653    6,907,602 
Hasbro, Inc.   25,924    2,429,338 
Las Vegas Sands Corp.*   78,620    4,921,612 
LKQ Corp.*   105,310    4,148,161 
Mohawk Industries, Inc.*   22,512    3,939,375 
PVH Corp.*   29,138    2,912,634 
Restaurant Brands International, Inc.   40,727    2,440,362 
Ross Stores, Inc.*   19,779    2,307,023 
Stride, Inc.*   252,573    6,074,381 
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.   57,057    1,906,274 
Travel + Leisure Co.   56,701    3,426,441 
Ulta Beauty, Inc.*   8,172    2,634,081 
Whirlpool Corp.   9,689    1,841,685 
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   33,144    2,163,640 
Wynn Macau Ltd.*   811,600    1,530,811 
         101,481,833 
Consumer Staples—4.7%          
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC†   170,236    8,673,524 
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A   94,225    5,009,001 
Nomad Foods Ltd.*   231,672    5,472,093 
Philip Morris International, Inc.†   105,930    8,900,239 
Procter & Gamble Co., (The)   43,945    5,428,526 
Swedish Match AB   28,013    2,010,597 
US Foods Holding Corp.*   56,126    2,046,354 
         37,540,334 
Energy—10.3%          
BP PLC - SP ADR†   354,859    8,662,108 
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.   98,749    2,694,860 
Cenovus Energy, Inc.   209,550    1,551,124 
ChampionX Corp.*†   149,108    3,171,527 
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Energy—(continued)          
ConocoPhillips†   72,187   $3,754,446 
Delek US Holdings, Inc.*   78,072    1,917,448 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.†   79,483    5,506,582 
Enerplus Corp.   551,772    2,670,844 
EOG Resources, Inc.   67,089    4,331,266 
Halliburton Co.†   331,059    7,227,018 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.   162,500    4,668,625 
HollyFrontier Corp.   94,640    3,584,963 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.   86,242    4,710,538 
Parex Resources, Inc.*   203,357    3,250,260 
PDC Energy, Inc.*   48,407    1,691,825 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   37,411    5,558,152 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A – SP ADR†   222,884    9,144,931 
Schlumberger Ltd.   256,613    7,162,069 
Whitehaven Coal Ltd.*   308,628    359,739 
         81,618,325 
Financials—16.0%          
Allstate Corp., (The)†   31,182    3,324,001 
American International Group, Inc.†   37,622    1,653,487 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   37,307    8,253,801 
Bank of America Corp.†   243,692    8,458,549 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., (The)†   85,858    3,619,773 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*†   10,113    2,432,278 
BNP Paribas SA   44,781    2,662,112 
Capital One Financial Corp.   26,496    3,184,554 
Citigroup, Inc.†   99,556    6,558,749 
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.   80,500    1,595,076 
Discover Financial Services†   37,134    3,493,195 
DNB ASA   68,620    1,333,108 
Everest Re Group Ltd.   10,197    2,465,737 
Fifth Third Bancorp†   196,739    6,824,876 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (The)†    13,582    4,339,177 
Hana Financial Group, Inc.   43,557    1,430,699 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.†   417,997    6,412,074 
ING Groep NV   258,502    2,831,296 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.†   55,073    8,105,093 
KeyCorp†   341,967    6,887,215 
Moody’s Corp.   11,699    3,215,938 
Navient Corp.†   65,497    810,853 
Nordea Bank Abp   250,211    2,266,117 
OTP Bank PLC*   24,986    1,133,316 
Regions Financial Corp.   275,058    5,674,447 
Renaissance Holdings Ltd.   9,556    1,595,661 
S&P Global, Inc.   13,994    4,609,064 
SLM Corp.   250,915    3,961,948 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   48,700    1,719,374 
Synchrony Financial   66,039    2,554,389 
Truist Financial Corp.†   125,330    7,138,797 
UBS Group AG   106,081    1,646,377 
United Overseas Bank Ltd.   102,500    1,882,313 
Wells Fargo & Co.†   90,197    3,262,426 
         127,335,870 
Health Care—12.1%          
Abbott Laboratories†   59,586    7,137,211 
AbbVie, Inc.†   89,078    9,597,264 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.   10,329    1,045,501 
Amgen, Inc.   10,281    2,312,403 
Anthem, Inc.†   11,495    3,485,169 
AstraZeneca PLC   29,968    2,910,923 
Avantor, Inc.*†   212,201    5,914,042 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Health Care—(continued)          
Biogen, Inc.*   1,507   $411,230 
Boston Scientific Corp.*†   62,088    2,407,773 
Centene Corp.*   29,885    1,749,468 
Cigna Corp.†   22,296    4,679,930 
CVS Health Corp.†   50,939    3,470,474 
Envista Holdings Corp.*   30,416    1,172,233 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.   17,199    2,958,744 
Humana, Inc.   7,557    2,869,015 
ICON PLC*   2,457    443,931 
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*   4,957    955,660 
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*   1,915    321,797 
Johnson & Johnson†   30,072    4,765,209 
Medtronic PLC   25,985    3,039,465 
Merck & Co., Inc.†   40,298    2,926,441 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.*   1,514    328,175 
Novartis AG - SP ADR   10,530    904,632 
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B   28,245    2,014,916 
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings PLC*   121,751    2,106,292 
PPD, Inc.*   87,064    3,052,464 
Sanofi   8,587    788,035 
Sotera Health Co.*   109,982    2,876,029 
Stryker Corp.   14,451    3,507,113 
Syneos Health, Inc.*   10,296    796,396 
UCB SA   14,612    1,448,875 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   26,315    8,742,369 
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B   15,540    1,947,628 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   20,754    3,384,147 
         96,470,954 
Industrials—13.6%          
Air Canada*   152,410    3,006,044 
Allegion PLC   20,639    2,245,110 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.†   134,120    5,085,830 
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.   74,727    4,328,188 
AMETEK, Inc.†   30,493    3,597,259 
ASGN, Inc.*   94,508    8,786,409 
Boeing Co., (The)*   12,974    2,750,618 
BWX Technologies, Inc.   44,344    2,572,396 
Caterpillar, Inc.   12,094    2,610,853 
Deere & Co.   12,378    4,321,407 
Dover Corp.   12,258    1,510,921 
Eaton Corp., PLC†   18,681    2,432,079 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   30,448    2,796,344 
FTI Consulting, Inc.*   17,717    2,029,482 
General Dynamics Corp.   21,909    3,581,464 
Hexcel Corp.*   60,668    3,261,512 
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.*   119,937    3,371,429 
Hubbell, Inc.   9,539    1,693,268 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.   2,691    473,374 
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*   97,849    4,980,514 
ITT, Inc.   10,927    906,723 
Loomis AB   218,477    5,711,381 
Oshkosh Corp.   24,521    2,599,226 
Owens Corning†   57,406    4,651,034 
Parker-Hannifin Corp.†   8,089    2,321,220 
Regal Beloit Corp.   7,339    1,003,021 
Robert Half International, Inc.†   35,551    2,765,512 
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*   57,691    3,305,117 
Southwest Airlines Co.*   22,630    1,315,482 
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Industrials—(continued)          
Teleperformance   9,507   $3,367,903 
Textron, Inc.   57,523    2,895,708 
Union Pacific Corp.   29,190    6,011,972 
Vertiv Holdings Co.   105,670    2,211,673 
WESCO International, Inc.*   42,176    3,385,889 
         107,886,362 
Information Technology—12.8%          
Amdocs Ltd.†   59,808    4,534,045 
Applied Materials, Inc.   52,667    6,224,713 
Arrow Electronics, Inc.*†   24,100    2,416,266 
Broadcom, Inc.   8,498    3,992,955 
Capgemini SA   23,064    3,704,077 
Cisco Systems, Inc.†   92,414    4,146,616 
Concentrix Corp.*   31,273    3,862,528 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   13,072    1,803,936 
Flex Ltd.*†   171,772    3,124,533 
HP, Inc.†   208,358    6,036,131 
InterDigital, Inc.   45,789    2,901,649 
Jabil, Inc.†   101,643    4,387,928 
KLA-Tencor Corp.   9,973    3,103,897 
Leidos Holdings, Inc.†   39,663    3,508,192 
Micron Technology, Inc.*   79,226    7,251,556 
Microsoft Corp.†   36,386    8,455,379 
ON Semiconductor Corp.*†   114,598    4,614,861 
Oracle Corp.†   75,339    4,860,119 
Qorvo, Inc.*   23,487    4,103,884 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   67,012    4,911,019 
Science Applications International Corp.   64,871    5,587,339 
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.   68,376    4,531,961 
Western Digital Corp.*   53,487    3,665,464 
         101,729,048 
Materials—5.8%          
Avery Dennison Corp.   12,910    2,261,961 
Corteva, Inc.†   51,578    2,328,747 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.   100,564    7,071,660 
Eagle Materials, Inc.*   16,537    2,073,409 
FMC Corp.   47,777    4,858,443 
Glencore PLC   368,632    1,500,190 
Ingevity Corp.*   26,656    1,852,059 
Linde PLC   8,125    1,984,694 
Mosaic Co., (The)†   196,851    5,787,419 
PPG Industries, Inc.   18,463    2,489,182 
Steel Dynamics, Inc.†   79,871    3,321,036 
Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A   120,950    2,218,223 
Valvoline, Inc.†   121,030    3,020,909 
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.   35,045    2,395,816 
WestRock Co.   61,887    2,697,654 
         45,861,402 
Real Estate—0.2%          
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.*   125,070    2,074,911 
Utilities—0.3%          
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.   70,343    1,367,468 
Vistra Energy Corp.   64,850    1,118,662 
         2,486,130 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $505,217,876)
        767,273,914 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
WARRANTS—0.0%          
Energy—0.0%          
Vista Oil & Gas SAB de CV *   1,204,819   $29,370 
TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $0)
        29,370 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.6%          
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(a)  4,872,748    4,872,748 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $4,872,748)
        4,872,748 
TOTAL LONG POSITIONS—97.1%
(Cost $510,090,623
        772,176,032 
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(37.8%)          
COMMON STOCKS—(37.8%)          
Communication Services—(1.5%)          
Dentsu Group, Inc.   (54,900)   (1,917,059)
JCDecaux SA*   (78,369)   (1,856,366)
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A*   (93,075)   (1,351,449)
Pearson PLC   (165,308)   (1,741,612)
Twitter, Inc.*   (37,247)   (2,870,254)
ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B   (28,242)   (1,821,327)
         (11,558,067)
Consumer Discretionary—(4.5%)          
CarMax, Inc.*   (10,136)   (1,211,353)
Carvana Co.*   (10,899)   (3,089,866)
Choice Hotels International, Inc.*   (29,988)   (3,144,842)
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*   (17,536)   (1,667,498)
GSX Techedu, Inc. - ADR*   (22,525)   (2,316,696)
LGI Homes, Inc.*   (32,538)   (3,554,777)
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.   (28,552)   (1,769,938)
Papa John’s International, Inc.   (16,955)   (1,529,171)
RH*   (4,558)   (2,235,106)
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.*   (63,986)   (3,177,545)
Shift Technologies, Inc.*   (248,103)   (2,195,712)
Stitch Fix, Inc., Class A*   (22,891)   (1,746,812)
Tesla Motors, Inc.*   (3,399)   (2,296,025)
Vail Resorts, Inc.   (9,970)   (3,082,525)
Whitbread PLC*   (42,582)   (2,026,944)
WW International, Inc.*   (33,467)   (986,942)
         (36,031,752)
Consumer Staples—(3.0%)          
Beiersdorf AG   (28,548)   (2,820,742)
Beyond Meat, Inc.*   (10,069)   (1,464,838)
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.*   (59,438)   (2,264,588)
Campbell Soup Co.   (45,867)   (2,086,031)
Fevertree Drinks PLC   (57,288)   (1,818,958)
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*   (32,287)   (1,162,009)
Hormel Foods Corp.   (47,918)   (2,221,958)
Japan Tobacco, Inc.   (61,800)   (1,118,983)
Kellogg Co.   (50,374)   (2,907,083)
Kimberly-Clark Corp.   (22,654)   (2,907,188)
Kose Corp.   (13,300)   (2,137,845)
Rite Aid Corp.*   (53,205)   (1,041,754)
         (23,951,977)
Energy—(2.2%)          
Baker Hughes Co.   (130,054)   (3,183,722)
Devon Energy Corp.   0    (2)
Equinor ASA   (69,091)   (1,310,269)
Hess Corp.   (51,428)   (3,370,077)
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Energy—(continued)          
NOV, Inc.*   (209,174)  $(3,158,527)
ONEOK, Inc.   (71,349)   (3,160,047)
Repsol SA   (292,428)   (3,681,022)
         (17,863,666)
Financials—(8.6%)          
Bank of Hawaii Corp.   (47,687)   (4,172,612)
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.   (50,664)   (3,750,686)
Commonwealth Bank of Australia   (47,081)   (2,955,216)
Community Bank System, Inc.   (53,672)   (3,820,910)
Credit Acceptance Corp.*   (7,184)   (2,607,936)
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.   (38,435)   (4,012,614)
CVB Financial Corp.   (147,592)   (3,159,945)
Deutsche Bank AG*   (298,375)   (3,671,741)
eHealth, Inc.*   (7,991)   (474,825)
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.   (94,075)   (4,201,389)
Franklin Resources, Inc.   (147,611)   (3,862,980)
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.   (72,829)   (3,947,332)
GoHealth, Inc., Class A*   (76,758)   (1,041,606)
Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A   (26,242)   (2,346,035)
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.   (180,200)   (3,480,248)
HSBC Holdings PLC   (575,762)   (3,449,040)
Independent Bank Corp.   (47,685)   (4,077,544)
M&T Bank Corp.   (21,377)   (3,226,644)
RLI Corp.   (24,546)   (2,561,130)
Trustmark Corp.   (52,539)   (1,584,576)
Westamerica Bancorporation   (55,774)   (3,352,575)
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.   (557,930)   (2,957,029)
         (68,714,613)
Health Care—(2.6%)          
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.*   (31,904)   (1,107,388)
American Well Corp., Class A*   (34,153)   (835,724)
BioNTech SE - ADR*   (10,333)   (1,126,607)
Clover Health Investments Corp.*   (92,799)   (872,311)
Galapagos NV*   (8,777)   (724,729)
Glaukos Corp.*   (15,629)   (1,477,878)
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.*   (14,579)   (621,065)
GoodRx Holdings, Inc., Class A*   (24,312)   (1,082,370)
Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A*   (90,202)   (2,215,361)
Moderna, Inc.*   (7,242)   (1,121,134)
Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.   (15,900)   (1,082,809)
Penumbra, Inc.*   (3,996)   (1,136,582)
Quidel Corp.*   (5,822)   (956,322)
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A   (26,229)   (1,221,485)
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*   (16,431)   (1,396,635)
Siemens Healthineers AG   (27,627)   (1,530,976)
SmileDirectClub, Inc.*   (84,113)   (975,711)
Teladoc Health, Inc.*   (4,321)   (955,330)
         (20,440,417)
Industrials—(5.8%)          
ABB Ltd.   (30,252)   (870,940)
AO Smith Corp.   (17,309)   (1,027,635)
Belimo Holding AG   (184)   (1,341,867)
Central Japan Railway Co.   (19,500)   (3,213,098)
Chart Industries, Inc.*   (25,691)   (3,676,125)
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.*   (64,898)   (1,418,670)
Elbit Systems Ltd.   (13,410)   (1,735,659)
FuelCell Energy, Inc.*   (30,235)   (512,181)
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.   (41,673)   (1,185,597)
Keio Corp.   (34,400)   (2,580,949)
Kennametal, Inc.   (36,847)   (1,376,604)


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Report 2021  |  21

 
BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Industrials—(continued)          
Lennox International, Inc.   (9,861)  $(2,758,812)
Lindsay Corp.   (10,383)   (1,663,876)
Nikola Corp.*   (64,224)   (1,162,454)
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.   (70,500)   (2,072,045)
Proto Labs, Inc.*   (17,807)   (2,594,124)
Spirit Airlines, Inc.*   (92,013)   (3,301,427)
TOTO Ltd.   (14,700)   (891,522)
Trex Co., Inc.*   (35,819)   (3,282,453)
Trinity Industries, Inc.   (47,095)   (1,511,750)
VAT Group AG*   (3,737)   (1,038,905)
Wartsila OYJ Abp   (171,396)   (1,967,985)
Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.   (1,152,000)   (3,223,353)
Xylem, Inc.   (15,487)   (1,541,886)
         (45,949,917)
Information Technology—(3.9%)          
Appian Corp.*   (13,738)   (2,361,562)
Blackline, Inc.*   (25,071)   (3,109,305)
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*   (20,646)   (1,851,120)
Cognex Corp.   (16,597)   (1,370,746)
Cree, Inc.*   (25,547)   (2,898,563)
Guidewire Software, Inc.*   (27,707)   (3,075,200)
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.   (11,700)   (1,715,083)
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   (11,472)   (1,702,904)
Landis+Gyr Group AG*   (23,784)   (1,649,602)
Novanta, Inc.*   (20,402)   (2,699,797)
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A*   (58,081)   (1,388,136)
Q2 Holdings, Inc.*   (27,187)   (3,313,552)
Seiko Epson Corp.   (108,700)   (1,801,407)
Shopify, Inc., Class A*   (1,396)   (1,788,234)
         (30,725,211)
Materials—(5.2%)          
Albemarle Corp.   (9,007)   (1,415,990)
Antofagasta PLC   (123,770)   (3,089,046)
BillerudKorsnas AB   (242,997)   (4,461,238)
Compass Minerals International, Inc   (49,362)   (3,114,249)
Ecolab, Inc.   (9,758)   (2,042,935)
Ferro Corp.*   (164,821)   (2,615,709)
Greif, Inc., Class A   (51,690)   (2,496,627)
Johnson Matthey PLC   (61,957)   (2,647,470)
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.    (424,400)   (2,967,796)
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.   (229,900)   (3,016,141)
Quaker Chemical Corp.   (6,165)   (1,740,873)
Stepan Co.   (16,992)   (2,050,765)
Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.   (210,900)   (2,864,865)
Umicore SA   (72,572)   (4,263,511)
Wacker Chemie AG   (18,563)   (2,406,135)
         (41,193,350)
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Real Estate—(0.5%)          
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.   (10,083)  $(1,610,154)
Iron Mountain, Inc.   (46,334)   (1,611,960)
KE Holdings, Inc. - ADR*   (18,448)   (1,177,537)
         (4,399,651)
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Proceeds $(248,781,917))
        (300,828,621)
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(37.8%)
(Proceeds $(248,781,918))
        (300,828,621)
           
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—40.7%        323,514,257 
NET ASSETS—100.0%       $794,861,668 

 

 
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
PLC Public Limited Company
SP ADR Sponsored American Depositary Receipt
* Non-income producing.
(a) The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.
Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short.
Security has been valued at fair market value using significant unobservable inputs as determined in good faith by or under the direction of The RBB Fund, Inc.’s Board of Directors. As of February 28, 2021, these securities amounted to $29,370 or 0.0% of net assets
     
    Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)

 

Contracts For Difference held by the Fund at February 28, 2021, are as follows:

 

REFERENCE
COMPANY
   COUNTERPARTY  EXPIRATION
DATE
  FINANCING
RATE
  PAYMENT
FREQUENCY
  NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
LONG/
(SHORT)
   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
Long                             
United States                             
International Game Technology  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025  0.11%  Monthly   132,279   $2,419,383         $153,092        
Total Long                    2,419,383      153,092 
Short                             
Saudi Arabia                             
Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025  0.07  Monthly   (6,006,386)  $(5,955,395)    $49,743 
South Korea                             
Sillajen, Inc.  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025  0.07  Monthly   (307,496)   (3,327,107)     36,971 
Taiwan                             
ACER, Inc.  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025  0.07  Monthly   (1,648,000)   (1,588,684)     (28,497)
Advantech Co., Ltd.  Macquarie  12/23/2021  0.01  Monthly   (173,000)   (2,251,593)     44,010 
                     (3,840,277)     15,513 
Thailand                             
Thai Oil PCL  Morgan Stanley  09/22/2022  0.07  Monthly   (4,350,423)   (4,330,057)     15,307 
Total Short                    (17,452,836)     117,534 
 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on Contracts For Difference    $270,626 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND Portfolio Of Investments (concluded)

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments carried at fair value as of February 28, 2021 is as follows (see Notes to Portfolio of Investments):

 

   TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3 
Common Stock                    
Communication Services  $62,788,745   $62,788,745   $   $ 
Consumer Discretionary   101,481,833    89,278,556    12,203,277     
Consumer Staples   37,540,334    35,529,737    2,010,597     
Energy   81,618,325    81,258,586    359,739     
Financials   127,335,870    110,482,459    16,853,411     
Health Care   96,470,954    89,308,205    7,162,749     
Industrials   107,886,362    98,807,078    9,079,284     
Information Technology   101,729,048    93,113,952    8,615,096     
Materials   45,861,402    44,361,212    1,500,190     
Real Estate   2,074,911    2,074,911         
Utilities   2,486,130    2,486,130         
Warrants   29,370            29,370 
Short-Term Investments   4,872,748    4,872,748         
Contracts For Difference                    
Equity Contracts   299,123    262,152    36,971     
Total Assets  $772,475,155   $714,624,471   $57,821,314   $29,370 
                     
   TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3 
Securities Sold Short                    
Communication Services  $(11,558,067)  $(6,043,030)  $(5,515,037)  $ 
Consumer Discretionary   (36,031,752)   (34,004,808)   (2,026,944)    
Consumer Staples   (23,951,977)   (17,874,407)   (6,077,570)    
Energy   (17,863,666)   (12,872,375)   (4,991,291)    
Financials   (68,714,613)   (55,158,368)   (13,556,245)    
Health Care   (20,440,417)   (17,101,903)   (3,338,514)    
Industrials   (45,949,917)   (27,013,594)   (18,936,323)    
Information Technology   (30,725,211)   (25,559,119)   (5,166,092)    
Materials   (41,193,350)   (15,477,148)   (25,716,202)    
Real Estate   (4,399,651)   (4,399,651)        
Contracts For Difference                    
Equity Contracts   (28,497)   (28,497)        
Total Liabilities  $(300,857,118)  $(215,532,900)  $(85,324,218)  $ 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS ALL-CAP VALUE FUND Portfolio Of Investments

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
COMMON STOCKS—98.9%          
Communication Services—5.0%          
Activision Blizzard, Inc.   85,277   $8,153,334 
Alphabet, Inc., Class A*   7,661    15,489,852 
Electronic Arts, Inc.   27,554    3,691,409 
Facebook, Inc., Class A*   38,243    9,852,162 
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., (The)(a)   437,805    11,435,467 
Momo, Inc. - SP ADR   150,438    2,382,938 
NetEase, Inc. - ADR   86,646    9,518,063 
Omnicom Group, Inc.   57,749    3,969,089 
T-Mobile US, Inc.*   116,157    13,935,355 
         78,427,669 
Consumer Discretionary—8.5%          
AutoZone, Inc.*   8,457    9,809,443 
eBay, Inc.   178,944    10,096,020 
Foot Locker, Inc.   277,944    13,366,327 
Gentex Corp.   88,602    3,134,739 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.   228,311    8,143,853 
International Game Technology PLC*   345,572    6,320,512 
Lear Corp.(a)   46,042    7,647,116 
LKQ Corp.*   338,650    13,339,424 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   37,596    6,005,961 
Magna International, Inc.(a)   61,862    5,208,780 
Mohawk Industries, Inc.*   74,444    13,026,956 
NVR, Inc.*   2,768    12,458,325 
Travel + Leisure Co.   84,689    5,117,756 
Ulta Beauty, Inc.*(a)   16,417    5,291,692 
Whirlpool Corp.(a)   41,308    7,851,825 
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   73,919    4,825,432 
         131,644,161 
Consumer Staples—1.7%          
Altria Group, Inc.   110,738    4,828,177 
Ambev SA - ADR(a)   1,223,717    3,120,478 
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC   93,704    4,774,219 
Nomad Foods Ltd.*(a)   278,890    6,587,382 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   84,372    7,088,935 
         26,399,191 
Energy—5.9%          
BP PLC - SP ADR   183,516    4,479,626 
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.(a)   233,225    6,364,710 
ChampionX Corp.*   126,140    2,682,998 
Cimarex Energy Co.   149,476    8,668,113 
ConocoPhillips   108,431    5,639,496 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.(a)   136,615    9,464,687 
EOG Resources, Inc.   140,951    9,099,797 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.   205,573    5,906,112 
Marathon Oil Corp.(a)   731,311    8,117,552 
Phillips 66   64,884    5,388,616 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(a)   48,052    7,139,086 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A – SP ADR(a)   130,318    5,346,948 
Schlumberger Ltd.   340,531    9,504,220 
World Fuel Services Corp.   110,879    3,446,119 
         91,248,080 
Financials—23.9%          
Aflac, Inc.   263,118    12,600,721 
Alleghany Corp.   20,498    13,250,522 
Allstate Corp., (The)   145,579    15,518,721 
American International Group, Inc.   492,677    21,653,154 
Aon PLC, Class A(a)   37,326    8,499,503 
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Financials—(continued)          
Bank of America Corp.   963,543   $33,444,578 
Charles Schwab Corp., (The)   304,468    18,791,765 
Chubb Ltd.   104,703    17,022,614 
Citigroup, Inc.   360,731    23,764,958 
Discover Financial Services   97,431    9,165,334 
Fifth Third Bancorp   216,124    7,497,342 
Globe Life, Inc.   81,811    7,641,147 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (The)   61,566    19,669,106 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.(a)   685,731    10,519,114 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   227,989    33,553,141 
KeyCorp   1,018,439    20,511,361 
Loews Corp.   277,206    13,253,219 
Markel Corp.*   5,987    6,518,646 
Renaissance Holdings Ltd.(a)   88,828    14,832,499 
Synchrony Financial   214,792    8,308,155 
Travelers Cos., Inc., (The)   71,066    10,340,103 
Truist Financial Corp.   294,332    16,765,151 
Wells Fargo & Co.   353,936    12,801,865 
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.   13,298    15,891,908 
         371,814,627 
Health Care—22.9%          
AbbVie, Inc.   199,780    21,524,297 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.   100,812    10,204,191 
Amgen, Inc.   89,508    20,132,139 
Anthem, Inc.   54,465    16,513,243 
Avantor, Inc.*(a)   507,563    14,145,781 
Biogen, Inc.*   42,938    11,716,921 
Centene Corp.*   268,670    15,727,942 
Change Healthcare, Inc.*   320,868    7,338,251 
Cigna Corp.   40,089    8,414,681 
Humana, Inc.   32,747    12,432,399 
Johnson & Johnson   263,982    41,830,588 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*   26,370    6,326,427 
McKesson Corp.   106,897    18,121,179 
Medtronic PLC   303,839    35,540,048 
Merck & Co., Inc.   262,644    19,073,207 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.*(a)   31,898    6,914,210 
Novartis AG - SP ADR(a)   238,277    20,470,377 
Pfizer, Inc.   667,636    22,359,130 
Roche Holding AG - SP ADR   196,026    8,056,669 
Stryker Corp.   29,962    7,271,478 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   59,158    19,653,471 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   80,017    13,047,572 
         356,814,201 
Industrials—14.6%          
Allegion PLC   6,191    673,457 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.    173,503    6,579,234 
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.   85,621    4,959,168 
AMETEK, Inc.   74,937    8,840,318 
ASGN, Inc.*(a)   2,444    227,219 
Boeing Co., (The)*   74,236    15,738,774 
BWX Technologies, Inc.   155,022    8,992,826 
Caterpillar, Inc.   49,258    10,633,817 
Curtiss-Wright Corp.   88,849    9,816,926 
Deere & Co.   40,247    14,051,033 
Dover Corp.(a)   65,321    8,051,466 
Eaton Corp., PLC   57,111    7,435,281 
EnerSys   61,609    5,562,060 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   67,990    6,244,202 
General Dynamics Corp.   48,529    7,933,036 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS ALL-CAP VALUE FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Industrials—(continued)          
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.*   409,647   $11,515,177 
Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*   128,258    6,528,332 
Landstar System, Inc.   37,376    5,985,393 
ManpowerGroup, Inc.   43,536    4,111,540 
Masco Corp.   142,342    7,575,441 
Oshkosh Corp.   64,673    6,855,338 
Owens Corning   100,832    8,169,409 
PACCAR, Inc.   94,615    8,609,019 
Robert Half International, Inc.   77,779    6,050,428 
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*   136,333    7,810,517 
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A   212,052    9,082,187 
Textron, Inc.   170,687    8,592,384 
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B   63,967    10,095,912 
WESCO International, Inc.*   139,983    11,237,835 
         227,957,729 
Information Technology—11.3%          
Amdocs Ltd.   107,261    8,131,456 
Analog Devices, Inc.(a)   36,731    5,723,424 
Arrow Electronics, Inc.*   79,718    7,992,527 
Belden, Inc.   67,065    2,964,944 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   283,946    12,740,657 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A   184,266    13,539,866 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   69,690    9,617,220 
Flex Ltd.*   509,990    9,276,718 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.(a)   368,525    5,365,724 
Jabil, Inc.   274,236    11,838,768 
Leidos Holdings, Inc.   89,742    7,937,680 
Oracle Corp.   318,733    20,561,466 
Qorvo, Inc.*   140,210    24,498,893 
Science Applications International Corp.   160,929    13,860,815 
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.   159,388    10,564,236 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   59,923    7,791,788 
Western Digital Corp.*   56,019    3,838,982 
         176,245,164 
Materials—4.7%          
Cemex SAB de CV - SP ADR*(a)   674,372    4,457,599 
Corteva, Inc.   227,874    10,288,511 
CRH PLC - SP ADR   188,496    8,167,532 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.   144,536    10,163,772 
FMC Corp.(a)   127,338    12,949,001 
Ingevity Corp.*   60,228    4,184,641 
Mosaic Co., (The)   271,885    7,993,419 
PPG Industries, Inc.   37,949    5,116,284 
Trinseo SA(a)   65,956    4,268,013 
Valvoline, Inc.(a)   227,253    5,672,235 
         73,261,007 
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Utilities—0.4%          
Vistra Energy Corp.   327,122   $5,642,855 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,016,283,786)
        1,539,454,684 
RIGHTS—0.0%          
Information Technology—0.0%          
CVR Banctec Inc. - Escrow Shares*‡   14,327    0 
TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $0)
        0 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—4.5%          
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.13%(b)   70,344,238    70,344,238 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
(Cost $70,344,238)
        70,344,238 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.9%          
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(b)   13,856,702    13,856,702 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $13,856,702)
        13,856,702 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—104.3%
(Cost $1,100,484,726)
        1,623,655,624 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(4.3)%        (66,580,558)
NET ASSETS—100.0%       $1,557,075,066 

 

 
ADR American Depositary Receipt
PLC Public Limited Company
SP ADR  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt
* Non-income producing.
CVR Contingent Value Right
(a) All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 28, 2021, the market value of securities on loan was $68,243,685.
(b) The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.
Security has been valued at fair market value using significant unobservable inputs as determined in good faith by or under the direction of The RBB Fund, Inc.’s Board of Directors. As of February 28, 2021, these securities amounted to $0 or 0.0% of net assets.
     
    Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS ALL-CAP VALUE FUND Portfolio Of Investments (concluded)

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments carried at fair value as of February 28, 2021 is as follows (see Notes to Portfolio of Investments):

 

   TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3   INVESTMENTS
MEASURED
AT NET
ASSET VALUE*
 
Common Stock                         
Communication Services  $78,427,669   $78,427,669   $   $   $ 
Consumer Discretionary   131,644,161    131,644,161             
Consumer Staples   26,399,191    26,399,191             
Energy   91,248,080    91,248,080             
Financials   371,814,627    371,814,627             
Health Care   356,814,201    356,814,201             
Industrials   227,957,729    227,957,729             
Information Technology   176,245,164    176,245,164             
Materials   73,261,007    73,261,007             
Utilities   5,642,855    5,642,855             
Rights               **    
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral   70,344,238                70,344,238 
Short-Term Investments   13,856,702    13,856,702             
Total Assets  $1,623,655,624   $1,553,311,386   $   $**  $70,344,238 

 

* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of Investments.
** Value equals zero as of the end of the reporting period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
WPG PARTNERS SMALL/MICRO CAP VALUE FUND Portfolio Of Investments

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
COMMON STOCKS—97.8%          
Communication Services—0.6%          
TripAdvisor, Inc.*(a)   3,198   $158,685 
Consumer Discretionary—6.9%          
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A*(a)   11,579    327,454 
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*(a)   7,788    432,468 
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.   17,309    173,782 
Designer Brands, Inc., Class A*   15,060    188,099 
Fossil Group, Inc.*   3,485    52,763 
Stride, Inc.*   9,269    222,919 
Universal Electronics, Inc.*   3,416    198,777 
WW International, Inc.*(a)   5,638    166,265 
         1,762,527 
Consumer Staples—4.1%          
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.   8,709    224,170 
Landec Corp.*   17,738    197,779 
Primo Water Corp.   8,440    120,607 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*   9,944    497,399 
         1,039,955 
Energy—8.3%          
Brigham Minerals, Inc., Class A   8,455    120,991 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.(a)   4,923    341,066 
EQT Corp.*(a)   13,218    235,148 
Euronav NV   26,499    233,986 
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A*    12,782    154,151 
National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*(a)   20,489    271,479 
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.   4,542    258,258 
Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A*(a)   25,095    315,946 
Tourmaline Oil Corp.   10,078    183,409 
         2,114,434 
Financials—24.9%          
Ameris Bancorp(a)   7,093    337,910 
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.   7,966    402,522 
Blucora, Inc.*   14,894    241,283 
Essent Group Ltd.   10,477    431,967 
First Foundation, Inc.   19,624    448,408 
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A   8,185    371,763 
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., (The)   1,311    151,224 
HomeStreet, Inc.   11,816    507,615 
Kemper Corp.   3,513    265,653 
Ladder Capital Corp.   16,961    194,034 
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A   9,426    365,257 
Peoples Bancorp, Inc.   11,455    356,709 
Popular, Inc.   11,216    749,453 
Premier Financial Corp.   12,550    384,783 
Triumph Bancorp, Inc.*   4,224    323,981 
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.   5,638    268,087 
Webster Financial Corp.   10,128    560,180 
         6,360,829 
Health Care—2.6%          
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*   13,721    256,308 
Natus Medical, Inc.*   5,311    137,608 
PetIQ, Inc.*(a)   8,308    286,377 
         680,293 
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Industrials—16.6%          
ABM Industries, Inc.   3,052   $131,785 
AerCap Holdings NV*   13,124    632,314 
Argan, Inc.(a)   6,417    320,978 
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*   11,440    547,175 
BrightView Holdings, Inc.*   11,518    183,251 
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*   6,134    170,893 
ICF International, Inc.   2,811    234,578 
JetBlue Airways Corp.*   7,878    145,192 
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc., Class A   11,015    475,848 
Korn/Ferry International   3,325    204,654 
Matrix Service Co.*   20,949    284,278 
Matthews International Corp., Class A   1,731    61,797 
Tutor Perini Corp.*   28,025    411,968 
Univar Solutions, Inc.*   9,578    190,698 
Vectrus, Inc.*   4,322    235,981 
         4,231,390 
Information Technology—7.9%          
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.*   2,807    98,778 
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*   7,769    286,443 
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.   5,000    142,000 
Celestica, Inc.*   20,545    170,113 
Cognyte Software Ltd.*   4,341    125,325 
KBR, Inc.   22,227    689,037 
SMART Global Holdings, Inc.*(a)   10,657    497,575 
         2,009,271 
Materials—12.7%          
Chemours Co., (The)   10,922    256,995 
Commercial Metals Co.   17,308    435,296 
Constellium SE*   11,291    149,493 
Forterra, Inc.*   5,680    132,173 
Mosaic Co., (The)   25,179    740,263 
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.   4,984    232,753 
Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A   33,044    606,027 
Valvoline, Inc.   27,438    684,852 
         3,237,852 
Real Estate—9.6%          
Apple Hospitality, Inc.*   25,952    369,816 
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.   30,536    600,948 
Equity Commonwealth   12,633    356,377 
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust   9,303    197,875 
LTC Properties, Inc.   4,110    168,140 
Office Properties Income Trust   5,621    142,155 
RMR Group, Inc., Class A, (The)   5,472    219,920 
UMH Properties, Inc.   23,795    406,181 
         2,461,412 
Utilities—3.6%          
ALLETE, Inc.   3,790    235,473 
Avista Corp.   6,370    256,138 
New Jersey Resources Corp.   3,127    122,860 
South Jersey Industries, Inc.(a)   12,213    306,668 
         921,139 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $18,204,892)
        24,977,787 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
WPG PARTNERS SMALL/MICRO CAP VALUE FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
WARRANTS—0.0%          
Energy—0.0%          
TETRA Technologies, Inc. *‡   20,950   $15 
TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $4,475)
        15 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—12.1%          
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.13%(b)   3,077,226    3,077,226 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
(Cost $3,077,226)
        3,077,226 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.9%          
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(b)   749,768    749,768 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $749,768)
        749,768 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—112.8%
(Cost $22,036,361)
        28,804,796 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(12.8)%        (3,279,284)
NET ASSETS—100.0%       $25,525,512 

 

 
PLC  Public Limited Company
* Non-income producing.
(a) All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 28, 2021, the market value of securities on loan was $2,982,794.
(b) The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.
Security has been valued at fair market value using significant unobservable inputs as determined in good faith by or under the direction of The RBB Fund, Inc.’s Board of Directors. As of February 28, 2021, these securities amounted to $15 or 0.0% of net assets.
     
    Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
WPG PARTNERS SMALL/MICRO CAP VALUE FUND Portfolio Of Investments (concluded)

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments carried at fair value as of February 28, 2021 is as follows (see Notes to Portfolio of Investments):

 

   TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3   INVESTMENTS
MEASURED
AT NET
ASSET VALUE*
 
Common Stock                         
Communication Services  $158,685   $158,685   $   $   $ 
Consumer Discretionary   1,762,527    1,762,527             
Consumer Staples   1,039,955    1,039,955             
Energy   2,114,434    2,114,434             
Financials   6,360,829    6,360,829             
Health Care   680,293    680,293             
Industrials   4,231,390    4,231,390             
Information Technology   2,009,271    2,009,271             
Materials   3,237,852    3,237,852             
Real Estate   2,461,412    2,461,412             
Utilities   921,139    921,139             
Warrants   15            15     
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral   3,077,226                3,077,226 
Short-Term Investments   749,768    749,768             
Total Assets  $28,804,796   $25,727,555   $   $15   $3,077,226 

 

* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND Portfolio Of Investments

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
COMMON STOCKS—98.5%          
Austria—0.6%          
ams AG*   40,070   $940,228 
Bermuda—1.6%          
Everest Re Group Ltd.   11,047    2,671,275 
Canada—1.1%          
Lundin Mining Corp.   83,605    957,194 
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.   12,049    823,717 
         1,780,911 
France—8.8%          
Accor SA*   19,996    834,494 
Airbus Group SE*   10,632    1,235,168 
Capgemini SA   14,526    2,332,874 
Cie de Saint-Gobain   42,532    2,287,214 
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA   8,870    1,282,520 
Eiffage SA   18,172    1,867,807 
Imerys SA   11,289    580,369 
Sanofi   21,522    1,975,088 
Total SA   38,273    1,784,674 
         14,180,208 
Germany—8.4%          
Brenntag SE   15,037    1,165,169 
Continental AG*   15,287    2,197,708 
Deutsche Post AG   40,920    2,032,397 
Deutsche Telekom AG   70,557    1,283,461 
Hannover Rueck SE   4,903    830,153 
HeidelbergCement AG   23,794    1,881,939 
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE*   28,811    588,243 
Rheinmetall AG   19,624    1,955,501 
Siemens AG   10,185    1,576,243 
         13,510,814 
Hong Kong—0.4%          
Topsports International Holdings Ltd.   455,000    668,071 
Ireland—1.1%          
CRH PLC   40,373    1,753,287 
Japan—12.0%          
Fuji Corp.   36,100    853,584 
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.   18,400    769,534 
Hitachi Ltd.   53,200    2,453,731 
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.   69,500    1,921,070 
Komatsu Ltd.   80,600    2,419,654 
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.   48,500    1,136,006 
NEC Corp.   28,100    1,537,048 
Nihon Unisys Ltd.   30,200    874,341 
Sony Corp.   23,900    2,523,868 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   55,400    1,955,920 
Tosoh Corp.   56,600    1,040,471 
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.   50,300    1,106,346 
Zenkoku Hosho Co., Ltd.   17,600    812,558 
         19,404,131 
Macao—0.6%          
Wynn Macau Ltd.*   481,600    908,377 
Netherlands—4.5%          
Aalberts NV   17,107    798,868 
ING Groep NV   140,754    1,541,637 
NXP Semiconductors NV   6,328    1,155,176 
Signify NV   28,708    1,250,945 
Stellantis NV*   161,643    2,618,086 
         7,364,712 
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Norway—0.3%          
Norsk Hydro ASA   105,196   $582,392 
Singapore—1.4%          
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.   59,100    1,171,043 
United Overseas Bank Ltd.   57,900    1,063,277 
         2,234,320 
South Korea—3.9%          
KB Financial Group, Inc.   49,501    1,915,971 
KT Corp. - SP ADR(a)   78,396    885,091 
Posco   5,736    1,424,291 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   15,528    1,137,980 
SK Hynix, Inc.   7,105    892,423 
         6,255,756 
Sweden—1.3%          
SKF AB   38,509    1,049,237 
Volvo AB   40,556    1,038,250 
         2,087,487 
Switzerland—2.2%          
Glencore PLC   344,146    1,400,541 
Novartis AG   11,650    1,003,373 
STMicroelectronics NV   30,458    1,182,904 
         3,586,818 
Taiwan—0.6%          
Wiwynn Corp.   32,000    922,457 
United Kingdom—6.9%          
BAE Systems PLC   122,815    831,345 
Entain PLC*   71,028    1,405,162 
Inchcape PLC   169,273    1,678,789 
Kingfisher PLC*   220,105    815,811 
Melrose Industries PLC*   666,034    1,547,848 
Persimmon PLC   27,601    1,000,135 
Rio Tinto PLC   9,935    861,038 
Tesco PLC   388,460    1,220,976 
WH Smith PLC   65,667    1,751,280 
         11,112,384 
United States—42.8%          
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.(a)   22,327    846,640 
Allstate Corp., (The)   9,862    1,051,289 
American Express Co.   5,992    810,478 
Anthem, Inc.   6,320    1,916,161 
Applied Materials, Inc.   10,863    1,283,898 
AutoZone, Inc.*   1,851    2,147,012 
Bank of America Corp.   26,577    922,488 
Cigna Corp.   12,667    2,658,803 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   24,391    1,094,424 
Citigroup, Inc.   40,439    2,664,121 
Concentrix Corp.*   12,614    1,557,955 
Corteva, Inc.   19,286    870,763 
CVS Health Corp.   26,612    1,813,076 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.(a)   24,205    1,676,922 
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.(a)   20,382    1,454,663 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(a)   37,323    2,624,553 
Eagle Materials, Inc.*   6,976    874,651 
Eaton Corp., PLC   11,283    1,468,934 
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., (The)   7,102    2,268,947 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.   24,305    698,283 
HollyFrontier Corp.   27,928    1,057,913 
Huntington Bancshares Inc.(a)   144,580    2,217,857 
ITT, Inc.   15,391    1,277,145 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   13,294    1,956,478 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
United States—(continued)          
KeyCorp   109,753   $2,210,425 
LKQ Corp.*   47,859    1,885,166 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.   27,556    1,505,109 
MasTec, Inc.*   17,208    1,492,794 
McKesson Corp.   9,721    1,647,904 
Medtronic PLC   13,655    1,597,225 
Merck & Co., Inc.   15,515    1,126,699 
Micron Technology, Inc.*   19,044    1,743,097 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A    6,683    919,247 
NVR, Inc.*   127    571,607 
Oracle Corp.   15,920    1,026,999 
Owens Corning   30,061    2,435,542 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(a)   11,689    1,736,635 
Schlumberger Ltd.   32,153    897,390 
Science Applications International Corp.(a)   21,611    1,861,356 
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*   22,281    1,276,479 
SYNNEX Corp.   12,576    1,121,276 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   9,591    1,247,118 
Textron, Inc.   22,333    1,124,243 
Valvoline, Inc.(a)   67,978    1,696,731 
Vistra Energy Corp.   101,621    1,752,962 
WestRock Co.   23,952    1,044,069 
         69,133,527 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $120,265,173)
        159,097,155 
PREFERRED STOCKS—0.5%          
South Korea—0.5%          
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.114%   11,977    774,694 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $404,815)
        774,694 
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—6.6%          
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.13%(b)  10,613,155   $10,613,155 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
(Cost $10,613,155)
        10,613,155 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.3%          
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(b)  452,696    452,696 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $452,696)
        452,696 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—105.9%
(Cost $131,735,839)
        170,937,700 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(5.9)%        (9,495,962)
NET ASSETS—100.0%       $161,441,738 

 

 
PLC —  Public Limited Company
SP ADR   —  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt
* —  Non-income producing.
(a) —  All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 28, 2021, the market value of securities on loan was $10,252,587.
(b) —  The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.
     
    Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND Portfolio Of Investments (concluded)

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments carried at fair value as of February 28, 2021 is as follows (see Notes to Portfolio of Investments):

 

   TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3   INVESTMENTS
MEASURED
AT NET
ASSET VALUE*
 
Common Stock                         
Austria  $940,228   $   $940,228   $   $ 
Bermuda   2,671,275    2,671,275             
Canada   1,780,911    1,780,911             
France   14,180,208        14,180,208         
Germany   13,510,814        13,510,814         
Hong Kong   668,071        668,071         
Ireland   1,753,287        1,753,287         
Japan   19,404,131        19,404,131         
Macao   908,377        908,377         
Netherlands   7,364,712    3,773,262    3,591,450         
Norway   582,392        582,392         
Singapore   2,234,320        2,234,320         
South Korea   6,255,756    885,091    5,370,665         
Sweden   2,087,487        2,087,487         
Switzerland   3,586,818        3,586,818         
Taiwan   922,457        922,457         
United Kingdom   11,112,384        11,112,384         
United States   69,133,527    69,133,527             
Preferred Stock                          
South Korea   774,694        774,694         
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral   10,613,155                10,613,155 
Short-Term Investments   452,696    452,696             
Total Assets  $170,937,700   $78,696,762   $81,627,783   $   $10,613,155 

 

* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy included to reconcile to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND Portfolio Of Investments

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
LONG POSITIONS—100.0%          
COMMON STOCKS—91.9%          
Austria—0.6%          
ams AG*   28,408   $666,583 
Bermuda—1.9%          
Everest Re Group Ltd.†   9,138    2,209,660 
Brazil—0.3%          
Vasta Platform Ltd.*   23,507    314,289 
Canada—1.8%          
Copper Mountain Mining Corp.*   159,968    395,960 
Enerplus Corp.   47,191    228,427 
Kinross Gold Corp.   104,941    652,274 
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.   12,845    878,135 
         2,154,796 
China—0.8%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.*   29,560    888,254 
Finland—1.6%          
Metso Outotec Oyj   83,003    932,602 
Nordea Bank Abp   109,599    992,619 
         1,925,221 
France—7.2%          
BNP Paribas SA   37,112    2,206,211 
Capgemini SA   2,027    325,536 
Cie de Saint-Gobain   42,615    2,291,677 
Eiffage SA   12,561    1,291,081 
Imerys SA   15,769    810,686 
Sanofi   16,954    1,555,879 
         8,481,070 
Germany—6.6%          
Continental AG*   13,025    1,872,515 
Deutsche Post AG   35,986    1,787,337 
Deutsche Telekom AG   70,095    1,275,057 
HeidelbergCement AG   16,573    1,310,809 
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE*   34,176    697,782 
Rheinmetall AG   8,272    824,292 
         7,767,792 
Hong Kong—1.5%          
Topsports International Holdings Ltd.   504,000    740,017 
WH Group Ltd.   1,104,500    990,637 
         1,730,654 
Italy—0.5%          
Enel SpA   60,085    566,535 
Japan—12.4%          
Fuji Corp.   27,800    657,331 
Hitachi Ltd.   36,400    1,678,868 
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.   58,900    1,628,072 
Komatsu Ltd.   54,900    1,648,127 
Kyudenko Corp.   15,600    516,250 
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.   55,200    1,292,938 
Resona Holdings, Inc.   142,800    577,017 
Sony Corp.   19,400    2,048,663 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   45,500    1,606,397 
Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.   8,800    437,150 
Tosoh Corp.   57,000    1,047,824 
TS Tech Co., Ltd.   17,300    484,255 
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.   46,000    1,011,768 
         14,634,660 
Macao—0.6%          
Wynn Macau Ltd.*   363,200    685,055 
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Netherlands—2.4%          
ING Groep NV   82,143   $899,688 
NXP Semiconductors NV   3,754    685,293 
Stellantis NV*   77,581    1,256,558 
         2,841,539 
Norway—0.5%          
Norsk Hydro ASA   111,922    619,629 
South Korea—6.4%          
Hana Financial Group, Inc.   24,754    813,085 
KB Financial Group, Inc.   21,698    839,836 
KT Corp. - SP ADR†   49,709    561,214 
Posco   4,514    1,120,860 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   10,435    764,736 
SK Hynix, Inc.   20,700    2,600,023 
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.   3,861    846,427 
         7,546,181 
Spain—0.6%          
Applus Services SA*   72,911    751,823 
Sweden—1.9%          
Volvo AB, Class B   87,870    2,249,507 
Switzerland—3.1%          
Glencore PLC   277,620    1,129,806 
Novartis AG   10,329    889,600 
STMicroelectronics NV   16,232    630,406 
UBS Group AG   65,238    1,014,995 
         3,664,807 
Taiwan—0.7%          
Wiwynn Corp.   28,000    807,150 
United Kingdom—4.7%          
DS Smith PLC   128,824    715,749 
Kingfisher PLC*   206,603    765,766 
Melrose Industries PLC*   373,525    868,064 
Synthomer PLC   115,258    741,886 
Tesco PLC   506,713    1,592,659 
WH Smith PLC   33,770    900,615 
         5,584,739 
United States—35.8%          
AbbVie, Inc.   8,912    960,179 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.   15,988    606,265 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C*†   737    1,501,166 
American International Group, Inc.   16,092    707,243 
Anthem, Inc.   2,768    839,230 
Applied Materials, Inc.†#   10,854    1,282,834 
AutoZone, Inc.*   1,266    1,468,459 
Bank of America Corp.†   22,430    778,545 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   13,235    599,281 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   18,435    827,178 
Citigroup, Inc.†   40,350    2,658,258 
Concentrix Corp.*   9,321    1,151,237 
Corteva, Inc.†#   11,755    530,738 
CVS Health Corp.†   16,392    1,116,787 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.†   26,128    1,810,148 
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.†   6,604    471,328 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.   27,894    1,961,506 
FMC Corp.   13,001    1,322,072 
HollyFrontier Corp.   32,113    1,216,440 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.†#   7,001    1,030,337 
KeyCorp†#   61,300    1,234,582 
Lennar Corp., Class A   7,840    650,485 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND Portfolio Of Investments  (continued)

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
United States—(continued)          
Marathon Petroleum Corp.†   33,450   $1,827,039 
McKesson Corp.   6,646    1,126,630 
Micron Technology, Inc.*   14,787    1,353,454 
Microsoft Corp.†   5,134    1,193,039 
Oracle Corp.†#   19,179    1,237,237 
Owens Corning†   13,695    1,109,569 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   10,494    1,559,094 
Science Applications International Corp.   11,212    965,690 
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*   30,767    1,762,641 
Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A   61,037    1,119,419 
Viper Energy Partners LP†   49,130    770,358 
Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A†#   21,000    572,670 
Vistra Energy Corp.†   50,134    864,812 
Wells Fargo & Co.   22,289    806,193 
WestRock Co.†   25,833    1,126,060 
         42,118,203 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $84,644,133)
        108,208,147 
PREFERRED STOCKS-1.0%          
Germany—1.0%          
Volkswagen AG 2.880%   5,795    1,212,428 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $1,154,010)
        1,212,428 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—7.1%          
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(a)  8,397,095    8,397,095 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $8,397,095)
        8,397,095 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.0%
(Cost $94,195,238)
        117,817,670 
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(27.2%)          
COMMON STOCKS—(27.2%)          
Australia—(1.2%)          
Afterpay Ltd.*   (3,553)   (324,546)
Altium Ltd.   (15,532)   (314,500)
Commonwealth Bank of Australia   (6,692)   (420,049)
WiseTech Global Ltd.   (19,775)   (413,492)
         (1,472,587)
China—(0.9%)          
GSX Techedu, Inc. - ADR*   (3,474)   (357,301)
Microport Scientific Corp.   (54,000)   (317,391)
Pinduoduo, Inc. – ADR*   (2,352)   (402,568)
         (1,077,260)
France—(0.5%)          
Remy Cointreau SA   (2,966)   (565,102)
Germany—(1.8%)          
Beiersdorf AG   (5,419)   (535,435)
Deutsche Bank AG*   (35,892)   (441,680)
Rational AG   (332)   (284,007)
Wacker Chemie AG   (3,850)   (499,037)
Zalando SE*   (3,384)   (347,899)
         (2,108,058)
Japan—(4.5%)          
CyberAgent, Inc.   (5,300)   (320,076)
Dentsu Group, Inc.   (8,800)   (307,288)
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.   (1,700)   (249,200)
Ito En, Ltd.   (6,200)   (342,979)
Japan Tobacco, Inc.   (26,200)   (474,391)
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Japan—(continued)          
Keio Corp.   (5,800)  $(435,160)
Kose Corp.   (1,800)   (289,332)
Mercari, Inc.*   (8,300)   (399,342)
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.    (35,500)   (248,249)
Nidec Corp.   (2,000)   (255,030)
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.   (15,000)   (440,861)
PeptiDream, Inc.*   (4,800)   (228,865)
Rakuten, Inc.   (27,400)   (307,971)
Sanrio Co., Ltd.   (21,900)   (360,435)
TOTO Ltd.   (9,700)   (588,283)
         (5,247,462)
Luxembourg—(0.3%)          
Spotify Technology SA*   (1,282)   (394,061)
Sweden—(0.6%)          
Essity AB   (24,005)   (721,279)
Switzerland—(1.0%)          
ABB Ltd.   (11,918)   (343,113)
Belimo Holding AG   (52)   (379,223)
Stadler Rail AG   (9,428)   (470,358)
         (1,192,694)
United Kingdom—(0.6%)          
Amcor PLC   (43,846)   (479,675)
Renishaw PLC   (2,576)   (207,222)
         (686,897)
United States—(15.8%)          
Appfolio, Inc., Class A*   (1,925)   (315,738)
Appian Corp.*   (1,959)   (336,752)
Beyond Meat, Inc.*   (2,700)   (392,796)
Blackline, Inc.*   (3,677)   (456,021)
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.*   (10,238)   (390,068)
Carvana Co.*   (1,877)   (532,129)
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*   (222)   (320,124)
Choice Hotels International, Inc.*   (2,971)   (311,569)
Cincinnati Financial Corp.   (5,940)   (581,348)
Clover Health Investments Corp.*   (23,545)   (221,323)
Cognex Corp.   (3,315)   (273,786)
Compass Minerals International, Inc.   (7,879)   (497,086)
Cree, Inc.*   (8,142)   (923,791)
CVB Financial Corp.   (16,075)   (344,166)
DoorDash, Inc., Class A*   (1,981)   (335,760)
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.*   (18,754)   (409,962)
Ecolab, Inc.   (2,608)   (546,011)
Etsy, Inc.*   (1,167)   (257,055)
First Financial Bankshares, Inc   (17,945)   (801,424)
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*   (4,556)   (433,230)
Glaukos Corp.*   (3,309)   (312,899)
GoodRx Holdings, Inc., Class A*   (5,748)   (255,901)
Hormel Foods Corp.   (12,630)   (585,653)
Lennox International, Inc.   (1,674)   (468,335)
Middleby Corp., (The)*   (2,574)   (376,859)
Moderna, Inc.*   (2,728)   (422,322)
Netflix, Inc.*   (1,204)   (648,775)
Nikola Corp.*   (15,496)   (280,478)
Novanta, Inc.*   (2,988)   (395,402)
Opendoor Technologies, Inc.*   (12,572)   (352,267)
Packaging Corp. of America   (2,633)   (347,609)
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A*   (10,129)   (242,083)
Penumbra, Inc.*   (1,039)   (295,523)
Proto Labs, Inc.*   (921)   (134,171)


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND Portfolio Of Investments  (continued)

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
United States—(continued)          
Q2 Holdings, Inc.*   (3,629)  $(442,302)
Quaker Chemical Corp.   (1,229)   (347,045)
Quidel Corp.*   (1,772)   (291,069)
Redfin Corp.*   (4,328)   (327,803)
RLI Corp.   (4,523)   (471,930)
Shake Shack, Inc., Class A*   (2,706)   (320,607)
Stitch Fix, Inc., Class A*   (4,834)   (368,883)
Tesla, Inc.*   (602)   (406,651)
Twitter, Inc.*   (5,961)   (459,355)
Westamerica Bancorporation   (7,401)   (444,874)
Xylem, Inc.   (4,826)   (480,477)
Zillow Group, Inc., Class A*   (2,550)   (433,041)
         (18,592,453)
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Proceeds $(26,437,209))
        (32,057,853)
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(27.2%)
(Proceeds $(26,437,209))
        (32,057,853)

 

   NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE 
OPTIONS WRITTEN††—(0.6%)               
Call Options Written—(0.6%)               
Applied Materials, Inc.               
Expiration: 06/18/2021, Exercise Price: 120.00   (108)   (1,276,452)   (136,080)
Corteva, Inc.               
Expiration: 06/18/2021, Exercise Price: 42.00   (117)   (528,255)   (66,690)
JPMorgan Chase & Co.               
Expiration: 06/18/2021, Exercise Price: 140.00   (70)   (1,030,190)   (103,740)
KeyCorp               
Expiration: 06/18/2021, Exercise Price: 18.00   (613)   (1,234,582)   (183,900)
Oracle Corp.               
Expiration: 06/18/2021, Exercise Price: 60.00   (167)   (1,077,317)   (113,226)
Virtu Financial, Inc. Class A               
Expiration: 06/18/2021, Exercise Price: 30.00   (210)   (572,670)   (34,650)
TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $(426,208))
             (638,286)
   NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE 
Put Options Written—(continued)               
Shake Shack, Inc., Class A               
Expiration: 06/18/2021, Exercise Price: 100.00   (27)   (319,896)  $(20,048)
Twitter, Inc.               
Expiration: 06/18/2021, Exercise Price: 55.00   (98)   (755,188)   (19,110)
TOTAL PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $(61,905))
             (39,158)
TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $(488,113))
             (677,444)
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—27.8%             32,737,545 
NET ASSETS—100.0%            $117,819,918 

 

 

 

ADR —  American Depositary Receipt
PLC —  Public Limited Company
SP ADR   —  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt
* —  Non-income producing.
(a) —  The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.
—  Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short.
# —  Security segregated as collateral for options written.
†† —  Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.
     
    Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND Portfolio Of Investments  (continued)

 

Contracts For Difference held by the Fund at February 28, 2021, are as follows:

 

REFERENCE
COMPANY
  COUNTERPARTY  EXPIRATION
DATE
  FINANCING
RATE
  PAYMENT
FREQUENCY
  NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
LONG/
(SHORT)
   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long                             
Netherlands                             
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.04%  Monthly   60,944   $1,226,742                $12,575 
United Kingdom                               
GVC LN  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.04   Monthly   69,813    1,374,338      60,614 
Total Long                      2,601,080      73,189 
Short                               
New Zealand                               
a2 Milk Co., Ltd.  Macquarie  12/21/2021   0.08   Monthly   (34,502)  $(238,663)    $29,432 
Taiwan                               
Advantech Co., Ltd.  Morgan Stanley  09/22/2022   0.07   Monthly   (32,000)   (416,480)     8,124 
Formosa Petrochemical Corp.  MacquarieP  12/23/2021   0.08   Monthly   (111,000)   (398,528)     (18,138)
Acer, Inc.  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (360,000)   (347,043)     (6,225)
                       (815,008)     (16,239)
Thailand                               
Airports of Thailand NVDR  Morgan Stanley  09/22/2022   0.07   Monthly   (170,700)   (362,529)     (1,200)
United Kingdom                               
Antofagasta PLC  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.05   Monthly   (37,088)   (921,038)     (75,788)
Blue Prism Group PLC  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.05   Monthly   (17,294)   (368,880)     42,078 
Domino’s Pizza Group PLC  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.05   Monthly   (121,817)   (519,670)     52,551 
Johnson Matthey PLC  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.05   Monthly   (6,118)   (260,397)     2,444 
Pearson PLC  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.05   Monthly   (46,864)   (490,336)     17,444 
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.05   Monthly   (414,226)   (621,538)     (44,844)
Schroders PLC  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.05   Monthly   (8,124)   (396,483)     11,728 
                       (3,578,342)     5,613 
Total Short                      (5,341,585)     17,606 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on Contracts For Difference                      $90,795 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND Portfolio Of Investments (concluded)

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments carried at fair value as of February 28, 2021 is as follows (see Notes to Portfolio of Investments):

 

   TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3 
Common Stock                    
Austria  $666,583   $   $666,583   $ 
Bermuda   2,209,660    2,209,660         
Brazil   314,289    314,289         
Canada   2,154,796    2,154,796         
China   888,254        888,254     
Finland   1,925,221        1,925,221     
France   8,481,070        8,481,070     
Germany   7,767,792        7,767,792     
Hong Kong   1,730,654        1,730,654     
Italy   566,535        566,535     
Japan   14,634,660        14,634,660     
Macao   685,055        685,055     
Netherlands   2,841,539    1,941,851    899,688     
Norway   619,629        619,629     
South Korea   7,546,181    561,214    6,984,967     
Spain   751,823        751,823     
Sweden   2,249,507        2,249,507     
Switzerland   3,664,807        3,664,807     
Taiwan   807,150        807,150     
United Kingdom   5,584,739        5,584,739     
United States   42,118,203    42,118,203         
Preferred Stock                    
Germany   1,212,428        1,212,428     
Short-Term Investments   8,397,095    8,397,095         
Contracts For Difference                    
Equity Contracts   236,991    236,991         
Total Assets  $118,054,661   $57,934,099   $60,120,562   $ 
                     
   TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3 
Securities Sold Short                    
Australia  $(1,472,587)  $ —-   $(1,472,587)  $ 
China   (1,077,260)   (759,869)   (317,391)    
France   (565,102)       (565,102)    
Germany   (2,108,058)   (284,007)   (1,824,051)    
Japan   (5,247,462)       (5,247,462)    
Luxembourg   (394,061)   (394,061)        
Sweden   (721,279)       (721,279)    
Switzerland   (1,192,694)       (1,192,694)    
United Kingdom   (686,897)   (479,675)   (207,222)    
United States   (18,592,453)   (18,592,453)        
Options Written                    
Equity Contracts   (677,444)   (590,706)   (86,738)    
Contracts For Difference                    
Equity Contracts   (146,196)   (146,196)        
Total Liabilities  $(32,881,493)  $(21,246,967)  $(11,634,526)  $ 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS EMERGING MARKETS DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND Portfolio Of Investments
(formerly Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund)   

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
LONG POSITIONS—99.3%          
COMMON STOCKS—71.7%          
Brazil—5.0%          
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao   21,400   $319,881 
Eletromidia SA*   733,178    2,142,938 
Vasta Platform Ltd.*†   51,552    689,250 
Vivara Participacoes SA*   113,500    482,014 
         3,634,083 
Canada—1.0%          
Parex Resources, Inc.*   45,096    720,771 
China—15.2%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.*   24,000    721,180 
China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd.   224,000    851,255 
China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Ltd.   727,000    1,058,395 
CIFI Holdings Group Co., Ltd.   780,165    738,829 
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.   31,400    480,172 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H   566,000    370,289 
Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.   125,000    740,906 
Momo, Inc. - SP ADR†   9,177    145,364 
NetEase, Inc. - ADR†   7,267    798,280 
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H   116,466    1,441,217 
Tencent Holdings Ltd. - ADR†   8,707    759,250 
Tongcheng-Elong Holdings Ltd.*   371,200    870,566 
Trip.com Group Ltd. - ADR†   13,464    531,155 
Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.   246,500    1,523,541 
         11,030,399 
Greece—0.6%          
JUMBO SA   27,864    458,855 
Hong Kong—3.7%          
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. - ADR*†   39,401    853,426 
Swire Properties Ltd.   223,000    717,286 
WH Group Ltd.   1,219,000    1,093,333 
         2,664,045 
Hungary—1.0%          
OTP Bank PLC*   15,484    702,324 
India—6.4%          
Bandhan Bank Ltd.*   215,269    1,011,753 
Bharti Airtel Ltd.   233,472    1,765,997 
HDFC Bank Ltd. –- ADR†   3,854    305,005 
HDFC Bank Ltd.   17,794    373,232 
Petronet LNG Ltd.   259,665    901,658 
Reliance Industries Ltd.   10,111    286,611 
         4,644,256 
Indonesia—1.3%          
Wismilak Inti Makmur Tbk PT   13,879,700    904,142 
Luxembourg—0.8%          
Samsonite International SA*   304,800    592,514 
Macao—0.8%          
Sands China Ltd.*   88,800    418,526 
Wynn Macau Ltd.*   99,600    187,862 
         606,388 
Malaysia—1.6%          
Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd   198,700    1,174,206 
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Mexico—1.7%          
Concentradora Fibra Danhos SA de CV   438,900   $537,900 
Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV   602,300    728,368 
         1,266,268 
Philippines—0.6%          
BDO Unibank, Inc.   199,930    434,167 
Russia—1.4%          
Sberbank of Russia PJSC - SP ADR   36,448    530,683 
Tatneft PJSC   64,952    458,009 
         988,692 
South Africa—2.5%          
Distell Group Holdings Ltd.   71,925    529,502 
Naspers Ltd., Class N   1,388    327,537 
Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.   139,726    477,135 
SPAR Group Ltd., (The)   37,343    469,797 
         1,803,971 
South Korea—11.2%          
Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd.*   153    17,040 
Celltrion, Inc.*   53    14,040 
Grand Korea Leisure Co., Ltd.*   27,325    386,686 
GS Retail Co., Ltd.   15,978    514,224 
Innocean Worldwide, Inc.   9,393    516,033 
KB Financial Group, Inc.   16,061    621,652 
Korea Electric Power Corp.   15,318    308,632 
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., Ltd.   47,676    395,316 
Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd.*   980    652,946 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   6,787    497,390 
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.*   77,270    450,223 
Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.   7,651    248,288 
SK Hynix, Inc.   27,654    3,473,480 
         8,095,950 
Taiwan—9.9%          
Fusheng Precision Co., Ltd.   124,000    896,494 
Global Mixed Mode Technology, Inc.   92,000    647,309 
Hiwin Technologies Corp.   47,000    673,137 
Lotes Co., Ltd.   57,000    1,060,614 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - SP ADR†   3,062    385,628 
Tripod Technology Corp.   249,000    1,237,680 
Wiwynn Corp.   78,000    2,248,488 
         7,149,350 
United States—7.0%          
Kosmos Energy Ltd.*   224,600    691,768 
Micron Technology, Inc.*†   31,821    2,912,576 
National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*†   113,270    1,500,829 
         5,105,173 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $43,264,183)
        51,975,554 
PREFERRED STOCKS—4.3%          
Brazil—0.8%          
Itau Unibanco Holding SA 1.865%   120,600    550,040 
Chile—1.0%          
Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B 5.807%   269,847    729,592 
South Korea—2.5%          
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.114%   28,339    1,833,019 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
 (Cost $1,949,642)
        3,112,651 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Semi-Annual Report 2021  |  39

 
BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS EMERGING MARKETS DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)
(formerly Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund)   

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—23.3%          
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(a)   16,882,314   $16,882,314 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $16,882,314)
        16,882,314 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.3%
(Cost $62,096,139)
        71,970,519 
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(9.4%)          
COMMON STOCKS—(1.3%)          
Mexico—(0.4%)          
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV   (283,700)   (254,938)
United Kingdom—(0.9%)          
Antofagasta PLC   (25,967)   (648,083)
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Proceeds $(556,981))
        (903,021)
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS—(8.1%)          
Ireland—(1.0%)          
iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF USD Dist (14,020)        (732,684)
United States—(7.1%)          
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF   (13,660)   (733,952)
iShares MSCI India ETF   (17,810)   (730,744)
iShares MSCI South Africa ETF   (7,624)   (352,610)
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF   (27,198)   (2,392,608)
VanEck Vectors Russia ETF   (37,624)   (920,659)
         (5,130,573)
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Proceeds $(4,781,428))
        (5,863,257)
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(9.4%)
(Proceeds $(5,338,408))
        (6,766,278)
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—10.1%        7,291,228 
NET ASSETS—100.0%       $72,495,469 
           
 
ADR —  American Depositary Receipt
PLC Public Limited Company
SP ADR  Sponsored American Depositary Receipt
* Non-income producing.
Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short.
 (a) The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

40  |  Semi-Annual report 2021

 
BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS EMERGING MARKETS DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)
(formerly Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund)   

 

Contracts For Difference held by the Fund at February 28, 2021, are as follows:

 

REFERENCE
COMPANY
  COUNTERPARTY  EXPIRATION
DATE
  FINANCING
RATE
  PAYMENT
FREQUENCY
  NUMBER OF
 CONTRACTS
LONG/
(SHORT)
  NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
  UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long                             
China                             
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.14%  Monthly   19,100       $572,277                  $(78,406)
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - SP ADR  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.11   Monthly   14,541    3,457,267    (479,476)
Netdragon Websoft Holdings  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.14   Monthly   67,500    163,780    (8,555)
Tencent Holdings Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.14   Monthly   32,700    2,792,997      (348,287)
                       6,986,321      (914,724)
Hong Kong                             
Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.14   Monthly   565,000    527,381    (5,908)
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.14   Monthly   127,000    329,107      (36,078)
                       856,488    (41,986)
Macao                             
Sands China Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.14   Monthly   217,600    1,018,363    51,752 
Wynn Macau Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.14   Monthly   672,000    1,268,374      25,802 
                       2,286,737    77,554 
Portugal                             
Jeronimo Martins  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   -0.55   Monthly   12,338    191,290      (2,452)
Russia                             
Detsky Mir PJSC  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.11   Monthly   289,510    551,046    (17,958)
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.11   Monthly   145,320    436,460    36,345 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC - SP ADR  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.11   Monthly   21,175    306,847      (7,043)
                       1,294,353    11,344 
Singapore                             
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.16   Monthly   40,200    803,156    19,469 
United Overseas Bank Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.16   Monthly   24,200    447,920      11,908 
                       1,251,076    31,377 
South Africa                             
Naspers Ltd. - SP ADR  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.11   Monthly   24,402    1,133,558      (97,677)
South Korea                             
Hana Financial Group  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.11   Monthly   24,145    796,237    (17,754)
Posco  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.11   Monthly   2,301    576,530    16,493 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.11   Monthly   24,856    1,825,207    (56,801)
SK Hynix, Inc.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.11   Monthly   1,361    171,412      8,175 
                       3,369,386    (49,887)
Switzerland                             
Glencore PLC  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.04   Monthly   84,697    343,027      3,150 
Taiwan                             
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.11   Monthly   88,251    1,920,119    (173,561)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - SP ADR  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.11   Monthly   12,082    1,521,607    (170,690)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - SP ADR  HSBC  9/22/2022   0.11   Monthly   6,231    784,732      (87,970)
                       4,226,458      (432,221)
Total Long                      21,938,694      (1,415,522)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS EMERGING MARKETS DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)
(formerly Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund)   

 

REFERENCE COMPANY  COUNTERPARTY  EXPIRATION
DATE
  FINANCING
RATE
  PAYMENT
FREQUENCY
  NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
LONG/
(SHORT)
  NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short                             
Brazil                             
M Dias Branco SA  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.05   Monthly   (120,600)  $(617,397)    $36,039 
Natura & Co. Holding SA  Morgan Stanley  9/22/2022   0.07   Monthly   (71,700)   (590,826)   96,526 
Ultrapar Participacoes SA  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.00   Monthly   (166,900)   (577,160)     52,521 
                       (1,785,383)   185,086 
China                             
China Life Insurance Co.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.00   Monthly   (110,000)   (232,013)   4,510 
Cofco Joycome Foods Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.00   Monthly   (466,000)   (310,609)   (4,806)
KE Holdings, Inc.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (2,651)   (169,213)     10,978 
                       (711,835)   10,682 
Columbia                             
BanColombia S.A. - SP ADR  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (14,968)   (500,680)     36,648 
Hong Kong                             
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.00   Monthly   (139,600)   (300,925)   (40,346)
Fullshare Holdings Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.00   Monthly   (19,912,500)   (410,755)   1,852 
Hong Kong & China Gas  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.00   Monthly   (333,734)   (503,412)     (24,151)
                       (1,215,092)   (62,645)
Israel                             
Elbit Systems Ltd.  Morgan Stanley  9/22/2022   0.07   Monthly   (4,037)   (525,290)     52,924 
Kuwait                             
National Bank of Kuwait  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (174,978)   (476,897)     8,156 
Malaysia                             
Hartalega Holdings Bhd  HSBC  9/22/2022   0.11   Monthly   (184,700)   (456,331)   113,105 
Top Glove Corp. Bhd  HSBC  9/22/2022   0.11   Monthly   (368,100)   (476,552)     74,868 
                       (932,883)   187,973 
Poland                             
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (43,728)   (351,691)     17,409 
Saudi Arabia                             
Alinma Bank  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (43,846)   (189,389)   1,275 
Arab National Bank  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (66,063)   (341,016)   15,906 
Banque Saudi Fransi  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (56,041)   (416,889)   48,965 
Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (73,843)   (287,063)   (10,440)
Saudi Arabian Oil Co.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (51,074)   (470,499)     3,690 
                       (1,704,856)   59,396 
Singapore                             
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.23   Monthly   (3,211,600)   (462,448)   2,373 
Starhub Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.23   Monthly   (424,300)   (404,125)     3,052 
                       (866,573)   5,425 
South Africa                             
Tiger Brands Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   3.31   Monthly   (35,806)   (477,224)     33,171 
South Korea                             
Amorepacific Corp.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (2,790)   (582,336)   6,368 
Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd.  Macquarie  12/23/2021   0.09   Monthly   (152)   (16,993)   2,264 
Celltrion, Inc.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (53)   (14,034)   1,623 
Grand Korea Leisure Co., Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (27,325)   (387,925)   (1,918)
Korea Electric Power Corp.  Morgan Stanley  9/22/2022   0.07   Monthly   (15,318)   (309,496)   18,425 
Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (4,983)   (525,577)   (3,805)
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (72,627)   (603,771)   63,218 
Paradise Co., Ltd.  Morgan Stanley  9/22/2022   0.07   Monthly   (28,309)   (433,391)   (13,940)
Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (1,010)   (674,232)   56,596 
Samsung Heavy Industries  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (77,270)   (451,171)   12,420 
Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.  Morgan Stanley  9/22/2022   0.07   Monthly   (13,702)   (445,757)   49,781 
Sillajen, Inc.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (10,490)   (113,502)   1,376 
S-Oil Corp.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (7,331)   (554,637)     32,473 
                       (5,112,822)     224,881 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS EMERGING MARKETS DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)
(formerly Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund)   

 

REFERENCE COMPANY  COUNTERPARTY  EXPIRATION DATE  FINANCING
RATE
  PAYMENT
FREQUENCY
  NUMBER OF
 CONTRACTS
 LONG/
 (SHORT)
  NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Taiwan                             
Acer, Inc.  Morgan Stanley  9/22/2022   0.07   Monthly   (585,000)  $(563,944)    $(10,272)
Asustek Computer, Inc.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (54,000)   (589,391)   (30,160)
Cheng Shin Rubber Co., Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (346,000)   (536,035)   (7,559)
Compal Electronics  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (654,000)   (521,275)   (12,429)
Elan Microelectronics Corp.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (101,000)   (623,714)   (22,753)
Far Eastone Telecomm Co., Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (204,000)   (452,642)   (12,598)
Formosa Petrochemical Corp.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (150,000)   (538,551)   (24,502)
Largan Precision Co., Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (5,000)   (591,509)     (28,127)
                       (4,417,061)   (148,400)
Thailand                             
Airports of Thailand NVDR  Morgan Stanley  9/22/2022   0.07   Monthly   (230,100)   (488,681)   (1,576)
PTT Global Chemical PCL - NVDR  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (247,400)   (515,160)   32,347 
True Corp. PCL - NVDR  Morgan Stanley  9/22/2022   0.07   Monthly   (5,071,300)   (528,419)     19,740 
                       (1,532,260)   50,511 
United Kingdom                             
HSBC Holdings PLC  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.00   Monthly   (92,400)   (563,469)     (18,528)
United States                             
Synaptics, Inc.  Goldman Sachs  9/18/2025   0.07   Monthly   (1,869)   (250,502)     775 
Total Short                      (21,424,518)     643,464 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on Contracts For Difference                      $(772,058)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS EMERGING MARKETS DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND Portfolio Of Investments (concluded)
(formerly Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund)   

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments carried at fair value as of February 28, 2021 is as follows (see Notes to Portfolio of Investments):

   TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3 
Common Stock                    
Brazil  $3,634,083   $3,634,083   $   $ 
Canada   720,771    720,771         
China   11,030,399    2,234,049    8,796,350     
Greece   458,855        458,855     
Hong Kong   2,664,045    853,426    1,810,619     
Hungary   702,324        702,324     
India   4,644,256    305,005    4,339,251     
Indonesia   904,142        904,142     
Luxembourg   592,514        592,514     
Macao   606,388        606,388     
Malaysia   1,174,206        1,174,206     
Mexico   1,266,268    1,266,268         
Philippines   434,167        434,167     
Russia   988,692    530,683    458,009     
South Africa   1,803,971    946,932    857,039     
South Korea   8,095,950        8,095,950     
Taiwan   7,149,350    385,628    6,763,722     
United States   5,105,173    5,105,173         
Preferred Stock                    
Brazil   550,040    550,040         
Chile   729,592    729,592         
South Korea   1,833,019        1,833,019     
Short-Term Investments   16,882,314    16,882,314         
Contracts For Difference Equity Contracts   1,084,468    1,083,092    1,376     
Total Assets  $73,054,987   $35,227,056   $37,827,931   $—- 
                     
    TOTAL    LEVEL 1    LEVEL 2    LEVEL 3 
Securities Sold Short                    
Mexico  $(254,938)  $(254,938)  $—-   $ 
United Kingdom   (648,083)       (648,083)    
Exchange Traded Funds                    
Ireland   (732,684)       (732,684)    
United States   (5,130,573)   (5,130,573)        
Contracts For Difference Equity Contracts   (1,856,526)   (1,751,806)   (104,720)    
Total Liabilities  $(8,622,804)  $(7,137,317)  $(1,485,487)  $ —- 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS EMERGING MARKETS FUND Portfolio Of Investments

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
COMMON STOCKS—88.3%          
Brazil—4.9%          
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao   6,700   $100,150 
Eletromidia SA*   245,276    716,894 
Vasta Platform Ltd.*   16,678    222,985 
Vivara Participacoes SA*   37,300    158,406 
         1,198,435 
Canada—1.0%          
Parex Resources, Inc.*   14,837    237,140 
China—24.2%          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.*   16,100    483,792 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - SP ADR*   4,432    1,053,752 
China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd.   74,000    281,218 
China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Ltd.   244,000    355,225 
CIFI Holdings Group Co., Ltd.   263,604    249,637 
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.   10,300    157,509 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H   183,000    119,722 
Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.   42,000    248,944 
Momo, Inc. - SP ADR   3,001    47,536 
NetEase, Inc. - ADR   2,345    257,598 
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H   37,958    469,714 
Tencent Holdings Ltd.   10,900    948,268 
Tencent Holdings Ltd. - ADR   2,850    248,520 
Tongcheng-Elong Holdings Ltd.*   120,000    281,433 
Trip.com Group Ltd. - ADR   4,426    174,606 
Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.   83,000    512,998 
         5,890,472 
Greece—0.6%          
JUMBO SA   9,159    150,828 
Hong Kong—4.7%          
Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust   189,000    176,582 
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.   41,000    106,217 
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. - ADR*   12,703    275,147 
Swire Properties Ltd.   72,200    232,234 
WH Group Ltd.   397,000    356,073 
         1,146,253 
Hungary—0.9%          
OTP Bank PLC*   4,999    226,745 
India—6.2%          
Bandhan Bank Ltd.*   69,894    328,498 
Bharti Airtel Ltd.   75,403    570,353 
HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR   1,180    93,385 
HDFC Bank Ltd.   5,940    124,592 
Petronet LNG Ltd.   84,110    292,063 
Reliance Industries Ltd.   3,312    93,884 
         1,502,775 
Indonesia-1.2%          
Wismilak Inti Makmur Tbk PT   4,517,200    294,256 
Luxembourg—0.8%          
Samsonite International SA*   102,000    198,282 
Macao—0.8%          
Sands China Ltd.*   30,000    141,394 
Wynn Macau Ltd.*   32,000    60,357 
         201,751 
Malaysia—1.6%          
Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd   67,100    396,523 
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Mexico—1.7%          
Concentradora Fibra Danhos SA de CV   142,600   $174,765 
Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV   194,000    234,607 
         409,372 
Philippines—0.6%          
BDO Unibank, Inc.   66,940    145,367 
Russia-1.7%          
Sberbank of Russia PJSC - SP ADR    18,405    267,977 
Tatneft PJSC   21,002    148,095 
         416,072 
Singapore—1.6%          
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.   12,777    253,171 
United Overseas Bank Ltd.   7,700    141,403 
         394,574 
South Africa—4.0%          
Distell Group Holdings Ltd.   23,709    174,542 
Naspers Ltd.   449    105,954 
Naspers Ltd. - SP ADR   8,249    389,518 
Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.   46,809    159,843 
SPAR Group Ltd., (The)   12,082    151,999 
         981,856 
South Korea—10.4%          
GS Retail Co., Ltd.   5,242    168,705 
Hana Financial Group, Inc.   7,771    255,251 
Innocean Worldwide   3,031    166,517 
KB Financial Group, Inc.   5,176    200,341 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   7,814    572,654 
SK Hynix, Inc.   9,378    1,177,923 
         2,541,391 
Taiwan—14.4%          
Fusheng Precision Co., Ltd.   41,000    296,421 
Global Mixed Mode Technology, Inc.    30,000    211,079 
Hiwin Technologies Corp.   15,000    214,831 
Lotes Co., Ltd.   18,000    334,931 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   20,000    436,941 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - SP ADR   6,877    866,089 
Tripod Technology Corp.   81,000    402,619 
Wiwynn Corp.   26,000    749,496 
         3,512,407 
United States—7.0%          
Kosmos Energy Ltd.*   76,133    234,490 
Micron Technology, Inc.*   10,438    955,390 
National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*   38,379    508,522 
         1,698,402 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $17,780,039)
        21,542,901 
PREFERRED STOCKS—4.2%          
Brazil—0.7%          
Itau Unibanco Holding SA 1.865%   38,900    177,418 
Chile—1.0%          
Embotelladora Andina SA 5.807%   91,340    246,958 
South Korea—2.5%          
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.114%   9,258    598,824 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $735,952)
        1,023,200 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS EMERGING MARKETS FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—8.3%          
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(a)   2,016,978   $2,016,978 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,016,978)
        2,016,978 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.8%
(Cost $20,532,969)
        24,583,079 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(0.8)%        (188,612)
NET ASSETS—100.0%       $24,394,467 

 

 

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt
PLC — Public Limited Company
SP ADR — Sponsored American Depositary Receipt
* — Non-income producing.
(a) — The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS EMERGING MARKETS FUND Portfolio Of Investments (continued)

 

Contracts For Difference held by the Fund at February 28, 2021, are as follows:

 

REFERENCE
COMPANY  
      COUNTERPARTY      EXPIRATION
DATE
      FINANCING
RATE
      PAYMENT
FREQUENCY
      NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
LONG/
(SHORT)
      NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
Long                         
China                         
Netdragon Websoft Holdings Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025       0.14%       Monthly   21,500   $52,167         $(2,725)
Macao                             
Sands China Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.14   Monthly   70,400    329,470    16,743 
Wynn Macau Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.14   Monthly   221,200    417,506    8,494 
                       746,976    25,237 
Portugal                             
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   -0.55   Monthly   3,990    61,862    (889)
Russia                             
Detsky Mir PJSC  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.11   Monthly   94,320    179,527    (5,851)
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.11   Monthly   46,750    140,411    8,241 
                       319,938    2,390 
South Korea                             
Posco  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.11   Monthly   770    192,928    2,834 
Taiwan                             
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.11   Monthly   9,000    195,817    (17,710)
Switzerland                             
Glencore PLC  Goldman Sachs  09/18/2025   0.04   Monthly   27,252    110,372    1,014 
Total Long                      1,680,060    10,151 
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on Contracts For Difference                 $10,151 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS EMERGING MARKETS FUND Portfolio Of Investments (concluded)

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments carried at fair value as of February 28, 2021 is as follows (see Notes to Portfolio of Investments):

 

   TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3 
Common Stock                    
Brazil  $1,198,435   $1,198,435   $   $ 
Canada   237,140    237,140         
China   5,890,472    1,782,012    4,108,460     
Greece   150,828        150,828     
Hong Kong   1,146,253    275,147    871,106     
Hungary   226,745        226,745     
India   1,502,775    93,385    1,409,390     
Indonesia   294,256        294,256     
Luxembourg   198,282        198,282     
Macao   201,751        201,751     
Malaysia   396,523        396,523     
Mexico   409,372    409,372         
Philippines   145,367        145,367     
Russia   416,072    267,977    148,095     
Singapore   394,574        394,574     
South Africa   981,856    701,360    280,496     
South Korea   2,541,391        2,541,391     
Taiwan   3,512,407    866,089    2,646,318     
United States   1,698,402    1,698,402         
Preferred Stock                    
Brazil   177,418    177,418         
Chile   246,958    246,958         
South Korea   598,824        598,824     
Short-Term Investments   2,016,978    2,016,978         
Contracts For Difference                    
Equity Contracts   37,326    37,326         
Total Assets  $24,620,405   $10,007,999   $14,612,406   $ 
                     
   TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3 
Contracts For Difference                    
Equity Contracts  $(27,175)  $(27,175)  $ —-   $ 
Total Liabilities  $(27,175)  $(27,175)  $   $ 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY ADVANTAGE FUND Portfolio Of Investments

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
COMMON STOCKS—79.9%          
Austria—0.5%          
ams AG*   8,723   $204,682 
Bermuda—1.3%          
Everest Re Group Ltd.   2,403    581,069 
Canada—0.9%          
Lundin Mining Corp.   18,201    208,383 
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.   2,623    179,319 
         387,702 
France—7.1%          
Accor SA*   4,353    181,664 
Airbus Group SE*   2,347    272,662 
Capgemini SA   3,162    507,817 
Cie de Saint-Gobain   9,254    497,646 
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA   1,956    282,819 
Eiffage SA   3,955    406,514 
Imerys SA   2,455    126,212 
Sanofi   4,625    424,439 
TOTAL SA   8,332    388,522 
         3,088,295 
Germany—6.8%          
Brenntag SE   3,321    257,334 
Continental AG*   3,328    478,444 
Deutsche Post AG   8,902    442,140 
Deutsche Telekom AG   15,560    283,043 
Hannover Rueck SE   1,066    180,490 
HeidelbergCement AG   5,180    409,702 
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE*   6,286    128,343 
Rheinmetall AG   4,272    425,698 
Siemens AG   2,220    343,570 
         2,948,764 
Hong Kong—0.3%          
Topsports International Holdings Ltd.   99,000    145,361 
Ireland—0.9%          
CRH PLC   8,789    381,682 
Japan—9.7%          
Fuji Corp.   7,900    186,796 
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.   4,000    167,290 
Hitachi Ltd.   11,500    530,412 
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.   15,000    414,619 
Komatsu Ltd.   17,500    525,359 
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.   10,500    245,939 
NEC Corp.   6,000    328,195 
Nihon Unisys Ltd.   6,600    191,081 
Sony Corp.   5,100    538,566 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   11,800    416,604 
Tosoh Corp.   12,300    226,110 
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.   11,100    244,144 
Zenkoku Hosho Co., Ltd.   3,700    170,822 
         4,185,937 
Macao—0.5%          
Wynn Macau Ltd.*   104,400    196,916 
Netherlands—3.7%          
Aalberts NV   3,724    173,905 
ING Groep NV   30,623    335,405 
NXP Semiconductors NV   1,397    255,022 
Signify NV   6,323    275,523 
Stellantis NV*   35,190    569,962 
         1,609,817 
   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
Norway—0.3%        
Norsk Hydro ASA   22,892   $126,736 
Singapore—1.1%          
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.   13,100    259,571 
United Overseas Bank Ltd.   12,600    231,387 
         490,958 
South Korea—3.1%          
KB Financial Group, Inc.   10,704    414,306 
KT Corp. - SP ADR   17,067    192,687 
Posco   1,248    309,888 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   3,400    249,171 
SK Hynix, Inc.   1,541    193,557 
         1,359,609 
Sweden—1.1%          
SKF AB, Class B   8,266    225,220 
Volvo AB, Class B   8,826    225,949 
         451,169 
Switzerland—1.8%          
Glencore PLC   74,921    304,899 
Novartis AG   2,539    218,675 
STMicroelectronics NV   6,735    261,569 
         785,143 
Taiwan—0.5%          
Wiwynn Corp.   7,000    201,787 
United Kingdom—5.6%          
BAE Systems PLC   26,559    179,780 
Entain PLC*   15,462    305,888 
Inchcape PLC   36,851    365,475 
Kingfisher PLC*   47,978    177,829 
Melrose Industries PLC*   144,998    336,972 
Persimmon PLC   6,009    217,739 
Rio Tinto PLC   2,174    188,414 
Tesco PLC   85,688    269,327 
WH Smith PLC   14,295    381,235 
         2,422,659 
United States—34.7%          
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.   4,854    184,064 
Allstate Corp., (The)   2,134    227,484 
American Express Co.   1,304    176,379 
Anthem, Inc.   1,376    417,189 
Applied Materials, Inc.   2,369    279,992 
AutoZone, Inc.*   401    465,128 
Bank of America Corp.   5,786    200,832 
Cigna Corp.   2,757    578,694 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   5,293    237,497 
Citigroup, Inc.   8,773    577,965 
Concentrix Corp.*   2,746    339,158 
Corteva, Inc.   4,198    189,540 
CVS Health Corp.   5,793    394,677 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.   5,267    364,898 
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.   4,445    317,240 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.   8,118    570,858 
Eagle Materials, Inc.*   1,517    190,201 
Eaton Corp., PLC   2,456    319,747 
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., (The)   1,546    493,916 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.   5,206    149,568 
HollyFrontier Corp.   6,068    229,856 
Huntington Bancshares Inc.   31,457    482,550 
ITT, Inc.   3,393    281,551 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   2,899    426,646 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY ADVANTAGE FUND Portfolio Of Investments

 

   NUMBER OF
SHARES
   VALUE 
United States—(continued)          
KeyCorp   23,879   $480,923 
LKQ Corp.*   10,419    410,404 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.   5,992    327,283 
MasTec, Inc.*   3,750    325,313 
McKesson Corp.   2,116    358,704 
Medtronic PLC   2,974    347,869 
Merck & Co., Inc.   3,425    248,724 
Micron Technology, Inc.*   4,145    379,392 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A   1,455    200,135 
NVR, Inc.*   27    121,523 
Oracle Corp.   3,466    223,592 
Owens Corning   6,543    530,114 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   2,542    377,665 
Schlumberger Ltd.   6,979    194,784 
Science Applications International Corp.   4,700    404,811 
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*   4,817    275,966 
SYNNEX Corp.   2,778    247,686 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   2,117    275,274 
Textron, Inc.   4,929    248,126 
Valvoline, Inc.   14,799    369,383 
Vistra Energy Corp.   22,123    381,622 
WestRock Co.   5,212    227,191 
         15,052,114 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $27,051,179)
        34,620,400 
PREFERRED STOCKS—0.4%          
South Korea—0.4%          
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.114%   2,612    168,949 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $92,353)
        168,949 
INVESTMENT COMPANY—19.1%          
United States—19.1%          
Campbell Advantage Fund   1,214,956    8,286,000 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANY
(Cost $7,599,686)
        8,286,000 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.3%          
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(a)   131,906    131,906 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $131,906)
        131,906 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.7%
(Cost $34,875,124)
        43,207,255 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—0.3%        136,830 
NET ASSETS—100.0%       $43,344,085 

 

 

 

PLC — Public Limited Company
SP ADR — Sponsored American Depositary Receipt
* — Non-income producing.
(a) — The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY ADVANTAGE FUND Portfolio Of Investments (concluded)

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments carried at fair value as of February 28, 2021 is as follows (see Notes to Portfolio of Investments):

 

   TOTAL   LEVEL 1   LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3 
Common Stock                    
Austria  $204,682   $   $204,682   $ 
Bermuda   581,069    581,069         
Canada   387,702    387,702         
France   3,088,295        3,088,295     
Germany   2,948,764        2,948,764     
Hong Kong   145,361        145,361     
Ireland   381,682        381,682     
Japan   4,185,937        4,185,937     
Macao   196,916        196,916     
Netherlands   1,609,817    824,984    784,833     
Norway   126,736        126,736     
Singapore   490,958        490,958     
South Korea   1,359,609    192,687    1,166,922     
Sweden   451,169        451,169     
Switzerland   785,143        785,143     
Taiwan   201,787        201,787     
United Kingdom   2,422,659        2,422,659     
United States   15,052,114    15,052,114         
Preferred Stock                    
South Korea   168,949        168,949     
Investment Company                    
United States   8,286,000    8,286,000         
Short-Term Investments   131,906    131,906         
Total Assets  $43,207,255   $25,456,462   $17,750,793   $ 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES  

 

   Boston
Partners
Small Cap
Value Fund II
   Boston
Partners
Long/Short
Equity Fund
   Boston
Partners
Long/Short
Research Fund
   Boston
Partners
All-Cap
Value Fund
 
ASSETS                
Investments in securities, at value †^  $778,535,162   $56,233,529   $767,303,284   $1,539,454,684 
Investments purchased with proceeds from securities lending collateral, at value *   60,212,726    7,101,726        70,344,238 
Short-term investments, at value **   26,967,112    173,179    4,872,748    13,856,702 
Cash                
Foreign currency, at value#                
Receivables                    
Investments sold   784,053    581,896    37,053,599     
Foreign currency deposits with brokers for securities sold short #       3,164,846    94,896,995     
Deposits with brokers for contracts for difference           470,000     
Deposits with brokers for securities sold short       24,255,728    201,050,113     
Capital shares sold   1,212,666    55,833    467,891    4,096,517 
Dividends and interest   1,846,288    31,825    2,582,755    2,073,880 
Due from prime broker       44,375         
Unrealized appreciation on contracts for difference            299,123     
Prepaid expenses and other assets   76,787    20,486    77,260    112,321 
Total assets   869,634,794    91,663,423    1,109,073,768    1,629,938,342 
LIABILITIES                    
Securities sold short, at fair value ‡       26,708,532    300,828,621     
Options written, at value +       222,222         
Foreign currency overdraft                
Payables                    
Securities lending collateral (Note 8)   60,212,726    7,101,726        70,344,238 
Investments purchased   11,663,214    61,213    10,536,407    673,980 
Capital shares redeemed   1,818,605    67,312    1,259,758    684,584 
Investment advisory fees   560,729    74,578    713,897    897,212 
Custodian fees   6,491    25,590    59,062    13,565 
Distribution and service fees   91,391    3,270    2,659    74,806 
Dividends on securities sold short           291,645     
Administration and accounting fees   19,322    13,006    103,780    65,488 
Transfer agent fees   3,246    16,934    182,001    59,631 
Unrealized depreciation on contracts for difference            28,497     
Other accrued expenses and liabilities   3,025    44,865    205,773    49,772 
Total liabilities   74,378,749    34,339,248    314,212,100    72,863,276 
Net Assets  $795,256,045   $57,324,175   $794,861,668   $1,557,075,066 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:                    
Par value  $27,866   $4,918   $53,656   $52,706 
Paid-in Capital   551,978,604    36,637,138    545,800,156    996,511,342 
Total Distributable earnings/(loss)   243,249,575    20,682,119    249,007,856    560,511,018 
Net Assets  $795,256,045   $57,324,175   $794,861,668   $1,557,075,066 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS                    
Net assets  $698,551,302   $46,216,001   $778,485,931   $1,313,787,958 
Shares outstanding   24,333,967    3,845,115    52,523,525    44,435,502 
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $28.71   $12.02   $14.82   $29.57 
INVESTOR CLASS                    
Net assets  $96,704,743   $11,108,174   $16,375,737   $243,287,108 
Shares outstanding   3,531,851    1,073,371    1,132,406    8,270,604 
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $27.38   $10.35   $14.46   $29.42 
  Investments in securities, at cost  $514,323,211   $33,902,269   $505,217,876   $1,016,283,786 
^   Includes market value of securities on loan  $$59,065,413   $6,883,346   $   $68,243,685 
*   Investments purchased with proceeds from securities lending collateral, at cost  $60,212,726   $7,101,726   $   $70,344,238 
**   Short-term investments, at cost  $26,967,112   $173,179   $4,872,748   $13,856,702 
    Purchased options, at cost  $   $   $   $ 
#   Foreign currency, at cost  $   $2,974,442   $94,157,436   $ 
  Proceeds received, securities sold short  $   $21,193,625   $248,781,918   $ 
+   Premiums received, options written  $   $468,449   $   $ 
  Primary risk exposure is equity contracts                    

 

the accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)

 

   WPG Partners
Small/Micro Cap
Value Fund
   Boston
Partners Global
Equity Fund
   Boston
Partners Global
Long/Short Fund
 
ASSETS            
Investments in securities, at value †^  $24,977,802   $159,871,849   $109,420,575 
Investments purchased with proceeds from securities lending collateral, at value *   3,077,226    10,613,155     
Short-term investments, at value **   749,768    452,696    8,397,095 
Cash   1,724        122,587 
Foreign currency, at value#       351,698    465,136 
Receivables               
Investments sold   402,199    610,331    2,012,322 
Foreign currency deposits with brokers for securities sold short #            
Deposits with brokers for contracts for difference           110,000 
Deposits with brokers for securities sold short           31,992,320 
Capital shares sold       30,092    196,945 
Dividends and interest   19,723    700,038    936,477 
Due from prime broker            
Unrealized appreciation on contracts for difference            236,991 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   9,664    18,887    34,393 
Total assets   29,238,106    172,648,746    153,924,841 
LIABILITIES               
Securities sold short, at fair value ‡           32,057,853 
Options written, at value +           677,444 
Foreign currency overdraft            
Payables               
Securities lending collateral (Note 8)   3,077,226    10,613,155     
Investments purchased   601,300    276,778    2,853,682 
Capital shares redeemed           96,080 
Investment advisory fees   13,710    144,966    93,492 
Custodian fees   1,152    28,132    15,128 
Distribution and service fees           291 
Dividends on securities sold short           47,780 
Administration and accounting fees   3,515    28,925    46,763 
Transfer agent fees   1,199    5,814    26,289 
Unrealized depreciation on contracts for difference            146,196 
Other accrued expenses and liabilities   14,492    109,238    43,925 
Total liabilities   3,712,594    11,207,008    36,104,923 
Net Assets  $25,525,512   $161,441,738   $117,819,918 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:               
Par value  $1,472   $8,691   $10,521 
Paid-in Capital   21,746,821    166,006,059    138,633,835 
Total Distributable earnings/(loss)   3,777,219    (4,573,012)   (20,824,438)
Net Assets  $25,525,512   $161,441,738   $117,819,918 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS               
Net assets  $25,525,512   $161,441,738   $111,842,717 
Shares outstanding   1,471,965    8,690,904    9,980,934 
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $17.34   $18.58   $11.21 
INVESTOR CLASS               
Net assets  $   $   $5,977,201 
Shares outstanding           540,012 
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $   $   $11.07 
  Investments in securities, at cost  $18,209,367   $120,669,988   $85,798,143 
^   Includes market value of securities on loan  $2,982,794   $10,252,587   $ 
*   Investments purchased with proceeds from securities lending collateral, at cost  $3,077,226   $10,613,155   $ 
**   Short-term investments, at cost  $749,768   $452,696   $8,397,095 
    Purchased options, at cost  $   $   $ 
#   Foreign currency, at cost  $   $353,614   $467,839 
  Proceeds received, securities sold short  $   $   $26,437,209 
+   Premiums received, options written  $   $   $488,113 
  Primary risk exposure is equity contracts               

 

the accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONCLUDED)  

 

   Boston
Partners
Emerging Markets
Dynamic Equity Fund
   Boston
Partners
Emerging
Markets Fund
   Boston
Partners
Global Equity
Advantage Fund
 
ASSETS            
Investments in securities, at value †^  $55,088,205   $22,566,101   $43,075,349 
Investments purchased with proceeds from securities lending collateral, at value *            
Short-term investments, at value **   16,882,314    2,016,978    131,906 
Cash   212,838    67,631     
Foreign currency, at value#       100,193    76,942 
Receivables               
Investments sold           112,430 
Foreign currency deposits with brokers for securities sold short #            
Deposits with brokers for contracts for difference   2,695,801         
Deposits with brokers for securities sold short   6,654,853         
Capital shares sold   17,152         
Dividends and interest   172,713    56,152    61,265 
Due from prime broker            
Unrealized appreciation on contracts for difference    1,084,468    37,326     
Prepaid expenses and other assets   323,150    16,966    3,563 
Total assets   83,131,494    24,861,347    43,461,455 
LIABILITIES               
Securities sold short, at fair value ‡   6,766,278         
Options written, at value +            
Foreign currency overdraft   727,800         
Payables               
Securities lending collateral (Note 8)            
Investments purchased   1,070,431    385,202    60,229 
Capital shares redeemed   7,389         
Investment advisory fees   92,904    9,731    20,332 
Custodian fees   29,542    22,143     
Distribution and service fees            
Dividends on securities sold short            
Administration and accounting fees   13,293    6,477    4,443 
Transfer agent fees   273    4,854    1,618 
Unrealized depreciation on contracts for difference    1,856,526    27,175     
Other accrued expenses and liabilities   71,589    11,298    30,748 
Total liabilities   10,636,025    466,880    117,370 
Net Assets  $72,495,469   $24,394,467   $43,344,085 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:               
Par value  $6,167   $2,014   $3,552 
Paid-in Capital   68,459,863    20,665,907    36,408,349 
Total Distributable earnings/(loss)   4,029,439    3,726,546    6,932,184 
Net Assets  $72,495,469   $24,394,467   $43,344,085 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS               
Net assets  $72,495,469   $24,394,467   $43,344,085 
Shares outstanding   6,166,792    2,013,846    3,552,439 
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $11.76   $12.11   $12.20 
INVESTOR CLASS               
Net assets  $   $   $ 
Shares outstanding            
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $   $   $ 
  Investments in securities, at cost  $45,213,825   $18,515,991   $34,743,218 
^   Includes market value of securities on loan  $   $   $ 
*   Investments purchased with proceeds from securities lending collateral, at cost  $   $   $ 
**   Short-term investments, at cost  $16,882,314   $2,016,978   $131,906 
  Purchased options, at cost  $   $   $ 
#   Foreign currency, at cost  $   $100,120   $77,361 
  Proceeds received, securities sold short  $5,338,408   $   $ 
+   Premiums received, options written  $   $   $ 
  Primary risk exposure is equity contracts               

 

the accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS  For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2021 (unaudited)

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

   Boston
Partners
Small Cap
Value Fund II
   Boston
Partners
Long/Short
Equity Fund
   Boston
Partners
Long/Short
Research Fund
   Boston
Partners
All-Cap
Value Fund
 
Investment Income                    
Dividends †  $5,548,245   $559,169   $7,410,552   $10,665,140 
Interest   1,852    231    465    1,868 
Income from securities loaned (Note 8)   23,591    8,367        23,212 
Total investment income   5,573,688    567,767    7,411,017    10,690,220 
Expenses                    
Advisory fees (Note 2)   2,835,689    799,763    5,698,410    4,644,477 
Transfer agent fees (Note 2)   173,025    4,999    92,721    286,085 
Distribution fees (Investor Class) (Note 2)   105,230    15,778    22,356    282,303 
Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)   96,472    14,836    155,762    211,523 
Legal fees   47,389    6,608    96,872    113,095 
Director’s fees   44,380    5,934    89,269    99,401 
Printing and shareholder reporting fees   42,184    90    49,743    69,267 
Registration fees   26,700    17,938    30,453    22,625 
Officer’s fees   23,032    4,974    73,010    59,337 
Audit and tax service fees   18,477    24,782    28,741    18,739 
Custodian fees (Note 2)   17,823        93,959    26,109 
Other expenses   14,143    6,023    72,827    34,935 
Dividend expense on securities sold short       35,021    2,887,129     
Prime broker interest expense       193,067    860,445     
Total expenses before waivers and/or reimbursements   3,444,544    1,129,813    10,251,697    5,867,896 
Less: waivers and/or reimbursements net of amounts recouped (Note 2) n   (36,282)   (185,928)       (277,618)
Net expenses after waivers and/or reimbursements net of amounts recouped   3,408,262    943,885    10,251,697    5,590,278 
Net investment income/(loss)   2,165,426    (376,118)   (2,840,680)   5,099,942 
                     
Net realized gain/(loss) from:                    
Investment securities   38,449,718    16,244,773    195,471,522    38,742,337 
Purchased options **                
Securities sold short       (8,612,981)   (99,577,729)    
Options written **       280,742         
Contracts for difference **           (37,317)    
Foreign currency transactions       1,616    3,997,919    (834)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:                    
Investment securities   173,437,690    2,287,743    20,158,126    225,648,988 
Purchased options **                
Securities sold short       (3,859,508)   (19,541,388)    
Options written **       392,409         
Contracts for difference **           (206,933)    
Foreign currency translation   (62)   36,591    (2,529,871)   167 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)   211,887,346    6,771,385    97,734,329    264,390,658 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $214,052,772   $6,395,267   $94,893,649   $269,490,600 
  Net of foreign withholding taxes of  $(590)  $(1,330)  $(216,986)  $(43,464)

 

n Includes Acquired fund fees and expenses. See Note 2 for more details.            
** Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.            

 

the accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS  For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2021 (unaudited)

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

 

   WPG Partners
Small/Micro Cap
Value Fund
   Boston
Partners Global
Equity Fund
   Boston
Partners Global
Long/Short Fund
 
Investment Income            
Dividends †  $206,525   $1,402,401   $1,301,317 
Interest   54    217    494 
Income from securities loaned (Note 8)   3,579    2,325     
Total investment income   210,158    1,404,943    1,301,811 
Expenses               
Advisory fees (Note 2)   85,016    663,366    924,184 
Transfer agent fees (Note 2)   4,590    1,925    3,190 
Distribution fees (Investor Class) (Note 2)           7,512 
Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)   11,564    9,901    51,198 
Legal fees   1,762    11,410    10,301 
Director’s fees   1,470    13,663    11,531 
Printing and shareholder reporting fees   564    16,020    18,655 
Registration fees   11,038    12,107    19,983 
Officer’s fees   823    12,905    10,812 
Audit and tax service fees   18,440    21,858    28,399 
Custodian fees (Note 2)   3,930    393    29,313 
Other expenses   542    20,353    2,181 
Dividend expense on securities sold short           195,104 
Prime broker interest expense           91,084 
Total expenses before waivers and/or reimbursements   139,739    783,901    1,403,447 
Less: waivers and/or reimbursements net of amounts recouped (Note 2) n   (22,801)   (71,072)    
Net expenses after waivers and/or reimbursements net of amounts recouped   116,938    712,829    1,403,447 
Net investment income/(loss)   93,220    692,114    (101,636)
 
Net realized gain/(loss) from:               
Investment securities   2,697,024    11,405,821    25,277,585 
Purchased options **            
Securities sold short           (11,048,822)
Options written **           (407,064)
Contracts for difference **           (803,379)
Foreign currency transactions   (408)   (92,767)   (7,381)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:               
Investment securities   5,588,047    17,385,215    1,885,144 
Purchased options **            
Securities sold short           2,479,217 
Options written **           (6,146)
Contracts for difference **           (15,737)
Foreign currency translation       (26,090)   (55,924)
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)   8,284,663    28,672,179    17,297,493 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $8,377,883   $29,364,293   $17,195,857 
  Net of foreign withholding taxes of  $(1,314)  $(192,090)  $(137,348)

 

n Includes Acquired fund fees and expenses. See Note 2 for more details.
** Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.

 

the accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS  For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2021 (unaudited)

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (CONCLUDED)

 

   Boston
Partners
Emerging Markets
Dynamic Equity Fund
   Boston
Partners
Emerging
Markets Fund
   Boston
Partners
Global Equity
Advantage Fund
 
Investment Income            
Dividends †  $370,063   $127,367   $311,716 
Interest   1,424    257    47 
Income from securities loaned (Note 8)            
Total investment income   371,487    127,624    311,763 
Expenses               
Advisory fees (Note 2)   415,098    72,497    189,994 
Transfer agent fees (Note 2)   8,055    415    616 
Distribution fees (Investor Class) (Note 2)            
Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)   33,034    16,566    16,390 
Legal fees   2,889    1,213    2,797 
Director’s fees   4,746    852    1,161 
Printing and shareholder reporting fees   2,026    446    1,682 
Registration fees   11,236    10,442    18,242 
Officer’s fees   2,472    592    942 
Audit and tax service fees   33,002    27,694    17,669 
Custodian fees (Note 2)   46,381    34,304    18,578 
Other expenses   1,400    1,415    4,227 
Dividend expense on securities sold short   75,627         
Prime broker interest expense   141,789         
Total expenses before waivers and/or reimbursements   777,755    166,436    272,298 
Less: waivers and/or reimbursements net of amounts recouped (Note 2) n   (95,428)   (69,774)   (127,790)
Net expenses after waivers and/or reimbursements net of amounts recouped   682,327    96,662    144,508 
Net investment income/(loss)   (310,840)   30,962    167,255 
                
Net realized gain/(loss) from:               
Investment securities   7,151,771    1,549,540    1,588,921 
Purchased options **            
Securities sold short   (1,786,810)        
Options written **            
Contracts for difference **   (8,704)   245,921     
Foreign currency transactions   7,009    (10,297)   (8,387)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:               
Investment securities   5,496,087    2,436,378    6,568,991 
Purchased options **            
Securities sold short   (431,428)        
Options written **            
Contracts for difference **   (1,498,615)   33,569     
Foreign currency translation   (8,282)   213    (2,496)
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)   8,921,028    4,255,324    8,147,029 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $8,610,188   $4,286,286   $8,314,284 
  Net of foreign withholding taxes of  $(86,412)  $(28,096)  $(15,544)

 

n Includes Acquired fund fees and expenses. See Note 2 for more details.
** Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS (unaudited)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

   Boston Partners
Small Cap Value Fund II
   Boston Partners
Long/Short Equity Fund
 
   For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
   For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
   For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
   For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
                     
Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:                
Net investment income/(loss)  $2,165,426   $4,826,236   $(376,118)  $(1,297,585)
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency   38,449,718    (54,211,771)   7,914,150    27,576,929 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation   173,437,628    14,499,468    (1,142,765)   (34,054,788)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   214,052,772    (34,886,067)   6,395,267    (7,775,444)
                     
Dividends and distributions to shareholders:                    
Institutional Class   (3,423,336)   (11,586,422)   (19,343,437)   (16,021,570)
Investor Class   (287,949)   (2,731,799)   (4,425,358)   (2,702,290)
Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders   (3,711,285)   (14,318,221)   (23,768,795)   (18,723,860)
                     
Capital transactions:                    
Institutional Class                    
Proceeds from shares sold   94,444,668    238,306,335    5,289,408    14,783,093 
Reinvestment of distributions   3,242,192    11,181,116    16,162,041    12,844,176 
Shares redeemed   (86,295,205)   (132,345,095)   (29,970,161)   (164,092,990)
Investor Class                    
Proceeds from shares sold   6,617,360    14,259,177    449,537    1,332,244 
Reinvestment of distributions   281,646    2,687,806    4,320,241    2,654,278 
Shares redeemed   (13,757,583)   (48,635,049)   (4,817,430)   (13,746,832)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital transactions   4,533,078    85,454,290    (8,566,364)   (146,226,031)
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets   214,874,565    36,250,002    (25,939,892)   (172,725,335)
                     
Net assets:                    
Beginning of period   580,381,480    544,131,478    83,264,067    255,989,402 
End of period  $795,256,045   $580,381,480   $57,324,175   $83,264,067 
                     
Share transactions:                    
Institutional Class                    
Shares sold   3,827,225    11,884,055    408,966    886,645 
Shares reinvested   126,254    438,132    1,349,085    756,876 
Shares redeemed   (3,519,951)   (6,418,379)   (2,452,063)   (9,945,511)
Net increase/(decrease)   433,528    5,903,808    (694,012)   (8,301,990)
Investor Class                    
Shares sold   273,410    743,090    39,070    90,104 
Shares reinvested   11,491    110,337    418,628    173,482 
Shares redeemed   (591,782)   (2,508,720)   (446,422)   (942,479)
Net increase/(decrease)   (306,881)   (1,655,293)   11,276    (678,893)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS (unaudited)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

   Boston Partners
Long/Short Research Fund
   Boston Partners
All-Cap Value Fund
 
   For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
   For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
   For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
   For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
                     
Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:           
Net investment income/(loss)  $(2,840,680)  $(196,417)  $5,099,942   $22,101,069 
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency   99,854,395    (22,401,419)   38,741,503    43,597,365 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation   (2,120,066)   (261,403,450)   225,649,155    (68,662,122)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   94,893,649    (284,001,286)   269,490,600    (2,963,688)
                     
Dividends and distributions to shareholders:                    
Institutional Class       (68,239,780)   (18,329,964)   (39,151,779)
Investor Class       (1,083,477)   (3,338,171)   (7,489,376)
Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders       (69,323,257)   (21,668,135)   (46,641,155)
                     
Capital transactions:                    
Institutional Class                    
Proceeds from shares sold   50,110,485    248,718,211    226,544,866    217,947,573 
Reinvestment of distributions       34,084,072    14,385,927    31,324,587 
Shares redeemed   (447,839,195)   (2,064,431,222)   (185,624,517)   (715,633,581)
Investor Class                    
Proceeds from shares sold   779,146    4,371,135    13,016,361    23,996,472 
Reinvestment of distributions       1,080,450    3,215,582    7,258,422 
Shares redeemed   (10,481,498)   (30,400,484)   (36,513,352)   (123,252,441)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital transactions   (407,431,062)   (1,806,577,838)   35,024,867    (558,358,968)
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets   (312,537,413)   (2,159,902,381)   282,847,332    (607,963,811)
                     
Net assets:                    
Beginning of period   1,107,399,081    3,267,301,462    1,274,227,734    1,882,191,545 
End of period  $794,861,668   $1,107,399,081   $1,557,075,066   $1,274,227,734 
                     
Share transactions:                    
Institutional Class                    
Shares sold   3,548,098    16,878,926    7,959,216    9,208,074 
Shares reinvested       2,166,820    520,287    1,157,597 
Shares redeemed   (32,374,837)   (149,756,944)   (6,988,333)   (29,943,106)
Net increase/(decrease)   (28,826,739)   (130,711,198)   1,491,170    (19,577,435)
Investor Class                    
Shares sold   58,025    307,435    472,199    1,000,678 
Shares reinvested       70,205    116,803    269,329 
Shares redeemed   (804,514)   (2,183,851)   (1,377,686)   (5,141,085)
Net increase/(decrease)   (746,489)   (1,806,211)   (788,684)   (3,871,078)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS (unaudited)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

   WPG Partners
Small/Micro Cap Value Fund
   Boston Partners
Global Equity Fund
 
   For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
   For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
   For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
   For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
                     
Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:           
Net investment income/(loss)  $93,220   $152,629   $692,114   $4,303,280 
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency   2,696,616    (3,385,849)   11,313,054    (24,430,807)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation   5,588,047    1,416,754    17,359,125    (17,504,716)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   8,377,883    (1,816,466)   29,364,293    (37,632,243)
                     
Dividends and distributions to shareholders:                    
Institutional Class   (144,307)   (108,852)   (2,917,436)   (10,116,438)
Investor Class                
Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders   (144,307)   (108,852)   (2,917,436)   (10,116,438)
                     
Capital transactions:                    
Institutional Class                    
Proceeds from shares sold   292,349    931,570    14,999,193    13,415,264 
Reinvestment of distributions   133,250    101,138    2,898,546    10,102,108 
Shares redeemed   (2,283,906)   (2,230,051)   (60,372,876)   (481,947,978)
Investor Class                    
Proceeds from shares sold                
Reinvestment of distributions                
Shares redeemed                
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital transactions   (1,858,307)   (1,197,343)   (42,475,137)   (458,430,606)
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets   6,375,269    (3,122,661)   (16,028,280)   (506,179,287)
                     
Net assets:                    
Beginning of period   19,150,243    22,272,904    177,470,018    683,649,305 
End of period  $25,525,512   $19,150,243   $161,441,738   $177,470,018 
                     
Share transactions:                    
Institutional Class                    
Shares sold   21,713    81,469    887,607    910,343 
Shares reinvested   9,209    6,942    169,110    595,292 
Shares redeemed   (160,483)   (175,463)   (4,080,639)   (32,766,623)
Net increase/(decrease)   (129,561)   (87,052)   (3,023,922)   (31,260,988)
Investor Class                    
Shares sold                
Shares reinvested                
Shares redeemed                
Net increase/(decrease)                

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS (unaudited)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)

 

   Boston Partners
Global Long/Short Fund
   Boston Partners
Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund
 
   For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
   For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
   For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
   For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
                     
Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:           
Net investment income/(loss)  $(101,636)  $296,392   $(310,840)  $1,047,706 
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency   13,010,939    (29,499,627)   5,363,266    2,238,436 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation   4,286,554    (32,746,897)   3,557,762    2,437,798 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   17,195,857    (61,950,132)   8,610,188    5,723,940 
                     
Dividends and distributions to shareholders:                    
Institutional Class   (79,283)   (7,186,270)   (5,338,757)   (1,296,540)
Investor Class       (133,127)        
Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders   (79,283)   (7,319,397)   (5,338,757)   (1,296,540)
                     
Capital transactions:                    
Institutional Class                    
Proceeds from shares sold   6,967,134    43,382,764    7,638,475    6,398,476 
Reinvestment of distributions   63,426    6,592,224    5,215,269    1,266,707 
Shares redeemed   (42,340,010)   (462,183,161)   (3,805,214)   (10,341,205)
Investor Class                    
Proceeds from shares sold   665,313    1,161,495         
Reinvestment of distributions       131,740         
Shares redeemed   (1,817,092)   (8,515,110)        
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital transactions   (36,461,229)   (419,430,048)   9,048,530    (2,676,022)
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets   (19,344,655)   (488,699,577)   12,319,961    1,751,378 
                     
Net assets:                    
Beginning of period   137,164,573    625,864,150    60,175,508    58,424,130 
End of period  $117,819,918   $137,164,573   $72,495,469   $60,175,508 
Share transactions:                    
Institutional Class                    
Shares sold   678,537    4,213,496    677,311    608,924 
Shares reinvested   5,955    609,263    461,937    118,052 
Shares redeemed   (4,161,790)   (48,274,686)   (329,263)   (961,867)
Net increase/(decrease)   (3,477,298)   (43,451,927)   809,985    (234,891)
Investor Class                    
Shares sold   64,622    115,237         
Shares reinvested       12,301         
Shares redeemed   (181,029)   (848,446)        
Net increase/(decrease)   (116,407)   (720,908)        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS (unaudited)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONCLUDED)

 

   Boston Partners
Emerging Markets Fund
   Boston Partners
Global Equity Advantage Fund
 
   For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
   For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
   For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
   For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020
 
            
Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:           
Net investment income/(loss)  $30,962   $307,777   $167,255   $731,457 
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency   1,785,164    (1,046,424)   1,580,534    (2,958,640)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation   2,470,160    1,653,337    6,566,495    466,717 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   4,286,286    914,690    8,314,284    (1,760,466)
                     
Dividends and distributions to shareholders:                    
Institutional Class   (129,801)   (503,507)   (416,614)   (633,996)
Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders   (129,801)   (503,507)   (416,614)   (633,996)
                     
Capital transactions:                    
Institutional Class                    
Proceeds from shares sold   3,599,996    6,125,226    205,872    10,368,392 
Reinvestment of distributions   129,801    503,507    416,614    633,996 
Shares redeemed            (212,973)     
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital transactions   3,729,797    6,628,733    409,513    11,002,388 
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets   7,886,282    7,039,916    8,307,183    8,607,926 
                     
Net assets:                    
Beginning of period   16,508,185    9,468,269    35,036,902    26,428,976 
End of period  $24,394,467   $16,508,185   $43,344,085   $35,036,902 
                     
Share transactions:                    
Institutional Class                    
Shares sold   315,789    602,890    17,464    956,529 
Shares reinvested   11,507    52,285    37,364    59,586 
Shares redeemed           (18,504)    
Net increase/(decrease)   327,296    655,175    36,324    1,016,115 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS  
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Per Share Operating Performance

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each class of shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

         Net Realized  Net Increase/     Distributions   
         and  (Decrease)  Dividends to  to  Total
   Net Asset  Net  Unrealized  in Net Assets  Shareholders  Shareholders  Dividend and
   Value,  Investment  Gain/  Resulting  from Net  from Net  Distributions
   Beginning  Income/  (Loss) on  from  Investment  Realized  to
   of Period  (Loss)*  Investments  Operations  Income  Gains  Shareholders
Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II                      
Institutional Class                                   
9/1/20 through 2/28/21     $21.06      $0.08            $7.71           $7.79          $(0.14)         $           $(0.14)      
8/31/20   23.42    0.20    (1.94)   (1.74)   (0.28)   (0.34)   (0.62)
8/31/19   27.74    0.23    (3.12)   (2.89)   (0.12)   (1.31)   (1.43)
8/31/18   24.96    0.21    3.75    3.96    (0.20)   (0.98)   (1.18)
8/31/17   23.00    0.13    2.38    2.51    (0.21)   (0.34)   (0.55)
8/31/16   21.89    0.18    2.00    2.18    (0.12)   (0.95)   (1.07)
Investor Class                                   
9/1/20 through 2/28/21  $20.07   $0.05   $7.34   $7.39   $(0.08)  $   $(0.08)
8/31/20   22.33    0.15    (1.85)   (1.70)   (0.22)   (0.34)   (0.56)
8/31/19   26.53    0.16    (2.99)   (2.83)   (0.06)   (1.31)   (1.37)
8/31/18   23.92    0.14    3.59    3.73    (0.14)   (0.98)   (1.12)
8/31/17   22.06    0.07    2.29    2.36    (0.16)   (0.34)   (0.50)
8/31/16   21.04    0.12    1.92    2.04    (0.07)   (0.95)   (1.02)
Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund                      
Institutional Class                                   
9/1/20 through 2/28/21  $15.15   $(0.07)  $1.45   $1.38   $   $(4.51)  $(4.51)
8/31/20   17.74    (0.14)   (0.70)   (0.84)       (1.75)   (1.75)
8/31/19   20.51    (0.18)   (1.06)   (1.24)       (1.53)   (1.53)
8/31/18   20.96    (0.35)   0.07    (0.28)       (0.17)   (0.17)
8/31/17   20.09    (0.26)   1.13    0.87             
8/31/16   19.04    (0.35)   3.04    2.69        (1.64)   (1.64)
Investor Class                                   
9/1/20 through 2/28/21  $13.64   $(0.07)  $1.29   $1.22   $   $(4.51)  $(4.51)
8/31/20   16.17    (0.16)   (0.62)   (0.78)       (1.75)   (1.75)
8/31/19   18.88    (0.20)   (0.98)   (1.18)       (1.53)   (1.53)
8/31/18   19.36    (0.38)   0.07    (0.31)       (0.17)   (0.17)
8/31/17   18.60    (0.29)   1.05    0.76             
8/31/16   17.79    (0.37)   2.82    2.45        (1.64)   (1.64)
Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund                      
Institutional Class                                   
9/1/20 through 2/28/21  $13.31   $(0.04)  $1.55   $1.51   $   $   $ 
8/31/20   15.15    (0.00)   (1.48)   (1.48)   (0.21)   (0.15)   (0.36)
8/31/19   16.64    0.09    (0.79)   (0.70)   (0.01)   (0.78)   (0.79)
8/31/18   16.27    (0.03)   0.40    0.37             
8/31/17   15.23    (0.12)   1.16    1.04             
8/31/16   15.20    (0.06)4   0.67    0.61        (0.58)   (0.58)
Investor Class                                   
9/1/20 through 2/28/21  $13.01   $(0.06)  $1.51   $1.45   $   $   $ 
8/31/20   14.81    (0.04)   (1.44)   (1.48)   (0.17)   (0.15)   (0.32)
8/31/19   16.31    0.06    (0.78)   (0.72)       (0.78)   (0.78)
8/31/18   15.99    (0.08)   0.40    0.32             
8/31/17   15.00    (0.15)   1.14    0.99             
8/31/16   15.01    (0.09)4    0.66    0.57        (0.58)   (0.58)
Unaudited.
* Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.
^ Effective January 1, 2016, the Funds do not impose a redemption fee. Prior to January 1, 2016, there was a 1.00% redemption fee on shares redeemed that were held 60 days or less on BP Small Cap Value Fund II and BP Long/Short Research Fund. There was a 2.00% redemption fee on shares redeemed that were held 365 days or less on the BP Long/Short Equity Fund. The redemption fees were retained by the Funds for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in capital.
1 Total return is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of the period and is not annualized if period is less than one year.
2 Redemption fees, if any, are reflected in total return calculations.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS  
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED) Per Share Operating Performance

 

               Ratio of Expenses         
               to Average         
            Ratio of Expenses  Net Assets  Ratio of Expenses  Ratio of Net   
            to Average  With Waivers,  to Average Net  Investment   
            Net Assets  Reimbursements  Assets Without  Income/(Loss)   
            With Waivers,  and Recoupments  Waivers,  to Average Net   
   Net Asset  Total  Net Assets,  Reimbursements  if any (Excluding  Reimbursements  Assets With  Portfolio
Redemption  Value, End  Investment  End of Period  and Recoupment  Dividend and  and Recoupments  Waivers and  Turnover
Fees*^  of Period  Return1,2  (000)  if any5  Interest Expense)  if any  Reimbursements  Rate
                                           
       $        $28.71    37.07%      $698,551    0.99%6      N/A             1.00%6      0.68%6      19%7
     21.06    (7.88)   503,349    1.07    N/A    1.09    0.94    46 
     23.42    (9.92)   421,429    1.10    N/A    1.16    0.97    29 
     27.74    16.25    476,179    1.10    N/A    1.14    0.78    40 
     24.96    10.92    362,674    1.10    N/A    1.18    0.53    24 
 3   23.00    10.67    279,049    1.10    N/A    1.22    0.86    29 
                                           
$   $27.38    36.86%  $96,705    1.24%6   N/A    1.25%6   0.43%6   19%7
     20.07    (8.07)   77,032    1.32    N/A    1.34    0.69    46 
     22.33    (10.20)   122,703    1.35    N/A    1.41    0.72    29 
     26.53    15.94    144,315    1.35    N/A    1.39    0.53    40 
     23.92    10.68    159,271    1.35    N/A    1.43    0.28    24 
 3   22.06    10.38    126,461    1.35    N/A    1.47    0.61    29 
                                           
$   $12.02    9.19%  $46,216    2.61%6   1.97%6   3.14%6   (1.01%)6   15%7
     15.15    (5.78)   68,780    2.57    2.25    2.74    (0.81)   46 
     17.74    (6.05)   227,834    2.67    2.45    2.68    (0.94)   64 
     20.51    (1.38)   651,325    3.01    2.37    3.01    (1.62)   58 
     20.96    4.33    858,821    2.80    2.39    2.80    (1.21)   63 
 3   20.09    15.36    731,894    3.57    2.46    3.57    (1.79)   72 
                                           
$   $10.35    9.02%  $11,108    2.86%6   2.22%6   3.39%6   (1.26%)6   15%7
     13.64    (5.99)   14,484    2.82    2.50    2.99    (1.06)   46 
     16.17    (6.27)   28,156    2.92    2.70    2.93    (1.19)   64 
     18.88    (1.65)   54,167    3.26    2.62    3.26    (1.87)   58 
     19.36    4.09    88,103    3.05    2.64    3.05    (1.46)   63 
 3   18.60    15.07    97,417    3.82    2.71    3.82    (2.04)   72 
                                           
$   $14.82    11.34%  $778,486    2.24%6   1.42%6   2.24%6   (0.62%)6   30%7
     13.31    (10.13)   1,082,963    2.21    1.37    2.21    (0.01)   66 
     15.15    (4.05)   3,212,731    2.15    1.38    2.15    0.62    60 
     16.64    2.27    6,636,897    2.09    1.34    2.09    (0.19)   60 
     16.27    6.83    6,361,628    2.23    1.37    2.23    (0.75)   54 
 3   15.23    4.10    6,403,404    2.51    1.41    2.51    (0.38)4   53 
                                           
$   $14.46    11.15%  $16,376    2.49%6   1.67%6   2.49%6   (0.87%)6   30%7
     13.01    (10.32)   24,436    2.46    1.62    2.46    (0.26)   66 
     14.81    (4.27)   54,570    2.40    1.63    2.40    0.37    60 
     16.31    2.00    118,905    2.34    1.59    2.34    (0.44)   60 
     15.99    6.60    211,455    2.48    1.63    2.48    (1.00)   54 
 3   15.00    3.88    259,400    2.76    1.66    2.76    (0.63)4   53 
3 Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
4 Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.10) and $(0.13) for Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively. The ratio of net investment loss would have been (0.66)% and (0.91)% for Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively.
5 Beginning on September 1, 2018, the expense limitation includes acquired fund fees and expenses (AFFE). AFFE are not reflected as expenses in these financial statements and therefore this may cause the net expense ratios after waivers/reimbursements to be lower than the expense limitation in place.
6 Annualized
7 Not Annualized

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS  
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED) Per Share Operating Performance

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each class of shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

         Net Realized  Net Increase/     Distributions   
         and  (Decrease)  Dividends to  to  Total
   Net Asset  Net  Unrealized  in Net Assets  Shareholders  Shareholders  Dividend and
   Value,  Investment  Gain/  Resulting  from Net  from Net  Distributions
   Beginning  Income/  (Loss) on  from  Investment  Realized  to
   of Period  (Loss)*  Investments  Operations  Income  Gains  Shareholders
Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund               
Institutional Class                                   
9/1/20 through 2/28/21     $24.53         $0.11         $5.38           $5.49         $(0.21)          $(0.24)          $(0.45)     
8/31/20   24.97    0.36    (0.08)   0.28    (0.37)   (0.35)   (0.72)
8/31/19   27.86    0.34    (1.76)   (1.42)   (0.29)   (1.18)   (1.47)
8/31/18   25.57    0.22    3.20    3.42    (0.18)   (0.95)   (1.13)
8/31/17   23.12    0.20    3.17    3.37    (0.27)   (0.65)   (0.92)
8/31/16   22.08    0.30    2.15    2.45    (0.30)   (1.11)   (1.41)
Investor Class                                   
9/1/20 through 2/28/21  $24.39   $0.07   $5.35   $5.42   $(0.15)  $(0.24)  $(0.39)
8/31/20   24.82    0.30    (0.09)   0.21    (0.29)   (0.35)   (0.64)
8/31/19   27.69    0.27    (1.75)   (1.48)   (0.21)   (1.18)   (1.39)
8/31/18   25.42    0.16    3.18    3.34    (0.12)   (0.95)   (1.07)
8/31/17   23.00    0.14    3.15    3.29    (0.22)   (0.65)   (0.87)
8/31/16   21.98    0.25    2.13    2.38    (0.25)   (1.11)   (1.36)
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund               
Institutional Class                                   
9/1/20 through 2/28/21  $11.96   $0.06   $5.41   $5.47   $(0.09)  $   $(0.09)
8/31/20   13.19    0.09    (1.26)   (1.17)   (0.06)       (0.06)
8/31/19   17.52    0.06    (3.36)   (3.30)   (0.05)   (0.98)   (1.03)
8/31/18   16.13    0.04    2.50    2.54    (0.06)   (1.09)   (1.15)
8/31/17   15.50    0.05    0.65    0.70    (0.07)       (0.07)
8/31/16   15.40    0.07    0.46    0.53    (0.10)   (0.33)   (0.43)
Boston Partners Global Equity Fund               
Institutional Class                                   
9/1/20 through 2/28/21  $15.15   $0.08   $3.70   $3.78   $(0.35)  $   $(0.35)
8/31/20   15.91    0.15    (0.67)   (0.52)   (0.24)       (0.24)
8/31/19   18.73    0.25    (1.79)   (1.54)   (0.18)   (1.10)   (1.28)
8/31/18   17.39    0.16    1.56    1.72    (0.12)   (0.26)   (0.38)
8/31/17   15.60    0.14    1.95    2.09    (0.30)       (0.30)
8/31/16   14.66    0.355    0.66    1.01    (0.05)   (0.02)   (0.07)
Unaudited.
* Calculated based on average shares outstanding.
^ Effective January 1, 2016, the Funds do not impose a redemption fee. Prior to January 1, 2016, there was a 1.00% redemption fee on shares redeemed that were held 60 days or less on BP Global Equity Fund. The WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund had a 2.00% redemption fee on shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase. The redemption fees were retained by the Funds for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in capital.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS  
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED) Per Share Operating Performance

 

               Ratio of Expenses         
               to Average         
            Ratio of Expenses  Net Assets  Ratio of Expenses  Ratio of Net   
            to Average  With Waivers,  to Average Net  Investment   
            Net Assets  Reimbursements  Assets Without  Income/(Loss)   
            With Waivers,  and Recoupments  Waivers,  to Average Net   
   Net Asset  Total  Net Assets,  Reimbursements  if any (Excluding  Reimbursements  Assets With  Portfolio
Redemption  Value, End  Investment  End of Period  and Recoupment  Dividend and  and Recoupments  Waivers and  Turnover
Fees*^  of Period  Return1,2  (000)  if any6  Interest Expense)  if any  Reimbursements  Rate
                                           
     $         $29.57    22.51%     $1,313,788    0.80%7       N/A         0.84%7       0.81%7      30%8  
     24.53    0.84    1,053,301    0.80    N/A    0.84    1.46    37 
     24.97    (4.65)   1,561,229    0.80    N/A    0.82    1.34    33 
     27.86    13.70    1,853,976    0.80    N/A    0.80    0.83    33 
     25.57    14.88    1,370,288    0.80    N/A    0.88    0.83    27 
     23.12    11.68    1,016,106    0.77    N/A    0.96    1.41    303
                                           
$   $29.42    22.36%  $243,287    1.05%7   N/A    1.09%7   0.56%7   30%8
     24.39    0.59    220,927    1.05    N/A    1.09    1.21    37 
     24.82    (4.90)   320,962    1.05    N/A    1.07    1.09    33 
     27.69    13.44    510,737    1.05    N/A    1.05    0.58    33 
     25.42    14.56    426,904    1.05    N/A    1.13    0.58    27 
     23.00    11.39    347,954    1.02    N/A    1.21    1.16    303
                                           
$   $17.34    45.92%  $25,526    1.10%7   N/A    1.31%7   0.88%7   74%8
     11.96    (8.92)   19,150    1.10    N/A    1.31    0.74    123 
     13.19    (18.85)   22,273    1.10    N/A    1.23    0.40    79 
     17.52    16.16    32,436    1.09    N/A    1.11    0.23    80 
     16.13    4.50    30,781    1.10    N/A    1.29    0.30    78 
     15.50    3.74    33,929    1.10    N/A    1.55    0.47    62 
                                           
$   $18.58    25.05%  $161,442    0.97%7   N/A    1.06%7   0.94%7   56%8
     15.15    (3.40)   177,470    0.95    N/A    1.22    0.96    118 
     15.91    (7.92)   683,649    0.95    N/A    1.03    1.55    97 
     18.73    9.93    666,271    0.95    N/A    1.03    0.88    80 
     17.39    13.59    590,525    0.95    N/A    1.04    0.84    83 
     15.60    6.90    415,999    0.95    N/A    1.10    2.385   80 
1 Total return is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of the period and is not annualized if period is less than one year.
2 Redemption fees, if any, are reflected in total return calculations.
3 Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities delivered/received from processing redemptions/subscriptions in-kind.
4 Amount is less than $0.005.
5 Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.18. The ratio of net investment income would have been 1.25%.
6 Beginning on September 1, 2018, the expense limitation includes acquired fund fees and expenses (AFFE). AFFE are not reflected as expenses in these financial statements and therefore this may cause the net expense ratios after waivers/reimbursements to be lower than the expense limitation in place.
7 Annualized
8 Not Annualized

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS  
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED) Per Share Operating Performance

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each class of shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

         Net Realized  Net Increase/     Distributions   
         and  (Decrease)  Dividends to  to  Total
   Net Asset  Net  Unrealized  in Net Assets  Shareholders  Shareholders  Dividend and
   Value,  Investment  Gain/  Resulting  from Net  from Net  Distributions
   Beginning  Income/  (Loss) on  from  Investment  Realized  to
   of Period  (Loss)*  Investments  Operations  Income  Gains  Shareholders
Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund                      
Institutional Class                                   
9/1/20 through 2/28/21     $9.72         $(0.01)          $1.51           $1.50          $(0.01)           $            $(0.01)   
8/31/20   10.74    0.01    (0.89)   (0.88)   (0.14)       (0.14)
8/31/19   11.52    0.07    (0.65)   (0.58)       (0.20)   (0.20)
8/31/18   11.34    (0.01)   0.19    0.18             
8/31/17   10.90    (0.11)   0.57    0.46    (0.02)       (0.02)
8/31/16   10.55    0.057    0.34    0.39        (0.04)   (0.04)
Investor Class                                   
9/1/20 through 2/28/21  $9.61   $(0.02)  $1.48   $1.46   $   $   $ 
8/31/20   10.61    (0.02)   (0.88)   (0.90)   (0.10)       (0.10)
8/31/19   11.40    0.05    (0.84)   (0.79)            
8/31/18   11.25    (0.04)   0.19    0.15             
8/31/17   10.85    (0.13)   0.54    0.41    (0.01)       (0.01)
8/31/16   10.51    0.027    0.36    0.38        (0.04)   (0.04)
Boston Partners Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund              
Institutional Class                                   
9/1/20 through 2/28/21  $11.23   $(0.05)  $1.52   $1.47   $(0.94)  $   $(0.94)
8/31/20   10.45    0.19    0.82    1.01    (0.23)       (0.23)
8/31/19   10.49    0.04    (0.03)   0.01        (0.05)   (0.05)
8/31/18   12.12    (0.05)   (0.87)   (0.92)   (0.26)   (0.45)   (0.71)
8/31/17   11.15    (0.07)   1.96    1.89    (0.82)   (0.10)   (0.92)
12/15/15** through 8/31/16   10.00    (0.09)   1.24    1.15             
Boston Partners Emerging Markets Fund               
Institutional Class                                   
9/1/20 through 2/28/21  $9.79   $0.02   $2.38   $2.40   $(0.08)  $   $(0.08)
8/31/20   9.18    0.21    0.89    1.10    (0.49)       (0.49)
8/31/19   9.13    0.13    (0.08)   0.05             
10/17/17** through 8/31/18   10.00    0.05    (0.86)   (0.81)   (0.06)       (0.06)
Boston Partners Global Equity Advantage Fund               
Institutional Class                                   
9/1/20 through 2/28/21  $9.96   $0.05   $2.31   $2.36   $(0.12)  $   $(0.12)
8/31/20   10.57    0.23    (0.59)   (0.36)  $(0.21)   (0.04)   (0.25)
5/29/19** through 8/31/19   10.00    0.05    0.52    0.57             
Unaudited.
* Calculated based on average shares outstanding, unless otherwise noted.
** Commencement of operations.
^ Effective January 1, 2016, the Funds do not impose a redemption fee. Prior to January 1, 2016, there was a 1.00% redemption fee on shares redeemed that were held 60 days or less on BP Global Long/Short Fund. The redemption fees were retained by the Funds for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in capital.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS  
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONCLUDED) Per Share Operating Performance

 

               Ratio of Expenses         
               to Average         
            Ratio of Expenses  Net Assets  Ratio of Expenses  Ratio of Net   
            to Average  With Waivers,  to Average Net  Investment   
            Net Assets  Reimbursements  Assets Without  Income/(Loss)   
            With Waivers,  and Recoupments  Waivers,  to Average Net   
   Net Asset  Total  Net Assets,  Reimbursements  if any (Excluding  Reimbursements  Assets With  Portfolio
Redemption  Value, End  Investment  End of Period  and Recoupment  Dividend and  and Recoupments  Waivers and  Turnover
Fees*^  of Period  Return1,2  (000)  if any8  Interest Expense)  if any  Reimbursements  Rate
                                           
$   $11.21    15.41%     $111,843    2.30%5       1.83%5       2.27%5       (0.18%)5      57%6  
     9.72    (8.30)   130,857    2.46    1.75    2.46    0.07    125 
     10.74    (5.00)   611,254    2.47    1.65    2.47    0.69    99 
     11.52    1.59    913,237    2.34    1.65    2.34    (0.11)   85 
     11.34    4.26    1,008,234    2.63    1.70    2.63    (0.94)   109 
 4        10.90    3.74    853,621    2.99    1.74    2.99    0.477   137 
                                           
     $   $11.07    15.19%  $5,977    2.55%5   2.08%5   2.52%5   (0.43%)5   57%6
     9.61    (8.55)   6,308    2.71    2.00    2.71    (0.18)   125 
     10.61    (5.14)   14,610    2.72    1.90    2.72    0.44    99 
     11.40    1.33    23,987    2.59    1.90    2.59    (0.36)   85 
     11.25    3.92    34,030    2.88    1.95    2.88    (1.17)   109 
 4    10.85    3.66    31,294    3.24    1.99    3.24    0.227   137 
                                           
$   $11.76    13.37%  $72,495    2.05%5   1.40%5   2.34%5   (0.94%)5   79%6
     11.23    9.75    60,176    1.66    1.49    2.19    1.81    219 
     10.45    0.18    58,424    1.96    1.96    2.44    0.43    186 
     10.49    (8.11)   58,245    2.00    2.00    2.37    (0.47)   222 
     12.12    18.71    56,829    2.13    2.06    2.99    (0.60)   184 
     11.15    11.50    10,938    3.875   2.105   7.825   (1.26)5   2293,6
                                           
$   $12.11    24.54%  $24,394    1.00%5   N/A    1.72%5   0.32%5   67%6
     9.79    12.05    16,508    1.06    N/A    2.39    2.29    177 
     9.18    0.55    9,468    1.07    N/A    2.89    1.41    155 
     9.13    (8.11)   8,296    1.105   N/A    2.955   0.585   1466
                                           
$   $12.20    23.79%  $43,344    0.76%5   N/A    1.43%5   0.88%5   38%6
     9.96    (3.53)   35,037    0.58    N/A    1.70    2.34    124 
     10.57    5.70    26,429    0.25    N/A    1.88    1.69    16 
1 Total return is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of the period and is not annualized if period is less than one year.
2 Redemption fees, if any, are reflected in total return calculations.
3 Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities delivered/received from processing redemptions/subscriptions in-kind.
4 Amount is less than $0.005.
5 Annualized.
6 Not Annualized.
7 Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.09) and $(0.12) for Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively. The ratio of net investment income (loss) would have been (0.88)% and (1.13)% for Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively.
8 Beginning on September 1, 2018, the expense limitation includes acquired fund fees and expenses (AFFE). AFFE are not reflected as expenses in these financial statements and therefore this may cause the net expense ratios after waivers/reimbursements to be lower than the expense limitation in place.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

February 28, 2021

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The RBB Fund, Inc (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has thirty-six separate investment portfolios, including Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II (“BP Small Cap Value Fund II”), Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund (“BP Long/Short Equity Fund”), Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund (“BP Long/Short Research Fund”), Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund (“BP All-Cap Value Fund”), Boston Partners Global Equity Fund (“BP Global Equity Fund”), Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund (“BP Global Long/Short Fund”), Boston Partners Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund (formerly known as Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund) (“BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund”), Boston Partners Emerging Markets Fund (“BP Emerging Markets Fund”) and Boston Partners Global Equity Advantage Fund (“BP Global Equity Advantage Fund”) (collectively the “BP Funds”), and WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund (“WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund” and, collectively with the BP Funds, the “Funds”). As of the end of the reporting period, the Funds (other than the WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund, BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund, BP Emerging Markets Fund and BP Global Equity Advantage Fund) each offer two classes of shares, Institutional Class and Investor Class. As of the end of the reporting period, Investor Class shares of the BP Global Equity Fund have not been issued. The WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund, BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund, BP Emerging Markets Fund and BP Global Equity Advantage Fund are single class funds, offering only the Institutional Class of shares.

 

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 87.923 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and ninety classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

 

The investment objective of BP Small Cap Value Fund II and BP All-Cap Value Fund is to seek long-term growth of capital primarily through investment in equity securities. The investment objective of BP Global Equity Fund, BP Global/Long Short Fund, BP Emerging Markets Fund, BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund and BP Global Equity Advantage Fund is to seek long-term capital growth. The investment objective of BP Long/Short Equity Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation while reducing exposure to general equity market risk. The investment objective of WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund is to seek appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks, securities convertible into common stocks and in special situations. The investment objective of BP Long/Short Research Fund is to seek long-term total return.

 

The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services-Investment Companies.”

 

The end of the reporting period for the Funds is February 28, 2021, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the six months ended February 28, 2021 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

PORTFOLIO VALUATION —Each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by a Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded, and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies, if any, are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses). Options for which the primary market is a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are traded, or, in the absence of any sale, will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Options not traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last quoted bid price for long option positions and the closing ask price for short option positions. If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments Such procedures use fundamental valuation methods, which may include, but are not limited to, an analysis of the effect of any restrictions on the resale of the security, industry analysis and trends, significant changes in the issuer’s financial position, and any other event which could have a significant impact on the value of the security. Determination of fair value involves subjective judgment as the actual market value of a particular security can be established only by negotiations between the parties in a sales transaction, and the difference between the recorded fair value and the value that would be received in a sale could be significant. The Funds may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Funds value their securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements,

 

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aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. To account for this, the Funds may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

  Level 1 —  Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
       
  Level 2 —  Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
       
  Level 3 —  Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

A summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period is included in each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

 

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Funds may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires each Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when a Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all Level 3 transfers are disclosed if a Fund had an amount of total Level 3 transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

 

During the current fiscal year, the Funds had no significant level 3 investments or transfers.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

 

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES — The Funds record security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income (including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts) is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Funds’ investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Board deems fair or equitable. Offering costs are amortized for a new fund and accrued over a 12-month period from the inception date of the fund. Offering costs are charged directly to the fund in which they are incurred. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory, offering costs, and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Funds.

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

U.S. TAX STATUS — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is each Fund’s intention to qualify or continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

 

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FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

 

The Funds do not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in the Statements of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Statements of Operations.

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

 

OTHER — In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, the Funds expect the risk of material loss from such claims to be remote.

 

CURRENCY RISK — The Funds invest in securities of foreign issuers, including American Depositary Receipts. These markets are subject to special risks associated with foreign investments not typically associated with investing in U.S. markets. Because the foreign securities in which the Funds may invest generally trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, changes in currency exchange rates will affect the Funds’ NAV, the value of dividends and interest earned and gains and losses realized on the sale of securities. Because the NAV for the Funds are determined on the basis of U.S. dollars, the Funds may lose money by investing in a foreign security if the local currency of a foreign market depreciates against the U.S. dollar, even if the local currency value of the Funds’ holdings goes up. Generally, a strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Funds’ holdings in foreign securities.

 

EMERGING MARKETS RISK — The BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund and the BP Emerging Markets Fund invest in emerging market instruments which are subject to certain credit and market risks. The securities and currency markets of emerging market countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid and more volatile than the securities and currency markets of the United States and other developed markets. Disclosure and regulatory standards in many respects are less stringent than in other developed markets. There also may be a lower level of monitoring and regulation of securities markets in emerging market countries and the activities of investors in such markets and enforcement of existing regulations may be extremely limited. Political and economic structures in many of these countries may be in their infancy and developing rapidly, and such countries may lack the social, political and economic stability characteristics of more developed countries.

 

FOREIGN SECURITIES MARKET RISK — Securities of many non-U.S. companies may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. Securities of companies traded in many countries outside the U.S., particularly emerging markets countries, may be subject to further risks due to the inexperience of local investment professionals and financial institutions, the possibility of permanent or temporary termination of trading and greater spreads between bid and asked prices of securities. In addition, non-U.S. stock exchanges and investment professionals are subject to less governmental regulation, and commissions may be higher than in the United States. Also, there may be delays in the settlement of non-U.S. stock exchange transactions.

 

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC — The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers are not known. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments, impair the Funds’ ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Funds’ performance.

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN — The Funds may enter into options written for: bona fide hedging; attempting to offset changes in the value of securities held or expected to be acquired or be disposed of; attempting to minimize fluctuations in foreign currencies; attempting to gain exposure to a particular market, index or instrument; or other risk management purposes. Such options may relate to particular securities or domestic stock indices, and may or may not be listed on exchanges regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or on other non-U.S. exchanges. An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a position in the contract (a long position if the option is a call and a short position if the option is a put) at a specified exercise price at any time during the option exercise period. The writer of the option is required upon exercise to assume a short futures position (if the option is a call) or a long futures position (if the option is a put). Upon exercise of the option, the accumulated cash balance in the writer’s futures margin account is delivered to the holder of the option. That balance represents the amount by which the market price of the futures contract at exercise exceeds, in the case of a call, or is less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. The maximum risk of loss associated with writing put options is limited to the exercised fair value of the option contract. The maximum risk of loss associated with writing call options is potentially unlimited. The Funds also have the additional risk of being unable to enter into a closing transaction at an acceptable price if a liquid secondary market does not exist. The Funds also may write OTC options where completing the obligation depends upon the credit standing of the other party. Option contracts also involve the risk that they may result in loss due to unanticipated developments in market conditions or other causes. Written options are initially recorded as liabilities to the extent of premiums received and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Gains

 

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or losses are realized when the option transaction expires or closes. When an option is exercised, the proceeds on sales for a written call option or the purchase cost for a written put option is adjusted by the amount of the premium received. Listed option contracts present minimal counterparty credit risk since they are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded options, guarantees the options against default. As of the end of the reporting period, all of the Funds’ written options are exchange-traded options.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Funds’ average quarterly volume of options transactions was as follows:

 

  FUND  PURCHASED OPTIONS
(COST)
   WRITTEN OPTIONS
(PROCEEDS)
 
  BP Long/Short Equity Fund  $   $329,021 
  BP Global Long/Short Fund       995,800 

 

SHORT SALES — When the investment adviser believes that a security is overvalued, the BP Long/Short Equity Fund, the BP Long/Short Research Fund, the BP Global Long/Short Fund and the BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund may sell the security short by borrowing the same security from a broker or other institution and selling the security. A Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the borrowed security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund buys and replaces such borrowed security. A Fund will realize a gain if there is a decline in price of the security between those dates where the decline in price exceeds the costs of borrowing the security and other transaction costs. There can be no assurance that a Fund will be able to close out a short position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although a Fund’s gain is limited to the amount at which it sold a security short, its potential loss is unlimited. Until a Fund replaces a borrowed security, it will maintain at all times cash, U.S. Government securities, or other liquid securities in an amount which, when added to any amount deposited with a broker as collateral, will at least equal the current market value of the security sold short. Depending on arrangements made with brokers, a Fund may not receive any payments (including interest) on collateral deposited with them.

 

In accordance with the terms of its prime brokerage agreements, a Fund may receive rebate income or be charged a fee for borrowed securities. Such income or fee is calculated on a daily basis based upon the market value of each borrowed security and a variable rate that is dependent upon the availability of such security. The Funds record these prime broker charges on a net basis as interest income or interest expense. During the current fiscal period, the BP Long/Short Equity Fund, the BP Long/Short Research Fund, the BP Global Long/Short Fund and the BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund had net income/(charges) of $(185,243), $(841,360), $(90,830) and $(141,568), respectively, on borrowed securities. Such amounts are included in prime broker interest expense on the Statements of Operations.

 

As of the end of the reporting period, BP Long/Short Equity Fund, BP Long/Short Research Fund, BP Global Long/Short Fund and BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund had securities sold short valued at $26,708,532, $300,828,621 $32,057,853 and $6,766,278, respectively, for which securities of $29,152,853, $271,434,804, $23,245,733 and $11,288,079 and deposits of $27,420,574, $295,947,108, $31,992,320 and $6,654,853, respectively, were pledged as collateral.

 

In accordance with Special Custody and Pledge Agreements with Goldman Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”) (the Funds’ prime broker), BP Long/Short Equity Fund, BP Long/Short Research Fund, BP Global Long/Short Fund and BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund may borrow from Goldman Sachs to the extent necessary to maintain required margin cash deposits on short positions. Interest on such borrowings is charged to the Fund based on the LIBOR rate plus an agreed upon spread.

 

The BP Long/Short Equity Fund, BP Long/Short Research Fund, BP Global Long/Short Fund and BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund utilized cash borrowings from Goldman Sachs to meet required margin cash deposits as follows during the current fiscal period:

 

BP LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND  BP LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND
DAYS
UNITIZED
  AVERAGE DAILY
BORROWINGS
  WEIGHTED AVERAGE
INTEREST RATE
  DAYS
UNITIZED
  AVERAGE DAILY
BORROWINGS
  WEIGHTED AVERAGE
INTEREST RATE
179    EUR 6,588    0.14%    92    AUD 692,314    0.47%  
179    USD 3,079,837    0.51%    119    CAD 5    0.00%  
               108    CHF 170,771    0.37%  
               149    EUR 573,564    0.14%  
               163    GBP 621,508    0.45%  
               162    HKD 7,405,947    0.51%  
               143    ILS 169,450    0.52%  
               152    JPY 138,817,828    0.38%  
               179    MXN 0    0.00%  
               98    NOK 1,762,518    0.42%  
               116    SEK 908,312    0.37%  
               99    USD 8,955,009    0.51%  

 

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BP GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND  BP EMERGING MARKETS DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND
DAYS
UNITIZED
  AVERAGE DAILY
BORROWINGS
  WEIGHTED AVERAGE
INTEREST RATE
  DAYS
UNITIZED
  AVERAGE DAILY
BORROWINGS
  WEIGHTED AVERAGE
INTEREST RATE
33    AUD 7,627    0.54%    1    EUR 4,598    0.16%  
25    CAD 10,899    0.62%    1    HKD 343,422    0.58%  
1    GBP 133,516    0.45%    140    USD 110,868    0.51%  
20    HKD 20,041    0.49%                 
137    JPY 2,022,972    0.38%                 
20    SEK 59,125    0.37%                 
111    USD 136,792    0.51%                 

 

The BP Long/Short Equity Fund, BP Long/Short Research Fund, BP Global Long/Short Fund and BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund incurred interest expense during the current fiscal period on such borrowings, in the amount of $7,824, $19,085, $254 and $221, respectively.

 

CONTRACTS FOR DIFFERENCE — The BP Long/Short Research Fund, BP Global Long/Short Fund, BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund and BP Emerging Markets Fund (for this section only, each a “Fund”) may enter into Contracts for Differences (“CFDs”). CFDs are leveraged derivative instruments that allow a Fund to take a position on the change in the market price of an underlying asset, such as a stock, or the value of an index or currency exchange rate. With a short CFD, a Fund is seeking to profit from falls in the market price of the asset. CFDs are subject to liquidity risk because the liquidity of CFDs is based on the liquidity of the underlying instrument, and are subject to counterparty risk, i.e., the risk that the counterparty to the CFD transaction may be unable or unwilling to make payments or to otherwise honor its financial obligations under the terms of the contract. It is also possible that the market price of the CFD will move between the time the order is placed by a Fund and when it is executed by the issuer, which can result in the trade being executed at a less favorable price. CFDs, like many other derivative instruments, involve the risk that, if the derivative security declines in value, additional margin would be required to maintain the margin level. The seller may require a Fund to deposit additional sums to cover this decline in value, and the margin call may be at short notice. If additional margin is not provided in time, the seller may liquidate the positions at a loss for which a Fund is liable. The potential for margin calls and large losses are much greater in CFDs than in other leveraged products. Most CFDs are traded OTC. CFDs are not registered with the SEC or any U.S. regulator, and are not subject to U.S. regulation. In a short position, the Fund will receive or pay an amount based upon the amount, if any, by which the notional amount of the CFD would have decreased or increased in value had it sold the particular stocks short, less the dividends that would have been paid on those stocks, plus a floating rate of interest on the notional amount of the CFD. All of these components are reflected in the market value of the CFD.

 

CFDs are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from market makers and the resulting changes in market values, if any, are recorded as an unrealized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations. Periodic payments made or received are recorded as realized gains or losses. Entering into CFDs involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these contracts, that the counterparty to the contract may default on its obligation to perform and that there may be unfavorable changes in market conditions. CFDs outstanding at period end, if any, are listed on the Portfolio of Investments. As of the end of the reporting period, BP Long/Short Research Fund, BP Global Long/Short Fund and BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund had cash deposits for contracts for difference of $470,000, $110,000 and $2,695,801, respectively, which were pledged as collateral. In connection with CFDs, cash or securities may be segregated as collateral by the Funds’ custodian. As of the end of the reporting period, the BP Long/Short Research Fund, BP Global Long/Short Fund, BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund and the BP Emerging Markets Fund held CFDs.

 

During the current fiscal period, the average volume of CFDs was as follows:

 

FUND  NOTIONAL AMOUNT
LONG
   NOTIONAL AMOUNT
SHORT
 
BP Long/Short Research Fund  $4,227,757   $18,750,640 
BP Global Long/Short Fund   913,256    3,873,297 
BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund   18,732,987    20,792,290 
BP Emerging Markets Fund   1,350,815     

 

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The following is a summary of CFD’s that are subject to enforceable master netting agreements (or similar arrangements) and collateral received and pledged in connection with the master netting agreements (or similar arrangements) as of the end of the reporting period:

 

       GROSS AMOUNT
NOT OFFSET IN
THE STATEMENTS OF
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
           GROSS AMOUNT
NOT OFFSET IN
THE STATEMENTS OF
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
     
FUND  GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
   FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
   CASH
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
   NET
AMOUNT1
   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
   FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
   CASH
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED2
   NET
AMOUNT3
 
BP Long/Short Research Fund                               
Goldman Sachs  $239,806   $28,497   $   $211,309   $28,497   $28,497   $   $ 
Macquarie   44,010            44,010            470,000     
Morgan Stanley   15,307            15,307                 
Total  $299,123   $28,497   $   $270,626   $28,497   $28,497   $470,000   $ 
BP Global Long/Short Fund                                        
Goldman Sachs  $199,435   $126,858   $   $72,577   $126,858   $126,858   $   $ 
Macquarie   29,432    18,138        11,294    18,138    18,138    110,000     
Morgan Stanley   8,124    8,124            1,200    8,124         
Total  $236,991   $153,120   $   $83,871   $146,196   $153,120   $110,000   $ 
BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund                                           
Goldman Sachs  $656,835   $656,835   $   $   $1,742,768   $656,835   $765,157   $320,776 
HSBC   187,973    87,970        100,003    87,970    87,970    380,000     
Macquarie   2,264            2,264            4,859     
Morgan Stanley   237,396    25,788        211,608    25,788    25,788    1,545,785     
Total  $1,084,468   $770,593   $   $313,875   $1,856,526   $770,593   $2,695,801   $320,776 
BP Emerging Markets Fund                                        
Goldman Sachs  $37,326   $27,175   $   $10,151   $27,175   $27,175   $   $ 
Total  $37,326   $27,175   $   $10,151   $27,175   $27,175   $   $ 

 

1 Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.
2 Actual collateral pledged may be more than the amount shown.
3 Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISERS AND OTHER SERVICES

 

Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. (“Boston Partners” or the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to each Fund. Each Fund compensates the Adviser for its services at an annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Advisory Fee”), payable on a monthly basis in arrears, as shown in the following table. Campbell & Company Investment Adviser LLC is a co-adviser to BP Global Equity Advantage Fund and is entitled to 50% of the Advisory Fee.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed the rates (“Expense Caps”) shown in the following table of each Fund’s average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed the Expense Caps as applicable: short sale dividend expense, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, interest and taxes. This contractual limitation for all the Funds (other than the BP Global Equity Advantage Fund) is in effect until February 28, 2022 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board. For the BP Global Equity Advantage Fund, the contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board. The Adviser may discontinue these arrangements at any time after these dates.

 

      EXPENSE CAPS
FUND  ADVISORY FEE  INSTITUTIONAL
CLASS
  INVESTOR
CLASS
BP Small Cap Value Fund II       0.85%                 0.99%           1.24%  
BP Long/Short Equity Fund   2.25    1.96    2.21 
BP Long/Short Research Fund   1.25    1.50    1.75 
BP All-Cap Value Fund   0.70    0.80    1.05 
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund*   0.80    1.10    N/A 
BP Global Equity Fund   0.90    0.95    1.20 
BP Global Long/Short Fund   1.50    2.00    2.25 
BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund   1.25    1.40    N/A 
BP Emerging Markets Fund   0.75    1.00    N/A 
BP Global Equity Advantage Fund   1.00    1.05    N/A 

 

* 0.80% of net asset up to $500 million, 0.75% of net assets in excess of $500 million.

 

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The Adviser may recoup from each Fund fees and expenses previously paid, waived, or absorbed for a period of three years after such fees or expenses were incurred, provided that the repayments do not cause the Funds’ operating expenses (excluding brokerage commissions, short sale dividend expense, taxes, interest expense, and any extraordinary expenses) to exceed the Expense Caps of each class of each Fund that were in effect at the time the fees and expenses were paid, waived, or absorbed by the Adviser, as well as the Expense Caps that are currently in effect, if different.

 

During the current fiscal period, investment advisory fees accrued, waived and/or reimbursed were as follows:

 

FUND  GROSS
ADVISORY FEES
  WAIVERS AND/OR
REIMBURSEMENTS*
  RECOUPMENTS  NET
ADVISORY FEES
BP Small Cap Value Fund II  $2,835,689                   $(37,502)   $1,220   $2,799,407 
BP Long/Short Equity Fund   799,763    (185,928)       613,835 
BP Long/Short Research Fund   5,698,410            5,698,410 
BP All-Cap Value Fund   4,644,477    (277,618)       4,366,859 
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund   85,016    (22,801)       62,215 
BP Global Equity Fund   663,366    (71,072)       592,294 
BP Global Long/Short Fund   924,184            924,184 
BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund   415,098    (95,428)       319,670 
BP Emerging Markets Fund   72,497    (69,774)       2,723 
BP Global Equity Advantage Fund   189,994    (127,790)       62,204 

 

As of the end of the reporting period, the Funds had amounts available for recoupment as follows:

 

FUND  August 31, 2022   August 31, 2023   August 31, 2024   TOTAL 
BP Small Cap Value Fund II  $406,176   $148,231   $37,502   $591,909 
BP Long/Short Equity Fund   45,543    185,928    185,928    417,399 
BP All-Cap Value Fund   476,070    277,618    277,618    1,031,306 
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund   35,330    22,801    22,801    80,932 
BP Global Equity Fund   608,508    71,072    71,072    750,652 
BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund   291,221    95,428    95,428    482,077 
BP Emerging Markets Fund   162,027    69,774    69,774    301,575 
BP Global Equity Advantage Fund   110,276    127,790    127,790    365,856 

 

* Includes Acquired fund fees and expenses. Acquired fund fees and expenses are indirect fees and expenses that the Fund incurs from investing in the shares of other mutual funds, including money market funds and exchange traded funds.

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as administrator for the Funds. For providing administrative and accounting services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Fund Services serves as the Funds’ transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Funds. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Funds’ shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

For compensation amounts paid to Fund Services and the Custodian, please refer to the Statements of Operations.

 

The Board has approved a Distribution Agreement for the Funds and adopted separate Plans of Distribution for the Investor Class Shares of each BP Fund (the “Plans”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plans, Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Underwriter”) is entitled to receive from each Fund a distribution fee with respect to the Investor Class Shares, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, of up to 0.25% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class Shares. Amounts paid to the Distributor under the Plans may be used by the Distributor to cover expenses that are related to (i) the sale of the Investor Class Shares, (ii) ongoing servicing and/or maintenance of the accounts of shareholders, and (iii) sub-transfer agency services, subaccounting services or administrative services related to the sale of the Investor Class Shares, all as set forth in the Plans.

 

3. DIRECTOR AND OFFICER COMPENSATION

 

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. An employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. Employees of RBB serve as Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Marketing & Business Development of the Company. They are compensated for services provided. Certain employees of Fund Services serve as officers of the Company. They are not compensated by the Funds or the Company. For Director and Officer compensation amounts, please refer to the Statements of Operations.

 

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4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

During the current fiscal period, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments and derivative transactions) of the Funds were as follows:

 

FUND  PURCHASES   SALES 
BP Small Cap Value Fund II   $119,688,340    $122,041,932 
BP Long/Short Equity Fund   10,112,462    50,177,890 
BP Long/Short Research Fund   268,065,269    819,948,377 
BP All-Cap Value Fund   408,426,104    398,304,327 
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund   15,367,338    17,691,405 
BP Global Equity Fund   81,219,972    124,956,255 
BP Global Long/Short Fund   67,213,727    121,473,392 
BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund   38,730,526    40,123,602 
BP Emerging Markets Fund   15,581,035    11,731,136 
BP Global Equity Advantage Fund   14,530,675    14,193,824 

 

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities during the current fiscal period.

 

5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

As of the end of the reporting period, each class of each Fund has 100,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock authorized except for the Institutional Class Shares of the BP Long/Short Research Fund, BP Global Long/Short Fund and WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund, which have 750,000,000 shares, 300,000,000 shares and 50,000,000 shares, respectively, of $0.001 par value common stock authorized.

 

6. RESTRICTED SECURITIES

 

Each Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities, if applicable, is included at the end of each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

As of the end of the reporting period, the Funds did not hold any restricted securities that were illiquid.

 

7. FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

 

The Funds have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Funds to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Funds have determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Funds are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

As of August 31, 2020, the federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments held by each Fund were as follows:

 

FUND  FEDERAL
TAX COST
   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
   UNREALIZED
(DEPRECIATION)
   NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)
 
BP Small Cap Value Fund II  $552,034,919   $131,481,178   $(49,151,254)  $82,329,924 
BP Long/Short Equity Fund   73,979,493    26,610,917    (11,703,093)   14,907,824 
BP Long/Short Research Fund   890,136,870    348,689,861    (182,433,757)   166,256,104 
BP All-Cap Value Fund   1,093,944,273    356,556,152    (65,459,524)   291,096,628 
WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund   21,657,283    2,737,022    (2,339,943)   397,079 
BP Global Equity Fund   178,617,646    29,862,906    (18,707,178)   11,155,728 
BP Global Long/Short Fund   127,400,791    27,913,506    (27,019,474)   894,032 
BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund   53,685,528    6,586,408    (5,109,081)   1,477,327 
BP Emerging Markets Fund   15,307,184    2,435,899    (1,246,676)   1,189,223 
BP Global Equity Advantage Fund   34,080,015    3,589,782    (2,589,486)   1,000,296 

 

Distributions to shareholders, if any, from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying

 

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financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

The following permanent differences as of August 31, 2020 were reclassified among the following accounts. They are primarily attributable to net investment loss, deemed distributions due to shareholder redemptions and investments in partnerships.

 

FUND  DISTRIBUTABLE
EARNINGS/(LOSS)
      PAID-IN
CAPITAL
 
BP Small Cap Value Fund II  $     $ 
BP Long/Short Equity Fund   1,797,443    (1,797,443)
BP Long/Short Research Fund   (1,816,049)   1,816,049 
BP All—Cap Value Fund   (17,626,580)   17,626,580 
WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund        
BP Global Equity Fund        
BP Global Long/Short Fund        
BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund        
BP Emerging Markets Fund        
BP Global Equity Advantage Fund        

 

As of August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

FUND  UNDISTRIBUTED
ORDINARY
INCOME
   UNDISTRIBUTED
LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAINS
   CAPITAL LOSS
CARRYFORWARDS
   QUALIFIED
LATE-YEAR
LOSS DEFERRAL
   OTHER
TEMPORARY
DIFFERENCES
   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)
 
BP Small Cap Value Fund II  $1,243,496   $   $   $(50,665,332)  $   $82,329,924 
BP Long/Short Equity Fund       23,768,788        (775,181)       15,062,040 
BP Long/Short Research Fund               (15,368,510)   (42,817)   169,525,534 
BP All-Cap Value Fund   9,728,866    11,862,937                291,096,750 
WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund   144,307        (4,997,743)           397,079 
BP Global Equity Fund   2,483,105        (44,714,757)           11,211,783 
BP Global Long/Short Fund   71,671        (38,967,945)       (27,207)   982,469 
BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund   4,742,594        (5,466,295)           1,481,709 
BP Emerging Markets Fund   129,801        (1,747,300)           1,187,560 
BP Global Equity Advantage Fund   226,713        (2,194,825)           1,002,626 

 

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate principally to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

   2020
FUND  ORDINARY
INCOME
   LONG-TERM
GAINS
   TOTAL
BP Small Cap Value Fund II  $6,975,898   $7,342,323   $14,318,221 
BP Long/Short Equity Fund       18,723,860    18,723,860 
BP Long/Short Research Fund   40,387,000    28,936,257    69,323,257 
BP All-Cap Value Fund   27,893,874    18,747,281    46,641,155 
WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund   108,852        108,852 
BP Global Equity Fund   10,116,438        10,116,438 
BP Global Long/Short Fund   7,319,397        7,319,397 
BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund   1,296,540        1,296,540 
BP Emerging Markets Fund   503,507        503,507 
BP Global Equity Advantage Fund   633,996        633,996 

 

Dividends from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income dividends for federal income tax purposes.

 

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Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Funds may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and August 31 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and August 31, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and August 31) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended August 31, 2020, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until September 1, 2020.

 

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, the following Funds deferred to September 1, 2020, the following qualified late-year losses.

 

FUND  LATE-YEAR
ORDINARY LOSS
DEFERRAL
     POST-OCTOBER
CAPITAL LOSS
DEFERRAL
 
BP Small Cap Value Fund II   $           —    $50,665,332 
BP Long/Short Equity Fund   775,181     
BP Long/Short Research Fund   15,368,510     
BP All-Cap Value Fund        
WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund        
BP Global Equity Fund        
BP Global Long/Short Fund        
BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund        
BP Emerging Markets Fund        
BP Global Equity Advantage Fund        

 

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of August 31, 2020 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law.

 

As of August 31, 2020, the WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund had short-term post-enactment capital losses of $1,924,714 and long-term post-enactment capital losses of $3,073,029. The BP Global Equity Fund had short-term post-enactment capital losses of $44,714,757. The BP Global Long/Short Fund had short-term post-enactment capital losses of $38,967,945. The BP Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund had short-term post-enactment capital losses of $5,466,295. The BP Emerging Markets Fund had short-term post-enactment capital losses of $1,353,370 and long-term post-enactment capital losses of $393,930. The BP Global Equity Advantage Fund had short-term post-enactment capital losses of $2,194,825. The capital losses can be carried forward for an unlimited period.

 

8. SECURITIES LENDING

 

Securities may be loaned to financial institutions, such as broker-dealers, and are required to be secured continuously by collateral in cash, cash equivalents, letter of credit or U.S. Government securities maintained on a current basis at an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Cash collateral received, pursuant to investment guidelines established by the Funds and approved by the Board, is invested in short-term investments. All such investments are made at the risk of the Funds and, as such, the Funds are liable for investment losses. Such loans would involve risks of delay in receiving additional collateral in the event the value of the collateral decreased below the value of the securities loaned or of delay in recovering the securities loaned or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers deemed by Boston Partners to be of good standing and only when, in Boston Partners’ judgment, the income to be earned from the loans justifies the attendant risks. Any loans of a Fund’s securities will be fully collateralized and marked to market daily. Investments purchased with proceeds from securities lending are overnight and continuous. During the current fiscal period, the Funds participated in securities lending. The market value of securities on loan and cash collateral as of the end of the reporting period and the income generated from the program during the current fiscal period with respect to such loans were as follows:

 

FUND  MARKET VALUE
OF SECURITIES
LOANED
   MARKET VALUE
OF COLLATERAL
   INCOME RECEIVED
FROM SECURITIES
LENDING
BP Small Cap Value Fund II  $59,065,413   $60,212,726   $23,591  
BP Long/Short Equity Fund   6,883,346    7,101,726    8,367 
BP All-Cap Value Fund   68,243,685    70,344,238    23,212 
WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund   2,982,794    3,077,226    3,579 
BP Global Equity Fund   10,252,587    10,613,155    2,325 

 

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds’ securities lending agent on behalf of the Funds under a Master Securities Lending Agreement (“MSLA”) which permits the Funds’ securities lending agent on behalf of the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset amounts payable on behalf of the Funds to the

 

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same counterparty against amounts to be received and create one single net payment due to or from the Funds. The following table is a summary of the Funds’ open securities lending transactions which are subject to a MSLA as of the end of the reporting period:

 

               GROSS AMOUNT NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
 
FUND  GROSS AMOUNT
OF RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
   GROSS AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES
  NET AMOUNT
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES
   FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS1
   CASH
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
  NET AMOUNT
BP Small Cap Value Fund II  $59,065,413            $59,065,413    $(59,065,413)                  
BP Long/Short Equity Fund   6,883,346        6,883,346    (6,883,346)        
BP All-Cap Value Fund   68,243,685        68,243,685    (68,243,685)        
WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund   2,982,794        2,982,794    (2,982,794)        
BP Global Equity Fund   10,252,587        10,252,587    (10,252,587)        

 

1Amount disclosed is limited to the amount of assets presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilites. Actual collateral received may be more than the amount shown.

 

9. LINE OF CREDIT

 

The Company, on behalf of the Funds, has established a line of credit (“LoC”) with the Custodian to be used for temporary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Any loan issued to a Fund utilizing the LoC (each, a “Borrowing Fund” and together, the “Borrowing Funds”) is secured by securities held in the Borrowing Fund’s portfolio. The LoC will mature, unless renewed, on September 14, 2021. Borrowing under the LoC is limited to the lesser of (i) $100,000,000, (ii) 20.0% of the gross market value of a Borrowing Fund, or (iii) 33 1/3% of the net market value of the unencumbered assets of a Borrowing Fund. The interest rate paid by the Borrowing Funds on outstanding borrowings is equal to the prime lending rate of the Custodian, which was 3.25% at February 28, 2021.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Funds’ LoC borrowing activity was as follows:

 

   AVERAGE
BORROWINGS
  MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OUTSTANDING
   INTEREST
EXPENSE
  AVERAGE
INTEREST RATE
BP Small Cap Value Fund II     $1,832,207   $2,514,000   $9,594    3.25%    
BP Long/Short Equity Fund   1,100,857    5,169,000    3,478    3.25%
BP Long/Short Research Fund   7,482,582    32,505,000    37,153    3.25%
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund   79,091    239,000    79    3.25%
BP Global Equity Fund   12,698,818    32,009,000    12,611    3.25%
BP Global Long/Short Fund   76,000    76,000    21    3.25%
BP Global Equity Advantage Fund   78,800    88,000    36    3.25%

 

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no significant events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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OTHER INFORMATION

 

Proxy Voting

 

Policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (888) 261-4073 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

 

The Company files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Company’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISER   CUSTODIAN
Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc.   U.S. Bank, N.A.
1 Beacon Street, 30th Floor   1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Boston, MA 02108   Milwaukee, WI 53212
     
ADMINISTRATOR AND TRANSFER AGENT   INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC   Ernst & Young LLP
P.O. Box 701   One Commerce Square
Milwaukee, WI 53201   2005 Market Street, Suite 700
PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER   Philadelphia, PA 19103
Quasar Distributors, LLC   LEGAL COUNSEL
111 E. Kilbourn Ave., Suite 2200   Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Milwaukee, WI 53202   One Logan Square, Ste. 2000
    Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

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THE RBB FUND, INC.

 

 

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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Performance Data
February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average annual total returns for the periods ended February 28, 2021

 
 

SIX
MONTHS(1)

ONE
YEAR

SINCE
INCEPTION (2)

 

Class I Shares

15.99%

4.60%

-1.23%

 

Barclay Hedge BTOP50 Index(3)

7.83%

9.14%

6.43%

 

 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

Inception date of the Fund is May 31, 2019.

 

(3)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

Performance data quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the returns quoted above. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Call the Fund at 1-844-261-6488 for returns current to the most recent month-end.

 

An investment in the Fund is speculative and involves substantial risk. The Fund is not suitable for all investors. It is possible that an investor may lose some or all of its investment. The Fund invests in long and short positions in futures, forwards and spot contracts, each of which may be tied to commodities, financial indices and instruments, foreign currencies, or equity indices. The Fund also invests in investment grade fixed income securities of all durations and maturities. The Fund may be more volatile than investments in traditional securities. Losses on futures and other derivatives can be caused by unanticipated market movements and may be potentially unlimited. Commodities, currencies, foreign investments, and interest rate-linked instruments each entail special risks. The Fund is non-diversified; therefore gains or losses on a single holding may have a relatively great impact on the Fund. A more complete description of the Fund’s risks can be found in its prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing.

 

The Fund intends to elect to be treated and to qualify each year, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (“Code”). To maintain qualification for federal income tax purposes as a RIC under the Code, the Fund must meet certain source-of-income, asset diversification and distribution of its income requirements. If the Fund were to fail to qualify as a RIC and became subject to federal income tax, shareholders of the Fund would be subject to diminished returns.

 

The BarclayHedge BTOP50 Index (“BTOP50”) seeks to replicate the overall composition of the managed futures industry with regard to trading style and overall market exposure. The BTOP50 employs a top-down approach in selecting its constituents. The largest investable trading adviser programs, as measured by assets under management, are selected for inclusion in the BTOP50. The index portfolio is equally weighted among the selected programs at the beginning of each calendar year and rebalanced annually. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Fund Expense Example

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021, and held for the entire period.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2021

Expenses
Pa
id During
Period*

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Actual Six-
Month Total
Investment
Return for
th
e Fund

Actual

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,159.90

$ 6.59

1.23%

15.99%

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

1,000.00

1,018.70

6.16

1.23

N/A

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for the period September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one half year period. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the tables is based on the actual six-month total investment return for the Fund.

 

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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a consolidated summary of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

   

% of Net
Assets

   

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

               

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    48.0 %   $ 4,019,648  

Money Market Deposit Account

    17.1       1,440,106  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (including futures and forward foreign currency contracts)

    34.9       2,922,107  

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %   $ 8,381,861  

 

 

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating its assets among derivatives and fixed income securities.

 

As a result of the Fund’s use of derivatives, the Fund may hold significant amounts of U.S. Treasuries or short-term investments.

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

Refer to the Consolidated Portfolio Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

Coupon*

Maturity
Date

 

Par
(000’s)

   

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 48.0%

                   

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 48.0%

                   

United States Treasury Bill

0.091%

03/11/21

  $ 550     $ 549,996  

United States Treasury Bill

0.050%

04/01/21

    1,100       1,099,969  

United States Treasury Bill

0.081%

04/15/21

    500       499,981  

United States Treasury Bill

0.017%

05/13/21

    600       599,954  

United States Treasury Bill

0.050%

07/15/21

    350       349,947  

United States Treasury Bill

0.020%

08/12/21

    920       919,801  
                     

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

                   

(Cost $4,019,717)

    4,019,648  
                     
       

Number
of Shares
(000’s)

         

MONEY MARKET DEPOSIT ACCOUNT — 17.1%

                   

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.10% (a)

    1,440       1,440,106  
                     

TOTAL MONEY MARKET DEPOSIT ACCOUNT INVESTMENTS

                   

(Cost $1,440,106)

    1,440,106  
                     

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

                   

(Cost $5,459,823)

    5,459,754  
                     

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 65.1%

                   

(Cost $5,459,823)

    5,459,754  
                     

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 34.9%

    2,922,107  

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 8,381,861  

 

 

*

Short-term investments’ coupon reflects the annualized yield on the date of purchase for discounted investments.

(a)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Futures contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2021 were as follows:

 

Long Contracts

Expiration
Date

Number of
Contracts

 

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

3-Month Euro Euribor

Mar-22

41

  $ 12,427,728     $ (9,965 )

90-DAY Bank Bill

Mar-22

45

    34,609,804       (5,610 )

90-Day Euro

Jun-22

174

    43,389,075       (22,128 )

90-Day Sterling

Mar-22

48

    8,342,087       (16,222 )

Australian 3-Year Bond

Mar-21

57

    5,122,581       (26,844 )

Brent Crude

Jun-21

6

    382,380       (3,370 )

Cocoa

May-21

3

    78,120       1,271  

Coffee

May-21

3

    154,688       7,378  

Corn

May-21

21

    574,875       (348 )

Cotton No.2

May-21

17

    755,055       3,454  

Euro-BTP

Mar-21

6

    1,084,446       (11,952 )

Gasoline RBOB

Apr-21

5

    409,605       35,428  

Live Cattle

Apr-21

2

    96,000       (2,916 )

London Metals Exchange Aluminum

Mar-21

30

    1,598,813       140,263  

London Metals Exchange Aluminum

Jun-21

17

    917,681       39,975  

London Metals Exchange Copper

Mar-21

9

    2,045,981       399,897  

London Metals Exchange Copper

Jun-21

5

    1,134,250       123,017  

London Metals Exchange Nickel

Mar-21

13

    1,446,120       136,354  

London Metals Exchange Nickel

Jun-21

6

    668,880       6,823  

London Metals Exchange Zinc

Mar-21

24

    1,667,700       72,164  

London Metals Exchange Zinc

Jun-21

7

    489,213       11,688  

Low Sulphur Gasoil G Futures

Apr-21

7

    372,925       20,038  

Platinum

Apr-21

4

    237,060       21,685  

Silver

May-21

1

    132,200       (3,512 )

Soybean

May-21

10

    702,125       16,284  

Sugar No. 11 (World)

May-21

24

    442,176       30,907  

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes

Jun-21

103

    22,738,859       (17,322 )

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

Jun-21

5

    619,844       (5,047 )

Wheat

May-21

8

    264,100       6,240  

WTI Crude

Apr-21

5

    307,500       24,238  
                $ 971,868  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Short Contracts

Expiration
Date

Number of
Contracts

 

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

10 Year Mini Japanese Government Bond

Mar-21

36

  $ (5,092,922 )   $ 31,204  

Amsterdam Index

Mar-21

4

    (628,236 )     33,983  

Australian 10-Year Bond

Mar-21

9

    (949,223 )     55,826  

CAC40 10 Euro

Mar-21

8

    (550,090 )     6,740  

Canadian 10-Year Bond

Jun-21

12

    (1,318,058 )     24,578  

DAX Index

Mar-21

1

    (415,023 )     4,643  

DJIA Mini E-CBOT

Mar-21

5

    (772,800 )     4,855  

Euro BUXL 30-Year Bond Futures

Mar-21

1

    (253,158 )     8,975  

Euro Stoxx 50

Mar-21

10

    (437,615 )     (14 )

Euro-Bobl

Mar-21

8

    (1,295,448 )     2,982  

Euro-Bund

Mar-21

3

    (627,647 )     4,207  

Euro-Oat

Mar-21

2

    (394,373 )     565  

Euro-Schatz

Mar-21

77

    (10,421,074 )     7,880  

FTSE 100 Index

Mar-21

2

    (179,431 )     3,585  

FTSE/JSE TOP 40

Mar-21

7

    (278,709 )     (3,701 )

FTSE/MIB Index

Mar-21

2

    (275,443 )     (1,954 )

Hang Seng Index

Mar-21

1

    (186,677 )     983  

IBEX 35 Index

Mar-21

2

    (197,787 )     1,373  

London Metals Exchange Aluminum

Mar-21

30

    (1,598,812 )     (89,744 )

London Metals Exchange Aluminum

Jun-21

2

    (107,963 )     1,449  

London Metals Exchange Copper

Mar-21

9

    (2,045,981 )     (241,356 )

London Metals Exchange Copper

Jun-21

2

    (453,700 )     12,396  

London Metals Exchange Nickel

Mar-21

13

    (1,446,120 )     (73,342 )

London Metals Exchange Nickel

Jun-21

1

    (111,480 )     6,102  

London Metals Exchange Zinc

Mar-21

24

    (1,667,700 )     (61,466 )

London Metals Exchange Zinc

Jun-21

1

    (69,887 )     2,853  

Long Gilt

Jun-21

7

    (1,246,068 )     9,075  

MSCI Singapore Exchange ETS

Mar-21

3

    (76,192 )     (1,095 )

Nasdaq 100 E-Mini

Mar-21

2

    (516,440 )     10,106  

Natural Gas

Apr-21

2

    (55,420 )     495  

Nikkie 225 (Osaka Securities Exchange)

Mar-21

1

    (137,248 )     (6,943 )

OMX Stockholm 30 Index

Mar-21

26

    (617,369 )     5,569  

Russell 2000 E-Mini

Mar-21

5

    (549,800 )     (17,071 )

S&P 500 E-Mini

Mar-21

4

    (761,840 )     6,852  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini

Mar-21

3

    (748,410 )     (25,776 )

S&P/TSX 60 Index

Mar-21

3

    (505,328 )     (3,401 )

Topix Index

Mar-21

1

    (175,946 )     5,247  

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

Jun-21

6

    (796,312 )     8,888  

U.S. Treasury Long Bond (Chicago Board of Trade)

Jun-21

6

    (955,312 )     11,083  

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond (Chicago Board of Trade)

Jun-21

3

    (567,187 )     8,487  
                $ (244,882 )

Total Futures Contracts

              $ 726,986  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2021 were as follows:

 

Currency Purchased

 

 

Currency Sold

 

 

Expiration
Date

Counterparty

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

AUD

    5,600,000          

USD

    4,203,457          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

  $ 105,812  

CAD

    7,800,000          

USD

    6,081,416          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    48,078  

CHF

    850,000          

USD

    957,197          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    (22,215 )

EUR

    5,400,000          

USD

    6,574,326          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    (55,678 )

GBP

    3,600,000          

USD

    4,888,482          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    127,702  

JPY

    522,000,000          

USD

    5,014,072          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    (115,947 )

NOK

    20,850,000          

USD

    2,410,199          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    (5,525 )

NZD

    5,950,000          

USD

    4,226,176          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    73,026  

SEK

    36,300,000          

USD

    4,320,000          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    (19,984 )

USD

    1,353,453          

AUD

    1,750,000          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    6,806  

USD

    3,327,059          

CAD

    4,250,000          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    (12,729 )

USD

    55,669          

CHF

    50,000          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    670  

USD

    4,010,557          

EUR

    3,300,000          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    26,939  

USD

    2,037,140          

GBP

    1,500,000          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    (52,937 )

USD

    5,107,771          

JPY

    534,000,000          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    97,045  

USD

    1,141,463          

NOK

    9,750,000          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    16,975  

USD

    1,623,856          

NZD

    2,250,000          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    (1,892 )

USD

    1,779,005          

SEK

    14,850,000          

Mar 17 2021

NatWest

    19,907  

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 236,053  

 

AUD

Australian Dollar

 

JPY

Japanese Yen

CAD

Canadian Dollar

 

NatWest

National Westminster Bank

CHF

Swiss Franc

 

NOK

Norwegian Krone

EUR

Euro

 

NZD

New Zealand Dollar

GBP

British Pound

 

SEK

Swedish Krona

     

USD

United States Dollar

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

       

Investments, at value (cost $5,459,823)

  $ 5,459,754  

Deposits with brokers:

       

Forward foreign currency contracts

    1,240,000  

Futures contracts

    771,737  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

    1,378,085  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    522,960  

Total assets

    9,372,536  

LIABILITIES

       

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

    651,099  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    286,907  

Due to broker

    20,270  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    32,399  

Total liabilities

    990,675  

Net assets

  $ 8,381,861  

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Par value

  $ 1,229  

Paid-in capital

    7,786,553  

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

    594,079  

Net assets

  $ 8,381,861  

CAPITAL SHARES:

       

Net assets

  $ 8,381,861  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    1,228,609  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 6.82  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Interest

  $ (361 )

Total investment income

    (361 )

EXPENSES

       

Audit and tax service fees

    20,084  

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

    8,873  

Legal fees

    5,364  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    2,429  

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

    2,103  

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

    1,651  

Officer fees

    626  

Director fees

    619  

Registration and filing fees

    4  

Other expenses

    3,301  

Total expenses

    45,054  

Net investment income/(loss)

    (45,415 )

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

       

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

       

Investments

    (74 )

Futures contracts

    338,451  

Foreign currency transactions

    (54,752 )

Forward foreign currency contracts

    300,078  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

       

Investments

    130  

Futures contracts

    724,968  

Foreign currency translations

    (2,000 )

Forward foreign currency contracts

    (119,245 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    1,187,556  

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 1,142,141  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (45,415 )   $ (114,419 )

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments, futures contracts, foreign currency transactions and forward foreign currency contracts

    583,703       (986,448 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, futures contracts, foreign currency translations and forward foreign currency contracts

    603,853       (77,845 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1,142,141       (1,178,712 )
                 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Total distributable earnings

          (743,737 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

          (743,737 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Proceeds from shares sold

          8,040,070  

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

          743,737  

Shared redeemed

          (3,122,289 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

          5,661,518  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    1,142,141       3,739,069  
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    7,239,720       3,500,651  

End of period

  $ 8,381,861     $ 7,239,720  
                 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Shares sold

          1,282,088  

Shares reinvested

          112,858  

Shares redeemed

          (425,852 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

          969,094  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31,
2020

   

For the
Period
Ended
August 31,
2019
(1)

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 5.89     $ 13.49     $ 10.00  

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

    (0.04 )     (0.14 )     (0.22 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(3)

    0.97       (4.59 )     3.71  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.93       (4.73 )     3.49  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                       

Net investment income

          (0.35 )      

Net realized capital gain

          (2.52 )      

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

          (2.87 )      

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 6.82     $ 5.89     $ 13.49  

Total investment return(4)

    15.99 %(6)     (37.35 )%     34.90 %(6)

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 8,382     $ 7,240     $ 3,501  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.23 %(5)     2.74 %     7.77 %(5)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (1.24 )%(5)     (2.12 )%     (7.57 )%(5)

Portfolio turnover rate

    0 %(6)     0 %     0 %(6)

 

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on May 31, 2019.

(2)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(3)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

(4)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale on the last day of the period reported and is not annualized and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any.

(5)

Annualized.

(6)

Not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has thirty-six separate investment portfolios, including the Campbell Advantage Fund (the “Fund”), which commenced investment operations on May 31, 2019. The Fund’s shares are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the “1933 Act”), and are only offered in private placements to other series of the Company and other persons that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act.

 

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 87.923 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and ninety classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

 

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.

 

The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services - Investment Companies.”

 

The end of the reporting period for the Fund is February 28, 2021, and the period covered by these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is the six months ended February 28, 2021 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

Consolidation of Subsidiary — The Adviser’s Campbell Advantage Program is achieved by the Fund investing up to 25% of its total assets in the Campbell Advantage Offshore Limited (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The consolidated financial statements of the Fund include the financial statements of the Subsidiary. The Fund consolidates the results of subsidiaries in which the Fund holds a controlling financial interest. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. As of the end of the reporting period, the net assets of the Subsidiary were $1,307,671, which represented 15.60% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sales price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of those investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). Forward currency exchange contracts are valued by interpolating between spot and forward currency rates as quoted by an independent pricing service. Futures contracts are generally valued using the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

 

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

Level 1 – Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

 

Level 2 – Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

Level 3 – Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodologies 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, as of February 28, 2021, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

 

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Short-Term Investments

  $ 5,459,754     $ 5,459,754     $     $  

Commodity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    1,120,399       1,120,399              

Equity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    83,936       83,936              

Interest Rate Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    173,750       173,750              

Foreign Currency Contracts

                               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

    522,960             522,960        

Total Assets

  $ 7,360,799     $ 6,837,839     $ 522,960     $  

 

 

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Commodity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

  $ (476,054 )   $ (476,054 )   $     $  

Equity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    (59,956 )     (59,956 )            

Interest Rate Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    (115,089 )     (115,089 )            

Foreign Currency Contracts

                               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

    (286,907 )           (286,907 )      

Total Liabilities

  $ (938,006 )   $ (651,099 )   $ (286,907 )   $  

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

 

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end

 

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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for Level 3 transfers are disclosed if the Fund had an amount of total transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund had no Level 3 transfers.

 

Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices, U.S. and foreign government bonds, foreign currencies and commodities (through investment in the Subsidiary), to gain investment exposure in accordance with its investment objective.

 

The following tables provide quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of, and gains and losses on, the Fund’s derivative instruments as of and for the current fiscal period.

 

The following tables list the fair values and location on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Fund’s derivative holdings as of end of the reporting period, grouped by derivative type and primary risk exposure category by contract type.

 

Derivative Type

 

Consolidated
Statement of
Assets & Liabilities
Location

   

Commodity
Contracts

   

Equity
Contracts

   

Interest
Rate
Contracts

   

Foreign
Currency
Contracts

   

Total

 

Asset Derivatives

Futures Contracts (a)

    Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts     $ 1,120,399     $ 83,936     $ 173,750     $     $ 1,378,085  

Forward Contracts (a)

    Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts                         522,960       522,960  

Total Value - Assets

          $ 1,120,399     $ 83,936     $ 173,750     $ 522,960     $ 1,901,045  

 

Liability Derivatives

Futures Contracts (a)

    Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts     $ (476,054 )   $ (59,956 )   $ (115,089 )   $     $ (651,099 )

Forward Contracts (a)

    Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts                         (286,907 )     (286,907 )

Total Value - Liabilities

          $ (476,054 )   $ (59,956 )   $ (115,089 )   $ (286,907 )   $ (938,006 )

 

(a)

This amount represents the cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of forward and futures contracts as reported on the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

 

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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table lists the amounts of realized gains/(losses) included in net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations during the current fiscal period, grouped by derivative type and primary risk exposure category by contract type.

 

Derivative Type

 

Consolidated
Statement of
Operations
Location

   

Commodity
Contracts

   

Equity
Contracts

   

Interest Rate
Contracts

   

Foreign
Currency
Contracts

   

Total

 

Realized Gain/(Loss)

Futures Contracts

    Net realized gain/(loss) from futures contracts     $ 564,864     $ (117,684 )   $ (108,729 )   $     $ 338,451  

Forward Contracts

    Net realized gain/(loss) from forward foreign currency contracts                         300,078       300,078  

Total Realized Gain/(Loss)

          $ 564,864     $ (117,684 )   $ (108,729 )   $ 300,078     $ 638,529  

 

The following table lists the amounts of change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) included in net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations during the current fiscal period, grouped by derivative type and primary risk exposure category by contract type.

 

Derivative Type

 

Consolidated
Statement of
Operations
Location

   

Commodity
Contracts

   

Equity
Contracts

   

Interest Rate
Contracts

   

Foreign
Currency
Contracts

   

Total

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

Futures Contracts

    Net change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on futures contracts     $ 765,808     $ (113,147 )   $ 72,307     $     $ 724,968  

Forward Contracts

    Net change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts                         (119,245 )     (119,245 )

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

          $ 765,808     $ (113,147 )   $ 72,307     $ (119,245 )   $ 605,723  

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund’s quarterly average volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

 

Long Futures
Notional
Amount

   

Short Futures
Notional
Amount

   

Forward Foreign
Currency
Contracts — Payable
(Value at Trade Date)

   

Forward Foreign
Currency
Contracts —
Receivable
(Value at Trade Date)

 
  $ 207,290,154     $ (22,096,894 )   $ (49,530,439 )   $ 49,656,929  

 

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments and fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral (receivables) or the obligation to return cash collateral (payables) arising from derivative instruments recognized at fair value executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement.

 

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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of financial and derivative instruments that are subject to enforceable master netting agreements (or similar arrangements) and collateral received and pledged in connection with the master netting agreements (or similar arrangements).

 

           

Gross Amount Not
Offset in Consolidated
Statement of Assets and
Liabilities

                           

Gross Amount Not
Offset in Consolidated
Statement of Assets and
Liabilities

         

Description

 

Gross Amount
Presented in
the
Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Received

   

Net
Amount
(1)

           

Gross Amount
Presented in
the
Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Pledged
(2)

   

Net
Amount
(3)

 
   

Assets

           

Liabilities

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 522,960     $ (286,907 )   $     $ 236,053             $ 286,907     $ (286,907 )   $     $  

 

 

(1)

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

(2)

Actual collateral pledged may be more than the amount shown.

 

(3)

Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Use of Estimates — The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

 

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — The Fund records security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income (including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts) is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund’s investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Board deems fair or equitable. Offering costs for a new fund are expensed over a 12-month period from the inception date of the fund. Offering costs are charged directly to the fund in which they are incurred. Expenses and fees, including offering costs and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

 

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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

For tax purposes, the Subsidiary is an exempted Cayman Islands investment company. The Subsidiary has received an undertaking from the Government of the Cayman Islands exempting it from all local income, profits and capital gains taxes. No such taxes are levied in the Cayman Islands at the present time. For U.S. income tax purposes, the Subsidiary is a Controlled Foreign Corporation and as such is not subject to U.S. income tax.

 

Foreign Currency Translation — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the consolidated financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

Currency Risk — Investment in foreign securities involves currency risk associated with securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and which may be affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. An increase in the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to a foreign currency may cause the U.S. dollar value of an investment in that country to decline. Foreign currencies also are subject to risks caused by inflation, interest rates, budget deficits and low savings rates, political factors and government controls. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts may limit potential gains from a favorable change in value between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Unanticipated changes in currency pricing may result in poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in these contracts.

 

Commodity Sector Risk — Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The prices of energy, industrial metals, precious metals, agriculture and livestock sector commodities may fluctuate widely due to factors such as changes in value, supply and demand and governmental regulatory policies. The commodity-linked securities in which the Fund invests may be issued by companies in the financial services sector, and events affecting the financial services sector may cause the Fund’s share value to fluctuate.

 

Foreign Securities Market Risk — A substantial portion of the trades of the Fund are expected to take place on markets or exchanges outside the United States. There is no limit to the amount of assets of the Fund that may be committed to trading on foreign markets. The risk of loss in trading foreign futures and options on futures contracts can be substantial. Participation in foreign futures and options on futures contracts involves the execution and clearing of trades on, or subject to the rules of, a foreign board of trade or exchange. Some of these foreign markets, in contrast to U.S. exchanges, are so-called principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the trader has entered into a commodity interest transaction and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

 

Counterparty Risk — The derivative contracts entered into by the Fund or its Subsidiary may be privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market. These contracts also involve exposure to credit risk, since contract performance depends in part on the financial condition of the counterparty. Relying on a counterparty exposes the Fund to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. If a counterparty defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, this default will cause the value of an investment in the Fund to decrease.

 

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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts — The Fund uses futures contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund must deposit initial margin in addition to segregating cash or liquid assets sufficient to meet its obligation to purchase or provide securities, or to pay the amount owed at the expiration of an index-based futures contract. Such liquid assets may consist of cash, cash equivalents, liquid debt or equity securities or other acceptable assets. Pursuant to the futures contract, the Fund agrees to receive from, or pay to the broker, an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such a receipt of payment is known as “variation margin” and is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Fund’s basis in the contract. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. Use of long futures contracts subjects the Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amount shown on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contract. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Fund to unlimited risk of loss.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund uses forward foreign currency contracts (“forward contracts”) in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. These contracts are marked-to-market daily at the applicable translation rates. The Fund records realized gains or losses at the time the forward contract is closed. A forward contract is extinguished through a closing transaction or upon delivery of the currency or entering an off setting contract. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar or other currencies. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk related to forward foreign currency contracts is the fair value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated to some extent if a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty is in place and to the extent the Fund obtains collateral to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

 

Credit Risk — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of the security or a counterparty in respect of a derivative instrument will not be able to satisfy its payment obligations to the Fund when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. Securities rated in the four highest categories by the rating agencies are considered investment grade but they may also have some speculative characteristics. Investment grade ratings do not guarantee that bonds will not lose value or default. In addition, the credit quality of securities may be lowered if an issuer’s financial condition changes.

 

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic — The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual companies are not known. The operational and financial performance of individual companies and the market in general depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

 

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, the Fund expects the risk of material loss from such claims to be remote.

 

2. Investment Adviser and Other Services

 

Campbell & Company Investment Adviser LLC (“Campbell” or the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Campbell & Company, L.P. The Fund does not pay a fee to Campbell for investment advisory services. The Fund is only available for investment to clients of Campbell, including other investment companies advised by Campbell. Such clients have discretion to pay Campbell an amount deemed to be fair and reasonable.

 

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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Fund Services serves as the Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

For compensation amounts paid to Fund Services and the Custodian, please refer to the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

3. Director and Officer Compensation

 

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. An employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. Employees of RBB serve as Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Marketing & Business Development of the Company. They are compensated for services provided. Certain employees of Fund Services serve as officers of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company. For Director and Officer compensation amounts, please refer to the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

4. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

 

During the current fiscal period, there were no purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments and derivative transactions) or long-term U.S. Government securities by the Fund.

 

5. Federal Income Tax Information

 

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the consolidated financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

As of August 31, 2020, the federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments held by the Fund were as follows(a):

 

Federal Tax
Cost

Unrealized
Appreciation

Unrealized
(Depreciation)

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

$5,648,838

$76

$(549,758)

$(549,682)

 

 

(a)

The difference between the book basis and tax basis cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments is attributable primarily to futures not regulated by section 1256 of the Internal Revenue Code and timing difference related to taxable income from a wholly owned controlled foreign corporation.

 

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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Distributions to shareholders, if any, from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

Permanent differences as of August 31, 2020, primarily attributable to investments in wholly-owned controlled foreign corporation and net operating losses were reclassified among the following accounts:

 

Distributable
Earnings/(Loss)

Paid-In
Capital

$441,855

$(441,855)

 

As of August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains

Qualified
Late-Year
Loss Deferral

Capitol Loss
Carryforward

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

$—

$—

$—

$(365,319)

$(182,743)

 

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate principally to the timing of recognition of income and gains of the Subsidiary for federal income tax purposes. Short-term and foreign currency gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

Ordinary
Income

Long-Term
Gains

Total

$361,246

$382,491

$743,737

 

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and August 31 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and August 31, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and August 31) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the current fiscal period ended August 31, 2020, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until September 1, 2020. As of August 31, 2020, the Fund had no tax basis qualified late-year loss deferral.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses for an unlimited period. Additionally, capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. As of August 31, 2020, the Fund had $365,319 of short term capital loss carryovers to offset future capital gains.

 

6. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no significant events requiring recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Campbell Advantage Fund

 

Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

 

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (844) 261-6488 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

 

The Company files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Company’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

The Company has adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Company Program”) as required by rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Company Program, the Adviser has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Adviser Program” and together with the Company Program, the “Programs”) on behalf of the Fund. The Programs seek to assess, manage and review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk. “Liquidity Risk” is defined as the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interest in the Fund.

 

The Board has appointed Vigilant Compliance, LLC (“Vigilant”) as the program administrator for the Company Program and the Liquidity Risk Management Committee of the Adviser as the program administrator for the Adviser Program. The process of monitoring and determining the liquidity of the Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party vendors.

 

At meetings held during the fiscal period, the Board and its Investment and Liquidity Risk Committee received and reviewed a written report (the “Report”) of Vigilant and the Adviser concerning the operation of the Programs for the period from June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 (the “Period”). The Report summarized the operation of the Programs and the information and factors considered by Vigilant and the Adviser in reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation of the Programs with respect to the Fund. Such information and factors included, among other things: (i) the methodology used to classify the liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio investments and the Adviser’s assessment that the Fund’s strategy remained appropriate for an open-end mutual fund; (ii) analyses of the Fund’s trading environment and reasonably anticipated trading size; (iii) that the Fund held primarily highly liquid assets (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value); (iv) that the Fund did not require the establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum and the methodology for that determination; (v) confirmation that the Fund did not breach the 15% maximum illiquid security threshold (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment) during the Period and the procedures for monitoring compliance with the limit; (vi) that the processes, technologies and third-party vendors used to assess, manage, and/or periodically review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk functioned appropriately during the Period; and (vii) that the Programs operated adequately during the Period. The Report also indicated that there were no material changes made to the Company Program during the Period and described certain material changes made to the Adviser Program during the Period.

 

Based on the review, the Report concluded that the Programs were being implemented effectively and reasonably designed to assess and manage Liquidity Risk in the Fund’s portfolio.

 

There can be no assurance that the Company Program or the Adviser Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

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Investment Adviser
Campbell & Company Investment Adviser LLC
2850 Quarry Lake Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21209

 

Administrator and Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201

 

Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Legal Counsel
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

CAAD-SAR21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

of

 

THE RBB FUND, INC.

 

 

Class A (TICKER: EBSAX)

Class C (TICKER: EBSCX)

Class I (TICKER: EBSIX)

Semi-Annual Report

 

 

February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

 

 

Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Performance Data
February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average annual total returns for the period ended FEBRUARY 28, 2021

 
 

SIX
MONTHS(1)

ONE
YEAR

THREE
YEARS

FIVE
YEARS

SINCE
INCEPTION(2)

 

Class A Shares (without sales charge)

5.82%

-2.79%

4.15%

-0.94%

1.93%

 

Class A Shares (with sales charge)

2.17%

-6.21%

2.91%

-1.64%

1.48%

 

BarclayHedge BTOP50 Index (3)(4)

7.83%

9.14%

4.11%

-0.22%

1.73%

 

S&P 500® Total Return Index (3)(5)

9.74%

31.30%

14.15%

16.83%

14.52%

 

 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

The Fund commenced operations on March 8, 2013 as a separate portfolio (the “Predecessor Fund”) of Equinox Funds Trust. Effective May 29, 2020, the Predecessor Fund was reorganized as a new series of The RBB Fund, Inc. (the “Reorganization”). The performance shown for periods prior to May 29, 2020 represents the performance of the Predecessor Fund.

 

(3)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Class only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

(4)

The BarclayHedge BTOP50 Index (“BTOP50 Index”) seeks to replicate the overall composition of the managed futures industry with regard to trading style and overall market exposure. The BTOP50 Index employs a top-down approach in selecting its constituents. The largest investable trading advisor programs, as measured by assets under management, are selected for inclusion in the BTOP50 Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

(5)

This is not a primary benchmark of the Fund. Results of the S&P 500® Total Return Index are presented for general comparative purposes. The S&P 500® Total Return Index is a widely accepted, unmanaged index of U.S. stock market performance which does not take into account charges, fees and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

Effective January 15, 2021, the outstanding Class P Shares of the Fund were converted into Class A Shares of the Fund. Class A Shares of the Fund have a 3.50% maximum sales charge. Prior to February 16, 2021, the Class A Shares of the Fund had a 5.75% maximum sales charge.

 

Performance data quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the returns quoted above. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Call the Fund at 1-844-261-6488 for returns current to the most recent month-end.

 

The performance data quoted reflects fee waivers in effect and would have been less in their absence. The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio for Class A Shares, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, as supplemented, is 2.36% and the Fund’s net operating expense ratio after waivers for Class A Shares is 2.00%. Campbell & Company Investment Adviser LLC has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) for Class A Shares to 2.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. Please see the Consolidated Financial Highlights for current figures.

 

An investment in the Fund is speculative and involves substantial risk. The Fund is not suitable for all investors. It is possible that an investor may lose some or all of its investment. The Fund invests in long and short positions in futures, forwards and spot contracts, each of which may be tied to commodities, financial indices and instruments, foreign currencies, or equity indices. The Fund also invests in investment grade fixed income securities of all durations and maturities. The Fund may be more volatile than investments in traditional securities. Losses on futures and other derivatives can be caused by unanticipated market movements and may be potentially unlimited. Commodities, currencies, foreign investments, and interest rate-linked instruments each entail special risks. The Fund is non-diversified; therefore gains or losses on a single holding may have a relatively great impact on the Fund. A more complete description of the Fund’s risks can be found in its prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing.

 

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Performance Data (Continued)
February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average annual total returns for the period ended FEBRUARY 28, 2021

 
 

SIX
MONTHS(1)

ONE
YEAR

THREE
YEARS

FIVE
YEARS

SINCE
INCEPTION(2)

 

Class C Shares

5.36%

-3.64%

3.31%

-1.73%

1.98%

 

BarclayHedge BTOP50 Index (3)(4)

7.83%

9.14%

4.11%

-0.22%

2.24%

 

S&P 500® Total Return Index (3)(5)

9.74%

31.30%

14.15%

16.83%

13.60%

 

 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

Class C Shares of the Fund commenced operations on February 11, 2014 in a separate portfolio (the “Predecessor Fund”) of Equinox Funds Trust. Effective May 29, 2020, the Predecessor Fund was reorganized as a new series of The RBB Fund, Inc. (the “Reorganization”). The performance shown for periods prior to May 29, 2020 represents the performance of the Predecessor Fund.

 

(3)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Class only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

(4)

The BarclayHedge BTOP50 Index (“BTOP50 Index”) seeks to replicate the overall composition of the managed futures industry with regard to trading style and overall market exposure. The BTOP50 Index employs a top-down approach in selecting its constituents. The largest investable trading advisor programs, as measured by assets under management, are selected for inclusion in the BTOP50 Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

(5)

This is not a primary benchmark of the Fund. Results of the S&P 500® Total Return Index are presented for general comparative purposes. The S&P 500® Total Return Index is a widely accepted, unmanaged index of U.S. stock market performance which does not take into account charges, fees and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

Performance data quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the returns quoted above. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Call the Fund at 1-844-261-6488 for returns current to the most recent month-end.

 

The performance data quoted reflects fee waivers in effect and would have been less in their absence. The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio for Class C Shares, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, as supplemented, is 3.11% and the Fund’s net operating expense ratio after waivers for Class C Shares is 2.75%. Campbell & Company Investment Adviser LLC has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) for Class C Shares to 2.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. Please see the Consolidated Financial Highlights for current figures.

 

An investment in the Fund is speculative and involves substantial risk. The Fund is not suitable for all investors. It is possible that an investor may lose some or all of its investment. The Fund invests in long and short positions in futures, forwards and spot contracts, each of which may be tied to commodities, financial indices and instruments, foreign currencies, or equity indices. The Fund also invests in investment grade fixed income securities of all durations and maturities. The Fund may be more volatile than investments in traditional securities. Losses on futures and other derivatives can be caused by unanticipated market movements and may be potentially unlimited. Commodities, currencies, foreign investments, and interest rate-linked instruments each entail special risks. The Fund is non-diversified; therefore gains or losses on a single holding may have a relatively great impact on the Fund. A more complete description of the Fund’s risks can be found in its prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing.

 

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Performance Data (Concluded)
February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average annual total returns for the period ended FEBRUARY 28, 2021

 
 

SIX
MONTHS(1)

ONE
YEAR

THREE
YEARS

FIVE
YEARS

SINCE
INCEPTION(2)

 

Class I Shares

5.87%

-2.52%

4.42%

-0.70%

2.19%

 

BarclayHedge BTOP50 Index (3)(4)

7.83%

9.14%

4.11%

-0.22%

1.73%

 

S&P 500® Total Return Index (3)(5)

9.74%

31.30%

14.15%

16.83%

14.52%

 

 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

The Fund commenced operations on March 8, 2013 as a separate portfolio (the “Predecessor Fund”) of Equinox Funds Trust. Effective May 29, 2020, the Predecessor Fund was reorganized as a new series of The RBB Fund, Inc. (the “Reorganization”). The performance shown for periods prior to May 29, 2020 represents the performance of the Predecessor Fund.

 

(3)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Class only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

(4)

The BarclayHedge BTOP50 Index (“BTOP50 Index”) seeks to replicate the overall composition of the managed futures industry with regard to trading style and overall market exposure. The BTOP50 Index employs a top-down approach in selecting its constituents. The largest investable trading advisor programs, as measured by assets under management, are selected for inclusion in the BTOP50 Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

(5)

This is not a primary benchmark of the Fund. Results of the S&P 500® Total Return Index are presented for general comparative purposes. The S&P 500® Total Return Index is a widely accepted, unmanaged index of U.S. stock market performance which does not take into account charges, fees and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

Performance data quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the returns quoted above. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Call the Fund at 1-844-261-6488 for returns current to the most recent month-end.

 

The performance data quoted reflects fee waivers in effect and would have been less in their absence. The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio for Class I Shares, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, as supplemented, is 2.11% and the Fund’s net operating expense ratio after waivers is for Class I Shares 1.75%. Campbell & Company Investment Adviser LLC has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) for Class I Shares to 1.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. Please see the Consolidated Financial Highlights for current figures.

 

An investment in the Fund is speculative and involves substantial risk. The Fund is not suitable for all investors. It is possible that an investor may lose some or all of its investment. The Fund invests in long and short positions in futures, forwards and spot contracts, each of which may be tied to commodities, financial indices and instruments, foreign currencies, or equity indices. The Fund also invests in investment grade fixed income securities of all durations and maturities. The Fund may be more volatile than investments in traditional securities. Losses on futures and other derivatives can be caused by unanticipated market movements and may be potentially unlimited. Commodities, currencies, foreign investments, and interest rate-linked instruments each entail special risks. The Fund is non-diversified; therefore gains or losses on a single holding may have a relatively great impact on the Fund. A more complete description of the Fund’s risks can be found in its prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing.

 

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Fund Expense Example

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021, and held for the entire period.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2021

Expenses
Pa
id During
Period *

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Actual
Six-Month Total
Investment
Return for the
Fund

Actual

         

Class A

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,058.20

$ 10.21

2.00%

5.82%

Class C

1,000.00

1,053.60

14.00

2.75

5.36

Class I

1,000.00

1,058.70

8.93

1.75

5.87

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

         

Class A

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.88

$ 9.99

2.00%

N/A

Class C

1,000.00

1,011.16

13.71

2.75

N/A

Class I

1,000.00

1,016.12

8.75

1.75

N/A

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for the period September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one half year period. The Fund’s ending account values on the first line in the tables is based on the actual six-month total investment return for the Fund.

 

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Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a consolidated summary of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

   

% of Net
Assets

   

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

               

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    61.5 %   $ 75,994,592  

Money Market Deposit Account

    20.3       25,027,716  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

               

(including futures and forward foreign currency contracts)

    18.2       22,532,309  

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %   $ 123,554,617  

 

 

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating its assets among derivatives and fixed income securities.

 

As a result of the Fund’s use of derivatives, the Fund may hold significant amounts of U.S. Treasuries or short-term investments.

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

Refer to the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

Coupon*

Maturity
Date

 

Par
(000’s)

   

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 81.8%

                   

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 61.5%

                   

United States Treasury Bill

0.091%

03/11/21

  $ 20,000     $ 19,999,847  

United States Treasury Bill

0.051%

04/01/21

    20,000       19,999,440  

United States Treasury Bill

0.041%

04/15/21

    10,000       9,999,625  

United States Treasury Bill

0.051%

07/15/21

    20,000       19,996,978  

United States Treasury Bill

0.020%

08/12/21

    6,000       5,998,702  

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

                   

(Cost $75,993,815)

  $ 75,994,592  

 

   

Number of
Shares
(000’S)

         

MONEY MARKET DEPOSIT ACCOUNT — 20.3%

               

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.10% (a)

    25,028       25,027,716  

TOTAL MONEY MARKET DEPOSIT ACCOUNT INVESTMENTS

               

(Cost $25,027,716)

    25,027,716  
                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

               

(Cost $101,021,531)

    101,022,308  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 81.8%

               

(Cost $101,021,531)

    101,022,308  
                 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 18.2%

    22,532,309  

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 123,554,617  

 

 

*

Short-term investments’ coupon reflects the annualized yield on the date of purchase for discounted investments.

(a)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Futures contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2021 were as follows:

 

Long Contracts

Expiration
Date

Number of
Contracts

 

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

90-Day Euro

Jun-22

475

  $ 118,447,187     $ (57,293 )

90-Day Sterling

Mar-22

1,404

    244,006,053       (449,991 )

Amsterdam Index

Mar-21

1

    157,059       (1,387 )

Australian 10-Year Bond

Mar-21

461

    48,621,288       (2,653,170 )

Australian 3-Year Bond

Mar-21

1,340

    120,425,588       (540,222 )

Bank Acceptance

Jun-22

111

    21,636,757       (35,089 )

Brent Crude

Jun-21

4

    254,920       (4,937 )

CAC40 10 Euro

Mar-21

75

    5,157,093       (63,885 )

Canadian 10-Year Bond

Jun-21

212

    23,285,683       (366,940 )

Cattle Feeder Futures

Apr-21

24

    1,710,900       (5,083 )

Cocoa

May-21

92

    2,395,680       121,292  

Coffee

May-21

3

    154,687       (1,603 )

DAX Index

Mar-21

14

    5,810,318       (56,765 )

DJIA Mini E-CBOT

Mar-21

32

    4,945,920       (6,841 )

Euro BUXL 30-Year Bond Futures

Mar-21

2

    506,316       (31,662 )

Euro Stoxx 50

Mar-21

103

    4,507,439       (70,872 )

Euro-BTP

Mar-21

27

    4,880,009       (76,867 )

Euro-Oat

Mar-21

23

    4,535,286       (117,088 )

FTSE/JSE TOP 40

Mar-21

55

    2,189,859       37,784  

FTSE/MIB Index

Mar-21

19

    2,616,709       (23,604 )

Gasoline RBOB

Apr-21

52

    4,259,892       299,242  

Hang Seng Index

Mar-21

31

    5,786,984       (182,752 )

IBEX 35 Index

Mar-21

10

    988,936       1,953  

Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat

May-21

76

    2,408,250       (31,831 )

London Metals Exchange Aluminum

Mar-21

166

    8,846,763       576,821  

London Metals Exchange Aluminum

Jun-21

41

    2,213,231       563  

London Metals Exchange Copper

Mar-21

186

    42,283,613       6,545,144  

London Metals Exchange Copper

Jun-21

38

    8,620,300       435,683  

London Metals Exchange Nickel

Mar-21

80

    8,899,200       923,854  

London Metals Exchange Nickel

Jun-21

33

    3,678,840       (52,780 )

London Metals Exchange Zinc

Mar-21

116

    8,060,550       212,806  

London Metals Exchange Zinc

Jun-21

38

    2,655,725       56,429  

MSCI Singapore Exchange ETS

Mar-21

138

    3,504,852       52,799  

Nasdaq 100 E-Mini

Mar-21

12

    3,098,640       (14,590 )

Nikkie 225 (Osaka Securities Exchange)

Mar-21

1

    274,403       (1,600 )

NY Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel

Apr-21

12

    928,922       (9,702 )

Platinum

Apr-21

5

    296,325       9,693  

Russell 2000 E-Mini

Mar-21

19

    2,089,240       (24,115 )

S&P 500 E-Mini

Mar-21

53

    10,094,380       (178,406 )

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini

Mar-21

12

    2,993,640       66,135  

S&P/TSX 60 Index

Mar-21

35

    5,895,490       6,434  

Soybean

May-21

23

    1,614,888       29,359  

Soybean Meal

May-21

80

    3,371,200       (110,220 )

Soybean Oil

May-21

200

    5,992,800       578,024  

Sugar No. 11 (World)

May-21

124

    2,284,576       121,347  

Topix Index

Mar-21

15

    2,639,195       (57,887 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
7

 

 

Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Long Contracts

Expiration
Date

Number of
Contracts

 

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

Jun-21

35

  $ 4,645,156     $ (56,824 )

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes

Jun-21

1,130

    249,465,157       (190,061 )

U.S. Treasury Long Bond (Chicago Board of Trade)

Jun-21

30

    4,776,563       (8,927 )
                $ 4,592,368  

 

Short Contracts

Expiration
Date

Number of
Contracts

 

Notional
Amount

   

Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

3-Month Euro Euribor

Mar-22

766

  $ (232,186,327 )   $ 134,909  

90-DAY Bank Bill

Mar-22

88

    (67,681,685 )     17,413  

Copper

May-21

9

    (920,813 )     (13,284 )

Corn

May-21

63

    (1,724,625 )     9,457  

Cotton No.2

May-21

53

    (2,353,995 )     6,345  

Euro-Bobl

Mar-21

140

    (22,670,335 )     8,284  

Euro-Bund

Mar-21

125

    (26,151,953 )     289,175  

Euro-Schatz

Mar-21

2,370

    (320,752,525 )     223,458  

FTSE 100 Index

Mar-21

193

    (17,315,066 )     244,541  

Gold 100 Oz

Apr-21

21

    (3,630,480 )     72,129  

JPN 10-Year Bond (Osaka Securities Exchange)

Mar-21

53

    (74,889,629 )     470,359  

Live Cattle

Apr-21

18

    (864,000 )     10,117  

London Metals Exchange Aluminum

Mar-21

166

    (8,846,762 )     (615,053 )

London Metals Exchange Aluminum

Jun-21

28

    (1,511,475 )     5,480  

London Metals Exchange Copper

Mar-21

186

    (42,283,612 )     (6,242,183 )

London Metals Exchange Copper

Jun-21

51

    (11,569,350 )     (503,510 )

London Metals Exchange Nickel

Mar-21

80

    (8,899,200 )     (535,936 )

London Metals Exchange Nickel

Jun-21

19

    (2,118,120 )     93,034  

London Metals Exchange Zinc

Mar-21

116

    (8,060,550 )     (227,797 )

London Metals Exchange Zinc

Jun-21

28

    (1,956,850 )     46,766  

Long Gilt

Jun-21

71

    (12,638,687 )     37,582  

Low Sulphur Gasoil G Futures

Apr-21

82

    (4,368,550 )     (29,391 )

Natural Gas

Apr-21

90

    (2,493,900 )     35,142  

OMX Stockholm 30 Index

Mar-21

126

    (2,991,864 )     29,846  

Palladium

Jun-21

4

    (925,400 )     25,270  

Silver

May-21

25

    (3,305,000 )     167,695  

SPI 200 Index

Mar-21

15

    (1,912,756 )     7,515  

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

Jun-21

114

    (14,132,437 )     65,970  

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond (Chicago Board of Trade)

Jun-21

2

    (378,125 )     (3,566 )

Wheat

May-21

66

    (2,178,825 )     (36,052 )

WTI Crude

Apr-21

4

    (246,000 )     5,370  
                $ (6,200,915 )

Total Futures Contracts

              $ (1,608,547 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
8

 

 

Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2021 were as follows:

 

Currency Purchased

 

 

Currency Sold

 

 

Expiration
Date

Counterparty

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

AUD

    98,500,000          

USD

    75,753,364          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

  $ 43,612  

BRL

    45,550,000          

USD

    8,633,499          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (511,866 )

CAD

    174,450,000          

USD

    136,570,647          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    517,826  

CHF

    15,900,000          

USD

    17,898,074          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (408,421 )

CLP

    6,340,000,000          

USD

    8,756,239          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    5,279  

CNH

    55,500,000          

USD

    8,568,386          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (23,143 )

COP

    40,200,000,000          

USD

    11,410,292          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (394,601 )

CZK

    212,000,000          

USD

    9,847,792          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (73,414 )

EUR

    75,250,000          

USD

    91,451,673          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (613,103 )

GBP

    140,950,000          

USD

    192,581,727          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    3,815,829  

HUF

    1,998,000,000          

USD

    6,782,353          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (134,156 )

IDR

    122,500,000,000          

USD

    8,624,251          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (36,486 )

INR

    1,163,000,000          

USD

    15,740,851          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    40,735  

JPY

    15,120,000,000          

USD

    145,259,190          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (3,382,459 )

KRW

    8,940,000,000          

USD

    8,191,675          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (234,534 )

MXN

    325,800,000          

USD

    16,120,850          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (583,004 )

NOK

    186,300,000          

USD

    21,716,085          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (229,713 )

NZD

    170,350,000          

USD

    122,473,077          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    614,155  

PHP

    150,000,000          

USD

    3,105,523          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (15,596 )

PLN

    31,875,000          

USD

    8,657,174          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (149,869 )

RUB

    422,000,000          

USD

    5,621,255          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    27,544  

SEK

    197,250,000          

USD

    23,724,500          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (358,708 )

SGD

    11,883,000          

USD

    8,951,161          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (39,989 )

TWD

    130,050,000          

USD

    4,685,764          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (15,976 )

USD

    87,434,484          

AUD

    113,850,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (174,509 )

USD

    4,985,125          

BRL

    26,550,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    251,221  

USD

    99,638,333          

CAD

    126,900,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (83,807 )

USD

    22,288,595          

CHF

    19,850,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    454,027  

USD

    5,013,757          

CLP

    3,670,000,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (57,973 )

USD

    7,192,549          

CNH

    46,700,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    2,227  

USD

    10,001,783          

COP

    35,490,000,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    276,736  

USD

    9,465,800          

CZK

    202,800,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    115,593  

USD

    98,237,331          

EUR

    80,800,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    699,040  

USD

    171,451,235          

GBP

    125,450,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (3,348,859 )

USD

    9,534,497          

HUF

    2,820,000,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    151,156  

USD

    4,975,009          

IDR

    69,825,000,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    79,984  

USD

    4,147,874          

INR

    307,000,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (18,030 )

USD

    175,098,981          

JPY

    18,252,000,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    3,833,499  

USD

    10,802,408          

KRW

    11,910,000,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    201,787  

USD

    19,941,646          

MXN

    403,800,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    683,873  

USD

    17,878,099          

NOK

    153,150,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    214,986  

USD

    126,288,345          

NZD

    175,550,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (556,173 )

USD

    6,569,724          

PHP

    316,500,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    49,977  

USD

    15,949,492          

PLN

    58,950,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    215,980  

USD

    886,242          

RUB

    66,000,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    2,780  

USD

    27,106,912          

SEK

    226,200,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    311,768  

USD

    15,750,493          

SGD

    20,961,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    31,644  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Currency Purchased

 

 

Currency Sold

 

 

Expiration
Date

Counterparty

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

USD

    10,434,037          

TWD

    291,150,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

  $ (20,472 )

USD

    12,174,304          

ZAR

    183,400,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    86,809  

ZAR

    20,234,945          

USD

    304,600,000          

Mar 17 2021

UBS

    (159,422 )

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 1,103,784  

 

AUD

Australian Dollar

 

KRW

South Korean Won

BRL

Brazilian Real

 

MXN

Mexican Peso

CAD

Canadian Dollar

 

NOK

Norwegian Krone

CHF

Swiss Franc

 

NZD

New Zealand Dollar

CLP

Chilean Peso

 

PHP

Philippine Peso

CNH

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

 

PLN

Polish Zloty

COP

Columbian Peso

 

RUB

Russian Ruble

CZK

Czech Koruna

 

SEK

Swedish Krona

EUR

Euro

 

SGD

Singapore Dollar

GBP

British Pound

 

TWD

Taiwan New Dollar

HUF

Hungarian Forint

 

UBS

Union Bank of Switzerland

IDR

Indonesian Rupiah

 

USD

United States Dollar

INR

Indian Rupee

 

ZAR

South African Rand

JPY

Japanese Yen

     

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
10

 

 

Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

       

Investments, at value (cost $101,021,531)

  $ 101,022,308  

Deposits with brokers:

       

Futures contracts

    26,028,637  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    12,728,067  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

    12,081,219  

Receivable for capital shares sold

    147,605  

Interest receivable

    228  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    76,810  

Total assets

    152,084,874  

LIABILITIES

       

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

    13,689,766  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    11,624,283  

Due to Broker

    2,989,122  

Payable for:

       

Advisory fees

    131,773  

Capital Shares Redeemed

    18,990  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    76,323  

Total liabilities

    28,530,257  

Net assets

  $ 123,554,617  

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Par value

  $ 15,301  

Paid-in capital

    125,344,365  

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

    (1,805,049 )

Net assets

  $ 123,554,617  

CAPITAL SHARES:

       

Class A Shares:(1)

       

Net assets applicable to Class A Shares

  $ 10,290,297  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    1,286,655  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 8.00  

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.5 of $8.00 and $8.29, respectively)

  $ 8.29  
         

Class C Shares:

       

Net assets applicable to Class C Shares

  $ 8,677,348  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    1,131,792  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 7.67  
         

Class I Shares:

       

Net assets applicable to Class I Shares

  $ 104,586,972  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    12,882,879  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 8.12  

 

 

(1)

Effective January 15, 2021, the outstanding Class P Shares of the Fund were converted into Class A Shares of the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
11

 

 

Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Interest

  $ 119,584  

Total investment income

    119,584  

EXPENSES

       

Advisory fees (Note 2)

    1,044,563  

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

    75,736  

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

    53,443  

Distribution fees - Class A Shares

    48,600  

Distribution fees - Class C Shares

    9,320  

Registration and filing fees

    45,326  

Officer fees

    20,681  

Legal fees

    20,327  

Interest expense

    19,125  

Audit and tax service fees

    14,848  

Director fees

    11,637  

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

    10,556  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    4,821  

Other expenses

    11,622  

Total expenses before waivers and/or reimbursements

    1,390,605  

Less: waivers and reimbursemets (Note 2)

    (204,000 )

Net expenses after waivers and/or reimbursments

    1,186,605  

Net investment income/(loss)

    (1,067,021 )

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

       

Investments

     

Futures contracts

    6,325,181  

Foreign currency transactions

    122,547  

Forward foreign currency contracts

    (1,222,904 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

       

Investments

    (76,249 )

Futures contracts

    (612,943 )

Foreign currency translations

    202,882  

Forward foreign currency contracts

    3,674,945  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    8,413,459  

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 7,346,438  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
12

 

 

Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the
Period Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Period Ended
August 31,
2020
(1)

   

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (1,067,021 )   $ (914,301 )   $ 38,264  

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments, futures contracts, foreign currency transactions and forward foreign currency contracts

    5,224,824       (6,706,826 )     10,964,907  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, future contracts, foreign currency translation and forward foreign currency contracts

    3,188,635       (4,201,682 )     (1,806,960 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    7,346,438       (11,822,809 )     9,196,211  
                         

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From:

               

Total distributable earnings

          (11,439,705 )     (13,070,676 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

          (11,439,705 )     (13,070,676 )
                         

Capital Share Transactions:

                       

Class A Shares

                       

Proceeds from shares sold

    59,240       2,170,042       1,740,013  

Proceeds from Class A exchange(2)

    1,359,037              

Reinvestment of distributions

          1,752,767       1,510,075  

Shares redeemed

    (2,051,344 )     (3,571,700 )     (5,361,030 )

Total from Class A Shares

    (633,067 )     351,109       (2,110,942 )

Class C Shares

                       

Proceeds from shares sold

    232,519       646,771       807,341  

Reinvestment of distributions

          1,670,432       1,569,438  

Shares redeemed

    (1,111,363 )     (3,575,911 )     (5,039,019 )

Total from Class C Shares

    (878,844 )     (1,258,708 )     (2,662,240 )

Class I Shares

                       

Proceeds from shares sold

    13,191,680       153,840,950       48,432,554  

Reinvestment of distributions

          6,732,144       7,632,232  

Shares redeemed

    (30,281,509 )     (79,192,957 )     (92,370,875 )

Total from Class I Shares

    (17,089,829 )     81,380,137       (36,306,089 )

Class P Shares

                       

Proceeds from shares sold

    298       320,354       242,864  

Reinvestment of distributions

                 

Shares redeemed

    (206,759 )     294,096       263,166  

Shares redeemed from exchange to Class A(2)

    (1,359,037 )     (885,125 )     (30,245,677 )

Total from Class C Shares

    (1,565,498 )     (270,675 )     (29,739,647 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    (20,167,238 )     80,201,863       (70,818,918 )

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    (12,820,800 )     56,939,349       (74,693,383 )

 

 

(1)

The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31 during the period. The period ended is from October 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020.

 

(2)

Effective January 15, 2021, the outstanding Class P Shares of the Fund were converted into Class A Shares of the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
13

 

 

Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Concluded)

 

   

For the
Period Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Period Ended
August 31,
2020
(1)

   

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2019

 

Net Assets:

                       

Beginning of Period

  $ 136,375,417     $ 79,436,068     $ 154,129,451  

End of Period

  $ 123,554,617     $ 136,375,417     $ 79,436,068  
                         

Share Transactions:

                       

Class A Shares

                       

Shares sold

    7,536       263,105       190,779  

Shares exchanged from Class P(2)

    170,620              

Shares reinvested

          226,749       185,285  

Shares redeemed

    (264,966 )     (430,459 )     (616,034 )

Total from Class A Shares

    (86,810 )     59,395       (239,970 )

Class C Shares

                       

Shares sold

    31,617       80,546       90,650  

Shares reinvested

          223,022       197,413  

Shares redeemed

    (148,521 )     (446,490 )     (600,031 )

Total from Class C Shares

    (116,904 )     (142,922 )     (311,968 )

Class I Shares

                       

Shares sold

    1,669,273       18,695,402       5,483,361  

Shares reinvested

          860,888       927,366  

Shares redeemed

    (3,872,632 )     (9,614,007 )     (10,591,009 )

Total from Class I Shares

    (2,203,359 )     9,942,283       (4,180,282 )

Class P Shares

                       

Shares sold

    38       35,885       25,638  

Shares reinvested

                 

Shares redeemed

    (26,237 )     36,762       31,367  

Shares exchanged into Class A(2)

    (164,862 )     (103,109 )     (3,411,713 )

Total from Class P Shares

    (191,061 )     (30,462 )     (3,354,708 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    (2,598,134 )     9,828,294       (8,086,928 )

 

 

(1)

The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31 during the period. The period ended is from October 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020.

 

(2)

Effective January 15, 2021, the outstanding Class P Shares of the Fund were converted into Class A Shares of the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

   

Class A

 
   

For the
Period
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited
)*

   

For the
Period
Ended
A
ugust 31,
2020
(1)(2)

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2017

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2016

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2015

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 7.55     $ 9.81     $ 9.49     $ 9.36     $ 10.13     $ 11.17     $ 11.01  

Net investment income/(loss)(3)

    (0.07 )     (0.07 )     (4)      (0.03 )     (0.04 )     (0.09 )     (0.13 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments, futures, forward currency and swap contracts (5)

    0.52       (0.76 )     1.45       0.16       (0.73 )     (0.74 )     0.97  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.45       (0.83 )     1.45       0.13       (0.77 )     (0.83 )     0.84  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.79 )     (1.13 )                 (0.21 )     (0.68 )

Net realized capital gain

          (0.64 )                              

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

          (1.43 )     (1.13 )                 (0.21 )     (0.68 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.00     $ 7.55     $ 9.81     $ 9.49     $ 9.36     $ 10.13     $ 11.17  

Total investment return (6)

    5.82 %(7)     (8.86 )%(7)     17.73 %     1.39 %     (7.60 )%     (7.60 )%     7.48 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 10,290     $ 10,365     $ 12,895     $ 14,744     $ 24,092     $ 64,528     $ 83,077  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements (10)

    2.02 %(8)     2.15 %(8)     2.12 %     1.58 %     1.15 %     1.17 %     1.15 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements (9)(11)

    2.34 %(8)     2.51 %(8)     2.54 %     1.96 %     1.33 %     1.25 %     1.24 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (1.84 )%(8)     (0.93 )%(8)     (0.03 )%     (0.32 )%     (0.45 )%     (0.83 )%     (1.08 %)

Portfolio turnover rate (12)

    0 %(7)     0 %(7)     15 %     122 %     0 %     0 %     0 %

 

 

*

Effective January 15, 2021, the outstanding Class P Shares of the Fund were converted into Class A Shares of the Fund.

(1)

The fiscal year end of the Predecessor Fund was September 30. The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31 to reflect the fiscal year end of the other series of the Company. The period ended is from October 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020.

(2)

Prior to May 29, 2020, the Fund was a diversified series (the “Predecessor Fund”) of Equinox Funds Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company (or mutual fund) organized on June 2, 2010, as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Predecessor Fund was reorganized into the Fund following the close of business on May 29, 2020 (the “Reorganization”). As a result of the Reorganization, the performance and accounting history of the Predecessor Fund was assumed by the Fund. Performance and accounting information prior to May 29, 2020 included herein is that of the Predecessor Fund.

(3)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(4)

Less than $0.005 per share.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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(5)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

(6)

Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns - for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Had the Adviser not waived its fees or reimbursed a portion of the Fund’s expenses, the returns would have been lower.

(7)

Not annualized

(8)

Annualized

(9)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

(10) Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense

1.99%

2.12%

2.07%

1.58%

1.15%

1.15%

1.15%

(11) Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(9)

2.31%

2.48%

2.49%

1.96%

1.33%

1.23%

1.24%

 

(12)

Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

   

Class C

 
   

For the
Period
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Period
Ended
A
ugust 31,
2020
(1)(2)

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2017

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2016

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2015

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 7.28     $ 9.51     $ 9.20     $ 9.15     $ 9.98     $ 11.03     $ 10.96  

Net investment income/(loss)(3)

    (0.10 )     (0.12 )     (0.07 )     (0.10 )     (0.11 )     (0.17 )     (0.21 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments, futures, forward currency and swap contracts (4)

    0.49       (0.74 )     1.42       0.15       (0.72 )     (0.72 )     0.97  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.39       (0.86 )     1.35       0.05       (0.83 )     (0.89 )     0.76  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.73 )     (1.04 )                 (0.16 )     (0.69 )

Net realized capital gain

          (0.64 )                              

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

          (1.37 )     (1.04 )                 (0.16 )     (0.69 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 7.67     $ 7.28     $ 9.51     $ 9.20     $ 9.15     $ 9.98     $ 11.03  

Total investment return (5)

    5.36 %(6)     (9.49 )%(6)     16.88 %     0.55 %     (8.32 )%     (8.16 )%     6.72 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 8,677     $ 9,087     $ 13,237     $ 15,676     $ 22,792     $ 48,712     $ 52,977  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements (9)

    2.77 %(7)     2.88 %(7)     2.87 %     2.35 %     1.90 %     1.92 %     1.90 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements (8)(10)

    3.09 %(7)     3.27 %(7)     3.29 %     2.74 %     2.08 %     2.00 %     1.99 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (2.58 )%(7)     (1.65 )%(7)     (0.78 )%     (1.05 )%     (1.19 )%     (1.58 )%     (1.82 %)

Portfolio turnover rate (11)

    0 %(6)     0 %(6)     15 %     122 %     0 %     0 %     0 %

 

 

(1)

The fiscal year end of the Predecessor Fund was September 30. The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31 to reflect the fiscal year end of the other series of the Company. The period ended is from October 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020.

(2)

Prior to May 29, 2020, the Fund was a diversified series (the “Predecessor Fund”) of Equinox Funds Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company (or mutual fund) organized on June 2, 2010, as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Predecessor Fund was reorganized into the Fund following the close of business on May 29, 2020 (the “Reorganization”). As a result of the Reorganization, the performance and accounting history of the Predecessor Fund was assumed by the Fund. Performance and accounting information prior to May 29, 2020 included herein is that of the Predecessor Fund.

(3)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(4)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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(5)

Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Had the Adviser not waived its fees or reimbursed a portion of the Fund’s expenses, the returns would have been lower.

(6)

Not annualized

(7)

Annualized

(8)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

(9) Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense

2.74%

2.85%

2.82%

2.35%

1.90%

1.90%

1.90%

(10) Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(8)

3.06%

3.24%

3.24%

2.74%

2.08%

1.98%

1.99%

 

(11)

Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

   

Class I

 
   

For the
Period
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Period
Ended
A
ugust 31,
2020
(1)(2)

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2017

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2016

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2015

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 7.65     $ 9.93     $ 9.59     $ 9.44     $ 10.20     $ 11.22     $ 11.05  

Net investment income/(loss)(3)

    (0.06 )     (0.07 )     0.02       (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (0.06 )     (0.09 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments, futures, forward currency and swap contracts (4)

    0.53       (0.77 )     1.48       0.16       (0.74 )     (0.73 )     0.96  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.47       (0.84 )     1.50       0.15       (0.76 )     (0.79 )     0.87  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.80 )     (1.16 )                 (0.23 )     (0.70 )

Net realized capital gain

          (0.64 )                              

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

          (1.44 )     (1.16 )                 (0.23 )     (0.70 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.12     $ 7.65     $ 9.93     $ 9.59     $ 9.44     $ 10.20     $ 11.22  

Total investment return (5)

    5.87 %(6)     (8.75 )%(6)     18.17 %     1.59 %     (7.45 )%     (7.20 )%     7.72 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 104,587     $ 115,431     $ 51,067     $ 89,456     $ 279,212     $ 754,171     $ 984,152  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements (9)

    1.77 %(7)     1.88 %(7)     1.84 %     1.30 %     0.90 %     0.92 %     0.90 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements (8)(10)

    2.09 %(7)     2.24 %(7)     2.28 %     1.64 %     1.07 %     1.00 %     0.99 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (1.58 )%(7)     (0.91 )%(7)     0.23 %     (0.10 )%     (0.20 )%     (0.58 )%     (0.81 %)

Portfolio turnover rate (11)

    0 %(6)     0 %(6)     15 %     122 %     0 %     0 %     0 %

 

 

(1)

The fiscal year end of the Predecessor Fund was September 30. The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31 to reflect the fiscal year end of the other series of the Company. The period ended is from October 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020.

(2)

Prior to May 29, 2020, the Fund was a diversified series (the “Predecessor Fund”) of Equinox Funds Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company (or mutual fund) organized on June 2, 2010, as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Predecessor Fund was reorganized into the Fund following the close of business on May 29, 2020 (the “Reorganization”). As a result of the Reorganization, the performance and accounting history of the Predecessor Fund was assumed by the Fund. Performance and accounting information prior to May 29, 2020 included herein is that of the Predecessor Fund.

(3)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(4)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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(5)

Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Had the Adviser not waived its fees or reimbursed a portion of the Fund’s expenses, the returns would have been lower.

(6)

Not annualized

(7)

Annualized

(8)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

(9) Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense

1.74%

1.85%

1.80%

1.30%

0.90%

0.90%

0.90%

(10) Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(8)

2.06%

2.21%

2.24%

1.64%

1.07%

0.98%

0.99%

 

(11)

Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

   

Class P

 
   

For the
Period
Ended
A
ugust 31,
2020
(1)(2)

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2017

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2016

   

For the
Year
Ended
Sept. 30,
2015

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.10     $ 9.58     $ 9.44     $ 10.19     $ 11.22     $ 11.05  

Net investment income/(loss)(3)

    (0.07 )           (0.02 )     (0.02 )     (0.06 )     (0.13 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments, futures, forward currency and swap contracts (5)

    (0.80 )     1.46       0.16       (0.73 )     (0.74 )     1.00  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (0.87 )     1.46       0.14       (0.75 )     (0.80 )     0.87  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.78 )     (0.94 )                 (0.23 )     (0.70 )

Net realized capital gain

    (0.64 )                              

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (1.42 )     (0.94 )                 (0.23 )     (0.70 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 7.81     $ 10.10     $ 9.58     $ 9.44     $ 10.19     $ 11.22  

Total investment return (6)

    (8.95 )%(7)     17.24 %     1.48 %     (7.36 )%     (7.29 )%     7.72 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 1,492     $ 2,237     $ 34,253     $ 43,767     $ 99,612     $ 107,596  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements (10)

    2.15 %(8)     2.02 %     1.51 %     0.90 %     0.92 %     0.90 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements (9)(11)

    2.52 %(8)     2.46 %     1.90 %     1.07 %     1.00 %     1.00 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (0.91 )%(8)     (0.01 )%     (0.19 )%     (0.19 )%     (0.58 )%     (1.09 %)

Portfolio turnover rate (12)

    0 %(7)     15 %     122 %     0 %     0 %     0 %

 

 

(1)

The fiscal year end of the Predecessor Fund was September 30. The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31 to reflect the fiscal year end of the other series of the Company. The period ended is from October 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020.

(2)

Prior to May 29, 2020, the Fund was a diversified series (the “Predecessor Fund”) of Equinox Funds Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company (or mutual fund) organized on June 2, 2010, as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Predecessor Fund was reorganized into the Fund following the close of business on May 29, 2020 (the “Reorganization”). As a result of the Reorganization, the performance and accounting history of the Predecessor Fund was assumed by the Fund. Performance and accounting information prior to May 29, 2020 included herein is that of the Predecessor Fund.

(3)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(4)

Less than $0.005 per share.

(5)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

(6)

Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Had the Adviser not waived its fees or reimbursed a portion of the Fund’s expenses, the returns would have been lower.

(7)

Not annualized

(8)

Annualized

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Financial Highlights (Concluded)

 

(9)

Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser.

(10) Ratio of net expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense

2.12%

2.02%

1.51%

0.90%

0.90%

0.90%

(11) Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense(9)

2.49%

2.46%

1.90%

1.07%

0.98%

1.00%

 

(12)

Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has thirty-six separate investment portfolios, including the Campbell Systematic Macro Fund (the “Fund”), which commenced investment operations on March 4, 2013. The Fund currently offers Class A, Class C and Class I shares. Class A and Class I shares commenced operations on March 4, 2013. Class C commenced operations on February 11, 2014.

 

Class C and Class I shares are offered at net asset value. Class A shares are offered at net asset value plus a maximum sales charge of 3.50%. A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within twelve months after a purchase of Class A shares where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. A CDSC of 1.00% is assessed on redemptions of Class C shares made within twelve months after a purchase of such shares. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund and classes are identical except for differences in their sales charge structures and ongoing service and distribution charges. All classes of shares have equal voting privileges except that each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its service and/or distribution plans. The Fund’s income, expenses (other than class specific distribution fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionately each day based upon the relative net assets of each class.

 

Prior to May 29, 2020, the Fund was a diversified series (the “Predecessor Fund”) of Equinox Funds Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company (or mutual fund) organized on June 2, 2010, as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Predecessor Fund was reorganized into the Fund following the close of business on May 29, 2020 (the “Reorganization”). As a result of the Reorganization, the performance and accounting history of the Predecessor Fund was assumed by the Fund. Performance and accounting information prior to May 29, 2020 included herein is that of the Predecessor Fund. On conversion date, the Fund’s net assets were $119,211,366 and net asset value (NAV) was $8.07.

 

The fiscal year end of the Predecessor Fund was September 30. The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31 to reflect the fiscal year end of the other series of the Company.

 

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 87.923 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and ninety classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

 

Effective January 15, 2021 (the “Conversion Date”), the outstanding Class P shares of the Fund were converted into Class A shares of the Fund (the “Class Conversion”). The Class Conversion was completed based on the share classes’ relative net asset values on the Conversion Date, without the imposition of any fees or expenses. The Class Conversion was tax-free, meaning that the Fund’s Class P shareholders became Class A shareholders without realizing any gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. All Class P shares of the Fund were converted into Class A shares as of the Conversion Date.

 

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.

 

The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services - Investment Companies.”

 

The end of the reporting period for the Fund is February 28, 2021, and the period covered by these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is the fiscal period ended February 28, 2021 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Consolidation of Subsidiary — The Adviser’s Campbell Systematic Macro Program is achieved by the Fund investing up to 25% of its total assets in the Campbell Systematic Macro Offshore Limited (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The consolidated financial statements of the Fund include the financial statements of the Subsidiary. The Fund consolidates the results of subsidiaries in which the Fund holds a controlling financial interest. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. As of the end of the reporting period, the net assets of the Subsidiary were $16,508,327, which represented 13.35% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sales price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of those investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). Forward currency exchange contracts are valued by interpolating between spot and forward currency rates as quoted by an independent pricing service. Futures contracts are generally valued using the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

 

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

● Level 1 —

Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

 

● Level 2 —

Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

 

● Level 3 —

Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodologies 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, as of February 28, 2021, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

 

TOTAL

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

 

Short-Term Investments

  $ 101,022,308     $ 101,022,308     $     $  

Commodity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    10,387,062       10,387,062              

Equity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    447,007       447,007              

Interest Rate Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    1,247,150       1,247,150              

Foreign Currency Contracts

                               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

    12,728,067             12,728,067        

Total Assets

  $ 125,831,594     $ 113,103,527     $ 12,728,067     $  

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

TOTAL

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

 

Commodity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

  $ (8,419,362 )   $ (8,419,362 )   $     $  

Equity Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    (682,704 )     (682,704 )            

Interest Rate Contracts

                               

Futures Contracts

    (4,587,700 )     (4,587,700 )            

Foreign Currency Contracts

                               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

    (11,624,283 )           (11,624,283 )      

Total Liabilities

  $ (25,314,049 )   $ (13,689,766 )   $ (11,624,283 )   $  

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

 

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for Level 3 transfers are disclosed if the Fund had an amount of total transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund had no Level 3 transfers.

 

Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices, U.S. and foreign government bonds, foreign currencies and commodities (through investment in the Subsidiary), to gain investment exposure in accordance with its investment objective.

 

The following tables provide quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of, and gains and losses on, the Fund’s derivative instruments as of and for the current fiscal period.

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following tables list the fair values and location on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Fund’s derivative holdings as of end of the reporting period, grouped by derivative type and primary risk exposure category by contract type.

 

Derivative Type

 

Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

   

Commodity
Contracts

   

Equity
Contracts

   

Interest
Rate
Contracts

   

Foreign
Currency
Contracts

   

Total

 

Asset Derivatives

Futures Contracts (a)

    Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts     $ 10,387,062     $ 447,007     $ 1,247,150     $     $ 12,081,219  

Forward Contracts (a)

    Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts                         12,728,067       12,728,067  

Total Value – Assets

          $ 10,387,062     $ 447,007     $ 1,247,150     $ 12,728,067     $ 24,809,286  
                                                 

Liability Derivatives

Futures Contracts (a)

    Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts     $ (8,419,362 )   $ (682,704 )   $ (4,587,700 )   $     $ (13,689,766 )

Forward Contracts (a)

    Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts                         (11,624,283 )     (11,624,283 )

Total Value – Liabilities

          $ (8,419,362 )   $ (682,704 )   $ (4,587,700 )   $ (11,624,283 )   $ (25,314,049 )

 

(a)

This amount represents the cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of forward and futures contracts as reported in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

 

The following table lists the amounts of realized gains/(losses) included in net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations during the current fiscal period, grouped by derivative type and primary risk exposure category by contract type.

 

Derivative Type

 

Consolidated
Statement of
Operations
Location

   

Commodity
Contracts

   

Equity
Contracts

   

Interest
Rate
Contracts

   

Foreign
Currency
Contracts

   

Total

 

Realized Gain (Loss)

Futures Contracts

    Net realized gain/(loss) from futures contracts     $ 7,099,944     $ 773,903     $ (1,547,666 )   $     $ 6,326,181  

Forward Contracts

    Net realized gain/(loss) from forward foreign currency contracts                         (1,222,904 )     (1,222,904 )

Total Realized Gain/(Loss)

 

  $ 7,099,944     $ 773,903     $ (1,547,666 )   $ (1,222,904 )   $ 5,103,277  

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table lists the amounts of change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) included in net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations during the current fiscal period, grouped by derivative type and primary risk exposure category by contract type.

 

Derivative Type

 

Consolidated
Statement of
Operations
Location

   

Commodity
Contracts

   

Equity
Contracts

   

Interest
Rate
Contracts

   

Foreign
Currency
Contracts

   

Total

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

Futures Contracts

    Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts     $ 2,030,904     $ 307,726     $ (2,951,573 )   $     $ (612,943 )

Forward Contracts

    Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts                         3,674,945       3,674,945  

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

          $ 2,030,904     $ 307,726     $ (2,951,573 )   $ 3,674,945     $ 3,062,002  

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund’s quarterly average volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

 

LONG FUTURES
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT

   

SHORT FUTURES
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT

   

FORWARD FOREIGN
CURRENCY
CONTRACTS-PAYABLE
(VALUE AT TRADE DATE)

   

FORWARD FOREIGN
CURRENCY
CONTRACTS-
RECEIVABLE (VALUE AT
TRADE DATE)

 
    $916,497,692       $(648,807,415)       $(1,678,682,914)       $1,702,880,032  

 

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments and fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral (receivables) or the obligation to return cash collateral (payables) arising from derivative instruments recognized at fair value executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement.

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of financial and derivative instruments that are subject to enforceable master netting agreements (or similar arrangements) and collateral received and pledged in connection with the master netting agreements (or similar arrangements).

 

           

Gross Amount Not
Offset in Consolidated
Statement of Assets and
Liabilities

                           

Gross Amount Not
Offset in Consolidated
Statement of Assets and
Liabilities

         

Description

 

Gross Amount
Presented in
the
Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Received

   

Net
Amount
(1)

           

Gross Amount
Presented in
the
Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities

   

Financial
Instruments

   

Collateral
Pledged
(2)

   

Net
Amount
(3)

 
   

Assets

           

Liabilities

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 12,728,067     $ (11,624,283 )   $     $ 1,103,784             $ 11,624,283     $ 11,624,283     $     $  

 

 

(1)

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

(2)

Actual collateral pledged may be more than the amount shown.

 

(3)

Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Use of Estimates — The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

 

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — The Fund records security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income (including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts) is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund’s investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Board deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

For tax purposes, the Subsidiary is an exempted Cayman Islands investment company. The Subsidiary has received an undertaking from the Government of the Cayman Islands exempting it from all local income, profits and capital gains taxes. No such taxes are levied in the Cayman Islands at the present time. For U.S. income tax purposes, the Subsidiary is a Controlled Foreign Corporation and as such is not subject to U.S. income tax.

 

Foreign Currency Translation — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the consolidated financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

Currency Risk — Investment in foreign securities involves currency risk associated with securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and which may be affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. An increase in the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to a foreign currency may cause the U.S. dollar value of an investment in that country to decline. Foreign currencies also are subject to risks caused by inflation, interest rates, budget deficits and low savings rates, political factors and government controls. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts may limit potential gains from a favorable change in value between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Unanticipated changes in currency pricing may result in poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in these contracts.

 

Commodity Sector Risk — Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The prices of energy, industrial metals, precious metals, agriculture and livestock sector commodities may fluctuate widely due to factors such as changes in value, supply and demand and governmental regulatory policies. The commodity-linked securities in which the Fund invests may be issued by companies in the financial services sector, and events affecting the financial services sector may cause the Fund’s share value to fluctuate.

 

Foreign Securities Market Risk — A substantial portion of the trades of the Fund are expected to take place on markets or exchanges outside the United States. There is no limit to the amount of assets of the Fund that may be committed to trading on foreign markets. The risk of loss in trading foreign futures and options on futures contracts can be substantial. Participation in foreign futures and options on futures contracts involves the execution and clearing of trades on, or subject to the rules of, a foreign board of trade or exchange. Some of these foreign markets, in contrast to U.S. exchanges, are so-called principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the trader has entered into a commodity interest transaction and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

 

Counterparty Risk — The derivative contracts entered into by the Fund or its Subsidiary may be privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market. These contracts also involve exposure to credit risk, since contract performance depends in part on the financial condition of the counterparty. Relying on a counterparty exposes the Fund to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. If a counterparty defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, this default will cause the value of an investment in the Fund to decrease.

 

Futures Contracts — The Fund uses futures contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund must deposit initial margin in addition to segregating cash or liquid assets sufficient to meet its obligation to purchase or provide securities, or to pay the amount owed at the expiration of an index-based futures contract. Such liquid assets may consist of cash, cash equivalents, liquid debt or equity securities or other acceptable assets. Pursuant to the futures contract, the Fund agrees to receive from, or pay to the broker, an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such a receipt of payment is known as “variation margin” and is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Fund’s basis in the contract. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. Use of long futures contracts subjects the Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amount shown on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contract. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Fund to unlimited risk of loss.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts —The Fund uses forward foreign currency contracts (“forward contracts”) in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. These contracts are marked-to-market daily at the applicable translation rates. The Fund records realized gains or losses at the time the forward contract is closed. A forward contract is extinguished through a closing transaction or upon delivery of the currency or entering an off setting contract. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar or other currencies. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk related to forward foreign currency contracts is the fair value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated to some extent if a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty is in place and to the extent the Fund obtains collateral to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

 

Credit Risk — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of the security or a counterparty in respect of a derivative instrument will not be able to satisfy its payment obligations to the Fund when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. Securities rated in the four highest categories by the rating agencies are considered investment grade but they may also have some speculative characteristics. Investment grade ratings do not guarantee that bonds will not lose value or default. In addition, the credit quality of securities may be lowered if an issuer’s financial condition changes.

 

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic — The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual companies are not known. The operational and financial performance of individual companies and the market in general depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

 

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, the Fund expects the risk of material loss from such claims to be remote.

 

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Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

2. Investment Adviser and Other Services

 

Campbell & Company Investment Adviser LLC (“Campbell” or the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Campbell & Company, L.P. The Fund compensates the Adviser for its services at an annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Advisory Fee”), payable on a monthly basis in arrears, as shown in the following table.

 

Prior to May 29, 2020, Equinox Institutional Asset Management, LP (“Equinox”) served as adviser to the Predecessor Fund and Campbell served as a sub-adviser to the Predecessor Fund. Equinox was entitled to an advisory fee from the Predecessor Fund at the same rate payable to Campbell as Adviser to the Fund. Equinox, not the Predecessor Fund, paid a sub-advisory fee to Campbell.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed the rate (“Expense Cap”) shown in the following table of the Fund’s average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed the Expense Cap as applicable: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, interest and taxes. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board. The Adviser may discontinue this arrangement at any time after December 31, 2021.

 

 

Expense Cap

Advisory Fee

Class A

Class C

Class I

1.64%

2.00%

2.75%

1.75%

 

Prior to May 29, 2020, Equinox and Campbell had contractually agreed to reduce their advisory fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Predecessor Fund, to ensure that the Predecessor Fund’s total annual operating expenses, excluding (i) taxes, (ii) interest, (iii) extraordinary items, (iv) acquired fund fees and expenses, and (v) brokerage commissions, did not exceed, on an annual basis, 2.14% with respect to Class A shares, 2.89% with respect to Class C shares, and 1.89% with respect to Class I shares of the Predecessor Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

During the current fiscal period, investment advisory fees accrued, waived and/or reimbursed by the Adviser and/or Equinox were as follows:

 

Gross
Advisory Fees

Waivers and/or
Reimbursements

Net
Advisory Fees

$1,044,563

$(217,075)

$827,488

 

If at any time the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for a year are less than the Expense Cap, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed the Expense Cap that was in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

 

As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund had amounts available for recoupment as follows:

 

Expiration

August 31,
2023

August 31,
2024

Total

$78,236

$217,075

$295,311

 

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Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Fund Services serves as the Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

The Board has adopted a Plan of Distribution (the “Plan”) for the Class A Shares and Class C Shares of the Funds pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Distributor is entitled to receive from each Fund a distribution fee with respect to the Shares, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, of up to 0.25% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Class A Shares and up to 1.00% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Class C Shares. The actual amount of such compensation under the Plan is agreed upon by the Board and by the Distributor. Because these fees are paid out of each Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. Amounts paid to the Distributor under the Plan may be used by the Distributor to cover expenses that are related to (i) the sale of the Shares, (ii) ongoing servicing and/or maintenance of the accounts of shareholders, and (iii) sub-transfer agency services, subaccounting services or administrative services related to the sale of the Shares, all as set forth in each Fund’s 12b-1 Plan.

 

For compensation amounts paid to Fund Services and the Custodian, please refer to the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

3. Director and Officer Compensation

 

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. An employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. Employees of RBB serve as Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Marketing & Business Development of the Company. They are compensated for services provided. Certain employees of Fund Services serve as officers of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company. For Director and Officer compensation amounts, please refer to the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

4. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

 

During the current fiscal period, there were no purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments and derivative transactions) or long-term U.S. Government securities by the Fund.

 

5. Federal Income Tax Information

 

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the consolidated financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

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Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

As of August 31, 2020, the federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments held by the Fund were as follows(a):

 

Federal Tax
Cost

Unrealized
Appreciation

Unrealized
(Depreciation)

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

$119,815,281

$854,597

$(4,802,641)

$(3,948,044)

 

 

(a)

The difference between the book basis and tax basis cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments is attributable primarily to futures not regulated by Section 1256 of the Internal Revenue Code and timing difference related to taxable income from a wholly owned controlled foreign corporation.

 

Distributions to shareholders, if any, from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

The following permanent differences as of August 31, 2020, primarily attributable to investments in wholly-owned controlled foreign corporation were reclassified among the following accounts:

 

Distributable
Earnings/(Loss)

PAID-IN
CAPITAL

$2,195,943

$(2,195,943)

 

As of August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains

Capital
Loss
Carryforwards

Qualified
Late-Year Loss
Deferral

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

$—

$—

(7,243,474)

(1,042,367)

$(865,646)

 

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate principally to the timing of recognition of income and gains of the Subsidiary for federal income tax purposes. Short-term and foreign currency gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

Ordinary
Income

Long-Term
Gains

Total

$6,320,770

$5,118,935

$11,439,705

 

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and August 31 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and August 31, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and August 31) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until September 1, 2020. As of August 31, 2020, the Fund had tax basis qualified late-year losses of $1,042,367.

 

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Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses for an unlimited period. Additionally, capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. As of August 31, 2020, the Fund had $5,145,610 of short-term and $2,097,864 of long-term capital loss carryovers, respectively.

 

6. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no significant events requiring recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Campbell Systematic Macro Fund

 

Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

 

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-844-261-6488 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

 

The Company files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Company’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

The Company has adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Company Program”) as required by rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Company Program, the Adviser has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Adviser Program” and together with the Company Program, the “Programs”) on behalf of the Fund. The Programs seek to assess, manage and review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk. “Liquidity Risk” is defined as the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interest in the Fund.

 

The Board has appointed Vigilant Compliance, LLC (“Vigilant”) as the program administrator for the Company Program and the Liquidity Risk Management Committee of the Adviser as the program administrator for the Adviser Program. The process of monitoring and determining the liquidity of the Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party vendors.

 

At meetings held during the fiscal period, the Board and its Investment and Liquidity Risk Committee received and reviewed a written report (the “Report”) of Vigilant and the Adviser concerning the operation of the Programs for the period from June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 (the “Period”). The Report summarized the operation of the Programs and the information and factors considered by Vigilant and the Adviser in reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation of the Programs with respect to the Fund. Such information and factors included, among other things: (i) the methodology used to classify the liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio investments and the Adviser’s assessment that the Fund’s strategy remained appropriate for an open-end mutual fund; (ii) analyses of the Fund’s trading environment and reasonably anticipated trading size; (iii) that the Fund held primarily highly liquid assets (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value); (iv) that the Fund did not require the establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum and the methodology for that determination; (v) confirmation that the Fund did not breach the 15% maximum illiquid security threshold (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment) during the Period and the procedures for monitoring compliance with the limit; (vi) that the processes, technologies and third-party vendors used to assess, manage, and/or periodically review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk functioned appropriately during the Period; and (vii) that the Programs operated adequately during the Period. The Report also indicated that there were no material changes made to the Company Program during the Period and described certain material changes made to the Adviser Program during the Period.

 

Based on the review, the Report concluded that the Programs were being implemented effectively and reasonably designed to assess and manage Liquidity Risk in the Fund’s portfolio.

 

There can be no assurance that the Company Program or the Adviser Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

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Investment Adviser
Campbell & Company Investment Adviser LLC
2850 Quarry Lake Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21209

 

Administrator and Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201

 

Principal Underwriter
Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 E Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Legal Counsel
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

CSMF-SAR21

 

 

 

 

 

 

FREE MARKET U.S. EQUITY FUND
FREE MARKET INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
FREE MARKET FIXED INCOME FUND

 

of

 

The RBB Fund, Inc.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

FREE MARKET FUNDS

PERFORMANCE DATA

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2021

 

Six
Months
(1)

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

Since
Inception

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

33.02%

37.29%

13.25%

10.31%

9.26%(2)

Russell 2500® Index

35.45%

45.90%

17.42%

12.27%

10.31%

Composite Index(3)

27.30%

36.45%

15.42%

11.39%

8.82%

 

(1)

Not annualized.

(2)

The Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2007.

(3)

The Composite Index is comprised of the S&P 500® Index, Russell 1000® Value Index, Russell 2000® Index and Russell 2000® Value Index, each weighted 25%, 25%, 25% and 25%, respectively.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-780-0357 ext. 3863. The Fund’s annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, is 0.87% (included in the ratio is 0.31% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses).

 

The Fund’s aggregate total return since inception is based on an increase in net asset value from $10.00 per share on December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to $21.02 per share on February 28, 2021.

 

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

The Free Market U.S. Equity Fund’s underlying funds invest in small-cap and micro-cap stocks, large-cap stocks and other equity securities. In addition to the ordinary risks of equity investing, small companies entail special risk. Small companies tend to have more risk than large companies. An investor in the Fund will incur the expenses of the underlying funds in addition to the Fund’s expenses. The foregoing is not intended to be a complete discussion of all risks associated with the investment strategies of the Fund.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

PERFORMANCE DATA (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Free Market International Equity Fund

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2021

 

Six
Months
(1)

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

Since
Inception

Free Market International Equity Fund

22.26%

24.08%

8.97%

3.98%

3.34%(2)

MSCI World (excluding U.S.) Index

14.23%

22.15%

9.81%

4.73%

2.49%

Composite Index(3)

18.59%

27.33%

11.24%

5.40%

3.31%

 

(1)

Not annualized.

(2)

The Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2007.

(3)

The Composite Index is comprised of the MSCI EAFE Index, MSCI EAFE Value Index, MSCI EAFE Small Company Index and MSCI Emerging Markets Free Index, each weighted 25%, 25%, 25% and 25%, respectively.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-780-0357 ext. 3863. The Fund’s annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, is 1% (included in the ratio is 0.42% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses).

 

The Fund’s aggregate total return since inception is based on an increase in net asset value from $10.00 per share on December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to $10.55 per share on February 28, 2021.

 

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

The Free Market International Equity Fund’s underlying funds invest in common stock, preferred stock, securities convertible into stocks and other equity securities issued by foreign companies. In addition to the ordinary risks of equity investing, foreign and small companies entail special risk. The return on foreign equities may be adversely affected by currency fluctuations. Emerging markets may be subject to social instability and lack of market liquidity. Small companies tend to have more risk than large companies. An investor in the Fund will incur the expenses of the underlying funds in addition to the Fund’s expenses. The foregoing is not intended to be a complete discussion of all risks associated with the investment strategies of the Fund.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

PERFORMANCE DATA (CONCLUDED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2021

 

Six
Months
(1)

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

Since
Inception

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

-0.26%

1.03%

1.81%

1.49%

1.77%(2)

FTSE World Government Bond Index 1-5 Years

-0.10%

1.33%

2.07%

1.95%

2.28%

Composite Index(3)

-0.73%

1.35%

2.38%

2.15%

2.53%

 

(1)

Not annualized.

(2)

The Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2007.

(3)

The Composite Index is comprised of the Three-Month Treasury Bill Index, Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index, ICE BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year US Government/Corporate Index and Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Capital Aggregate Bond Index, each weighted 25%, 25%, 25% and 25%, respectively.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-780-0357 ext. 3863. The Fund’s annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, is 0.69% (included in the ratio is 0.13% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses).

 

The Fund’s aggregate total return since inception is based on an increase in net asset value from $10.00 per share on December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to $10.50 per share on February 28, 2021.

 

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

The Free Market Fixed Income Fund’s underlying funds invest in fixed income securities. The underlying funds may invest their assets in bonds and other debt securities issued by domestic and foreign governments and companies. Debt instruments involve the risk that their prices will fall when interest rates rise, and they are subject to the risk that the borrower may default. In addition, the return on foreign debt securities may be adversely affected by currency fluctuations. An investor in the Fund will incur expenses of the underlying funds in addition to the Fund’s expenses. The foregoing is not intended to be a complete discussion of all risks associated with the investment strategies of the Fund.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

Fund Expense Examples

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund(s), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund(s) and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021, and held for the entire period.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first section of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical EXAMPLES for Comparison Purposes

 

The second section of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

The expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second section of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1,
2020

Ending
Account Value
February 28,
2021

Expenses
Paid during
period*

Annualized
Expense Ratio*

Actual
S
ix-Month
Total
Investment
Return for the
Fund

Actual

         

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,330.20

$ 3.18

0.55%

33.02%

Free Market International Equity Fund

1,000.00

1,222.60

3.09

0.56%

22.26%

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

1,000.00

997.40

2.77

0.56%

-0.26%

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

         

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,022.07

$ 2.76

0.55%

N/A

Free Market International Equity Fund

1,000.00

1,022.02

2.81

0.56%

N/A

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

1,000.00

1,022.02

2.81

0.56%

N/A

 

*

Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for the period September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one half year period. The annualized expense ratios do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the underlying funds. If such fees and expenses had been included, the expenses would have been higher. Each Fund’s ending account values in the first section in the table is based on the actual six-month total investment return for each Fund for the period September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021. The range of weighted expense ratios of the underlying funds held by the Funds, as stated in the underlying funds’ current prospectuses, were as follows:

 

FUNDS

RANGE OF WEIGHTED
EXPENSE RATIOS

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

0.00% - 0.10%

Free Market International Equity Fund

0.00% - 0.20%

Free Market Fixed income Fund

0.00% - 0.04%

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

FREE MARKET U.S. EQUITY FUND

 

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

NUMBER
OF SHARES

   

VALUE

 

DOMESTIC EQUITY FUNDS — 99.9%

       

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

    279,854     $ 106,839,862  

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

    1,858,992       178,426,052  

U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio III (a)

    23,129,386       631,894,818  

U.S. Large Cap Value Series (b)

    2,825,615       167,756,789  

U.S. Large Company Portfolio (a)

    12,906,726       369,519,563  

U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio (c)

    19,034,253       504,788,379  

U.S. Small Cap Portfolio (c)

    11,496,507       500,672,898  

U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio (c)

    20,786,636       847,679,000  

TOTAL DOMESTIC EQUITY FUNDS

       

(Cost $1,973,404,519)

            3,307,577,361  
                 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.1%

       

STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio, 0.03%*

    2,676,609       2,676,609  

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

       

(Cost $2,676,609)

            2,676,609  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

       

(Cost $1,974,155,515)

            3,310,253,970  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — 0.0%

            (1,329,355 )

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 3,308,924,615  

  

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

 

   

% OF
NET ASSETS

   

VALUE

 

Domestic Equity Funds

    99.9 %   $ 3,307,577,361  

Short-Term Investments

    0.1       2,676,609  

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets

    0       (1,329,355 )

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %   $ 3,308,924,615  

 

 

*

Seven-day yield as of February 28, 2021.

(a)

A portfolio of Dimensional Investment Group Inc.

(b)

A portfolio of DFA Investment Trust Company.

(c)

A portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.

 

ETF

Exchange-Traded Fund

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

FREE MARKET INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

NUMBER
OF SHARES/
BENEFICIAL
INTEREST

   

VALUE

 

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS — 99.9%

       

Canadian Small Company Series (a)

    2,170,662     $ 30,805,903  

DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio (b)

    48,072,054       958,556,759  

DFA International Value Portfolio III (c)

    24,797,100       382,619,256  

DFA International Value Series (a)

    13,331,142       343,143,606  

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio (b)

    4,794,055       115,920,249  

Emerging Markets Value Portfolio, Class Institutional (b)

    3,852,107       116,372,143  

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

    1,662,695       116,937,339  

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

    1,855,198       120,086,967  

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

    2,919,044       204,916,889  

TOTAL INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

       

(Cost $2,057,315,950)

            2,389,359,111  
                 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.1%

       

STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio, 0.03%*

    3,579,050       3,579,050  

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

       

(Cost $3,579,050)

            3,579,050  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

       

(Cost $2,029,646,615)

            2,392,938,161  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — 0.0%

            (367,343 )

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 2,392,570,818  

  

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

 

   

% OF
NET ASSETS

   

VALUE

 

International Equity Funds

    99.9 %   $ 2,389,359,111  

Short-Term Investments

    0.1       3,579,050  

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets

    0.0       (367,343 )

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %   $ 2,392,570,818  

 

 

*

Seven-day yield as of February 28, 2021.

(a)

A portfolio of DFA Investment Trust Company.

(b)

A portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.

(c)

A portfolio of Dimensional Investment Group Inc.

 

ETF

Exchange-Traded Fund

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

FREE MARKET FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

NUMBER
OF SHARES

   

VALUE

 

FIXED INCOME FUNDS — 99.4%

       

DFA One-Year Fixed Income Portfolio (a)

    36,670,593     $ 377,707,104  

DFA Two-Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio (a)

    65,476,438       651,490,560  

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

    1,204,984       104,014,219  

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

    1,178,588       154,477,529  

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF

    7,063,584       387,932,033  

iShares Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

    2,552,262       153,697,218  

iShares Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

    11,352,884       622,932,745  

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

    1,025,095       128,987,704  

TOTAL FIXED INCOME FUNDS

       

(Cost $2,534,332,311)

            2,581,239,112  
                 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.6%

       

STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio, 0.03%*

    15,614,045       15,614,045  

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

       

(Cost $15,614,045)

            15,614,045  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

       

(Cost $2,549,946,356)

            2,596,853,157  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — 0.0%

            (1,012,071 )

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 2,595,841,086  

 

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

 

   

% OF
NET ASSETS

   

VALUE

 

Fixed Income Funds

    99.4 %   $ 2,581,239,112  

Short-Term Investments

    0.6       15,614,045  

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets

    0.0       (1,012,071 )

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %   $ 2,595,841,086  

 

 

*

Seven-day yield as of February 28, 2021.

(a)

A portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.

 

ETF

Exchange-Traded Fund

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Free Market
U.S. Equity
Fund

   

Free Market
International
Equity Fund

   

Free Market
Fixed Income
Fund

 

ASSETS

                       

Investments in non-affiliated funds, at value (cost $1,973,404,519, $2,057,315,950 and $2,534,332,311, respectively)

  $ 3,307,577,363     $ 2,389,359,112     $ 2,581,239,112  

Short-term investments, at value (cost $2,676,609, $3,579,050 and $15,614,045, respectively)

    2,676,609       3,579,050       15,614,045  

Receivables for:

                       

Capital shares sold

    3,230,864       2,864,571       3,838,202  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    193,617       148,979       133,122  

Total assets

    3,313,678,453       2,395,951,712       2,600,824,481  

LIABILITIES

                       

Payables for:

                       

Capital shares redeemed

    3,282,858       1,644,498       1,772,592  

Advisory fees

    1,240,726       908,903       985,692  

Administration and accounting fees

    107,366       82,712       111,515  

Transfer agent fees

    14,034       12,506       17,676  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    108,854       732,275       2,095,920  

Total liabilities

    4,753,838       3,380,894       4,983,395  

Net assets

  $ 3,308,924,615     $ 2,392,570,818     $ 2,595,841,086  
                         

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

                       

Par value

  $ 157,402     $ 226,853     $ 247,239  

Paid-in capital

    1,929,719,041       2,076,025,731       2,550,159,787  

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

    1,379,048,172       316,318,234       45,434,060  

Net assets

  $ 3,308,924,615     $ 2,392,570,818     $ 2,595,841,086  
                         

CAPITAL SHARES:

                       

Net assets

  $ 3,308,924,615     $ 2,392,570,818     $ 2,595,841,086  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 700,000,000 shares authorized)

    157,401,880       226,853,295       247,239,444  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 21.02     $ 10.55     $ 10.50  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

Statements of Operations

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Free Market
U.S. Equity
Fund

   

Free Market
International
Equity Fund

   

Free Market
Fixed Income
Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

                       

Dividends from non-affiliated funds

  $ 31,137,705     $ 28,883,324     $ 14,389,679  

Total investment income

    31,137,705       28,883,324       14,389,679  
                         

EXPENSES

                       

Advisory fees (Note 2)

    7,396,713       5,527,309       5,793,015  

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

    318,395       246,875       288,040  

Director fees

    170,647       120,768       147,779  

Legal fees

    115,419       87,954       100,944  

Officer fees

    57,233       43,841       53,737  

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

    57,156       49,795       55,896  

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

    36,431       30,476       31,804  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    37,908       29,226       26,380  

Registration and filing fees

    22,385       18,531       19,240  

Audit and tax service fees

    13,608       14,084       13,607  

Other expenses

    67,195       94,493       52,105  

Total expenses

    8,293,090       6,263,352       6,582,547  

Net investment income/(loss)

    22,844,615       22,619,972       7,807,132  
                         

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

                       

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

                       

Non-affiliated funds

    34,491,120       (23,108,451 )     985,278  

Capital gain distributions from non-affiliated fund investments

    8,139,666              

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

                       

Non-affiliated funds

    815,266,126       456,235,477       (16,702,985 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    857,896,912       433,127,026       (15,717,707 )

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 880,741,527     $ 455,746,998     $ (7,910,575 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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FREE MARKET U.S. EQUITY FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 22,844,615     $ 29,486,016  

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    42,630,786       34,313,684  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    815,266,126       (27,260,145 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    880,741,527       36,539,555  
                 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (50,706,505 )     (169,412,819 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (50,706,505 )     (169,412,819 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    174,555,673       545,707,591  

Reinvestment of distributions

    50,687,033       169,205,765  

Shares redeemed

    (585,690,575 )     (641,720,675 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital shares

    (360,447,869 )     73,192,681  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    469,587,153       (59,680,583 )
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    2,839,337,462       2,899,018,045  

End of period

  $ 3,308,924,615     $ 2,839,337,462  
                 

SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

               

Shares sold

    9,660,083       36,797,183  

Dividends and distributions reinvested

    2,722,182       9,343,223  

Shares redeemed

    (31,778,245 )     (40,900,928 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    (19,395,980 )     5,239,478  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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FREE MARKET INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 22,619,972     $ 45,116,811  

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    (23,108,451 )     44,528,825  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    456,235,477       (63,417,824 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    455,746,998       26,227,812  
                 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (70,369,565 )     (60,103,777 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (70,369,565 )     (60,103,777 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    146,376,404       430,793,091  

Reinvestment of distributions

    70,361,038       60,073,300  

Shares redeemed

    (363,199,025 )     (458,243,187 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital shares

    (146,461,583 )     32,623,204  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    238,915,850       (1,252,761 )
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    2,153,654,968       2,154,907,729  

End of period

  $ 2,392,570,818     $ 2,153,654,968  
                 

SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

               

Shares sold

    15,093,308       52,513,619  

Dividends and distributions reinvested

    6,987,193       5,947,851  

Shares redeemed

    (37,354,837 )     (53,365,026 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    (15,274,336 )     5,096,444  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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FREE MARKET FIXED INCOME FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 7,807,132     $ 35,268,501  

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    985,278       12,622,854  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (16,702,985 )     20,505,178  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (7,910,575 )     68,396,533  
                 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (18,030,317 )     (41,833,397 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (18,030,317 )     (41,833,397 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    537,712,400       403,565,489  

Reinvestment of distributions

    18,024,820       41,824,622  

Shares redeemed

    (241,864,177 )     (912,637,509 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital shares

    313,873,043       (467,247,398 )

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    287,932,151       (440,684,262 )
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    2,307,908,935       2,748,593,197  

End of period

  $ 2,595,841,086     $ 2,307,908,935  
                 

SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

               

Shares sold

    50,839,207       38,541,527  

Dividends and distributions reinvested

    1,703,384       4,021,935  

Shares redeemed

    (22,830,858 )     (87,441,618 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    29,711,733       (44,878,156 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

FREE MARKET U.S. EQUITY FUND

 

Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each share outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2019

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2018

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2017

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 16.06     $ 16.90     $ 20.37     $ 17.60     $ 16.18     $ 16.08  

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    0.14       0.17       0.17       0.15       0.12       0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    5.12       (2)      (2.73 )     3.34       2.13       1.18  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    5.26       0.17       (2.56 )     3.49       2.25       1.36  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.08 )     (0.16 )     (0.15 )     (0.20 )     (0.15 )     (0.15 )

Net realized capital gains

    (0.22 )     (0.85 )     (0.76 )     (0.52 )     (0.68 )     (1.11 )

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.30 )     (1.01 )     (0.91 )     (0.72 )     (0.83 )     (1.26 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 21.02     $ 16.06     $ 16.90     $ 20.37     $ 17.60     $ 16.18  

Total investment return/(loss)(2)

    33.02 %(4)     0.32 %     (12.09 )%     20.11 %     13.97 %     9.10 %
                                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 3,308,925     $ 2,839,337     $ 2,899,018     $ 3,413,559     $ 2,724,995     $ 2,303,041  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets(3)

    0.55 %(5)     0.56 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.56 %     0.59 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(3)

    1.52 %(5)     1.05 %     0.96 %     0.76 %     0.72 %     1.15 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    6 %(4)     14 %     7 %     2 %     5 %     1 %

 

 

(1)

The selected per share data is calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(3)

The Fund also will indirectly bear its prorated share of expenses of the underlying funds. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.

(4)

Not Annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

FREE MARKET INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each share outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2019

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2018

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2017

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.89     $ 9.09     $ 10.72     $ 10.97     $ 9.24     $ 9.28  

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    0.10       0.19       0.21       0.22       0.14       0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    1.87       (0.13 )     (1.47 )     (0.10 )     1.89       0.05  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1.97       0.06       (1.26 )     0.12       2.03       0.28  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.13 )     (0.14 )     (0.18 )     (0.26 )     (0.19 )     (0.16 )

Net realized capital gains

    (0.18 )     (0.12 )     (0.19 )     (0.11 )     (0.11 )     (0.16 )

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.31 )     (0.26 )     (0.37 )     (0.37 )     (0.30 )     (0.32 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.55     $ 8.89     $ 9.09     $ 10.72     $ 10.97     $ 9.24  

Total investment return/(loss)(2)

    22.26 %(4)     0.30 %     (11.66 )%     0.98 %     22.50 %     3.13 %
                                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 2,392,571     $ 2,153,655     $ 2,154,908     $ 2,312,863     $ 2,190,068     $ 1,672,452  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets(3)

    0.56 %(5)     0.58 %     0.58 %     0.57 %     0.58 %     0.63 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(3)

    2.02 %(5)     2.13 %     2.22 %     1.93 %     1.42 %     2.60 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    5 %(4)     28 %     4 %     3 %     2 %     1 %

 

 

(1)

The selected per share data is calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(3)

The Fund also will indirectly bear its prorated share of expenses of the underlying funds. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.

(4)

Not Annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

FREE MARKET FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each share outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2020

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2019

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2018

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2017

   

For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.61     $ 10.47     $ 10.22     $ 10.36     $ 10.43     $ 10.25  

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    0.03       0.15       0.27       0.10       0.10       0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    (0.09 )     0.16       0.24       (0.14 )     (0.06 )     0.17  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (0.06 )     0.31       0.51       (0.04 )     0.04       0.23  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.05 )     (0.17 )     (0.26 )     (0.09 )     (0.11 )     (0.03 )

Net realized capital gains

                (2)      (0.01 )           (0.02 )

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.05 )     (0.17 )     (0.26 )     (0.10 )     (0.11 )     (0.05 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.50     $ 10.61     $ 10.47     $ 10.22     $ 10.36     $ 10.43  

Total investment return/(loss)(3)

    0.26 %(5)     2.98 %     5.11 %     (0.35 )%     0.39 %     2.26 %
                                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 2,595,841     $ 2,307,909     $ 2,748,593     $ 2,867,621     $ 2,503,032     $ 2,126,457  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets(4)

    0.56 %(6)     0.56 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.56 %     0.59 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(4)

    0.67 %(6)     1.39 %     2.62 %     1.02 %     0.94 %     0.54 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    2 %(5)     46 %     3 %     0 %     0 %     31 %

 

 

(1)

The selected per share data is calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Amount less than $(0.005) per share.

(3)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(4)

The Fund also will indirectly bear its prorated share of expenses of the underlying funds. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.

(5)

Not Annualized.

(6)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1.

Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has thirty-six separate investment portfolios, including the Free Market U.S. Equity Fund, the Free Market International Equity Fund and the Free Market Fixed Income Fund (each a “Fund,” collectively the “Funds”). Each Fund operates as a “fund of funds” and commenced investment operations on December 31, 2007.

 

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 87.923 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and ninety classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

 

Free Market U.S. Equity and Free Market International Equity’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. Free Market Fixed Income’s investment objective is to seek total return (consisting of current income and capital appreciation).

 

The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services - Investment Companies”.

 

The end of the reporting period for the Funds is February 28, 2021, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the six-months ended February 28, 2021 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

Investment Company Securities – The Funds pursue their investment objectives by investing primarily in shares of registered, open-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (collectively, “underlying funds”). When a Fund invests in underlying funds it will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses payable directly by the underlying fund. In connection with its investments in other investment companies, a Fund will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative. Furthermore, because the Funds invest in shares of ETFs and underlying funds their performances are directly related to the ability of the ETFs and underlying funds to meet their respective investment objectives, as well as the allocation of each Fund’s assets among the ETFs and underlying funds. Accordingly, the Funds’ investment performance will be influenced by the investment strategies of and risks associated with the ETFs and underlying funds in direct proportion to the amount of assets the Funds allocate to the ETFs and underlying funds utilizing such strategies. As disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments, the Funds invest in a number of different underlying funds, including underlying funds that are portfolios of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc., and Dimensional Investment Group Inc. (collectively, “DFA Underlying Funds”) and iShares by BlackRock (“iShares Underlying Funds”). Information about DFA Underlying Funds and iShares Underlying Funds’ risks may be found in such DFA Underlying Funds’ and iShares Underlying Funds’ annual or semiannual report to shareholders, which can be found at us.dimensional.com and iShares.com, respectively. Additional information about derivatives related risks, if applicable, may also be found in each such DFA Underlying Fund or iShares Underlying Funds’ annual or semiannual report to shareholders. The annual and semiannual reports to shareholders for the underlying funds may also be found by visiting the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

PORTFOLIO VALUATION — Investments in the underlying funds are valued at each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) determined as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). Investments in Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) are valued at their last reported sale price. As required, some securities and assets may be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Direct investments in fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market.

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

● Level 1 —

Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

 

● Level 2 —

Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

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February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

● Level 3 —

Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodologies 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, as of the end of the reporting period, in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:

 

FREE MARKET U.S. EQUITY FUND

 

   

TOTAL

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

   

INVESTMENTS
MEASURED AT NET
ASSET VALUE*

 

Domestic Equity Funds

  $ 3,307,577,361     $ 3,139,820,572     $     $     $ 167,756,789  

Short-Term Investments

    2,676,609       2,676,609                    

Total Investments**

  $ 3,310,253,970     $ 3,142,497,181     $     $     $ 167,756,789  

 

*

Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

**

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

 

FREE MARKET INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

   

TOTAL

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

   

INVESTMENTS
MEASURED AT NET
ASSET VALUE*

 

International Equity Funds

  $ 2,389,359,111     $ 2,015,409,602     $     $     $ 373,949,509  

Short-Term Investments

    3,579,050       3,579,050                    

Total Investments**

  $ 2,392,938,161     $ 2,018,988,652     $     $     $ 373,949,509  

 

*

Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

**

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

 

FREE MARKET FIXED INCOME FUND

 

   

TOTAL

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

   

INVESTMENTS
MEASURED AT NET
ASSET VALUE*

 

Fixed Income Funds

  $ 2,581,239,112     $ 2,581,239,112     $     $     $  

Short-Term Investments

    15,614,045       15,614,045                    

Total Investments**

  $ 2,596,853,157     $ 2,596,853,157     $     $     $  

 

*

Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

**

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

 

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Funds may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires each Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when a Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all Level 3 transfers are disclosed if a Fund had an amount of total Level 3 transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Funds had no Level 3 transfers.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

 

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES — The Funds record security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income (including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts) is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Each Fund’s investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Board deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Funds. In addition to the net annual operating expenses that the Funds bear directly, the shareholders indirectly bear the Funds’ pro-rata expenses of the underlying mutual funds in which each Fund invests.

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders recorded on the ex-dividend date for each Fund with the exception of the Free Market Fixed Income Fund which declares and pays quarterly dividends from net investment income. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

U.S. TAX STATUS — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is each Fund’s intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

 

MARKET RISK — The value of a Fund’s shares will fluctuate as a result of the movement of the overall stock market or the value of the underlying fund held by a Fund, and you could lose money.

 

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC — The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers are not known. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments, impair the Funds’ ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Funds’ performance.

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

 

OTHER — In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, the Funds expect the risk of material loss for such claims is considered to be remote.

 

For additional information about the DFA Underlying Funds and iShares Underlying Funds’ valuation policies, refer to the DFA Underlying Funds and iShares Underlying Funds’ most recent annual or semiannual report which can be found at us.dimensional.com and iShares.com, respectively.

 

2.

Investment Adviser and Other Services

 

Matson Money, Inc. (“Matson Money” or the “Adviser”), serves as the investment adviser to each Fund. Each Fund compensates the Adviser for its services at an annual rate based on each Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Advisory Fee”), payable on a monthly basis in arrears, as shown in the following tables.

 

AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS

 

ADVISORY FEE

 

For the first $1 billion

    0.50 %

Over $1 billion to $3 billion

    0.49  

Over $3 billion to $5 billion

    0.48  

Over $5 billion

    0.47  

 

The Adviser has voluntarily agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses exceed the rates (“Expense Caps”) shown in the following table annually of each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser may not recoup waived management fees or reimbursed expenses. The Adviser may discontinue these arrangements at any time.

 

FUND

 

EXPENSE CAPS

 

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

    1.13 %

Free Market International Equity Fund

    1.35  

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

    1.00  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

During the current fiscal period, investment advisory fees accrued were as follows:

 

FUND

 

ADVISORY FEES

 

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

  $ 7,396,713  

Free Market International Equity Fund

    5,527,309  

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

    5,793,015  

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as administrator for the Funds. For providing administrative and accounting services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Fund Services serves as the Funds’ transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Funds. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Effective as of January 4, 2021, Herald Investment Marketing, LLC (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Vigilant Compliance, LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Funds’ shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB. Prior to January 4, 2021, Quasar Distributors, LLC, a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, served as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Funds’ shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

For compensation amounts paid to Fund Services and the Custodian, please refer to the Statements of Operations.

 

3.

Director and Officer Compensation

 

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. An employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. Employees of RBB serve as Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Marketing & Business Development of the Company. They are compensated for services provided. Certain employees of Fund Services serve as officers of the Company. They are not compensated by the Funds or the Company. For Director and Officer compensation amounts, please refer to the Statements of Operations.

 

4.

Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

 

During the current fiscal period, aggregate purchase and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Funds were as follows:

 

   

Purchases

   

Sales

 

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

  $ 54,923,104     $ 420,404,687  

Free Market International Equity Fund

    33,649,002       229,625,984  

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

    359,730,458       58,457,020  

 

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities during the current fiscal period.

 

5.

Federal Income Tax Information

 

The Funds have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Funds to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Funds have

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Funds are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

As of August 31, 2020, the federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments held by each Fund were as follows:

 

   

Federal
Tax Cost

   

Unrealized
Appreciation

   

Unrealized
(Depreciation)

   

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

  $ 2,386,254,280     $ 602,809,298     $ (102,480,512 )   $ 500,328,786  

Free Market International Equity Fund

    2,292,749,017       78,034,063       (217,462,580 )     (139,428,517 )

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

    2,245,413,466       65,740,340       (3,143,735 )     62,596,605  

 

Distributions to shareholders, if any, from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

Permanent differences as of August 31, 2020, primarily attributable to redesignation of dividends paid and reclassifications of short-term capital gain distributions, were reclassified among the following accounts:

 

   

DISTRIBUTABLE
EARNINGS/(LOSS)

   

Paid-In
Capital

 

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

  $ (8,834,072 )   $ 8,834,072  

Free Market International Equity Fund

    (13,149,845 )     13,149,845  

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

    (2,504,844 )     2,504,844  

 

As of August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   

Undistributed
Ordinary Income

   

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Capital Loss
CarryForwards

   

NET Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

  $ 12,089,320     $ 36,595,044     $     $ 500,328,786  

Free Market International Equity Fund

    29,337,277       41,032,041             (139,428,517 )

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

    2,705,300       6,073,047             62,596,605  

 

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term and foreign currency gains, if applicable, are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

   

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Gains

   

Total

 

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

  $ 26,516,498     $ 142,896,321     $ 169,412,819  

Free Market International Equity Fund

    32,785,339       27,318,438       60,103,777  

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

    41,833,397             41,833,397  

 

Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.

 

6.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined there was the following subsequent event:

 

Effective March 11, 2021, the Distributor, Herald Investment Marketing, LLC, changed its name to Vigilant Distributors, LLC.

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

 

Proxy Voting

 

Policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling Free Market Funds at (866) 780-0357, ext. 3863 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

 

The Company files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Company’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser

Matson Money, Inc.
5955 Deerfield Blvd.
Mason, OH 45040

 

Administrator and Transfer Agent

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201

 

Principal Underwriter

Herald Investment Marketing, LLC
Gateway Corporate Center, Suite 216
223 Wilmington West Chester Pike
Chadds Ford, PA 19317

 

Custodian

U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Two Commerce Square, Suite 1800
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

 

Legal Counsel

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

FMFI-SAR21

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATSON MONEY U.S. EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO
MATSON MONEY INTERNATIONAL EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO
MATSON MONEY FIXED INCOME VI PORTFOLIO

 

of

 

The RBB Fund, Inc.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Portfolios. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Portfolios.

 

 

MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Performance Data

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2021

 

SIX
MONTHS
(1)

1 YEAR

5 YEARS

SINCE
INCEPTION

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

32.91%

36.81%

12.94%

8.52%(2)

Russell 2500® Index

35.45%

45.90%

17.42%

11.14%(4)

Composite Index(3)

27.30%

36.45%

15.42%

10.34%(4)

 

(1)

Not annualized.

(2)

The Portfolio commenced operations on February 18, 2014.

(3)

The Composite Index is comprised of the S&P 500® Index, Russell 1000® Value Index, Russell 2000® Index and Russell 2000® Value Index, each weighted 25%, 25%, 25% and 25%, respectively.

(4)

Index information is not available as of the date of the inception of the Portfolio. The average annual returns for the Russell 2500® Index and the Composite Index are presented as of March 1, 2014. If the Portfolio had commenced operations on March 1, 2014, its average annual return since inception would have been 9.57%.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-780-0357 ext. 3863. The Portfolio’s annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020 is 1.06% (included in the ratio is 0.30% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses).

 

The Portfolio’s aggregate total return since inception is based on an increase in net asset value from $25.00 per share on February 18, 2014 (commencement of operations) to $32.67 per share on February 28, 2021.

 

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

The Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio’s underlying funds invest in small-cap and micro-cap stocks, large-cap stocks and other equity securities. In addition to the ordinary risks of equity investing, small companies entail special risk. Small companies tend to have more risk than large companies. An investor in the Portfolio will incur the expenses of the underlying funds in addition to the Portfolio’s expenses. The foregoing is not intended to be a complete discussion of all risks associated with the investment strategies of the Portfolio.

 

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Performance Data (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2021

 

SIX
MONTHS
(1)

1 YEAR

5 YEARS

SINCE
INCEPTION

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

22.00%

23.56%

8.80%

3.15%(2)

MSCI World (excluding U.S.) Index

14.23%

22.15%

9.81%

4.31%(4)

Composite Index(3)

18.59%

27.33%

11.24%

5.42%(4)

 

(1)

Not annualized.

(2)

The Portfolio commenced operations on February 18, 2014.

(3)

The Composite Index is comprised of the MSCI EAFE Index, MSCI EAFE Value Index, MSCI EAFE Small Company Index, and MSCI Emerging Markets Index, each weighted 25%, 25%, 25% and 25%, respectively.

(4)

Index information is not available as of the date of the inception of the Portfolio. The average annual returns for the MSCI World (excluding U.S.) Index and the Composite Index are presented as of March 1, 2014. If the Portfolio had commenced operations on March 1, 2014, its average annual return since inception would have been 4.24%.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-780-0357 ext. 3863. The Portfolio’s annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020 is 1.29% (included in the ratio is 0.46% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses).

 

The Portfolio’s aggregate total return since inception is based on an increase in net asset value from $25.00 per share on February 18, 2014 (commencement of operations) to $25.50 per share on February 28, 2021.

 

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

The Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio’s underlying funds invest in common stock, preferred stock, securities convertible into stocks and other equity securities issued by foreign companies. In addition to the ordinary risks of equity investing, foreign and small companies entail special risk. The return on foreign equities may be adversely affected by currency fluctuations. Emerging markets may be subject to social instability and lack of market liquidity. Small companies tend to have more risk than large companies. An investor in the Portfolio will incur the expenses of the underlying funds in addition to the Portfolio’s expenses. The foregoing is not intended to be a complete discussion of all risks associated with the investment strategies of the Portfolio.

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Performance Data (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2021

 

SIX
MONTHS
(1)

1 YEAR

5 YEARS

SINCE
INCEPTION

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

-0.33%

0.97%

1.60%

1.27%(2)

FTSE World Government Bond Index 1-5 Years

-0.10%

1.33%

2.07%

1.96%(4)

Composite Index(3)

-0.73%

1.35%

2.38%

2.21%(4)

 

(1)

Not annualized.

(2)

The Portfolio commenced operations on February 18, 2014.

(3)

The Composite Index is comprised of the Three-Month Treasury Bill Index, Bloomberg Barclays Capital Intermediate Government Bond Index, ICE BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year US Government/Corporate Index and Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, each weighted 25%, 25%, 25% and 25%, respectively.

(4)

Index information is not available as of the date of the inception of the Portfolio. The average annual returns for the FTSE World Government Bond Index 1-5 Years (formerly known as the Citigroup World Govt. Bond 1-5 Year Currency Hedged U.S. Dollar Index), and the Composite Index are presented as of March 1, 2014. If the Portfolio had commenced operations on March 1, 2014, its average annual return since inception would have been 1.25%.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-780-0357 ext. 3863. The Portfolio’s annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020 is 0.88% (included in the ratio is 0.14% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses).

 

The Portfolio’s aggregate total return since inception is based on an increase in net asset value from $25.00 per share on February 18, 2014 (commencement of operations) to $25.41 per share on February 28, 2021.

 

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

The Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio’s underlying funds invest in fixed income securities. The underlying funds may invest their assets in bonds and other debt securities issued by domestic and foreign governments and companies. Debt instruments involve the risk that their prices will fall when interest rates rise, and they are subject to the risk that the borrower may default. In addition, the return on foreign debt securities may be adversely affected by currency fluctuations. An investor in the Portfolio will incur expenses of the underlying funds in addition to the Portfolio’s expenses. The foregoing is not intended to be a complete discussion of all risks associated with the investment strategies of the Portfolio.

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Fund Expense ExampleS

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

As a shareholder of the Portfolio(s), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio(s) and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021, and held for the entire period.

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

 

The first section of the accompanying tables provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

 

The second section of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

The expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second section of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
SEPTEMBER 1,
2020

ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
FEBRUARY 28,
2021

EXPENSES
PAID DURING
PERIOD*

ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO*

ACTUAL SIX-
MONTH TOTAL
INVESTMENT
RETURN FOR
THE PORTFOLIO

Actual

         

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,329.10

$ 4.22

0.73%

32.91%

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

1,000.00

1,220.00

4.29

0.78%

22.00%

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

1,000.00

996.70

3.56

0.72%

-0.33%

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.17

$ 3.66

0.73%

N/A

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

1,000.00

1,020.93

3.91

0.78%

N/A

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

1,000.00

1,021.22

3.61

0.72%

N/A

 

*

Expenses are equal to each Portfolio’s annualized six-month expense ratio for the period September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one half year period. The annualized expense ratios do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the underlying funds. Fees and expenses presented for a Portfolio do not reflect any fees and expenses imposed on shares of the Portfolio purchased through variable annuity contracts, variable life insurance policies, and certain qualified pension and retirement plans, which would increase overall fees and expenses. If such fees and expenses had been included, the expenses would have been higher. Each

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Fund Expense Examples (CONCLUDED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

Portfolio’s ending account value in the first section in the table is based on the actual six-month total investment return for each Portfolio for the period September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021. The range of weighted expense ratios of the underlying funds held by the Portfolios, as stated in the underlying funds’ current prospectuses, were as follows:

 

PORTFOLIO

RANGE OF WEIGHTED
EXPENSE RATIOS

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

0.01% - 0.07%

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

0.00% - 0.14%

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

0.00% - 0.02%

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

MATSON MONEY U.S. EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

 

Portfolio of Investments

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

   

NUMBER OF
SHARES

   

VALUE

 

DOMESTIC EQUITY FUNDS — 99.1%

       

U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio III (a)

    282,203     $ 7,709,798  

U.S. Large Company Portfolio (a)

    141,249       4,043,969  

U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio (b)

    168,560       4,470,198  

U.S. Small Cap Portfolio (b)

    102,508       4,464,211  

U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio (b)

    74,627       3,043,297  

VA U.S. Large Value Portfolio (b)

    41,600       1,189,774  

VA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio (b)

    206,886       4,454,261  

TOTAL DOMESTIC EQUITY FUNDS

       

(Cost $23,383,301)

            29,375,508  
                 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.1%

       

STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio, 0.03%*

    313,037       313,037  

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

       

(Cost $313,037)

            313,037  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%

       

(Cost $23,696,338)

            29,688,545  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.2)%

            (70,650 )

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 29,617,895  

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY TABLE

   

% of
Net Assets

   

Value

 

Domestic Equity Funds

    99.1 %   $ 29,375,508  

Short-Term Investments

    1.1       313,037  

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets

    (0.2 )     (70,650 )

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %   $ 29,617,895  

 

 

*

Seven-day yield as of February 28, 2021.

(a)

A portfolio of Dimensional Investment Group Inc.

(b)

A portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

MATSON MONEY INTERNATIONAL EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

 

Portfolio of Investments

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

   

NUMBER OF
SHARES

   

VALUE

 

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS — 99.2%

       

DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio (a)

    295,607     $ 5,894,412  

DFA International Value Portfolio III (b)

    414,243       6,391,765  

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio (a)

    42,139       1,018,919  

Emerging Markets Value Portfolio, Class Institutional (a)

    33,697       1,017,993  

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

    11,624       817,516  

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

    16,167       1,046,490  

VA International Small Portfolio (a)

    256,612       3,492,493  

VA International Value Portfolio (a)

    85,341       1,069,322  

TOTAL INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

       

(Cost $18,920,703)

            20,748,910  
                 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.0%

       

STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio, 0.03%*

    207,211       207,211  

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

       

(Cost $207,211)

            207,211  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%

       

(Cost $19,127,914)

            20,956,121  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.2)%

            (37,422 )

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 20,918,699  

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY TABLE

   

% of
Net Assets

   

Value

 

International Equity Funds

    99.2 %   $ 20,748,910  

Short-Term Investments

    1.0       207,211  

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities

    (0.2 )     (37,422 )

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %   $ 20,918,699  

 

 

*

Seven-day yield as of February 28, 2021.

(a)

A portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.

(b)

A portfolio of Dimensional Investment Group Inc.

ETF

Exchange-Traded Fund

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

MATSON MONEY FIXED INCOME VI PORTFOLIO

 

Portfolio of Investments

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

   

NUMBER OF
SHARES

   

VALUE

 

FIXED INCOME FUNDS — 98.5%

       

DFA One-Year Fixed Income Portfolio (a)

    340,117     $ 3,503,202  

DFA Two-Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio (a)

    459,236       4,569,394  

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

    14,052       1,212,969  

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

    13,891       1,820,693  

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF

    83,280       4,573,738  

iShares Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

    30,113       1,813,405  

iShares Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

    132,905       7,292,497  

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

    12,105       1,523,172  

VA Global Bond Portfolio (a)

    286,573       3,043,409  

VA Short-Term Fixed Income Portfolio (a)

    59,635       608,274  

TOTAL FIXED INCOME FUNDS

       

(Cost $29,435,534)

            29,960,753  
                 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.1%

       

STIT-Government & Agency Portfolio, 0.03%*

    635,184       635,184  

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

       

(Cost $635,184)

            635,184  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.6%

       

(Cost $30,070,718)

            30,595,937  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.6)%

            (175,191 )

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 30,420,746  

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY TABLE

   

% of
Net Assets

   

Value

 

Fixed Income Funds

    98.5 %   $ 29,960,753  

Short-Term Investments

    2.1       635,184  

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities

    (0.6 )     (175,191 )

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %   $ 30,420,746  

 

 

*

Seven-day yield as of February 28, 2021.

(a)

A portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.

ETF

Exchange-Traded Fund

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

   

MATSON MONEY
U.S. EQUITY
VI PORTFOLIO

   

MATSON MONEY
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
VI PORTFOLIO

   

MATSON MONEY
FIXED INCOME
VI PORTFOLIO

 

ASSETS

                       

Investments, at value (cost $23,383,301, $18,920,703 and $29,435,534, respectively)

  $ 29,375,509     $ 20,748,910     $ 29,960,752  

Short-term investments, at value (cost $313,037, $207,211 and $635,184, respectively)

    313,037       207,211       635,184  

Receivables for:

                       

Investments sold

    6       5       24,444  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    2,681       1,503       2,673  

Total assets

    29,691,233       20,957,629       30,623,053  
                         

LIABILITIES

                       

Payables for:

                       

Advisory fees

    11,273       8,050       11,610  

Administration and accounting fees

    2,328       2,117       2,541  

Transfer agent fees

    41,199       11,357        

Capital shares redeemed

    854       733       799  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    17,684       16,673       187,357  

Total liabilities

    73,338       38,930       202,307  

Net assets

  $ 29,617,895     $ 20,918,699     $ 30,420,746  
                         

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

                       

Par Value

  $ 907     $ 820     $ 1,197  

Paid-in capital

    23,261,380       19,468,945       29,984,415  

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

    6,355,608       1,448,934       435,134  

Net assets

  $ 29,617,895     $ 20,918,699     $ 30,420,746  
                         

CAPITAL SHARES:

                       

Net assets

  $ 29,617,895     $ 20,918,699     $ 30,420,746  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    906,582       820,454       1,197,244  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 32.67     $ 25.50     $ 25.41  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Statements of Operations

FOR THE sIX mONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

   

MATSON MONEY
U.S. EQUITY
VI PORTFOLIO

   

MATSON MONEY
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
VI PORTFOLIO

   

MATSON MONEY
FIXED INCOME
VI PORTFOLIO

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

                       

Dividends from non-affiliated funds

  $ 292,584     $ 316,991     $ 161,948  

Total investment income

    292,584       316,991       161,948  
                         

EXPENSES:

                       

Advisory fees (Note 2)

    66,807       48,828       70,585  

Audit and tax services fees

    12,183       12,161       11,793  

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

    8,568       7,777       9,114  

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

    3,837       2,921       4,151  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    1,951       1,471       1,459  

Director fees

    1,442       1,112       1,840  

Legal fees

    1,015       715       1,146  

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

    602       848       859  

Officer fees

    541       354       652  

Other expenses

    392       293       432  

Total expenses

    97,338       76,480       102,031  

Net investment income/(loss)

    195,246       240,511       59,917  
                         

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

                       

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

                       

Non-affiliated funds

    645,958       150,614       4,847  

Capital gain distributions from non-affiliated fund investments

    85,701       58,739        

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

                       

Non-affiliated funds

    6,855,324       3,525,047       (174,036 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    7,586,983       3,734,400       (169,189 )

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 7,782,229     $ 3,974,911     $ (109,272 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MATSON MONEY U.S. EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
(UNAUDITED)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 195,246     $ 214,567  

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    731,659       625,526  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    6,855,324       (428,512 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    7,782,229       411,581  
                 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (1,112,545 )     (1,496,610 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (1,112,545 )     (1,496,610 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    787,105       4,803,621  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,112,544       1,496,610  

Shares redeemed

    (4,021,745 )     (4,983,541 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital shares

    (2,122,096 )     1,316,690  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    4,547,588       231,661  
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    25,070,307       24,838,646  

End of period

  $ 29,617,895     $ 25,070,307  
                 

SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

               

Shares sold

    26,976       205,802  

Dividends and distributions reinvested

    38,350       51,679  

Shares redeemed

    (137,122 )     (196,267 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    (71,796 )     61,214  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MATSON MONEY INTERNATIONAL EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
(UNAUDITED)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 240,511     $ 366,406  

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    209,353       (56,754 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    3,525,047       (73,772 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    3,974,911       235,880  
                 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (430,312 )     (892,907 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (430,312 )     (892,907 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    749,971       3,624,757  

Reinvestment of distributions

    430,312       892,907  

Shares redeemed

    (2,365,276 )     (3,529,908 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital shares

    (1,184,993 )     987,756  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    2,359,606       330,729  
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    18,559,093       18,228,364  

End of period

  $ 20,918,699     $ 18,559,093  
                 

SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

               

Shares sold

    31,609       180,551  

Dividends and distributions reinvested

    17,679       36,791  

Shares redeemed

    (98,130 )     (166,464 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    (48,842 )     50,878  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MATSON MONEY FIXED INCOME VI PORTFOLIO

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
(UNAUDITED)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 59,917     $ 485,768  

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    4,847       39,000  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (174,036 )     238,804  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (109,272 )     763,572  
                 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (185,140 )     (496,143 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (185,140 )     (496,143 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    4,343,363       5,478,109  

Reinvestment of distributions

    185,140       496,143  

Shares redeemed

    (1,136,182 )     (8,465,121 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital shares

    3,392,321       (2,490,869 )

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    3,097,909       (2,223,440 )
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    27,322,837       29,546,277  

End of period

  $ 30,420,746     $ 27,322,837  
                 

SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

               

Shares sold

    169,471       216,510  

Dividends and distributions reinvested

    7,229       19,854  

Shares redeemed

    (44,327 )     (335,860 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    132,373       (99,496 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MATSON MONEY U.S. EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each share outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
(UNAUDITED)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2020

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2019

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2018

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2017

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 25.62     $ 27.08     $ 33.12     $ 29.15     $ 26.80     $ 25.65  

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    0.21       0.22       0.21       0.18       0.14       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    8.07       (0.04 )     (4.34 )     5.40       3.44       1.96  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    8.28       0.18       (4.13 )     5.58       3.58       2.15  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.29 )     (0.24 )     (0.27 )     (0.33 )     (0.21 )     (0.15 )

Net realized capital gains

    (0.94 )     (1.40 )     (1.64 )     (1.28 )     (1.02 )     (0.85 )

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (1.23 )     (1.64 )     (1.91 )     (1.61 )     (1.23 )     (1.00 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 32.67     $ 25.62     $ 27.08     $ 33.12     $ 29.15     $ 26.80  

Total investment return/(loss)(2)

    32.91 %(4)     (0.02 )%     (11.89 )%     19.56 %     13.42 %     8.68 %
                                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 29,618     $ 25,070     $ 24,839     $ 26,181     $ 20,093     $ 17,491  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers, if any(3)

    0.73 %(5)     0.76 %     0.76 %     0.73 %     0.81 %     0.93 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers, if any(3)

    0.73 %(5)     0.76 %     0.76 %     0.73 %     0.81 %     0.93 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets with waivers(3)

    1.46 %(5)     0.86 %     0.72 %     0.58 %     0.49 %     0.74 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    6 %(4)     18 %     17 %     12 %     21 %     7 %

 

 

(1)

The selected per share data is calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(3)

The Portfolio also will indirectly bear its prorated share of expenses of the underlying funds. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MATSON MONEY INTERNATIONAL EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each share outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
(UNAUDITED)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2020

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2019

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2018

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2017

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 21.35     $ 22.27     $ 26.16     $ 26.60     $ 22.54     $ 22.48  

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    0.28       0.42       0.43       0.47       0.29       0.44  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    4.39       (0.25 )     (3.51 )     (0.13 )     4.51       0.10  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    4.67       0.17       (3.08 )     0.34       4.80       0.54  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.35 )     (0.52 )     (0.39 )     (0.54 )     (0.44 )     (0.24 )

Net realized capital gains

    (0.17 )     (0.57 )     (0.42 )     (0.24 )     (0.30 )     (0.24 )

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.52 )     (1.09 )     (0.81 )     (0.78 )     (0.74 )     (0.48 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 25.50     $ 21.35     $ 22.27     $ 26.16     $ 26.60     $ 22.54  

Total investment return/(loss)(3)

    22.00 %(5)     0.17 %     (11.62 )%     1.13 %     21.90 %     2.47 %
                                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 20,919     $ 18,559     $ 18,228     $ 17,950     $ 15,019     $ 12,567  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers, if any(4)

    0.78 %(6)     0.83 %     0.86 %     0.79 %     0.88 %     1.02 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers, if any(4)

    0.78 %(6)     0.83 %     0.86 %     0.79 %     0.88 %     1.02 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets with waivers(4)

    2.46 %(6)     1.99 %     1.82 %     1.70 %     1.22 %     2.03 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    17 %(5)     26 %     13 %     8 %     21 %     5 %

 

 

(1)

The selected per share data is calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Amount less than $(0.005) per share.

(3)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(4)

The Portfolio also will indirectly bear its prorated share of expenses of the underlying funds. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.

(5)

Not annualized.

(6)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MATSON MONEY FIXED INCOME VI PORTFOLIO

 

Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each share outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
(UNAUDITED)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2020

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2019

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2018

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2017

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 25.66     $ 25.38     $ 24.74     $ 25.12     $ 25.31     $ 24.93  

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    0.05       0.43       0.59       0.23       0.18       0.05  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    (0.13 )     0.27       0.61       (0.36 )     (0.13 )     0.36  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (0.08 )     0.70       1.20       (0.13 )     0.05       0.41  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.17 )     (0.42 )     (0.56 )     (0.22 )     (0.12 )      

Net realized capital gains

                (2)      (0.03 )     (0.12 )     (0.03 )

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.17 )     (0.42 )     (0.56 )     (0.25 )     (0.24 )     (0.03 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 25.41     $ 25.66     $ 25.38     $ 24.74     $ 25.12     $ 25.31  

Total investment return/(loss)(3)

    (0.33 )%(5)     2.80 %     4.98 %     (0.50 )%     0.19 %     1.66 %
                                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 30,421     $ 27,323     $ 29,546     $ 30,405     $ 26,017     $ 21,927  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers, if any(4)

    0.72 %(6)     0.74 %     0.74 %     0.71 %     0.77 %     0.85 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers, if any(4)

    0.72 %(6)     0.74 %     0.74 %     0.71 %     0.77 %     0.85 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets with waivers(4)

    0.42 %(6)     1.69 %     2.39 %     0.93 %     0.70 %     0.21 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    2 %(5)     46 %     19 %     2 %     11 %     40 %

 

 

(1)

The selected per share data is calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Amount less than $(0.005) per share.

(3)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(4)

The Portfolio also will indirectly bear its prorated share of expenses of the underlying funds. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.

(5)

Not annualized.

(6)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

FEBRUARY 28, 2021
(UNAUDITED)

 

1.

Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has thirty-six separate investment portfolios, including the Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio, the Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio and the Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio (each a “Portfolio,” collectively the “Portfolios”). Each Portfolio operates as a “fund of funds” and commenced investment operations on February 18, 2014. Shares of the Portfolios are offered to separate accounts of participating life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies.

 

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 87.923 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and ninety classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

 

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio and Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio’s investment objective is to seek total return (consisting of current income and capital appreciation).

 

The Portfolios are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services - Investment Companies”.

 

The end of the reporting period for the Portfolios is February 28, 2021, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the six-months ended February 28, 2021 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

INVESTMENT COMPANY SECURITIES — The Portfolios pursue their investment objectives by investing primarily in shares of registered, open-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (collectively, “underlying funds”). When a Portfolio invests in underlying funds it will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any fees and expenses payable directly by the underlying fund. In connection with its investments in other investment companies, a Portfolio will incur higher expenses, many of which may be duplicative. Furthermore, because the Portfolios invest in shares of ETFs and underlying funds their performances are directly related to the ability of the ETFs and underlying funds to meet their respective investment objectives, as well as the allocation of each Portfolio’s assets among the ETFs and underlying funds. Accordingly, the Portfolios’ investment performance will be influenced by the investment strategies of and risks associated with the ETFs and underlying funds in direct proportion to the amount of assets the Portfolios allocate to the ETFs and underlying funds utilizing such strategies. As disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments, the Portfolios invest in a number of different underlying funds, including underlying funds that are portfolios of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc., and Dimensional Investment Group Inc. (collectively, “DFA Underlying Funds”) and iShares by BlackRock (“iShares Underlying Funds”). Information about DFA Underlying Funds’ and iShares Underlying Funds’ risks may be found in such DFA Underlying Funds and iShares Underlying Funds’ annual or semiannual report to shareholders, which can be found at us.dimensional.com and iShares.com, respectively. Additional information about derivatives related risks, if applicable, may also be found in each such DFA Underlying Fund or iShares Underlying Funds’ annual or semiannual report to shareholders. The annual and semiannual reports to shareholders for the underlying funds may also be found by visiting the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

PORTFOLIO VALUATION — Investments in the underlying funds are valued at each Portfolio’s net asset value (“NAV”) determined as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). Investments in Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) are valued at their last reported sale price. As required, some securities and assets may be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Direct investments in fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

FEBRUARY 28, 2021
(UNAUDITED)

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the Portfolios’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

● Level 1 —

Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

 

● Level 2 —

Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

 

● Level 3 —

Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolios’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodologies 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, as of the end of the reporting period, in valuing the Portfolios’ investments carried at fair value:

 

MATSON MONEY U.S. EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

 

   

TOTAL

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

   

INVESTMENTS
MEASURED AT NET
ASSET VALUE*

 

Domestic Equity Funds

  $ 29,375,508     $ 23,731,473     $     $     $ 5,644,035  

Short-Term Investments

    313,037       313,037                    

Total Investments**

  $ 29,688,545     $ 24,044,510     $     $     $ 5,644,035  

 

*

Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

**

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

 

MATSON MONEY INTERNATIONAL EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

 

   

TOTAL

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

   

INVESTMENTS
MEASURED AT NET
ASSET VALUE*

 

International Equity Funds

  $ 20,748,910     $ 16,187,095     $     $     $ 4,561,815  

Short-Term Investments

    207,211       207,211                    

Total Investments**

  $ 20,956,121     $ 16,394,306     $     $     $ 4,561,815  

 

*

Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

**

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

FEBRUARY 28, 2021
(UNAUDITED)

 

MATSON MONEY FIXED INCOME VI PORTFOLIO

 

   

TOTAL

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

   

INVESTMENTS
MEASURED AT NET
ASSET VALUE*

 

Fixed Income Funds

  $ 29,960,753     $ 26,309,070     $     $     $ 3,651,683  

Short-Term Investments

    635,184       635,184                    

Total Investments**

  $ 30,595,937     $ 26,944,254     $     $     $ 3,651,683  

 

*

Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

**

Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

 

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Portfolios’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Portfolios may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires each Portfolio to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when a Portfolio had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all Level 3 transfers are disclosed if a Portfolio had an amount of total Level 3 transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Portfolios had no Level 3 transfers.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

 

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES — The Portfolios record security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income (including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts) is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Each Portfolio’s investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

FEBRUARY 28, 2021
(UNAUDITED)

 

net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Board deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Portfolios. In addition to the net annual operating expenses that the Portfolios bear directly, the shareholders indirectly bear the Portfolios’ pro-rata expenses of the underlying mutual funds in which each Portfolio invests.

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders recorded on the ex-dividend date for each Portfolio. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

U.S. TAX STATUS — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is each Portfolio’s intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

 

MARKET RISK — The value of a Portfolio’s shares will fluctuate as a result of the movement of the overall stock market or the value of the underlying fund held by a Portfolio, and you could lose money.

 

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC — The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers are not known. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Portfolios invest depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Portfolios’ investments, impair the Portfolios’ ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Portfolios’ performance.

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

 

OTHER — In the normal course of business, the Portfolios may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. Each Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Portfolios in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, the Portfolios expect the risk of material loss for such claims to be remote.

 

For additional information about the DFA Underlying Funds and iShares Underlying Funds’ valuation policies, refer to the DFA Underlying Funds and iShares Underlying Funds’ most recent annual or semiannual report which can be found at us.dimensional.com and iShares.com, respectively.

 

2.

Investment Adviser and Other Services

 

Matson Money, Inc. (“Matson Money” or the “Adviser”), serves as the investment adviser to each Portfolio. Each Portfolio compensates the Adviser for its services at an annual rate based on each Portfolio’s average daily net assets (the “Advisory Fee”), payable on a monthly basis in arrears, as shown in the following table.

 

AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS

 

ADVISORY FEE

 

For the first $1 billion

    0.50 %

Over $1 billion to $5 billion

    0.49  

Over $5 billion

    0.47  

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent that total annual Portfolio operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed the rates (“Expense Caps”) shown in the following table of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and certain of these expenses could cause total annual Portfolio operating

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

FEBRUARY 28, 2021
(UNAUDITED)

 

expenses to exceed the Expense Caps: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board. The Adviser may discontinue these arrangements at any time after December 31, 2021.

 

PORTFOLIO

 

EXPENSE CAPS

 

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

    1.13 %

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

    1.35  

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

    1.00  

 

During the current fiscal period, investment advisory fees accrued were as follows:

 

PORTFOLIO

 

ADVISORY FEES

 

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

  $ 66,807  

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

    48,828  

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

    70,585  

 

Effective September 1, 2019, if at any time a Portfolio’s total annual Portfolio operating expenses for a year are less than the Expense Cap, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Portfolio of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Portfolio within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Portfolio to exceed the Expense Cap that was in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement. As of the end of the reporting period, the Portfolios had no amounts available for recoupment.

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services serves as administrator for the Portfolios. For providing administrative and accounting services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Fund Services serves as the Portfolios’ transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Portfolios. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Effective as of January 4, 2021, Herald Investment Marketing, LLC (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Vigilant Compliance, LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Funds’ shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB. Prior to January 4, 2021, Quasar Distributors, LLC, a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, served as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Funds’ shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

For compensation amounts paid to Fund Services and the Custodian, please refer to the Statements of Operations.

 

3.

Director and Officer Compensation

 

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. An employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. Employees of RBB serve as Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Marketing & Business Development of the Company. They are compensated for services provided. Certain employees of Fund Services serve as officers of the Company. They are not compensated by the Portfolios or the Company. For Director and Officer compensation amounts, please refer to the Statements of Operations.

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Notes to Financial Statements (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2021
(UNAUDITED)

 

4.

Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

 

During the current fiscal period, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Portfolios were as follows:

 

   

PURCHASES

   

SALES

 

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

  $ 1,492,408     $ 4,456,739  

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

    989,682       2,324,932  

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

    3,671,559       471,182  

 

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities during the current fiscal period.

 

5.

Federal Income Tax Information

 

The Portfolios have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Portfolios to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Portfolios have determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Portfolios are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

As of August 31, 2020, the federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments held by each Portfolio were as follows:

 

   

FEDERAL TAX
COST

   

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION

   

UNREALIZED
(DEPRECIATION)

   

NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)

 

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

  $ 26,196,546     $ 1,702,924     $ (2,843,136 )   $ (1,140,212 )

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

    20,816,240       537,482       (2,790,415 )     (2,252,933 )

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

    26,715,959       725,803       (85,559 )     640,244  

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

As of August 31, 2020, there were no permanent differences between distributable earning/(loss) and paid-in capital, respectively.

 

As of August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   

Undistributed
Ordinary Income

   

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Capital Loss
Carry Forward

   

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

  $ 33,184     $ 792,952     $     $ (1,140,212 )

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

    20,767       136,501             (2,252,933 )

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

    120,028             (30,726 )     640,244  

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

FEBRUARY 28, 2021
(UNAUDITED)

 

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term and foreign currency gains, if applicable, are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

The Portfolios are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of August 31, 2020, the Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio had $30,726 in capital loss carryforwards.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

   

ORDINARY
INCOME

   

LONG-TERM
GAINS

   

TOTAL

 

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

  $ 221,900     $ 1,274,710     $ 1,496,610  

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

    428,978       463,929       892,907  

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

    496,143             496,143  

 

Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

6.

Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined there was the following subsequent event:

 

Effective March 11, 2021, the Distributor, Herald Investment Marketing, LLC, changed its name to Vigilant Distributors, LLC.

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

 

Policies and procedures that the Portfolios use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling Matson Money VI Portfolios at (866) 780-0357, ext. 3863 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

 

The Company files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Company’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser

Matson Money, Inc.
5955 Deerfield Blvd.
Mason, OH 45040

 

Administrator and Transfer Agent

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201

 

Principal Underwriter

Herald Investment Marketing, LLC
Gateway Corporate Center, Suite 216
223 Wilmington West Chester Pike
Chadds Ford, PA 19317

 

Custodian

U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Two Commerce Square, Suite 1800
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

 

Legal Counsel

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

MMFI-SAR21

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL
report 2021

MFAM Funds
Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

2/28/21
(UNAUDITED)

 

MFAM Global Opportunities Fund

MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

MFAM Global Opportunities Fund (FOOLX)

 

 

MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund (TMFGX)

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

   

Portfolio Characteristics

1

Fund Expense Examples

6

Schedules of Investments

8

Financial Statements

15

Notes to Financial Statements

25

Notice to Shareholders

37

Liquidity Risk Management Program

38

 

 

 

 

MFAM Global Opportunities Fund

Portfolio Characteristics

(Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended February 28, 2021

 

Six
Months†

One
Year

Five
Years

TEN
YEARS

Since
Inception

Inception
Date

Investor Shares*

17.37%

45.47%

20.65%

12.52%

14.83%

6/16/2009

Institutional Shares*

17.39%

45.57%

20.80%

N/A

13.77%

6/17/2014

FTSE Global All Cap Net Tax Index**

14.80%

31.14%

14.68%

9.24%

(1)

Fund Expense Ratios(2): Investor Shares: Gross 1.09% and Net 1.09%; Institutional Shares: Gross 1.00% and Net 0.95%

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained at www.mfamfunds.com. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

 

Not annualized.

 

(1)

The index returned 11.65% from the inception date of the Investor Shares and 9.12% from the inception date of the Institutional Shares.

 

(2)

The expense ratios of the Fund are set forth according to the December 31, 2020 Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights tables in this report. See the Financial Highlights for more current expense ratios.

 

*

The MFAM Global Opportunities Fund operated as a series of The Motley Fool Funds Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”) prior to December 21, 2016 at which time the Predecessor Fund was reorganized into the Fund. The performance shown for periods prior to December 21, 2016 represents the performance of the Predecessor Fund. These returns reflect expense waivers by the Fund’s investment adviser. Without these waivers, returns would have been lower.

 

**

The FTSE Global All Cap Net Tax Index is a market-capitalization weighted index representing the performance of large, mid and small cap companies in Developed and Emerging markets. The index is comprised of approximately 7,900 securities from 49 countries and captures 98% of the world’s investable market capitalization. Fair value prices and foreign exchange as of 4 pm ET are used in the calculation of this index, and returns are adjusted for withholding taxes applicable to dividends received by a U.S. Regulated Investment Company domiciled in the United States. The index is unmanaged and not available for direct investments. Its performance does not reflect deductions for fees, expenses or taxes.

 

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MFAM Global Opportunities Fund
Portfolio Characteristics (Continued)
(Unaudited)

 

The investment objective of the MFAM Global Opportunities Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation, and it pursues this objective by investing primarily in common stocks of companies located anywhere in the world. The Fund seeks long-term growth by identifying and acquiring securities of companies that are, in the view of Motley Fool Asset Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), high quality. To identify these high-quality businesses, the Adviser engages in research to evaluate each company under consideration using four criteria: management, culture, and incentives; the economics of the business; competitive advantage; and trajectory. The Adviser’s approach prizes a long-term mindset and a balance of qualitative and quantitative factors.

 

The Fund will invest in areas of the market, that, in the view of the Adviser, offer the greatest potential for long-term capital appreciation, and it does not attempt to match the allocations of its benchmark. As such, significant deviation from the benchmark is expected from time to time, especially over shorter time frames.

 

The allocations to various sectors, countries, or any other macro-economic designation, are the byproduct of rigorous bottom-up analysis rather than an intentional top-down opinion of asset classes. While market conditions are constantly changing, exposure to equity market risk is needed to consistently achieve equity-like returns.

 

The following tables show the top ten holdings, sector allocations, and top ten countries in which the Fund was invested in as of February 28, 2021. Portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice.

 

Top Ten Holdings

% OF NET
Assets

MercadoLibre, Inc.

6.3%

Amazon.com, Inc.

5.6

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

4.8

Atlassian Corp., PLC, Class A

4.7

Axon Enterprise, Inc.

3.9

Medtronic PLC

3.8

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., SP ADR

3.7

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

3.6

Watsco, Inc.

3.5

Tencent Holding Ltd.

3.1

 

43.0%

 

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MFAM Global Opportunities Fund
Portfolio Characteristics (Concluded)
(Unaudited)

 

The MFAM Global Opportunities Fund uses the Global Industry Classification StandardSM (“GICS SM”) as the basis for the classification of securities on the Schedule of Investments (“SOI”).

 

Sector Allocation

% OF Net
Assets

Information Technology

28.5%

Consumer Discretionary

19.6

Communication Services

15.8

Industrials

11.6

Financials

7.1

Health Care

6.8

Real Estate

6.6

Consumer Staples

1.2

 

97.2%

 

Top ten Countries

% OF Net
Assets

United States*

54.6%

China

6.9

Argentina

6.3

Ireland

4.8

Australia

4.7

Taiwan

3.7

Japan

3.6

France

2.9

India

2.6

Canada

2.6

 

92.7%

 

*

As of the date of this report, the Fund had a holding of 2.9% in the U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account.

 

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MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio Characteristics

(Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended February 28, 2021

 

Six
Months†

One
Year

Five
Years

TEN
Years

Since
Inception

Inception
Date

Investor Shares*

14.02%

35.71%

18.16%

13.18%

14.52%

11/1/2010

Institutional Shares*

14.07%

35.88%

18.37%

N/A

12.85%

6/17/2014

Russell Midcap® Growth Index**

18.96%

46.25%

20.49%

14.52%

(1)

Fund Expense Ratios(2): Investor Shares: Gross 1.10% and Net 1.10%; Institutional Shares: Gross 1.00% and Net 0.95%

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained at www.mfamfunds.com. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

 

Not annualized.

 

(1)

The index returned 15.73% from the inception date of the Investor Shares and 14.88% from the inception date of the Institutional Shares.

 

(2)

The expense ratios of the Fund are set forth according to the December 31, 2020 Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights tables in this report. See the Financial Highlights for more current expense ratios.

 

*

The MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund operated as a series of The Motley Fool Funds Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”) prior to December 21, 2016 at which time the Predecessor Fund was reorganized into the Fund. The performance shown for periods prior to December 21, 2016 represents the performance of the Predecessor Fund. These returns reflect expense waivers by the Fund’s investment adviser. Without these waivers, returns would have been lower.

 

**

The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell Midcap® Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer of the mid-cap growth market. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true mid-cap growth market.

 

The investment objective of the MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation, and it pursues this objective by investing primarily in common stocks of companies organized in the United States. The Fund seeks long-term growth by identifying and acquiring securities of companies that are, in the view of the Adviser, high quality. To identify these high-quality businesses, the Adviser engages in research to evaluate each company under consideration using four criteria: management, culture, and incentives; the economics of the business; competitive advantage; and trajectory. The Adviser’s approach prizes a long-term mindset and a balance of qualitative and quantitative factors.

 

The Fund will invest in areas of the market, that, in the view of the Adviser, offer the greatest potential for long-term capital appreciation, and it does not attempt to match the allocations of its benchmark. As such, significant deviation from the benchmark is expected from time to time, especially over shorter time frames.

 

The allocations to various sectors, or any other macro-economic designation, are the byproduct of rigorous bottom-up analysis rather than an intentional top-down opinion of asset classes. While market conditions are constantly changing, exposure to equity market risk is needed to consistently achieve equity-like returns. The Adviser views its time as best spent focused on evaluating businesses and seeking to minimize company-specific risk in order to pursue its objective of long-term capital appreciation.

 

Although the MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund may invest in companies with any market capitalization, the Adviser expects that investments in the securities of companies having smaller- and mid-market capitalizations will be important components of the Fund’s investment program. Investments in securities of these companies may involve greater risk than do investments in larger, more established companies. Small- and mid-cap stocks tend to be more volatile and less liquid than their large-cap counterparts.

 

The following tables show the top ten holdings, and sector allocations in which the Fund was invested in as of February 28, 2021.Portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice.

 

4

 

 

 

MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Portfolio Characteristics (Concluded)
(Unaudited)

 

 

5

 

 

Top ten Holdings

% OF Net
Assets

Watsco, Inc.

5.0%

Cooper Companies, Inc. (The)

4.9

Teladoc, Inc.

4.9

Axon Enterprise, Inc.

4.7

Tyler Technologies, Inc.

4.2

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

4.0

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.

3.8

XPO Logistics, Inc.

3.7

SBA Communications Corp.

3.6

Everbridge, Inc.

3.6

 

42.4%

 

The MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund uses the Global Industry Classification StandardSM (“GICS SM”) as the basis for the classification of securities on the Schedule of Investments (“SOI”).

 

Sector Allocation

% OF Net
Assets

Information Technology

28.5%

Health Care

19.5

Industrials

17.1

Consumer Discretionary

10.2

Real Estate

9.6

Financials

8.8

Communication Services

3.1

 

96.8%

 

 

 

 

mfam Funds

Fund Expense Examples

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund(s), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund(s) and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, and held for the entire period.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first section of the accompanying tables provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.

 

Hypothetical EXAMPLES for Comparison Purposes

 

The second section of the accompanying tables provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund as compared to the costs of investing in other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second section of the accompanying tables are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Do you know how many times a fund, or the market, has returned a smooth 5% over a long period of time? Never. But we have to pick some example. In reality, the market’s returns are always far bumpier, with the market returning 20% one year, followed by a loss of 10% the next year, followed by a 3% gain, etc. These variations affect actual expenses as well. Happily, over almost all time periods of 20 years or longer, according to the research of University of Pennsylvania’s Jeremy Siegel and others, the domestic market’s returns have been at least 5% per year on average.

 

 

Beginning
Account
Value
September 1,
2020

Ending
Account
Value
February 28,
2021

Expenses
Paid During
Period(1)

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
(2)

Actual
Six-Month
Total
Investment
Returns
for the
Funds

MFAM Global Opportunities Fund

       

Actual

         

Investor Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,173.70

$5.50

1.02%

17.37%

Institutional Shares

1,000.00

1,173.90

5.12

0.95

17.39

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

         

Investor Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.74

$5.11

1.02%

N/A

Institutional Shares

1,000.00

1,020.08

4.76

0.95

N/A

 

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mfam Funds
Fund Expense Examples (Concluded)
February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

Beginning
Account
Value
September 1,
2020

Ending
Account
Value
February 28,
2021

Expenses
Paid During
Period(1)

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
(2)

Actual
Six-Month
Total
Investment
Returns
for the
Funds

MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund

       

Actual

         

Investor Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,140.20

$5.52

1.04%

14.02%

Institutional Shares

1,000.00

1,140.70

5.04

0.95

14.07

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

         

Investor Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.64

$5.21

1.04%

N/A

Institutional Shares

1,000.00

1,020.08

4.76

0.95

N/A

 

(1)

Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the period September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one-half year period. Each Fund’s ending account value in the first section of the tables are based on the actual six-month total investment return for the Fund.

 

(2)

These ratios reflect expenses waived by the Funds’ investment adviser. Without these waivers, the Funds’ expenses would have been higher and the ending account values would have been lower.

 

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MFAM Global Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments
February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 

 

               

Common Stocks — 97.1%

               

Aerospace & Defense — 3.9%

               

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (United States)*

    150,000     $ 24,823,500  

Banks — 3.3%

               

Bank of Georgia Group PLC (Georgia)*

    293,132       4,059,465  

HDFC Bank., Ltd., ADR (India)

    210,700       16,674,798  
              20,734,263  

Biotechnology — 1.0%

               

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (United States)*

    45,000       6,369,300  

Capital Markets — 2.9%

               

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A (Canada)

    400,000       16,140,000  

Georgia Capital PLC (Georgia)*

    310,817       2,186,809  
              18,326,809  

Consumer Finance — 0.9%

               

Gentera SAB de CV (Mexico)*

    11,939,872       5,981,065  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.7%

               

IPG Photonics Corp. (United States)*

    72,000       16,369,200  

Lagercrantz Group AB, Class B (Sweden)

    54,641       455,563  
              16,824,763  

Entertainment — 2.9%

               

Vivendi SA (France)

    525,000       18,171,399  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 5.0%

               

American Tower Corp. (United States)

    45,000       9,725,850  

Equinix, Inc. (United States)

    20,000       12,966,800  

SBA Communications Corp. (United States)

    35,500       9,057,115  
              31,749,765  

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.2%

               

Costco Wholesale Corp. (United States)

    23,000       7,613,000  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.8%

               

Medtronic PLC (Ireland)

    205,272       24,010,666  

ResMed, Inc. (United States)

    32,000       6,168,960  
              30,179,626  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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MFAM Global Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 

 

               

Common Stocks (continued)

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

               

NMC Health PLC (United Arab Emirates)(b)*

    485,482     $ 243,495  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.2%

               

Starbucks Corp. (United States)

    155,000       16,744,650  

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (China)

    160,751       9,619,340  
              26,363,990  

Interactive Media & Services — 6.0%

               

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (United States)*

    9,024       18,380,625  

Tencent Holding Ltd. (China)

    225,600       19,626,526  
              38,007,151  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 14.0%

               

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., SP ADR (China)*

    60,000       14,265,600  

Amazon.com, Inc. (United States)*

    11,400       35,259,402  

MercadoLibre, Inc. (Argentina)*

    24,387       39,948,588  
              89,473,590  

IT Services — 8.4%

               

Mastercard, Inc., Class A (United States)

    86,000       30,431,100  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (United States)*

    87,900       22,840,815  
              53,271,915  

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.0%

               

ICON PLC (Ireland)*ADR

    35,000       6,323,800  

Machinery — 0.6%

               

Fanuc Corp. (Japan)

    16,000       3,998,511  

Media — 3.8%

               

Cardlytics, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    75,000       9,932,250  

Comcast Corp., Class A (United States)

    235,000       12,389,200  

System1 Group PLC (United Kingdom)*

    645,000       1,684,906  
              24,006,356  

Multiline Retail — 1.3%

               

Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PT (Indonesia)*

    146,430,000       8,258,932  

Real Estate Management & Development — 1.5%

               

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (United States)*

    56,000       9,742,880  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

9

 

 

MFAM Global Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 

 

               

Common Stocks (continued)

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.7%

               

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., SP ADR (Taiwan)

    183,900     $ 23,160,366  

Software — 13.8%

               

Atlassian Corp., PLC, Class A (Australia)*

    126,000       29,950,200  

Avalara, Inc. (United States)*

    40,000       6,277,600  

Douzone Bizon Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

    124,798       12,190,789  

Everbridge, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    113,500       17,391,605  

Paycom Software, Inc. (United States)*

    37,000       13,846,880  

Splunk, Inc. (United States)*

    52,000       7,436,520  
              87,093,594  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 5.3%

               

Fastenal Co. (United States)

    248,000       11,499,760  

Watsco, Inc. (United States)(a)

    90,000       21,879,000  
              33,378,760  

Transportation Infrastructure — 1.7%

               

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Philippines)

    4,395,000       10,863,464  

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.2%

               

Safaricom Ltd., PLC (Kenya)

    4,000,000       1,412,147  

SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan)

    200,000       18,665,899  
              20,078,046  

Total Common Stocks (Cost $274,020,791)

            615,038,340  
                 

Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral — 7.1%

               

Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.13%

    44,871,367       44,871,367  

Total Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral (Cost $44,871,367)

            44,871,367  
                 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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MFAM Global Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (concluded)
February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 

 

               

Short-Term Investments — 2.9%

               

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01% (United States)(c)

    18,073,072     $ 18,073,072  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $18,073,072)

            18,073,072  
                 

Total Investments (Cost $336,965,230) — 107.1%

            677,982,779  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (7.1)%

            (45,105,499 )

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

               

(Applicable to 19,126,162 shares outstanding)

          $ 632,877,280  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

PLC — Public Limited Company

SP ADR — Sponsored ADR

 

(a)

All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 28, 2021, the market value of securities on loan was $43,649,496.

(b)

Security has been valued at fair market value using significant unobservable inputs as determined in good faith by or under the direction of The RBB Fund, Inc.’s Board of Directors. As of February 28, 2021, these securities amounted to $243,495 or 0.0% of net assets.

(c)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Schedule of Investments
February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 

 

               

Common Stocks — 96.8%

               

Aerospace & Defense — 4.7%

               

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (United States)*

    90,000     $ 14,894,100  

Air Freight & Logistics — 3.7%

               

XPO Logistics, Inc. (United States)*

    100,000       11,660,000  

Auto Components — 6.3%

               

Gentex Corp. (United States)

    300,000       10,614,000  

LCI Industries (United States)

    65,414       9,219,449  
              19,833,449  

Automobiles — 2.7%

               

Thor Industries, Inc. (United States)(a)

    72,500       8,486,850  

Banks — 2.9%

               

SVB Financial Group (United States)*

    18,000       9,096,480  

Biotechnology — 1.9%

               

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (United States)*

    42,000       5,944,680  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.5%

               

IPG Photonics Corp. (United States)*

    49,500       11,253,825  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 5.6%

               

SBA Communications Corp. (United States)

    45,000       11,480,850  

STAG Industrial, Inc. (United States)

    195,000       6,152,250  
              17,633,100  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 8.0%

               

Cooper Companies, Inc. (The) (United States)

    40,400       15,599,652  

ResMed, Inc. (United States)

    50,500       9,735,390  
              25,335,042  

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.5%

               

HealthEquity, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    95,000       7,823,250  

Health Care Technology — 7.2%

               

Cerner Corp. (United States)

    105,000       7,259,700  

Teladoc, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    70,000       15,476,300  
              22,736,000  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 

 

               

Common Stocks (continued)

Insurance — 6.0%

               

Brown & Brown, Inc. (United States)(a)

    200,000     $ 9,180,000  

Markel Corp. (United States)*

    8,900       9,690,320  
              18,870,320  

IT Services — 2.5%

               

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (United States)

    55,000       7,836,950  

Machinery — 0.9%

               

Proto Labs, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    20,000       2,913,600  

Media — 3.1%

               

Cardlytics, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    75,000       9,932,250  

Real Estate Management & Development — 4.0%

               

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (United States)*

    73,500       12,787,530  

Software — 22.3%

               

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (United States)*

    136,902       12,030,948  

Avalara, Inc. (United States)*

    44,000       6,905,360  

Everbridge, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    74,500       11,415,635  

Paycom Software, Inc. (United States)*

    22,400       8,382,976  

Paylocity Holding Corp. (United States)*

    49,241       9,414,387  

Splunk, Inc. (United States)*

    68,000       9,724,680  

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (United States)*

    28,400       13,161,128  
              71,035,114  

Specialty Retail — 1.2%

               

Tractor Supply Co. (United States)

    24,800       3,942,208  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 7.8%

               

Fastenal Co. (United States)

    193,500       8,972,595  

Watsco, Inc. (United States)

    65,000       15,801,500  
              24,774,095  

Total Common Stocks (Cost $146,685,658)

            306,788,843  
                 

Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral — 11.5%

               

Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.13%

    36,332,013       36,332,013  

Total Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral (Cost $36,332,013)

            36,332,013  
                 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

13

 

 

MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Schedule of Investments (concluded)
February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 

 

               

Short-Term Investments — 3.2%

               

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01% (United States)(b)

    10,249,581     $ 10,249,581  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $10,249,581)

            10,249,581  
                 

Total Investments (Cost $193,267,252) — 111.5%

            353,370,437  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (11.5)%

            (36,563,953 )

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

               

(Applicable to 10,515,383 shares outstanding)

          $ 316,806,484  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 28, 2021, the market value of securities on loan was $35,622,686.

(b)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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MFAM Funds
STATEMENTS of Assets and Liabilities
February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

MFAM
Global
Opportunities
Fund

   

MFAM
Mid-Cap
Growth
Fund

 

ASSETS

               

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers, at value^ (cost $274,020,791 and $146,685,658 respectively)

  $ 615,038,340     $ 306,788,843  

Investments purchased with proceeds from securities lending collateral (cost $44,871,367 and $36,332,013 respectively)

    44,871,367       36,332,013  

Short-term investments, at value (cost $18,073,072 and $10,249,581 and respectively)

    18,073,072       10,249,581  

Receivables for:

               

Dividends and tax reclaims

    467,401       113,409  

Investments sold

    192,995        

Shares of beneficial interest sold

    144,289       121,966  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    28,077       23,682  

Total assets

    678,815,541       353,629,494  
                 

LIABILITIES

               

Payables for:

               

Securities lending collateral (see Note 6)

    44,871,367       36,332,013  

Advisory fees

    423,616       214,047  

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

    389,041       120,790  

Shareholder service fee

    196,521       101,244  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    57,716       54,916  

Total liabilities

    45,938,261       36,823,010  

Net assets

  $ 632,877,280     $ 316,806,484  
                 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

               

Par value

  $ 19,126     $ 10,515  

Paid-in-capital

    279,149,295       141,924,146  

Total distributable earnings/(losses)

    353,708,859       174,871,823  

Net assets

  $ 632,877,280     $ 316,806,484  
                 

NET ASSET VALUE:

               

Investor Shares:

               

Net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding

  $ 476,661,846     $ 269,051,774  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    14,424,434       8,946,873  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 33.05     $ 30.07  
                 

Institutional Shares:

               

Net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding

  $ 156,215,434     $ 47,754,710  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    4,701,728       1,568,510  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 33.23     $ 30.45  
                 

^ Includes market value of securities on loan

  $ 43,649,496     $ 35,622,686  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

15

 

 

MFAM Funds
Statements of Operations
for the Six Months ended February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

MFAM
Global
Opportunities
Fund

   

MFAM
Mid-Cap
Growth
Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

               

Dividends

  $ 2,131,761     $ 1,091,444  

Less foreign taxes withheld

    (71,033 )      

Securities lending income

    22,080       25,917  

Total investment income

    2,082,808       1,117,361  
                 

EXPENSES

               

Advisory fees

    2,483,196       1,286,015  

Shareholder service fees - Investor Shares

    113,027       86,396  

Administration and accounting services fees

    94,795       53,127  

Transfer agent fees and shareholder account services

    81,266       41,440  

Director fees

    38,384       20,937  

Legal fees

    34,064       14,530  

Custodian fees

    30,370       4,162  

Officer fees

    22,581       7,921  

Registration and filing fees

    18,239       23,087  

Audit and tax service fees

    10,784       10,156  

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

    9,768       4,499  

Other expenses

    21,038       1,608  

Total expenses

    2,957,512       1,553,878  

Expense fees waived/reimbursed net of amount recaptured

    (16,946 )     (4,609 )

Net expenses after waivers/reimbursements

    2,940,566       1,549,269  

Net investment income/(loss)

    (857,758 )     (431,908 )
                 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

               

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

               

Investments

    21,161,347       25,265,664  

Foreign currency transactions

    (153,029 )      

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

               

Investments

    74,080,350       15,117,652  

Foreign currency translation

    (509 )      

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

    95,088,159       40,383,316  

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 94,230,401     $ 39,951,408  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

16

 

 

MFAM Global Opportunities Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

FOR THE
Six Months
Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31,

2020

 

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (857,758 )   $ (608,688 )

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

    21,008,318       31,659,744  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, foreign currency translation and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

    74,079,841       80,611,492  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    94,230,401       111,662,548  

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

               

Investor Shares

    (29,627,168 )     (17,111,692 )

Institutional Shares

    (8,731,295 )     (4,191,966 )

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (38,358,463 )     (21,303,658 )

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Investor Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    22,335,700       30,395,856  

Reinvestment of dividends

    28,940,492       16,712,957  

Shares redeemed

    (44,726,720 )     (89,171,236 )

Total from Investor Shares

    6,549,472       (42,062,423 )

Institutional Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    16,545,652       14,910,549  

Reinvestment of dividends

    8,440,970       4,089,548  

Shares redeemed

    (4,489,501 )     (8,557,376 )

Total from Institutional Shares

    20,497,121       10,442,721  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    27,046,593       (31,619,702 )

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    82,918,531       58,739,188  

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

  $ 549,958,749     $ 491,219,561  

End of period

  $ 632,877,280     $ 549,958,749  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

17

 

 

MFAM Global Opportunities Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (CONCLUDED)

 

 

 

FOR THE
Six Months
Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31,
2020

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Investor Shares

               

Shares sold

    694,570       1,207,150  

Shares reinvested

    908,079       668,786  

Shares redeemed

    (1,415,510 )     (3,587,571 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares

    187,139       (1,711,635 )
                 

Institutional Shares

               

Shares sold

    522,391       541,635  

Shares reinvested

    263,533       163,060  

Shares redeemed

    (140,927 )     (345,173 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares

    644,997       359,522  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

18

 

 

MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

FOR THE
Six Months
Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31,
2020

 

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (431,908 )   $ (509,876 )

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

    25,265,664       30,695,234  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, foreign currency translation, and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

    15,117,652       36,647,739  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    39,951,408       66,833,097  

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

               

Investor Shares

    (28,230,758 )     (13,623,726 )

Institutional Shares

    (4,600,549 )     (1,699,890 )

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (32,831,307 )     (15,323,616 )

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Investor Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    8,684,625       12,539,673  

Reinvestment of dividends

    27,593,542       13,304,640  

Shares redeemed

    (24,521,991 )     (57,309,980 )

Total from Investor Shares

    11,756,176       (31,465,667 )

Institutional Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    4,137,178       5,923,465  

Reinvestment of dividends

    4,435,828       1,671,146  

Shares redeemed

    (1,331,150 )     (3,778,142 )

Total from Institutional Shares

    7,241,856       3,816,469  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    18,998,032       (27,649,198 )

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    26,118,133       23,860,283  

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

  $ 290,688,351     $ 266,828,068  

End of period

  $ 316,806,484     $ 290,688,351  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

19

 

 

MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (CONCLUDED)

 

 

 

FOR THE
Six Months
Ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31,
2020

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Investor Shares

               

Shares sold

    286,595       493,166  

Shares reinvested

    952,158       535,829  

Shares redeemed

    (815,782 )     (2,297,274 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares

    422,971       (1,268,279 )
                 

Institutional Shares

               

Shares sold

    134,843       219,115  

Shares reinvested

    151,239       66,632  

Shares redeemed

    (43,274 )     (153,278 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares

    242,808       132,469  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

20

 

 

MFAM Global Opportunities Fund
Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021

   

YEARS ENDED
AUGUST 31,

   

FISCAL
PERIOD
ENDED
AUGUST 31,

   

YEARS ENDED
OCTOBER 31,

 

Investor Shares

 

(Unaudited)

   

2020

   

2019

   

2018

   

2017(1)(2)

   

2016

   

2015

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

                                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 30.03     $ 24.98     $ 25.91     $ 24.09     $ 20.36     $ 20.32     $ 21.00  

Net investment income/(loss)(3)

    (0.05 )     (0.04 )     0.01       (0.02 )     0.03       0.04       0.05  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    5.19       6.19       0.79       4.94       4.30       0.01       (0.29 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    5.14       6.15       0.80       4.92       4.33       0.05       (0.24 )

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                                       

Net investment income

          (0.01 )           (0.05 )     (0.04 )     *     (0.11 )

Net realized capital gains

    (2.12 )     (1.09 )     (1.73 )     (3.05 )     (0.56 )     (0.01 )     (0.33 )

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (2.12 )     (1.10 )     (1.73 )     (3.10 )     (0.60 )     (0.01 )     (0.44 )

Redemption and small-balance account fees

                      *     *     *     *

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 33.05     $ 30.03     $ 24.98     $ 25.91     $ 24.09     $ 20.36     $ 20.32  

Total investment return/(loss)(4)

    17.37 %(5)     25.49 %     4.74 %     22.32 %     21.91 %(5)     0.25 %     (1.13 )%

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                                       

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

  $ 476,662     $ 427,553     $ 398,459     $ 393,197     $ 337,821     $ 353,118     $ 393,611  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.02 %(6)     1.09 %     1.10 %     1.06 %     1.15 %(6)     1.14 %     1.15 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (before waivers and reimbursement of expenses and/or recapture of previously waived fees)

    1.02 %(6)     1.08 %     1.11 %     1.06 %     1.15 %(6)     1.14 %     1.13 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (0.31 )%(6)     (0.15 )%     0.05 %     (0.06 )%     0.18 %(6)     0.20 %     0.23 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets (before waivers and reimbursement of expenses and/or recapture of previously waived fees)

    (0.31 )%(6)     (0.14 )%     0.04 %     (0.06 )%     0.18 %(6)     0.20 %     0.25 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    6 %(5)     10 %     11 %     15 %     38 %(5)     26 %     21 %

 

*

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(1)

The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31 during the period.

(2)

Effective as of December 21, 2016, the Fund acquired all the assets and liabilities of the Motley Fool Global Opportunities Fund, a series of The Motley Fool Funds Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”). The financial highlights for the periods prior to that date reflect the performances of the Predecessor Fund.

(3)

Per share data calculated using average shares outstanding method.

(4)

Total investment return/(loss) reflects the rate an investor would have earned on an investment in the Fund during the period. For the year ended August 31, 2018, the fiscal period ended August 31, 2017 and the years ended October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, redemption and small-balance account fees received had no effect on the Fund’s Investor Shares total investment return.

(5)

Not annualized.

(6)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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MFAM Global Opportunities Fund
Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021

   

YEARS ENDED
AUGUST 31,

   

FISCAL
PERIOD
ENDED
AUGUST 31,

   

YEARS ENDED
OCTOBER 31,

 

Institutional Shares

 

(Unaudited)

   

2020

   

2019

   

2018

   

2017(1)(2)

   

2016

   

2015

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

                                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 30.17     $ 25.09     $ 25.97     $ 24.09     $ 20.40     $ 20.35     $ 21.01  

Net investment income/(loss)(3)

    (0.04 )     *     0.05       0.02       0.09       0.08       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    5.22       6.21       0.80       4.94       4.25       0.02       (0.31 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    5.18       6.21       0.85       4.96       4.34       0.10       (0.21 )

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                                       

Net investment income

          (0.04 )           (0.03 )     (0.09 )     (0.04 )     (0.12 )

Net realized capital gains

    (2.12 )     (1.09 )     (1.73 )     (3.05 )     (0.56 )     (0.01 )     (0.33 )

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (2.12 )     (1.13 )     (1.73 )     (3.08 )     (0.65 )     (0.05 )     (0.45 )

Redemption and small-balance account fees

                      *     *     *     *

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 33.23     $ 30.17     $ 25.09     $ 25.97     $ 24.09     $ 20.40     $ 20.35  

Total investment return/(loss)(4)

    17.39 %(5)     25.64 %     4.94 %     22.48 %     21.97 %(5)     (0.47 )%     (0.97 )%

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                                       

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

  $ 156,215     $ 122,406     $ 92,760     $ 78,987     $ 60,623     $ 7,243     $ 7,726  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.95 %(6)     0.95 %     0.95 %     0.95 %     0.95 %(6)     0.95 %     0.95 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (before waivers and reimbursement of expenses and/or recapture of previously waived fees)

    0.97 %(6)     1.00 %     0.99 %     1.06 %     1.17 %(6)     2.12 %     2.14 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (0.24 )%(6)     (0.01 )%     0.19 %     0.07 %     0.48 %(6)     0.39 %     0.46 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets (before waivers and reimbursement of expenses and/or recapture of previously waived fees)

    (0.27 )%(6)     (0.06 )%     0.15 %     (0.04 )%     0.26 %(6)     (0.78 )%     0.73 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    6 %(5)     10 %     11 %     15 %     38 %(5)     26 %     21 %

 

*

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(1)

The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31 during the period.

(2)

Effective as of December 21, 2016, the Fund acquired all the assets and liabilities of the Motley Fool Global Opportunities Fund, a series of The Motley Fool Funds Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”). The financial highlights for the periods prior to that date reflect the performances of the Predecessor Fund.

(3)

Per share data calculated using average shares outstanding method.

(4)

Total investment return/(loss) reflects the rate an investor would have earned on an investment in the Fund during the period. Redemption and small-balance account fees received had no effect on the Fund’s Institutional Shares total investment return.

(5)

Not annualized.

(6)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021

   

YEARS ENDED
AUGUST 31,

   

FISCAL
PERIOD
ENDED
AUGUST 31,

   

YEARS ENDED
OCTOBER 31,

 

Investor Shares

 

(Unaudited)

   

2020

   

2019

   

2018

   

2017(1)(2)

   

2016

   

2015

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

                                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 29.47     $ 24.27     $ 27.32     $ 22.04     $ 18.29     $ 18.72     $ 18.59  

Net investment income/(loss)(3)

    (0.04 )     (0.05 )     (0.01 )     (0.06 )     (0.05 )     (0.05 )     0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    4.04       6.71       (1.88 )     6.69       3.80       (0.35 )     0.14  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    4.00       6.66       (1.89 )     6.63       3.75       (0.40 )     0.17  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                                       

Net investment income

                                  (0.03 )     (0.04 )

Net realized capital gains

    (3.40 )     (1.46 )     (1.16 )     (1.35 )                  

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (3.40 )     (1.46 )     (1.16 )     (1.35 )           (0.03 )     (0.04 )

Redemption and small-balance account fees

                      *     *     *     *

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 30.07     $ 29.47     $ 24.27     $ 27.32     $ 22.04     $ 18.29     $ 18.72  

Total investment return/(loss)(4)

    14.02 %(5)     28.56 %     (6.13 )%     30.88 %     20.50 %(5)     (2.15 )%     0.91 %

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                                       

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

  $ 269,052     $ 251,200     $ 237,623     $ 303,669     $ 210,404     $ 205,149     $ 238,482  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.04 %(6)     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.12 %     1.15 %(6)     1.15 %     1.15 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (before waivers and reimbursement of expenses and/or recapture of previously waived fees)

    1.04 %(6)     1.08 %     1.12 %     1.06 %     1.16 %(6)     1.17 %     1.16 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (0.30 )%(6)     (0.21 )%     (0.05 )%     (0.22 )%     (0.30 )%(6)     (0.29 )%     0.17 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets (before waivers and reimbursement of expenses and/or recapture of previously waived fees)

    (0.30 )%(6)     (0.19 )%     (0.07 )%     (0.16 )%     (0.31 )%(6)     (0.31 )%     0.17 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    10 %(5)     14 %     4 %     19 %     24 %(5)     21 %     30 %

 

*

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(1)

The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31 during the period.

(2)

Effective as of December 21, 2016, the Fund acquired all the assets and liabilities of the Motley Fool Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund, a series of The Motley Fool Funds Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”). The financial highlights for the periods prior to that date reflect the performances of the Predecessor Fund.

(3)

Per share data calculated using average shares outstanding method.

(4)

Total investment return/(loss) reflects the rate an investor would have earned on an investment in the Fund during the period. For the year ended August 31, 2018, the fiscal period ended August 31, 2017 and years ended October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, redemption and small-balance account fees received had no effect on the Fund’s Investor Shares total investment return.

(5)

Not annualized.

(6)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021

   

YEARS ENDED
AUGUST 31,

   

FISCAL
PERIOD
ENDED
AUGUST 31,

   

YEARS ENDED
OCTOBER 31,

 

Institutional Shares

 

(Unaudited)

   

2020

   

2019

   

2018

   

2017(1)(2)

   

2016

   

2015

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

                                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 29.79     $ 24.48     $ 27.50     $ 22.14     $ 18.34     $ 18.75     $ 18.61  

Net investment income/(loss)(3)

    (0.03 )     (0.02 )     0.02       (0.01 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )     0.07  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    4.09       6.79       (1.88 )     6.72       3.83       (0.33 )     0.13  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    4.06       6.77       (1.86 )     6.71       3.80       (0.35 )     0.20  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                                       

Net investment income

                                  (0.06 )     (0.06 )

Net realized capital gains

    (3.40 )     (1.46 )     (1.16 )     (1.35 )                  

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (3.40 )     (1.46 )     (1.16 )     (1.35 )           (0.06 )     (0.06 )

Redemption and small-balance account fees

                      *     *     *     *

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 30.45     $ 29.79     $ 24.48     $ 27.50     $ 22.14     $ 18.34     $ 18.75  

Total investment return/(loss)(4)

    14.07 %(5)     28.77 %     (5.97 )%     31.10 %     20.72 %(5)     (1.89 )%     1.04 %

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                                                       

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

  $ 47,755     $ 39,488     $ 29,205     $ 30,562     $ 20,365     $ 5,502     $ 7,010  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.95 %(6)     0.95 %     0.95 %     0.95 %     0.95 %(6)     0.95 %     0.95 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (before waivers and reimbursement of expenses and/or recapture of previously waived fees)

    0.97 %(6)     1.00 %     0.98 %     1.17 %     1.47 %(6)     2.40 %     2.45 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (0.21 )%(6)     (0.06 )%     0.10 %     (0.05 )%     (0.15 )%(6)     (0.08 )%     0.35 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets (before waivers and reimbursement of expenses and/or recapture of previously waived fees)

    (0.23 )%(6)     (0.11 )%     0.07 %     (0.26 )%     (0.67 )%(6)     (1.53 )%     (1.15 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

    10 %(5)     14 %     4 %     19 %     24 %(5)     21 %     30 %

 

*

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(1)

The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31 during the period.

(2)

Effective as of December 21, 2016, the Fund acquired all the assets and liabilities of the Motley Fool Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund, a series of The Motley Fool Funds Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”). The financial highlights for the periods prior to that date reflect the performances of the Predecessor Fund.

(3)

Per share data calculated using average shares outstanding method.

(4)

Total investment return/(loss) reflects the rate an investor would have earned on an investment in the Fund during the period. Redemption and small-balance account fees received had no effect on the Fund’s Institutional Shares total investment return.

(5)

Not annualized.

(6)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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MFAM FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has thirty-six separate investment portfolios, including the MFAM Global Opportunities Fund (“Global Opportunities Fund”) and MFAM Mid-Cap Growth Fund (“Mid-Cap Growth Fund”) (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”), which became series of RBB at the close of business on December 21, 2016. As of February 28, 2021, the Global Opportunities Fund and Mid-Cap Growth Fund each offer two classes of shares, Investor and Institutional.

 

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 87.923 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and ninety classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

 

Prior to December 21, 2016, the Funds were diversified series (the “Predecessor Funds”) of The Motley Fool Funds Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company (or mutual fund) organized on November 7, 2008, as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of the Predecessor Funds was reorganized into a corresponding Fund on December 21, 2016 (the “Reorganization”). As a result of the Reorganization, the performance and accounting history of each Predecessor Fund was assumed by its corresponding Fund. Performance and accounting information prior to December 21, 2016 included herein is that of the relevant Predecessor Fund.

 

The investment objective of each Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Global Opportunities Fund pursues its objective by investing primarily in common stocks of United States companies and of companies that are organized under the laws of other countries around the world. The Mid-Cap Growth Fund pursues its objective by investing primarily in common stocks of companies that are organized in the United States and that are engaged in a broad range of industries.

 

Each Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services - Investment Companies”.

 

The end of the reporting period for the Funds is February 28, 2021, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the six-months ended February 28, 2021, (the “current fiscal period”).

 

PORTFOLIO VALUATION — Each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Funds are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded, and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments. Such procedures use fundamental valuation methods, which may include, but are not limited to, an analysis of the effect of any restrictions on the resale of the security, industry analysis and trends, significant changes in the issuer’s financial position, and any other event which could have a significant impact on the value of the security. Determination of fair value involves subjective judgment as the actual market value of a particular security can be established only by negotiations between the parties in a sales transaction, and the difference between the recorded fair value and the value that would be received in a sale could be significant. The Funds may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Funds value their securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility

 

25

 

 

MFAM FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. To account for this, the Funds may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

Level 1 – Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

 

Level 2 – Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

 

Level 3 – Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

You’d think that it would be easy to determine what a share of the Fund is worth – just add up the value of everything it holds, and then divide by the number of shares. It’s not that simple, though. Some foreign markets have different operating hours (when it’s daytime in Chicago, for example, it is night in Shanghai). That means that when we calculate a Fund’s value at the end of the day, the market quotations for some of the securities held by the Fund could be several hours old, and intervening events may have affected what the stocks are worth. In addition, characteristics of the relevant markets and stocks might, in some cases, cast doubt on a particular valuation. For these reasons, we may rely on a pricing service to determine the value of particular securities. It is possible that when a Fund buys or sells the securities, the price on the real market will be different from the value used for the fair-value pricing.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of the end of the reporting period, in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:

 

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

 

 

TOTAL

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

   

INVESTMENTS
MEASURED
AT NET ASSET
VALUE^

 

Common Stocks

  $ 615,038,340     $ 517,547,713     $ 97,247,132     $ 243,495     $  

Investments Purchased with Proceeds From Securities Lending Collateral

    44,871,367                         44,871,367  

Short-Term Investments

    18,073,072       18,073,072                    

Total Investments*

  $ 677,982,779     $ 535,620,785     $ 97,247,132     $ 243,495     $ 44,871,367  

 

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MFAM FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

MID-CAP GROWTH FUND

 

 

 

TOTAL

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

   

INVESTMENTS
MEASURED
AT NET ASSET
VALUE^

 

Common Stocks

  $ 306,788,843     $ 306,788,843     $     $     $  

Investments Purchased with Proceeds From Securities Lending Collateral

    36,332,013                         36,332,013  

Short-Term Investments

    10,249,581       10,249,581                    

Total Investments*

  $ 353,370,437     $ 317,038,424     $     $     $ 36,332,013  

 

*

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for further details.

^

Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

 

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires each Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only if a Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for Level 3 transfers in and out of each level is disclosed when a Fund had an amount of total Level 3 transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

 

The Funds did not have any significant Level 3 transfers during the current fiscal period.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

 

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES — The Funds record security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income (including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts) is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Funds’ investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the

 

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Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Board deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Funds.

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Each Fund pays dividends from its net investment income and distributes any net capital gains that it realizes. Dividends and capital gains distributions are generally paid once a year and as required to comply with federal excise tax requirements. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with tax regulations and recorded on ex dividend date. All dividends and other distributions will be reinvested in Fund shares unless a shareholder chooses either to (1) receive dividends in cash, while reinvesting capital gains distributions in additional Fund shares; or (2) receive all distributions in cash. Additionally, each Fund reports details of distribution-related transactions on quarterly account statements. You may not receive a separate confirmation statement for these transactions.

 

When a Fund pays a dividend or other distribution, its net asset value (NAV) per share will decline by the per-share amount of the distribution. Investors are no poorer for this “distribution drop,” however. As this section explains, investors may elect to reinvest their dividend and distribution payments. Doing so would allow them to acquire additional shares at the post-distribution NAV per share. They may also choose to receive a check in the amount of their portion of the dividend or distribution.

 

U.S. TAX STATUS — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is each Fund’s intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

 

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC — The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers are not known. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments, impair the Funds’ ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Funds’ performance.

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

 

OTHER — In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION — The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars as follows: (1) the values of investment securities and other assets and liabilities stated in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period; and (2) purchases, sales and income are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Transaction gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates during the reporting period or upon settlement from foreign currency transactions are reported in the Statements of Operations for the current period. The Funds do not isolate the portion of gains and losses on investments.

 

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2. INVESTMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES

 

The sections below describe some of the different types of investments that may be made by the Funds and the investment practices in which the Funds may engage.

 

When we say that the Funds may invest in other types of securities and in other asset classes, the “may” is well worth emphasizing, as the Funds’ primary focus is the common stocks of companies that the Adviser believes are both high-quality and available at a reasonable price.

 

FOREIGN SECURITIES — The Global Opportunities Fund and the Mid-Cap Growth Fund may invest, in equity and fixed-income securities of foreign companies, including companies located in both developed and emerging-market countries. Investment in foreign securities may include the purchase of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and other depositary receipts (European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”)) that represent indirect interests in securities of foreign issuers. A significant portion of a Fund’s exposure to foreign investments may be composed of such investments. Investments in foreign securities are affected by risk factors generally not associated with investments in the securities of U.S. companies in the U.S. With respect to such securities, there may be more limited information publicly available concerning the issuer than would be the case with respect to domestic securities, foreign issuers may use different accounting standards, and foreign trading markets may not be as liquid as are U.S. markets. Foreign securities also involve such risks as currency risks, possible imposition of withholding or confiscatory taxes, possible currency transfer restrictions, expropriation or other adverse political or economic developments, and the difficulty of enforcing obligations in other countries. These risks may be greater in emerging-market countries and in less-developed countries.

 

If a Fund holds a foreign stock, and the stock is traded on a foreign exchange, with its price denominated in that foreign currency, the value of the stock will change, for the Fund, whenever the relative value of the U.S. dollar and that foreign currency change. To take an imaginary example, if the Fund holds shares in Ruritania Telecom, traded on the Ruritanian Stock Exchange, those shares will be worth more to the Fund if the value of the Ruritanian ploof increases against the U.S. dollar, and vice versa, all other things being equal.

 

The purchase of securities denominated in foreign currencies will subject the value of the Funds’ investments in those securities to fluctuations caused by changes in foreign exchange rates. To hedge against the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates, the Funds may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”). These contracts represent agreements to exchange an amount of currency at an agreed-upon future date and rate. The Funds will generally use forward contracts only to “lock in” the price in U.S. dollars of a foreign security that a Fund plans to purchase or to sell. In certain limited cases, it may use such contracts to hedge against an anticipated substantial decline in the price of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar that would adversely affect the U.S. dollar value of foreign securities held by the Fund. Forward contracts will not be used in all cases and, in any event, cannot completely protect the Funds against all changes in the values of foreign securities resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. The Funds will not enter into a forward contract if, as a result, forward contracts would represent more than 20% of a Fund’s total assets. For hedging purposes, the Funds may also use options on foreign currencies, which expose the Funds to certain risks.

 

Some foreign securities are traded in the U.S. in the form of ADRs. ADRs are receipts typically issued by a U.S. bank or company evidencing ownership of the underlying securities of foreign issuers. EDRs and GDRs are receipts typically issued by foreign banks or trust companies, evidencing ownership of underlying securities issued by either a foreign or U.S. issuer. Generally, depositary receipts in registered form are designed for use in the U.S. and depositary receipts in bearer form are designed for use in securities markets outside the U.S. Depositary receipts may not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as the underlying securities into which they may be converted. Depositary receipts generally involve the same risks as other investments in foreign securities. However, holders of ADRs and other depositary receipts may not have all the legal rights of shareholders and may experience difficulty in receiving shareholder communications.

 

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TYPES OF FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES — A Fund may invest in bonds and other types of debt obligations of U.S. and foreign issuers. Fixed income securities purchased by a Fund may include, among others, bonds, notes, and debentures issued by corporations; debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities (“U.S. Government Securities”); municipal securities; mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities; and debt securities issued or guaranteed by foreign governments, their agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions, or by government-owned, -controlled, or -sponsored entities, including central banks. These investments also include money market instruments and other types of obligations. Investors should recognize that, although securities ratings issued by Standard & Poor’s® Ratings Services (“S&P”), a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and Moody’s Investors Services©, Inc. (“Moody’s”), provide a generally useful guide as to credit risks, they do not offer any criteria to evaluate interest rate risk. Changes in interest rate levels generally cause fluctuations in the prices of fixed-income securities and will, therefore, cause fluctuations in the NAV per share of a Fund. Subsequent to the purchase of a fixed-income security by a Fund, the ratings or credit quality of such security may deteriorate. Any such subsequent adverse changes in the rating or quality of a security held by a Fund would not require a Fund to sell the security.

 

PARTICIPATORY NOTES — A participatory note, as used by a Fund, is an instrument used by investors to obtain exposure to an equity investment, including common stocks and warrants, in a local market where direct ownership is not permitted (or is impractical.) In countries where direct ownership by a foreign investor, such as a Fund, is not allowed by local law, such as Saudi Arabia, an investor may gain exposure to the market through a participatory note, which derives its value from a group of underlying equity securities. A participatory note is intended (disregarding the effect of any fees and expenses) to reflect the performance of the underlying equity securities on a one-to-one basis so that investors will not normally gain more in absolute terms than they would have made had they invested in the underlying securities directly, and will not normally lose more than they would have lost had they invested in the underlying securities directly.

 

In addition to providing access to otherwise closed markets, participatory notes can also provide a less expensive option to direct investment (where ownership by foreign investors is permitted) by reducing registration and transaction costs in acquiring and selling local registered shares. The Funds’ investment manager also believes that participatory notes can offer greater liquidity in markets that restrict the ability of the Funds to dispose of an investment by either restricting transactions by size or requiring registration and/or regulatory approvals.

 

The purchase of participatory notes involves risks that are in addition to the risks normally associated with a direct investment in the underlying securities. The Fund is subject to the risk that the issuer of the participatory note (i.e., the issuing bank or broker-dealer), which is the only responsible party under the note, is unable or refuses to perform under the terms of the participatory note, also known as counterparty risk.

 

While the holder of a participatory note is entitled to receive from the bank or broker-dealer any dividends or other distributions paid on the underlying securities, the holder is not entitled to the same rights as an owner of the underlying securities, such as voting rights.

 

Participatory notes may not be traded on exchanges, are privately issued, and may be illiquid. To the extent a participatory note is determined to be illiquid, it would be subject to the Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid securities. There can be no assurance that the trading price or value of participatory notes will equal the value of the underlying value of the equity securities they seek to replicate.

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — Real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are pooled investment vehicles that manage a portfolio of real estate or real estate-related loans to earn profits for their shareholders. REITs are generally classified as equity REITs, mortgage REITs, or a combination of equity and mortgage REITs. Investing in REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general. Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of the borrower on any credit extended. REITs are dependent upon management skills, may not be diversified geographically or by property type, and are subject to heavy cash-flow dependency, default by borrowers, and self-liquidation. REITs must also meet certain requirements under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), to avoid entity level tax and be eligible to pass through certain tax attributes of their income to shareholders. REITs are consequently subject to the risk of failing to meet these requirements for favorable tax treatment and of failing to maintain their exemptions from registration under the 1940 Act. REITs are also subject to the risks of changes in the Code, affecting their tax status.

 

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REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risks. When interest rates decline, the value of a REIT’s investment in fixed-rate obligations can be expected to rise. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a REIT’s investment in fixed-rate obligations can be expected to decline. In contrast, as interest rates on adjustable-rate mortgage loans are reset periodically, yields on a REIT’s investments in such loans will gradually align themselves to reflect changes in market interest rates, causing the value of such investments to fluctuate less dramatically in response to interest rate fluctuations than would investments in fixed-rate obligations.

 

The management of a REIT may be subject to conflicts of interest with respect to the operation of the business of the REIT and may be involved in real estate activities competitive with the REIT. REITs may own properties through joint ventures or in other circumstances in which a REIT may not have control over its investments. REITs may use significant amounts of leverage.

 

REITs often do not provide complete tax information until after the end of the calendar year. Consequently, because of the delay, it may be necessary for a Fund, if invested in REITs, to request permission to extend the deadline for issuance of Forms 1099-DIV beyond January 31. Alternatively, amended Forms 1099-DIV may be sent. During the current fiscal period, the Global Opportunities Fund and Mid-Cap Growth Fund invested in REITs.

 

TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS — During periods of adverse market or economic conditions, a Fund may temporarily invest all or a substantial portion of its assets in high-quality, fixed-income securities, money market instruments, and shares of money market mutual funds, or it may hold cash. At such times, a Fund would not be pursuing its stated investment objective with its usual investment strategies. A Fund may also hold these investments for liquidity purposes. Fixed-income securities will be deemed to be of high quality if they are rated “A” or better by S&P or Moody’s or, if unrated, are determined to be of comparable quality by the Adviser. Money market instruments are high-quality, short-term fixed income obligations (which generally have remaining maturities of one year or less), and may include U.S. Government Securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposit and banker’s acceptances issued by domestic branches of United States banks that are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and repurchase agreements for US. Government Securities. In lieu of purchasing money market instruments, a Fund may purchase shares of money market mutual funds that invest primarily in U.S. Government Securities and repurchase agreements involving those securities, subject to certain limitations imposed by the 1940 Act. A Fund, as an investor in a money market fund, will indirectly bear the fees and expenses of the money market fund. These indirect fees and expenses will be in addition to the fees and expenses of the Funds. Repurchase agreements involve certain risks not associated with direct investments in debt securities.

 

3. INVESTMENT ADVISER AND OTHER SERVICES

 

Each Fund pays all of its expenses other than those expressly assumed by Motley Fool Asset Management (“MFAM” or the “Adviser”). Expenses of each Fund are deducted from the Funds’ total income before dividends are paid. Subject to the supervision of the Board, the Adviser manages the overall investment operations of the Funds in accordance with the Funds’ investment objective and policies and formulates a continuing investment strategy for the Funds pursuant to the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and the Company on behalf of the Funds. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Motley Fool Investment Management, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Motley Fool Holdings Inc. (“TMF Holdings”), a multimedia financial-services holding company that also owns The Motley Fool, LLC, which publishes investment information and analysis across a wide range of media, including investment newsletter services, websites, and books. TMF Holdings is controlled by David Gardner and Tom Gardner, along with other private shareholders. Each Fund compensates the Adviser for its services at an annual rate based on each Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Advisory Fee”), payable on a monthly basis in arrears, as shown in the following table.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to pay, waive or absorb a portion of the operating expenses of each Fund’s share classes to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses of the Investor and Institutional Shares of each Fund (as applicable) (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed the rates (“Expense Caps”) shown in the following table of each Fund’s average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed the

 

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Expense Caps as applicable: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest and taxes. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board. The Adviser may discontinue these arrangements at any time after December 31, 2021.

 

   

EXPENSE CAPS

FUND

ADVISORY
FEE

INVESTOR
SHARES

INSTITUTIONAL
SHARES

Global Opportunities Fund

0.85%

1.15%

0.95%

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

0.85%

1.15%

0.95%

 

During the current fiscal period, investment advisory fees accrued and waived were as follows:

 

FUND

 

GROSS
ADVISORY FEES

   

RECOUPMENT/
WAIVERS

   

NET
ADVISORY FEES

 

Global Opportunities Fund

  $ 2,483,196     $ (16,946 )   $ 2,466,250  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    1,286,015       (4,609 )     1,281,406  

 

The Adviser may recover from the Investor and Institutional Shares of each Fund fees and expenses previously paid, waived, or absorbed for a period of three years after such fees or expenses were incurred, provided that the repayments do not cause the Funds’ operating expenses (excluding brokerage commissions, taxes, interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, and any extraordinary expenses) to exceed the expense limits of the Investor and Institutional Class, respectively, of each Fund that were in effect at the time the fees and expenses were paid, waived, or absorbed by the Adviser, as well as the expense limits that are currently in effect, if different. Previously waived fees subject to future recovery by the Adviser are as follows:

 

   

EXPIRATION

         

FUND

 

AUGUST 31,
2021

   

AUGUST 31,
2022

   

AUGUST 31,
2023

   

AUGUST 31,
2024

   

TOTAL

 

Global Opportunities Fund - Investor Class

  $     $     $     $     $  

Global Opportunities Fund - Institutional Class

    80,089       32,294       49,147       16,946       178,476  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund - Investor Class

                             

Mid-Cap Growth Fund - Institutional Class

    56,058       8,934       16,169       4,609       85,770  

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as administrator for the Funds. For providing administrative and accounting services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Fund Services serves as the Funds’ transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Funds. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Foreside Funds Distributors, LLC serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Funds’ shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

For compensation amounts paid to Fund Services and the Custodian, please refer to the Statements of Operations.

 

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DIRECTOR AND OFFICER COMPENSATION — The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. An employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. Employees of RBB serve as Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Marketing & Business Development of the Company. They are compensated for services provided. Certain employees of Fund Services serve as officers of the Company. They are not compensated by the Funds or the Company. Prior to October 1, 2020, an employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC served as the Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser. Neither the Funds nor the Company compensated this individual or Vigilant Compliance, LLC for services provided to Motley Fool Asset Management. For Director and Officer compensation amounts, please refer to the Statements of Operations.

 

SHAREHOLDER SERVICING FEE — The Funds have entered into a shareholder servicing agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Adviser, under which the Adviser provides, or arranges for others to provide, certain specified shareholder services. As compensation for the provision of shareholder services, the Funds may pay servicing fees up to an annual rate of 0.11% and 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Shares of the Global Opportunities Fund and Mid-Cap Growth Fund, respectively. Payments to the Adviser under the Agreement may reimburse the Adviser for payments it makes to selected brokers, dealers and administrators which have entered into service agreements with the Adviser for services provided to shareholders of the Funds. The services provided by such intermediaries are primarily designed to assist shareholders of the Funds and include the furnishing of office space and equipment, telephone facilities, personnel, and assistance to the Fund in servicing such shareholders. Services provided by such intermediaries also include the provision of support services to the Funds and include establishing and maintaining shareholders’ accounts and record processing, purchase and redemption transactions, answering routine client inquiries regarding the Funds, and providing such other personal services to shareholders as the Funds may reasonably request. During the current fiscal period, the Funds incurred shareholder servicing fees as follows:

 

FUND

 

SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING FEES

 

Global Opportunities Fund – Investor Shares

  $ 113,027  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund – Investor Shares

    86,396  

 

REDEMPTION FEE — Prior to January 1, 2018, the Funds imposed a redemption fee of 2.00% on redemptions/exchanges of Fund shares held less than 90 days. The redemption fee is calculated as a percentage of the net asset value of the total redemption proceeds and is retained by the Funds and accounted for as additional paid-in capital. Certain exceptions to the imposition of the redemption fee exist. Effective January 1, 2018, the Funds have eliminated their redemption fees. Please see the Funds’ prospectus for more information.

 

SMALL-BALANCE ACCOUNT FEE — The Funds charge a small-balance account fee of $24 annually if the value of an account is less than $10,000. The fee is assessed by redeeming shares from that account. Certain exceptions to the imposition of the small-balance account fee exist. Please see the Funds’ prospectus for more information.

 

TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES — Advisers to investment companies, including MFAM Funds, are permitted under 17a-7 of the 1940 Act to purchase or sell securities directly between affiliated clients. When affecting these “cross” transactions, Rule 17a-7 imposes restrictions on how the trades are processed and reported. The specified conditions within Rule 17a-7 are outlined in procedures established by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The procedures have been designed to provide assurance that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another Fund complies with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Funds did not engage in any security transactions with affiliates.

 

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4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

During the current fiscal period, aggregate purchases and sales and maturities of investment securities of the Funds were as follows:

 

FUND

 

PURCHASES

   

SALES

 

Global Opportunities Fund

  $ 36,409,950     $ 60,638,308  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    28,481,711       48,329,252  

 

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government Securities during the current fiscal period.

 

5. FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

 

The Funds have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Funds to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Funds have determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Funds are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

As of August 31, 2020, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by each Fund were as follows:

 

FUND

 

FEDERAL
TAX COST

   

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION

   

UNREALIZED
(DEPRECIATION)

   

NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)

 

Global Opportunities Fund

  $ 339,932,322     $ 292,186,100     $ (25,400,128 )   $ 266,785,972  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    189,745,442       145,851,465       (865,932 )     144,985,533  

 

Distributions to shareholders, if any, from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

Permanent differences as of August 31, 2020 were reclassified among the following accounts:

 

FUND

 

DISTRIBUTABLE
EARNINGS/(LOSS)

   

PAID-IN
CAPITAL

 

Global Opportunities Fund

  $ (1 )   $ 1  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    599,515       (599,515 )

 

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As of August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

FUND

 

UNDISTRIBUTED
ORDINARY
INCOME

   

UNDISTRIBUTED
LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAINS

   

CAPITAL
LOSS
CARRYOVER

   

QUALIFIED
LATE-YEAR LOSS
DEFERRAL

   

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)

   

TOTAL

 

Global Opportunities Fund

  $ 254,531     $ 30,796,418     $     $     $ 266,785,972     $ 297,836,921  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

          23,173,445             (407,256 )     144,985,533       167,751,722  

 

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

FUND

 

ORDINARY
INCOME

   

LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAIN

   

TOTAL

 

Global Opportunities Fund

  $ 290,198     $ 21,013,460     $ 21,303,658  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

          15,323,616       15,323,616  

 

Dividends from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income dividends for federal income tax purposes.

 

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Funds may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and August 31 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and August 31, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and August 31) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until September 1, 2020. The Mid-Cap Growth Fund deferred qualified late-year losses of $407,256 which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the following fiscal year.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Additionally, capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. As of August 31, 2020, the Funds had no unexpiring short-term or long-term losses.

 

6. SECURITIES LENDING

 

The Funds may make secured loans of its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions to earn additional income and receive cash collateral equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities, as marked to market each day that the NAV of the Funds are determined. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the Funds’ lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the security lending agreement. The Funds will pay administrative and custodial fees in connection with the loan of securities. Collateral is invested in short-term investments and the Funds will bear the risk of loss of the invested collateral. Investments purchased with proceeds from securities lending are overnight and continuous. Securities lending will expose the Funds to the risk

 

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MFAM FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (conCLUDED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

of loss should a borrower default on its obligation to return the borrowed securities. The market value of the securities on loan and cash collateral as of the end of the reporting period and the income generated from the program during the current fiscal period with respect to such secured loans were as follows:

 

FUND

 

MARKET VALUE
OF SECURITIES
LOANED

   

MARKET VALUE
OF COLLATERAL

   

INCOME
RECEIVED FROM
SECURITIES
LENDING

 

Global Opportunities Fund

  $ 43,649,496     $ 44,871,367     $ 22,080  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    35,622,686       36,332,013       25,917  

 

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds’ securities lending agent on behalf of the Funds under a Master Securities Lending Agreement (“MSLA”) which permits the Funds’ securities lending agent on behalf of the Funds under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset amounts payable on behalf of the Funds to the same counterparty against amounts to be received and create one single net payment due to or from the Funds. The following table is a summary of the Funds open securities lending transactions which are subject to a MSLA as of the end of the reporting period:

 

           

   

   

GROSS AMOUNT NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS

   

GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENTS
OF ASSETS
AND
LIABILITIES

   

NET AMOUNT
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE
STATEMENTS
OF ASSETS
AND
LIABILITIES

   

FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS1

   

CASH
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED

   

NET AMOUNT2

 

Global Opportunities Fund

  $ 43,649,496     $     $ 43,649,496     $ (43,649,496 )   $     $  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    35,622,686             35,622,686       (35,622,686 )            

 

1

Amount disclosed is limited to the amount of assets presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Actual collateral received may be more than the amount shown.

2

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no significant events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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MFAM FUNDS

Notice to Shareholders (UNAUDITED)

 

Information on Proxy Voting

 

Policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling (888) 863-8803; and (ii) on the U.S. SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Schedule of Investments

 

The Company files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. Shareholders can obtain the Form N-PORT (i) without charge, upon request, by calling (888) 863-8803; (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov; and (iii) on the Funds website at http://www.mfamfunds.com.

 

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MFAM FUNDS

Liquidity Risk Management Program (UNAUDITED)

 

The Company has adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Company Program”) as required by rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Company Program, the Adviser has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Adviser Program” and together with the Company Program, the “Programs”) on behalf of the Funds. The Programs seek to assess, manage and review each Fund’s Liquidity Risk. “Liquidity Risk” is defined as the risk that a Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interest in the Fund.

 

The Board has appointed Vigilant Compliance, LLC (“Vigilant”) as the program administrator for the Company Program and the Adviser as the program administrator for the Adviser Program. The Adviser has delegated oversight of the Adviser Program to its Liquidity Committee, whose process of monitoring and determining the liquidity of each Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party vendors.

 

At meetings held during the fiscal period, the Board and its Investment and Liquidity Risk Committee received and reviewed a written report (the “Report”) of Vigilant and the Adviser concerning the operation of the Programs for the period from June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 (the “Period”). The Report summarized the operation of the Programs and the information and factors considered by Vigilant and the Adviser in reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation of the Programs with respect to each Fund. Such information and factors included, among other things: (i) the methodology used to classify the liquidity of each Fund’s portfolio investments and the Adviser’s assessment that each Fund’s strategy remained appropriate for an open-end mutual fund; (ii) analyses of each Fund’s trading environment and reasonably anticipated trading size; (iii) that each Fund held primarily highly liquid assets (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value); (iv) that each Fund held a percentage of highly liquid assets above its highly liquid investment minimum at all times during the Period; (v) confirmation that none of the Funds had breached the 15% maximum illiquid security threshold (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment) and the procedures for monitoring compliance with the limit; (vi) that the processes, technologies and third-party vendors used to assess, manage, and/or periodically review each Fund’s Liquidity Risk functioned appropriately during the Period; and (vii) that the Programs operated adequately during the Period. The Report also summarized the changes made to the Programs over the course of the Period.

 

Based on the review, the Report concluded that the Programs were being implemented effectively and reasonably designed to assess and manage Liquidity Risk in each Fund’s portfolio.

 

There can be no assurance that the Company Program or the Adviser Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for more information regarding a Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

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Investment Adviser

Motley Fool Asset Management, LLC
2000 Duke Street
Suite 275
Alexandria, VA 22314

 

Administrator and Transfer Agent

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201

 

Custodian

U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Distributor

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC
899 Cassatt Road
400 Berwyn Park, Suite 110
Berwyn, PA 19312

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Tait, Weller & Baker LLP
Two Liberty Place
50 S 16th St. Suite 2900
Philadelphia, PA 19102-2529

 

Legal Counsel

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

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SEMI-ANNUAL
report 2021

Motley Fool ETFs
Series of The RBB Fund, Inc.

 

2/28/21
(UNAUDITED)

 

Motley Fool 100 Index ETF

MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF

 

 

 

 

This report contains information for two ETFs that are very different. The Motley Fool 100 Index ETF — as you’d expect from its name — is designed to track the returns of the Motley Fool 100 Index. Our other ETF, the MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF, is an actively managed ETF that isn’t designed to track much of anything.

 

 

 

Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (TMFC)

MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF (MFMS)

 

 

Table of Contents

 

   

Portfolio Characteristics

1

Fund Expense Examples

5

Schedules of Investments

7

Financial Statements

16

Notes to Financial Statements

22

Notice to Shareholders

31

Liquidity Risk Management Program

32

 

 

 

 

Motley Fool 100 Index ETF

Portfolio Characteristics

(Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED February 28, 2021

 

Six
Months

One
Year

Since
Inception

Inception
Date

Motley Fool 100 Index ETF

4.59%

46.00%

20.59%

1/29/2018

Motley Fool 100 Index*

4.88%

46.76%

21.19%(1)

S&P 500® Total Return Index**

9.74%

31.29%

11.98%(1)

Fund Expense Ratio(2)

0.50%

     

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

 

Not annualized.

 

(1)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

(2)

The expense ratio of the Fund is set forth according to the December 31, 2020 Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report. See the Financial Highlights for most current expense ratio.

 

*

The Motley Fool 100 Index (“Fool 100 Index”) was developed by The Motley Fool, LLC (“The Motley Fool”), an affiliate of Motley Fool Asset Management, LLC (“Adviser”), in 2017 and is a proprietary, rules-based index designed to track the performance of the 100 largest, most liquid U.S. companies that have been recommended by The Motley Fool’s analysts and newsletters or the highest-rated stocks in Fool IQ, the company’s analyst opinion database. Every company included in the Fool 100 Index is incorporated and listed in the U.S. The Fool 100 Index is calculated and administered by Solactive AG (the “Index Calculation Agent”), which is not affiliated with the Fund, the Adviser or The Motley Fool. Additional information regarding the Fool 100 Index, including its value, is available on the websites of the Fund at www.mfamfunds.com and the Index Calculation Agent, at www.solactive.com. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

**

The S&P 500® Total Return Index is the total return version of the S&P 500® Index. Dividends are reinvested on a daily basis and all regular cash dividends are assumed reinvested in the index on the ex-dividend date. The S&P 500® Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of 500 US stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry grouping, among other factors. The S&P 500® Index is designed to be a leading indicator of U.S. equities and is meant to reflect the risk/return characteristics of the large cap universe. The S&P 500® Index was first introduced on the 1st of January, 1923, though expanded to 500 stocks on March 4, 1957.

 

 

1

 

 

Motley Fool 100 Index ETF

Portfolio Characteristics (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

 

The following tables show the top ten holdings and sector allocations, in which the Motley Fool 100 Index ETF was invested in as of February 28, 2021. Portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice.

 

Top TEN Holdings

% OF Net
Assets

Apple, Inc.

11.9%

Microsoft Corp.

10.4

Amazon.com, Inc.

9.1

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

8.1

Facebook, Inc., Class A

4.3

Tesla, Inc.

3.5

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

3.2

Visa, Inc., Class A

2.8

NVIDIA Corp.

2.1

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

2.0

 

57.4%

 

The Motley Fool 100 Index ETF uses the Global Industry Classification StandardSM (“GICSSM”) as the basis for the classification of securities on the Schedule of Investments (“SOI”).

 

Sector Allocation

% OF Net
Assets

Information Technology

41.5%

Communication Services

18.7

Consumer Discretionary

18.5

Health Care

8.7

Financials

4.6

Industrials

3.8

Real Estate

1.3

Consumer Staples

1.1

Utilities

0.8

Materials

0.7

Energy

0.2

 

99.9%

 

2

 

 

 

MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF

Portfolio Characteristics

(Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED February 28, 2021

 

Six
Months

One
Year

Since
Inception

Inception
Date

MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF

32.93%

69.00%

40.06%

10/29/2018

Russell 2000 Growth Total Return® Index*

37.33%

58.88%

26.55%(1)

Fund Expense Ratio(2)

0.85%

     

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

 

Not annualized.

 

(1)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

(2)

The expense ratio of the Fund is set forth according to the December 31, 2020 Prospectus for the Fund and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report. See the Financial Highlights for most current expense ratio.

 

*

The Russell 2000 Growth Total Return® Index measures the performance of those companies included in the Russell 2000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted earnings growth rates. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of approximately 2,000 companies with small-market capitalizations.

 

 

3

 

 

MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF

Portfolio Characteristics (CONCLUDED)

(Unaudited)

 

The following tables show the top ten holdings and sector allocations, in which the MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF was invested in as of February 28, 2021. Portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice.

 

Top TEN Holdings

% OF Net
Assets

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

5.5%

Paylocity Holding Corp.

5.4

Heska Corp.

4.8

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.

4.6

Axon Enterprise, Inc.

4.4

Penumbra, Inc.

4.1

Everbridge, Inc.

4.0

HealthEquity, Inc.

3.9

PTC Therapeutics, Inc.

3.8

Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A

3.6

 

44.1%

 

The MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF uses GICSSM as the basis for the classification of securities on the Schedule of Investments.

 

Sector Allocation

% OF Net
Assets

Health Care

29.8%

Information Technology

24.5

Industrials

18.3

Real Estate

12.3

Consumer Discretionary

4.3

Financials

3.6

Communication Services

3.5

 

96.3%

 

4

 

 

 

Motley Fool ETFs

Fund Expense Examples

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund(s), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund(s) and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other ETFs.

 

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021, and held for the entire period.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Do you know how many times a fund, or the market, has returned a smooth 5% over a long period of time? Never. But we have to pick some example. In reality, the market’s returns are always far bumpier, with the market returning 20% one year, followed by a loss of 10% the next year, followed by a 3% gain,etc. These variations affect actual expenses as well. Happily, over almost all time periods of 20 years or longer, according to the research of University of Pennsylvania’s Jeremy Siegel and others, the domestic market’s returns have been at least 5% per year on average.

 

 

 

5

 

 

Motley Fool ETFs

Fund Expense Examples (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1,
2020

Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2021

Expenses
Paid During
Period*

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Actual Six-Month Total Investment Returns
for the Funds

Motley Fool 100 Index ETF

         

Actual

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,045.90

$ 2.54

0.50%

4.59%

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

1,000.00

1,022.32

2.51

0.50

N/A

MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF

         

Actual

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,329.30

$ 4.91

0.85%

32.93%

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

1,000.00

1,020.58

4.26

0.85

N/A

 

*

Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the period September 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one-half year period. Each Fund’s ending account value in the first section in the table is based on the actual six-month total investment return for the Fund.

 

6

 

 

 

Motley Fool 100 Index ETF

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 
                 

Common Stocks — 99.9%

               

Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%

               

TransDigm Group, Inc. (United States)*

    1,264     $ 728,911  

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%

               

FedEx Corp. (United States)

    6,659       1,694,715  

Automobiles — 3.8%

               

Ford Motor Co. (United States)*

    96,502       1,129,073  

Tesla, Inc. (United States)*

    20,957       14,156,454  
              15,285,527  

Beverages — 0.3%

               

Monster Beverage Corp. (United States)*

    12,454       1,092,714  

Biotechnology — 2.0%

               

Amgen, Inc. (United States)

    13,808       3,105,695  

Biogen, Inc. (United States)*

    3,778       1,030,941  

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (United States)

    30,245       1,857,043  

Seagen, Inc. (United States)*

    4,809       726,688  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (United States)*

    6,314       1,342,041  
              8,062,408  

Capital Markets — 1.1%

               

CME Group, Inc. (United States)

    8,703       1,737,989  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (United States)

    13,313       1,468,557  

Moody’s Corp. (United States)

    4,338       1,192,473  
              4,399,019  

Chemicals — 0.7%

               

Ecolab, Inc. (United States)

    6,916       1,447,934  

Sherwin-Williams Co., (The) (United States)

    1,954       1,329,384  
              2,777,318  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%

               

Cintas Corp. (United States)

    2,420       784,903  

Copart, Inc. (United States)*

    5,428       592,521  

Waste Management, Inc. (United States)

    10,096       1,119,545  
              2,496,969  

Diversified Financial Services — 3.2%

               

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (United States)*

    54,493       13,106,111  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

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Motley Fool 100 Index ETF

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 
                 

Common Stocks (continued)

               

Electric Utilities — 0.8%

               

NextEra Energy, Inc. (United States)

    45,370     $ 3,333,788  

Entertainment — 4.3%

               

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (United States)

    17,816       1,703,388  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (United States)

    6,917       926,671  

Netflix, Inc. (United States)*

    10,371       5,588,413  

Roku, Inc. (United States)*

    3,204       1,267,118  

Walt Disney Co., (The) (United States)*

    40,807       7,714,155  
              17,199,745  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.3%

               

American Tower Corp. (United States)

    10,435       2,255,317  

Crown Castle International Corp. (United States)

    10,082       1,570,271  

Equinix, Inc. (United States)

    2,104       1,364,107  
              5,189,695  

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.8%

               

Costco Wholesale Corp. (United States)

    10,347       3,424,857  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.8%

               

Align Technology, Inc. (United States)*

    1,888       1,070,704  

Becton Dickinson and Co. (United States)

    6,923       1,669,481  

DexCom, Inc. (United States)*

    2,224       884,663  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (United States)*

    2,018       1,049,703  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (United States)*

    2,710       1,996,728  

ResMed, Inc. (United States)

    3,487       672,224  
              7,343,503  

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.8%

               

CVS Health Corp. (United States)

    31,618       2,154,134  

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (United States)

    8,049       1,384,670  

McKesson Corp. (United States)

    3,817       647,058  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (United States)

    21,838       7,255,020  
              11,440,882  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

8

 

 

 

Motley Fool 100 Index ETF

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 
                 

Common Stocks (continued)

               

Health Care Technology — 0.4%

               

Teladoc, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    3,473     $ 767,846  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (United States)*

    3,612       1,011,757  
              1,779,603  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.2%

               

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (United States)*

    681       982,002  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A (United States)*

    7,511       1,112,154  

Starbucks Corp. (United States)

    27,246       2,943,385  
              5,037,541  

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.8%

               

3M Co. (United States)

    13,979       2,447,164  

Roper Technologies, Inc. (United States)

    2,466       931,211  
              3,378,375  

Insurance — 0.2%

               

Aflac, Inc. (United States)

    16,687       799,140  

Interactive Media & Services — 13.6%

               

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (United States)*

    16,069       32,730,303  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (United States)*

    68,162       17,559,894  

Match Group, Inc. (United States)*

    6,490       991,996  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A (United States)*

    15,632       1,259,627  

Twitter, Inc. (United States)*

    19,195       1,479,167  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class A (United States)*(a)

    5,623       954,898  
              54,975,885  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 10.3%

               

Amazon.com, Inc. (United States)*

    11,834       36,601,733  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (United States)*

    904       2,104,973  

Chewy, Inc., Class A (United States)*(a)

    11,653       1,183,479  

eBay, Inc. (United States)

    16,810       948,420  

Wayfair, Inc., Class A (United States)*(a)

    2,964       856,537  
              41,695,142  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

9

 

 

Motley Fool 100 Index ETF

Schedule of Investments (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 
                 

Common Stocks (continued)

               

IT Services — 8.1%

               

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (United States)

    12,740     $ 936,135  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A (United States)

    22,377       7,918,101  

Okta, Inc. (United States)*

    3,301       863,046  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (United States)*

    28,550       7,418,718  

Square, Inc., Class A (United States)*

    11,695       2,690,201  

Twilio, Inc., Class A (United States)*(a)

    3,824       1,502,373  

Visa, Inc., Class A (United States)(a)

    53,366       11,334,405  
              32,662,979  

Leisure Products — 0.2%

               

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A (United States)*

    6,587       793,536  

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4%

               

Illumina, Inc. (United States)*

    3,491       1,533,980  

Machinery — 0.2%

               

Cummins, Inc. (United States)

    3,524       892,277  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%

               

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (United States)

    55,906       821,818  

Pharmaceuticals — 1.2%

               

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (United States)

    54,249       3,327,091  

Zoetis, Inc. (United States)

    11,089       1,721,457  
              5,048,548  

Professional Services — 0.2%

               

CoStar Group, Inc. (United States)*

    934       769,392  

Road & Rail — 1.3%

               

Uber Technologies, Inc. (United States)*

    41,899       2,168,273  

Union Pacific Corp. (United States)

    15,798       3,253,756  
              5,422,029  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.4%

               

Broadcom, Inc. (United States)

    9,599       4,510,282  

NVIDIA Corp. (United States)

    15,156       8,314,279  

Xilinx, Inc. (United States)*

    6,070       790,921  
              13,615,482  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

10

 

 

 

Motley Fool 100 Index ETF

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 
                 

Common Stocks (continued)

               

Software — 18.3%

               

Adobe Systems, Inc. (United States)*

    11,467     $ 5,271,036  

ANSYS, Inc. (United States)*

    1,951       665,272  

Autodesk, Inc. (United States)*

    5,267       1,453,692  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (United States)*

    6,527       920,895  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (United States)*

    5,278       1,140,048  

Datadog, Inc., Class A (United States)*(a)

    7,966       760,036  

DocuSign, Inc. (United States)*

    4,949       1,121,740  

Intuit, Inc. (United States)

    6,568       2,562,440  

Microsoft Corp. (United States)

    181,611       42,202,764  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (United States)*

    2,317       830,204  

Salesforce.com, Inc. (United States)*

    22,446       4,859,559  

ServiceNow, Inc. (United States)*

    4,718       2,516,864  

Splunk, Inc. (United States)*

    3,940       563,459  

Synopsys, Inc. (United States)*

    3,597       882,020  

Trade Desk, Inc., (The) Class A (United States)*

    1,277       1,028,483  

Unity Software, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    6,935       746,414  

VMware, Inc., Class A (United States)*(a)

    10,355       1,431,165  

Workday, Inc., Class A (United States)*

    5,829       1,429,154  

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A (United States)*

    8,209       3,066,965  
              73,452,210  

Specialty Retail — 1.7%

               

Home Depot, Inc., (The) (United States)

    26,388       6,817,076  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 11.9%

               

Apple, Inc. (United States)

    394,969       47,893,941  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.3%

               

NIKE, Inc., Class B (United States)

    38,155       5,142,531  

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.9%

               

T-Mobile US, Inc. (United States)*

    28,964       3,474,811  

Total Common Stocks (Cost $272,117,429)

            403,582,458  
                 

Rights — 0.0%

               

Altaba, Inc. - Escrow Shares (United States)*

    8,565       125,049  

Total Rights (Cost $89,333)

            125,049  
                 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

11

 

 

Motley Fool 100 Index ETF

Schedule of Investments (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 
                 

Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral — 3.8%

               

Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.13%

    15,320,679     $ 15,320,679  

Total Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral (Cost $15,320,679)

            15,320,679  
                 

Short-Term Investments — 0.1%

               

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01% (United States)(b)

    340,762       340,762  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $340,762)

            340,762  
                 

Total Investments (Cost $287,868,203) — 103.8%

            419,368,948  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.8)%

            (15,230,106 )

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

               

(Applicable to 11,525,000 shares outstanding)

          $ 404,138,842  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 28, 2021, the market value of securities on loan was $15,126,765.

 

(b)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 
                 

Common Stocks — 96.3%

               

Aerospace & Defense — 4.4%

               

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (United States)*

    52,986     $ 8,768,653  

Auto Components — 2.9%

               

Fox Factory Holding Corp. (United States)*

    44,585       5,668,983  

Biotechnology — 9.7%

               

Editas Medicine, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    55,973       2,454,976  

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    133,183       7,604,749  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (United States)*

    64,327       9,104,844  
              19,164,569  

Building Products — 2.2%

               

Trex Co., Inc. (United States)*(a)

    47,508       4,353,633  

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.5%

               

Frontdoor, Inc. (United States)*

    55,480       2,905,487  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.4%

               

NLight, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    174,872       6,666,121  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.6%

               

STAG Industrial, Inc. (United States)

    102,526       3,234,695  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 14.0%

               

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (United States)*

    85,211       5,325,687  

Heska Corp. (United States)*(a)

    50,762       9,563,561  

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    29,939       4,817,185  

Penumbra, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    28,371       8,069,564  
              27,775,997  

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.9%

               

HealthEquity, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    94,088       7,748,147  

Health Care Technology — 2.1%

               

Schrodinger, Inc. (United States)*

    40,834       4,184,668  

Insurance — 3.6%

               

Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A (United States)

    55,306       7,164,339  

IT Services — 2.0%

               

NIC, Inc. (United States)

    116,110       4,030,178  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

13

 

 

MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF

Schedule of Investments (CONTINUED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 
                 

Common Stocks (continued)

               

Machinery — 5.8%

               

John Bean Technologies Corp. (United States)

    42,128     $ 6,216,829  

Proto Labs, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    35,904       5,230,495  
              11,447,324  

Media — 3.5%

               

Cardlytics, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    52,255       6,920,130  

Real Estate Management & Development — 10.7%

               

Howard Hughes Corp., (The) (United States)*

    60,505       5,740,109  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (United States)*

    62,193       10,820,338  

Newmark Group, Inc., Class A (United States)

    457,483       4,583,980  
              21,144,427  

Road & Rail — 2.3%

               

Landstar System, Inc. (United States)

    27,985       4,481,518  

Software — 19.1%

               

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (United States)*

    75,284       6,615,958  

Everbridge, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    52,196       7,997,993  

Paylocity Holding Corp. (United States)*

    55,795       10,667,446  

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (United States)*(a)

    55,198       6,727,532  

Smartsheet, Inc., Class A (United States)*

    82,074       5,683,625  
              37,692,554  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 3.6%

               

Watsco, Inc. (United States)

    29,336       7,131,582  

Total Common Stocks (Cost $131,063,725)

            190,483,005  
                 

Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral — 19.2%

               

Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.13%

    38,092,308       38,092,308  

Total Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral (Cost $38,092,308)

            38,092,308  
                 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

14

 

 

 

MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF

Schedule of Investments (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

   

Value
(Note 2)

 
                 

Short-Term Investments — 3.8%

               

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01% (United States)(b)

    7,520,536     $ 7,520,536  

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $7,520,536)

            7,520,536  
                 

Total Investments (Cost $176,676,569) — 119.3%

            236,095,849  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (19.3)%

            (38,197,192 )

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

               

(Applicable to 4,825,000 shares outstanding)

          $ 197,898,657  

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 28, 2021, the market value of securities on loan was $37,400,407.

 

(b)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

15

 

 

Motley Fool ETFs

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Motley
Fool 100
Index ETF

   

MFAM
Small-Cap
Growth ETF

 

ASSETS

               

Investments in securities at value (cost $272,206,762 and $131,063,725, respectively)^

  $ 403,707,507     $ 190,483,005  

Investments purchased with proceeds from securities lending collateral, at value (cost $15,320,679 and $38,092,308, respectively)

    15,320,679       38,092,308  

Short-term investments, at value (cost $340,762 and $7,520,536, respectively)

    340,762       7,520,536  

Receivables for:

               

Dividends

    250,705       20,863  

Total assets

    419,619,653       236,116,712  
                 

LIABILITIES

               

Payables for:

               

Securities lending collateral (see Note 7)

    15,320,679       38,092,308  

Advisory fees

    160,132       125,747  

Total liabilities

    15,480,811       38,218,055  

Net assets

  $ 404,138,842     $ 197,898,657  
                 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

               

Par value

  $ 11,525     $ 4,825  

Paid-in capital

    274,532,903       135,871,927  

Total distributable earnings/(losses)

    129,594,414       62,021,905  

Net assets

  $ 404,138,842     $ 197,898,657  
                 

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    11,525,000       4,825,000  

Net asset value, price per share

    35.07       41.02  

^ Includes market value of securities on loan

  $ 15,126,765     $ 37,400,407  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

16

 

 

 

Motley Fool ETFs

Statements of Operations

FOR THE Six Months ENDED February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Motley
Fool 100
Index ETF

   

MFAM
Small-Cap
Growth ETF

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

               

Dividends

  $ 1,242,750     $ 210,948  

Securities lending income

    8,083       20,821  

Total investment income

    1,250,833       231,769  
                 

EXPENSES

               

Advisory fees (Note 3)

    907,822       601,273  

Total expenses

    907,822       601,273  

Net investment income/(loss)

    343,011       (369,504 )
                 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

               

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    1,653,751       4,098,406  

Net realized gain/(loss) from redemption in-kind

    729,249        

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    14,277,257       35,664,990  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    16,660,257       39,763,396  

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 17,003,268     $ 39,393,892  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

17

 

 

Motley Fool 100 Index ETF

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

FOR THE
Six-Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31,
2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 343,011     $ 972,337  

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    2,383,000       2,822,268  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    14,277,257       96,115,567  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    17,003,268       99,910,172  
                 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (1,629,559 )     (1,030,211 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (1,629,559 )     (1,030,211 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    52,836,952       75,805,220  

Shares redeemed

    (1,618,555 )     (23,009,180 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    51,218,397       52,796,040  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    66,592,106       151,676,001  
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    337,546,736       185,870,735  

End of period

  $ 404,138,842     $ 337,546,736  
                 

SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

               

Shares sold

    1,550,000       2,750,000  

Shares redeemed

    (50,000 )     (1,000,000 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    1,500,000       1,750,000  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

18

 

 

 

MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

FOR THE
Six-Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31,
2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (369,504 )   $ (222,384 )

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    4,098,406       9,609,632  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    35,664,990       18,317,993  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    39,393,892       27,705,241  
                 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (8,371,857 )     (979,168 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (8,371,857 )     (979,168 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    60,132,065       23,164,892  

Shares redeemed

          (14,299,738 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    60,132,065       8,865,154  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    91,154,100       35,591,227  
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    106,744,557       71,153,330  

End of period

  $ 197,898,657     $ 106,744,557  
                 

SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

               

Shares sold

    1,550,000       850,000  

Shares redeemed

          (625,000 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    1,550,000       225,000  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

19

 

 

Motley Fool 100 Index ETF

Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

Six-Months
Ended
February 28,
2021

   

YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31,

   

For the
Period
Ended
august
31,

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

   

2020

   

2019

   

2018(1)

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 33.67     $ 22.46     $ 22.10     $ 20.00  

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

    0.03       0.11       0.15       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    1.52       11.23       0.32       2.02  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1.55       11.34       0.47       2.10  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                               

Net investment income

    (0.10 )     (0.13 )     (0.11 )      

Net realized capital gains

    (0.05 )                        

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.15 )     (0.13 )     (0.11 )      

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 35.07     $ 33.67     $ 22.46     $ 22.10  

Market value, end of period

  $ 35.19     $ 33.66     $ 22.42     $ 22.13  

Total investment return/(loss) on net asset value(3)

    4.59 %(5)     50.67 %     2.27 %     10.49 %(5)

Total investment return/(loss) on market price(4)

    4.99 %(5)     50.89 %     1.93 %     10.65 %(5)

RATIO/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 404,139     $ 337,547     $ 185,871     $ 140,879  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.50 %(6)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %(6)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    0.19 %(6)     0.43 %     0.69 %     0.68 %(6)

Portfolio turnover rate

    8 %(5)     26 %     26 %     10 %(5)

 

(1)

Inception date of the Fund was January 29, 2018.

 

(2)

Per share data calculated using average shares outstanding method.

 

(3)

Total investment return/(loss) on net asset value is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

 

(4)

Total investment return/(loss) on market price is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price on the first day of the period, reinvestment of dividends and distributions at market price during the period and redemption at market price on the last day of the period.

 

(5)

Not annualized.

 

(6)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF

Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss) return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

Six-Months
Ended
February 28,
2021

   

YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31,

   

FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDED
AUGUST 31,

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

   

2020

   

2019(1)

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 32.59     $ 23.33     $ 20.00  

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

    (0.10 )     (0.07 )     (3) 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    10.68       9.67       3.33  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    10.58       9.60       3.33  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                       

Net realized capital gains

    (2.15 )     (0.34 )      

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (2.15 )     (0.34 )      

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 41.02     $ 32.59     $ 23.33  

Market value, end of period

  $ 41.12     $ 32.68     $ 23.34  

Total investment return/(loss) on net asset value(4)

    32.93 %(6)     41.58 %     16.65 %(6)

Total investment return/(loss) on market price(5)

    32.78 %(6)     41.88 %     16.69 %(6)

RATIO/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

                       

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 197,899     $ 106,745     $ 71,153  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.85 %(7)     0.85 %     0.85 %(7)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (0.52 )%(7)     (0.29 )%     (0.01 )%(7)

Portfolio turnover rate

    6 %(6)     27 %     21 %(6)

 

(1)

Inception date of the Fund was October 29, 2018.

 

(2)

Per share data calculated using average shares outstanding method.

 

(3)

Amount rounds to less than 0.01 per share.

 

(4)

Total investment return/(loss) on net asset value is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

 

(5)

Total investment return/(loss) on market price is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price on the first day of the period, reinvestment of dividends and distributions at market price during the period and redemption at market price on the last day of the period.

 

(6)

Not annualized.

 

(7)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

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Motley Fool ETFs

Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has thirty-six separate investment portfolios, including the Motley Fool 100 Index ETF (the “Fool 100 Fund”) and the MFAM Small-Cap Growth ETF (“Small-Cap Growth Fund”) (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”). The Fool 100 Fund and Small-Cap Growth Fund commenced investment operations on January 29, 2018 and October 29, 2018, respectively.

 

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 87.923 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and ninety classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

 

The investment objective of the Fool 100 Fund is to achieve investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the total return performance of the Motley Fool 100 Index (the “Fool 100 Index”). The Fool 100 Index was developed by The Motley Fool, LLC (“The Motley Fool”), an affiliate of the Adviser, in 2017 and is a proprietary, rules-based index designed to track the performance of the 100 largest, most liquid U.S. companies that have been recommended by The Motley Fool’s analysts and newsletters or the highest-rated stocks in Fool IQ, the company’s analyst opinion database. Every company include in the Fool 100 Index is incorporated and listed in the U.S. The investment objective of the Small-Cap Growth Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

 

The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services - Investment Companies”.

 

The end of the reporting period for the Funds is February 28, 2021, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the six-months ended February 28, 2021 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

PORTFOLIO VALUATION — Each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Funds are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded, and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments. Such procedures use fundamental valuation methods, which may include, but are not limited to, an analysis of the effect of any restrictions on the resale of the security, industry analysis and trends, significant changes in the issuer’s financial position, and any other event which could have a significant impact on the value of the security. Determination of fair value involves subjective judgment as the actual market value of a particular security can be established only by negotiations between the parties in a sales transaction, and the difference between the recorded fair value and the value that would be received in a sale could be significant.

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

Level 1 – Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

 

Level 2 – Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

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Level 3 – Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodologies 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, as of the end of the reporting period, in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:

 

FOOL 100 FUND

 

 

 

TOTAL

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

   

INVESTMENTS
MEASURED
AT NET ASSET
VALUE^

 

Common Stocks

  $ 403,582,458     $ 403,582,458     $     $     $  

Rights

    125,049             125,049              

Investments Purchased with Proceeds From Securities Lending Collateral

    15,320,679                         15,320,679  

Short-Term Investments

    340,762       340,762                    

Total Investments*

  $ 419,368,948     $ 403,923,220     $ 125,049     $     $ 15,320,679  

 

SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND

 

 

 

TOTAL

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

   

INVESTMENTS
MEASURED
AT NET ASSET
VALUE^

 

Common Stocks

  $ 190,483,005     $ 190,483,005     $     $     $  

Investments Purchased with Proceeds From Securities Lending Collateral

    38,092,308                         38,092,308  

Short-Term Investments

    7,520,536       7,520,536                    

Total Investments*

  $ 236,095,849     $ 198,003,541     $     $     $ 38,092,308  

 

*

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for further details.

 

^

Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

 

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Funds may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires each Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when a Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all Level 3 transfers are disclosed if a Fund had an amount of total Level 3 transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Funds had no Level 3 transfers.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

 

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES — The Funds record security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income (including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts) is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of each Fund.

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Each Fund pays dividends from its net investment income and distributes any net capital gains that it realizes. Dividends and capital gains distributions are generally paid once a year and as required to comply with federal excise tax requirements. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with tax regulations and recorded on ex dividend date. Additionally, each Fund reports details of distribution-related transactions on quarterly account statements. You may not receive a separate confirmation statement for these transactions.

 

U.S. TAX STATUS — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Funds’ intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

 

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers are not known. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments, impair the Funds’ ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Funds’ performance.

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

 

OTHER — In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, the Funds expect the risk of material loss from such claims to be remote.

 

2. Investment Policies and Practices

 

The sections below describe some of the different types of investments that may be made by the Funds and the investment practices in which the Funds may engage.

 

TYPES OF FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES — Each Fund may invest in bonds and other types of debt obligations of U.S. and foreign issuers. Fixed income securities purchased by a Fund may include, among others, bonds, notes, and debentures issued by corporations; debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities

 

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February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

(“U.S. Government Securities”); municipal securities; mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities; and debt securities issued or guaranteed by foreign governments, their agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions, or by government-owned, -controlled, or -sponsored entities, including central banks. These investments also include money market instruments and other types of obligations. Investors should recognize that, although securities ratings issued by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and Moody’s Investors Services©, Inc. (“Moody’s”), provide a generally useful guide as to credit risks, they do not offer any criteria to evaluate interest rate risk. Changes in interest rate levels generally cause fluctuations in the prices of fixed-income securities and will, therefore, cause fluctuations in the NAV per share of a Fund. Subsequent to the purchase of a fixed-income security by a Fund, the ratings or credit quality of such security may deteriorate. Any such subsequent adverse changes in the rating or quality of a security held by a Fund would not require a Fund to sell the security.

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — Real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are pooled investment vehicles that manage a portfolio of real estate or real estate-related loans to earn profits for their shareholders. REITs are generally classified as equity REITs, mortgage REITs, or a combination of equity and mortgage REITs. Investing in REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general. Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of the borrower on any credit extended. REITs are dependent upon management skills, may not be diversified geographically or by property type, and are subject to heavy cash-flow dependency, default by borrowers, and self-liquidation. REITs must also meet certain requirements under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), to avoid entity level tax and be eligible to pass through certain tax attributes of their income to shareholders. REITs are consequently subject to the risk of failing to meet these requirements for favorable tax treatment and of failing to maintain their exemptions from registration under the 1940 Act. REITs are also subject to the risks of changes in the Code, affecting their tax status.

 

REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risks. When interest rates decline, the value of a REIT’s investment in fixed-rate obligations can be expected to rise. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a REIT’s investment in fixed-rate obligations can be expected to decline. In contrast, as interest rates on adjustable-rate mortgage loans are reset periodically, yields on a REIT’s investments in such loans will gradually align themselves to reflect changes in market interest rates, causing the value of such investments to fluctuate less dramatically in response to interest rate fluctuations than would investments in fixed-rate obligations.

 

The management of a REIT may be subject to conflicts of interest with respect to the operation of the business of the REIT and may be involved in real estate activities competitive with the REIT. REITs may own properties through joint ventures or in other circumstances in which a REIT may not have control over its investments. REITs may use significant amounts of leverage.

 

REITs often do not provide complete tax information until after the end of the calendar year. Consequently, because of the delay, it may be necessary for a Fund, if invested in REITs, to request permission to extend the deadline for issuance of Forms 1099-DIV beyond January 31. Alternatively, amended Forms 1099-DIV may be sent.

 

TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS — During periods of adverse market or economic conditions, a Fund may temporarily invest all or a substantial portion of its assets in high-quality, fixed-income securities, money market instruments, and shares of money market mutual funds, or it may hold cash. At such times, a Fund would not be pursuing its stated investment objective with its usual investment strategies. A Fund may also hold these investments for liquidity purposes. Fixed-income securities will be deemed to be of high quality if they are rated “A” or better by S&P or Moody’s or, if unrated, are determined to be of comparable quality by the Adviser. Money market instruments are high-quality, short-term fixed income obligations (which generally have remaining maturities of one year or less), and may include U.S. Government Securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposit and banker’s acceptances issued by domestic branches of United States banks that are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and repurchase agreements for US. Government Securities. In lieu of purchasing money market instruments, a Fund may purchase shares of money market mutual funds that invest primarily in U.S. Government Securities and repurchase agreements involving those securities, subject to certain limitations imposed by the 1940 Act. A Fund, as an investor in a money market fund, will indirectly bear the fees and expenses of the money market fund. These indirect fees and expenses will be in addition to the fees and expenses of the Funds. Repurchase agreements involve certain risks not associated with direct investments in debt securities.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

3. INVESTMENT adviser and other services

 

Each Fund pays all of its expenses other than those expressly assumed by Motley Fool Asset Management, LLC (the “Adviser”). Expenses of each Fund are deducted from the Fund’s total income before dividends are paid. Subject to the supervision of the Board, the Adviser manages the overall investment operations of each Fund in accordance with the Fund’s respective investment objective and policies and formulates a continuing investment strategy for each Fund pursuant to the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreements between the Adviser and the Company on behalf of each Fund. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Motley Fool Investment Management, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Motley Fool Holdings Inc. (“TMF Holdings”), a multimedia financial-services holding company that also owns The Motley Fool, which publishes investment information and analysis across a wide range of media, including investment newsletter services, websites, and books. TMF Holdings is controlled by David Gardner and Tom Gardner, along with other private shareholders. The Funds compensate the Adviser with a unitary management fee for its services at an annual rate of 0.50% for the Fool 100 Fund and 0.85% for the Small-Cap Growth Fund; based on each Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Advisory Fee”), payable on a monthly basis in arrears. From the Advisory Fee, the Adviser pays most of the expenses of each Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services. However, the Adviser is not responsible for interest expenses, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, fees and expenses of independent directors and their independent counsel, taxes and other extraordinary costs such as litigation and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of business.

 

During the current fiscal period, investment advisory fees accrued were as follows:

 

FUND

 

ADVISORY FEES

 

Fool 100 Fund

  $ 907,822  

Small-Cap Growth Fund

    601,273  

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as administrator for the Funds. For providing administrative and accounting services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Fund Services serves as the Funds’ transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Funds. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Funds’ shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

Under the Fund’s unitary fee, the Adviser compensates Fund Services and the Custodian for its services provided.

 

DIRECTOR AND OFFICER COMPENSATION — The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. An employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. Employees of RBB serve as Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Marketing & Business Development of the Company. They are compensated for services provided. Certain employees of Fund Services serve as officers of the Company. They are not compensated by the Funds or the Company. Until October 1, 2020, an employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC served as Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser. Neither the Funds nor the Company compensated this individual or Vigilant Compliance, LLC for the services provided to Motley Fool Asset Management. For Director and Officer compensation amounts, please refer to the Statements of Operations.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

During the current fiscal period, aggregate purchases and sales and maturities of investment securities (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) of the Funds were as follows:

 

FUND

 

PURCHASES

   

SALES

 

Fool 100 Fund

  $ 29,484,431     $ 29,635,220  

Small-Cap Growth Fund

    7,785,915       17,648,497  

 

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government Securities during the current fiscal period.

 

During the current fiscal period, aggregate purchases and sales and maturities of in-kind transactions of the Funds were as follows:

 

FUND

 

PURCHASES

   

SALES

 

Fool 100 Fund

  $ 51,836,701     $ 1,588,188  

Small-Cap Growth Fund

    57,372,148        

 

5. Federal Income tax information

 

The Funds have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Funds to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Funds have determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Funds are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

As of August 31, 2020, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Funds were as follows:

 

FUND

 

FEDERAL
TAX COST

   

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION

   

UNREALIZED
(DEPRECIATION)

   

NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)

 

Fool 100 Fund

  $ 242,342,659     $ 119,341,734     $ (3,953,973 )   $ 115,387,761  

Small-Cap Growth Fund

    101,038,604       29,155,740       (5,419,216 )     23,736,524  

 

Distributions to shareholders, if any, from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following permanent differences as of August 31, 2020, primarily attributable to foreign currency transactions and in-kind redemptions gains, were reclassified among the following accounts:

 

FUND

 

DISTRIBUTABLE
EARNINGS/LOSS

   

PAID-IN
CAPITAL

 

Fool 100 Fund

  $ (5,020,345 )   $ 5,020,345  

Small-Cap Growth Fund

    (2,104,637 )     2,104,637  

 

As of August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

FUND

 

UNDISTRIBUTED
ORDINARY
INCOME

   

UNDISTRIBUTED
LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAINS

   

CAPITAL
LOSS
CARRYOVER

   

QUALIFIED
LATE-YEAR
LOSS DEFERRAL

   

OTHER

   

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)

   

Total

 

Fool 100 Fund

  $ 769,933     $     $ (1,936,989 )   $     $     $ 115,387,761     $ 114,220,705  

Small-Cap Growth Fund

    445,717       6,817,629                         23,736,524       30,999,870  

 

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the fiscal period ended August 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

FUND

 

ORDINARY
INCOME

   

LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAIN

   

TOTAL

 

Fool 100 Fund

  $ 1,030,211     $     $ 1,030,211  

Small-Cap Growth Fund

    966,374       12,794       979,168  

 

Dividends from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income dividends for federal income tax purposes.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Additionally, capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. As of August 31, 2020, the Fool 100 Fund had unexpiring short-term and long-term losses of $1,324,951 and 612,038, respectively.

 

6. SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares of the Funds are listed and trade on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”). Market prices for the shares may be different from their NAV. Each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in blocks of 25,000 shares, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified universe. Once created, shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of each Fund. Creation Units may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors

 

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February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

do not qualify as Authorized Participants nor have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they are unable to purchase or redeem shares directly from each Fund. Rather, most retail investors may purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and are subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

 

Each Fund currently offers one class of shares, which has no front-end sales load, no deferred sales charge, and no redemption fee. A fixed transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase or sale of Creation Units. The standard fixed transaction fee for each Fund is $250, payable to the custodian. In addition, a variable fee may be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of 2% as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. Variable fees are imposed to compensate each Fund for the transaction costs associated with the cash transactions. Variable fees received by each Fund, if any, are displayed in the capital shares transactions section of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with $0.001 par value per share. Shares of each Fund have equal rights and privileges.

 

7. SECURITIES LENDING

 

The Funds may make secured loans of its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions to earn additional income and receive cash collateral equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities, as marked to market each day that the NAV of the Funds is determined. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the Funds’ lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the security lending agreement. The Funds will pay administrative and custodial fees in connection with the loan of securities. Collateral is invested in short-term investments and the Funds will bear the risk of loss of the invested collateral. Investments purchased with proceeds from securities lending are overnight and continuous. Securities lending will expose the Funds to the risk of loss should a borrower default on its obligation to return the borrowed securities. The market value of the securities on loan and cash collateral as of the end of the reporting period and the income generated from the program during the current fiscal period with respect to such secured loans were as follows:

 

FUND

 

MARKET VALUE
OF SECURITIES
LOANED

   

MARKET VALUE
OF COLLATERAL

   

INCOME
RECEIVED FROM
SECURITIES
LENDING

 

Fool 100 Fund

  $ 15,126,765     $ 15,320,679     $ 8,083  

Small-Cap Growth Fund

    37,400,407       38,092,308       20,821  

 

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds’ securities lending agent on behalf of the Funds’ under a Master Securities Lending Agreement (“MSLA”) which permits the Funds’ securities lending agent on behalf of the Funds under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset amounts payable on behalf of the

 

 

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Motley Fool ETFs

Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Funds to the same counterparty against amounts to be received and create one single net payment due to or from the Funds. The following table is a summary of the Funds’ open securities lending transactions which are subject to a MSLA as of the end of the reporting period:

 

                           

GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

FUND

 

GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS

   

GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENTS
OF ASSETS
AND
LIABILITIES

   

NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
PRESENTED
IN THE
STATEMENTS
OF ASSETS
AND
LIABILITIES

   

FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
1

   

CASH
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED

   

NET
AMOUNT
2

 

Fool 100 Fund

  $ 15,126,765     $     $ 15,126,765     $ (15,126,765 )   $     $  

Small-Cap Growth Fund

    37,400,407             37,400,407       (37,400,407 )            

 

1

Amount disclosed is limited to the amount of assets presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Actual collateral received may be more than the amount shown.

 

2

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

8. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no significant events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Motley Fool ETFs

Notice to Shareholders

(Unaudited)

 

Information on Proxy Voting

 

Policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling (888) 863-8803; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Schedule of Investments

 

The Company files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Company’s Form N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Frequency Distributions of Premiums and Discounts

 

Information regarding how often shares of the Funds trade on an exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Funds is available, without charge, on the Funds’ website at www.mfamfunds.com.

 

 

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Motley Fool ETFs

Liquidity Risk Management Program

(Unaudited)

 

The Company has adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Company Program”) as required by rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Company Program, the Adviser has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Adviser Program” and together with the Company Program, the “Programs”) on behalf of the Funds. The Programs seek to assess, manage and review each Fund’s Liquidity Risk. “Liquidity Risk” is defined as the risk that a Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interest in the Fund.

 

The Board has appointed Vigilant Compliance, LLC (“Vigilant”) as the program administrator for the Company Program and the Adviser as the program administrator for the Adviser Program. The Adviser has delegated oversight of the Adviser Program to its Liquidity Committee, whose process of monitoring and determining the liquidity of each Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party vendors.

 

At meetings held during the fiscal period, the Board and its Investment and Liquidity Risk Committee received and reviewed a written report (the “Report”) of Vigilant and the Adviser concerning the operation of the Programs for the period from June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 (the “Period”). The Report summarized the operation of the Programs and the information and factors considered by Vigilant and the Adviser in reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation of the Programs with respect to each Fund. Such information and factors included, among other things: (i) the methodology used to classify the liquidity of each Fund’s portfolio investments and the Adviser’s assessment that each Fund’s strategy remained appropriate for an open-end mutual fund; (ii) analyses of each Fund’s trading environment and reasonably anticipated trading size; (iii) that each Fund held primarily highly liquid assets (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value); (iv) the Small-Cap Growth Fund held a percentage of highly liquid assets above its highly liquid investment minimum at all times during the Period; (v) that the Fool 100 Fund did not require the establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum and the methodology for that determination; (vi) confirmation that none of the Funds had breached the 15% maximum illiquid security threshold (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment) and the procedures for monitoring compliance with the limit; (vii) that the processes, technologies and third-party vendors used to assess, manage, and/or periodically review each Fund’s Liquidity Risk functioned appropriately during the Period; and (viii) that the Programs operated adequately during the Period. The Report also summarized the changes made to the Programs over the course of the Period.

 

Based on the review, the Report concluded that the Programs were being implemented effectively and reasonably designed to assess and manage Liquidity Risk in each Fund’s portfolio.

 

There can be no assurance that the Company Program or the Adviser Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for more information regarding a Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

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Investment Adviser

Motley Fool Asset Management, LLC
2000 Duke Street
Suite 275
Alexandria, VA 22314

 

Administrator and Transfer Agent

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201

 

Custodian

U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Principal Underwriter

Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 E Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Tait, Weller & Baker LLP
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50 S 16th St. Suite 2900
Philadelphia, PA 19102-2529

 

Legal Counsel

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
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Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

 

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ORINDA FUNDS

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

February 28, 2021

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

 

of

 

the RBB Fund, Inc.

 

Class I Shares – OIOIX

 

Class A Shares – OIOAX

 

Class D Shares – OIODX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

   

Performance Data

1

Fund Expense Examples

4

Allocation of Portfolio Assets

5

Schedule of Investments

6

Financial Statements

10

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

10

Statement of Operations

12

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

13

Statement of Cash Flows

15

Financial Highlights

17

Notes to Financial Statements

20

Notice to Shareholders

30

Liquidity Risk Management Program

31

 

 

Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Performance Data

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months(1)

One
Year

Three
Years

Five
Years

Since
Inception(2)

 

Class I Shares (No Load)

13.88%

-10.49%

-0.42%

3.13%

1.90%

 

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

-1.55%

1.38%

5.32%

3.55%

3.49%

 

 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

Inception date of Class I Shares of the Fund was June 28, 2013.

 

Until December 31, 2021, the Adviser has agreed to waive its fees to the extent necessary to maintain annualized expense ratios for the Class I Shares of average daily net assets of 1.40% (excluding certain items discussed below). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause the Fund’s net annualized expense ratio to exceed the applicable expense limitation: acquired fund fees and expenses, short sale dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest and taxes. There can be no assurance that the Adviser will continue such waiver for the Fund after December 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratio for the Class I Shares, as stated in the current prospectus, is 1.80%.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-855-467-4632.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index, comprised predominately of U.S. traded investment grade bonds with maturities of one year or more. The index includes Treasury securities, Government agency bonds, mortgage-backed bonds, and corporate bonds. The index is representative of intermediate duration US investment grade debt securities. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Performance Data (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months(1)

One
Year

Three
Years

Five
Years

Since
Inception(2)

 

Class A Shares (No Load)

13.75%

-10.77%

-0.70%

2.83%

1.60%

 

Class A Shares (Load)

8.05%

-15.23%

-2.39%

1.78%

0.92%

 

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

-1.55%

1.38%

5.32%

3.55%

3.49%

 

 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

Inception date of Class A Shares of the Fund was June 28, 2013.

 

Until December 31, 2021, the Adviser has agreed to waive its fees to the extent necessary to maintain annualized expense ratios for the Class A Shares of average daily net assets of 1.65% (excluding certain items discussed below). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause the Fund’s net annualized expense ratio to exceed the applicable expense limitation: acquired fund fees and expenses, short sale dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest and taxes. There can be no assurance that the Adviser will continue such waiver for the Fund after December 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratio for the Class A Shares, as stated in the current prospectus, is 2.05%.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data shown for Class A Shares (Load) reflects the Class A maximum sales charge of 5.00%. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-855-467-4632.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index, comprised predominately of U.S. traded investment grade bonds with maturities of one year or more. The index includes Treasury securities, Government agency bonds, mortgage-backed bonds, and corporate bonds. The index is representative of intermediate duration US investment grade debt securities. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Performance Data (CONCLUDED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months(1)

One
Year

Three
Years

Five
Years

Since
Inception(2)

 

Class D Shares (No Load)

13.34%

-11.36%

-1.39%

2.12%

0.95%

 

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

-1.55%

1.38%

5.32%

3.55%

3.53%

 

 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

Inception date of Class D Shares of the Fund was September 27, 2013.

 

Until December 31, 2021, the Adviser has agreed to waive its fees to the extent necessary to maintain annualized expense ratios for the Class D Shares of average daily net assets of 2.40% (excluding certain items discussed below). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause the Fund’s net annualized expense ratio to exceed the applicable expense limitation: acquired fund fees and expenses, short sale dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest and taxes. There can be no assurance that the Adviser will continue such waiver for the Fund after December 31, 2021. The Fund’s expense ratio for the Class D Shares, as stated in the current prospectus, is 2.80%.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-855-467-4632.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index, comprised predominately of U.S. traded investment grade bonds with maturities of one year or more. The index includes Treasury securities, Government agency bonds, mortgage-backed bonds, and corporate bonds. The index is representative of intermediate duration US investment grade debt securities. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Fund Expense Examples

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, (if any); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021.

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

 

The first section in the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

 

The second section of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

 

Beginning
Account
Value
SEPTEMBER 1,
2020

   

Ending
Account
VALUE
FEBRUARY 28,
2021

   

Expenses
Paid
During
Period
*

   

ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO

   

ACTUAL
SIX-MONTH
TOTAL
INVESTMENT
RETURN FOR
THE FUND

 

Actual

                                       

Class I Shares

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,138.80     $ 7.69       1.45 %     13.88 %

Class A Shares

    1,000.00       1,137.50       9.01       1.70       13.75  

Class D Shares

    1,000.00       1,121.25       10.96       2.45       13.34  

 

                                       

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

                               

Class I Shares

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.60     $ 7.25       1.45 %     N/A  

Class A Shares

    1,000.00       1,016.36       8.50       1.70       N/A  

Class D Shares

    1,000.00       1,012.65       12.23       2.45       N/A  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s Class I Shares, Class A Shares and Class D Shares annualized six-month expense ratios for the period September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one half year period. The Fund’s ending account values in the first section in the table is based on the actual six-month total investment return for the Fund’s respective share classes.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Allocation of Portfolio Assets

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

Percentages represent market value as a percentage of net assets. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 


REITS - 97.2%

 

Number of
Shares

   


Value

 

Financials - 29.2%

               

American Homes 4 Rent - Series E, 6.35%

    11,174     $ 285,607  

AGNC Investment Corp.

    170,000       2,725,100  

AGNC Investment Corp. - Series C, 7.00% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.11%) (a)(b)

    157,542       4,015,746  

AGNC Investment Corp. - Series D, 6.88% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.33%) (a)(b)

    60,000       1,499,400  

AGNC Investment Corp. - Series E, 6.50% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.99%) (a)

    46,015       1,126,447  

AGNC Investment Corp. - Series F, 6.13% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.70%) (a)

    31,100       728,051  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

    330,000       2,742,300  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. - Series F, 6.95% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.99%) (a)(b)

    95,097       2,333,680  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. - Series G, 6.50% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.17%) (a)

    39,250       956,523  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. - Series I, 6.75% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.99%) (a)(b)

    98,581       2,431,008  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    74,152       985,480  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.

    73,628       2,149,938  

Chimera Investment Corp. - Series A, 8.00% (b)

    74,755       1,887,564  

Chimera Investment Corp. - Series B, 8.00% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.79%) (a)(b)

    41,312       981,986  

Chimera Investment Corp. - Series C, 7.75% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.74%) (a)

    74,632       1,723,999  

Chimera Investment Corp. - Series D, 8.00% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.38%) (a)(b)

    79,733       1,853,792  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

    42,000       1,212,120  

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. - Series C, 7.50% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.29%) (a)

    35,500       874,010  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.

    30,000       552,900  

New Residential Investment Corp. - Series A, 7.50% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.80%) (a)(b)

    94,243       2,289,163  

New Residential Investment Corp. - Series B, 7.13% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.64%) (a)(b)

    108,751       2,546,948  

New Residential Investment Corp. - Series C, 6.38% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.97%) (a)(b)

    108,129       2,358,294  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust - Series A, 8.13% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.83%) (a)(b)

    60,110       1,505,154  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust - Series B, 8.00% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.99%) (a)(b)

    92,248       2,306,200  

Realty Income Corp.

    26,952       1,624,128  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

    100,000       2,283,000  

TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. (b)

    157,653       1,645,897  

Two Harbors Investment Corp. - Series A, 8.13% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.66%) (a)(b)

    46,764       1,191,079  

Two Harbors Investment Corp. - Series C, 7.25% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.01%) (a)(b)

    34,322       813,431  

Two Harbors Investment Corp. - Series E, 7.50% (b)

    64,221       1,624,791  
              51,253,736  

Real Estate - 68.0%

               

Agree Realty Corp.

    15,000       968,400  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    17,300       2,762,637  

American Assets Trust, Inc.

    87,904       2,732,056  

American Finance Trust, Inc. - Series A, 7.50%

    41,000       1,040,170  

American Homes 4 Rent - Series D, 6.50% (b)

    115,590       2,955,636  

American Homes 4 Rent - Series G, 5.88% (b)

    40,222       1,034,510  

American Homes 4 Rent - Series H, 6.25%

    19,659       521,357  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. - Series A, 6.75%

    47,760       1,205,940  

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. - Series C, 7.65%

    9,728       249,718  

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. - Series D, 7.13% (b)

    52,200       1,331,100  

Boston Properties, Inc.

    3,000       297,390  

Brandywine Realty Trust

    54,000       660,420  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc.

    58,500       1,023,750  

Centerspace - Series C, 6.63% (b)

    49,046       1,277,648  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Schedule Of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 


REITS - 97.2% (CONTINUED)

 

Number of
Shares

   


Value

 

Real Estate - 68.0% (Continued)

               

City Office REIT, Inc. (b)

    115,659     $ 1,175,095  

City Office REIT, Inc. - Series A, 6.63% (b)

    74,817       1,882,396  

Colony Capital, Inc. - Series H, 7.13% (b)

    120,411       2,924,783  

Colony Capital, Inc. - Series I, 7.15% (b)

    128,488       3,114,549  

Colony Capital, Inc. - Series J, 7.13%

    139,201       3,392,328  

Columbia Property Trust, Inc.

    51,600       728,592  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

    30,000       780,000  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co., 8.25%

    55,000       1,467,400  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. - Series C, 6.63%

    46,168       1,179,131  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. - Series K, 5.85% (b)

    48,000       1,299,840  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. - Series L, 5.20%

    15,838       411,946  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

    85,000       1,868,300  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    18,200       1,841,294  

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

    7,900       147,572  

Global Medical REIT, Inc.

    25,000       336,750  

Global Net Lease, Inc.

    11,654       216,531  

Global Net Lease, Inc. - Series A, 7.25% (b)

    78,564       2,032,451  

Global Net Lease, Inc. - Series B, 6.88%

    50,904       1,299,579  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

    86,300       2,510,467  

Hersha Hospitality Trust - Series C, 6.88%

    13,000       307,970  

Hersha Hospitality Trust - Series E, 6.50% (b)

    55,755       1,291,843  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

    102,852       4,109,966  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

    28,258       396,742  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    105,346       3,664,987  

iStar, Inc. - Series D, 8.00% (b)

    51,662       1,307,565  

iStar, Inc. - Series I, 7.50%

    35,793       907,353  

Lexington Realty Trust

    36,000       385,920  

LTC Properties, Inc.

    41,900       1,714,129  

Macerich Co. (The)

    315,808       4,080,239  

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. - Series C, 6.13%

    60,000       1,510,200  

National Health Investors, Inc.

    23,100       1,577,037  

National Storage Affiliates Trust - Series A, 6.00%

    40,295       1,067,818  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust - Series C, 6.50%

    13,942       324,430  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust - Series D, 6.38%

    27,380       635,490  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust - Series E, 6.38% (b)

    91,562       2,120,576  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust - Series F, 6.30%

    79,902       1,807,383  

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.

    132,760       2,264,886  

Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc.

    58,200       868,344  

Postal Realty Trust, Inc.

    90,949       1,462,460  

Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.

    73,000       600,790  

PS Business Parks, Inc. - Series Z, 4.88% (b)

    37,900       961,523  

QTS Realty Trust, Inc.

    26,197       1,627,358  

QTS Realty Trust, Inc. - Series A, 7.13% (b)

    75,230       2,011,650  

QTS Realty Trust, Inc. - Series B, 6.50%

    5,000       704,300  

Regency Centers Corp.

    71,900       3,938,682  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. - Series A, 5.88%

    36,600       924,150  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Schedule Of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 


REITS - 97.2% (CONTINUED)

 

Number of
Shares

   


Value

 

Real Estate - 68.0% (Continued)

               

RLJ Lodging Trust - Series A, 1.95% (b)(c)

    215,432     $ 5,543,065  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

    26,100       449,442  

Seritage Growth Properties - Series A, 7.00%

    32,452       666,889  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    4,000       451,680  

SL Green Realty Corp. - Series I, 6.50% (b)

    60,156       1,526,759  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

    39,850       1,714,347  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    47,109       1,486,289  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. - Series E, 6.25%

    41,215       939,702  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. - Series E, 6.95%

    38,898       966,226  

Terreno Realty Corp.

    22,714       1,272,893  

UMH Properties, Inc. - Series C, 6.75% (b)

    94,739       2,372,265  

UMH Properties, Inc. - Series D, 6.38% (b)

    54,000       1,328,400  

Urban Edge Properties

    40,000       660,000  

VEREIT, Inc. (b)

    40,120       1,564,680  

Vornado Realty Trust

    78,500       3,370,790  

Vornado Realty Trust - Series K, 5.70% (b)

    53,365       1,339,462  

Vornado Realty Trust - Series L, 5.40% (b)

    17,974       447,553  

Vornado Realty Trust - Series M, 5.25% (b)

    27,515       687,875  

Weingarten Realty Investors

    63,000       1,599,570  

WP Carey, Inc.

    24,563       1,683,548  
              119,314,962  

TOTAL REITS

               

(Cost $157,483,084)

            170,568,698  
                 

PREFERRED STOCKS - 8.6%

 

 

   

 

 

Energy - 0.8%

               

Energy Transfer Partners LP - Series C, 7.38% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.53%) (a)(b)

    33,032       720,098  

Energy Transfer Partners LP - Series D, 7.63% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.74%) (a)

    20,556       464,771  

NGL Energy Partners LP - Series B, 9.00% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 7.21%) (a)

    24,643       273,537  
              1,458,406  

Financials - 3.3%

               

B Riley Financial, Inc., 6.50%

    13,951       357,704  

Capstead Mortgage Corp. - Series E, 7.50%

    48,338       1,210,867  

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. - Series A, 7.75% (b)

    48,724       1,200,072  

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. - Series B, 7.75% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.18%) (a)(b)

    58,008       1,409,595  

MFA Financial, Inc. - Series B, 7.50%

    21,897       537,571  

Oaktree Capital Group LLC - Series B, 6.55% (b)

    40,000       1,032,800  
              5,748,609  

Industrials - 1.3%

               

Triton International Ltd., 7.38% (c)

    51,600       1,368,432  

Triton International Ltd., 6.88% (c)

    35,606       915,430  
              2,283,862  

Real Estate - 3.2%

               

Hersha Hospitality Trust - Series D, 6.50%

    76,549       1,778,233  

iStar, Inc. - Series G, 7.65%

    22,245       561,464  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Schedule Of Investments (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 


PREFERRED STOCKS - 8.6% (CONTINUED)

 

Number of
Shares

   


Value

 

Real Estate - 3.2% (Continued)

               

Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP - Series B, 7.90%

    33,399     $ 840,987  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. - Series D, 6.45%

    19,791       468,057  

VEREIT, Inc. - Series F, 6.70% (b)

    74,081       1,872,768  
              5,521,509  

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

               

(Cost $13,970,992)

            15,012,386  
                 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.8%

 

 

   

 

 

Real Estate - 0.8%

               

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. - Series A, 7.38%

    80,173       1,470,373  
                 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

               

(Cost $1,974,694)

            1,470,373  
                 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 0.4%

 

 

   

 

 

Vanguard REIT ETF

    9,000       790,830  
                 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

               

(Cost $800,488)

            790,830  
                 

CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUNDS - 0.9%

 

 

   

 

 

Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities Fund (b)

    170,000       1,541,900  
                 

TOTAL CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUNDS

               

(Cost $1,383,440)

            1,541,900  
                 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.4%

 

 

   

 

 

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, 0.03% (d)

    4,141,259       4,141,259  
                 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

               

(Cost $4,141,259)

            4,141,259  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

               

(Cost $179,753,957) - 110.3%

            193,525,446  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (10.3)%

            (18,059,676 )
                 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

          $ 175,465,770  

 

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

(a)

Variable Rate Security. The rate shown represents the rate at February 28, 2021.

 

(b)

All or a portion of the security has been segregated for open short positions.

 

(c)

U.S. traded security of a foreign issuer or corporation.

 

(d)

Seven-day yield as of February 28, 2021.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

       

Investments in securities, at value (cost $175,612,698)

  $ 189,384,187  

Short-term investments, at value (cost $4,141,259)

    4,141,259  

Receivables for:

       

Investments sold

    1,475,664  

Dividends and interest

    597,405  

Capital shares sold

    185,298  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    24,267  

Total assets

    195,808,080  
         

LIABILITIES

       

Due to Broker

    45,728  

Payables for:

       

Loans payable

    15,518,234  

Investments purchased

    4,245,632  

Capital shares redeemed

    200,152  

Advisory fees

    147,675  

Distribution and service fees

    48,290  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    136,599  

Total liabilities

    20,342,310  

Net assets

    175,465,770  
         

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Par value

  $ 10,120  

Paid-in capital

    227,877,114  

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

    (52,421,464 )

Net assets

  $ 175,465,770  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Statement of Assets And Liabilities (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

CLASS I SHARES:

       

Net assets

  $ 157,233,798  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    9,056,164  

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 17.36  
         

CLASS A SHARES:

       

Net assets

  $ 8,071,155  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    466,298  

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 17.31  

Maximum offering price per share (net asset value divided by 95.00%)

  $ 18.22  
         

CLASS D SHARES:

       

Net assets

  $ 10,160,817  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    597,896  

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 16.99  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Statement of Operations

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $0)

  $ 6,847,828  

Interest income

    33,389  

Total investment income

    6,881,217  
         

EXPENSES

       

Advisory fees (Note 2)

  $ 850,077  

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

    118,304  

Interest expense

    50,041  

Distribution fees - Class D Shares

    48,647  

Distribution fees - Class A Shares

    13,684  

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

    46,023  

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

    33,654  

Registration and filing fees

    30,157  

Legal fees

    18,078  

Director fees

    16,730  

Audit and tax service fees

    11,135  

Officer fees

    9,736  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    7,226  

Dividend expense on securities sold-short

    417  

Other expenses

    8,256  

Total expenses before waivers and/or reimbursements

    1,262,165  

Less: waivers and/or reimbursements (Note 2)

    40,844  

Net expenses after waivers and/or reimbursements

    1,303,009  

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 5,578,208  
         

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

       

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

       

Investments

  $ (2,744,707 )

Securities sold short

    (222 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

       

Investments

  $ 19,498,247  

Securities sold short

    112  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    16,753,430  

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 22,331,638  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

Year ended
August 31,
2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 5,578,208     $ 8,341,437  

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    (2,744,929 )     (33,873,147 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    19,498,359       (20,177,237 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    22,331,638       (45,708,947 )
                 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

               

Total distributable earnings

               

Class I Shares

    (5,125,656 )     (9,433,203 )

Class A Shares

    (396,943 )     (1,835,060 )

Class D Shares

    (317,401 )     (568,713 )

Return of Capital

               

Class I Shares

          (3,284,419 )

Class A Shares

          (667,533 )

Class D Shares

          (226,072 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (5,840,000 )     (16,015,000 )
                 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Class I Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    13,970,641       85,954,772  

Reinvestment of distributions

    4,069,465       10,799,683  

Shares redeemed

    (25,532,796 )     (103,065,903 )

Total from Class I Shares

    (7,492,690 )     (6,311,448 )
                 

Class A Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    180,669       10,878,704  

Reinvestment of distributions

    177,337       1,839,257  

Shares redeemed

    (7,630,439 )     (52,988,539 )

Total from Class A Shares

    (7,272,433 )     (40,270,578 )
                 

Class D Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    1,546,180       1,532,105  

Reinvestment of distributions

    207,175       510,064  

Shares redeemed

    (2,146,761 )     (6,861,108 )

Total from Class D Shares

    (393,406 )     (4,818,939 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    (15,158,529 )     (51,400,965 )

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    1,333,109       (113,124,912 )
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    174,132,661       287,257,573  

End of period

  $ 175,465,770     $ 174,132,661  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Statements Of Changes in Net Assets (Concluded)

 

   

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

Year ended
August 31,
2020

 

SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

               

Class I Shares

               

Shares sold

    858,722       5,538,481  

Dividends and distributions reinvested

    260,689       622,873  

Shares redeemed

    (1,570,122 )     (6,107,999 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (450,711 )     53,355  
                 

Class A Shares

               

Shares sold

    11,343       550,503  

Dividends and distributions reinvested

    11,505       90,986  

Shares redeemed

    (474,400 )     (2,615,795 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (451,552 )     (1,974,306 )
                 

Class D Shares

               

Shares sold

    97,602       106,132  

Dividends and distributions reinvested

    13,522       29,139  

Shares redeemed

    (134,636 )     (347,578 )

Net increase/(decrease)

    (23,512 )     (212,307 )
                 

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    (925,775 )     (2,133,258 )

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Statement of Cash Flows

 

   

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
August 31,
2020

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

               

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 22,331,638     $ (45,708,947 )

Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash used in operating activities:

               

Purchases of investments

    (117,986,829 )     (364,635,187 )

Purchases to cover securities sold short

    (7,307 )     (159,487,351 )

Written options closed or exercised

          (5,639 )

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

    138,975,615       416,348,486  

Proceeds from securities sold short

          148,292,381  

Premiums received on written options

          99,959  

Purchases of short-term investments, net

    (3,299,128 )     (669,331 )

Return of capital and capital gain distributions received from underlying investments

    145,237       8,378,558  

Proceeds from litigation income

    218,896        

Amortization and accretion of premium and discount

          (17,734 )

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments

    2,708,101       31,355,403  

Net realized gain/(loss) on purchased options

          278,500  

Net realized gain/(loss) on short transactions

    222       2,346,014  

Net realized gain/(loss) on written options

          (94,320 )

Net realized gain/(loss) on foreign currency translation

          (2,600 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (19,498,247 )     20,059,518  

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on purchased options

          68,979  

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on foreign currency

          (47 )

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on short transactions

    (112 )     48,787  

Increases/(decreases) in operating assets:

               

Increase/(decrease) in due to broker

    45,728       36,606  

Increase/(decrease) in dividends and interest receivable

    63,631       1,029,905  

Increase/(decrease) in deposits at broker for short sales

          15,563,167  

Increase/(decrease) in receivable for investments sold

    (625,870 )     (633,165 )

Increase/(decrease) in prepaid expenses and other assets

    23,893       13,789  

Increases/(decreases) in operating liabilities:

               

Increase/(decrease) in payable for investments purchased

    3,595,672       (837,333 )

Increase/(decrease) in payable to advisor

    (7,422 )     (86,255 )

Increase/(decrease) in payable for distribution and service fees

    (1,306 )     (40,515 )

Increase/(decrease) in other accrued expenses

    (59,301 )     63,856  

Net cash used in operating activities

    26,623,111       71,765,484  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Statement Of Cash Flows (concluded)

 

   

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
August 31,
2020

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

               

Proceeds from shares sold

  $ 15,626,835     $ 98,576,136  

Payment on shares redeemed

    (35,529,779 )     (162,698,066 )

Cash distributions paid to shareholders

    (1,386,023 )     (2,865,996 )

Increase/(decrease) in loan payable

    (5,334,144 )     (4,777,558 )

Net cash provided by financing activities

    (26,623,111 )     (71,765,484 )

Net change in cash

           
                 

CASH:

               

Beginning balance

           

Ending balance

  $     $  
                 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:

               

Cash paid for interest

  $ 50,041     $ 260,134  

Non-cash financing activities - distributions reinvested

    4,453,977       13,149,004  

Non-cash financing activities - increase/(decrease) in receivable for Fund shares sold

    70,655       (210,555 )

Non-cash financing activities - increase/(decrease) in payable for Fund shares redeemed

    (219,783 )     217,484  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Financial Highlights

 

For a capital share outstanding throughout the period

   

CLASS I SHARES

 
   

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
August 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
August 31,
2019

   

Year Ended
August 31,
2018

   

Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2017
(2),(3)

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2017

   

Year Ended
February 29,
2016

 

Net asset value – Beginning of period

  $ 15.78     $ 21.83     $ 22.50     $ 23.42     $ 23.66     $ 21.36     $ 25.29  

Income from Investment Operations:

                               

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    0.53       0.67       0.95       0.86       0.63       1.10       0.99  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    1.60       (5.44 )     (0.12 )     (0.17 )     (0.02 )     2.90       (3.36 )

Total from investment operations

    2.13       (4.77 )     0.83       0.69       0.61       4.00       (2.37 )

Less Distributions:

                                                       

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.55 )     (0.95 )     (1.14 )     (1.15 )     (0.63 )     (1.10 )     (1.02 )

Distributions from net realized gains

                                         

Return of capital

          (0.33 )     (0.36 )     (0.46 )     (0.22 )     (0.60 )     (0.54 )

Total distributions

    (0.55 )     (1.28 )     (1.50 )     (1.61 )     (0.85 )     (1.70 )     (1.56 )

Net asset value – End of period

  $ 17.36     $ 15.78     $ 21.83     $ 22.50     $ 23.42     $ 23.66     $ 21.36  

Total return/(loss)

    13.88 %(4)     (22.22 )%     4.17 %     3.24 %     2.62 %(4)     19.29 %     (9.81 )%
                                                         

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                               

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

  $ 157,234     $ 150,062     $ 206,355     $ 193,184     $ 193,361     $ 180,360     $ 121,400  

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets:

                       

Before Recoupments/Reimbursements

    1.41 %(5)     1.71 %     1.79 %     1.92 %     1.82 %(5)     2.01 %     1.85 %

After Recoupments/Reimbursements

    1.45 %(5)     1.69 %     1.79 %     1.92 %     1.82 %(5)     2.01 %     1.84 %

Ratio of interest expense and dividends on short positions to average net assets

    0.05 %(5)     0.35 %     0.50 %     0.63 %     0.55 %(5)     0.68 %     0.49 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets:

               

Before Recoupments/Reimbursements

    6.67 %(5)     3.65 %     4.43 %     3.83 %     5.33 %(5)     4.68 %     4.21 %

After Recoupments/Reimbursements

    6.62 %(5)     3.67 %     4.43 %     3.83 %     5.33 %(5)     4.68 %     4.22 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    67 %(4)     153 %     131 %     102 %     46 %(4)     121 %     127 %

 

(1)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(2)

Effective as of the close of business on April 28, 2017, the Fund acquired all the assets and liabilities of the Orinda Income Opportunities Fund, a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”). The financial highlights for the periods prior to that date reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund.

(3)

The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

For a capital share outstanding throughout the period

   

CLASS A SHARES

 
   

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
August 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
August 31,
2019

   

Year Ended
August 31,
2018

   

Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2017
(2),(3)

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2017

   

Year Ended
February 29,
2016

 

Net asset value – Beginning of period

  $ 15.74     $ 21.77     $ 22.46     $ 23.33     $ 23.58     $ 21.31     $ 25.25  

Income from Investment Operations:

                               

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    0.52       0.68       0.85       0.77       0.59       1.03       0.93  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    1.59       (5.48 )     (0.10 )     (0.14 )     (0.02 )     2.88       (3.37 )

Total from investment operations

    2.11       (4.80 )     0.75       0.63       0.57       3.91       (2.44 )

Less Distributions:

                                                       

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.54 )     (0.90 )     (1.08 )     (1.04 )     (0.60 )     (1.04 )     (0.96 )

Distributions from net realized gains

                                         

Return of capital

          (0.33 )     (0.36 )     (0.46 )     (0.22 )     (0.60 )     (0.54 )

Total distributions

    (0.54 )     (1.23 )     (1.44 )     (1.50 )     (0.82 )     (1.64 )     (1.50 )

Net asset value – End of period

  $ 17.31     $ 15.74     $ 21.77     $ 22.46     $ 23.33     $ 23.58     $ 21.31  

Total return/(loss)

    13.75 %(4)     (22.43 )%     3.82 %     2.94 %     2.49 %(4)     18.90 %     (10.09 )%
                                                         

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                               

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

  $ 8,071     $ 14,444     $ 62,963     $ 45,783     $ 112,549     $ 101,270     $ 66,375  

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets:

                       

Before Recoupments/Reimbursements

    1.66 %(5)     1.82 %     2.04 %     2.07 %     2.12 %(5)     2.29 %     2.15 %

After Recoupments/Reimbursements

    1.70 %(5)     1.80 %     2.04 %     2.07 %     2.12 %(5)     2.29 %     2.15 %

Ratio of interest expense and dividends on short positions to average net assets

    0.05 %(5)     0.25 %     0.46 %     0.51 %     0.55 %(5)     0.66 %     0.48 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets:

               

Before Recoupments/Reimbursements

    6.56 %(5)     3.34 %     3.96 %     3.37 %     5.03 %(5)     4.34 %     3.97 %

After Recoupments/Reimbursements

    6.52 %(5)     3.36 %     3.96 %     3.37 %     5.03 %(5)     4.34 %     3.97 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    67 %(4)     153 %     131 %     102 %     46 %(4)     121 %     127 %

 

(1)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(2)

Effective as of the close of business on April 28, 2017, the Fund acquired all the assets and liabilities of the Orinda Income Opportunities Fund, a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”). The financial highlights for the periods prior to that date reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund.

(3)

The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Financial Highlights (CONCLUDED)

 

For a capital share outstanding throughout the period

   

CLASS D SHARES

 
   

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
August 31,
2020

   

Year Ended
August 31,
2019

   

Year Ended
August 31,
2018

   

Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2017
(2),(3)

   

Year Ended
February 28,
2017

   

Year Ended
February 29,
2016

 

Net asset value – Beginning of period

  $ 15.49     $ 21.52     $ 22.23     $ 23.18     $ 23.49     $ 21.25     $ 25.17  

Income from Investment Operations:

                               

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    0.44       0.49       0.73       0.63       0.51       0.87       0.82  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    1.57       (5.36 )     (0.13 )     (0.16 )     (0.02 )     2.88       (3.37 )

Total from investment operations

    2.01       (4.87 )     0.60       0.47       0.49       3.75       (2.55 )

Less Distributions:

                                                       

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.51 )     (0.83 )     (0.95 )     (0.96 )     (0.58 )     (0.90 )     (0.83 )

Distributions from net realized gains

                                         

Return of capital

          (0.33 )     (0.36 )     (0.46 )     (0.22 )     (0.61 )     (0.54 )

Total distributions

    (0.51 )     (1.16 )     (1.31 )     (1.42 )     (0.80 )     (1.51 )     (1.37 )

Net asset value – End of period

  $ 16.99     $ 15.49     $ 21.52     $ 22.23     $ 23.18     $ 23.49     $ 21.25  

Total return/(loss)

    13.34 %(4)     (22.99 )%     3.12 %     2.23 %     2.13 %(4)     18.10 %     (10.56 )%
                                                         

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                               

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

  $ 10,161     $ 9,626     $ 17,939     $ 20,497     $ 22,274     $ 23,963     $ 21,405  

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets:

               

Before Recoupments/Reimbursements

    2.41 %(5)     2.70 %     2.80 %     2.93 %     2.79 %(5)     2.98 %     2.81 %

After Recoupments/Reimbursements

    2.45 %(5)     2.68 %     2.80 %     2.93 %     2.79 %(5)     2.98 %     2.67 %

Ratio of interest expense and dividends on short positions to average net assets

    0.05 %(5)     0.34 %     0.52 %     0.64 %     0.55 %(5)     0.67 %     0.49 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets:

               

Before Recoupments/Reimbursements

    5.71 %(5)     2.65 %     3.43 %     2.90 %     4.36 %(5)     3.76 %     3.32 %

After Recoupments/Reimbursements

    5.66 %(5)     2.67 %     3.43 %     2.90 %     4.36 %(5)     3.76 %     3.46 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    67 %(4)     153 %     131 %     102 %     46 %(4)     121 %     127 %

 

(1)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(2)

Effective as of the close of business on April 28, 2017, the Fund acquired all the assets and liabilities of the Orinda Income Opportunities Fund, a series of Advisors Series Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”). The financial highlights for the periods prior to that date reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund.

(3)

The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has thirty-six separate investment portfolios, including the Orinda Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), which became a series of RBB as of the close of business on April 28, 2017. The Fund is authorized to offer three classes of shares, Class I Shares, Class A Shares and Class D Shares. Class A Shares are sold subject to a front-end maximum sales charge of 5.00%. Front-end sales charges may be reduced or waived under certain circumstances. Class I Shares, Class A Shares and Class D Shares commenced investment operations on June 28, 2013, June 28, 2013 and September 27, 2013, respectively.

 

Prior to April 28, 2017, the Fund was a series (the “Predecessor Fund”) of Advisors Series Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company (or mutual fund) organized on October 3, 1996, as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Predecessor Fund was reorganized into the Fund on April 28, 2017 (the “Reorganization”). As a result of the Reorganization, the performance and accounting history of the Predecessor Fund was assumed by the Fund. Performance and accounting information prior to April 28, 2017 included herein is that of the Predecessor Fund.

 

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 87.923 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and ninety classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

 

The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize current income with potential for modest growth of capital.

 

The Fund is an investment company and follows the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services-Investment Companies.”

 

The end of the reporting period for the Fund is February 28, 2021, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the six-months ended February 28, 2021 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

PORTFOLIO VALUATION — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded, and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses). Options for which the primary market is a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are traded, or, in the absence of any sale, will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Options not traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last quoted bid price for long option positions and the closing ask price for short option positions. If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments. Such procedures use fundamental valuation methods, which may include, but are not limited to, an analysis of the effect of any restrictions on the resale of the security, industry analysis and trends, significant changes in the issuer’s financial position, and any other event which could have a significant impact on the value of the security. Determination of fair value involves subjective judgment as the actual market value of a particular security can be established only by negotiations between the parties in a sales transaction, and the difference between the recorded fair value and the value that would be received in a sale could be significant. The Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. To account for this, the Fund may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

● Level 1 —

Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

 

● Level 2 —

Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

 

● Level 3 —

Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodologies 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, as of the end of the reporting period, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

   

TOTAL

   

LEVEL 1

   

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

 

REITs

                               

Financials

  $ 51,253,736     $ 51,253,736     $     $  

Real Estate

    119,314,962       113,771,897       5,543,065        

Total REITs

    170,568,698       165,025,633       5,543,065        

Preferred Stocks

                               

Energy

    1,458,406       1,458,406              

Financials

    5,748,609       5,748,609              

Industrials

    2,283,862       2,283,862              

Real Estate

    5,521,509       5,521,509              

Total Preferred Stocks

    15,012,386       15,012,386              

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                               

Real Estate

    1,470,373       1,470,373              

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

    1,470,373       1,470,373              

Exchange Traded Funds

    790,830       790,830              

Closed-End Mutual Funds

    1,541,900       1,541,900              

Short-Term Investments

    4,141,259       4,141,259              

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 193,525,446     $ 187,982,381     $ 5,543,065     $  

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

 

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all Level 3 transfers are disclosed if the Fund had an amount of Level 3 transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

 

Foreign securities that utilize international fair pricing are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund had no Level 3 transfers.

 

DISCLOSURES ABOUT DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES — The Fund may use derivatives for different purposes, such as a substitute for taking a position in the underlying asset and/or as part of a strategy designed to reduce exposure to other risks, such as interest rate or currency risk. The various derivative instruments that the Fund may use are options, futures, swaps, and forward foreign currency contracts, among others. The Fund may also use derivatives for leverage, in which case their use would involve leveraging risk. The Fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives are subject to a number of risks, such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and management risk. A Fund investing in a derivative instrument could lose more than the principal amount invested.

 

The Fund has adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standard Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). ASC 815 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s use of, and accounting for, derivative instruments and the effect of derivative instruments on the Fund’s results of operations and financial position. Tabular disclosure regarding derivative fair value and gain/loss by contract type (e.g., interest rate contracts, foreign exchange contracts, credit contracts, etc.) is required and derivatives accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 must be disclosed separately from those that do not qualify for hedge accounting. Even though the Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to achieve an economic hedge, the Fund’s derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 because investment companies account for their derivatives at fair value and record any changes in fair value in current period earnings.

 

OPTIONS The Fund may utilize options for hedging purposes as well as direct investment. Some options strategies, including buying puts, tend to hedge the Fund’s investments against price fluctuations. Other strategies, such as writing puts and calls and buying calls, tend to increase market exposure. Options contracts may be combined with each other in order to adjust the risk and return characteristics of each Fund’s overall strategy in a manner deemed appropriate to the Adviser and consistent with each Fund’s investment objective and policies. When a call or put option is written, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability. The liability is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current fair value of the written option. When a written option expires, a gain is realized in the amount of the premium originally received. If a closing purchase contract is entered into, a gain or loss is realized in the amount of the original premium less the cost of the closing transaction. If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a written put option is exercised, the amount of the premium originally received reduces the cost of the security which is purchased upon the exercise of the option.

 

With options, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the options are covered or secured, which means that the Fund will own the underlying security or, to the extent it does not hold such a portfolio, will maintain a segregated account with the Fund’s custodian consisting of high quality liquid debt obligations equal to the market value of the option, marked to market daily.

 

Options purchased are recorded as investments and marked-to-market daily to reflect the current fair value of the option contract. If an option purchased expires, a loss is realized in the amount of the cost of the option contract. If a closing transaction is entered into, a gain or loss is realized to the extent that the proceeds from the sale are greater or less than the cost of the option. If a purchase put option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security by adjusting the proceeds from such sale by the amount of the premium originally paid. If a purchased call option is exercised, the cost of the security purchased upon exercise is increased by the premium originally paid.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS — The Fund is subject to equity price risk, interest rate risk, and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund uses futures contracts and options on such futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in the value of equities, interest rates or foreign currencies. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an initial margin deposit in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Upon entering into such contracts, the Fund bears the risk of interest or exchange rates or securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The use of futures contracts, and options on futures contracts, involves the risk of imperfect correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts and options thereon, interest rates and the underlying hedged assets.

 

LEVERAGE AND SHORT SALES — The Fund may use leverage in connection with its investment activities and may effect short sales of securities. Leverage can increase the investment returns of the Fund if the securities purchased increase in value in an amount exceeding the cost of the borrowing. However, if the securities decrease in value, the Fund will suffer a greater loss than would have resulted without the use of leverage. A short sale is the sale by the Fund of a security which it does not own in anticipation of purchasing the same security in the future at a lower price to close the short position. A short sale will be successful if the price of the shorted security decreases. However, if the underlying security goes up in price during the period in which the short position is outstanding, the Fund will realize a loss. The risk on a short sale is unlimited because the Fund must buy the shorted security at the higher price to complete the transaction. Therefore, short sales may be subject to greater risks than investments in long positions. With a long position, the maximum sustainable loss is limited to the amount paid for the security plus the transaction costs, whereas there is no maximum attainable price of the shorted security. The Fund would also incur increased transaction costs associated with selling securities short. In addition, if the Fund sells securities short, it must maintain a segregated account with its custodian containing cash or high-grade securities equal to (i) the greater of the current market value of the securities sold short or the market value of such securities at the time they were sold short, less (ii) any collateral deposited with the Fund’s broker (not including the proceeds from the short sales). The Fund may be required to add to the segregated account as the market price of a shorted security increases. As a result of maintaining and adding to its segregated account, the Fund may maintain higher levels of cash or liquid assets (for example, U.S. Treasury bills, repurchase agreements, high quality commercial paper and long equity positions) for collateral needs thus reducing its overall managed assets available for trading purposes. The Fund is obligated to pay the counterparty any dividends or interest due on securities sold short. Such dividends and interest are recorded as an expense to the Fund.

 

MUTUAL FUND AND ETF TRADING RISK — The Fund may invest in other mutual funds that are either open-end or closed-end investment companies as well as ETFs. ETFs are investment companies that are bought and sold on a national securities exchange. Unlike mutual funds, ETFs do not necessarily trade at the net asset values of their underlying securities, which means an ETF could potentially trade above or below the value of the underlying portfolios. Additionally, because ETFs trade like stocks on exchanges, they are subject to trading and commission costs unlike mutual funds. Also, both mutual funds and ETFs have management fees that are part of their costs, and the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of the costs.

 

REITS — The Fund has made certain investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which pay dividends to their shareholders based upon available funds from operations. It is quite common for these dividends to exceed the REITs’ taxable earnings and profits resulting in the excess portion being designated as a return of capital. The Fund intends to include the gross dividends from such REITs in its annual distributions to shareholders and, accordingly, a portion of the Fund’s distributions may also be designated as a return of capital.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES — The Fund records security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income (including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts) is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund’s investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Board deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund.

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — The Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income, if any, quarterly, and net realized capital gains, if any, annually. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

U.S. TAX STATUS — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in the Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Statement of Operations.

 

MARKET RISK The value of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate as a result of the movement of the overall stock market or the value of the individual securities held by the Fund, and you could lose money.

 

MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP RISK Investments in securities (units) of MLPs involve risks that differ from an investment in common stock. To the extent that an MLP’s interests are all in a particular industry, the MLP will be negatively impacted by economic events adversely impacting that industry. Additionally, holders of the units of MLPs have more limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the partnership. There are also certain tax risks associated with an investment in units of MLPs.

 

FOREIGN AND EMERGING MARKET SECURITIES RISK — Foreign investments may carry risks associated with investing outside the United States, such as currency fluctuation, economic or financial instability, lack of timely or reliable financial information or unfavorable political or legal developments. Those risks are increased for investments in emerging markets.

 

CURRENCY RISK Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of what the Fund owns and the Fund’s share price. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

 

SMALL AND MEDIUM COMPANIES RISK — Investing in securities of small and medium capitalization companies may involve greater volatility than investing in larger and more established companies because small and medium capitalization companies can be subject to more abrupt or erratic share price changes than larger, more established companies.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

DERIVATIVES RISK — The Fund’s use of derivatives (which may include options, futures and swaps, among others) may reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve the risk of improper valuation, the risk of ambiguous documentation, and the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying security. Derivatives are also subject to market risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, counterparty risk and liquidity risk. Derivatives may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment.

 

OPTIONS RISK — Purchasing and writing put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than ordinary investment risks. The Fund may not fully benefit from or may lose money on an option if changes in its value do not correspond as anticipated to changes in the value of the underlying securities.

 

INTEREST RATE RISK Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. It is likely there will be less governmental action in the near future to maintain low interest rates. The negative impact on fixed income securities from the resulting rate increases for that and other reasons could be swift and significant.

 

FIXED INCOME SECURITIES RISK — Fixed income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. There is also the risk that an issuer may “call,” or repay, its high yielding bonds before their maturity dates. Fixed income securities subject to prepayment can offer less potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and similar or greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. Limited trading opportunities for certain fixed income securities may make it more difficult to sell or buy a security at a favorable price or time.

 

REAL ESTATE AND REIT CONCENTRATION RISK — The Fund is vulnerable to the risks of the real estate industry, such as the risk that a decline in rental income may occur because of extended vacancies, the failure to collect rents, increased competition from other properties, or poor management. The value and performance of REITs depends on how well the underlying properties owned by the REIT are managed. In addition, the value of an individual REIT’s securities can decline if the REIT fails to continue qualifying for special tax treatment.

 

CONVERTIBLE BOND RISK — Convertible bonds are hybrid securities that have characteristics of both bonds and common stocks and are therefore subject to both debt security risks and equity risk. Convertible bonds are subject to equity risk especially when their conversion value is greater than the interest and principal value of the bond. The prices of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes and may decline over short or extended periods of time.

 

PREFERRED STOCK RISK Preferred stocks may be more volatile than fixed income securities and are more correlated with the issuer’s underlying common stock than fixed income securities. Additionally, the dividend on a preferred stock may be changed or omitted by the issuer.

 

INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING RISK — The Fund may purchase securities of companies that are offered pursuant to an IPO. The risk exists that the market value of IPO shares will fluctuate considerably due to factors such as the absence of a prior public market, unseasoned trading, the small number of shares available for trading and limited information about the issuer. The purchase of IPO shares may involve high transaction costs. IPO shares are subject to market risk and liquidity risk. When the Fund’s asset base is small, a significant portion of the Fund’s performance could be attributable to investments in IPOs, because such investments would have a magnified impact on the Fund. As the Fund’s assets grow, the effect of the Fund’s investments in IPOs on the Fund’s performance probably will decline, which could reduce the Fund’s performance.

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RISK A high portfolio turnover rate (100% or more) increases the Fund’s transaction costs (including brokerage commissions and dealer costs), which would adversely impact the Fund’s performance. Higher portfolio turnover may result in the realization of more short-term capital gains than if the Fund had lower portfolio turnover.

 

LIBOR DISCONTINUATION RISK The terms of many financial instruments in which the Fund may invest or other transactions to which the Fund may be a party may be tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR.” LIBOR is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. LIBOR may be a significant factor in determining the Fund’s payment obligations under a derivative investment, the cost of financing to the Fund or an investment’s value or return to the Fund, and may be used in other ways that affect the Fund’s investment performance. In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority, the United Kingdom’s financial regulatory body, announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Although financial regulators and industry working groups have suggested alternative reference rates, such as European Interbank Offer Rate (“EURIBOR”), Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate (“SONIA”) and Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), global consensus on alternative rates is lacking and the process for amending existing contracts or instruments to transition away from LIBOR remains uncertain. There also remains uncertainty and risk regarding the willingness and ability of issuers to include fallback provisions and/or other measures that contemplate the discontinuation of LIBOR in new and existing contracts or instruments. In addition, there are obstacles to converting certain longer-term securities and transactions to a new reference rate or rates and the effectiveness of one alternative reference rate versus multiple alternative reference rates in new or existing financial instruments and products has not been determined.

 

The transition away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for instruments whose terms currently reference LIBOR, reduced values of LIBOR-related investments, reduced effectiveness of hedging strategies, increased costs for certain LIBOR-related instruments, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing, and prolonged adverse market conditions for the Fund. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and related transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Because the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could occur prior to the end of 2021.

 

Although the Fund is working to minimize its exposure to risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR, all of the aforementioned risks may adversely affect the Fund’s performance or NAV.

 

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC — The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers are not known. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

 

REDEMPTION FEES — The Fund does not charge redemption fees to shareholders.

 

OTHER — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, the Fund expects the risk of material loss from such claims to be remote.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISER AND OTHER SERVICES

 

Orinda Asset Management, LLC (the “Adviser” or “Orinda”) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser furnishes all investment advice, office space, and facilities, and provides most of the personnel needed by the Fund. The Fund compensates the Adviser for its services at an annual rate based on the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Advisory Fee”), payable on a monthly basis in arrears, as shown in the following table.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent that the total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed the rate (“Expense Cap”) shown in the following table of the average daily net assets for each class of shares. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed the Expense Cap as applicable: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, dividends on securities sold

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

short, extraordinary expenses, interest and taxes. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board. The Adviser may discontinue these arrangements at any time after December 31, 2021.

 

ADVISORY

 

EXPENSE CAPS

FEE

 

CLASS I

CLASS A

CLASS D

1.00%

 

1.40%

1.65%

2.40%

 

During the current fiscal period, investment advisory fees accrued, waived and/or reimbursed were as follows:

 

 

GROSS ADVISORY
FEES

   

WAIVERS AND/OR
REIMBURSEMENTS

   

NET ADVISORY
FEES

 
  $ 850,077     $ 40,844     $ 890,921  

 

If at any time the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses (not including acquired fund fees and expenses, short sale dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest and taxes) for a year are less than the relevant share class’s Expense Cap, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed the relevant share class’s Expense Cap that was in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

 

As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund had amounts available for recoupment as follows:

 

 

EXPIRATION

 
 

AUGUST 31,
2021

   

AUGUST 31,
2022

   

AUGUST 31,
2023

   

AUGUST 31,
2024

 
  $     $     $ 11,682     $ 546  

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Fund Services serves as the Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Funds’ shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

For compensation amounts paid to Fund Services and the Custodian, please refer to the Statement of Operations.

 

The Board has adopted Plans of Distribution for Class A Shares and Class D Shares (the “Plans”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plans, the Fund’s distributor is entitled to receive from the Fund a distribution fee with respect to Class A Shares and Class D Shares of the Fund, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, of up to 0.25% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Class A Shares and up to 1.00% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Class D Shares. The actual amount of such compensation under the Plans is agreed upon by the Board and by the Distributor. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment in Class A Shares and Class D Shares and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. Amounts paid to the Distributor under the Plans may be used by the Distributor to cover expenses that are related to (i) the sale of Class A Shares and Class D Shares, (ii) ongoing servicing and/or maintenance of the accounts of Class A and Class D shareholders, and (iii) sub-transfer agency services, sub-accounting services or administrative services related to the sale of Class A Shares and Class D Shares, all as set forth in the Plans.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

3. DIRECTOR AND OFFICER COMPENSATION

 

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. An employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. Employees of RBB serve as Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Marketing & Business Development of the Company. They are compensated for services provided. Certain employees of Fund Services serve as officers of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company. An employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC also serves as the Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser. Neither the Fund nor the Company compensates this individual or Vigilant Compliance, LLC for services provided to Orinda. For Director and Officer compensation amounts, please refer to the Statement of Operations.

 

4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

During the current fiscal period, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

 

PURCHASES

   

SALES

 
  $ 117,986,828     $ 138,975,614  

 

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities during the current fiscal period.

 

5. LEVERAGE & LINE OF CREDIT

 

The Fund may purchase securities with borrowed money, including bank overdrafts (a form of leverage). The Fund may borrow amounts up to one-third of the value of its assets after giving effect to such borrowing. Leverage exaggerates the effect on the net asset value of any increase or decrease in the market value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. These borrowings will be subject to interest costs, which may or may not be recovered by appreciation of the securities purchased. In certain cases, interest costs may exceed the return received on the securities purchased.

 

The Fund may also utilize the line of credit for short term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions, in connection with shareholder redemptions. The Fund maintains a separate line of credit with BNP Paribas (acting through its New York Branch). The Fund is charged interest of 1.20% above the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) for borrowings under this agreement. The Fund can borrow up to a maximum of 50% of the market value of assets pledged as collateral. However, depending on the liquidity of the collateral, issuer concentration, debt ratings of fixed income investments, and the share price of equity holdings, the amount eligible to be borrowed can also be less than 50% of the market value of the assets pledged as collateral.

 

The Fund has pledged a portion of its investment securities as the collateral for their line of credit. As of the end of the reporting period, the value of the investment securities pledged as collateral was $57,437,448. The Fund had an outstanding average daily balance and a weighted average interest rate of approximately $7.9 million and 1.28%, respectively. The maximum amount outstanding for the Fund during the reporting period was $22,862,709.

 

6. FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

 

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Notes To Financial Statements (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

As of August 31, 2020, the federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments held by the Fund were as follows:

 

 

FEDERAL
TAX COST

   

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION

   

UNREALIZED
(DEPRECIATION)

   

NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)

 
  $ 205,066,842     $ 10,994,467     $ (21,242,809 )   $ (10,248,342 )

 

Distributions to shareholders, if any, from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

Permanent differences as of August 31, 2020 were reclassified among the following accounts:

 

 

Distributable
earnings/(Loss)

   

PAID-IN
CAPITAL

 
  $ 1,181,996     $ (1,181,996 )

 

As of August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

 

UNDISTRIBUTED
ORDINARY
INCOME

   

UNDISTRIBUTED
LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAINS

   

NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)

   

ACCUMULATED
LOSSES

   

TOTAL

 
  $     $     $ (10,248,342 )   $ (58,664,760 )   $ (68,913,102 )

 

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate principally to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term and foreign currency gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

 

ORDINARY
INCOME

   

LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAINS

   

RETURN
OF CAPITAL

 
  $ 11,836,976     $     $ 4,178,024  

 

Dividends from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income dividends for federal income tax purposes.

 

The Fund is permitted to carryforward capital losses for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of August 31, 2020, the Fund had $43,683,879 of short-term capital loss carryforwards and $14,978,192 of long-term capital loss carryforwards.

 

7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no significant events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Notice to Shareholders

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

How to Obtain a Copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policies

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-467-4632 or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

How to Obtain a Copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Records for the 12-Month Period Ended June 30, 2019

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-467-4632. Furthermore, you can obtain the Fund’s proxy voting records on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

 

The Company files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Company’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

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Orinda Income Opportunities Fund

Liquidity Risk Management Program

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

The Company has adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Company Program”) as required by rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Company Program, the Adviser has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Adviser Program” and together with the Company Program, the “Programs”) on behalf of the Fund. The Programs seek to assess, manage and review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk. “Liquidity Risk” is defined as the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interest in the Fund.

 

The Board has appointed Vigilant Compliance, LLC (“Vigilant”) as the program administrator for the Company Program and the Adviser as the program administrator for the Adviser Program. The Adviser has delegated oversight of the Adviser Program to an employee of the Adviser, whose process of monitoring and determining the liquidity of the Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party vendors.

 

At meetings held during the fiscal period, the Board and its Investment and Liquidity Risk Committee received and reviewed a written report (the “Report”) of Vigilant and the Adviser concerning the operation of the Programs for the period from June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 (the “Period”). The Report summarized the operation of the Programs and the information and factors considered by Vigilant and the Adviser in reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation of the Programs with respect to the Fund. Such information and factors included, among other things: (i) the methodology used to classify the liquidity of each Fund’s portfolio investments and the Adviser’s assessment that the Fund’s strategy remained appropriate for an open-end mutual fund; (ii) analyses of the Fund’s trading environment and reasonably anticipated trading size; (iii) that the Fund held primarily highly liquid assets (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value); (iv) that the Fund did not require the establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum and the methodology for that determination; (v) confirmation that the Fund did not breach the 15% maximum illiquid security threshold (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment) and the procedures for monitoring compliance with the limit; (vi) that the processes, technologies and third-party vendors used to assess, manage, and/or periodically review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk functioned appropriately during the Period; and (vii) that the Programs operated adequately during the Period. The Report also summarized the changes made to the Programs over the course of the year.

 

Based on the review, the Report concluded that the Programs were being implemented effectively and reasonably designed to assess and manage Liquidity Risk in the Fund’s portfolio.

 

There can be no assurance that the Company Program or the Adviser Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

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Investment Adviser

Orinda Asset Management LLC

3390 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Suite 250

Lafayette, CA 94549

 

Distributor

Quasar Distributors, LLC

111 E Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Administrator and Transfer Agent

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201

 

Custodian

U.S. Bank National Association

Custody Operations

1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302

Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Tait, Weller & Baker LLP

Two Liberty Place

50 S 16th St Suite 2900

Philadelphia, PA 19102-2529

 

Legal Counsel

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Suite 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OR-SAR21

 

This report is intended for shareholders of the Fund and may not be used as sales literature unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Share price and returns will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are dated and are subject to change.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SGI U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY FUND

 

SGI U.S. SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND

 

SGI GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

 

SGI CONSERVATIVE FUND

 

SGI PRUDENT GROWTH FUND

 

SGI PEAK GROWTH FUND

 

of

 

The RBB Fund, Inc.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

 

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Funds. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Funds.

 

 

SGI U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY FUND - CLASS I SHARES

 

Performance Data

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months
(1)

One
Year

Three
Years

Five
Years

Since
Inception
(2)

 

Class I Shares

2.69%

15.24%

10.60%

11.90%

11.83%

 

S&P 500® Index(3)

9.74%

31.29%

14.14%

16.82%

14.39%

 

 

 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

Class I Shares of the Fund commenced operations on February 29, 2012.

 

(3)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Class I Shares only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling 1-855-744-8500.

 

The Fund’s total annual operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, is 0.85% of average daily net assets for Class I Shares. These ratios may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. The Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses through December 31, 2021 to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed 0.98% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed 0.98%: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. The contractual limitation may not be terminated before December 31, 2021 without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. If at any time the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for a year are less than 0.98% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

 

The Fund’s investments will generally consist of securities, which may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock and securities convertible into common stock. Portfolio composition is subject to change. The Fund evaluates performance as compared to that of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (“S&P 500®”). The S&P 500® is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

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SGI U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY FUND - CLASS A SHARES

 

Performance Data (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months
(1)

One
Year

Three
Years

Five
Years

Since
Inception
(2)

 

Class A Shares (without sales charge)

2.59%

14.97%

10.33%

11.63%

10.47%

 

Class A Shares (with sales charge)

-2.82%

8.92%

8.37%

10.43%

9.37%

 

S&P 500® Index(3)

9.74%

31.29%

14.14%

16.82%

14.39%

 

 

 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

Class A Shares of the Fund commenced operations on October 29, 2015.

 

(3)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Class A Shares only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

Class A Shares of the Fund have a 5.25% maximum sales charge.

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling 1-855-744-8500.

 

The Fund’s total annual operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, is 1.10% of average daily net assets for Class A Shares. These ratios may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. The Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses through December 31, 2021 to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed 1.23% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse certain expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed 1.23%: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. The contractual limitation may not be terminated before December 31, 2021 without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. If at any time the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for a year are less than 1.23% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

 

The Fund’s investments will generally consist of securities, which may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock and securities convertible into common stock. Portfolio composition is subject to change. The Fund evaluates performance as compared to that of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (“S&P 500®”). The S&P 500® is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

2

 

 

SGI U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY FUND - CLASS C SHARES

 

Performance Data (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months
(1)

One
Year

Three
Years

Five
Years

Since
Inception
(2)

 

Class C Shares

2.20%

14.61%

9.68%

10.80%

10.27%

 

S&P 500® Index(3)

9.74%

31.29%

14.14%

16.82%

14.39%

 

 

 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

Class C Shares of the Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2015.

 

(3)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Class C Shares only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling 1-855-744-8500.

 

The Fund’s total annual operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, is 1.85% of average daily net assets for Class C Shares. These ratios may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. The Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses through December 31, 2021 to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed 1.98% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C Shares. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed 1.98%: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. The contractual limitation may not be terminated before December 31, 2021 without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. If at any time the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for a year are less than 1.98% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C Shares, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

 

The Fund’s investments will generally consist of securities, which may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock and securities convertible into common stock. Portfolio composition is subject to change. The Fund evaluates performance as compared to that of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (“S&P 500®”). The S&P 500® is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

3

 

 

SGI U.S. SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND - CLASS I SHARES

 

Performance Data (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months
(1)

One
Year

Three
Years

Since
Inception
(2)

 

Class I Shares

12.72%

4.88%

1.21%

5.89%

 

Russell 2000® Index(3)

41.69%

51.00%

14.87%

16.42%

 

 

 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

Class I Shares of the Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2016.

 

(3)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Class I Shares only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling 1-855-744-8500.

 

The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, are 1.56% and 1.43%, respectively, of average daily net assets for Class I Shares. These ratios may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. The Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses through December 31, 2021 to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed 1.23% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed 1.23%: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. This contractual limitation may not be terminated before December 31, 2021 without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. If at any time the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for a year are less than 1.23% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

 

The Fund’s investments will generally consist of securities, which may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock and securities convertible into common stock. Portfolio composition is subject to change. The Fund evaluates performance as compared to that of the Russell 2000® Index (“Russell 2000®”). The Russell 2000® is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 2,000 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. Small Companies. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

The Fund invests in equity securities and in stocks of small companies which are subject to market, economic and business risks that may cause their price to rise or fall over time. Stocks of small companies may be more volatile, less liquid or not as readily marketable as those of larger companies. Small companies may also have limited product lines, markets or financial resources and may be dependent on relatively small or inexperienced management groups. Although the Fund seeks lower volatility, there is no guarantee the Fund will perform as expected.

 

4

 

 

SGI U.S. SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND - CLASS A SHARES

 

Performance Data (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months
(1)

One
Year

Three
Years

Since
Inception
(2)

 

Class A Shares (without sales charge)

12.58%

4.63%

0.98%

5.66%

 

Class A Shares (with sales charge)

6.71%

-0.90%

-0.81%

4.52%

 

Russell 2000® Index(3)

41.69%

51.00%

14.87%

16.42%

 

 

 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

Class A Shares of the Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2016.

 

(3)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Class A Shares only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

Class A Shares of the Fund have a 5.25% maximum sales charge.

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling 1-855-744-8500.

 

The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, are 1.81% and 1.68%, respectively, of average daily net assets for Class A Shares. These ratios may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. The Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses through December 31, 2021 to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed 1.48% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed 1.48%: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. This contractual limitation may not be terminated before December 31, 2021 without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. If at any time the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for a year are less than 1.48% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

 

The Fund’s investments will generally consist of securities, which may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock and securities convertible into common stock. Portfolio composition is subject to change. The Fund evaluates performance as compared to that of the Russell 2000® Index (“Russell 2000®”). The Russell 2000® is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 2,000 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. Small Companies. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

The Fund invests in equity securities and in stocks of small companies which are subject to market, economic and business risks that may cause their price to rise or fall over time. Stocks of small companies may be more volatile, less liquid or not as readily marketable as those of larger companies. Small companies may also have limited product lines, markets or financial resources and may be dependent on relatively small or inexperienced management groups. Although the Fund seeks lower volatility, there is no guarantee the Fund will perform as expected.

 

5

 

 

SGI U.S. SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND - CLASS C SHARES

 

Performance Data (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months
(1)

One
Year

Three
Years

Since
Inception
(2)

 

Class C Shares

12.10%

3.80%

0.23%

4.85%

 

Russell 2000® Index(3)

41.69%

51.00%

14.87%

16.42%

 

 

 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

Class C Shares of the Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2016.

 

(3)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Class C Shares only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling 1-855-744-8500.

 

The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, are 2.56% and 2.43%, respectively, of average daily net assets for Class C Shares. These ratios may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. The Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses through December 31, 2021 to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed 2.23% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C Shares. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed 2.23%: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. This contractual limitation may not be terminated before December 31, 2021 without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. If at any time the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for a year are less than 2.23% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C Shares, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

 

The Fund’s investments will generally consist of securities, which may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock and securities convertible into common stock. Portfolio composition is subject to change. The Fund evaluates performance as compared to that of the Russell 2000® Index (“Russell 2000®”). The Russell 2000® is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 2,000 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. Small Companies. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

The Fund invests in equity securities and in stocks of small companies which are subject to market, economic and business risks that may cause their price to rise or fall over time. Stocks of small companies may be more volatile, less liquid or not as readily marketable as those of larger companies. Small companies may also have limited product lines, markets or financial resources and may be dependent on relatively small or inexperienced management groups. Although the Fund seeks lower volatility, there is no guarantee the Fund will perform as expected.

 

6

 

 

SGI GLOBAL EQUITY FUND - CLASS I SHARES

 

Performance Data (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended February 28, 2021(2)

 
 

Six
Months
(1)

One
Year

Five
Years

Ten
Years

Since
Inception

 

Class I Shares(3)

2.75%

9.29%

10.38%

8.63%

15.11%

 

MSCI ACWI Index(4)

13.04%

30.25%

14.24%

8.85%

12.67%

 

 

 

(1)

Not annualized.

 

(2)

Returns for periods prior to January 3, 2017 were generated under the management of the Fund’s former investment adviser and reflect a previous investment strategy.

 

(3)

The Fund operated as a series of Scotia Institutional Funds prior to the close of business on March 21, 2014 (the “Predecessor Fund”), at which time the Predecessor Fund was reorganized into the Scotia Dynamic U.S. Growth Fund, a newly created series of The RBB Fund, Inc. The fiscal year end of the Predecessor Fund was September 30. The performance shown for periods prior to March 21, 2014 represents the performance for the Predecessor Fund. While the Predecessor Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2009, the Predecessor Fund began investing consistent with its investment objective on April 1, 2009. Effective January 3, 2017, the Scotia Dynamic U.S. Growth Fund changed its name to the Summit Global Investments Global Low Volatility Fund (the “Fund”).

 

(4)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Predecessor Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling 1-855-744-8500.

 

The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, are 1.01% and 0.87%, respectively, of average daily net assets for Class I Shares. These ratios may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. The Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund through December 31, 2021 to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest) do not exceed 0.84% (on an annual basis) of Class I’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation shall remain in effect until December 31, 2021 unless the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. approves its earlier termination. If at any time the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for a year are less than 0.84% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

 

International investing is subject to special risks including, but not limited to, currency risk associated with securities denominated in other than the U.S. dollar, which may be affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates, political, social or economic instability, and differences in taxation, auditing, and other financial practices.

 

The MSCI ACWI Index (the “Index”) captures large and mid cap representation across 23 Developed Markets (DM) and 27 Emerging Markets (EM) countries. With more than 3,000 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the global investable equity opportunity set. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

7

 

 

SGI CONSERVATIVE FUND - CLASS I SHARES

 

Performance Data (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months
(1)

Since
Inception

 

Class I Shares

-0.80%

2.67%(1)(2)

 

Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index(3)

-1.73%

0.05%

 

Composite Index(4)

1.29%

4.78%

 

 

 

(1)

Inception date of the Fund is June 8, 2020.

 

(2)

Not annualized.

 

(3)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

(4)

The Composite Index is comprised of the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index and S&P 500® Index, weighted 75% and 25%, respectively.

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling 1-855-744-8500.

 

The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020, are 16.11% and 1.73%, respectively, of average daily net assets for Class I Shares. These ratios may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. The Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund through December 31, 2021 to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest) do not exceed 1.70% (on an annual basis) of Class I’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation shall remain in effect until December 31, 2021, unless the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. approves its earlier termination. If at any time the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for a year are less than 1.70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index, comprised predominately of U.S. traded investment grade bonds with maturities of one year or more. The index includes Treasury securities, Government agency bonds, mortgage- backed bonds, and corporate bonds. The index is representative of intermediate duration U.S. investment grade debt securities. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

8

 

 

SGI PRUDENT GROWTH FUND - CLASS I SHARES

 

Performance Data (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months

Since
Inception

 

Class I Shares

2.04%

8.16%(1)(2)

 

S&P 500® Index(3)

9.74%

27.53%

 

Composite Index(4)

5.25%

11.51%

 

 

 

(1)

Inception date of the Fund is June 8, 2020.

 

(2)

Not annualized.

 

(3)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

(4)

The Composite Index is comprised of the S&P 500® Index and Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, weighted 60% and 40%, respectively.

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling 1-855-744-8500.

 

The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020 are 4.08% and 1.81%, respectively, of average daily net assets for Class I Shares. These ratios may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. The Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund through December 31, 2021 to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest) do not exceed 1.70% (on an annual basis) of Class I’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation shall remain in effect until December 31, 2021, unless the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. approves its earlier termination. If at any time the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for a year are less than 1.70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

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SGI PEAK GROWTH FUND - CLASS I SHARES

 

Performance Data (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended February 28, 2021

 
 

Six
Months

Since
Inception

 

Class I Shares

5.30%

15.20%(1)(2)

 

S&P 500® Index(3)

9.74%

19.31%

 

 

 

(1)

Inception date of the Fund is June 8, 2020.

 

(2)

Not annualized.

 

(3)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling 1-855-744-8500.

 

The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2020 are 3.70% and 1.88%, respectively, of average daily net assets for Class I Shares. These ratios may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. The Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund through December 31, 2021 to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest) do not exceed 1.70% (on an annual basis) of Class I’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation shall remain in effect until December 31, 2021, unless the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. approves its earlier termination. If at any time the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for a year are less than 1.70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

 

The S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

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SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS

 

Fund Expense Examples

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund(s), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund(s) and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021 and held for the entire period.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the accompanying tables provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second section of the accompanying tables provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

The expenses shown in the accompanying tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of the accompanying tables is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2021

Expenses
Paid During
Period
(1)

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Actual
Six-Month
Total
Investment
Return for
the Fund

Actual

         

Class I Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,026.90

$ 4.32

0.86%

2.69%

Class A Shares

1,000.00

1,025.90

5.58

1.11

2.59

Class C Shares

1,000.00

1,022.00

9.33

1.86

2.20

         

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       

Class I Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.53

$ 4.31

0.86%

N/A

Class A Shares

1,000.00

1,019.29

5.56

1.11

N/A

Class C Shares

1,000.00

1,015.57

9.30

1.86

N/A

 

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Fund Expense Examples (CONTINUED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2021

Expenses
Paid During
Period
(1)

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Actual
Six-Month
Total
Investment
Return for
the Fund

Actual

         

Class I Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,127.20

$ 6.49

1.23%

12.72%

Class A Shares

1,000.00

1,125.80

7.80

1.48

12.58

Class C Shares

1,000.00

1,121.00

11.73

2.23

12.10

         

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       

Class I Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.70

$ 6.16

1.23%

N/A

Class A Shares

1,000.00

1,017.46

7.40

1.48

N/A

Class C Shares

1,000.00

1,013.74

11.13

2.23

N/A

 

 

SGI Global Equity Fund

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2021

Expenses
Paid During
Period
(1)

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Actual
Six-Month
Total
Investment
Return for
the Fund

Actual

         

Class I Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,027.50

$ 4.22

0.84%

2.75%

         

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       

Class I Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.63

$ 4.21

0.84%

N/A

 

 

SGI Conservative Fund

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2021

Expenses
Paid During
Period
(1)

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Actual
Six-Month
Total
Investment
Return for
the Fund

Actual

         

Class I Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 992.00

$ 8.40

1.70%

-0.80%

         

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       

Class I Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.36

$ 8.50

1.70%

N/A

 

 

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Fund Expense Examples (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

 

SGI Prudent Fund

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2021

Expenses
Paid During
Period
(1)

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Actual
Six-Month
Total
Investment
Return for
the Fund

Actual

         

Class I Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.40

$ 8.52

1.70%

2.04%

         

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       

Class I Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.36

$ 8.50

1.70%

N/A

 

 

SGI Peak Growth Fund

 

Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2020

Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2021

Expenses
Paid During
Period
(1)

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Actual
Six-Month
Total
Investment
Return for
the Fund

Actual

         

Class I Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,053.00

$ 8.65

1.70%

5.30%

         

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       

Class I Shares

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.36

$ 8.50

1.70%

N/A

 

 

(1)

Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio for the period September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one half year period. Each Fund’s ending account values on the first line in the tables is based on the actual six-month total investment return for each Fund.

 

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SGI U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY FUND

 

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

   

% OF Net
Assets

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS:

               

Software

    24.1 %   $ 117,088,533  

Retail

    11.7       56,976,493  

Internet

    9.6       46,403,329  

Healthcare-Products

    7.4       35,629,898  

Home Builders

    4.0       19,353,612  

Computers

    3.7       18,213,403  

Pharmaceuticals

    3.6       17,682,511  

Healthcare-Services

    3.2       15,735,496  

Banks

    3.0       14,550,699  

Semiconductors

    2.8       13,717,914  

Environmental Control

    2.8       13,624,321  

Biotechnology

    2.7       13,123,245  

Commercial Services

    2.4       11,873,050  

Telecommunications

    2.4       11,793,089  

Diversified Financial Services

    2.2       10,895,496  

Home Furnishings

    2.1       10,417,121  

Insurance

    1.6       7,838,956  

Transportation

    1.3       6,310,472  

Distribution & Wholesale

    1.2       5,591,466  

Oil & Gas

    1.1       5,490,000  

REITs

    1.0       4,922,070  

Aerospace/Defense

    0.8       3,996,545  

Food

    0.7       3,576,615  

Electric

    0.6       3,080,608  

Electronics

    0.6       2,838,504  

Office & Business Equipment

    0.4       1,897,834  

Water

    0.3       1,589,055  

Chemicals

    0.3       1,423,660  

Media

    0.3       1,340,395  

Electrical Components & Equipment

    0.2       1,164,295  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

    1.9       9,116,978  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

    0.0       (234,230 )

NET ASSETS

    100 %   $ 487,021,433  

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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SGI U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY FUND

 

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.1%
Aerospace/Defense — 0.8%
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.   12,700   $2,310,257 
Mercury Systems, Inc.*   25,800    1,686,288 
         3,996,545 
Banks — 3.0%
Bank of America Corp.   76,400    2,651,844 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   26,600    3,914,722 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., (The)   19,600    3,299,856 
Zions Bancorp NA   88,100    4,684,277 
         14,550,699 
Biotechnology — 2.7%
Biogen, Inc.*   4,100    1,118,808 
Exelixis, Inc.*   54,500    1,180,470 
Illumina, Inc.*   2,900    1,274,289 
Incyte Corp.*   39,800    3,130,668 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   30,200    6,419,010 
         13,123,245 
Chemicals — 0.3%
FMC Corp.   14,000    1,423,660 
Commercial Services — 2.4%
Cintas Corp.   3,000    973,020 
Robert Half International, Inc.   38,600    3,002,694 
S&P Global, Inc.   19,600    6,455,456 
Verisk Analytics, Inc.   8,800    1,441,880 
         11,873,050 
Computers — 3.7%
Accenture PLC, Class A, (Ireland)   9,900    2,483,910 
Amdocs Ltd.   14,800    1,121,988 
Apple, Inc.   41,600    5,044,416 
Fortinet, Inc.*   23,300    3,934,205 
Logitech International SA, (Switzerland)   52,100    5,628,884 
         18,213,403 
Distribution & Wholesale — 1.2%
Fastenal Co.   22,000    1,020,140 
WW Grainger, Inc.   2,600    969,046 
Copart, Inc.*   33,000    3,602,280 
         5,591,466 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.2%
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.   110,100    10,895,496 
Electric — 0.6%
Alliant Energy Corp.   32,400    1,495,584 
Dominion Resources, Inc.   23,200    1,585,024 
         3,080,608 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.2%
Universal Display Corp.   5,500    1,164,295 
Electronics — 0.6%
Keysight Technologies, Inc.*   8,700   $1,231,224 
National Instruments Corp.   36,200    1,607,280 
         2,838,504 
Environmental Control — 2.8%
Republic Services, Inc.   71,400    6,361,026 
Waste Management, Inc.   65,500    7,263,295 
         13,624,321 
Food — 0.7%
Flowers Foods, Inc.   110,200    2,396,850 
Hershey Co., (The)   8,100    1,179,765 
         3,576,615 
Healthcare-Products — 7.4%
Cooper Cos Inc., (The)   3,400    1,312,842 
Haemonetics Corp.*   21,400    2,707,100 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*   38,000    19,766,460 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*   8,200    6,041,760 
Masimo Corp.*   8,700    2,181,351 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.   12,900    3,620,385 
         35,629,898 
Healthcare-Services — 3.2%
Amedisys, Inc.*   11,200    2,840,768 
Chemed Corp.   23,600    10,506,956 
Teladoc Health, Inc.*   10,800    2,387,772 
         15,735,496 
Home Builders — 4.0%
NVR, Inc.*   4,300    19,353,612 
Home Furnishings — 2.1%
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A   106,700    10,417,121 
Insurance — 1.6%
Allstate Corp., (The)   9,600    1,023,360 
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.   9,700    1,162,060 
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.   94,700    3,625,116 
Progressive Corp., (The)   23,600    2,028,420 
         7,838,956 
Internet — 9.6%
Alphabet, Inc., Class A*   4,100    8,289,831 
Amazon.com, Inc.*   6,000    18,557,580 
CDW Corp.   8,000    1,255,120 
F5 Networks, Inc.*   81,300    15,445,374 
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A*   35,200    2,855,424 
         46,403,329 
Media — 0.3%
Cable One, Inc.   700    1,340,395 
Office & Business Equipment — 0.4%
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*   3,800    1,897,834 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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SGI U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY FUND

 

Portfolio of Investments (CONCLUDED)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Oil & Gas — 1.1%
Chevron Corp.   54,900   $5,490,000 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.6%
AbbVie, Inc.   11,000    1,185,140 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   14,900    913,817 
Merck & Co., Inc.   92,100    6,688,302 
Zoetis, Inc.   57,300    8,895,252 
         17,682,511 
REITs — 1.0%
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   6,300    1,107,225 
Equity Residential   16,900    1,105,429 
Public Storage   7,400    1,731,156 
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.   20,500    978,260 
         4,922,070 
Retail — 11.7%
Best Buy Co., Inc.   99,000    9,934,650 
Costco Wholesale Corp.   9,600    3,177,600 
Dollar General Corp.   72,100    13,626,179 
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*   33,300    10,378,944 
Target Corp.   19,800    3,632,112 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.   124,900    16,227,008 
         56,976,493 
Semiconductors — 2.8%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*   113,400    9,583,434 
Texas Instruments, Inc.   24,000    4,134,480 
         13,717,914 
Software — 24.1%
Adobe Systems, Inc.*   30,600    14,065,902 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*   58,000    8,183,220 
Cerner Corp.   85,400    5,904,556 
Dropbox, Inc., Class A*   42,500    958,163 
Electronic Arts, Inc.   14,900    1,996,153 
Fiserv, Inc.*   29,500    3,403,415 
Five9, Inc.*   7,400    1,370,776 
Intuit, Inc.   48,500    18,921,790 
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   15,900    2,360,196 
Microsoft Corp.   71,000    16,498,980 
Paycom Software, Inc.*   36,200    13,547,488 
PTC, Inc.*   20,500    2,807,270 
Salesforce.com, Inc.*   5,700    1,234,050 
ServiceNow, Inc.*   5,200    2,773,992 
Synopsys, Inc.*   5,400    1,324,134 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*   92,800    17,117,888 
Zynga, Inc., Class A*   414,400    4,620,560 
         117,088,533 
Telecommunications — 2.4%
Cisco Systems, Inc.   66,000   $2,961,420 
T-Mobile US, Inc.*   7,700    923,769 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   143,000    7,907,900 
         11,793,089 
Transportation — 1.3%
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   44,300    4,068,512 
Landstar System, Inc.   14,000    2,241,960 
         6,310,472 
Water — 0.3%
American Water Works Co., Inc.   11,200    1,589,055 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $374,948,719)        478,138,685 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.9%

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(a)

   9,116,978    9,116,978 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $9,116,978)        9,116,978 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%          
(Cost $384,065,697)        487,255,663 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — 0.0%        (234,230)
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $487,021,433 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

PLC Public Limited Company

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

   

% of Net
Assets

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS:

               

Software

    8.6 %   $ 3,138,360  

Retail

    7.3       2,694,301  

Transportation

    6.3       2,316,146  

Commercial Services

    5.9       2,186,035  

Healthcare-Services

    5.9       2,183,537  

Pharmaceuticals

    5.4       2,006,064  

Healthcare-Products

    5.2       1,911,589  

REITs

    4.5       1,651,981  

Diversified Financial Services

    4.4       1,611,377  

Computers

    3.9       1,428,620  

Leisure Time

    3.7       1,377,936  

Building Materials

    3.4       1,240,182  

Banks

    3.4       1,236,082  

Insurance

    3.3       1,207,217  

Household Products/Wares

    3.2       1,181,795  

Internet

    2.7       999,195  

Water

    2.5       939,043  

Chemicals

    2.0       727,840  

Auto Parts & Equipment

    1.7       609,879  

Textiles

    1.4       533,038  

Packaging & Containers

    1.4       517,152  

Biotechnology

    1.1       421,744  

Apparel

    1.1       414,348  

Electric

    1.1       395,368  

Telecommunications

    1.0       380,352  

Electronics

    1.0       378,480  

Gas

    1.0       359,482  

Aerospace/Defense

    0.9       333,336  

Machinery-Diversified

    0.8       288,188  

Food

    0.6       239,250  

Engineering & Construction

    0.6       217,217  

Distribution/Wholesale

    0.4       158,840  

Machinery-Construction & Mining

    0.3       127,622  

Savings & Loans

    0.3       99,093  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

    1.3       486,625  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

    2.2       794,813  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    0.2       85,524  

NET ASSETS

    100 %   $ 36,877,651  

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 96.3%
Aerospace/Defense — 0.9%
Mercury Systems, Inc.*   5,100   $333,336 
Apparel — 1.1%
Lakeland Industries, Inc.*   13,200    414,348 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.7%
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.   1,800    68,256 
Dorman Products, Inc.*   4,800    478,608 
Standard Motor Products, Inc.   1,500    63,015 
         609,879 
Banks — 3.4%
First Financial Corp.   4,690    198,762 
German American Bancorp, Inc.   3,100    122,140 
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.   3,900    205,881 
Lakeland Financial Corp.   3,400    234,430 
Westamerica BanCorp   7,900    474,869 
         1,236,082 
Biotechnology — 1.1%
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*   3,000    288,000 
United Therapeutics Corp.*   800    133,744 
         421,744 
Building Materials — 3.4%
AAON, Inc.   3,500    269,850 
AZEK Co., Inc., (The)*   17,800    785,158 
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.   1,900    185,174 
         1,240,182 
Chemicals — 2.0%
Balchem Corp.   4,000    477,440 
Hawkins, Inc.   4,000    250,400 
         727,840 
Commercial Services — 5.9%
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.*   2,400    210,912 
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.*   16,400    358,504 
FTI Consulting, Inc.*   7,200    824,760 
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*   3,100    324,539 
ICF International, Inc.   5,600    467,320 
         2,186,035 
Computers — 3.9%
Logitech International SA, (Switzerland)   7,200    777,888 
MAXIMUS, Inc.   5,000    406,400 
Rapid7, Inc.*   1,800    137,232 
Vocera Communications, Inc.*   2,500    107,100 
         1,428,620 
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.4%
Systemax, Inc.   4,400    158,840 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.4%
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.   19,000   $1,207,640 
International Money Express, Inc.*   7,600    111,948 
Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A   10,700    291,789 
         1,611,377 
Electric — 1.1%
Avangrid, Inc.   4,400    201,344 
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.   3,000    104,880 
Otter Tail Corp.   2,200    89,144 
         395,368 
Electronics — 1.0%
OSI Systems, Inc.*   4,000    378,480 
Engineering & Construction — 0.6%
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*   14,300    217,217 
Food — 0.6%
Flowers Foods, Inc.   11,000    239,250 
Gas — 1.0%
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.   3,400    359,482 
Healthcare-Products — 5.2%
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*   4,200    262,500 
Neogen Corp.*   3,500    286,720 
Omnicell, Inc.*   2,200    279,180 
Repligen Corp.*   5,100    1,083,189 
         1,911,589 
Healthcare-Services — 5.9%
Amedisys, Inc.*   4,300    1,090,652 
LHC Group, Inc.*   400    72,684 
ModivCare, Inc.*   3,300    423,258 
Teladoc Health, Inc.*   2,700    596,943 
         2,183,537 
Household Products/Wares — 3.2%
Helen of Troy Ltd.*   2,600    563,680 
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.   19,000    524,590 
WD-40 Co.   300    93,525 
         1,181,795 
Insurance — 3.3%
Employers Holdings, Inc.   7,600    253,004 
Erie Indemnity Co., Class A   2,200    532,620 
Hanover Insurance Group Inc., (The)   2,200    253,770 
HCI Group, Inc.   2,900    167,823 
         1,207,217 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Internet — 2.7%
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.   1,900   $113,715 
HealthStream, Inc.*   19,600    456,680 
Mimecast Ltd.*   10,000    428,800 
         999,195 
Leisure Time — 3.7%
Acushnet Holdings Corp.   24,600    1,038,612 
Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A   1,900    229,292 
YETI Holdings, Inc.*   1,600    110,032 
         1,377,936 
Machinery-Construction & Mining — 0.3%
BWX Technologies, Inc.   2,200    127,622 
Machinery-Diversified — 0.8%
Lindsay Corp.   1,300    208,325 
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A   700    79,863 
         288,188 
Packaging & Containers — 1.4%
Silgan Holdings, Inc.   11,000    413,160 
UFP Technologies, Inc.*   2,100    103,992 
         517,152 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.4%
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   23,500    411,955 
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   12,600    560,700 
Premier, Inc., Class A   14,400    487,008 
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*   13,100    546,401 
         2,006,064 
REITs — 4.5%
Equity Commonwealth   21,600    609,336 
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.   5,900    251,989 
Life Storage, Inc.   8,400    704,760 
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.   1,800    85,896 
         1,651,981 
Retail — 7.3%
Freshpet, Inc.*   3,700    576,756 
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A   1,800    155,034 
Murphy USA, Inc.   5,700    710,505 
Papa John’s International, Inc.   7,100    640,349 
PC Connection, Inc.   13,294    611,657 
         2,694,301 
Savings & Loans — 0.3%
Waterstone Financial, Inc.   5,100    99,093 
Software — 8.6%
Appfolio, Inc., Class A*   2,700   $442,854 
CSG Systems International, Inc.   6,000    276,900 
Everbridge, Inc.*   1,800    275,814 
Five9, Inc.*   6,500    1,204,060 
ManTech International Corp., Class A   2,200    171,952 
Progress Software Corp.   5,100    216,954 
Simulations Plus, Inc.   5,700    408,804 
SPS Commerce, Inc.*   1,400    141,022 
         3,138,360 
Telecommunications — 1.0%
Ooma, Inc.*   12,600    199,080 
Viavi Solutions, Inc.*   11,200    181,272 
         380,352 
Textiles — 1.4%
UniFirst Corp.   2,200    533,038 
Transportation — 6.3%
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*   6,600    175,164 
Heartland Express, Inc.   32,600    593,320 
Hub Group, Inc., Class A*   1,600    92,128 
Landstar System, Inc.   3,300    528,462 
Werner Enterprises, Inc.   21,600    927,072 
         2,316,146 
Water — 2.5%
American States Water Co.   4,000    292,200 
California Water Service Group   3,489    191,720 
Middlesex Water Co.   5,600    384,552 
York Water Co., (The)   1,696    70,571 
         939,043 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $29,184,968)        35,510,689 
           
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 1.3%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF   1,100    240,141 
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF   1,400    246,484 
         486,625 
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS          
(Cost $507,736)        486,625 
           

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.2%

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(a)

   794,813   $794,813 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $794,813)        794,813 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%          
(Cost $30,487,517)        36,792,127 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.2%        85,524 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $36,877,651 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

ETF Exchange-Traded Funds

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

   

% of Net
Assets

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS:

               

Software

    14.2 %   $ 13,285,046  

Pharmaceuticals

    11.2       10,430,329  

Telecommunications

    8.7       8,093,383  

Banks

    7.7       7,209,043  

Retail

    6.9       6,448,363  

Internet

    6.3       5,853,886  

Computers

    5.2       4,826,363  

Electric

    4.6       4,244,606  

Commercial Services

    3.3       3,117,711  

Biotechnology

    3.3       3,078,513  

Auto Manufacturers

    2.9       2,665,696  

Home Furnishings

    2.7       2,509,091  

Diversified Financial Services

    2.6       2,412,633  

Healthcare-Products

    2.3       2,160,277  

Semiconductors

    2.1       1,921,284  

Media

    1.9       1,724,574  

Building Materials

    1.7       1,617,910  

Household Products & Wares

    1.4       1,339,770  

Oil & Gas

    1.3       1,180,000  

Food

    1.1       989,506  

REITs

    1.0       950,937  

Apparel

    1.0       916,504  

Chemicals

    0.9       870,873  

Aerospace/Defense

    0.8       726,550  

Insurance

    0.8       717,048  

Auto Parts & Equipment

    0.5       463,478  

Transportation

    0.4       376,544  

Environmental Control

    0.4       354,848  

Packaging & Containers

    0.3       258,012  

Beverages

    0.2       155,028  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

    1.8       1,702,897  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    0.5       487,855  

NET ASSETS

    100 %   $ 93,088,558  

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.7%
Aerospace/Defense — 0.8%
Lockheed Martin Corp.   2,200   $726,550 
Apparel — 1.0%
NIKE, Inc., Class B   6,800    916,504 
Auto Manufacturers — 2.9%
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., (Japan), SP ADR   66,400    1,837,288 
Toyota Motor Corp., (Japan), SP ADR   5,600    828,408 
         2,665,696 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.5%
Gentex Corp.   13,100    463,478 
Banks — 7.7%
Bank of America Corp.   29,400    1,020,474 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   7,100    1,044,907 
Royal Bank of Canada, (Canada)   34,400    2,927,096 
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd., (South Korea), ADR   29,000    840,130 
Toronto-Dominion Bank, (The), (Canada)   22,800    1,376,436 
         7,209,043 
Beverages — 0.2%
PepsiCo, Inc.   1,200    155,028 
Biotechnology — 3.3%
Exelixis, Inc.*   31,400    680,124 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   700    315,399 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   9,800    2,082,990 
         3,078,513 
Building Materials — 1.7%
Johnson Controls International PLC, (Ireland)   29,000    1,617,910 
Chemicals — 0.9%
FMC Corp.   4,000    406,760 
Linde PLC, (Ireland)   1,900    464,113 
         870,873 
Commercial Services — 3.3%
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., (China), SP ADR*   15,800    2,806,396 
Verisk Analytics, Inc.   1,900    311,315 
         3,117,711 
Computers — 5.2%
Amdocs Ltd.   19,100   $1,447,971 
Apple, Inc.   14,200    1,721,892 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A   2,400    176,352 
Logitech International SA, (Switzerland)   13,700    1,480,148 
         4,826,363 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.6%
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.   3,800    376,048 
Mastercard, Inc., Class A   600    212,310 
ORIX Corp., (Japan), SP ADR   18,900    1,613,493 
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.   1,300    210,782 
         2,412,633 
Electric — 4.6%
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., (Canada)   76,100    1,176,506 
Duke Energy Corp.   20,300    1,737,477 
Fortis, Inc., (Canada)   19,800    762,300 
Xcel Energy, Inc.   9,700    568,323 
         4,244,606 
Environmental Control — 0.4%
Waste Management, Inc.   3,200    354,848 
Food — 1.1%
General Mills, Inc.   9,700    533,597 
Kellogg Co.   7,900    455,909 
         989,506 
Healthcare-Products — 2.3%
Medtronic PLC, (Ireland)   10,100    1,181,397 
STERIS PLC, (Ireland)   5,600    978,880 
         2,160,277 
Home Furnishings — 2.7%
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A   25,700    2,509,091 
Household Products & Wares — 1.4%
Clorox Co., (The)   7,400    1,339,770 
Insurance — 0.8%
Alleghany Corp.   400    258,572 
Chubb Ltd., (Switzerland)   2,820    458,476 
         717,048 
Internet — 6.3%
Alphabet, Inc., Class C*   900    1,833,174 
Amazon.com, Inc.*   1,000    3,092,930 
Yandex NV, Class A (Russia)*   14,500    927,782 
         5,853,886 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
Media — 1.9%
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*   800   $490,736 
Thomson Reuters Corp., (Canada)   14,200    1,233,838 
         1,724,574 
Oil & Gas — 1.3%
Chevron Corp.   11,800    1,180,000 
Packaging & Containers — 0.3%
Crown Holdings, Inc.   2,700    258,012 
Pharmaceuticals — 11.2%
CVS Health Corp.   12,000    817,560 
Eli Lilly & Co.   3,470    710,969 
GlaxoSmithKline PLC, (United Kingdom), SP ADR   25,000    840,250 
Merck & Co., Inc.   11,400    827,868 
Novartis AG, (Switzerland), SP ADR   11,000    945,010 
Novo Nordisk, (Denmark), SP ADR   26,300    1,873,875 
Sanofi, (France), ADR   31,170    1,430,391 
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., (Japan), SP ADR   178,600    2,984,406 
         10,430,329 
REITs — 1.0%          
American Tower Corp.   2,300    497,099 
Equinix, Inc.   700    453,838 
         950,937 
Retail — 6.9%
Costco Wholesale Corp.   4,800    1,588,800 
Dollar General Corp.   13,600    2,570,264 
Starbucks Corp.   3,200    345,696 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.   14,960    1,943,603 
         6,448,363 
Semiconductors — 2.1%
Marvell Technology Group Ltd., (Bermuda)   23,100    1,115,268 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., (China), SP ADR   6,400    806,016 
         1,921,284 
Software — 14.2%
Activision Blizzard, Inc.   15,800   $1,510,638 
Adobe Systems, Inc.*   4,700    2,160,449 
Citrix Systems, Inc.   2,200    293,876 
Electronic Arts, Inc.   2,700    361,719 
Intuit, Inc.   4,400    1,716,616 
Microsoft Corp.   15,500    3,601,890 
Salesforce.com, Inc.*   6,100    1,320,650 
ServiceNow, Inc.*   4,000    2,133,840 
Tyler Technologies, Inc.*   400    185,368 
         13,285,046 
Telecommunications — 8.7%
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., (China), SP ADR   19,000    748,790 
Nice Ltd., (Isreal), SP ADR   8,400    1,928,136 
Orange SA, (France), SP ADR   162,100    1,875,497 
SK Telecom Co., Ltd., (South Korea), SP ADR   94,300    2,270,744 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   12,500    691,250 
Vodafone Group PLC, (United Kingdom), SP ADR   33,700    578,966 
         8,093,383 
Transportation — 0.4%
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   4,100    376,544 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $83,988,490)        90,897,806 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.8%

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(a)

   1,702,897    1,702,897 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $1,702,897)        1,702,897 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5%          
(Cost $85,691,387)        92,600,703 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.5%        487,855 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $93,088,558 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

PLC Public Limited Company

 

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

 

SP ADR Sponsored ADR

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

   

% of Net
Assets

   

Value

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

    88.0 %   $ 1,335,537  

MUTUAL FUNDS

    9.1       138,768  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

    2.4       36,398  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    0.5       8,018  

NET ASSETS

    100 %   $ 1,518,721  

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 88.0%
Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1   240   $75,394 
iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF   1,340    68,849 
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF   7,770    896,192 
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE ETF   350    25,015 
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF   1,360    89,461 
iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF   1,340    48,052 
iShares TIPS Bond ETF   600    75,498 
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF   410    57,076 
         1,335,537 
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS          
(Cost $1,340,115)        1,335,537 
           
MUTUAL FUNDS — 9.1%
SGI Global Equity Fund , Class I   1,743    58,602 
SGI US Large Cap Equity Fund , Class I   3,284    65,515 
SGI US Small Cap Equity Fund , Class I   1,299    14,651 
         138,768 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS          
(Cost $131,894)        138,768 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.4%

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(a)

   36,398    36,398 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $36,398)        36,398 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.4%          
(Cost $1,508,407)        1,510,703 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.5%        8,018 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $1,518,721 

 

 

(a)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

ETF Exchange-Traded Funds

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

   

% of Net
Assets

   

Value

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

    49.9 %   $ 4,244,167  

MUTUAL FUNDS

    49.1       4,180,035  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

    0.6       49,054  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    0.4       38,242  

NET ASSETS

    100 %   $ 8,511,498  

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 49.9%
Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1   1,360   $427,230 
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF   4,310    176,882 
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF   15,730    1,814,298 
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE ETF   2,040    145,799 
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF   7,920    520,978 
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF   6,180    332,051 
iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF   7,680    275,405 
iShares TIPS Bond ETF   1,750    220,203 
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF   2,380    331,320 
         4,244,167 
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS          
(Cost $4,214,528)        4,244,167 
           
MUTUAL FUNDS — 49.1%
Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund   13,537    498,717 
SGI Global Equity Fund, Class I   60,603    2,037,470 
SGI US Large Cap Equity Fund, Class I   51,440    1,026,228 
SGI US Small Cap Equity Fund, Class I   54,754    617,620 
         4,180,035 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS          
(Cost $3,882,797)        4,180,035 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.6%

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(a)

   49,054    49,054 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $49,054)        49,054 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6%          
(Cost $8,146,379)        8,473,256 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.4%        38,242 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $8,511,498 

 

 

(a)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

ETF Exchange-Traded Funds

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

   

% of Net
Assets

   

Value

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

    25.1 %   $ 2,364,706  

MUTUAL FUNDS

    68.4       6,459,258  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

    3.4       317,731  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    3.1       297,322  

NET ASSETS

    100 %   $ 9,439,017  

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   Number
of Shares
   Value 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 25.1%
Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1   1,440   $452,362 
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE ETF   2,150    153,660 
iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF   8,350    549,263 
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF   10,600    569,538 
iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF   8,100    290,466 
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF   2,510    349,417 
         2,364,706 
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS          
(Cost $2,272,663)        2,364,706 
           
MUTUAL FUNDS — 68.4%          
Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund   38,074    1,402,647 
SGI Global Equity Fund, Class I   80,708    2,713,416 
SGI US Large Cap Equity Fund, Class I   67,849    1,353,592 
SGI US Small Cap Equity Fund, Class I   87,731    989,603 
         6,459,258 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS          
(Cost $5,993,184)        6,459,258 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.4%

U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(a)

   317,731    317,731 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $317,731)        317,731 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 96.9%          
(Cost $8,583,578)        9,141,695 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 3.1%        297,322 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $9,439,017 

 

 

(a)

The rate shown is as of February 28, 2021.

 

ETF Exchange-Traded Funds

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

SGI U.S.
Large Cap
Equity Fund

   

SGI U.S.
Small Cap
Equity Fund

   

SGI Global
Equity Fund

 

ASSETS

                       

Investments, at value (cost $374,948,719, $29,692,704, and $83,988,490 respectively)

  $ 478,138,685     $ 35,997,314     $ 90,897,806  

Short-term investments, at value (cost $9,116,978, $794,813, and $1,702,897, respectively)

    9,116,978       794,813       1,702,897  

Receivables for:

                       

Capital shares sold

    636,369       114,632       455,203  

Dividends

    270,404       26,409       100,183  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    79,203       38,203       27,014  

Total assets

  $ 488,241,639     $ 36,971,371     $ 93,183,103  
                         

LIABILITIES

                       

Payables for:

                       

Capital shares redeemed

  $ 852,061     $ 36,520     $ 36,381  

Advisory fees

    278,851       34,639       44,323  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    89,294       22,561       13,841  

Total liabilities

    1,220,206       93,720       94,545  

Net assets

  $ 487,021,433     $ 36,877,651     $ 93,088,558  
                         

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

                       

Par value

  $ 24,408     $ 3,272     $ 2,769  

Paid-in capital

    359,704,205       36,221,695       86,127,963  

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

    127,292,820       652,684       6,957,826  

Net assets

  $ 487,021,433     $ 36,877,651     $ 93,088,558  

CLASS I SHARES:

                       

Net assets applicable to Class I Shares

  $ 461,362,713     $ 29,874,912     $ 93,088,558  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    23,121,626       2,648,553       2,769,165  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 19.95     $ 11.28     $ 33.62  
                         

CLASS A SHARES:

                       

Net assets applicable to Class A Shares

  $ 22,947,660     $ 6,891,924        

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    1,146,706       613,044        

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 20.01     $ 11.24        

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.75 of $20.01 and $11.24, respectively)

  $ 21.12     $ 11.87        
                         

CLASS C SHARES:

                       

Net assets applicable to Class C Shares

  $ 2,711,060     $ 110,815        

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    139,189       10,139        

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 19.48     $ 10.93        

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

SGI
CONSERVATIVE
Fund

   

SGI prudent
growth
Fund

   

SGI PEAK
GROWTH
FUND

 

ASSETS

                       

Investments, at value (cost $1,472,009, $8,097,325, and $8,265,847, respectively)

  $ 1,474,305     $ 8,424,202     $ 8,823,964  

Short-term investments, at value (cost $36,398, $49,054 and $317,731 respectively)

    36,398       49,054       317,731  

Receivables for:

                       

Capital shares sold

          32,419       404,127  

Due from advisor

    1,924              

Offering costs

    6,350       6,350       6,350  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    3,725       7,052       4,541  

Total assets

  $ 1,522,702     $ 8,519,077     $ 9,556,713  
                         

LIABILITIES

                       

Payables for:

                       

Capital shares redeemed

              $ 110,000  

Advisory fees

          6,536       6,906  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    3,981       1,043       790  

Total liabilities

    3,981       7,579       117,696  

Net assets

  $ 1,518,721     $ 8,511,498     $ 9,439,017  
                         

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

                       

Par value

  $ 150     $ 787     $ 820  

Paid-in capital

    1,509,300       8,060,034       8,484,546  

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

    9,271       450,677       953,651  

Net assets

  $ 1,518,721     $ 8,511,498     $ 9,439,017  

CLASS I SHARES:

                       

Net assets applicable to Class I Shares

  $ 1,518,721     $ 8,511,498     $ 9,439,017  

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

    149,729       787,224       819,640  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 10.14     $ 10.81     $ 11.52  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Operations

FOR THE Six Months ENDED February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

SGI U.S.
Large Cap
Equity Fund

   

SGI U.S.
Small Cap
Equity Fund

   

SGI Global
Equity Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

                       

Dividends (net of foreign withholdings taxes of $0, $2,282, and $31,507 respectively)

  $ 2,700,448     $ 370,764     $ 575,655  

Total investment income

    2,700,448       370,764       575,655  
                         

EXPENSES

                       

Advisory fees (Note 2)

    1,878,440       248,497       257,488  

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

    113,307       16,586       19,429  

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

    98,665       13,244       13,512  

Legal fees

    54,209       4,724       5,747  

Director fees

    46,452       3,726       3,284  

Officer fees

    35,544       2,941       3,228  

Distribution fees - Class A Shares

    29,590       10,208        

Distribution fees - Class C Shares

    14,050       527        

Registration and filing fees

    27,366       26,568       12,156  

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

    12,975       695       362  

Audit and tax service fees

    11,819       10,738       9,510  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    8,735       5,782       4,680  

Other expenses

    17,748       1,714       1,471  

Total expenses before waivers and/or reimbursements

    2,348,900       345,950       330,867  

(Waivers and/or reimbursements) net of amounts recouped (Note 2)

          (13,476 )     (21,881 )

Net expenses after waivers and/or reimbursements net of amounts recouped

    2,348,900       332,474       308,986  

Net investment income/(loss)

    351,548       38,290       266,669  
                         

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

                       

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    41,115,664       6,293,504       2,211,780  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (26,378,571 )     1,223,594       (549,697 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    14,737,093       7,517,098       1,662,083  

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 15,088,641     $ 7,555,388     $ 1,928,752  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Concluded)

FOR THE Six Months ENDED February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

SGI
CONSERVATIVE
Fund

   

SGI prudent
growth
Fund

   

SGI PEAK
GROWTH
FUND

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

                       

Dividends (net of foreign withholdings taxes of $0, $0 and $0, respectively)

  $ 9,613     $ 49,700     $ 36,593  

Total investment income

    9,613       49,700       36,593  
                         

EXPENSES

                       

Advisory fees (Note 2)

    4,891       28,955       29,703  

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

    1,957       2,737       2,852  

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

    1,007       2,498       3,202  

Registration and filing fees

    1,264       1,975       1,962  

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

    669       669       670  

Audit and tax service fees

    6,000       6,000       6,000  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

    37       44       2,246  

Offering costs

    14,458       14,458       14,458  

Other expenses

    64       65       246  

Total expenses before waivers and/or reimbursements

    30,347       57,401       61,339  

(Waivers and/or reimbursements) net of amounts recouped (Note 2)

    (19,259 )     8,231       5,987  

Net expenses after waivers and/or reimbursements net of amounts recouped

    11,088       65,632       67,326  

Net investment income/(loss)

    (1,475 )     (15,932 )     (30,733 )
                         

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

                       

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    11,041       154,530       441,834  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (14,308 )     21,289       (38,843 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    (3,267 )     175,819       402,991  

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (4,742 )   $ 159,887     $ 372,258  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the Six
Months ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 351,548     $ 4,056,849  

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    41,115,664       (11,612,784 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (26,378,571 )     54,613,524  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    15,088,641       47,057,589  
                 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (3,273,647 )     (14,903,187 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (3,273,647 )     (14,903,187 )
                 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

Class I Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    58,029,272       227,813,044  

Reinvestment of distributions

    700,221       4,370,538  

Shares redeemed

    (165,062,820 )     (202,815,918 )

Total from Class I Shares

    (106,333,327 )     29,367,664  

Class A Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    2,384,000       11,780,291  

Reinvestment of distributions

    103,833       410,286  

Shares redeemed

    (3,540,653 )     (5,403,116 )

Total from Class A Shares

    (1,052,820 )     6,787,461  

Class C Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    125,558       1,268,707  

Reinvestment of distributions

    7,069       48,859  

Shares redeemed

    (390,100 )     (975,466 )

Total from Class C Shares

    (257,473 )     342,100  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    (107,643,620 )     36,497,225  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    (95,828,626 )     68,651,627  
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    582,850,059       514,198,432  

End of period

  $ 487,021,433     $ 582,850,059  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Concluded)

 

   

For the Six
Months ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2020

 

SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

               

Class I Shares

               

Shares sold

    2,920,482       12,796,027  

Shares reinvested

    34,701       238,109  

Shares redeemed

    (8,300,152 )     (11,814,581 )

Total Class I Shares

    (5,344,969 )     1,219,555  

Class A Shares

               

Shares sold

    120,345       678,397  

Shares reinvested

    5,158       22,298  

Shares redeemed

    (174,326 )     (311,716 )

Total Class A Shares

    (48,823 )     388,979  

Class C Shares

               

Shares sold

    6,451       73,186  

Shares reinvested

    365       2,734  

Shares redeemed

    (20,166 )     (55,487 )

Total Class C Shares

    (13,350 )     20,433  

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    (5,407,142 )     1,628,967  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the Six
Months ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 38,290     $ 279,312  

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    6,293,504       (10,620,497 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    1,223,594       4,605,882  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    7,555,388       (5,735,303 )
                 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (119,130 )     (502,870 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (119,130 )     (502,870 )
                 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

Class I Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    13,508,460       28,871,289  

Reinvestment of distributions

    74,127       300,161  

Shares redeemed

    (32,788,645 )     (14,342,228 )

Total from Class I Shares.

    (19,206,058 )     14,829,222  

Class A Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    2,791,537       5,325,935  

Reinvestment of distributions

    14,986       46,215  

Shares redeemed

    (3,992,016 )     (1,871,475 )

Total from Class A Shares

    (1,185,493 )     3,500,675  

Class C Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    1,350       197,322  

Reinvestment of distributions

          755  

Shares redeemed

    (4,875 )     (165,953 )

Total from Class C Shares

    (3,525 )     32,124  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    (20,395,076 )     18,362,021  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    (12,958,818 )     12,123,848  
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    49,836,469       37,712,621  

End of period

  $ 36,877,651     $ 49,836,469  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Concluded)

 

   

For the Six
Months ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2020

 

SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

               

Class I Shares

               

Shares sold

    1,273,726       2,724,552  

Shares reinvested

    6,876       24,285  

Shares redeemed

    (2,901,822 )     (1,412,848 )

Total Class I Shares

    (1,621,220 )     1,335,989  

Class A Shares

               

Shares sold

    268,975       529,555  

Shares reinvested

    1,394       3,745  

Shares redeemed

    (347,646 )     (182,617 )

Total Class A Shares

    (77,277 )     350,683  

Class C Shares

               

Shares sold

    135       18,619  

Shares reinvested

          62  

Shares redeemed

    (471 )     (18,392 )

Total Class C Shares

    (336 )     289  

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    (1,698,833 )     1,686,961  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the Six
Months ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2020

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ 266,669     $ 467,486  

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    2,211,780       (1,838,679 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (549,697 )     5,566,336  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1,928,752       4,195,143  
                 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (551,275 )     (985,930 )

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (551,275 )     (985,930 )
                 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

Class I Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    45,096,236       45,798,226  

Reinvestment of distributions

    464,360       698,565  

Shares redeemed

    (12,111,537 )     (12,964,281 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    33,449,059       33,532,510  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    34,826,536       36,741,723  
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    58,262,022       21,520,299  

End of period

  $ 93,088,558     $ 58,262,022  
 

SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

               

Class I Shares

               

Shares sold

    1,346,972       1,517,536  

Shares reinvested

    13,666       21,205  

Shares redeemed

    (360,990 )     (429,011 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    999,648       1,109,730  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the Six
Months ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2020
(1)

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (1,475 )   $ (197 )

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    11,041       15,290  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (14,308 )     16,604  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (4,742 )     31,697  
                 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (17,684 )      

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (17,684 )      
                 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

Class I Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    1,238,315       1,246,923  

Reinvestment of distributions

    17,684        

Shares redeemed

    (370,046 )     (623,426 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    885,953       623,497  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    863,527       655,194  
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    655,194        

End of period

  $ 1,518,721     $ 655,194  
 

SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

               

Class I Shares

               

Shares sold

    120,496       123,505  

Shares reinvested

    1,722          

Shares redeemed

    (35,875 )     (60,119 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    86,343       63,386  

 

 

(1)

Fund commenced operations on June 8, 2020.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the Six
Months ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2020
(1)

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (15,932 )   $ (11,085 )

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    154,530       558  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    21,289       305,588  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    159,887       295,061  
                 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

               

Total distributable earnings

    (4,271 )      

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (4,271 )      
                 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

Class I Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    3,777,565       6,362,213  

Reinvestment of distributions

    4,271        

Shares redeemed

    (1,833,797 )     (249,431 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    1,948,039       6,112,782  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    2,103,655       6,407,843  
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    6,407,843        

End of period

  $ 8,511,498     $ 6,407,843  
 

SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

               

Class I Shares

               

Shares sold

    349,766       629,135  

Shares reinvested

    394          

Shares redeemed

    (167,366 )     (24,705 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    182,794       604,430  

 

 

(1)

Fund commenced operations on June 8, 2020.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

For the Six
Months ended
February 28, 2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2020
(1)

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (30,733 )   $ (19,137 )

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

    441,834       1,287  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (38,843 )     596,960  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    372,258       579,110  
                 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

Class I Shares

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    3,524,084       6,840,227  

Shares redeemed

    (1,784,070 )     (92,592 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    1,740,014       6,747,635  

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    2,112,272       7,326,745  
                 

NET ASSETS:

               

Beginning of period

    7,326,745        

End of period

  $ 9,439,017     $ 7,326,745  
 

SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

               

Class I Shares

               

Shares sold

    309,307       678,507  

Shares redeemed

    (159,096 )     (9,078 )

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

    150,211       669,429  

 

 

(1)

Fund commenced operations on June 8, 2020.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class I Shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

Class I Shares

 
   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2020

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2017

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 19.55     $ 18.24     $ 17.97     $ 15.43     $ 14.69     $ 13.78  

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    0.01       0.14       0.18       0.16       0.22       0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(2)

    0.52       1.66       0.75       3.52       0.90       1.66  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.53       1.80       0.93       3.68       1.12       1.87  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.08 )     (0.18 )     (0.11 )     (0.18 )     (0.16 )     (0.21 )

Net realized capital gains

    (0.05 )     (0.31 )     (0.55 )     (0.96 )     (0.22 )     (0.75 )

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.13 )     (0.49 )     (0.66 )     (1.14 )     (0.38 )     (0.96 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 19.95     $ 19.55     $ 18.24     $ 17.97     $ 15.43     $ 14.69  

Total investment return/(loss)(3)

    2.69 %(4)     10.10 %     5.83 %     24.98 %     7.73 %     13.99 %
                                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 461,363     $ 556,511     $ 497,097     $ 437,424     $ 91,977     $ 106,110  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and/or reimbursements net of amounts recouped

    0.86 %(5)     0.85 %     0.93 %     0.98 %     0.98 %     0.98 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and/or reimbursements net of amounts recouped

    0.86 %(5)     0.85 %     0.86 %     0.94 %     1.14 %     1.14 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    0.15 %(5)     0.76 %     1.07 %     0.87 %     1.32 %     1.49 %

Portfolio turnover rate(6)

    35 %(4)     129 %     104 %     85 %     31 %     41 %

 

 

(1)

The selected per share data is calculated based on average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

(3)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

(6)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated for the Fund, as a whole, for the entire period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class A Shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

Class A Shares

 
   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2020

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2017

   

For the
Period
October 29,
2015
(1) to
August 31,
2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 19.59     $ 18.29     $ 17.99     $ 15.40     $ 14.67     $ 14.69  

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

    (0.01 )     0.08       0.14       0.10       0.16       0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(3)

    0.52       1.67       0.76       3.55       0.92       0.79  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.51       1.75       0.90       3.65       1.08       0.93  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.04 )     (0.14 )     (0.05 )     (0.10 )     (0.13 )     (0.20 )

Net realized capital gains

    (0.05 )     (0.31 )     (0.55 )     (0.96 )     (0.22 )     (0.75 )

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.09 )     (0.45 )     (0.60 )     (1.06 )     (0.35 )     (0.95 )

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 20.01     $ 19.59     $ 18.29     $ 17.99     $ 15.40     $ 14.67  

Total investment return/(loss)(4)

    2.59 %(5)     9.78 %     5.61 %     24.68 %     7.48 %     6.74 %(5)
                                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 22,948     $ 23,424     $ 14,751     $ 9,530     $ 22,195     $ 19,288  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and/or reimbursements net of amounts recouped

    1.11 %(6)     1.10 %     1.18 %     1.23 %     1.23 %     1.23 %(6)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and/or reimbursements net of amounts recouped

    1.11 %(6)     1.10 %     1.11 %     1.27 %     1.39 %     1.38 %(6)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (0.10 )%(6)     0.47 %     0.84 %     0.62 %     1.07 %     1.15 %(6)

Portfolio turnover rate(7)

    35 %(5)     129 %     104 %     85 %     31 %     41 %(5)

 

 

(1)

Commencement of operations.

(2)

The selected per share data is calculated based on the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(3)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

(4)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total investment return does not reflect any applicable sales charge.

(5)

Not annualized.

(6)

Annualized.

(7)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated for the Fund, as a whole, for the entire period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class C Shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

Class C Shares

 
   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2020

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2017

   

For the
Period
December 31,
2015
(1) to
August 31,
2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 19.11     $ 17.79     $ 17.59     $ 15.15     $ 14.51     $ 13.57  

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

    (0.08 )     (0.05 )     0.01       (0.02 )     0.04       0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(3)

    0.50       1.71       0.74       3.48       0.93       0.91  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.42       1.66       0.75       3.46       0.97       0.94  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.03 )           (0.06 )     (0.11 )      

Net realized capital gains

    (0.05 )     (0.31 )     (0.55 )     (0.96 )     (0.22 )      

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.05 )     (0.34 )     (0.55 )     (1.02 )     (0.33 )      

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 19.48     $ 19.11     $ 17.79     $ 17.59     $ 15.15     $ 14.51  

Total investment return/(loss)(4)

    2.20 %(5)     9.47 %     4.78 %     23.80 %     6.74 %     6.93 %(5)
                                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 2,711     $ 2,915     $ 2,350     $ 1,916     $ 1,226     $ 373  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and/or reimbursements net of amounts recouped

    1.86 %(6)     1.85 %     1.93 %     1.98 %     1.98 %     1.99 %(6)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and/or reimbursements net of amounts recouped

    1.86 %(6)     1.85 %     1.86 %     2.00 %     2.15 %     2.16 %(6)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (0.85 )%(6)     (0.26 )%     0.07 %     (0.11 )%     0.30 %     0.32 %(6)

Portfolio turnover rate(7)

    35 %(5)     129 %     104 %     85 %     31 %     41 %(5)

 

 

(1)

Commencement of operations.

(2)

The selected per share data is calculated based on the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(3)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

(4)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(5)

Not annualized.

(6)

Annualized.

(7)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated for the Fund, as a whole, for the entire period.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class I Shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

Class I Shares

 
   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2020

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2017

   

For the
Period
March 31,
2016
(1) to
August 31,
2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.03     $ 11.49     $ 13.82     $ 12.39     $ 10.83     $ 10.00  

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

    0.01       0.07       0.14       (0.01 )     0.04       0.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(3)

    1.26       (1.40 )     (1.89 )     2.61       1.57       0.81  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1.27       (1.33 )     (1.75 )     2.60       1.61       0.83  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.02 )     (0.13 )     (0.04 )     (0.05 )     (0.05 )      

Net realized capital gains

                (0.54 )     (1.12 )     (7)       

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.02 )     (0.13 )     (0.58 )     (1.17 )     (0.05 )      

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.28     $ 10.03     $ 11.49     $ 13.82     $ 12.39     $ 10.83  

Total investment return/(loss)(4)

    12.72 %(5)     (11.75 )%     (12.43 )%     22.26 %     14.86 %     8.30 %(5)
                                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 29,875     $ 42,830     $ 33,707     $ 31,559     $ 12,919     $ 10,095  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

    1.23 %(6)     1.23 %     1.23 %     1.23 %     1.23 %     1.23 %(6)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements

    1.28 %(6)     1.36 %     1.40 %     1.60 %     2.21 %     4.43 %(6)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    0.18 %(6)     0.68 %     1.19 %     (0.05 )%     0.31 %     0.53 %(6)

Portfolio turnover rate(8)

    69 %(5)     151 %     145 %     122 %     95 %     0.01 %(5)

 

 

(1)

Commencement of operations.

(2)

The selected per share data is calculated based on the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(3)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

(4)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(5)

Not annualized.

(6)

Annualized.

(7)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(8)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated for the Fund, as a whole, for the entire period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class A Shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

Class A Shares

 
   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2020

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2017

   

For the
Period
March 31,
2016
(1) to
August 31,
2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.00     $ 11.46     $ 13.80     $ 12.38     $ 10.83     $ 10.00  

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

          0.03       0.11       (0.03 )     0.01       0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(3)

    1.26       (1.38 )     (1.88 )     2.59       1.57       0.82  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1.26       (1.35 )     (1.77 )     2.56       1.58       0.83  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.02 )     (0.11 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )     (0.03 )      

Net realized capital gains

                (0.54 )     (1.12 )     (7)       

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.02 )     (0.11 )     (0.57 )     (1.14 )     (0.03 )      

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.24     $ 10.00     $ 11.46     $ 13.80     $ 12.38     $ 10.83  

Total investment return/(loss)(4)

    12.58 %(5)     (11.95 )%     (12.61 )%     21.90 %     14.63 %     8.30 %(5)
                                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 6,892     $ 6,905     $ 3,892     $ 3,560     $ 3,132     $ 2,010  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

    1.48 %(6)     1.48 %     1.48 %     1.48 %     1.48 %     1.48 %(6)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements

    1.53 %(6)     1.61 %     1.65 %     1.86 %     2.44 %     4.68 %(6)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (0.07 )%(6)     0.32 %     0.94 %     (0.23 )%     0.06 %     0.28 %(6)

Portfolio turnover rate(8)

    69 %(5)     151 %     145 %     122 %     95 %     0.01 %(5)

 

 

(1)

Commencement of operations.

(2)

The selected per share data is calculated based on the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(3)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

(4)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total investment return does not reflect any applicable sales charge.

(5)

Not annualized.

(6)

Annualized.

(7)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(8)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated for the Fund, as a whole, for the entire period.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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SGI U.S. SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class C Shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

Class C Shares

 
   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2020

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2017

   

For the
Period
March 31,
2016
(1) to
August 31,
2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.75     $ 11.22     $ 13.59     $ 12.27     $ 10.80     $ 10.00  

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

    (0.04 )     (0.03 )     0.01       (0.12 )     (0.08 )     (0.02 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(3)

    1.22       (1.37 )     (1.84 )     2.56       1.55       0.82  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1.18       (1.40 )     (1.83 )     2.44       1.47       0.80  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net realized capital gains

          (0.07 )     (0.54 )     (1.12 )     (7)       

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

          (0.07 )     (0.54 )     (1.12 )     (7)       

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.93     $ 9.75     $ 11.22     $ 13.59     $ 12.27     $ 10.80  

Total investment return/(loss)(4)

    12.1 %(5)     (12.57 )%     (13.30 )%     21.05 %     13.63 %     8.00 %(5)
                                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 111     $ 102     $ 114     $ 200     $ 168     $ 26  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

    2.23 %(6)     2.23 %     2.23 %     2.23 %     2.23 %     2.23 %(6)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements

    2.28 %(6)     2.36 %     2.40 %     2.61 %     2.89 %     5.43 %(6)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (0.82 )%(6)     (0.29 )%     0.09 %     (0.95 )%     (0.67 )%     (0.47 )%(6)

Portfolio turnover rate(8)

    69 %(5)     151 %     145 %     122 %     95 %     0.01 %(5)

 

 

(1)

Commencement of operations.

(2)

The selected per share data is calculated based on the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(3)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

(4)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(5)

Not annualized.

(6)

Annualized.

(7)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(8)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated for the Fund, as a whole, for the entire period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
47

 

 

SGI GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

 

Financial Highlights (CONTINUED)

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class I shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

Class I Shares

 
   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2020

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2019

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2018

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2017

   

For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2016

 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 32.93     $ 32.62     $ 30.30     $ 27.20     $ 24.93     $ 28.29  

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    0.12       0.41       0.53       0.35       0.06       (0.19 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    0.79       1.06       2.20       2.75       2.21       (1.25 )

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.91       1.47       2.73       3.10       2.27       (1.44 )

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.22 )     (0.85 )     (0.41 )                  

Net realized capital gains

          (0.31 )                       (1.93 )

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.22 )     (1.16 )     (0.41 )                 (1.93 )

Redemption fees added to paid-in capital(1)

          (2)      (2)      (2)      (2)      0.01  

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 33.62     $ 32.93     $ 32.62     $ 30.30     $ 27.20     $ 24.93  

Total investment return/(loss)(3)

    2.75 %(4)     4.53 %     9.18 %     11.36 %     9.15 %     (5.44 )%
                                                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 93,089     $ 58,262     $ 21,520     $ 19,530     $ 22,765     $ 64,378  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

    0.84 %(5)     0.84 %     0.84 %     0.84 %     0.84 %     0.84 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements

    0.87 %(5)     0.98 %     1.11 %     1.25 %     1.32 %     1.13 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    0.72 %(5)     1.32 %     1.75 %     1.19 %     0.26 %     (0.76 )%

Portfolio turnover rate(6)

    39 %(4)     122 %     74 %     44 %     247 %     375 %

 

 

(1)

The selected per share data is calculated based on the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(3)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

(6)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated for the Fund, as a whole, for the entire period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
48

 

 

SGI CONSERVATIVE FUND

 

Financial Highlights (CONTINUED)

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class I shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

Class I Shares

 
   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR
ENDED
AUGUST 31,
2020
(1)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.34     $ 10.00  

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

    (0.01 )     0.00  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(3)

    (0.06 )     0.34  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (0.07 )     0.34  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

               

Net investment income

           

Net realized capital gains

    (0.13 )      

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.13 )      

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.14     $ 10.34  

Total investment return/(loss)(4)

    (0.80 )%(6)     3.40 %(6)
                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 1,519     $ 655  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

    1.70 %(5)     1.70 %(5)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements

    4.65 %(5)     16.08 %(5)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (0.23 )%(5)     (0.09 )%(5)

Portfolio turnover rate(7)

    62 %(6)     65 %(6)

 

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on June 8, 2020.

(2)

The selected per share data is calculated based on the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(3)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

(4)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(5)

Annualized.

(6)

Not annualized.

(7)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated for the Fund, as a whole, for the entire period.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
49

 

 

SGI PRUDENT GROWTH FUND

 

Financial Highlights (CONTINUED)

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class I shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

Class I Shares

 
   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR
ENDED
AUGUST 31,
2020
(1)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.60     $ 10.00  

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

    (0.02 )     (0.03 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(3)

    0.23       0.63  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.21       0.60  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

               

Net investment income

           

Net realized capital gains

           

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

           

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.81     $ 10.60  

Total investment return/(loss)(4)

    2.04 %(6)     6.00 %(6)
                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 8,511     $ 6,408  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

    1.70 %(5)     1.70 %(5)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements

    1.49 %(5)     3.97 %(5)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (0.41 )%(5)     (1.08 )%(5)

Portfolio turnover rate(7)

    59 %(6)     6 %(6)

 

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on June 8, 2020.

(2)

The selected per share data is calculated based on the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(3)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

(4)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(5)

Annualized.

(6)

Not annualized.

(7)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated for the Fund, as a whole, for the entire period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
50

 

 

SGI PEAK GROWTH FUND

 

Financial Highlights (concluded)

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class I shares outstanding, total investment return/(loss), ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

   

Class I Shares

 
   

For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2021
(Unaudited)

   

FOR THE
YEAR
ENDED
AUGUST 31,
2020
(1)

 

Per Share Operating Performance

               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.94     $ 10.00  

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

    (0.04 )     (0.04 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(3)

    0.62       0.98  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.58       0.94  

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

               

Net investment income

           

Net realized capital gains

           

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

           

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.52     $ 10.94  

Total investment return/(loss)(4)

    5.30 %(6)     9.40 %(6)
                 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 9,439     $ 7,327  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

    1.70 %(5)     1.70 %(5)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements

    1.55 %(5)     3.52 %(5)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    (0.78 )%(5)     (1.58 )%(5)

Portfolio turnover rate(7)

    74 %(6)     5 %(6)

 

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on June 8, 2020.

(2)

The selected per share data is calculated based on the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(3)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

(4)

Total investment return/(loss) is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(5)

Annualized.

(6)

Not annualized.

(7)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated for the Fund, as a whole, for the entire period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
51

 

 

SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has thirty-six separate investment portfolios, including the SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, the SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund, the SGI Global Equity Fund, the SGI Conservative Fund, the SGI Prudent Growth Fund and the SGI Peak Growth Fund (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). The SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund and the SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund commenced investment operations on February 29, 2012 and March 31, 2016, respectively. The SGI Conservative Fund, the SGI Prudent Growth Fund and the SGI Peak Growth Fund commenced investment operations on June 8, 2020.

 

The Dynamic U.S. Growth Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), a series of Scotia Institutional Funds, transferred all of its assets and liabilities to the SGI Global Equity Fund in a tax-free reorganization (the “Reorganization”). The Reorganization occurred at the close of business on March 21, 2014. The Predecessor Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2009. As a result of the Reorganization, the performance and accounting history of the Predecessor Fund was assumed by the Fund. Effective January 3, 2017, Summit Global Investments, LLC (“Summit” or the “Adviser”) took over management of the Fund from its predecessor investment manager.

 

As of the end of the reporting period, the SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, the SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund and the SGI Global Equity Fund all offer three classes of shares: Class I Shares, Class A Shares and Class C Shares; the SGI Conservative Fund, the SGI Prudent Growth Fund and the SGI Peak Growth Fund all offer one class of shares; Class I Shares. As of the end of the reporting period, Class A Shares and Class C Shares of the SGI Global Equity Fund were not yet operational.

 

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 87.923 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and ninety classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

 

The investment objective of the SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund is to outperform the S&P 500® Index over a market cycle while reducing overall volatility. The investment objective of the SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund is to outperform the Russell 2000® Index over a market cycle while reducing overall volatility. The investment objective of each of the SGI Global Equity Fund, the SGI Conservative Fund, the SGI Prudent Growth Fund and the SGI Peak Growth Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

 

The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services - Investment Companies.”

 

The end of the reporting period for the Funds is February 28, 2021, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the six months ended February 28, 2021 (the “current fiscal period”).

 

Portfolio Valuation — Each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Funds are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Investments in Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) are valued at their last reported sale price. Investments in other open-end investment companies, if any, are valued

 

52

 

 

SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

based on the NAV of those investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by The RBB Fund, Inc.’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

 

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

● Level 1 —

Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

 

● Level 2 —

Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

 

● Level 3 —

Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodologies 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, as of the end of the reporting period, in valuing each Funds’ investments carried at fair value:

 

   

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

                               

Common Stocks

  $ 478,138,685     $ 478,138,685     $     $  

Short-Term Investments

    9,116,978       9,116,978              

Total Investments*

  $ 487,255,663     $ 487,255,663     $     $  
                                 

SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

                               

Common Stocks

  $ 35,510,689     $ 35,510,689     $     $  

Exchange-Traded Funds

    486,625       486,625              

Short-Term Investments

    794,813       794,813              

Total Investments*

  $ 36,792,127     $ 36,792,127     $     $  
                                 

SGI Global Equity Fund

                               

Common Stocks

  $ 90,897,806     $ 90,897,806     $     $  

Short-Term Investments

    1,702,897       1,702,897              

Total Investments*

  $ 92,600,703     $ 92,600,703     $     $  
                                 

SGI CONSERVATIVE Fund

                               

Exchange-Traded Funds

  $ 1,335,537     $ 1,335,537     $     $  

Mutual Funds

    138,768       138,768              

Short-Term Investments

    36,398       36,398              

Total Investments*

  $ 1,510,703     $ 1,510,703     $     $  
                                 

 

53

 

 

SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

   

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

SGI PRUDENT GROWTH Fund

                               

Exchange-Traded Funds

  $ 4,244,167     $ 4,244,167     $     $  

Mutual Funds

    4,180,035       4,180,035              

Short-Term Investments

    49,054       49,054              

Total Investments*

  $ 8,473,256     $ 8,473,256     $     $  
                                 

SGI PEAK GROWTH FUND

                               

Exchange-Traded Funds

  $ 2,364,706     $ 2,364,706     $     $  

Mutual Funds

    6,459,258       6,459,258              

Short-Term Investments

    317,731       317,731              

Total Investments*

  $ 9,141,695     $ 9,141,695     $     $  

 

 

*

Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details.

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

 

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only if a Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all Level 3 transfers are disclosed if the Fund had an amount of total Level 3 transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

 

During the current fiscal period, the Fund had no Level 3 transfers.

 

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

 

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — The Funds record security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income (including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts) is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Funds’ investment income, expenses (other than class specific expenses) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to

 

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February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Board deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Funds.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

U.S. tax status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is each Fund’s intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

 

Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemicThe global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers are not known. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments, impair the Funds’ ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Funds’ performance.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

 

OtherIn the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, the Funds expect the risk of material loss from such claims to be remote.

 

2. Investment Adviser and Other Services

 

Summit serves as the investment adviser to each Fund. Each Fund compensates the Adviser for its services at an annual rate based on each Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Advisory Fee”), payable on a monthly basis in arrears, as shown in the following table.

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed the rates (“Expense Caps”) shown in the following table of each Fund’s average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed the Expense Caps as applicable: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, interest and taxes. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2021 for the SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, the SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund, the SGI Global Equity Fund, the SGI Conservative Fund, the SGI Prudent Growth Fund and the SGI Peak Growth Fund and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board. The Adviser may discontinue these arrangements at any time after the Funds’ respective contractual limitation expiration dates.

 

FUND

 

ADVISORY FEE

   

EXPENSE CAPS

 
           

CLASS I

   

CLASS A

   

CLASS C

 

SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

    0.70 %     0.98 %     1.23 %     1.98 %

SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

    0.95       1.23       1.48       2.23  

SGI Global Equity Fund

    0.70       0.84       1.09       1.84  

SGI Conservative Fund

    0.75       1.70              

 

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February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

FUND

 

ADVISORY FEE

   

EXPENSE CAPS

 
           

CLASS I

   

CLASS A

   

CLASS C

 

SGI Prudent Growth Fund

    0.75 %     1.70 %     %     %

SGI Peak Growth Fund

    0.75       1.70              

 

If at any time a Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for a year are less than the relevant share class’ Expense Cap, the Adviser is entitled to recoup from the Fund the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, provided such recoupment does not cause the Fund to exceed the relevant share class’ Expense Cap that was in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

 

During the current fiscal period, investment advisory fees accrued, waived and/or reimbursed and recoupments were as follows:

 

FUND

 

Gross
Advisory Fees

   

Waivers AND/OR
Reimbursements

   

RECOUPMENTS

   

Net
Advisory Fees

 

SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

  $ 1,878,440     $             $ 1,878,440  

SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

    248,497       (13,476 )           235,021  

SGI Global Equity Fund

    257,488       (21,881 )           235,607  

SGI Conservative Fund

    4,891       (19,259 )           (14,368 )

SGI Prudent Growth Fund

    28,955               8,231       37,186  

SGI Peak Growth Fund

    29,703               5,987       35,690  

 

As of the end of the reporting period, the Funds had amounts available for recoupment by the Adviser as follows:

 

   

EXPIRATION

 

FUND

 

August 31,
2022

   

August 31,
2023

   

August 31,
2024

 

SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

  $ 61,230     $ 58,188     $ 13,476  

SGI Global Equity Fund

    54,073       50,894       21,881  

SGI Conservative Fund

          32,032       19,259  

SGI Prudent Growth Fund

          16,819        

SGI Peak Growth Fund

          14,355        

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“Fund Services”), doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, serves as administrator for the Funds. For providing administrative and accounting services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Fund Services serves as the Funds’ transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, Fund Services is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Funds. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum and out of pocket expenses.

 

Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside Financial Group, LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Funds’ shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

For compensation amounts paid to Fund Services and the Custodian, please refer to the Statements of Operations.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The Board has adopted a Plan of Distribution (the “Plan”) for the Class A Shares and Class C Shares of the Funds pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Distributor is entitled to receive from each Fund a distribution fee with respect to the Shares, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, of up to 0.25% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Class A Shares and and up to 1.00% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Class C Shares. The actual amount of such compensation under the Plan is agreed upon by the Board and by the Distributor. Because these fees are paid out of each Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. Amounts paid to the Distributor under the Plan may be used by the Distributor to cover expenses that are related to (i) the sale of the Shares, (ii) ongoing servicing and/or maintenance of the accounts of shareholders, and (iii) sub-transfer agency services, subaccounting services or administrative services related to the sale of the Shares, all as set forth in each Fund’s 12b-1 Plan.

 

3. DIRECTOR AND OFFICER Compensation

 

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. An employee of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. Employees of RBB serve as Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Marketing & Business Development of the Company. They are compensated for services provided. Certain employees of Fund Services serve as officers of the Company. They are not compensated by the Funds or the Company. For Director and Officer compensation amounts, please refer to the Statements of Operations.

 

4. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

 

During the current fiscal period, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Funds were as follows:

 

FUND

 

Purchases

   

Sales

 

SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

  $ 179,869,367     $ 282,745,203  

SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

    33,281,695       51,150,582  

SGI Global Equity Fund

    63,824,691       27,766,924  

SGI Conservative Fund

    1,607,021       739,579  

SGI Prudent Growth Fund

    6,431,754       4,441,812  

SGI Peak Growth Fund

    7,035,457       5,714,773  

 

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities during the current fiscal period.

 

5. Federal Income Tax Information

 

The Funds have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Funds to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Funds have determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Funds are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

As of August 31, 2020, the federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments held by each Fund were as follows:

 

FUND

 

Federal Tax
Cost

   

Unrealized
Appreciation

   

Unrealized
(Depreciation)

   

Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

  $ 455,593,150     $ 133,883,925     $ (6,244,839 )   $ 127,639,086  

SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

    45,065,419       6,564,834       (1,725,637 )     4,839,197  

SGI Global Equity Fund

    51,030,049       8,342,635       (1,184,092 )     7,158,543  

SGI Conservative Fund

    624,373       16,606       (17 )     16,589  

SGI Prudent Growth Fund

    6,095,774       311,961       (6,640 )     305,321  

SGI Peak Growth Fund

    6,664,167       599,212       (2,460 )     596,752  

 

The difference between the book basis and tax basis cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments is attributable primarily to timing differences related to wash sales and investments in PFICs.

 

Distributions to shareholders, if any, from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. Any permanent differences resulting from different book and tax treatment are reclassified at year-end and have no impact on net income, NAV or NAV per share of the Funds.

 

Permanent differences as of August 31, 2020, primarily attributable to Partnerships and Distribution in Excess for the SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund and net operating losses for the SGI Peak Growth Fund, respectively, were reclassified among the following accounts:

 

   

Distributable
Earnings/(loss)

   

Paid-in
Capital

 

SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

  $ 89,829     $ (89,829 )

SGI Peak Growth Fund

    2,283       (2,283 )

 

As of August 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

FUND

 

Undistributed
Ordinary Income

   

Capital Loss
Carry Forward

   

Qualified
late-year loss
deferral

   

OTHER
TEMPORARY
DIFFERENCES

   

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

  $ 1,669,664     $     $ (13,830,924 )   $     $ 127,639,086  

SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

          (11,622,771 )                 4,839,197  

SGI Global Equity Fund

    139,771             (1,717,965 )           7,158,543  

SGI Conservative Fund

    15,108                         16,589  

SGI Prudent Growth Fund

    2,093                   (12,353 )     305,321  

SGI Peak Growth Fund

                      (15,359 )     596,752  

 

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to wash sales and investments in publicly traded partnerships.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

February 28, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

FUND

 

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Gains

   

Total

 

SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

2020

  $ 7,409,283     $ 7,493,904     $ 14,903,187  

SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

2020

    502,870             502,870  

SGI Global Equity Fund

2020

    723,090       262,840       985,930  

 

Dividends from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income dividends for federal income tax purposes.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Additionally, capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. As of August 31, 2020, the SGI U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund had $8,157,115 of short-term and $3,465,656 of long-term capital loss carryovers, respectively.

 

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and August 31 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and August 31, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and August 31) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until September 1, 2020. SGI U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund and SGI Global Equity Fund deferred qualified late-year losses of $13,830,924 and $1,717,965, respectively, which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the following fiscal year.

 

6. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no significant events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

 

Policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (855) 744-8500 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

 

The Company files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Company’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program (Unaudited)

 

The Company has adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Company Program”) as required by rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Company Program, the Adviser has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Adviser Program” and together with the Company Program, the “Programs”) on behalf of the Funds. The Programs seek to assess, manage and review each Fund’s Liquidity Risk. “Liquidity Risk” is defined as the risk that a Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interest in the Fund.

 

The Board has appointed Vigilant Compliance, LLC (“Vigilant”) as the program administrator for the Company Program and the Adviser as the program administrator for the Adviser Program. The Adviser has delegated oversight of the Adviser Program to an employee of the Adviser, whose process of monitoring and determining the liquidity of each Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party vendors.

 

At meetings held during the fiscal period, the Board and its Investment and Liquidity Risk Committee received and reviewed a written report (the “Report”) of Vigilant and the Adviser concerning the operation of the Programs for the period from June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 (the “Period”). The Report summarized the operation of the Programs and the information and factors considered by Vigilant and the Adviser in reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation of the Programs with respect to each Fund. Such information and factors included, among other things: (i) the methodology used to classify the liquidity of each Fund’s portfolio investments and the Adviser’s assessment that each Fund’s strategy remained appropriate for an open-end mutual fund; (ii) analyses of each Fund’s trading environment and reasonably anticipated trading size; (iii) that each Fund held primarily highly liquid assets (investments that the Fund anticipates can be converted to cash within 3 business days or less in current market conditions without significantly changing their market value); (iv) that none of the Funds required the establishment of a highly liquid investment minimum and the methodology for that determination; (v) confirmation that none of the Funds had breached the 15% maximum illiquid security threshold (investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in seven days or less in current market conditions without the sale of the investment significantly changing the market value of the investment) and the procedures for monitoring compliance with the limit; (vi) that the processes, technologies and third-party vendors used to assess, manage, and/or periodically review each Fund’s Liquidity Risk functioned appropriately during the Period; and (vii) that the Programs operated adequately during the Period. The Report also indicated that there were no material changes made to the Programs during the Period.

 

Based on the review, the Report concluded that the Programs were being implemented effectively and reasonably designed to assess and manage Liquidity Risk in each Fund’s portfolio.

 

There can be no assurance that the Company Program or the Adviser Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for more information regarding a Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

 

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Investment Adviser

Summit Global Investments, LLC
620 South Main Street
Bountiful, UT 84010

 

Administrator and Transfer Agent

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201

 

Principal Underwriter

Quasar Distributors, LLC
111 E Kilbourn Ave, Suite 2200
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Custodian

U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP
One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Legal Counsel

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

SGI-SAR21

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Not applicable

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(b)Not applicable

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

 

 

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The Registrant’s Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officers have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.

 

(b)There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Not applicable.

 

(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith.

 

(3) Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

(4) There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.

 

(b)Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) The RBB Fund, Inc.  
     
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Salvatore Faia  
  Salvatore Faia, President  
  (principal executive officer)  
     
Date 4/30/2021  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Salvatore Faia  
  Salvatore Faia, President  
  (principal executive officer)  
     
Date 4/30/2021  
     
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ James Shaw  
  James Shaw, Treasurer  
  (principal financial officer)  
     
Date 4/30/2021  

 

*Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.