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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-05685  

 

Williamsburg Investment Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450      Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

John Chilton, Esq.

 

Sullivan & Worcester LLP 1666 K Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20006
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (513) 587-3400  

 

Date of fiscal year end: March 31  
     
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2019  

 

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Item 1.Reports to Stockholders.

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

September 30, 2019
(Unaudited)

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Funds or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. 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 Funds electronically by contacting the Funds at 1-800-281-3217 or, if you own these shares through a financial intermediary, by contacting your financial intermediary.

 

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting the Funds at 1-800-281-3217. If you own shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this document to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Funds held with the Fund complex or at your financial intermediary.

 

 

THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

November 6, 2019

 

Dear Shareholders,

 

Equity investors experienced a wild ride in the third quarter. After a solid start in July, we witnessed a sharp swoon in August as trade tensions again took center stage. The S&P 500® Index posted declines of nearly 3% on August 5th and August 14th as volatility surged. Fortunately, the damage was mitigated by a late August rally followed by a decent September. In the end, the S&P 500 Index finished the quarter up 1.70% while the Russell 2000® Index was down 2.40%. Year-to-date, the S&P 500 Index and Russell 2000 Index finished the period up 20.55% and 14.18%, respectively.

 

All of our Funds outperformed their benchmarks during the quarter. While one month typically isn’t worth highlighting, we are also pleased to report our Funds again held up better than their benchmarks in August during market tumult (the same held true during periods of volatility in May). While we never enjoy pullbacks, we do strive to demonstrate less risk than the broader market. On a year-to-date basis, three of our strategies are nicely outperforming their benchmarks, while the other two are lagging.

 

Slowing economic growth, an intensifying trade war, a partially inverted yield curve and negative interest rates in many parts of the world seem to be suggesting deflationary pressures and/or rising chances of a recession. According to the Wall Street Journal, a recent survey of economists put the odds of a recession at 35%. True to form, the media has latched onto recent volatility to double down on calls for bad outcomes. It often seems the greatest risk is talking ourselves into a recession. For the moment, economic growth actually remains decent as evidenced by 2.0% GDP growth in Q2 and calls for 1.9% growth in Q3.

 

Economic worries and falling long-term interest rates have renewed pressure on the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) to lower short-term rates. Indeed, the Fed lowered rates 0.25% at its September meeting and most economists expect one more rate reduction by year end. “Easy” policy could provide support to equities, although we note the Fed has less room than in prior easing cycles. The current fed funds rate is 2% as opposed to 5-6% at the beginning of the last two easing cycles. Put differently, the efficacy of monetary easing may be exhausted at some point.

 

Then there’s the “TINA” argument. In other words, “there is no alternative” to stocks and other risk assets if looking for decent returns in a world of ultra-low interest rates. Most would certainly rather borrow money than lend it in this cheap money environment. True, low rates should support equity valuations and the market’s current forward price-to-earnings ratio of 16.9x (or an earnings yield of 5.9%) actually looks reasonable in the context of 10-year Treasury rates at 1.7%. However, this argument breaks down if rates are low because they portend a recession.

 

Where do these contradictory signals leave us? We have no idea what the near term holds and expect trade talks and political chicanery may induce periodic volatility, but we are sticking by our case for more moderate returns in coming years. This seems to be in the early stages of coming to fruition. While markets are up nicely year-to-date, they are essentially flat over the past year.

 

This type of environment should play to our strengths. We think stock selection could become more critical. At this point in the cycle, being valuation sensitive and watching out for high risk situations may matter more than it has for much of this decade. We are seeing indications of this, as the red-hot initial public offering (IPO) market of Q2 cooled significantly in Q3.

 

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Davenport Core Fund

 

The following chart represents Davenport Core Fund’s (DAVPX) performance and the performance of the S&P 500 Index*, the Core Fund’s primary benchmark, for the periods ended September 30, 2019.

 

 

Q3
2019

1 Year

3 Years**

5 Years**

10 Years**

Since
Inception
1/15/98**

Fiscal
Year 2019
Expense
Ratio

Core Fund

2.80%

8.17%

12.78%

10.22%

12.49%

7.13%

0.89%

S&P 500 Index*

1.70%

4.25%

13.39%

10.84%

13.24%

7.41%

 

 

30-Day SEC Yield: 0.32%; Expense Ratio in current prospectus: 0.89%

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data, current to the most recent month end, may be obtained by calling 1-800-281-3217.

 

*

The S&P 500 Index is comprised of 500 U.S. stocks and is an indicator of the performance of the overall U.S. stock market. Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a division of S&P Global, is the source and owner of the registered trademarks related to the S&P 500 Index. An investor cannot invest in an index and its returns are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment.

 

**

Returns greater than one year are annualized.

 

The Davenport Core Fund (DAVPX) posted another strong quarter in Q3, building on the first half of the year’s strength. The Core Fund returned 2.80%, ahead of the S&P 500® Index’s 1.70% advance. Year-to-date, DAVPX is up 24.63%, versus 20.55% for the S&P 500 Index.

 

Solid outperformance was driven by individual stock selection. Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW), Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM), CVS Health Corp. (CVS), American Tower Corp. (AMT), Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (BAM) and Markel Corp. (MKL) were all standout performers for us. It was also nice to see a name that we highlighted last quarter, Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC), catch a bid as a prominent investor called for a breakup to realize its sum-of-the-parts value. Our underweight stance in the Utilities sector was a drag as defensive stocks continue to perform well, amidst lower interest rates and signs of slowing global growth.

 

In the banking sector, we sold our position in Citigroup, Inc. (C) and added to our position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), in an effort to increase the quality of the Fund. We also purchased two new positions: TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) and Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW).

 

TJX is a leading off-price retailer of clothing, accessories, and home fashions with 4,300 stores under the T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods brands. We believe that the company will continue to be a winner in the changing retail landscape as customers love bargains and the “treasure hunt” experience at the company’s stores, driving market share gains. TJX leverages an extensive merchandising operation and proprietary inventory management system to maintain a rapidly changing product assortment at significant discounts across its banners. The company has posted positive same store sales growth for 23 consecutive years (only one down year in its 40+ year history) and has ample opportunity to continue to expand its store base. We also believe the stock is somewhat counter cyclical as consumers typically trade down to discount stores in

 

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recessions. TJX trades at ~20x forward EPS, slightly above its 5-year average. While we don’t anticipate multiple expansion from here, we believe that the company will continue to compound earnings at a double-digit pace for the foreseeable future. The company has an A+-rated balance sheet and has grown its dividend at a 22% rate over the past five years to a current yield of 1.7%.

 

Schwab is a multifaceted financial services company in the U.S. with ~$3.5 trillion in total client assets. Lower short-term interest rates have weighed on the stock, and we think have presented an attractive buying opportunity. Organic growth remains strong (more than 100K new accounts have been opened for 28 consecutive months) and capital return is becoming a more important part of the story. The Board has recently taken actions on both the dividend (31% hike, current yield 1.8%) and buyback fronts ($4.0B authorization in January or 8% of current market cap). The current valuation of 14.5x forward EPS is at trough levels over the last two decades and is seven multiple points below its 5-year average of 22.0x. This valuation looks quite attractive considering SCHW’s A-rated balance sheet and 20% returns on equity. Recently, an announcement to eliminate commissions for U.S. ETFs and equities has pressured shares, highlighting the competitive nature of the industry. This should cause revenues to drop by 3-4%. Nevertheless, we view this business as a scale game, and with SCHW’s dominance, we suspect they will be able to regain some of this revenue over time through less visible fee streams and a growing asset base.

 

In sum, we remain pleased with the Fund’s performance year-to-date and over the past trailing twelve months (which encompasses the aggressive 4Q18 market selloff). We continue to hold a modestly elevated cash balance at 5% of the Fund. We believe the actions taken this quarter are consistent with our aim of continuously improving the Fund’s risk/reward profile. We look forward to reporting back at year end.

 

The following are transactions performed in the Core Fund for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

 

Recent Purchases

 

Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) The prospects for lower short-term interest rates and the recent decline in long-term yields have weighed on the stock and we think have presented an attractive buying opportunity.

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) JPM offered one of the biggest positive surprises relative to consensus payout expectations. They are a stalwart in the banking industry, with leading investment bank, commercial bank, credit card, retail bank, and asset/wealth management franchises. Thus, we feel the risk/reward profile is favorable and see tremendous value in the company’s capital returns.

 

TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) We expect the company to be a winner in the changing retail landscape. We believe the stock is somewhat counter cyclical as consumers typically trade down to discount stores in recessions, thus believing the company may compound earnings at a double-digit pace for the near future.

 

Recent Sales

 

Citigroup, Inc. (C) Citi has been a strong performer this year and continues to offer attractive capital returns following the recent Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) results. Proceeds from the sale are being redeployed into two more growth-oriented issues.

 

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Halliburton Company (HAL) We had forecasted that U.S. oil production would rebound from depressed levels last winter. Instead, oil prices have continued to languish and producers have continued to drop rigs, focusing on free cash flow. We find it difficult to see a path of sustained improvement for the oil services sector.

 

Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund

 

The following chart represents Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund (DEOPX) performance and the performance of the Russell Midcap® Index*, the Fund’s primary benchmark, and the S&P 500 Index* for the periods ended September 30, 2019.

 

 

Q3
2019

1 Year

3 Years**

5 Years**

Since
Inception
12/31/10**

Fiscal
Year 2019
Expense
Ratio

Equity Opportunities Fund

3.75%

17.60%

13.72%

10.54%

12.84%

0.91%

Russell Midcap Index

0.48%

3.19%

10.69%

9.10%

11.40%

 

S&P 500 Index*

1.70%

4.25%

13.39%

10.84%

12.68%

 

 

30-Day SEC Yield: -0.19%; Expense Ratio in current prospectus: 0.91%

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data, current to the most recent month end, may be obtained by calling 1-800-281-3217.

 

*

The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000, which represent approximately 25% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000®. Frank Russell Company is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Frank Russell Company. The S&P 500 Index is comprised of 500 U.S. stocks and is an indicator of the performance of the overall U.S. stock market. Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a division of S&P Global, is the source and owner of the registered trademarks related to the S&P 500 Index. An investor cannot invest in an index and its returns are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment.

 

**

Returns greater than one year are annualized.

 

The Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund (DEOPX) showed continued solid performance during the third quarter, advancing 3.75% versus the 0.48% for the Russell Mid Cap® Index. Year-to-date, the Fund is up 33.86%, nicely outpacing the Russell Midcap’s® 21.93% advance.

 

The Fund’s top contributor for the quarter was Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW), which advanced roughly 20% on the heels of better-than-expected results, driven by an inflection in the margin profile of the business. We are encouraged to see the company’s pricing efforts finally catch up to volatile raw material costs and remain optimistic regarding the Valspar integration and renewed balance sheet flexibility. Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (BAM), American Tower Corp. (AMT) and Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM) were also top contributors during the quarter. Following a strong response to quarterly results, we elected to chip our position in MLM. While we remain attracted to the company’s competitive moat, pricing power and visible demand profile, the position had become outsized relative to a more balanced risk/reward profile.

 

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Key detractors during the period included a few top performers from the first half of the year. Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK), DISH Network Corp. (DISH) and MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI) all took a “breather.” In the case of MELI, we were fortunate to reduce our position slightly with the stock near all-time highs, thus softening the blow of a late quarter drawdown. As was the case last quarter, Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (FRFHF) continued to struggle during the period. While frustrated with the stock’s performance, we added to the position given the belief that a discount to book value is unwarranted for a company that is generating positive underwriting results, has conservative investment posturing and has recently instituted a meaningful share repurchase program.

 

We added to our position in water infrastructure company Xylem, Inc. (XYL), during the quarter. We liken XYL to a water ETF given the company’s exposure across many parts of the water cycle with products such as pumps, valves, treatment and testing equipment, controls and systems, and metering equipment. This business mix leaves Xylem well positioned to help tackle global issues such as water scarcity and infrastructure inefficiencies. Put simply, the company is bringing technology to a historically conservative and slow-to-adapt industry in need of a significant technological overhaul. We believe XYL will deliver on targets of 4-6% annual organic growth and 200-300 bps of margin expansion. With roughly $3.5 billion available for capital deployment into activities such as acquisitions and buybacks, we believe earnings can compound in the mid-teens for the foreseeable future. This algorithm could result in ~$5.00+ in EPS power in coming years, which we believe should drive the stock price meaningfully higher.

 

We also bought a position in Etsy, Inc. (ETSY), an online marketplace focused on handmade or vintage items and craft supplies. Founded in 2004, Etsy has built up a platform of 40 million active buyers and 2 million active sellers. Consumers desire the unique, authentic goods found on Etsy’s marketplace, and Etsy also benefits from the multi-decade shift to e-commerce. Etsy went public in 2015 and struggled in the public markets for its first two years, leading to a management transition. New management has been well received as they were able to expand margins and reaccelerate growth. However, the stock recently pulled back as management laid out long-term growth targets that underwhelmed expectations. We think this presented an attractive buying opportunity and consider management targets to be conservative as 1) they imply a significant deceleration in growth, 2) they do not incorporate further take rate expansion (peers are in the 10-15% take-rate range vs. ETSY at 5% -- take rate refers to the royalty rate that Etsy charges for goods sold on its marketplace), and 3) management’s target of 30%+ EBITDA margins are well below the high-30%s margins that have been achieved by peers such as eBay, Inc. (EBAY). Marketplace business models generate excellent free cash flow (in excess of net income) and Etsy has a modest net cash position on the balance sheet. Etsy is on the path to becoming a consistent high quality compounder, and we think free cash flow growth could approach 50% per annum over the next several years.

 

In closing, we are happy to report strong absolute and relative returns while continuing to emphasize quality and capital preservation. Though we hope the next three quarters resemble the prior three, we continue to position the Fund for a more moderate return environment.

 

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The following are transactions performed in the Equity Opportunities Fund for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

 

Recent Purchases

 

Etsy, Inc. (ETSY) ETSY went public in 2015 and struggled in the public markets for its first two years, leading to a management transition. With new management, expanded margins and reaccelerated growth, the stock had a massive run in the subsequent two years but has pulled back approximately 25% from its highs earlier this year. We believe this pullback was a buying opportunity that has the potential to generate consistent compounding growth going forward.

 

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (FRFHF) At current levels, FRFHF trades right on top of the FactSet consensus Q2 book value per share estimate of $463. We feel this may limit downside given the conservative nature of both the valuation of investments. We appreciate the defensiveness the stock should exhibit should market conditions deteriorate.

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY) The company appears poised to enter a period of easier sales comparisons, more favorable driving conditions (i.e. lower gas prices) and a more favorable age profile of the car park (6-10 year old vehicles set to make up a greater percentage of vehicles on the road).

 

Watsco, Inc. (WSO) While the stock has rallied from lows to start the year, shares have weakened recently in response to Q2 results. We believe recent management commentary and market development provide support for optimism. With the stock trading at the lower end of its historical valuation range, and considering the company’s rock solid balance sheet and attractive dividend, we felt the risk/reward looked attractive.

 

Xylem, Inc. (XYL) With multiple adds to XYL this quarter, our rationale is supported by the following: XYL has been a good performer since our initial purchase in May 2017. More recently, the stock has traded sideways as the company pushed out their 2020 operating margin targets. The explanation was having more investment opportunities to improve and grow the business than they originally expected. With a plethora of mergers and acquisitions roll up opportunities, a strong management team, and a solid balance sheet, we decided to bulk up our position in the stock.

 

Recent Sales

 

American Woodmark Corporation (AMWD) The stock is up 48% year to date and up 14% since the recent low a little over a week ago. Moreover, given the lower liquidity profile of the stock, we elected to sell the position on strength and redeploy the Fund into more favorable opportunities.

 

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM) Shares of MLM are making new highs following a very solid 2Q report where the company beat Street expectations and raised guidance for FY2019. We remain very optimistic about the near- and long-term outlook for MLM as demand across the company’s footprint is accelerating. We decided to take some profits while maintaining MLM as a top-10 position in the portfolio (4.6% of the portfolio).

 

MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI) While we remain attracted to the company’s attractive business model, massive growth opportunity and accelerating alternative business channels (i.e. payments), we feel the current valuation reflects a more balanced risk/reward profile.

 

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Zoetis, Inc. (ZTS) The stock is up nearly 150% since our initial purchase, having tacked on an additional 34% since we last trimmed the position in November of 2018. While we remain excited about the growth backdrop for the industry and the company’s leadership position within it, we feel the valuation warrants taking some profits at this time.

 

Davenport Value & Income Fund

 

The following chart represents Davenport Value & Income Fund (DVIPX) performance and the performance of the Russell 1000 Value Index*, the Value & Income Fund’s primary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Equity Income Index for the periods ended September 30, 2019.

 

 

Q3
2019

1 Year

3 Years**

5 Years**

Since
Inception
12/31/10**

Fiscal
Year 2019
Expense
Ratio

Value & Income Fund

2.63%

2.52%

8.76%

8.00%

11.13%

0.88%

Russell 1000 Value Index

1.36%

4.00%

9.43%

7.79%

10.83%

 

S&P 500 Index*

1.70%

4.25%

13.39%

10.84%

12.68%

 

Lipper Equity Income Index*

2.58%

5.88%

10.66%

8.26%

10.42%

 

 

30-Day SEC Yield: 1.67%; Expense Ratio in current prospectus: 0.89%

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data, current to the most recent month end, may be obtained by calling 1-800-281-3217.

 

*

The S&P 500 Index is comprised of 500 U.S. stocks and is an indicator of the performance of the overall U.S. stock market. Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a division of S&P Global, is the source and owner of the registered trademarks related to the S&P 500 Index. The Lipper Equity Income Index is an unmanaged index of the 30 largest Funds in the Lipper Equity Income Fund category. The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of the Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. An investor cannot invest in an index and its returns are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment.

 

**

Returns greater than one year are annualized.

 

The Davenport Value & Income Fund (DVIPX) enjoyed a strong third quarter, increasing 2.63% and outperforming its primary benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index, which increased 1.36%. On a year-to-date basis, the Fund has increased 16.83% compared to the Russell 1000 Index, which has increased 17.81%. The S&P 500® Index increased 1.70% in the third quarter and is up 20.55% so far in 2019.

 

Health Care and Financial stocks were the key contributors to performance during the quarter. Our patience with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) and CVS Health Corp. (CVS) paid off as both stocks rallied nicely. BMY made progress towards closing its acquisition of Celgene Corp. (CELG) and CVS received welcome news from a federal judge that he would not block its acquisition of Aetna. Financials were led by stalwarts Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (BAM) and Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF), two of our larger positions. BAM continues to benefit from inflows into the alternative/real asset class and FNF was helped by lower mortgage rates, which stimulated refinancing and purchase demand.

 

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Once again, our key detractors were an eclectic mix. Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (FRFHF) continued to struggle but is trading at a discount to book value, which we think is too cheap given its solid insurance franchise and new share repurchase plan. Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDS.B) declined amid lower oil prices. Lastly, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) declined as investor concerns over its potential liability in talc and opioid lawsuits increased. We think these risks are manageable for JNJ given its size and AAA-rated balance sheet.

 

In tandem with our expectation of more moderate returns going forward, our transactions were an effort to improve the defensive nature of the Fund and move capital from more growth-oriented situations to ideas where we saw long-term value opportunities at attractive prices. We chipped positions in Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) and initiated a position in Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC). We also chipped Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) and Citigroup, Inc. (C) and moved the proceeds into a new position in Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (BRK.B).

 

Wells Fargo has been in the penalty box following various scandals that have led to multiple CEO departures. We felt the negative headlines were fully reflected in the stock price at less than 10x earnings and with a dividend yield close to 4.5%. We view WFC as an attractive long-term value situation based on the company’s strong balance sheet, impressive franchise, strong capital return and potential future profitability as it emerges from its current regulatory challenges. Subsequent to our purchase, WFC announced that it had hired Charlie Scharf as its new CEO. Mr. Scharf was a long-time veteran at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and the stock reacted positively to the announcement given his past experience and general reputation within the industry.

 

Berkshire Hathaway has grown book value per share at a 9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 20 years and this figure actually understates true economic returns, as it does not capture the growth in value of wholly-owned companies in Berkshire’s portfolio. Despite the solid returns, BRK.B’s price to book value has fallen to 1.25x, the low end of its multi-year range, which we believe could lead to an increase in share repurchases in the coming years. The company has an AA-rated balance sheet with $122 billion in cash. Given the balance sheet, excess free cash generation and track record of capital allocation in rougher economic times, we think BRK.B shares are likely to act defensively in a sustained market selloff. Ultimately, we see a lot of value in this diverse collection of businesses and don’t think the market is giving BRK.B enough credit from the optionality of all the excess cash sitting on the balance sheet and coming in the door.

 

In summary, we are pleased with the Fund’s performance during the third quarter, especially as it held up well during the dramatic market selloff in August. The Fund’s yield of 3.1% continues to provide attractive current income and we think recent transactions have improved the defensive characteristics of the Fund.

 

Recent Purchases

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (BRK.B) BRK.B does not pay a dividend. BRK’B has grown book value per share at a 9% compound annual growth rate over the past twenty years. We see a lot of value in this diverse collection of businesses and do not think the market is giving BRK.B enough credit for all the excess cash coming in the door.

 

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) Norfolk Southern is one of a handful of Class I railroads in North America. The cost to move goods is substantially lower via rail than truck due to exponentially better efficiency. A strategy termed “Precision Railroading” by Hunter Harrison,

 

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a deceased former railway executive, entails keeping the trains constantly moving and limiting time sitting in the yards, increasing efficiencies dramatically. This has resulted in a boost of profitability for the railroads who have adopted this strategy. Given the blueprint for this strategy has been laid out and executed multiple times at this point, and a similar asset base, we believe NSC will ultimately succeed in its shift to precision railroad.

 

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) WFC has been in the penalty box following various scandals that have led to multiple CEO departures. We feel the negative headlines are fully reflected in the current stock price. Moreover, we believe the concern surrounding the potential for interest rate cuts factored into the current share price.

 

Recent Sales

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) CSCO has been a strong performer year-to-date, returning over 30%. With signs of tightening demand across the IT infrastructure universe and the name representing larger than typical portfolio weights, we elected to take some profits on the recent strength.

 

Citigroup, Inc. (C) Citigroup’s share price is flat over the past two years, as the lower interest rate environment weighs on profit potential, and economic challenges abroad have also posed an issue (roughly half of C’s revenues are outside North America).

 

Merck & Co, Inc. (MRK) MRK has been a standout performer for the portfolio over the past year and a half, as its immunoncology drug Keytruda has become a preferred method of treating lung cancer. In addition to rising sales, the price to earnings ratio has also expanded significantly.

 

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) MSFT has been a strong performer year-to-date, returning over 35%. With signs of tightening demand across the IT infrastructure universe and the name representing larger than typical portfolio weights, we elected to take some profits on the recent strength.

 

PPG Industries, Inc (PPG) Absent an acceleration in global growth, we think upside from here would come from the company using its balance sheet by either committing to significant capital return, or pursuing large-scale mergers & acquisitions. We think this scenario could play out and ultimately elected to sell the position.

 

Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund

 

The following chart represents performance of the Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund (DSCPX) and the performance of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index*, for the periods ended September 30, 2019.

 

 

Q3
2019

1 Year

3 Year

Since
Inception
12/31/14**

Fiscal
Year 2019
Expense
Ratio

Small Cap Focus Fund

-0.21%

5.01%

11.77%

8.74%

0.97%

Russell 2000 Index*

-2.40%

-8.89%

8.23%

6.54%

 

 

30-Day SEC Yield: 0.05%; Expense Ratio in current prospectus: 0.98%

 

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data, current to the most recent month end, may be obtained by calling 1-800-281-3217.

 

*

The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® index, representing approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000. Frank Russell Company is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Frank Russell Company. An investor cannot invest in an index and its returns are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment.

 

**

Returns greater than one year are annualized.

 

The Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund (DSCPX) proved relatively resilient during the third quarter. Though the Fund’s return was down slightly of 0.21% for the period, this outpaced the 2.40% decline for the Russell 2000® Index. Year to date, the strategy is up 26.23% versus 14.18% for the Russell 2000 Index.

 

While our Fund has outperformed, we point out that small-cap equities in general continue to underperform larger cap peers. In fact, the Russell 2000 Index has underperformed both the S&P 500® Index and the Russell Mid Cap® Index on a 1, 3, 5 and 10-year basis and the relative valuation gap between small and large cap indices is wider than long-term averages (suggesting small-caps are cheap). While attempting to time an inflection in this trend has not been fruitful as of late, we feel the asset class affords an element of timeliness and believe our strategy offers a high quality way to participate.

 

Water services provider Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (AQUA) and building products distributor Builders FirstSource, Inc. (BLDR) were top performers during the quarter. We added to both of these names during periods of distress at the beginning of the year and have been pleased to see them recover nicely. We were also pleased to have early success with Switch, Inc. (SWCH) and Colfax Corp. (CFX), two names we highlighted in last quarter’s letter. Leading pet insurer, Trupanion, Inc. (TRUP) was the top detractor for the period, suffering a meaningful decline in response to an analyst downgrade. We are disappointed in the stock’s reaction; however, we maintain a high degree of conviction in the growth opportunity for pet insurance (~2% penetration in the U.S. versus 25% in the U.K.), value proposition that TRUP provides to its customers and the ultimate cash generation potential of this business. Furthermore, we believe the company has executed well and continue to support management’s decision to redeploy excess cash flow into new customer acquisitions given the attractive returns that result (30-40% IRRs on pet acquisition spend).

 

We added to Seaboard Corp. (SEB), a position we have held for some time but have yet to discuss in this medium. SEB is a holding company based in Merriam, Kansas with operations focused on global agribusiness, commodity trading and transportation. Though the company’s asset mix is diverse and far flung (SEB employs 25,000 worldwide across 45 nations), the key value drivers are its protein production assets. More specifically, SEB is one of the largest producers and processors of pork in the U.S., with additional exposure to turkey production via its partial ownership interest in Butterball LLC. While we have always been attracted to the company’s exposure to the global protein theme, recent developments in China and to ongoing company specific factors make the shares timely, in our opinion. China (with annual consumption of 122 billion pounds of pork) is dealing with a devastating outbreak of African Swine Fever, forcing

 

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domestic producers to cull herds. According to the Wall Street Journal, China’s pork production could fall by as much as 35.7 billion pounds in 2019 – almost double the amount of pork traded globally in a year. This is already having a dramatic impact on local pricing, which should leak into U.S. markets as international capacity is used up. Interestingly, this is coming at a time when SEB is bringing on new capacity, thus increasing the company’s ability to deliver into a tight market. While earnings have been volatile and unpredictable on a short-term basis, the company’s history of long-term value creation is quite consistent. In light of the developments discussed above, we believe Seaboard could earn us a blue ribbon.

 

In sum, we are pleased with recent returns and the Fund’s resilience during market turmoil. In addition, we are excited about the relative value proposition of the asset class. We also note that the end of this year marks the 5th anniversary of the Fund. We are pleased with our returns since inception and look to build on this success over the next five years.

 

Davenport Balanced Income Fund

 

The following chart represents Davenport Balanced Income Fund (DBALX) performance, and performance of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index, along with the Morningstar Allocation 50-70% Equity Index, and the blended 60% Russell 1000® Value Index / 40% Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Government /Credit Bond Index for the period ended September 30, 2019.

 

 

Q3
2018

1 Year

Since
Inception
12/31/15**

Fiscal
Year 2019
Expense
Ratio

Balanced Income Fund

2.46%

4.56%

6.63%

0.96%

Russell 1000® Value*

1.36%

4.00%

10.24%

 

Morningstar Allocation 50-70% Equity*

0.93%

3.37%

7.13%

 

60% Russell 1000® Value/40% BBIGC

1.41%

6.11%

7.52%

 

 

30-Day SEC Yield: 1.69%; Expense Ratio in current prospectus: 0.96%

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data, current to the most recent month end, may be obtained by calling 1-800-281-3217.

 

*

The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of the Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Morningstar US OE Allocation 50-70% Equity Index is composed of Funds which seek to provide both income and capital appreciation by investing in multiple asset classes, including stocks, bonds, and cash. These portfolios are dominated by domestic holdings and have equity exposure between 50% and 70%. The blended 60% Russell 1000 Value/40% Bloomberg Barclay’s Intermediate Government/Credit (BBIGC) Index is included as an additional comparative index because it is representative of a balanced portfolio consisting of 60% equity and 40% fixed income securities. The BBIGC measures the non-securitized component of the U.S. Aggregate Index. It includes investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate Treasuries, government-related and corporate rate securities. Intermediate maturity bonds include bonds with maturities of 1 to 9.999 years. An investor cannot invest in an index and its returns are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment.

 

**

Returns greater than one year are annualized.

 

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The Davenport Balanced Income Fund (DBALX) increased 2.46% in the third quarter, outpacing the 1.36% increase for the Russell 1000® Value Index and the 1.70% increase for the S&P 500® Index. The blended index of 60% Russell 1000 Value Index/ 40% Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Government Credit® Index was up 1.41% for the quarter. Year to date (YTD), DBALX has returned 13.48% compared to 17.81% for the Russell 1000® Value, 20.55% for the S&P 500 Index and 13.38% for the blended 60/40 index.

 

Financial stocks were again the top contributors to performance this quarter, with Blackstone Group, Inc. (BX), Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (BAM), and Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF) leading the pack. FNF benefited from lower mortgage rates, which helped spur refinancing and purchase demand, while BAM continues to see strong inflows into the alternative asset classes. Blackstone performed well following its July conversion to a C-Corp, and we used this strength to exit the position as we felt its valuation had become a bit stretched. Our biggest detractors to performance included Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDS’B) and Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (FRFHF). RDS’B fell victim to lower oil prices and FRFHF shares have struggled to recover following second quarter earnings. FRFHF shares are trading at discount to book value, which we believe is too cheap given the company’s solid insurance franchise and new share repurchase plan.

 

During the quarter, we elected to initiate a position in Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN), a leading fashion specialty retailer offering apparel, shoes, cosmetics and accessories for women, men, and children. At the time of our purchase, the shares were down over 55% from their twelve-month high primarily due to concerns surrounding the general retailing environment as well as weaker than expected earnings and guidance. We feel these concerns are overblown; moreover, JWN has a strong brand name and a well-earned reputation for quality and customer service. We felt the shares had been de-risked and offered an opportunity to purchase the stock at a compelling valuation and 5% dividend yield.

 

The bond market continued to chug along in the third quarter of 2019. Amid weaker than expected global economic data coupled with global central bank easing, safe haven assets continued to produce positive returns. While the Federal Reserve initiated its accommodative monetary policy stance with two rate cuts during Q3, yields around the globe continued to drop (prices rose). By August there were around $17 trillion sovereign bonds with negative yields. Investors continue to be attracted to the U.S. market, where one can attain positive yielding debt while providing a hedge to equity markets during bouts of volatility.

 

The 2-yr Treasury fell 13bps to 1.624%, while rates on the 10-yr and 30-yr Treasury dropped 34bps (1.67%) and 42bps (2.11%) respectively. The Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Government/ Credit Index continued to perform well, adding 1.37% in Q3 taking its YTD return to 6.41%. The Bloomberg Barclays US FRN <5yr Index remained positive in Q3 up 0.78% bringing its YTD return to 3.21%.

 

The bond allocation of the Balanced Fund consists of 32 high-quality bonds across eight sectors with the top allocations to U.S. governments at 27.8%, Financials at 19.7%, and Energy at 16.0%. The fixed income portion of DBALX has an effective maturity of 4.2 years and a duration of 3.5 years. During the quarter, we continued to reduce our floating rate exposure by selling one of our Treasury floating rate notes and allowing a couple corporate floating rate notes (FRNs) to mature, bringing our exposure to 21.46% from 24.94% in Q2. FRNs still provide a good yield to duration ratio, but with the Fed cutting rates and future cuts being priced into the market, we

 

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feel that 3-month LIBOR (London Inter-bank Offered Rate) has more risk to the downside. We also took advantage of the high activity in the corporate new issue market initiating positions in PayPal Holdings and Fiserv, while exiting our General Motors position. We continue to see value in Treasuries on pullbacks and our Treasury exposure remains around 27%.

 

The recent market volatility has been a good reminder of the value in a balanced approach. Value-based equity has been out of favor in recent years; however, we finally saw it return to glory in the last month of the quarter as political discord and trade negotiations led to increased market volatility. Given these uncertainties, we believe our allocation to value-based equities and defensive positioning in fixed income may provide a volatility buffer in the near future, while also providing income and potential for long-term capital appreciation.

 

Sincerely,

 

John P. Ackerly IV, CFA
President, The Davenport Funds

 

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DAVENPORT CORE FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in

Davenport Core Fund and the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ended September 30, 2019)

 
 

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

 

Davenport Core Fund(a)

8.17%

10.22%

12.49%

 

Standard & Poor’s 500® Index

4.25%

10.84%

13.24%

 

 

(a)

The total returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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DAVENPORT VALUE & INCOME FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in
Davenport Value & Income Fund, the Russell 1000
® Value Index
and the Lipper Equity Income Index

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ended September 30, 2019)

 
 

1 Year

5 Years

Since
Inception
(b)

 

Davenport Value & Income Fund(a)

2.52%

8.00%

11.13%

 

Russell 1000® Value Index

4.00%

7.79%

10.83%

 

Lipper Equity Income Index

5.88%

8.26%

10.42%

 

 

(a)

The total returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(b)

Commencement of operations was December 31, 2010.

 

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DAVENPORT EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund and the Russell Midcap
® Index

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ended September 30, 2019)

 
 

1 Year

5 Years

Since
Inception
(b)

 

Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund(a)

17.60%

10.54%

12.84%

 

Russell Midcap® Index

3.19%

9.10%

11.40%

 

 

(a)

The total returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(b)

Commencement of operations was December 31, 2010.

 

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DAVENPORT SMALL CAP FOCUS FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in
Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund and the Russell 2000
® Index

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ended September 30, 2019)

 
 

1 Year

3 Years

Since
Inception
(b)

 

Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund(a)

5.01%

11.77%

8.74%

 

Russell 2000® Index

(8.89%)

8.23%

6.54%

 

 

(a)

The total returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(b)

Commencement of operations was December 31, 2014.

 

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DAVENPORT BALANCED INCOME FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in Davenport Balanced
Income Fund, the Russell 1000
® Value Index, a Blended 60% Russell 1000® Value
Index / 40% Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index
and the Morningstar US OE Allocation — 50% to 70% Equity

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ended September 30, 2019)

 
 

1 Year

3 Years

Since
Inception
(b)

 

Davenport Balanced Income Fund(a)

4.56%

5.96%

6.63%

 

Russell 1000® Value Index

4.00%

9.43%

10.24%

 

Blended 60% Russell 1000® Value Index / 40% Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index

6.11%

6.79%

7.52%

 

Morningstar US OE Allocation - 50% to 70% Equity

3.37%

6.79%

7.13%

 

 

(a)

The total returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(b)

Commencement of operations was December 31, 2015.

 

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DAVENPORT CORE FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Sector Allocation vs. the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index

 

 

Top Ten Equity Holdings

 

Security Description

% of Net Assets

American Tower Corporation

4.1%

Danaher Corporation

3.5%

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. - Class A

3.5%

Markel Corporation

3.2%

Accenture plc - Class A

3.2%

Adobe, Inc.

3.1%

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B

3.0%

CarMax, Inc.

2.8%

Visa, Inc. - Class A

2.8%

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

2.8%

 

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DAVENPORT VALUE & INCOME FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Sector Allocation vs. the Russell 1000® Value Index

 

 

Top Ten Equity Holdings

 

Security Description

% of Net Assets

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. - Class A

3.5%

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

3.4%

JPMorgan Chase & Company

3.1%

Markel Corporation

2.9%

Johnson & Johnson

2.8%

Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. - ADR

2.7%

Royal Dutch Shell plc - Class B - ADR

2.7%

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

2.6%

Watsco, Inc.

2.6%

Dominion Energy, Inc.

2.6%

 

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DAVENPORT EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Sector Allocation vs. the Russell Midcap® Index

 

 

Top Ten Equity Holdings

 

Security Description

% of Net Assets

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. - Class A

6.4%

American Tower Corporation

6.4%

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

5.3%

Markel Corporation

5.3%

Sherwin-Williams Company (The)

5.1%

CarMax, Inc.

5.0%

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

5.0%

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

4.6%

DISH Network Corporation - Class A

4.5%

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

4.1%

 

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DAVENPORT SMALL CAP FOCUS FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Sector Allocation vs. the Russell 2000® Index

 

 

Top Ten Equity Holdings

 

Security Description

% of Net Assets

Colfax Corporation

4.7%

OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.

4.5%

Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.

4.3%

Cannae Holdings, Inc.

4.3%

Evoqua Water Technologies Corporation

4.0%

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.

3.6%

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

3.4%

Watsco, Inc.

3.4%

Black Knight, Inc.

3.2%

Seaboard Corporation

3.1%

 

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DAVENPORT BALANCED INCOME FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Asset Allocation (% of Net Assets)

 

Ten Largest Equity Holdings

% of Net Assets

 

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. - Class A

1.8%

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

1.7%

JPMorgan Chase & Company

1.6%

Markel Corporation

1.5%

Johnson & Johnson

1.4%

Dominion Energy, Inc.

1.4%

Royal Dutch Shell plc - Class B - ADR

1.4%

Watsco, Inc.

1.4%

Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. - ADR

1.4%

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

1.3%

 

 

Equity Sector Concentration vs. the Russell 1000 Value Index (57.6% of Net Assets)

 

 

Bond Portfolio (36.4% of Net Assets)

 

Credit Quality

Composite Quality

Number of Fixed-Income Securities

32

 

AAA

28.6%

Average Quality

A+/A1

 

AA

3.7%

Effective Maturity

4.2 yrs.

 

A

43.4%

Average Effective Duration

3.5 yrs.

 

BBB

24.3%

     

Ba

0.0%

 

Sector Breakdown

% of Corporate
Bond Portfolio

Communication Services

1.7%

Consumer Discretionary

—%

Consumer Staples

12.7%

Energy

16.0%

Financials

19.7%

Health Care

4.1%

Industrials

8.1%

Information Technology

5.4%

Materials

4.5%

Utilities

—%

U.S. Treasury

27.8%

 

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DAVENPORT CORE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 95.8%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Communication Services — 6.7%

               

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)

    7,961     $ 9,721,496  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

    6,941       8,461,079  

Liberty Broadband Corporation - Series C (a)

    103,475       10,830,728  

Walt Disney Company (The)

    69,634       9,074,703  
              38,088,006  

Consumer Discretionary — 11.4%

               

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - ADR (a)

    40,475       6,768,634  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    6,395       11,101,145  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

    181,587       15,979,656  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    56,232       13,046,949  

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

    94,083       8,836,275  

TJX Companies, Inc. (The)

    151,810       8,461,889  
              64,194,548  

Consumer Staples — 7.8%

               

Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. - ADR

    144,921       13,789,233  

Mondelēz International, Inc. - Class A

    154,758       8,561,213  

Nestlé S.A. - ADR

    121,554       13,176,454  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    62,225       8,531,047  
              44,057,947  

Energy — 4.9%

               

Chevron Corporation

    67,744       8,034,438  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    95,470       7,085,783  

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

    204,933       12,449,680  
              27,569,901  

Financials — 18.0%

               

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)

    82,053       17,068,665  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. - Class A

    368,478       19,562,497  

Capital One Financial Corporation

    150,286       13,673,020  

Charles Schwab Corporation (The)

    207,471       8,678,512  

CME Group, Inc.

    52,565       11,109,087  

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    116,788       13,744,780  

Markel Corporation (a)

    15,355       18,148,075  
              101,984,636  

Health Care — 11.0%

               

Becton, Dickinson and Company

    43,084       10,898,529  

CVS Health Corporation

    130,146       8,208,308  

Danaher Corporation

    135,736       19,604,350  

Johnson & Johnson

    97,740       12,645,601  

Merck & Company, Inc.

    130,354       10,973,200  
              62,329,988  

 

 

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DAVENPORT CORE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 95.8% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Industrials — 6.1%

               

FedEx Corporation

    54,807     $ 7,978,255  

General Dynamics Corporation

    41,578       7,597,548  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    49,524       8,379,461  

Union Pacific Corporation

    65,235       10,566,765  
              34,522,029  

Information Technology — 16.8%

               

Accenture plc - Class A

    93,234       17,933,560  

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    62,835       17,358,169  

Apple, Inc.

    43,769       9,802,943  

Broadcom, Inc.

    29,532       8,152,899  

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

    58,230       15,813,521  

Microsoft Corporation

    73,568       10,228,159  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

    92,686       15,942,919  
              95,232,170  

Materials — 9.0%

               

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    37,095       8,229,897  

Ecolab, Inc.

    42,886       8,493,143  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    40,356       11,061,580  

Sherwin-Williams Company (The)

    25,365       13,947,452  

Vulcan Materials Company

    59,065       8,932,991  
              50,665,063  

Real Estate — 4.1%

               

American Tower Corporation

    105,272       23,278,797  
                 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $326,822,066)

          $ 541,923,085  

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.4%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class Z, 1.85% (b) (Cost $8,160,239)

    8,160,239     $ 8,160,239  
                 

Total Investments at Value — 97.2% (Cost $334,982,305)

          $ 550,083,324  
                 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 2.8%

            15,780,806  
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

          $ 565,864,130  

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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DAVENPORT VALUE & INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 94.4%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Communication Services — 3.8%

               

Comcast Corporation - Class A

    350,355     $ 15,794,003  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    183,215       11,058,858  
              26,852,861  

Consumer Discretionary — 3.2%

               

Carnival Corporation

    272,801       11,924,132  

Las Vegas Sands Corporation

    175,890       10,159,406  
              22,083,538  

Consumer Staples — 11.4%

               

Altria Group, Inc.

    178,636       7,306,212  

Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. - ADR

    198,915       18,926,762  

Diageo plc - ADR

    90,780       14,844,346  

Mondelēz International, Inc. - Class A

    246,890       13,657,955  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    96,805       13,271,965  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    155,720       11,823,820  
              79,831,060  

Energy — 8.7%

               

Chevron Corporation

    68,366       8,108,207  

Enbridge, Inc.

    301,622       10,580,900  

Exxon Mobil Corporation

    85,975       6,070,695  

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

    288,265       17,512,099  

Royal Dutch Shell plc - Class B - ADR

    313,175       18,759,182  
              61,031,083  

Financials — 25.8%

               

Allstate Corporation (The)

    110,620       12,022,181  

Bank of America Corporation

    355,000       10,355,350  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)

    68,234       14,194,037  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. - Class A

    467,865       24,838,953  

Capital One Financial Corporation

    180,355       16,408,698  

Citigroup, Inc.

    157,450       10,876,646  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    34,059       15,019,338  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    532,110       23,631,005  

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    186,385       21,935,651  

Markel Corporation (a)

    16,890       19,962,291  

Wells Fargo & Company

    219,359       11,064,468  
              180,308,618  

Health Care — 11.3%

               

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

    364,437       18,480,600  

CVS Health Corporation

    232,380       14,656,207  

Johnson & Johnson

    151,165       19,557,728  

Medtronic plc

    122,070       13,259,243  

Merck & Company, Inc.

    158,157       13,313,656  
              79,267,434  

 

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 94.4% (Continued)

 

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Industrials — 10.8%

               

3M Company

    43,445     $ 7,142,358  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    248,415       14,308,704  

Eaton Corporation plc

    171,192       14,234,615  

Norfolk Southern Corporation

    55,813       10,027,364  

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

    93,520       11,205,566  

Watsco, Inc.

    109,050       18,449,079  
              75,367,686  

Information Technology — 8.2%

               

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    310,012       15,317,693  

Intel Corporation

    230,160       11,860,145  

Microsoft Corporation

    121,814       16,935,800  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    145,775       13,583,315  
              57,696,953  

Materials — 1.3%

               

Dow, Inc.

    183,351       8,736,675  
                 

Real Estate — 7.3%

               

Crown Castle International Corporation

    94,335       13,113,508  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

    269,164       10,292,831  

Lamar Advertising Company - Class A

    189,120       15,494,602  

W.P. Carey, Inc.

    139,374       12,473,973  
              51,374,914  

Utilities — 2.6%

               

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    225,465       18,271,684  
                 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $534,547,981)

          $ 660,822,506  

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 5.5%

 

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First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class Z, 1.85% (b) (Cost $38,407,418)

    38,407,418     $ 38,407,418  
                 

Total Investments at Value — 99.9% (Cost $572,955,399)

          $ 699,229,924  
                 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%

            830,082  
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

          $ 700,060,006  

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 96.9%

 

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Communication Services — 17.0%

               

DISH Network Corporation - Class A (a)

    637,889     $ 21,732,878  

Liberty Broadband Corporation - Series C (a)

    177,921       18,622,991  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)

    335,044       22,226,819  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

    153,871       19,286,191  
              81,868,879  

Consumer Discretionary — 15.5%

               

CarMax, Inc. (a)

    274,842       24,186,096  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

    123,435       14,091,340  

Etsy, Inc. (a)

    193,757       10,947,270  

MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)

    23,941       13,196,997  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

    31,100       12,393,661  
              74,815,364  

Financials — 27.3%

               

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. - Class A

    584,462       31,029,087  

Capital One Financial Corporation

    185,970       16,919,551  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    110,758       12,727,202  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    58,431       25,766,902  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    447,444       19,870,988  

Markel Corporation (a)

    21,493       25,402,577  
              131,716,307  

Health Care — 3.1%

               

Zoetis, Inc.

    120,976       15,072,400  
                 

Industrials — 7.5%

               

Watsco, Inc.

    107,276       18,148,954  

Xylem, Inc.

    224,492       17,874,053  
              36,023,007  

Information Technology — 10.0%

               

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

    107,467       15,872,876  

Black Knight, Inc. (a)

    252,917       15,443,112  

Intuit, Inc.

    64,192       17,071,220  
              48,387,208  

Materials — 10.1%

               

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    87,873       24,085,989  

Sherwin-Williams Company (The)

    44,220       24,315,252  
              48,401,241  

Real Estate — 6.4%

               

American Tower Corporation

    138,206       30,561,493  
                 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $322,257,988)

          $ 466,845,899  

 

 

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MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.1%

 

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First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class Z, 1.85% (b) (Cost $14,856,555)

    14,856,555     $ 14,856,555  
                 

Total Investments at Value — 100.0% (Cost $337,114,543)

          $ 481,702,454  
                 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.0% (c)

            91,269  
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

          $ 481,793,723  

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2019.

 

(c)

Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 93.1%

 

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Communication Services — 7.3%

               

Cable One, Inc.

    3,538     $ 4,439,129  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company

    169,855       5,396,293  

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. - Class A

    85,000       3,632,900  
              13,468,322  

Consumer Discretionary — 16.2%

               

Drive Shack, Inc. (a)

    706,490       3,044,972  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (a)

    134,381       5,357,770  

Etsy, Inc. (a)

    68,969       3,896,749  

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (a)

    161,068       6,714,925  

Pool Corporation

    20,461       4,126,984  

Red Rock Resorts, Inc. - Class A

    134,899       2,739,124  

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

    80,000       4,063,200  
              29,943,724  

Consumer Staples — 3.1%

               

Seaboard Corporation

    1,309       5,726,875  
                 

Energy — 1.0%

               

CONSOL Coal Resources, L.P.

    135,800       1,833,300  
                 

Financials — 27.5%

               

Cannae Holdings, Inc. (a)

    291,482       8,007,011  

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

    80,350       4,413,625  

Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.

    57,977       8,008,363  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

    60,151       6,214,200  

OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. (a)

    531,932       8,260,904  

Stewart Information Services Corporation

    140,000       5,430,600  

TowneBank

    192,278       5,346,290  

Trupanion, Inc. (a)

    198,813       5,053,826  
              50,734,819  

Health Care — 3.4%

               

Heska Corporation (a)

    42,666       3,023,739  

Teladoc Health, Inc. (a)

    48,273       3,269,048  
              6,292,787  

Industrials — 18.7%

               

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)

    220,886       4,544,729  

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. - Class A (a)

    109,921       4,720,008  

Colfax Corporation (a)

    300,000       8,718,000  

Evoqua Water Technologies Corporation (a)

    432,576       7,362,443  

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a)

    40,242       2,978,713  

Watsco, Inc.

    36,593       6,190,804  
              34,514,697  

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 93.1% (Continued)

 

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Information Technology — 5.2%

               

Black Knight, Inc. (a)

    97,867     $ 5,975,759  

Switch, Inc. - Class A

    235,195       3,673,746  
              9,649,505  

Materials — 6.4%

               

Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. (a)

    930,300       2,874,627  

MAG Silver Corporation (a)

    438,831       4,655,997  

NewMarket Corporation

    9,191       4,338,979  
              11,869,603  

Real Estate — 4.3%

               

FRP Holdings, Inc. (a)

    55,603       2,670,056  

Lamar Advertising Company - Class A

    63,300       5,186,169  
              7,856,225  
                 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $146,719,369)

          $ 171,889,857  

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 6.4%

 

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First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class Z, 1.85% (b) (Cost $11,830,357)

    11,830,357     $ 11,830,357  
                 

Total Investments at Value — 99.5% (Cost $158,549,726)

          $ 183,720,214  
                 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.5%

            886,321  
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

          $ 184,606,535  

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 57.6%

 

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Communication Services — 3.1%

               

AT&T, Inc.

    42,400     $ 1,604,416  

Comcast Corporation - Class A

    41,880       1,887,950  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    21,190       1,279,029  
              4,771,395  

Consumer Discretionary — 2.5%

               

Carnival Corporation

    31,560       1,379,488  

Las Vegas Sands Corporation

    20,380       1,177,149  

Nordstrom, Inc.

    42,335       1,425,419  
              3,982,056  

Consumer Staples — 6.9%

               

Altria Group, Inc.

    20,565       841,108  

Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. - ADR

    22,325       2,124,224  

Diageo plc - ADR

    10,400       1,700,608  

Ingredion, Inc.

    10,231       836,282  

Mondelēz International, Inc. - Class A

    28,255       1,563,067  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    11,200       1,535,520  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    18,275       1,387,621  

Universal Corporation

    14,230       779,946  
              10,768,376  

Energy — 5.0%

               

Chevron Corporation

    7,910       938,126  

Enbridge, Inc.

    34,808       1,221,065  

Exxon Mobil Corporation

    9,960       703,276  

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

    32,998       2,004,628  

MPLX, L.P.

    30,425       852,204  

Royal Dutch Shell plc - Class B - ADR

    36,150       2,165,385  
              7,884,684  

Financials — 15.6%

               

Allstate Corporation (The)

    13,225       1,437,293  

Bank of America Corporation

    41,400       1,207,638  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)

    7,680       1,597,593  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. - Class A

    53,770       2,854,649  

Capital One Financial Corporation

    20,810       1,893,294  

Citigroup, Inc.

    17,708       1,223,269  

Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.

    8,837       1,220,655  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    3,740       1,649,265  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    61,060       2,711,675  

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    21,565       2,537,985  

Lazard Ltd. - Class A

    34,100       1,193,500  

Markel Corporation (a)

    1,967       2,324,797  

MetLife, Inc.

    27,870       1,314,349  

Wells Fargo & Company

    25,191       1,270,634  
              24,436,596  

 

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 57.6% (Continued)

 

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Health Care — 5.8%

               

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

    41,180     $ 2,088,238  

CVS Health Corporation

    26,585       1,676,716  

Johnson & Johnson

    17,485       2,262,209  

Medtronic plc

    14,125       1,534,258  

Merck & Company, Inc.

    17,817       1,499,835  
              9,061,256  

Industrials — 5.5%

               

3M Company

    5,010       823,644  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    28,700       1,653,120  

Eaton Corporation plc

    19,760       1,643,044  

Norfolk Southern Corporation

    6,325       1,136,349  

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

    10,795       1,293,457  

Watsco, Inc.

    12,605       2,132,514  
              8,682,128  

Information Technology — 4.1%

               

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    34,541       1,706,671  

Intel Corporation

    25,140       1,295,464  

Microsoft Corporation

    13,778       1,915,555  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    16,710       1,557,038  
              6,474,728  

Materials — 0.6%

               

Dow, Inc.

    20,090       957,289  
                 

Real Estate — 5.2%

               

Brookfield Property Partners, L.P.

    62,920       1,277,276  

Crown Castle International Corporation

    10,795       1,500,613  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

    31,155       1,191,367  

Lamar Advertising Company - Class A

    21,880       1,792,628  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

    56,140       869,047  

W.P. Carey, Inc.

    16,275       1,456,613  
              8,087,544  

Utilities — 3.3%

               

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, L.P.

    30,685       1,522,283  

Brookfield Renewable Partners, L.P.

    37,660       1,529,749  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    26,770       2,169,441  
              5,221,473  
                 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $81,663,938)

          $ 90,327,525  

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

FIXED RATE CORPORATE BONDS — 18.3%

 

Par Value

   

Value

 

Consumer Staples — 3.9%

               

Altria Group, Inc., 4.75%, due 05/05/2021

  $ 1,500,000     $ 1,559,622  

J.M. Smucker Company (The), 3.50%, due 10/15/2021

    1,500,000       1,535,119  

PepsiCo, Inc., 2.75%, due 03/05/2022

    1,200,000       1,229,037  

Sysco Corporation, 2.60%, due 10/01/2020

    1,700,000       1,707,870  
              6,031,648  

Energy — 4.7%

               

Boardwalk Pipelines, L.P., 4.45%, due 07/15/2027

    1,250,000       1,286,172  

Halliburton Company, 3.80%, due 11/15/2025

    2,325,000       2,462,694  

MPLX, L.P., 4.125%, due 03/01/2027

    1,750,000       1,845,513  

Occidental Petroleum Corporation, 3.50%, due 06/15/2025

    1,750,000       1,799,196  
              7,393,575  

Financials — 3.2%

               

BlackRock, Inc., 3.50%, due 03/18/2024

    1,150,000       1,227,994  

Citigroup, Inc., 3.30%, due 04/27/2025

    2,250,000       2,353,194  

Fiserv, Inc., 3.20%, due 07/01/2026

    1,400,000       1,448,853  
              5,030,041  

Health Care — 0.8%

               

AbbVie, Inc., 2.50%, due 05/14/2020

    1,300,000       1,302,954  
                 

Industrials — 2.9%

               

Boing Company (The), 2.70%, due 02/01/2027

    1,395,000       1,418,578  

General Dynamics Corporation, 3.375%, due 05/15/2023

    1,750,000       1,831,135  

John Deere Capital Corporation, 2.60%, due 03/07/2024

    1,325,000       1,352,011  
              4,601,724  

Information Technology — 2.0%

               

Oracle Corporation, 3.625%, due 07/15/2023

    1,500,000       1,583,848  

PayPal Holdings, Inc., 2.40%, due 10/01/2024

    1,500,000       1,508,132  
              3,091,980  

Materials — 0.8%

               

Sherwin-Williams Company (The), 3.45%, due 06/01/2027

    1,225,000       1,281,132  
                 

Total Fixed Rate Corporate Bonds (Cost $28,162,197)

          $ 28,733,054  

 

 

VARIABLE RATE CORPORATE BONDS (b) — 8.0%

 

Par Value

   

Value

 

Communication Services — 0.6%

               

AT&T, Inc., 3.034% (3MO LIBOR + 93), due 06/30/2020

  $ 950,000     $ 954,825  
                 

Consumer Staples — 0.8%

               

Campbell Soup Company, 2.748% (3MO LIBOR + 63), due 03/15/2021

    1,250,000       1,249,688  

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

VARIABLE RATE CORPORATE BONDS (b) — 8.0%
(Continued)

 

Par Value

   

Value

 

Energy — 1.1%

               

ConocoPhillips Company, 3.058% (3MO LIBOR + 90), due 05/15/2022

  $ 1,750,000     $ 1,770,788  
                 

Financials — 4.0%

               

BP Capital Markets plc, 2.814% (3MO LIBOR + 65), due 09/19/2022

    1,750,000       1,754,568  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.328% (3MO LIBOR + 117), due 11/15/2021

    2,000,000       2,015,332  

JPMorgan Chase & Company, 3.618% (3MO LIBOR + 148), due 03/01/2021

    1,500,000       1,522,741  

Wells Fargo & Company, 3.112% (3MO LIBOR + 101), due 12/07/2020

    929,000       937,546  
              6,230,187  

Health Care — 0.7%

               

CVS Health Corporation, 2.732% (3MO LIBOR + 63), due 03/09/2020

    1,015,000       1,017,004  
                 

Materials — 0.8%

               

Vulcan Materials Company, 2.782% (3MO LIBOR + 65), due 03/01/2021

    1,275,000       1,276,054  
                 

Total Variable Rate Corporate Bonds (Cost $12,492,939)

          $ 12,498,546  

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 10.1%

 

Par Value

   

Value

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 10.1%

               

1.914%, (3MO USTMMR) due 01/31/2020 (b)

  $ 1,250,000     $ 1,249,447  

3.625%, due 02/15/2021

    1,450,000       1,486,647  

3.125%, due 05/15/2021

    2,750,000       2,810,693  

2.75%, due 06/30/2025

    4,810,000       5,111,940  

2.875%, due 08/15/2028

    4,785,000       5,261,257  

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $15,107,305)

          $ 15,919,984  

 

 

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DAVENPORT BALANCED INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 5.6%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class Z, 1.85% (c) (Cost $8,733,433)

    8,733,433     $ 8,733,433  
                 

Total Investments at Value — 99.6% (Cost $146,159,812)

          $ 156,212,542  
                 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.4%

            572,929  
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

          $ 156,785,471  

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

 

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate.

 

USTMMR - U.S. Treasury Money Market Rate.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of September 30, 2019. The reference rate and spread (in basis points) are indicated parenthetically.

 

(c)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2019.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Davenport
Core
Fund

   

Davenport
Value &
Income
Fund

   

Davenport
Equity
Opportunities
Fund

 

ASSETS

                       

Investments in securities:

                       

At cost

  $ 334,982,305     $ 572,955,399     $ 337,114,543  

At value (Note 2)

  $ 550,083,324     $ 699,229,924     $ 481,702,454  

Cash

    15,538,404       63,630       79,047  

Receivable for capital shares sold

    331,987       459,914       274,505  

Dividends receivable

    428,370       1,004,690       165,109  

Other assets

    22,904       26,042       22,715  

TOTAL ASSETS

    566,404,989       700,784,200       482,243,830  
                         

LIABILITIES

                       

Payable for capital shares redeemed

    133,114       228,518       98,896  

Accrued investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    349,045       428,011       294,251  

Payable to administrator (Note 4)

    50,210       58,570       46,160  

Other accrued expenses

    8,490       9,095       10,800  

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    540,859       724,194       450,107  
                         

NET ASSETS

  $ 565,864,130     $ 700,060,006     $ 481,793,723  
                         

Net assets consist of:

                       

Paid-in capital

  $ 341,445,028     $ 560,682,045     $ 331,722,589  

Accumulated earnings

    224,419,102       139,377,961       150,071,134  

Net assets

  $ 565,864,130     $ 700,060,006     $ 481,793,723  
                         

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)

    22,002,032       41,111,182       23,216,804  
                         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)

  $ 25.72     $ 17.03     $ 20.75  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Continued)
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Davenport
Small Cap
Focus
Fund

   

Davenport
Balanced
Income
Fund

 

ASSETS

               

Investments in securities:

               

At cost

  $ 158,549,726     $ 146,159,812  

At value (Note 2)

  $ 183,720,214     $ 156,212,542  

Cash

          30,560  

Receivable for capital shares sold

    219,219       130,931  

Receivable for investment securities sold

    735,019        

Dividends and interest receivable

    68,693       547,318  

Other assets

    18,993       17,935  

TOTAL ASSETS

    184,762,138       156,939,286  
                 

LIABILITIES

               

Payable for capital shares redeemed

    13,926       35,453  

Accrued investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    113,692       95,207  

Payable to administrator (Note 4)

    20,980       16,590  

Other accrued expenses

    7,005       6,565  

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    155,603       153,815  
                 

NET ASSETS

  $ 184,606,535     $ 156,785,471  
                 

Net assets consist of:

               

Paid-in capital

  $ 158,671,163     $ 144,476,221  

Accumulated earnings

    25,935,372       12,309,250  

Net assets

  $ 184,606,535     $ 156,785,471  
                 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)

    13,102,599       13,293,996  
                 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)

  $ 14.09     $ 11.79  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Davenport
Core
Fund

   

Davenport
Value &
Income
Fund

   

Davenport
Equity
Opportunities
Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

                       

Dividends

  $ 4,106,567     $ 10,438,354     $ 1,903,276  

Foreign withholding taxes on dividends

    (99,674 )     (118,592 )     (27,899 )

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME

    4,006,893       10,319,762       1,875,377  
                         

EXPENSES

                       

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    2,050,680       2,573,652       1,685,094  

Administration fees (Note 4)

    285,527       336,582       256,831  

Registration and filing fees

    19,211       19,504       22,853  

Custodian and bank service fees

    17,402       21,514       14,581  

Compliance service fees (Note 4)

    14,557       17,670       12,417  

Postage and supplies

    7,710       9,370       7,791  

Audit and tax services fees

    7,750       7,750       7,750  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4)

    7,465       7,465       7,465  

Insurance expense

    5,448       7,018       4,465  

Printing of shareholder reports

    3,539       4,563       3,654  

Legal fees

    3,320       3,320       3,320  

Other expenses

    5,150       6,459       4,530  

TOTAL EXPENSES

    2,427,759       3,014,867       2,030,751  
                         

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

    1,579,134       7,304,895       (155,374 )
                         

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES

                       

Net realized gains (losses) from:

                       

Investments

    9,244,508       12,721,011       5,640,664  

Foreign currency transactions (Note 2)

          (410 )      

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    35,835,766       14,572,622       47,773,258  

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES

    45,080,274       27,293,223       53,413,922  
                         

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 46,659,408     $ 34,598,118     $ 53,258,548  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Davenport
Small Cap
Focus
Fund

   

Davenport
Balanced
Income
Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

               

Dividends

  $ 1,101,705     $ 1,579,257  

Foreign withholding taxes on dividends

          (23,462 )

Interest

          773,629  

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME

    1,101,705       2,329,424  
                 

EXPENSES

               

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    644,873       556,344  

Administration fees (Note 4)

    114,384       92,066  

Registration and filing fees

    20,518       18,014  

Audit and tax services fees

    7,750       8,500  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4)

    7,465       7,465  

Custodian and bank service fees

    8,056       4,994  

Compliance service fees (Note 4)

    6,099       5,537  

Postage and supplies

    4,187       2,650  

Legal fees

    3,320       3,320  

Insurance expense

    1,902       1,812  

Printing of shareholder reports

    1,804       1,319  

Other expenses

    3,278       6,349  

TOTAL EXPENSES

    823,636       708,370  
                 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    278,069       1,621,054  
                 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES

               

Net realized gains (losses) from:

               

Investments

    891,122       2,491,951  

Foreign currency transactions (Note 2)

          (47 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    9,923,468       3,411,463  

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES

    10,814,590       5,903,367  
                 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 11,092,659     $ 7,524,421  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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DAVENPORT CORE FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2019
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
March 31,
2019

 

FROM OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income

  $ 1,579,134     $ 2,357,447  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

    9,244,508       5,883,146  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    35,835,766       30,629,890  

Net increase in net assets from operations

    46,659,408       38,870,483  
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)

    (3,642,914 )     (21,768,874 )
                 

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    22,413,346       47,157,117  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders

    3,446,140       20,895,848  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (19,239,690 )     (33,846,129 )

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

    6,619,796       34,206,836  
                 

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

    49,636,290       51,308,445  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period

    516,227,840       464,919,395  

End of period

  $ 565,864,130     $ 516,227,840  
                 

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

               

Shares sold

    900,176       2,058,367  

Shares reinvested

    139,531       905,013  

Shares redeemed

    (773,141 )     (1,479,544 )

Net increase in shares outstanding

    266,566       1,483,836  

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

    21,735,466       20,251,630  

Shares outstanding at end of period

    22,002,032       21,735,466  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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DAVENPORT VALUE & INCOME FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2019
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
March 31,
2019

 

FROM OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income

  $ 7,304,895     $ 14,460,384  

Net realized gains (losses) from:

               

Investments

    12,721,011       9,004,922  

Foreign currency transactions

    (410 )     (2,897 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    14,572,622       (4,227,734 )

Net increase in net assets from operations

    34,598,118       19,234,675  
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)

    (8,078,245 )     (37,478,575 )
                 

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    25,482,045       68,940,134  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders

    7,240,730       34,718,152  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (32,136,992 )     (60,915,857 )

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

    585,783       42,742,429  
                 

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

    27,105,656       24,498,529  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period

    672,954,350       648,455,821  

End of period

  $ 700,060,006     $ 672,954,350  
                 

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

               

Shares sold

    1,530,077       4,212,521  

Shares reinvested

    432,606       2,115,148  

Shares redeemed

    (1,930,960 )     (3,725,345 )

Net increase in shares outstanding

    31,723       2,602,324  

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

    41,079,459       38,477,135  

Shares outstanding at end of period

    41,111,182       41,079,459  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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DAVENPORT EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2019
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
March 31,
2019

 

FROM OPERATIONS

               

Net investment loss

  $ (155,374 )   $ (517,031 )

Net realized gains from investment transactions

    5,640,664       30,117,103  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    47,773,258       11,629,631  

Net increase in net assets from operations

    53,258,548       41,229,703  
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)

    (14,123,596 )     (13,919,524 )
                 

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    37,354,504       26,095,613  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders

    13,642,857       13,397,687  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (17,340,977 )     (57,260,845 )

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

    33,656,384       (17,767,545 )
                 

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

    72,791,336       9,542,634  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period

    409,002,387       399,459,753  

End of period

  $ 481,793,723     $ 409,002,387  
                 

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

               

Shares sold

    1,842,895       1,463,115  

Shares reinvested

    689,381       778,031  

Shares redeemed

    (860,123 )     (3,194,984 )

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    1,672,153       (953,838 )

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

    21,544,651       22,498,489  

Shares outstanding at end of period

    23,216,804       21,544,651  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

43

 

 

 

DAVENPORT SMALL CAP FOCUS FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2019
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
March 31,
2019

 

FROM OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income

  $ 278,069     $ 730,910  

Net realized gains from investment transactions

    891,122       1,144,874  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    9,923,468       1,274,066  

Net increase in net assets from operations

    11,092,659       3,149,850  
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)

    (1,035,544 )     (2,926,287 )
                 

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    30,413,932       58,704,586  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders

    998,430       2,851,040  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (8,925,831 )     (25,955,030 )

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

    22,486,531       35,600,596  
                 

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

    32,543,646       35,824,159  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period

    152,062,889       116,238,730  

End of period

  $ 184,606,535     $ 152,062,889  
                 

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

               

Shares sold

    2,195,621       4,406,141  

Shares reinvested

    72,878       219,280  

Shares redeemed

    (642,384 )     (2,086,572 )

Net increase in shares outstanding

    1,626,115       2,538,849  

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

    11,476,484       8,937,635  

Shares outstanding at end of period

    13,102,599       11,476,484  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

44

 

 

 

DAVENPORT BALANCED INCOME FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2019
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
March 31,
2019

 

FROM OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income

  $ 1,621,054     $ 3,093,736  

Net realized gains (losses) from:

               

Investments

    2,491,951       (936,430 )

Foreign currency transactions

    (47 )     (310 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    3,411,463       2,249,651  

Net increase in net assets from operations

    7,524,421       4,406,647  
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)

    (1,626,050 )     (3,736,702 )
                 

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    14,221,070       27,209,013  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders

    1,503,072       3,497,522  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (7,036,344 )     (18,444,828 )

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

    8,687,798       12,261,707  
                 

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

    14,586,169       12,931,652  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period

    142,199,302       129,267,650  

End of period

  $ 156,785,471     $ 142,199,302  
                 

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

               

Shares sold

    1,230,003       2,422,911  

Shares reinvested

    129,677       312,892  

Shares redeemed

    (609,616 )     (1,655,625 )

Net increase in shares outstanding

    750,064       1,080,178  

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

    12,543,932       11,463,754  

Shares outstanding at end of period

    13,293,996       12,543,932  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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DAVENPORT CORE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

   

Six Months
Ended
Sept. 30,

   



Years Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2019
(Unaudited)

   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 23.75     $ 22.96     $ 21.15     $ 18.78     $ 20.02     $ 19.30  
                                                 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income

    0.07       0.11       0.09       0.11       0.11       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    2.07       1.74       2.29       2.92       (0.56 )     2.20  

Total from investment operations

    2.14       1.85       2.38       3.03       (0.45 )     2.30  
                                                 

Less distributions:

                                               

From net investment income

    (0.07 )     (0.11 )     (0.11 )     (0.10 )     (0.11 )     (0.10 )

From net realized gains

    (0.10 )     (0.95 )     (0.46 )     (0.56 )     (0.68 )     (1.48 )

Total distributions

    (0.17 )     (1.06 )     (0.57 )     (0.66 )     (0.79 )     (1.58 )
                                                 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 25.72     $ 23.75     $ 22.95     $ 21.15     $ 18.78     $ 20.02  
                                                 

Total return (a)

    9.03 %(b)     8.21 %     11.38 %     16.56 %     (2.39 %)     12.42 %
                                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s)

  $ 565,864     $ 516,228     $ 464,919     $ 399,432     $ 337,229     $ 330,687  
                                                 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.89 %(c)     0.89 %     0.90 %     0.90 %     0.92 %     0.93 %
                                                 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.58 %(c)     0.48 %     0.41 %     0.56 %     0.56 %     0.49 %
                                                 

Portfolio turnover rate

    6 %(b)     21 %     22 %     23 %     23 %     21 %

 

 

 

(a)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

(b)

Not annualized.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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DAVENPORT VALUE & INCOME FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

   

Six Months
Ended
Sept. 30,

   



Years Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2019
(Unaudited)

   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 16.38     $ 16.85     $ 15.97     $ 14.40     $ 15.46     $ 14.71  
                                                 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income

    0.18       0.36       0.30       0.30       0.29       0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currencies

    0.67       0.12       1.39       1.64       (0.36 )     1.45  

Total from investment operations

    0.85       0.48       1.69       1.94       (0.07 )     1.70  
                                                 

Less distributions:

                                               

From net investment income

    (0.18 )     (0.36 )     (0.30 )     (0.31 )     (0.29 )     (0.25 )

From net realized gains

    (0.02 )     (0.59 )     (0.51 )     (0.06 )     (0.70 )     (0.70 )

Total distributions

    (0.20 )     (0.95 )     (0.81 )     (0.37 )     (0.99 )     (0.95 )
                                                 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 17.03     $ 16.38     $ 16.85     $ 15.97     $ 14.40     $ 15.46  
                                                 

Total return (a)

    5.20 %(b)     2.96 %     10.67 %     13.60 %     (0.46 %)     11.92 %
                                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s)

  $ 700,060     $ 672,954     $ 648,456     $ 561,995     $ 450,447     $ 407,777  
                                                 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.88 %(c)     0.88 %     0.88 %     0.89 %     0.91 %     0.92 %
                                                 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.13 %(c)     2.21 %     1.79 %     1.96 %     2.03 %     1.66 %
                                                 

Portfolio turnover rate

    10 %(b)     18 %     22 %     26 %     25 %     23 %

 

 

 

(a)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

(b)

Not annualized.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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DAVENPORT EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

   

Six Months
Ended
Sept. 30,

   



Years Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2019
(Unaudited)

   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 18.98     $ 17.75     $ 15.64     $ 14.73     $ 16.61     $ 15.91  
                                                 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (0.04 )     0.00  (a)     0.00  (a)     0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    2.43       1.91       2.15       1.10       (1.14 )     2.42  

Total from investment operations

    2.42       1.89       2.11       1.10       (1.14 )     2.46  
                                                 

Less distributions:

                                               

From net investment income

                            (0.01 )     (0.26 )

From net realized gains

    (0.65 )     (0.66 )           (0.19 )     (0.73 )     (1.50 )

Total distributions

    (0.65 )     (0.66 )           (0.19 )     (0.74 )     (1.76 )
                                                 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 20.75     $ 18.98     $ 17.75     $ 15.64     $ 14.73     $ 16.61  
                                                 

Total return (b)

    12.91 %(c)     11.02 %     13.49 %     7.57 %     (7.07 %)     16.67 %
                                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s)

  $ 481,794     $ 409,002     $ 399,460     $ 351,754     $ 316,788     $ 277,703  
                                                 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.90 %(d)     0.91 %     0.91 %     0.92 %     0.93 %     0.96 %
                                                 

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

    (0.07 %)(d)     (0.13 %)     (0.23 %)     0.00 %(e)     0.02 %     0.33 %
                                                 

Portfolio turnover rate

    7 %(c)     19 %     21 %     23 %     29 %     31 %

 

 

 

(a)

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(b)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

(c)

Not annualized.

 

(d)

Annualized.

 

(e)

Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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DAVENPORT SMALL CAP FOCUS FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

 

Six Months
Ended
Sept. 30,
2019
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
March 31,
2019

   

Year
Ended
March 31,
2018

   

Year
Ended
March 31,
2017

   

Year
Ended
March 31,
2016

   

Period
Ended
March 31,
2015
(a)

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 13.25     $ 13.01     $ 12.13     $ 9.34     $ 10.41     $ 10.00  
                                                 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.02       0.06       0.02       0.02       0.01       (0.01 )

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.90       0.44       1.22       2.77       (1.07 )     0.42  

Total from investment operations

    0.92       0.50       1.24       2.79       (1.06 )     0.41  
                                                 

Less distributions:

                                               

From net investment income

    (0.06 )                              

From net realized gains

    (0.02 )     (0.26 )     (0.36 )           (0.01 )      

Total distributions

    (0.08 )     (0.26 )     (0.36 )           (0.01 )      
                                                 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 14.09     $ 13.25     $ 13.01     $ 12.13     $ 9.34     $ 10.41  
                                                 

Total return (b)

    6.98 %(c)     3.90 %     10.28 %     29.87 %     (10.19 %)     4.10 %(c)
                                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s)

  $ 184,607     $ 152,063     $ 116,239     $ 74,946     $ 39,636     $ 31,291  
                                                 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.96 %(d)     0.97 %     1.00 %     1.06 %     1.15 %     1.25 %(d)(e)
                                                 

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

    0.32 %(d)     0.51 %     0.26 %     0.09 %     0.14 %     (0.30 %)(d)(f)
                                                 

Portfolio turnover rate

    19 %(c)     60 %     48 %     37 %     48 %     15 %(c)

 

 

 

(a)

Represents the period from commencement of operations (December 31, 2014) through March 31, 2015.

 

(b)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

(c)

Not annualized.

 

(d)

Annualized.

 

(e)

Absent advisory fee reductions, the ratio of total expenses to average net assets would have been 1.42%(d) for the period ended March 31, 2015.

 

(f)

Ratio was determined after advisory fee reduction.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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DAVENPORT BALANCED INCOME FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

 

Six Months
Ended
Sept. 30,
2019
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
March 31,
2019

   

Year
Ended
March 31,
2018

   

Year
Ended
March 31,
2017

   

Period
Ended
March 31,
2016
(a)

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 11.34     $ 11.28     $ 11.02     $ 10.27     $ 10.00  
                                         

Income from investment operations:

                                       

Net investment income

    0.12       0.25       0.20       0.14       0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments and foreign currencies

    0.46       0.12       0.33       0.74       0.26  

Total from investment operations

    0.58       0.37       0.53       0.88       0.29  
                                         

Less distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.13 )     (0.24 )     (0.17 )     (0.13 )     (0.02 )

From net realized gains

          (0.07 )     (0.10 )            

Total distributions

    (0.13 )     (0.31 )     (0.27 )     (0.13 )     (0.02 )
                                         

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 11.79     $ 11.34     $ 11.28     $ 11.02     $ 10.27  
                                         

Total return (b)

    5.11 %(c)     3.35 %     4.81 %     8.59 %     2.90 %(c)
                                         

Net assets at end of period (000’s)

  $ 156,785     $ 142,199     $ 129,268     $ 83,419     $ 17,885  
                                         

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.95 %(d)     0.96 %     0.97 %     1.13 %(e)     1.25 %(d)(f)
                                         

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.18 %(d)     2.28 %     1.85 %     1.55 %     1.65 %(d)(g)
                                         

Portfolio turnover rate

    13 %(c)     30 %     23 %     16 %     7 %(c)

 

 

 

(a)

Represents the period from commencement of operations (December 31, 2015) through March 31, 2016.

 

(b)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

(c)

Not annualized.

 

(d)

Annualized.

 

(e)

Absent advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements recouped by the Adviser, the ratio of total expenses to average net assets would have been 1.08% for the year ended March 31, 2017.

 

(f)

Absent advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements, the ratio of total expenses to average net assets would have been 2.25%(d) for the period ended March 31, 2016 (Note 4).

 

(g)

Ratio was determined after advisory fee reduction and expense reimbursements.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization

 

Davenport Core Fund, Davenport Value & Income Fund, Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund, Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund and Davenport Balanced Income Fund (individually, a “Fund,” and, collectively, the “Funds”) are each a no-load series of the Williamsburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on July 18, 1988. Other series of the Trust are not incorporated in this report.

 

Davenport Core Fund’s investment objective is long term growth of capital.

 

Davenport Value & Income Fund’s investment objective is to achieve long term growth while generating current income through dividend payments on portfolio securities.

 

Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund’s investment objective is long term capital appreciation.

 

Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund’s investment objective is long term capital appreciation.

 

Davenport Balanced Income Fund’s investment objective is current income and an opportunity for long term growth.

 

Davenport Core Fund, Davenport Value & Income Fund, Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund and Davenport Balanced Income Fund are each classified as a diversified fund. Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund is classified as a non-diversified fund.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

Each Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.” The following is a summary of the Funds’ significant accounting policies. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

Securities valuation — The Funds’ portfolio securities are valued as of the close of business of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). Securities traded on a national stock exchange, including common stocks and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), are valued based upon the closing price on the principal exchange where the security is traded, if available, otherwise, at the last quoted bid price. Securities that are quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Investments representing shares of money market funds and other open-end investment companies, other than ETFs, are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) as reported by such companies. When using a quoted price and when the market is considered active, securities will be classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy (see below).

 

Fixed income securities, including corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury obligations, are typically valued on the basis of prices provided by an independent pricing service. The prices provided by the pricing service are determined with consideration given to institutional bid and last sale

 

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prices and take into account securities prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings, institutional trading in similar groups of securities, and developments related to specific securities. Given the inputs used by the pricing service, these securities are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

When market quotations are not readily available, if a pricing service cannot provide a price, or if the investment adviser believes the price received from the pricing service is not indicative of market value, securities will be valued in good faith at fair value using methods consistent with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees and will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy, depending on the inputs used. Such methods of fair valuation may include, but are not limited to: multiple of earnings, multiple of book value, discount from market of a similar freely traded security, purchase price of the security, subsequent private transactions in the security or related securities, or a combination of these and other factors.

 

GAAP establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of September 30, 2019, by security type:

 

Davenport Core Fund

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 541,923,085     $     $     $ 541,923,085  

Money Market Funds

    8,160,239                   8,160,239  

Total

  $ 550,083,324     $     $     $ 550,083,324  
 

 

Davenport Value & Income Fund

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 660,822,506     $     $     $ 660,822,506  

Money Market Funds

    38,407,418                   38,407,418  

Total

  $ 699,229,924     $     $     $ 699,229,924  
 

 

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Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 466,845,899     $     $     $ 466,845,899  

Money Market Funds

    14,856,555                   14,856,555  

Total

  $ 481,702,454     $     $     $ 481,702,454  
 

 

Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 171,889,857     $     $     $ 171,889,857  

Money Market Funds

    11,830,357                   11,830,357  

Total

  $ 183,720,214     $     $     $ 183,720,214  
 

 

Davenport Balanced Income Fund

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 90,327,525     $     $     $ 90,327,525  

Fixed Rate Corporate Bonds

          28,733,054             28,733,054  

Variable Rate Corporate Bonds

          12,498,546             12,498,546  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          15,919,984             15,919,984  

Money Market Funds

    8,733,433                   8,733,433  

Total

  $ 99,060,958     $ 57,151,584     $     $ 156,212,542  
 

 

Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the securities by sector type. There were no Level 3 securities or derivative instruments held by the Funds as of or during the six months ended September 30, 2019.

 

Foreign currency translation — Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in or expected to settle in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars based on exchange rates on the following basis:

 

 

A.

The fair values of investment securities and other assets and liabilities are translated as of the close of the NYSE each day.

 

 

B.

Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the respective date of such transactions.

 

 

C.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations caused by changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from those caused by changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments.

 

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from 1) purchases and sales of foreign currencies and 2) the difference between the amounts of dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Reported net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities that result from changes in exchange rates.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

Share valuation — The NAV per share of each Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of its assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of each Fund is equal to the NAV per share.

 

Investment income — Interest income is accrued as earned. Discounts and premiums on fixed-income securities are amortized using the interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds record distributions received from investments in real estate investment trusts (also known as “REITs”) in excess of income from underlying investments as a reduction of cost of investments and/or realized gain. These amounts are recorded once the issuers provide information about the actual composition of the distributions. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been recorded in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s rules and tax rates.

 

Investment transactions — Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses on investment securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.

 

Common expenses — Common expenses of the Trust are allocated among the Funds and the other series of the Trust based on relative net assets of each series or the nature of the services performed and the relative applicability to each series.

 

Distributions to shareholders — Dividends arising from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly to shareholders of Davenport Core Fund, Davenport Value & Income Fund, Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund and Davenport Balanced Income Fund; and declared and paid semi-annually to shareholders of Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund. Net realized short-term capital gains, if any, may be distributed throughout the year and net realized long-term capital gains, if any, are distributed at least once each year. The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the periods ended September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

 

Period
Ended

 

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Total
Distributions

 

Davenport Core Fund

09/30/19

  $ 1,574,400     $ 2,068,514     $ 3,642,914  
 

03/31/19

  $ 2,257,754     $ 19,511,120     $ 21,768,874  

Davenport Value & Income Fund

09/30/19

  $ 7,137,398     $ 940,847     $ 8,078,245  
 

03/31/19

  $ 14,871,389     $ 22,607,186     $ 37,478,575  

Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund

09/30/19

  $     $ 14,123,596     $ 14,123,596  
 

03/31/19

  $     $ 13,919,524     $ 13,919,524  

Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund

09/30/19

  $ 793,501     $ 242,043     $ 1,035,544  
 

03/31/19

  $     $ 2,926,287     $ 2,926,287  

Davenport Balanced Income Fund

09/30/19

  $ 1,626,050     $     $ 1,626,050  
 

03/31/19

  $ 3,133,775     $ 602,927     $ 3,736,702  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Federal income tax — Each Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Funds of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of their net investment income and net realized capital gains are distributed in accordance with the Code.

 

In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is also each Fund’s intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.

 

The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of September 30, 2019:

 

 

 

Davenport
Core Fund

   

Davenport
Value &
Income Fund

   

Davenport
Equity
Opportunities
Fund

 

Cost of portfolio investments

  $ 334,994,782     $ 572,955,399     $ 337,115,218  

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 223,605,581     $ 142,837,562     $ 155,056,998  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (8,517,039 )     (16,563,037 )     (10,469,762 )

Net unrealized appreciation

    215,088,542       126,274,525       144,587,236  

Accumulated ordinary income (loss)

    86,565       384,402       (155,374 )

Accumulated capital and other gains

    9,243,995       12,719,034       5,639,272  

Accumulated earnings

  $ 224,419,102     $ 139,377,961     $ 150,071,134  
 

 

 

 

Davenport
Small Cap
Focus Fund

   

Davenport
Balanced
Income Fund

 

Cost of portfolio investments

  $ 159,296,674     $ 145,960,020  

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 33,680,325     $ 14,139,254  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (9,256,785 )     (3,886,732 )

Net unrealized appreciation

    24,423,540       10,252,522  

Accumulated ordinary income

    453,259       303,197  

Capital loss carryforwards

          (361,568 )

Accumulated capital and other gains

    1,058,573       2,115,099  

Accumulated earnings

  $ 25,935,372     $ 12,309,250  
 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the financial statement cost of portfolio investments for each Fund, except Davenport Value & Income Fund, is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains and losses under income tax regulations and GAAP. These timing differences are temporary in nature and are due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and adjustments to basis on publicly traded partnerships and passive foreign investment companies.

 

As of March 31, 2019, Davenport Balanced Income Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $361,568 for federal income tax purposes, which may be carried forward indefinitely. This capital loss carryforward is available to offset net realized capital gains in the current and future years, thereby reducing future taxable gains distributions.

 

The Funds recognize the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the tax positions taken on Federal income tax returns for each Fund for the current and all open tax years (generally, three years) and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements.

 

3. Investment Transactions

 

Investment transactions, other than short-term investments and U.S. government securities, were as follows for the six months ended September 30, 2019:

 

 

 

Davenport
Core Fund

   

Davenport
Value &
Income Fund

   

Davenport
Equity
Opportunities
Fund

 

Purchases of investment securities

  $ 35,546,838     $ 71,573,290     $ 55,628,689  

Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities

  $ 33,357,211     $ 65,559,938     $ 29,444,225  
 

 

 

 

Davenport
Small Cap
Focus Fund

   

Davenport
Balanced
Income Fund

 

Purchases of investment securities

  $ 55,875,245     $ 21,867,607  

Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities

  $ 30,431,221     $ 15,350,621  
 

 

4. Transactions with Related Parties

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

Each Fund’s investments are managed by Davenport & Company LLC (the “Adviser”) under the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee, which is computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.75% of its average daily net assets. Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are also officers of the Adviser.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

With respect to Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund and Davenport Balanced Income Fund, the Adviser had agreed, until August 1, 2019, to reduce its investment advisory fees and to reimburse other operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses) of each such Fund to an amount not exceeding 1.25% of average daily net assets. Any such fee reductions by the Adviser, or payments by the Adviser of expenses which are a Fund’s obligation, were subject to repayment by the Funds for a period of three years from the end of the fiscal year when such fee reductions or expense reimbursements occurred, provided a Fund was able to affect such repayment and remain in compliance with the undertaking by the Adviser to limit expenses of the Fund. During the six months ended September 30, 2019, the Adviser was not required to reduce its advisory fees for Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund or Davenport Balanced Income Fund. As of September 30, 2019, the Adviser has recouped all prior fee reductions or expense reimbursements from Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund and Davenport Balanced Income Fund.

 

A significant portion of the Funds’ investment trades are executed through an affiliated broker-dealer of the Adviser. No commissions are paid by the Funds to the Adviser or the affiliate for these trades.

 

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides administration, fund accounting, compliance and transfer agent services to the Funds. The Funds pay Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services. In addition, the Funds pay out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, supplies, and costs of pricing the Funds’ portfolio securities. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus, or of Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), the principal underwriter of each Fund’s shares and an affiliate of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser (not the Funds) for acting as principal underwriter.

 

COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES

Trustees and officers affiliated with the Adviser or Ultimus are not compensated by the Trust for their services. Each Trustee who is not an affiliated person of the Adviser or Ultimus receives from the Trust an annual retainer of $20,000, payable quarterly; a fee of $2,000 for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Trustees (except that such fee is $3,000 for the independent chair); and a fee of $1,000 for attendance at each meeting of any committee of the Board (except that such fee is $1,500 for the committee chair); plus reimbursement of travel and other expenses incurred in attending meetings. Each Fund pays its proportionate share of such fees along with the other series of the Trust.

 

5. Sector Risk

 

If a Fund has significant investments in the securities of issuers in industries within a particular business sector, any development affecting that sector will have a greater impact on the value of the net assets of the Fund than would be the case if the Fund did not have significant investments in that sector. In addition, this may increase the risk of loss of an investment in the Fund and increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAV per share. From time to time, circumstances may

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

affect a particular sector and the companies within such sector. For instance, economic or market factors, regulation or deregulation, or other developments may negatively impact all companies in a particular sector and therefore the value of a Fund’s portfolio would be adversely affected. As of September 30, 2019, Davenport Value & Income Fund, Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund and Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund had 25.8%, 27.3% and 27.5%, respectfully, of the value of their net assets invested in common stocks within the Financials sector.

 

6. Contingencies and Commitments

 

The Funds indemnify the Trust’s officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

7. Subsequent Events

 

The Funds are required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Funds are required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events.

 

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THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
YOUR FUNDS’ EXPENSES (Unaudited)

 

 

We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other expenses. These ongoing costs, which are deducted from each Fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the Funds.

 

A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (April 1, 2019 and held through September 30, 2019).

 

The table below illustrates each Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

 

Actual fund return – This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from each Fund’s actual return, and the fourth column shows the dollar amount of operating expenses that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Funds. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, 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 given for the applicable Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

Hypothetical 5% return – This section is intended to help you compare each Fund’s ongoing costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that each Fund had an annual return of 5% before expenses during the period shown, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the return used is not each Fund’s actual return, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess each Fund’s ongoing costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The Funds do not charge sales loads or redemption fees.

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 

More information about each Fund’s expenses, including historical annual expense ratios, can be found in this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the Funds’ prospectus.

 

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YOUR FUNDS’ EXPENSES (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
April 1,
2019

Ending
Account Value
September 30,
2019

Expense
Ratio
(a)

Expenses Paid
During Period
(b)

Davenport Core Fund

 

 

 

 

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000.00

$1,090.30

0.89%

$4.66

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,020.61

0.89%

$4.51

Davenport Value & Income Fund

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000.00

$1,052.00

0.88%

$4.53

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,020.66

0.88%

$4.46

Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000.00

$1,129.10

0.90%

$4.80

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,020.56

0.90%

$4.56

Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000.00

$1,069.80

0.96%

$4.98

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,020.26

0.96%

$4.86

Davenport Balanced Income Fund

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000.00

$1,051.10

0.95%

$4.88

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,020.31

0.95%

$4.81

 

(a)

Annualized, based on each Fund’s most recent one-half year expenses.

(b)

Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-800-281-3217, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-800-281-3217, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for each Fund with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q or as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-Q’s successor form, Form N-PORT. These filings are available upon request by calling 1-800-281-3217. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of these filings on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

A complete listing of portfolio holdings for each Fund is updated daily and can be reviewed at the Funds’ website at www.investdavenport.com.

 

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Privacy Notice

FACTS

WHAT DO THE DAVENPORT FUNDS DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

       

Why?

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

       

What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

■ Social Security number

■ Assets

■ Retirement Assets

■ Transaction History

■ Checking Account Information

■ Purchase History

■ Account Balances

■ Account Transactions

■ Wire Transfer Instructions

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

       

How?

All financial companies need to share your personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons The Davenport Funds choose to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

       

Reasons we can share your personal information

Do The Davenport Funds share?

Can you limit this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes –
Such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

Yes

No

For our marketing purposes –
to offer our products and services to you

No

We don’t share

For joint marketing with other financial companies

No

We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness

No

We don’t share

For nonaffiliates to market to you

No

We don’t share

       

Questions?

Call 1-800-281-3217

 

 

Who we are

Who is providing this notice?

Williamsburg Investment Trust

Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC

What we do

How do The Davenport Funds protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.

How do The Davenport Funds collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

■ Provide account information

■ Give us your contact information

■ Make deposits or withdrawals from your account

■ Make a wire transfer

■ Tell us where to send the money

■ Tell us who receives the money

■ Show your government-issued ID

■ Show your driver’s license

We also collect your personal information from other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

■ Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness

■ Affiliates from using your information to market to you

■ Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

   

Definitions

Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

Davenport & Company LLC, the investment adviser to The Davenport Funds, could be deemed to be an affiliate.

Nonaffiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies

The Davenport Funds do not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you

Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

The Davenport Funds don’t jointly market.

 

 

THE DAVENPORT FUNDS

 

Investment Adviser
Davenport & Company LLC
One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-4037

 

Administrator
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
P.O. Box 46707
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707
1-800-281-3217

 

Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
425 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

 

Independent Registered Public
Accounting
Firm
Cohen & Company, Ltd.
1350 Euclid Avenue
Suite 800
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

 

Legal Counsel
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
1666 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006

 

Board of Trustees
Robert S. Harris, Ph.D., Chairman
John P. Ackerly, IV
John T. Bruce
George K. Jennison
Harris V. Morrissette
Elizabeth W. Robertson

 

Officers
John P. Ackerly, IV, President
George L. Smith, III, Vice President

 

 

 

One James Center

901 East Cary Street

Richmond, VA 23219

 

Davenport & Company LLC

Member: NYSE ● SIPC

 

Toll Free: (800) 846-6666

www.investdavenport.com

 

 

 

FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund

FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

September 30, 2019
(Unaudited)

 

No-Load Funds

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Funds or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. 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 have 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 Funds electronically by contacting the Funds at 1-866-738-1127 or, if you own these shares through a financial intermediary, by contacting your financial intermediary.

 

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting the Funds at 1-866-738-1127. If you own shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this document to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Funds held with the Fund complex or at your financial intermediary.

 

 

 

Letter to Shareholders

November 5, 2019

 

 

We are pleased to report on your Funds and their investments for the six-month period ended September 30, 2019, and to provide some additional information since we last communicated with you.

 

Economic and Market Update

Increasing fears of slowing economic growth spread through financial markets during the past six months. The U.S. consumer has remained quite healthy and has been the backbone of this extended recovery. Manufacturing, on the other hand, has been slowing due to uncertainty created by continuing trade confrontations, especially with China. U.S. GDP growth slowed to around 2% over the summer. While this growth may seem lackluster, economic growth domestically is among the highest in the developed world. The EU continues to suffer from very slow growth, and some analysts are now forecasting growth of less than 1% for this year. With continuing Brexit delays and uncertainty, the economic backdrop in both the U.K. and Europe will likely remain subdued for several more quarters. In light of slowing growth, central banks around the world have stepped up efforts to stimulate their economies. Negative interest rates are now commonplace across Europe and in Japan. After three years and several rate hikes, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed’) joined the accommodation ranks and has now lowered the fed funds rate three times in recent months. While some may accuse the Fed of succumbing to public pressure and criticism from President Trump to lower rates, the Fed appears to be simply responding to the reality that growth has slowed and acknowledging that it may have overdone the rate increases late last year. In other words, it decided a mid-course correction was in order.

 

The shape of the U.S. Treasury yield curve has been a major discussion point recently. As has been widely reported, yield curve inversions, in which 2-year bond yields are higher than 10-year yields, have been a fairly accurate leading indicator of a recession. A modest inversion did occur earlier this year, but it proved to be temporary. Early this month, the U.S. ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index came in at 47.8%, the lowest level in ten years. Numbers below 50% indicate contraction, giving further evidence of slowing economic conditions. Given that the U.S. economy is more service oriented today and much less reliant on manufacturing than in the past, the ISM report is perhaps not as concerning as it might have been years ago. As is usually the case, not every economic indicator is flashing caution. The unemployment rate is at a level not seen in more than 50 years and wage growth remains strong. Corporate bond yield spreads continue to fall within the average range, indicating that bond investors are not overly concerned about credit risk.

 

On and off since 2015, U.S. stock market performance has been led by the so-called FAANG stocks, fast-growing, technology-oriented companies. Late last year, more defensive sectors including Consumer Staples, REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) and Utilities joined FAANG in leading the market. This narrow leadership made benchmark comparisons challenging, especially for diversified funds with more economic exposure. In early September, there was a significant change, with investors rotating funds into value-oriented stocks and industries. More attractively valued sectors such as Energy, Consumer Discretionary, Financials and Industrials performed markedly better during that stretch. Certainly, it is too soon to call the FAANG trade dead, but the rotation was a welcome sight for your Funds as the underlying investments have a value bias. The wide divergence in performance and valuation of growth versus value contributed to the short-term reversal as well as very early indicators pointing to a bottoming in earnings expectations and economic conditions.

 

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FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund Review

The FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund returned 2.82% for the semi-annual period and -1.05% for the annual period ended September 30, 2019. The S&P 500 Index returned 6.08% and 4.25% over the same periods. The Fund was invested 94.0% equity and 6.0% cash as of September 30, 2019.

 

The Fund’s results were helped this period by holdings in Financials, Consumer Staples, Communication Services and REIT’s, and results were held back by weakness in Energy, Materials and Consumer Discretionary. Individual outperformers were Hershey, Target, Western Union, and AT&T. Occidental Petroleum, Schlumberger and Kohl’s most negatively affected returns. If there was a common thread among these companies, it was cautionary management commentary about future earnings prospects rather than current sales or earnings shortfalls. During the period, we added Bristol-Myers Squibb, Molson Coors, Philip Morris International and Simon Property Group to the Fund. Bristol announced plans to acquire Celgene, an integrated global biopharmaceutical company, If finalized this merger would create, in our opinion, a leading biopharma company with especially strong exposure to the oncology market. Molson Coors is one of the world’s largest brewing companies, with major brands such as Miller Lite, Coors Light and Blue Moon. Philip Morris International has historically paid an above average dividend and in the advisers opinion, is trading at an attractive valuation. Simon Property Group is a well-managed REIT with a 5.5% dividend yield and historically has raised the dividend as cash flow from operations has grown. Several stocks were called away (sold) after strong price performance. Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Hershey and Apple were all eliminated from the Fund at elevated valuations through call option exercises and stock sales. The Fund also moved its investment in DowDuPont to Dow, Inc, improving the dividend cash flow. We also sold Nordstrom following a disappointing earnings report. We lost confidence in the management team following the death of the prior CEO.

 

The Fund is well diversified across all eleven economic sectors and is structured to benefit as the economy grows. The Fund seeks to invest in companies that provide above average and growing dividends and uses covered call options to enhance the cash flow to the Fund.

 

The Fund does utilize as part of its investment discipline the use of covered call options as individual securities approach the top of the Adviser’s growth and price expectations. The Fund’s purpose in selling the call options is to generate additional cash flow to the Fund and to hedge the possibility the security may not achieve its price objective. In very strong stock markets, this discipline may limit the upside of the securities where options have been written, but in flat to negative markets, it may provide additional return. During the six months ended September 30, 2019, the amount of premiums generated from selling covered call options was $180,688.

 

FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund Review

The FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund returned 0.94% for the semi-annual period and -3.12% for the annual period ended September 30, 2019. The S&P 500 Index returned 6.08% and 4.25%, and the Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index returned 3.99% and 8.17% over the same periods. The Fund was 76.7% equity, 16.7% fixed income and 6.6% cash as of September 30, 2019.

 

Financials, Information Technology and Consumer Staples helped the Fund’s results this period. Materials, Energy, and Consumer Discretionary were the weaker sectors. Top contributors to returns were JPMorgan Chase, Apple, Microsoft and Target. Occidental Petroleum, Halliburton, Tapestry and Kohl’s most negatively affected returns. During the period, we added new positions in Bristol-Myers Squibb and Philip Morris International, as well as additions to Compass Minerals, Kohl’s and Kellogg. Bristol announced plans to acquire Celgene, an integrated global biopharmaceutical company, If finalized this merger would create, in our opinion, a leading biopharma company with especially strong exposure to the oncology market. Philip

 

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Morris International has historically paid an above average dividend and in the advisers opinion, is trading at an attractive valuation. We reduced Ingersoll Rand, Travelers, Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase and Target, all following nice gains for the Fund.

 

The Fund does utilize as part of its investment discipline the use of covered call options as individual securities approach the top of the Adviser’s growth and price expectations. The Fund’s purpose in selling the call options is to generate additional income to the Fund and to hedge the possibility the security may not achieve its price objective. In very strong stock markets, this discipline may limit the upside of the securities where options have been written, but in modest to negative markets, it may provide additional return. During the six months ended September 30, 2019, the amount of premiums generated from selling covered call options was $86,703.

 

We want to thank you for your continued support and investment in the Flippin, Bruce & Porter Funds. Please visit our website at www.fbpfunds.com for information on your Funds and the investment philosophy and process we utilize to achieve their investment objectives.

 

 

John T. Bruce, CFA
President - Portfolio Manager
November 5, 2019

 

Data presented reflects past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment results and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Due to market volatility, current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Updated performance information, current through the most recent month-end, is available by contacting the Funds at 1-866-738-1127.

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Funds. It reflects our views, opinions and portfolio holdings as of the date of this letter. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions. For more current information throughout the year please visit www.fbpfunds.com or call the Funds at 1-866-738-1127. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Funds unless accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

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THE FLIPPIN, BRUCE & PORTER FUNDS
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE CHARTS
(Unaudited)

 

 

Performance for each Fund is compared to the most appropriate broad-based index, the Standard and Poor’s 500® Index, an unmanaged index of 500 large common stocks. Each Fund’s performance results are also compared to the Consumer Price Index, a measure of inflation; the Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index is also compared for the FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund.

 

FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund, the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index and the Consumer Price Index

 

 

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THE FLIPPIN, BRUCE & PORTER FUNDS
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE CHARTS
(Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund, the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index, the Consumer Price Index and the Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

(for periods ended September 30, 2019)

 

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

 

FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund (a)

(1.05%)

6.02%

7.92%

 

FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund (a)

(3.12%)

4.39%

6.90%

 

Standard & Poor’s 500® Index

4.25%

10.84%

13.24%

 

Consumer Price Index

1.75%

1.52%

1.74%

 

Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index

8.17%

2.68%

3.05%

 

 

(a)

Total returns are a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on the Fund’s distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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FBP EQUITY & DIVIDEND PLUS FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

General Information

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

  $ 25.41  

Total Net Assets (Millions)

  $ 28.1  

Current Expense Ratio

    1.07 %

Portfolio Turnover

    14 %

Fund Inception Date

    7/30/1993  

 

Stock Characteristics

 

Fund

   

S&P 500®
Index

 

Number of Stocks

    53       500  

Weighted Avg Market Capitalization ( Billions )

    119.2       249.6  

Price-to-Earnings Ratio (Bloomberg 1 Yr. Forecast EPS)

    12.2       16.9  

Price-to-Book Value

    1.7       3.4  

 

Asset Allocation (% of Net Assets)

 

Sector Diversification vs. the S&P 500® Index

 

 

Ten Largest Equity Holdings

% of Net Assets

International Business Machines Corporation

3.2%

Target Corporation

3.0%

BB&T Corporation

2.9%

Merck & Company, Inc.

2.8%

U.S. Bancorp

2.8%

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

2.8%

AT&T, Inc.

2.7%

JPMorgan Chase & Company

2.7%

FirstEnergy Corporation

2.6%

Broadcom, Inc.

2.6%

 

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FBP APPRECIATION & INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

General Information

Net Asset Value Per Share

  $ 18.61  

Total Net Assets (Millions)

  $ 32.1  

Current Expense Ratio

    1.00 %

Portfolio Turnover

    8 %

Fund Inception Date

    7/3/1989  

 

 

Asset Allocation (% of Net Assets)

 

 

Common Stock Portfolio (76.7% of Net Assets)

 

Number of Stocks

    54  

Weighted Avg Market Capitalization (Billions)

    107.1  

Price-to-Earnings Ratio (Bloomberg 1 Yr. Forecast EPS)

    12.0  

Price-to-Book Value

    1.5  

 

Ten Largest Equity Holdings

% of Net Assets

JPMorgan Chase & Company

3.7%

Bank of America Corporation

3.5%

Apple, Inc.

2.7%

Cisco Systems, Inc.

2.6%

International Business Machines Corporation

2.4%

Lincoln National Corporation

2.3%

Microsoft Corporation

2.2%

Merck & Company, Inc.

2.1%

Broadcom, Inc.

2.1%

Royal Dutch Shell plc - Class B - ADR

1.9%

 

Five Largest Sectors

% of Net Assets

Financials

17.2%

Information Technology

15.2%

Health Care

8.7%

Consumer Discretionary

7.4%

Energy

7.2%

 

Fixed-Income Portfolio (16.7% of Net Assets)

 

Number of Fixed-Income Securities 10
Average Quality BBB+
Average Weighted Maturity 2.1 yrs.
Average Effective Duration 7.8 yrs.

 

Sector Breakdown

% of Net Assets

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

1.6%

Consumer Staples

1.5%

Energy

1.6%

Financials

6.4%

Industrials

4.0%

Utilities

1.6%

 

 

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FBP EQUITY & DIVIDEND PLUS FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS — 94.0%  Shares   Value 
Communication Services — 3.8%          
AT&T, Inc.   20,300   $768,152 
CenturyLink, Inc.   24,000    299,520 
         1,067,672 
Consumer Discretionary — 10.0%          
Carnival Corporation   11,100    485,181 
Ford Motor Company   35,000    320,600 
Kohl’s Corporation   11,000    546,260 
Tapestry, Inc.   11,300    294,365 

Target Corporation (a)

   8,000    855,280 

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (a)

   4,600    312,708 
         2,814,394 
Consumer Staples — 7.8%          
Kellogg Company   9,500    611,325 
Molson Coors Brewing Company - Class B   7,600    437,000 

PepsiCo, Inc. (a)

   2,200    301,620 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   5,300    402,429 

Walmart, Inc. (a)

   3,700    439,116 
         2,191,490 
Energy — 9.1%          
Chevron Corporation   4,800    569,280 
Exxon Mobil Corporation   8,400    593,124 
Occidental Petroleum Corporation   9,300    413,571 
Royal Dutch Shell plc - Class B - ADR   9,500    569,050 
Schlumberger Ltd.   11,800    403,206 
         2,548,231 
Financials — 18.0%          
BB&T Corporation   15,500    827,235 
JPMorgan Chase & Company   6,500    764,985 
KeyCorp   34,200    610,128 
MetLife, Inc.   10,200    481,032 
People’s United Financial, Inc.   25,000    390,875 
Prudential Financial, Inc.   6,000    539,700 

U.S. Bancorp (a)

   14,200    785,828 

Wells Fargo & Company (a)

   13,000    655,720 
         5,055,503 
Health Care — 9.9%          

Amgen, Inc. (a)

   1,400    270,914 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company   5,800    294,118 
CVS Health Corporation   7,300    460,411 
Johnson & Johnson   2,600    336,388 

Merck & Company, Inc. (a)

   9,400    791,292 
Pfizer, Inc.   17,000    610,810 
         2,763,933 

 

 

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FBP EQUITY & DIVIDEND PLUS FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
COMMON STOCKS — 94.0% (Continued)  Shares   Value 
Industrials — 6.8%        
Eaton Corporation plc   6,800   $565,420 

Emerson Electric Company (a)

   4,000    267,440 

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B (a)

   6,500    778,830 

United Technologies Corporation (a)

   2,200    300,344 
         1,912,034 
Information Technology — 15.7%          
Broadcom, Inc.   2,600    717,782 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   8,500    419,985 

HP, Inc. (a)

   27,500    520,300 
Intel Corporation   11,000    566,830 
International Business Machines Corporation   6,100    887,062 

Microsoft Corporation (a)

   2,700    375,381 
Nokia Corporation - ADR   50,000    253,000 

Western Union Company (The) (a)

   28,000    648,760 
         4,389,100 
Materials — 4.9%          
Compass Minerals International, Inc.   7,500    423,675 
Dow, Inc.   10,600    505,090 
Nucor Corporation   9,000    458,190 
         1,386,955 
Real Estate — 3.3%          

Public Storage (a)

   1,500    367,905 
Simon Property Group, Inc.   2,500    389,125 

Ventas, Inc. (a)

   2,400    175,272 
         932,302 
Utilities — 4.7%          
Dominion Energy, Inc.   4,000    324,160 

FirstEnergy Corporation (a)

   15,000    723,450 
PPL Corporation   8,500    267,665 
         1,315,275 
           

Total Common Stocks (Cost $21,677,382)

       $26,376,889 

 

 

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FBP EQUITY & DIVIDEND PLUS FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 6.6%  Shares   Value 

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 1.86% (b) (Cost $1,844,004)

   1,844,004   $1,844,004 
           

Total Investments at Value — 100.6% (Cost $23,521,386)

       $28,220,893 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.6%)        (169,842)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $28,051,051 

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

(a)

Security covers a written call option.

(b)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2019.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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FBP EQUITY & DIVIDEND PLUS FUND
SCHEDULE OF OPEN OPTION CONTRACTS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

COVERED WRITTEN
CALL
OPTIONS

 

Contracts

   

Notional
Value

   

Strike
Price

 

Expiration
Date

 

Value of
Options

 

Amgen, Inc.

    14     $ 270,914     $ 220.00  

01/17/20

  $ 1,890  

Emerson Electric Company

    40       267,440       72.50  

03/20/20

    7,800  

FirstEnergy Corporation

    84       405,132       43.00  

10/18/19

    46,200  

HP, Inc.

    140       264,880       20.00  

02/21/20

    12,320  

Merck & Company, Inc.

    38       319,884       85.00  

11/15/19

    8,626  

Merck & Company, Inc.

    28       235,704       90.00  

01/17/20

    3,780  

Microsoft Corporation

    27       375,381       120.00  

10/18/19

    50,220  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    22       301,620       130.00  

10/18/19

    17,160  

Public Storage

    15       367,905       250.00  

12/20/19

    11,100  

Target Corporation

    37       395,567       85.00  

10/18/19

    82,214  

Target Corporation

    43       459,713       87.50  

01/17/20

    88,795  

U.S. Bancorp

    40       221,360       57.50  

01/17/20

    5,520  

United Parcel Service, Inc. – Class B

    12       143,784       125.00  

01/17/20

    4,320  

United Technologies Corporation

    22       300,344       145.00  

11/15/19

    3,278  

Ventas, Inc.

    24       175,272       67.50  

11/15/19

    15,840  

Walmart, Inc.

    37       439,116       115.00  

01/17/20

    27,195  

Wells Fargo & Company

    65       327,860       55.00  

04/17/20

    10,010  

Western Union Company (The)

    145       335,965       21.00  

11/15/19

    34,075  

Western Union Company (The)

    135       312,795       25.00  

02/21/20

    6,750  

Williams Sonoma, Inc.

    46       312,708       67.50  

11/15/19

    15,180  

Total Covered Written Call Options (Premiums received $188,693)

  $ 6,233,344               $ 452,273  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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FBP APPRECIATION & INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS — 76.7%  Shares   Value 
Communication Services — 2.9%          
AT&T, Inc.   8,000   $302,720 
CBS Corporation - Class B   9,500    383,515 
CenturyLink, Inc.   20,000    249,600 
         935,835 
Consumer Discretionary — 7.4%          

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. (a)

   13,000    246,090 
Carnival Corporation   8,500    371,535 
Ford Motor Company   30,000    274,800 
Kohl’s Corporation   10,000    496,600 
Tapestry, Inc.   17,000    442,850 

Target Corporation (a)

   5,000    534,550 
         2,366,425 
Consumer Staples — 5.2%          
Kellogg Company   8,500    546,975 

PepsiCo, Inc. (a)

   2,500    342,750 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   3,300    250,569 

Walmart, Inc. (a)

   4,500    534,060 
         1,674,354 
Energy — 7.2%          
Chevron Corporation   4,000    474,400 
ConocoPhillips   6,000    341,880 
Devon Energy Corporation   12,100    291,126 
Halliburton Company   13,000    245,050 
Occidental Petroleum Corporation   8,500    377,995 
Royal Dutch Shell plc - Class B - ADR   10,000    599,000 
         2,329,451 
Financials — 17.2%          
Bank of America Corporation   38,000    1,108,460 
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)   12,000    542,520 
Capital One Financial Corporation   6,000    545,880 
JPMorgan Chase & Company   10,000    1,176,900 
KeyCorp   16,320    291,149 
Lincoln National Corporation   12,500    754,000 
MetLife, Inc.   12,000    565,920 
Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)   3,600    535,284 
         5,520,113 
Health Care — 8.7%          

Amgen, Inc. (a)

   2,000    387,020 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company   5,000    253,550 
CVS Health Corporation   7,500    473,025 
Johnson & Johnson   4,000    517,520 

Merck & Company, Inc. (a)

   8,000    673,440 
Pfizer, Inc.   13,500    485,055 
         2,789,610 

 

 

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FBP APPRECIATION & INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
COMMON STOCKS — 76.7% (Continued)  Shares   Value 
Industrials — 6.1%        
Eaton Corporation plc   6,500   $540,475 
FedEx Corporation   2,200    320,254 
General Electric Company   25,000    223,500 
Ingersoll-Rand plc   2,400    295,704 

United Technologies Corporation (a)

   4,200    573,384 
         1,953,317 
Information Technology — 15.2%          

Apple, Inc. (a)

   3,900    873,483 
Broadcom, Inc.   2,400    662,568 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   17,000    839,970 

HP, Inc. (a)

   20,000    378,400 
International Business Machines Corporation   5,200    756,184 
Microsoft Corporation   5,000    695,150 
Nokia Corporation - ADR   87,000    440,220 
Western Union Company (The)   10,000    231,700 
         4,877,675 
Materials — 2.8%          
Compass Minerals International, Inc.   6,000    338,940 
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.   11,000    105,270 
Mosaic Company (The)   11,000    225,500 
Nucor Corporation   4,500    229,095 
         898,805 
Real Estate — 1.1%          
Simon Property Group, Inc.   2,200    342,430 
           
Utilities — 2.9%          
Dominion Energy, Inc.   4,000    324,160 

FirstEnergy Corporation (a)

   7,000    337,610 
PPL Corporation   9,000    283,410 
         945,180 
           

Total Common Stocks (Cost $16,899,163)

       $24,633,195 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 1.6%  Par Value   Value 
Federal National Mortgage Association — 1.6%          
1.20%, due 07/17/2020 (Cost $500,000)  $500,000   $497,161 

 

 

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FBP APPRECIATION & INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
CORPORATE BONDS — 15.1%  Par Value   Value 
Consumer Staples — 1.5%          
Kroger Company (The), 2.60%, due 02/01/2021  $500,000   $501,834 
           
Energy — 1.6%          
Pioneer Natural Resources Company, 3.95%, due 07/15/2022   500,000    520,387 
           
Financials — 6.4%          
American Express Company, 3.40%, due 02/27/2023   500,000    519,188 
Citigroup, Inc., 2.90%, due 12/08/2021   500,000    507,377 
Unum Group, 3.00%, due 05/15/2021   500,000    507,568 
Wells Fargo & Company, 3.50%, due 03/08/2022   500,000    515,935 
         2,050,068 
Industrials — 4.0%          
Norfolk Southern Corporation, 3.85%, due 01/15/2024   500,000    532,832 
Ryder System, Inc., 2.50%, due 05/11/2020   750,000    751,289 
         1,284,121 
Utilities — 1.6%          
PSEG Power, LLC, 3.00%, due 06/15/2021   500,000    505,094 
           

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $4,748,759)

       $4,861,504 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 7.0%  Shares   Value 

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 1.86% (b) (Cost $2,256,679)

   2,256,679   $2,256,679 
           

Total Investments at Value — 100.4% (Cost $24,404,601)

       $32,248,539 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.4%)        (129,363)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $32,119,176 

 

ADR- American Depositary Receipt.

(a)

Security covers a written call option.

(b)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2019.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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FBP APPRECIATION & INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND
SCHEDULE OF OPEN OPTION CONTRACTS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

COVERED WRITTEN
CALL OPTIONS

 

Contracts

   

Notional
Value

   

Strike
Price

 

Expiration
Date

 

Value of
Options

 

Amgen, Inc.

    12     $ 232,212     $ 220.00  

01/17/20

  $ 1,620  

Apple, Inc.

    10       223,970       210.00  

10/18/19

    15,220  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

    50       94,650       20.00  

01/17/20

    6,000  

FirstEnergy Corporation

    40       192,920       43.00  

10/18/19

    22,000  

FirstEnergy Corporation

    30       144,690       45.00  

01/17/20

    11,700  

HP, Inc.

    100       189,200       20.00  

02/21/20

    8,800  

Merck & Company, Inc.

    27       227,286       90.00  

11/15/19

    1,485  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    25       342,750       130.00  

10/18/19

    19,500  

Target Corporation

    30       320,730       87.50  

01/17/20

    61,950  

United Technologies Corporation

    20       273,040       145.00  

11/15/19

    2,980  

Walmart, Inc.

    15       178,020       115.00  

01/17/20

    11,025  

Total Covered Written Call Options (Premiums received $76,383)

  $ 2,419,468               $ 162,280  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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THE FLIPPIN, BRUCE & PORTER FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

FBP Equity
& Dividend
Plus Fund

   

FBP
Appreciation
& Income
Opportunities
Fund

 

ASSETS

               

Investments in securities:

               

At cost

  $ 23,521,386     $ 24,404,601  

At value (Note 2)

  $ 28,220,893     $ 32,248,539  

Cash

          1,272  

Receivable for investment securities sold

    250,439        

Dividends and interest receivable

    54,217       73,970  

Receivable for capital shares sold

    2,626       500  

Other assets

    13,093       13,025  

TOTAL ASSETS

    28,541,268       32,337,306  
                 

LIABILITIES

               

Written call options, at value (Notes 2 and 5) (premiums received $188,693 and $76,383, respectively)

    452,273       162,280  

Distributions payable

    3,204       14,284  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

    13,005       16,435  

Accrued investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    12,900       15,921  

Payable to administrator (Note 4)

    5,700       5,700  

Other accrued expenses

    3,135       3,510  

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    490,217       218,130  
                 

NET ASSETS

  $ 28,051,051     $ 32,119,176  
                 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

               

Paid-in capital

  $ 22,483,639     $ 23,609,594  

Accumulated earnings

    5,567,412       8,509,582  

Net assets

  $ 28,051,051     $ 32,119,176  
                 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)

    1,104,098       1,725,737  
                 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)

  $ 25.41     $ 18.61  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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THE FLIPPIN, BRUCE & PORTER FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

FBP Equity
& Dividend
Plus Fund

   

FBP
Appreciation
& Income
Opportunities
Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

               

Dividends

  $ 529,043     $ 421,530  

Foreign withholding taxes on dividends

          (1,797 )

Interest

          84,072  

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME

    529,043       503,805  
                 

EXPENSES

               

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    99,375       114,722  

Administration fees (Note 4)

    30,000       30,000  

Audit and tax services fees

    8,500       8,500  

Registration and filing fees

    8,081       7,796  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4)

    7,465       7,465  

Compliance service fees (Note 4)

    4,200       4,200  

Custodian and bank service fees

    4,115       3,332  

Legal fees

    3,320       3,320  

Printing of shareholder reports

    3,793       2,141  

Postage and supplies

    2,875       1,784  

Account maintenance fees

    677       1,375  

Insurance expense

    556       600  

Other expenses

    3,603       4,249  

TOTAL EXPENSES

    176,560       189,484  

Fees waived by the Adviser (Note 4)

    (24,658 )     (25,595 )

NET EXPENSES

    151,902       163,889  
                 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    377,141       339,916  
                 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS AND WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS

               

Net realized gains from:

               

Investment transactions

    1,013,850       760,098  

Written option contracts (Note 5)

    118,194       10,020  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

               

Investment transactions

    (535,255 )     (702,111 )

Written option contracts (Note 5)

    (206,982 )     (85,897 )

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS AND WRITTEN OPTION CONTRACTS

    389,807       (17,890 )
                 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 766,948     $ 322,026  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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FBP EQUITY & DIVIDEND PLUS FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

Six Months
Ended
Sept. 30, 2019
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2019

 

FROM OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income

  $ 377,141     $ 660,905  

Net realized gains from:

               

Investment transactions

    1,013,850       746,525  

Written option contracts (Note 5)

    118,194       125,606  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

               

Investment transactions

    (535,255 )     (104,656 )

Written option contracts (Note 5)

    (206,982 )     (15,297 )

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    766,948       1,413,083  
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)

    (540,779 )     (2,062,656 )
                 

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    155,191       3,064,232  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders

    531,897       2,041,105  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (1,476,960 )     (2,119,514 )

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

    (789,872 )     2,985,823  
                 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    (563,703 )     2,336,250  
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period

    28,614,754       26,278,504  

End of period

  $ 28,051,051     $ 28,614,754  
                 

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

               

Shares sold

    6,147       116,050  

Shares reinvested

    21,050       79,830  

Shares redeemed

    (58,898 )     (83,445 )

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    (31,701 )     112,435  

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    1,135,799       1,023,364  

Shares outstanding, end of period

    1,104,098       1,135,799  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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FBP APPRECIATION & INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

Six Months
Ended
Sept. 30, 2019
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended
March 31,
2019

 

FROM OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income

  $ 339,916     $ 657,651  

Net realized gains (losses) from:

               

Investment transactions

    760,098       1,239,712  

Written option contracts (Note 5)

    10,020       (52,718 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

               

Investment transactions

    (702,111 )     (756,448 )

Written option contracts (Note 5)

    (85,897 )     80,889  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    322,026       1,169,086  
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)

    (824,649 )     (1,299,655 )
                 

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    58,047       859,694  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders

    789,422       1,237,225  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (1,602,080 )     (3,204,096 )

Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

    (754,611 )     (1,107,177 )
                 

TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS

    (1,257,234 )     (1,237,746 )
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period

    33,376,410       34,614,156  

End of period

  $ 32,119,176     $ 33,376,410  
                 

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

               

Shares sold

    3,080       44,797  

Shares reinvested

    42,045       64,997  

Shares redeemed

    (84,415 )     (167,520 )

Net decrease in shares outstanding

    (39,290 )     (57,726 )

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    1,765,027       1,822,753  

Shares outstanding, end of period

    1,725,737       1,765,027  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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FBP EQUITY & DIVIDEND PLUS FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

   

Six Months
Ended
Sept. 30,

   

Years Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2019
(Unaudited)

   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 25.19     $ 25.68     $ 25.96     $ 22.65     $ 24.89     $ 24.78  
                                                 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income

    0.34       0.60       0.57       0.50       0.61       0.50  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.36       0.83       1.38       3.37       (1.21 )     0.57  

Total from investment operations

    0.70       1.43       1.95       3.87       (0.60 )     1.07  
                                                 

Less distributions:

                                               

From net investment income

    (0.34 )     (0.60 )     (0.57 )     (0.50 )     (0.61 )     (0.51 )

From net realized gains

    (0.14 )     (1.32 )     (1.66 )     (0.06 )     (1.03 )     (0.45 )

Total distributions

    (0.48 )     (1.92 )     (2.23 )     (0.56 )     (1.64 )     (0.96 )
                                                 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 25.41     $ 25.19     $ 25.68     $ 25.96     $ 22.65     $ 24.89  
                                                 

Total return (a)

    2.82 %(b)     5.64 %     7.91 %     17.29 %     (2.31 %)     4.23 %
                                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s)

  $ 28,051     $ 28,615     $ 26,279     $ 27,415     $ 24,764     $ 28,782  
                                                 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.24 %(c)     1.23 %     1.24 %     1.25 %     1.19 %     1.17 %
                                                 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d)

    1.07 %(c)     1.07 %     1.07 %     1.07 %     1.07 %     1.07 %
                                                 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d)

    2.66 %(c)     2.35 %     2.19 %     2.07 %     2.60 %     1.98 %
                                                 

Portfolio turnover rate

    14 %(b)     18 %     18 %     19 %     21 %     19 %

 

(a)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The total returns would have been lower if the Adviser had not waived advisory fees.

(b)

Not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

Ratios were determined after advisory fee waivers by the Adviser (Note 4).

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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FBP APPRECIATION & INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

   

Six Months
Ended
Sept. 30,

   

Years Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2019
(Unaudited)

   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 18.91     $ 18.99     $ 18.81     $ 16.55     $ 18.53     $ 18.97  
                                                 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income

    0.20       0.37       0.41       0.28       0.31       0.26  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.02 )     0.28       1.03       2.28       (1.11 )     0.19  

Total from investment operations

    0.18       0.65       1.44       2.56       (0.80 )     0.45  
                                                 

Less distributions:

                                               

From net investment income

    (0.20 )     (0.37 )     (0.41 )     (0.28 )     (0.32 )     (0.26 )

From net realized gains

    (0.28 )     (0.36 )     (0.85 )     (0.02 )     (0.86 )     (0.63 )

Total distributions

    (0.48 )     (0.73 )     (1.26 )     (0.30 )     (1.18 )     (0.89 )
                                                 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 18.61     $ 18.91     $ 18.99     $ 18.81     $ 16.55     $ 18.53  
                                                 

Total return (a)

    0.94 %(b)     3.44 %     7.91 %     15.58 %     (4.48 %)     2.36 %
                                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s)

  $ 32,119     $ 33,376     $ 34,614     $ 34,069     $ 31,669     $ 38,991  
                                                 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.16 %(c)     1.12 %     1.10 %     1.12 %     1.05 %     1.04 %
                                                 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d)

    1.00 %(c)     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %
                                                 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d)

    2.07 %(c)     1.89 %     2.16 %     1.57 %     1.75 %     1.36 %
                                                 

Portfolio turnover rate

    8 %(b)     21 %     10 %     18 %     23 %     12 %

 

(a)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The total returns would have been lower if the Adviser had not waived advisory fees.

(b)

Not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

Ratios were determined after advisory fee waivers by the Adviser (Note 4).

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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THE FLIPPIN, BRUCE & PORTER FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization

 

FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund and FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are no-load, diversified series of Williamsburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on July 18, 1988. Other series of the Trust are not included in this report.

 

FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund seeks to provide above-average and growing income while also achieving long-term growth of capital.

 

FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund seeks long term capital appreciation and current income, assuming a moderate level of investment risk.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

Each Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.” The following is a summary of the Funds’ significant accounting policies. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

New accounting pronouncement — In March 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-08 (“ASU 2017-08”), “Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities.” ASU 2017-08 shortens the amortization period for certain callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. ASU 2017-08 does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount, which continues to accrete to maturity. ASU 2017-08 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Funds are complying with ASU 2017-08 effective with these financial statements.

 

Securities valuation — The Funds’ portfolio securities are valued as of the close of business of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). Securities traded on a national stock exchange, including common stocks and closed-end investment companies, if any, are valued based upon the closing price on the principal exchange where the security is traded, if available, otherwise, at the last quoted bid price. Securities that are quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Covered call options written by the Funds are valued at the last quoted sale price or, in the absence of a sale, at the ask price on the principal exchanges on which they are traded. Investments representing shares of money market funds and other open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) as reported by such companies. When using a quoted price and when the market is considered active, securities will be classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy (see below).

 

Fixed income securities, including U.S. government agency obligations and corporate bonds, are typically valued on the basis of prices provided by an independent pricing service. The prices provided by the pricing service are determined with consideration given to institutional bid and last sale prices and take into account

 

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THE FLIPPIN, BRUCE & PORTER FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

securities prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings, institutional trading in similar groups of securities, and developments related to specific securities. Given the inputs used by the pricing service, these securities are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

When market quotations are not readily available, if a pricing service cannot provide a price, or if the investment adviser believes the price received from the pricing service is not indicative of market value, securities will be valued in good faith at fair value using methods consistent with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees and will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy, depending on the inputs used. Such methods of fair valuation may include, but are not limited to: multiple of earnings, multiple of book value, discount from market of a similar freely traded security, purchase price of the security, subsequent private transactions in the security or related securities, or a combination of these and other factors.

 

GAAP establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s investments and other financial instruments as of September 30, 2019, by security type:

 

FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Investments in Securities:

                               

Common Stocks

  $ 26,376,889     $     $     $ 26,376,889  

Money Market Funds

    1,844,004                   1,844,004  

Total

  $ 28,220,893     $     $     $ 28,220,893  
                                 

Other Financial Instruments:

                               

Covered Written Call Options

  $ (452,273 )   $     $     $ (452,273 )

Total

  $ (452,273 )   $     $     $ (452,273 )
 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

FBP Appreciation & Income
Opportunities Fund

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Investments in Securities:

                               

Common Stocks

  $ 24,633,195     $     $     $ 24,633,195  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

          497,161             497,161  

Corporate Bonds

          4,861,504             4,861,504  

Money Market Funds

    2,256,679                   2,256,679  

Total

  $ 26,889,874     $ 5,358,665     $     $ 32,248,539  
                                 

Other Financial Instruments:

                               

Covered Written Call Options

  $ (162,280 )   $     $     $ (162,280 )

Total

  $ (162,280 )   $     $     $ (162,280 )
 

 

Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the common stocks and corporate bonds by sector type. There were no Level 3 investments held by the Funds as of or during the six months ended September 30, 2019.

 

Share valuation — The NAV per share of each Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of its assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of each Fund is equal to its NAV per share.

 

Investment income — Interest income is accrued as earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Discounts and premiums on fixed income securities purchased are amortized using the interest method. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been recorded in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s rules and tax rates.

 

Distributions to shareholders — Dividends arising from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly to shareholders of each Fund. Net realized short-term capital gains, if any, may be distributed throughout the year and net realized long-term capital gains, if any, are distributed at least once each year. The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The tax character of distributions paid during the periods ended September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

 

Period
Ended

 

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Total
Distributions

 

FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund

09/30/19

  $ 455,711     $ 85,068     $ 540,779  
 

03/31/19

  $ 676,801     $ 1,385,855     $ 2,062,656  

FBP Appreciation & Income

09/30/19

  $ 348,303     $ 476,346     $ 824,649  

Opportunities Fund

03/31/19

  $ 650,647     $ 649,008     $ 1,299,655  

 

Investment transactions — Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on a specific identification basis.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

Common expenses — Common expenses of the Trust are allocated among the Funds and the other series of the Trust based on relative net assets of each series or the nature of the services performed and the relative applicability to each series.

 

Options transactions — When the Funds’ investment adviser believes that individual portfolio investment securities held by the Funds are approaching the top of the adviser’s growth and price expectations, covered call options can be written (sold) against such securities and the Funds will receive a premium in return. The Funds write options only for income generation and hedging purposes and not for speculation. The premiums received from writing the options are recorded as a liability and are subsequently valued daily at the closing prices on their primary exchanges. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised increase the proceeds used to calculate the realized gain or loss on the sale of the underlying security. If a closing purchase transaction is used to terminate a Fund’s obligation on a call option, a gain or loss will be realized, depending upon whether the price of the closing purchase transaction is more or less than the premium previously received on the call option written.

 

Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Federal income tax — Each Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Funds of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of their net investment income and any net realized capital gains are distributed in accordance with the Code.

 

In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is also each Fund’s intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.

 

The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of September 30, 2019:

 

 

 

FBP Equity
& Dividend
Plus Fund

   

FBP Appreciation
& Income
Opportunities
Fund

 

Tax cost of portfolio investments and written option contracts

  $ 23,332,693     $ 24,364,447  

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 5,974,109     $ 8,880,239  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (1,538,182 )     (1,158,427 )

Net unrealized appreciation

    4,435,926       7,721,812  

Accumulated ordinary income

    2,820       13,121  

Accumulated other gains

    1,131,869       788,933  

Distributions payable

    (3,204 )     (14,284 )

Accumulated distributable earnings

  $ 5,567,412     $ 8,509,582  
 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the financial statement cost of portfolio investments for FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund is due to certain differences in the recognition of capital gains and losses under income tax regulations and GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are temporary in nature and are primarily due to losses deferred due to wash sales and differing methods in the amortization of discounts and premiums on fixed income securities.

 

The Funds recognize the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the tax positions taken by each Fund on federal income tax returns for the current and all open tax years (generally, three years) and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements.

 

3. Investment Transactions

 

Investment transactions, other than short-term investments and U.S. government securities, were as follows for the six months ended September 30, 2019:

 

 

 

FBP Equity
& Dividend
Plus Fund

   

FBP Appreciation
& Income
Opportunities
Fund

 

Purchases of investment securities

  $ 3,701,218     $ 2,257,751  

Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities

  $ 3,951,790     $ 2,773,890  

 

4. Transactions with Related Parties

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

Each Fund’s investments are managed by Flippin, Bruce & Porter, Inc. (the “Adviser”) under the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement. Under the Investment Advisory Agreements, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee, which is computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.70% of its average daily net assets up to $250 million; 0.65% of the next $250 million of such assets; and 0.50% of such assets in excess of $500 million.

 

Effective August 1, 2019, pursuant to Expense Limitation Agreements (“ELAs”) between each Fund and the Adviser, the Adviser has contractually agreed, until August 1, 2020, to reduce advisory fees and/or reimburse other expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses (excluding brokerage costs, taxes, interest, acquired fund fees and extraordinary expenses) to an amount not exceeding 1.07% and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund and FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund, respectively. Accordingly, during the two months ended September 30, 2019, the Adviser reduced its advisory fees in the amounts of $7,245 and $6,838 for FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund and FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund, respectively.

 

Under the terms of the ELAs, investment advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser are subject to recoupment by the Adviser for a period of three years after such fees and expenses were incurred, provided the recoupments do not cause total annual fund operating expenses to exceed the

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

lesser of (i) the expense limitation then in effect, if any, or (ii) the expense limitation in effect at the time the expenses to be recouped were incurred. As of September 30, 2019, the Adviser may seek recoupment of investment advisory fee reductions and expense reimbursements no later than the dates as stated below:

 

 

 

FBP Equity
& Dividend
Plus Fund

   

FBP Appreciation
& Income
Opportunities
Fund

 

September 30, 2022

  $ 7,245     $ 6,838  

Total

  $ 7,245     $ 6,838  
 

 

Prior to August 1, 2019, the Adviser voluntarily limited the total annual operating expenses of FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund and FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund to 1.07% and 1.00%, respectively, of average net assets; accordingly, the Adviser voluntarily waived $17,413 and $18,757 of its investment advisory fees from FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund and FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund, respectively. These amounts are not subject to recapture in future periods.

 

Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are also officers of the Adviser.

 

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides administration, fund accounting, compliance and transfer agent services to the Funds. The Funds pay Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services. In addition, the Funds pay out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, supplies, and costs of pricing the Funds’ portfolio securities. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus, or of Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), the principal underwriter of each Fund’s shares and an affiliate of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser (not the Funds) for acting as principal underwriter.

 

COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES

Trustees and officers affiliated with the Adviser or Ultimus are not compensated by the Trust for their services. Each Trustee who is not an affiliated person of the Adviser or Ultimus receives from the Trust an annual retainer of $20,000, payable quarterly; a fee of $2,000 for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Trustees (except that such fee is $3,000 for the independent chair); and a fee of $1,000 for attendance at each meeting of any committee of the Board (except that such fee is $1,500 for the committee chair); plus reimbursement of travel and other expenses incurred in attending meetings. Each Fund pays its proportionate share of such fees along with the other series of the Trust.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

5. Derivatives Transactions

 

The location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities of the Funds’ derivative positions as of September 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund

 

     


Fair Value

   

Gross Notional
Amount
Outstanding

 

Type of Derivative (Risk)

Location

 

Asset
Derivatives

   

Liability
Derivatives

   

September 30,
2019

 

Call options written (Equity)

Written call options, at value

  $     $ (452,273 )   $ (6,233,344 )

 

FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund

 

     


Fair Value

   

Gross Notional
Amount
Outstanding

 

Type of Derivative (Risk)

Location

 

Asset
Derivatives

   

Liability
Derivatives

   

September 30,
2019

 

Call options written (Equity)

Written call options, at value

  $     $ (162,280 )   $ (2,419,468 )

 

The Funds’ transactions in derivative instruments during the six months ended September 30, 2019 are recorded in the following locations on the Statements of Operations:

 

FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund

 

Type of Derivative (Risk)

Location

 

Net
Realized
Gains

 

Location

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Call options written (Equity)

Net realized gains from written option contracts

  $ 118,194  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written option contracts

  $ (206,982 )

 

FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund

 

Type of Derivative (Risk)

Location

 

Net
Realized
Gains

 

Location

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Call options written (Equity)

Net realized gains from written option contracts

  $ 10,020  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written option contracts

  $ (85,897 )

 

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THE FLIPPIN, BRUCE & PORTER FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

The average monthly notional amount of written call options during the six months ended September 30, 2019 is $6,872,132 and $1,847,341 for FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund and FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund, respectively.

 

6. Contingencies and Commitments

 

The Funds indemnify the Trust’s officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

7. Subsequent Events

 

The Funds are required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Funds are required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events.

 

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THE FLIPPIN, BRUCE & PORTER FUNDS
ABOUT YOUR FUNDS’ EXPENSES (Unaudited)

 

 

We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other operating expenses. These ongoing costs, which are deducted from each Fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of the Funds.

 

A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (April 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019).

 

The table below illustrates each Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

 

Actual fund return – This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from each Fund’s actual return, and the fourth column shows the dollar amount of operating expenses that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Funds. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, 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 given for the Funds under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

Hypothetical 5% return – This section is intended to help you compare the Funds’ ongoing costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that each Fund had an annual return of 5% before expenses during the period shown, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the returns used are not the Funds’ actual returns, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess each Fund’s ongoing costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The Funds do not charge sales loads or redemption fees.

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 

More information about the Funds’ expenses, including annual expense ratios for the past five fiscal years, can be found in this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the Funds’ prospectus.

 

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ABOUT YOUR FUNDS’ EXPENSES (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
April 1,
2019

Ending
Account Value
September 30,
2019

Net
Expense
Ratio
(a)

Expenses
Paid
During
Period
(b)

FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund

     

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000.00

$1,028.20

1.07%

$5.44

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,019.70

1.07%

$5.42

FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund

     

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000.00

$1,009.40

1.00%

$5.04

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,020.05

1.00%

$5.06

 

(a)

Annualized, based on each Fund’s most recent one-half year expenses.

(b)

Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

 

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THE FLIPPIN, BRUCE & PORTER FUNDS
OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for the Funds with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The filings are available upon request, by calling 1-866-738-1127. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of these filings on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-800-327-9375, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-866-738-1127, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser

 

Flippin, Bruce & Porter, Inc.

800 Main Street, Second Floor

P.O. Box 6138

Lynchburg, Virginia 24505

Toll-Free 1-800-851-3804

www.fbpfunds.com

 

Administrator

 

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC

P.O. Box 46707

Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707

Toll-Free 1-866-738-1127

 

Custodian

 

U.S. Bank, N.A.

425 Walnut Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

 

Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

 

Cohen & Company, Ltd.
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800

Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Legal Counsel

 

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

1666 K Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20006

 

Officers

 

John T. Bruce, President

and Portfolio Manager

Norman D. Darden, III,
Vice President

John H. Hanna, IV, Vice President
David J. Marshall, Vice President

 

 

Trustees

 

Robert S. Harris, Ph.D., Chairman

John P. Ackerly, IV

John T. Bruce

George K. Jennison

Harris V. Morrissette

Elizabeth W. Robertson

 

 

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THE

 

GOVERNMENT STREET

 

FUNDS

 

 

No-Load Mutual Funds

Semi-Annual Report
September 30, 2019
(Unaudited)

The Government Street Equity Fund

The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Funds or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. 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 Funds electronically by contacting the Funds at 1-866-738-1125 or, if you own these shares through a financial intermediary, by contacting your financial intermediary.

 

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting the Funds at 1-866-738-1125. If you own shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this document to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Funds held with the Fund complex or at your financial intermediary.

 

 

 

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

October 17, 2019

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

 

We are enclosing for your review the Semi-Annual Reports of The Government Street Funds for the period ended September 30, 2019.

 

The Government Street Equity Fund

 

The Government Street Equity Fund (the “Fund”) had a positive 9.21% total return for the six-month period ended September 30, 2019. By comparison, the S&P 500® Index and the Morningstar Large Blend categories returned 6.08% and 5.32%, respectively.

 

 

Government
Street Equity

S&P 500

Morningstar
Large Blend

3 Qtr 2019

3.54%

1.70%

1.45%

2 Qtr 2019

5.48%

4.30%

3.81%

1 Qtr 2019

11.58%

13.65%

12.94%

4 Qtr 2018

-14.60%

-13.52%

-13.53%

Year ended 9/30/19

4.07%

4.25%

2.85%

 

As can be seen in the chart, your Fund and the other representative measures of large-capitalization securities enjoyed modest positive returns for the same annual period covered by this report.

 

The first fiscal quarter of 2019 impacted the entire year in a significant negative fashion. December of 2018 was the worst-performing one month period since 1931. The negative performance was attributable primarily to the fourth Federal Reserve interest increase in the year against substantial resistance by economists and investors. As the Fed reversed its tightening and relaxed its perspective, the balance of the fiscal year has seen marked, if volatile, positive improvement.

 

Within the S&P 500, value stocks outperformed growth stocks for the twelve months, by 5.6% to 3.2%, respectively.

 

At the same time, other areas of domestic markets faltered. The S&P Mid Capitalization 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index (small capitalization index) turned in negative results of -2.5% and -8.9%, respectively, for the year ended September 30, 2019. International Markets represented by MSCI EAFE Index (large capitalization developed countries index) and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index continued to struggle with returns of -1.3% and -2.0%, respectively, for the same period.

 

Major purchases for the period were Bristol Myers (Health Care) and Dominion Resources, Inc. (Utilities).

 

Major sales for the period were Henry Schein, Inc. and Centene (Health Care), Valero Energy and Marathon Petroleum (Energy) and Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (Mid Cap).

 

The transactions, in total, were distributed along the investment sectors of your Fund with the Standard & Poor’s 500 sectors as guidelines. While your Fund is not invested with a pseudo index approach, the sectors provide an objective comparison

 

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for the diversification we believe important for the control of relative risk in your portfolio. Overall we depend on our own conclusions as to the ultimate security selection and position weightings.

 

The top 10 holdings in The Government Street Equity Fund as of September 30, 2019 were:

 

Security Description

% of Net Assets

JPMorgan Chase & Company

5.05%

Lockheed Martin Corporation

5.01%

Apple, Inc.

4.99%

Visa, Inc. – Class A

3.30%

Comcast Corporation – Class A

3.25%

Intercontenental Exchange, Inc.

3.16%

United Technologies Corporation

3.16%

Bio-Techne Corporation

3.02%

Honeywell International, Inc.

2.90%

CME Group, Inc.

2.72%

 

There were significant individual performances during the twelve months ended September 30, 2019. The five highest returns, held for the entire 12 months, as measured by the time weighted rate of return were:

 

Security Description

1 Year
Performance

WEC Emergy Group, Inc.

46.57%

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

34.49%

McDonald’s Corporation

31.44%

Comcast Corporation – Class A

29.91%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

29.03%

 

The five worst individual performances, held for the twelve months ended September 30, 2019, as measured by time weighted rate of return for the entire period were:

 

Security Description

1 Year
Performance

Amazon.com, Inc.

-13.33%

AbbVie, Inc.

-15.49%

Pfizer, Inc.

-15.66%

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

-27.20%

NVIDIA Corporation

-37.80%

 

The Fund’s best performing economic sector for the 12 months was Utilities, up 37.49%. The second-best sector was Real Estate up 34.49%. The worst performing sector was Energy down -29.59%.

 

Note: The investment performances listed for economic sectors and securities in the two preceding paragraphs are extracted from an in-house independent time weighted rates of return computation by the Addepar portfolio accounting system. The calculations are gross investment returns. Total investment returns are for the twelve months ended September 30, 2019.

 

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Many of the following comments are drawn from previous newsletters but continue to reflect our current thoughts on the future investment prospects.

 

We believe that continued upward movement of markets and economies worldwide are highly dependent on Governments getting their financial balance sheets in order. There has been unparalleled deficit spending around the world. Those economies not directly participating in the credit shortfalls will be indirectly impacted by lower import/export activities brought on by a significant debt imposed slowdown. This will occur domestically and internationally as economies have become more highly correlated in their economic cycles.

 

In response to this perceived scenario, risk management takes precedent over return pursuits in the near term. We believe your Fund remains invested to capture returns, but highly diversified to mitigate the risks associated with that position. We believe that the future transition to a sound economic scenario will determine the continuation of current positive performances. We are not totally convinced of that outcome. Rising debt levels around the world along with estimates of $17 trillion of borrowings with negative interest rates place investors in uncharted territory.

 

While significant risks exist, we continue to believe that investors have potential for one of the greatest investment environments for generations. There are over 7 billion people in the world today (USA population is approximately 325 million). Many of these potential consumers are moving into middle class ranks. In our opinion, the demand for goods and services for the future is tremendous. Remember that, in our own economy, approximately 60% of GDP is tied to consumers. Domestically we are experiencing wage growth and unemployement rates that are the most favorable in years. With the business advantages that the USA enjoys in manufacturing know-how, technology, intellectual content, productivity, and numerous other characteristics, if the U.S. Government will provide a competitive framework for operating, the benefits could be the best ever. We just need Government policies that continue to foster growth in profits and wages domestically and internationally. We believe that tax rate reduction (specifically corporate rates) and reduced regulatory burdens are an important first step.

 

There are many additional moving parts in our economy and exogenous factors such as the geopolitical instabilities that will always cause uneven effects. However, it is our thought that keeping our fiscal house in order is basic to all considerations. The irresponsible spending activities of our Government continue to unnerve us. It remains to be seen if the economy can overcome the negative influence of Government policies and have a successful impact on market values. We see Government debt as being the single greatest threat to the future of our country.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Fund’s net assets were $58.2 million; net asset value per share was $78.71; and the annualized ratio of expenses to net average assets was 0.91%. Portfolio turnover rate was 4% (not annualized). Income dividends of $0.3900 per share and capital gains of $0.9900 per share were distributed to shareholders during the six months ended September 30, 2019.

 

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The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund

 

The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund (the “Fund”), as of September 30, 2019, produced a fiscal six-month total return of 7.84%. By comparison, the Standard & Poor’s 400® Index and the Morningstar Mid Cap Blended Index, used as relative performance benchmarks, were -2.96% and -1.51%, respectively.

 

The mid-capitalization category of individual companies is usually represented by the Standard & Poor’s 400 ranging from approximately $1.1 billion to $10.0 billion market values. Generally, these companies are considered to have slightly higher risk and return characteristics than the S&P 500 companies, which start at the upper end of the mid-cap values and range in sizes 10 times or greater in terms of capitalization. As you would guess, mid-cap companies tend to be primarily domestically oriented.

 

Your Fund has a slightly different range of capitalizations than the S&P 400. Upper and lower limits for Fund purchase consideration are $11.7 billion and $894 million, respectively. There are two provisions that allow the makeup of the Fund to exceed those limits. To the extent securities originally purchased within the limits have grown to greater capitalizations they may be retained without limitation. Secondly, the Fund manager has latitude to purchase and hold up to 20% of the Fund’s value outside the limitations.

 

It should be noted that your Fund has initiated positions directly into International investments thru individual stock purchases. These investments meet the same capitalization constraints as domestic security holdings. This global approach is being done to provide additional diversification of the portfolio’s risk component and to address attractive potential return areas. The approach falls within the allowed exceptions previously cited and are expected to improve the compounded investment return over time.

 

The top 10 holdings in The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund as of September 30, 2019 were:

 

Security Description

% of Net Assets

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

4.10%

Teleflex, Inc.

2.82%

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

2.81%

Chemed Corporation

2.63%

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF

2.59%

CME Group, Inc.

2.55%

Nasdaq, Inc.

2.30%

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

2.13%

Bio-Techne Corporation

2.06%

Waste Connections, Inc.

2.03%

 

An exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) represents a significant holding in the Fund. The Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF is constituted differently but covers the capitalization ranges mentioned earlier. Since the mid-cap universe contains a much greater number of companies than its larger index counterparts, we like to broaden your portfolio’s exposure across the range to govern risk control through diversification.

 

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There were significant individual performances during the twelve months ended September 30, 2019. The five highest returns, held for the entire period, as measured by the time weighted rate of return, were:

 

Security Description

1 Year
Performance

Lam Research Corporation

56.79%

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

52.05%

NVR, Inc.

50.45%

Tech Data Corporation

45.65%

Okta, Inc.

39.94%

 

The five worst individual performances, held for the entire period, as measured by time weighted rate of return, were:

 

Security Description

1 Year
Performance

Albemarle Corporation

-28.98%

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

-32.12%

InterDigital, Inc.

-33.06%

NVIDIA Corporation

-37.80%

Centene Corporation

-40.33%

 

The Fund’s best performing economic sector for the 12 months was Real Estate, up 34.5%. The second-best sector was Utilities, up 15.97%. The worst performing sector was Energy, down -22.4%.

 

Note: The investment performances listed for economic sectors and securities in the two preceding paragraphs are extracted from an in-house independent time weighted rates of return computation by the Addepar portfolio accounting system. The calculations are gross investment returns. Total investment returns are for the year ended September 30, 2019.

 

We believe that mid-cap stocks offer an attractive combination of growth and safety as they have successfully overcome startup challenges yet remain nimble enough to generate stronger growth than large cap stocks. Mid-cap stocks have been able to match the performance of large cap stocks in down markets while exceeding large cap performance in up markets, leading to long-term outperformance.

 

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It may be interesting for the readers to compare and contrast the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sectors between the larger capitalization S&P 500 and the lower capitalization S&P 400. The approximate weights based on component’s capitalizations change daily but are reasonably stable over short periods. As of September 30, 2019, they are:

 

GICS

S&P 500

S&P 400

Energy

4.44%

3.95%

Materials

2.73%

4.22%

Industrials

11.24%

14.16%

Consumer Discretionary

11.95%

13.92%

Consumer Staples

8.07%

5.37%

Health Care

13.55%

9.04%

Financials

16.57%

12.83%

Information Technology

23.66%

17.42%

Telecommunication Services

2.85%

0.94%

Utilities

3.52%

7.09%

Real Estate

3.24%

11.03%

 

The Government Street Mid Cap Fund uses the S&P 400 sector weights for guidance in its diversification of investment holdings.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the net assets of the Government Street Mid Cap Fund were $47.5 million, and the net asset value per share was $28.35. The turnover rate for the six months was 2%, and the total number of holdings was 84 as of September 30, 2019. The net annualized expense ratio for the Fund was 1.10%.

 

Thank you for your continued confidence in The Government Street Funds. Please call us if we can be of further service to you.

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

Thomas W. Leavell
President
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.
The Government Street Funds

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Asset Allocation

(% of Net Assets)

 

Top Ten Equity Holdings

Security Description

% of Net Assets

JPMorgan Chase & Company

5.1%

Lockheed Martin Corporation

5.0%

Apple, Inc.

5.0%

Visa, Inc. - Class A

3.3%

Comcast Corporation - Class A

3.3%

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

3.2%

United Technologies Corporation

3.2%

Bio-Techne Corporation

3.0%

Honeywell International, Inc.

2.9%

CME Group, Inc.

2.7%

 

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET MID-CAP FUND PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Asset Allocation

(% of Net Assets)

 

Top Ten Equity Holdings

Security Description

% of Net Assets

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

4.1%

Teleflex, Inc.

2.8%

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

2.8%

Chemed Corporation

2.6%

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF

2.6%

CME Group, Inc.

2.5%

Nasdaq, Inc.

2.3%

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

2.1%

Bio-Techne Corporation

2.1%

Waste Connections, Inc.

2.0%

 

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS 95.2%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Communication Services — 8.2%

               

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)

    800     $ 976,912  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

    1,067       1,300,673  

China Telecom Corporation Ltd. - ADR

    5,000       227,850  

Comcast Corporation - Class A

    42,000       1,893,360  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. - ADR

    9,000       374,670  
              4,773,465  

Consumer Discretionary — 9.2%

               

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. - ADR (a)

    2,700       451,521  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    550       954,751  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    5,500       1,276,110  

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

    6,000       659,760  

McDonald’s Corporation

    5,000       1,073,550  

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

    10,000       939,200  
              5,354,892  

Consumer Staples — 6.5%

               

Clorox Company (The)

    1,000       151,870  

Coca-Cola Company (The)

    12,000       653,280  

Costco Wholesale Corporation

    500       144,055  

McCormick & Company, Inc.

    6,000       937,800  

Procter & Gamble Company (The)

    2,000       248,760  

Sysco Corporation

    2,000       158,800  

Walmart, Inc.

    12,500       1,483,500  
              3,778,065  

Energy — 0.9%

               

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

    4,000       503,080  
                 

Financials — 16.1%

               

Aflac, Inc.

    23,130       1,210,162  

BB&T Corporation

    8,000       426,960  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. - Class A

    24,000       1,274,160  

CME Group, Inc.

    7,500       1,585,050  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    20,000       1,845,400  

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    25,000       2,942,250  

U.S. Bancorp

    2,000       110,680  
              9,394,662  

Health Care — 8.2%

               

Abbott Laboratories

    9,500       794,865  

AbbVie, Inc.

    11,500       870,780  

Bio-Techne Corporation

    9,000       1,761,030  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

    9,000       456,390  

Pfizer, Inc.

    24,000       862,320  
              4,745,385  

 

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS 95.2% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Industrials — 14.2%

               

Emerson Electric Company

    13,000     $ 869,180  

General Dynamics Corporation

    5,200       950,196  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    10,000       1,692,000  

Lockheed Martin Corporation

    7,500       2,925,450  

United Technologies Corporation

    13,500       1,843,020  
              8,279,846  

Information Technology — 21.9%

               

Accenture plc - Class A

    6,650       1,279,128  

Apple, Inc.

    13,000       2,911,610  

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

    2,000       543,140  

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

    6,000       257,100  

Microsoft Corporation

    11,000       1,529,330  

NVIDIA Corporation

    8,650       1,505,705  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    6,000       457,680  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    9,000       713,250  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    9,000       838,620  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    6,200       801,288  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

    11,200       1,926,512  
              12,763,363  

Materials — 3.0%

               

Corteva, Inc.

    3,666       102,648  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    3,666       261,422  

Ecolab, Inc.

    6,000       1,188,240  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation

    7,000       183,680  
              1,735,990  

Real Estate — 2.5%

               

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    11,394       1,481,334  
                 

Utilities — 4.5%

               

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    6,000       486,240  

Duke Energy Corporation

    8,250       790,845  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    14,000       1,331,400  
              2,608,485  
                 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $25,178,109)

          $ 55,418,567  

 

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 5.0%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 1.86% (b) (Cost $2,918,364)

    2,918,364     $ 2,918,364  
                 

Total Investments at Value — 100.2% (Cost $28,096,473)

          $ 58,336,931  
                 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (0.2%)

            (95,545 )
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

          $ 58,241,386  

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2019.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET MID-CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 90.4%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Consumer Discretionary — 7.9%

               

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

    1,500     $ 243,975  

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

    13,400       475,700  

Hasbro, Inc.

    5,000       593,450  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

    1,671       58,652  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. - ADR

    5,000       97,050  

NVR, Inc. (a)

    100       371,735  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,500       146,600  

Service Corporation International

    16,200       774,522  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (a)

    3,000       231,600  

Tiffany & Company

    3,475       321,889  

VF Corporation

    4,700       418,253  
              3,733,426  

Consumer Staples — 2.0%

               

Church & Dwight Company, Inc.

    9,000       677,160  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    5,000       217,900  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (a)

    3,000       64,425  
              959,485  

Energy — 2.3%

               

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    966       86,853  

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

    2,830       171,923  

ONEOK, Inc.

    11,000       810,590  
              1,069,366  

Financials — 21.4%

               

Alleghany Corporation (a)

    865       690,062  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    7,600       819,660  

Ares Management Corporation - Class A

    2,750       73,728  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Company

    9,250       828,523  

Bank of Hawaii Corporation

    4,000       343,720  

Berkley (W.R.) Corporation

    11,175       807,170  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    20,000       721,200  

CME Group, Inc.

    5,735       1,212,035  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    8,000       708,400  

Eaton Vance Corporation

    13,000       584,090  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    11,000       1,014,970  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    11,000       1,092,850  

Old Republic International Corporation

    24,400       575,108  

SEI Investments Company

    10,500       622,177  

Voya Financial, Inc.

    1,500       81,660  
              10,175,353  

 

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET MID-CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 90.4% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Health Care — 14.9%

               

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. - Class A (a)

    1,700     $ 565,658  

Bio-Techne Corporation

    5,000       978,350  

Centene Corporation (a)

    6,000       259,560  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

    4,500       595,665  

Chemed Corporation

    3,000       1,252,710  

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

    2,000       45,220  

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (a)

    2,574       432,432  

Penumbra, Inc. (a)

    2,500       336,225  

ResMed, Inc.

    6,000       810,660  

Teleflex, Inc.

    3,950       1,342,013  

Waters Corporation (a)

    2,000       446,460  
              7,064,953  

Industrials — 15.5%

               

AMETEK, Inc.

    2,350       215,777  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    4,000       339,120  

Donaldson Company, Inc.

    13,000       677,040  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    8,000       594,320  

Fastenal Company

    20,000       653,400  

Graco, Inc.

    13,000       598,520  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

    6,475       592,463  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    6,400       1,335,296  

MasTec, Inc. (a)

    2,000       129,860  

MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. - Class A

    6,000       435,180  

nVent Electric plc

    2,900       63,916  

Pentair plc

    2,900       109,620  

Snap-on, Inc.

    1,475       230,896  

Waste Connections, Inc.

    10,500       966,000  

Woodward, Inc.

    4,150       447,494  
              7,388,902  

Information Technology — 14.0%

               

Analog Devices, Inc.

    3,671       410,161  

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

    3,500       774,760  

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

    10,100       753,258  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    3,500       435,505  

InterDigital, Inc.

    1,200       62,964  

Lam Research Corporation

    4,000       924,440  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    6,000       557,460  

National Instruments Corporation

    12,000       503,880  

NVIDIA Corporation

    5,000       870,350  

Okta, Inc. (a)

    3,500       344,610  

Tech Data Corporation (a)

    3,500       364,840  

Xilinx, Inc.

    7,000       671,300  
              6,673,528  

 

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET MID-CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 90.4% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Materials — 7.3%

               

Albemarle Corporation

    6,700     $ 465,784  

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

    6,000       462,300  

Berry Global Group, Inc. (a)

    5,000       196,350  

Graphic Packaging Holding Company

    10,000       147,500  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    3,000       822,300  

Packaging Corporation of America

    6,000       636,600  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The)

    2,000       203,640  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    12,000       357,600  

Valvoline, Inc.

    8,236       181,439  
              3,473,513  

Real Estate — 4.1%

               

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    15,000       1,950,150  
                 

Utilities — 1.0%

               

ONE Gas, Inc.

    3,500       336,385  

UGI Corporation

    3,038       152,720  
              489,105  
                 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $17,955,559)

          $ 42,977,781  

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 2.6%   

Shares

    

Value

 
Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (Cost $541,413)   7,350   $1,231,860 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 7.0%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 1.86% (b) (Cost $3,340,482)

    3,340,482     $ 3,340,482  
                 

Total Investments at Value — 100.0% (Cost $21,837,454)

          $ 47,550,123  
                 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (0.0%) (c)

            (1,551 )
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

          $ 47,548,572  

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2019.

(c)

Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

The
Government
Street
Equity
Fund

   

The
Government
Street
Mid-Cap
Fund

 

ASSETS

               

Investments in securities:

               

At cost

  $ 28,096,473     $ 21,837,454  

At value (Note 2)

  $ 58,336,931     $ 47,550,123  

Cash

    3,264        

Receivable for capital shares sold

          100  

Dividends receivable

    14,734       25,911  

Other assets

    12,282       13,105  

TOTAL ASSETS

    58,367,211       47,589,239  
                 

LIABILITIES

               

Distributions payable

    3,647        

Payable for capital shares redeemed

    80,635        

Accrued investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    28,763       29,277  

Payable to administrator (Note 4)

    7,070       6,120  

Other accrued expenses

    5,710       5,270  

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    125,825       40,667  
                 

NET ASSETS

  $ 58,241,386     $ 47,548,572  
                 

Net assets consist of:

               

Paid-in capital

  $ 26,949,398     $ 21,171,850  

Accumulated earnings

    31,291,988       26,376,722  

Net assets

  $ 58,241,386     $ 47,548,572  
                 

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)

    739,947       1,677,426  
                 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)

  $ 78.71     $ 28.35  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

The
Government
Street
Equity
Fund

   

The
Government
Street
Mid-Cap
Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

               

Dividends

  $ 540,751     $ 388,116  

Foreign withholding taxes on dividends

    (2,180 )     (1,183 )

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME

    538,571       386,933  
                 

EXPENSES

               

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    172,893       177,073  

Administration fees (Note 4)

    38,244       32,660  

Account maintenance fees

    8,811       7,991  

Audit and tax services fees

    7,750       7,750  

Registration and filing fees

    7,851       7,122  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4)

    7,465       7,465  

Compliance fees (Note 4)

    4,335       4,291  

Legal fees

    3,320       3,320  

Custodian and bank service fees

    3,451       2,996  

Printing of shareholder reports

    2,543       2,862  

Postage and supplies

    1,607       1,661  

Pricing costs

    1,238       994  

Other expenses

    3,591       3,352  

TOTAL EXPENSES

    263,099       259,537  
                 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    275,472       127,396  
                 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS

               

Net realized gains from investments

    1,056,190       465,617  

Net realized gains from in-kind redemptions (Note 2)

    613,781       235,652  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    3,102,910       2,712,596  

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS

    4,772,881       3,413,865  
                 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 5,048,353     $ 3,541,261  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET EQUITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

Six Months
Ended
Sept. 30, 2019
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
March 31,
2019

 

FROM OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income

  $ 275,472     $ 548,406  

Net realized gains from investments

    1,056,190       2,732,000  

Net realized gains from in-kind redemptions (Note 2)

    613,781       2,034,125  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    3,102,910       (2,134,565 )

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    5,048,353       3,179,966  
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)

    (1,025,598 )     (4,266,778 )
                 

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    127,200       359,836  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders

    996,025       4,106,733  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (3,084,242 )     (9,906,669 )

Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

    (1,961,017 )     (5,440,100 )
                 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    2,061,738       (6,526,912 )
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period

    56,179,648       62,706,560  

End of period

  $ 58,241,386     $ 56,179,648  
                 

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

               

Shares sold

    1,658       4,813  

Shares reinvested

    13,020       56,406  

Shares redeemed

    (40,409 )     (136,134 )

Net decrease in shares outstanding

    (25,731 )     (74,915 )

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    765,678       840,593  

Shares outstanding, end of period

    739,947       765,678  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET MID-CAP FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

Six Months
Ended
Sept. 30, 2019
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
March 31,
2019

 

FROM OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income

  $ 127,396     $ 306,757  

Net realized gains from investments

    465,617       1,398,108  

Net realized gains from in-kind redemptions (Note 2)

    235,652       2,097,878  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    2,712,596       (1,849,158 )

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    3,541,261       1,953,585  
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)

    (872,456 )     (1,714,010 )
                 

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    101,486       1,300,844  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders

    850,512       1,647,714  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (2,365,541 )     (6,953,800 )

Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

    (1,413,543 )     (4,005,242 )
                 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    1,255,262       (3,765,667 )
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period

    46,293,310       50,058,977  

End of period

  $ 47,548,572     $ 46,293,310  
                 

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

               

Shares sold

    3,636       48,280  

Shares reinvested

    30,738       63,397  

Shares redeemed

    (85,907 )     (261,760 )

Net decrease in shares outstanding

    (51,533 )     (150,083 )

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    1,728,959       1,879,042  

Shares outstanding, end of period

    1,677,426       1,728,959  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET EQUITY FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period:

 

 

Six Months
Ended
Sept. 30,
2019

   

Years Ended March 31,

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 73.37     $ 74.60     $ 67.08     $ 61.72     $ 65.95     $ 62.78  
                                                 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income

    0.37       0.69       0.66       0.68       0.61       0.67  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currencies

    6.35       3.37       9.32       6.76       (2.17 )     6.55  

Total from investment operations

    6.72       4.06       9.98       7.44       (1.56 )     7.22  
                                                 

Less distributions:

                                               

From net investment income

    (0.39 )     (0.68 )     (0.65 )     (0.68 )     (0.64 )     (0.64 )

From net realized gains

    (0.99 )     (4.61 )     (1.81 )     (1.40 )     (2.03 )     (3.41 )

Total distributions

    (1.38 )     (5.29 )     (2.46 )     (2.08 )     (2.67 )     (4.05 )
                                                 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 78.71     $ 73.37     $ 74.60     $ 67.08     $ 61.72     $ 65.95  
                                                 

Total return (a)

    9.21 %(b)     5.65 %     15.08 %     12.32 %     (2.46 %)     11.87 %
                                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s)

  $ 58,241     $ 56,180     $ 62,707     $ 65,407     $ 80,307     $ 93,778  
                                                 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.91 %(c)     0.89 %     0.88 %     0.87 %     0.85 %     0.84 %
                                                 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.96 %(c)     0.92 %     0.90 %     1.03 %     0.95 %     1.02 %
                                                 

Portfolio turnover rate

    4 %(b)     9 %     13 %     20 %     17 %     26 %

 

(a)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(b)

Not Annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET MID-CAP FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period:

 

 

Six Months
Ended
Sept. 30,
2019

   

Years Ended March 31,

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 26.78     $ 26.64     $ 24.42     $ 21.95     $ 22.96     $ 21.68  
                                                 

Income from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income

    0.08       0.18       0.20       0.16       0.10       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

    2.01       0.90       3.32       3.36       0.11       2.02  

Total from investment operations

    2.09       1.08       3.52       3.52       0.21       2.12  
                                                 

Less distributions:

                                               

From net investment income

    (0.04 )     (0.14 )     (0.20 )     (0.14 )     (0.10 )     (0.07 )

From net realized gains

    (0.48 )     (0.80 )     (1.10 )     (0.91 )     (1.12 )     (0.77 )

Total distributions

    (0.52 )     (0.94 )     (1.30 )     (1.05 )     (1.22 )     (0.84 )
                                                 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 28.35     $ 26.78     $ 26.64     $ 24.42     $ 21.95     $ 22.96  
                                                 

Total return (a)

    7.84 %(b)     4.21 %     14.67 %     16.44 %     1.04 %     10.14 %
                                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s)

  $ 47,549     $ 46,293     $ 50,059     $ 48,540     $ 48,547     $ 51,898  
                                                 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.10 %(c)     1.08 %     1.06 %     1.07 %     1.07 %     1.05 %
                                                 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.54 %(c)     0.64 %     0.78 %     0.66 %     0.46 %     0.47 %
                                                 

Portfolio turnover rate

    2 %(b)     6 %     12 %     14 %     20 %     16 %

 

(a)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(b)

Not Annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization

 

The Government Street Equity Fund and The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund (the “Funds”) are each a diversified, no-load series of the Williamsburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on July 18, 1988. Other series of the Trust are not included in this report.

 

The Government Street Equity Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.

 

The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

Each Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.” The following is a summary of the Funds’ significant accounting policies. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

Securities valuation — The Funds’ portfolio securities are valued as of the close of business of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). Securities traded on a national stock exchange, including common stocks and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), are valued based upon the closing price on the principal exchange where the security is traded, if available, otherwise, at the last quoted bid price. Securities that are quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Investments representing shares of other open-end investment companies, other than ETFs but including money market funds, are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) as reported by such companies. When using a quoted price and when the market is considered active, securities will be classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy (see below).

 

When market quotations are not readily available, if a pricing service cannot provide a price, or if the investment adviser believes the price received from the pricing service is not indicative of market value, securities will be valued in good faith at fair value using methods consistent with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees and will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy, depending on the inputs used. Such methods of fair valuation may include, but are not limited to: multiple of earnings, multiple of book value, discount from market of a similar freely traded security, purchase price of the security, subsequent private transactions in the security or related securities, or a combination of these and other factors.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

GAAP establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2019, by security type:

 

The Government Street Equity Fund:

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 55,418,567     $     $     $ 55,418,567  

Money Market Funds

    2,918,364                   2,918,364  

Total

  $ 58,336,931     $     $     $ 58,336,931  
 

 

The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund:

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 42,977,781     $     $     $ 42,977,781  

Exchange-Traded Funds

    1,231,860                   1,231,860  

Money Market Funds

    3,340,482                   3,340,482  

Total

  $ 47,550,123     $     $     $ 47,550,123  
 

 

Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the common stocks by sector type. There were no Level 3 securities or derivative instruments held by the Funds as of or during the six months ended September 30, 2019.

 

Foreign currency translation — Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in or expected to settle in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars based on exchange rates on the following basis:

 

A.

The fair values of investment securities and other assets and liabilities are translated as of the close of the NYSE each day.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

B.

Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the respective date of such transactions.

 

C.

The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations caused by changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from those caused by changes in market prices of investment securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments.

 

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from 1) purchases and sales of foreign currencies and 2) the difference between the amounts of dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on a Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Reported net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities that result from changes in exchange rates.

 

Share valuation — The NAV per share of each Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of its assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of each Fund is equal to the NAV per share.

 

Investment income — Interest income is accrued as earned. Discounts and premiums on fixed-income securities purchased, if any, are amortized using the interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been recorded in accordance with the Trust’s understanding of the applicable country’s rules and tax rates.

 

Distributions to shareholders — Dividends arising from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly to shareholders of The Government Street Equity Fund and declared and paid annually to shareholders of The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund. Net realized short-term capital gains, if any, may be distributed throughout the year and net realized long-term capital gains, if any, are distributed at least once each year. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the periods ended September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

 

 

Periods
Ended

   

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Total
Distributions

 

The Government Street Equity Fund

    09/30/19     $ 286,867     $ 738,731     $ 1,025,598  
      03/31/19     $ 543,217     $ 3,723,561     $ 4,266,778  

The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund

    09/30/19     $ 62,511     $ 809,945     $ 872,456  
      03/31/19     $ 335,646     $ 1,378,364     $ 1,714,010  

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

Investment transactions — Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses on investment securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.

 

Common expenses — Common expenses of the Trust are allocated among the Funds and the other series of the Trust based on relative net assets of each series or the nature of the services performed and the relative applicability to each series.

 

Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Federal income tax — Each Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Funds of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of their net investment income and any net realized capital gains are distributed in accordance with the Code.

 

In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is also each Fund’s intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.

 

The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of September 30, 2019:

 

 

 

The Government
Street Equity
Fund

   

The Government
Street Mid-Cap
Fund

 

Cost of portfolio investments

  $ 28,096,473     $ 21,837,454  

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 30,476,843     $ 26,086,329  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (236,385 )     (373,660 )

Net unrealized appreciation

    30,240,458       25,712,669  

Accumulated (distributions in excess of) ordinary income

    (973 )     198,703  

Accumulated capital and other gains

    1,056,150       465,350  

Distributions payable

    (3,647 )      

Total accumulated earnings

  $ 31,291,988     $ 26,376,722  
 

 

During the six months ended September 30, 2019, The Government Street Equity Fund and The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund realized $613,781 and $235,652, respectively, of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions (redemptions in which shareholders who redeemed Fund shares received investment securities held by

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

the Fund rather than cash). The Funds recognize a gain on in-kind redemptions to the extent that the value of the distributed investment securities on the date of redemption exceeds the cost of those investment securities. Such gains are not taxable to the Funds and are not required to be distributed to shareholders. The Funds have reclassified these gains against paid-in capital on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such reclassifications, the result of permanent differences between the financial statement and income tax reporting requirements, had no effect on each Fund’s net assets or NAV per share.

 

The Funds recognize the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for the current and all open tax years (generally, three years) of each Fund and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements.

 

3. Investment Transactions

 

Investment transactions, other than short-term investments and U.S. government securities, were as follows for the six months ended September 30, 2019:

 

 

 

The Government
Street Equity
Fund

   

The Government
Street Mid-Cap
Fund

 

Purchases of investment securities

  $ 2,246,603     $ 892,979  

Proceeds from sales of investment securities

  $ 5,445,235     $ 3,434,240  
 

 

4. Transactions with Related Parties

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Each Fund’s investments are managed by Leavell Investment Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) under the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement. The Government Street Equity Fund pays the Adviser a fee, which is computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at annual rates of 0.60% of its average daily net assets up to $100 million and 0.50% of such assets in excess of $100 million. The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund pays the Adviser a fee, which is computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.75% of its average daily net assets.

 

Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of the Adviser.

 

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides administration, fund accounting, compliance and transfer agent services to the Funds. The Funds pay Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services. In addition, the Funds pay out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, supplies, and costs of pricing the

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

Funds’ portfolio securities. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus, or of Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), the principal underwriter of each Fund’s shares and an affiliate of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser (not the Funds) for acting as principal underwriter.

 

COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES

Trustees and officers affiliated with the Adviser or Ultimus are not compensated by the Trust for their services. Each Trustee who is not an affiliated person of the Adviser or Ultimus receives from the Trust an annual retainer of $20,000, payable quarterly; a fee of $2,000 for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Trustees (except that such fee is $3,000 for the independent chair); and a fee of $1,000 for attendance at each meeting of any committee of the Board (except that such fee is $1,500 for the committee chair); plus reimbursement of travel and other expenses incurred in attending meetings. Each series of the Trust pays its proportionate share of such fees.

 

5. Contingencies and Commitments

 

The Funds indemnify the Trust’s officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from their performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

6. Subsequent Events

 

The Funds are required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Funds are required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events.

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET FUNDS
ABOUT YOUR FUNDS’ EXPENSES (Unaudited)

 

 

We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other expenses. These ongoing costs, which are deducted from each Fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment returns of the Funds.

 

A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (April 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019).

 

The table below illustrates each Fund’s ongoing costs in two ways:

 

Actual fund return – This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from each Fund’s actual return, and the fourth column shows the dollar amount of operating expenses that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Funds. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, 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 given for the Funds under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

Hypothetical 5% return – This section is intended to help you compare the Funds’ ongoing costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that each Fund had an annual return of 5% before expenses during the period shown, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the returns used are not the Funds’ actual returns, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess each Fund’s ongoing costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The Funds do not charge sales loads or redemption fees.

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET FUNDS
ABOUT YOUR FUNDS’ EXPENSES (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

More information about the Funds’ expenses, including historical expense ratios, can be found in this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the Funds’ prospectus.

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
April 1, 2019

Ending
Account Value
Sept. 30, 2019

Expense
Ratio(a)

Expenses
Paid During
Period(b)

The Government Street Equity Fund

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000.00

$1,092.10

0.91%

$4.77

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,020.51

0.91%

$4.61

The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000.00

$1,078.40

1.10%

$5.73

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,019.55

1.10%

$5.57

 

(a)

Annualized, based on each Fund’s most recent one-half year expenses.

(b)

Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET FUNDS
OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-866-738-1125, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-866-738-1125 or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings for the Funds with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The filings are available upon request, by calling 1-866-738-1125. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of these filings on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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The Government Street Funds

 

 

No-Load Mutual Funds

 

Investment Adviser

Leavell Investment Management, Inc.

210 St. Joseph Street

Mobile, AL 36602

 

Administrator

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC

P.O. Box 46707

Cincinnati, OH 45246-0707

1-866-738-1125

 

Legal Counsel

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

1666 K Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20006

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Cohen & Company, Ltd.

1350 Euclid Avenue

Suite 800

Cleveland, Ohio 44115

 

Board of Trustees

Robert S. Harris, Ph.D., Chairman

John P. Ackerly, IV

John T. Bruce

George K. Jennison

Harris V. Morrissette

Elizabeth W. Robertson

 

Portfolio Manager

Thomas W. Leavell,

The Government Street Equity Fund

The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund 

 

 

 

 

THE
JAMESTOWN
EQUITY FUND

 

No-Load Fund

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

September 30, 2019
(Unaudited)

 

Investment Adviser

Lowe, Brockenbrough & Company, Inc.

Richmond, Virginia

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. 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 by contacting the Fund at 1-866-738-1126 or, if you own these shares through a financial intermediary, by contacting your financial intermediary.

 

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting the Fund at 1-866-738-1126. If you own shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this document to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Funds held with the Fund complex or at your financial intermediary.

 

 

LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

November 4, 2019

 

The Jamestown Equity Fund

 

For the six-month period ended September 30, 2019, The Jamestown Equity Fund (the “Fund”) rose 5.96% compared to 6.08% for the S&P 500 Index. The equity market continued to march forward with a little volatility over the past six months. Investors have shrugged off geopolitical concerns and discord in Washington as the U.S. economy remains resilient, while international economies have slowed. The global slowdown has led to slower earnings growth. However, investors have looked through the slowdown as central banks have been actively cutting interest rates to help stimulate growth.

 

Four Democratic presidential debates, an impeachment inquiry, Hong Kong protests, China trade talks and increasing military activity in the Middle East were all in the news the third quarter. In addition, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) cut interest rates twice, acknowledging the expectation of slower U.S. economic growth. Bonds prices continued to rally with yields nearing 2016 lows. As of September 30th, the Treasury yield curve was inverted, with short-term yields greater than long-term yields. This condition usually is followed by cuts in short-term interest rates, as the central bank eases monetary policy.

 

With the Fed’s pivot to easing, the bond market is priced for further rate cuts by the end of the year. Inflation expectations remain muted with the Consumer Price Index dipping below 2.0% and the Core CPI (ex food and energy) showing no signs of accelerating. The inflation rate has fallen short of the Fed’s target for several years.

 

The labor market appears healthy. U.S. non-farm payrolls continue to expand and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, the lowest level since December 1969. The Institute for Supply Management PMI survey showed that activity in the manufacturing sector has stagnated, validating fears of a slowdown. The ISM Non-manufacturing survey continues to show growth for the month, but at a slower rate than August. Overall, the economy grew for the 125th consecutive month. Most macroeconomic indicators that we track have weakened in recent months but are still not indicating an imminent recession.

 

Currently, the S&P 500 forward 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 16.8x versus the 25-year average of 16.2x, modestly overvalued but fair given the low interest rate environment. Free cash flow yield, perhaps a better measure of value, is hovering around its long-term average.

 

The large outperformance of growth stocks compared to value stocks moderated during the past six months as the Russell 1000 Growth Index rose 6.20% compared to 5.25% for the Russell 1000 Value Index. At the end of September 2019, the greatest sector overweights in the portfolio, relative to benchmark weightings, were in the Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Industrials sectors. The largest sector underweights in the Fund remain in the Utilities, Health Care, Consumer Staples, and the newly broadened Communications Services sectors.

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment in
The Jamestown Equity Fund
and the Standard & Poor’s 500
® Index

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ended September 30, 2019)

 
 

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

 

The Jamestown Equity Fund (a)

3.25%

7.27%

10.80%

 

Standard & Poor’s 500® Index

4.25%

10.84%

13.24%

 

 

(a)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 


Asset Allocation (% of Net Assets)

 

Ten Largest Equity Holdings

% of
Net Assets

Apple, Inc.

3.9%

Amazon.com, Inc.

3.3%

Microsoft Corporation

3.2%

JPMorgan Chase & Company

3.0%

Cisco Systems, Inc.

2.9%

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

2.4%

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

2.3%

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

2.2%

Merck & Company, Inc.

2.2%

United Technologies Corporation

2.1%

 

Sector Concentration vs. the S&P 500® Index

 

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — 82.2%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Communication Services — 5.7%

               

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)

    500     $ 610,570  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

    600       731,400  

Comcast Corporation - Class A

    16,900       761,852  
              2,103,822  

Consumer Discretionary — 13.0%

               

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    700       1,215,137  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

    390       765,418  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

    6,300       719,208  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    2,500       580,050  

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

    7,300       802,708  

TJX Companies, Inc. (The)

    13,000       724,620  
              4,807,141  

Consumer Staples — 3.1%

               

J.M. Smucker Company (The)

    300       33,006  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    5,500       754,050  

Walmart, Inc.

    3,200       379,776  
              1,166,832  

Energy — 4.8%

               

Chevron Corporation

    6,400       759,040  

Exxon Mobil Corporation

    5,000       353,050  

Total S.A. - ADR

    12,700       660,400  
              1,772,490  

Financials — 15.3%

               

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    5,000       735,500  

Chubb Ltd.

    2,500       403,600  

Discover Financial Services

    9,000       729,810  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    3,500       725,305  

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    9,500       1,118,055  

KeyCorp

    35,000       624,400  

Morgan Stanley

    15,000       640,050  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    5,000       700,800  
              5,677,520  

Health Care — 11.1%

               

Amgen, Inc.

    2,300       445,073  

Anthem, Inc.

    2,000       480,200  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    8,000       507,040  

Merck & Company, Inc.

    9,500       799,710  

Pfizer, Inc.

    15,000       538,950  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    3,000       873,810  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    2,155       468,325  
              4,113,108  

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS — 82.2% (Continued)

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Industrials — 11.0%

               

Boeing Company (The)

    1,435     $ 545,975  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    12,700       731,520  

Eaton Corporation plc

    8,000       665,200  

Ingersoll-Rand plc

    5,585       688,128  

Norfolk Southern Corporation

    3,655       656,657  

United Technologies Corporation

    5,800       791,816  
              4,079,296  

Information Technology — 14.7%

               

Apple, Inc.

    6,500       1,455,805  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    21,500       1,062,315  

Intel Corporation

    7,035       362,513  

Microsoft Corporation

    8,500       1,181,755  

Oracle Corporation

    12,700       698,881  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

    4,000       688,040  
              5,449,309  

Materials — 1.5%

               

Eastman Chemical Company

    7,500       553,725  
                 

Real Estate — 2.0%

               

American Tower Corporation

    3,360       742,997  
                 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $15,511,915)

          $ 30,466,240  

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 12.8%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

    14,925     $ 739,086  

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

    9,250       568,135  

iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF

    3,485       738,402  

iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF

    1,885       398,508  

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

    18,355       713,826  

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

    4,000       862,200  

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

    2,700       736,020  

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $4,064,036)

          $ 4,756,177  

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 5.1%

 

Shares

   

Value

 

Federated Government Obligations Fund - Institutional Class, 1.85% (b) (Cost $1,900,607)

    1,900,607     $ 1,900,607  
                 

Total Investments at Value — 100.1% (Cost $21,476,558)

          $ 37,123,024  
                 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1%)

            (23,366 )
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

          $ 37,099,658  

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2019.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

ASSETS

       

Investments in securities:

       

At cost

  $ 21,476,558  

At value (Note 2)

  $ 37,123,024  

Cash

    2,960  

Receivable for capital shares sold

    880  

Dividends receivable

    33,167  

Other assets

    10,115  

TOTAL ASSETS

    37,170,146  
         

LIABILITIES

       

Distributions payable

    6,647  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

    35,934  

Accrued investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    18,022  

Payable to administrator (Note 4)

    6,250  

Other accrued expenses

    3,635  

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    70,488  
         

NET ASSETS

  $ 37,099,658  
         

Net assets consist of:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 20,248,844  

Accumulated earnings

    16,850,814  

Net assets

  $ 37,099,658  
         

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)

    1,654,947  
         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)

  $ 22.42  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends

  $ 378,222  

Foreign withholding taxes on dividends

    (3,213 )

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME

    375,009  
         

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

    121,233  

Administration fees (Note 4)

    30,000  

Audit and tax services fees

    7,750  

Compliance service fees (Note 4)

    7,500  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4)

    7,465  

Registration and filing fees

    6,998  

Custodian and bank service fees

    4,310  

Printing of shareholder reports

    3,808  

Legal fees

    3,320  

Postage and supplies

    2,180  

Account maintenance fees

    2,100  

Insurance expense

    679  

Pricing costs

    643  

Other expenses

    3,572  

TOTAL EXPENSES

    201,558  

Fees voluntarily waived by the Adviser (Note 4)

    (21,372 )

Expenses reimbursed through a directed brokerage arrangement (Note 5)

    (3,000 )

NET EXPENSES

    177,186  
         

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    197,823  
         

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS

       

Net realized gains on investment transactions

    1,281,759  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    660,352  

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS

    1,942,111  
         

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 2,139,934  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

Six Months
Ended
Sept. 30,
2019
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
March 31,
2019

 

FROM OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income

  $ 197,823     $ 405,868  

Net realized gains on investment transactions

    1,281,759       1,457,217  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    660,352       421,385  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    2,139,934       2,284,470  
                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)

    (1,092,826 )     (2,769,053 )
                 

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Proceeds from shares sold

    180,866       297,049  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders

    1,021,468       2,603,952  

Payments for shares redeemed

    (1,807,698 )     (3,328,402 )

Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

    (605,364 )     (427,401 )
                 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    441,744       (911,984 )
                 

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period

    36,657,914       37,569,898  

End of period

  $ 37,099,658     $ 36,657,914  
                 

CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY

               

Shares sold

    7,971       13,911  

Shares reinvested

    45,859       122,969  

Shares redeemed

    (81,027 )     (154,992 )

Net decrease in shares outstanding

    (27,197 )     (18,112 )

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    1,682,144       1,700,256  

Shares outstanding, end of period

    1,654,947       1,682,144  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period:

 

 

Six Months
Ended
Sept. 30,

   

Years Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2019
(Unaudited)

   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 21.79     $ 22.10     $ 20.89     $ 19.57     $ 21.91     $ 22.47  
                                                 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                               

Net investment income

    0.12       0.24       0.19       0.19       0.16       0.16  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    1.17       1.10       2.51       2.12       (1.18 )     1.96  

Total from investment operations

    1.29       1.34       2.70       2.31       (1.02 )     2.12  
                                                 

Less distributions:

                                               

From net investment income

    (0.12 )     (0.24 )     (0.19 )     (0.20 )     (0.16 )     (0.16 )

From net realized gains

    (0.54 )     (1.41 )     (1.30 )     (0.79 )     (1.16 )     (2.52 )

Total distributions

    (0.66 )     (1.65 )     (1.49 )     (0.99 )     (1.32 )     (2.68 )
                                                 

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 22.42     $ 21.79     $ 22.10     $ 20.89     $ 19.57     $ 21.91  
                                                 

Total return (a)

    5.96 %(b)     6.40 %     13.35 %     12.14 %     (4.96 %)     10.14 %
                                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s)

  $ 37,100     $ 36,658     $ 37,570     $ 37,460     $ 37,682     $ 29,596  
                                                 

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    1.06 %(c)     1.03 %     1.03 %     1.03 %     1.03 %     1.09 %
                                                 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d)(e)

    0.95 %(c)     0.95 %     0.95 %     0.95 %     1.00 %     1.05 %
                                                 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d)(e)

    1.08 %(c)     1.10 %     0.87 %     0.96 %     0.82 %     0.71 %
                                                 

Portfolio turnover rate

    4 %(b)     18 %     18 %     27 %     50 %     29 %

 

(a)

Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(b)

Not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

(d)

Ratios were determined based on net expenses after expense reimbursements through a directed brokerage arrangement (Note 5).

(e)

Ratio was determined after voluntary advisory fee waivers by the Adviser and reimbursed expenses (Notes 4 and 5).

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization

 

The Jamestown Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, no-load series of Williamsburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on July 18, 1988. Other series of the Trust are not included in this report.

 

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.” The following is a summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

Securities valuation — The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued as of the close of business of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). Securities traded on a national stock exchange, including common stocks and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), are generally valued based upon the closing price on the principal exchange where the security is traded, if available, otherwise, at the last quoted bid price. Securities that are quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Investments representing shares of other open-end investment companies, other than ETFs but including money market funds, are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) as reported by such companies. When using a quoted price and when the market is considered active, securities will be classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy (see below).

 

When market quotations are not readily available, if a pricing service cannot provide a price, or if the investment adviser believes the price received from the pricing service is not indicative of market value, securities will be valued in good faith at fair value using methods consistent with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees and will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy, depending on the inputs used. Such methods of fair valuation may include, but are not limited to: multiple of earnings, multiple of book value, discount from market of a similar freely traded security, purchase price of the security, subsequent private transactions in the security or related securities, or a combination of these and other factors.

 

GAAP establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2019, by security type:

 

The Jamestown Equity Fund

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 30,466,240     $     $     $ 30,466,240  

Exchange-Traded Funds

    4,756,177                   4,756,177  

Money Market Funds

    1,900,607                   1,900,607  

Total

  $ 37,123,024     $     $     $ 37,123,024  
 

 

Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the common stocks by sector type. There were no Level 3 securities or derivative instruments held by the Fund as of or during the six months ended September 30, 2019.

 

Share valuation — The NAV per share of the Fund is calculated daily by dividing the total value of its assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of the Fund is equal to the NAV per share.

 

Investment income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends received by the Fund, if any, have been recorded in accordance with the Trust’s understanding of the applicable country’s rules and tax rates.

 

Distributions to shareholders — Dividends arising from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly to shareholders of the Fund. Net realized short-term capital gains, if any, may be distributed throughout the year and net realized long-term capital gains, if any, are distributed at least once each year. The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the periods ended September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

Periods
Ended

 

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Total
Distributions

 

9/30/2019

  $ 204,096     $ 888,730     $ 1,092,826  

3/31/2019

  $ 415,079     $ 2,353,974     $ 2,769,053  

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

Investment transactions — Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses on investment securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.

 

Common expenses — Common expenses of the Trust are allocated among the series of the Trust based on relative net assets of each series or the nature of the services performed and the relative applicability to each series.

 

Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Federal income tax — The Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Fund of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of its net investment income and net realized capital gains are distributed in accordance with the Code.

 

In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is also the Fund’s intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.

 

The tax character of accumulated earnings at September 30, 2019 was as follows:

 

Tax cost of portfolio investments

  $ 21,541,383  

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 15,810,468  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (228,827 )

Net unrealized appreciation

    15,581,641  

Accumulated ordinary income

    3,945  

Other gains

    1,271,875  

Distributions payable

    (6,647 )

Accumulated earnings

  $ 16,850,814  
 

 

The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the financial statement cost of portfolio investments for the Fund is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are temporary in nature and are primarily due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the tax positions taken on Federal income tax returns for the current and all open tax years (generally, three years) of the Fund and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements.

 

3. Investment Transactions

 

Investment transactions, other than short-term investments and U.S. government securities, were as follows for the six months ended September 30, 2019:

 

Purchase of investment securities

  $ 1,550,227  

Proceeds from sales of investment securities

  $ 4,430,803  
 

 

4. Transactions with Related Parties

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

The Fund’s investments are managed by Lowe, Brockenbrough & Company, Inc. (the “Adviser”) under the terms of an Investment Advisory Agreement. The Fund pays the Adviser a fee, which is computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at annual rates of 0.65% of its average daily net assets up to $500 million and 0.55% of such assets in excess of $500 million. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of the Adviser.

 

During the six months ended September 30, 2019, the Adviser voluntarily limited the total annual operating expenses of the Fund to 0.95% of average daily net assets; accordingly, the Adviser voluntarily waived $21,372 of its investment advisory fees during the six months ended September 30, 2019. This amount is not subject to recapture in future periods.

 

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides administration, fund accounting, compliance and transfer agent services to the Fund. The Fund pays Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services. Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of Ultimus, or of Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), the principal underwriter of the Fund and an affiliate of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser (not the Fund) for acting as principal underwriter.

 

COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES

Trustees and officers affiliated with the Adviser or Ultimus are not compensated by the Trust for their services. Each Trustee who is not an affiliated person of the Adviser or Ultimus receives from the Trust an annual retainer of $20,000, payable quarterly; a fee of $2,000 for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Trustees (except that such fee is $3,000 for the independent chair); and a fee of $1,000 for attendance at each meeting of any committee of the Board (except that such fee is $1,500 for the committee chair); plus reimbursement of travel and other expenses incurred in attending meetings. Each series of the Trust pays its proportionate share of such fees.

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

5. Brokerage Arrangement

 

In order to reduce the total operating expenses of the Fund, a portion of the Fund’s operating expenses have been paid through an arrangement with a third-party broker-dealer who is compensated through commission trades. Payment of expenses by the broker-dealer is based on a percentage of commissions earned. Expenses reimbursed through the brokerage arrangement totaled $3,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2019.

 

6. Contingencies and Commitments

 

The Fund indemnifies the Trust’s officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

7. Subsequent Events

 

The Fund is required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Fund is required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events.

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

 

 

We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of costs on your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other expenses. The following 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.

 

A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The expenses in the table below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (April 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019).

 

The table below illustrates the Fund’s costs in two ways:

 

Actual fund return – This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund’s actual return, and the fourth column shows the dollar amount of operating expenses that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

 

To do so, 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 given for the Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

Hypothetical 5% return – This section is intended to help you compare the Fund’s ongoing costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual return of 5% before expenses during the period shown, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case, because the returns used are not the Fund’s actual returns, the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess the Fund’s ongoing costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only. The Fund does not charge sales loads or redemption fees.

 

The calculations assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Your actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of your investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.

 

More information about the Fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios for the prior five fiscal years, can be found in this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the Fund’s prospectus.

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
April 1, 2019

Ending
Account Value
September 30,
2019

Net
Expense
Ratio(a)

Expenses
Paid During
Period(b)

Based on Actual Fund Return

$1,000.00

$1,059.60

0.95%

$4.90

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,020.31

0.95%

$4.81

 

(a)

Annualized, based on the Fund’s most recent one-half year expenses.

(b)

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, muliplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 


OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-866-738-1126, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 1-866-738-1126, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

The Trust files a complete listing of portfolio holdings of the Fund with the SEC as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The filings are available upon request, by calling 1-866-738-1126. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of these filings on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND

 

www.jamestownfunds.com

 

Investment Adviser

Lowe, Brockenbrough & Company, Inc.

1802 Bayberry Court

Suite 400

Richmond, Virginia 23226

 

Administrator

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC

P.O. Box 46707

Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707

(Toll-Free) 1-866-738-1126

 

Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

Cohen & Company, Ltd.

1350 Euclid Avenue

Suite 800

Cleveland, Ohio 44115

 

Legal Counsel

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

1666 K Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20006

 

Board of Trustees

John P. Ackerly, IV

John T. Bruce

George K. Jennison

Robert S. Harris, Ph.D.

Harris V. Morrissette

Elizabeth W. Robertson

 

 

 

Item 2.Code of Ethics.

 

Not required

 

Item 3.Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not required

 

Item 4.Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not required

 

Item 5.Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 6.Schedule of Investments.

 

(a)Schedule filed with Item 1

 

(b)Not applicable

 

Item 7.Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 8.Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 9.Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 10.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The registrant’s Governance, Nominating, Compensation and QLCC Committee shall review shareholder recommendations to fill vacancies on the registrant’s board of trustees if such recommendations are submitted in writing, addressed to the Committee at the registrant’s offices and meet any minimum qualifications adopted by the Committee. The Committee may adopt, by resolution, a policy regarding its procedures for considering candidates for the board of trustees, including any recommended by shareholders.

 

Item 11.Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the registrant’s principal executive officers and principal financial officer have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and are operating effectively to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared, and that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are 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

 

Item 13.Exhibits.

 

File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated.

 

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not required

 

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)): Attached hereto

 

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons: Not applicable

 

(a)(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountants: Not applicable

 

(b) Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)): Attached hereto

 

Exhibit 99.CERT Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act
   
Exhibit 99.906CERT Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act

 

 

 

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) Williamsburg Investment Trust  
       
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ David James  
    David James, Secretary  
       
Date November 26, 2019    
       
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/ John T. Bruce  
    John T. Bruce, President  
    (FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund and FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund)  
       
Date November 26, 2019    
       
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Thomas W. Leavell  
    Thomas W. Leavell, President  
    (The Government Street Equity Fund and The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund)  
       
Date November 26, 2019    
       
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Charles M. Caravati III  
    Charles M. Caravati III, President  
    (The Jamestown Equity Fund)  
       
Date November 26, 2019    
       
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ John P. Ackerly IV  
    John P. Ackerly IV, President  
    (The Davenport Core Fund, Davenport Value & Income Fund, Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund, Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund and the Davenport Balanced Income Fund)  
       
Date November 26, 2019    
       
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Mark J. Seger  
    Mark J. Seger, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer  
       
Date November 26, 2019    

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.