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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, 2023  

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

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(DAVENPORT LOGO) Davenport Core Leaders Fund (DAVPX)
   
  Davenport Value & Income Fund (DVIPX)
   
  Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund (DEOPX)
   
  Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund (DSCPX)
   
  Davenport Balanced Income Fund (DBALX)
   
   
   
   
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
   
   
September 30, 2023
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THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited) September 30, 2023

 

Dear Shareholders,

 

Stocks seemed to run out of gas in the third quarter. The S&P 500® Index and Russell 2000® Index lost 3.27% and 5.13%, respectively. Most of the losses were concentrated in September, which historically is the worst month of the year for stocks. It wasn’t surprising to see equity markets stall a bit, especially after a surprising first half rally. Even large cap technology stalwarts cooled off as the artificial intelligence (AI) craze seemed to fade. Year-to-date, the S&P 500® Index and Russell 2000® Index finished the period up 13.07% and 2.54%, respectively.

 

We think there are a few reasons most stocks have recently lost ground. For starters, we’ve begun to see some signs of consumer stress. Consumers comprise about two-thirds of all economic activity. Recent commentary from numerous retailers suggests consumer spending is a little softer. Goldman Sachs recently noted that credit card losses are rising at their fastest pace since the 2008 financial crisis. This clearly indicates the average consumer’s ability to spend and take on extra debt may be more restrained. The pandemic bounce back appears to have run its course, the government moratorium on student loan payments has ended, and inflation still lurks with the cost of everything from olive oil to car insurance moving higher. Of note, CNBC recently highlighted a recent Fed study showing that 80% of Americans have less cash on hand than they did at the start of the pandemic. The positive offset is that unemployment remains very low and the consumer still appears quite healthy in absolute terms.

 

The next issue is the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”). Inflation has receded from the extremes of last year, but remains stubbornly high. Major inputs such as oil prices and wages are pushing higher. With inflation still high and economic growth still decent, the Fed sees no need to back away from tighter monetary policy and has embraced a “higher for longer” approach to interest rates. At its September meeting, the Fed held its benchmark interest rate at 5.25%-5.5%, which is the highest level in 22 years. Policymakers also indicated one more rate hike would be coming before year-end and talked down the likelihood of rate cuts next year. Another increase would make a total of 12 rate hikes since policy tightening began in early 2022 and would be the fastest pace of tightening on record. Higher rates can have a dampening effect on borrowing, economic activity and asset values. They also increase the allure of bonds and other fixed income instruments, thereby creating stiffer competition for stocks.

 

Having described a somewhat cautionary narrative, we also note a large swath of stocks are already trading well off their highs and look attractive. Indeed, the performance of the S&P 500® Index, which year-to-date has largely been driven by a handful of stocks, does not reflect the performance of the average stock. Interestingly, the equal-weighted S&P 500® Index, which adjusts for the outsized contribution of the large tech companies that have led the market, is now up only 1.9% year-to-date. Many names have actually been hitting new 52-week lows. For the trading week that ended September 22, 120 stocks on the New York Stock Exchange hit new 52-week highs while 303 hit new lows, while NASDAQ had 161 new highs compared to 750 new lows. Not surprisingly, shares of income-oriented stocks (e.g. REITs and utilities) that are especially sensitive to higher interest rates have been particularly vulnerable. The same goes for shares of businesses that are more economically sensitive or consumer exposed. This tells us equity markets partially reflect the aforementioned interest rate and consumer headwinds.

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We recognize the headwinds facing markets, but have continued to find a number of deals for our strategies. In many of these cases, recent price pullbacks have created alluring risk/reward profiles. With the S&P trading at 18x forward earnings estimates, we wouldn’t classify the overall market as being a great deal in the context of the current interest rate environment. This is especially true if higher wages and financing costs eat into those earnings estimates. However, we think we can earn reasonable returns by identifying solid franchises trading for valuations that already discount some duress (the equal-weighted S&P trades closer to 14x earnings). We also note that, while “higher for longer” is the mantra du jour, the worst of Fed tightening may be behind us. Fresh signs of “peak Fed” could once again breathe life into stocks. Finally, we note sentiment indicators currently sound a bearish tone. The CNN “Fear & Greed Index” currently stands at 25 out of 100, putting it in the “fear” zone. As we’ve seen before, widespread negativity can sometimes reverse and lead to market gains.

 

Please see our fund letters for discussion of specific ideas and investment themes. Thank you for your trust.

 

Davenport Core Leaders Fund (DAVPX)

 

The following chart represents Davenport Core Leaders Fund (DAVPX) performance and the performance of the S&P 500® Index, the Core Leaders Fund’s primary benchmark, for the periods ended September 30, 2023.

 

  Q3 2023 1 Year 3 Years* 5 Years* 10 Years* Since
Inception*
1/15/98
Core Leaders Fund (DAVPX) (1.23%) 22.16% 7.25% 7.86% 9.62% 7.24%
S&P 500® Index** (3.27%) 21.62% 10.15% 9.92% 11.91% 8.02%

 

30-Day SEC Yield: 0.23%; Expense Ratio in current prospectus: 0.87%

 

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.

 

*Returns greater than one year are annualized.

 

**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. An investor cannot invest in an index and its returns are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment.

 

The Davenport Core Leaders Fund (DAVPX) declined 1.23% during the third quarter, faring better than the 3.27% decline for the S&P 500® Index. For the calendar year, the Fund is up 13.17%, modestly outpacing the 13.07% gain for the S&P 500®. We are pleased to have made up significant ground relative to the index. More importantly, we remain confident in the Fund’s long-term positioning.

 

As the technology sector’s outperformance reversed course during the third quarter, our strategy benefitted from stock selection within the group. Positions in Intuit, Inc. (INTU), Alphabet, Inc. (GOOG/L), Adobe, Inc. (ADBE) and Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) all managed to add to year-to-date gains. In addition, underweight stances in large index constituents such as Apple, Inc.

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(AAPL) and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) aided relative results. We added to our position in Microsoft amid weakness, though we remain comfortable with an underweight stance in Apple. Other top contributors included energy names such as EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) and Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD). We exited the latter position amid recent strength in order to re-allocate the funds to better risk/reward opportunities. In addition to Microsoft, two such opportunities included Brookfield Corporation (BN) and Abbott Laboratories (ABT), which were top detractors for the period alongside Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM) and American Tower Corporation (AMT).

 

We initiated a position in dominant semiconductor manufacturer NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) during the quarter. NVIDIA has been a standout performer this year on the back of a transformational shift in data center spend towards accelerated compute technologies and generative AI adoption. NVIDIA’s fundamentals have inflected as the company leverages its leading GPU technology (Graphics Processing Unit) that is key to enabling these new trends. While NVDA is up considerably this year, we note that out year consensus earnings estimates have been revised higher by more than threefold, and the valuation appears more compelling compared to just a few months ago. The company recently delivered an impressive beat and raise earnings report with guidance exceeding the most bullish estimates on the street. However, the stock weakened following the release. While we acknowledge being late to the game with NVIDIA, we believe the muted stock response to an otherwise encouraging quarter created a narrow window of opportunity to initiate a position. The purchase is consistent with our bullish view on the secular growth in artificial intelligence and accelerated computing infrastructure and helps to round out our exposure to the theme. We believe NVIDIA is a durable growth story with a wide moat, great balance sheet, strong cash generation, visionary management team and one of the highest quality pick and shovel plays in the semiconductor space.

 

While maintaining the stated mandate of “owning a collection of the world’s most established, dominant and durable franchises”, the Fund has leaned a bit more into growth over the past year, resulting in meaningful exposure to powerful themes such as Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Clean Energy Transition, and Cell & Gene Therapy. As a result, the Fund has benefited from the outperformance of several holdings we emphasized when they were out of favor last year such as Amazon.com (AMZN), Adobe, Inc. (ADBE), Meta Platforms, Inc. (META), and Intuit, Inc. (INTU). While we still think there is room to run in many of these larger holdings, we have been planting seeds for the future with new ideas such as NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (VRTX), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) and adding to names where we have high long-term conviction that have lagged in the short-term such as Danaher Corporation (DHR), Brookfield Corporation (BN), Walt Disney Company (DIS), and Abbott Laboratories (ABT).

 

In sum, we are pleased with recent performance, yet remain committed to the continuous process of optimizing the risk/reward profile of the strategy as a whole. As a result, we feel the strategy offers timeliness, quality and significant long-term growth potential.

 

Recent Purchases:

 

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) – ABT’s momentum presents an attractive setup going into year-end. Considering ABT’s opportunity for further growth and stock pullback, we thought it was an opportune time to add to the position.

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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) – With a broadening suite of products, we believe AMD will align with our bullish thematic view around generative AI and secular growth in data center spend so we elected to initiate a purchase.

 

Aon, plc (AON) – AON has been a steady value creator over the years and has outperformed the S&P over most time periods. We note that AON has returned significant capital to shareholders via buybacks and plans to remain active near-term. As such, we elected to add to our position.

 

Brookfield Corporation (BN) – While many of the BN’s assets face challenges, the majority of the real estate portfolio is extremely high quality. We believed investors were overlooking the massive amounts of cash flow this business was generating so we added to our position.

 

Brookfield Corporation (BN) – Despite a well-received earnings update, the shares are modestly lower from our last add in July. We decided to increase exposure to a proven capital allocator generating strong free cash flow while also trading at a wide discount to its net asset value.

 

Danaher Corporation (DHR) – With the stock having only modestly rebounded from 2023 lows, we think it is an opportune time to add to the position recognizing that the company may still face several more challenging quarters.

 

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) – MSFT has pulled back in recent weeks alongside broader weakness in the technology sector, and valuation has become more compelling for this high-quality compounder. We elected to take advantage of recent weakness in the stock and added to the position.

 

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) – We initiated a position in NVDA and believe the purchase is consistent with our bullish view on the secular growth in artificial intelligence and accelerated computing infrastructure and helps round out our theme.

 

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) – Since our initial purchase, shares of NVDA have pulled back from recent highs, however, our conviction in NVDA’s long-term growth potential is unchanged and we elected to increase our position size.

 

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) – We find PANW’s potential to benefit from secular growth opportunities appealing. Given our views around growth potential, we initiated a position.

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (UNH) – We feel recent weakness is overdone, resulting in an attractive buying opportunity in a secular grower at a discounted valuation.

 

Walt Disney Company (DIS) – DIS announced significant cost-cutting efforts. Although challenges remain, we found DIS’s current valuation was compelling and elected to add.

 

Recent Sales:

 

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) – As a reminder, at the end of 2022, Brookfield spun 25% of its asset management entity (BAM) to shareholders, creating two separate entities: BAM and Brookfield Corporation (BN). We elected to sell our position and added more exposure to emphasize BN, which we believe offers the best risk/reward at the moment.

 

Constellation Brands, Inc. (STZ) – While we remain attracted to STZ and think the company will benefit from sounder capital allocation given activist involvement, we felt we could put the funds to work into more timely situations and sold our position.

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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) – Although we are pleased and consider JNJ a defensive stalwart, we thought relative opportunities in other companies warranted a reallocation of funds and sold our position.

 

Markel Group, Inc. (MKL) – Although we chipped MKL, we remain confident in their ability to return to double-digit book value growth alongside improved underwriting results, solid MKL Ventures cash flows and attractive investment returns.

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD) – PXD has caught a recent bid alongside the rest of the energy sector. While we are attracted to the company’s quality asset base and capital return policy, we elected to take advantage of recent strength and chipped our position.

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD) – We elected to chip again to take advantage of recent strength and redeploy funds.

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD) – While we appreciate the PXD’s high-quality asset base and cash return policy, we felt the funds could be used in more timely ideas that offer better long-term growth prospects and ultimately elected to sell.

 

TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) – TJX has recently benefited from consistent results and the anticipation of a consumer tradedown phenomenon during the back-to school shopping season. Though we think results will be deserving of the stock’s premium multiple, we elected to take some profits and reduce the position size modestly.

 

Davenport Value & Income Fund (DVIPX)

 

The following chart represents Davenport Value & Income Fund (DVIPX) performance and the performance of the Russell 1000® Value Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark, and the S&P 500® Index for the periods ended September 30, 2023.

 

  Q3 2023 1 Year 3 Years* 5 Years* 10 Years* Since
Inception*
12/31/10
Value & Income Fund (DVIPX) (3.44%) 8.97% 7.08% 3.92% 7.18% 8.93%
Russell 1000® Value Index** (3.17%) 14.44% 11.05% 6.23% 8.45% 9.55%
S&P 500® Index** (3.27%) 21.62% 10.15% 9.92% 11.91% 12.27%

 

30-Day SEC Yield: 1.77%; Expense Ratio in current prospectus: 0.88%

 

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.

 

*Returns greater than one year are annualized.

 

**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 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.

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The Davenport Value & Income Fund (DVIPX) declined 3.44% in the third quarter, bringing its year-to-date return to positive 0.78%. This compares to the Fund’s primary benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index, which declined 3.17% in the third quarter and is up 1.79% year-to-date. Ongoing interest rate increases and the Fed’s espousing a “higher for longer” mantra weighed on risk assets, as 5%+ “risk-free” rates available in short-term Treasury bills are competing for investors’ capital.

 

For the second straight quarter, the Fund’s performance was led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (FRFHF). Insurers such as Fairfax are benefiting from higher interest rates as they reinvest lower-yielding maturing securities from their investment portfolios. That, along with continued robust increases for insurance policies (driven by prior year natural disasters), have enabled insurers to produce impressive growth rates. Fellow insurers Markel Group Corporation (MKL), Chubb Ltd (CB), and Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (BRK.B) also were among the Fund’s top 10 contributors for the quarter. Beyond insurance, our two Energy holdings, Chevron Corporation (CVX) and Coterra Energy, Inc. (CTRA) benefited from the rise in underlying commodity prices. Crude oil jumped 30% for the quarter, amid continued OPEC production discipline, while natural gas prices lifted almost 9%. Among the Fund’s worst performers for the quarter, we see little commonality: Florida utility NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) was worst (Utilities in general performed poorly, as competing yields from Treasury securities pressured valuations), followed by Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR), which cited decelerating advertising demand. United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) also declined as its settlement with the Teamsters union creates certainty around its labor situation for the next five years, albeit with some incremental costs to absorb in 2024. McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) fundamental performance remains strong even though its stock price flagged during the quarter. Other detractors included Diageo, plc (DEO) and defense contractor L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (LHX).

 

Our transactions during the quarter were relatively few, but we believe consistent with Value & Income’s mandate of seeking stocks with depressed valuations and solid dividend income. On the purchase side of the ledger, we added aerospace and defense conglomerate RTX Corporation (RTX), formerly Raytheon, as well as Walt Disney Company (DIS) and Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. (BUD). RTX shares got put in the “clearance” aisle, after the company announced that a component in its geared turbofan engine may be failing prematurely, requiring earlier-than-expected replacement. Since announcing this issue, the stock has lost about $30 billion of market value, implying a fairly significant “margin of safety” vs. the estimated $3 billion cost. Meanwhile, the company is in the midst of a $33-35 billion return of capital program through 2025, with share buybacks driving the share count -1.4% year-over-year, while RTX’s dividend is 7% higher than a year ago. Disney needs little introduction, and is working to recover from several media-related snafus, including a carriage dispute with Charter Communications, a recent settlement with the screenwriters’ guild, and a pending resolution of its partial ownership of streaming service Hulu that should bring finality to that overhang. CEO Bob Iger has indicated the company intends to restore its dividend later this year. Meanwhile, shares trade at their lowest level since 2014, even as Disney has good line-of-sight to substantial earnings growth in 2024 and beyond from a multi-billion dollar profitability improvement in its streaming businesses (Disney+, e.g.).

 

Global brewer Anheuser-Busch has been performing well outside the United States, and now faces easy comparisons within the US as it seeks to claw back market share that Bud Light surrendered from a marketing faux pas earlier this year. The company operates globally and possesses many key brands (Michelob, Stella Artois, Kona, Landshark, ShockTop), so the impact

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of a single brand in a single country is relatively modest. To that point, in spite of Bud Light’s well-documented US woes, Anheuser reported total company growth of 7% year-over-year in its most-recent quarter. Shares trade near 15x earnings, and earlier this year the company recently increased its dividend 50%.

 

In terms of exits during the quarter, we sold Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. (GLPI), Crown Castle Inc. (CCI), Cannae Holdings, Inc. (CNNE), and J.M. Smucker Company (SJM). For GLPI, we saw a well-run company that had held up better than most real-estate holdings in a higher interest rate environment. Wireless tower operator Crown Castle’s business is unlikely to grow much in the next couple years, as Sprint/TMobile churn and higher interest rates conspire against it. Further, management indicated that telecom customers’ 5G spending has peaked. The combination of those factors make it unlikely Crown Castle will be able to grow its dividend meaningfully until 2025, at the earliest. Cannae continues to offer intriguing sum-of-the-parts potential, albeit in a non-dividend paying, small-cap security that we’d been gradually pruning. When liquidity presented itself, we exited the balance of our position. Finally, Smucker snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, in our view, when it unexpectedly announced that it would lever up and issue stock to acquire Hostess at a rich valuation (vs. buying back its own stock, which Smucker had been doing heretofore). As the company spends the next few years deleveraging, we suspect dividend growth will be anemic, at best.

 

In sum, we view our diversified Fund of large, well-established companies trading at reasonable valuations and with good dividend growth provide attractive equity exposure. We are pleased that three of our companies increased their dividends during the quarter, in-sync with their traditional schedule. JPMorgan Chase & Company (JPM) banked a 5% improvement to its quarterly payout, while Philip Morris International, Inc. (PM) provided a 2% fillip, and Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. (KDP) brewed up an 8% increase. We calculate the average dividend growth rate for the stocks we own in the Fund at 9% year-over-year.

 

Recent Purchases:

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. (BUD) – A marketing issue in the company’s largest North American brand led to significant market share losses. These headwinds appear to have been adequately discounted, providing an opportunity to establish a position at a historically low valuation.

 

Bristol Myers Squibb Company (BMY) – BMY’s newly launched products showed impressive growth, continuing to provide evidence that they should be able to grow through upcoming patent expirations. As such, we elected to add to our position.

 

Bristol Myers Squibb Company (BMY) – We continue to view BMY as uniquely inexpensive, with an impressive spectrum of already-approved pharmaceuticals to help it bridge the near-term “known-known” patent expiration cliff and elected to add to our position for the second time this quarter.

 

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF) – While we appreciate that mortgage refinancing activity may remain soft, the housing market remains strong, commercial mortgage activity appears to be lifting, and interest rates have leveled off. As such, we elected to add to our position.

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J.M. Smucker Company (SJM) – We feel SJM improved its financial flexibility and expect SJM to sell its Post shares, and redeploy those proceeds. We consider this profile attractive relative to the stock’s valuation and elected to add to our position.

 

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) – With NEE shares trading near their lowest level in nearly 5 years, we view shares as incrementally attractive, and took this time to add to our position.

 

Oracle Corporation (ORCL) – ORCL has been a solid performer this year. Key financial targets were reaffirmed for FY24 and FY26 and believe the long-term thesis on ORCL remains intact. As such, we used this opportunity to increase our position.

 

RTX Corporation (RTX) – The irony of the stock’s sharp sell-off on the engine recall news, is that it came on the same day that the company reported 13% organic growth for the second quarter, with management raising 2023 revenue and earnings guidance, and backlog having reached a new record ($185 billion, more than two years’ worth of revenue) amid $25B of new orders and a very robust 1.34x book-to-bill result. As such we elect to initiate a 1% position in RTX.

 

Target Corporation (TGT) – While the health of the consumer remains a near-term question mark, we view TGT as well-positioned to provide value and flex its inventory position when demand strengthens. Given that sales today are ~38% higher than pre-pandemic levels, we elected to add to our position.

 

Walt Disney Company (DIS) – While the company may continue to face headwinds in the near-term, we think they are more than reflected in the current valuation, with the shares valued at 16.9x and 14.5x calendar 2024 and 2025 earnings estimates, respectively. We think the current valuation offers an attractive risk/reward opportunity in a high-quality business and elect to establish a position.

 

Recent Sales:

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (BRK.B) – With several other insurance/conglomerate holdings in DVIPX, we’ve used recent strength to chip our position. We appreciate that underwriting profitability historically has been cyclical, and we don’t want to over-extrapolate current favorable market conditions.

 

Cannae Holdings, Inc. (CNNE) – Not much has changed with the CNNE story as the discount to its sum-of-the parts remains at ~50%. CNNE remains a meaningful holding in other portfolios as we expect the discount to close over time (or CNNE to liquidate), however the lack of a dividend and current market cap make it less of a fit and sold our position.

 

Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) – While CMCSA’s valuation remains undemanding, the year-to-date lift in the stock price enabled us to trim the position size, with the risk/reward appearing somewhat more balanced now than it was entering the year.

 

Crown Castle, Inc. (CCI) – After having grown its dividend at a compound annual rate of 8.4% since converting to a REIT in 2014, CCI’s dividend is likely to grow at perhaps just 1% annually from 2023-2025. Amid this potentially lengthy valley, we opted to exit our position in CCI.

 

Deere & Company (DE) – The combination of declining crop prices and higher interest rates may presumably impact the cost of farm equipment. As such, we elect to trim our position size.

 

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (FRFHF) – We elect to chip our position reflecting the stock’s superior performance: +34% year-to-date, and +55% in the past year. 

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Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (GLPI) – GLPI had become one of the smallest positions in the portfolio and we decide to exit our remaining holdings.

 

J.M. Smucker Company (SJM) – SJM appeared to be executing well, but that narrative took a left-hand turn earlier last month, when the company announced it is acquiring Hostess Brands at a valuation more than 50% higher than SJM itself trades at, using a combination of debt and SJM shares. As such, we opted to exit our relatively short-lived position in SJM.

 

Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund (DEOPX)

 

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, 2023.

 

  Q3 2023 1 Year 3 Years* 5 Years* 10 Years* Since
Inception*
12/31/10
Equity Opportunities Fund (DEOPX) (3.52%) 19.19% 7.91% 9.91% 9.75% 11.32%
Russell Midcap® Index** (4.68%) 13.45% 8.09% 6.38% 8.98% 10.06%
S&P 500® Index** (3.27%) 21.62% 10.15% 9.92% 11.91% 12.27%

 

30-Day SEC Yield: 0.33%; 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.

 

*Returns greater than one year are annualized.

 

**The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000®, which represents approximately 25% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000®. 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.

 

The Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund (DEOPX) was down 3.52% during the third quarter, holding in better than the 4.68% decline for the Russell Midcap® Index. For the calendar year, the Fund is up 11.14%, nicely outpacing the 3.91% gain for the Index.

 

Specialty insurance holdings Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (FRFHF) and Markel Group Corporation (MKL) were among the Fund’s top performers, benefitting from their status as beneficiaries of higher interest rates. In addition to improving investment income, firm insurance pricing should remain a tailwind for these companies that we believe still carry undemanding valuations. Elsewhere, the strategy benefitted from the long awaited approval of the merger between Black Knight, Inc. (BKI) and Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE). We elected to monetize our position in BKI prior to the consummation of the deal since the stock had appreciated to within a narrow discount to the ultimate takeout value. Key detractors for the period included Xylem, Inc. (XYL), Alight, Inc. (ALIT) and Envois Corporation (ENOV). Envois struggled alongside broader weakness in the healthcare sector related to emerging concerns that 

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popular weight loss drugs called GLP-1’s could potentially reduce future incidents of orthopedic surgery cases (i.e. lower rates of obesity will result in fewer joint replacement surgeries). We believe this narrative to be far-fetched given the aging population and pent-up demand for elective surgeries. Furthermore we think the company’s recent acquisition of LimaCorporate, a European orthopedics leader, should be meaningfully value-accretive over time. Given recent developments and our ongoing conviction, we elected to use recent weakness to add to the position.

 

We initiated a position in Allstate Corporation (ALL), one of the largest personal auto and homeowners insurance companies in the United States. After experiencing unprecedented profitability in 2020, auto insurer losses began rising midway through 2021 due to increased driving and inflationary cost pressures. Sustained higher used car prices, car parts, attorney fees, and longer repair times combined to drive loss severity significantly higher. An increase in catastrophe events further weighed on results. These trends resulted in Allstate reported a loss of $1.3B in 2022, its first net loss since 2008. While recent performance has been poor, Allstate is actively implementing significant rate increases across its operations, increasing rates by 16.9% in 2022 and 8.4% since the beginning of 2023. These price increases take time to flow through results as they are implemented when 6-month policies come up for renewal. We believe Allstate is nearing a material inflection point as price increases implemented over the last few quarters begin to positively impact reported results. Additionally, Allstate’s $63B investment portfolio is primarily made up of fixed income securities which stand to benefit from higher interest rates. We believe Allstate could earn between $15 and $20 per share in a normalized operating environment. Applying a through-cycle multiple of 10x PE results in a $150-200 share price, implying a 31.5% - 75.4% return from today’s levels.

 

We also initiated a position Avantor, Inc. (AVTR), which we view as a “toll booth” business set to benefit from future investment and innovation in the biopharma space. Avantor provides ~6 million products and services to the biopharma, healthcare, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. With around 85% of revenue recurring and over 40% generated from 15+ year customers, this business has been remarkably stable over time. However, COVID-19 created a significant disruption as volatile order patterns led to rolling inventory challenges. While transitory in nature, these factors weighed on reported results and investor sentiment (destocking represented a ~500 basis point headwind to topline organic growth this year). We believe Avantor is well positioned to rebound from recent challenges as operations normalize, allowing the company to revert back toward its historical formula of mid-single digit topline growth. After a ~40% decline over the last year, shares are trading near their lowest valuation since the company came public, representing a significant discount to larger life science tool and medical supplier peers. Though the next few quarters might be choppy, we see significant upside over time as revenue trends normalize and the valuation recovers to historical ranges.

 

We are pleased with results to date and believe that recent value-oriented additions to the strategy should add an element of timeliness. As always, we strive to own a collection of high-quality businesses that compound at high rates of return and feel that each of our holdings exhibits these characteristics. Further, we are confident that our willingness to be contrarian and ride out a few near-term headwinds will pay off over the long term. 

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Recent Purchases:

 

Allstate Corporation (ALL) – While near-term results have been poor, we believe ALL is nearing a material inflection point as price increases implemented over the last few quarters begin to positively impact reported results. We view the recent underperformance in ALL’s insurance operations as an attractive opportunity and elected to initiate a position.

 

Avantor, Inc. (AVTR) – AVTR operates, in our view, a traditionally resilient business model, generating significant free cash flow with a high degree of earnings visibility. However, COVID-19 created a significant disruption in an otherwise stable business. We believe AVTR is well positioned to rebound from recent challenges as operations normalize and elected to initiate a position.

 

Avantor, Inc. (AVTR) – Since establishing our initial position in AVTR, the company appointed a new CFO with a strong background in both investment banking and leadership roles in the life sciences industry. We elected to use cash proceeds from the recent BKI sale to make our position in AVTR more meaningful.

 

Avantor, Inc. (AVTR) – Though the company’s recent quarterly results did not convey the same degree of optimism as larger comps such as Danaher (DHR) and Thermofisher (TMO), we think AVTR is well positioned to rebound from recent challenges as operations normalize and elected to add to our position a second time.

 

Enovis Corporation (ENOV) – Despite solid recent results, ENOV has pulled back materially from recent highs alongside broader weakness in the health care sector. We think this provides an opportunity to add to a high quality compounder with an attractive risk/reward setup.

 

Enovis Corporation (ENOV) – With the shares valued at just 11x 2024 consensus EBITDA estimates compared to 15.6x for medical device peers, we think this is an attractive opportunity to add to our position (for the second time this quarter) and believe the valuation discount should narrow as the Recon segment becomes the biggest driver of the company.

 

Etsy, Inc. (ETSY) – While the business is going through a choppy patch at present, ETSY has differentiated its brand and offers a niche platform where consumers love the unique/authentic experience of buying non-commoditized wares from artisan sellers. We think this, alongside a large addressable market and secular tailwinds for ecommerce make ETSY a secular grower over time and elected to take the position to 1.5%.

 

Recent Sales:

 

Black Knight, Inc. (BKI) – The shares have rallied sharply in response to the announcement of an asset sale agreement between BKI, Intercontinental Exchange and Constellation Software that appears to pave the way for regulatory approval of ICE’s offer to acquire BKI. Given these factors, we elected to use the above average trading liquidity to monetize the position.

 

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (FRFHF) – Though we elect to take some profits with the stock at fresh all-time highs, FRFHF remains a top position given the company’s strong operating momentum (run rate pre-tax operating earnings of ~$100 per share) and an undemanding valuation (stock trades at 0.85x consensus 2023 BVPS [Book value per share] estimates). 

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O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY) – We remain attracted to the company’s distinct competitive advantages (namely its parts distribution network and superior fulfillment capabilities) and demand drivers (average age of car on the road at record highs), but acknowledge that the shares could take a breather as the company faces tougher comparisons following a period of strong performance and chipped our position.

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY) – Not much has changed since previous chip and we elected to take this time to trim our position again.

 

Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund (DSCPX)

 

This chart represents Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund (DSCPX) performance and the performance of the Russell 2000® Index, the Small Cap Focus Fund’s primary benchmark, for the periods ended September 30, 2023.

 

  Q3 2023 1 Year 3 Year* 5 Year* Since
Inception*
12/31/14
Small Cap Focus Fund (DSCPX) (1.98%) 20.21% 10.48% 10.56% 10.22%
Russell 2000® Index** (5.13%) 8.93% 7.16% 2.40% 6.03%

 

30-Day SEC Yield: 0.82%; 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.

 

*Returns greater than one year are annualized.

 

**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®. An investor cannot invest in an index and its returns are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment.

 

The Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund (DSCPX) was down 1.98% during the third quarter, proving more resilient than the 5.13% decline for the Russell 2000® Index. For the calendar year, the Fund is up 10.32%, versus the 2.54% gain for the Index.

 

The Fund had an eclectic mix of contributors in the third quarter. Canadian natural gas producer Peyto Exploration & Development Corporation (PEYUF) was the Fund’s top performer alongside a strong energy tape. Additionally, the company announced an acquisition of complimentary assets from Repsol, which we believe will be significantly accretive to future production and cash flow per share over time. Health savings account provider HealthEquity, Inc. (HQY) (highlighted last quarter) was another top contributor, reporting strong results and new business wins amid a favorable backdrop of rising interest rates. Other key contributors included NewMarket Corporation (NEU) and Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (KNSL). Key detractors included Alight, Inc. (ALIT), Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR), Enovis Corporation (ENOV) and Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (MCRI). We elected to add to the latter two positions amid weakness. In the case of Monarch, it remains our top position. While the near term is murky given a difficult consumer backdrop, we are attracted to the company’s debt free balance sheet, cheap valuation and attractive capital return policy.

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During the quarter we initiated a position in pool and spa supplies retailer Leslie’s, Inc. (LESL). Shares of LESL had declined precipitously from recent highs given several temporary (in our view) headwinds including: an unusual pool season due to poor weather, excess chemicals among homeowners, and a general slowing in more discretionary purchases (i.e. hot tubs and above-ground pools). With close to 1,000 locations throughout the U.S. and 80% of sales tied to maintenance, LESL enjoyed 59 years of consecutive sales growth before the issues in 2023. Put simply, we don’t believe the business is broken and think current levels represent an attractive entry point in the specialty retailer. The pool industry enjoys secular growth drivers such as a growing installed base and pool maintenance is non-discretionary. Additionally, the desire for newer technologies (i.e. automation, robotic vacuum) is driving additional growth. Long-term, LESL should be able to grow sales at a mid-single digit to high-single digit pace and grow EPS in the mid- to high-teens. With the stock trading at <11x normalized earnings, we think our entry point is attractive and are willing to wait for a more normal pool season next year.

 

We also initiated a position in California Resources Corporation (CRC), one of the largest oil & gas producers in California. While oil and gas companies generally track a difficult to predict underlying commodity, CRC has a number of unique characteristics underpinning its valuation. The company’s oil and gas operations benefit from favorable pricing as California imports roughly 90% of the natural gas and 60% of oil consumed in the state. This “energy island” dynamic allows CRC to realize significantly higher prices than traditional benchmarks during volatile consumption periods. Additionally, CRC is developing a series of carbon capture and sequestration projects in California through its subsidiary Carbon TerraVault. Carbon TerraVault has 25 completed permits submitted to the EPA for Class VI wells and a 51%/49% joint venture partnership with Brookfield Asset Management valued at ~$2B. Carbon capture projects in California benefit from both federal IRS 45Q credits as well as California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits. CRC believes its carbon capture operations could generate ~$185-200M in EBITDA by 2028. Ultimately, we believe CRC offers an attractive risk reward given the combination of its highly cash generative oil and gas operations and significant exposure to the budding Carbon Capture and Storage industry.

 

In sum, we are pleased to have performed well during a difficult period for small cap stocks and continue to think the asset class appears timely. While our valuation discipline and emphasis on quality has served us well through a turbulent period, we have not shied away from situations where we believe a contrarian/long term approach can sow the seeds for future outperformance.

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Davenport Balanced Income Fund (DBALX)

 

The following chart represents Davenport Balanced Income Fund (DBALX) performance and performance of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index for the periods ended September 30, 2023.

 

  Q3 2023 1 Year 3 Year* 5 Year* Since
Inception*
12/31/15
Balanced Income Fund (DBALX) (2.38%) 5.40% 3.83% 3.03% 4.56%
Russell 1000® Value Index** (2.21%) 9.70% 5.56% 4.56% 5.78%

 

30-Day SEC Yield: 3.04%; Expense Ratio in current prospectus: 0.94%

 

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.

 

*Returns greater than one year are annualized.

 

**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 Davenport Balanced Income Fund (DBALX) decreased 2.38% during the third quarter of 2023 compared to the 2.21% decrease for the blended 60% Russell 1000® Value Index and 40% Bloomberg Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index. Year-to-date, the Fund is up 0.98% compared to the 1.47% increase for the blended benchmark.

 

For the second straight quarter, the Fund’s equity performance was led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (FRFHF). Insurers such as Fairfax are benefiting from higher interest rates as they reinvest lower-yielding maturing securities from their investment portfolios. That, along with continued robust increases for insurance policies (driven by prior year natural disasters), have enabled insurers to produce impressive growth rates. Fellow insurers Markel Group Corporation (MKL), Chubb Ltd. (CB), and Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (BRK.B) also were among the Fund’s top contributors for the quarter. Among the Fund’s worst performers for the quarter, we see little commonality: Florida utility NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) was worst (Utilities in general performed poorly, as competing yields from Treasury securities pressured valuations), followed by Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR), which cited decelerating advertising demand. United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) also declined as its settlement with the Teamsters union creates certainty around its labor situation for the next five years, albeit with some incremental costs to absorb in 2024.

 

Our transactions during the quarter were relatively few, but we believe consistent with the Fund’s mandate of seeking stocks with depressed valuations and solid dividend income. On the purchase side of the ledger, we added aerospace and defense conglomerate RTX Corporation (RTX), formerly Raytheon, as well as Walt Disney Company (DIS). RTX shares got put in the “clearance” aisle, after the company announced that a component in its geared turbofan engine may be failing prematurely, requiring earlier-than-expected replacement. Since announcing this issue, the stock has lost about $30 billion of market value, implying a fairly significant “margin of safety” vs. the estimated $3 billion cost. Meanwhile, the company is in the midst of a $33-35 billion

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return of capital program through 2025, with share buybacks driving the share count -1.4% year-over-year, while RTX’s dividend is 7% higher than a year ago. Disney needs little introduction, and is working to recover from several media-related snafus, including a carriage dispute with Charter Communications, a recent settlement with the screenwriters’ guild, and a pending resolution of its partial ownership of streaming service Hulu that should bring finality to that overhang. CEO Bob Iger has indicated the company intends to restore its dividend later this year. Meanwhile, shares trade at their lowest level since 2014, even as Disney has good line-of-sight to substantial earnings growth in 2024 and beyond from a multi-billion dollar profitability improvement in its streaming businesses.

 

The Fund’s fixed income allocation includes 29 high quality bonds diversified across nine sectors with the top allocations including U.S. Treasuries (20%), Financials (20%), Energy (12%), Communications (10%), and Consumer Non-Cyclical (6%). The credit quality remains high investment grade (A2/A/A+) with a 5.73% yield-to-worst, 3.92 years effective maturity and a 3.22 years duration versus 2.17 years in Q4 2022.

 

The third quarter presented opportunities and challenges as yields drifted higher while credit markets felt fragile. Macroeconomic drivers continued to dictate market behavior with investors acutely focused on economic data and monetary policy. The Fed raised its target interest rate range a well telegraphed 25 basis points to 5.25% - 5.5% in July and paused in September. The updated quarterly Summary of Economic Projections (SEP), also known as the dot plots, for September illustrated a Fed belief in economic growth with moderating inflation. During the final week of the quarter, mixed messages emerged from the central bank spanning from hawkish to dovish outlooks that fueled rate volatility. Idiosyncratic and sector level opportunity were subdued in the third quarter with range bound corporate spread movement.

 

We continued our duration extension strategy in the third quarter. We exited six positions including three short-term Treasuries and three short-term corporates (Boeing 1.433% 2024, BlackRock 3.5% 2024, and Brookfield Finance 4% 2024). We added six new positions to the Fund including two Treasuries (0% 2024 T-bills and 4.75% 2025 T-notes) and four corporates (Bank of Montreal 5.92% 2025, ONEOK 5.55% 2026, Charles Schwab 5.875% 2026, and Waste Management 4.875% 2029). Collectively, yield-to-worst reached 5.73% and duration rose to 3.22 years.

 

Looking ahead, we believe the Fund’s fixed income portfolio is positioned for the likelihood of persistent inflation above the Fed’s 2% target. The impact of higher for longer interest rates on individual and corporate balance sheets does not happen immediately but with a lag that impacts aggregate economic growth and the potential attractiveness of Treasuries. Structurally, our duration and credit barbell setup offers embedded flexibility to take advantage of attractive yields as well as an evolving yield curve term structure.

 

In closing, we are continuing to find opportunities in some of the overlooked areas of the market. We think eventually investor attention will shift and our collection of high quality dividend payers/growers should provide solid returns for the equity portion of the Fund. Additionally, our defensive fixed income positioning should continue to provide current income and a volatility buffer in the near-term.

 

Sincerely,

 

John P. Ackerly IV, CFA

President, The Davenport Funds

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DAVENPORT CORE LEADERS FUND
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

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

Davenport Core Leaders Fund and the S&P 500® Index

 

(LINE GRAPH) 

 

     
  Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended September 30, 2023)
 
     
  1 Year   5 Years   10 Years  
Davenport Core Leaders Fund (a) 22.16%   7.86%   9.62%  
S&P 500® Index 21.62%   9.92%   11.91%  
             

 

(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

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

     

 
Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended September 30, 2023)
 
     
  1 Year   5 Years   10 Years  
Davenport Value & Income Fund (a) 8.97%   3.92%   7.18%  
Russell 1000® Value Index 14.44%   6.23%   8.45%  
Lipper Equity Income Index 13.09%   6.86%   8.55%  
             

 

(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 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

 

(LINE GRAPH) 

 

     
  Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended September 30, 2023)
 
     
  1 Year   5 Years   10 Years  
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund (a) 19.19%   9.91%   9.75%  
Russell Midcap® Index 13.45%   6.38%   8.98%  
             

 

(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 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

 

(LINE GRAPH) 

 

     
  Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended September 30, 2023)
 
     
          Since  
  1 Year   5 Years   Inception(b)  
Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund (a) 20.21%   10.56%   10.22%  
Russell 2000® Index 8.93%   2.40%   6.03%  
             

 

(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 Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index

and the Morningstar US Fund Moderate Allocation

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

     
  Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended September 30, 2023)
 
     
          Since  
  1 Year   5 Years   Inception(b)  
Davenport Balanced Income Fund (a) 5.40%   3.03%   4.56%  
Russell 1000® Value Index 14.44%   6.23%   8.45%  
Blended 60% Russell 1000® Value Index /40% Bloomberg Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index 9.70%   4.56%   5.78%  
Morningstar US Fund Moderate Allocation 10.53%   6.89%   7.47%  
             

 

(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.

 

Davenport Balanced Income Fund (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Morningstar, Inc. or any of its affiliates (all such entities, collectively, “Morningstar Entities”). The Morningstar Entities make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in equity securities generally or in the Fund in particular or the ability of the Fund to track general equity market performance. THE MORNINGSTAR ENTITIES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE FUND OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND MORNINGSTAR ENTITIES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN.

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DAVENPORT CORE LEADERS FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Allocation vs. the S&P 500® Index

 

(BAR CHART)

 

 

Top 10 Holdings

 

Security Description % of Net Assets
Microsoft Corporation 4.5%
Adobe, Inc. 4.1%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.1%
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A 3.8%
Danaher Corporation 3.6%
Alphabet, Inc. - Classes A and C 3.5%
Brookfield Corporation 3.3%
Markel Group, Inc. 3.1%
Accenture plc - Class A 3.0%
Walt Disney Company (The) 3.0%

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DAVENPORT VALUE & INCOME FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Allocation vs. the Russell 1000® Value Index

 

(BAR CHART)

 

Top 10 Holdings

 

Security Description % of Net Assets
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. 4.3%
Johnson & Johnson 4.1%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B 3.6%
Markel Group, Inc. 3.4%
Chevron Corporation 3.3%
Comcast Corporation - Class A 3.2%
Watsco, Inc. 2.9%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A 2.9%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 2.8%
McDonald’s Corporation 2.8%

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DAVENPORT EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Allocation vs. the Russell Midcap® Index

 

(BAR CHART)

 

Top 10 Holdings

 

Security Description % of Net Assets
Markel Group, Inc. 6.8%
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. 6.7%
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 5.8%
DraftKings, Inc. - Class A 4.3%
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 4.2%
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 4.2%
Brookfield Corporation 4.2%
Enovis Corporation 4.1%
Xylem, Inc. 4.1%
Mobileye Global, Inc. - Class A 3.9%

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DAVENPORT SMALL CAP FOCUS FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector Allocation vs. the Russell 2000® Index

 

(BAR CHART)

 

Top 10 Holdings

 

Security Description % of Net Assets
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. 5.5%
Verra Mobility Corporation 5.2%
J & J Snack Foods Corporation 4.7%
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. 4.6%
Janus International Group, Inc. 4.4%
Stewart Information Services Corporation 4.2%
Enovis Corporation 4.2%
NewMarket Corporation 3.9%
Alight, Inc. - Class A 3.9%
Liberty Latin America Ltd. - Class C 3.7%

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DAVENPORT BALANCED INCOME FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Allocation (% of Net Assets)

 

 

(PIE CHART)

Ten Largest Equity Holdings % of Net Assets
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. 2.3%
Johnson & Johnson 2.1%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B 1.9%
Chevron Corporation 1.8%
Perrigo Company plc 1.7%
Markel Group, Inc. 1.7%
Comcast Corporation - Class A 1.7%
Watsco, Inc. 1.6%
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 1.5%
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B 1.5%


Equity Sector Concentration vs. the Russell 1000® Value Index (59.3% of Net Assets)

 

 

(BAR CHART) 

 

Bond Portfolio (38.4% of Net Assets)
Number of Fixed-Income Securities 29
Average Quality A2/A    
Effective Maturity 3.92 yrs.
Average Effective Duration 3.22 yrs.

 

Sector Breakdown % of Bond
Portfolio
Communications 10.6%
Consumer Discretionary 6.6%
Consumer Staples 6.1%
Energy 12.1%
Financials 20.4%
Health Care 6.4%
Industrials 2.4%
Technology 9.1%
Utilities 3.6%
Municipal 2.9%
U.S. Treasury 19.8%
Credit Quality Composite Quality
AAA 0.0%
AA 25.6%
A 36.0%
BBB 35.6%
Not Classified 2.8%


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DAVENPORT CORE LEADERS FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS — 97.4%  Shares   Value 
Communications — 12.2%          
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)   152,184   $19,914,798 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)   54,011    7,121,350 
Electronic Arts, Inc.   122,808    14,786,083 
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A (a)   99,374    29,833,069 
Walt Disney Company (The) (a)   288,548    23,386,816 
         95,042,116 
Consumer Discretionary — 7.5%          
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   252,107    32,047,842 
Home Depot, Inc. (The)   33,721    10,189,137 
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)   185,553    16,491,951 
         58,728,930 
Consumer Staples — 2.0%          
Costco Wholesale Corporation   27,728    15,665,211 
           
Energy — 3.0%          
EOG Resources, Inc.   181,511    23,008,334 
           
Financials — 15.1%          
Aon plc - Class A   58,461    18,954,226 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)   65,098    22,803,829 
Brookfield Corporation   810,074    25,331,014 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   102,761    11,305,765 
JPMorgan Chase & Company   100,544    14,580,891 
Markel Group, Inc. (a)   16,434    24,198,901 
         117,174,626 
Health Care — 11.1%          
Abbott Laboratories   176,019    17,047,440 
Danaher Corporation   113,506    28,160,839 
Novo Nordisk A/S - ADR   133,060    12,100,476 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   41,680    21,014,639 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   22,500    7,824,150 
         86,147,544 
Industrials — 5.1%          
Honeywell International, Inc.   83,096    15,351,155 
Republic Services, Inc.   77,394    11,029,419 
Union Pacific Corporation   65,445    13,326,565 
         39,707,139 
Materials — 8.2%          
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.   76,240    21,606,416 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   55,714    22,869,483 
Sherwin-Williams Company (The)   74,351    18,963,222 
         63,439,121 

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DAVENPORT CORE LEADERS FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
COMMON STOCKS — 97.4% (Continued)  Shares   Value 
Real Estate — 1.6%          
American Tower Corporation   78,030   $12,832,034 
           
Technology — 31.6%          
Accenture plc - Class A   77,160    23,696,608 
Adobe, Inc. (a)   62,967    32,106,873 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)   106,419    10,942,002 
Analog Devices, Inc.   60,210    10,542,169 
Apple, Inc.   99,394    17,017,247 
Broadcom, Inc.   22,544    18,724,595 
Intuit, Inc.   40,741    20,816,207 
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A   58,798    23,278,716 
Microsoft Corporation   111,175    35,103,506 
NVIDIA Corporation   25,724    11,189,683 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)   33,083    7,755,978 
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)   29,625    16,559,190 
Visa, Inc. - Class A   76,346    17,560,343 
         245,293,117 
           
Total Common Stocks (Cost $500,342,311)       $757,038,172 
           
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.1%  Shares   Value 
First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.26% (b) (Cost $24,084,381)   24,084,381   $24,084,381 
           
Total Investments at Value — 100.5% (Cost $524,426,692)       $781,122,553 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.5%)        (4,083,850)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $777,038,703 

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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DAVENPORT VALUE & INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS — 98.3%  Shares   Value 
Communications — 7.5%          
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)   173,065   $22,647,286 
Comcast Corporation - Class A   558,833    24,778,655 
Walt Disney Company (The) (a)   140,690    11,402,924 
         58,828,865 
Consumer Discretionary — 5.3%          
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   93,313    19,394,174 
McDonald’s Corporation   83,188    21,915,047 
         41,309,221 
Consumer Staples — 13.4%          
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. - ADR   213,025    11,780,283 
Bunge Ltd.   128,040    13,860,330 
Diageo plc - ADR   118,039    17,609,058 
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.   499,931    15,782,822 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   202,763    18,771,798 
Target Corporation   105,859    11,704,830 
Walmart, Inc.   95,166    15,219,898 
         104,729,019 
Energy — 7.6%          
Chevron Corporation   152,979    25,795,319 
Coterra Energy, Inc.   712,573    19,275,100 
Enbridge, Inc.   433,180    14,377,244 
         59,447,663 
Financials — 24.2%          
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)   79,977    28,015,943 
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. - Class A   433,924    14,467,026 
Brookfield Corporation   641,892    20,071,963 
Chubb Ltd.   64,576    13,443,432 
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.   40,880    33,478,676 
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.   455,613    18,816,817 
JPMorgan Chase & Company   138,488    20,083,530 
Markel Group, Inc. (a)   17,818    26,236,827 
Wells Fargo & Company   340,290    13,904,249 
         188,518,463 
Health Care — 16.4%          
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company   378,295    21,956,242 
Elevance Health, Inc.   50,279    21,892,482 
Johnson & Johnson   206,662    32,187,607 
Medtronic plc   265,903    20,836,159 
Perrigo Company plc   524,618    16,761,545 
Sanofi - ADR   271,069    14,540,141 
         128,174,176 

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DAVENPORT VALUE & INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
COMMON STOCKS — 98.3% (Continued)  Shares   Value 
Industrials — 15.0%          
Deere & Company   28,791   $10,865,147 
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.   123,059    21,427,033 
Norfolk Southern Corporation   74,214    14,614,963 
RTX Corporation   96,410    6,938,628 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   151,609    18,728,260 
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B   138,010    21,511,619 
Watsco, Inc.   60,103    22,702,105 
         116,787,755 
Materials — 1.7%          
Avery Dennison Corporation   70,386    12,857,410 
           
Real Estate — 2.6%          
Lamar Advertising Company - Class A   244,472    20,406,078 
           
Technology — 2.3%          
Oracle Corporation   167,781    17,771,363 
           
Utilities — 2.3%          
NextEra Energy, Inc.   306,392    17,553,198 
           
Total Common Stocks (Cost $631,456,745)       $766,383,211 
           
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.6%  Shares   Value 
First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.26% (b) (Cost $12,853,327)   12,853,327   $12,853,327 
           
Total Investments at Value — 99.9% (Cost $644,310,072)       $779,236,538 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%        562,299 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $779,798,837 

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

30

 

DAVENPORT EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS — 96.2%  Shares   Value 
Communications — 6.7%          
DISH Network Corporation - Class A (a)   1,175,074   $6,885,933 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)   285,371    40,063,235 
         46,949,168 
Consumer Discretionary — 23.4%          
Cannae Holdings, Inc. (a)   1,018,253    18,980,236 
DraftKings, Inc. - Class A (a)   1,026,321    30,214,890 
Etsy, Inc. (a)   166,245    10,736,102 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)   354,332    29,423,729 
Mobileye Global, Inc. - Class A (a)   657,103    27,302,630 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)   28,684    26,069,740 
Pool Corporation   56,370    20,073,357 
         162,800,684 
Financials — 24.9%          
Allstate Corporation (The)   128,504    14,316,630 
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. - Class A   450,370    15,015,336 
Brookfield Corporation   924,295    28,902,705 
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.   57,306    46,930,749 
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.   516,896    21,347,805 
Markel Group, Inc. (a)   31,953    47,050,473 
         173,563,698 
Health Care — 2.7%          
Avantor, Inc. (a)   881,893    18,590,304 
           
Industrials — 17.1%          
Enovis Corporation (a)   542,842    28,624,059 
ESAB Corporation   209,524    14,712,775 
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.   110,027    20,742,290 
Watsco, Inc.   69,061    26,085,721 
Xylem, Inc.   314,023    28,585,514 
         118,750,359 
Materials — 7.6%          
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   71,088    29,180,202 
Sherwin-Williams Company (The)   91,710    23,390,636 
         52,570,838 
Real Estate — 6.4%          
American Tower Corporation   143,420    23,585,419 
Lamar Advertising Company - Class A   248,061    20,705,652 
         44,291,071 

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DAVENPORT EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
COMMON STOCKS — 96.2% (Continued)  Shares   Value 
Technology — 7.4%          
Alight, Inc. - Class A (a)   3,087,455   $21,890,056 
Autodesk, Inc. (a)   72,539    15,009,044 
PTC, Inc. (a)   105,431    14,937,464 
         51,836,564 
           
Total Common Stocks (Cost $578,045,893)       $669,352,686 
           
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.8%  Shares   Value 
First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.26% (b) (Cost $26,358,340)   26,358,340   $26,358,340 
           
Total Investments at Value — 100.0% (Cost $604,404,233)       $695,711,026 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0%) (c)        (41,345)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $695,669,681 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2023.

 

(c)Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

32

 

DAVENPORT SMALL CAP FOCUS FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS — 89.6%  Shares   Value 
Communications — 9.1%          
Cable One, Inc.   27,251   $16,776,805 
Liberty Latin America Ltd. - Class C (a)   2,975,275    24,278,244 
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company   871,793    17,967,654 
         59,022,703 
Consumer Discretionary — 17.6%          
Cannae Holdings, Inc. (a)   1,115,479    20,792,528 
DraftKings Inc. - Class A (a)   617,006    18,164,657 
Leslie’s, Inc. (a)   3,000,000    16,980,000 
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.   576,298    35,788,106 
OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. (a)   1,983,340    22,253,075 
         113,978,366 
Consumer Staples — 7.0%          
J & J Snack Foods Corporation   184,874    30,254,630 
Seaboard Corporation   4,035    15,143,355 
         45,397,985 
Energy — 4.0%          
California Resources Corporation   150,000    8,401,500 
Peyto Exploration & Development Corporation   1,719,782    17,352,601 
         25,754,101 
Financials — 11.5%          
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.   102,730    17,317,196 
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.   72,834    30,162,744 
Stewart Information Services Corporation   622,446    27,263,135 
         74,743,075 
Health Care — 3.4%          
Perrigo Company plc   693,996    22,173,172 
           
Industrials — 9.1%          
Enovis Corporation (a)   514,566    27,133,065 
ESAB Corporation   320,511    22,506,283 
Teekay Tankers Ltd. - Class A   219,292    9,129,126 
         58,768,474 
Materials — 5.4%          
NewMarket Corporation   55,793    25,388,047 
Trex Company, Inc. (a)   159,600    9,836,148 
         35,224,195 
Real Estate — 8.0%          
FRP Holdings, Inc. (a)   132,183    7,133,917 
Janus International Group, Inc. (a)   2,661,796    28,481,217 
Lamar Advertising Company - Class A   197,722    16,503,855 
         52,118,989 

33

 

DAVENPORT SMALL CAP FOCUS FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
COMMON STOCKS — 89.6% (Continued)  Shares   Value 
Technology — 14.5%          
Alight, Inc. - Class A (a)   3,552,817   $25,189,473 
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (a)   480,000    13,416,000 
HealthEquity, Inc. (a)   300,000    21,915,000 
Verra Mobility Corporation (a)   1,787,835    33,432,514 
         93,952,987 
           
Total Common Stocks (Cost $556,319,684)       $581,134,047 
           
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 2.8%  Shares   Value 
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (a) (Cost $20,662,458)   670,000   $18,238,070 
           
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 7.7%  Shares   Value 
First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.26% (b) (Cost $49,918,523)   49,918,523   $49,918,523 
           
Total Investments at Value — 100.1% (Cost $626,900,665)       $649,290,640 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1%)        (592,209)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $648,698,431 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

34

 

DAVENPORT BALANCED INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS — 59.3%  Shares   Value 
Communications — 3.9%          
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)   23,957   $3,135,013 
Comcast Corporation - Class A   81,516    3,614,419 
Walt Disney Company (The) (a)   20,518    1,662,984 
         8,412,416 
Consumer Discretionary — 2.7%          
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   13,081    2,718,755 
McDonald’s Corporation   11,500    3,029,560 
         5,748,315 
Consumer Staples — 8.6%          
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. - ADR   31,531    1,743,664 
Bunge Ltd.   18,643    2,018,105 
Diageo plc - ADR   16,673    2,487,278 
Ingredion, Inc.   13,155    1,294,452 
Kenvue, Inc.   108,000    2,168,640 
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.   75,934    2,397,236 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   28,551    2,643,251 
Target Corporation   15,566    1,721,133 
Walmart, Inc.   13,062    2,089,006 
         18,562,765 
Energy — 5.1%          
Chevron Corporation   23,044    3,885,680 
Coterra Energy, Inc.   104,220    2,819,151 
Enbridge, Inc.   60,275    2,000,527 
Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.   87,000    2,381,190 
         11,086,548 
Financials — 14.6%          
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)   11,683    4,092,555 
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. - Class A   63,956    2,132,293 
Brookfield Corporation   90,137    2,818,584 
Chubb Ltd.   9,796    2,039,331 
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.   11,715    1,974,798 
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.   5,963    4,883,399 
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.   69,045    2,851,558 
JPMorgan Chase & Company   19,077    2,766,547 
Markel Group, Inc. (a)   2,460    3,622,325 
Stewart Information Services Corporation   50,417    2,208,265 
Wells Fargo & Company   47,098    1,924,424 
         31,314,079 
Health Care — 9.1%          
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company   54,646    3,171,654 
Elevance Health, Inc.   7,333    3,192,935 
Johnson & Johnson   28,470    4,434,202 

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DAVENPORT BALANCED INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
COMMON STOCKS — 59.3% (Continued)  Shares   Value 
Health Care — 9.1% (Continued)          
Medtronic plc   36,857   $2,888,115 
Perrigo Company plc   116,716    3,729,076 
Sanofi - ADR   38,300    2,054,412 
         19,470,394 
Industrials — 8.0%          
Deere & Company   4,232    1,597,072 
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.   18,641    3,245,771 
Norfolk Southern Corporation   10,378    2,043,739 
RTX Corporation   14,063    1,012,114 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   20,730    2,560,777 
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B   20,707    3,227,600 
Watsco, Inc.   9,108    3,440,274 
         17,127,347 
Materials — 2.0%          
Avery Dennison Corporation   10,567    1,930,274 
NewMarket Corporation   5,100    2,320,704 
         4,250,978 
Real Estate — 1.3%          
Lamar Advertising Company - Class A   33,988    2,836,978 
           
Technology — 1.2%          
Oracle Corporation   24,255    2,569,090 
           
Utilities — 2.8%          
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, L.P.   61,867    1,818,890 
Brookfield Renewable Partners, L.P.   76,999    1,673,958 
NextEra Energy, Inc.   45,043    2,580,514 
         6,073,362 
           
Total Common Stocks (Cost $109,441,060)       $127,452,272 

36

 

DAVENPORT BALANCED INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
FIXED RATE CORPORATE BONDS — 29.7%  Par Value   Value 
Communications — 4.1%          
Meta Platforms, Inc., 4.950%, due 05/15/2033  $4,990,000   $4,783,671 
Verisign, Inc., 5.250%, due 04/01/2025   3,950,000    3,912,376 
         8,696,047 
Consumer Discretionary — 2.5%          
Lowe’s Companies, Inc., 4.400%, due 09/08/2025   1,525,000    1,490,943 
Marriott International, Inc., 3.600%, due 04/15/2024   3,990,000    3,940,739 
         5,431,682 
Consumer Staples — 2.4%          
Phillip Morris International, Inc., 5.375%, due 02/15/2033   2,995,000    2,839,674 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 3.800%, due 11/18/2024   2,245,000    2,185,508 
         5,025,182 
Energy — 4.6%          
Boardwalk Pipelines, L.P., 4.450%, due 07/15/2027   2,200,000    2,072,209 
BP Capital Markets America, 4.812%, due 02/13/2033   2,990,000    2,800,528 
MPLX, L.P., 4.125%, due 03/01/2027   3,250,000    3,075,068 
ONEOK, Inc., 5.550%, due 11/01/2026   1,995,000    1,983,858 
         9,931,663 
Financials — 7.8%          
American Express Company, 3.375%, due 05/03/2024   2,995,000    2,948,996 
Bank of Montreal, 5.920%, due 09/25/2025   3,990,000    3,984,832 
BlackRock, Inc., 4.750%, due 05/25/2033   3,000,000    2,818,137 
Brookfield Finance, Inc., 4.000%, due 04/01/2024   530,000    524,138 
Charles Schwab Corporation, 5.875%, due 08/24/2026   3,750,000    3,737,926 
Royal Bank of Canada, 5.000%, due 05/02/2033   3,000,000    2,788,548 
         16,802,577 
Health Care — 2.5%          
Merck & Company, Inc., 4.500%, due 05/17/2033   2,490,000    2,330,959 
Zoetis, Inc., 5.400%, due 11/14/2025   2,990,000    2,977,576 
         5,308,535 
Industrials — 0.9%          
Waste Management, Inc., 4.875%, due 02/15/2029   1,995,000    1,951,967 
           
Technology — 3.5%          
Apple, Inc., 4.300%, due 05/10/2033   2,490,000    2,351,222 
Fiserv, Inc., 3.200%, due 07/01/2026   2,325,000    2,174,210 
Oracle Corporation, 5.800%, due 11/10/2025   2,990,000    3,001,452 
         7,526,884 

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DAVENPORT BALANCED INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
FIXED RATE CORPORATE BONDS — 29.7% (Continued)  Par Value   Value 
Utilities — 1.4%          
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 6.051%, due 03/01/2025  $2,995,000   $2,999,706 
           
Total Fixed Rate Corporate Bonds (Cost $65,768,915)       $63,674,243 
           
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 1.1%  Par Value   Value 
Richmond, VA, GO, Public Improvement Bonds, 4.800%, due 03/01/2033 (Cost $2,540,617)  $2,455,000   $2,361,591 
           
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 7.6%  Par Value   Value 
U.S. Treasury Bills — 1.6%(b)          
5.500%, due 01/25/2024   3,490,000   $3,430,893 
           
U.S. Treasury Notes — 6.0%          
1.500%, due 02/29/2024   1,995,000    1,962,893 
0.250%, due 06/15/2024   4,500,000    4,338,105 
2.750%, due 06/30/2025   4,810,000    4,618,915 
4.750%, due 07/31/2025   2,000,000    1,986,797 
         12,906,710 
           
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $16,720,765)       $16,337,603 

38

 

DAVENPORT BALANCED INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.3%  Shares   Value 
First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 5.26% (c) (Cost $2,860,993)   2,860,993   $2,860,993 
           
Total Investments at Value — 99.0% (Cost $197,332,350)       $212,686,702 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.0%        2,117,286 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $214,803,988 

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)The rate shown is the annualized yield at the time of purchase.

 

(c)The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

39

 

THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
       Davenport   Davenport 
   Davenport   Value &   Equity 
   Core Leaders   Income   Opportunities 
   Fund   Fund   Fund 
ASSETS               
Investments in securities:               
At cost  $524,426,692   $644,310,072   $604,404,233 
At value (Note 2)  $781,122,553   $779,236,538   $695,711,026 
Cash       118,027    122,501 
Receivable for capital shares sold   111,370    123,610    170,196 
Dividends receivable   280,746    1,002,888    177,770 
Tax reclaims receivable   21,659         
Other assets   23,934    25,889    24,664 
TOTAL ASSETS   781,560,262    780,506,952    696,206,157 
                
LIABILITIES               
Payable for capital shares redeemed   75,576    138,388    29,756 
Payable investment securities purchased   3,879,451         
Accrued investment advisory fees (Note 4)   493,487    496,872    436,075 
Payable to administrator (Note 4)   61,280    62,790    58,840 
Other accrued expenses   11,765    10,065    11,805 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   4,521,559    708,115    536,476 
                
NET ASSETS  $777,038,703   $779,798,837   $695,669,681 
                
Net assets consist of:               
Paid-in capital  $494,617,516   $666,226,463   $587,351,160 
Accumulated earnings   282,421,187    113,572,374    108,318,521 
Net assets  $777,038,703   $779,798,837   $695,669,681 
                
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)   27,098,046    46,719,232    34,729,988 
                
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)  $28.68   $16.69   $20.03 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

40

 

THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Continued)
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
   Davenport   Davenport 
   Small Cap   Balanced 
   Focus   Income 
   Fund   Fund 
ASSETS          
Investments in securities:          
At cost  $626,900,665   $197,332,350 
At value (Note 2)  $649,290,640   $212,686,702 
Cash       41,304 
Receivable for capital shares sold   566,466    23,010 
Receivable for investment securities sold       1,139,490 
Dividends and interest receivable   613,305    1,074,248 
Other assets   25,507    19,276 
TOTAL ASSETS   650,495,918    214,984,030 
           
LIABILITIES          
Payable for capital shares redeemed   88,780    16,671 
Payable investment securities purchased   1,237,420     
Accrued investment advisory fees (Note 4)   401,962    135,391 
Payable to administrator (Note 4)   55,020    21,600 
Other accrued expenses   14,305    6,380 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   1,797,487    180,042 
           
NET ASSETS  $648,698,431   $214,803,988 
           
Net assets consist of:          
Paid-in capital  $619,147,512   $208,892,516 
Accumulated earnings   29,550,919    5,911,472 
Net assets  $648,698,431   $214,803,988 
           
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)   40,498,669    18,278,940 
           
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)  $16.02   $11.75 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

41

 

THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
       Davenport   Davenport 
   Davenport   Value &   Equity 
   Core Leaders   Income   Opportunities 
   Fund   Fund   Fund 
INVESTMENT INCOME               
Dividends  $4,471,530   $10,735,724   $3,834,410 
Foreign withholding taxes on dividends   (31,962)   (288,568)   (69,116)
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME   4,439,568    10,447,156    3,765,294 
                
EXPENSES               
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)   2,883,391    3,047,951    2,601,824 
Administration fees (Note 4)   346,180    366,035    337,975 
Custodian and bank service fees   22,903    24,018    20,518 
Registration and filing fees   16,993    15,275    18,499 
Compliance service fees (Note 4)   15,347    16,074    14,009 
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4)   11,194    11,194    11,194 
Postage and supplies   15,016    8,831    8,788 
Audit and tax services fees   8,665    8,665    8,665 
Insurance expense   6,432    7,206    5,953 
Legal fees   5,005    4,505    4,505 
Shareholder reporting expenses   2,978    2,968    2,968 
Other expenses   5,828    6,490    6,113 
TOTAL EXPENSES   3,339,932    3,519,212    3,041,011 
                
NET INVESTMENT INCOME   1,099,636    6,927,944    724,283 
                
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES               
Net realized gains (losses) from:               
Investments   25,738,269    (2,569,936)   16,314,667 
Foreign currency transactions       (1,447)    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   37,481,089    (8,782,374)   16,208,732 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES   63,219,358    (11,353,757)   32,523,399 
                
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS  $64,318,994   $(4,425,813)  $33,247,682 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

42

 

THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
   Davenport   Davenport 
   Small Cap   Balanced 
   Focus   Income 
   Fund   Fund 
INVESTMENT INCOME          
Dividends  $5,360,806   $1,946,917 
Foreign withholding taxes on dividends   (129,043)   (40,606)
Interest       1,756,253 
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME   5,231,763    3,662,564 
           
EXPENSES          
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)   2,361,626    830,655 
Administration fees (Note 4)   311,582    125,629 
Custodian and bank service fees   19,292    7,634 
Registration and filing fees   22,286    14,022 
Compliance service fees (Note 4)   12,896    5,834 
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4)   11,194    11,194 
Postage and supplies   8,239    5,569 
Audit and tax services fees   8,665    9,415 
Insurance expense   5,452    2,313 
Legal fees   4,505    4,505 
Shareholder reporting expenses   2,945    2,978 
Other expenses   6,363    8,147 
TOTAL EXPENSES   2,775,045    1,027,895 
           
NET INVESTMENT INCOME   2,456,718    2,634,669 
           
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES          
Net realized gains (losses) from:          
Investments   7,028,233    (5,125,045)
Foreign currency transactions       (210)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   6,916,994    952,844 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES   13,945,227    (4,172,411)
           
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS  $16,401,945   $(1,537,742)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

43

 

DAVENPORT CORE LEADERS FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
   Six Months     
   Ended   Year 
   September 30,   Ended 
   2023   March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023 
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment income  $1,099,636   $4,821,679 
Net realized gains from investments transactions   25,738,269    22,404,942 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   37,481,089    (124,093,570)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations   64,318,994    (96,866,949)
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)   (23,556,804)   (33,421,621)
           
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS          
Proceeds from shares sold   28,840,630    38,523,003 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders   21,898,920    31,599,447 
Payments for shares redeemed   (31,281,013)   (68,665,707)
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions   19,458,537    1,456,743 
           
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS   60,220,727    (128,831,827)
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of period   716,817,976    845,649,803 
End of period  $777,038,703   $716,817,976 
           
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY          
Shares sold   995,907    1,410,655 
Shares reinvested   762,356    1,204,906 
Shares redeemed   (1,094,782)   (2,535,484)
Net increase in shares outstanding   663,481    80,077 
Shares outstanding at beginning of period   26,434,565    26,354,488 
Shares outstanding at end of period   27,098,046    26,434,565 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

44

 

DAVENPORT VALUE & INCOME FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
   Six Months     
   Ended   Year 
   September 30,   Ended 
   2023   March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023 
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment income  $6,927,944   $16,588,979 
Net realized losses from:          
Investments   (2,569,936)   (14,205,769)
Foreign currency transactions   (1,447)   (8,145)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (8,782,374)   (110,973,394)
Net decrease in net assets from operations   (4,425,813)   (108,598,329)
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)   (6,323,597)   (44,814,541)
           
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS          
Proceeds from shares sold   21,369,932    64,176,770 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders   5,650,756    41,332,927 
Payments for shares redeemed   (40,402,058)   (68,222,589)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions   (13,381,370)   37,287,108 
           
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS   (24,130,780)   (116,125,762)
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of period   803,929,617    920,055,379 
End of period  $779,798,837   $803,929,617 
           
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY          
Shares sold   1,239,697    3,639,179 
Shares reinvested   326,196    2,406,658 
Shares redeemed   (2,353,930)   (3,885,746)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding   (788,037)   2,160,091 
Shares outstanding at beginning of period   47,507,269    45,347,178 
Shares outstanding at end of period   46,719,232    47,507,269 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

45

 

DAVENPORT EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
   Six Months     
   Ended   Year 
   September 30,   Ended 
   2023   March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023 
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment income  $724,283   $2,577,584 
Net realized gains from investments transactions   16,314,667    28,229,925 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   16,208,732    (100,269,606)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations   33,247,682    (69,462,097)
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)   (19,564,047)   (51,814,659)
           
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS          
Proceeds from shares sold   31,830,611    46,895,501 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders   18,508,066    49,644,736 
Payments for shares redeemed   (22,218,115)   (62,893,747)
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions   28,120,562    33,646,490 
           
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS   41,804,197    (87,630,266)
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of period   653,865,484    741,495,750 
End of period  $695,669,681   $653,865,484 
           
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY          
Shares sold   1,563,190    2,374,908 
Shares reinvested   909,487    2,703,999 
Shares redeemed   (1,094,909)   (3,226,344)
Net increase in shares outstanding   1,377,768    1,852,563 
Shares outstanding at beginning of period   33,352,220    31,499,657 
Shares outstanding at end of period   34,729,988    33,352,220 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

46

 

DAVENPORT SMALL CAP FOCUS FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
   Six Months     
   Ended   Year 
   September 30,   Ended 
   2023   March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023 
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment income  $2,456,718   $5,427,839 
Net realized gains from investments transactions   7,028,233    17,628,605 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   6,916,994    (42,892,149)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations   16,401,945    (19,835,705)
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)   (17,873,527)   (36,020,543)
           
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS          
Proceeds from shares sold   69,912,254    92,278,471 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders   16,954,913    34,375,030 
Payments for shares redeemed   (24,857,118)   (70,204,863)
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions   62,010,049    56,448,638 
           
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS   60,538,467    592,390 
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of period   588,159,964    587,567,574 
End of period  $648,698,431   $588,159,964 
           
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY          
Shares sold   4,293,012    5,901,765 
Shares reinvested   1,049,419    2,356,513 
Shares redeemed   (1,526,587)   (4,487,809)
Net increase in shares outstanding   3,815,844    3,770,469 
Shares outstanding at beginning of period   36,682,825    32,912,356 
Shares outstanding at end of period   40,498,669    36,682,825 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

47

 

DAVENPORT BALANCED INCOME FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
   Six Months     
   Ended   Year 
   September 30,   Ended 
   2023   March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023 
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment income  $2,634,669   $4,186,924 
Net realized losses from:          
Investments   (5,125,045)   (4,782,134)
Foreign currency transactions   (210)   (1,075)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   952,844    (19,079,430)
Net decrease in net assets from operations   (1,537,742)   (19,675,715)
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)   (2,362,616)   (9,515,808)
           
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS          
Proceeds from shares sold   9,741,398    30,313,838 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders   2,147,570    8,893,677 
Payments for shares redeemed   (11,832,153)   (27,627,245)
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions   56,815    11,580,270 
           
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS   (3,843,543)   (17,611,253)
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of period   218,647,531    236,258,784 
End of period  $214,803,988   $218,647,531 
           
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY          
Shares sold   807,594    2,463,615 
Shares reinvested   177,900    739,617 
Shares redeemed   (981,818)   (2,281,226)
Net increase in shares outstanding   3,676    922,006 
Shares outstanding at beginning of period   18,275,264    17,353,258 
Shares outstanding at end of period   18,278,940    18,275,264 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

48

 

DAVENPORT CORE LEADERS FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Selected Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period:
   Six Months                     
   Ended                     
   Sept. 30,   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   2023   March 31,   March 31,   March 31,   March 31,   March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value at beginning of period  $27.12   $32.09   $31.48   $21.48   $23.75   $22.96 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income   0.04    0.18    0.01    0.05    0.14    0.11 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   2.42    (3.88)   3.38    10.27    (1.80)   1.74 
Total from investment operations   2.46    (3.70)   3.39    10.32    (1.66)   1.85 
                               
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.04)   (0.18)   (0.00)(a)   (0.07)   (0.14)   (0.11)
Net realized gains   (0.86)   (1.09)   (2.78)   (0.25)   (0.47)   (0.95)
Total distributions   (0.90)   (1.27)   (2.78)   (0.32)   (0.61)   (1.06)
                               
Net asset value at end of period  $28.68   $27.12   $32.09   $31.48   $21.48   $23.75 
                               
Total return (b)   9.07(c)   (11.37%)   10.89%   48.20%   (7.36%)   8.21%
                               
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $777,039   $716,818   $845,650   $756,050   $486,569   $516,228 
                               
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets   0.87(d)   0.87%   0.86%   0.87%   0.89%   0.89%
                               
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.29(d)   0.66%   0.04%   0.17%   0.55%   0.48%
                               
Portfolio turnover rate   15(c)   19%   20%   30%   12%   21%

 

(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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

49

 

DAVENPORT VALUE & INCOME FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Selected Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period:
   Six Months                     
   Ended                     
   Sept. 30,   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   2023   March 31,   March 31,   March 31,   March 31,   March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value at beginning of period  $16.92   $20.29   $18.58   $13.04   $16.38   $16.85 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income   0.15    0.35    0.29    0.28    0.35    0.36 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currencies   (0.24)   (2.75)   2.32    5.98    (3.00)   0.12 
Total from investment operations   (0.09)   (2.40)   2.61    6.26    (2.65)   0.48 
                               
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.14)   (0.35)   (0.30)   (0.27)   (0.36)   (0.36)
Net realized gains       (0.62)   (0.60)   (0.45)   (0.33)   (0.59)
Total distributions   (0.14)   (0.97)   (0.90)   (0.72)   (0.69)   (0.95)
                               
Net asset value at end of period  $16.69   $16.92   $20.29   $18.58   $13.04   $16.38 
                               
Total return (a)   (0.59%) (b)   (11.81%)   14.24%   49.55%   (16.97%)   2.96%
                               
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $779,799   $803,930   $920,055   $789,652   $549,112   $672,954 
                               
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets   0.87(c)   0.87%   0.86%   0.87%   0.88%   0.88%
                               
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.71(c)   2.00%   1.46%   1.78%   2.07%   2.21%
                               
Portfolio turnover rate   17(b)   21%   20%   34%   28%   18%

 

(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,   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   2023   March 31,   March 31,   March 31,   March 31,   March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value at beginning of period  $19.60   $23.54   $24.54   $16.56   $18.98   $17.75 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)   0.02    0.08    (0.05)   (0.03)   (0.00)(a)   (0.02)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   0.99    (2.39)   1.80    10.42    (1.59)   1.91 
Total from investment operations   1.01    (2.31)   1.75    10.39    (1.59)   1.89 
                               
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.02)   (0.06)                
Net realized gains   (0.56)   (1.57)   (2.75)   (2.41)   (0.83)   (0.66)
Total distributions   (0.58)   (1.63)   (2.75)   (2.41)   (0.83)   (0.66)
                               
Net asset value at end of period  $20.03   $19.60   $23.54   $24.54   $16.56   $18.98 
                               
Total return (b)   5.13(c)   (9.25%)   6.89%   66.20%   (9.13%)   11.02%
                               
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $695,670   $653,865   $741,496   $659,114   $385,163   $409,002 
                               
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets   0.88(d)   0.88%   0.87%   0.88%   0.90%   0.91%
                               
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   0.21(d)   0.40%   (0.20%)   (0.13%)   (0.02%)   (0.13%)
                               
Portfolio turnover rate   8(c)   26%   22%   31%   21%   19%

 

(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.

 

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,   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   2023   March 31,   March 31,   March 31,   March 31,   March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value at beginning of period  $16.03   $17.85   $19.37   $11.14   $13.25   $13.01 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (a)   0.06    0.15    0.11    0.04    0.05    0.06 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   0.40    (0.90)   1.20    9.28    (1.84)   0.44 
Total from investment operations   0.46    (0.75)   1.31    9.32    (1.79)   0.50 
                               
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.06)   (0.13)   (0.13)   (0.20)   (0.10)    
Net realized gains   (0.41)   (0.94)   (2.70)   (0.89)   (0.22)   (0.26)
Total distributions   (0.47)   (1.07)   (2.83)   (1.09)   (0.32)   (0.26)
                               
Net asset value at end of period  $16.02   $16.03   $17.85   $19.37   $11.14   $13.25 
                               
Total return (b)   2.85(c)   (3.56%)   6.85%   84.84%   (14.08%)   3.90%
                               
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $648,698   $588,160   $587,568   $491,256   $180,077   $152,063 
                               
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (d)   0.88(e)   0.89%   0.88%   0.91%   0.95%   0.97%
                               
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d)   0.78(e)   0.99%   0.49%   0.12%   0.40%   0.51%
                               
Portfolio turnover rate   12(c)   36%   44%   54%   66%   60%

 

(a)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of declarations of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(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)The ratios of expenses and net investment income to average net assets do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(e)Annualized.

 

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,   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended 
   2023   March 31,   March 31,   March 31,   March 31,   March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value at beginning of period  $11.96   $13.61   $12.85   $9.84   $11.34   $11.28 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (a)   0.14    0.23    0.19    0.20    0.25    0.25 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currencies   (0.22)   (1.35)   0.77    3.04    (1.41)   0.12 
Total from investment operations   (0.08)   (1.12)   0.96    3.24    (1.16)   0.37 
                               
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.13)   (0.22)   (0.18)   (0.23)   (0.23)   (0.24)
Net realized gains       (0.31)   (0.02)       (0.08)   (0.07)
Return of capital                   (0.03)    
Total distributions   (0.13)   (0.53)   (0.20)   (0.23)   (0.34)   (0.31)
                               
Net asset value at end of period  $11.75   $11.96   $13.61   $12.85   $9.84   $11.34 
                               
Total return (b)   (0.70%) (c)   (8.18%)   7.50%   33.14%   (10.59%)   3.35%
                               
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $214,804   $218,648   $236,259   $193,186   $143,897   $142,199 
                               
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (d)   0.93(e)   0.93%   0.92%   0.93%   0.95%   0.96%
                               
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d)   2.38(e)   1.88%   1.42%   1.73%   2.18%   2.28%
                               
Portfolio turnover rate   28(c)   24%   23%   29%   29%   30%

 

(a)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of declarations of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests, if any.

 

(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)The ratios of expenses and net investment income to average net assets do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests, if any.

 

(e)Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

 

Davenport Core Leaders Fund (formerly 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 “1940 Act”). 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 Leaders 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 Leaders 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 (“FASB”) 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”).

 

Regulatory updateTailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) – Effective January 24, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.

 

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 ETFs if any,

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

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 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 fair value, securities will be valued in good faith at fair value as determined by Davenport & Company LLC (the “Adviser”) as the Funds’ valuation designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Under these procedures, the securities 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.

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THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments based on the inputs used to value the investments as of September 30, 2023, by security type:

 

Davenport Core Leaders Fund  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $757,038,172   $   $   $757,038,172 
Money Market Funds   24,084,381            24,084,381 
Total  $781,122,553   $   $   $781,122,553 
                     
                     
Davenport Value & Income Fund  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $766,383,211   $   $   $766,383,211 
Money Market Funds   12,853,327            12,853,327 
Total  $779,236,538   $   $   $779,236,538 
                     
                     
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $669,352,686   $   $   $669,352,686 
Money Market Funds   26,358,340            26,358,340 
Total  $695,711,026   $   $   $695,711,026 
                     
                     
Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $581,134,047   $   $   $581,134,047 
Exchange-Traded Funds   18,238,070            18,238,070 
Money Market Funds   49,918,523            49,918,523 
Total  $649,290,640   $   $   $649,290,640 
                     
                     
Davenport Balanced Income Fund  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $127,452,272   $   $   $127,452,272 
Fixed Rate Corporate Bonds       63,674,243        63,674,243 
Municipal Bonds       2,361,591        2,361,591 
U.S. Treasury Obligations       16,337,603        16,337,603 
Money Market Funds   2,860,993            2,860,993 
Total  $130,313,265   $82,373,437   $   $212,686,702 
                     
                     

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, 2023.

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THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

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.

 

Cash — Each Fund’s cash position, if any, is held in a bank account with balances which, at times, may exceed United States federally insured limits set by the amount covered by federal deposit insurance. The Funds maintain these balances with a high quality financial institution and may incur charges on cash overdrafts.

 

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 effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the security received. 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 classification 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.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Distributions to shareholders — Dividends arising from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly to shareholders of Davenport Core Leaders 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, 2023 and March 31, 2023 was as follows:

 

   Periods  Ordinary   Long-Term   Total 
   Ended  Income   Capital Gains   Distributions* 
Davenport Core Leaders Fund  09/30/23  $1,102,926   $22,453,878   $23,556,804 
   03/31/23  $8,616,867   $24,804,754   $33,421,621 
Davenport Value & Income Fund  09/30/23  $6,323,597   $   $6,323,597 
   03/31/23  $16,633,912   $28,180,629   $44,814,541 
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund  09/30/23  $728,929   $18,835,118   $19,564,047 
   03/31/23  $6,817,160   $44,997,499   $51,814,659 
Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund  09/30/23  $2,179,260   $15,694,267   $17,873,527 
   03/31/23  $4,649,484   $31,371,059   $36,020,543 
Davenport Balanced Income Fund  09/30/23  $2,362,616   $   $2,362,616 
   03/31/23  $5,034,146   $4,481,662   $9,515,808 
                   
*Total Distributions may not tie to the amounts listed on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets due to reclassifications of the character of the distributions as a result of permanent differences between financial statements and income tax reporting.

 

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, each as of the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of increase (decrease) in net assets from operations 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. 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

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, 2023:

 

           Davenport 
   Davenport   Davenport   Equity 
   Core Leaders      Value &      Opportunities 
   Fund   Income Fund   Fund 
Cost of investments  $524,544,580   $644,366,946   $604,404,233 
Gross unrealized appreciation  $273,600,956   $166,560,585   $174,208,933 
Gross unrealized depreciation   (17,022,983)   (31,690,993)   (82,902,140)
Net unrealized appreciation   256,577,973    134,869,592    91,306,793 
Accumulated ordinary income   36,096    602,900    697,760 
Other gains (losses)   25,807,118    (21,900,118)   16,313,968 
Accumulated earnings  $282,421,187   $113,572,374   $108,318,521 
                
                
   Davenport   Davenport 
   Small Cap   Balanced 
   Focus Fund      Income Fund 
Cost of investments  $627,166,083   $196,884,475 
Gross unrealized appreciation  $83,133,307   $24,012,170 
Gross unrealized depreciation   (61,008,750)   (8,209,943)
Net unrealized appreciation   22,124,557    15,802,227 
Accumulated ordinary income   399,121    271,843 
Other gains (losses)   7,027,241    (10,162,598)
Accumulated earnings  $29,550,919   $5,911,472 
           

 

The difference between the federal income tax cost of investments and the financial statement cost of investments for Davenport Core Leaders Fund, Davenport Value & Income Fund, Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund and Davenport Balanced 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 partnerships.

 

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.

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THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. During the six months ended September 30, 2023, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

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, 2023:

 

           Davenport 
   Davenport   Davenport   Equity 
   Core Leaders   Value &   Opportunities 
   Fund   Income Fund   Fund 
Purchases of investment securities  $113,004,481   $139,511,785   $71,529,538 
Proceeds from sales of investment securities  $117,881,475   $137,996,955   $49,367,981 
                

 

   Davenport   Davenport 
   Small Cap   Balanced 
   Focus Fund      Income Fund 
Purchases of investment securities  $125,121,698   $63,502,236 
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities   $71,903,514   $53,000,369 
           

 

4. Transactions with Related Parties

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

 

Each Fund’s investments are managed by 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.

 

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 certain costs related to the pricing of 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.

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THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

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 $30,000, 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. 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 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, 2023, Davenport Core Leaders Fund had 31.6% of the value of its net assets invested in common stocks within the Technology 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, 2023 through September 30, 2023).

 

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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THE DAVENPORT FUNDS
YOUR FUNDS’ EXPENSES (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

  Beginning Ending    
  Account Value Account Value    
  April 1, September 30, Expense Expenses Paid
  2023 2023 Ratio(a) During Period(b)
Davenport Core Leaders Fund        
Based on Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,090.70 0.87% $4.56
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,020.71 0.87% $4.41
Davenport Value & Income Fund        
Based on Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $   994.10 0.87% $4.35
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,020.71 0.87% $4.41
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund        
Based on Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,051.30 0.88% $4.53
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,020.66 0.88% $4.46
Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund        
Based on Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,028.50 0.88% $4.47
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,020.66 0.88% $4.46
Davenport Balanced Income Fund        
Based on Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $   993.00 0.93% $4.65
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,020.41 0.93% $4.71
         
(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 DAVENPORT 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 1-800-281-3217, 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 as an exhibit to its reports on 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.
342 N Water Street,
Suite 830
Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
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
George K. Jennison
Harris V. Morrissette
Elizabeth W. Robertson
 
Officers
John P. Ackerly, IV, President
Cheryl B. Hatcher, Vice President
George L. Smith, III, Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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    THE    
    JAMESTOWN    
    EQUITY FUND    
         
         
         
         
    No-Load Fund    
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    
         
         
         
         
         
         
    September 30, 2023    
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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    Investment Adviser    
    Lowe, Brockenbrough & Company, Inc.    
    Richmond, Virginia    
         
         
         
         

 

 

LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS November 2, 2023

 

For the six-month period ended September 30, 2023, The Jamestown Equity Fund (the “Fund”) returned 6.05% compared to 5.18% for the S&P 500® Index. Both sector allocation and stock selection added to relative outperformance in the past six months. The primary driver of the positive contribution from sector selection was the Fund’s underweight in the Utilities and Real Estate sectors that have been hurt as interest rates rose. Negative stock selection in Healthcare, Consumer Staples, and Materials was more than offset by positive selection in the Communications, Consumer Discretionary, and the Technology sectors.

 

The S&P 500® continued its recovery off of the Fall 2022 lows through July 2023, but has given back some of the rally recently largely due to higher interest rates and geopolitical risks. Over the six-month period ended September 30, 2023, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate bond index lost -4.05% as the 10-Year Treasury yield went from 3.47% to 4.57%. Growth oriented equities significantly outperformed over the six months as the Russell 1000® Growth Index returned 9.28% compared to 0.78% for the Russell 1000® Value Index. Another example of the concentrated performance in the large capitalization U.S. equities is the six month return of -1.11% for the equal weighted S&P 500 versus the 5.18% return for the capitalization weighted S&P 500.

 

There is obviously no way to know for sure where interest rates might have gone in the absence of the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic, but these events unleashed Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) interest rate suppression (zero rates and bond buying) on a scale theretofore unheard of, concluding in yields crashing to historic lows as lockdowns began. We all know what happened next. Cruelly, ironically even, inflation surged as the economic reopening, over-lubricated with extreme monetary and fiscal stimulus, ran headlong into supply chain chaos and labor shortages. The Fed eventually reversed course, but the damage was done. It’s stunning, really—decades of declining yields culminating in a historic collapse, only to be violently reversed. The benign narrative of permanently lower rates has been overthrown.

 

Helpfully, inflation has come down, but getting from 3% to the stated Fed goal of 2% will be more difficult. Interest rate policy normally works through the labor and housing channels; unfortunately, we have structural shortages of both, making rate increases less potent. Higher rates for longer are now the consensus view.

 

Interest rates stayed in the 2% to 3% range for almost a decade before collapsing in 2020. That’s a long run, certainly more than long enough to feel normal. But it wasn’t normal. The Fed was suppressing yields. Said another way, they were keeping the cost of debt artificially low, and the U.S. and global economy became acclimated (hopefully not addicted) to the cheap money. We are finally on the other side of that regime, at least until the next calamity. Interest rates will almost certainly find a higher range, and we believe we’re close. Not a lot higher or something else important breaks. And not a lot lower given the trillions in forever-deficits that must now compete for the world’s savings. So, our best guess is the 10-Year yield settles in somewhere between 4% and 5%, about where it was before the Great Recession and the Fed began its rate suppression experiments.

 

Stocks have two more hurdles to vault before we can rest easy. First, markets will have to see convincing evidence that the Fed’s rate actions are finally slowing the economy and that probably means labor market weakness. And second, they can’t have gone too far and tipped us into recession. We should have an answer in the next few quarters. Stay tuned.

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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS November 2, 2023

 

At the end of September 2023, the Fund was 94.8% invested in a diversified portfolio of equities, while holding 5.2% in cash. The Fund was slightly overweight the Communications , Consumer Staples, Energy and Technology sectors and underweight Consumer Discretionary, Financials, Health Care, Materials, Utility and Real Estate sectors at the end of the six-month period.

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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 S&P 500® Index

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

    Average Annual Total Returns  
    (for periods ended September 30, 2023)  
    1 Year   5 Years   10 Years  
  The Jamestown Equity Fund (a) 22.64%   10.55%   10.47%  
  S&P 500® Index 21.62%   9.92%   11.91%  

 

(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, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

Asset Allocation (% of Net Assets)

 

(PIE CHART)

Ten Largest Equity Holdings % of
Net Assets
Apple, Inc. 5.6%
Microsoft Corporation 4.6%
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A 4.1%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A and C 3.9%
Vangaurd Information Technology ETF 3.3%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.0%
Chevron Corporation 2.7%
JPMorgan Chase & Company 2.7%
Eaton Corporation plc 2.5%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.4%


Sector Concentration vs. the S&P 500® Index

 

(BAR GRAPH)

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS — 86.3%  Shares   Value 
Communications — 11.1%          
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)   3,320   $434,455 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)   10,000    1,318,500 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)   335    1,033,123 
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A (a)   6,100    1,831,281 
Walt Disney Company (The) (a)   4,300    348,515 
         4,965,874 
Consumer Discretionary — 6.8%          
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   10,500    1,334,760 
Home Depot, Inc. (The)   1,350    407,916 
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   2,300    478,032 
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)   9,100    808,808 
         3,029,516 
Consumer Staples — 6.9%          
PepsiCo, Inc.   2,690    455,794 
Procter & Gamble Company (The)   5,100    743,886 
Target Corporation   4,300    475,451 
Unilever plc - ADR   18,505    914,147 
Walmart, Inc.   3,000    479,790 
         3,069,068 
Energy — 6.2%          
Chevron Corporation   7,200    1,214,064 
Exxon Mobil Corporation   2,250    264,555 
Schlumberger Ltd.   11,545    673,074 
TotalEnergies SE - ADR   9,500    624,720 
         2,776,413 
Financials — 9.7%          
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   2,950    972,556 
Chubb Ltd.   1,800    374,724 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)   1,800    582,426 
JPMorgan Chase & Company   8,300    1,203,666 
Morgan Stanley   7,500    612,525 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)   4,800    589,296 
         4,335,193 
Health Care — 11.5%          
Amgen, Inc.   1,300    349,388 
CVS Health Corporation   8,500    593,470 
Elevance Health, Inc.   1,650    718,443 
Johnson & Johnson   4,000    623,000 
Merck & Company, Inc.   4,000    411,800 
Pfizer, Inc.   27,510    912,507 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   1,400    708,638 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
COMMON STOCKS — 86.3% (Continued)  Shares   Value 
Health Care — 11.5% (Continued)          
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   1,600   $806,704 
         5,123,950 
Industrials — 8.2%          
Eaton Corporation plc   5,300    1,130,384 
Lockheed Martin Corporation   825    337,392 
Norfolk Southern Corporation   3,400    669,562 
RTX Corporation   4,600    331,062 
Trane Technologies plc   3,900    791,349 
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B   2,600    405,262 
         3,665,011 
Materials — 1.0%          
Eastman Chemical Company   6,200    475,664 
           
Real Estate — 0.5%          
American Tower Corporation   1,410    231,874 
           
Technology — 24.4%          
Adobe, Inc. (a)   1,400    713,860 
Apple, Inc.   14,700    2,516,787 
Applied Materials, Inc.   5,650    782,242 
Broadcom, Inc.   1,300    1,079,754 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   17,750    954,240 
Microsoft Corporation   6,500    2,052,375 
NVIDIA Corporation   2,305    1,002,652 
Oracle Corporation   10,000    1,059,200 
Visa, Inc. - Class A   3,175    730,282 
         10,891,392 
           
Total Common Stocks (Cost $16,673,320)       $38,563,955 
           
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 8.5%  Shares   Value 
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund   7,550   $519,515 
Invesco KBW Bank ETF   12,165    487,451 
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF   1,630    556,254 
iShares Semiconductor ETF   1,600    757,840 
Vanguard Information Technology ETF   3,500    1,452,150 
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $1,932,818)       $3,773,210 

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 5.3%  Shares   Value 
Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund -Institutional Class, 5.20% (b) (Cost $2,363,716)   2,363,716   $2,363,716 
           
Total Investments at Value — 100.1%          
(Cost $20,969,854)       $44,700,881 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1%)        (28,581)
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $44,672,300 

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
ASSETS     
Investments in securities:     
At cost  $20,969,854 
At value (Note 2)  $44,700,881 
Dividends receivable   36,663 
Other assets   11,523 
TOTAL ASSETS   44,749,067 
      
LIABILITIES     
Distributions payable   2,197 
Payable for capital shares redeemed   39,789 
Accrued investment advisory fees (Note 4)   24,106 
Payable to administrator (Note 4)   6,000 
Other accrued expenses   4,675 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   76,767 
      
NET ASSETS  $44,672,300 
      
Net assets consist of:     
Paid-in capital  $20,741,149 
Accumulated earnings   23,931,151 
Net assets  $44,672,300 
      
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding     
(unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)   1,683,861 
      
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)  $26.53 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
INVESTMENT INCOME     
Dividends  $451,947 
Foreign withholding taxes on dividends   (4,881)
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME   447,066 
      
EXPENSES     
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)   147,050 
Administration fees (Note 4)   30,000 
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4)   11,194 
Audit and tax services fees   8,665 
Registration and filing fees   6,683 
Compliance service fees (Note 4)   6,000 
Legal fees   4,705 
Shareholder reporting expense   4,046 
Custodian and bank service fees   3,716 
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 4)   2,329 
Postage and supplies   1,729 
Insurance expense   706 
Other expenses   4,453 
TOTAL EXPENSES   231,276 
Fees voluntarily waived by the Adviser (Note 4)   (16,357)
NET EXPENSES   214,919 
      
NET INVESTMENT INCOME   232,147 
      
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS     
Net realized gains on investment transactions   265,488 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   2,124,989 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS   2,390,477 
      
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  $2,622,624 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
   Six Months     
   Ended   Year 
   Sept. 30,   Ended 
   2023   March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023 
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment income  $232,147   $464,146 
Net realized gains on investment transactions   265,488    3,251,417 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   2,124,989    (6,891,866)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   2,622,624    (3,176,303)
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)   (1,278,275)   (5,789,948)
           
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS          
Proceeds from shares sold   70,426    341,376 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders   1,252,087    5,648,746 
Payments for shares redeemed   (1,073,195)   (4,136,511)
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions   249,318    1,853,611 
           
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS   1,593,667    (7,112,640)
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of period   43,078,633    50,191,273 
End of period  $44,672,300   $43,078,633 
           
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY          
Shares sold   2,717    13,459 
Shares reinvested   46,396    225,428 
Shares redeemed   (39,558)   (161,336)
Net increase in shares outstanding   9,555    77,551 
Shares outstanding, beginning of period   1,674,306    1,596,755 
Shares outstanding, end of period   1,683,861    1,674,306 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

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

   Six Months                     
   Ended                     
   Sept. 30,             
   2023   Years Ended March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value at beginning of period  $25.73   $31.43   $28.96   $19.08   $21.79   $22.10 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (a)   0.14    0.28    0.16    0.17    0.22    0.24 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   1.43    (2.38)   3.57    11.05    (1.35)   1.10 
Total from investment operations   1.57    (2.10)   3.73    11.22    (1.13)   1.34 
                               
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.14)   (0.28)   (0.16)   (0.18)   (0.22)   (0.24)
Net realized gains   (0.63)   (3.32)   (1.10)   (1.16)   (1.36)   (1.41)
Total distributions   (0.77)   (3.60)   (1.26)   (1.34)   (1.58)   (1.65)
                               
Net asset value at end of period  $26.53   $25.73   $31.43   $28.96   $19.08   $21.79 
                               
Total return (b)   6.05(c)   (5.89%)    12.91   60.23   (6.17%)    6.40
                               
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $44,672   $43,078   $50,191   $47,399   $31,062   $36,658 
                               
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (d)   1.02(e)    1.04%   0.96%   1.05%   1.08%   1.03%
                               
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (d)(f)    0.95(e)   0.95%   0.95%   0.95%   0.95%   0.95%
                               
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (a)(d)(f)   1.03(e)   1.08%   0.51%   0.70%   0.96%   1.10%
                               
Portfolio turnover rate   2(c)   6%   8%   10%   18%   18%

 

(a)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declarations of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

 

(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)The ratios of expenses and net investment income to average net assets do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. Ratios were also determined based on net expenses after expense reimbursements through a previously directed brokerage arrangement for the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

(e)Annualized.

 

(f)Ratio was determined after voluntary advisory fee waivers by the Adviser (Note 4).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023 (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 investment objective of the Fund is long-term growth of capital.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

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”). The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”

 

Regulatory updateTailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) — Effective January 24, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Fund.

 

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 fair value, securities will be valued in good faith at fair value as determined by Lowe, Brockenbrough & Company, Inc., d/b/a Brockenbrough (the “Adviser”), as the Fund’s valuation designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Under these procedures, the securities 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,

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

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

  

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 Fund’s investments based on the inputs used to value the investments as of September 30, 2023, by security type:

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $38,563,955   $   $   $38,563,955 
Exchange-Traded Funds   3,773,210            3,773,210 
Money Market Funds   2,363,716            2,363,716 
Total  $44,700,881   $   $   $44,700,881 
                     
                     

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, 2023.

 

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. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the security received. 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

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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, 2023 and March 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

Periods  Ordinary   Long-Term   Total 
Ended  Income   Capital Gains   Distributions* 
9/30/2023  $233,583   $1,044,692   $1,278,275 
3/31/2023  $508,007   $5,280,591   $5,788,598 

 

*Total Distributions may not tie to the amounts listed on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets due to reclassifications of the character of the distributions as a result of permanent differences between financial statements and income tax reporting and/or distributions payable amounts.

 

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, each as of the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of increase (decrease) in net assets from operations 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.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The tax character of accumulated earnings at September 30, 2023 were as follows:

 

Tax cost of investments  $21,033,483 
Gross unrealized appreciation  $23,929,894 
Gross unrealized depreciation   (262,496)
Net unrealized appreciation   23,667,398 
Accumulated ordinary income   522 
Other gains   265,428 
Distributions payable   (2,197)
Accumulated earnings  $23,931,151 
      

 

The difference between the federal income tax cost of investments and the financial statement cost of 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.

 

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.

 

The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statement of Operations. During the six months ended September 30, 2023, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

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, 2023:

 

Purchase of investment securities  $1,344,147 
Proceeds from sales of investment securities  $1,019,877 
      

 

4. Transactions with Related Parties

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

 

The Fund’s investments are managed by 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.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

During the six months ended September 30, 2023, 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 $16,357 of its investment advisory fees during the six months ended September 30, 2023. 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. In addition, the Fund pays out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, supplies, and certain costs related to the pricing of the Fund’s portfolio securities. 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.

 

SHAREHOLDER SERVICING PLAN

 

The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (the “Plan”), which allows the Fund to make payments to financial organizations (including payments directly to the Adviser and the distributor) for providing account administration and account maintenance services to Fund shareholders. The annual service fee may not exceed an amount equal to 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. During the six months ended September 30, 2023, the Fund incurred fees of $2,329 under the Plan.

 

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 $30,000, 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. 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 affect a particular sector and 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, 2023, the Fund had 30.6% of the value of its net assets invested in common stocks and ETFs within the Technology sector. 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

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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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, 2023 through September 30, 2023).

 

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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ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

       Ending         
   Beginning   Account Value   Net   Expenses 
   Account Value   September 30,   Expense   Paid During 
   April 1, 2023   2023   Ratio(a)   Period(b) 
Based on Actual Fund Return  $1,000.00   $1,060.50    0.95%  $4.91 
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, multiplied 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 as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. 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 and on the Fund’s website www.jamestownfunds.com. 

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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (Unaudited)

 

The Fund has adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program as required by Rule 22e-4 (the “Liquidity Rule”) under the Investment Company Act. The program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, taking into consideration, among other factors, the Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources. The Fund’s Board of Trustees approved the appointment of a Liquidity Risk Committee, which includes representatives from Leavell Investment Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser, and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, the Funds’ Administrator. The Liquidity Risk Committee is responsible for the program’s administration and oversight and for reporting to the Board on at least an annual basis regarding the program’s operation and effectiveness. The Liquidity Risk Committee updated its assessment of the Fund’s liquidity risk profile, considering additional data gathered in the 12 months ended May 31, 2023 and the adequacy and effectiveness of the liquidity risk management program’s operations from June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”) in order to prepare a written report for the Board of Trustees (the “Report”) for consideration at its meeting held on August 15, 2023. During the Review Period, the Fund did not experience unusual stress or disruption to its operations related to purchase and redemption activity. Also, during the Review Period the Fund held adequate levels of cash and highly liquid investments to meet shareholder redemption activities in accordance with applicable requirements. The Report concluded that (i) the Fund’s liquidity risk management program is reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Liquidity Rule and (ii) the Fund’s liquidity risk management program has been effectively implemented. 

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      THE JAMESTOWN EQUITY FUND

www.jamestownfunds.com
   
           
      Investment Adviser    
           
      Lowe, Brockenbrough & Company, Inc.    
      d/b/a Brockenbrough    
      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.    
      342 N. Water Street    
      Suite 830    
      Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202    
           
      Legal Counsel    
      Sullivan & Worcester LLP    
      1666 K Street, N.W.    
      Washington, DC 20006    
           
      Board of Trustees    
      John P. Ackerly, IV    
      George K. Jennison    
      Robert S. Harris, Ph.D.    
      Harris V. Morrissette    
      Elizabeth W. Robertson    
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
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THE
GOVERNMENT STREET
FUNDS
 
 
No-Load Mutual Funds
 
Semi-Annual Report
September 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(LEAVELL LOGO)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Opportunities Fund
 
 

 

 

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT October 15, 2023

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

 

We are enclosing for your review the Semi-Annual Report of The Government Street Funds for the six months ended September 30, 2023.

 

The Government Street Equity Fund

 

The Government Street Equity Fund (the “Fund”) had a 3.39% total return for the six months ended September 30, 2023. By comparison, the S&P 500® Index and the Morningstar Large Blend category returned 5.18% and 3.72%, respectively.

 

  Government S&P 500® Morningstar
  Street Equity Index Large Blend
3 Qtr 2023 -3.43% -3.27% -3.21%
2 Qtr 2023 7.06% 8.74% 7.16%
1 Qtr 2023 5.72% 7.50% 5.81%
4 Qtr 2022 8.73% 7.56% 8.33%
One Year Ended 9/30/23 18.84% 21.62% 18.89%

 

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

 

The six months ended September 30, the focus of this letter, was dominated by a relative small number of large capitalization growth companies. Depending on whether we incorporated seven or ten companies to calculate the impact, those few companies accounted for 60% to 80% of the positive market return as measured by the S&P 500® Index. The remaining stocks in the aggregate turned in modest or even negative returns.

 

The third quarter turned in negative results as many stocks capitulated to increasing interest rates resulting from high levels of inflation. Almost all stocks in our universe experienced mild to moderate declines. The Energy Sector of your Fund was up 10.6%, but the decline in the balance of the portfolio resulted in a total decline of -3.43% during the quarter.

 

Major Fund purchases for the semi-annual period were Berkshire Hathaway “B” (Finance), Meta Platforms (Communication) and Tesla Motors (Consumer Discretion).

 

Major Fund sales for the semi-annual period were Lowes (Consumer Discretion), Lockheed Martin (Industrial) and Devon Energy (Energy).

 

The transactions, in total, were allocated along the investment sectors of the Fund with the S&P 500® sectors as guidelines. While your Fund is not invested with a pseudo index approach, the sectors provide an objective comparison 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. Additionally, as a defensive measure, short term money market average reserve of approximately 5% was maintained within the Fund during the six months.

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The top 10 holdings in The Government Street Equity Fund as of September 30, 2023 were:

 

Security Description % of Net Assets
NVIDIA Corporation 8.90%
JPMorgan Chase & Company 4.13%
Microsoft Corporation 3.92%
Apple, Inc. 3.50%
Alphabet, Inc. Class A & C 3.47%
Bio-Techne Corporation 2.59%
AbbVie, Inc. 2.51%
Lockheed Martin Corporation 2.39%
Honeywell International Corporation 2.30%
Blackstone Group, Inc. 2.27%

 

There were significant individual performances during the six months ended September 30, 2023. The five highest returns, held for the entire six months, as measured by the time weighted rate of return were:

 

  6 Month
Security Description Performance
NVIDIA Corporation 56.63%
Tesla Motors, Inc. 46.58%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 27.73%
Alphabet, Inc. Class C 26.78%
Alphabet, Inc. Class A 25.90%

 

The five worst individual performances, held for the six months ended September 30, 2023, as measured by time weighted rate of return for the entire six months were:

 

  6 Month
Security Description Performance
GE Healthcare Technologies Company -16.89%
Nike, Inc. Class B -21.43%
Albemarle Corporation -22.75%
Raytheon Technologies Company -25.55%
General Mills, Inc. -28.24%

 

The Fund’s best performing economic sector for the six months was Communication Services, up 28.3%. The worst performing sector was Real Estate, down -13.2%.

 

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, 2023.

 

The first two paragraphs of the following commentary are modified restatements of previous letters. The current situation is really just an extension of the same cumulative errors of the recent past.

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Our past commentaries, for several periods, have focused on the growing Governmental debt burden brought about by what we consider to be irresponsible political spending programs. The upward spiral of the borrowed funds has been accelerated by the unanticipated new factor in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic. While unarguably necessary to offset the dire consequences of many total business shutdowns, the actions of our Congress have raised the debt burden to an excess of $33 trillion, with promise of more to come. The result of the increase has led to the United States, without doubt, solidifying its position currently as the largest debtor nation in the world.

 

Shortly after the September 30, 2023 close of the period covered by this report, the debt of the United States passed $33 trillion. Along with the interest rate increases, the Federal Reserve was beginning to implement the reduction of their $6 trillion balance sheet accumulation of corporate debt and mortgages. There is little doubt that the Governmental spending of the last decade resulted in the United States becoming the largest debtor nation in the world, producing 8%+ inflation and significant increases in interest rates. While the economic malaise caused by the two Ps, Pandemic and Putin, can be blamed for much, the third P, Politicians, bear an even larger responsibility. Apparently, spending or in many cases giving funds away, has never been more attractive inside the Beltway.

 

It will take an extended period to reduce the Government-induced excesses out of the system. During the coming periods there will be pockets of success, but volatility and modest gains will be the likely prospect. The Country and capitalism will survive, but it will occur in an environment of uncertainty and hardship for many.

 

Unfortunately, as we enter a new fiscal year, there are new additional problems for stocks. While, as noted, the past politically induced inflation and interest increases continue, we now have broad application of employee strikes, broader wars, threats of additional war and increasing political dysfunction. The Nation’s almost total political party polarization, growing international financial and military threats, and increasing consumer credit defaults are all contributing to the perception of rising risks in equity markets.

 

The final consideration can be classified as a positive for investors following the litany of problems listed. Interest rates on money market securities and bonds, in general, now offer a viable alternative to stocks. There is little doubt that the heavy allocation to stocks, for the last decade, will be mitigated by moves to fixed income securities.

 

The old Dylan song of the sixties, “The Times They Are A-Changin’” can be brought back. History, although there are some differences, does repeat itself.

 

While we truly hope for a positive development for our fundamental investment future, we continue to focus significant efforts to address the mitigation of risks in the portfolio. As in the past, we continue to broadly diversify the Fund. Your fund currently holds 82 common stocks. Cash equivalent positions are approximately 5% of the total Fund value. The companies invested in your Fund were represented in all of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sectors.

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As of September 30, 2023, the Fund’s net assets were $68.4 million; net asset value per share was $93.00; and the annualized ratio of expenses to net average assets was 0.87%. Portfolio turnover rate was 14% (not annualized). Income dividends of $0.5013 per share and capital gains of $2.0488 per share were distributed to shareholders during the six months ended September 30, 2023.

 

The Government Street Opportunities Fund

 

The Government Street Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), for the six months ended September 30, 2023, produced a total return of 2.18%. By comparison, the S&P 400® Index and the Morningstar Mid Cap Blended Index, used as relative performance benchmarks, produced returns of 0.45% and 0.52%, respectively.

 

  Government    
  Street S&P 400® Morningstar
  Opportunities Index Mid Cap Blend
3 Qtr 2023 -3.98% -4.20% -3.90%
2 Qtr 2023 6.42% 4.85% 4.60%
1 Qtr 2023 4.19% 3.81% 3.41%
4 Qtr 2022 7.93% 10.78% 4.67%
One Year Ended 9/30/23 14.91% 15.51% 14.00%

 

The mid-capitalization category of individual companies is usually represented by the SPDR S&P Mid Cap 400 ETF Trust, currently ranging from approximately $1.20 billion to $17.65 billion (based on 8/31/2023 Morningstar data) 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, the mid-cap companies tend to be primarily domestically oriented.

 

The top 10 holdings in The Government Street Opportunities Fund as of September 30, 2023 were:

 

Security Description % of Net Assets
NVIDIA Corporation 7.11%
Celsius Holdings, Inc. 3.37%
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. 3.16%
Gallahger Arthur J & Company 2.98%
Steel Dynamics Corporation 2.46%
Waste Connections, Inc. 2.31%
Brown & Brown, Inc. 2.28%
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF 2.25%
Chemed Corporation 2.12%
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 2.01%

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There were significant individual performances during the six months ended September 30, 2023. The five highest returns, held for the entire six months, as measured by the time weighted rate of return, were:

 

  6 Month
Security Description Performance
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 84.64%
ResMed, Inc. 56.63%
L3harris Technologies, Inc. 50.32%
CME Group, Inc. 34.93%
Valvoline, Inc. 28.46%

 

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

 

  6 Month
Security Description Performance
Microchip Technology, Inc. -25.17%
Fortrea Holdings, Inc. -25.36%
Waters Corporation -32.10%
nVent Electric plc -42.86%
Graco, Inc. -54.94%

 

The Fund’s best performing economic sector for the 6 months was Consumer Staples, up 3.4%. The second-best sector was Energy, down -6.6%. The worst performing sector was Health Care, down -25.9%.

 

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, 2023.

 

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.

 

The strategy to manage risks in the Fund is primarily thru diversification over the eleven economic sectors. The securities which comprise the Fund are represented in each of those sectors according to their perceived investment prospects. Finally, in periods of expected volatility, the Fund will hold higher than normal cash equivalent positions. On September 30, 2023, the cash equivalent position was 4.9%. In all cases, the intent is to manage portfolio’s volatility, which should result in greater compounded returns over time.

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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 SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and the lower capitalization SPDR S&P Mid Cap 400 ETF. The approximate weights based on component’s capitalizations change daily but are reasonably stable over short periods. As of September 30, 2023, they are:

 

GICS S&P 500® (proxy) S&P 400® (proxy)
Energy 4.60% 6.62%
Materials 2.15% 5.29%
Industrials 8.14% 19.98%
Consumer Discretionary 10.63% 15.59%
Consumer Staples 6.48% 4.45%
Health Care 13.34% 8.67%
Financials 12.11% 13.84%
Information Technology 28.64% 12.87%
Telecommunication Services 9.17% 1.53%
Utilities 2.44% 3.25%
Real Estate 2.31% 7.91%

 

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

 

As of September 30, 2023, the net assets of the Government Street Opportunities Fund were $61.1 million, and the net asset value per share was $36.39. The turnover rate for the six months was 3% and the total number of holdings was 90 as of September 30, 2023. The net annualized expense ratio for the Fund was 1.04%. Income dividends of $0.0668 per share and capital gains of $0.3863 per share were distributed to shareholders during the six months ended September 30, 2023.

 

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, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Allocation

(% of Net Assets)

 

(BAR GRAPH)

 

Top 10 Equity Holdings

 

Security Description % of Net Assets
NVIDIA Corporation 8.9%
JPMorgan Chase & Company 4.1%
Microsoft Corporation 3.9%
Apple, Inc. 3.5%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A and C 3.5%
Bio-Techne Corporation 2.6%
AbbVie, Inc. 2.5%
Lockheed Martin Corporation 2.4%
Honeywell International, Inc. 2.3%
Blackstone, Inc. 2.3%

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET OPPORTUNITIES FUND
PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Asset Allocation

(% of Net Assets)

 

(BAR GRAPH)

 

Top 10 Equity Holdings

 

Security Description % of Net Assets
NVIDIA Corporation 7.1%
Celsius Holdings, Inc. 3.4%
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. 3.2%
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company 3.0%
Steel Dynamics, Inc. 2.5%
Waste Connections, Inc. 2.3%
Brown & Brown, Inc. 2.3%
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF 2.2%
Chemed Corporation 2.1%
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 2.0%

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS — 94.1%  Shares   Value 
Communications — 6.2%          
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)   4,700   $615,042 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)   13,340    1,758,879 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)   250    770,988 
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A (a)   3,200    960,672 
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)   3,000    137,970 
         4,243,551 
Consumer Discretionary — 8.6%          
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   9,500    1,207,640 
Home Depot, Inc. (The)   3,500    1,057,560 
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.   3,000    623,520 
McDonald’s Corporation   5,000    1,317,200 
NIKE, Inc. - Class B   3,000    286,860 
NVR, Inc. (a)   40    238,532 
Tesla, Inc. (a)   3,000    750,660 
Tractor Supply Company   2,000    406,100 
         5,888,072 
Consumer Staples — 4.3%          
Coca-Cola Company (The)   3,500    195,930 
Colgate-Palmolive Company   2,500    177,775 
General Mills, Inc.   2,000    127,980 
Kroger Company (The)   10,000    447,500 
Procter & Gamble Company (The)   4,000    583,440 
Walmart, Inc.   9,000    1,439,370 
         2,971,995 
Energy — 5.6%          
Cheniere Energy, Inc.   6,000    995,760 
Chevron Corporation   3,500    590,170 
Devon Energy Corporation   8,000    381,600 
Marathon Petroleum Corporation   2,600    393,484 
ONEOK, Inc.   7,000    444,010 
Phillips 66   5,000    600,750 
Shell plc - ADR   6,600    424,908 
         3,830,682 
Financials — 13.8%          
Aflac, Inc.   14,000    1,074,500 
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a)   2,500    199,275 
Ares Management Corporation - Class A   5,500    565,785 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)   1,500    525,450 
Blackstone, Inc.   14,500    1,553,530 
Brookfield Corporation   28,000    875,560 
Charles Schwab Corporation (The)   9,000    494,100 
CME Group, Inc.   3,500    700,770 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   1,500    165,030 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
COMMON STOCKS — 94.1% (Continued)  Shares   Value 
Financials — 13.8% (Continued)          
JPMorgan Chase & Company   19,500   $2,827,890 
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.   2,500    475,750 
         9,457,640 
Health Care — 9.2%          
Abbott Laboratories   9,500    920,075 
AbbVie, Inc.   11,500    1,714,190 
Bio-Techne Corporation   26,000    1,769,820 
CRISPR Therapeutics AG (a)   4,000    181,560 
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (a)   4,800    332,544 
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.   5,000    340,200 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   900    455,553 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   1,100    554,609 
         6,268,551 
Industrials — 13.1%          
Caterpillar, Inc.   1,250    341,250 
Deere & Company   500    188,690 
Eaton Corporation plc   1,000    213,280 
Emerson Electric Company   4,500    434,565 
General Dynamics Corporation   3,700    817,589 
Honeywell International, Inc.   8,500    1,570,290 
Lockheed Martin Corporation   4,000    1,635,840 
Parker-Hannifin Corporation   1,300    506,376 
Quanta Services, Inc.   4,400    823,108 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   1,100    314,457 
RTX Corporation   13,500    971,595 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   9,000    1,111,770 
         8,928,810 
Materials — 3.4%          
Albemarle Corporation   4,200    714,168 
Corteva, Inc.   4,000    204,640 
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.   25,000    932,250 
Linde plc   800    297,880 
Nucor Corporation   1,000    156,350 
         2,305,288 
Real Estate — 1.9%          
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.   10,000    1,286,500 
           
Technology — 25.9%          
Accenture plc - Class A   4,000    1,228,440 
Adobe, Inc. (a)   500    254,950 
Apple, Inc.   14,000    2,396,940 
ASML Holding N.V.   450    264,897 
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A   2,000    791,820 
Microsoft Corporation   8,500    2,683,875 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
COMMON STOCKS — 94.1% (Continued)  Shares   Value 
Technology — 25.9% (Continued)          
NVIDIA Corporation   14,000   $6,089,860 
ON Semiconductor Corporation (a)   4,500    418,275 
Oracle Corporation   2,000    211,840 
Palantir Technologies, Inc. - Class A (a)   5,000    80,000 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)   500    117,220 
QUALCOMM, Inc.   3,000    333,180 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   8,000    788,720 
Texas Instruments, Inc.   5,700    906,357 
Visa, Inc. - Class A   5,000    1,150,050 
         17,716,424 
Utilities — 2.1%          
Southern Company (The)   5,500    355,960 
WEC Energy Group, Inc.   13,000    1,047,150 
         1,403,110 
           
Total Common Stocks (Cost $29,233,886)       $64,300,623 
           
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 5.6%  Shares   Value 
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 5.23% (b) (Cost $3,853,744)   3,853,744   $3,853,744 
           
Total Investments at Value — 99.7%          
(Cost $33,087,630)       $68,154,367 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.3%        222,662 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $68,377,029 

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2023.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET OPPORTUNITIES FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS — 89.8%  Shares   Value 
Communications — 0.4%          
Fox Corporation - Class A   4,000   $124,800 
Sinclair, Inc.   8,000    89,760 
         214,560 
Consumer Discretionary — 2.5%          
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.   1,500    162,870 
Gildan Activewear, Inc.   10,000    280,100 
Hasbro, Inc.   3,000    198,420 
Service Corporation International   13,000    742,820 
Toll Brothers, Inc.   2,000    147,920 
         1,532,130 
Consumer Staples — 5.9%          
Bunge Ltd.   3,500    378,875 
Celsius Holdings, Inc. (a)   12,000    2,059,200 
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.   9,000    824,670 
Molson Coors Beverage Company - Class B   5,800    368,822 
         3,631,567 
Energy — 6.0%          
APA Corporation   9,000    369,900 
Denbury, Inc. (a)   1,500    147,015 
Devon Energy Corporation   10,000    477,000 
Enphase Energy, Inc. (a)   6,000    720,900 
Marathon Oil Corporation   21,000    561,750 
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.   10,000    402,300 
ONEOK, Inc.   3,500    222,005 
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (a)   1,000    35,940 
PBF Energy, Inc. - Class A   9,500    508,535 
Targa Resources Corporation   1,750    150,010 
Vertex Energy, Inc. (a)   20,000    89,000 
         3,684,355 
Financials — 18.3%          
American Financial Group, Inc.   8,600    960,362 
Ares Management Corporation - Class A   7,000    720,090 
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company   8,000    1,823,440 
B. Riley Financial, Inc.   6,000    245,940 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. - ADR   3,000    24,150 
Berkley (W.R.) Corporation   16,762    1,064,219 
Brown & Brown, Inc.   20,000    1,396,800 
CME Group, Inc.   5,000    1,001,100 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   9,000    990,180 
Morgan Stanley   9,565    781,174 
Nasdaq, Inc.   24,000    1,166,160 
Old Republic International Corporation   24,400    657,336 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET OPPORTUNITIES FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
COMMON STOCKS — 89.8% (Continued)  Shares   Value 
Financials — 18.3% (Continued)          
Voya Financial, Inc.   5,000   $332,250 
         11,163,201 
Health Care — 11.3%          
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. - Class A (a)   1,500    537,675 
Bio-Techne Corporation   16,000    1,089,120 
Centene Corporation (a)   4,000    275,520 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)   4,500    881,910 
Chemed Corporation   2,500    1,299,250 
Fortrea Holdings, Inc. (a)   2,574    73,591 
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.   4,000    272,160 
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings   2,574    517,503 
Penumbra, Inc. (a)   2,000    483,820 
ResMed, Inc.   1,200    177,444 
Teleflex, Inc.   3,950    775,819 
Waters Corporation (a)   2,000    548,420 
         6,932,232 
Industrials — 17.2%          
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.   4,000    344,520 
Donaldson Company, Inc.   13,000    775,320 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   8,000    917,040 
Fastenal Company   18,000    983,520 
Graco, Inc.   13,000    947,440 
Jacobs Solutions, Inc.   8,475    1,156,837 
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.   5,250    914,130 
MasTec, Inc. (a)   5,700    410,229 
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. - Class A   5,000    490,750 
National Instruments Corporation   12,000    715,440 
nVent Electric plc   4,200    222,558 
Pentair plc   3,200    207,200 
Snap-on, Inc.   1,475    376,214 
Waste Connections, Inc.   10,500    1,410,150 
Woodward, Inc.   5,000    621,300 
         10,492,648 
Materials — 9.1%          
Albemarle Corporation   3,700    629,148 
Ashland, Inc.   6,000    490,080 
ATI, Inc. (a)   2,200    90,530 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   3,500    300,090 
Livent Corporation (a)   6,500    119,665 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   3,000    1,231,440 
Packaging Corporation of America   6,000    921,300 
Steel Dynamics, Inc.   14,000    1,501,080 
Valvoline, Inc.   9,236    297,769 
         5,581,102 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET OPPORTUNITIES FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
COMMON STOCKS — 89.8% (Continued)  Shares   Value 
Real Estate — 3.2%          
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.   15,000   $1,929,750 
           
Technology — 15.7%          
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)   1,964    201,938 
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (a)   3,500    111,790 
Analog Devices, Inc.   3,671    642,755 
ANSYS, Inc. (a)   3,000    892,650 
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)   9,100    1,139,684 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.   3,500    626,675 
InterDigital, Inc.   1,000    80,240 
Lam Research Corporation   1,075    673,778 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   8,800    686,840 
NVIDIA Corporation   10,000    4,349,900 
Palantir Technologies, Inc. - Class A (a)   5,000    80,000 
Rambus, Inc. (a)   1,500    83,685 
StoneCo Ltd. – Class A (a)   1,500    16,005 
         9,585,940 
Utilities — 0.2%          
Atmos Energy Corporation   1,150    121,819 
           
Total Common Stocks (Cost $18,440,984)       $54,869,304 
           
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 5.3%  Shares   Value 
Invesco S&P MidCap 400 GARP ETF   8,500   $742,141 
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF   2,500    1,141,600 
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF   10,500    1,375,080 
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $3,419,751)       $3,258,821 

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET OPPORTUNITIES FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 4.9%  Shares   Value 
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 5.23% (b) (Cost $2,992,870)   2,992,870   $2,992,870 
           
Total Investments at Value — 100.0%          
(Cost $24,853,605)       $61,120,995 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.0% (c)        16,068 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $61,137,063 

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2023.

 

(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, 2023 (Unaudited)
   The   The 
   Government   Government 
   Street   Street 
   Equity   Opportunities 
   Fund   Fund 
ASSETS          
Investments in securities:          
At cost  $33,087,630   $24,853,605 
At value (Note 2)  $68,154,367   $61,120,995 
Receivable for securities sold   640,189     
Receivable for capital shares purchased   377    758 
Dividends receivable   24,239    53,094 
Other assets   13,306    14,507 
TOTAL ASSETS   68,832,478    61,189,354 
           
LIABILITIES          
Distributions payable   2,132     
Payable for securities sold   382,201     
Payable for capital shares redeemed   23,430    1,570 
Accrued investment advisory fees (Note 4)   34,851    38,691 
Payable to administrator (Note 4)   6,470    5,780 
Other accrued expenses   6,365    6,250 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   455,449    52,291 
           
NET ASSETS  $68,377,029   $61,137,063 
           
Net assets consists of:          
Paid-in capital  $31,358,744   $24,795,116 
Accumulated earnings   37,018,285    36,341,947 
Net assets  $68,377,029   $61,137,063 
           
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding  (unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value)   735,270    1,679,894 
           
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Note 2)  $93.00   $36.39 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET FUNDS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
   The   The 
   Government   Government 
   Street   Street 
   Equity   Opportunities 
   Fund   Fund 
INVESTMENT INCOME          
Dividends  $673,209   $539,035 
Foreign withholding taxes on dividends   (2,267)   (1,800)
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME   670,942    537,235 
           
EXPENSES          
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)   210,690    233,841 
Administration fees (Note 4)   35,226    31,308 
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 4)   12,626    11,600 
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4)   11,194    11,194 
Audit and tax services fees   8,665    8,665 
Registration and filing fees   7,942    8,602 
Legal fees   4,105    4,105 
Compliance fees (Note 4)   3,500    3,500 
Custodian and bank service fees   3,568    3,443 
Shareholder reporting expenses   3,472    3,472 
Postage and supplies   1,574    1,753 
Other expenses   3,878    3,931 
TOTAL EXPENSES   306,440    325,414 
           
NET INVESTMENT INCOME   364,502    211,821 
           
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS          
Net realized gains (losses) from investments   1,954,585    (137,148)
Net realized gains from in-kind redemptions (Note 2)       476,498 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (11,687)   761,490 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS   1,942,898    1,100,840 
           
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  $2,307,400   $1,312,661 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET EQUITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
   Six Months   Year 
   Ended   Ended 
   Sept. 30, 2023   March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023 
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment income  $364,502   $707,584 
Net realized gains from investments   1,954,585    2,034,589 
Net realized gains from in-kind redemptions (Note 2)       370,072 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (11,687)   (9,799,062)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   2,307,400    (6,686,817)
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)   (1,853,375)   (2,156,116)
           
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS          
Proceeds from shares sold   76,294    318,339 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders   1,831,178    2,123,213 
Payments for shares redeemed   (1,279,779)   (2,749,595)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions   627,693    (308,043)
           
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS   1,081,718    (9,150,976)
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of period   67,295,311    76,446,287 
End of period  $68,377,029   $67,295,311 
           
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY          
Shares sold   800    3,537 
Shares reinvested   19,032    24,135 
Shares redeemed   (13,312)   (29,882)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding   6,520    (2,210)
Shares outstanding, beginning of period   728,750    730,960 
Shares outstanding, end of period   735,270    728,750 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET OPPORTUNITIES FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
   Six Months   Year 
   Ended   Ended 
   Sept. 30, 2023   March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023 
FROM OPERATIONS          
Net investment income  $211,821   $462,409 
Net realized gains (losses) from investments   (137,148)   1,548,765 
Net realized gains from in-kind redemptions (Note 2)   476,498    281,100 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   761,490    (5,411,530)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   1,312,661    (3,119,256)
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 2)   (756,447)   (2,505,818)
           
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS          
Proceeds from shares sold   617,929    1,730,992 
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders   747,722    2,458,112 
Payments for shares redeemed   (1,364,038)   (2,397,436)
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions   1,613    1,791,668 
           
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS   557,827    (3,833,406)
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of period   60,579,236    64,412,642 
End of period  $61,137,063   $60,579,236 
           
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY          
Shares sold   16,608    50,213 
Shares reinvested   19,729    71,446 
Shares redeemed   (37,346)   (66,782)
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding   (1,009)   54,877 
Shares outstanding, beginning of period   1,680,903    1,626,026 
Shares outstanding, end of period   1,679,894    1,680,903 

 

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,                     
   2023   Years Ended March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value at beginning of period  $92.34   $104.58   $98.83   $68.30   $73.37   $74.60 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (a)   0.50    0.97    0.58    0.64    0.80    0.69 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   2.71    (10.23)   16.42    36.33    (1.82)   3.37 
Total from investment operations   3.21    (9.26)   17.00    36.97    (1.02)   4.06 
                               
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.50)   (0.98)   (0.58)   (0.64)   (0.80)   (0.68)
Net realized gains   (2.05)   (2.00)   (10.67)   (5.80)   (3.25)   (4.61)
Total distributions   (2.55)   (2.98)   (11.25)   (6.44)   (4.05)   (5.29)
                               
Net asset value at end of period  $93.00   $92.34   $104.58   $98.83   $68.30   $73.37 
                               
Total return (b)   3.39(c)   (8.68%)   17.51%   55.46%   (2.04%)   5.65%
                               
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $68,377   $67,295   $76,446   $69,948   $49,981   $56,180 
                               
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (d)   0.87(e)   0.87%   0.84%   0.86%   0.91%   0.89%
                               
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d)   1.04(e)   1.07%   0.55%   0.71%   1.01%   0.92%
                               
Portfolio turnover rate   14(c)   14%   14%   17%   14%   9%

 

(a)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of declarations of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests, if any.

 

(b)Total return is a measure of the change in value on 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 deductions of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund Shares.

 

(c)Not annualized.

 

(d)The ratios of expenses and net investment income to average net assets do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests, if any.

 

(e)Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET OPPORTUNITIES FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

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

   Six Months                     
   Ended                     
   Sept. 30,                     
   2023   Years Ended March 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2023   2022   2021   2020   2019 
Net asset value at beginning of period  $36.04   $39.61   $35.73   $23.56   $26.78   $26.64 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (a)   0.13    0.27    0.17    0.10    0.16    0.18 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments   0.68    (2.31)   5.20    13.19    (2.16)   0.90 
Total from investment operations   0.81    (2.04)   5.37    13.29    (2.00)   1.08 
                               
Less distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.07)   (0.19)   (0.18)   (0.10)   (0.16)   (0.14)
Net realized gains   (0.39)   (1.34)   (1.31)   (1.02)   (1.06)   (0.80)
Total distributions   (0.46)   (1.53)   (1.49)   (1.12)   (1.22)   (0.94)
                               
Net asset value at end of period  $36.39   $36.04   $39.61   $35.73   $23.56   $26.78 
                               
Total return (b)   2.18% (c)   (4.91%)   15.11%   57.00%   (8.18%)   4.21%
                               
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $61,137   $60,579   $64,413   $58,288   $39,422   $46,293 
                               
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (d)   1.04% (e)   1.05%   1.02%   1.07%   1.09%   1.08%
                               
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (d)   0.68% (e)   0.78%   0.44%   0.32%   0.57%   0.64%
                               
Portfolio turnover rate   3% (c)   9%   8%   13%   2%   6%

 

(a)Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of declarations of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests, if any.

 

(b)Total return is a measure of the change in value on 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 deductions of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund Shares.

 

(c)Not annualized.

 

(d)The ratios of expenses and net investment income to average net assets do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests, if any.

 

(e)Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

 

The Government Street Equity Fund and The Government Street Opportunities Fund (formerly, 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 investment objective of The Government Street Equity Fund is to seek capital appreciation.

 

The investment objective of The Government Street Opportunities Fund 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”).

 

Regulatory updateTailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) – On January 24, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will not appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.

 

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”), 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. Investments representing shares of other open-end investment companies, other than ETFs but including money market

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

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 fair value, securities will be valued in good faith at fair value as determined by Leavell Investment Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”), as the Fund’s valuation designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Under these procedures, the securities 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 Funds’ investments based on the inputs used to value the investments as of September 30, 2023, by asset type:

 

The Government Street Equity Fund:  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $64,300,623   $   $   $64,300,623 
Money Market Funds   3,853,744            3,853,744 
Total  $68,154,367   $   $   $68,154,367 
                     

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THE GOVERNMENT STREET FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The Government Street Opportunities Fund:  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $54,869,304   $   $   $54,869,304 
Exchange-Traded Funds   3,258,821            3,258,821 
Money Market Funds   2,992,870            2,992,870 
Total  $61,120,995   $   $   $61,120,995 
                     
                     

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, 2023.

 

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 effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the security received. 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 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. 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, 2023 and March 31, 2023 was as follows:

 

   Periods  Ordinary   Long-Term   Total 
   Ended  Income   Capital Gains   Distributions*  
The Government Street Equity Fund  09/30/23  $365,685   $1,487,690   $1,853,375 
   03/31/23  $708,660   $1,446,322   $2,154,982 
The Government Street Opportunities Fund  09/30/23  $111,522   $644,925   $756,447 
   03/31/23  $326,581   $2,179,237   $2,505,818 
                   
*Total Distributions may not tie to the amounts listed on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets due to reclassifications of the character of the distributions as a result of permanent differences between financial statements and income tax reporting and/or distributions payable amounts.

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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 increase (decrease) in net assets from operations 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, 2023:

 

   The Government   The Government 
   Street Equity   Street Opportunities 
   Fund      Fund 
Cost of investments  $33,087,630   $24,853,605 
Gross unrealized appreciation  $35,513,772   $36,937,027 
Gross unrealized depreciation   (447,035)   (669,637)
Net unrealized appreciation   35,066,737    36,267,390 
Accumulated ordinary income (loss)   (850)   211,749 
Other gains (lossses)   1,954,530    (137,192)
Distributions payable   (2,132)    
Total accumulated earnings  $37,018,285   $36,341,947 
           

 

During the six months ended September 30, 2023, The Government Street Opportunities Fund realized $476,498 of net capital gains resulting from in-kind redemptions (redemptions in which shareholders who redeemed Fund shares receive investment securities held by the Fund rather than cash). The Fund recognizes a gain on in-kind

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

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 Fund has 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 the 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.

 

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. During the six months ended September 30, 2023, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

3. Investment Transactions

 

Investment transactions, other than short-term investments and U.S. government securities, were as follows for the period ended September 30, 2023:

 

       The Government 
   The Government   Street 
   Street Equity   Opportunities 
   Fund   Fund 
Purchases of investment securities  $10,086,897   $4,846,490 
Proceeds from sales of investment securities  $8,868,143   $1,545,890 
           
           

4. Transactions with Related Parties

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

 

Each Fund’s investments are managed by 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 Opportunities 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 and are not paid by the Funds for serving in such capacities.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

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 certain costs related to the pricing of 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.

 

SHAREHOLDER SERVICING PLAN

 

The Funds have adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (the “Plan”), which allows each Fund to make payments to financial organizations (including payments directly to the Adviser and the distributor) for providing account administration and account maintenance services to Fund shareholders. The annual service fee may not exceed an amount equal to 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. During the six months ended September 30, 2023, The Government Street Equity Fund and The Government Street Opportunities Fund incurred fees of $12,626 and $11,600, respectively, under the Plan.

 

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 $30,000, 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.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

6. 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 affect a particular sector and 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 the Fund’s portfolio would be adversely affected. As of September 30, 2023, the Government Street Equity Fund had 25.9% of its net assets invested in securities within the Technology sector.

 

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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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, 2023 through September 30, 2023).

 

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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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 Ending   Expenses
  Account Value Account Value Expense Paid During
  April 1, 2023 Sept. 30, 2023 Ratio(a) Period(b)
The Government Street Equity Fund        
Based on Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,033.90 0.87% $4.44
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,020.71 0.87% $4.41
The Government Street Opportunities Fund      
Based on Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,021.80 1.04% $5.27
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,019.85 1.04% $5.27

 

(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 1-866-738-1125, 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 as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. 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 and the Funds’ website https://funddocs.filepoint.com/govstreet/.

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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (Unaudited)

 

The Funds have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program as required by Rule 22e-4 (the “Liquidity Rule”) under the Investment Company Act. The program is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, taking into consideration, among other factors, the Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources. The Funds’ Board of Trustees approved the appointment of a Liquidity Risk Committee, which includes representatives from Leavell Investment Management, Inc., the Funds’ investment adviser, and Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, the Funds’ Administrator. The Liquidity Risk Committee is responsible for the program’s administration and oversight and for reporting to the Board on at least an annual basis regarding the program’s operation and effectiveness. The Liquidity Risk Committee updated its assessment of each Fund’s liquidity risk profile, considering additional data gathered in the 12 months ended May 31, 2023 and the adequacy and effectiveness of the liquidity risk management program’s operations from June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023 (the “Review Period”) in order to prepare a written report for the Board of Trustees (the “Report”) for consideration at its meeting held on August 15, 2023. During the Review Period, neither Fund experienced unusual stress or disruption to its operations related to purchase and redemption activity. Also, during the Review Period the Funds held adequate levels of cash and highly liquid investments to meet shareholder redemption activities in accordance with applicable requirements. The Report concluded that (i) the Funds’ liquidity risk management program is reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Liquidity Rule and (ii) the Funds’ liquidity risk management program has been effectively implemented.

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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.

342 N Water Street,

Suite 830

Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Board of Trustees

Robert S. Harris, Ph.D., Chairman

John P. Ackerly, IV

George K. Jennison

Harris V. Morrissette

Elizabeth W. Robertson

 

Portfolio Manager

Thomas W. Leavell,

     The Government Street Equity Fund

     The Government Street Opportunities Fund

     
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
      Government Street-SAR-23    
             
             
             
             

 

 

(b)       Not applicable

 

 

 
 

 

 

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 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

 

(1) 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

 

(2) 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 29, 2023    
       
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/ Thomas W. Leavell  
    Thomas W. Leavell, President  
    (The Government Street Equity Fund and The Government Street Opportunities Fund)  
       
Date November 29, 2023    
       
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Charles M. Caravati III  
    Charles M. Caravati III, President  
    (The Jamestown Equity Fund)  
       
Date November 29, 2023    
       
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ John P. Ackerly IV  
    John P. Ackerly IV, President  
    (The Davenport Core Leaders Fund, Davenport Value & Income Fund, Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund, Davenport Small Cap Focus Fund and the Davenport Balanced Income Fund)  
       
Date November 29, 2023    
       
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Mark J. Seger  
    Mark J. Seger, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer  
       
Date November 29, 2023    

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.