0001387131-19-009417.txt : 20191206 0001387131-19-009417.hdr.sgml : 20191206 20191206160511 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001387131-19-009417 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20191206 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20191206 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20191206 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000869351 IRS NUMBER: 566376571 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06199 FILM NUMBER: 191273143 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1201 N. CALVERT STREET CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 BUSINESS PHONE: 4108373234 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1201 N. CALVERT STREET CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NOTTINGHAM INVESTMENT TRUST II DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 0000869351 S000010418 The Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund C000028793 Investor Shares BCSIX C000105412 Institutional Shares BCSSX 0000869351 S000010419 The Brown Capital Management International Equity Fund C000028794 Investor Shares BCIIX C000105413 Institutional Shares BCISX 0000869351 S000010420 The Brown Capital Management Mid Company Fund C000028795 Investor Shares BCMSX C000105414 Institutional Shares BCMIX 0000869351 S000049041 The Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund C000154624 Institutional Shares BCSFX C000154625 Investor Shares BCSVX N-CSRS 1 bcmmf-ncsrs_093019.htm SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

 

 

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 811-06199

 

Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

1201 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

Capitol Services, Inc.
1675 S. State Street, Suite B, Dover, Delaware 19901
 (Name and address of agent for service)

 

With Copies to:
John H. Lively
Practus, LLP
11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 310
Leawood, Kansas 66211

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 410.837.3234

 

Date of fiscal year end: March 31

 

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2019

 

 

 

Item 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

 

 

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Semi-Annual Report

 

 

 

 

Small Company Fund

 

Investor Shares (BCSIX)

 

(CUSIP Number 115291833)

 

Institutional Shares (BCSSX)

 

(CUSIP Number 115291403)

 

 

 

Mid Company Fund

 

Investor Shares (BCMSX)

 

(CUSIP Number 115291809)

 

Institutional Shares (BCMIX)

 

(CUSIP Number 115291783)

 

 

International Equity Fund

 

Investor Shares (BCIIX)

 

(CUSIP Number 115291858)

 

Institutional Shares (BCISX)

 

(CUSIP Number 115291767)

 

 

International Small Company Fund

 

Investor Shares (BCSVX)

 

(CUSIP Number 115291742)

 

Institutional Shares (BCSFX)

 

(CUSIP Number 115291759)

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

  

Schedules of Investments 1
   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 11
   
Statements of Operations 13
   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 14
   
Financial Highlights 18
   
Notes to Financial Statements 26
   
Fund Expenses 34
   
Additional Information 35
   
Privacy Policy 36

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website (www.browncapital.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from a Fund electronically anytime by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by enrolling at www.browncapital.com.

 

Any time before January 1, 2021, you may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with a Fund, you can call 1-877-892-4226 to let the Fund know you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all funds held with the fund complex if you invest directly with a Fund.

 

 

 

 

The Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Value (Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS - 98.73%

     
     Business Services - 25.89%     
 477,376  

ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a)

  $14,953,803 
 844,674  

ANSYS, Inc.(a)

   186,977,037 
 1,964,717  

Guidewire Software, Inc.(a)

   207,041,877 
 2,459,442   NIC, Inc.   50,787,477 
 1,187,035  

Paycom Software, Inc.(a)

   248,671,962 
 3,390,445  

PROS Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

   202,070,522 
 2,387,010  

Q2 Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

   188,263,479 
 1,004,561  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)

   263,697,263 
         1,362,463,420 
           
     Consumer Related - 1.93%     
 2,178,809  

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(a)

   101,619,652 
           
     Industrial Products & Systems - 16.16%     
 2,128,984  

Balchem Corp.(b)

   211,173,923 
 5,116,891   Cognex Corp.   251,392,855 
 1,253,373  

DMC Global, Inc.(b)

   55,123,345 
 2,944,811  

Helios Technologies, Inc.(b)

   119,470,982 
 2,087,270  

Proto Labs, Inc.(a)(b)

   213,110,267 
         850,271,372 
           
     Information/Knowledge Management - 18.04%     
 2,103,974  

Alteryx, Inc. - Class A(a)

   226,029,927 
 1,838,316  

American Software, Inc. - Class A(b)

   27,611,507 
 824,836  

Appfolio, Inc. - Class A(a)(b)

   78,474,897 
 1,945,242   Blackbaud, Inc.   175,733,162 
 3,169,624  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a)

   255,693,568 
 2,656,668  

NetScout Systems, Inc.(a)

   61,262,764 
 4,323,754  

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b)

   67,753,225 
 2,292,529  

Vocera Communications, Inc.(a)(b)

   56,510,840 
         949,069,890 
           
     Medical/Health Care - 32.12%     
 905,880  

ABIOMED, Inc.(a)

   161,146,993 
 835,763   Bio-Techne Corp.   163,533,746 
 1,883,718   Cantel Medical Corp.   140,902,106 
 3,138,112  

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.(a)(b)

   149,123,082 
 515,978  

Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

   6,253,653 
 419,128  

Endologix, Inc.(a)

   1,663,938 
 2,460,624  

Glaukos Corp.(a)(b)

   153,813,606 
 140,827  

Incyte Corp.(a)

   10,453,588 
 1,909,164  

Inogen, Inc.(a)(b)

   91,468,047 
 1,800,895  

iRhythm Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)

   133,464,329 
 9,980,218  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

   85,680,172 
 1,399,585  

Medidata Solutions, Inc.(a)

   128,062,028 
 1,624,309   Meridian Bioscience, Inc.   15,414,693 
 2,835,704  

Quidel Corp.(a)(b)

   173,970,440 
 1,802,916  

Veeva Systems, Inc. - Class A(a)

   275,287,244 
         1,690,237,665 

 

   
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The Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Value (Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS - 98.73% (continued)

     
   Miscellaneous - 4.59%     
3,547,514 

Neogen Corp.(a)(b)

  $241,621,178 
         
Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,726,138,096)   5,195,283,177 
         

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.63%

     
85,891,815 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Shares, 1.84%(c)

   85,891,815 
         
Total Short Term Investments (Cost $85,891,815)   85,891,815 
         
Total Value of Investments (Cost $2,812,029,911) - 100.36%   5,281,174,992 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.36)%   (19,041,834)
Net Assets - 100.00%  $5,262,133,158 

 

(a)

Non-income producing investment.

(b)

Affiliated company - The Fund owns greater than 5% of the outstanding voting securities of this issuer. See Note 1 for more information.

(c)

Represents 7 day effective yield at September 30, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements. 

 

Summary of Investments by Sector 

 

Sector  % of Net Assets   Value 
Business Services   25.89%  $1,362,463,420 
Consumer Related   1.93%   101,619,652 
Industrial Products & Systems   16.16%   850,271,372 
Information/Knowledge Management   18.04%   949,069,890 
Medical/Health Care   32.12%   1,690,237,665 
Miscellaneous   4.59%   241,621,178 
Short Term Investments   1.63%   85,891,815 
Liabilities in excess of other assets   (0.36)%   (19,041,834)
Total   100.00%  $5,262,133,158 

 

The Fund’s classifications of issuers into sectors, industries and sub-industries may differ for financial reporting purposes than for other reporting  and compliance purposes.  The classifications for purposes of this financial report are unaudited.

 

   
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The Brown Capital Management Mid Company Fund

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Value (Note 1)
COMMON STOCKS - 98.09%     
     Business Services - 18.19%     
 5,693  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(a)

  $868,182 
 9,213  

Envestnet, Inc.(a)

   522,377 
 6,186   Equifax, Inc.   870,185 
 4,272   Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   623,584 
 13,425  

RealPage, Inc.(a)

   843,895 
 4,263  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)

   1,119,038 
         4,847,261 
           
     Consumer Related - 14.95%     
 648  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)

   544,625 
 3,961   Expedia, Inc.   532,398 
 17,911  

LKQ Corp.(a)

   563,301 
 8,507  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.(a)

   440,407 
 1,385  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)

   551,936 
 5,112   Tractor Supply Co.   462,329 
 2,927  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)

   733,653 
 7,825  

Under Armour, Inc. - Class A(a)

   156,030 
         3,984,679 
           
     Financial Services - 10.83%     
 7,717   Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.   960,227 
 3,427  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(a)

   982,795 
 1,200   MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.   393,000 
 4,829   T Rowe Price Group, Inc.   551,713 
         2,887,735 
           
     Industrial Products & Systems - 12.75%     
 17,557   Cognex Corp.   862,576 
 27,878   Fastenal Co.   910,774 
 5,737  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

   777,937 
 5,405   Quanta Services, Inc.   204,309 
 8,664  

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(a)

   641,309 
         3,396,905 
           
     Information/Knowledge Management - 16.76%     
 2,772  

ANSYS, Inc.(a)

   613,610 
 4,613  

Autodesk, Inc.(a)

   681,340 
 5,398   Blackbaud, Inc.   487,655 
 7,088  

Guidewire Software, Inc.(a)

   746,933 
 8,189  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a)

   660,607 
 2,833   MAXIMUS, Inc.   218,878 
 3,391  

Shopify, Inc. - Class A(a)

   1,056,839 
         4,465,862 
           
     Medical/Health Care - 24.61%     
 2,329  

Align Technology, Inc.(a)

   421,363 
 5,542   Cerner Corp.   377,798 
 3,936  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)

   521,008 
 4,080  

DexCom, Inc.(a)

   608,899 
 3,767  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

   828,401 
 2,568  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

   329,063 
 7,772  

Masimo Corp.(a)

   1,156,396 
 9,215  

Omnicell, Inc.(a)

   665,968 

 

   
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The Brown Capital Management Mid Company Fund

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Value (Note 1)
COMMON STOCKS - 98.09% (continued)     
   Medical/Health Care - 24.61% (continued)     
6,356 

Veeva Systems, Inc. - Class A(a)

  $970,498 
5,462  Zoetis, Inc.   680,511 
       6,559,905 
         
Total Common Stocks (Cost $17,549,391)   26,142,347 
         
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.00%     
533,588 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Shares, 1.84%(b)

   533,588 
         
Total Short Term Investments (Cost $533,588)   533,588 
         
Total Value of Investments (Cost $18,082,979) - 100.09%   26,675,935 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.09)%   (24,315)
Net Assets - 100.00%  $26,651,620 

 

(a)

Non-income producing investment.

(b)

Represents 7 day effective yield at September 30, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector 

 

Sector  % of Net Assets   Value 
Business Services   18.19%  $4,847,261 
Consumer Related   14.95%   3,984,679 
Financial Services   10.83%   2,887,735 
Industrial Products & Systems   12.75%   3,396,905 
Information/Knowledge Management   16.76%   4,465,862 
Medical/Health Care   24.61%   6,559,905 
Short Term Investments   2.00%   533,588 
Liabilities in excess of other assets   (0.09)%   (24,315)
Total   100.00%  $26,651,620 

 

The Fund’s classifications of issuers into sectors, industries and sub-industries may differ for financial reporting purposes than for other reporting  and compliance purposes.  The classifications for purposes of this financial report are unaudited.

 

   
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The Brown Capital Management International Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Value (Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS - 96.12%

 

 

 

Australia - 2.65%

 

 

 

 

6,570

 

 

Cochlear, Ltd.

 

$

923,026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada - 0.74%

 

 

 

 

9,673

 

 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

 

 

257,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denmark - 5.20%

 

 

 

 

8,349

 

 

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

 

 

708,634

 

21,377

 

 

Novo Nordisk A/S - Class B

 

 

1,098,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,807,607

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finland - 1.65%

 

 

 

 

10,089

 

 

Kone Oyj - Class B

 

 

574,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France - 7.96%

 

 

 

 

7,882

 

 

Dassault Systemes SE

 

 

1,123,275

 

3,983

 

 

EssilorLuxottica SA

 

 

574,135

 

1,926

 

 

Ingenico Group SA

 

 

187,883

 

4,229

 

 

Ipsen SA

 

 

401,480

 

5,203

 

 

Sanofi

 

 

482,378

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,769,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany - 9.28%

 

 

 

 

14,257

 

 

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

 

 

1,625,429

 

825

 

 

Rational AG

 

 

591,681

 

8,591

 

 

SAP SE

 

 

1,010,166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,227,276

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong - 2.82%

 

 

 

 

637,146

 

 

Kingdee International Software Group Co., Ltd.

 

 

671,476

 

146,443

 

 

Kingsoft Corp., Ltd.(a)

 

 

310,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

982,385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland - 11.55%

 

 

 

 

18,048

 

 

Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)

 

 

75,080

 

13,365

 

 

DCC PLC

 

 

1,166,075

 

6,325

 

 

Flutter Entertainment PLC

 

 

591,226

 

9,903

 

 

ICON PLC(a)

 

 

1,459,108

 

8,000

 

 

Johnson Controls International PLC

 

 

351,120

 

244,726

 

 

Total Produce PLC

 

 

373,436

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,016,045

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Israel - 3.07%

 

 

 

 

9,767

 

 

Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.(a)

 

 

1,069,487

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy - 2.11%

 

 

 

 

39,130

 

 

Azimut Holding SpA

 

 

734,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan - 7.76%

 

 

 

 

16,700

 

 

CyberAgent, Inc.

 

 

640,971

 

37,510

 

 

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

 

 

722,967

 

10,200

 

 

MonotaRO Co., Ltd.

 

 

266,592

 

41,733

 

 

Rakuten, Inc.

 

 

411,058

 

  

 

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The Brown Capital Management International Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    

Value (Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS - 96.12% (continued)

     
   

Japan - 7.76% (continued)

     
10,867  

Sapporo Holdings, Ltd.

  $270,758 
21,302  

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

   385,751 
   

 

   2,698,097 
   

 

     
   

Mexico - 2.08%

     
78,894  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

   722,975 
   

 

     
   

Netherlands - 6.79%

     
25,290  

QIAGEN NV(a)

   833,811 
20,947  

Wolters Kluwer NV

   1,529,238 
   

 

   2,363,049 
   

 

     
   

Spain - 3.49%

     
41,200  

Grifols SA

   1,214,261 
   

 

     
   

Switzerland - 14.44%

     
198  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

   1,462,111 
377  

Givaudan SA

   1,051,619 
4,257  

Nestle SA

   461,849 
2,286  

Roche Holding AG

   665,266 
1,596  

Swatch Group AG

   423,606 
5,732  

Temenos AG

   959,114 
   

 

   5,023,565 
   

 

     
   

United Kingdom - 14.53%

     
104,617  

BAE Systems PLC

   733,198 
21,426  

Carnival Corp.

   936,530 
30,061  

Diageo PLC

   1,231,920 
303,935  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

   653,043 
63,123  

RELX PLC

   1,499,861 
   

 

   5,054,552 
   

 

     

Total Common Stocks (Cost $24,243,493)

   33,437,734 
          

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.85%

     
1,337,701  

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Shares, 1.84%(c)

   1,337,701 
   

 

     

Total Short Term Investments (Cost $1,337,701)

   1,337,701 
   

 

     

Total Value of Investments (Cost $25,581,194) - 99.97%

   34,775,435 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.03%

   10,264 

Net Assets - 100.00%

  $34,785,699 

 

(a)

Non-income producing investment.

(b)

American Depositary Receipt.

(c)

Represents 7 day effective yield at September 30, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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The Brown Capital Management International Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Summary of Investments by Sector

        

 

        

Sector

 

% of Net Assets

    

Value

 

Communication Services

 1.84%  $640,971 

Consumer Discretionary

 7.90%   2,748,171 

Consumer Staples

 13.00%   4,523,049 

Energy

 0.74%   257,367 

Financials

 3.99%   1,387,474 

Health Care

 26.89%   9,352,947 

Industrials

 19.29%   6,712,225 

Information Technology

 15.33%   5,332,310 

Materials

 5.06%   1,760,253 

Real Estate

 2.08%   722,967 

Short Term Investments

 3.85%   1,337,701 

Other assets in excess of liabilities

 0.03%   10,264 

Total

 100.00%  $34,785,699 

 

The Fund’s classifications of issuers into sectors, industries and sub-industries may differ for financial reporting purposes than for other reporting and compliance purposes. The classifications for purposes of this financial report are unaudited.

 

 

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The Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

  

Shares

    

Value (Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS - 96.34%

     
   

Argentina - 3.56%

     
43,074  

MercadoLibre, Inc.(a)

  $23,743,681 
   

 

     
   

Australia - 6.10%

     
313,447  

REA Group, Ltd.

   22,895,156 
756,495  

WiseTech Global, Ltd.

   17,733,024 
   

 

   40,628,180 
   

 

     
   

Austria - 1.53%

     
171,179  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

   10,168,458 
   

 

     
   

Canada - 9.07%

     
884,619  

Descartes Systems Group, Inc.(a)

   35,709,268 
380,241  

Kinaxis, Inc.(a)

   24,745,729 
   

 

   60,454,997 
   

 

     
   

Denmark - 6.28%

     
1,082,589  

Ambu A/S - Class B

   17,937,920 
525,809  

NNIT A/S

   6,486,304 
198,375  

SimCorp A/S

   17,419,479 
   

 

   41,843,703 
   

 

     
   

France - 7.74%

     
822,024  

Albioma SA

   21,503,238 
465,930  

Interparfums SA

   19,958,199 
512,206  

Lectra

   10,104,885 
   

 

   51,566,322 
   

 

     
   

Germany - 12.38%

     
1,159,770  

Evotec SE(a)

   25,812,837 
418,393  

Nexus AG

   14,364,916 
230,943  

STRATEC SE

   18,073,297 
151,765  

Wirecard AG

   24,274,923 
   

 

   82,525,973 
   

 

     
   

Hong Kong - 3.22%

     
18,962,000  

Kingdee International Software Group Co., Ltd.

   19,983,684 
1,417,000  

Lifestyle International Holdings, Ltd.

   1,477,078 
   

 

   21,460,762 
   

 

     
   

India - 1.97%

     
279,756  

CRISIL, Ltd.

   5,408,102 
1,710,939  

Emami, Ltd.

   7,691,751 
   

 

   13,099,853 
   

 

     
   

Ireland - 1.67%

     
777,674  

Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)

   3,235,124 
2,483,888  

Datalex PLC(a)

   2,479,908 
57,921  

Flutter Entertainment PLC

   5,414,134 
   

 

   11,129,166 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

    

Value (Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS - 96.34% (continued)

     
   

Israel - 3.92%

     
261,757  

CyberArk Software, Ltd.(a)

  $26,128,584 
   

 

     
   

Italy - 1.84%

     
653,248  

Azimut Holding SpA

   12,260,816 
   

 

     
   

Japan - 15.62%

     
23,400  

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

   1,564,689 
965,214  

Hiday Hidaka Corp.

   18,630,304 
687,600  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

   16,903,036 
1,232,100  

M3, Inc.

   29,650,166 
251,732  

Software Service, Inc.

   26,075,361 
487,026  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   11,278,734 
   

 

   104,102,290 
   

 

     
   

South Africa - 0.57%

     
709,985  

Famous Brands, Ltd.

   3,819,715 
   

 

     
   

Switzerland - 1.99%

     
17,271  

Partners Group Holding AG

   13,251,973 
   

 

     
   

United Kingdom - 18.88%

     
1,598,560  

Abcam PLC

   22,504,964 
686,874  

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

   23,376,907 
161,284  

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)

   18,552,499 
453,989  

Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings PLC

   1,272,694 
964,639  

PayPoint PLC

   10,816,918 
2,062,018  

Playtech PLC

   10,810,693 
1,399,916  

Rightmove PLC

   9,477,244 
8,838,674  

Vectura Group PLC(a)

   9,324,344 
432,610  

Victrex PLC

   11,478,678 
535,532  

Vitec Group PLC

   8,197,826 
   

 

   125,812,767 
   

 

     

Total Common Stocks (Cost $629,067,259)

   641,997,240 
      

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.74%

     
38,240,141  

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Shares, 1.84%(c)

   38,240,141 
   

 

     

Total Short Term Investments (Cost $38,240,141)

   38,240,141 
   

 

     

Total Value of Investments (Cost $667,307,400) - 102.08%

   680,237,381 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (2.08)%

   (13,864,985)

Net Assets - 100.00%

  $666,372,396 

  

(a)

Non-income producing investment.

(b)

American Depositary Receipt.

(c)

Represents 7 day effective yield at September 30, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

  

Summary of Investments by Sector

        

 

        

Sector

 

% of Net Assets

    

Value

 

Business Services

 19.44%  $129,599,987 

Consumer Related

 14.96%   99,743,381 

Industrial Products & Systems

 4.77%   31,752,021 

Information/Knowledge Management

 31.22%   208,029,293 

Medical/Health Care

 19.21%   127,992,413 

Miscellaneous

 6.74%   44,880,145 

Short Term Investments

 5.74%   38,240,141 

Liabilities in excess of other assets

 (2.08)%   (13,864,985)

Total

 100.00%  $666,372,396 

 

The Fund’s classifications of issuers into sectors, industries and sub-industries may differ for financial reporting purposes than for other reporting and compliance purposes. The classifications for purposes of this financial report are unaudited.

 

 

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The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

  

  

Small Company
Fund

 

Mid Company Fund

 

International Equity
Fund

 

International Small
Company Fund

Assets:

            

Unaffiliated Investments, at cost

  $1,173,077,557   $18,082,979   $25,581,194   $667,307,400

Affiliated Investments, at cost

   1,638,952,354            

Unaffiliated Investments, at value (Note 1)

  $3,032,471,151   $26,675,935   $34,775,435   $680,237,381

Affiliated Investments, at value (Note 1)

   2,248,703,841            

Total Investments, at value

  $5,281,174,992   $26,675,935   $34,775,435   $680,237,381

Foreign Cash, at value

           *   327,758**

Receivables:

                   

Investments sold

   160,744    980    1,256    147,322

Fund shares sold

   2,999,001    69        1,990,545

Dividends, interest and reclaims, at value

   160,948    5,408    165,432*   711,514**

Prepaid expenses

   68,846    17,619    23,702    26,717

Total Assets

   5,284,564,531    26,700,011    34,965,825    683,441,237

Liabilities:

                   

Payables:

                   

Investments purchased

   14,127,349        73,339    16,427,125

Fund shares redeemed

   3,108,220        40,569    31,303

Accrued expenses:

                   

Advisory fees

   4,438,641    2,061    10,337    526,371

Administration fees

   29,999    2,682    4,981    12,826

Trustees’ fees

   11,016    11,016    11,016    11,016

Custody fees

   41,224    839    7,890    3,759

Transfer agent fees

   85,794    6,525    6,337    5,948

Chief compliance officer fees

   13    13    13    13

12b-1 fees - Investor Class

   368,747    1,891    664    9,685

Legal and audit fees

   21,898    21,229    21,228    20,868

Printing fees

   196,088    163    139    1,720

Other expenses

   2,384    1,972    3,613    18,207

Total Liabilities

   22,431,373    48,391    180,126    17,068,841

Net Assets

  $5,262,133,158   $26,651,620   $34,785,699   $666,372,396

Net Assets Consist of:

                   

Paid-in capital

  $2,526,704,644   $16,936,347   $26,552,651   $650,655,936

Total distributable earnings

   2,735,428,514    9,715,273    8,233,048    15,716,460

Net Assets

  $5,262,133,158   $26,651,620   $34,785,699   $666,372,396

  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

  

  

Small Company
Fund

 

Mid Company Fund

 

International Equity
Fund

 

International Small
Company Fund

Investor Class:

                   

Net Asset Value, Maximum Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  $103.06   $12.41   $14.05(a)  $16.62(a)

Net Assets

  $2,183,052,354   $9,152,955   $3,228,977   $49,613,039

Shares Outstanding, no par value (unlimited shares authorized)

   21,182,158    737,332    229,794    2,984,966

Institutional Class:

                   

Net Asset Value, Maximum Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  $105.07   $13.00   $14.10(a)  $16.79(a)

Net Assets

  $3,079,080,804   $17,498,665   $31,556,722   $616,759,357

Shares Outstanding, no par value (unlimited shares authorized)

   29,304,066    1,346,127    2,238,651    36,722,831

 

*

At Cost; $– for Foreign Cash and $168,054 for dividends and reclaims.

**

At Cost; $327,758 for Foreign Cash and $718,221 for dividends and reclaims.

(a)

Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable redemption fees. For a description of the possible redemption fees, please see the Fund’s Prospectus.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Small Company Fund

 

Mid Company Fund

 

International Equity
Fund

 

International Small
Company Fund

Investment Income:

                    

Dividends

  $4,176,328   $60,988   $481,906   $3,882,765 

Dividends from affiliated investments

   977,198             

Foreign taxes withheld

           (40,966)   (317,728)

Total Investment Income

   5,153,526    60,988    440,940    3,565,037 

 

                    

Expenses:

                    

Advisory fees (Note 2)

   26,588,630    97,188    162,103    2,607,686 

Administration fees (Note 2)

   170,751    5,677    9,704    58,711 

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

   528,105    20,697    20,024    27,570 

Custody fees

   138,400    2,505    14,848    181,160 

Registration fees

   43,583    16,134    15,021    52,195 

12b-1 Fees - Investor Class (Note 2)

   2,249,014    11,297    3,966    60,685 

Legal fees (Note 2)

   26,944    27,026    27,026    27,203 

Audit and tax preparation fees

   8,263    7,511    7,511    7,511 

Trustees’ fees and expenses

   24,300    24,300    24,300    24,300 

Compliance services fees (Note 2)

   6,763    6,763    6,763    6,763 

Printing fees

   213,999    754    726    3,726 

Other expenses

   37,632    3,061    3,950    8,248 

Total Expenses

   30,036,384    222,913    295,942    3,065,758 

Expenses waived by Advisor - Investor Class (Note 2)

       (33,128)   (9,839)    

Expenses waived by Advisor - Institutional Class (Note 2)

       (61,793)   (102,047)    

Net Expenses

   30,036,384    127,992    184,056    3,065,758 

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

   (24,882,858)   (67,004)   256,884    499,279 

Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on:

                    

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

   167,529,938    837,137    (364,818)   910,659 

Net realized gain from affiliated investments

   43,739,556             

Net realized loss from foreign currency transactions

           (3,296)   (75,017)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments

   (37,342,125)   1,383,149    1,041,463    (12,745,334)

Net change in unrealized appreciation of affiliated investments

   32,237,217             

Net change in unrealized depreciation of foreign currency translations

           (1,038)   (4,195)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

   206,164,586    2,220,286    672,311    (11,913,887)

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $181,281,728   $2,153,282   $929,195   $(11,414,608)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

Small Company Fund

 

 

Mid Company Fund

 

 

 

For the Six

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six

 

 

 

 

 

 

Months Ended

 

 

 

 

Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,
2019

 

 

For the
Year Ended

 

 

September 30,
2019

 

 

For the
Year Ended

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment loss

 

$

(24,882,858

)

 

$

(43,276,695

)

 

$

(67,004

)

 

$

(104,122

)

Net realized gain from investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

211,269,494

 

 

 

321,209,483

 

 

 

837,137

 

 

 

2,017,595

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

(5,104,908

)

 

 

210,340,105

 

 

 

1,383,149

 

 

 

1,096,382

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

181,281,728

 

 

 

488,272,893

 

 

 

2,153,282

 

 

 

3,009,855

 

Distributions to Shareholders: (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor

 

 

 

 

 

(122,814,441

)

 

 

 

 

 

(791,079

)

Institutional

 

 

 

 

 

(146,403,344

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,204,447

)

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(269,217,785

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,995,526

)

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor

 

 

137,027,049

 

 

 

452,754,675

 

 

 

665,590

 

 

 

1,287,107

 

Institutional

 

 

456,874,470

 

 

 

1,027,124,125

 

 

 

845,272

 

 

 

1,227,102

 

Reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor

 

 

 

 

 

119,387,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

786,348

 

Institutional

 

 

 

 

 

138,028,469

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,203,725

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor

 

 

(226,252,069

)

 

 

(573,828,481

)

 

 

(639,465

)

 

 

(2,431,028

)

Institutional

 

 

(360,400,017

)

 

 

(829,635,769

)

 

 

(14,315

)

 

 

(32,034

)

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

7,249,433

 

 

 

333,830,297

 

 

 

857,082

 

 

 

2,041,220

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

 

 

188,531,161

 

 

 

552,885,405

 

 

 

3,010,364

 

 

 

3,055,549

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

 

 

5,073,601,997

 

 

 

4,520,716,592

 

 

 

23,641,256

 

 

 

20,585,707

 

End of Period

 

$

5,262,133,158

 

 

$

5,073,601,997

 

 

$

26,651,620

 

 

$

23,641,256

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

Small Company Fund

 

 

Mid Company Fund

 

 

 

 

For the Six

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,
2019

 

 

 

For the
Year Ended

 

 

 

September 30,
2019

 

 

 

For the
Year Ended

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

Share Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Class:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

1,311,028

 

 

 

4,454,066

 

 

 

54,571

 

 

 

131,599

 

Reinvested distributions

 

 

 

 

 

1,339,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

80,404

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(2,175,999

)

 

 

(5,764,459

)

 

 

(52,133

)

 

 

(226,347

)

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Capital Shares

 

 

(864,971

)

 

 

29,231

 

 

 

2,438

 

 

 

(14,344

)

Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Period

 

 

22,047,129

 

 

 

22,017,898

 

 

 

734,894

 

 

 

749,238

 

Shares Outstanding, End of Period

 

 

21,182,158

 

 

 

22,047,129

 

 

 

737,332

 

 

 

734,894

 

Share Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

4,290,224

 

 

 

10,025,426

 

 

 

67,839

 

 

 

111,433

 

Reinvested distributions

 

 

 

 

 

1,521,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

117,781

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(3,381,965

)

 

 

(8,152,262

)

 

 

(1,136

)

 

 

(2,918

)

Net Increase in Capital Shares

 

 

908,259

 

 

 

3,394,642

 

 

 

66,703

 

 

 

226,296

 

Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Period

 

 

28,395,807

 

 

 

25,001,165

 

 

 

1,279,424

 

 

 

1,053,128

 

Shares Outstanding, End of Period

 

 

29,304,066

 

 

 

28,395,807

 

 

 

1,346,127

 

 

 

1,279,424

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

International Equity Fund

 

 

 

International Small Company Fund

 

 

 

For the Six 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,
2019

 

 

 

For the
Year Ended

 

 

 

September 30,
2019

 

 

 

For the
Year Ended

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)

 

$

256,884

 

 

$

361,002

 

 

$

499,279

 

 

$

(123,147

)

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

(368,114

)

 

 

(258,642

)

 

 

835,642

 

 

 

2,102,193

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

1,040,425

 

 

 

(613,376

)

 

 

(12,749,529

)

 

 

19,774,204

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

929,195

 

 

 

(511,016

)

 

 

(11,414,608

)

 

 

21,753,250

 

Distributions to Shareholders: (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor

 

 

 

 

 

(21,131

)

 

 

 

 

 

(87,588

)

Institutional

 

 

 

 

 

(322,470

)

 

 

 

 

 

(402,782

)

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(343,601

)

 

 

 

 

 

(490,370

)

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor

 

 

556,389

 

 

 

697,802

 

 

 

22,206,473

 

 

 

50,948,482

 

Institutional

 

 

1,081,998

 

 

 

9,924,560

 

 

 

309,961,791

 

 

 

283,470,946

 

Reinvested dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor

 

 

 

 

 

10,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,213

 

Institutional

 

 

 

 

 

306,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

378,434

 

Shares redeemed, net of redemption fees (Note 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor

 

 

(392,342

)

 

 

(540,407

)

 

 

(12,143,977

)

 

 

(15,219,540

)

Institutional

 

 

(3,359,536

)

 

 

(12,419,770

)

 

 

(4,924,411

)

 

 

(9,201,393

)

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions

 

 

(2,113,491

)

 

 

(2,021,032

)

 

 

315,099,876

 

 

 

310,460,142

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

(1,184,296

)

 

 

(2,875,649

)

 

 

303,685,268

 

 

 

331,723,022

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of Period

 

 

35,969,995

 

 

 

38,845,644

 

 

 

362,687,128

 

 

 

30,964,106

 

End of Period

 

$

34,785,699

 

 

$

35,969,995

 

 

$

666,372,396

 

 

$

362,687,128

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

International Equity Fund

 

 

International Small Company Fund

 

 

 

For the Six

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six

 

 

 

 

 

 

Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,
2019

 

 

For the
Year Ended

 

 

September 30,
2019

 

 

For the
Year Ended

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

Share Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Class:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

39,824

 

 

 

49,980

 

 

 

1,304,395

 

 

 

3,160,581

 

Reinvested distributions

 

 

 

 

 

880

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,562

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(28,191

)

 

 

(39,004

)

 

 

(721,302

)

 

 

(974,248

)

Net Increase in Capital Shares

 

 

11,633

 

 

 

11,856

 

 

 

583,093

 

 

 

2,191,895

 

Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Period

 

 

218,161

 

 

 

206,305

 

 

 

2,401,873

 

 

 

209,978

 

Shares Outstanding, End of Period

 

 

229,794

 

 

 

218,161

 

 

 

2,984,966

 

 

 

2,401,873

 

Share Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

77,319

 

 

 

740,100

 

 

 

17,949,692

 

 

 

17,928,990

 

Reinvested distributions

 

 

 

 

 

25,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,095

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(239,524

)

 

 

(937,794

)

 

 

(293,141

)

 

 

(569,404

)

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Capital Shares

 

 

(162,205

)

 

 

(172,543

)

 

 

17,656,551

 

 

 

17,384,681

 

Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Period

 

 

2,400,856

 

 

 

2,573,399

 

 

 

19,066,280

 

 

 

1,681,599

 

Shares Outstanding, End of Period

 

 

2,238,651

 

 

 

2,400,856

 

 

 

36,722,831

 

 

 

19,066,280

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.

 

For the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

For the

 

 

For the

 

 

For the

 

 

For the

 

 

For the

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

Investor Class

 

2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

99.54

 

 

$

95.37

 

 

$

79.90

 

 

$

67.50

 

 

$

75.13

 

 

$

72.39

 

Income/(Loss) from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss(a)

 

 

(0.55)

 

 

(0.99)

 

 

(0.88)

 

 

(0.63)

 

 

(0.54)

 

 

(0.47)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments

 

 

4.07

 

 

 

10.86

 

 

 

21.65

 

 

 

17.10

 

 

 

(0.56)

 

 

7.12

 

Total from Investment Operations

 

 

3.52

 

 

 

9.87

 

 

 

20.77

 

 

 

16.47

 

 

 

(1.10)

 

 

 

6.65

 

Less Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions (from capital gains)

 

 

 

 

 

(5.70)

 

 

(5.30)

 

 

(4.07)

 

 

(6.53)

 

 

 

(3.91)

Total Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(5.70)

 

 

(5.30)

 

 

(4.07)

 

 

(6.53)

 

 

(3.91)

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

103.06

 

 

$

99.54

 

 

$

95.37

 

 

$

79.90

 

 

$

67.50

 

 

$

75.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

 

 

3.54%(c)

 

 

11.05%

 

 

26.54%

 

 

24.75%

 

 

(1.87%)

 

 

9.59%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Year (000s)

 

$

2,183,052

 

 

$

2,194,657

 

 

$

2,099,756

 

 

$

2,049,694

 

 

$

1,792,557

 

 

$

2,068,125

 

Average Net Assets for the Year (000s)

 

$

2,248,968

 

 

$

2,241,764

 

 

$

2,074,586

 

 

$

2,021,964

 

 

$

1,898,838

 

 

$

2,020,100

 

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(d)

 

 

1.24%(e)

 

 

1.25%

 

 

1.25%

 

 

1.28%

 

 

1.26%

 

 

1.25%

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

 

 

 (1.05%)(e)

 

 

(0.97%)

 

 

(0.98%)

 

 

(0.84%)

 

 

(0.74%)

 

 

(0.65%)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

 

 10%(c)

 

 

17%

 

 

12%

 

 

14%

 

 

22%

 

 

11%

(a)Calculated using average shares method.
(b)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c)Not Annualized.
(d)Includes 12b-1 Plan expenses, based upon the 12b-1 Plan adopted by the Fund on December 1, 2011.
(e)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.

 

For the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

For the

 

 

For the

 

 

For the

 

 

For the

 

 

For the

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

Institutional Class

 

2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

101.39

 

 

$

96.83

 

 

$

80.91

 

 

$

68.17

 

 

$

75.66

 

 

$

72.74

 

Income/(Loss) from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss(a)

 

 

(0.45)

 

 

(0.80)

 

 

(0.71)

 

 

(0.49)

 

 

(0.39)

 

 

(0.32)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments

 

 

4.13

 

 

 

11.06

 

 

 

21.93

 

 

 

17.30

 

 

 

(0.57)

 

 

7.15

 

Total from Investment Operations

 

 

3.68

 

 

 

10.26

 

 

 

21.22

 

 

 

16.81

 

 

 

(0.96)

 

 

6.83

 

Less Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions (from capital gains)

 

 

 

 

 

(5.70)

 

 

(5.30)

 

 

(4.07)

 

 

(6.53)

 

 

(3.91)

Total Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(5.70)

 

 

(5.30)

 

 

(4.07)

 

 

(6.53)

 

 

(3.91)

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

105.07

 

 

$

101.39

 

 

$

96.83

 

 

$

80.91

 

 

$

68.17

 

 

$

75.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

 

 

 3.63%(c)

 

 

11.29%

 

 

26.77%

 

 

25.01%

 

 

(1.66%)

 

 

9.80%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Year (000s)

 

$

3,079,081

 

 

$

2,878,945

 

 

$

2,420,961

 

 

$

1,533,407

 

 

$

860,998

 

 

$

660,774

 

Average Net Assets for the Year (000s)

 

$

3,069,844

 

 

$

2,770,899

 

 

$

1,956,032

 

 

$

1,091,159

 

 

$

735,089

 

 

$

599,850

 

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

 

 

 1.04%(d)

 

 

1.05%

 

 

1.05%

 

 

1.08%

 

 

1.06%

 

 

1.05%

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

 

 

 (0.85%)(d)

 

 

(0.77%)

 

 

(0.78%)

 

 

(0.65%)

 

 

(0.53%)

 

 

(0.45%)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

 

 10%(c)

 

 

17%

 

 

12%

 

 

14%

 

 

22%

 

 

11%

 

(a)Calculated using average shares method.
(b)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c)Not Annualized.
(d)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.

 

 

 

For the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For the

 

 

 

For the

 

 

 

For the

 

 

 

For the

 

 

 

For the

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

Investor Class

 

 

2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

11.40

 

 

$

11.17

 

 

$

11.90

 

 

$

11.42

 

 

$

26.49

 

 

$

26.92

 

Income/(Loss) from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss(a)

 

 

(0.04)

 

 

(0.07)

 

 

(0.07)

 

 

(0.06)

 

 

(0.08)

 

 

(0.15)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments

 

 

1.05

 

 

 

1.44

 

 

 

1.76

 

 

 

1.15

 

 

 

(3.77)

 

 

1.53

 

Total from Investment Operations

 

 

1.01

 

 

 

1.37

 

 

 

1.69

 

 

 

1.09

 

 

 

(3.85)

 

 

1.38

 

Less Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions (from capital gains)

 

 

 

 

 

(1.14)

 

 

(2.42)

 

 

(0.61)

 

 

(11.22)

 

 

(1.81)

Total Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(1.14)

 

 

(2.42)

 

 

(0.61)

 

 

(11.22)

 

 

(1.81)

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

12.41

 

 

$

11.40

 

 

$

11.17

 

 

$

11.90

 

 

$

11.42

 

 

$

26.49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

 

 

 8.86%(c)

 

 

13.93%

 

 

14.90%

 

 

9.83%

 

 

(15.04%)

 

 

5.60%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Year (000s)

 

$

9,153

 

 

$

8,381

 

 

$

8,369

 

 

$

8,569

 

 

$

11,954

 

 

$

23,163

 

Average Net Assets for the Year (000s)

 

$

9,042

 

 

$

8,338

 

 

$

8,316

 

 

$

9,848

 

 

$

17,647

 

 

$

28,207

 

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Fee Waivers and Reimbursements(d)

 

 

 1.88%(e)

 

 

2.05%

 

 

2.00%

 

 

1.96%

 

 

1.60%

 

 

1.28%

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Including Fee Waivers and Reimbursements(d)

 

 

 1.15%(e)

 

 

1.15%

 

 

1.15%

 

 

1.15%

 

 

1.15%

 

 

1.15%

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

 

 

 (0.68%)(e)

 

 

(0.64%)

 

 

(0.56%)

 

 

(0.53%)

 

 

(0.43%)

 

 

(0.57%)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

 

 7%(c)

 

 

25%

 

 

28%

 

 

45%

 

 

37%

 

 

41%

 

(a)Calculated using average shares method.
(b)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c)Not Annualized.
(d)Includes 12b-1 Plan expenses, based upon the 12b-1 Plan adopted by the Fund on December 1, 2011.
(e)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.

 

 

 

For the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

For the

 

 

 

For the

 

 

 

For the

 

 

 

For the

 

 

 

For the

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

Institutional Class

 

 

2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

11.93

 

 

$

11.60

 

 

$

12.25

 

 

$

11.70

 

 

$

26.77

 

 

$

27.11

 

Income/(Loss) from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss(a)

 

 

(0.03)

 

 

(0.05)

 

 

(0.04)

 

 

(0.03)

 

 

(0.02)

 

 

(0.08)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments

 

 

1.10

 

 

 

1.52

 

 

 

1.81

 

 

 

1.19

 

 

 

(3.83)

 

 

1.55

 

Total from Investment Operations

 

 

1.07

 

 

 

1.47

 

 

 

1.77

 

 

 

1.16

 

 

 

(3.85)

 

 

1.47

 

Less Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions (from capital gains)

 

 

 

 

 

(1.14)

 

 

(2.42)

 

 

(0.61)

 

 

(11.22)

 

 

(1.81)

Total Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(1.14)

 

 

(2.42)

 

 

(0.61)

 

 

(11.22)

 

 

(1.81)

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

13.00

 

 

$

11.93

 

 

$

11.60

 

 

$

12.25

 

 

$

11.70

 

 

$

26.77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

 

 

 8.97%(c)

 

 

14.29%

 

 

15.14%

 

 

10.20%

 

 

(14.87%)

 

 

5.90%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Year (000s)

 

$

17,499

 

 

$

15,260

 

 

$

12,217

 

 

$

11,432

 

 

$

11,373

 

 

$

56,385

 

Average Net Assets for the Year (000s)

 

$

16,892

 

 

$

13,043

 

 

$

11,502

 

 

$

10,675

 

 

$

21,677

 

 

$

53,622

 

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Fee Waivers and Reimbursements

 

 

 1.63%(d)

 

 

1.81%

 

 

1.75%

 

 

1.72%

 

 

1.35%

 

 

1.04%

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Including Fee Waivers and Reimbursements

 

 

 0.90%(d)

 

 

0.90%

 

 

0.90%

 

 

0.90%

 

 

0.90%

 

 

0.90%

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

 

 

 (0.43%)(d)

 

 

(0.39%)

 

 

(0.31%)

 

 

(0.27%)

 

 

(0.08%)

 

 

(0.30%)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

 

 7%(c)

 

 

25%

 

 

28%

 

 

45%

 

 

37%

 

 

41%

 

(a)Calculated using average shares method.
(b)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c)Not Annualized.
(d)Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Class

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2019 (Unaudited)

 

For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2019

 

For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2018

 

For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2017

 

For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2016

 

For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2015

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

13.71

 

 

$

13.96

 

 

$

12.38

 

 

$

12.41

 

 

$

12.63

 

 

$

12.59

 

Income/(Loss) from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income(a)

 

 

0.08

 

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

0.16

 

 

 

0.12

 

 

 

0.10

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments

 

 

0.25

 

 

 

(0.26)

 

 

1.59

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

(0.36)

 

 

(0.05)

Total from Investment Operations

 

 

0.33

 

 

 

(0.16)

 

 

1.69

 

 

 

0.18

 

 

 

(0.24)

 

 

0.05

 

Less Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions (from net investment income)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.10)

 

 

(0.11)

 

 

(0.21)

 

 

(0.04)

 

 

(0.01)

Total Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(0.10)

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

(0.21)

 

 

(0.04)

 

 

(0.01

)

Redemption Fees Added to Paid-in Capital (Note 1)

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.00(b)

 

 

0.00(b)

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

0.00(b)

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

14.05

 

 

$

13.71

 

 

$

13.96

 

 

$

12.38

 

 

$

12.41

 

 

$

12.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

 

 

2.48

%(d)

 

 

(0.99%)

 

 

13.64%

 

 

1.60%

 

 

(1.44%)

 

 

0.40%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Year (000s)

 

$

3,229

 

 

$

2,991

 

 

$

2,879

 

 

$

3,696

 

 

$

4,324

 

 

$

1,671

 

Average Net Assets for the Year (000s)

 

$

3,174

 

 

$

2,930

 

 

$

3,091

 

 

$

4,479

 

 

$

1,975

 

 

$

4,014

 

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Fee Waivers and Reimbursements(e)

 

 

1.86

%(f)

 

 

1.83%

 

 

1.76%

 

 

1.87%

 

 

2.04%

 

 

2.84%

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Including Fee Waivers and Reimbursements(e)

 

 

1.25

%(f)

 

 

1.25%

 

 

1.25%

 

 

1.25%

 

 

1.25%

 

 

1.60%(g)

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

 

 

1.18

%(f)

 

 

0.72%

 

 

0.77%

 

 

1.33%

 

 

0.97%

 

 

0.79%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

 

6

%(d)

 

 

28%

 

 

5%

 

 

2%

 

 

2%

 

 

 

12%

 

(a)Calculated using average shares method.

(b)Less than $0.005 per share.

(c)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

(d)Not Annualized.

(e)Includes 12b-1 Plan expenses, based upon the 12b-1 Plan adopted by the Fund on December 1, 2011.

(f)Annualized.

(g)Effective June 30, 2014, the net expense limitation changed from 1.75% to 1.00%, excluding 12b-1 fees.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2019 (Unaudited)

 

For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2019

 

For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2018

 

For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2017

 

For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2016

 

For the
Period Ended
March 31, 2015(a)

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

 

$

13.74

 

 

$

13.98

 

 

$

12.38

 

 

$

12.38

 

 

$

12.64

 

 

$

12.56

 

Income/(Loss) from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income(b)

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

0.13

 

 

 

0.11

 

 

 

0.19

 

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

0.03

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

(0.26)

 

 

1.62

 

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

(0.28)

 

 

0.09

 

Total from Investment Operations

 

 

0.36

 

 

 

(0.13)

 

 

1.73

 

 

 

0.24

 

 

 

(0.18)

 

 

0.12

 

Less Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions (from net investment income)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.12)

 

 

(0.13)

 

 

(0.24)

 

 

(0.08)

 

 

(0.04)

Total Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(0.12)

 

 

(0.13)

 

 

(0.24)

 

 

(0.08)

 

 

(0.04)

Redemption Fees Added to Paid-in Capital (Note 1)

 

 

0.00

(c)

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.00(c)

 

 

0.00(c)

 

 

0.00(c)

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

 

$

14.10

 

 

$

13.74

 

 

$

13.98

 

 

$

12.38

 

 

$

12.38

 

 

$

12.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

 

 

2.62

%(e)

 

 

(0.71%)

 

 

13.97%

 

 

20.90%

 

 

(1.47%)

 

 

0.94%(e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, End of Year (000s)

 

$

31,557

 

 

$

32,979

 

 

$

35,967

 

 

$

29,239

 

 

$

29,676

 

 

$

13,266

 

Average Net Assets for the Year (000s)

 

$

32,843

 

 

$

35,068

 

 

$

33,521

 

 

$

29,244

 

 

$

21,936

 

 

$

12,783

 

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Fee Waivers and Reimbursements

 

 

1.62

%(f)

 

 

1.58%

 

 

1.51%

 

 

1.61%

 

 

1.79%

 

 

2.54%(f)

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Including Fee Waivers and Reimbursements

 

 

1.00

%(f)

 

 

1.00%

 

 

1.00%

 

 

1.00%

 

 

1.00%

 

 

1.00%(f)

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

 

 

1.45

%(f)

 

 

0.97%

 

 

0.83%

 

 

1.56%

 

 

0.79%

 

 

0.37%(f)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

 

6

%(e)

 

 

28%

 

 

5%

 

 

2%

 

 

2%

 

 

12%(e)(g)

 

(a)The Fund began offering Institutional Class Shares on August 1, 2014.

(b)Calculated using average shares method.

(c)Less than $0.005 per share.

(d)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

(e)Not Annualized.

(f)Annualized.

(g)Portfolio turnover rate is calculated at the Fund level and represents the year ended March 31, 2015.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.

 

                
Investor Class  For the
Six Months
Ended
September 30, 2019
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2019
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2018
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2017
  For the
Period Ended
March 31, 2016(a)
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $16.76   $16.27   $11.70   $10.31   $10.00 
Income/(Loss) from Investment Operations:                         
Net Investment Income/(Loss)(b)   0.00(c)   (0.05)   (0.05)   (0.03)   (0.02)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments   (0.14)   0.58    4.66    1.64    0.33 
Total from Investment Operations   (0.14)   0.53    4.61    1.61    0.31 
Less Distributions:                         
Distributions (from capital gains)       (0.04)   (0.04)   (0.22)    
Total Distributions       (0.04)   (0.04)   (0.22)    
Redemption Fees Added to Paid-in Capital (Note 1)   0.00(c)   0.00(c)   0.00(c)        
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $16.62   $16.76   $16.27   $11.70   $10.31 
                          
Total Return(d)   (0.84%)(e)   3.32%   39.49%   15.84%   3.10%(e)
                          
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                         
Net Assets, End of Period (000s)  $49,613   $40,248   $3,417   $891   $319 
Average Net Assets for the Period (000s)  $48,602   $23,846   $1,465   $590   $157 
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Fee Waivers and Reimbursements(f)   1.40%(g)   1.75%   3.73%   7.99%   13.59%(g)
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Including Fee Waivers and Reimbursements(f)   1.40%(g)   1.46%   1.50%   1.50%   1.50%(g)
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets   0.05%(g)   (0.34%)   (0.36%)   (0.28%)   (0.31%)(g)
Portfolio Turnover Rate   1%(e)   7%   3%   11%   —%(e)(h)

 

(a)

The Fund began offering Investor Class Shares on September 30, 2015.

(b)

Calculated using average shares method.

(c)

Less than $0.005 per share.

(d)

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

(e)

Not Annualized.

(f)

Includes 12b-1 Plan expenses, based upon the 12b-1 Plan adopted by the Fund on September 30, 2015.

(g)

Annualized.

(h)Less than 0.5%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.

 

                
Institutional Class  For the
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2019
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2019
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2018
  For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2017
 

For the
Period Ended
March 31, 2016(a)

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $16.91   $16.38   $11.75   $10.32   $10.00  
Income/(Loss) from Investment Operations:                          
Net Investment Income/(Loss)(b)   0.02    (0.01)   (0.03)   0.00(c)   (0.02)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments   (0.14)   0.58    4.70    1.65    0.34  
Total from Investment Operations   (0.12)   0.57    4.67    1.65    0.32  
Less Distributions:                          
Distributions (from capital gains)       (0.04)   (0.04)   (0.22)     
Total Distributions       (0.04)   (0.04)   (0.22)     
Redemption Fees Added to Paid-in Capital (Note 1)   0.00(c)   0.00(c)   0.00(c)         
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $16.79   $16.91   $16.38   $11.75   $10.32  
                           

Total Return(d)

   (0.65%)(e)   3.54%   39.84%   16.21%   3.20%(e)
                           
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                          
Net Assets, End of Period (000s)  $616,759   $322,439   $27,547   $5,225   $2,525  
Average Net Assets for the Period (000s)  $474,594   $107,782   $14,171   $3,772   $2,201  
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Excluding Fee Waivers and Reimbursements   1.15%(f)   1.41%   3.09%   7.83%   13.34%(f)
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets Including Fee Waivers and Reimbursements   1.15%(f)   1.19%   1.25%   1.25%   1.25%(f)
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to Average Net Assets   0.20%(f)   (0.04%)   (0.22%)   0.03%   (0.33%)(f)
Portfolio Turnover Rate   1%(e)   7%   3%   11%   —%(e)(g)

 

(a)

The Fund began offering Institutional Class Shares on September 30, 2015.

(b)

Calculated using average shares method.

(c)

Less than $0.005 per share.

(d)

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

(e)

Not Annualized.

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

Less than 0.5%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund (“Small Company Fund”), The Brown Capital Management Mid Company Fund (“Mid Company Fund”), The Brown Capital Management International Equity Fund (“International Equity Fund”) and The Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund (“International Small Company Fund”) (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are each a series portfolio of Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended, as an open-ended management investment company. Each of the Funds in this report are classified as a diversified, open-end management investment company, as those terms are defined in the 1940 Act.

 

The primary investment objective of the Small Company Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation. Current income is a secondary consideration in selecting portfolio investments. The Small Company Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective principally through investments in equity securities of those companies with operating revenues of $250 million or less at the time of initial investment. Prior to December 1, 2011, the Fund offered one class of shares. On that date the share class of the Fund was converted to Investor Shares. On December 15, 2011, the Fund began to offer Institutional Shares.

 

The primary investment objective of the Mid Company Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation. Current income is a secondary consideration in selecting portfolio investments. The Mid Company Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in equity securities of companies that have total operating revenues of $500 million to $5 billion at the time of initial investment. Prior to December 1, 2011, the Fund offered one class of shares. On that date the share class of the Fund was converted to Investor Shares. On December 15, 2011, the Fund began to offer Institutional Shares.

 

The primary investment objective of the International Equity Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation. Current income is a secondary consideration in selecting portfolio investments. The International Equity Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in equity securities of non-U.S. based companies. Prior to December 1, 2011, the Fund offered one class of shares. On that date the share class of the Fund was converted to Investor Shares. On August 1, 2014, the Fund began to offer Institutional Shares.

 

The primary investment objective of the International Small Company Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation. Current income is a secondary consideration in selecting portfolio investments. The International Small Company Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in equity securities of non-U.S. based companies with total operating revenues of $500 million or less at the time of the initial investment. The Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2015 and offers Investor and Institutional shares classes.

 

Income, expenses (other than distribution and service fees, which were only attributable to the Investor Shares), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments and foreign currencies were allocated to each class of shares based upon its relative net assets.

 

The following accounting policies have been consistently followed by the Funds and are in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Each Fund is considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes under GAAP.

 

Investment Valuation 

The Funds’ investments in securities are carried at value. Securities listed on an exchange or quoted on a national market system are valued at the last sales price as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Securities that are principally traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) exchange are generally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Other securities that are traded in the domestic over-the-counter market and listed securities for which last sales price is available, are generally valued at the last sales price as of the valuation time. In the absence of sales and NOCP, such securities are valued at the most recent bid price. Securities and assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or which cannot be accurately valued using the Funds’ normal pricing procedures are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under policies approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used, for example, in situations where (i) a security, such as a small-cap stock, mid-cap stock, or foreign security, is so thinly traded that there have been no transactions for that stock over an extended period of time or the validity of a market quotation received is questionable; (ii) an event occurs after the close of the exchange on which a portfolio security is principally traded that is likely to have changed the value of the security prior to a Fund’s net asset value calculation; (iii) the exchange on which the security is principally traded closes early; or (iv) trading of the particular portfolio security is halted during the day and does not resume prior to a Fund’s net asset value calculation. A security’s “fair value” price may differ from the price next available for that security using the Funds’ normal pricing procedures. Instruments with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

 

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September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurement

In accordance with GAAP, the Funds use a three-tier hierarchy to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

 

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 –  Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

Level 2 – Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3 – Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in the aggregate, that is significant to fair value measurement. The valuation techniques used by the Funds to measure fair value during the six months ended September 30, 2019 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Funds’ assets as of September 30, 2019:

 

Small Company Fund:

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

5,195,283,177

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,195,283,177

 

Short Term Investments

 

 

85,891,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,891,815

 

Total

 

$

5,281,174,992

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,281,174,992

 

 

Mid Company Fund:

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

26,142,347

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

26,142,347

 

Short Term Investments

 

 

533,588

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

533,588

 

Total

 

$

26,675,935

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

26,675,935

 

 

International Equity Fund:

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

33,437,734

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

33,437,734

 

Short Term Investments

 

 

1,337,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,337,701

 

Total

 

$

34,775,435

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

34,775,435

 

 

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International Small Company Fund:

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities at Value*

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

$

639,517,332

 

 

$

2,479,908

 

 

$

 

 

$

641,997,240

 

Short Term Investments

 

 

38,240,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,240,141

 

Total

 

$

677,757,473

 

 

$

2,479,908

 

 

$

 

 

$

680,237,381

 

 

* 

See Schedule of Investments for industry/country classifications.

 

For the six months ended September 30, 2019, the Funds did not have investments with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in determining fair value.

 

Foreign Currency Translation (International Equity Fund and International Small Company Fund)

Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized gain/loss or unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments.

 

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign taxes withheld, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

 

Affiliated Companies

If a Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, either directly or indirectly, of a particular issuer, the 1940 Act deems such an issuer to be an “affiliate” of the Fund. As of and during the six months ended September 30, 2019, the Small Company Fund owned 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the issuers identified in the table below and therefore those issuers are considered affiliates of that Fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.

 

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Small Company Fund

 

Security Name

 

Market Value
as of
March 31, 2019

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Corporate
Actions

 

Market Value
as of
September
30, 2019*

 

Share Balance
as of
September
30, 2019

 

Dividends

 

Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

 

Realized
Gain/Loss

 

American Software, Inc.

 

$

21,967,876

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

27,611,507

 

 

1,838,316

 

$

404,430

 

$

5,643,631

 

$

 

Appfolio, Inc.

 

 

 

 

77,980,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

78,474,897

 

 

824,836

 

 

 

 

493,922

 

 

 

Balchem Corp.

 

 

204,362,118

 

 

 

 

(7,227,614

)

 

 

 

211,173,923

 

 

2,128,984

 

 

 

 

13,317,768

 

 

721,651

 

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

 

 

72,942,374

 

 

53,718,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

149,123,082

 

 

3,138,112

 

 

 

 

22,462,244

 

 

 

DMC Global, Inc.

 

 

48,668,942

 

 

18,461,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,123,345

 

 

1,253,373

 

 

42,702

 

 

(12,006,743

)

 

 

Glaukos Corp.

 

 

102,442,599

 

 

79,513,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

153,813,606

 

 

2,460,624

 

 

 

 

(28,142,202

)

 

 

Helios Technologies Inc.(a)

 

 

136,963,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

119,470,982

 

 

2,944,811

 

 

530,066

 

 

(17,492,178

)

 

 

Inogen, Inc.

 

 

131,318,672

 

 

42,807,897

 

 

 

 

 

 

91,468,047

 

 

1,909,164

 

 

 

 

(82,658,522

)

 

 

iRhythm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technologies, Inc.

 

 

49,568,050

 

 

85,069,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

133,464,329

 

 

1,800,895

 

 

 

 

(1,172,829

)

 

 

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

69,811,850

 

 

48,785,372

 

 

 

 

(13,027,371

)

 

85,680,172

 

 

9,980,218

 

 

 

 

(19,889,679

)

 

 

Neogen Corp.

 

 

181,522,447

 

 

24,009,717

 

 

 

 

 

 

241,621,178

 

 

3,547,514

 

 

 

 

36,089,014

 

 

 

NextGen Healthcare Inc

 

 

72,768,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,753,225

 

 

4,323,754

 

 

 

 

(5,015,555

)

 

 

PROS Holdings, Inc.

 

 

97,170,501

 

 

56,165,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

202,070,522

 

 

3,390,445

 

 

 

 

48,734,819

 

 

 

Proto Labs, Inc.

 

 

219,455,568

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

213,110,267

 

 

2,087,270

 

 

 

 

(6,345,301

)

 

 

Quidel Corp.

 

 

176,258,792

 

 

9,087,266

 

 

 

 

 

 

173,970,440

 

 

2,835,704

 

 

 

 

(11,375,618

)

 

 

Q2 Holdings, Inc.

 

 

111,446,612

 

 

56,431,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

188,263,479

 

 

2,387,010

 

 

 

 

20,385,221

 

 

 

Vocera Communications, Inc.

 

 

72,512,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,510,840

 

 

2,292,529

 

 

 

 

(16,001,852

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,248,703,841

 

 

49,143,559

 

$

977,198

 

$

(52,973,860

)

$

721,651

 

Investments no longer affiliated as of September 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alteryx Inc.

 

$

169,443,735

 

$

11,496,221

 

$

(7,527,054

)

$

 

$

226,029,927

 

 

2,103,974

 

$

 

$

49,744,722

 

$

2,872,303

 

Ellie Mae, Inc.

 

 

193,921,705

 

 

 

 

(35,679,817

)

 

(158,795,109

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28,231,068

)

 

28,784,289

 

Manhattan Associates, Inc.

 

 

241,827,860

 

 

 

 

(79,526,549

)

 

 

 

255,693,568

 

 

3,169,624

 

 

 

 

73,409,824

 

 

19,982,433

 

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

 

 

43,428,197

 

 

 

 

(9,679,983

)

 

 

 

15,414,693

 

 

1,624,309

 

 

 

 

(9,712,401

)

 

(8,621,120

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

497,138,188

 

 

6,897,907

 

$

 

$

85,211,077

 

$

43,017,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRAND TOTAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,745,842,029

 

 

56,041,466

 

$

977,198

 

$

32,237,217

 

$

43,739,556

 

 

*See Schedule of Investments for industry/country classifications.
(a)Sun Hydraulics Corp. changed its name to Helios Technologies Inc.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for as of the date purchased or sold (trade date). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded as soon as the Trust is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization of discounts and premiums. Gains and losses are determined on the high cost basis, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes.

Expenses

Each Fund bears expenses incurred specifically on its behalf, as well as a portion of general Trust expenses, which are allocated according to methods reviewed annually by the Trustees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to the class incurring the expense. Common expenses, which are not attributable to a specific class, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon its proportionate share of total net assets of the Fund. Expenses not directly billed to a particular Fund are allocated proportionally among all Funds daily in relation to net assets of each Fund or another reasonable measurement. Fees provided under the distribution (Rule 12b-1) and/or shareholder service plans for a particular class of the Funds’ are charged to the operations of such class.

 

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September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

Dividend Distributions

Each of the Funds may declare and distribute dividends from net investment income (if any) annually. Distributions from capital gains (if any) are generally declared and distributed annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.

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 at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in the net assets from operations during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the financial statements may differ from the value the Funds ultimately realize upon sale of the securities.

Federal Income Taxes

No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as each Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies.

Fees on Redemptions

The redemption fee is not a fee to finance sales or sales promotion expense, but is paid to the International Equity Fund and the International Small Company Fund to defray the costs of liquidating an investor and discouraging short term trading of the Funds’ shares. No redemption fee will be imposed on redemptions initiated by the Funds. During the six months ended September 30, 2019, the International Equity Fund and the International Small Company Fund had redemption fees of $1,998 and $9,542, respectively.

 

2.  TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Advisor

Each Fund pays a monthly advisory fee to Brown Capital Management, LLC (the “Advisor”) based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund and is calculated at the following annual rates:

 

 

 

Advisory Fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund

 

Average Net Assets

 

Rate

 

Expense
Limitation Ratio

 

Advisory
Fees Waived

 

Expenses Reimbursed

 

Small Company Fund

 

On all assets

 

 

1.00%

 

1.25

%

$

 

$

 

Mid Company Fund

 

On all assets

 

 

0.75%

 

0.90

%

 

94,921

 

 

 

International Equity Fund

 

First $100 million

 

 

0.90%

 

1.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over $100 million

 

 

0.75%

 

 

 

111,886

 

 

 

International Small Company Fund

 

On all assets

 

 

1.00%

 

1.15

%

 

 

 

 

In the interest of limiting expenses of the Funds, the Advisor has entered into expense limitation agreements with the Trust, with respect to each of the Funds (“Expense Limitation Agreements”), pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive or limit its fees and to assume other expenses so that the total annual operating expenses of the Funds (other than interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each Fund’s business, and amounts, if any, payable under a Rule 12b-1 distribution plan) do not exceed certain limits, which are (at the time this report is being produced) for the Small Company Fund, the Mid Company Fund, the International Equity Fund and the International Small Company Fund, 1.25%, 0.90%, 1.00% and 1.15% of the average daily net assets of those Funds, respectively.

Each of the Funds may, at a later date, reimburse the Advisor the management fees waived or limited and other expenses assumed and paid by the Advisor pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreements during any of the previous three (3) fiscal years, provided that the particular Fund has reached a sufficient asset size to permit such reimbursement to be made without causing the total annual expense ratio of the particular Fund to exceed the percentage limits as described above. Consequently, no reimbursement by any of the Funds will be made unless: (i) the particular Fund’s assets exceed $20 million for the Small Company Fund, the International Equity Fund and the International Small Company Fund or $15 million for the Mid Company Fund; (ii) the particular Fund’s total annual expense ratio is less than the percentage described above and does not exceed the Fund’s expense limitation at the time of recovery; and (iii) the payment of such reimbursement has been approved by the Trustees on a quarterly basis. The amounts waived/reimbursed can be recouped up to three years from the date incurred.

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Fund

 

Expires 2020

 

Expires 2021

 

Expires 2022

 

Expires 2023

 

Small Company Fund

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Mid Company Fund

 

 

100,012

 

 

168,581

 

 

194,100

 

 

94,921

 

International Equity Fund

 

 

116,820

 

 

188,385

 

 

219,436

 

 

111,886

 

International Small Company Fund

 

 

174,821

 

 

293,601

 

 

301,524

 

 

 

Administrator

ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS” and the “Administrator”) serves as the Trust’s administrator pursuant to an Administration, Bookkeeping and Pricing Services Agreement (“Administration Agreement”) with the Trust. As compensation for its services to the Trust, ALPS receives an annual administration fee.

Compliance Services

The principal owner of Watermark Solutions, LLC serves as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer pursuant to an agreement with the Trust. As compensation for its services to the Trust, Watermark Solutions, LLC receives an annual compliance services fee. ALPS provides services which assist the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer in monitoring and testing the policies and procedures of the Trust in conjunction with requirements under Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act. ALPS is compensated under the Administration Agreement for these services.

Transfer Agent

ALPS serves as transfer, dividend paying, and shareholder servicing agent for the Funds pursuant to a Transfer Agency and Services Agreement. ALPS is compensated under this agreement for these services.

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the Funds’ distributor. The Distributor acts as the principal underwriter of the Trust’s shares.

12b-1 Plan

Each Fund has adopted, with respect to its Investor Class shares, a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (each a “Plan” and collectively, the “Plans”) under which each Fund may incur expenses related to distribution of its shares and for services provided to shareholders. Payments under a Plan are made to the distributor, which uses them to pay distribution and shareholder service expenses on behalf of and as agent of the Fund. The amount payable by the Mid Company Fund, the International Equity Fund and the International Small Company Fund under the Plan is 0.25% of average daily net assets for the year and 0.20% of average daily net assets for the Small Company Fund. The Plans are compensation plans, which means that payments are made to the Distributor regardless of 12b-1 expenses actually incurred. Therefore, payments under a Plan may exceed distribution and shareholder service expenses incurred pursuant to the Plan. The Distributor may reimburse the Advisor for expenditures that it incurs for marketing and distributions related services for the Funds. It is also possible that 12b-1 expenses for a period will exceed the payments made to the Distributor by the Funds, in which case the Advisor may pay such excess expenses out of its own resources. The Plans require that the Distributor act in the Funds’ best interests in expending the payments it receives from the Funds and use payments solely for the purpose of paying distribution expenses on behalf of the Funds. The Funds’ Distributor verifies all payment amounts to be made to brokers that have properly executed dealer agreements with the Funds before such payments are made.

Legal Counsel to the Trust

Practus, LLP serves as legal counsel to the Trust. John H. Lively, Secretary of the Trust, is the managing partner of Practus, LLP, but he receives no direct special compensation from the Trust or the Funds for serving as an officer of the Trust.

Any Trustee and/or officer of the Trust that also is an employee and/or officer of the Advisor does not receive compensation from the Trust for serving in such roles.

 

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September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

3.  PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

For the six months ended September 30, 2019, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, are shown in the following table.

 

Fund

Purchases of
Securities

 

Proceeds From
Sales of Securities

Small Company Fund

$ 674,399,959

 

 

$ 535,493,574

 

Mid Company Fund

2,241,251

 

 

1,700,714

 

International Equity Fund

2,128,896

 

 

4,262,277

 

International Small Company Fund

313,346,031

 

 

7,511,561

 

 

4.  FEDERAL INCOME TAX

Distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP, and, therefore, may differ significantly in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character but are not adjusted for temporary differences.

The Funds recognize the tax benefit or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management reviewed the tax positions in the open tax years of 2016-2018 and as of and during the six months ended September 30, 2019, and determined that the Funds do not have a liability for uncertain tax positions. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the year, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

At September 30, 2019, the tax-basis cost of investments were as follows:

 

 

 

Small Company
Fund

 

Mid Company Fund

 

International Equity
Fund

 

International Small
Company Fund

 

Gross unrealized appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

 

$

2,688,208,920

 

$

8,931,559

 

$

9,537,570

 

$

65,580,459

 

Gross unrealized depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

 

 

(222,945,338

)

 

(488,483

)

 

(684,515

)

 

(52,681,925

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

2,465,263,582

 

$

8,443,076

 

$

8,853,055

 

$

12,898,534

 

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

 

$

2,815,911,410

 

$

18,232,859

 

$

25,922,380

 

$

667,338,847

 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable to the deferral of losses from wash sales and tax basis of passive foreign investment companies. Pursuant to federal income tax regulations applicable to investment companies, recognition of capital and ordinary losses on certain transactions is deferred until the subsequent tax year. As of March 31, 2019, Small Company Fund and International Equity Fund elects to defer to the period ending March 31, 2020, capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019 in the amount of $4,640,940 and $82,738, respectively.

Small Company Fund and Mid Company Fund elect to defer to the period ending March 31, 2020, late year ordinary losses in the amounts of $10,498,004 and $25,660, respectively.

Capital Loss Carryforwards – Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (“the Modernization Act”), net capital losses recognized in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 may be carried forward indefinitely, and the character of the losses is retained as short-term and/or long-term. Under the law in effect prior to the Modernization Act, net capital losses were carried forward for eight years and treated as short-term. As a transition rule, the Modernization Act requires that post-enactment net capital losses be used before pre-enactment net capital losses. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

Brown Capital Management International Equity Fund used capital loss carryovers in the amount of $212,994 during the period ended March 31, 2019.

Brown Capital Management International Equity Fund had post-enactment capital losses for short-term in the amount of $154,718 and long-term in the amount of $11,516.

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Distributions during the fiscal year shown were characterized for tax purposes as follows:

 

 

 

Small Company Fund

 

Mid Company Fund

 

International Equity Fund

 

International Small
Company Fund

 

Distributions Paid From:

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Ordinary Income

 

$

 

$

 

$

97,170

 

$

39,923

 

$

343,601

 

$

353,612

 

$

363,801

 

$

55,420

 

Long-term capital gains

 

 

269,217,785

 

 

232,747,217

 

 

1,898,356

 

 

3,596,752

 

 

 

 

 

 

126,569

 

 

14,176

 

Total

 

$

269,217,785

 

$

232,747,217

 

$

1,995,526

 

$

3,636,675

 

$

343,601

 

$

353,612

 

$

490,370

 

$

69,596

 

5.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Under the Funds’ organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. The Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

6.  TRUSTEE AND OFFICER FEES

Officers of the Trust, except the Chief Compliance Officer, and Trustees who are interested persons of the Trust, will receive no salary or fees from the Funds for their services to the Trust. As of September 30, 2019, there were four Trustees, three of whom are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act (each, an “Independent Trustee”). Each Independent Trustee of the Trust receives a $54,000 annual retainer and a $1,500 per meeting fee. All Trustees and officers are reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings.

7.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Funds evaluated subsequent events from September 30, 2019, the date of these financial statements, through the date these financial statements were issued and available. There were no subsequent events to report that would have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

8.  RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-13, which changes the fair value measurement disclosure requirements of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement. The update to Topic 820 includes new, eliminated, and modified disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods. Early adoption is permitted for any eliminated or modified disclosures. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the ASU to the Fund’s financial statements.

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Fund Expenses

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes – The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not each Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds by comparing these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
April 1, 2019

 

Ending
Account Value
September 30, 2019

 

Expense
Ratio(a)

 

 

Expenses Paid
During Period
April 1, 2019 to
September 30, 2019(b)

 

 

Small Company Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,035.40

 

 

 

1.24

%

 

 

$

6.31

 

 

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,018.80

 

 

 

1.24

%

 

 

$

6.26

 

 

 

Institutional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,036.30

 

 

 

1.04

%

 

 

$

5.29

 

 

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,019.80

 

 

 

1.04

%

 

 

$

5.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid Company Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,088.60

 

 

 

1.15

%

 

 

$

6.00

 

 

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,019.25

 

 

 

1.15

%

 

 

$

5.81

 

 

 

Institutional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,089.70

 

 

 

0.90

%

 

 

$

4.70

 

 

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,020.50

 

 

 

0.90

%

 

 

$

4.55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,024.80

 

 

 

1.25

%

 

 

$

6.33

 

 

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,018.75

 

 

 

1.25

%

 

 

$

6.31

 

 

 

Institutional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,026.20

 

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

$

5.07

 

 

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,020.00

 

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

$

5.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Small Company Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

991.60

 

 

 

1.40

%

 

 

$

6.97

 

 

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,018.00

 

 

 

1.40

%

 

 

$

7.06

 

 

 

Institutional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

993.50

 

 

 

1.15

%

 

 

$

5.73

 

 

 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

 

$

1,000.00

 

 

$

1,019.25

 

 

 

1.15

%

 

 

$

5.81

 

 

 

 

(a)Annualized, based on the Fund’s most recent fiscal half-year expenses.

(b)Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366.

 

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Additional Information

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

1.  PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND VOTING RECORD

 

A copy of the Trust’s Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy and the Advisor’s Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy are included as Appendix A to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information and are available, (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-892-4226 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://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 available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds at the number above and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

2.  QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

The Funds files their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Information included in the Funds’ N-PORT will also be available upon request by calling 1-877-892-4226.

 

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The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds  
Privacy Policy September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
   
FACTS WHAT DOES THE BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
MUTUAL 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 and assets
  Account balances and transaction history
  Checking account information and 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 customers’ 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 Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds choose to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information Does the Fund 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 transactions and experiences
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 1-877-892-4226

 

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Who we are  
Who is providing this notice? The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds, on behalf of each of its series: The Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund, The Brown Capital Management Mid Company Fund, The Brown Capital Management International Equity Fund and The Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund.
   
What we do  
How do The Brown Capital Management Mutual 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.
We require any companies that help provide our services to you to protect the confidentiality of the personal information they receive.
How does The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds collect my personal information? We collect your personal information, for example, when you
Open an account or give us your account information
Make deposits or withdrawals from our account
Pay us by check or make a wire transfer
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.
Brown Capital Management, LLC, the investment advisor, is an affiliate of The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds.
Nonaffiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds do not share information 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 Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds do not jointly market.

 

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Must be accompanied or preceded by a prospectus.
Funds distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80203 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.  CODE OF ETHICS.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3.  AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.  AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.  SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

A copy of the schedule of investments of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

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.

 

            None.

 

Item 11.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures (as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.

 

(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, as amended) 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 to the registrant.  The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds are open-end management investment companies.

 

 

 

Item 13. EXHIBITS.

 

(a)(1)

Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)

Certifications required by Item 13.(a)(2) of Form N-CSR are filed herewith as Exhibit 13.(a)(2).

 

(a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

(b)

Certifications required by Item 13.(b) of Form N-CSR are filed herewith as Exhibit 13.(b).

 

 

 

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.

 

Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds

 

By: (Signature and Title)

/s/ Keith A. Lee

 

Keith A. Lee

 

Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer

 

Date: November 29, 2019

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By: (Signature and Title)

/s/ Keith A. Lee

 

Keith A. Lee

 

Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer,

 

Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds

 

Date: November 29, 2019

 

By: (Signature and Title)

/s/ Cecil E. Flamer

 

Cecil E. Flamer

 

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer,

 

Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds

 

Date: November 29, 2019

 

 

 

EX-13.(A)(2) 2 ex13-a2.htm CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY ITEM 13.(A)(2)

 

Brown Capital Management, LLC N-CSRS

 

EXHIBIT 13.(a)(2)

 

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Keith A. Lee, certify that:

 

1.          I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of each of the funds of the Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds;

 

2.          Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.         Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.         The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)      Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)      Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)      Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)      Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.          The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)      All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

 

 

 

(b)      Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

November 29, 2019

/s/ Keith A. Lee

 

 

Keith A. Lee

 

Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer,

 

Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

 

I, Cecil E. Flamer, certify that:

 

1.         I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of each of the funds of the Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds;

 

2.         Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.        Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.         The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)      Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)      Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)      Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)      Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.        The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)      All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)      Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

November 29, 2019

/s/ Cecil E. Flamer

 

 

Cecil E. Flamer

 

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer,

 

Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

EX-13.(B) 3 ex13-b.htm CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY ITEM 13.(B)
 

Brown Capital Management, LLC N-CSRS 

 

EXHIBIT 13.(b)

 

BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT MUTUAL FUNDS

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the semi-annual report of each of the funds of the Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds (the “Funds”) on Form N-CSR for the period ended September 30, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), the undersigned, Keith A. Lee, Principal Executive Officer of the Funds, does hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

 

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

 

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Funds.

 

November 29, 2019

By:

/s/ Keith A. Lee

 

 

 

Keith A. Lee

 

 

Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds

 

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Funds and will be retained by the Funds and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.  This certification is being furnished to the Commission pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report.

 

 

BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT MUTUAL FUNDS

 

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the semi-annual reports of each of the funds of the Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds (the “Funds”) on Form N-CSR for the period ended September 30, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), the undersigned, Cecil E. Flamer, Principal Financial Officer of the Funds, does hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

 

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

 

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Funds.

 

November 29, 2019

By:

/s/ Cecil E. Flamer

 

 

 

Cecil E. Flamer

 

 

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

 

 

Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds

 

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Funds and will be retained by the Funds and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.  This certification is being furnished to the Commission pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report.

 

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