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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM N-CSR

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CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act File Number 811-06260

 

Quaker Investment Trust

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

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261 North University Drive

Suite 520

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33324

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Alyssa D. Greenspan

Quaker Investment Trust

261 North University Drive, Suite 520

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33324

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-888-272-0007

 

Date of fiscal year end: June 30, 2023

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2023

 

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

 

A Registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507.

 

 

 

Item 1. Report to Stockholders.

 

(a)A copy of the report transmitted to Stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”) (17 CFR 270.30e-1) is attached hereto.

 

 

 

Annual Report 2023

 

 

QUAKER INVESTMENT TRUST

June 30, 2023

 

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

 

 

 

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June 30, 2023

 

Dear Shareholders:

 

On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Quaker Investment Trust, I am pleased to present the Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended June 30, 2023.

 

We applaud the disciplined and productive efforts of Community Capital Management, LLC, registered investment advisor to the Trust, and we thank you, our shareholders, for your investments. We appreciate your continued confidence.

 

Sincerely,

 

James R. Brinton

 

Chair and Lead Independent Trustee

 

Quaker Investment Trust

 

2023

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Letter to Shareholders

1

Manager’s Discussion & Analysis

3

Disclosures of Fund Expenses

11

Fund Profile

13

Schedules of Investments

16

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

23

Statements of Operations

25

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

27

Financial Highlights

29

Notes to Financial Statements

33

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

43

Notice to Shareholders

45

Trustees and Officers

46

Additional Information

48

 

 

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Manager’s Discussion & Analysis (Unaudited) June 30, 2023

 

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

 

(QUAGX, QAGIX)

 

Equity markets had another volatile 12-month period ending June 30, 2023. The S&P 500 Index bottomed out in early October 2022 and has since risen over 25%, despite increasing interest rates, quantitative tightening, a debt ceiling debacle, an earnings recession, and a healthy dose of inflation. Adjusted earnings per share of the S&P 500 are expected to be down 5.2% year over year in the June 2023 quarter, despite gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 2.4% in the same period, according to FactSet.

 

Improving corporate earnings combined with low interest rates, quantitative easing, and a renewed interest in stocks by retail investors led to excessive valuations in 2021, which were multi-decade highs. This environment collapsed in 2022. And although there has been a rise in the S&P 500 in early 2023, it has been dominated by a few stocks — with 75% of year-to-date returns (as of June 30, 2023) attributable to the top seven names in the S&P 500 index. The popularity of large-cap technology and stocks exposed to generative artificial intelligence have driven these seven names to valuation highs not seen since the dot-com boom.

 

On the plus side for more diversified funds, the returns of the market have become broader based with inflation seemingly falling under control and the economy growing.

 

In the bond markets, the Federal Reserve seems close to ending its rate hike campaign. However, the potential increase in supply of Treasuries, plus a recent downgrade of U.S. government debt to AA+ from AAA by Fitch, has impacted yields. Indeed, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose to 4.1% today (August 7, 2023) from 3.0% on June 30, 2022.

 

In the year ending June 30, 2023, the institutional share class of the CCM Core Impact Equity Fund (the Fund) returned 13.9%, underperforming the S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Free Index’s (the “Benchmark Index”) return of 19.6% by 5.7%.

 

The Fund’s underperformance versus its benchmark was partially driven by an underweight allocation to large-cap technology companies and consumer cyclicals, where most returns have been generated. Compared with the Equal Weighted S&P 500, however, the Fund has outperformed by 0.4%. The Fund has benefited from strong security selection in its industrial, consumer discretionary, and healthcare sector holdings.

 

As always, the portfolio management team seeks to invest in high-quality companies that not only generate positive earnings but also have demonstrated a history of above-average earnings growth over time. The team also anticipates that these companies will potentially grow their earnings for several years above the average of companies in the S&P 500. Typically, these companies are trading at lower price-to-earnings (PE) ratios1 than the market or to their historical averages. In general, we believe

 

 

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that companies with these attributes have the potential to produce market beating returns when held over a longer-term time horizon.

 

Moving forward, we believe inflation will continue to ease and the direction of the economy will dictate near- to intermediate-term stock market results. The aggressive rate of interest rate increases so far has had little impact on a consumer who is still employed and continues to have excess savings. But as those savings naturally deplete and high rates make durables more expensive to buy, economic headwinds could be looming.

 

While the labor market is strong today with near-record unemployment, leading economic indicators point to slowing or potentially even negative economic growth in the future. The spread between the 2-year and 10-year Treasury is also inverted, often a signal that a recession may be on the horizon.

 

And although significant uncertainty exists, equity markets tend to be forward looking and valuations among our selected securities are well below market averages. Our bias toward owning what we deem to be high-quality companies with strong balance sheets gives us confidence that even though the portfolios holdings may experience volatility, these companies have the potential to perform well over long periods of time

 

Sincerely,

 

The Portfolio Management Team

 

1 The price to earnings ratio simply the stock price divided by the company's earnings per share for a designated period like the past 12 months. The price/earnings ratio conveys how much investors will pay per share for $1 of earnings.

 


Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 


Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Adviser may select or exclude securities of certain companies for reasons other than performance and, as a result, the Fund may underperform other funds that do not use an impact/ESG screening process. Small- and mid-cap stocks involve greater risks and volatility than large-cap stocks. The Funds’ exposure to (MLPs) may subject the Funds to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.

 

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

The opinions expressed are those of the adviser through the end of the period for this report, are subject to change, are not a guarantee, and should not be considered investment advice.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

The CCM Funds are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

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Annual Total Returns

One Year

Three Years

Five Years

Inception
to Date+

The CCM Core Impact Equity Fund —Advisor Class Shares

13.65%

12.45%

9.91%

9.75%

The CCM Core Impact Equity Fund — Institutional Class Shares

13.90%

12.71%

10.18%

10.02%

S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Free Index*

19.59%

14.11%

12.51%

11.64%

         

 

 

The above chart compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund's Advisor Share Class and the S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Free Index on January 1, 2018. This chart does not imply any future performance.

 

* The benchmark since inception returns are calculated since commencement of January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2023.

 

+ The Fund amended and restated its Registration Statement to change the performance reporting history. The inception date for the Fund’s performance history is now January 1, 2018, the date Community Capital Management, LLC became the new investment adviser to the Fund.

 

As stated in the October 28, 2022 prospectus, the Fund’s annualized ratios of expenses in relation to average net assets were 1.95% and 1.70% for the Advisor Class Shares and Institutional Class Shares, respectively.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end is available at www.ccminvests.com or by calling us toll free at 888-272-0007. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.

 

The performance table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might

 

 

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pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total return calculations reflect expense reimbursements and fee waivers in the applicable periods. See financial highlights for periods where fees were waived or reimbursed.

 

The Fund’s portfolio holdings may differ significantly from the securities held in the index and, unlike a mutual fund, an unmanaged index assumes no transaction costs, taxes, management fees or other expenses. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

The S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Free Index is designed to measure the performance of companies in the S&P 500 that do not own fossil fuel reserves.

 

 

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Manager’s Discussion & Analysis (Unaudited) June 30, 2023

 

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

(QUSVX, QSVIX)

 

The CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund institutional share class (the Fund) returned 9.67% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, underperforming the Russell 2500 Value Index return of 10.37% by 0.70% and the Russell 2500 Index’s return of 13.58% by 3.91%.

 

The Fund outperformed the Russell 2500 Value Index in the third quarter of 2022 by 0.04% and by 3.05% in the second quarter of 2023. We believe the fund benefited from favorable security selection and sector allocation in these periods, particularly in the second quarter of 2023.

 

We believe the fund’s second quarter outperformance is explained by the outperformance of high-quality companies with strong financial profiles, which the fund generally seeks to own. We define such companies as those with high margins, low capital intensity, low leverage, and attractive growth prospects. Concerns about higher interest rates were coupled with concerns about access to credit given the stress in the banking sector. As a result, companies with low leverage and strong free cash flow generation can continue to fund their growth without the need for external capital. These companies are also seeing less of an impact to their interest expense because of their low debt loads.

 

Unfortunately, the Fund owned some names that were impacted by rising interest rates, concerns around availability of capital, and/or idiosyncratic events. The allocation to these names detracted from performance that resulted in the underperformance of the fund during the year. Generally, the sectors in which these challenges occurred were concentrated in utilities, real estate, and energy.

 

Outlook

 

During the next 12 months, we believe economic growth will be positive, but is likely to be in line if not lower than the rates it has grown over the past year. While the Fed Funds lower bound has increased 3.5% over the last year, many parts of the economy remain resilient. Consumers appear to be relying on credit and excess savings that have kept their spending more resilient than many had anticipated. Many homeowners during the pandemic were able to refinance their mortgages at record low levels, which has protected them from the pressures experienced in housing over the past few years. Finally, while the labor market has cooled since last year, demand for labor is still strong as the U.S. still has over 9.5 million job openings, well above pre-pandemic levels.

 

Inflation in the U.S. has trended in the right direction since peaking in September of last year, and we think that is potentially going to continue. The decline in inflation has been two faceted. Higher interest rates have reduced demand for big ticket durable goods, which experienced large price increases during the pandemic. At the same time, supply chains continue to normalize allowing producers to rebuild inventories back to more normalized

 

 

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levels. This has been partially offset by sticky services inflation, which is the result of a shift in spending back to services as economies have opened. We think there’s potential for inflation to fall further as it’s unlikely that the Fed will preemptively reduce rates given its hawkish rhetoric. Additionally, companies continue to work to improve their supply chains and we think this will continue to increase the availability of goods, which should reduce upward pressures on prices.

 

While economic data have surprised to the upside for most of the last year, we recognize that uncertainty does exist as it relates to the outlook. The yield curve continues to experience a near record inversion, the war in Ukraine presents geopolitical risks, and 2024 is presidential election year, which tends to lead to increased volatility within markets. Additionally, higher rates continue to work their way through the economy and could potentially start to have larger negative impacts on the economy than they have over the last year.

 

While uncertainty exists, we believe our strategy of owning high quality companies that can outgrow the market, but trade at valuation discounts is a strategy that can capitalize on weak and strong economic times. While the portfolio’s holdings may experience volatility, we are confident that these companies have the potential to come out of a weak macroeconomic environment in strong positions to create shareholder value.

 

Sincerely,

 

The Portfolio Management Team

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Adviser may select or exclude securities of certain companies for reasons other than performance and, as a result, the Fund may underperform other funds that do not use an impact/ESG screening process. Small- and mid-cap stocks involve greater risks and volatility than large-cap stocks. The Funds’ exposure to (MLPs) may subject the Funds to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.

 

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

The opinions expressed are those of the adviser through the end of the period for this report, are subject to change, are not a guarantee, and should not be considered investment advice.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

 

The CCM Funds are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

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Annual Total Returns

One Year

Three Years

Five Years

Inception
to Date+

The CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund —Advisor Class Shares

9.39%

14.06%

1.38%

1.90%

The CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund — Institutional Class Shares

9.67%

14.36%

1.64%

2.16%

Russell 2500 Value Index*

10.37%

16.07%

5.32%

5.39%

Russell 2500 Index*

13.58%

12.29%

6.55%

6.97%

 

 

The above chart compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund's Advisor Shares Class, the Russell 2500 Index, and the Russell 2500 Value Index on January 1, 2018. This chart does not imply any future performance.

 

* The benchmark since inception returns are calculated since commencement of January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2023.

 

+ The Fund amended and restated its Registration Statement to change the performance reporting history. The inception date for the Fund’s performance history is now January 1, 2018, the date Community Capital Management, LLC became the new investment adviser to the Fund.

 

As stated in the October 28, 2022 prospectus, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any Rule 12b-1 fees, taxes, interest, acquired fund fees and expenses, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and non-routine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, liquidations and other extraordinary expenses). The contractual expense limits are in effect until October 28, 2023. Pursuant to the current October 28, 2022 prospectus, the Fund’s annualized gross ratios of expenses in relation to average net assets were 2.43% and 2.18% for the Advisory Class Shares and the Institutional Class Shares, respectively, and the Fund’s annualized ratios of expenses in relation to net assets after fee waivers and reimbursements were 1.55% and 1.30% for the Advisory Class Shares and the Institutional

 

 

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Class Shares, respectively. Pursuant to its expense limitation agreement with the Fund, the Adviser is entitled to recoup any fees that it waived and/or Fund expenses that it paid for a period of three years following such fee waivers and expense payments, to the extent that such recoupment by the Adviser will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense limitation that was in place for the Fund when the fees were waived or expenses were paid. These waivers and reimbursements may be terminated at any time with respect to the Fund by its Board of Trustees upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Adviser without payment of any penalty and shall automatically terminate upon the termination of the Fund’s advisory contract with the Adviser.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end is available at www.ccminvests.com or by calling us toll free at 888-272-0007. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.

 

The performance table and chart do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total return calculations reflect expense reimbursements and fee waivers in the applicable periods.

 

The Fund’s portfolio holdings may differ significantly from the securities held in the index and, unlike a mutual fund, an unmanaged index assumes no transaction costs, taxes, management fees or other expenses. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

The Russell 2500 Value Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap value segment of the US equity universe. The Russell 2500 Index measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index.

 

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses June 30, 2023

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: transaction costs, such as wire fees; and ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund operating expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on January 1, 2023 and held for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023.

 

Actual expenses

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as wire fees or low balance 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 be higher.

 

 

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Beginning Account Value 1/01/23

   

Ending Account Value 6/30/23

   

Expenses Paid During Period*

 

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund(1)

Actual Fund Return

Advisor Class Shares

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,131.90     $ 10.20  

Institutional Class Shares

    1,000.00       1,133.00       8.88  

Hypothetical 5% Return

Advisor Class Shares

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,015.22     $ 9.64  

Institutional Class Shares

    1,000.00       1,016.46       8.40  

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund(2)

Actual Fund Return

Advisor Class Shares

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,072.60     $ 7.97  

Institutional Class Shares

    1,000.00       1,074.10       6.69  

Hypothetical 5% Return

Advisor Class Shares

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.11     $ 7.75  

Institutional Class Shares

    1,000.00       1,018.35       6.51  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the annualized six month expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181 days/365 days (to reflect the one-half year period).

(1)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.93% and 1.68% for the Advisor Class Shares and the Institutional Class Shares, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period.

(2)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.55% and 1.30% for the Advisor Class Shares and the Institutional Class Shares, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period.

 

 

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Fund Profile June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

 

Top Ten Holdings*

(% of Net Assets)

Microsoft

    6.76%  

Quanta Services

    4.30%  

Adobe

    4.28%  

Alphabet, Cl A

    3.14%  

Broadcom

    3.03%  

AmerisourceBergen, Cl A

    2.96%  

Boston Scientific

    2.93%  

Global Payments

    2.86%  

Alphabet, Cl C

    2.78%  

Unilever PLC ADR

    2.74%  
      35.78%  
         

*Excludes Short-Term Investments.

 

Asset Allocation

     

(% of Net Assets)

       

Communication Services

    5.92%  

Consumer Discretionary

    8.58%  

Consumer Staples

    6.65%  

Financials

    17.98%  

Health Care

    18.55%  

Industrials

    10.79%  

Information Technology

    22.12%  

Materials

    1.86%  

Money Market Fund

    1.75%  

Real Estate

    1.32%  

Utilities

    4.69%  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

    (0.21 )%
      100.00%  
         
 

 

 

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Fund Profile June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

Top Ten Holdings*

(% of Net Assets)

Quanta Services

    3.97%  

Owens Corning

    3.95%  

First Citizens BancShares, Cl A

    3.85%  

Asbury Automotive Group

    3.74%  

FleetCor Technologies

    3.62%  

Ameriprise Financial

    3.45%  

Molina Healthcare

    3.30%  

Raymond James Financial

    3.29%  

Berry Global Group

    3.27%  

TD SYNNEX

    3.25%  
      35.69%  
         

*Excludes Short-Term Investments.

 

Asset Allocation

     

(% of Net Assets)

       

Communication Services

    2.47%  

Consumer Discretionary

    14.17%  

Consumer Staples

    3.07%  

Financials

    22.19%  

Health Care

    11.32%  

Industrials

    19.38%  

Information Technology

    4.22%  

Materials

    3.27%  

Money Market Fund

    4.48%  

Real Estate

    7.72%  

Utilities

    7.77%  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

    (0.06 )%
      100.00%  
         
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments June 30, 2023

   

Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCK - 98.45%

Communication Services - 5.92%

               

Web Portals/ISP - 5.92%

               

Alphabet, Cl A (a)

    15,000     $ 1,795,500  

Alphabet, Cl C (a)

    13,100       1,584,707  
              3,380,207  
 

Consumer Discretionary - 8.58%

               

Bldg-Residential/Commer - 2.81%

               

Lennar, Cl B

    10,000       1,129,800  

NVR (a)

    75       476,297  

Retail-Automobile - 4.40%

               

Asbury Automotive Group (a)

    5,400       1,298,268  

Lithia Motors, Cl A

    4,000       1,216,440  

Retail-Restaurants - 1.37%

               

Jack in the Box

    8,000       780,240  
              4,901,045  
 

Consumer Staples - 6.65%

               

Brewery - 1.42%

               

Constellation Brands, Cl A

    3,300       812,229  

Cosmetics&Toiletries - 2.74%

               

Unilever PLC ADR

    30,000       1,563,900  

Food-Confectionery - 2.49%

               

Mondelez International, Cl A

    19,500       1,422,330  
              3,798,459  
 

Financials - 17.98%

               

Commercial Serv-Finance - 5.50%

               

FleetCor Technologies (a)

    6,000       1,506,480  

Global Payments

    16,600       1,635,432  

Diversified Banking Inst - 0.97%

               

JPMorgan Chase

    3,800       552,672  

Finance-Credit Card - 2.55%

               

Discover Financial Services

    12,500       1,460,625  

Invest Mgmnt/Advis Serv - 5.38%

               

Ameriprise Financial

    4,000       1,328,640  

BlackRock, Cl A

    1,700       1,174,938  

Raymond James Financial

    5,500       570,735  

Property/Casualty Ins - 3.58%

               

Assurant

    6,250       785,750  

Berkshire Hathaway, Cl B (a)

    3,700       1,261,700  
              10,276,972  
 

Health Care - 18.55%

               

Diagnostic Equipment - 1.37%

               

Thermo Fisher Scientific

    1,500       782,625  

Medical Instruments - 2.93%

               

Boston Scientific (a)

    31,000       1,676,790  

Medical Labs&Testing Srv - 3.49%

               

Charles River Laboratories International (a)

    5,000       1,051,250  

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings

    3,900       941,187  

 

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

 

 

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Value

 

COMMON STOCK — continued

Medical-HMO - 3.24%

               

Elevance Health

    2,950     $ 1,310,655  

Molina Healthcare (a)

    1,800       542,232  

Medical-Hospitals - 2.13%

               

Universal Health Services, Cl B

    7,700       1,214,829  

Medical-Whsle Drug Dist - 2.96%

               

AmerisourceBergen, Cl A

    8,800       1,693,384  

Pharmacy Services - 2.43%

               

Cigna Group

    4,950       1,388,970  
              10,601,922  
 

Industrials - 10.78%

               

Airport Develop/Maint - 1.59%

               

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico

    5,100       911,472  

Bldg&Construct Prod-Misc - 1.73%

               

Owens Corning

    7,600       991,800  

Commercial Services - 4.30%

               

Quanta Services

    12,500       2,455,625  

Diversified Manufact Op - 2.05%

               

Parker-Hannifin

    3,000       1,170,120  

Machinery-Pumps - 1.11%

               

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions

    23,500       631,915  
              6,160,932  
 

Information Technology - 22.12%

               

Applications Software - 8.68%

               

Intuit

    2,400       1,099,656  

Microsoft

    11,350       3,865,129  

Electronic Compo-Semicon - 3.03%

               

Broadcom

    2,000       1,734,860  

Electronic Forms - 4.28%

               

Adobe (a)

    5,000       2,444,950  

Electronic Parts Distrib - 2.32%

               

TD SYNNEX

    14,100       1,325,400  

Energy-Alternate Sources - 0.50%

               

Enphase Energy (a)

    1,700       284,716  

Networking Products - 1.08%

               

Arista Networks (a)

    3,800       615,828  

Semicon Compo-Intg Circu - 2.23%

               

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

    12,600       1,271,592  
              12,642,131  
 

Materials - 1.86%

               

Containers-Paper/Plastic - 1.86%

               

Berry Global Group

    16,500       1,061,610  
                 
 

Real Estate - 1.32%

               

REITS-Diversified - 1.32%

               

WP Carey

    11,200       756,672  
                 
 

Utilities - 4.69%

               

Electric-Generation - 1.03%

               

Brookfield Renewable Partners

    20,000       589,800  

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK — continued

Electric-Integrated - 1.03%

               

CMS Energy

    10,000     $ 587,500  

Energy-Alternate Sources - 2.00%

               

NextEra Energy Partners

    19,540       1,145,826  

Water - 0.63%

               

Veolia Environnement

    22,600       359,792  
              2,682,918  
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

       

(Cost $41,656,931)

            56,262,868  
 
                 

ESCROW SHARES - 0.01%

Industrials - 0.01%

               

Airlines - 0.01%

               

American Airlines Escrow (a) (b)

    218,835       6,565  
                 

TOTAL ESCROW SHARES

       

(Cost $24,536)

            6,565  
 
                 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 1.75%

               

Money Market Fund - 1.75%

First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 5.01%, (c)

    1,002,248       1,002,248  

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

       

(Cost $1,002,248)

            1,002,248  
 

Total Investments (Cost $42,683,715) - 100.21%

  $ 57,271,681  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, Net - (0.21)%

    (119,783 )

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

  $ 57,151,898  

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Level 3 security in accordance with fair value hierarchy.

(c)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

REIT — Real Estate investment Trust

 

The following table sets forth information about the level within the fair value hierarchy at which the Fund’s investments are measured at June 30, 2023:

 

Assets

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3*

   

Total

 

Common Stock

  $ 56,262,868     $     $     $ 56,262,868  

Escrow Shares

                6,565       6,565  

Short-Term Investment

    1,002,248                   1,002,248  

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 57,265,116     $     $ 6,565     $ 57,271,681  

 

*

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the period in relation to net assets. Management has concluded that Level 3 investments are not material in relation to net assets.

 

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

 

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Schedule of Investments June 30, 2023

   

Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCK - 95.58%

Communication Services - 2.47%

               

Advertising Agencies - 2.47%

               

Omnicom Group

    4,500     $ 428,175  
                 
 

Consumer Discretionary - 14.17%

               

Bldg-Residential/Commer - 3.19%

               

Lennar, Cl B

    2,650       299,397  

NVR (a)

    40       254,025  

Recreational Vehicles - 2.40%

               

Brunswick

    4,800       415,872  

Retail-Automobile - 6.33%

               

Asbury Automotive Group (a)

    2,700       649,134  

Lithia Motors, Cl A

    1,475       448,562  

Retail-Restaurants - 2.25%

               

Jack in the Box

    4,000       390,120  
              2,457,110  
 

Consumer Staples - 3.07%

               

Beverages-Non-alcoholic - 3.07%

               

Coca-Cola Femsa ADR

    6,400       533,184  
                 
 

Financials - 22.19%

               

Commer Banks-Southern US - 3.85%

               

First Citizens BancShares, Cl A

    520       667,394  

Commercial Serv-Finance - 3.62%

               

FleetCor Technologies (a)

    2,500       627,700  

Finance-Credit Card - 2.56%

               

Discover Financial Services

    3,800       444,030  

Invest Mgmnt/Advis Serv - 6.74%

               

Ameriprise Financial

    1,800       597,888  

Raymond James Financial

    5,500       570,735  

Life/Health Insurance - 1.53%

               

F&G Annuities & Life

    10,695       265,022  

Property/Casualty Ins - 3.89%

               

Assurant

    2,300       289,156  

Fidelity National Financial

    10,750       387,000  
              3,848,925  
 

Health Care - 11.32%

               

Medical Labs&Testing Srv - 4.93%

               

Charles River Laboratories International (a)

    2,000       420,500  

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings

    1,800       434,394  

Medical-HMO - 3.30%

               

Molina Healthcare (a)

    1,900       572,356  

Medical-Hospitals - 3.09%

               

Nobilis Health (a) (b)

    38,393        

Universal Health Services, Cl B

    3,400       536,418  
              1,963,668  
 

Industrials - 19.38%

               

Airport Develop/Maint - 3.09%

               

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico

    3,000       536,160  

 

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

 

 

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COMMON STOCK — continued

Bldg&Construct Prod-Misc - 3.95%

               

Owens Corning

    5,250     $ 685,125  

Commercial Services - 3.97%

               

Quanta Services

    3,500       687,575  

Diversified Manufact Op - 2.08%

               

Parker-Hannifin

    925       360,787  

Enterprise Software/Serv - 1.75%

               

SS&C Technologies Holdings

    5,000       303,000  

Machinery-Farm - 0.76%

               

Toro

    1,300       132,145  

Machinery-General Indust - 1.96%

               

ATS (a)

    7,400       340,464  

Machinery-Pumps - 1.82%

               

Dover

    900       132,885  

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions

    6,800       182,852  
              3,360,993  
 

Information Technology - 4.22%

               

Electronic Parts Distrib - 3.25%

               

TD SYNNEX

    6,000       564,000  

Energy-Alternate Sources - 0.97%

               

Enphase Energy (a)

    1,000       167,480  
              731,480  
 

Materials - 3.27%

               

Containers-Paper/Plastic - 3.27%

               

Berry Global Group

    8,800       566,192  
                 
 

Real Estate - 7.72%

               

REITS-Diversified - 2.81%

               

WP Carey

    7,200       486,432  

REITS-Office Property - 2.49%

               

Alexandria Real Estate Equities

    2,250       255,353  

Highwoods Properties

    7,400       176,934  

REITS-Single Tenant - 2.42%

               

NNN REIT

    9,800       419,342  
              1,338,061  
 

Utilities - 7.77%

               

Electric-Generation - 2.73%

               

Clearway Energy, Cl A

    4,000       108,000  

Clearway Energy, Cl C

    12,800       365,568  

Electric-Integrated - 2.71%

               

CMS Energy

    8,000       470,000  

Energy-Alternate Sources - 2.33%

               

NextEra Energy Partners

    6,886       403,795  
              1,347,363  
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

       

(Cost $14,139,729)

            16,575,151  
 

 

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

 

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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 4.48%

               

Money Market Fund - 4.48%

First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 5.01%, (c)

    776,842     $ 776,842  

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

       

(Cost $776,842)

            776,842  
 

Total Investments (Cost $14,916,571) - 100.06%

  $ 17,351,993  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, Net - (0.06)%

    (10,245 )

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

  $ 17,341,748  

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Level 3 security in accordance with fair value hierarchy.

(c)

The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

REIT — Real Estate investment Trust

 

The following table sets forth information about the level within the fair value hierarchy at which the Fund’s investments are measured at June 30, 2023:

 

Assets

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3*

   

Total

 

Common Stock

  $ 16,575,151     $     $ (1)    $ 16,575,151  

Short-Term Investment

    776,842                   776,842  

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 17,351,993     $     $     $ 17,351,993  

 

*

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the period in relation to net assets. Management has concluded that Level 3 investments are not material in relation to net assets.

 

(1)

Level 3 security valued at zero.

 

 

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

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2023

   

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

 

Assets:

       

Investments, at fair value (identified cost — $42,683,715)

  $ 57,271,681  

Cash

    6,796  

Receivables:

       

Dividends and interest

    33,442  

Reclaims

    1,204  

Capital shares sold

    246  

Prepaid expenses

    31,146  

Total Assets

    57,344,515  

Liabilities:

       

Payables:

       

Legal Fees

    40,853  

Investment advisory fees

    34,389  

Audit fees

    26,163  

Miscellaneous Fees

    19,215  

Transfer agent fees

    17,248  

Trustees' fees

    14,428  

Printing fees

    13,761  

Shareholder servicing fees

    9,958  

Distribution fees — Advisor Class Shares

    9,632  

Administration fees

    2,293  

Other accrued expenses

    4,677  

Total Liabilities

  $ 192,617  

Net Assets:

  $ 57,151,898  

Net Assets consist of:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 44,276,745  

Total distributable earnings

    12,875,153  

Net Assets

  $ 57,151,898  

Net Assets — Advisor Class Shares (Unlimited shares of beneficial interest with no par value authorized; 1,378,579 shares outstanding)

  $ 48,023,128  

Net Assets — Institutional Class Shares (Unlimited shares of beneficial interest with no par value authorized; 240,794 shares outstanding)

  $ 9,128,770  

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share —
Advisor Class Shares

  $ 34.84  

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share —
Institutional Class Shares

  $ 37.91  

 

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

 

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Quaker Investment Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2023

   

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

Assets:

       

Investments, at fair value (identified cost — $14,916,571)

  $ 17,351,993  

Receivables:

       

Capital shares sold

    30,600  

Dividends and interest

    19,945  

Prepaid expenses

    9,613  

Total Assets

    17,412,151  

Liabilities:

       

Payables:

       

Legal Fees

    12,238  

Transfer agent fees

    10,077  

Capital shares redeemed

    9,500  

Printing fees

    9,320  

Audit fees

    7,837  

Miscellaneous Fees

    5,756  

Trustees' fees

    4,322  

Shareholder servicing fees

    3,088  

Investment advisory fees

    3,001  

Administration fees

    2,123  

Distribution fees — Advisor Class Shares

    776  

Other accrued expenses

    2,365  

Total Liabilities

  $ 70,403  

Net Assets:

  $ 17,341,748  

Net Assets consist of:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 18,133,065  

Total distributable loss

    (791,317 )

Net Assets

  $ 17,341,748  

Net Assets — Advisor Class Shares (Unlimited shares of beneficial interest with no par value authorized; 305,337 shares outstanding)

  $ 5,100,140  

Net Assets — Institutional Class Shares (Unlimited shares of beneficial interest with no par value authorized; 660,095 shares outstanding)

  $ 12,241,608  

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share —
Advisor Class Shares

  $ 16.70  

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share —
Institutional Class Shares

  $ 18.55  

 

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

 

 

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Statements of Operations for the year ended June 30, 2023

   

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

 

Investment Income:

       

Dividends

  $ 737,540  

Interest

    53,767  

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

    (9,678 )

Total investment income

    781,629  

Expenses:

       

Investment advisory fees

    415,828  

Distribution fees — Advisor Class Shares

    116,283  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

    58,440  

Insurance expense

    98,930  

Legal Fess

    80,977  

Transfer agent fees

    62,434  

Trustees' fees

    57,373  

Registration and filing expenses

    57,099  

Chief Compliance Officer fees

    48,754  

Accounting and administration fees

    27,723  

Audit Fees

    26,163  

Printing fees

    8,357  

Custodian fees

    6,768  

Other

    12,806  

Total expenses

    1,077,935  

Net expenses

    1,077,935  

Net investment income (loss)

    (296,306 )

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on:

       

Net realized loss on investments

    (1,488,126 )

Net realized gain (loss)

    (1,488,126 )

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    8,884,883  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    8,884,883  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    7,396,757  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations:

  $ 7,100,451  

 

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

 

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Quaker Investment Trust

 

Statements of Operations for the year ended June 30, 2023

   

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

Investment Income:

       

Dividends

  $ 300,077  

Interest

    24,601  

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

    (2,531 )

Total investment income

    322,147  

Expenses:

       

Investment advisory fees

    153,073  

Distribution fees — Advisor Class Shares

    13,490  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

    16,769  

Transfer agent fees

    49,391  

Insurance expense

    29,455  

Accounting and administration fees

    25,069  

Legal Fess

    24,738  

Chief Compliance Officer fees

    23,246  

Trustees' fees

    17,627  

Registration and filing expenses

    17,380  

Audit Fees

    7,837  

Custodian fees

    4,456  

Printing fees

    2,648  

Other

    3,942  

Total expenses

    389,121  

Less:

       

Investment advisory fees waived and other expenses absorbed

    (153,896 )

Net expenses

    235,225  

Net investment income

    86,922  

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on:

       

Net realized loss on investments

    (1,175,706 )

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions

    285  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (1,175,421 )

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    2,638,175  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    2,638,175  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1,462,754  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations:

  $ 1,549,676  

 

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

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

 
   

For the
Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2023

   

For the
Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2022

 

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (296,306 )   $ (488,218 )

Net realized gain (loss)

    (1,488,126 )     10,564,974  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    8,884,883       (18,281,427 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    7,100,451       (8,204,671 )

Distributions

               

Advisor Class Shares

    (8,608,881 )     (8,671,674 )

Institutional Class Shares

    (1,575,868 )     (1,606,507 )

Total distributions

    (10,184,749 )     (10,278,181 )

Capital share transactions:

               

Advisor Class Shares

               

Shares issued

    339,141       904,148  

Shares reinvested

    7,896,515       7,910,266  

Shares redeemed

    (5,266,501 )     (5,299,133 )
      2,969,155       3,515,281  

Institutional Class Shares

               

Shares issued

    243,105       314,889  

Shares reinvested

    1,449,368       1,542,918  

Shares redeemed

    (1,264,452 )     (1,404,529 )
      428,021       453,278  

Increase in net assets from capital share transactions

    3,397,176       3,968,559  

Increase (decrease) in net assets

    312,878       (14,514,293 )

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of year

    56,839,020       71,353,313  

End of year

  $ 57,151,898     $ 56,839,020  

Share Transactions:

               

Advisor Class Shares

               

Shares Issued

    9,613       18,499  

Shares reinvested

    255,468       167,271  

Shares redeemed

    (148,059 )     (110,817 )
      117,022       74,953  

Institutional Class Shares

               

Shares Issued

    6,039       6,078  

Shares reinvested

    43,136       30,553  

Shares redeemed

    (33,991 )     (28,174 )
      15,184       8,457  

Increase in shares

    132,206       83,410  

 

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

 

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Quaker Investment Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 
   

For the
Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2023

   

For the
Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2022

 

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 86,922     $ 44,365  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (1,175,421 )     937,968  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    2,638,175       (2,487,324 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1,549,676       (1,504,991 )

Distributions

               

Advisor Class Shares

    (41,735 )      

Institutional Class Shares

    (84,056 )      

Total distributions

    (125,791 )      

Capital share transactions:

               

Advisor Class Shares

               

Shares issued

    255,648       912,653  

Shares reinvested

    38,635        

Shares redeemed

    (1,139,386 )     (1,540,365 )
      (845,103 )     (627,712 )

Institutional Class Shares

               

Shares issued

    842,942       633,560  

Shares reinvested

    81,071        

Shares redeemed

    (917,609 )     (934,832 )
      6,404       (301,272 )

Decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

    (838,699 )     (928,984 )

Increase (decrease) in net assets

    585,186       (2,433,975 )

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of year

    16,756,562       19,190,537  

End of year

  $ 17,341,748     $ 16,756,562  

Share Transactions:

               

Advisor Class Shares

               

Shares Issued

    15,740       50,746  

Shares reinvested

    2,470        

Shares redeemed

    (71,877 )     (85,087 )
      (53,667 )     (34,341 )

Institutional Class Shares

               

Shares Issued

    48,133       32,275  

Shares reinvested

    4,675        

Shares redeemed

    (51,784 )     (46,873 )
      1,024       (14,598 )

Decrease in shares

    (52,643 )     (48,939 )

 

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

 

 

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Financial Highlights - Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the year)

   

Advisor Class Shares

 

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

 

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2023

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2022

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2021

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2020

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2019

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 37.82     $ 50.38     $ 35.31     $ 34.22     $ 31.87  

Investment Operations:
Net investment Income (loss)
(a)

    (0.20 )     (0.35 )     (0.50 )     (0.34 )     (0.30 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    4.44       (4.63 )     15.86       2.10       2.65  

Total from investment operations

    4.24       (4.98 )     15.36       1.76       2.35  

Distributions from:

                                       

Net investment income

                             

Net capital gains

    (7.22 )     (7.58 )     (0.29 )     (0.67 )      

Total distributions

    (7.22 )     (7.58 )     (0.29 )     (0.67 )      

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 34.84     $ 37.82     $ 50.38     $ 35.31     $ 34.22  

Total return

    13.65 %     (12.90 )%     43.65 %(1)     5.05 %(1)     7.37 %(1)

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 48,023     $ 47,716     $ 59,786     $ 47,731     $ 53,292  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    1.98 %     1.95 %     2.03 %     2.09 %     2.48 %

After fee waiver

    1.98 %     1.95 %     2.03 %     2.09 %     2.48 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    (0.58 )%     (0.74 )%     (1.14 )%     (0.97 )%     (0.99 )%

After fee waiver

    (0.58 )%     (0.74 )%     (1.14 )%     (0.97 )%     (0.99 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

    25 %     47 %     56 %     69 %     24 %

 

(a)

Based on the average daily number of shares outstanding during the year.

(1)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the year, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. As of September 30, 2018 the Fund no longer charges a sales charge.

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights - Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the year)

   

Institutional Class Shares

 

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

 

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2023

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2022

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2021

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2020

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2019

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 40.44     $ 53.27     $ 37.23     $ 35.96     $ 33.40  

Investment Operations:
Net investment Income (loss)
(a)

    (0.12 )     (0.25 )     (0.41 )     (0.26 )     (0.25 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    4.81       (5.00 )     16.74       2.20       2.81  

Total from investment operations

    4.69       (5.25 )     16.33       1.94       2.56  

Distributions from:

                                       

Net investment income

                             

Net capital gains

    (7.22 )     (7.58 )     (0.29 )     (0.67 )      

Total distributions

    (7.22 )     (7.58 )     (0.29 )     (0.67 )      

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 37.91     $ 40.44     $ 53.27     $ 37.23     $ 35.96  

Total return

    13.90 %     (12.69 )%     44.00 %(1)     5.31 %(1)     7.66 %(1)

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 9,129     $ 9,123     $ 11,567     $ 8,606     $ 8,746  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    1.73 %     1.70 %     1.78 %     1.84 %     2.23 %

After fee waiver

    1.73 %     1.70 %     1.78 %     1.84 %     2.23 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    (0.32 )%     (0.49 )%     (0.89 )%     (0.72 )%     (0.74 )%

After fee waiver

    (0.32 )%     (0.49 )%     (0.89 )%     (0.72 )%     (0.74 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

    25 %     47 %     56 %     69 %     24 %

 

(a)

Based on the average daily number of shares outstanding during the year.

(1)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the year, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.

 

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

 

 

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Financial Highlights - Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the year)

   

Advisor Class Shares

 

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2023

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2022

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2021

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2020

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2019

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 15.39     $ 16.88     $ 11.49     $ 17.65     $ 23.23  

Investment Operations:
Net investment Income (loss)
(a)

    0.06       0.01       0.02       0.09       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    1.38       (1.50 )     5.55       (4.91 )     0.12  

Total from investment operations

    1.44       (1.49 )     5.57       (4.82 )     0.20  

Distributions from:

                                       

Net investment income

    (0.13 )           (0.18 )     (0.34 )      

Net capital gains

                      (1.00 )     (5.78 )

Total distributions

    (0.13 )           (0.18 )     (1.34 )     (5.78 )

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 16.70     $ 15.39     $ 16.88     $ 11.49     $ 17.65  

Total return

    9.39 %     (8.83 )%     48.79 %(1)     (30.04 )%(1)     3.17 %(1)

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 5,100     $ 5,527     $ 6,639     $ 5,890     $ 9,176  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    2.46 %(b)     2.43 %(b)     2.55 %(b)     2.38 %(b)     2.84 %(b)

After fee waiver

    1.55 %(b)     1.55 %(b)     1.55 %(b)     1.55 %(b)     2.65 %(b)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    (0.54 )% (b)     (0.82 )% (b)     (0.87 )%(b)     (0.28 )%(b)     0.28 %(b)

After fee waiver

    0.37 %(b)     0.06 %(b)     0.13 %(b)     0.55 %(b)     0.47 %(b)

Portfolio turnover rate

    27 %     49 %     96 %     117 %     111 %

 

(a)

Based on the average daily number of shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Expense waived or reimbursed reflect reductions to total expenses, as discussed in the notes to the financial statements. These reimbursed amounts would increase the net investment loss ratio or decrease the net investment income ratio and recovered amounts would decrease the net investment loss ratio or increase the net investment income ratio, as applicable, had such reductions or increases not occurred.

(1)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the year, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. As of September 30, 2018 the Fund no longer charges a sales charge.

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights - Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the year)

   

Institutional Class Shares

 

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2023

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2022

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2021

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2020

   

For the
Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2019

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $ 17.04     $ 18.63     $ 12.67     $ 19.36     $ 24.83  

Investment Operations:
Net investment Income (loss)
(a)

    0.10       0.06       0.06       0.13       0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    1.54       (1.65 )     6.12       (5.41 )     0.16  

Total from investment operations

    1.64       (1.59 )     6.18       (5.28 )     0.31  

Distributions from:

                                       

Net investment income

    (0.13 )           (0.22 )     (0.41 )      

Net capital gains

                      (1.00 )     (5.78 )

Total distributions

    (0.13 )           (0.22 )     (1.41 )     (5.78 )

Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $ 18.55     $ 17.04     $ 18.63     $ 12.67     $ 19.36  

Total return

    9.67 %     (8.53 )%     49.10 %(1)     (29.89 )%(1)     3.47 %(1)

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

  $ 12,242     $ 11,230     $ 12,552     $ 12,699     $ 10,811  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    2.21 %(b)     2.18 %(b)     2.30 %(b)     2.13 %(b)     2.58 %(b)

After fee waiver

    1.30 %(b)     1.30 %(b)     1.30 %(b)     1.30 %(b)     2.39 %(b)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
Before fee waiver

    (0.33 )% (b)     (0.57 )% (b)     (0.62 )%(b)     (0.03 )%(b)     0.53 %(b)

After fee waiver

    0.58 %(b)     0.31 %(b)     0.38 %(b)     0.80 %(b)     0.72 %(b)

Portfolio turnover rate

    27 %     49 %     96 %     117 %     111 %

 

(a)

Based on the average daily number of shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Expense waived or reimbursed reflect reductions to total expenses, as discussed in the notes to the financial statements. These reimbursed amounts would increase the net investment loss ratio or decrease the net investment income ratio and recovered amounts would decrease the net investment loss ratio or increase the net investment income ratio, as applicable, had such reductions or increases not occurred.

(1)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the year, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. As of September 30, 2018 the Fund no longer charges a sales charge.

 

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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2023

 

Note 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The Quaker Investment Trust (the “Trust”), a diversified, open-end management investment company, was originally organized as a Massachusetts business trust on October 24, 1990, and was reorganized as a Delaware statutory trust on September 30, 2018. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”). The Trust’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest for each of its series. Currently, the Trust offers two series: CCM Core Impact Equity Fund (“Core Impact Equity Fund”) and CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund (“Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, “Funds”). Both Funds are diversified. The investment objectives of each Fund are set forth below. Community Capital Management, LLC (“CCM” or “Adviser”) has managed the Funds since January 1, 2018.

 

Core Impact Equity Fund and Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund commenced operations on November 25, 1996. The investment objective of these Funds is to seek long-term growth of capital. The investment objective of these Funds is non-fundamental in that this objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) without shareholder approval.

 

The Funds offer two classes of shares: Advisor Class and Institutional Class. The Advisor Class shares are charged a distribution and service fee; and Institutional Class shares bear no distribution fee but have higher minimum investment thresholds. CCM has the ability to waive the minimum investment for Institutional Class shares at its discretion.

 

On February 1, 2019 the Trust amended and restated its Registration Statement to change each of the Funds’ performance reporting history. The inception date for each of the Fund’s performance reporting history is now January 1, 2018, the date CCM became the Adviser to the Funds.

 

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies.” The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

Security Valuation. The Funds’ investments in securities are carried at market value. Securities listed on an exchange or quoted on a national market system are generally valued at the last quoted sales price at the time of valuation. Other securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the most

 

 

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recent bid price. Each security reported on the NASDAQ National Market System is valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.

 

Debt securities are valued by market bid quotation or independent pricing services which use bid prices provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to instruments or securities with similar characteristics. Discounts or premiums on debt securities are amortized to income over their prospective lives, using the effective interest method.

 

The Funds may hold foreign securities that trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares. Therefore, the value of such securities may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem shares.

 

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Fund discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to evaluation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

 

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

 

 

Level 2 — Quoted prices which are not active, or inputs that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

 

 

Level 3 — Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

 

Investments are classified within the level of the lowest significant input considered in determining fair value. Investments classified within Level 3 whose fair value measurement considers several inputs may include Level 1 or Level 2 inputs as components of the overall fair value measurement.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2023, there have been no significant changes to the Funds’ fair value methodologies.

 

Investment Income and Securities Transactions. Security transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are determined on the basis of the identified cost for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or as soon

 

 

 

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as information is available to the Fund. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis.

 

Determination of Net Asset Value and Calculation of Expenses. In calculating the net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Fund, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and expenses are allocated daily to each share based upon the proportion of net assets of each share.

 

Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of the Funds to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”) applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no Federal income tax provision is required.

 

Each Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing a Fund’s tax returns to determine whether it is “more-likely-than-not” (i.e., greater than 50-percent) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit in the current year. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, examination by tax authorities (i.e., all open tax year ends, as applicable), ongoing analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

 

Distributions to Shareholders. Each Fund generally declares dividends at least annually, payable in December, on a date selected by the Board. In addition, distributions may be made annually in December out of net realized gains through October 31 of that calendar year. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Each Fund may make a supplemental distribution subsequent to the end of its fiscal year ending June 30. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

Use of Estimates. In preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Indemnifications. Under each Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum liability exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as future claims that have not yet occurred may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

 

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Note 2 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

The aggregate purchases and sales and maturities of investments, excluding short-term investments, short sales, purchases to cover, options premiums paid and received, and futures, by each of the Funds for the year ended June 30, 2023, were as follows:

 

Core Impact Equity Fund

Purchases:

     

U.S. Government

  $  

Other

    13,527,146  

Sales and Maturities:

       

U.S. Government

  $  

Other

    18,567,233  

 

Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

Purchases:

     

U.S. Government

  $  

Other

    4,467,132  

Sales and Maturities:

       

U.S. Government

  $  

Other

    4,609,530  

 

At June 30, 2023, the cost of securities for income purposes and the gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for tax purposes was a follows:

 

   

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

   

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

Cost of investments

  $ 42,729,978     $ 14,916,571  

Gross unrealized appreciation

    16,030,559       3,099,371  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (1,488,856 )     (663,949 )

Net appreciation on investments

  $ 14,541,703     $ 2,435,422  

 

The material book/tax difference is deferred losses from partnership investments.

 

Note 3 – ADVISORY, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES

 

Each Fund paid advisory fees shown in the table below for the year ended June 30, 2023. Amounts paid and reimbursed are expressed as dollar amounts and annualized percentages of average net assets.

 

 

 

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Advisory

Fees Paid

   

Percentage

of Advisory

Fees Paid

   

Advisory

Fees

Reimbursed and other expenses absorbed

   

Percentage of

Advisory Fees

Reimbursed

 

Core Impact Equity Fund

  $ 415,828       0.75 %     N/A       N/A  

Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

  $ 153,073       0.90 %   $ 153,896       0.90 %

 

CCM contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or assume expenses to the extent necessary to reduce the total operating expenses of Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund (excluding 12b-1 fees, taxes, interest, acquired fund fees and expenses, short sale dividend and interest expense, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and non-routine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, liquidations and other extraordinary expenses) in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 1.30% of the Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund’s average daily net assets through October 28, 2023. Pursuant to this agreement, CCM is entitled to recoup any fees that it waived and/or the Fund expenses that it paid for a period of three years following such fee waivers and expense payments, to the extent that such recoupment by CCM will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense limitation that was in place when the fees were waived or expenses were paid. These waivers and reimbursements may be terminated at any time with respect to the Fund by the Board upon (60) days written notice to CCM without payment of any penalty and shall automatically terminate upon the termination of the Fund’s advisory contract with CCM.

 

At June 30, 2023, the unreimbursed amount paid and/or waived by the Adviser on behalf of Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund that may be recovered is $298,488. The Adviser may recapture portions of the above amounts no later than the dates stated below:

 

      June 30, 2024       June 30, 2025       June 30, 2026  

Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

  $ 193,610     $ 174,987     $ 153,896  

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC (“Distributor”) serves as principal underwriter for the Trust. The Trust has adopted distribution and shareholder servicing plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act for Advisor Class shares described below. There is no Rule 12b-1 distribution plan for Institutional Class shares of the Funds. The Advisor Class Plan provides that each Fund may pay a servicing or Rule 12b-1 fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Advisor Class average net assets on a monthly basis to persons or institutions for performing certain servicing functions for the Advisor

 

 

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Class shareholders. The Advisor Class Plan also allows the Fund to pay or reimburse expenditures in connection with sales and promotional services related to distribution of the Fund’s shares, including personal services provided to prospective and existing shareholders. Effective September 30, 2018, the Class C shares were merged into the Advisor Class shares. For the year ended June 30, 2023, Rule 12b-1 fees incurred are disclosed on the statements of operations for each Fund.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2023, the Trust paid Little Consulting Group, LLC the following fees for Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) services:

 

Fund

 

Amount

 

Core Impact Equity Fund

  $ 48,754  

Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

    23,246  

 

The Funds have adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan on behalf of each of the Funds pursuant to which each Fund’s Class of shares may pay financial institutions; securities dealers and other industry professionals (“Shareholder Servicing Agents”) at an annual rate not to exceed 0.20% of the average daily net assets value.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2023, shareholder servicing fees incurred are:

 

Fund

 

Amount

 

Core Impact Equity Fund

  $ 58,440  

Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

    16,769  

 

Note 4 – DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

Each Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC for federal income tax purposes and to distribute all of its taxable income and net capital gains. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal income taxes.

 

Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from those amounts determined under U.S. GAAP. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, they are charged or credited to paid-in capital, and undistributed earnings, in the period that the differences arise.

 

The permanent differences primarily consist of foreign currency translations, reclassification of long term capital gain distribution on REITS, and net investment losses offsetting to short term. The permanent difference that is credited or charged to Paid-in-Capital and Distributable Earnings as of June 30, 2023 is primarily related to net operating loss and distribution in excess.

 

 

 

 

 

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Core Impact Equity Fund

Distributable Earnings

Paid-in Capital

$100,231

$(100,231)

 

Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

Distributable Earnings

Paid-in Capital

$31,696

$(31,696)

 


The tax character of dividends declared for each fiscal year indicated was as follows:

 

Core Impact Equity Fund

   

Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2023

   

Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2022

 

Distributions declared from:

               

Ordinary income

  $     $ 388,242  

Long-term capital gain

    10,184,749       9,889,939  

Total Distributions

  $ 10,184,749     $ 10,278,181

 


Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

   

Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2023

   

Fiscal Year
Ended
June 30, 2022

 

Distributions declared from:

               

Ordinary income

  $ 125,791     $  

Long-term capital gain

           

Total Distributions

  $ 125,791     $  

 


As of June 30, 2023, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   

CCM Core Impact Equity Fund

   

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

Undistributed long-term capital gain

  $ 2,455,334     $  

CY Late-Year Loss Deferral

    (213,697 )     (154,713 )

Capital loss carryforwards

          (1,618,703 )

Post-October losses

    (3,908,144 )     (1,453,322 )

Other temporary differences

    (43 )     (1 )

Unrealized appreciation, net

    14,541,703       2,435,422  

Distributable earnings, net

  $ 12,875,153     $ (791,317 )

 


At June 30, 2023, the capital loss carryovers outstanding for Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund was as follows:

 

 

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Short-Term

Long-Term

Total Capital
Loss Carryforwards

$1,618,703

$—

$1,618,703

 


During the year ended June 30, 2023, the Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund utilized $515,209 of capital loss carryforwards to offset capital gains.

 

Note 5 – CONCENTRATION/RISK

 

Each Fund, in pursuing its investment objective, is subject to risks. The following is a summary of certain of the risks, and a more complete list can be found in the Fund’s most recent prospectus:

 

Impact/ESG Risk: The Adviser may select or exclude securities of certain companies for reasons other than performance and, as a result, the Fund may underperform other funds that do not use an impact/ESG screening process. Impact/ESG investing is qualitative and subjective by nature. There is no guarantee that impact/ESG criteria used by the Adviser will reflect beliefs or values of any particular investor.

 

Common Stock Risk: Common stock risks include the financial risk of selecting individual companies that do not perform as anticipated, the risk that the stock markets in which the Fund invests may experience periods of turbulence and instability, and the general risk that domestic and global economies may go through periods of decline and cyclical change.

 

Growth Risk: There is a risk that the Fund’s growth style may perform poorly or fall out of favor with investors. For example, at times the market may favor large capitalization stocks over small capitalization stocks, value stocks over growth stocks, or vice versa.

 

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Securities Risk: The Fund invests in companies with small market capitalizations. Because these companies are relatively small compared to large-capitalization companies, they may be engaged in business mostly within their own geographic region, may be less well known to the investment community, and may have more volatile share prices. Also, small companies often have less liquidity, less management depth, narrower market penetrations, less diverse product lines and fewer resources than larger companies. As a result, small-capitalization stock prices have greater volatility than large company securities.

 

Value Securities Risk: The Fund invests in companies that appear to be "undervalued" in the marketplace (i.e., trading at prices below the company's true worth). If the Adviser's perceptions of value are wrong, the securities purchased may not perform as expected, reducing the Fund's return.

 

Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in foreign securities involve greater risks compared to domestic investments for the following reasons: foreign companies may not be subject to the regulatory requirements of U.S. companies, so there may be less publicly available information

 

 

 

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about foreign issuers than U.S. companies; foreign companies generally are not subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; dividends and interest on foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes; such taxes may reduce the net return to Fund shareholders; foreign securities are often denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, which will subject the Fund to the risks associated with fluctuations in currency values.

 

Management Risk: The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses, including tactical allocation strategies, in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there is no guarantee that its decisions will produce the intended result.

 

Liquidity Risk: This is the risk that the market for a security or other investment cannot accommodate an order to buy or sell the security or other investment in the desired time frame and/or at the desired price. The values of illiquid investments are often more volatile than the values of more liquid investments. It may be more difficult for the Fund to determine a fair value of an illiquid investment than that of a more liquid comparable investment.

 

Master Limited Partnership Risk: The Fund’s exposure to master limited partnerships (MLP) may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of MLP and MLP based exchange traded funds and notes may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or sectors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs, and international economic, political and regulatory developments.

 

Real Estate Investment Trust Risk: The Fund may have investments in securities issued by, and/or have exposure to, commercial and residential real estate companies. Real estate securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including changes in local and general economic conditions, vacancy rates, interest rates, zoning laws, rental income, property taxes, operating expenses and losses from casualty or condemnation. An investment in a REIT is subject to additional risks, including poor performance by the manager of the REIT, adverse tax consequences, and limited diversification resulting from being invested in a limited number or type of properties or a narrow geographic area.

 

Recent Market Events Risk: U.S. and international markets have experienced significant periods of volatility in recent years and months due to a number of economic, political and global macro factors including the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as a global pandemic, which has resulted in public health issues, growth concerns in the U.S. and overseas, layoffs, rising unemployment and reduced consumer spending. The effects of COVID-19 may lead to a substantial economic downturn or recession in the U.S. and global economies, the recovery from which is uncertain

 

 

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and may last for an extended period of time. As a result of this significant volatility, many of the risks discussed herein associated with an investment in the Fund may be increased.

 

Note 6 – INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

Under the Trust’s 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 Trust enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications.

 

The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Trust, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.

 

Note 7 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On April 21, 2023, the Funds' Board of Trustees evaluated and unanimously approved a proposed reorganization of each of the Funds (each a "Reorganization" and collectively, the "Reorganizations")" into Hennessy Stance ESG ETF (the "Acquiring Fund"), contingent on the approval of the Funds' shareholders at a special meeting of shareholder to be held on October 24, 2023. If the Reorganizations are approved by the Funds' shareholder, then they will receive shares of the Acquiring Fund equal in aggregate net asset value to the shares of each Fund held by its shareholders prior to its Reorganization. The effect of the Reorganizations is that the Funds' shareholders will become shareholders of the Acquiring Fund. The adviser of the Acquiring Fund is Hennessy Advisors. The Reorganizations are expected to qualify as a tax-free transaction for federal income tax purposes and occur in the fourth quarter of 2023.

 

The Funds have evaluated the need for additional disclosures (other than what is disclosed in the preceding paragraph) and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events. Based on this evaluation, no additional adjustments were required to the financial statements.

 

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees

of Quaker Investment Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of CCM Core Impact Equity Fund and CCM Small / Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund (the “Funds”), each a series of Quaker Investment Trust (the “Trust”), including the schedules of investments, as of June 30, 2023, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of June 30, 2023, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and their financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We have served as the auditor of one or more of the funds in the Trust since 2012.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2023

 

 

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by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

August 29, 2023

 

 

(Unaudited)

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Notice to Shareholders June 30, 2023

 

CCM CORE IMPACT EQUITY FUND

Return of

Capital

Long-Term

Capital Gain

Distributions

Ordinary

Income

Distributions

Total

Distributions

Qualifying for

Corporate

Dividends

Received

Deduction(1)

0.00%

100.00%

0.00%

100.00%

0.00%

 

Qualifying

Dividend

Income(2)

Qualifying

Business

Income(6)

U.S.

Government

Interest(3)

Interest

Related

Dividends(4)

Short Term

Capital Gain

Dividends(5)

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

 

CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund

 

Return of

Capital

Long-Term

Capital Gain

Distributions

Ordinary

Income

Distributions

Total

Distributions

Qualifying for

Corporate

Dividends

Received

Deduction(1)

0.00%

0.00%

100.00%

100.00%

0.00%

 

Qualifying

Dividend

Income(2)

Qualifying

Business

Income(6)

U.S.

Government

Interest(3)

Interest

Related

Dividends(4)

Short Term

Capital Gain

Dividends(5)

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

7.41%

0.00%

 

1 Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions).

 

2 The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Dividend Income” as created by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions). It is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted by law.

 

3 “U.S. Government Interest” represents the amount of interest that was derived from direct U.S. Government obligations and distributed during the fiscal year. This amount is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income. Generally, interest from direct U.S. Government obligations is exempt from state income tax. However, for shareholders of the Fund who are residents of California, Connecticut and New York, the statutory threshold requirements were not satisfied to permit exemption of these amounts from state income tax.

 

4 The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Interest Related Dividends” and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions. Interest related dividends are exempted from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

 

5 The percentage of this column represents the amount of “Short-Term Capital Gain Dividends” and is reflected as a percentage of short-term capital gain distributions that are exempted from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

 

6 The percentage of this column represents that amount of ordinary dividend income that qualified for 20% Business Income Deduction.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

The business and affairs of the Trust are managed under the direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and the Trust’s Declaration of Trust. Information pertaining to the trustees and officers of the Trust is set forth below. Trustees who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act are referred to as “Independent Trustees.” Trustees who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Trust are referred to as “Interested Trustees.” The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 888-272-0007.

 

Name, address and

Age1

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

Served in

Position Since2

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Number of

Portfolios

Overseen by Trustee3

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5 Years4

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

James R. Brinton

Age 68

 

Chair

Trustee

Lead

Independent

  Trustee

Since 2018

Since 2002

2007-2018

Vice President, Retired since 2019. BMT Insurance Advisors (a commercial insurance brokerage firm) from 2015 to 2019.

2

None

Gary E. Shugrue

Age 68

Trustee

Since 2008

Veritable, LP (investment advisory firm) since 2015; President and Chief Investment Officer, Ascendant Capital Partners from 2001–2015.

2

Director, RFS Family of Funds/UMB Fund Services

Warren West

Age 65

 

Trustee

Since 2003

Retired since 2017. Greentree Brokerage Services, Inc. from 1998–2017.

2

None

INTERESTED TRUSTEE

Alyssa Greenspan5

Age 50

 

President




Trustee

Since January, 2018


Since June, 2018

President, Community Capital Management, LLC since January 2015; Chief Operating Officer, Community Capital Management, LLC since June 2009; Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Community Capital Management, LLC since May 2003.

2

None

 

 

 

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Name Address and

Age1

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

Served in

Position Since2

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Number of

Portfolios

Overseen by Trustee3

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee

During Past 5 Years4

OFFICERS

Todd Cohen

Age 56

 

Secretary

Since June, 2018

Chief Executive Officer, Community Capital Management, LLC since January 2015; President and Chief Investment Officer, Community Capital Management, LLC January 2007–January 2015.

N/A

N/A

James Malone

Age 51

Treasurer

Since January, 2021

Chief Financial Officer of Community Capital Management, LLC since July 2013; Director of Investment Platforms, since September 2011.

N/A

N/A

Stefanie Little

Age 54

 

Chief Compliance Officer

Since June, 2018

Chief Compliance Officer, Community Capital Management, LLC 2010–present). Chief Compliance Officer for Quaker Investment Trust since June, 2018. Founder of Chenery Compliance Group, LLC (2015–present); Managing Member SEC Compliance Alliance, LLC (2012–2019), President of Little Consulting Group, Inc. 2011–present).

N/A

N/A

 

 

1

Each Trustee may be contacted by writing to the Trustee, c/o Community Capital Management, Inc. 261 North University Drive, Suite 520, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33324.

2

Each Trustee holds office until he or she resigns, is removed or dies. The president, treasurer and secretary shall hold office for a one-year term and until their respective successors are chosen and qualified, or until such officer dies or resigns.

3

The Trust has two series, CCM Core Impact Equity Fund and CCM Small/Mid-Cap Impact Value Fund.

4

Directorships of companies required to report to the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

5

Ms. Greenspan is an “interested person” of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 act) due to the position she holds with Community Capital Management, LLC.

 

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Additional Information June 30, 2023

 

Proxy Policies (Unaudited)

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request by calling 1-888-272-0007 and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Filings (Unaudited)

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for its first and third fiscal quarters or as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT within 60 days after the end of the period. The Fund’s N-PORT (and its predecessor form, Form N-Q) reports are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

This report is intended for the Fund’s shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded by or accompanied by the Fund’s prospectus. An investor should read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. A prospectus may be obtained by calling the Fund at 1-888-272-0007.

 

261 North University Drive ■ Suite 520 ■ Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33324

954-217-7999 ■ Fax: 954-385-9299 ■ Toll Free: 888-272-0007 ■ www.ccminvests.com

 

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a)The Registrant has, as of the end of the period covered by this report, adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party.

 

(b)During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to any provision of the code of ethics.

 

(c)During the period covered by this report, there were no waivers or implicit waivers of a provision of the code of ethics.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The Registrant's Board of Trustees has determined that Gary E. Shugrue, a member of the Registrant's Board of Trustees and Audit Committee, qualifies as an audit committee financial expert. Gary E. Shugrue is "independent" as that term is defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this Item's instructions.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the Registrant's principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were $25,000 and $25,000 for fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.

 

(b)Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the Registrant's principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant's financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.

 

(c)Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance were $5,000 and $5,000 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively. The tax fees include a review of the Funds’ federal and state income tax returns for the years ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022.

 

(d)All Other Fees. The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the Registrant's principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.

 

(e)(1)Pursuant to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the SEC adopted Rule 2-01 under Regulation S-X, which, among other things, requires a fund’s audit committee to pre-approve certain audit and non-audit services that are provided by its independent auditors in order to ensure the auditors’ independence. The Trust’s Board has established an Audit Committee that has been charged with, among other things, assisting the Board in its oversight of: the Trust’s independent auditors; pre-approving all audit and non-audit services provided by the Trust’s independent auditors; the integrity of the Trust’s financial statements; the independent auditors’ qualifications and independence; and the adequacy of the Trust’s financial reporting, tax compliance, internal financial and disclosure controls and use of appropriate accounting principles.

 

 

 

(e)(2)There were no services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f)Not applicable. The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the Registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees was zero percent (0%).

 

(g)All non-audit fees billed by the Registrant's principal accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022 are disclosed in (b)-(d) above. There were no audit or non-audit services performed by the Registrant's principal accountant for the Registrant's adviser.

 

(h)Not applicable.

 

(i)Not applicable.

 

(j)Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

Included in Annual Report to Stockholders 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.

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant's board of trustees.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

 

 

(b)There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)Code of Ethics attached hereto.

 

(a)(2)A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3)Not applicable.

 

(a)(4)Not applicable.

 

(b)Officer certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) are attached hereto.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) Quaker Investment Trust  
     
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Alyssa D. Greenspan  
  Alyssa D. Greenspan,  
Date: September 8, 2023 President and Principal Executive Officer  

 

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/Alyssa D. Greenspan  
  Alyssa D. Greenspan,  
Date: September 8, 2023 President and Principal Executive Officer  
     
By (Signature and Title) /s/James H. Malone  
  James H. Malone,  
Date: September 8, 2023 Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer