0001145549-22-018345.txt : 20220329 0001145549-22-018345.hdr.sgml : 20220329 20220329114600 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001145549-22-018345 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-P PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20220131 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220329 PERIOD START: 20221031 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000891944 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: NPORT-P SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07168 FILM NUMBER: 22778967 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7250 REDWOOD BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: NOVATO STATE: CA ZIP: 94945 BUSINESS PHONE: 8009664354 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O US BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC STREET 2: 615 E MICHIGAN ST MK-WI-LC-2 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HENLOPEN FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19921217 0000891944 S000038531 Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund C000118918 Investor Class HSFNX C000118919 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NS USD 7887970.000000000000 4.9643411920 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc 549300AS2OC6UMMBNO37 Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc 084680107 86000.000000000000 NS USD 2544740.000000000000 1.6015473696 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Cadence Bank Q7C315HKI8VX0SSKBS64 Cadence Bank 12740C103 122000.000000000000 NS USD 3802740.000000000000 2.3932772088 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Coastal Financial Corp/WA 549300XG5L36T6IU0B47 Coastal Financial Corp/WA 19046P209 35000.000000000000 NS USD 1694700.000000000000 1.0665696013 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N ConnectOne Bancorp Inc 549300E2M5ZYAZKUK134 ConnectOne Bancorp Inc 20786W107 228000.000000000000 NS USD 7298280.000000000000 4.5932162565 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Eastern Bankshares Inc 549300J245MBQU3DO403 Eastern Bankshares Inc 27627N105 205000.000000000000 NS USD 4364450.000000000000 2.7467927636 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N First American Government Obli 549300R5MYM6VZF1RM44 First American Government Obligations Fund 31846V336 4750139.410000000000 NS USD 4750139.410000000000 2.9895287052 Long STIV RF US N 1 N N N First BanCorp/Puerto Rico N/A First BanCorp/Puerto Rico 318672706 510000.000000000000 NS USD 7420500.000000000000 4.6701361459 Long EC CORP PR N 1 N N N First Citizens BancShares Inc/ 549300N3Z00ZHE2XC526 First Citizens BancShares Inc/NC 31946M103 7800.000000000000 NS USD 6076824.000000000000 3.8244856027 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL 7XRS7ORI584PF41IVU88 First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL 320867104 381000.000000000000 NS USD 7913370.000000000000 4.9803268342 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Flushing Financial Corp N/A Flushing Financial Corp 343873105 293000.000000000000 NS USD 6917730.000000000000 4.3537148333 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Hancock Whitney Corp 549300GRNBWY8HIICT41 Hancock Whitney Corp 410120109 150000.000000000000 NS USD 7908000.000000000000 4.9769471925 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N HarborOne Bancorp Inc 549300CNOEY2QUB7F917 HarborOne Bancorp Inc 41165Y100 185000.000000000000 NS USD 2627000.000000000000 1.6533181936 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Hingham Institution For Saving 2549009GDCGUR2T6KU55 Hingham Institution for Savings 433323102 21000.000000000000 NS USD 8144430.000000000000 5.1257458299 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N HomeTrust Bancshares Inc N/A HomeTrust Bancshares Inc 437872104 241000.000000000000 NS USD 7502330.000000000000 4.7216363468 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Independent Bank Corp 549300C5K3W8THR3GE10 Independent Bank Corp/Rockland MA 453836108 84000.000000000000 NS USD 7085400.000000000000 4.4592389527 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Kearny Financial Corp/MD N/A Kearny Financial Corp/MD 48716P108 416000.000000000000 NS USD 5383040.000000000000 3.3878484845 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Lakeland Bancorp Inc 549300NF90LR9ETZDR73 Lakeland Bancorp Inc 511637100 410000.000000000000 NS USD 7761300.000000000000 4.8846206683 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N New York Community Bancorp Inc 529900HVXOTLY61GL030 New York Community Bancorp Inc 649445103 427000.000000000000 NS USD 4978820.000000000000 3.1334502050 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Northeast Community Bancorp In 5493007BRYL8596Q9L26 Northeast Community Bancorp Inc 664121100 140000.000000000000 NS USD 1582000.000000000000 0.9956411809 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N PacWest Bancorp 549300YI8VMFO7G36V04 PacWest Bancorp 695263103 105000.000000000000 NS USD 4875150.000000000000 3.0682048692 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Shore Bancshares Inc N/A Shore Bancshares Inc 825107105 106000.000000000000 NS USD 2092440.000000000000 1.3168896540 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Silvergate Capital Corp BPE6FTXDZEBNAGIT2T19 Silvergate Capital Corp 82837P408 30000.000000000000 NS USD 3232200.000000000000 2.0342044405 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Synovus Financial Corp 549300EIUS8UN5JTLE54 Synovus Financial Corp 87161C501 75000.000000000000 NS USD 3732000.000000000000 2.3487565658 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Texas Capital Bancshares Inc 549300466Q2SXRX0YM48 Texas Capital Bancshares Inc 88224Q107 113000.000000000000 NS USD 7085100.000000000000 4.4590501459 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N WSFS Financial Corp 549300SU7VQHD6QRG886 WSFS Financial Corp 929328102 142000.000000000000 NS USD 7437960.000000000000 4.6811247016 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Western New England Bancorp In 549300Y8QE4EI2LP6B42 Western New England Bancorp Inc 958892101 255000.000000000000 NS USD 2315400.000000000000 1.4572108662 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Wintrust Financial Corp Q774KI4AW80FHFW33O61 Wintrust Financial Corp 97650W108 49000.000000000000 NS USD 4805430.000000000000 3.0243261694 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N 2022-02-24 Hennessy Funds Trust /s/ Teresa M. Nilsen Teresa M. Nilsen Treasurer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 smcap_financial.htm

Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
January 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
                 
 
                 
 
 
Number of
         
% of
 
 
 
Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.82%
                 
Financials - 93.95%
                 
Associated Banc-Corp.
   
201,000
   
$
4,803,900
     
3.02
%
Banner Corp.
   
127,000
     
7,887,970
     
4.96
%
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.
   
86,000
     
2,544,740
     
1.60
%
Cadence Bank
   
122,000
     
3,802,740
     
2.39
%
Coastal Financial Corp. (a)
   
35,000
     
1,694,700
     
1.07
%
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.
   
228,000
     
7,298,280
     
4.59
%
Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
   
205,000
     
4,364,450
     
2.75
%
First BanCorp. (b)
   
510,000
     
7,420,500
     
4.67
%
First Citizens BancShares, Inc.
   
7,800
     
6,076,824
     
3.83
%
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
   
381,000
     
7,913,370
     
4.98
%
Flushing Financial Corp.
   
293,000
     
6,917,730
     
4.35
%
Hancock Whitney Corp.
   
150,000
     
7,908,000
     
4.98
%
HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.
   
185,000
     
2,627,000
     
1.65
%
Hingham Institution for Savings
   
21,000
     
8,144,430
     
5.13
%
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.
   
241,000
     
7,502,330
     
4.72
%
Independent Bank Corp.
   
84,000
     
7,085,400
     
4.46
%
Kearny Financial Corp. of Maryland
   
416,000
     
5,383,040
     
3.39
%
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.
   
410,000
     
7,761,300
     
4.89
%
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
   
427,000
     
4,978,820
     
3.13
%
Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc.
   
140,000
     
1,582,000
     
1.00
%
PacWest Bancorp
   
105,000
     
4,875,150
     
3.07
%
Shore Bancshares, Inc.
   
106,000
     
2,092,440
     
1.32
%
Silvergate Capital Corp. (a)
   
30,000
     
3,232,200
     
2.03
%
Synovus Financial Corp.
   
75,000
     
3,732,000
     
2.35
%
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)
   
113,000
     
7,085,100
     
4.46
%
Western New England Bancorp, Inc.
   
255,000
     
2,315,400
     
1.46
%
Wintrust Financial Corp.
   
49,000
     
4,805,430
     
3.02
%
WSFS Financial Corp.
   
142,000
     
7,437,960
     
4.68
%
 
           
149,273,204
     
93.95
%
Information Technology - 2.87%
                       
Alliance Data Systems Corp.
   
66,000
     
4,556,640
     
2.87
%
Total Common Stocks (Cost $110,155,329)
           
153,829,844
     
96.82
%
 
 
                       
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.02%
                       
Money Market Funds - 3.02%
                       
First American Government Obligations Fund, Institutional Class, 0.03% (c)
   
4,803,648
     
4,803,648
     
3.02
%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $4,803,648)
           
4,803,648
     
3.02
%
 
 
                       
Total Investments (Cost $114,958,977) - 99.84%
           
158,633,492
     
99.84
%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.16%
           
249,852
     
0.16
%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
         
$
158,883,344
     
100.00
%
 
 
                       
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                       
 
 
                       
(a)
Non-income-producing security.
                       
(b)
U.S.-traded security of a foreign corporation.
                       
(c)
The rate listed is the fund’s seven-day yield as of January 31, 2022.
                       

Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. It has been licensed for use by the Hennessy Funds.



Summary of Fair Value Exposure as of January 31, 2022
The Fund follows its valuation policies and procedures in determining its net asset value and, in preparing these financial statements, the fair value accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

  Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
   
  Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).
   
  Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.

The following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities on a recurring basis:

Equity Securities – Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign-issued common stocks, exchange-traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, partnerships, rights, master limited partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available generally are valued at the last sales price as reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed. Securities listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) generally are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may differ from the last sales price reported. Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not readily available generally are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Securities traded on foreign exchanges generally are not valued at the same time the Fund calculates its NAV because most foreign markets close well before such time. The earlier close of most foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim. In certain circumstances, it may be determined that a foreign security needs to be fair valued because it appears that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security is principally traded, but before the time the Fund calculates its NAV, such as by a development that affects an entire market or region (e.g., a weather-related event) or a potentially global development (e.g., a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an effect on investor expectations worldwide).

Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, generally are priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable mutual fund’s service agent and are classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Debt Securities – Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government agency issues, are generally valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable), bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued primarily using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Short-Term Securities – Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above for equity securities. Short-term debt investments with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value. If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeds 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized. Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity levels for specific securities.

The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria considered in determining a fair value of a security, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The fair value of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. Using fair value pricing means the Fund’s NAV reflects the affected portfolio securities’ values as determined by the Board or its designee, pursuant to the fair value pricing procedures adopted by the Board, instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price a foreign security may result in a value that is different from such foreign security’s most recent closing price and from the value used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs. Such securities are generally classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when a shareholder is unable to purchase or redeem Fund shares.

The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to the Valuation and Liquidity Committee, comprising representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor. The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee, among other things, is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity Committee are reviewed by the Board.


The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determinations. Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2022, are as follows:

Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
Financials
 
$
149,273,204
   
$
   
$
   
$
149,273,204
Information Technology
   
4,556,640
     
     
     
4,556,640
Total Common Stocks
 
$
153,829,844
   
$
   
$
   
$
153,829,844
 
                             
Short-Term Investments
                             
Money Market Funds
 
$
4,803,648
   
$
   
$
   
$
4,803,648
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
4,803,648
   
$
   
$
   
$
4,803,648
 
                             
Total Investments
 
$
158,633,492
   
$
   
$
   
$
158,633,492