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Form N-CSR Vericimetry Funds For: Sep 30

December 9, 2022 4:48 PM EST

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act File Number 811-22578

 

Vericimetry Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

972 West Campus Lane

Goleta, CA 93117

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Dr. Mendel Fygenson

 

Vericimetry Advisors LLC

972 West Campus Lane

Goleta, CA 93117

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (805) 570-1086

 

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a) The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).

 

 

 

 

Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

Annual Report

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

 

Vericimetry Funds

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
September 30, 2022

 

 

   

Letter to Shareholders

1

Manager’s Discussion and Analysis

2

Performance Summary

3

Schedule of Investments

4

Financial Statements

16

Financial Highlights

19

Notes to Financial Statements

20

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

26

Expense Example

27

Other Information

28

Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement

29

Trustees and Officers

30

 

This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements. These include any predictions, assessments, analyses or outlooks for individual securities, industries, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for the Fund in the current prospectus, other factors bearing on these statements include the accuracy of the Adviser’s forecasts and predictions, and the appropriateness of the investment programs designed by the Adviser to implement its strategies efficiently and effectively. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets and investment instruments generally, could cause the actual results of the Fund to differ materially as compared to applicable benchmarks.

 

 

Vericimetry Funds

 

Letter to Shareholders

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholders,

 

We are pleased to present the enclosed annual report for the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) for the period ended September 30, 2022.

 

Vericimetry Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) is an academically based, quantitatively structured investment adviser. We provide a selected group of elite financial advisors access to an enhanced strategy for a well-defined asset class with a predetermined benchmark. The Fund’s objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation through its principal investment strategies of investing in U.S. small capitalization and value securities.

 

The Fund invests in a wide and diverse universe of U.S. small capitalization value stocks using a structured quantitative investment approach based on a set of well-defined fundamental characteristics that historically has shown to deliver the risk-premiums in U.S. small and value equities. Given our capacity advantage, we employ a multi-factor approach to identify value securities. To this end, securities considered for the Fund must pass a “value screen” which combines factors such as book-to-market, price-to-earnings, price- to-sales or price-to-operating cash flow.1

 

In an effort to enhance net returns to the investor, we implement disciplined and patient trading strategies. The Fund is managed with the intent of maintaining competitive management fees and low transactions costs, expenses and turnover in an effort to enhance net returns to the investor. We are committed to limiting the growth of the Fund’s assets under management once it reaches its optimal capacity.

 

We thank you for your investment in the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund and for the confidence and trust you place in Vericimetry’s investment team.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Dr. Mendel Fygenson
Chief Executive Officer

 

Economic, political, and issuer specific events may cause the value of securities to rise or fall. Because the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate, there is the risk that you will lose money. Securities of small and microcap companies are often less liquid, more volatile and they may have more limited resources. Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and may underperform equity funds that use other investment strategies. The investment strategies, practices and risk analysis used by the Adviser may not produce the desired results.

 

 

1

Book-to-market is the value ratio of a company’s book value to its market value. Price-to-earnings, price-to-sales and price-to-operating cash flow ratios are the value of a company’s share price compared to its previous twelve months earnings per share, sales per share or operating cash flow per share, respectively.

 

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Vericimetry Funds

 

Manager’s Discussion and Analysis

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

The following overview summarizes the results of the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) for the fiscal year ended on September 30, 2022. In general, the Fund seeks to deliver the long side of the small-value risk premiums in U.S. securities through a well-diversified portfolio. The outcomes of this fiscal year demonstrate management’s commitment to the Fund’s mandated strategy and its stated investment philosophy. Please note that returns mentioned in the summary below, for both the Fund and for the indices, include both price appreciation/depreciation and reinvestment of dividends.

 

For the fiscal year ended on September 30, 2022, the Fund had negative returns, and it outperformed its benchmark – the Russell 2000® Value Index (the “Benchmark”). Overall, the Fund’s fiscal-year annualized return was a negative 10.34% versus the Benchmark’s negative return of 17.69%. For most of the year, the Fund was more than 95% fully invested and had a well-diversified portfolio, with at least 800 equity holdings.

 

Examining the returns of different segments of the U.S. equity markets over this fiscal year provides additional information (shown below). The broad market had a negative return, as illustrated by the Russell 3000® Index. Small cap stocks, represented by the Russell 2000® Indices had lower returns than large cap stocks, represented by the Russell 1000® Indices. Given the Fund’s greater exposure to the smaller cap segment of the market, this size differential had a small but negative impact on the Fund’s returns.

 

Value stocks outperformed growth stocks within all sizes, as illustrated by the various Russell indices. Thus, the value differential, which the Fund seeks to deliver through a multifactor approach, had a positive impact on the Fund’s returns.

 

Returns for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2022

 

Russell 1000 Value

-11.36%

Russell 3000 Value

-11.79%

Russell 1000

-17.22%

RUSSELL 3000

-17.63%

Russell 2000 Value

-17.69%

Russell Microcap Value Index

-20.51%

Russell 1000 Growth

-22.59%

Russell 3000 Growth

-23.01%

Russell 2000

-23.50%

Russell Microcap Index

-27.46%

Russell 2000 Growth

-29.27%

Russell Microcap Growth Index

-37.05%

 

Source: Russell Investment Group

 

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Vericimetry Funds

 

Performance Summary (Unaudited)

September 30, 2022

 

 

Comparison of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment
in the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund and the Russell 2000
® Value Index(1)(2)

 

 

Average Annualized Total Returns
For the periods ended September 30, 2022

 

One Year

Five Year

Ten Year

Since Inception (3)

 

Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund

-10.34%

4.20%

8.83%

9.49%

 

Russell 2000® Value Index(1)

-17.69%

2.87%

7.94%

8.58%

 

 

(1)

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

(2)

This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on September 30, 2012. Total returns are based on net change in NAV, assuming reinvestment of distributions.

 

(3)

Commencement of operations for the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund was December 27, 2011.

 

The Fund’s net expense ratio of 0.63% and gross expense ratio of 0.70% are reflective of the information disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated January 28, 2022 and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in this report. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fees and/or reimburse expenses at least through January 31, 2024 in order to keep the Fund’s net annual operating expenses (excluding certain non-operating expenses) from exceeding 0.60% of its average daily net assets. Performance data quoted represents past performance which is not predictive of future performance. The investment return and principal value of Fund shares will fluctuate and when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To receive current performance to the most recent month end, please call 1-855-755-7550. Please read the Fund’s prospectus carefully before investing.

 

The line graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Fund’s results as shown are net of fees.

 

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Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund

 

Schedule of Investments

As of September 30, 2022

 

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS — 88.6%

               

BASIC MATERIALS — 4.2%

               

AdvanSix, Inc.

    3,032     $ 97,327  

Alcoa Corp.

    2,175       73,211  

American Vanguard Corp.

    9,420       176,154  

Amyris, Inc.*1

    9,702       28,330  

Arconic Corp.*

    3,472       59,163  

Ashland, Inc.

    510       48,435  

ATI, Inc.*

    15,033       400,028  

Avient Corp.

    1,740       52,722  

Cabot Corp.

    3,490       222,976  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    8,357       260,237  

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

    1,740       65,424  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*

    3,721       50,122  

Coeur Mining, Inc.*

    20,440       69,905  

Commercial Metals Co.

    26,020       923,190  

Ecovyst, Inc.*

    7,110       60,008  

Element Solutions, Inc.

    50,030       813,988  

Friedman Industries, Inc.

    2,010       14,291  

H.B. Fuller Co.

    3,172       190,637  

Hawkins, Inc.

    1,040       40,550  

Hecla Mining Co.

    59,678       235,131  

Huntsman Corp.

    9,525       233,743  

Innospec, Inc.

    940       80,530  

Intrepid Potash, Inc.*

    1,720       68,060  

Mercer International, Inc.

    15,250       187,575  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

    4,340       214,439  

NewMarket Corp.

    52       15,643  

Olin Corp.

    13,755       589,814  

Piedmont Lithium, Inc.*

    550       29,420  

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.*

    11,345       35,737  

Resolute Forest Products, Inc.*

    12,820       256,400  

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. - Class A

    3,406       96,935  

Stepan Co.

    1,900       177,973  

Sylvamo Corp.

    960       32,544  

Trinseo PLC

    1,100       20,152  

Tronox Holdings PLC

    15,810       193,672  

Unifi, Inc.*

    1,437       13,666  

United States Steel Corp.

    22,656       410,527  
              6,538,659  

COMMUNICATIONS — 1.8%

               

A10 Networks, Inc.

    1,030       13,668  

AMC Networks, Inc. - Class A*

    850       17,255  

ATN International, Inc.

    1,449       55,888  

Aviat Networks, Inc.*

    1,080       29,570  

Bumble, Inc. - Class A*

    770       16,547  

Calix, Inc.*

    2,570       157,130  

Cars.com, Inc.*

    8,715       100,222  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.*

    12,000       16,440  

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

COMMUNICATIONS (Continued)

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*

    4,180     $ 17,389  

DHI Group, Inc.*

    5,380       28,944  

EchoStar Corp. - Class A*

    2,830       46,610  

Entravision Communications Corp. - Class A

    4,655       18,480  

ePlus, Inc.*

    1,340       55,664  

EW Scripps Co. - Class A*

    15,216       171,484  

fuboTV, Inc.*

    3,865       13,721  

Gannett Co., Inc.*

    9,604       14,694  

Gray Television, Inc.

    19,470       278,810  

iHeartMedia, Inc.*

    6,910       50,650  

InterDigital, Inc.

    650       26,273  

Iridium Communications, Inc.*

    5,660       251,134  

Lands’ End, Inc.*

    2,290       17,679  

Maxar Technologies, Inc.

    3,570       66,830  

NETGEAR, Inc.*

    1,330       26,653  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

    290       48,387  

Poshmark, Inc. - Class A*

    4,810       75,373  

Preformed Line Products Co.

    310       22,057  

QuinStreet, Inc.*

    4,150       43,575  

Saga Communications, Inc. - Class A

    1,830       47,855  

Salem Media Group, Inc.*

    13,440       23,386  

Scholastic Corp.

    10,250       315,290  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    710       12,084  

Spok Holdings, Inc.

    4,120       31,477  

Stagwell, Inc.*

    10,280       71,446  

TEGNA, Inc.

    11,350       234,718  

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

    7,180       99,802  

United States Cellular Corp.*

    1,780       46,333  

Viasat, Inc.*

    2,373       71,736  

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. - Class A

    1,210       84,906  

 

            2,720,160  

CONSUMER, CYCLICAL — 12.7%

               

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. - Class A*

    7,765       120,746  

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.

    9,373       395,353  

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

    3,575       155,477  

Adient PLC*

    3,580       99,345  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

    13,800       94,254  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

    10,009       97,388  

America’s Car-Mart, Inc.*

    230       14,035  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

    1,365       206,251  

AutoNation, Inc.*

    7,239       737,437  

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

    2,160       33,869  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*

    12,580       688,378  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2022

 

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (Continued)

Big Lots, Inc.

    3,800     $ 59,318  

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*

    2,701       64,419  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

    2,823       51,746  

BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.*

    550       34,155  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    1,555       74,096  

Buckle, Inc.

    1,070       33,876  

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

    1,970       26,260  

Caleres, Inc.

    11,903       288,291  

Canterbury Park Holding Corp.

    1,520       33,850  

Capri Holdings Ltd.*

    1,080       41,515  

Carter’s, Inc.

    620       40,629  

Cato Corp. - Class A

    1,370       13,070  

Century Communities, Inc.

    6,507       278,369  

Chico’s FAS, Inc.*

    9,420       45,593  

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*

    1,310       30,366  

Container Store Group, Inc.*

    2,930       14,357  

Crocs, Inc.*

    1,445       99,214  

Dana, Inc.

    11,846       135,400  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.*

    1,204       37,360  

Delta Apparel, Inc.*

    1,180       16,508  

Designer Brands, Inc. - Class A

    5,215       79,842  

Destination XL Group, Inc.*

    4,710       25,528  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    3,030       317,059  

Dillard’s, Inc. - Class A

    3,677       1,002,939  

Dorman Products, Inc.*

    260       21,351  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

    6,250       132,125  

Everi Holdings, Inc.*

    2,570       41,685  

EVI Industries, Inc.*

    2,210       40,089  

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

    632       46,357  

Five Below, Inc.*

    340       46,808  

Foot Locker, Inc.

    12,990       404,379  

Fossil Group, Inc.*

    5,587       19,108  

Gap, Inc.

    5,140       42,199  

Genesco, Inc.*

    1,940       76,281  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

    11,290       168,785  

GMS, Inc.*

    8,310       332,483  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.*

    38,706       390,544  

Green Brick Partners, Inc.*

    3,298       70,511  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

    4,044       577,766  

Guess?, Inc.

    9,790       143,619  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

    2,975       84,311  

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co. - Class A

    2,891       33,738  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

    2,250       56,025  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*

    1,952       25,669  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

    1,911       23,104  

Hibbett, Inc.

    1,470       73,221  

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (Continued)

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. - Class A*

    590     $ 21,063  

Interface, Inc.

    1,260       11,327  

iRobot Corp.*1

    770       43,374  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

    390       28,887  

Johnson Outdoors, Inc. - Class A

    720       36,943  

KAR Auction Services, Inc.*

    7,884       88,064  

KB Home

    2,910       75,427  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

    880       29,577  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

    6,060       136,774  

LCI Industries

    425       43,121  

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

    2,090       14,149  

Light & Wonder, Inc.*

    911       39,064  

M/I Homes, Inc.*

    4,285       155,246  

Macy’s, Inc.

    16,090       252,130  

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.*

    660       29,099  

Malibu Boats, Inc. - Class A*

    975       46,790  

Marcus Corp.

    1,660       23,057  

MarineMax, Inc.*

    2,840       84,604  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    2,670       325,366  

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    6,693       183,522  

Meritage Homes Corp.*

    6,446       452,960  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    2,060       76,529  

Miller Industries, Inc.

    2,765       58,867  

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*

    3,780       57,532  

Movado Group, Inc.

    3,960       111,593  

Murphy USA, Inc.

    1,010       277,659  

National Vision Holdings, Inc.*

    3,730       121,784  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class A

    550       18,354  

ODP Corp.*

    12,650       444,647  

Oxford Industries, Inc.

    1,820       163,400  

Party City Holdco, Inc.*

    9,820       15,516  

PC Connection, Inc.

    4,362       196,683  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    9,190       904,572  

PriceSmart, Inc.

    1,270       73,139  

Purple Innovation, Inc.*

    7,890       31,955  

PVH Corp.

    2,000       89,600  

Qurate Retail, Inc.

    5,840       11,738  

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.

    840       54,886  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.*

    10,880       207,373  

REV Group, Inc.

    4,990       55,040  

Rocky Brands, Inc.

    1,070       21,464  

Rush Enterprises, Inc. - Class A

    9,615       421,714  

Rush Enterprises, Inc. - Class B

    4,575       219,188  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.

    1,040       17,534  

ScanSource, Inc.*

    3,590       94,812  

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.*

    1,650       75,091  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2022

 

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (Continued)

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

    4,490     $ 96,266  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    5,232       299,218  

Skechers USA, Inc. - Class A*

    2,660       84,375  

SkyWest, Inc.*

    11,555       187,884  

Sonic Automotive, Inc. - Class A

    4,660       201,778  

Spirit Airlines, Inc.*

    13,355       251,341  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*

    5,280       43,824  

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

    1,390       45,175  

Steelcase, Inc. - Class A

    6,145       40,065  

Tapestry, Inc.

    1,230       34,969  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.*

    20,643       481,395  

Tenneco, Inc. - Class A*

    3,910       67,995  

Thor Industries, Inc.

    510       35,690  

Tilly’s, Inc. - Class A

    3,030       20,968  

Titan International, Inc.*

    1,310       15,903  

Titan Machinery, Inc.*

    7,450       210,537  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    700       29,400  

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.*

    3,360       64,714  

TravelCenters of America, Inc.*

    2,060       111,096  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.*

    23,150       349,796  

UniFirst Corp.

    600       100,938  

Univar Solutions, Inc.*

    9,530       216,712  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*

    5,620       110,433  

Veritiv Corp.*

    3,443       336,622  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*

    5,137       124,932  

VOXX International Corp.*

    1,820       13,850  

VSE Corp.

    1,160       41,064  

Wabash National Corp.

    5,280       82,157  

WESCO International, Inc.*

    10,108       1,206,693  

Wingstop, Inc.

    560       70,235  

Winmark Corp.

    230       49,758  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

    2,835       150,850  

World Fuel Services Corp.

    7,870       184,473  

Zumiez, Inc.*

    5,470       117,769  
              19,756,540  

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — 11.5%

       

2seventy bio, Inc.*

    1,370       19,933  

Aaron’s Co., Inc.

    3,340       32,465  

ABM Industries, Inc.

    12,435       475,390  

Absci Corp.*

    3,790       11,863  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

    16,595       1,297,397  

ACCO Brands Corp.

    13,780       67,522  

Accolade, Inc.*

    6,070       69,319  

Addus HomeCare Corp.*

    540       51,430  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*

    12,810       466,924  

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,660       46,945  

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (Continued)

Akouos, Inc.*

    5,159     $ 34,875  

Alector, Inc.*

    3,437       32,514  

Alico, Inc.

    590       16,662  

Allakos, Inc.*

    8,950       54,774  

American Well Corp. - Class A*

    3,580       12,852  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,140       32,034  

Andersons, Inc.

    7,070       219,382  

AngioDynamics, Inc.*

    6,650       136,059  

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,450       46,603  

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*

    1,700       40,460  

Annexon, Inc.*

    2,890       17,860  

API Group Corp.*

    1,140       15,128  

Arcus Biosciences, Inc.*

    690       18,050  

Arvinas, Inc.*

    350       15,572  

Avanos Medical, Inc.*

    810       17,642  

Axogen, Inc.*

    2,600       30,992  

BioLife Solutions, Inc.*

    5,120       116,480  

Blueprint Medicines Corp.*

    299       19,701  

BrightView Holdings, Inc.*

    2,580       20,485  

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*

    21,005       89,691  

Calavo Growers, Inc.

    370       11,748  

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

    2,803       155,819  

CareMax, Inc.*

    5,400       38,286  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    2,620       33,615  

CBIZ, Inc.*

    12,740       545,017  

Central Garden & Pet Co. - Class A*

    6,130       209,401  

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.*

    960       27,811  

Civeo Corp.*

    670       16,837  

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*

    1,210       31,024  

Coty, Inc. - Class A*

    4,958       31,335  

Covetrus, Inc.*

    870       18,166  

CRA International, Inc.

    1,730       153,520  

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

    3,620       102,699  

CVRx, Inc.*

    3,680       34,334  

Cytek Biosciences, Inc.*

    2,180       32,090  

Dyne Therapeutics, Inc.*

    9,130       115,951  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    7,300       273,020  

Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc.*

    1,420       13,973  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*

    2,064       43,323  

Ennis, Inc.

    5,900       118,767  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    920       73,140  

EQRx, Inc.*

    3,239       16,033  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    1,810       44,689  

FONAR Corp.*

    1,120       15,848  

Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.*

    5,860       116,907  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    11,020       256,105  

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    1,070       177,310  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2022

 

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (Continued)

Fulgent Genetics, Inc.*

    530     $ 20,204  

Graham Holdings Co. - Class B

    570       306,649  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

    840       69,090  

Green Dot Corp. - Class A*

    2,950       55,991  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*

    1,410       46,939  

Haemonetics Corp.*

    971       71,883  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    2,325       60,427  

Herc Holdings, Inc.

    1,653       171,714  

Honest Co., Inc.*

    5,630       19,705  

Hostess Brands, Inc.*

    25,260       587,042  

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*

    2,590       171,587  

ICF International, Inc.

    3,673       400,430  

Immunovant, Inc.*

    5,760       32,141  

Ingles Markets, Inc. - Class A

    5,507       436,209  

Ingredion, Inc.

    540       43,481  

Innoviva, Inc.*

    1,040       12,074  

Inotiv, Inc.*

    900       15,165  

Insperity, Inc.

    1,070       109,236  

Integer Holdings Corp.*

    4,160       258,877  

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.*

    2,960       28,357  

iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.*

    2,440       46,482  

Janux Therapeutics, Inc.*

    1,740       23,560  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

    850       64,370  

Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc.*

    4,320       23,587  

Kelly Services, Inc. - Class A

    5,140       69,853  

Kodiak Sciences, Inc.*

    1,590       12,307  

Korn Ferry

    7,665       359,872  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    130       19,536  

Landec Corp.*

    1,340       11,913  

Laureate Education, Inc.

    11,420       120,481  

LifeStance Health Group, Inc.*

    14,010       92,746  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,100       94,721  

Lyell Immunopharma, Inc.*1

    4,460       32,692  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    990       64,043  

MaxCyte, Inc.*

    2,750       17,875  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

    510       80,157  

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.*

    3,450       108,778  

Mission Produce, Inc.*

    3,270       47,284  

National HealthCare Corp.

    2,250       142,515  

National Research Corp.

    3,800       151,240  

Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*

    1,260       11,680  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

    2,730       29,457  

Nektar Therapeutics*

    12,620       40,384  

NeoGenomics, Inc.*

    4,870       41,931  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    3,500       97,020  

Orthofix Medical, Inc.*

    1,060       20,257  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    5,020       120,982  

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (Continued)

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.*

    3,360     $ 19,505  

Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    9,560       24,569  

Patterson Cos., Inc.

    3,715       89,234  

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.*

    6,183       102,081  

Perdoceo Education Corp.*

    9,170       94,451  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

    4,510       103,820  

Post Holdings, Inc.*

    1,880       153,991  

Premier, Inc. - Class A

    1,320       44,801  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*

    6,885       343,080  

ProPhase Labs, Inc.

    2,140       24,139  

PTC Therapeutics, Inc.*

    1,080       54,216  

Quad/Graphics, Inc.*

    3,940       10,086  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    7,975       144,826  

Quantum-Si, Inc.*

    6,220       17,105  

REGENXBIO, Inc.*

    7,472       197,485  

Relmada Therapeutics, Inc.*

    1,280       47,386  

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    1,450       25,389  

Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

    591       15,372  

SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.*

    2,520       14,162  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    2,524       55,780  

Seneca Foods Corp. - Class A*

    1,180       59,519  

Silverback Therapeutics, Inc.*

    5,860       30,941  

Simply Good Foods Co.*

    860       27,511  

SpartanNash Co.

    11,413       331,205  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*

    5,168       143,412  

StoneCo Ltd. - Class A*

    3,240       30,877  

Strategic Education, Inc.

    1,230       75,534  

Stride, Inc.*

    8,555       359,567  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    5,123       173,414  

Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    5,640       33,220  

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.

    11,095       298,012  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

    3,837       162,766  

Triton International Ltd.

    16,945       927,400  

TrueBlue, Inc.*

    6,460       123,257  

Tyra Biosciences, Inc.*

    2,640       23,206  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

    17,993       618,419  

Universal Corp.

    400       18,416  

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*

    2,610       14,198  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*

    350       19,618  

V2X, Inc.*

    1,180       41,772  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    7,180       70,938  

Varex Imaging Corp.*

    2,920       61,729  

Veracyte, Inc.*

    1,673       27,772  

Viad Corp.*

    1,010       31,896  

Village Super Market, Inc. - Class A

    2,780       53,737  

Vivint Smart Home, Inc.*

    2,540       16,713  

WD-40 Co.

    450       79,083  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2022

 

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (Continued)

Weis Markets, Inc.

    8,209     $ 584,809  

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.*

    16,184       652,701  

Xencor, Inc.*

    3,380       87,812  

 

            17,857,628  

ENERGY — 12.8%

               

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.

    1,150       34,270  

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.

    2,749       376,173  

Antero Midstream Corp.

    3,410       31,304  

Antero Resources Corp.*

    36,332       1,109,216  

APA Corp.

    4,350       148,727  

Arch Resources, Inc.

    2,135       253,211  

Archaea Energy, Inc.*

    2,680       48,267  

Archrock, Inc.

    19,310       123,970  

Berry Corp.

    7,555       56,663  

Brigham Minerals, Inc. - Class A

    790       19,489  

Bristow Group, Inc.*

    3,210       75,403  

Callon Petroleum Co.*

    1,413       49,469  

ChampionX Corp.

    1,530       29,942  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    3,810       358,940  

Chord Energy Corp.

    6,137       839,357  

Civitas Resources, Inc.

    9,509       545,722  

CNX Resources Corp.*

    43,591       676,968  

Comstock Resources, Inc.*

    29,643       512,527  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

    9,726       625,576  

CVR Energy, Inc.

    8,409       243,693  

Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.

    5,186       140,748  

Denbury, Inc.*

    3,035       261,799  

Devon Energy Corp.

    10,020       602,503  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    3,387       407,998  

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

    2,020       39,430  

EnLink Midstream LLC

    41,612       369,931  

EQT Corp.

    25,829       1,052,532  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    27,258       203,890  

Excelerate Energy, Inc. - Class A

    1,770       41,418  

Expro Group Holdings N.V.*

    6,635       84,530  

Exterran Corp.*

    5,520       22,963  

FutureFuel Corp.

    2,630       15,885  

Golar LNG Ltd.*

    6,695       166,839  

Green Plains, Inc.*

    5,644       164,071  

Hallador Energy Co.*

    4,550       25,571  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

    14,900       57,514  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    17,744       655,996  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    3,625       195,170  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.*

    18,046       93,298  

Matador Resources Co.

    22,589       1,105,054  

Montauk Renewables, Inc.*

    630       10,987  

MRC Global, Inc.*

    4,000       28,760  

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

ENERGY (Continued)

Murphy Oil Corp.

    34,985     $ 1,230,422  

Nabors Industries Ltd.*

    1,261       127,928  

NACCO Industries, Inc. - Class A

    1,240       58,317  

Newpark Resources, Inc.*

    10,055       25,339  

Noble Corp. PLC*

    2,572       76,080  

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.

    1,174       32,179  

NOV, Inc.

    7,240       117,143  

NOW, Inc.*

    10,415       104,671  

Oil States International, Inc.*

    4,195       16,319  

Ovintiv, Inc.

    4,062       186,852  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

    33,033       385,825  

PBF Energy, Inc. - Class A*

    28,067       986,836  

PDC Energy, Inc.

    19,833       1,146,149  

Peabody Energy Corp.*

    16,383       406,626  

Permian Resources Corp.*

    24,836       168,885  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    908       196,609  

ProPetro Holding Corp.*

    13,090       105,375  

Range Resources Corp.

    19,046       481,102  

REX American Resources Corp.*

    1,500       41,880  

RPC, Inc.

    7,950       55,094  

SandRidge Energy, Inc.*

    2,136       34,838  

SM Energy Co.

    21,819       820,613  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. - Class A

    1,600       14,976  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

    16,520       95,981  

SunPower Corp.*

    2,320       53,453  

Sunrun, Inc.*

    2,470       68,147  

Sunworks, Inc.*

    4,140       11,551  

Talos Energy, Inc.*

    6,953       115,767  

Targa Resources Corp.

    4,580       276,357  

TechnipFMC PLC*

    5,890       49,829  

Tidewater, Inc.*

    3,880       84,196  

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.*

    9,189       100,620  

Valaris Ltd.*

    950       46,493  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

    11,295       321,230  

 

            19,949,456  

FINANCIAL — 27.7%

               

1st Source Corp.

    5,132       237,612  

Air Lease Corp.

    20,134       624,355  

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

    2,890       120,311  

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

    6,270       141,388  

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.*

    6,390       81,472  

Amerant Bancorp, Inc.

    3,390       84,208  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    30,682       1,144,132  

American National Bankshares, Inc.

    1,050       33,547  

Ameris Bancorp

    4,932       220,510  

AMERISAFE, Inc.

    930       43,459  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2022

 

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

FINANCIAL (Continued)

Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.*

    15,560     $ 126,192  

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.

    4,368       84,128  

Associated Banc-Corp

    27,365       549,489  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    6,338       307,076  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

    13,653       414,778  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    6,755       332,008  

Axos Financial, Inc.*

    6,100       208,803  

Banc of California, Inc.

    11,460       183,016  

BancFirst Corp.

    994       88,933  

Bancorp, Inc.*

    2,397       52,686  

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd.

    3,010       97,705  

Bank OZK

    12,739       503,955  

Bank7 Corp.

    1,410       31,274  

BankFinancial Corp.

    3,130       29,610  

BankUnited, Inc.

    10,020       342,383  

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

    515       14,992  

Banner Corp.

    7,600       449,008  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

    2,360       62,587  

BCB Bancorp, Inc.

    3,960       66,647  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    8,586       234,398  

Blucora, Inc.*

    6,640       128,418  

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

    2,360       74,222  

Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.*

    1,870       30,799  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.*

    6,899       299,555  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

    10,365       120,752  

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

    3,130       67,389  

Byline Bancorp, Inc.

    2,860       57,915  

Cadence Bank

    19,391       492,725  

Camden National Corp.

    691       29,437  

Capital City Bank Group, Inc.

    1,310       40,754  

Carter Bankshares, Inc.*

    2,560       41,216  

Cathay General Bancorp

    8,740       336,140  

CBTX, Inc.

    1,010       29,542  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    2,140       44,277  

Central Valley Community Bancorp

    1,800       31,878  

Chemung Financial Corp.

    680       28,472  

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.

    1,890       23,001  

City Holding Co.

    1,969       174,631  

CNB Financial Corp.

    2,560       60,339  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    27,099       486,969  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    3,430       99,093  

Community Bank System, Inc.

    3,112       186,969  

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    1,470       59,608  

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

    6,500       149,890  

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*

    4,840       35,187  

Cowen, Inc. - Class A

    6,900       266,616  

CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.*

    2,320       30,276  

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

FINANCIAL (Continued)

Customers Bancorp, Inc.*

    7,795     $ 229,797  

CVB Financial Corp.

    9,500       240,540  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

    5,499       161,011  

Donegal Group, Inc. - Class A

    1,421       19,169  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

    1,547       69,337  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    7,689       265,194  

Enact Holdings, Inc.

    913       20,241  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*

    4,380       199,202  

Enova International, Inc.*

    2,115       61,906  

Enstar Group Ltd.*

    730       123,801  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

    3,205       141,148  

Equity Bancshares, Inc. - Class A

    750       22,223  

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.

    959       36,010  

ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

    1,880       36,453  

Essent Group Ltd.

    3,147       109,736  

EZCORP, Inc. - Class A*

    9,420       72,628  

FB Financial Corp.

    672       25,677  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. - Class C

    1,238       122,735  

Financial Institutions, Inc.

    4,410       106,149  

First BanCorp/Puerto Rico

    70,230       960,746  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

    2,604       95,254  

First Bancshares, Inc.

    566       16,906  

First Bank/Hamilton NJ

    2,360       32,261  

First Busey Corp.

    5,489       120,648  

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

    1,320       42,649  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. - Class A

    168       133,968  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    20,070       257,699  

First Community Bankshares, Inc.

    1,750       56,052  

First Financial Bancorp

    17,283       364,326  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    5,073       212,204  

First Financial Corp.

    1,821       82,291  

First Financial Northwest, Inc.

    2,600       38,584  

First Foundation, Inc.

    1,660       30,112  

First Horizon Corp.

    19,892       455,527  

First Internet Bancorp

    1,790       60,609  

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. - Class A

    11,416       460,636  

First Merchants Corp.

    6,962       269,290  

First Mid Bancshares, Inc.

    732       23,402  

Five Star Bancorp

    1,940       55,018  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

    13,170       439,878  

Flushing Financial Corp.

    4,110       79,611  

FNB Corp.

    33,797       392,045  

FRP Holdings, Inc.*

    1,070       58,165  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    40,731       643,550  

Genworth Financial, Inc. - Class A*

    79,025       276,587  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    3,330       163,603  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2022

 

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

FINANCIAL (Continued)

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

    1,415     $ 80,754  

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

    860       29,747  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    15,043       689,120  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    9,080       215,014  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

    1,150       147,361  

HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.

    1,720       23,082  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

    5,040       218,534  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

    3,320       37,649  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    1,618       42,828  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

    9,967       247,680  

Home Bancorp, Inc.

    940       36,651  

HomeStreet, Inc.

    5,390       155,286  

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.

    1,340       29,614  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    19,307       244,040  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    13,271       468,334  

Horizon Bancorp, Inc.

    4,871       87,483  

Howard Hughes Corp.*

    2,225       123,243  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    5,554       73,202  

Independent Bank Corp.

    1,175       87,573  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

    7,595       466,257  

International Bancshares Corp.

    13,840       588,200  

International Money Express, Inc.*

    1,498       34,139  

Invesco Ltd.

    2,240       30,688  

Jackson Financial, Inc. - Class A

    5,280       146,520  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    3,965       80,529  

Kearny Financial Corp.

    12,332       130,966  

Kemper Corp.

    3,641       150,228  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

    380       97,060  

Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.

    11,135       178,271  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    1,655       120,501  

Legacy Housing Corp.*

    3,270       56,080  

Lincoln National Corp.

    1,680       73,769  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    540       117,979  

Luther Burbank Corp.

    2,570       29,863  

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.

    1,430       46,875  

MBIA, Inc.*

    3,030       27,876  

McGrath RentCorp

    3,825       320,764  

Mercantile Bank Corp.

    1,560       46,348  

Merchants Bancorp

    2,340       53,984  

Meridian Corp.

    1,190       34,712  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.*

    810       52,132  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    21,942       281,296  

Middlefield Banc Corp.

    1,400       37,940  

Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

    4,990       117,614  

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

    1,400       38,206  

Mr Cooper Group, Inc.*

    14,342       580,851  

National Bank Holdings Corp. - Class A

    810       29,962  

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

FINANCIAL (Continued)

National Western Life Group, Inc. - Class A

    380     $ 64,904  

Navient Corp.

    35,164       516,559  

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

    1,180       44,781  

Nelnet, Inc. - Class A

    6,130       485,435  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

    28,893       246,457  

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.*

    697       49,097  

NMI Holdings, Inc. - Class A*

    11,417       232,564  

Northeast Bank

    1,190       43,637  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

    5,760       82,426  

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

    1,860       77,302  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

    20,841       281,562  

Oak Valley Bancorp

    1,810       32,345  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

    9,221       171,879  

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

    590       13,729  

OFG Bancorp

    15,690       394,290  

Old National Bancorp

    45,806       754,425  

Old Second Bancorp, Inc.

    3,850       50,242  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

    1,350       39,852  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. - Class A

    1,460       45,231  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

    15,980       494,741  

PacWest Bancorp

    1,647       37,222  

Palomar Holdings, Inc.*

    293       24,530  

Park National Corp.

    325       40,456  

Pathward Financial, Inc.

    2,575       84,872  

PCB Bancorp

    1,150       20,781  

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.

    3,435       115,588  

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

    2,690       115,401  

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

    4,336       125,440  

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

    780       36,535  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    3,553       288,148  

Piper Sandler Cos.

    1,485       155,539  

Popular, Inc.

    10,360       746,542  

PRA Group, Inc.*

    1,425       46,825  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    3,990       260,268  

Premier Financial Corp.

    3,094       79,516  

Primerica, Inc.

    590       72,835  

Primis Financial Corp.

    2,444       29,646  

ProAssurance Corp.

    5,135       100,184  

Provident Bancorp, Inc.

    2,140       30,623  

Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.

    2,380       33,796  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

    20,160       393,120  

QCR Holdings, Inc.

    610       31,073  

Radian Group, Inc.

    4,520       87,191  

RBB Bancorp

    1,530       31,793  

Regional Management Corp.

    1,900       53,276  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    329       41,391  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    330       46,329  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2022

 

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

FINANCIAL (Continued)

Renasant Corp.

    11,233     $ 351,368  

Republic Bancorp, Inc. - Class A

    1,290       49,407  

Riverview Bancorp, Inc.

    5,078       32,245  

RLI Corp.

    420       43,000  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

    2,273       66,622  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    1,280       104,397  

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

    4,031       142,133  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    4,485       135,582  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    3,340       271,876  

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

    1,590       127,200  

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

    1,750       30,310  

Sierra Bancorp

    2,330       46,017  

Simmons First National Corp. - Class A

    17,587       383,221  

SiriusPoint Ltd.*

    10,840       53,658  

SLM Corp.

    2,230       31,198  

SmartFinancial, Inc.

    1,270       31,382  

South Plains Financial, Inc.

    1,310       36,104  

Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.

    1,060       54,092  

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

    2,866       101,342  

SouthState Corp.

    5,873       464,672  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    2,730       119,137  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    6,690       347,278  

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.

    2,170       147,582  

StoneX Group, Inc.*

    2,641       219,045  

Stratus Properties, Inc.

    500       11,650  

Summit Financial Group, Inc.

    2,091       56,332  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    3,105       116,469  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

    7,715       455,416  

Timberland Bancorp, Inc.

    1,578       43,632  

Tiptree, Inc.

    10,430       112,227  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    769       55,845  

Towne Bank/Portsmouth VA

    2,010       53,928  

TriCo Bancshares

    2,653       118,456  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    3,180       99,916  

Trustmark Corp.

    11,087       339,595  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    19,184       327,855  

United Bankshares, Inc.

    10,232       365,794  

United Community Banks, Inc.

    12,012       397,597  

United Fire Group, Inc.

    6,420       184,447  

Unity Bancorp, Inc.

    1,193       29,956  

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

    1,320       13,002  

Univest Financial Corp.

    5,540       130,079  

Unum Group

    20,799       807,001  

USCB Financial Holdings, Inc.*

    2,450       32,119  

Valley National Bancorp

    35,023       378,248  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

    4,390       116,730  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

    3,194       267,434  

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

FINANCIAL (Continued)

Washington Federal, Inc.

    19,450     $ 583,111  

Waterstone Financial, Inc.

    1,894       30,607  

Webster Financial Corp.

    13,676       618,155  

WesBanco, Inc.

    11,601       387,125  

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.

    9,460       76,910  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    255       332,270  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    3,805       310,298  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    7,471       347,103  

 

            43,066,668  

INDUSTRIAL — 14.0%

               

AAON, Inc.

    1,230       66,272  

AAR Corp.*

    8,900       318,798  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    820       129,125  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*

    1,170       46,788  

AerSale Corp.*

    1,350       25,029  

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*

    3,580       86,242  

Alamo Group, Inc.

    390       47,685  

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

    2,030       68,249  

American Woodmark Corp.*

    680       29,825  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

    2,560       97,843  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    460       47,279  

ArcBest Corp.

    7,670       557,839  

Arcosa, Inc.

    3,509       200,645  

Ardmore Shipping Corp.*

    6,320       57,702  

Astec Industries, Inc.

    867       27,042  

Atkore, Inc.*

    1,285       99,986  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

    8,775       838,627  

Avnet, Inc.

    8,956       323,491  

AZZ, Inc.

    1,200       43,812  

Barnes Group, Inc.

    7,290       210,535  

Bel Fuse, Inc. - Class B

    1,950       49,238  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

    10,280       254,738  

Boise Cascade Co.

    7,545       448,626  

Brady Corp. - Class A

    2,395       99,943  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

    808       47,607  

Caesarstone Ltd.

    3,580       33,330  

CECO Environmental Corp.*

    5,800       51,330  

Chart Industries, Inc.*

    625       115,219  

CIRCOR International, Inc.*

    880       14,511  

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

    3,330       87,113  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

    1,899       184,830  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

    5,380       53,854  

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.*

    2,760       17,802  

Core Molding Technologies, Inc.*

    3,189       31,667  

Costamare, Inc.

    19,057       170,560  

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.

    4,572       131,216  

CTS Corp.

    790       32,904  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2022

 

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

INDUSTRIAL (Continued)

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    425     $ 59,143  

DHT Holdings, Inc.

    32,290       244,112  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    6,631       89,983  

Ducommun, Inc.*

    2,007       79,598  

DXP Enterprises, Inc.*

    1,150       27,232  

Dycom Industries, Inc.*

    2,990       285,635  

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.

    700       30,226  

Eastern Co.

    700       12,145  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    1,320       152,434  

Encore Wire Corp.

    5,260       607,740  

Enovis Corp.*

    5,233       241,084  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

    4,765       404,930  

Esab Corp.

    5,883       196,257  

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

    2,610       191,678  

Federal Signal Corp.

    2,416       90,165  

Fluor Corp.*

    8,194       203,949  

Frontline Ltd./Bermuda1

    14,410       157,501  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC*

    1,570       15,323  

GATX Corp.

    8,215       699,507  

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.

    3,885       48,679  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*

    3,299       135,028  

GoPro, Inc. - Class A*

    8,220       40,525  

Graham Corp.

    2,100       18,459  

Granite Construction, Inc.

    4,985       126,569  

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*

    6,060       45,935  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc.

    7,295       177,050  

Greif, Inc. - Class A

    4,680       278,788  

Griffon Corp.

    8,080       238,522  

Haynes International, Inc.

    4,100       143,992  

Heartland Express, Inc.

    2,240       32,054  

Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.*

    2,120       62,688  

Hexcel Corp.

    990       51,203  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

    4,047       148,606  

Hub Group, Inc. - Class A*

    8,010       552,530  

Hurco Cos., Inc.

    1,032       23,199  

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

    840       18,068  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.*

    506       12,250  

Insteel Industries, Inc.

    630       16,714  

International Seaways, Inc.

    6,874       241,484  

Kadant, Inc.

    190       31,694  

Kennametal, Inc.

    2,850       58,653  

Kimball Electronics, Inc.*

    6,580       112,847  

Kirby Corp.*

    2,510       152,533  

Knowles Corp.*

    12,425       151,212  

L B Foster Co. - Class A*

    1,840       17,958  

Limbach Holdings, Inc.*

    1,510       11,476  

LSB Industries, Inc.*

    3,550       50,587  

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

INDUSTRIAL (Continued)

LSI Industries, Inc.

    8,480     $ 65,211  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    19,965       382,529  

MasTec, Inc.*

    1,810       114,935  

Materion Corp.

    3,840       307,200  

Matson, Inc.

    3,490       214,705  

Matthews International Corp. - Class A

    2,660       59,611  

Mayville Engineering Co., Inc.*

    4,680       30,467  

Modine Manufacturing Co.*

    13,512       174,845  

Moog, Inc. - Class A

    2,545       179,041  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    5,090       302,550  

Myers Industries, Inc.

    2,050       33,764  

MYR Group, Inc.*

    3,903       330,701  

NL Industries, Inc.

    5,450       42,129  

Nordic American Tankers Ltd.

    26,800       71,556  

Northwest Pipe Co.*

    1,917       53,868  

nVent Electric PLC

    4,145       131,023  

O-I Glass, Inc.*

    3,640       47,138  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

    1,359       30,999  

Orion Group Holdings, Inc.*

    7,850       20,724  

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. - Class A*

    15,090       44,817  

Pactiv Evergreen, Inc.

    1,410       12,309  

PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*

    2,714       84,025  

Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd.

    6,550       30,261  

Park Aerospace Corp.

    1,180       13,027  

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

    2,300       26,013  

PGT Innovations, Inc.*

    1,140       23,894  

Plexus Corp.*

    3,930       344,111  

Powell Industries, Inc.

    1,850       38,998  

Primoris Services Corp.

    2,730       44,363  

Proto Labs, Inc.*

    700       25,501  

Quest Resource Holding Corp.*

    4,300       36,292  

RBC Bearings, Inc.*

    500       103,905  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    5,620       788,823  

Ryder System, Inc.

    2,552       192,650  

Ryerson Holding Corp.

    6,815       175,418  

Sanmina Corp.*

    17,285       796,493  

Schneider National, Inc. - Class B

    5,700       115,710  

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.

    11,156       468,998  

SFL Corp. Ltd.

    3,130       28,514  

SPX Technologies, Inc.*

    1,880       103,814  

Standex International Corp.

    910       74,301  

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.*

    1,640       35,211  

Summit Materials, Inc. - Class A*

    16,500       395,340  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    1,500       121,785  

Teekay Corp.*

    8,500       30,515  

Teekay Tankers Ltd. - Class A*

    8,189       225,525  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2022

 

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

INDUSTRIAL (Continued)

Terex Corp.

    2,835     $ 84,313  

Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.*

    3,370       51,932  

Timken Co.

    2,035       120,146  

TimkenSteel Corp.*

    7,612       114,104  

Tredegar Corp.

    3,000       28,320  

TriMas Corp.

    6,050       151,673  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

    14,845       316,941  

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

    29,644       390,708  

Twin Disc, Inc.*

    1,170       13,420  

UFP Industries, Inc.

    6,420       463,267  

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

    1,120       35,526  

VirTra, Inc.*

    3,280       17,745  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

    26,059       463,590  

Vishay Precision Group, Inc.*

    2,880       85,219  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Class A

    580       72,923  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

    9,330       350,808  

Willis Lease Finance Corp.*

    2,690       88,071  

Worthington Industries, Inc.

    2,330       88,866  

 

            21,846,428  

TECHNOLOGY — 3.3%

               

1Life Healthcare, Inc.*

    12,495       214,289  

ACM Research, Inc. - Class A*

    1,870       23,300  

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*

    20,109       306,260  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.*

    5,935       182,561  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

    43,629       743,874  

Amtech Systems, Inc.*

    1,500       12,750  

Avid Technology, Inc.*

    1,360       31,634  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*

    1,024       62,013  

AXT, Inc.*

    5,070       33,969  

Brightcove, Inc.*

    2,220       13,986  

CACI International, Inc. - Class A*

    1,599       417,435  

Cohu, Inc.*

    1,952       50,323  

Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.*

    890       24,813  

Concentrix Corp.

    1,195       133,398  

Conduent, Inc.*

    11,320       37,809  

Digi International, Inc.*

    5,865       202,753  

Diodes, Inc.*

    1,947       126,380  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*

    2,480       91,686  

Ebix, Inc.

    1,610       30,542  

ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

    410       60,418  

Fastly, Inc.*

    3,450       31,602  

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

    7,025       578,930  

IonQ, Inc.*1

    3,750       19,012  

KBR, Inc.

    2,406       103,987  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

    3,338       128,613  

Markforged Holding Corp.*

    7,740       15,325  

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

TECHNOLOGY (Continued)

NetScout Systems, Inc.*

    9,655     $ 302,395  

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*

    1,980       35,046  

Onto Innovation, Inc.*

    2,279       145,970  

Parsons Corp.*

    3,940       154,448  

Photronics, Inc.*

    13,193       192,882  

Rambus, Inc.*

    4,765       121,126  

Richardson Electronics Ltd./United States

    1,890       28,539  

Sharecare, Inc.*

    16,620       31,578  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

    280       34,563  

StarTek, Inc.*

    9,810       29,430  

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

    4,080       224,686  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    3,090       40,417  

Xperi Holding Corp.

    10,359       146,476  

 

            5,165,218  

UTILITIES — 0.6%

               

Altus Power, Inc.*1

    4,540       49,985  

Ameresco, Inc. - Class A*

    690       45,871  

American States Water Co.

    1,130       88,084  

Artesian Resources Corp. - Class A

    679       32,674  

Avista Corp.

    2,210       81,881  

Black Hills Corp.

    640       43,347  

California Water Service Group

    602       31,719  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    259       29,886  

Clearway Energy, Inc. - Class A

    1,690       49,179  

Consolidated Water Co., Ltd.

    5,070       77,977  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    497       30,590  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    1,232       47,678  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    530       22,991  

ONE Gas, Inc.

    1,060       74,613  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

    1,871       161,280  

Otter Tail Corp.

    1,001       61,582  

PNM Resources, Inc.

    686       31,371  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    510       35,573  

 

            996,281  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

               

(Cost $109,312,452)

            137,897,038  
                 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 1.1%

               

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF

    5,415       698,156  

SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

    1,350       57,362  

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

    15,313       901,629  
                 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

               

(Cost $1,096,833)

            1,657,147  
                 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2022

 

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%

               

CONSUMER, CYCLICAL — 0.1%

               

Qurate Retail, Inc. 8.00%, 3/15/20312

    274     $ 12,478  

WESCO International, Inc. 10.62%2,3,4

    5,008       134,966  

 

            147,444  

INDUSTRIAL — 0.0%

               

Steel Partners Holdings LP 6.00%, 2/7/20262

    1,855       43,184  
                 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

               

(Cost $188,490)

            190,628  
         

MONEY MARKET INVESTMENTS — 10.3%

       

Federated Treasury Obligations Fund-Class Institutional, 2.81%3,5

    500,000       500,000  

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, 2.88%3,6

    228,391       228,391  

UMB Money Market Fiduciary, 0.01%3

    15,240,421       15,240,421  
         

TOTAL MONEY MARKET INVESTMENTS

       

(Cost $15,968,812)

            15,968,812  
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%

               

(Cost $126,566,587)

            155,713,625  
                 

Liabilities less other assets — (0.1)%

            (121,991 )
                 

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

          $ 155,591,634  

 

LLC – Limited Liability Company

 

LP – Limited Partnership

 

PLC – Public Limited Company

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

1

All or a portion of shares are on loan. Total loaned securities had a fair value of $222,694 at September 30, 2022.

 

2

Callable.

 

3

Variable rate security; the rate shown represents the rate at September 30, 2022.

 

4

Perpetual security; maturity date is not applicable.

 

5

All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for options contracts. The total value of these securities is $500,000 at September 30, 2022.

 

6

Investments purchased with cash proceeds from securities lending. Total collateral had a fair value of $228,391 at September 30, 2022.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Security Type/Industry

Percent of
Total Net Assets

Common Stocks

 

Banks

16.9%

Oil & Gas

9.7%

Retail

6.9%

Insurance

4.9%

Commercial Services

4.5%

Transportation

3.6%

Diversified Financial Services

3.0%

Savings & Loans

2.5%

Food

2.4%

Electronics

2.3%

Chemicals

2.2%

Distribution/Wholesale

1.7%

Home Builders

1.5%

Building Materials

1.5%

Coal

1.4%

Iron/Steel

1.4%

Healthcare-Services

1.4%

Computers

1.2%

Semiconductors

1.2%

Engineering & Construction

1.1%

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

1.1%

Biotechnology

0.9%

Software

0.8%

Media

0.8%

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

0.8%

Pharmaceuticals

0.7%

Oil & Gas Services

0.7%

Pipelines

0.7%

Auto Parts & Equipment

0.7%

Machinery-Diversified

0.7%

Healthcare-Products

0.7%

Aerospace/Defense

0.6%

Telecommunications

0.6%

Trucking & Leasing

0.6%

Hand/Machine Tools

0.6%

Electrical Components & Equipment

0.5%

Apparel

0.5%

Real Estate

0.5%

Entertainment

0.4%

Packaging & Containers

0.4%

Forest Products & Paper

0.4%

Electric

0.3%

Household Products/Wares

0.3%

Agriculture

0.3%

Mining

0.3%

Airlines

0.3%

Leisure Time

0.3%

Energy-Alternate Sources

0.3%

Internet

0.2%

Cosmetics/Personal Care

0.2%

Home Furnishings

0.2%

Gas

0.2%

Water

0.1%

Environmental Control

0.1%

Auto Manufacturers

0.1%

Machinery-Construction & Mining

0.1%

Advertising

0.1%

Textiles

0.1%

Lodging

0.1%

Office Furnishings

0.0%1

Office/Business Equipment

0.0%1

Food Service

0.0%1

Housewares

0.0%1

Total Common Stocks

88.6%

Preferred Stocks

0.1%

Distribution/Wholesale

0.1%

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

0.0%1

Retail

0.0%1

Total Preferred Stocks

0.1%

Exchange-Traded Funds

1.1%

Money Market Investments

10.3%

Total Investments

100.1%

Liabilities less other assets

(0.1)%

Total Net Assets

100.0%

 

1

Resulted in less than 0.05% per industry.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
As of September 30, 2022

 

 

ASSETS:

       

Investments in securities, at value (cost $126,566,587)

  $ 155,713,625 (1) 

Cash held at broker

    361,507  

Receivables:

       

Securities sold

    1,369,342  

Fund shares issued

    597,904  

Dividends and interest

    123,049  

Securities lending income

    754  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    11,203  

Total assets

    158,177,384  
         

LIABILITIES:

       

Collateral due to broker for securities loaned

    228,391  

Payables:

       

Securities purchased

    2,243,831  

Fund shares redeemed

    1,500  

Due to Trustees

    2,175  

Due to Adviser

    60,410  

Fund accounting and administration fees and expenses

    12,158  

Transfer agent fees

    5,783  

Custody fees

    6,791  

Accrued other expenses

    24,711  

Total liabilities

    2,585,750  
         

NET ASSETS

  $ 155,591,634  
         

COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 117,196,590  

Total distributable earnings

    38,395,044  

NET ASSETS

  $ 155,591,634  
         

Shares outstanding, no par value (unlimited shares authorized)

    8,994,709  
         

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 17.30  

 

(1)

Includes securities on loan of $222,694 (see Note 2).

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2022

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Income

       

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $712)

  $ 2,969,680  

Securities lending income

    6,281  

Interest

    6,373  

Total investment Income

    2,982,334  
         

Expenses

       

Investment advisory fees

    861,032  

Fund accounting and administration fees and expenses

    73,486  

Custody fees

    45,687  

Registration fees

    44,180  

Professional fees

    40,425  

Transfer agent fees

    34,015  

Shareholder reporting fees

    13,278  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    8,700  

Miscellaneous expenses

    8,150  

Insurance fees

    6,568  

Total expenses

    1,135,521  

Fees waived by the Adviser

    (102,282 )

Net expenses

    1,033,239  

Net investment income

    1,949,095  
         

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments and Options Contracts

       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

       

Investments

    12,467,018  

Purchased options contracts

    (877,649 )

Written options contracts

    24,061  

Net realized gain

    11,613,430  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

    (32,349,338 )

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and options contracts

    (20,735,908 )
         

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

  $ (18,786,813 )

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

   

For the Year Ended
September 30, 2022

   

For the Year Ended
September 30, 2021

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:

               

Operations

               

Net investment income

  $ 1,949,095     $ 1,259,765  

Net realized gain on investments, purchased options contracts and written options contracts

    11,613,430       28,310,230  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

    (32,349,338 )     43,645,685  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (18,786,813 )     73,215,680  
                 

Distributions to Shareholders

  $ (28,637,692 )   $ (1,441,941 )
                 

Capital Transactions

               

Proceeds from shares issued

    35,348,911       10,617,739  

Reinvestment of distributions

    28,602,145       1,439,857  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (21,123,185 )     (33,738,468 )

Net increase (decrease) resulting from capital transactions

    42,827,871       (21,680,872 )
                 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (4,596,634 )     50,092,867  
                 

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of year

    160,188,268       110,095,401  

End of year

  $ 155,591,634     $ 160,188,268  
                 

Capital Share Activity

               

Shares issued

    1,653,537       503,807  

Shares reinvested

    1,442,177       70,855  

Shares redeemed

    (1,032,231 )     (1,687,900 )

Net increase (decrease) in capital shares

    2,063,483       (1,113,238 )

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

For a capital share outstanding throughout each year

   

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022

   

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021

   

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020

   

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2019

   

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 23.11     $ 13.69     $ 16.56     $ 21.14     $ 19.69  

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

                                       

Net investment income

    0.23       0.18       0.16       0.17       0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (2.14 )     9.44       (2.61 )     (2.92 )     1.54  

Total from investment operations

    (1.91 )     9.62       (2.45 )     (2.75 )     1.69  
                                         

Less Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

    (0.20 )     (0.20 )     (0.19 )     (0.15 )     (0.16 )

From net realized gain

    (3.70 )           (0.23 )     (1.68 )     (0.08 )

Total distributions

    (3.90 )     (0.20 )     (0.42 )     (1.83 )     (0.24 )
                                         

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 17.30     $ 23.11     $ 13.69     $ 16.56     $ 21.14  
                                         

Total return

    (10.34 )%     70.44 %     (15.24 )%     (12.70 )%     8.62 %
                                         

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in thousands)

  $ 155,592     $ 160,188     $ 110,095     $ 182,450     $ 303,020  
                                         

Ratio of expenses to average net assets (including interest expense)

                                       

Before fees reimbursed by the Adviser

    0.66 %     0.67 %     0.76 %1     0.67 %2     0.65 %2

After fees reimbursed by the Adviser

    0.60 %     0.60 %     0.63 %1     0.60 %2     0.60 %2

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (including interest expense)

                                       

Before fees reimbursed by the Adviser

    1.07 %     0.77 %     0.93 %     0.86 %     0.69 %

After fees reimbursed by the Adviser

    1.13 %     0.84 %     1.06 %     0.93 %     0.74 %
                                         

Portfolio turnover rate

    72 %     72 %     69 %     47 %     46 %

 

1

If litigation expenses had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been lowered by 0.03% for the year ended September 30, 2020.

 

2

Ratio of interest expense to average net assets was less than 0.005%.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2022

 

 

1. Organization

 

Vericimetry Funds (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of one diversified series of shares: the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Fund commenced operations on December 27, 2011.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The 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 including Accounting Standards Update 2013-08.

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for investment companies. The presentation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses. Actual results may differ from those estimates and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.

 

(a)

Investment Valuation – Investments in securities traded on a national securities exchange, including common stocks, preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and rights, are valued at the last reported sales price on the day of valuation. Securities traded on the Nasdaq National Market are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If there is no last reported sale or NOCP, the value of such securities will be at the mean between the most recent quoted bid and ask prices. Purchased options and other when-issued securities will follow the same pricing methods as the applicable equity securities. Debt securities are valued on the basis of bid-side prices. Money market investments are valued at their traded net asset value. Short-term investments may be valued at amortized cost, when it approximates fair value. If amortized cost does not approximate fair value, short-term securities are reported at fair value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their estimated fair value as determined in good faith by Vericimetry Advisors LLC (the “Adviser”) under procedures established by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

 

Under GAAP, various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below:

 

 

Level 1 –

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access. An active market for the security is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value.

 

 

Level 2 –

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active. Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. An adjustment to any observable input that is significant to the fair value may render the measurement to a Level 3 measurement.

 

 

Level 3 –

significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2022

 

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the fair values of the Fund’s investments in each category as of September 30, 2022:

 

 

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Investments in Securities

                               

Common Stocks

                               

Basic Materials

  $ 6,538,659     $     $     $ 6,538,659  

Communications

    2,720,160                   2,720,160  

Consumer, Cyclical

    19,756,540                   19,756,540  

Consumer, Non-Cyclical

    17,857,628                   17,857,628  

Energy

    19,949,456                   19,949,456  

Financial

    43,066,668                   43,066,668  

Industrial

    21,846,428                   21,846,428  

Technology

    5,165,218                   5,165,218  

Utilities

    996,281                   996,281  

Exchange-Traded Funds

    1,657,147                   1,657,147  

Preferred Stocks

                               

Consumer, Cyclical

    147,444                   147,444  

Industrial

    43,184                   43,184  

Money Market Investments

    15,968,812                   15,968,812  

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 155,713,625     $     $     $ 155,713,625  
 

 

There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the reporting period.

 

(b)

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses – Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Securities gains and losses are calculated based on highest cost, long-term holdings. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization or accretion of premium or discount. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 

(c)

Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income or excise taxes. Due to the timing of dividend distributions and the differences in accounting for income and realized gains and losses for financial statement and federal income tax purposes, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the income and realized gains and losses are recorded by the Fund. The Fund may utilize earnings and profits on redemption of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction.

 

GAAP requires an evaluation of tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2022

 

 

GAAP requires management of the Fund to analyze all open tax years (for the Fund, tax years 2019-2022), as defined by IRS statute of limitations for all major jurisdictions, including federal tax authorities and certain state tax authorities. As of and during the year ended September 30, 2022, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund has no examination in progress and is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

 

(d)

Distributions to Shareholders – The Fund declares and pays dividends at least annually from net investment income and from net realized gains, if any. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

 

(e)

Securities Lending – The Fund is authorized to lend a portion of its portfolio securities (up to a maximum value of one-third of the Fund’s total asset value) for the purpose of seeking to earn additional income net of fees. The Fund may pay reasonable administrative and custodial fees in connection with any such loan. A principal risk in lending portfolio securities, as with other extensions of credit, is the possible loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to the risk that the sale of any collateral realized will not yield proceeds sufficient to replace the loaned securities. In determining whether to lend securities to a particular borrower, all relevant facts and circumstances are considered, including the creditworthiness of the borrower. The loans are made only to firms deemed to be of good standing, and when the consideration that can be earned from securities’ loans of this type justifies the attendant risk. All loans are required to be secured continuously by collateral in cash, cash equivalents (negotiable certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances or letters of credit), or securities of the U.S. Government or its agencies maintained on a current basis at an amount at least equal to 102% of the current value of the securities loaned for domestic U.S. securities (excluding Government Securities as defined below), and 105% of the current value of foreign equity loaned securities. Securities issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or its federal agencies or instrumentalities (“Government Securities”) may be maintained at 100% of current value. Collateral is received and maintained by the Fund’s securities lending agent concurrent with delivery of the loaned securities and kept in a segregated account or designated on the records of the custodian for the benefit of the Fund. The Fund will have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time on five days’ notice. While securities are on loan, the borrower will pay the Fund any income from the securities. Gain or loss in the value of securities loaned that may occur while the securities are on loan will be for the account of the Fund.

 

The Fund may invest any cash collateral in portfolio securities and earn additional income or receive an agreed-upon amount of income from a borrower who has delivered equivalent collateral. Any such investment of cash collateral will subject the Fund to the related investment risks. The Fund will not have the right to vote on any securities having voting rights during the existence of the loan. However, the Fund will have the right to regain record ownership of loaned securities in order to exercise ownership rights such as voting rights, subscription rights and rights to dividends, interest or distributions.

 

At September 30, 2022, the value of securities loaned by the Fund was $222,694 and the Fund received cash collateral of $228,391. Securities purchased via reinvestment of cash collateral received as part of the securities lending program consisted of institutional money market funds with overnight and continuous maturities.

 

(f)

Option Contracts – The Fund may write or purchase options contracts primarily to enhance the Fund’s returns or reduce volatility. In addition, the Fund may utilize options in an attempt to generate gains from option premiums or to reduce overall portfolio risk. When the Fund writes or purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium received or paid by the Fund is recorded as an asset or a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option written or purchased. Premiums received or paid from writing or purchasing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains or losses. The difference between the premium and the amount paid or received on effecting a closing purchase or sale transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain or loss. If an option is exercised, the premium paid or received is added to the cost of the purchase or proceeds from the sale in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or a loss on investment transactions. The Fund, as a writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. The Fund may buy options on equity indexes or their ETF equivalents as a potentially cost-effective way to gain exposure to these indexes. The Fund held no option contracts as of September 30, 2022.

 

(g)

Asset Coverage for Options Positions – The Fund deposits and maintains margin with respect to its futures and options positions. Such margin deposits will vary depending on the nature of the underlying instrument (and the related initial margin requirements), the current market value of the instrument and other positions held by the Fund. The Fund will hold liquid assets or enter into

 

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As of September 30, 2022

 

 

transactions to cover the underlying obligation or set aside in a segregated account at the Fund’s custodian liquid assets, such as cash, U.S. Government securities or other high grade liquid debt obligations equal in value to the amount due on the underlying obligation. Such segregated assets will be marked-to-market daily, and additional assets will be placed in the segregated account whenever the total value of the segregated account falls below the amount due on the underlying obligation. The amount of such collateral as of September 30, 2022 is denoted in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

(h)

GAAP requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s derivative and hedging activities, including how such activities are accounted for and their effects on the Fund’s financial position, performance and cash flows. As of September 30, 2022, the Fund had no open derivative instruments and therefore there was no impact to the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The limited use of derivatives by the Fund during the year ended September 30, 2022 was related to purchased equity and index options which resulted in a net realized loss of $877,649 and written index options which resulted in a net gain of $24,061 which is reflected on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had option contracts transactions during the year ended September 30, 2022, however, due to the timing of these transactions, the average monthly notional amount for the Fund was $0.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the Fund’s purchases and sales of purchased option contracts were as follows:

 

 

Purchases

   

Sales

 
  $2,340,763     $1,463,113  

 

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the Fund’s transactions in written option contracts were as follows:

 

 

Written Option
Contracts

   

Closed Written
Option Contracts

 
  $42,831     $18,769  

 

(i)

GAAP requires an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. The guidance requires retrospective application for all comparative periods presented. Management has evaluated the impact on the financial statement disclosures and determined that there is no effect. As there are no master netting arrangements relating to the Fund’s participation in securities lending, and all amounts related to securities lending are presented gross on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, no additional disclosures have been made on behalf of the Fund. Please reference Note 2(e) for additional disclosures related to securities lending, including collateral related to securities on loan. There are no master netting arrangements relating to the Fund’s use of option contracts.

 

3. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

 

The Fund has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser, pursuant to which the Adviser provides general investment advisory services for the Fund. For providing these services, the Adviser receives a fee from the Fund, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. However, the Adviser has contractually agreed through an Expense Limitation Agreement to waive its management fee or reimburse the Fund so that its total annual operating expenses (excluding non-operating costs, which includes but is not limited to taxes, interest, acquired fund fees and expenses, litigation, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments) do not exceed 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through January 31, 2024. For the year ended September 30, 2022, the Fund accrued $861,032 in advisory fees under the Investment Advisory Agreement. Over the same time period, the Adviser waived fees and reimbursed expenses in the amount of $102,282.

 

Under the terms of the Expense Limitation Agreement, if at any time the expenses of the Fund are less than the expense limitation, the Adviser retains the right to seek reimbursement for any fees previously waived and/or expenses previously assumed within the prior three years, to the extent that such reimbursement will not cause the Fund’s annualized expenses to exceed 0.60% of its average net assets on an annualized basis, or the expense limitation in place at time of waiver or reimbursement. The Fund is not obligated

 

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As of September 30, 2022

 

 

to reimburse the Adviser for fees previously waived or expenses previously assumed by the Adviser more than three years before the date of such reimbursement. All such reimbursements are contingent upon Board review and approval. As of September 30, 2022, reimbursements that may potentially be made by the Fund to the Adviser total $398,169, which expire as follows:

 

September 30, 2023

  $ 183,816  

September 30, 2024

  $ 112,071  

September 30, 2025

  $ 102,282  

 

UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) serves as the Fund’s fund accountant, transfer agent and administrator; UMB Bank, n.a., an affiliate of UMBFS, serves as the Fund’s custodian. Amounts paid to UMBFS and its affiliates by the Fund are reflected on the Statement of Operations.

 

Certain officers and a Trustee of the Trust are also officers of the Adviser and/or an employee of UMBFS. Such persons are not compensated by the Fund for the services they provide to the Fund.

 

4. Federal Income Tax Information

 

At September 30, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments owned by the Fund, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of Investments

  $ 128,095,329  

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

  $ 38,865,022  

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

    (11,246,726 )

Net Unrealized Appreciation

  $ 27,618,296  

 

The difference between cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses in security transactions.

 

GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the year ended September 30, 2022, permanent differences in book and tax accounting have been reclassified between paid-in capital and total distributable earnings as follows:

 

Increase (Decrease)

Paid-in
Capital

Total Distributable
Earnings

$ 2

$ (2)

 

As of September 30, 2022, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed Ordinary Income

  $ 287,723  

Undistributed Long-term Gains

    10,493,733  

Other Accumulated Losses

  $ (4,708 )

Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

    27,618,296  

Total Distributable Earnings

  $ 38,395,044  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
As of September 30, 2022

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

   

September 30,
2022

   

September 30,
2021

 

Distributions Paid From:

               

Ordinary Income

  $ 9,345,737     $ 1,441,941  

Long-term Capital Gains

    19,291,955        

Total Distributions

  $ 28,637,692     $ 1,441,941  

 

5. Investment Transactions

 

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the Fund’s purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:

 

Purchases

Sales

$ 123,007,476

$ 114,909,834

 

6. Control Ownership

 

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of the Fund creates presumption of control of the Fund, under Section 2(a) 9 of the 1940 Act. As of September 30, 2022, TD Ameritrade, holding shares for the benefit of others in nominee name, held approximately 85.3% of the voting securities of the Fund.

 

7. Indemnifications

 

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations, which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

8. Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Period End

 

The Fund has adopted financial reporting rules regarding subsequent events which require an entity to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet. There were no subsequent events or transactions that occurred that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Fund’s financial statements through the date of issuance of these financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Trustees of Vericimetry Funds
and the Shareholders of Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund, a series of shares of beneficial interest in Vericimetry Funds (the “Fund”), including the schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2022, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year 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 Fund as of September 30, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and its financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The financial highlights for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 2020 were audited by other auditors whose report, dated November 30, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion on such financial highlights.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s 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 Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities law and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

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 Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its 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 Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risk 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 procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. 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. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

BBD, LLP

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Funds in the Vericimetry Funds since 2021.

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 29, 2022

 

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Expense Example

For The Six Months Ended September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022 (the “period”).

 

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, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 equals 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table below 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 the 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. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing the 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 could have been higher.

 

Expenses Paid During the Period

 

 

Beginning
account value
April 1, 2022

Ending
account value
September 30, 2022

Expenses paid during
the period ended
September 30, 2022*

Actual Example

$ 1,000.00

$ 841.60

$ 2.77

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses

1,000.00

1,021.99

3.04

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.60% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the six month period).

 

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Other Information (Unaudited)

 

 

Proxy Voting

 

The Fund’s proxy voting guidelines and a record of the Vericimetry U.S. Small Cap Value Fund’s proxy votes for the year ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-855-755-7550 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Holdings

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

A list of the Fund’s quarter-end holdings is also available at www.vericimetryfunds.com and upon request on or about 80 days following each quarter and remains available on the website until the list is updated in the subsequent quarter.

 

Risk Disclosures

 

Economic, political, and issuer specific events may cause the value of securities to rise or fall. Because the value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate, there is the risk that you will lose money. Securities of small and microcap companies are often less liquid, more volatile and they may have more limited resources. Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and may underperform equity funds that use other investment strategies. The investment strategies, practices and risk analysis used by the Adviser may not produce the desired results.

 

The recent global outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted economies and markets, and the prolonged duration and economic impact is uncertain. These events can have a significant impact to the Fund’s operations and performance.

 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) to govern the Trust’s approach to managing liquidity risk. Rule 22e-4 seeks to promote effective liquidity risk management, thereby reducing the risk that the Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of Fund shareholders. The Trust’s liquidity risk management program is tailored to reflect the Fund’s particular risks, but not to eliminate all adverse impacts of liquidity risk, which would be incompatible with the nature of the Fund.

 

During the year ended September 30, 2022, the Board and the Trust’s Liquidity Program Administrator reviewed the Fund’s investments and determined that the Fund held adequate levels of cash and highly liquid investments to meet shareholder redemptions. The Board determined that the Program was reasonably designed to prevent violations of Rule 22e-4 and that the Program had been effectively implemented. There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.

 

Tax Information

 

For the year ended September 30, 2022, 100% of the dividends paid from net investment income, including short-term capital gains (if any), for the Fund, is designated as qualified dividend income.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2022, 100% of the dividends paid from net investment income, including short-term capital gains (if any), for the Fund, qualifies for the dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the Fund designates $19,291,955 as a 20% rate gain distribution for purposes of the dividends paid deduction.

 

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Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement

(Unaudited)

 

 

At a meeting held on September 30, 2022 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (“Board”), including a majority of the independent trustees, met to consider, among other matters, the renewal of the investment management agreement (the “Investment Management Agreement”) between the Adviser and the Fund.

 

In considering the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement, the Board considered written and oral responses provided by the Adviser to an information request letter submitted by Fund Counsel.

 

The Board specifically evaluated information provided in relation to the approval of the Investment Management Agreement including details about: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser; (ii) the costs of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Fund; (iii) the extent to which economies of scale may be realized as the Fund grows; (iv) the management fee and expense ratio of the Fund; (v) potential fall-out benefits to the Adviser from its relationship to the Fund; and (vi) other general information about the Adviser.

 

The Board reviewed the background information of the Adviser’s key investment personnel, taking into consideration they collectively averaged over 30 years of financial industry experience. The Board discussed the Adviser’s investment process and expressed its satisfaction with the Adviser’s processes for risk management, broker selection, business continuity and monitoring compliance with the Fund’s investment limitations. The Board noted that the Fund underperformed its peer group across all periods, but discussed that it outperformed its benchmark across all periods. The Board concluded that the Adviser had provided, and was likely to continue to provide, high quality services to the Fund for the benefit of the shareholders.

 

The Board compared the Fund’s investment advisory fee and expense ratio to investment advisory fees and expense ratios of the Peer Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s investment advisory fee of 0.50% was higher than the advisory fee for the Fund’s peer group (0.39%) and lower than the Morningstar category average of 0.78%. They also noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio of 0.63% was higher than that of the Fund’s peer group (0.45%), but significantly lower than the Morningstar category average of 1.19%. The Board also noted the expense limitation agreement in effect for the Fund. The Board, upon reviewing the Adviser’s explanation for the fee structure in place, agreed that the fees selected were appropriate and reasonable in relation to the services to be provided. After further discussion, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory fee was not unreasonable.

 

The Board reviewed the reported level of profitability realized by the Adviser from its relationship to the Fund, noting that the Adviser reported a pre-tax profit of approximately 30.33%. After discussion, the Board concluded that the level of profit reported was not excessive.

 

In terms of potential “fall out” benefits to the Adviser from its relationship to the Fund, the Board noted that the Adviser does not engage in the use of soft dollars. The Board discussed economies of scale, noting that no such economies of scale were achieved at this point given the low asset base of the Fund. The Board agreed that the matter of economies of scale would be revisited at the next renewal of the Investment Management Agreement and as the Fund’s size increases.

 

The Board then concluded its evaluation and without assigning particular weight to any single conclusion, approved the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement for the Fund.

 

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Trustees and Officers

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Interested Trustee and Officer

Name, Age
and Address

Positions
Held

Term of
Office
(1) and
Length of
Service

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Funds of
the Trust
Overseen

Other Public Company
or Registered
Investment Company
Trusteeships Held
During Past 5 Years

Mendel Fygenson, Ph.D.(2)
1968 North Lake Avenue, # 303
Altadena, CA 91001

 

Age: 65

Chairman, President, Secretary, & Trustee

Trustee since March 2016. Other positions since April 2016.

Professor (Emeritus), University of Southern California (2020- Present); Professor, University of Southern California (1995 – 2019); Consultant, Divine Analytics (2008 – Present); Chief Executive Officer, Vericimetry Advisors LLC (2014 – Present).

1

None

Independent Trustees

Name, Age
and Address

Positions
Held

Term of
Office
(1) and
Length of
Service

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Funds of
the Trust
Overseen

Other Public Company
or Registered
Investment Company
Trusteeships Held
During Past 5 Years

Brian K. Wing
1968 North Lake Avenue, # 303
Altadena, CA 91001

 

Age: 55

Trustee

Since August 2013.

President and Chief Financial Officer, VisionPoint Advisory Group (November 2019 to present); Chief Financial Officer, AlliedBioScience (June 2018 to May 2019); Chief Operating Officer, WorldVentures Marketing, LLC, Plano, Texas (December 2016 – June 2018); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ryan LLC (tax services firm), Dallas, Texas (May 2016 – 2016); Chief Financial Officer, HYLA Mobile, Irving, Texas (2013 – 2015); Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Senior Vice President (Operations), Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc., Irving, Texas (2009 – 2013); Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, MGA Entertainment, Inc., Van Nuys, California (2008 – 2009).

1

None

Chad Lasdon
1968 North Lake Avenue, # 303
Altadena, CA 91001

 

Age:43

Trustee

Since March 2016.

Vice President and Relationship Manager, Manufacturers Bank (2016-Present); Vice President and Relationship Manager, Bank of the West (2013 – 2016); Senior Vice President – Capital Markets, BentleyForbes (2008 – 2013).

1

None

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Continued)
September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

Independent Trustees (Continued)

Name, Age
and Address

Positions
Held

Term of
Office
(1) and
Length of
Service

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Funds of
the Trust
Overseen

Other Public Company
or Registered
Investment Company
Trusteeships Held
During Past 5 Years

Paul Karapetian
1968 North Lake Avenue, # 303
Altadena, CA 91001

 

Age: 45

Trustee

Since March 2016.

Principal, Stoic Realty Advisors, Inc. (2020 - Present); Senior Vice President, IDS Real Estate Group (2006 – 2019)

1

None

 

Officers

Name, Age
and Address

Positions
Held

Term of
Office
(1) and
Length of
Service

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Funds of
the Trust
Overseen

Christopher Thomas
1968 North Lake Avenue, # 303
Altadena, CA 91001

 

Age: 65

Chief Compliance Officer

Since September, 2014.

Chief Compliance Officer (2014-present); Chief Compliance Officer, First Pacific Advisors, LLC, (2005-2014), Vice President, Controller, Fund Assistant Treasurer, First Pacific Advisors, LLC, (1995 -2005).

1

Michael Thill
235 W. Galena Street,
Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Age: 44

Treasurer

Since October 2017.

Lead Administrator and Officer (2007- present) and other positions (2000-2007) at UMB Fund Services, Inc.

1

 

(1)

Each Trustee holds office for an indefinite term until his successor is elected and qualified. Each Officer holds office for an indefinite term at the pleasure of the Board and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

 

(2)

Dr. Fygenson is considered an interested Trustee of the Trust, within the meaning of the 1940 Act, because of his affiliation with Vericimetry.

 

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1-855-755-7550 or visit www.vericimetryfunds.com.

 

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www.vericimetryfunds.com

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

The Registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has 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. A copy of this code of ethics is attached hereto as an Exhibit.

 

There were no substantive amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the 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, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description. The Registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The Registrant’s board of trustees has determined that Mr. Brian Wing is an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that Mr. Wing is independent.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the 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 are listed below:

 

   For the Year Ended
September 30, 2022
   For the Year Ended
September 30, 2021
 
Audit Fees  $12,000   $12,657*
Audit-Related Fees  $0   $0 
Tax Fees  $2,000   $2,000 
All Other Fees  $0   $0 

 

*Includes $12,000 in audit fees for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 and $657 for audit fees related to the change in the Registrant’s independent public accountant.

 

The Registrant’s audit committee has adopted an Audit Committee Charter that requires that the Audit Committee review the scope and plan of the registered public accounting firm’s annual and interim examinations, approve the services to be performed for the Registrant by the independent public accountants and approve the fees and other compensation payable to the independent accountants. For the year ended September 30, 2022, all of the audit and non-audit services provided by the Registrant’s principal accountant were pre-approved by the audit committee.

 

 

 

 

(f) None.

 

(g) None.

 

(h) Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

(a)The schedule of investments in securities in unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1(a).

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submissions of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Registrant had not adopted any procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of trustees.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Registrant's certifying officer has concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act")) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act, based on his evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR.

 

(b) There were no significant changes in the Registrant's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics – Filed as an attachment to this filing.

 

(a)(2) Certification for the principal executive and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) – Filed as an attachment to this filing.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 

(a)(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. Not applicable.

 

(b) Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) – Filed as an attachment to this filing.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Vericimetry Funds

 

By: /s/ Mendel Fygenson  
Dr. Mendel Fygenson  
President  
     
Date: December 8, 2022  

 

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 person on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Vericimetry Funds

 

By: /s/ Mendel Fygenson  
Dr. Mendel Fygenson  
President  
     
Date: December 8, 2022  
     
By: /s/ Michael Thill  
Michael Thill  
Treasurer  
     
Date: December 7, 2022  

 

ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

fp0080546-3_ex99code.htm

fp0080546-3_ex99cert.htm

fp0080546-3_ex99906cert.htm



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