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Form N-CSR World Funds Trust For: Sep 30

December 9, 2022 2:57 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: 811-22172
Exact name of registrant  as specified in charter: World Funds Trust
Address of principal executive offices:

8730 Stony Point Parkway,  
Suite 205

Richmond, VA 23235

Name and address of agent for service:

The Corporation Trust Co., 

Corporation Trust Center, 

1209 Orange St., 

Wilmington, DE 19801

 

With Copy to:

 

John H. Lively 

Practus, LLP 

11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Ste. 310 

Leawood, KS 66211  

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (804) 267-7400
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2022
   
Item #1(a).  Reports to Stockholders.  
          1(b).  Not applicable.  
   
  Curasset Capital Management Core Bond Fund and Curasset Capital Management Limited Term Income Fund (the “Curasset Capital Funds”)

 

 

 

ANNUAL
REPORT

For the Period Ended September 30, 2022

Curasset Capital Management, LLC

Curasset Capital Management
Core Bond Fund*

Curasset Capital Management
Limited Term Income Fund*

*Commencement of Operations December 1, 2021

Curasset Capital Management Funds

Important Disclosure Statement

The Curasset Capital Management Core Bond Fund and the Curasset Capital Management Limited Term Income Fund (the “Funds”) prospectus contains important information about the Funds’ investment objectives, potential risks, management fees, 12b-1 fees, charges and expenses, and other information and should be read and considered carefully before investing. To obtain the Funds’ prospectus containing this and other important information, please call 800-673-0550. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. Foreside Fund Services, LLC is the distributor and Curasset Capital Management, LLC is the investment advisor of the Funds.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance of the Funds may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Information provided with respect to the Funds’ Performance Data, Portfolio Holdings, Sector Weightings, Number of Holdings and Expense Ratios are as of September 30, 2022 and are subject to change at any time. For most recent information, please call 800-673-0550.

The Advisor waived or reimbursed part of the Funds’ total expenses. Had the Advisor not waived or reimbursed expenses of the Funds, the Funds’ performance would have been lower.

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Curasset Capital Management
Core Bond Fund

Shareholder LetterSeptember 30, 2022

Dear Shareholders,

Instead of the old expression “may you live in interesting times”, 2022’s mantra may very well be “may you live in interest rate times.” Since Curasset Capital Management Core Bond Fund’s inception date of 12/1/2021, the case may be made for both. For the almost 10-month period, ending 9/30/2022, the fund returned -11.10% net of fees vs. a return of -14.91% for the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index1 benchmark. We achieved favorable performance while continuing to develop our research and operational capabilities including establishing trading relationships with broker dealers, implementing research models, and adding three employees (one of whom, Young-Sup Lee, now serves as Chief Risk Officer for the firm).

The benchmark 10-year treasury yield increased significantly during this period. The rise followed five Federal Reserve rate hikes, including 3 consecutive +75 basis-point (bps)2 increases. This accompanied heightened volatility and inflation numbers coinciding with supply chain disruptions, war in Ukraine, China’s implementation of a “Zero Covid” policy disrupting growth, and continued pandemic risks.

As mentioned above, the largest driver for bond losses this year has been treasury rates. Bloomberg Treasury Index3 experienced a historically large negative return. We positioned the fund short duration4 versus its benchmark and peers, contributing to our outperformance. We also made a decision to reduce our duration under-weight to decrease the risk from market volatility which has increased substantially. We are now closely monitoring rate changes and setting triggers to review our exposure in order to manage risk on our rate hedging strategies. This is an important component of our investment process.

In credit/spread markets, excess returns (i.e., spread returns) were negative across the board. While underweight during many of the early months, our current position is more neutral corporate bonds, although with a short duration bias. Asset-Backed Securities (“ABS”)5 has performed the best (and been the least volatile) in the spread world. Our overweight to this sector has helped the Fund generate income while avoiding the risks of longer and sometimes riskier alternatives including CLOs, non-agency mortgages, agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (“MBS”)6 and other securities held by peers. Finally, we had very little in agency MBS as we wanted to avoid adding negative convexity in a high volume environment and were concerned about valuation levels due to changing technicals with the Federal Reserve exiting its role as a major buyer of MBS. We will continue to observe trends in the MBS market for attractive entry points.

Sincerely,

Avinand J. Jutagir, CFA
President/Portfolio Manager
Currasset
Capital Management

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Curasset Capital Management Core Bond Fund

Shareholder Letter - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

1Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based, flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market.

2A basis point is a unit of measure for interest rates and other percentages in finance.

3Bloomberg Treasury Index tracks fixed-rate, local currency government debt of investment grade countries, including both developed and emerging markets.

4Duration is the measure of the price sensitivity of a bond to changes in interest rates.

5An asset-backed security is a type of financial investment that is collateralized by an underlying pool of assets.

6A mortgage-backed security is a debt security that is collateralized by a mortgage or collection of mortgages.

Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Information provided with respect to the Fund’s Performance Data, Portfolio Holdings, Sector Weightings, Number of Holdings and Expense Ratios are as of September 30, 2022 and are subject to change at any time. For most recent information, please call 800-673-0550.

Curasset Capital Management Limited Term Income Fund is distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Please read it carefully before investing.

Mutual funds involve risk including possible loss of principal. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The market price of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment. The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments as well as to changes in an issuer’s credit rating or market perceptions about the creditworthiness of an issuer. Generally fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall, with longer-term securities being more sensitive than shorter-term securities.

Investors cannot directly invest in an index.

Asset and mortgage back securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. These securities are subject to the risk of default by the issuer as well as by the borrowers of the underlying loans in the pool. Certain asset and mortgage back securities are subject to prepayment and extension risks.

Curasset Capital Management
Core Bond Fund

Total Return
Since Inception
12/1/2021 to
9/30/2022

Curasset Capital Management Core Bond Fund

-11.10%

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index

-14.91%

Performance figures assume the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The Index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS, ABS and CMBS.

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Principal

 

Fair Value

95.62%

DEBT SECURITIES

 

40.19%

CORPORATE BONDS

0.26%

Communication Services:

 

Sprint Corp 06/15/2024 7.125%

$450,000

$456,732

 

5.52%

Consumer Discretionary:

 

AutoNation Inc 03/01/2032 3.850%

1,000,000

790,169

 

AutoNation Inc. 08/01/2031 2.400%

1,000,000

709,602

 

Brunswick Corp 08/01/2027 7.125%

1,314,000

1,374,107

 

Ford Motor Company
10/01/2028 6.625%

450,000

437,625

 

General Motors Financial
01/12/2032 3.100%

1,000,000

754,232

 

General Motors Financial
01/08/2031 2.350%

250,000

181,415

 

Hasbro Inc 07/15/2028 6.600%

700,000

715,570

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp
08/08/2029 3.900%

500,000

413,389

 

Lowe’s Cos Inc 04/01/2052 4.250%

500,000

382,850

 

MDC Holdings Inc 01/15/2030 3.850%

1,000,000

772,479

 

Michael Kors 11/01/2024 4.250%^ (US Treasury Note 09/30/2024 2.125% + 1.900%) 144A

600,000

572,016

 

Nissan Motor Co Ltd 09/17/2030
4.810% 144A

1,000,000

810,178

 

PVH Corp 07/10/2025 4.625%

1,000,000

958,704

 

Tapestry Inc 04/01/2025 4.250%

750,000

738,360

 

9,610,696

0.92%

Consumer Staples:

 

Constellation Brands
05/01/2030 2.875%

1,000,000

829,447

 

Smithfield Foods 10/15/2030 3.000% 144A

1,000,000

772,140

 

1,601,587

See Notes to Financial Statements

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CURASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORE BOND FUND

Schedule of InvestmentsSeptember 30, 2022

Principal

 

Fair Value

5.07%

Energy:

 

Alliant Energy Finance
03/01/2032 3.600% 144A

$1,000,000

$853,287

 

APA Corp 12/15/2029 7.750%

133,000

135,561

 

DCP Midstream LP 12/15/2022 7.375%^ (3 month USD Libor + 5.148%)

450,000

443,934

 

Energy Transfer LP 01/15/2024 5.875%

900,000

901,837

 

Energy Transfer LP 02/15/2028 6.625%^ (3 month USD Libor + 4.155%)

400,000

291,999

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp
09/15/2024 3.625%

540,000

523,032

 

Occidental Petroleum
09/01/2025 5.875%

1,215,000

1,218,675

 

ONEOK Inc 09/01/2029 3.400%

1,000,000

838,866

 

Phillips 66 Partners LP
03/01/2028 3.750%

440,000

372,039

 

Plains All American Pipeline LP 09/15/2030 3.800%

250,000

209,628

 

Targa Resources Partners
03/01/2030 5.500%

500,000

448,755

 

TC Energy Corp 6/15/2029 7.700%

850,000

921,692

 

Valero Energy 12/01/2031 2.800%

1,000,000

795,372

 

Williams Companies
01/15/2025 3.900%

900,000

870,997

 

8,825,674

10.49%

Financials:

 

Ally Financial 11/01/2031 8.000%

1,000,000

1,048,357

 

American Express Co 06/16/2149 3.550%

500,000

385,338

 

ASB Bank Limited 10/22/2031
2.375% 144A

2,000,000

1,540,520

 

Banco Santander SA 03/24/2028 4.175%^ (US Treasury Note 02/28/2027 1.875% + 2.000%)

200,000

180,224

 

Banco Santander SA 12/3/2030
2.749%

250,000

176,771

 

Bank of America 06/19/2164 4.375%^ (5 year US Treasury Rate + 2.760%)

625,000

501,562

 

Barclays PLC 05/16/2029 4.972%

250,000

224,977

See Notes to Financial Statements

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CURASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORE BOND FUND

Schedule of Investments - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

Principal

 

Fair Value

 

Blackstone Private Credit
12/15/2026 2.625%

$250,000

$205,228

 

Charles Schwab Corp 06/19/2164 5.000%

500,000

449,375

 

Citigroup Inc 03/31/2031 4.412%

250,000

224,282

 

Credit Swiss Group 06/5/2026
2.193% 144A

750,000

652,117

 

Factset Research Group 03/01/2027 Corp 2.900%

250,000

226,231

 

Federal Home Loan Bank
04/20/2029 4.000%

5,000,000

4,728,725

 

Fidelity National Financial
08/15/2028 4.500%

1,000,000

940,625

 

First Citizens Bancshares
06/19/2164 7.265%

500,000

490,590

 

Goldman Sachs Group
11/10/2026 4.125%^ (5 year US Treasury Rate + 2.949%)

500,000

397,500

 

Lloyds Banking Group
03/18/2026 3.511%^ (US Treasury Note 02/15/2025 1.500% + 1.600%)

450,000

421,272

 

Macquarie Group 06/21/2028
4.098% 144A

2,000,000

1,833,004

 

MSCI Inc 09/01/2030 3.625% 144A

100,000

82,280

 

NatWest Group 05/18/2029 4.892%^ (US Treasury Note 05/15/2028 2.875% + 1.820%)

500,000

455,151

 

Owl Rock Capital Corp
06/11/2028 2.875%

250,000

190,387

 

SBL Holdings Inc 11/13/2026
5.125% 144A

400,000

364,773

 

SLM Corp 10/29/2025 4.200%

90,000

80,566

 

Societe Generale 03/28/2024
3.875% 144A

500,000

486,298

 

Societe Generale 11/24/2025
4.750% 144A

250,000

236,351

 

Synchrony Bank 08/22/2025 5.400%

400,000

390,014

 

Toll Brothers Finance
03/15/2027 4.875%

1,000,000

917,868

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

Principal

 

Fair Value

 

Truist Financial Corp 03/01/2030 5.100%^ (10 year US Treasury Rate + 4.349%)

$500,000

$443,320

 

18,273,706

0.14%

Heath Care:

 

AMN Healtcare Services
10/01/2027 4.625% 144A

90,000

80,737

 

ICON Plc 07/15/2026 2.875% 144A

90,000

79,186

 

Teva Pharmaceutical
05/09/2027 4.750%

100,000

84,931

 

244,854

8.70%

Industrials:

 

Aircastle Ltd 05/01/2024 4.125%

900,000

864,826

 

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc 10/01/2027 4.750% 144A

450,000

396,303

 

Avalon Holdings Corp
11/18/2027 2.528% 144A

1,000,000

782,270

 

Berry Global Inc 07/15/2027
5.625% 144A

500,000

467,767

 

Boeing Co 02/04/2023 1.167%

700,000

691,352

 

Boeing Co 02/15/2040 5.875%

1,000,000

861,559

 

Can-Pack S.A. 11/15/2029 3.875% 144A

500,000

390,600

 

CH Robinson Worldwide
04/15/2028 4.200%

1,000,000

930,068

 

FedEx Corp 10/17/2048 4.950%

1,000,000

844,933

 

Flour Corp 09/15/2028 4.250%

360,000

313,138

 

Flowserve Corp 01/15/2032 2.800%

1,000,000

715,836

 

Fortune Brands Home & Security 03/25/2032 4.000%

500,000

414,907

 

Fortune Brands Home & Security 03/25/2052 4.500%

500,000

343,704

 

Hubbell Inc 08/15/2027 3.150%

2,000,000

1,803,222

 

Korn Ferry 12/15/2027 4.625% 144A

500,000

441,550

 

Masco Corp 08/15/2032 6.500%

1,000,000

1,003,432

 

Oshkosh Corp 03/01/2030 3.100%

1,000,000

805,390

 

Owens Corning 06/01/2030 3.875%

1,000,000

873,596

 

Quanta Services 10/01/2030 2.900%

1,000,000

799,235

 

Ryder System Inc 09/01/2025 3.350%

1,000,000

945,962

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

Principal

 

Fair Value

 

Timken Co 12/15/2028 4.500%

$500,000

$456,594

 

15,146,244

2.66%

Information Technology:

 

Avnet Inc 06/01/2032 5.500%

1,000,000

907,996

 

Bellsouth Telecommunication 06/01/2028 6.375%

500,000

494,960

 

CA Inc 03/15/2027 4.700%

600,000

555,296

 

Ciena Corp 01/31/30 4.000% 144A

100,000

83,500

 

Corning Inc 03/15/2037 4.700%

200,000

176,268

 

Hughes Satellite Systems
08/01/2026 5.250%

500,000

456,864

 

Micron Technology 02/15/2027 4.185%

250,000

233,392

 

Qorvo Inc 12/15/2024 1.750% 144A

500,000

460,907

 

Trimble Inc 12/01/2024 4.750%

800,000

791,267

 

Western Digital Corp
02/15/2026 4.750%

500,000

462,990

 

4,623,440

2.23%

Materials:

 

Albermarle Corp 06/01/2032 5.050%

500,000

463,324

 

Domtar Corp 10/01/2028 6.750% 144A

100,000

76,804

 

FMC Corp 10/01/2026 3.200%

600,000

551,860

 

Nucor Corp 05/23/2027 4.300%

500,000

478,655

 

Steel Dynamics Inc 12/15/2026 5.000%

500,000

490,009

 

WestRock Corp 02/15/2031 7.950%

750,000

844,051

 

Worthington Industries Inc
04/15/2026 4.550%

1,000,000

970,941

 

3,875,644

1.35%

Real Estate:

 

Crown Castle International Corp 03/15/2027 2.900%

250,000

221,908

 

EPR Properties 04/15/2028 4.950%

360,000

309,857

 

Highwoods Properties Inc
01/15/2023 3.625%

1,236,000

1,235,352

 

Office Properties Income Trust 02/01/2027 2.340%

250,000

180,076

 

Weyerhaeuser Co
03/09/2033 3.375%

500,000

404,965

 

2,352,158

See Notes to Financial Statements

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CURASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORE BOND FUND

Schedule of Investments - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

Principal

 

Fair Value

2.85%

Utilities:

 

Edison International 03/15/2023 2.950%

$900,000

$896,558

 

Eversource Energy 03/01/2032 3.375%

1,000,000

841,261

 

Exelon Corp 03/15/2032 3.350% 144A

1,000,000

838,311

 

Georgia Power Co 05/15/2032 4.700%

1,000,000

936,528

 

National Fuel Gas Co
03/01/2023 3.750%

1,000,000

994,599

 

Sempra Energy 06/19/2164 4.875%^ (US Treasury Note 05/31/2025 0.250% + 4.550%)

500,000

465,000

 

4,972,257

40.19%

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

69,982,992

 

(Cost: $78,344,042)

 

30.97%

ASSET BACKED BONDS

 

American Credit Acceptance 06/13/2028 4.410% 144A

1,687,500

1,633,994

 

American Credit Acceptance 06/13/2028 4.850% 144A

900,000

857,947

 

American Credit Acceptance
11/15/2027 1.340% 144A

1,000,000

938,436

 

American Credit Acceptance 12/12/2025 2.970% 144A

1,540,842

1,529,783

 

American Credit Acceptance 12/14/2026 1.310% 144A

729,761

719,107

 

Aqua Finance Inc 07/17/2046
1.900% 144A

681,131

642,217

 

Arivo Acceptance, LLC
05/15/2028 3.930% 144A

319,851

312,432

 

Avis Budget Rental Car
03/20/2026 2.650% 144A

1,800,000

1,656,623

 

Carmax Auto Owner Trust
10/15/2027 1.550% 144A

250,000

226,269

 

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust 03/10/2028 2.900% 144A

100,000

86,594

 

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust 04/10/2028 5.080%

2,000,000

1,907,354

 

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust 10/15/2024 2.710% 144A

267,369

267,222

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

Principal

 

Fair Value

 

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust 12/11/2028 2.310% 144A

$229,957

$224,790

 

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust 12/11/2028 4.130% 144A

450,000

424,224

 

Coinstar Funding, LLC
04/25/2047 5.216% 144A

426,375

397,096

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through 09/15/2033 5.095%^ (1 month USD Libor + 2.277%) 144A

55,000

48,501

 

Consumer Portfolio Services Inc 08/15/2028 5.190% 144A

1,800,000

1,698,791

 

Consumer Portfolio Services Inc 10/15/2029 7.140% 144A

900,000

828,318

 

Credit Acceptance Corp
05/15/2030 1.000% 144A

2,600,000

2,476,744

 

Drive Auto Receivables Trust
10/15/2027 0.870%

1,500,000

1,440,951

 

DT Auto Owner Trust
06/15/2026 1.470% 144A

1,540,250

1,495,610

 

DT Auto Owner Trust
11/15/2024 3.870% 144A

757,375

757,018

 

DT Auto Owner Trust
11/17/2025 2.550% 144A

900,000

876,884

 

Exeter Auto Receivables
01/15/2025 2.490% 144A

288,162

287,858

 

Exeter Auto Receivables
01/15/2026 0.690%

2,300,000

2,255,615

 

Exeter Auto Receivables
03/17/2025 3.710% 144A

625,539

620,641

 

Exeter Auto Receivables
05/15/2025 3.280% 144A

1,268,378

1,265,216

 

Exeter Auto Receivables
09/16/2024 4.350% 144A

390,020

389,463

 

Exeter Auto Receivables Trust 05/15/2025 5.330% 144A

800,000

800,531

 

Exeter Auto Receivables Trust 07/17/2028 4.560%

450,000

423,164

 

Exeter Auto Receivables Trust 10/15/2029 6.340% 144A

787,500

713,899

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 01/25/2042 2.550% 144A

100,000

87,250

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

Principal

 

Fair Value

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 01/25/2042 3.450% 144A

$1,949,266

$1,931,989

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 05/15/2027 3.000%

2,326,108

109,539

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 05/25/2042 2.551% 144A

100,000

86,569

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 01/25/2031 6.694%^
(Libor + 4.250%)

534,000

541,444

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 02/25/2046 0.311%

20,713,073

77,011

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 02/25/2047 0.261%

20,819,784

60,773

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 04/25/2042 3.289% 144A

1,000,000

922,501

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 06/25/2042 9.031%^
(30 day SOFR + 6.750%) 144A

1,000,000

1,002,501

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 09/25/2042 4.783%^
(30 day Average SOFR + 2.500%) 144A

550,000

549,753

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 11/25/2046 0.261%

31,600,832

87,282

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 12/25/2025 1.949% 144A

250,000

227,658

 

First Investors Auto 01/15/2027
2.030% 144A

1,405,468

1,373,164

 

First Investors Auto 06/15/2029
5.410% 144A

500,000

453,251

 

Gls Auto Receivables
02/18/2025 3.540% 144A

330,777

329,635

 

Gls Auto Receivables
04/15/2024 4.170% 144A

102,948

102,958

 

Gls Auto Receivables
05/15/2025 2.960% 144A

660,777

654,130

 

Gls Auto Receivables
07/15/2027 4.310% 144A

725,000

694,708

 

Government National Mortgage Assoc. 03/16/2043 3.339%^
(Libor + 0.400%)

5,712

5,708

See Notes to Financial Statements

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CURASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORE BOND FUND

Schedule of Investments - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

Principal

 

Fair Value

 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust 09/10/2047 4.162%

$500,000

$481,003

 

Harvest SBA Loan Trust
06/26/2047 5.550%^
(Libor + 0.700%) 144A

686,932

650,868

 

JP Morgan Commercial Mortgage 01/25/2028 1.886% 144A

214,468

210,829

 

JP Morgan Commercial Mortgage 05/15/2048 3.342%

409,471

386,928

 

LAD Auto Receivables Trust
04/15/2030 6.850% 144A

484,000

465,130

 

Mariner Finance 07/20/2032
2.960% 144A

1,360,594

1,335,729

 

Provident Funding Mortgage
4/25/2051 2.500% 144A

875,385

695,145

 

Santander Consumer 04/17/2028 2.560%

500,000

472,974

 

Santander Drive Auto 01/15/2026
1.010%

2,144,568

2,119,710

 

Santander Drive Auto 10/15/2025, 0.330% 144A

1,487,609

1,457,147

 

Santander Retail Auto Lease 11/20/2024 2.520% 144A

250,000

245,847

 

Santander Retail Auto Lease 11/20/2025 1.410% 144A

500,000

463,573

 

SCF Equipment Leasing 04/20/2026 2.470% 144A

588,053

579,337

 

SCF Equipment Leasing 08/21/2028 0.830% 144A

595,000

566,823

 

SCF Equipment Leasing 11/20/2031 3.790% 144A

500,000

433,479

 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust 04/25/50 3.000% 144A

237,476

228,711

 

Spruce Hill Mortgage Trust 01/28/2050 2.521% 144A

178,511

176,568

 

TBA, FNCL 03/25/2052 3.500%

500,000

448,726

 

Tesla Auto Lease 05/22/2023
5.480% 144A

450,000

450,743

 

Tricolor Auto Group 08/15/2025
4.710% 144A

485,000

473,130

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

Principal

 

Fair Value

 

Trinity Rail Leasing 10/18/2049
2.390% 144A

$236,096

$218,256

 

United Auto Credit 04/10/2029
10.000% 144A

400,000

385,547

 

United Auto Credit 11/10/2028
5.000% 144A

650,000

593,206

 

Verizon Owner Trust
12/20/2023 2.330%

6,300

6,295

 

Veros Credit Auto Receivables Trust 07/16/2029 7.230% 144A

550,000

525,164

 

Verus Securitization Trust
11/25/2059 3.129% 144A

440,570

425,212

 

Westlake Automobile 01/15/2026 2.760% 144A

1,840,000

1,793,770

 

WinWater Mortgage Trust 01/20/2046 3.784% 144A

160,424

143,219

 

30.97%

TOTAL ASSET BACKED BONDS

53,934,185

 

(Cost: $55,892,198)

 

24.46%

TREASURY NOTES

 

US Treasury 11/30/2028 1.500%

21,500,000

18,531,151

 

US Treasury 11/15/2031 1.375%

3,800,000

3,087,500

 

US Treasury 05/15/2042 3.250%

4,000,000

3,550,000

 

US Treasury 02/15/2042 2.375%

15,000,000

11,493,750

 

US Treasury 02/15/2032 1.875%

7,000,000

5,931,408

 

24.46%

TOTAL TREASURY NOTES

42,593,809

 

(Cost: $50,487,700)

 

95.62%

TOTAL DEBT SECURITIES

166,510,986

 

(Cost: $184,723,940)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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CURASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORE BOND FUND

Schedule of Investments - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

Shares

Fair Value

3.98%

MONEY MARKET FUND

 

Federated Government Obligation Institutional Shares, 2.81%*

6,920,783

6,920,783

 

(Cost: $6,920,783)

 

99.60%

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

173,431,769

 

(Cost: $191,644,723)

0.40%

Other assets, net of liabilities

703,598

100.00%

NET ASSETS

$174,135,367

*Effective 7 day yield as of September 30, 2022

TBA - To be announced

^Rate is determined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on September 30, 2022.

144ASecurity is exempt from the registration requirements for resales of restricted securities to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate amount of these securities is $55,410,607 and is 31.82% of the Fund’s net assets.

See Notes to Financial Statements

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CURASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORE BOND FUND

Schedule of Investments - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

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Curasset Capital Management
Limited Term Income Fund

Shareholder LetterSeptember 30, 2022

Dear Shareholders,

From inception date of 12/1/2021 through 9/30/2022, the Curasset Capital Management Limited Term Income Fund returned -3.68% net of fees vs. a return of -4.63% Bloomberg US 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Index1 benchmark. We achieved this performance while also continuing to develop our research and operational capabilities including establishing trading relationships with broker dealers, implementing research models, and adding three employees (one of whom, Young-Sup Lee, now serves as Chief Risk Officer for the firm).

The benchmark 2-year treasury yield increased significantly over this period. The rise followed five Federal Reserve rate hikes, including 3 consecutive +75 basis points (bps)2 moves. This accompanied heightened volatility and inflation numbers coinciding with supply chain disruptions, war in Ukraine, China’s implementation of a “Zero Covid” policy disrupting growth, and continued pandemic risks.

As mentioned above, the largest driver for bond losses this year has been treasury rates. The Bloomberg US 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Index experienced a historically large negative return. We positioned the fund short duration3 versus its benchmark and peers, contributing to our out-performance. Along the way, we made strategic adjustments to our 2-year rate exposure which also added to our return. We also made conscious decisions to reduce our duration under-weight to decrease the risk from market volatility which has increased substantially. We are now closely monitoring rate changes and setting triggers to review our exposure in order to manage risk on our rate hedging strategies. This is an important component of our investment process.

In credit/spread markets, excess returns (i.e., spread returns) were negative across the board. While underweight during many of the early months, our current position is more neutral corporate bonds, although with a slight short bias. Asset-Backed Securities (“ABS”)4 has performed the best (and been the least volatile) in the spread world. Our overweight to this sector has helped the fund generate income while avoiding the risks of longer and sometimes riskier alternatives including CLOs, non-agency mortgages, agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (“MBS”)5 and other securities held by peers. Finally, we had very little in agency MBS as we wanted to avoid adding negative convexity in a high vol environment and were concerned about valuation levels in due to changing technicals with the Federal Reserve exiting its role as a major buyer of MBS. We will continue to observe trends in the MBS market for attractive entry points.

Sincerely,

Avinand J. Jutagir, CFA
President/Portfolio Manager
Currasset
Capital Management

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Curasset Capital Management Limited Term Income Fund

Shareholder Letter - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

1The Bloomberg US 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Index measures the performance of investment grade, US dollar-dominated, fix-rate, taxable Corporate and government-related debt with 1 to 2,9999 years to maturity.

2A basis point is a unit of measure for interest rates and other percentages in finance.

3Duration is the measure of the price sensitivity of a bond to changes in interest rates.

4An asset-backed security is a type of financial investment that is collateralized by an underlying pool of assets.

5A mortgage-backed security is a debt security that is collateralized by a mortgage or collection of mortgages.

Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Information provided with respect to the Fund’s Performance Data, Portfolio Holdings, Sector Weightings, Number of Holdings and Expense Ratios are as of September 30, 2022 and are subject to change at any time. For most recent information, please call 800-673-0550.

Curasset Capital Management Limited Term Income Fund is distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Please read it carefully before investing.

Mutual funds involve risk including possible loss of principal. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The market price of a security may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment. The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments as well as to changes in an issuer’s credit rating or market perceptions about the creditworthiness of an issuer. Generally fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall, with longer-term securities being more sensitive than shorter-term securities.

Investors cannot directly invest in an index.

Asset and mortgage back securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. These securities are subject to the risk of default by the issuer as well as by the borrowers of the underlying loans in the pool. Certain asset and mortgage back securities are subject to prepayment and extension risks.

Curasset Capital Management
Limited Term Income Fund

Total Return
Since Inception
12/1/2021 to
9/30/2022

Curasset Capital Management Limited Term Income Fund

-3.68%

Bloomberg US 1-3 Yr Bond Index

-4.63%

Performance figures assume the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

The Bloomberg US 1-3 Yr bond Index measures the performance of investment grade, US dollar-dominated, fix-rate, taxable Corporate and government-related debt with a maturity between 1 and up to (but not including) 3 years.

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Principal

Fair Value

82.26%

DEBT SECURITIES

 

27.49%

CORPORATE BONDS

0.42%

Communication Services:

 

Hughes Satellite Services 8/01/2026 5.250%

$500,000

$456,864

 

Sprint Corp 06/15/2024 7.125%

550,000

558,228

 

1,015,092

3.30%

Consumer Discretionary:

 

Abercrombie & Fitch 07/15/2025 8.750% 144A

550,000

536,250

 

Brunswick Corp 08/01/2027 7.125%

1,606,000

1,679,465

 

Ford Motor 10/01/2028 6.625%

550,000

534,875

 

Ford Motor 11/1/2022, 3.350%

250,000

249,647

 

Hasbro Inc 07/15/2028 6.600%

798,000

815,750

 

KB Home 05/15/2023 7.625%

500,000

499,425

 

Michael Kors 11/01/2024 4.250%^ (US Treasury Note 09/30/2024 2.125% + 1.900%) 144A

1,700,000

1,620,712

 

PVH Corp 11/15/2023 7.750%

839,000

864,615

 

Tapestry Inc 04/01/2025 4.250%

1,250,000

1,230,600

 

8,031,339

0.34%

Consumer Staples:

 

Church & Dwight Co 10/01/2022
2.875% 144A

816,000

816,000

 

3.66%

Energy:

 

DCP Midstream LP 12/15/2022 7.375%^ (3 month USD Libor + 5.148%)

1,550,000

1,529,106

 

Enbridge US Inc 02/16/2024 4.458%

500,000

494,670

 

Energy Transfer LP 01/15/2024 5.875%

1,100,000

1,102,245

 

Energy Transfer LP 02/15/2028 6.625%^ (3 month USD Libor + 4.155%)

600,000

437,999

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp 09/15/2024 3.625%

659,000

638,293

 

Occidental Petroleum 09/01/2025 5.875%

1,485,000

1,489,492

 

Phillips 66 Partners LP 03/01/2028 3.750%

540,000

456,594

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Schedule of InvestmentsSeptember 30, 2022

Principal

Fair Value

 

Targa Resources Partners 03/01/2030 5.500%

$500,000

$448,755

 

TC Energy Corp 6/15/2029 7.700%

1,150,000

1,246,996

 

Williams Companies 01/15/2025 3.900%

1,100,000

1,064,552

 

8,908,702

6.56%

Financials:

 

Ally Financial 11/20/2025 5.750%

250,000

242,474

 

Bank of America 06/19/2164 4.375%^ (5 year US Treasury Rate + 2.760%)

125,000

100,312

 

Banque Federative 10/04/2026
1.604% 144A

2,000,000

1,708,138

 

Barclays PLC 05/07/2026 2.852%^
(6 month US Treasury Note + 2.500%)

250,000

226,940

 

Blackstone Private Credit 01/15/2025 2.700%

250,000

226,612

 

Blackstone Private Credit 09/15/2024 1.750%

115,000

104,797

 

Citigroup Inc 06/19/2164 4.000%^ (5 year US Treasury Rate + 3.597%)

500,000

421,250

 

Credit Agricole SA 01/26/2027 1.247%^ (US Treasury Note 12/31/2025 0.375% + 0.800%) 144A

2,000,000

1,702,696

 

Credit Suisse Group 06/05/2026 2.193% 144A

1,250,000

1,086,861

 

First Citizens Bancshares 06/19/2164 7.265%

1,000,000

981,180

 

Goldman Sachs Group 11/10/2026
3.650%^ (5 year US Treasury Rate + 2.915%)

500,000

383,750

 

ING Groep NV 03/29/2027 3.950%

2,000,000

1,839,600

 

Lloyds Banking Group 03/18/2026 3.511%^ (US Treasury Note 02/15/2025 1.500% + 1.600%)

550,000

514,888

 

Macquarie Group 06/21/2028
4.098% 144A

2,000,000

1,833,004

 

Markel Corp 03/30/2023 3.625%

1,155,000

1,149,623

 

Paccar Financial Corp 04/07/2025 2.850%

500,000

478,014

 

RLI Corp 09/15/2023 4.875%

1,000,000

1,000,796

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Principal

Fair Value

 

SBL Holdings Inc 11/13/2026
5.125% 144A

$600,000

$547,159

 

SLM Corp 10/29/2025 4.200%

110,000

98,470

 

Societe Generale 03/28/2024
3.875% 144A

500,000

486,297

 

Societe Generale 11/24/2025
4.750% 144A

250,000

236,351

 

Synchrony Bank 08/22/2025 5.400%

600,000

585,022

 

Wells Fargo & Co 08/15/2023 4.125%

20,000

19,905

 

15,974,139

0.12%

Health Care:

 

AMN Healthcare Services 10/01/2027 4.625% 144A

110,000

98,679

 

ICON plc 07/15/2026 2.875% 144A

110,000

96,783

 

Teva Pharmaceutical 05/09/2027 4.750%

100,000

84,931

 

280,393

4.19%

Industrials:

 

Aircastle Ltd 05/01/2024 4.125%

1,100,000

1,057,010

 

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc 10/01/2027 4.750% 144A

550,000

484,370

 

Avalon Holdings Corp 5/15/2024 5.250% 144A

1,000,000

970,250

 

Boeing Co 02/04/2023 1.167%

780,000

770,364

 

Can-Pack S.A. 11/01/25 3.125% 144A

500,000

434,838

 

Cargill Inc 04/22/2025 3.500% 144A

500,000

482,231

 

Flour Corp 09/15/2028 4.250%

440,000

382,724

 

General Motors 09/30/2027 5.750%

500,000

405,608

 

Hubbell Inc 08/15/2027 3.150%

3,179,000

2,866,221

 

Jeld-Wen Inc 05/15/2025 6.250% 144A

550,000

517,000

 

Korn Ferry 12/15/2027 4.625% 144A

500,000

441,550

 

Ryder System Inc 09/01/2025 3.350%

1,000,000

945,962

 

Timken Co 12/15/2028 4.500%

500,000

456,594

 

10,214,722

1.55%

Information Technology:

 

Micron Technology 02/15/2027 4.185%

250,000

233,392

 

Teledyn Technologies Inc 04/01/2023 0.650%

1,425,000

1,399,022

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Principal

Fair Value

 

Trimble Inc 12/01/2024 4.750%

$1,200,000

$1,186,901

 

Qorvo Inc 12/15/2024 1.750% 144A

550,000

506,997

 

Western Digital Corp 02/15/2026 4.750%

500,000

462,990

 

3,789,302

2.67%

Materials:

 

Ball Corp 03/15/2026 4.875%

500,000

474,355

 

Celanese US Holdings LLC 3/15/2025 6.050%

1,000,000

976,846

 

Cytec Industries Inc 04/01/2023 3.500%

1,100,000

1,090,900

 

Domtar Corp 10/01/2028 6.750% 144A

100,000

76,804

 

FMC Corp 10/01/2026 3.200%

800,000

735,813

 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum 08/15/2025 1.300%

1,000,000

892,176

 

Sealed Air Corp 12/01/2024
5.125% 144A

500,000

482,500

 

Steel Dynamics Inc 12/15/2026 5.000%

813,000

796,755

 

Worthington Industries Inc 04/15/2026 4.550%

1,000,000

970,941

 

6,497,090

1.76%

Real Estate:

 

EPR Properties 04/15/2028 4.950%

220,000

189,357

 

Highwoods Properties Inc 01/15/2023 3.625%

1,500,000

1,499,214

 

ISTAR INC 10/01/2024 4.75%

500,000

493,100

 

Office Properties Income Trust 02/01/2027 2.340%

250,000

180,076

 

Toll Brosthers Finance 03/15/2027 4.875%

1,000,000

917,868

 

Toll Brosthers Finance 04/15/2023 4.375%

1,000,000

994,698

 

4,274,313

2.92%

Utilities:

 

Edison Intl 03/15/2023 2.950%

1,100,000

1,095,793

 

Metrpolitan Edison 03/15/2023
3.500% 144A

2,188,000

2,168,183

 

National Fuel Gas Co 03/01/2023 3.750%

1,050,000

1,044,329

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

Principal

Fair Value

 

OGE Energy Corp 05/26/2023 0.703%

$1,000,000

$973,510

 

Southern Company 07/01/2023 2.950%

1,858,000

1,836,384

 

7,118,199

 

27.49%

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

 

(Cost: $70,872,538)

$66,919,291

 

39.69%

ASSET BACKED BONDS

 

American Credit Acceptance 05/13/2026 5.650% 144A

2,000,000

1,997,962

 

American Credit Acceptance 06/13/2028 4.410% 144A

2,062,500

1,997,104

 

American Credit Acceptance 06/13/2028 4.850% 144A

1,100,000

1,048,601

 

American Credit Acceptance 11/15/2027 1.340% 144A

1,000,000

938,436

 

American Credit Acceptance 12/12/2025 2.970% 144A

1,883,251

1,869,735

 

American Credit Acceptance 12/14/2026 1.310% 144A

891,930

878,908

 

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust 01/25/2066 0.909% 144A

83,851

71,591

 

Aqua Finance Inc 07/17/2046
1.900% 144A

832,493

784,931

 

Arivo Acceptance, LLC 05/15/2028 3.930% 144A

479,776

468,648

 

Avid Acceptance 07/15/2026
3.140% 144A

1,000,000

992,958

 

Avis Budget Rental Car 03/20/2024 3.330% 144A

2,000,000

1,991,704

 

Avis Budget Rental Car 03/20/2026 2.650% 144A

2,275,000

2,093,787

 

Bridgecrest Acceptance 02/18/2025 3.480% 144A

1,531,470

1,523,883

 

Carmax Auto Owner Trust 10/15/2027 1.550%

250,000

226,268

 

CarNow Auto 10/15/2024 0.970% 144A

97,278

97,152

 

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust 03/10/2028 2.900% 144A

100,000

86,594

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Principal

Fair Value

 

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust 09/11/2028 1.240%

$1,486,449

$1,451,274

 

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust 10/15/2024 2.710% 144A

326,785

326,604

 

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust 11/10/2028 5.540%

175,000

168,851

 

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust 12/11/2028 2.310% 144A

281,059

274,743

 

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust 12/11/2028 4.130% 144A

550,000

518,497

 

CIG Financial 01/13/2025 1.550% 144A

406,924

406,027

 

Citigroup Commercial 04/10/2046 2.815%

771,097

767,136

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan 08/25/2050 2.500% 144A

86,013

71,208

 

CoinStar Funding, LLC 04/25/2047 5.216% 144A

521,125

485,339

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through 09/15/2033 5.095%^ (1 month USD Libor + 2.277%) 144A

65,000

57,320

 

CPS Auto Trust 04/15/2030
4.880% 144A

1,250,000

1,225,160

 

CPS Auto Trust 07/15/2025
4.300% 144A

1,000,000

989,876

 

CPS Auto Trust 08/15/2028
5.190% 144A

2,200,000

2,076,301

 

CPS Auto Trust 09/15/2025
6.070% 144A

500,000

501,100

 

CPS Auto Trust 10/15/2029 7.140% 144A

1,100,000

1,012,388

 

Credit Acceptance Corp 05/15/2030 1.000% 144A

2,948,000

2,808,247

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage 04/25/2037 3.817% 144A

1,243,916

1,165,504

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage 04/25/2044 3.817% 144A

949,021

784,752

 

Drive Auto Receivables Trust 01/15/2026 4.090%

57,047

57,053

 

Drive Auto Receivables Trust 10/15/2027 0.870%

2,500,000

2,401,585

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

Principal

Fair Value

 

Drive Auto Receivalbes Trust 04/15/2026 4.300%

$1,273,047

$1,273,972

 

DT Auto Owner Trust 01/18/2028 2.380% 144A

250,000

230,988

 

DT Auto Owner Trust 03/15/2028 4.720% 144A

2,000,000

1,930,174

 

DT Auto Owner Trust 06/15/2026 1.470% 144A

2,073,750

2,013,649

 

DT Auto Owner Trust 07/15/2025 2.730% 144A

301,879

301,487

 

DT Auto Owner Trust 11/15/2024
3.870% 144A

925,681

925,244

 

DT Auto Owner Trust 11/17/2025
2.550% 144A

1,100,000

1,071,748

 

Exeter Auto Receivables 01/15/2025 2.490% 144A

352,199

351,827

 

Exeter Auto Receivables 01/15/2026 0.690%

2,700,000

2,647,895

 

Exeter Auto Receivables 03/15/2023 5.200% 144A

1,000,000

994,186

 

Exeter Auto Receivables 03/15/2024 4.040% 144A

390,769

390,222

 

Exeter Auto Receivables 03/17/2025 3.710% 144A

764,547

758,561

 

Exeter Auto Receivables 05/15/2025 3.280% 144A

1,550,240

1,546,376

 

Exeter Auto Receivables 05/15/2025 5.330% 144A

1,200,000

1,200,797

 

Exeter Auto Receivables 07/17/2028 4.560%

550,000

517,200

 

Exeter Auto Receivables 09/16/2024 4.350% 144A

476,692

476,011

 

Exeter Auto Receivables 10/15/2029 6.340% 144A

962,500

872,544

 

Exeter Auto Receivables 11/17/2025 2.190%

2,922,895

2,911,785

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 03/15/2045 3.500%

660,579

649,274

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 05/15/2027 3.000%

2,554,142

120,277

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Principal

Fair Value

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 03/25/2052 3.500%

$500,000

$448,726

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 05/25/2042 2.551% 144A

2,382,436

2,361,320

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 07/15/2029 3.000%

392,118

388,092

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 01/25/2031 6.694%^ (1 month USD Libor + 4.25000%)

1,000,000

1,013,941

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 02/25/2046 0.311%

25,315,978

94,125

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 02/25/2047 0.261%

31,229,677

91,159

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 05/25/2035 9.290%^ (1 month USD Libor + 17.000%)

24,173

23,881

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 07/25/2042 5.808%^ (30 day SOFR + 3.600%) 144A

250,000

236,563

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 09/25/2042 4.783%^ (30 day Average SOFR + 2.500%) 144A

700,000

699,685

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 10/25/2032 3.000%

408,307

405,200

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 11/25/2046 0.261%

47,401,248

130,922

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 12/26/2041 4.181%^ (30 day Average SOFR + 1.90%) 144A

250,000

227,657

 

First Investors Auto 01/15/2027
2.030% 144A

1,405,468

1,373,164

 

First Investors Auto 06/15/2029
5.410% 144A

500,000

453,251

 

Flagship Credit Auto Trust 04/15/2026 3.800% 144A

2,000,000

1,988,240

 

Foursight Capital Auto Receivables 08/15/2025 2.410% 144A

1,750,000

1,734,824

 

GCAT 08/25/2066 1.915% 144A

190,291

169,435

 

GLS Auto Receivables 02/18/2025 3.540% 144A

404,283

402,887

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Principal

Fair Value

 

GLS Auto Receivables 04/15/2024 4.170% 144A

$125,826

$125,838

 

GLS Auto Receivables 05/15/2025 2.960% 144A

807,617

799,492

 

GLS Auto Receivables 07/15/2027 4.310% 144A

725,000

694,708

 

GM Financial 10/21/2024 0.510%

35,000

34,769

 

Government National Mortgage Assoc. 03/16/2043 3.339%^ (Libor + 0.400%)

6,552

6,547

 

Government National Mortgage Assoc. 07/20/2028 3.500%

1,268,341

1,261,024

 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust 09/10/2047 4.162%

750,000

721,505

 

Harvest SBA Loan Trust 06/26/2047 5.550%^ (Libor + 0.700%) 144A

839,584

795,505

 

JP Morgan Commercial Mortgage 01/25/2028 1.886% 144A

262,128

257,680

 

JP Morgan Commercial Mortgage 05/15/2048 3.342%

500,465

472,911

 

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 05/25/2050 3.000% 144A

217,334

211,802

 

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 05/25/2050 3.500% 144A

54,929

49,940

 

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 10/25/2029 2.820% 144A

114,039

107,163

 

LAD Auto Receivables Trust 04/15/2030 6.850% 144A

726,000

697,695

 

Mariner Finance 07/20/2032
2.960% 144A

1,840,803

1,807,162

 

Mill City Mortgage 04/25/2066
3.485% 144A

900,421

856,569

 

Pagaya AI Debt Selection Trust 01/25/2029 3.000% 144A

53,791

50,239

 

Prestige Auto Receivables 10/15/2024 4.140% 144A

1,721,891

1,718,580

 

Provident Funding Mortgage 04/25/2051 2.500% 144A

875,385

695,145

 

Santander Drive Auto 01/15/2026
1.010%

2,637,114

2,606,547

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Principal

Fair Value

 

Santander Drive Auto 04/14/2025 0.500%

$179,294

$178,980

 

Santander Drive Auto 04/17/2028 2.560%

500,000

472,974

 

Santander Drive Auto 10/15/2025, 0.330% 144A

1,487,609

1,457,147

 

Santander Retail Auto Lease 11/20/2024 2.520% 144A

250,000

245,847

 

Santander Retail Auto Lease 11/20/2025 1.410% 144A

665,000

616,552

 

SCF Equipment Leasing 04/20/2026 2.470% 144A

588,053

579,337

 

SCF Equipment Leasing 07/20/2032 5.260% 144A

500,000

432,111

 

SCF Equipment Leasing 08/21/2028 0.830% 144A

595,000

566,823

 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust 04/25/2050 3.000% 144A

237,476

228,711

 

Skopos Auto Receivables Trust 09/16/2024 3.630% 144A

332,107

331,215

 

SMB Private Education Trust 09/15/2037 2.230% 144A

1,462,855

1,364,737

 

Spruce Hill Mortgage Trust 01/28/2050 2.521% 144A

218,181

215,805

 

Telsa Auto Lease 05/22/2023
5.480% 144A

550,000

550,909

 

Tricolor Auto Group 02/18/2025
3.300% 144A

770,622

760,497

 

Trinity Rail Leasing 10/18/2049
2.390% 144A

354,144

327,384

 

United Airlines 10/15/2025 4.150%

557,032

527,094

 

United Auto Credit 04/10/2029
10.000% 144A

600,000

578,321

 

United Auto Credit 11/10/2028
5.000% 144A

850,000

775,730

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

Principal

Fair Value

 

USASF Servicing LLC 04/15/2025 3.980% 144A

$901,572

$885,839

 

Verizon Owner Trust 12/20/2023 2.330%

7,700

7,694

 

Veros Credit Auto Receivables Trust 07/16/2029 7.230% 144A

700,000

668,391

 

Verus Securitization Trust 11/25/2059 3.129% 144A

538,474

519,704

 

Westlake Automobile 01/15/2026 2.760% 144A

2,160,000

2,105,730

 

WinWater Mortgage Trust 01/20/2046 3.784% 144A

188,324

168,127

 

World Omni Finance Corp 05/15/2024 3.040%

64,459

64,446

 

39.69%

TOTAL ASSET BACKED BONDS

96,645,442

 

(Cost: $99,367,243)

 

15.08%

TREASURY NOTES

 

US Treasury 11/30/2023 0.500%

6,700,000

6,412,369

 

US Treasury 11/15/2024 0.750%

5,000,000

4,646,095

 

US Treasury 10/11/2022(1)

10,000,000

9,994,560

 

US Treasury 11/17/2022(1)

10,000,000

9,964,380

 

US Treasury 01/31/2027 1.500%

1,287,000

1,153,675

 

US Treasury 02/28/2027 1.875%

5,000,000

4,553,515

 

15.08%

TOTAL TREASURY NOTES

36,724,594

 

(Cost: $37,894,100)

 

82.26%

TOTAL DEBT SECURITIES

200,289,327

 

(Cost: $208,133,881)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

17.53%

MONEY MARKET FUND

Shares

Fair Value

 

Federated Government Obligation Institutional Shares, 2.81%*

42,668,551

42,668,551

 

(Cost: $42,668,551)

 

99.79%

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

242,957,878

 

(Cost: $250,802,432)

0.21%

Other assets, net of liabilities

512,579

100.00%

NET ASSETS

$243,470,457

(1)Zero-coupon bond

*Effective 7 day yield as of September 30, 2022

TBA - To be announced

^Rate is determined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on September 30, 2022.

144ASecurity is exempt from the registration requirements for resales of restricted securities to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate amount of these securities is $91,835,988 and is 37.72% of the Fund’s net assets.

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Schedule of Investments - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

Core Bond Fund

Limited Term
Income Fund

ASSETS

Investments at fair value* (Note 1)

$173,431,769

$242,957,878

Cash held at broker

25,000

25,000

Receivable for capital stock sold

51,463

62,545

Interest receivable

1,160,248

981,546

Prepaid expenses

4,614

4,968

TOTAL ASSETS

174,673,094

244,031,937

 

LIABILITIES

Payable for securities purchased

472,812

472,815

Accrued advisory fees

43,086

63,905

Accrued accounting, administration and transfer agent fees

15,727

21,057

Other accrued expenses

6,102

3,703

TOTAL LIABILITIES

537,727

561,480

NET ASSETS

$174,135,367

$243,470,457

 

Net Assets Consist of:

Paid-in capital

$196,439,977

$253,784,600

Distributable earnings (accumulated deficits)

(22,304,610

)

(10,314,143

)

Net Assets

$174,135,367

 

$243,470,457

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

Net Assets

$174,135,367

$243,470,457

Shares Outstanding

19,931,877

25,577,883

Net Asset Value and Offering Price
Per Share

$8.74

$9.52

 

*Identified cost of:

$191,644,723

$250,802,432

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Statements of Assets and LiabilitiesSeptember 30, 2022

Core Bond Fund

Limited Term
Income Fund

December 1, 2021*
through
September 30,
2022

December 1, 2021*
through
September 30,
2022

INVESTMENT INCOME

Interest

$3,643,531

$3,762,784

Total investment income

3,643,531

3,762,784

 

EXPENSES

Advisory fees (Note 2)

464,081

733,320

Recordkeeping and administrative
services (Note 2)

77,215

99,164

Accounting fees (Note 2)

50,659

65,372

Custody fees

14,539

16,918

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

16,324

19,301

Professional fees

17,156

17,819

Filing and registration fees

4,000

4,000

Trustee fees

6,609

8,196

Compliance fees

5,707

6,959

Shareholder reports

16,537

18,845

Insurance

3,794

3,794

Other

25,181

26,451

Total expenses

701,802

1,020,139

Management fee waivers (Note 2)

(171,866

)

(211,297

)

Net expenses

529,936

808,842

Net investment income (loss)

3,113,595

2,953,942

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

(4,147,709

)

(2,563,358

)

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

(18,212,954

)

(7,844,554

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments

(22,360,663

)

(10,407,912

)

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
FROM OPERATIONS

$(19,247,068

)

$(7,453,970

)

*Commencement of Operations

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Statements of OperationsSeptember 30, 2022

Core Bond Fund

Limited Term
Income Fund

December 1, 2021*
through
September 30,
2022

December 1, 2021*
through
September 30,
2022

Increase (decrease) in Net Assets

OPERATIONS

Net investment income (loss)

$3,113,595

$2,953,942

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

(4,147,709

)

(2,563,358

)

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

(18,212,954

)

(7,844,554

)

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

(19,247,068

)

(7,453,970

)

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Net dividends and distributions

(3,057,542

)

(2,860,173

)

Decrease in net assets from distributions

(3,057,542

)

(2,860,173

)

 

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5)

Shares sold

209,600,417

273,075,184

Distributions reinvested

370,069

231,031

Shares redeemed

(13,530,509

)

(19,521,615

)

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions

196,439,977

253,784,600

 

NET ASSETS

Increase (decrease) during period

174,135,367

243,470,457

Beginning of period

End of period

$174,135,367

$243,470,457

*Commencement of Operations

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Statements of Changes in Net AssetsSeptember 30, 2022

December 1, 2021(2)
through
September 30, 2022

Net asset value, beginning of period

$10.00

Investment activities

Net investment income (loss)(1)

0.19

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

(1.29

)

Total from investment activities

(1.10

)

Distributions

Net investment income

(0.16

)

Total distributions

(0.16

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

$8.74

 

Total Return(3)

(11.10

%)

Ratios/Supplemental Data

Ratios to average net assets(4)

Expenses

0.54

%

Expenses, net of waiver or recovery (Note 2)

0.41

%

Net investment income (loss)

2.41

%

Portfolio turnover rate(5)

85.91

%

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

$174,135

(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(2)Commencement of operations.

(3)Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

(4)Ratios to average net assets has been annualized.

(5)Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated and excludes purchases and sales of TBA securities and has not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Financial HighlightsSelected Per Share Data Throughout Each Period

December 1, 2021(2)
through
September 30, 2022

Net asset value, beginning of period

$10.00

Investment activities

Net investment income (loss)(1)

0.14

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

(0.51

)

Total from investment activities

(0.37

)

Distributions

Net investment income

(0.11

)

Total distributions

(0.11

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

$9.52

 

Total Return(3)

(3.68

%)

Ratios/Supplemental Data

Ratio to average net assets(4)

Expenses, gross

0.61

%

Expenses, net of waiver or recovery (Note 2)

0.49

%

Net investment income (loss)

1.77

%

Portfolio turnover rate(5)

122.59

%

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

$243,470

(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(2)Commencement of operations.

(3)Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

(4)Ratios to average net assets have been annualized.

(5)Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated and excludes purchases and sales of TBA securities and has not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Financial HighlightsSelected Per Share Data Throughout Each Period

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Curasset Capital Management Core Bond Fund and the Curasset Capital Management Limited Term Income Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are diversified series of the World Funds Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 9, 2007 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management company. The Funds offer Class A, Investor Class, Institutional Class and Founders Class shares. As of September 30, 2022, neither Fund had Class A, Investor Class or Institutional Class shares outstanding. Each Fund’s Founders Class commenced operations on December 1, 2021.

The investment objective of the Curasset Capital Management Core Bond Fund (the “Core Bond Fund”) is to provide total return, comprised of income and capital appreciation.

The investment objective of the Curasset Capital Management Limited Term Income Fund (the “Limited Term Income Fund”) is to seek income.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Funds follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies”.

Security Valuation

The Funds’ record investments at fair value. Investments in securities traded on national securities exchanges are valued at the last reported sale price. Investments in securities included on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Other securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sales are reported on a given date are valued at the last reported bid price. Debt securities are valued by appraising them at prices supplied by a pricing agent approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), which prices may reflect broker-dealer supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques. Short-term debt securities (less than 60 days to maturity) are valued at their fair value using amortized cost. Other assets for which market prices are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures set by the Board. Generally, trading in corporate bonds, U.S. government securities and money market instruments is substantially completed each day at various

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Notes to Financial StatementsSeptember 30, 2022

times before the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The value of these securities used in computing the net asset value (“NAV”) is determined as of such times.

The FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions, to increase comparability of financial information for entities that hold equity securities with contractual restrictions prohibiting the sale of the securities. Currently, there is diversity in practice on the application of a discount to measure fair value when securities have such contractual restrictions. The ASU provides clarity related to this matter. The ASU also adds disclosure requirements related to contractual sale restrictions.

The Trust has a policy that contemplates the use of fair value pricing to determine the NAV per share of the Funds when market prices are unavailable as well as under special circumstances, such as: (i) if the primary market for a portfolio security suspends or limits trading or price movements of the security; and (ii) when an event occurs after the close of the exchange on which a portfolio security is principally traded that is likely to have changed the value of the security. Since most of the Funds’ investments are traded on U.S. securities exchanges, it is anticipated that the use of fair value pricing will be limited.

When the Trust uses fair value pricing to determine the NAV per share of the Funds, securities will not be priced on the basis of quotations from the primary market in which they are traded, but rather may be priced by another method that the Board believes accurately reflects fair value. Any method used will be approved by the Board and results will be monitored to evaluate accuracy. The Trust’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Funds’ NAV that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. GAAP established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

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The following is a summary of the level of inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of September 30, 2022:

Level 1
Quoted Prices

Level 2
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs

Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

Total

Core Bond Fund 

Debt Securities

$

$166,510,986

$

$166,510,986

Money Market Fund

6,920,783

6,920,783

 

$6,920,783

$166,510,986

$

$173,431,769

Level 1
Quoted Prices

Level 2
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs

Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

Total

Limited Term
Income Fund

Debt Securities

$

$200,289,327

$

$200,289,327

Money Market Funds

42,668,551

42,668,551

$42,668,551

$200,289,327

$

$242,957,878

Refer to the Funds’ Schedule of Investments for a listing of the securities by security type and sector.

There were no transfers into or out of any levels during the period ended September 30, 2022. The Funds held no Level 3 securities at any time during the period ended September 30, 2022.

Security Transactions and Income

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. The cost of securities sold is generally determined on a specific identification basis. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are determined on the basis of identified cost for book and tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.

Accounting Estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date

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Notes to Financial Statements - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Federal Income Taxes

The Funds have complied and intend to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. The Funds also intend to distribute sufficient net investment income and net capital gains, if any, so that it will not be subject to excise tax on undistributed income and gains. Therefore, no federal income tax or excise provision is required.

Management has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken in the Funds’ tax returns. The Funds have no examinations in progress and management 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. Interest and penalties, if any, associated with any federal or state income tax obligations are recorded as income tax expense as incurred.

Reclassification of Capital Accounts

GAAP requires certain components of net assets are reclassified relating to permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications are caused primarily by differences in the timing of the recognition of certain components of income, expenses or realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes and have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the period ended September 30, 2022, there were no such reclassifications.

Mortgage-Related Securities

The Funds can buy interests in pools of residential or commercial mortgages in the form of “pass-through” mortgage securities. They may be issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, or its agencies and instrumentalities, or by private issuers. The prices and yields of mortgage-related securities are determined, in part, by assumptions about the rate of payments of the underlying mortgages and are subject to the risks of unanticipated prepayment and extension risks. Mortgage-related securities are also subject to interest rate risk, and the market for mortgage-backed securities may be volatile at times and may be less liquid than the markets for other types of securities. Mortgage-

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related securities issued by private issuers are not U.S. government securities and are subject to greater credit risks than mortgage related securities that are U.S. government securities. Credit risk is greater for mortgage related securities that are not directly or indirectly guaranteed by a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise (“GSE”) (such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Banks, and the Federal Farm Credit Banks). However, GSEs are not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and in the event that a GSE cannot meet its obligations, there can be no assurance that the U.S. government will provide support. Certain purchases of agency or GSE-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities are forward transactions (called “to-be-announced” or “TBA” transactions) that can settle a month or more after the trade date. If the counterparty to a TBA transaction does not perform its obligation to deliver the specified mortgage-backed securities, the Funds could be required to replace those securities at a higher price. During the settlement period, the Funds will bear the risk of any decline in the value of the security to be delivered. For either purchase or sale transactions, the Funds may choose to extend the settlement through a “dollar roll” transaction in which it sells its current TBA security to a dealer while simultaneously agreeing to buy a TBA security with similar characteristics with a later settlement date. Because these transactions do not require the purchase and sale of identical securities, the characteristics of the security delivered to the Funds may be less favorable than the security delivered to the dealer.

NOTE 2 –INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to Investment Advisory Agreements between the Trust and Curasset Capital Management, LLC (the “Advisor”), the Advisor provides investment advisory services to the Funds for an investment management fee equal to 0.36% and 0.44% of the daily net assets of the Core Bond Fund and the Limited Term Income Fund, respectively.

The Advisor earned and waived advisory fees for the period ended September 30, 2022 as follows:

Fund

Investment
Advisory Fee
Earned

Investment
Advisory Fee
Waived

Core Bond Fund

$464,081

$171,866

Limited Term Income Fund

733,320

211,297

The Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses until January 31, 2024 to keep Total Annual Fund Operating

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CURASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

Expenses (exclusive of interest, distribution and service fees pursuant to Rule 12b-1 Plans, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expense on short sales, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds’ business) from exceeding 0.36% for the Core Bond Fund’s daily net assets and 0.44% for the Limited Term Income Fund’s daily net assets. Prior to February 14, 2022, these expense limits were 0.75% and 0.85%, respectively. The Trust and the Advisor may terminate this limitation expense agreement prior to January 31, 2024 only by mutual written consent. Each waiver and/or reimbursement of an expense by the Advisor is subject to repayment by the applicable Fund within three years following the date such waiver and/or reimbursement was made, provided that the Fund is able to make the repayment without exceeding the expense limitation in place at the time of the waiver or reimbursement and at the time the waiver or reimbursement is recouped.

The total amount of recoverable fee waivers and expense reimbursements for the Funds as of September 30, 2022, and expiration dates are as follows:

Recoverable Fee Waivers and
Expense Reimbursements and
Expiration Dates

Fund

2025

Total

Core Bond Fund

$171,866

$171,866

Limited Term Income Fund

211,297

211,297

The Funds have adopted a Distribution and Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “12b-1 Plan”) for the Class A and Investor Class shares. Pursuant to the 12b-1 Plan, the Funds may finance from the assets of a particular class certain activities or expenses that are intended primarily to result in the sale of shares of such class. The Funds finance these distribution and service activities through payments made to its distributor. The fee paid to the distributor by each class is computed on an annualized basis reflecting the average daily net assets of a class, up to a maximum of 0.25% for Class A and Investor Class Shares. Because these fees are paid out of a class’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost more than paying other types of sales charges.

The 12b-1 Plan, while primarily intended to compensate for shareholder services and expenses, was adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and it therefore may be used to pay for certain expenditures related to financing distribution-related activities for each of the Funds.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

The Funds have adopted a shareholder services plan with respect to their Class A, Investor and Institutional Class Shares. Under the shareholder services plan, the Funds may pay an authorized firm up to 0.25% on an annualized basis of its average daily net assets attributable to its customers who are shareholders. For this fee, the authorized firms may provide a variety of services, including but not limited to: (i) arranging for bank wires; (ii) responding to inquiries from shareholders concerning their investment in the Fund; (iii) assisting shareholders in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses; (iv) providing information periodically to shareholders showing their position in shares; (v) forwarding shareholder communications from the Fund such as proxies, shareholder reports, annual reports, and dividend distribution and tax notices to shareholders; (vi) processing purchase, exchange and redemption requests from shareholders and placing orders with the Fund or its service providers; (vii) providing sub-accounting with respect to shares beneficially owned by shareholders; and (viii) processing dividend payments from the Fund on behalf of shareholders.

No fees were incurred by the Funds under the 12b-1 Plan or shareholder services plan during the period ended September 30, 2022.

Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. (“CFS”) acts as the Funds’ administrator, transfer and dividend disbursing agent and fund accountant. Fees to CFS are computed daily and paid monthly. For the period ended September 30, 2022, the following fees were paid by each Fund to CFS:

Fund

Administration

Transfer Agent

Fund
Accounting

Core Bond Fund

$73,680

$11,551

$48,421

Limited Term Income Fund

94,929

14,482

62,464

The amounts reflected on the Statement of Operations for Administration, Transfer Agent and Accounting fees include some out of pocket expenses not paid to CFS.

Certain officers of the Trust are also officers and/or directors of CFS. Additionally, Practus LLP, serves as legal counsel to the Trust. John H. Lively, Secretary of the Trust, is Managing Partner of Practus LLP. J. Stephen King, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Trust, is a Partner of Practus LLP. Gino E. Malaspina, Assistant Secretary of the Trust, serves as Counsel of Practus, LLP. Neither the officers and/or directors of CFS, Mr. Lively, Mr. King or Mr. Malaspina receive any special compensation from the Trust or the Funds for serving as officers of the Trust.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

NOTE 3 – INVESTMENTS

The costs of purchases and proceeds from the sales of securities other than short-term investments for the period ended September 30, 2022 were as follows:

Purchases

Sales

Core Bond Fund

Corporate bonds

$143,135,973

$(18,797,872

)

Short term investments

60,353,537

(56,098,306

)

Government issues

156,664,543

(96,385,616

)

 

$360,154,053

$(171,281,794

)

Purchases

Sales

Limited Term Income Fund 

Corporate bonds

$189,659,309

$(38,597,464

)

Short term investments

122,071,429

(90,645,357

)

Government issues

159,524,511

(131,402,207

)

 

$471,255,249

$(260,645,028

)

NOTE 4 –DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.

The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended September 30, 2022 were as follows:

Core
Bond Fund

Limited Term
Income Fund

Distributions paid from:

Ordinary income

$3,057,542

$2,860,173

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Notes to Financial Statements - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

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

Core
Bond Fund

Limited Term
Income Fund

Accumulated net investment income (loss)

$56,053

$93,769

Other accumulated losses

(4,125,572

)

(2,546,438

)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments

(18,235,091

)

(7,861,474

)

 

$(22,304,610

)

$(10,314,143

)

For tax purposes, the Core Bond Fund and Limited Term Income Fund had capital loss carry forwards of $4,125,572 and $2,546,438, respectively. These losses will retain the character of short term and may be carried forward indefinitely.

As of September 30, 2022, the cost of securities for Federal Income tax purposes and the related tax-based net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

Fund

Cost

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Core Bond Fund

$191,666,860

$32,179

$(18,267,270

)

$(18,235,091)

Limited Term
Income Fund

250,819,351

27,967

(7,889,441

)

(7,861,474)

The difference between book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the deferral of wash sale losses.

NOTE 5 – TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

Capital stock transactions for the period ended September 30, 2022 were:

Core
Bond Fund

Limited Term
Income Fund

Shares sold

21,350,570

27,566,185

Shares reinvested

39,566

23,792

Shares redeemed

(1,458,259

)

(2,012,094

)

Net increase (decrease)

19,931,877

25,577,883

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CURASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

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CURASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements - continuedSeptember 30, 2022

NOTE 6 – RECENT MARKET EVENTS

Market Disruption and Geopolitical Events. Geopolitical and other events, such as war, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, epidemics or pandemics could result in unplanned or significant securities market closures, volatility or declines. Russia’s recent military invasion of Ukraine and the resulting broad-ranging economic sanctions imposed by the United States and other countries, as well as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, may continue to disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and companies, thereby decreasing the value of the Funds’ investments. Additionally, sudden or significant changes in the supply or prices of commodities or other economic inputs may have material and unexpected effects on both global securities markets and individual countries, regions, industries, or companies, which could reduce the value of the Funds’ investments.

Cyber Security Risk. Failures or breaches of the electronic systems of the Advisor and the Funds’ other service providers, market makers, or the issuers of securities in which the Funds invest have the ability to cause disruptions and negatively impact the Funds’ business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses to the Funds and their shareholders. While the Funds have established business continuity plans and risk management systems seeking to address system breaches or failures, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems. Furthermore, the Funds cannot control the cyber security plans and systems of the Funds’ service providers, market makers, or issuers of securities in which the Funds invest.

NOTE 7 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated all transactions and events subsequent to the date of the statement of assets and liabilities through the date on which these financial statements were issued and has noted no additional items require disclosure.

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CURASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FUNDS

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of World Funds Trust and
the Shareholders of Curasset Capital Management Core Bond Fund and Curasset Capital Management Limited Term
Income Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Curasset Capital Management Core Bond Fund and Curasset Capital Management Limited Term Income Fund, each a series of shares of beneficial interest in World Funds Trust (the “Funds”), including the schedules of investments, as of September 30, 2022, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the period December 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of September 30, 2022, and the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets and their financial highlights for the period from December 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities 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 Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - continued

reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the 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, brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. 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 World Funds Trust since 2021.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 29, 2022

Information pertaining to the trustees and officers of the Trust is set forth below. The names, addresses and ages of the trustees and officers of the Trust, together with information as to their principal occupations during the past five years, are listed below. The Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”) includes additional information about the trustees and is available without charge upon request by calling, toll-free, 800-673-0550.

The mailing address of each Trustee and officer is 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23235, unless otherwise indicated.

NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES

NAME, AGE AND
POSITION WITH
THE TRUST

TERM OF
OFFICE AND
LENGTH OF
TIME SERVED

PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING THE PAST
FIVE YEARS

NUMBER
OF FUNDS
IN FUND

COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
TRUSTEE

OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
HELD BY TRUSTEE

David J. Urban

(67)

Trustee

Indefinite, Since June 2010

Dean, Jones College of Business, Middle Tennessee State University since July 2013.

20

Independent Trustee for the ETF Opportunities Trust for the thirteen series of that Trust (registered investment company)

Mary Lou H. Ivey

(64)

Trustee

Indefinite, Since June 2010

Senior Vice President, Episcopal Church Building Fund (national nonprofit organization), since January 2022. Accountant, Harris, Hardy & Johnstone, P.C., (accounting firm), 2008-2021.

20

Independent Trustee for the ETF Opportunities Trust for the thirteen series of that Trust (registered investment company)

Theo H. Pitt, Jr.

(86)

Trustee

Indefinite, Since August 2013

Senior Partner, Community Financial Institutions Consulting (bank consulting) since 1997.

20

Independent Trustee of Chesapeake Investment Trust for the one series of that trust; Chairman of Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust; Starboard Investment Trust for the fourteen series of that trust; and ETF Opportunities Trust for the thirteen series of that Trust (all registered investment companies)

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World Funds Trust (the “Trust”)

Supplemental Information (unaudited)

OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT TRUSTEES

NAME, AGE AND
POSITION(S) WITH
THE TRUST

TERM OF OFFICE
AND LENGTH
OF
TIME SERVED

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS

David A. Bogaert

(59)

President

Indefinite, Since August 2017

Managing Director of Business Development, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. (fund administration and transfer agency), 2013 to present.

Karen M. Shupe

(58)

Treasurer and Principal Executive Officer

Indefinite, Since June 2008

Managing Director of Fund Operations, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., 2003 to present.

Ann T. MacDonald

(68)

Assistant Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Indefinite, Since November 2015

Managing Director, Fund Accounting and Administration, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., 2003 to present.

John H. Lively

(53)

Secretary

Indefinite, Since November 2013

Attorney, Practus LLP, (law firm), May 2018 to present; Attorney, The Law Offices of John H. Lively & Associates, Inc. (law firm), March 2010 to May 2018.

J. Stephen King

(59)

Assistant Secretary

Indefinite, Since September 2022

Attorney, Practus LLP (law firm), 2020 to present; The TCW Group, Inc. (investment management firm), 2017 to 2020.

Gino E. Malaspina

(54)

Assistant Secretary

Indefinite, Since September 2022

Counsel, Practus LLP (law firm), since August 2022; Vice President and Senior Counsel, State Street Corporation, October 2019 to July 2022; Senior Counsel, Apex Fund Services (formerly, Atlantic Fund Services), June 2014 to October 2019.

Holly B. Giangiulio

(60)

Assistant Secretary

Indefinite, Since November 2015

Managing Director, Corporate Operations, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., January 2015 to present,

Laura B. Wright

(50)

Assistant Secretary

Indefinite, Since

May 2022

Fund Administrator, Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc., 2016 to present.

Julian G. Winters

(53)

Chief Compliance Officer

Indefinite, Since August 2013

Managing Member of Watermark Solutions, LLC (investment compliance and consulting) since March 2007.

VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 800-673-0550 or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve months ended June 30 is available on or through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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World Funds Trust (the “Trust”)

Supplemental Information (unaudited) - continued

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

Each Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on “Form N-PORT”. These filings are available, without charge and upon request, by calling 800-673-0550 or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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World Funds Trust (the “Trust”)

Supplemental Information (unaudited) - continued

Fund Expenses Example

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase of Class A share, deferred sales charges on certain redemptions made within 18 months of purchase of Class A shares and redemption fees on certain redemptions made within 60 days of purchase of Class A shares and Investor Class shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period, April 1, 2022 and held for the six months ended September 30, 2022.

Actual Expenses Example

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on 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 the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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CURASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORE BOND FUND
CURASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED TERM INCOME FUND

Fund Expenses (unaudited)

Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/22

Ending
Account
Value
9/30/22

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

Expenses
Paid During
Period Ended*
9/30/22

Core Bond Fund

Actual

$1,000.00

$964.93

0.36%

$1.77

Hypothetical**

$1,000.00

$1,023.26

0.36%

$1.83

Limited Term Income Fund

Actual

$1,000.00

$992.17

0.44%

$2.20

Hypothetical**

$1,000.00

$1,022.86

0.44%

$2.23

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 183 days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365 days in the current year.

**5% return before expenses

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CURASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED TERM INCOME FUND

Fund Expenses (unaudited) - continued

The following is a description of the Funds’ policies regarding disclosure of nonpublic personal information that you provide to the Funds or that the Funds collect from other sources. In the event that you hold shares of the Funds through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your nonpublic personal information would be shared with unaffiliated third parties.

Categories of Information the Funds Collect. The Funds collect the following nonpublic personal information about you:

Information the Funds receive from you on or in applications or other forms, correspondence, or conversations (such as your name, address, phone number, social security number, assets, income and date of birth); and

Information about your transactions with the Funds, its affiliates, or others (such as your account number and balance, payment history, parties to transactions, cost basis information, and other financial information).

Categories of Information the Funds Disclose. The Funds do not disclose any non-public personal information about their current or former shareholders to unaffiliated third parties, except as required or permitted by law. The Funds are permitted by law to disclose all of the information it collects, as described above, to their service providers (such as the Funds’ custodian, administrator and transfer agent) to process your transactions and otherwise provide services to you.

Confidentiality and Security. The Funds restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those persons who require such information to provide products or services to you. The Funds maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.

The Funds’ Privacy Notice is not part of this annual report.

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CURASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORE BOND FUND
CURASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED TERM INCOME FUND

Privacy Notice

Investment Advisor:

Curasset Capital Management, LLC
50 Park Place, Suite 1004
Newark, New Jersey 07102

Distributor:

Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, Maine 04101

Custodian:

Fifth Third Bank
38 Fountain Square Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45263

Fund Administrator, Transfer Agent and Fund Accountant:

Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc.
8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205
Richmond, Virginia 23235

Legal Counsel:

Practus LLP
11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 310
Leawood, Kansas 66211

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

BBD, LLP
1835 Market Street, 3
rd Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

 

ITEM 2.CODE OF ETHICS.

 

(a) 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.

 

(c) There have been no 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.

 

(d) The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from 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, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item's instructions.

 

(f) The code of ethics is attached hereto as exhibit13(a)(1).

 

ITEM 3.AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

(a)(1)      The registrant does not have an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.
 

(a)(2)      Not applicable.

 

(a)(3)      At this time, the registrant believes that the collective experience provided by the members of the audit committee together offer the registrant adequate oversight for the registrant's level of financial complexity.

 

ITEM 4.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

(a) Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $31,000 for 2022 and $0 for 2021.

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $0 for 2022 and $0 for 2021.

 

(c) Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $6,000 for 2022 and $0 for 2021. The nature of the services comprising these fees include preparation of excise filings and income tax returns and assistance with calculation of required income, capital gain and excise distributions.

 

(d) All Other Fees. The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are and $0 for 2022 and $0 for 2021.

 

 

 

 

(e)(1) Disclose the audit committee's pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

Pursuant to its charter, the registrant's Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and  non-audit  services to be provided to the  registrant.  The Audit Committee also pre-approves any non-audit  services provided by the registrant's principal  accountant to the investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 

(e)(2) The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows:

 

(b)           NA

 

(c)            0%

 

(d)           NA

 

(f) The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees was zero percent (0%).

 

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $0 for 2022 and $0 for 2021.

 

(h) Not applicable.

 

(i) Not applicable.

 

(j) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6.SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

(a)Schedule filed under Item 1 of the Form.

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7.DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

ITEM 8.PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

  

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9.PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10.SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 11.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a) The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a- 15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d- 15(b)).

 

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

 

ITEM 12.DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 13.EXHIBITS.

 

(a)(1) Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

 

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3) Solicitations to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act: Not applicable.

 

(a)(4) Change in registrant’s independent public account: Not applicable.

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Registrant:   World Funds Trust

 

By (Signature and Title)*: /s/  Karen Shupe
 

Karen Shupe

Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:  December 9, 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 persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*: /s/  Karen Shupe
 

Karen Shupe 

Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:  December 9, 2022  
   
By (Signature and Title)*: /s/ Ann MacDonald
 

Ann MacDonald 

Principal Financial Officer

Date:  December 9, 2022  

 

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

ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

CODE OF ETHICS

CERTIFICATIONS

SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS



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