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Form N-CSRS FRONTIER FUNDS, INC. For: Dec 31

March 6, 2019 6:04 AM 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

811-07685

 

Frontier Funds, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

400 Skokie Blvd.

Suite 500

Northbrook, IL

 

60062

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

William D. Forsyth III

400 Skokie Blvd., Suite 500

Northbrook, Illinois 60062

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(847) 509-9860

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

June 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

December 31, 2018

 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

Frontier MFG Global Equity Fund

Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund

Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund

Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Fund

Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

Frontier Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

Frontegra Asset Management, Inc.

December 31, 2018

Beginning in February 2021 for the Funds, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds' shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Funds or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications electronically from the Funds by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank). If you invest directly with the Funds, you will receive shareholder reports electronically beginning in February 2021.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper free of charge. You can request to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you invest directly with a Fund, calling 1-888-825-2100 to let the Fund know of your request. Your election to receive shareholder reports in paper will apply to all funds held with Frontier Funds, Inc.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Shareholder Letter

   

1

   

Frontier MFG Global Equity Fund and Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund

 

Report from MFG Asset Management

   

4

   

Investment Highlights

   

6

   

Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund and Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Fund

 

Report from MFG Asset Management

   

10

   

Investment Highlights

   

12

   

Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Report from Timpani Capital Management LLC

   

16

   

Investment Highlights

   

18

   

Frontier Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

 

Report from Phocas Financial Corporation

   

20

   

Investment Highlights

   

22

   

Expense Example

    23    

Schedules of Investments

 

Frontier MFG Global Equity Fund

   

26

   

Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund

   

27

   

Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund

   

28

   

Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Fund

   

31

   

Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

   

33

   

Frontier Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

   

35

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    38    

Statements of Operations

    40    

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    42    

Financial Highlights

    45    

Notes to Financial Statements

    56    

Board of Directors' Approval of Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

    66    

Voting Results of Special Meeting of Shareholders

   

70

   

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the above-listed Funds. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless accompanied or preceded by an effective Prospectus for the applicable Fund. The Prospectuses may be obtained by calling 1-888-825-2100. Each Prospectus includes more complete information about management fees and expenses, investment objectives, risks and operating policies of the applicable Fund. Please read the applicable Prospectus carefully.

Frontier Funds, Inc. are distributed by Frontegra Strategies, LLC, 400 Skokie Blvd., Suite 500, Northbrook, IL 60062. Frontegra Strategies, LLC, member of FINRA and SIPC, is an affiliate of Frontegra Asset Management, Inc. and Timpani Capital Management LLC, the Funds' investment advisers.



DEAR FELLOW SHAREHOLDERS:

We are pleased to report on the progress of the Frontier Funds over the past six months ending December 31, 2018. The S&P 500 Index was down 6.85% and small capitalization stocks were down, with the Russell 2000® Index returning -17.35%. International stocks, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, returned -11.35% over the six-month period.

Fund Results

For the six months ended December 31, 2018, the Frontier MFG Global Equity Fund, managed by MFG Asset Management ("MFG"), returned -2.85% (net), while the Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund, Institutional Class, also managed by MFG, returned -2.71% (net). The Funds' benchmark, the MSCI World Index (Net), returned -9.10% over the same time period. The Global Plus Fund's Service Class shares returned -2.84% (net).

The Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund, Institutional Class, managed by MFG, returned -3.12% (net) versus the S&P Global Infrastructure Index return of -6.64%, for the six-month period ending December 31, 2018. The Service Class shares returned -3.16% (net) over the same time period.

For the period from July 2, 2018, (inception), through December 31, 2018, the Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Fund, also managed by MFG, returned -4.25% (net) compared to the S&P Global Infrastructure Index return of -6.30%.

The Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund, Institutional Class, managed by Timpani Capital Management, returned -15.62% (net) versus the Russell 2000® Growth Index return of -17.33% for the six-month period ending December 31, 2018. The Class Y shares returned -15.74% (net) and the Service Class shares returned -15.63% (net) over the same time period.

The Frontier Phocas Small Cap Value Fund, managed by Phocas Financial, returned -20.39% (net) versus the Russell 2000 Value Index return of -17.36% for the six-month period ending December 31, 2018. The Service Class shares returned -20.35% (net) over the same time period.

Outlook

In late 2018, stock markets dropped dramatically amid rising concerns over the U.S.-China trade war and moderating global growth. Computerized trading strategies only exacerbated the selloff. This latest rise in volatility capped off an extraordinary year in global equities. The year started with optimism over "synchronized" global growth, which subsequently disappeared in the spring as the U.S. economy — fueled by tax cuts and fiscal stimulus — performed well while the rest of the world struggled. Equity volatility remained relatively low until early October, when it roared back due to the anticipation of U.S. monetary tightening and higher U.S. interest rates, along with fears that a trade war and overseas slowdown would eventually take its toll on U.S. growth and corporate earnings.

We live in uncertain times. Therefore, we will continue to oversee the investment management of the Frontier Funds with the skill and agility that have served our shareholders well in the past. As always, we appreciate your investment and continued confidence in the Frontier Funds.

Best regards,

William D. Forsyth, CFA

President

Frontier Funds, Inc.


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FRONTIER
MFG GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
AND
FRONTIER
MFG GLOBAL PLUS FUND



REPORT FROM MFG ASSET MANAGEMENT

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

The investment objective of the Frontier MFG Global Equity Fund and the Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund is capital appreciation. The objective is measured against the MSCI World Index (Net).

Performance Review

The Frontier MFG Global Equity Fund returned -2.85%, net of fees, for the six-month period ending December 31, 2018, while the Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund (Institutional Class) returned -2.71%, net of fees, for the same time period. Both Funds outperformed the -9.10% return of their benchmark, the MSCI World Index (Net).

Global stocks fell in the six months to December after tighter U.S. monetary policy, tensions between China and the U.S., key resignations from the U.S. administration, and political uncertainty in Europe fanned doubts about the global economic outlook.

The Funds recorded a negative return for the period in U.S. dollars. The stocks that struggled most included the investments in Facebook, Kraft Heinz and Apple. Facebook's biggest slide occurred in July after management said slower revenue growth and higher costs would reduce profit margins from about 45% to about 35%. The decline persisted for the rest of the period as media reports attacked how top executives handled fake news, privacy issues and other incidents. Kraft Heinz's biggest tumble occurred in November when it said it had delayed cost cutting to support better sales growth during the third quarter. Apple tumbled over the last three months on concerns about the strength of sales of its latest devices.

Stocks that performed best included the investments in Starbucks, Yum! Brands and HCA Healthcare. Starbucks's biggest surge occurred in November on news that faster-than-expected sales growth of 4% in the Americas and 3% globally for the third quarter beat expectations, and the coffee chain said it would cut about 5% of the workers based in its headquarters in Seattle to reduce costs. Yum! Brands rose from July after revenue and profit for the second quarter outdid expectations, as they did for the third quarter. HCA rallied from July after the U.S. hospital chain reported higher-than-expected profits and revenue for the second quarter. It repeated the outperformance for the third quarter and raised guidance for the full year due to higher patient numbers and an increase in higher-paying procedures.

Fund Outlook and Strategy

While equity prices have fallen recently, we remain cautious because there are still many forces that could drive them lower still.

The pre-eminent worry for global stocks is that global monetary policy has further to tighten. The U.S. Federal Reserve is reducing the size of its balance sheet and has signalled another two rate increases in 2019, while the European Central Bank stopped expanding its balance sheet at the end of 2018. These reductions in central bank bond purchases present a risk to bond prices, which could flow through to equity prices.

This monetary tightening is occurring at a time when global economic growth has slowed and become less synchronised across the major economies. As well as tighter monetary policy, this slowing has been driven by heightened political uncertainties. In the U.S., the Republican Party's loss of control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections reduces President Donald Trump's control of Congress and might cause his actions to become more unpredictable at a time when the U.S.-China confrontation, international trade tensions and North Korea denuclearisation talks are ongoing. In Europe, many voters remain concerned about immigration and sluggish economic growth, resulting in elevated political risk.

Due to these risks, we held the cash position in the Funds at approximately 18% over the December quarter.


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The Funds

Notwithstanding the uncertainty surrounding stock markets, we are confident about the long-term outlook for the investments selected for our portfolios and the portfolios' risk profile. Many of the stocks in the portfolio benefit from the following durable investment trends:

•  Consumer technology platforms: Leading digital platforms are well positioned to monetise new services and products even when they are not the originators of these items. Due to high switching costs and formidable barriers to entry, their entrenched positions are unlikely to be challenged in the foreseeable future.

•  Enterprise software: Established enterprise software vendors are capitalising on their incumbency. They typically operate in concentrated markets that have high barriers to entry, enjoy network effects and have loyal customers due to the high cost of switching out of their services. The shift to cloud computing creates an opportunity for them to expand their capabilities and win a greater share of business spending.

•  Healthcare and the dynamics of ageing populations: The healthcare sector enjoys favourable growth prospects due to rising patient numbers as developed populations age, higher expenditure in Western countries as more treatments are cultivated and the prospect that rising wealth in the emerging world will allow providers to target unmet healthcare needs in these countries.

•  The cashless society: Spending is shifting to cashless forms of payments such as credit cards, debit cards, electronic funds transfer and mobile payments. The explosion of smart and internet-connected devices will accelerate this shift the world over.

We retain confidence in the quality and long-term outlook for our investments and are comfortable with the Funds' overall risk profile and construction.

Yours sincerely,

Hamish Douglass
Portfolio Manager
MFG Asset Management


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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment (Unaudited)

*  12/28/11 commencement of operations.

Portfolio Total Return**

FOR PERIODS ENDED 12/31/18

 

FUND

 

INDEX

 

SIX MONTHS

   

(2.85

)%

   

(9.10

)%

 

ONE YEAR

   

(0.05

)%

   

(8.71

)%

 
FIVE YEAR
AVERAGE ANNUAL
   

7.28

%

   

4.56

%

 
AVERAGE ANNUAL
SINCE INCEPTION
   

11.86

%

   

9.23

%

 

Fund Expenses

 

GROSS EXPENSE RATIO

   

0.87

%

 

NET EXPENSE RATIO

   

0.82

%

 

This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $1,000,000 made on 12/28/11 (commencement of operations). Returns shown include the reinvestment of all distributions. Past performance is not predictive of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. In the absence of existing fee waivers, total return would be reduced. To receive current to the most recent month-end performance, please call 1-888-825-2100.

The MSCI World Index (Net) represents large and mid cap equities across 23 Developed Markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The index does not reflect investment management fees, brokerage commissions and other expenses associated with investing in equity securities. A direct investment in the index is not possible.

Frontegra Asset Management, Inc. has contractually agreed through October 31, 2020, to waive its management fee and/or reimburse the Fund's operating expenses to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund's total operating expenses (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.80% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The expense ratios presented are based on the annualized expense ratios as reported in the Fund's current prospectus, which may differ from the expense ratios presented in the Fund's financial highlights.

**  The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.


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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment (Unaudited)

*  3/23/15 commencement of operations.

Portfolio Total Return**

FOR PERIODS ENDED 12/31/18

 

FUND

 

INDEX

 

SIX MONTHS

   

(2.71

)%

   

(9.10

)%

 

ONE YEAR

   

(0.12

)%

   

(8.71

)%

 
AVERAGE ANNUAL
SINCE INCEPTION
   

6.61

%

   

3.55

%

 

Institutional Class Expenses

 

GROSS EXPENSE RATIO

   

0.90

%

 

NET EXPENSE RATIO

   

0.82

%

 

This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $1,000,000 made on 3/23/15 (commencement of operations). Returns shown include the reinvestment of all distributions. Past performance is not predictive of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. In the absence of existing fee waivers, total return would be reduced. To receive current to the most recent month-end performance, please call 1-888-825-2100.

The MSCI World Index (Net) represents large and mid cap equities across 23 Developed Markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The index does not reflect investment management fees, brokerage commissions and other expenses associated with investing in equity securities. A direct investment in the index is not possible.

Frontegra Asset Management, Inc. has contractually agreed through October 31, 2020, to waive its management fee and/or reimburse the Fund's operating expenses to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund's total operating expenses (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.80% of the Fund's average daily net assets for the Institutional Class. The expense ratios presented are based on the annualized expense ratios as reported in the Fund's current prospectus, which may differ from the expense ratios presented in the Fund's financial highlights.

**  The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The above graph relates to Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for Service Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in expenses.


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FRONTIER
MFG CORE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
AND
FRONTIER
MFG SELECT INFRASTRUCTURE FUND



REPORT FROM MFG ASSET MANAGEMENT

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

The investment objective of the Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund is long-term capital appreciation. The investment objective of the Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Fund is to seek attractive risk-adjusted returns over the medium- to long-term, while reducing the risk of permanent capital loss. The objectives for both Funds are measured against the S&P Global Infrastructure Index.

Infrastructure assets offer investors protection from the impacts of inflation because their earnings generally have some direct linkage to inflation. Over time, the stable, reliable earnings of infrastructure assets are expected to lead to a combination of income and capital growth for investors.

The types of companies purchased in the Funds are generally natural monopolies that provide essential services to the community. The universe of infrastructure assets held in both Funds is made up of two main sectors:

•  Utilities: Utilities includes both regulated energy utilities and regulated water utilities. Utilities are typically subject to economic regulation. The terms of regulation typically require a utility to efficiently provide an essential service to the community and, in return, permit the utility to earn a fair rate of return on the capital it has invested in its operations. As a utility provides a basic necessity, such as energy or water, there is minimal fluctuation in demanded volumes in response to the economic cycle, while the price charged for the utility service can be adjusted with limited impact upon demanded volumes. As a result, the earnings of regulated utilities have been, and are expected to continue to be, stable irrespective of economic conditions.

•  Infrastructure: This includes airports, ports, toll roads and broadcast communications infrastructure. Regulation of infrastructure companies is generally less intensive than regulation of utilities and this allows companies to accrue the benefits of volume growth (i.e. the returns of infrastructure companies are linked to growth in passengers, vehicles or containers). As economies develop, grow and become more inter-dependent, we expect the underlying level of aviation, shipping and vehicle traffic to increase. As a result, the revenues and earnings derived by infrastructure assets are expected to grow.

If a company isn't either a regulated utility or an infrastructure asset per se, we require at least 75% of its earnings to be consistently derived from either regulated assets or infrastructure assets before it can be included in the Funds.

Performance Review

The Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund, Institutional Class, returned -3.12%, net of fees, for the six-month period ending December 31, 2018. The Fund's return outperformed the -6.64% return of its benchmark, the S&P Global Infrastructure Index. For the year, the Fund returned -6.61%, net of fees, compared to the benchmark's return of -9.50%.

The Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Fund, Institutional Class, returned -4.25%, net of fees, since the Fund's inception on July 2, 2018, through December 31, 2018. The Fund's return outperformed the -6.30% return of its benchmark, the S&P Global Infrastructure Index for the same time period.

Global stocks fell in the six months to December after tighter U.S. monetary policy, tensions between China and the U.S., key resignations from the U.S. administration, and political uncertainty in Europe fanned doubts about the global economic outlook.

Both Funds recorded a negative return for the period. The biggest detractor was Atlantia, the share price of which fell 28% in the Core Infrastructure Fund over the six months ending December 31, 2018, and 30% since the inception of the Select Infrastructure Fund, following the August collapse of a bridge on a tolled road in Genoa. The bridge that collapsed was a tolled section of the A10 motorway that was operated under a concession contract by Autostrade per l'Italia, an 88% owned subsidiary of Atlantia of Italy. The newly formed


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left-right populist Italian government blamed Atlantia for being derelict in its duties to maintain the bridge. The government appears to have commenced a process that could lead to it revoking the single concession that governs Autostrade per l'Italia's toll-road network in Italy. We removed Atlantia from the portfolios following internal analysis, including meetings with Italian legal and political experts, that led us to conclude that the range of financial outcomes that Atlantia faces is wide. Thus, we no longer believe the financial returns to shareholders are as reliable and predictable as we require of stocks held in the strategy given our central tenet of capital preservation. Aeroports de Paris shed 14% in the Core Infrastructure Fund and 16% in the Select Infrastructure Fund after the French government said the law to sell its controlling interest in the Paris airport operator wouldn't be ready until the end of the northern winter and it was considering selling its ownership on a piecemeal basis rather than to a strategic buyer.

American Tower contributed significantly to both Funds, jumping more than 10% after the owner of wireless communications towers raised guidance for fiscal 2018 and reported higher-than-expected earnings and sales figures for the third quarter.

Specific to the Core Infrastructure Fund, PG&E lost 8.4% on concerns that its electrical utility subsidiary might be liable for starting deadly bushfires in California. Duke Energy added 11% after third-quarter earnings beat expectations after heat across the southern U.S. boosted demand for energy to help people cool down.

In the Select Infrastructure Fund, the Aena share price fell 11% as Spain's new Socialist government suspended the release of the company's "master plan", creating uncertainty over the company's dividend-payout ratio post 2020. In addition, the company said it expected only a 2% increase in passenger traffic in Spain next year, the smallest increase since 2013, due to concerns that uncertainty over Brexit would reduce arrivals of UK tourists who represented over 17% of total passengers through Spain's airports. Stocks that contributed significantly included U.S. investments in Eversource Energy and Crown Castle International. Eversource gained 11% after the power utility announced operating revenue for the third quarter that beat estimates and management indicated that it would increase capital expenditure guidance for the full-year result. Crown Castle rose 2.0% after the U.S. cell-tower operator reported higher-than-expected second-quarter earnings, due largely to site growth, and boosted full-year guidance.

Movements in stocks are in local currency.

Portfolio Outlook and Strategy

The strategies seek to provide investors with attractive risk-adjusted returns from the infrastructure asset class by investing in a portfolio of listed infrastructure companies that meet our strict definition of infrastructure. We believe that infrastructure assets, with requisite earnings reliability and a linkage of earnings to inflation, offer attractive, long-term investment propositions. Furthermore, given the predictable nature of earnings and the structural linkage of those earnings to inflation, investment returns generated by infrastructure assets are different from standard asset classes and offer investors valuable diversification when included in an investment portfolio. In the current uncertain economic and investment climate, the reliable financial performance of infrastructure investments makes them particularly attractive and an investment in listed infrastructure can be expected to reward patient investors with a three- to five-year time frame.

Sincerely,

Gerald Stack
Portfolio Manager
MFG Asset Management


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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Growth of a $100,000 Investment (Unaudited)

*  1/18/12 commencement of operations.

Portfolio Total Return**

FOR PERIODS
ENDED
12/31/18
 

FUND

  MSCI
INDEX
  S&P
GLOBAL
INDEX
 

SIX MONTHS

   

(3.12

)%

   

(9.10

)%

   

(6.64

)%

 

ONE YEAR

   

(6.61

)%

   

(8.71

)%

   

(9.50

)%

 
FIVE YEAR
AVERAGE
   

6.60

%

   

4.56

%

   

4.10

%

 
AVERAGE
ANNUAL
SINCE
INCEPTION
   

8.72

%

   

8.59

%

   

6.62

%

 

Institutional Class Expenses

 

GROSS EXPENSE RATIO

   

0.83

%

 

NET EXPENSE RATIO

   

0.72

%

 

This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $100,000 made on 1/18/12 (commencement of operations). Returns shown include the reinvestment of all distributions. Past performance is not predictive of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. In the absence of existing fee waivers, total return would be reduced. To receive current to the most recent month-end performance, please call 1-888-825-2100.

The MSCI World Index (Net) represents large and mid cap equities across 23 Developed Markets countries and covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The S&P Global Infrastructure Index is a global developed markets infrastructure and utilities benchmark. Neither index reflects investment management fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses associated with investing in equity securities. A direct investment in an index is not possible.

Frontegra Asset Management, Inc. has contractually agreed through October 31, 2020, to waive its management fee and/or reimburse the Fund's operating expenses to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund's total operating expenses (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.70% of the Fund's average daily net assets for the Institutional Class. The expense ratios presented are based on the annualized expense ratios as reported in the Fund's current prospectus, which may differ from the expense ratios presented in the Fund's financial highlights.

** The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The above graph relates to Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for Service Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in expenses.


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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment (Unaudited)

*  7/2/18 commencement of operations.

Portfolio Total Return**

FOR PERIOD
ENDED
12/31/18
 

FUND

  MSCI
INDEX
  S&P
GLOBAL
INDEX
 
SINCE
INCEPTION
   

(4.25

)%

   

(8.79

)%

   

(6.30

)%

 

Fund Expenses

 

GROSS EXPENSE RATIO

   

1.09

%

 

NET EXPENSE RATIO

   

0.80

%

 

This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $1,000,000 made on 7/2/18 (commencement of operations). Returns shown include the reinvestment of all distributions. Past performance is not predictive of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. In the absence of existing fee waivers, total return would be reduced. To receive current to the most recent month-end performance, please call 1-888-825-2100.

The MSCI World Index (Net) represents large and mid cap equities across 23 Developed Markets countries and covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The S&P Global Infrastructure Index is a global developed markets infrastructure and utilities benchmark. Neither index reflects investment management fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses associated with investing in equity securities. A direct investment in an index is not possible.

Frontegra Asset Management, Inc. has contractually agreed through October 31, 2020, to waive its management fee and/or reimburse the Fund's operating expenses to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund's total operating expenses (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.80% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The expense ratios presented are based on the annualized expense ratios as reported in the Fund's current prospectus, which may differ from the expense ratios presented in the Fund's financial highlights.

** The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.


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FRONTIER
TIMPANI SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND



REPORT FROM TIMPANI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

The Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund strives to achieve capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of growth companies with small market capitalizations. Timpani seeks to:

•  Invest in companies where growth is robust, sustainable and underestimated by the market.

•  Conduct fundamental research that provides unique insights into the growth gap that exists between market expectations and a company's true growth rate.

•  Manage risk by continuously evaluating the size of the growth gap relative to market expectations and monitoring market sentiment.

•  Act on new relevant incremental data points, both positive and negative, in an effort to exploit investor biases.

For the six months ended December 31, 2018, the Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund, Institutional Class, outperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Growth Index, returning -15.62%, net of fees, compared to -17.33% for the benchmark. For the year, the Fund returned -0.08%, net of fees, compared to -9.31% for the benchmark.

Performance Review

During the period, the Fund posted negative returns but outperformed its benchmark. It was definitely a tale of two quarters. The third quarter recorded strong returns and fundamental momentum was rewarded, however, the fourth quarter was the opposite — valuations compressed across the board regardless of fundamental performance. Investors are most concerned with the U.S. economic outlook. To the extent economic growth fears materialize, the market will increasingly appreciate companies that are less dependent on macroeconomic growth including many of the secular growers in the Timpani portfolio. Thus, we continue to be optimistic about our positioning.

Detailed attribution analysis of the portfolio suggests stock selection drove most of the upside while sector allocation was a modest positive during the period. Health Care and Materials & Processing stock selection were the biggest contributors to the upside while Consumer Discretionary stock selection was the largest detractor.

The top two individual contributors came from two different sectors. Leading the way was Health Care holding, Vericel Corporation. Its regenerative tissue repair technology is gaining momentum with severe burn victims and patients with knee injuries. This momentum is showing up in the numbers. For instance, the September quarter results showed 58% organic year-over-year revenue growth, a figure that exceeded consensus expectations by 24%. Another winner was Technology stock, Five9. Its cloud-based call center communication software is being embraced in the marketplace, especially at the enterprise level. Company execution has been consistently strong for several quarters including the September quarter where organic year-over-year revenue growth was 30%, exceeding consensus expectations by 6%. Technology stock, USA Technologies, was the weakest performer. In September, it negatively surprised investors by announcing it was delaying the filing of its Form 10-K due to an internal investigation of its accounting practices. While the fundamental momentum here appears strong, this incremental news was alarming, and the position size was reduced as a result. Technology stock, Varonis Systems, was another laggard. Early in the period, it reported an uncharacteristically weak earnings report. The position size was reduced as a result.

Regarding sector positioning, we ended the period with notable overweights in Technology and Health Care and underweights in Financial Services and Producer Durables. The portfolio remains tilted toward secular growth stocks that are less dependent on the growth of the overall economy. We believe this is especially prudent now given the macroeconomic murkiness that exists.


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Investing Environment and Outlook

During the period, the whole stock market was weak, however, small cap stocks were hit especially hard. Whether it be driven by monetary policy at the Federal Reserve, tariffs, U.S. government in-fighting, or international economic sluggishness, investors are worried about U.S. economic growth. These fears have caused valuation multiples to contract across the board.

Despite these fears, we like the set-up for the overall stock market from current levels. We think macro fundamentals are fragile but will prove better than feared and that most of the damage to stocks has already been done. We believe we are likely several quarters away from a recession, thus, this recent compression in valuation multiples is premature. For the next few quarters, we believe the most likely scenario is a low-growth, non-recessionary economic environment. Because of the scarcity of growth, this backdrop should enhance valuations for secular growth stocks overall, including those in Timpani's portfolio.

In summary, we are optimistic about Timpani's prospects and remain committed to our long-term approach of investing in companies with fundamental momentum. We seek companies with a sustained, underestimated growth profile and overlay that approach with an unemotional, value-added sell discipline. We believe this process creates the most value for our clients and mutual fund shareholders over time.

Thank you for your continued interest, support, and trust.

Sincerely,

Brandon Nelson, CFA
Chief Investment Officer
Timpani Capital Management LLC


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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Growth of a $100,000 Investment (Unaudited)

*  3/23/11 commencement of operations.

Portfolio Total Return**

FOR PERIODS ENDED 12/31/18

 

FUND

 

INDEX

 

SIX MONTHS

   

(15.62

)%

   

(17.33

)%

 

ONE YEAR

    (0.08

)%

   

(9.31

)%

 
FIVE YEAR
AVERAGE ANNUAL
    5.43

%

   

5.13

%

 
AVERAGE ANNUAL
SINCE INCEPTION
    10.64

%

   

9.06

%

 

Institutional Class Expenses

 

GROSS EXPENSE RATIO

   

1.36

%

 

NET EXPENSE RATIO

   

1.10

%

 

This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $100,000 made on 3/23/11. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all distributions. Past performance is not predictive of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. To receive current to the most recent month-end performance, please call 1-888-825-2100.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. The index does not reflect investment management fees, brokerage commissions and other expenses associated with investing in equity securities. A direct investment in the index is not possible.

Timpani Capital Management LLC has contractually agreed through October 31, 2020, to waive its management fee and/or reimburse the Fund's operating expenses to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund's total operating expenses (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.10% of the Fund's average daily net assets of the Institutional Class. The expense ratios presented are based on the annualized expense ratios as reported in the Fund's current prospectus, which may differ from the expense ratios presented in the Fund's financial highlights.

**  The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The above graph relates to Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for Service Class and Class Y shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in expenses.


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FRONTIER
PHOCAS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND



REPORT FROM PHOCAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

The Frontier Phocas Small Cap Value Fund strives to achieve capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations. The Fund's performance is measured against the Russell 2000® Value Index.

Performance Review

During the six-month period ended December 31, 2018, the Frontier Phocas Small Cap Value Fund, Institutional Class, returned -20.39%, net of fees, compared to the -17.36% return of the benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index (the "Benchmark" or the "Index"). For the calendar year, the Fund's Institutional Class shares returned -17.52%, net of fees, compared to -12.86% for the Index.

Portfolio Review and Strategy

The most significant underperforming sectors for the six-month period were Financials, Industrials, and Consumer Discretionary. The Financials sector was impacted largely by the community banks group. The Fund's holdings in bank stocks are over-weighted in the stronger regions of the country including Virginia, Texas, California, and the Southeast. While demand for loans is quite strong in these areas, banks here often must pay more for deposits, and a flattening yield curve could pressure their net interest margins. Interestingly, despite their much stronger profitability and growth prospects, many banks in these areas now trade at significant discounts to banks in far less attractive regions of the country. Also, worth noting is that the smallest, most illiquid banks in the Benchmark significantly outperformed the others. Banks of this size are too small for the Fund to establish a significant investment position.

Within Industrials, Wesco Aircraft Holdings, an industrial parts supplier to aircraft manufacturers, experienced weak stock performance in the period due to recent profit margin decline and their announcement that in 2019 they will be putting money into initiatives to increase efficiencies and to grow their business. ASGN Inc., provider of professional and information technology employee staffing, was also an underperformer during this period despite strong business trends that surpassed analysts' expectations. We believe this company's stock got caught up, unjustifiably so, in the wave of selling that decimated many small cap stocks.

The Consumer Discretionary sector was impacted by poor performance from TopBuild, provider of insulation and insulation services to the residential and commercial construction industry. TopBuild's stock seems to be a victim of investors shooting first and asking questions later. While revenues are growing nicely and profit margins are expanding, investors became worried that the higher interest rates impacting residential housing would result in a slowdown in demand for insulation. Management has strategies to grow profits if demand slows but investors didn't seem to believe them or much care in 2018.

Real Estate was a notable outperformer for the six-month period. Jernigan Capital's stock rose in a down market thanks to investors seeking out defensive self-storage facility operators, but also because Jernigan is doing well financing others who are building self-storage facilities. Facilitating the stock's boost has been the company's seasoned management spending time educating investors about this small, relatively new publicly traded REIT. The Health Care sector performed well versus the Benchmark mostly due to strong stock performance from biohazard vaccine provider, Emergent BioSolutions. The company is growing quickly partly due to acquisition, but it is also seeing strong demand from the U.S. government for its Biothrax vaccine. Further, its other products are becoming in greater demand from European nations aiming to defend their citizens from potentially new bioweapons. Cash was also additive to performance for the six-month period.

During the fourth quarter selloff, we took the opportunity to strengthen the Fund's bank holdings by initiating new positions in top notch Pacific Premier Bancorp (Los Angeles) and Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee and Carolinas). We also added to Eagle Bancorp (Washington DC) and F.N.B. (Pennsylvania and Carolinas). We sold six banks to fund these purchases. In Real Estate, we sold our lodging holdings Hudson Pacific Properties and Chatham Lodging and purchased Dallas-based office property owner Tier REIT. We also


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replaced data center provider CoreSite Realty with its peer, QTS Realty Trust. In Technology, we started new positions in MAXIMUS (technology consulting company to the U.S. government) and electronics distributor SYNNEX, while selling Conduent. Consumer Discretionary received two new companies, Ruth's Hospitality Group and Hilton Grand Vacations, which replaced SeaWorld Entertainment where we took significant profits. We reduced our exposure to services in the Energy sector, selling both US Silica Holdings and Superior Energy Services, replacing them with Colorado-based exploration and production company Jagged Peak Energy.

Thank you for your continued support.

William Schaff, CFA

 

Steve Block, CFA

 

Chief Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Phocas Financial Corporation

 

Phocas Financial Corporation

 


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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Growth of a $100,000 Investment (Unaudited)

Portfolio Total Return*

FOR PERIODS ENDED 12/31/18

 

FUND

 

INDEX

 

SIX MONTHS

   

(20.39

)%

   

(17.36

)%

 

ONE YEAR

   

(17.52

)%

   

(12.86

)%

 
FIVE YEAR
AVERAGE ANNUAL
   

2.44

%

   

3.61

%

 
TEN YEAR
AVERAGE ANNUAL
   

10.59

%

   

10.40

%

 

Institutional Class Expenses

 

GROSS EXPENSE RATIO

   

1.38

%

 

NET EXPENSE RATIO

   

0.95

%

 

This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $100,000 made on 12/31/08. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all distributions. Past performance is not predictive of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Effective October 8, 2010, Phocas Financial Corp. ("Phocas") became subadviser to the Fund and Frontegra Asset Management, Inc. became adviser to the Fund. Prior to October 8, 2010, Phocas served as adviser to the Fund. To receive current to the most recent month-end performance, please call 1-888-825-2100.

The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The index does not reflect investment management fees, brokerage commissions and other expenses associated with investing in equity securities. A direct investment in the index is not possible.

Frontegra Asset Management, Inc. has contractually agreed through October 31, 2020, to waive its management fee and/or reimburse the Fund's operating expenses to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund's total operating expenses (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.95% of the Fund's average daily net assets of the Institutional Class. The expense ratios presented are based on the annualized expense ratios as reported in the Fund's current prospectus, which may differ from the expense ratios presented in the Fund's financial highlights.

* The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The above graph relates to Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for Service Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in expenses.


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Frontier Funds

EXPENSE EXAMPLE

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other fund expenses. Although the Funds charge no sales loads, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds' transfer agent. If you request that a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently the Funds' transfer agent charges a $15.00 fee. A redemption fee of 2.00% of the then current value of the shares redeemed may be imposed on certain redemptions of shares made within 30 days of purchase for the Frontier MFG Global Equity, Frontier MFG Global Plus, Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure and Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Funds.

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 and held for the entire period (7/1/18 – 12/31/18).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table on the following page for each Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. The Example includes management fees, registration fees, fee waivers/reimbursements and other expenses. However, the Example does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses and other extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles. 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 for each Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each of the Fund's actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each of the Funds 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 redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs could have been higher.


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Frontier Funds

EXPENSE EXAMPLE (continued)

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

    Beginning Account
Value 7/1/2018
  Ending Account
Value 12/31/2018
  Annualized
Expense Ratio*
  Expenses Paid
During the Period*
 

MFG Global Equity Fund

 

Actual Fund Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

971.50

     

0.80

%

 

$

3.98

   

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.17

     

0.80

%

 

$

4.08

   
MFG Global Plus Fund –
Institutional Class
 

Actual Fund Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

972.90

     

0.80

%

 

$

3.98

   

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.17

     

0.80

%

 

$

4.08

   
MFG Global Plus Fund –
Service Class
 

Actual Fund Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

971.60

     

0.88

%

 

$

4.35

   

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.79

     

0.88

%

 

$

4.46

   
MFG Core Infrastructure
Fund – Institutional Class
 

Actual Fund Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

968.80

     

0.70

%

 

$

3.47

   

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.68

     

0.70

%

 

$

3.57

   
MFG Core Infrastructure
Fund – Service Class
 

Actual Fund Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

968.40

     

0.80

%

 

$

3.97

   

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.17

     

0.80

%

 

$

4.08

   
Timpani Small Cap Growth
Fund – Institutional Class
 

Actual Fund Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

843.80

     

1.10

%

 

$

5.11

   

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.66

     

1.10

%

 

$

5.60

   
Timpani Small Cap Growth
Fund – Service Class
 

Actual Fund Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

843.70

     

1.20

%

 

$

5.58

   

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.16

     

1.20

%

 

$

6.11

   
Timpani Small Cap Growth
Fund – Class Y
 

Actual Fund Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

842.60

     

1.50

%

 

$

6.97

   

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.64

     

1.50

%

 

$

7.63

   

*  Expenses are equal to each Fund's annualized expense ratio indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.


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Frontier Funds

EXPENSE EXAMPLE (continued)

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

  Beginning Account
Value 7/1/2018
  Ending Account
Value 12/31/2018
  Annualized
Expense Ratio*
  Expenses Paid
During the Period*
 
Phocas Small Cap Value
Fund – Institutional Class
 

Actual Fund Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

796.10

     

0.95

%

 

$

4.30

   

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.42

     

0.95

%

 

$

4.84

   
Phocas Small Cap Value
Fund – Service Class
 

Actual Fund Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

796.50

     

0.95

%

 

$

4.30

   

Hypothetical 5% Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.42

     

0.95

%

 

$

4.84

   

  Beginning
Account Value
  Ending Account
Value 12/31/2018
  Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses Paid
During the Period
 
MFG Select Infrastructure
Fund
 

Actual Fund Return**

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

957.50

     

0.80

%

 

$

3.93

   

Hypothetical 5% Return***

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.17

     

0.80

%

 

$

4.08

   

*  Expenses are equal to each Fund's annualized expense ratio indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

**  Actual expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 0.80% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal period end since the MFG Select Infrastructure Fund commenced operations on July 2, 2018.

***  Hypothetical expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 0.80% multiplied by the average account value over the period commencing July 1, 2018, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect information had the MFG Select Infrastructure Fund been in operation for the entire fiscal half year.


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Frontier MFG Global Equity Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS 79.7%

     
   

Germany 2.8%

 
 

274,718

   

SAP SE

 

$

27,265,701

   
   

Switzerland 6.5%

 
 

383,409

   

Nestle SA

   

31,118,543

   
 

371,183

   

Novartis AG

   

31,789,696

   
     

62,908,239

   
   

United Kingdom 2.3%

 
 

284,621

   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

   

21,795,230

   
   

United States 68.1%

 
 

7,055

   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)

   

7,372,193

   
 

52,341

   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

   

54,204,874

   
 

303,711

   

Apple, Inc.

   

47,907,373

   
 

119,988

    Berkshire Hathaway,
Inc. - Class B (a)
   

24,499,150

   
 

271,138

    Crown Castle International
Corp.
   

29,453,721

   
 

590,537

   

eBay, Inc. (a)

   

16,576,373

   
 

391,026

   

Facebook, Inc. - Class A (a)

   

51,259,598

   
 

319,543

   

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

   

39,767,126

   
 

358,888

   

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

   

33,146,896

   
 

186,289

   

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

   

35,143,420

   
 

151,204

   

McDonald's Corp.

   

26,849,294

   
 

497,280

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

50,508,730

   
 

788,711

   

Oracle Corp.

   

35,610,302

   
 

778,229

   

Starbucks Corp.

   

50,117,948

   
 

840,790

   

The Kraft Heinz Co.

   

36,187,602

   
 

380,644

   

Visa, Inc. - Class A

   

50,222,169

   
 

591,589

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

27,260,421

   
 

402,003

   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   

36,952,116

   
     

653,039,306

   
   

Total Common Stocks

 
       

(Cost $556,829,800)

   

765,008,476

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 19.5%

 
   

Investment Company 19.5%

 
 

186,871,575

    Morgan Stanley Institutional
Liquidity Funds - Government
Portfolio - Institutional
Class, 2.39%
 

$

186,871,575

   
   

Total Short-Term Investments

 
   

(Cost $186,871,575)

   

186,871,575

   
   

Total Investments 99.2%

 
   

(Cost $743,701,375)

   

951,880,051

   
    Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities 0.8%
   

7,628,845

   
   

TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0%

 

$

959,508,896

   

(a)  Non-Income Producing.

PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION

Sectors

 

Percentage

 

Information Technology

   

25.7

%

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

17.0

   

Communication Services

   

11.8

   

Consumer Staples

   

9.3

   

Health Care

   

7.4

   

Financials

   

5.4

   

Real Estate

   

3.1

   

Total Common Stocks

   

79.7

   

Total Short-Term Investments

   

19.5

   

Total Investments

   

99.2

   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

   

0.8

   

Total Net Assets

   

100.0

%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS 80.7%

     
   

Germany 2.9%

 
 

84,723

   

SAP SE

 

$

8,408,739

   
   

Switzerland 6.6%

 
 

118,455

   

Nestle SA

   

9,614,138

   
 

114,454

   

Novartis AG

   

9,802,329

   
     

19,416,467

   
   

United Kingdom 2.3%

 
 

87,765

   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

   

6,720,721

   
   

United States 68.9%

 
 

2,197

   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)

   

2,295,777

   
 

16,163

   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

   

16,738,565

   
 

93,309

   

Apple, Inc.

   

14,718,562

   
 

37,034

    Berkshire Hathaway,
Inc. - Class B (a)
   

7,561,602

   
 

83,710

    Crown Castle International
Corp.
   

9,093,417

   
 

182,699

   

eBay, Inc. (a)

   

5,128,361

   
 

120,678

   

Facebook, Inc. - Class A (a)

   

15,819,679

   
 

98,687

   

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

   

12,281,597

   
 

110,627

   

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

   

10,217,510

   
 

57,437

   

MasterCard, Inc. - Class A

   

10,835,490

   
 

46,589

   

McDonald's Corp.

   

8,272,809

   
 

152,639

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

15,503,543

   
 

243,260

   

Oracle Corp.

   

10,983,189

   
 

238,892

   

Starbucks Corp.

   

15,384,645

   
 

259,628

   

The Kraft Heinz Co.

   

11,174,389

   
 

117,527

   

Visa, Inc. - Class A

   

15,506,512

   
 

182,520

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

8,410,522

   
 

124,118

   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   

11,408,926

   
     

201,335,095

   
   

Total Common Stocks

 
       

(Cost $198,892,518)

   

235,881,022

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 18.5%

 
   

Investment Company 18.5%

 
 

54,185,332

    Morgan Stanley Institutional
Liquidity Funds - Government
Portfolio - Institutional
Class, 2.39%
 

$

54,185,332

   
   

Total Short-Term Investments

 
   

(Cost $54,185,332)

   

54,185,332

   
   

Total Investments 99.2%

 
   

(Cost $253,077,850)

   

290,066,354

   
    Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities 0.8%
   

2,182,276

   
   

TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0%

 

$

292,248,630

   

(a)  Non-Income Producing.

PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION

Sectors

 

Percentage

 

Information Technology

   

26.0

%

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

17.2

   

Communication Services

   

11.9

   

Consumer Staples

   

9.4

   

Health Care

   

7.6

   

Financials

   

5.5

   

Real Estate

   

3.1

   

Total Common Stocks

   

80.7

   

Total Short-Term Investments

   

18.5

   

Total Investments

   

99.2

   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

   

0.8

   

Total Net Assets

   

100.0

%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS 90.3%

     
   

Australia 8.1%

 
 

839,780

   

APA Group

 

$

5,030,401

   
 

490,617

   

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

   

2,164,154

   
 

2,567,283

   

AusNet Services

   

2,813,534

   
 

1,194,678

   

Spark Infrastructure Group

   

1,861,228

   
 

1,660,351

   

Sydney Airport

   

7,873,096

   
 

1,371,702

   

Transurban Group

   

11,258,279

   
     

31,000,692

   
   

Canada 11.7%

 
 

132,831

   

Canadian Utilities Ltd. - Class A

   

3,047,368

   
 

162,261

   

Emera, Inc.

   

5,195,157

   
 

332,096

   

Enbridge, Inc.

   

10,316,577

   
 

299,196

   

Fortis, Inc.

   

9,973,931

   
 

424,569

   

Hydro One Ltd.

   

6,297,628

   
 

268,301

   

TransCanada Corp.

   

9,580,775

   
 

27,732

   

Valener, Inc.

   

392,863

   
     

44,804,299

   
   

Chile 0.6%

 
 

4,012,951

   

Aguas Andinas SA - Class A

   

2,207,239

   
   

France 3.9%

 
 

52,422

   

Aeroports de Paris

   

9,940,649

   
 

366,770

   

Getlink SE

   

4,928,422

   
     

14,869,071

   
   

Germany 1.2%

 
 

64,490

    Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport
Services Worldwide
   

4,615,428

   
   

Hong Kong 2.9%

 
 

1,567,573

   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

   

10,890,558

   
   

Italy 6.8%

 
 

391,445

   

Enav SpA

   

1,905,223

   
 

574,228

   

Italgas SpA

   

3,292,931

   
 

2,432,656

   

Snam SpA

   

10,651,064

   
 

161,474

    Societa Iniziative Autostradali
e Servizi SpA
   

2,235,906

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
   

Italy 6.8% (continued)

 
 

1,410,638

    Terna Rete Elettrica
Nazionale SpA
 

$

8,011,222

   
     

26,096,346

   
   

Mexico 1.7%

 
 

244,076

    Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro
Norte SAB de CV
   

1,164,878

   
 

318,005

    Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
SAB de CV - Class B
   

2,591,389

   
 

184,761

    Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
SAB de CV - Class B
   

2,786,869

   
     

6,543,136

   
   

Netherlands 1.0%

 
 

85,248

   

Koninklijke Vopak NV

   

3,865,860

   
   

New Zealand 1.5%

 
 

848,640

    Auckland International
Airport Ltd.
   

4,095,911

   
 

705,124

   

Vector Ltd.

   

1,577,703

   
     

5,673,614

   
   

Portugal 0.3%

 
 

472,604

    REN - Redes Energeticas
Nacionais SGPS SA
   

1,320,176

   
   

Spain 7.2%

 
 

67,903

   

Aena SME SA

   

10,550,214

   
 

162,765

   

Cellnex Telecom SA

   

4,162,474

   
 

159,201

   

Enagas SA

   

4,303,531

   
 

373,880

   

Red Electrica Corp SA

   

8,337,617

   
     

27,353,836

   
   

Switzerland 0.9%

 
 

20,475

   

Flughafen Zuerich AG

   

3,388,278

   
   

United Kingdom 5.4%

 
 

1,018,614

   

National Grid PLC

   

9,965,430

   
 

297,736

   

Pennon Group PLC

   

2,631,973

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 28



Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS 90.3% (continued)      
   

United Kingdom 5.4% (continued)

 
 

158,103

   

Severn Trent PLC

 

$

3,664,934

   
 

454,729

   

United Utilities Group PLC

   

4,275,590

   
     

20,537,927

   
   

United States 37.1%

 
 

12,942

   

ALLETE, Inc.

   

986,439

   
 

67,011

   

Alliant Energy Corp.

   

2,831,215

   
 

66,956

   

Ameren Corp.

   

4,367,540

   
 

96,837

   

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   

7,237,597

   
 

8,439

   

American States Water Co.

   

565,751

   
 

46,690

   

American Tower Corp.

   

7,385,891

   
 

49,212

   

American Water Works Co., Inc.

   

4,466,973

   
 

48,444

   

Aqua America, Inc.

   

1,656,300

   
 

32,157

   

Atmos Energy Corp.

   

2,981,597

   
 

16,581

   

Avista Corp.

   

704,361

   
 

13,546

   

Black Hills Corp.

   

850,418

   
 

15,095

   

California Water Service Group

   

719,428

   
 

77,718

   

CMS Energy Corp.

   

3,858,699

   
 

88,591

   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   

6,773,668

   
 

67,569

    Crown Castle International
Corp.
   

7,340,020

   
 

99,466

   

Dominion Energy Corp.

   

7,107,840

   
 

49,574

   

DTE Energy Co.

   

5,468,012

   
 

85,972

   

Duke Energy Corp.

   

7,419,384

   
 

10,195

   

El Paso Electric Co.

   

511,075

   
 

73,975

   

Evergy, Inc.

   

4,199,561

   
 

86,349

   

Eversource Energy

   

5,616,139

   
 

139,325

   

FirstEnergy Corp.

   

5,231,654

   
 

14,643

   

IDACORP, Inc.

   

1,362,678

   
 

7,850

   

InfraREIT, Inc.

   

165,007

   
 

97,707

   

NiSource, Inc.

   

2,476,872

   
 

8,284

    Northwest Natural Holding
Company
   

500,851

   
 

14,241

   

NorthWestern Corp.

   

846,485

   
 

13,226

   

ONE Gas, Inc.

   

1,052,790

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
   

United States 37.1% (continued)

 
 

32,121

   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

 

$

2,736,709

   
 

23,128

   

PNM Resources, Inc.

   

950,330

   
 

27,603

   

Portland General Electric Co.

   

1,265,598

   
 

196,114

   

PPL Corp.

   

5,555,910

   
 

31,269

   

SBA Communications Corp. (a)

   

5,062,138

   
 

41,381

   

SCANA Corp.

   

1,977,184

   
 

65,049

   

Sempra Energy

   

7,037,651

   
 

4,152

   

SJW Group

   

230,934

   
 

14,911

   

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

   

1,140,691

   
 

14,958

   

Spire, Inc.

   

1,108,089

   
 

157,759

   

The Southern Co.

   

6,928,775

   
 

85,978

   

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

   

5,954,836

   
 

140,067

   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   

6,901,101

   
     

141,534,191

   
   

Total Common Stocks

 
       

(Cost $327,328,712)

   

344,700,651

   

CLOSED-END FUNDS 1.2%

     
   

United Kingdom 1.2%

 
 

1,269,047

   

HICL Infrastructure Co. Ltd.

   

2,550,825

   
 

977,516

    International Public
Partnerships Ltd.
   

1,908,898

   
     

4,459,723

   
   

Total Closed-End Funds

 
       

(Cost $4,619,958)

   

4,459,723

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 29



Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 7.9%

 
   

Investment Company 7.9%

 
 

30,337,799

    Morgan Stanley Institutional
Liquidity Funds - Government
Portfolio - Institutional
Class, 2.39%
 

$

30,337,799

   
   

Total Short-Term Investments

 
   

(Cost $30,337,799)

   

30,337,799

   
   

Total Investments 99.4%

 
   

(Cost $362,286,469)

   

379,498,173

   
    Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities 0.6%
   

2,219,919

   
   

TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0%

 

$

381,718,092

   

(a)  Non-Income Producing.

PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION

Sectors

 

Percentage

 

Integrated Power

   

27.1

%

 

Transmission & Distribution

   

17.3

   

Airports

   

12.8

   

Gas Utilities

   

8.5

   

Energy Infrastructure

   

7.5

   

Communications

   

6.3

   

Toll Roads

   

5.4

   

Water Utilities

   

5.4

   

Total Common Stocks

   

90.3

   

Social

   

1.2

   

Total Closed-End Funds

   

1.2

   

Total Short-Term Investments

   

7.9

   

Total Investments

   

99.4

   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

   

0.6

   

Total Net Assets

   

100.0

%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 30



Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS 90.6%

     
   

Australia 21.5%

 
 

135,377

   

APA Group

 

$

810,927

   
 

307,120

   

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

   

1,354,733

   
 

615,921

   

Spark Infrastructure Group

   

959,564

   
 

221,760

   

Sydney Airport

   

1,051,547

   
 

322,189

   

Transurban Group

   

2,644,374

   
     

6,821,145

   
   

Canada 7.3%

 
 

4,806

   

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

   

852,773

   
 

47,333

   

Enbridge, Inc.

   

1,470,402

   
     

2,323,175

   
   

Chile 1.6%

 
 

945,623

   

Aguas Andinas SA - Class A

   

520,120

   
   

France 5.9%

 
 

6,542

   

Aeroports de Paris

   

1,240,543

   
 

47,868

   

Getlink SE

   

643,220

   
     

1,883,763

   
   

Germany 1.9%

 
 

8,589

    Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport
Services Worldwide
   

614,699

   
   

Italy 4.3%

 
 

107,752

   

Snam SpA

   

471,778

   
 

39,817

    Societa Iniziative Autostradali
e Servizi SpA
   

551,340

   
 

57,876

    Terna Rete Elettrica
Nazionale SpA
   

328,686

   
     

1,351,804

   
   

Netherlands 3.0%

 
 

20,598

   

Koninklijke Vopak NV

   

934,086

   
   

New Zealand 2.6%

 
 

167,176

    Auckland International
Airport Ltd.
   

806,865

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
   

Spain 4.0%

 
 

8,156

   

Aena SME SA

 

$

1,267,212

   
   

Switzerland 1.5%

 
 

2,948

   

Flughafen Zuerich AG

   

487,846

   
   

United Kingdom 1.4%

 
 

44,856

   

National Grid PLC

   

438,841

   
   

United States 35.6%

 
 

8,689

   

American Tower Corp.

   

1,374,513

   
 

11,188

   

American Water Works Co., Inc.

   

1,015,535

   
 

20,741

   

Atmos Energy Corp.

   

1,923,105

   
 

17,355

   

Crown Castle International Corp.

   

1,885,274

   
 

20,184

   

Eversource Energy

   

1,312,768

   
 

13,318

   

Sempra Energy

   

1,440,874

   
 

1,965

   

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

   

150,323

   
 

6,326

   

Union Pacific Corp.

   

874,443

   
 

4,365

   

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

   

302,320

   
 

20,583

   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   

1,014,124

   
     

11,293,279

   
   

Total Common Stocks

 
       

(Cost $29,952,831)

   

28,742,835

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 31



Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 9.1%

 
   

Investment Company 9.1%

 
 

2,883,965

    Morgan Stanley Institutional
Liquidity Funds - Government
Portfolio - Institutional
Class, 2.39%
 

$

2,883,965

   
   

Total Short-Term Investments

 
   

(Cost $2,883,965)

   

2,883,965

   
   

Total Investments 99.7%

 
   

(Cost $32,836,796)

   

31,626,800

   
    Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities 0.3%
   

88,705

   
   

TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0%

 

$

31,715,505

   

PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION

Sectors

 

Percentage

 

Airports

   

17.2

%

 

Toll Roads

   

16.4

   

Gas Utilities

   

12.6

   

Communications

   

10.3

   

Energy Infrastructure

   

10.1

   

Integrated Power

   

8.3

   

Rail

   

5.5

   

Transmission & Distribution

   

5.4

   

Water Utilities

   

4.8

   

Total Common Stocks

   

90.6

   

Total Short-Term Investments

   

9.1

   

Total Investments

   

99.7

   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

   

0.3

   

Total Net Assets

   

100.0

%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 32



Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS 97.7%

     
   

Consumer Discretionary 19.8%

 
 

17,206

   

2U, Inc. (a)

 

$

855,482

   
 

16,925

   

Aspen Group, Inc. (a)

   

92,749

   
 

5,934

   

At Home Group, Inc. (a)

   

110,728

   
 

6,912

   

BJ's Restaurants, Inc.

   

349,540

   
 

39,906

    BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings,
Inc. (a)
   

884,317

   
 

15,775

   

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

268,648

   
 

19,461

   

Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

850,835

   
 

61,131

   

Chegg, Inc. (a)

   

1,737,343

   
 

10,411

   

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)

   

1,000,914

   
 

19,707

   

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

555,146

   
 

117,017

   

Noodles & Co. (a)

   

817,949

   
 

11,388

    Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings,
Inc. (a)
   

757,416

   
 

25,109

   

Planet Fitness, Inc. - Class A (a)

   

1,346,345

   
 

17,563

   

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.

   

399,207

   
 

3,684

   

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a)

   

203,615

   
 

13,584

   

Strategic Education, Inc.

   

1,540,697

   
 

4,219

   

The Children's Place, Inc.

   

380,090

   
 

17,001

   

The Lovesac Co. (a)

   

390,003

   
     

12,541,024

   
   

Consumer Staples 2.8%

 
 

15,217

   

Central Garden & Pet Co. (a)

   

524,226

   
 

20,100

   

Primo Water Corp. (a)

   

281,601

   
 

38,429

   

The Simply Good Foods Co. (a)

   

726,308

   
 

4,978

   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)

   

252,434

   
     

1,784,569

   
   

Energy 1.2%

 
 

30,611

   

TPI Composites, Inc. (a)

   

752,418

   
   

Financial Services 5.2%

 
 

6,645

   

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

   

680,315

   
 

29,289

   

Green Dot Corp. - Class A (a)

   

2,329,061

   
 

5,282

   

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

   

322,625

   
     

3,332,001

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
   

Health Care 29.9%

 
 

17,040

   

Addus HomeCare Corp. (a)

 

$

1,156,675

   
 

3,296

   

Amedisys, Inc. (a)

   

385,995

   
 

42,762

   

CareDx, Inc. (a)

   

1,075,037

   
 

2,615

   

ICON PLC (a)

   

337,884

   
 

7,435

   

Inogen, Inc. (a)

   

923,204

   
 

8,754

   

Insulet Corp. (a)

   

694,367

   
 

14,395

   

iRadimed Corp. (a)

   

352,102

   
 

3,565

   

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)

   

441,917

   
 

18,390

   

LHC Group, Inc. (a)

   

1,726,453

   
 

9,331

   

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

1,266,217

   
 

38,191

   

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

   

2,131,440

   
 

13,613

   

Omnicell, Inc. (a)

   

833,660

   
 

19,242

   

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

827,791

   
 

7,770

   

Penumbra, Inc. (a)

   

949,494

   
 

19,472

   

PetIQ, Inc. (a)

   

457,008

   
 

55,237

   

R1 RCM, Inc. (a)

   

439,134

   
 

7,288

   

Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. (a)

   

464,683

   
 

19,194

   

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (a)

   

874,287

   
 

19,975

   

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (a)

   

758,451

   
 

6,531

   

Teladoc Health, Inc. (a)

   

323,742

   
 

26,535

   

Veracyte, Inc. (a)

   

333,810

   
 

85,600

   

Vericel Corp. (a)

   

1,489,440

   
 

27,102

   

Wright Medical Group (a)

   

737,716

   
     

18,980,507

   
   

Materials & Processing 4.4%

 
 

2,361

   

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.

   

225,160

   
 

22,799

   

Ingevity Corp. (a)

   

1,908,048

   
 

43,257

   

PGT Innovations, Inc. (a)

   

685,623

   
     

2,818,831

   
   

Producer Durables 10.6%

 
 

12,387

   

Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.

   

553,575

   
 

22,299

   

BG Staffing, Inc.

   

460,474

   
 

7,851

   

EnerSys

   

609,316

   
 

7,572

   

Exponent, Inc.

   

383,976

   
 

14,965

   

FLIR Systems, Inc.

   

651,576

   
 

24,140

   

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

1,199,758

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 33



Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS 97.7% (continued)      
   

Producer Durables 10.6% (continued)

 
 

13,573

   

HEICO Corp.

 

$

1,051,636

   
 

8,666

   

NV5 Global, Inc. (a)

   

524,726

   
 

6,685

   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

   

825,531

   
 

12,998

   

Willdan Group, Inc. (a)

   

454,670

   
     

6,715,238

   
   

Technology 23.3%

 
 

12,035

   

Blucora, Inc. (a)

   

320,612

   
 

12,141

    Bottomline Technologies (de),
Inc. (a)
   

582,768

   
 

5,015

   

Coupa Software, Inc. (a)

   

315,243

   
 

10,016

   

Everbridge, Inc. (a)

   

568,508

   
 

41,413

   

Five9, Inc. (a)

   

1,810,576

   
 

7,130

   

GDS Holdings Ltd. - ADR (a)

   

164,632

   
 

53,503

   

Glu Mobile, Inc. (a)

   

431,769

   
 

16,886

   

Lantronix, Inc. (a)

   

49,645

   
 

20,186

   

Mercury Systems, Inc. (a)

   

954,596

   
 

5,561

   

Mimecast Ltd. (a)

   

187,017

   
 

3,297

   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

   

383,276

   
 

6,828

   

NICE Ltd. - ADR (a)

   

738,858

   
 

37,818

   

OptimizeRx Corp. (a)

   

414,863

   
 

23,983

   

PlayAGS, Inc. (a)

   

551,609

   
 

19,211

   

Radware Ltd. (a)

   

436,282

   
 

22,074

   

RealPage, Inc. (a)

   

1,063,746

   
 

20,119

   

RingCentral, Inc. - Class A (a)

   

1,658,610

   
 

34,256

   

ShotSpotter, Inc. (a)

   

1,068,102

   
 

46,411

   

The Meet Group, Inc. (a)

   

214,883

   
 

6,999

   

Twilio, Inc. - Class A (a)

   

625,011

   
 

35,504

   

USA Technologies, Inc. (a)

   

138,111

   
 

19,406

   

Varonis Systems, Inc. (a)

   

1,026,577

   
 

27,085

   

WNS (Holdings) Ltd. - ADR (a)

   

1,117,527

   
     

14,822,821

   
   

Utilities 0.5%

 
 

14,654

   

Boingo Wireless, Inc. (a)

   

301,433

   
   

Total Common Stocks

 
       

(Cost $50,143,775)

   

62,048,842

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.1%

 
   

Investment Company 2.1%

 
 

1,338,280

    Morgan Stanley Institutional
Liquidity Funds - Government
Portfolio - Institutional
Class, 2.39%
 

$

1,338,280

   
   

Total Short-Term Investments

 
   

(Cost $1,338,280)

   

1,338,280

   
   

Total Investments 99.8%

 
   

(Cost $51,482,055)

   

63,387,122

   
    Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities 0.2%
   

120,503

   
   

TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0%

 

$

63,507,625

   

(a)  Non-Income Producing.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION

Sectors

 

Percentage

 

Health Care

   

29.9

%

 

Technology

   

23.3

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

19.8

   

Producer Durables

   

10.6

   

Financial Services

   

5.2

   

Materials & Processing

   

4.4

   

Consumer Staples

   

2.8

   

Energy

   

1.2

   

Utilities

   

0.5

   

Total Common Stocks

   

97.7

   

Total Short-Term Investments

   

2.1

   

Total Investments

   

99.8

   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

   

0.2

   

Total Net Assets

   

100.0

%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 34



Frontier Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS 94.3%

     
   

Communication Services 2.2%

 
 

15,404

    Entercom Communications
Corp. - Class A
 

$

87,957

   
 

6,482

    Nexstar Media Group,
Inc. - Class A
   

509,744

   
     

597,701

   
   

Consumer Discretionary 9.0%

 
 

13,655

   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

   

263,951

   
 

9,885

   

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a)

   

275,693

   
 

9,481

   

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a)

   

250,204

   
 

14,936

   

Modine Manufacturing Co. (a)

   

161,458

   
 

6,304

   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

   

254,177

   
 

5,952

   

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.

   

135,289

   
 

3,148

   

The Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

   

136,970

   
 

7,289

   

TopBuild Corp. (a)

   

328,005

   
 

6,481

   

Tower International, Inc.

   

154,248

   
 

2,922

   

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

   

147,415

   
 

9,383

   

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

   

299,224

   
     

2,406,634

   
   

Consumer Staples 1.5%

 
 

9,174

   

B&G Foods, Inc.

   

265,220

   
 

11,795

   

Hostess Brands, Inc. (a)

   

129,037

   
     

394,257

   
   

Energy 4.4%

 
 

6,971

   

C&J Energy Services, Inc. (a)

   

94,108

   
 

49,126

   

Callon Petroleum Co. (a)

   

318,828

   
 

5,510

   

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

   

179,130

   
 

18,184

   

Jagged Peak Energy, Inc. (a)

   

165,838

   
 

16,481

   

McDermott International, Inc. (a)

   

107,786

   
 

2,725

   

PDC Energy, Inc. (a)

   

81,096

   
 

43,858

   

Ring Energy, Inc. (a)

   

222,799

   
     

1,169,585

   
   

Financials 27.0%

 
 

5,645

   

Banner Corp.

   

301,894

   
 

7,096

   

Cadence BanCorp

   

119,071

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
   

Financials 27.0% (continued)

 
 

18,851

   

CenterState Bank Corp.

 

$

396,625

   
 

4,258

   

Chemical Financial Corp.

   

155,885

   
 

8,018

   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

   

119,308

   
 

8,389

   

Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (a)

   

408,628

   
 

6,771

   

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

   

254,793

   
 

39,305

   

F.N.B. Corp.

   

386,761

   
 

7,727

    First Interstate BancSystem,
Inc. - Class A
   

282,499

   
 

4,960

   

Guaranty Bancorp

   

102,920

   
 

2,979

   

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

   

130,927

   
 

673

   

Heritage Commerce Corp.

   

7,632

   
 

27,751

   

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.

   

408,495

   
 

6,199

   

IBERIABANK Corp.

   

398,472

   
 

9,348

   

LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.

   

299,977

   
 

4,443

   

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

   

86,150

   
 

10,361

   

OneMain Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

251,669

   
 

9,680

   

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (a)

   

247,034

   
 

5,467

   

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

   

252,029

   
 

5,124

   

Preferred Bank

   

222,125

   
 

2,614

   

Primerica, Inc.

   

255,414

   
 

6,187

   

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

   

377,036

   
 

5,394

    Simmons First National
Corp. - Class A
   

130,157

   
 

12,695

   

State Bank Financial Corp.

   

274,085

   
 

4,976

   

Stifel Financial Corp.

   

206,106

   
 

9,544

   

Triumph Bancorp, Inc. (a)

   

283,457

   
 

15,046

   

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

   

239,231

   
 

14,099

   

Union Bankshares Corp.

   

398,015

   
 

3,467

   

Wintrust Financial Corp.

   

230,521

   
     

7,226,916

   
   

Health Care 5.0%

 
 

4,155

   

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   

187,058

   
 

6,387

   

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (a)

   

378,621

   
 

3,107

   

NuVasive, Inc. (a)

   

153,983

   
 

7,540

   

Patterson Companies, Inc.

   

148,236

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 35



Frontier Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS 94.3% (continued)      
   

Health Care 5.0% (continued)

 
 

52,959

    Progenics Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. (a)
 

$

222,428

   
 

6,654

   

Syneos Health, Inc. (a)

   

261,835

   
     

1,352,161

   
   

Industrials 13.6%

 
 

3,174

   

ASGN, Inc. (a)

   

172,983

   
 

12,721

    Atkore International Group,
Inc. (a)
   

252,385

   
 

5,212

    Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings,
Inc. (a)
   

219,894

   
 

25,416

   

CBIZ, Inc. (a)

   

500,695

   
 

7,914

   

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

   

238,528

   
 

3,542

   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

   

211,422

   
 

4,689

   

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a)

   

166,882

   
 

16,802

   

Heartland Express, Inc.

   

307,477

   
 

4,600

   

Kadant, Inc.

   

374,716

   
 

5,865

   

MYR Group, Inc. (a)

   

165,217

   
 

9,000

   

Quanta Services, Inc.

   

270,900

   
 

7,859

   

SkyWest, Inc.

   

349,490

   
 

2,769

   

Tetra Tech, Inc.

   

143,351

   
 

3,176

   

The Timken Company

   

118,528

   
 

17,884

   

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

141,283

   
     

3,633,751

   
   

Information Technology 10.7%

 
 

18,855

   

AVX Corp.

   

287,539

   
 

2,384

   

Belden, Inc.

   

99,580

   
 

475

   

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.

   

45,329

   
 

2,067

    CACI International,
Inc. - Class A (a)
   

297,710

   
 

28,118

   

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

   

357,661

   
 

7,989

   

Finisar Corp. (a)

   

172,562

   
 

2,329

   

MAXIMUS, Inc.

   

151,595

   
 

2,662

   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

   

171,992

   
 

12,460

   

Photronics, Inc. (a)

   

120,613

   
 

2,700

   

Plexus Corp. (a)

   

137,916

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    Information
Technology 10.7% (continued)
 
 

5,144

   

Progress Software Corp.

 

$

182,560

   
 

3,307

   

SYNNEX Corp.

   

267,338

   
 

1,881

   

Tech Data Corp. (a)

   

153,885

   
 

17,099

   

Unisys Corp. (a)

   

198,861

   
 

5,550

   

Verint Systems, Inc. (a)

   

234,820

   
     

2,879,961

   
   

Materials 4.5%

 
 

17,133

   

Ferro Corp. (a)

   

268,645

   
 

4,244

   

HB Fuller Co.

   

181,092

   
 

2,356

   

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

   

210,367

   
 

6,741

   

Koppers Holdings, Inc. (a)

   

114,867

   
 

7,500

   

Materion Corp.

   

337,425

   
 

10,215

   

TimkenSteel Corp. (a)

   

89,279

   
     

1,201,675

   
   

Real Estate 10.8%

 
 

14,853

   

Acadia Realty Trust

   

352,907

   
 

39,585

   

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

   

363,390

   
 

20,020

   

Jernigan Capital, Inc.

   

396,796

   
 

11,850

   

National Storage Affiliates Trust

   

313,551

   
 

11,193

   

NorthStar Realty Europe Corp.

   

162,746

   
 

10,972

   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

   

310,617

   
 

8,459

   

QTS Realty Trust, Inc. - Class A

   

313,406

   
 

13,803

   

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

   

406,775

   
 

9,099

   

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

   

149,952

   
 

6,550

   

Tier REIT, Inc.

   

135,126

   
     

2,905,266

   
   

Utilities 5.6%

 
 

3,035

   

Black Hills Corp.

   

190,537

   
 

3,408

   

IDACORP, Inc.

   

317,149

   
 

3,986

   

New Jersey Resources Corp.

   

182,041

   
 

4,385

   

Portland General Electric Co.

   

201,052

   
 

7,516

   

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

   

208,945

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 36



Frontier Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS 94.3% (continued)      
   

Utilities 5.6% (continued)

 
 

3,195

   

Spire, Inc.

 

$

236,686

   
 

14,261

   

TerraForm Power, Inc. - Class A

   

160,008

   
     

1,496,418

   
   

Total Common Stocks

 
       

(Cost $24,680,976)

   

25,264,325

   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 4.5%

     
   

Investment Company 4.5%

 
 

1,200,766

    Morgan Stanley Institutional
Liquidity Funds - Government
Portfolio - Institutional
Class, 2.39%
   

1,200,766

   
   

Total Short-Term Investments

 
       

(Cost $1,200,766)

   

1,200,766

   
   

Total Investments 98.8%

 
       

(Cost $25,881,742)

   

26,465,091

   
        Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities 1.2%
   

322,203

   
       

TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0%

 

$

26,787,294

   

(a)  Non-Income Producing.

PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION

Sectors

 

Percentage

 

Financials

   

27.0

%

 

Industrials

   

13.6

   

Real Estate

   

10.8

   

Information Technology

   

10.7

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

9.0

   

Utilities

   

5.6

   

Health Care

   

5.0

   

Materials

   

4.5

   

Energy

   

4.4

   

Communication Services

   

2.2

   

Consumer Staples

   

1.5

   

Total Common Stocks

   

94.3

   

Total Short-Term Investments

   

4.5

   

Total Investments

   

98.8

   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

   

1.2

   

Total Net Assets

   

100.0

%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 37



Frontier Funds

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

    MFG Global
Equity Fund
  MFG Global
Plus Fund
  MFG Core
Infrastructure Fund
 

ASSETS:

 

Investments at cost

 

$

743,701,375

   

$

253,077,850

   

$

362,286,469

   

Foreign currency at cost

 

$

46,581

   

$

40,057

   

$

446,586

   

Investments at value

 

$

951,880,051

   

$

290,066,354

   

$

379,498,173

   

Foreign currency at value

   

45,966

     

39,852

     

437,291

   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

   

6,153,377

     

2,890,000

     

3,974,505

   

Interest and dividends receivable

   

2,083,356

     

484,816

     

1,581,344

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

33,402

     

24,260

     

23,839

   

Total assets

   

960,196,152

     

293,505,282

     

385,515,152

   

LIABILITIES:

 

Payable for investments purchased

   

     

     

1,443,453

   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   

117

     

1,038,408

     

2,129,667

   

Payable to Adviser

   

612,971

     

175,317

     

173,222

   

Accrued shareholder servicing fees

   

     

5,978

     

2,284

   

Accrued expenses

   

74,168

     

36,949

     

48,434

   

Total liabilities

   

687,256

     

1,256,652

     

3,797,060

   

Net Assets

 

$

959,508,896

   

$

292,248,630

   

$

381,718,092

   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid in capital

 

$

736,182,852

   

$

249,216,434

   

$

375,898,954

   

Total distributable earnings

   

223,326,044

     

43,032,196

     

5,819,138

   

Net Assets

 

$

959,508,896

   

$

292,248,630

   

$

381,718,092

   

CAPITAL STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE

     

Institutional Class

 

Institutional Class

 

Net Assets

 

$

959,508,896

   

$

169,918,122

   

$

338,562,395

   

Authorized

   

100,000,000

     

100,000,000

     

50,000,000

   

Issued and Outstanding

   

57,639,421

     

15,439,401

     

22,986,856

   

Net Asset Value, Redemption Price and Offering Price Per Share

 

$

16.65

   

$

11.01

   

$

14.73

   

CAPITAL STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE

     

Service Class

 

Service Class

 

Net Assets

     

$

122,330,508

   

$

43,155,697

   

Authorized

       

50,000,000

     

50,000,000

   

Issued and Outstanding

       

11,118,757

     

2,923,760

   

Net Asset Value, Redemption Price and Offering Price Per Share

     

$

11.00

   

$

14.76

   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 38



Frontier Funds

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (continued)

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

    MFG Select
Infrastructure Fund
  Timpani Small Cap
Growth Fund
  Phocas Small Cap
Value Fund
 

ASSETS:

 

Investments at cost

 

$

32,836,796

   

$

51,482,055

   

$

25,881,742

   

Foreign currency at cost

 

$

35,598

   

$

   

$

   

Investments at value

 

$

31,626,800

   

$

63,387,122

   

$

26,465,091

   

Foreign currency at value

   

34,981

     

     

   

Receivable for investments sold

   

     

     

7,755

   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

   

     

158,445

     

276,017

   

Interest and dividends receivable

   

151,869

     

6,039

     

55,442

   

Receivable from Adviser

   

     

     

6,794

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

15,605

     

28,033

     

20,319

   

Total assets

   

31,829,255

     

63,579,639

     

26,831,418

   

LIABILITIES:

 

Payable for investments purchased

   

72,604

     

     

6,683

   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   

     

11,571

     

14,865

   

Payable to Directors

   

3,872

     

     

   

Payable to Adviser

   

2,717

     

32,634

     

   

Accrued distribution and shareholder servicing fees

   

     

2,120

     

   

Accrued expenses

   

34,557

     

25,689

     

22,576

   

Total liabilities

   

113,750

     

72,014

     

44,124

   

Net Assets

 

$

31,715,505

   

$

63,507,625

   

$

26,787,294

   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid in capital

 

$

33,285,768

   

$

52,525,029

   

$

25,152,442

   

Total distributable earnings (accumulated losses)

   

(1,570,263

)

   

10,982,596

     

1,634,852

   

Net Assets

 

$

31,715,505

   

$

63,507,625

   

$

26,787,294

   

CAPITAL STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE

     

Institutional Class

 

Institutional Class

 

Net Assets

 

$

31,715,505

   

$

58,692,635

   

$

26,787,192

   

Authorized

   

100,000,000

     

50,000,000

     

100,000,000

   

Issued and Outstanding

   

3,334,709

     

2,923,890

     

1,011,555

   

Net Asset Value, Redemption Price and Offering Price Per Share

 

$

9.51

   

$

20.07

   

$

26.48

   

CAPITAL STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE

     

Service Class

 

Service Class

 

Net Assets

     

$

234,775

   

$

102

   

Authorized

       

50,000,000

     

50,000,000

   

Issued and Outstanding

       

11,712

     

4

   

Net Asset Value, Redemption Price and Offering Price Per Share

     

$

20.05

   

$

26.41

(1)

 

CAPITAL STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE

     

Class Y

     

Net Assets

     

$

4,580,215

           

Authorized

       

50,000,000

           

Issued and Outstanding

       

232,983

           

Net Asset Value, Redemption Price and Offering Price Per Share

     

$

19.66

       

(1)  Net Asset Value is calculated using unrounded net assets and shares outstanding.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 39



Frontier Funds

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

    MFG Global
Equity Fund
  MFG Global
Plus Fund
  MFG Core
Infrastructure Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

 

Dividend income

 

$

6,247,434

   

$

2,165,348

   

$

5,450,670

(1)

 

Interest income

   

1,902,339

     

663,063

     

91,435

   

Total investment income

   

8,149,773

     

2,828,411

     

5,542,105

   

EXPENSES:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

4,359,222

     

1,514,697

     

1,353,637

   

Fund administration and accounting fees

   

124,931

     

49,606

     

55,383

   

Custody fees

   

40,908

     

16,523

     

43,087

   

Legal fees

   

16,675

     

16,942

     

16,655

   

Directors' fees and related expenses

   

15,869

     

15,826

     

15,826

   

Transfer agent fees

   

14,514

     

11,020

     

11,500

   

Reports to shareholders

   

14,463

     

10,072

     

10,792

   

Federal and state registration fees

   

13,152

     

19,503

     

20,249

   

Audit fees

   

8,949

     

8,958

     

8,954

   

Shareholder servicing fees

   

     

40,430

     

6,959

   

Other

   

22,151

     

11,494

     

7,060

   

Total expenses before waiver

   

4,630,834

     

1,715,071

     

1,550,102

   

Waiver of expenses by Adviser

   

(271,612

)

   

(159,943

)

   

(189,505

)

 

Net expenses

   

4,359,222

     

1,555,128

     

1,360,597

   

Net Investment Income

   

3,790,551

     

1,273,283

     

4,181,508

   
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS:
 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   

47,127,027

     

21,836,329

     

(9,030,713

)

 

Foreign currency transactions

   

13,476

     

11,240

     

(12,143

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

Investments

   

(74,597,086

)

   

(23,890,617

)

   

(7,076,448

)

 

Foreign currency transactions

   

5,671

     

32

     

(11,324

)

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments

   

(27,450,912

)

   

(2,043,016

)

   

(16,130,628

)

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

(23,660,361

)

 

$

(769,733

)

 

$

(11,949,120

)

 

(1)  Net of $339,314 in foreign withholding taxes.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 40



Frontier Funds

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)

For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

    MFG Select
Infrastructure Fund(1)
  Timpani Small Cap
Growth Fund
  Phocas Small Cap
Value Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

 

Dividend income

 

$

332,166

(2)

 

$

53,081

   

$

293,170

   

Interest income

   

27,736

     

16,578

     

10,267

   

Total investment income

   

359,902

     

69,659

     

303,437

   

EXPENSES:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

104,440

     

384,731

     

153,154

   

Custody fees

   

39,377

     

12,442

     

7,711

   

Fund administration and accounting fees

   

15,139

     

22,415

     

18,586

   

Federal and state registration fees

   

12,434

     

19,659

     

16,698

   

Directors' fees and related expenses

   

11,372

     

15,827

     

15,875

   

Legal fees

   

10,009

     

17,147

     

18,049

   

Audit fees

   

8,896

     

7,941

     

7,941

   

Reports to shareholders

   

8,112

     

11,656

     

12,391

   

Transfer agent fees

   

5,857

     

17,961

     

9,330

   

Distribution and shareholder servicing fees

   

     

11,595

     

   

Other

   

5,204

     

4,250

     

3,914

   

Total expenses before waiver

   

220,840

     

525,624

     

263,649

   

Waiver of expenses by Adviser

   

(116,399

)

   

(90,824

)

   

(92,478

)

 

Net expenses

   

104,441

     

434,800

     

171,171

   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   

255,461

     

(365,141

)

   

132,266

   
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS:
 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   

(412,642

)

   

151,903

     

1,094,229

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

9,514

     

     

   

Change in net unrealized depreciation on:

 

Investments

   

(1,209,996

)

   

(11,940,949

)

   

(8,427,772

)

 

Foreign currency transactions

   

(583

)

   

     

   

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments

   

(1,613,707

)

   

(11,789,046

)

   

(7,333,543

)

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

(1,358,246

)

 

$

(12,154,187

)

 

$

(7,201,277

)

 

(1)  Commenced operations on July 2, 2018.

(2)  Net of $29,058 in foreign withholding taxes.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Frontier Funds

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   

MFG Global Equity Fund

 

MFG Global Plus Fund

 
    For the
Six Months Ended
December 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2018
  For the
Six Months Ended
December 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2018
 

OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

 

$

3,790,551

   

$

7,917,759

   

$

1,273,283

   

$

3,358,016

   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   

47,127,027

     

91,508,887

     

21,836,329

     

20,626,161

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

13,476

     

(87,745

)

   

11,240

     

(26,823

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

Investments

   

(74,597,086

)

   

50,612,177

     

(23,890,617

)

   

28,125,679

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

5,671

     

(48,651

)

   

32

     

(10,070

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(23,660,361

)

   

149,902,427

     

(769,733

)

   

52,072,963

   

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

 

Institutional Class

   

(90,489,457

)

   

(46,044,434

)

   

(19,324,487

)

   

(7,459,420

)

 

Service Class

           

(13,371,301

)

   

(1,624,323

)

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions paid

   

(90,489,457

)

   

(46,044,434

)(1)

   

(32,695,788

)

   

(9,083,743

)(2)

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

 

Shares sold:

 

Institutional Class

   

22,145,406

     

47,464,279

     

11,254,000

     

127,903,475

   

Service Class

           

76,428,172

     

10,267,372

   

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of distributions:

 

Institutional Class

   

74,009,184

     

43,073,263

     

18,788,999

     

7,446,694

   

Service Class

           

13,158,079

     

1,525,665

   

Shares redeemed:

 

Institutional Class

   

(126,017,841

)

   

(224,973,653

)

   

(187,017,527

)

   

(132,197,976

)

 

Service Class

           

(22,034,698

)

   

(26,695,882

)

 

Redemption fees:

 

Institutional Class

   

1,374

     

1,103

     

     

   

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

   

(29,861,877

)

   

(134,435,008

)

   

(89,422,975

)

   

(11,750,652

)

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

(144,011,695

)

   

(30,577,015

)

   

(122,888,496

)

   

31,238,568

   

NET ASSETS:

 

Beginning of Period

   

1,103,520,591

     

1,134,097,606

     

415,137,126

     

383,898,558

   

End of Period

 

$

959,508,896

   

$

1,103,520,591

(3)

 

$

292,248,630

   

$

415,137,126

(4)

 

TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES:

 

Shares sold:

 

Institutional Class

   

1,284,154

     

2,558,520

     

853,311

     

10,288,566

   

Service Class

           

5,835,579

     

837,958

   

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of distributions:

 

Institutional Class

   

4,387,029

     

2,325,770

     

1,683,602

     

595,736

   

Service Class

           

1,180,097

     

122,053

   

Shares redeemed:

 

Institutional Class

   

(6,454,986

)

   

(12,204,242

)

   

(13,847,702

)

   

(10,471,305

)

 

Service Class

           

(1,790,020

)

   

(2,132,206

)

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

   

(783,803

)

   

(7,319,952

)

   

(6,085,133

)

   

(759,198

)

 

(1)  Includes distributions from net investment income of $9,290,907 and distributions from net realized gains on investments of $36,753,527.

(2)  Includes distributions from net investment income for Institutional Class and Service Class of $2,143,460 and $412,974, and distributions from net realized gains on investments of $5,315,960 and $1,211,349, respectively.

(3)  Includes undistributed net investment income of $5,196,032.

(4)  Includes undistributed net investment income of $2,438,924.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Frontier Funds

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

   

MFG Core Infrastructure Fund

 

MFG Select Infrastructure Fund

 
    For the
Six Months Ended
December 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2018
  For the Period
July 2, 2018(1)
through
December 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
 

OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

 

$

4,181,508

   

$

11,315,506

   

$

255,461

   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   

(9,030,713

)

   

(1,311,785

)

   

(412,642

)

 

Foreign currency transactions

   

(12,143

)

   

(101,134

)

   

9,514

   

Change in net unrealized depreciation on:

 

Investments

   

(7,076,448

)

   

(6,402,938

)

   

(1,209,996

)

 

Foreign currency transactions

   

(11,324

)

   

(15,320

)

   

(583

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(11,949,120

)

   

3,484,329

     

(1,358,246

)

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

 

Institutional Class

   

(4,628,523

)

   

(10,869,241

)

   

(212,017

)

 

Service Class

   

(202,137

)

   

(348,342

)

         

Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions paid

   

(4,830,660

)

   

(11,217,583

)(2)

   

(212,017

)

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

 

Shares sold:

 

Institutional Class

   

10,523,639

     

179,185,572

     

33,813,748

   

Service Class

   

42,147,855

     

50,605,851

           

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of distributions:

 

Institutional Class

   

4,243,481

     

9,719,865

     

104,857

   

Service Class

   

101,944

     

157,769

           

Shares redeemed:

 

Institutional Class

   

(41,977,879

)

   

(50,370,221

)

   

(632,837

)

 

Service Class

   

(7,352,575

)

   

(44,897,280

)

         

Redemption fees:

 

Service Class

   

8,801

     

3,746

           

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

   

7,695,266

     

144,405,302

     

33,285,768

   

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

(9,084,514

)

   

136,672,048

     

31,715,505

   

NET ASSETS:

 

Beginning of Period

   

390,802,606

     

254,130,558

     

   

End of Period

 

$

381,718,092

   

$

390,802,606

(3)

 

$

31,715,505

   

TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES:

 

Shares sold:

 

Institutional Class

   

686,246

     

11,546,967

     

3,388,075

   

Service Class

   

2,818,229

     

3,280,891

           

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of distributions:

 

Institutional Class

   

281,502

     

621,680

     

10,779

   

Service Class

   

6,762

     

10,079

           

Shares redeemed:

 

Institutional Class

   

(2,766,078

)

   

(3,235,069

)

   

(64,145

)

 

Service Class

   

(487,826

)

   

(2,892,546

)

         

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

538,835

     

9,332,002

     

3,334,709

   

(1)  Commencement of operations.

(2)  Includes distributions from net investment income for Institutional Class and Service Class of $10,827,533 and $347,439, and distributions from net realized gains on investments of $41,708 and $903, respectively.

(3)  Includes undistributed net investment income of $976,524.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Frontier Funds

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

   

Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

 
    For the
Six Months Ended
December 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2018
  For the
Six Months Ended
December 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
June 30, 2018
 

OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(365,141

)

 

$

(556,536

)

 

$

132,266

   

$

123,736

   

Net realized gain on investments

   

151,903

     

6,591,334

     

1,094,229

     

6,034,290

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

   

(11,940,949

)

   

11,921,485

     

(8,427,772

)

   

(1,218,847

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(12,154,187

)

   

17,956,283

     

(7,201,277

)

   

4,939,179

   

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

 

Institutional Class

   

(3,931,667

)

   

     

(4,734,516

)

   

(3,244,664

)

 

Service Class

   

(15,669

)

   

     

(19

)

   

(11

)

 

Class Y

   

(313,214

)

   

               

Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions paid

   

(4,260,550

)

   

     

(4,734,535

)

   

(3,244,675

)(1)

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

 

Shares issued in the Reorganization:

 

Institutional Class(2)

   

     

     

     

25,882,024

   

Shares sold:

 

Institutional Class

   

9,220,511

     

19,540,583

     

1,896,324

     

3,896,170

   

Service Class

   

849,292

     

215,521

     

     

   

Class Y

   

491,410

     

1,462,983

                   

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of distributions:

 

Institutional Class

   

3,586,195

     

     

4,734,008

     

3,244,640

   

Service Class

   

14,220

     

     

18

     

11

   

Class Y

   

286,931

     

           

Shares redeemed:

 

Institutional Class

   

(8,099,856

)

   

(10,819,013

)

   

(6,642,512

)

   

(30,488,173

)

 

Service Class

   

(766,303

)

   

(10,748

)

   

     

   

Class Y

   

(894,961

)

   

(897,610

)

             
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
capital share transactions
   

4,687,439

     

9,491,716

     

(12,162

)

   

2,534,672

   

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

(11,727,298

)

   

27,447,999

     

(11,947,974

)

   

4,229,176

   

NET ASSETS:

 

Beginning of Period

   

75,234,923

     

47,786,924

     

38,735,268

     

34,506,092

   

End of Period

 

$

63,507,625

   

$

75,234,923

(3)

 

$

26,787,294

   

$

38,735,268

(4)

 

TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES:

 

Shares issued in the Reorganization:

 

Institutional Class(9)

   

     

     

     

692,998

   

Shares sold:

 

Institutional Class

   

372,703

     

880,142

     

58,708

     

98,800

   

Service Class

   

32,393

     

10,341

     

     

   

Class Y

   

18,758

     

65,597

               

Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of distributions:

 

Institutional Class

   

178,506

     

     

174,108

     

88,444

   

Service Class

   

709

     

     

1

     

(5)

 

Class Y

   

14,580

     

               

Shares redeemed:

 

Institutional Class

   

(340,623

)

   

(498,921

)

   

(184,844

)

   

(791,437

)

 

Service Class

   

(31,220

)

   

(517

)

   

     

   

Class Y

   

(35,723

)

   

(43,464

)

             

Net increase in shares outstanding

   

210,083

     

413,178

     

47,973

     

88,805

   

(1)  Includes distributions from net investment income for Institutional Class and Service Class of $130,243 and less than $1, and distributions from net realized gains on investments of $3,114,421 and $11, respectively.

(2)  See Note 2(f) in Notes to Financial Statements.

(3)  Includes undistributed net investment loss of $(295,069).

(4)  Includes undistributed net investment income of $45,360.

(5)  Less than one share.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 44



Frontier MFG Global Equity Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

    Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2018
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2017
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2016
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2015
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2014
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

18.89

   

$

17.25

   

$

15.05

   

$

15.99

   

$

15.33

   

$

13.43

   
INCOME (LOSS) FROM
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 

Net investment income

   

0.08

     

0.13

     

0.15

     

0.14

     

0.10

(1)

   

0.19

(1)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

   

(0.60

)

   

2.22

     

2.77

     

(0.48

)

   

0.91

     

1.91

   

Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations

   

(0.52

)

   

2.35

     

2.92

     

(0.34

)

   

1.01

     

2.10

   

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:

 

From net investment income

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.08

)

 

From net realized gain on investments

   

(1.55

)

   

(0.57

)

   

(0.58

)

   

(0.48

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.12

   

Total Distributions

   

(1.72

)

   

(0.71

)

   

(0.72

)

   

(0.60

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.20

)

 

Redemption fees retained(2)

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

16.65

   

$

18.89

   

$

17.25

   

$

15.05

   

$

15.99

   

$

15.33

   

Total Return

   

(2.85

)%(3)

   

13.75

%

   

19.96

%

   

(2.19

)%

   

6.72

%

   

15.76

%

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

959,509

   

$

1,103,521

   

$

1,134,098

   

$

1,073,308

   

$

1,106,525

   

$

791,043

   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

0.85

%(4)

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.86

%

   

0.89

%

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

0.80

%(4)

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

0.65

%(4)

   

0.64

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.56

%

   

1.18

%

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

0.70

%(4)

   

0.69

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.62

%

   

1.27

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

8

%(3)

   

28

%

   

30

%

   

38

%

   

69

%

   

20

%

 

(1)  Per share net investment income has been calculated using the daily average share method.

(2)  Less than one cent per share.

(3)  Not annualized.

(4)  Annualized.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 45



Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   

Institutional Class

 
    Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2018
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2017
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2016
  Period
Ended
June 30,
2015(1)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

12.72

   

$

11.49

   

$

9.59

   

$

9.91

   

$

10.00

   

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

   

0.05

(2)

   

0.10

     

0.13

(2)

   

0.09

(2)

   

0.03

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

   

(0.38

)

   

1.40

     

1.79

     

(0.36

)

   

(0.12

)

 

Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations

   

(0.33

)

   

1.50

     

1.92

     

(0.27

)

   

(0.09

)

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:

 

From net investment income

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.05

)

   

   

From net realized gain on investments

   

(1.22

)

   

(0.19

)

   

(3)

   

     

   

Total Distributions

   

(1.38

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.05

)

   

   

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

11.01

   

$

12.72

   

$

11.49

   

$

9.59

   

$

9.91

   

Total Return

   

(2.71

)%(4)

   

13.12

%

   

20.06

%

   

(2.77

)%

   

(0.90

)%(4)

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

169,918

   

$

340,204

   

$

302,726

   

$

21,547

   

$

5,859

   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

0.88

%(5)

   

0.88

%

   

0.95

%

   

2.03

%

   

4.96

%(5)

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

0.80

%(5)

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%(5)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

0.63

%(5)

   

0.71

%

   

1.02

%

   

(0.29

)%

   

(3.16

)%(5)

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

0.71

%(5)

   

0.79

%

   

1.17

%

   

0.94

%

   

1.00

%(5)

 

Portfolio turnover rate(6)

   

25

%(4)

   

59

%

   

31

%

   

30

%

   

7

%(4)

 

(1)  Commenced operations on March 23, 2015.

(2)  Per share net investment income has been calculated using the daily average share method.

(3)  Less than one cent per share.

(4)  Not annualized.

(5)  Annualized.

(6)  Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 46



Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   

Service Class

 
    Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2018
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2017
  Period
Ended
June 30,
2016(1)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

12.72

   

$

11.49

   

$

9.60

   

$

9.73

   

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

   

0.04

(2)

   

0.10

     

0.11

(2)

   

(3)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

   

(0.39

)

   

1.39

     

1.80

     

(0.13

)

 

Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations

   

(0.35

)

   

1.49

     

1.91

     

(0.13

)

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:

 

From net investment income

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.02

)

   

   

From net realized gain on investments

   

(1.22

)

   

(0.19

)

   

(3)

   

   

Total Distributions

   

(1.37

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.02

)

   

   

Redemption fees retained

   

     

     

(3)

   

(3)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

11.00

   

$

12.72

   

$

11.49

   

$

9.60

   

Total Return

   

(2.84

)%(4)

   

13.01

%

   

19.92

%

   

(1.34

)%(4)

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

122,331

   

$

74,933

   

$

81,173

   

$

10,727

   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

0.97

%(5)

   

0.95

%

   

1.09

%

   

1.38

%(5)

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

0.88

%(5)

   

0.88

%

   

0.89

%

   

0.80

%(5)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

0.49

%(5)

   

0.60

%

   

0.80

%

   

(0.70

)%(5)

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

0.58

%(5)

   

0.67

%

   

1.00

%

   

(0.12

)%(5)

 

Portfolio turnover rate(6)

   

25

%(4)

   

59

%

   

31

%

   

30

%

 

(1)  Commenced operations on May 9, 2016.

(2)  Per share net investment income has been calculated using the daily average share method.

(3)  Less than one cent per share.

(4)  Not annualized.

(5)  Annualized.

(6)  Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 47



Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   

Institutional Class

 
    Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2018
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2017
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2016
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2015
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2014
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

15.40

   

$

15.84

   

$

15.27

   

$

13.09

   

$

14.13

   

$

11.54

   
INCOME (LOSS) FROM
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 

Net investment income

   

0.17

     

0.58

(1)

   

0.50

(1)

   

0.37

     

0.42

(1)

   

0.55

(1)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

   

(0.64

)

   

(0.48

)

   

0.52

     

2.21

     

(0.96

)

   

2.22

   

Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations

   

(0.47

)

   

0.10

     

1.02

     

2.58

     

(0.54

)

   

2.77

   

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:

 

From net investment income

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.54

)

   

(0.42

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.47

)

   

(0.18

)

 

From net realized gain on investments

   

(0.02

)

   

(2)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.03

)

   

   

Total Distributions

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.54

)

   

(0.45

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.50

)

   

(0.18

)

 

Redemption fees retained

   

     

     

(2)

   

(2)

   

(2)

   

(2)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

14.73

   

$

15.40

   

$

15.84

   

$

15.27

   

$

13.09

   

$

14.13

   

Total Return

   

(3.12

)%(3)

   

0.60

%

   

6.83

%

   

20.00

%

   

(4.03

)%

   

24.22

%

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

338,562

   

$

381,749

   

$

251,149

   

$

207,985

   

$

161,722

   

$

65,666

   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

0.80

%(4)

   

0.81

%

   

0.83

%

   

0.83

%

   

0.93

%

   

1.45

%

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

0.70

%(4)

   

0.70

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.70

%

 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

2.04

%(4)

   

3.57

%

   

3.18

%

   

2.62

%

   

2.77

%

   

3.47

%

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

2.14

%(4)

   

3.68

%

   

3.31

%

   

2.75

%

   

3.00

%

   

4.22

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate(5)

   

11

%(3)

   

19

%

   

39

%

   

15

%

   

17

%

   

16

%

 

(1)  Per share net investment income has been calculated using the daily average share method.

(2)  Less than one cent per share.

(3)  Not annualized.

(4)  Annualized.

(5)  Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 48



Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   

Service Class

 
    Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2018
  Period
Ended
June 30,
2017(1)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

15.43

   

$

15.85

   

$

15.23

   

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(2)

   

0.22

     

0.53

     

0.90

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

   

(0.70

)

   

(0.43

)

   

0.16

   

Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations

   

(0.48

)

   

0.10

     

1.06

   

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:

 

From net investment income

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.52

)

   

(0.41

)

 

From net realized gain on investments

   

(0.02

)

   

(3)

   

(0.03

)

 

Total Distributions

   

(0.19

)

   

(0.52

)

   

(0.44

)

 

Redemption fees retained

   

(3)

   

(3)

   

   

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

14.76

   

$

15.43

   

$

15.85

   

Total Return

   

(3.16

)%(4)

   

0.60

%

   

7.14

%(4)

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

43,156

   

$

9,054

   

$

2,982

   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

0.92

%(5)

   

0.91

%

   

5.15

%(5)

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

0.80

%(5)

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%(5)

 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

2.78

%(5)

   

3.30

%

   

1.68

%(5)

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

2.90

%(5)

   

3.41

%

   

6.03

%(5)

 

Portfolio turnover rate(6)

   

11

%(4)

   

19

%

   

39

%

 

(1)  Commenced operations on July 15, 2016.

(2)  Per share net investment income has been calculated using the daily average share method.

(3)  Less than one cent per share.

(4)  Not annualized.

(5)  Annualized.

(6)  Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 49



Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

    Period
Ended
December 31,
2018(1)
(Unaudited)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

10.00

   

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

   

0.08

   

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

   

(0.50

)

 

Total Loss from Investment Operations

   

(0.42

)

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:

 

From net investment income

   

(0.07

)

 

Total Distributions

   

(0.07

)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

9.51

   

Total Return

   

(4.25

)%(2)

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

31,716

   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

1.69

%(3)

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

0.80

%(3)

 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

1.07

%(3)

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

1.96

%(3)

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

10

%(2)

 

(1)  Commenced operations on July 2, 2018.

(2)  Not annualized.

(3)  Annualized.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 50



Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   

Institutional Class

 
    Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2018
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2017
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2016
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2015
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2014
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

25.47

   

$

18.80

   

$

14.77

   

$

18.58

   

$

16.06

   

$

13.22

   
INCOME (LOSS) FROM
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 

Net investment loss

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.20

)(1)

   

(0.10

)(1)

   

(0.12

)(1)

   

(0.16

)(1)

   

(0.14

)(1)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

   

(3.87

)

   

6.87

     

4.13

     

(3.69

)

   

2.68

     

3.32

   

Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations

   

(3.98

)

   

6.67

     

4.03

     

(3.81

)

   

2.52

     

3.18

   

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:

 

From net realized gain on investments

   

(1.42

)

   

     

     

     

     

(0.34

)

 

Total Distributions

   

(1.42

)

   

     

     

     

     

(0.34

)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

20.07

   

$

25.47

   

$

18.80

   

$

14.77

   

$

18.58

   

$

16.06

   

Total Return

   

(15.62

)%(2)

   

35.48

%

   

27.29

%

   

(20.51

)%

   

15.62

%

   

24.16

%

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

58,693

   

$

69,095

   

$

43,833

   

$

52,595

   

$

47,455

   

$

13,478

   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

1.34

%(3)

   

1.36

%

   

1.36

%

   

1.32

%

   

1.52

%

   

2.46

%

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

1.10

%(3)

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

(1.16

)%(3)

   

(1.18

)%

   

(0.90

)%

   

(0.99

)%

   

(1.37

)%

   

(2.26

)%

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

(0.92

)%(3)

   

(0.92

)%

   

(0.64

)%

   

(0.77

)%

   

(0.95

)%

   

(0.90

)%

 

Portfolio turnover rate(4)

   

56

%(2)

   

126

%

   

179

%

   

156

%

   

124

%

   

173

%

 

(1)  Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the daily average share method.

(2)  Not annualized.

(3)  Annualized.

(4)  Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 51



Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   

Service Class

 
    Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2018
  Period
Ended
June 30,
2017(1)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

25.45

   

$

18.80

   

$

15.42

   

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment loss

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.23

)(2)

   

(0.12

)(2)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

   

(3.83

)

   

6.88

     

3.50

   

Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations

   

(3.98

)

   

6.65

     

3.38

   

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:

 

From net realized gain on investments

   

(1.42

)

   

     

   

Total Distributions

   

(1.42

)

   

     

   

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

20.05

   

$

25.45

   

$

18.80

   

Total Return

   

(15.63

)%(3)

   

35.37

%

   

21.92

%(3)

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:

 

Net assets, end of period (in hundreds)

 

$

2,348

   

$

2,502

   

$

1

   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

1.44

%(4)

   

1.42

%

   

292.37

%(4)

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

1.20

%(4)

   

1.20

%

   

1.10

%(4)

 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

(1.28

)%(4)

   

(1.20

)%

   

(292.04

)%(4)

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

(1.04

)%(4)

   

(0.98

)%

   

(0.77

)%(4)

 

Portfolio turnover rate(5)

   

56

%(3)

   

126

%

   

179

%

 

(1)  Commenced operations on July 15, 2016.

(2)  Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the daily average share method.

(3)  Not annualized.

(4)  Annualized.

(5)  Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   

Class Y

 
    Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2018
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2017
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2016
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2015
  Period
Ended
June 30,
2014(1)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

25.02

   

$

18.54

   

$

14.62

   

$

18.48

   

$

16.04

   

$

16.35

   
INCOME (LOSS) FROM
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 

Net investment loss

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.28

)(2)

   

(0.18

)(2)

   

(0.18

)(2)

   

(0.23

)(2)

   

(0.08

)(2)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

   

(3.77

)

   

6.76

     

4.10

     

(3.68

)

   

2.67

     

(0.23

)(3)

 

Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations

   

(3.94

)

   

6.48

     

3.92

     

(3.86

)

   

2.44

     

(0.31

)

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:

 

From net realized gain on investments

   

(1.42

)

   

     

     

     

     

   

Total Distributions

   

(1.42

)

   

     

     

     

     

   

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

19.66

   

$

25.02

   

$

18.54

   

$

14.62

   

$

18.48

   

$

16.04

   

Total Return

   

(15.74

)%(4)

   

34.95

%

   

26.81

%

   

(20.84

)%

   

15.15

%

   

(1.90

)%(4)

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

4,580

   

$

5,890

   

$

3,954

   

$

3,369

   

$

2,262

   

$

1,215

   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

1.72

%(5)

   

1.74

%

   

1.75

%

   

1.70

%

   

1.95

%

   

2.73

%(5)

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

1.50

%(5)

   

1.50

%

   

1.50

%

   

1.50

%

   

1.50

%

   

1.50

%(5)

 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

(1.54

)%(5)

   

(1.57

)%

   

(1.35

)%

   

(1.36

)%

   

(1.82

)%

   

(2.36

)%(5)

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

(1.32

)%(5)

   

(1.33

)%

   

(1.10

)%

   

(1.16

)%

   

(1.37

)%

   

(1.13

)%(5)

 

Portfolio turnover rate(6)

   

56

%(4)

   

126

%

   

179

%

   

156

%

   

124

%

   

173

%

 

(1)  Commenced operations on January 6, 2014.

(2)  Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the daily average share method.

(3)  Net realized and unrealized loss on investments does not reconcile with net realized and unrealized gain on investments in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of the Class Y inception.

(4)  Not annualized.

(5)  Annualized.

(6)  Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Frontier Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   

Institutional Class

 
    Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2018
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2017
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2016
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2015
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2014
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

40.20

   

$

39.45

   

$

33.45

   

$

34.33

   

$

35.96

   

$

28.72

   
INCOME (LOSS) FROM
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
 

Net investment income (loss)

   

0.16

     

0.14

     

0.12

     

0.15

     

0.19

     

(0.05

)(1)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

   

(8.21

)

   

4.43

     

6.04

     

(0.62

)

   

0.08

     

9.25

   

Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations

   

(8.05

)

   

4.57

     

6.16

     

(0.47

)

   

0.27

     

9.20

   

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:

 

From net investment income

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.05

)

 

From net realized gain on investments

   

(5.50

)

   

(3.67

)

   

     

(0.19

)

   

(1.87

)

   

(1.91

)

 

Total Distributions

   

(5.67

)

   

(3.82

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.41

)

   

(1.90

)

   

(1.96

)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

26.48

   

$

40.20

   

$

39.45

   

$

33.45

   

$

34.33

   

$

35.96

   

Total Return

   

(20.39

)%(2)

   

12.52

%

   

18.40

%

   

(1.29

)%

   

0.84

%

   

32.72

%

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

26,787

   

$

38,735

   

$

34,506

   

$

31,946

   

$

28,686

   

$

24,152

   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

1.46

%(3)

   

1.48

%

   

1.45

%

   

1.49

%

   

1.54

%

   

1.97

%

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

0.95

%(3)

   

0.95

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

0.22

%(3)

   

(0.21

)%

   

(0.03

)%

   

0.06

%

   

0.16

%

   

(1.00

)%

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

0.73

%(3)

   

0.32

%

   

0.32

%

   

0.45

%

   

0.60

%

   

(0.13

)%

 

Portfolio turnover rate(4)

   

23

%(2)

   

68

%

   

53

%

   

49

%

   

52

%

   

53

%

 

(1)  Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the daily average share method.

(2)  Not annualized.

(3)  Annualized.

(4)  Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
page 54



Frontier Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   

Service Class

 
    Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2018
  Period
Ended
June 30,
2017(1)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

 

$

40.10

   

$

39.40

   

$

34.66

   

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

   

0.14

(2)

   

0.10

(2)

   

0.12

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

   

(8.15

)

   

4.43

     

4.78

   

Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations

   

(8.01

)

   

4.53

     

4.90

   

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:

 

From net investment income

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.16

)

 

From net realized gain on investments

   

(5.50

)

   

(3.67

)

   

   

Total Distributions

   

(5.68

)

   

(3.83

)

   

(0.16

)

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

 

$

26.41

   

$

40.10

   

$

39.40

   

Total Return

   

(20.35

)%(3)

   

12.42

%

   

14.13

%(3)

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:

 

Net assets, end of period (in hundreds)

 

$

1

   

$

1

   

$

1

   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

1.03

%(4)

   

492.96

%

   

285.93

%(4)

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

0.95

%(4)

   

0.95

%

   

1.10

%(4)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

 

Before waivers and reimbursements

   

0.68

%(4)

   

(491.76

)%

   

(284.49

)%(4)

 

Net of waivers and reimbursements

   

0.76

%(4)

   

0.25

%

   

0.34

%(4)

 

Portfolio turnover rate(5)

   

23

%(3)

   

68

%

   

53

%

 

(1)  Commenced operations on July 15, 2016.

(2)  Per share net investment income has been calculated using the daily average share method.

(3)  Not annualized.

(4)  Annualized.

(5)  Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

(1)  ORGANIZATION

Frontier Funds, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated on May 24, 1996, as a Maryland corporation and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end investment company issuing shares in series (each, a "Fund," or collectively, the "Funds"), each series representing a distinct portfolio with its own investment objectives and policies. The investment objective of each of the Frontier MFG Global Equity Fund (the "Global Equity Fund"), Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund (the "Global Plus Fund") and Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (the "Timpani Fund") is capital appreciation. The investment objective of the Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund (the "Core Fund") is long-term capital appreciation. The investment objective of the Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Fund (the "Select Fund") is to seek attractive risk-adjusted returns over the medium- to long-term, while reducing the risk of permanent capital loss. The investment objective of the Frontier Phocas Small Cap Value Fund (the "Phocas Fund") is long-term total investment return through capital appreciation. Each Fund is a diversified fund, except the Global Equity, Global Plus and Select Funds, which are non-diversified.

A summary of each Fund's investment adviser, subadviser and capital structure is as follows:

Fund

 

Investment Adviser

 

Subadviser

 

Capital Structure

  Commencement
of Operations
 

Global Equity Fund (a)

 

Frontegra Asset Management, Inc. ("Frontegra")

 

MFG Asset Management ("MFG")

  Multi-Class
• Institutional
• Service Class (b)
 

Dec. 28, 2011

 

Global Plus Fund (a)

 

Frontegra

 

MFG

  Multi-Class
• Institutional
• Service Class
• Class Y (c)
 

Mar. 23, 2015

 

Core Fund (a)

 

Frontegra

 

MFG

  Multi-Class
• Institutional
• Service Class
 

Jan. 18, 2012

 

Select Fund (a)

 

Frontegra

 

MFG

  Multi-Class
• Institutional
• Service Class (b)
 

July 2, 2018

 

Timpani Fund

 

Timpani Capital Management LLC ("Timpani") (d)

 

None

  Multi-Class
• Institutional
• Service Class
• Class Y
 

Mar. 23, 2011

 

Phocas Fund

 

Frontegra

 

Phocas Financial Corp. ("Phocas")

  Multi-Class
• Institutional
• Service Class
 

Sep. 29, 2006

 

(a)  A redemption fee of 2.00% will be charged on shares of the Fund redeemed 30 days or less from their date of purchase.

(b)  As of December 31, 2018, the Service Class shares of the Global Equity and Select Funds had not commenced operations.

(c)  As of December 31, 2018, the Class Y shares of the Global Plus Fund had not commenced operations.

(d)  Timpani is an affiliate of Frontegra.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

(2)  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.

(a) Investment Valuation

Equity securities that are traded on a national securities exchange, except for those traded on NASDAQ Global Market, NASDAQ Global Select Market and NASDAQ Capital Market exchanges (together, "NASDAQ"), for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported sale price on the national securities exchange on which such securities are principally traded. Equity securities that are traded on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP"). Equity securities for which there were no transactions on a given day or securities not listed on a national securities exchange are valued at the most recent quoted bid price. Debt securities are valued at the bid price provided by an independent pricing service, which uses valuation methods such as matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models, as well as market transactions and other market inputs. Shares of underlying mutual funds are valued at their respective Net Asset Value ("NAV"). Exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds are valued at the last reported sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Securities that are primarily traded on foreign exchanges generally are valued at the last sale price of such securities on their respective exchange. In the case of foreign securities, the occurrence of events after the close of the foreign markets, but prior to the time a Fund's NAV is calculated, will result in a systematic fair value adjustment to the trading prices of foreign securities provided that there is a movement in the markets that exceeds a threshold established by the Board of Directors (the "Board") and provided the fair value prices exceed a pre-established confidence level. The Funds will also value foreign securities at fair value using fair valuation procedures approved by the Board in the case of other significant events relating to a particular foreign issuer or market. In such cases, use of fair valuation can reduce an investor's ability to seek to profit by estimating the Fund's NAV in advance of the time the NAV is calculated. The Board has retained an independent fair value pricing service to assist in valuing foreign securities held by the Global Equity, Global Plus, Core and Select Funds. In valuing assets, prices denominated in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents at the current exchange rate, which approximates fair value. Any securities or other assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the advisers or subadvisers pursuant to guidelines established by the Board. The Board has appointed a Valuation Committee to assist the Board in its oversight of the Funds' valuation procedures.

The Funds follow a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Funds' own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund's investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Funds have the ability to access

Level 2 — Evaluated prices based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, foreign security indices, foreign exchange rates, fair value estimates for foreign securities and changes in benchmark securities indices)

Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining fair value of investments)


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of inputs used to value the Funds' securities as of December 31, 2018:

Global Equity Fund

Description

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Equity (a)

 
Common Stocks  

$

653,039,306

   

$

111,969,170

   

$

   

$

765,008,476

   
Total Equity    

653,039,306

     

111,969,170

     

     

765,008,476

   

Short-Term Investments

   

186,871,575

     

     

     

186,871,575

   

Total Investments in Securities

 

$

839,910,881

   

$

111,969,170

   

$

   

$

951,880,051

   

Global Plus Fund

Description

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Equity (a)

 
Common Stocks  

$

201,335,095

   

$

34,545,927

   

$

   

$

235,881,022

   
Total Equity    

201,335,095

     

34,545,927

     

     

235,881,022

   

Short-Term Investments

   

54,185,332

     

     

     

54,185,332

   

Total Investments in Securities

 

$

255,520,427

   

$

34,545,927

   

$

   

$

290,066,354

   

Core Fund

Description

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Equity (a)

 
Common Stocks  

$

195,088,865

   

$

149,611,786

   

$

   

$

344,700,651

   
Closed-End Funds    

     

4,459,723

     

     

4,459,723

   
Total Equity    

195,088,865

     

154,071,509

     

     

349,160,374

   

Short-Term Investments

   

30,337,799

     

     

     

30,337,799

   

Total Investments in Securities

 

$

225,426,664

   

$

154,071,509

   

$

   

$

379,498,173

   

Select Fund

Description

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Equity (a)

 
Common Stocks  

$

14,136,574

   

$

14,606,261

   

$

   

$

28,742,835

   
Total Equity    

14,136,574

     

14,606,261

     

     

28,742,835

   

Short-Term Investments

   

2,883,965

     

     

     

2,883,965

   

Total Investments in Securities

 

$

17,020,539

   

$

14,606,261

   

$

   

$

31,626,800

   

Timpani Fund

Description

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Equity (a)

 
Common Stocks  

$

62,048,842

   

$

   

$

   

$

62,048,842

   
Total Equity    

62,048,842

     

     

     

62,048,842

   

Short-Term Investments

   

1,338,280

     

     

     

1,338,280

   

Total Investments in Securities

 

$

63,387,122

   

$

   

$

   

$

63,387,122

   


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

Phocas Fund

Description

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Equity (a)

 
Common Stocks  

$

25,264,325

   

$

   

$

   

$

25,264,325

   
Total Equity    

25,264,325

     

     

     

25,264,325

   

Short-Term Investments

   

1,200,766

     

     

     

1,200,766

   

Total Investments in Securities

 

$

26,465,091

   

$

   

$

   

$

26,465,091

   

(a)  See each Fund's Schedule of Investments for sector or country classifications.

(b)  Federal Income Taxes

Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to make the requisite distributions of income and capital gains to its shareholders sufficient to relieve it from all or substantially all federal income taxes. Therefore, no federal income tax provision has been provided.

The Funds have adopted financial reporting rules regarding recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties. The Funds have reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there is no effect to any of the Fund's financial positions or results of operations and no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. The Funds have no examinations in progress.

(c)  Distributions to Shareholders

With the exception of the Core and Select Funds, dividends from net investment income are usually declared and paid annually. The Core and Select Funds usually declare and pay dividends quarterly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually for all Funds. All short-term capital gains are included in ordinary income for tax purposes. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended December 31, 2018, and the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, were as follows:

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 2018

 

Year Ended June 30, 2018

 

  Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
Distributions
  Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total
Distributions
 

Global Equity Fund

 

$

17,986,260

   

$

72,503,197

   

$

90,489,457

   

$

11,470,292

   

$

34,574,142

   

$

46,044,434

   

Global Plus Fund

   

15,831,630

     

16,864,158

     

32,695,788

     

8,238,519

     

845,224

     

9,083,743

   

Core Fund

   

4,830,660

     

     

4,830,660

     

11,183,377

     

34,206

     

11,217,583

   

Select Fund

   

212,017

     

     

212,017

     

     

     

   

Timpani Fund

   

     

4,260,550

     

4,260,550

     

     

     

   

Phocas Fund

   

2,041,053

     

2,693,482

     

4,734,535

     

130,243

     

3,114,432

     

3,244,675

   


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

At June 30, 2018, the Funds' most recent fiscal year end, the components of accumulated earnings/losses on a tax basis were as follows:

    Global Equity
Fund
  Global Plus
Fund
  Core
Fund
  Timpani
Fund
  Phocas
Fund
 

Cost of investments

 

$

822,939,923

   

$

356,380,638

   

$

374,570,329

   

$

54,097,561

   

$

30,178,180

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

303,657,569

   

$

67,628,002

   

$

38,501,787

   

$

24,302,776

   

$

9,647,477

   

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(24,896,111

)

   

(9,111,555

)

   

(17,281,703

)

   

(591,753

)

   

(909,624

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   

278,761,458

     

58,516,447

     

21,220,084

     

23,711,023

     

8,737,853

   

Undistributed ordinary income

   

14,214,372

     

11,688,260

     

1,378,242

     

     

1,853,423

   

Undistributed long-term capital gain

   

44,543,040

     

6,318,710

     

     

3,981,485

     

2,979,388

   

Other accumulated gains (losses)

   

(43,008

)

   

(25,700

)

   

592

     

(295,175

)

   

   

Total distributable earnings

 

$

337,475,862

   

$

76,497,717

   

$

22,598,918

   

$

27,397,333

   

$

13,570,664

   

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and mark-to-market on passive foreign investment companies.

During the year ended June 30, 2018, the Global Plus Fund and the Timpani Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $312,481 and $2,523,110, respectively.

In order to meet certain excise tax requirements, the Funds are required to measure and distribute annually, net capital gains realized during the twelve month period ending October 31. In connection with this requirement, the Funds are permitted, for tax purposes, to defer into their next fiscal year any net capital losses incurred from November 1 through the end of the fiscal year. As of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, the Timpani Fund deferred, on a tax basis, an ordinary late-year loss of $295,069.

(d)  Foreign Currency Translation

Values of investments denominated in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars using a spot market rate of exchange each day. Purchases and sales of investments and dividend and interest income are translated to U.S. dollars using a spot market rate of exchange prevailing on the dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates and currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions from the fluctuations arising from changes in fair value of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Each Fund separately reports net realized foreign exchange gains and losses that arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

Each Fund, respectively, bears the risk of changes in the foreign currency exchange rates and their impact on the value of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency. Each Fund also bears the risk of a counterparty failing to fulfill its obligation under a foreign currency contract.

Investing in foreign companies involves risks not generally associated with investment in the securities of U.S. companies, including risks relating to political, social and economic developments abroad and differences between U.S. and foreign regulatory


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December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

requirements and market practices, including fluctuations in foreign currencies. The risks of foreign investments are typically greater in emerging and less developed markets.

(e)  Indemnifications

Under the Funds' organizational documents, their officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.

(f)  Agreement and Plan of Reorganization

On November 14, 2017, shareholders of the Frontier Netols Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class and Class Y ("Netols Fund — Institutional Class" and "Netols Fund — Class Y" and together, the "Netols Fund") approved the reorganization of the Netols Fund with and into the Phocas Fund — Institutional Class. The purpose of the reorganization was to combine two funds within the Company with similar investment objectives and strategies. The reorganization provided for the transfer of assets of the Netols Fund to the Phocas Fund and the assumption of the liabilities of the Netols Fund by the Phocas Fund. The reorganization was effective as of the close of business on November 17, 2017. For each share of the Netols Fund — Institutional Class and Netols Fund — Class Y, shareholders received 0.0988 share and 0.0825 share, respectively, of the Phocas Fund — Institutional Class. The following tables illustrate the specifics of the reorganization:

Netols Fund
Net Assets
  Shares Issued
to Shareholders
of Netols Fund
  Phocas Fund
Net Assets
  Combined
Net Assets
  Tax Status
of Transfer
 

$

25,882,024

(1)

   

692,998

   

$

34,717,866

   

$

60,599,890

   

Non-taxable

 

(1)  Includes accumulated net realized gain and net unrealized appreciation on investments in the amounts of $9,571,855 and $2,222,159, respectively.

For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Phocas Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Netols Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Phocas Fund's realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

Assuming the reorganization had been completed on July 1, 2017, the beginning of the reporting period, the pro forma results of operations for the year ended June 30, 2018, would have been as follows:

Net investment income

 

$

179,970

   

Net realized gain on investments

   

20,712,322

   

Change in net unrealized depreciation on investments

   

(15,076,133

)

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

5,816,159

   

Because the Phocas Fund has been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the reorganization was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Netols and Phocas Funds that have been included in the Phocas Fund's Statement of Operations since November 17, 2017.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

(g)  Subsequent Events

On February 26, 2019, the Board, on behalf of the Timpani Fund, approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") pursuant to which the Timpani Fund would be reorganized with and into a newly-created series (the "Acquiring Fund") of Calamos Investment Trust (the "Reorganization"). The Acquiring Fund is expected to have the same investment objective and substantially similar investment strategies as the Timpani Fund. Calamos Advisors LLC expects to acquire a 100% interest in Timpani, the adviser to the Timpani Fund, and will become the investment adviser to the Acquiring Fund following the Reorganization. The gross total expense ratio for each class of shares of the Acquiring Fund is expected to be lower than the corresponding class of shares of the Timpani Fund.

Under the terms of the Plan, the Timpani Fund will transfer all of its assets to the Acquiring Fund in exchange solely for Class I shares and Class A shares of the Acquiring Fund (the "Acquiring Fund Shares") issued to the Timpani Fund, and the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of all of the liabilities of the Fund. The Timpani Fund will then distribute, pro rata, to the applicable shareholders of record, all of the Acquiring Fund Shares received by the Timpani Fund in complete liquidation and termination of the Timpani Fund as a series of the Company.

As a result of the Reorganization, each shareholder of the Timpani Fund will become a shareholder of the applicable class of the Acquiring Fund and will receive Acquiring Fund Shares having an aggregate net asset value equal to the aggregate net asset value of the shareholder's shares of the Timpani Fund as of the valuation date, as described in the Plan. It is expected that the Reorganization will be treated as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes. Shareholders of the Timpani Fund may wish to consult their tax advisers regarding possible tax consequences of the Reorganization, including possible state and local tax consequences.

The Reorganization is expected to close in May 2019, subject to approval of shareholders of the Timpani Fund at a special meeting to be held in the second quarter of 2019.

(h)  Other

Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. The Funds determine the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by comparing the original cost of the specifically identified security lot sold with the net sale proceeds. Dividend income, less foreign taxes withheld, is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the information becomes available to the Funds. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. All discounts/premiums are accreted/amortized using the effective interest method and are included in interest income. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds' understanding of the applicable country's tax codes and regulations.

Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class) and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments attributable to the Funds are generally allocated to each respective class in proportion to the relative net assets of each class. Expenses incurred that do not specifically relate to an individual Fund are allocated among all Funds in the Company in proportion to each Fund's relative net assets or by other equitable means.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


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December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

Net investment income and realized gains and losses for federal income tax purposes may differ from that reported on the financial statements because of permanent book-to-tax differences. GAAP requires that permanent differences in net investment income and realized gains and losses due to differences between financial reporting and tax reporting be reclassified between various components of net assets. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, the following table shows the reclassifications made:

    Global Equity
Fund
  Global Plus
Fund
  Core
Fund
  Timpani
Fund
  Phocas
Fund
 

Paid in capital

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

(486,749

)

 

$

50,032

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

   

(87,745

)

   

(26,823

)

   

(101,134

)

   

486,749

     

   

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss)

   

87,745

     

26,823

     

101,134

     

     

(50,032

)

 

The permanent differences primarily relate to foreign currency and net operating losses.

(3)  INVESTMENT ADVISER AND RELATED PARTIES

The Company, on behalf of the Global Equity, Global Plus, Core, Select and Phocas Funds, has entered into an agreement with Frontegra, with whom certain officers and a director of the Company are affiliated, to furnish investment advisory services to such Funds. Frontegra is a wholly owned subsidiary of Frontier North America Holdings Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Magellan Financial Group Limited and affiliate of MFG. Timpani, an affiliate of Frontegra, is the investment adviser to the Timpani Fund. William D. Forsyth III, the President and a director of the Company, is a control person of Frontegra and Timpani. Fees are calculated daily and payable monthly, at annual rates set forth in the following table (expressed as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets). Pursuant to expense cap agreements, Frontegra and Timpani have agreed to waive their respective management fees and/or reimburse each Fund's operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) to ensure that each Fund's operating expenses do not exceed the expense limitation listed below. Expenses waived are netted with advisory fees payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. On a monthly basis, these accounts are settled by each Fund making payment to the respective adviser or the respective adviser reimbursing the Fund if the reimbursement amount exceeds the advisory fee. If the amount of fees waived exceeds the advisory fee earned, this is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a receivable from the respective adviser. The expense cap agreements will continue in effect until October 31, 2020, with successive renewal terms of one year unless terminated by an adviser or a Fund prior to any such renewal.

Frontier Fund

 

Annual Advisory Fees

 

Expense Limitation

 

Global Equity Fund

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

 

Global Plus Fund - Institutional Class

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

 

Global Plus Fund - Service Class

   

0.80

%

   

0.95

%

 

Core Fund - Institutional Class

   

0.70

%

   

0.70

%

 

Core Fund - Service Class

   

0.70

%

   

0.85

%

 

Select Fund

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

 

Timpani Fund - Institutional Class

   

1.00

%

   

1.10

%

 

Timpani Fund - Service Class

   

1.00

%

   

1.25

%

 

Timpani Fund - Class Y

   

1.00

%

   

1.50

%

 

Phocas Fund - Institutional Class

   

0.85

%

   

0.95

%

 

Phocas Fund - Service Class

   

0.85

%

   

1.10

%

 


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December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

An adviser is entitled to recoup the fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed within a three-year period from the time the expenses were incurred to the extent of the expense limitations described above and in place at the time of the recoupment. Expenses attributable to a specific class may only be recouped with respect to that class.

The following table shows the waived or reimbursed expenses subject to potential recovery expiring on:

 

June 30,

 

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

Total

 

Global Equity Fund

 

$

270,970

   

$

520,095

   

$

549,935

   

$

271,612

   

$

1,612,612

   

Global Plus Fund

   

88,030

     

258,029

     

331,218

     

159,943

     

837,220

   

Core Fund

   

117,071

     

272,224

     

325,570

     

189,505

     

904,370

   

Select Fund

   

     

     

     

116,399

*

   

116,399

   

Timpani Fund

   

55,779

     

129,977

     

150,722

     

90,824

     

427,302

   

Phocas Fund

   

54,264

     

122,491

     

205,354

     

92,478

     

474,587

   

*  Expenses waived/reimbursed were for the period July 2, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

Frontegra has entered into a subadvisory agreement under which MFG serves as the subadviser to the Global Equity, Global Plus, Core and Select Funds, and subject to Frontegra's supervision, manages each Fund's portfolio assets. Under the agreement, MFG is paid the net advisory fee received by Frontegra with respect to each Fund subadvised by MFG less an annual flat fee retained by Frontegra; provided however, if the net advisory fee is less than such flat fee, Frontegra shall retain the entire net advisory fee and no subadvisory fee will be payable to MFG.

Frontegra has also entered into a subadvisory agreement under which Phocas serves as the subadviser to the Phocas Fund, and subject to Frontegra's supervision, manages the Fund's portfolio assets. Under the agreement, Phocas is compensated by Frontegra for its investment advisory services at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets when the Fund has net assets of $75,000,000 or less, after giving effect to any fee waiver or reimbursement by Frontegra pursuant to the expense cap agreement discussed above. When the Phocas Fund's net assets exceed $75,000,000, Frontegra will compensate Phocas at 50% of the net advisory fee received by Frontegra from the Fund after giving effect to any fee waiver or reimbursement by Frontegra pursuant to the expense cap agreement.

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of a Fund's voting securities creates a presumption of control. As of December 31, 2018, all of the Funds had individual shareholder accounts and/or omnibus shareholder accounts (comprised of a group of individual shareholders), which amounted to more than 25% of the total shares outstanding of the respective Fund. Shareholders with a controlling interest could affect the outcome of proxy voting or direction of management of a Fund.

(4)  INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

The aggregate purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the Funds for the six months ended December 31, 2018, are summarized below:

  Global Equity
Fund
  Global Plus
Fund
  Core
Fund
  Select
Fund
  Timpani
Fund
  Phocas
Fund
 

Purchases

 

$

70,030,852

   

$

73,557,273

   

$

42,253,122

   

$

33,098,223

   

$

42,022,987

   

$

7,778,107

   

Sales

 

$

180,721,644

   

$

174,650,555

   

$

60,848,280

   

$

2,700,377

   

$

42,073,034

   

$

12,857,104

   

There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities for the Funds.


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December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

(5)  DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING FEE

The Company, on behalf of the Global Plus and Timpani Funds, has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for each Fund's Class Y shares (the "12b-1 Plan"). Pursuant to the 12b-1 Plan, the Class Y shares of each Fund pay an annual fee of up to 0.25% to Frontegra Strategies, LLC (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Frontegra and MFG, for payments to brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries who perform activities or incur expenses intended to result in the sale of Class Y shares of the Funds. As of December 31, 2018, the Class Y shares of the Global Plus Fund had not commenced operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2018, the Timpani Fund incurred $7,141 under the 12b-1 Plan.

The Company has adopted a shareholder servicing plan (the "Service Plan") on behalf of the Class Y and Service Class shares offered by certain Funds. Pursuant to the Service Plan, the Service Class and Class Y shares of the applicable Funds pay an annual shareholder servicing fee of up to 0.15% per year to the Distributor for payments to brokers, dealers, and other financial intermediaries who provide on-going account services to shareholders. Those services include establishing and maintaining shareholder accounts, mailing prospectuses, account statements and other Fund documents to shareholders, processing shareholder transactions, and providing other recordkeeping and administrative services. As of December 31, 2018, the Class Y shares of the Global Plus Fund, the Service Class shares of the Global Equity Fund and the Service Class shares of the Select Fund had not commenced operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2018, the Service Plan expenses were as follows:

   

Service Plan Expenses

 
Global Plus Fund - Service Class  

$

40,430

   
Core Fund - Service Class  

$

6,959

   
Timpani Fund - Service Class  

$

169

   
Timpani Fund - Class Y  

$

4,285

   
Phocas Fund - Service Class  

$

   

(6)  RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued Final Rule Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, which in part amends certain disclosure requirements of Regulation S-X that have become redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or superseded, in light of other disclosure requirements, GAAP, or changes in the information environment. The amendments are intended to facilitate the disclosure of information to investors and simplify compliance without significantly altering the total mix of information provided to investors. The effective date for these amendments is for any reports filed with the SEC subsequent to November 5, 2018.

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement ("ASU 2018-13"). The primary focus of ASU 2018-13 is to improve the effectiveness of the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The changes affect all companies that are required to include fair value measurement disclosures. In general, the amendments in ASU 2018-13 are effective for all entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. An entity is permitted to early adopt the removed or modified disclosures upon the issuance of ASU 2018-13 and may delay adoption of the additional disclosures, which are required for public companies only, until their effective date. Management has evaluated the ASU 2018-13 and has adopted the framework.


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BOARD OF DIRECTORS' APPROVAL OF ADVISORY AND
SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS

(Unaudited)

The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Frontier Funds, Inc. (the "Company"), including the directors who are not "interested persons" as defined in Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (the "Independent Directors"), met on May 22, 2018, to consider the approval of an advisory agreement (the "Initial Advisory Agreement") between Frontegra Asset Management, Inc. ("Frontegra") and the Company and a subadvisory agreement (the "Initial Subadvisory Agreement") between Frontegra and Magellan Asset Management Limited doing business as MFG Asset Management ("MFG Asset Management") with respect to two new series of the Company, the Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Fund (the "Select Fund") and the Frontier MFG Global Sustainable Fund (the "Sustainable Fund" and together with the Select Fund, the "Funds").

As discussed in more detail in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the SEC on July 23, 2018, the Initial Advisory Agreement and Initial Subadvisory Agreement were expected to terminate later in 2018 for one or both Funds, to the extent they had commenced operations, due to the change of control of Frontegra. Effective October 1, 2018, Frontegra North America Holdings Inc. ("FNAH"), a majority-owned subsidiary of Magellan Financial Group Limited ("MFG") and affiliate of MFG Asset Management, acquired 100% of the equity interests of Frontegra in accordance with the terms of certain purchase and sale agreements relating to Frontegra and affiliated companies owned or previously owned by William D. Forsyth III (the "Transaction"). The purchase of Frontegra constituted an "assignment" of the Initial Advisory Agreement and Initial Subadvisory Agreement within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). The new agreements became effective on or after October 1, 2018.

On May 22, 2018, in light of the Transaction and in order to avoid disruption to the Funds' investment programs, the Board, including a majority of Independent Directors, also considered the approval of: (a) a proposed investment advisory agreement to be effective upon the change of control of Frontegra between Frontegra and the Company on behalf of the Funds (the "Post-Transaction Advisory Agreement"); and (b) a new subadvisory agreement for the Funds to be effective upon the change of control of Frontegra (the "Post-Transaction Subadvisory Agreement").

Initial and Post-Transaction Advisory Agreements

In connection with its review of the advisory agreements, the Board was provided materials relevant to its consideration of such agreements, such as information regarding Frontegra's compliance program, Frontegra's personnel and financial condition, the Form ADV of Frontegra, summary data and risk management reports provided by Fund management and a memorandum prepared by the Company's legal counsel regarding the Board's duties in approving the advisory agreements. The Board also reviewed the advisory fee payable by each Fund under both the Initial and Post-Transaction Advisory Agreements, the expense cap agreement between the Company and Frontegra on behalf of each Fund and comparative fee and expense information provided by an independent service. The Board noted that the Post-Transaction Advisory Agreement contains similar terms with respect to the investment advisory services provided by Frontegra and an identical fee structure as the Initial Advisory Agreement. The Directors noted that the Post-Transaction Advisory Agreement would continue the relationship between the Company and Frontegra while adding more specificity about the advisory and administrative services provided by Frontegra under such agreement. The Board was also provided with Frontegra's response to the Section 15(c) request submitted by the Company's legal counsel on behalf of the Directors, as well as a response provided by MFG Asset Management that provided additional details about the Transaction.

The Directors also met with representatives of MFG via teleconference at the May 22, 2018, meeting who provided additional information about the Transaction, MFG's and FNAH's financial arrangements with Frontegra and its affiliates and other relevant information. The Board also referred to a memorandum from Frontegra's legal counsel that contained a detailed discussion regarding the Transaction and was previously reviewed by the Board at its February 27, 2018, Board meeting.


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In reaching its decision to approve the Initial and Post-Transaction Advisory Agreements, the Board considered their legal responsibilities with regard to all factors deemed to be relevant to its consideration of each agreement, as applicable, including but not limited to the following: (1) their cumulative experience in working with Frontegra for many years and the quality of the services provided to the other portfolios of the Company since Frontegra first became investment adviser to the Company in 1996; (2) the fact that the Transaction is not expected to affect the manner in which each Fund will be advised and MFG and Frontegra's assurances that no diminution in services provided by Frontegra will occur; (3) the fact that the Company's key management personnel are not expected to change following the Transaction; (4) the fee structure under the Initial Advisory Agreement would be identical to the fee structure under the Post-Transaction Advisory Agreement; (5) the fact that Frontegra and FNAH have no present intention to increase the advisory fee rate or alter the expense waivers; (6) MFG's and Frontegra's representations about Frontegra's financial resources notwithstanding the restructuring of, and increase to, MFG Asset Management's subadvisory fee and the anticipated financial support to be available to Frontegra through FNAH; (7) the changes to terms in the Post-Transaction Advisory Agreement from the Initial Advisory Agreement are generally to conform to current regulatory requirements and industry best practices and to specify the additional advisory and administrative services Frontegra will provide as investment adviser to the Funds; and (8) other factors deemed relevant. The Board noted that if the Transaction was not consummated, the Initial Advisory Agreement would remain in effect through the current term of the agreement.

The Board also considered that the Transaction was structured in compliance with Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act, which contains provisions intended to protect the interests of Fund shareholders.

The Independent Directors met in executive session to discuss Frontegra's 15(c) response and the Initial and Post-Transaction Advisory Agreements. During the executive session, the Independent Directors discussed the responsibilities and duties of the Board of Directors in considering the approval of the agreements with the Company's legal counsel. The Independent Directors also met in executive session with the Company's Chief Compliance Officer to discuss compliance matters.

With respect to both the Initial and Post-Transaction Advisory Agreements, the Board considered whether such agreements would be in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders and the overall fairness of the agreements. In considering the Initial and Post-Transaction Advisory Agreements, the Board reviewed and analyzed various factors with respect to each Fund that it determined were relevant, including the factors below, and made the following conclusions with respect to each Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services to be Provided. The Board considered the services Frontegra would provide to the Funds under the Initial and Post-Transaction Advisory Agreements. The Board noted that Frontegra serves as a manager of managers and had selected MFG Asset Management to make the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds. The Board considered that Frontegra has 22 years of experience in hiring and supervising subadvisers to portfolios in the Frontier family of funds. The Board discussed Frontegra's responsibilities for overseeing MFG Asset Management and supervising the management of the Funds' investments. The Board also considered the quality of other services provided by Frontegra, including performance oversight, risk management oversight, oversight and coordination of service providers, oversight of financial reporting, administration of the Funds' compliance program and the shareholder servicing and administrative services provided by Frontegra to the Funds. The Board concluded that the range of services to be provided by Frontegra was appropriate and that Frontegra was qualified to provide such services.

Proposed Advisory Fees. The Board compared each Fund's contractual advisory fee and total expense ratio to the industry data with respect to other mutual funds in Morningstar's Infrastructure category for the Select Fund and the Large Blend category for the Sustainable Fund. The Board noted that Morningstar did not have a sustainable or low carbon category and the Large Blend was the most comparable category for the Sustainable Fund. With respect to the Select Fund, the Board also considered the advisory fee in relation to another infrastructure portfolio of the Company and determined the fee was appropriate in light of the differences in strategy. It noted that the Select Fund's proposed advisory fee was below the industry average for the Infrastructure category. It also noted that the net expense ratio for each of the Institutional and Service Class shares of the Select Fund was below the industry average for the Infrastructure category. With respect to the Sustainable Fund, the Board noted the proposed advisory fee was higher than the industry average for the Large


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Blend category, which was not necessarily a directly comparable peer group for a sustainable fund. The Board also noted the net expense ratio for each of the Institutional and Service Class shares of the Sustainable Fund was below the industry average for the Large Blend category. The Board also considered the fact that Frontegra will enter into an expense cap agreement on behalf of each Fund and contractually agree to waive its management fee and/or reimburse each of the Funds. The Board concluded that the proposed advisory fee to be paid by each of the Funds to Frontegra was reasonable in light of the nature and quality of services to be provided.

Costs and Profitability. Frontegra did not provide any specific information regarding the costs of services to be provided or the profits it might realize because neither Fund has commenced operations.

Economies of Scale. Because the Funds have not commenced operations, the Board did not consider whether any alternative fee structures, such as breakpoint fees, would be appropriate to reflect any economies of scale that may result from increases in the Fund's assets.

Benefits to Frontegra. The Board considered information presented regarding any benefits to Frontegra or its affiliates from serving as adviser to the Funds (in addition to the advisory fees). The Board noted that Frontier Partners, Inc. ("Frontier"), an affiliate of Frontegra, provides consulting services to, and is compensated by, MFG Asset Management for new client relationships introduced to MFG Asset Management, and Frontegra Strategies, LLC, the Company's distributor (the "Distributor"), will receive solicitation fees from MFG Asset Management for referrals of new shareholders to the Funds. However, the Board determined that Frontegra's proposed services to the Funds would not be compromised by this potential conflict of interest. The Board also considered financial arrangements, stock ownership and other benefits to Mr. Forsyth under the purchase and sale agreements and the employment agreement with FNAH, as well as the parties' undertaking to comply with the Section 15(f) safe harbor with respect to payments in connection with the transfer of advisory arrangements.

On the basis of its review of the foregoing information, the Board found that the terms of the Initial Advisory Agreement and the Post-Transaction Advisory Agreement were fair and reasonable and in the best interests of each Fund's shareholders.

Initial and Post-Transaction Subadvisory Agreements

In connection with the Board's consideration of the Initial and Post-Transaction Subadvisory Agreements at the May 22, 2018, meeting, the Board was provided materials relevant to its consideration of both agreements, such as composite performance of accounts that are comparable to each of the Funds, MFG Asset Management's Form ADV, information regarding MFG Asset Management's compliance program, personnel and financial condition, summary data and a risk management report provided by Fund management and a memorandum prepared by the Company's legal counsel. The Board was also provided with MFG Asset Management's responses to the Section 15(c) request submitted by the Company's legal counsel on behalf of the Directors. The Directors discussed the Transaction and the 15(c) response with two representatives of MFG who participated in the meeting telephonically, including the nature, extent and quality of the subadvisory and other services to be provided to the Funds by MFG Asset Management.

The Independent Directors met in executive session to discuss MFG Asset Management's 15(c) response and the proposed approval of the Initial and Post-Transaction Subadvisory Agreements. During the executive session, the Independent Directors discussed the responsibilities and duties of the Board of Directors in considering the approval of the Initial and Post-Transaction Subadvisory Agreements with the Company's legal counsel. The Independent Directors also met in executive session with the Company's Chief Compliance Officer to discuss compliance matters.

In considering the Initial and Post-Transaction Subadvisory Agreements, the Board reviewed and analyzed various factors with respect to each of the Funds that it determined were relevant, including the factors below, and made the following conclusions with respect to each Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services to be Provided. The Board reviewed and considered MFG Asset Management's investment strategy for each Fund and experience as a global equity and infrastructure manager, key personnel involved in providing investment management


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services to the Funds and financial condition, including the financial condition of MFG, MFG Asset Management's parent company. The Board also considered services to be provided by MFG Asset Management under each of the Initial and Post-Transaction Subadvisory Agreements, including the management of each Fund's investments, the selection of broker-dealers for execution of portfolio transactions, monitoring adherence to each Fund's investment restrictions and assisting with the Funds' compliance program. The Board considered certain additional responsibilities MFG Asset Management had agreed to perform under the Post-Transaction Subadvisory Agreement. The Board considered the Company's experience with Magellan since the three existing series of the Company subadvised by MFG Asset Management were launched, as well as Magellan's expertise in global equity and infrastructure investing. The Board noted the proposed manager of the Select Fund also serves as portfolio manager to the Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund and has served in such capacity since the Fund was launched in 2012. The Board noted that, although MFG Asset Management's sustainable investment strategy was relatively new, the global component of the strategy has been in place since 2007. The Board determined that the Funds were likely to benefit from MFG Asset Management's subadvisory services.

Investment Performance. The Board reviewed composite performance of accounts that are comparable to each of the Funds. The Board did not consider MFG Asset Management's historical performance to be a material factor in its consideration of the subadvisory agreements.

Proposed Subadvisory Fee. The Board reviewed and considered the subadvisory fee payable by Frontegra to MFG Asset Management under the Initial and Post-Transaction Subadvisory Agreement, noting that the subadvisory fee structure was negotiated at arm's length between Frontegra and MFG Asset Management, which was an unaffiliated third party at the time the fee schedule was negotiated. The Board noted the subadvisory fee was same for these Funds under both the Initial and Post-Transaction Subadvisory Agreements. The Board also observed that the subadvisory fee was consistent with the proposed post-Transaction subadvisory fees payable to MFG Asset Management with respect to the other series of the Company subadvised by MFG Asset Management. The Board noted that under both subadvisory agreements as they relate to these Funds, MFG Asset Management agreed to pay for or reimburse Frontegra for, as applicable, organizational expenses of the Funds, any expense reimbursements made by Frontegra pursuant to the expense cap agreement, and all sub-transfer agent fees. The Board determined that the subadvisory fee payable with respect to the Funds was appropriate in light of these financial obligations of MFG Asset Management. In evaluating the subadvisory fee, the Board noted that such amounts to be paid by Frontegra and that therefore the overall advisory fee to be paid by the Funds is not directly affected by the subadvisory fee.

Costs and Profitability. The Board did not consider the cost of services provided by MFG Asset Management or the profitability to MFG Asset Management from its relationship with the Funds to be material factors because the subadvisory fee is paid by Frontegra.

Economies of Scale. Because the subadvisory fee is not paid by the Funds, the Board did not consider whether the fee should reflect any potential economies of scale that might be realized as the Funds' assets may increase.

Benefits to MFG Asset Management. The Board considered information presented regarding any benefits to MFG Asset Management from serving as subadviser to the Funds (in addition to the subadvisory fee). The Board believed that MFG Asset Management will generally benefit from its association with the Funds. The Board also noted that Frontier provides consulting and marketing services to MFG Asset Management under a solicitation agreement pursuant to which MFG Asset Management pays solicitation fees to Frontier or the Distributor. The Board concluded that the benefits to be realized by MFG Asset Management from its relationship to the Funds were appropriate.

On the basis of its review of the foregoing information, the Board found that the terms of the Initial and Post-Transaction Subadvisory Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interests of the Funds.


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VOTING RESULTS OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

A special meeting of shareholders (the "Special Meeting") of Frontier Funds, Inc. (the "Company"), was held on August 30, 2018. At the Special Meeting, shareholders voted on proposals to elect four current directors to serve on the Board of Directors and to approve a new investment advisory agreement between the Company, on behalf of the Frontier MFG Global Equity Fund, Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund, Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund, Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Fund and Frontier Phocas Small Cap Value Fund (together, the "Funds"), and Frontegra Asset Management, Inc. (the "Adviser") and new subadvisory agreements between the Adviser and each subadviser as described below. Further details regarding each proposal and the Special Meeting are contained in a definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 23, 2018.

At the Special Meeting, the following actions were taken:

(1)  The following individuals were elected to serve on the Board of Directors by the shareholders of the Funds and of Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund, a series of the Company, voting together in the aggregate:

Name of Director

 

For

 

Withhold

 

David L. Heald

   

81,169,787

     

594,217

   

Steven K. Norgaard

   

81,141,677

     

622,327

   

James M. Snyder

   

81,157,028

     

606,976

   

William D. Forsyth III

   

81,344,894

     

419,110

   

(2)  A new investment advisory agreement between the Company, on behalf of each of the Funds, and the Adviser was approved by the shareholders of each Fund (each voting separately) as follows:

Fund

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Frontier MFG Global Equity Fund

   

29,806,260

     

10,556

     

106

     

8,473,832

   

Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund

   

20,233,774

     

0

     

0

     

2,652,573

   

Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund

   

14,992,445

     

19,395

     

2,113

     

2,406,284

   

Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Fund

   

10,000

     

0

     

0

     

0

   

Frontier Phocas Small Cap Value Fund

   

513,751

     

0

     

0

     

129,781

   

(3)  A new subadvisory agreement between Magellan Asset Management Limited doing business as MFG Asset Management and the Adviser was approved by the shareholders of each of the Frontier MFG Global Equity, Frontier MFG Global Plus, Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure and Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Funds (each voting separately):

Fund

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Frontier MFG Global Equity Fund

   

29,806,260

     

10,556

     

106

     

8,473,832

   

Frontier MFG Global Plus Fund

   

20,233,774

     

0

     

0

     

2,652,573

   

Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund

   

14,992,445

     

19,395

     

2,113

     

2,406,284

   

Frontier MFG Select Infrastructure Fund

   

10,000

     

0

     

0

     

0

   

(4)  A new subadvisory agreement between Phocas Financial Corp. and the Adviser was approved by the shareholders of the Frontier Phocas Small Cap Value Fund as follows:

Votes For  

Votes Against

 

Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

 
  513,751      

0

     

0

     

129,781

   


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A NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report includes forward-looking statements such as adviser, subadviser and/or portfolio manager predictions, opinions, assessments, analyses or outlooks for individual securities, industries, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for the Funds in the current Prospectuses, other factors bearing on these statements include the accuracy of the advisers', subadvisers' or portfolio managers' forecasts and predictions, and the appropriateness of the investment programs designed by an adviser, subadviser or portfolio manager to implement their strategies efficiently and effectively. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets and investment instruments generally, could cause the actual results of the Funds to differ materially as compared to benchmarks associated with the Funds.

In addition, portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Funds. Specific securities named in this report may not currently be owned by the applicable Fund, or the Fund's position in the securities may have changed.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Frontier Funds has adopted proxy voting policies and procedures that delegate to Frontegra Asset Management, Inc. ("Frontegra") and Timpani Capital Management LLC the authority to vote proxies. The proxy voting policies permit Frontegra to delegate its authority to vote proxies to a Fund's subadviser. A description of the Frontier Funds' proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds toll free at 1-888-825-2100. A description of these policies and procedures is also included in the Funds' Statement of Additional Information, which is available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and the Funds' website at www.frontiermutualfunds.com or by calling the Funds toll free at 1-888-825-2100.

The actual voting records relating to each Fund's portfolio securities during the most recent twelve months ended June 30 are available without charge by calling the Funds toll free at 1-888-825-2100 or by accessing the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

Each Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for its first and third fiscal quarters with the SEC on Form N-Q or Part F of Form N-PORT (beginning with filings after March 31, 2019). The Form N-Q or Part F of Form N-PORT is available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. The Form N-Q or Part F of Form N-PORT may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling toll-free 1-800-SEC-0330.



 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)         Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(b)         Not Applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)       Based on an evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Form N-CSR, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

(b)         There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of 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 to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)         (1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit.  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form N-CSR filed September 4, 2018.

 

(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Filed herewith.

 

(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.  Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

 

(b)         Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Furnished herewith.

 

2


 

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.

 

Frontier Funds, Inc.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ William D. Forsyth III

 

 

William D. Forsyth III, President and Secretary

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

Date:

2/26/2019

 

 

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

 

By:

/s/ William D. Forsyth III

 

 

William D. Forsyth III, President and Secretary

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

2/26/2019

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Elyce D. Dilworth

 

 

Elyce D. Dilworth, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

2/25/2019

 

 

3


EX.99.CERT

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, William D. Forsyth III, certify that:

 

1.              I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Frontier Funds, Inc.;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Date:

2/26/2019

 

/s/ William D. Forsyth III

 

 

William D. Forsyth III

 

 

President and Secretary

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 


 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Elyce D. Dilworth, certify that:

 

1.              I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Frontier Funds, Inc.;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Date:

2/25/2019

 

/s/ Elyce D. Dilworth

 

 

Elyce D. Dilworth

 

 

Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 


EX.99.906CERT

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

 

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of Frontier Funds, Inc. does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that the report on Form N-CSR of Frontier Funds, Inc. for the period ended December 31, 2018, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable, and that the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Frontier Funds, Inc. for the stated period.

 

/s/ William D. Forsyth III

 

/s/ Elyce D. Dilworth

William D. Forsyth III

 

Elyce D. Dilworth

President and Secretary, Frontier Funds, Inc.

 

Treasurer and Assistant Secretary, Frontier Funds, Inc.

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

Dated:

2/26/2019

 

Dated:

2/25/2019

 

This statement accompanies this report on Form N-CSR pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed as filed by Frontier Funds, Inc. for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 




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