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 811-22920

 

 

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

SEI Investments

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

SEI Investments

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 446-3863

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2020

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2020

 

 

 


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders.

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

 


The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III

 

LOGO

PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund

 

ANNUAL REPORT   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

Investment Adviser:

PineBridge Investments LLC

 

Beginning on March 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund shareholder reports 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. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds electronically by contacting your financial intermediary, or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-877-225-4164.

 

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can follow the instructions included with this disclosure, if applicable, or you can contact your financial intermediary to inform it that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with the Funds, you can inform the Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-877-225-4164. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary if you invest through a financial intermediary or all PineBridge Investments LLC Funds if you invest directly with the Funds.

 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Letter

    1  

Schedule of Investments

    7  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    38  

Statement of Operations

    39  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    40  

Financial Highlights

    41  

Notes to Financial Statements

    43  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    66  

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

    68  

Trustees and Officers of the Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund

    70  

Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

    74  

Notice to Shareholders

    78  

The Fund files its complete schedule of investments with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT (Form N-Q for filings prior to March 31, 2020). The Fund’s Forms N-Q and N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to Fund securities, as well as information relating to how a Fund voted proxies relating to fund securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-225-4164; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.


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SHAREHOLDERS’ LETTER     

We are pleased to offer you the 2020 report for the PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) for the year-to-date period ending October 31, 2020. Enclosed we provide a discussion as to how the Fund was managed and our market outlook going forward during the period.

As of October 2020, on a rolling 1 year basis, the Fund returned 4.24% on a gross basis underperforming the Consumer Price Index (CPI+5%), which measured at 6.68%. We note however that the Fund seeks a total return objective of CPI+5% over rolling five-year periods, while dynamically managing risk to the 60/40 MSCI ACWI/Bloomberg Barclays Global Treasury over full market cycles.

In November 2019 Risk assets benefitted from a reduction of trade tensions and signs of green shoots in global economic activity so far in the fourth quarter. Global equities rose 2.7% as the US and China reported that trade negotiators were inching closer to a phase one trade deal. Yields on 10-year US Treasuries increased for the fourth month in a row. Global equities continued to rally during November, bolstered by growing optimism around a US-China trade deal. For November 2019, on a total return basis, the top contributors to fund performance were the productivity basket, US cyclicals, and US financial equity, while the bottom contributors were the Japanese yen, the euro, and the Brazilian real.

During December, global equities continued to rally, up by 2.6%. US equities outperformed their peers with an increase of 2.9% in 2019. Emerging markets had a stellar December increase. Chinese equities, supported by a reduction in trade tensions and a more stable growth trajectory, rose nearly 8% in December alone. The fund outperformed (gross and net of fees) both 60/40 MSCI ACWI/Bloomberg Barclays Global Treasury risk objective, and the CPI+5% objective during December 2019. On a total return basis, the top contributors to fund performance were the euro, US cyclicals, and South Korean equity, while the key detractor was global government bonds. The euro outperformed the US dollar during the month and contributed to performance as year-end flows pressured the dollar.

The Fund’s performance during the January to March 2020 was negatively impacted by the exogenous shock caused by the West’s shutting down. Unlike the natural ending of the cycle in 2008, here we were not in a position to predict the policy reaction to the virus which was most consequential to the economy and asset prices. While we did reverse course over the quarter, we were coming from a risked-up position. The exogenous shock hit markets very quickly and it was difficult to side step the selloff in time; given our fundamental process and our intermediate time horizon, we do tend to be more meaningful and deliberate in our moves while the market was moving faster than it had ever. As a result, performance was clearly hurt at the initial stages of the sell off. Primary detractors were our allocations to

 

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US Cyclicals, US Financial Equity, and European Small Cap Equity. The spread of the coronavirus and the subsequent sharp downgrade of growth expectations hurt risk assets in Q1 2020, with many equity indices suffering their worst quarter since the global financial crisis. Through the end of the quarter we cut our equity exposure and added to cash and gold.

The Fund’s performance during March to June 2020 included a sharp bounce back ending the quarter positive, primarily driven by its allocations to US Cyclicals, Productivity basket, and US Investment grade Credit and CLOs. Improving economic data, continued policy support, and more signs of economies easing lockdown measures supported risk assets in Q2. Both developed market and emerging market equities rallied. US Cyclicals were a top contributor in Q2 whereas most over-valuation continues to be centered on defensives where markets were pricing in a recession heading into 2020. We shifted gears in May as the policy response surprised on the upside and anticipated a recovery in asset prices. While the initial market rally we believe was led by central bank liquidity, we see a movement towards less expensive securities with more recovery potential to their earnings as prospects for growth improve. US equity markets had a good run year through Q2, yet there were some pockets within US equities that still offer good value like US Cyclicals and US Industrials. Within fixed income, we continued to favor Credit assets as a high risk-adjusted return beneficiary of the recovery ahead. While credit spreads have tightened as the Federal Reserve followed through on its promised purchases of credit assets, we saw opportunity within EM for further spread narrowing. Valuations looked attractive for some as market participants are pricing in a worse than expected outcome. We think there is value in select countries where the market is pricing in a downgrade which we believe is stretched. Within liquid alternatives, while we continued to see it as the asset of last resort, we took profits from gold along with our RDS move towards a more bullish stance this month.

The Fund’s performance during July to September 2020 was strong once again as we leaned into risk. The fund’s performance was driven by its allocations to US Cyclicals, EUR, and European Small Cap Equity. Risk assets continued to rally in Q3, supported by accommodative policy and improving macroeconomic data. Markets surged forward in July and August as businesses globally started to re-open, albeit spikes in cases in some pockets, largely in Europe and the United States. The increased focus on the election had somewhat changed the dynamics in September as a blue wave became more likely. Over the intermediate term we saw a fiscal package as either a now or larger later question rather than a whether question. The first two months of the quarter US Cyclicals performed exceptionally well. We continued to see their forward-looking fundamentals improving the most over the next 9-18 months. The Euro rose 4.3% against the US dollar to the 1.17 level But in September a resurgence of Covid cases in Europe and fears of a lockdown led to a

 

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partial reversal. In August, we decided that after a phenomenal retracing of spreads US IG there was little room in the space for further tightening. In credit, ‘non-backstopped’ markets like Asia USD IG and EM Sovereign HC looked more attractive. We started Q3 at a modestly bullish RDS of 2.75, but we raised our risk Dial score again in August from 2.75 to 2.5 as we saw we were in the early stages of a multi-year expansion that will be rewarding for most risk assets, at the expense of most safety assets. We recognized that the recovery will be a bumpy road ahead, but that is normal in the early stages of a recovery. Our view was that cash flow growth will be upward sloping, even if the level of steepness is debatable. The likelihood for monetary excess to at least sustain if not improve capitalization rates is beyond debate. This provides a firm foundation for the recovery. In addition, policy support would remain firmly in place.

In early cycles growth broadening within our existing asset classes tends to be a hallmark characteristic. We are positioned in both secular growth winners and cyclical allocations that we believe will benefit from a broadening of the equity rally especially when the global economy becomes less policy-dependent come spring. In this vein, we began pivoting our exposures towards the laggards in Europe such as Spain and France and Smaller companies which stand to benefit most from a firming global growth. Credit continued to be a high conviction for us for most of Q3 although most of credit is now trading closer to fair value in our view.

In October, the Fund’s performance pulled back some primarily driven by uncertainty around the election. Equities sold-off in October as the new daily cases of COVID-19 increased in the US and Europe. Developed market equities decreased in October, led by a 7.4% loss in the Euro Stoxx 50 index. Yields on 10-year US government bonds increased by nearly 19 basis points (bps) in October to 0.87% - the highest level since June, as the supply of government bonds from the Treasury outstrips buying from the Federal Reserve. Yields on the shorter-dated two-year government bond increased at a much more muted pace. The US dollar DXY currency index rose 0.2% amidst the broader risk-asset sell-off in the developed world. The fund outperformed (gross and net of fees) the 60/40 risk budget: 60/40 MSCI ACWI/Bloomberg Barclays Global Treasury during October and underperformed (gross and net of fees) the CPI+5% over rolling 5 year periods and during October. On a total return basis, the top contributors to fund performance were the JPY, the energy evolution basket, and the KRW, while the largest detractors were European small cap equity, US cyclicals, and the productivity basket.

The KRW strengthened quite significantly in October. The strength of the CNY and better data out of the Asia region has helped propel the moves. Our energy evolution basket, now with the sole focus on new energy, continues to have attractive structural drivers, particularly in the face of normalizing traditional energy prices. It

 

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also has a heavy tilt towards Europe. The team sees promising prospects due to furlough schemes that have been less damaging to employment, a central bank balance sheet that from here will outgrow the Federal Reserve’s, and the recent approval of the 750 billion “Next Generation EU” recovery fund, which sets a crucial precedent toward fiscal union. The JPY strengthened due to uncertainty from the US election, rising COVID-19 cases worldwide, and the changing rhetoric on additional US stimulus.

Overall, our Capital Market Line remains constructively sloped, reminding us that we are paid to take risk. The improvement in fundamentals that we expect from the second quarter of 2021 onward should act as a catalyst to support risk asset outperformance relative to capital conservation. We have therefore shifted our Risk Dial Score (RDS) to 2.30 from 2.50 and look to take advantage of market jitters heading into the dark winter to add risk.

Equities remain the most attractive asset class on our CML and our highest conviction over the intermediate term, owing to ongoing improvement in fundamentals. Within equities, we continue to favor cyclical exposures with the potential to experience the biggest delta in cash flows. This includes markets such as US industrials and financials as well as European equity markets, such as France and Spain, that have lagged the rally until recently and will be significant beneficiaries of the re-openings ahead. This is not to say that secular growth, like productivity-enhancing technology and new energy, isn’t attractive as well. Instead of getting caught up in the growth-versus-value debate, we are avoiding defensive equities in both. True secular growth and recovery cyclicals are both attractive.

We are also evaluating a range of emerging market (EM) exposures that fit our criteria for attractive valuations and high economic sensitivity.

Credit markets remain well-behaved due to central bank interventions and stable credit fundamentals. Spreads are fair to tight in investment grade, making high yield more attractive and more likely to benefit from the recovery ahead. EM credit is most attractive, as it offers both wide spreads and positive real yields, a combination that is no longer available in developed markets.

We appreciate your investment into the PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund and look forward to continuing to servicing your investment needs in the year ahead.

Warm Regards,

Michael Kelly

* Productivity Basket is constituted from a blended allocation to stocks of companies that provide productivity-enhancing technologies towards growing capital expenditure intentions globally.

 

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This material represents the manager’s assessment of the portfolio and market environment at a specific point in time and should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice. Investing involves risk including loss of principal. The information provided herein represents the opinion of the manager and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice.

You cannot invest directly in an index.

Definition of Comparative Index And Other Investment Terms

Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) World Government Bond Index (WGBI) is a market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of fixed-rate, local currency, investment grade sovereign bonds. The WGBI comprises sovereign debt from over 20 countries.

Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) includes large, mid-, small-, and micro-cap segments for all developed markets countries in the index together with large-, mid-, and small-cap segments for the emerging markets countries. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Treasury Total Return Index tracks fixed-rate local currency government debt of investment grade countries, including both developed and emerging markets you cannot invest directly in an index.

Bloomberg Barclays Global Treasury Total Return Index includes investment-grade, local-currency denominated sovereign debt. All issues in the index are also part of the Global Aggregate Index and must be fixed-rate, non-convertible debt, and have at least a year-to maturity.

 

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Comparison of Change in the Value of a $1,000,000 Investment in the PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund, Institutional Shares, versus a blended benchmark of 60% MSCI ACWI and 40% Bloomberg Barclays Global Treasury Total Return Index Hybrid, and a blended benchmark of 60% MSCI ACWI and 40% FTSE World Government Bond Index Hybrid.

 

    TOTAL RETURN FOR THE  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2020
   

One Year

Return

  Three Year
Return
  Annualized
Inception to Date*

Institutional Shares

  3.46%   1.77%   4.89%

Investor Servicing Shares**

  3.34%   1.62%   4.82%
60% MSCI ACWI/40% Bloomberg Barclays Global Treasury Total Return Index Hybrid   5.71%   5.41%   7.80%
60% MSCI ACWI/40% FTSE World Government Bond Index Hybrid   5.93%   5.47%   7.88%

 

LOGO

* The PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund, Institutional Shares and Investor Servicing Shares, commenced operations on March 2, 2016.

**The graph is based on only Institutional Shares; performance for Investor Shares would be different due to differences in fee structures.

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost.

The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a portfolio’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

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

See definition of comparative index on page 5.

 

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (unaudited)

 

LOGO

†Percentages are based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS  
COMMON STOCK — 59.4%  
     Shares      Value  
Austria — 0.2%         

BAWAG Group *

     4,972      $ 182,300  

Immobilien Anlagen

     3,305        91,024  

Wienerberger

     5,835        147,450  
     

 

 

 
        420,774  
     

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.2%         

Ackermans & van Haaren

     989        121,858  

Cofinimmo

     810        110,061  

Euronav

     11,336        83,261  

Melexis

     386        29,320  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

     4,666        156,033  
     

 

 

 
        500,533  
     

 

 

 
Brazil — 0.0%         

Banco Santander Brasil

     16,600        92,287  
     

 

 

 
Canada — 0.1%              

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Cl B

     2,460        75,759  

B2Gold

     1,625        10,453  

Centerra Gold

     5,790        50,586  

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
Canada — continued              

Torex Gold Resources *

     1,157      $ 15,597  
     

 

 

 
        152,395  
     

 

 

 
Chile — 0.2%              

Enel Americas

     533,817        70,826  

Enel Chile ADR

     108,205        360,322  
     

 

 

 
        431,148  
     

 

 

 
China — 0.1%              

Alibaba Group Holding ADR *

     339        103,290  

Autohome ADR

     717        68,510  

Baidu ADR *

     206        27,408  

NetEase ADR

     165        14,320  
     

 

 

 
        213,528  
     

 

 

 
Denmark — 1.3%              

ALK-Abello

     234        78,288  

Bavarian Nordic *

     3,068        81,514  

ISS

     7,877        101,427  

Jyske Bank

     7,174        213,875  

Netcompany Group *

     1,745        145,168  

Orsted

     4,080        647,713  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank

     2,945        224,152  

ROCKWOOL International, Cl B

     400        155,890  

Royal Unibrew

     1,655        161,418  

SimCorp

     1,671        198,958  

Topdanmark

     1,760        68,792  

Vestas Wind Systems

     4,270        728,675  
     

 

 

 
        2,805,870  
     

 

 

 
Finland — 0.6%              

Fortum

     23,460        441,675  

Huhtamaki

     3,938        192,118  

Kesko, Cl B

     5,332        137,065  

Konecranes, Cl A

     5,061        159,162  

Metso Outotec

     14,490        102,111  

Nokian Renkaat

     5,505        169,550  

Valmet

     4,124        98,371  
     

 

 

 
        1,300,052  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
France — 1.0%              

Alten

     1,932      $ 154,702  

Atos

     620        42,472  

BioMerieux

     48        7,146  

Capgemini

     1,029        119,027  

Cie Plastic Omnium

     4,300        97,934  

Dassault Aviation

     60        50,376  

Dassault Systemes

     165        28,188  

Elis

     14,192        155,618  

Engie

     34,990        423,821  

Eutelsat Communications

     19,286        194,353  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz

     1,103        105,806  

Korian

     4,491        126,591  

Orange

     454        5,091  

Rubis SCA

     3,313        108,984  

Schneider Electric

     810        98,469  

SOITEC *

     596        84,407  

Solutions 30 *

     4,530        80,708  

Sopra Steria Group

     1,287        152,938  

SPIE

     7,403        116,427  

Valeo

     2,342        70,999  
     

 

 

 
        2,224,057  
     

 

 

 
Germany — 2.4%              

ADLER Group

     3,140        78,883  

Allianz

     1,329        233,859  

alstria office ‡

     15,504        197,313  

Aurubis

     1,498        95,685  

Bechtle

     1,149        197,547  

CompuGroup Medical & KgaA

     835        71,529  

CTS Eventim & KGaA

     2,850        126,077  

Dialog Semiconductor *

     3,749        143,217  

Duerr

     4,550        130,589  

E.ON

     40,330        420,167  

Encavis

     4,790        94,140  

Evotec *

     4,392        116,072  

Freenet

     8,047        142,591  

Gerresheimer

     1,609        161,768  

Grand City Properties

     5,991        136,065  

Hannover Rueck

     43        6,241  

HelloFresh *

     5,096        272,690  

HUGO BOSS

     6,155        140,860  

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
Germany — continued              

Hypoport *

     171      $ 89,580  

Infineon Technologies

     3,891        108,074  

MorphoSys *

     1,222        124,986  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media

     14,355        160,307  

Rational

     127        95,199  

Rheinmetall

     2,111        154,279  

Rocket Internet *

     8,581        186,036  

RWE

     13,840        511,851  

SAP

     1,496        159,412  

Shop Apotheke Europe *

     480        79,910  

Siemens

     346        40,609  

Siemens Energy *

     173        3,788  

Siltronic

     986        93,470  

Software

     2,133        76,282  

Stroeer & KGaA

     1,569        113,152  

TAG Immobilien

     7,345        216,387  

Varta *

     620        77,672  
     

 

 

 
        5,056,287  
     

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 0.3%              

A-Living Services, Cl H

     4,500        18,944  

China Construction Bank, Cl H

     32,000        22,171  

China Life Insurance, Cl H

     15,000        32,702  

China Merchants Bank, Cl H

     13,500        70,548  

China Mobile

     6,500        39,708  

China Petroleum & Chemical, Cl H

     162,000        63,141  

China Shenhua Energy, Cl H

     34,500        59,828  

China Telecom, Cl H

     120,000        37,874  

China Tower, Cl H

     52,000        8,139  

China Unicom Hong Kong

     12,000        7,405  

CNOOC

     47,000        42,991  

Country Garden Services Holdings

     5,000        31,504  

Longfor Group Holdings

     32,000        175,738  

Sunac China Holdings

     3,000        11,132  

Tencent Holdings

     300        22,858  

Xiaomi, Cl B *

     6,800        19,468  
     

 

 

 
        664,151  
     

 

 

 
Indonesia — 0.0%         

Adaro Energy

     71,900        5,493  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
Ireland — 0.0%         

Glanbia

     77      $ 733  
     

 

 

 
Italy — 1.4%         

A2A

     54,043        68,842  

ACEA

     22,261        442,859  

Amplifon

     3,085        112,292  

Assicurazioni Generali *

     2,664        35,731  

Azimut Holding

     5,319        90,017  

Banca Generali *

     2,398        68,269  

Banco BPM

     84,501        153,373  

Buzzi Unicem

     2,742        59,419  

De’ Longhi

     3,020        96,853  

Enel

     54,970        438,059  

ERG

     22,220        505,228  

Freni Brembo

     11,171        116,152  

Hera

     22,605        71,085  

IMA Industria Macchine Automatiche

     1,052        82,763  

Interpump Group

     3,887        146,947  

Iren

     33,193        75,366  

Italgas

     12,983        75,165  

Reply

     958        103,241  

STMicroelectronics

     3,846        117,719  

Telecom Italia

     29,755        10,121  

Unipol Gruppo

     47,748        174,306  
     

 

 

 
        3,043,807  
     

 

 

 
Japan — 2.4%         

Advantest

     500        28,878  

Anicom Holdings

     2,400        25,320  

Asahi Group Holdings

     1,100        34,007  

Canon

     1,300        22,483  

Capcom

     600        32,862  

Casio Computer

     1,600        24,308  

Central Japan Railway

     600        72,344  

Chugai Pharmaceutical

     1,400        53,927  

Concordia Financial Group

     6,000        19,751  

Daifuku

     1,300        133,810  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings

     2,300        34,230  

Daiichi Sankyo

     2,100        55,285  

Daikin Industries

     300        56,151  

Disco

     100        26,948  

eGuarantee

     700        15,602  

 

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

 

11


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
Japan — continued         

Fancl

     1,100      $ 34,626  

FANUC

     400        84,936  

Fuji Electric

     1,100        33,367  

Fuji Oil Holdings

     1,100        34,718  

Fujitsu

     400        46,914  

H2O Retailing

     5,600        36,656  

Harmonic Drive Systems

     1,200        79,314  

Hikari Tsushin

     100        23,411  

Hitachi

     3,100        104,434  

Hoya

     400        45,305  

Inpex

     2,100        9,933  

ITOCHU

     5,600        134,264  

Itochu Techno-Solutions

     2,000        67,875  

JCR Pharmaceuticals

     1,600        41,421  

Kakaku.com

     900        23,894  

KDDI

     2,000        53,578  

Keyence

     700        317,387  

Koito Manufacturing

     1,000        48,197  

Komatsu

     500        11,237  

Kubota

     2,900        50,414  

Meiko Electronics

     1,300        22,238  

Minebea

     1,700        30,642  

MISUMI Group

     1,700        50,427  

Mitsubishi

     700        15,600  

Mitsubishi Electric

     8,100        104,226  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

     12,500        49,090  

Mitsui Fudosan

     2,300        39,087  

Morinaga Milk Industry

     1,100        52,923  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings

     1,200        32,738  

Murata Manufacturing

     800        55,797  

NEC

     2,500        125,923  

NET One Systems

     1,500        44,646  

Nexon

     500        13,967  

Nidec

     900        90,900  

Nihon Unisys

     900        26,559  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone

     3,200        67,153  

Nitori Holdings

     400        82,552  

Nittoku

     700        24,719  

Nomura Research Institute

     1,600        47,207  

NTT Data

     9,500        107,086  

Obic

     200        35,554  

 

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

 

12


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
Japan — continued         

Omron

     2,000      $ 144,187  

Open House

     800        27,331  

Oracle Japan

     400        39,931  

Otsuka

     600        27,689  

Otsuka Holdings

     300        11,092  

Pan Pacific International Holdings

     1,900        40,426  

Penta-Ocean Construction

     4,400        27,923  

Prored Partners *

     600        26,993  

Rakuten

     1,500        14,547  

Recruit Holdings

     3,200        122,162  

Renesas Electronics *

     13,900        114,822  

Rengo

     5,100        39,300  

Ricoh

     7,200        47,200  

Santen Pharmaceutical

     3,500        62,179  

SCSK

     900        44,821  

Seiko Epson

     3,100        35,851  

Seven & i Holdings

     2,800        85,251  

Shimadzu

     1,000        28,548  

Shimano

     100        22,764  

Shin-Etsu Chemical

     500        66,764  

SMC

     300        158,999  

SoftBank Group

     900        58,512  

Sony

     1,000        83,236  

Sumitomo Electric Industries

     2,000        22,001  

Sumitomo Metal Mining

     600        18,576  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

     1,800        49,765  

Suzuki Motor

     3,700        158,601  

Taiyo Holdings

     400        20,946  

Terumo

     700        25,757  

TIS

     2,100        40,277  

Tokyo Century

     400        19,539  

Tokyu

     3,000        35,534  

Toyota Motor

     1,600        104,279  

Trend Micro

     1,000        56,125  

Union Tool

     600        17,750  

W-Scope

     2,200        14,035  

Yamaha

     500        23,651  

Yaskawa Electric

     1,100        42,814  
     

 

 

 
        5,016,999  
     

 

 

 
Netherlands — 1.0%         

Aalberts

     5,296        178,143  

 

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

 

13


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
Netherlands — continued         

ASM International

     1,287      $ 183,675  

ASML Holding

     23        8,326  

ASR Nederland

     6,437        195,987  

BE Semiconductor Industries

     3,404        137,573  

Boskalis Westminster

     5,318        107,143  

Corbion

     3,795        172,538  

Euronext

     2,610        273,181  

IMCD

     1,732        200,472  

Intertrust

     10,206        158,080  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize

     1,018        27,954  

SBM Offshore

     6,996        113,136  

Signify

     4,874        173,639  

TKH Group

     5,393        173,255  
     

 

 

 
        2,103,102  
     

 

 

 
Norway — 0.5%         

Bakkafrost P

     1,834        104,582  

Entra

     12,751        166,616  

Leroy Seafood Group

     13,479        63,293  

NEL *

     42,265        80,512  

Salmar

     1,917        96,882  

Scatec Solar *

     2,940        64,717  

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank *

     24,446        193,996  

Subsea 7

     29,518        195,019  

TOMRA Systems

     3,858        155,651  
     

 

 

 
        1,121,268  
     

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.0%         

International Container Terminal Services

     3,510        8,349  
     

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.5%         

EDP — Energias de Portugal

     97,800        483,011  

EDP Renovaveis

     33,870        645,285  
     

 

 

 
        1,128,296  
     

 

 

 
Russia — 0.0%         

LUKOIL PJSC ADR

     470        24,012  
     

 

 

 
South Africa — 0.0%         

Anglo American Platinum

     1,155        75,754  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

14


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
South Korea — 6.6%         

Alteogen *

     359      $ 50,606  

Amorepacific

     657        92,047  

Celltrion *

     1,716        369,073  

Celltrion Healthcare *

     1,270        95,554  

CJ CheilJedang

     188        60,070  

Coway

     1,049        63,975  

Daelim Industrial

     649        44,824  

DB Insurance

     1,056        41,247  

E-MART

     461        58,272  

GS Engineering & Construction

     1,663        39,438  

Hana Financial Group

     5,850        157,474  

Hankook Tire & Technology

     1,955        54,535  

Hanmi Pharm

     163        37,882  

Hanon Systems

     4,441        43,944  

Hanwha Solutions

     2,078        80,765  

HLB *

     827        67,069  

Hotel Shilla

     683        44,834  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction

     1,853        50,266  

Hyundai Glovis

     444        65,818  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings

     241        45,713  

Hyundai Mobis

     1,249        248,895  

Hyundai Motor

     2,900        424,568  

Hyundai Steel

     2,073        53,200  

Kakao

     1,035        300,867  

Kangwon Land

     2,587        48,236  

KB Financial Group

     7,442        264,312  

Kia Motors

     5,011        224,690  

KMW *

     504        27,897  

Korea Aerospace Industries

     1,972        37,821  

Korea Electric Power

     4,981        87,737  

Korea Investment Holdings

     1,015        61,855  

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering *

     807        56,062  

Korea Zinc

     188        63,585  

KT&G

     2,297        164,117  

LG

     1,976        117,673  

LG Chemical

     886        481,777  

LG Display

     5,247        65,598  

LG Electronics

     2,138        158,819  

LG Household & Health Care

     193        255,367  

LG Innotek

     303        40,827  

LG Uplus

     4,618        44,952  

Lotte Chemical

     359        74,161  

 

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

 

15


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
South Korea — continued         

Mirae Asset Daewoo

     8,473      $ 63,093  

NAVER

     2,243        574,547  

NCSoft

     303        206,889  

Netmarble

     440        45,498  

Orion

     482        46,150  

POSCO

     1,403        258,180  

Samsung Biologics *

     303        183,411  

Samsung C&T

     1,605        156,913  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics

     1,058        124,771  

Samsung Electronics

     96,230        4,838,336  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance

     619        98,247  

Samsung Heavy Industries *

     9,773        43,797  

Samsung Life Insurance

     1,707        95,585  

Samsung SDI

     1,005        392,561  

Samsung SDS

     690        102,663  

Samsung Securities

     1,785        50,761  

Seegene

     321        74,741  

Shin Poong Pharmaceutical *

     618        69,186  

Shinhan Financial Group

     8,681        232,829  

SK Holdings

     664        107,569  

SK Hynix

     11,864        838,400  

SK Innovation

     1,080        120,591  

SK Telecom

     779        147,379  

S-Oil

     946        45,553  

Woori Financial Group

     11,317        88,975  

Yuhan

     1,036        54,627  
     

 

 

 
        13,927,674  
     

 

 

 
Spain — 1.3%         

Acciona

     5,169        521,851  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios

     3,438        81,442  

Amadeus IT Group, Cl A

     2,028        96,963  

Banco de Sabadell

     490,462        150,242  

Iberdrola

     40,680        478,588  

Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi

     16,019        113,930  

Masmovil Ibercom *

     4,147        108,788  

Merlin Properties Socimi

     18,680        125,700  

Pharma Mar

     640        85,844  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

     26,530        749,875  

Viscofan

     2,867        193,511  
     

 

 

 
        2,706,734  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

16


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
Sweden — 2.3%         

AAK

     6,311      $ 122,892  

AddTech, Cl B

     9,806        108,616  

AF Poyry

     3,320        75,752  

Atlas Copco, Cl B

     2,054        78,793  

Avanza Bank Holding

     3,685        70,085  

Axfood

     3,693        85,862  

Beijer Ref, Cl B

     1,870        51,633  

BillerudKorsnas

     6,823        106,813  

Bravida Holding

     14,040        162,479  

Bure Equity

     1,060        30,853  

Castellum

     6,881        143,777  

Dometic Group

     12,921        139,512  

Elekta, Cl B

     9,853        115,323  

Embracer Group, Cl B *

     4,255        86,314  

Fabege

     9,032        114,113  

Fastighets Balder, Cl B *

     2,699        127,123  

Getinge, Cl B

     5,612        109,831  

Hexagon, Cl B

     1,219        89,140  

Hexpol

     15,113        133,229  

Holmen, Cl B

     3,217        122,068  

Hufvudstaden, Cl A

     9,361        122,428  

ICA Gruppen

     430        20,380  

Industrivarden, Cl C

     3,236        82,829  

Indutrade

     3,671        186,114  

JM

     1,860        53,718  

Kindred Group

     14,250        108,803  

Kungsleden

     22,517        191,425  

Lifco, Cl B

     948        69,504  

Loomis, Cl B

     3,751        83,937  

Mycronic

     3,357        70,830  

NCC, Cl B

     6,095        97,183  

NetEnt

     7,800        74,154  

Nolato, Cl B

     270        22,444  

Nordic Entertainment Group, Cl B

     4,599        164,721  

Peab, Cl B

     12,514        116,132  

Saab, Cl B

     3,967        91,336  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden

     31,597        87,230  

Sinch *

     1,033        98,687  

SSAB, Cl B

     33,940        91,902  

Stillfront Group *

     904        106,237  

Sweco, Cl B

     2,811        141,347  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum *

     5,410        93,486  

 

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

 

17


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
Sweden — continued         

Thule Group

     7,122      $ 232,360  

Vitrolife

     2,838        69,018  

Wallenstam, Cl B

     4,369        57,950  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter

     10,196        183,975  
     

 

 

 
        4,792,338  
     

 

 

 
Switzerland — 2.0%              

ABB

     3,876        94,012  

Allreal Holding

     650        137,752  

ALSO Holding

     305        71,448  

ams

     7,683        165,100  

Belimo Holding

     16        118,930  

BKW

     207        20,656  

Bucher Industries

     481        185,648  

Cembra Money Bank

     1,715        190,641  

Daetwyler Holding

     246        55,039  

DKSH Holding

     1,489        95,696  

dormakaba Holding

     341        156,985  

Emmi

     107        101,147  

Flughafen Zurich

     1,110        149,784  

Forbo Holding

     102        155,956  

Galenica

     2,451        154,714  

Georg Fischer

     200        202,385  

Helvetia Holding

     1,743        136,659  

Idorsia *

     3,099        81,534  

Interroll Holding

     50        134,219  

Novartis

     1,282        99,938  

OC Oerlikon

     15,954        111,221  

PSP Swiss Property

     724        87,698  

Roche Holding

     371        119,381  

SFS Group

     636        59,519  

Siegfried Holding

     310        196,198  

SIG Combibloc Group, Cl C

     5,716        117,489  

Softwareone Holding

     2,310        56,972  

Stadler Rail

     1,019        40,618  

Sulzer

     1,961        143,992  

Sunrise Communications Group

     1,319        159,015  

Tecan Group

     590        280,347  

VAT Group

     847        158,892  

Vontobel Holding

     1,071        65,732  

Zur Rose Group *

     328        91,430  
     

 

 

 
        4,196,747  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

18


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
Taiwan — 0.1%         

Cathay Financial Holding

     48,000      $ 64,281  

China Development Financial Holding

     59,000        17,234  

CTBC Financial Holding

     179,000        112,629  

Fubon Financial Holding

     12,000        17,018  
     

 

 

 
        211,162  
     

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.1%         

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret

     2,643        5,304  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar

     8,483        67,807  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi

     3,136        40,506  
     

 

 

 
        113,617  
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 0.5%         

Auto Trader Group

     4,053        30,385  

Avast

     12,568        77,463  

AVEVA Group

     822        45,787  

Aviva

     1,510        5,045  

BAE Systems

     10,168        52,220  

Berkeley Group Holdings

     1,089        57,062  

BHP Group

     217        4,200  

British American Tobacco

     277        8,765  

Experian

     3,668        133,954  

Glanbia

     11,017        103,967  

GlaxoSmithKline

     2,628        43,858  

Segro

     3,794        44,358  

SSE

     28,940        470,697  

Tesco

     16,865        44,797  
     

 

 

 
        1,122,558  
     

 

 

 
United States — 34.4%         

Communication Services — 3.1%

        

Activision Blizzard

     3,921        296,937  

Alphabet, Cl A *

     572        924,415  

Alphabet, Cl C *

     618        1,001,784  

AT&T

     14,536        392,763  

Charter Communications, Cl A *

     634        382,822  

Comcast, Cl A

     9,310        393,254  

Electronic Arts *

     1,001        119,950  

Facebook, Cl A *

     4,922        1,295,027  

Live Nation Entertainment *

     162        7,906  

Match Group *

     856        99,964  

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
United States — continued         

Communication Services — continued

        

Netflix *

     887      $ 421,981  

Omnicom Group

     138        6,514  

Snap, Cl A *

     2,954        116,358  

Spotify Technology *

     73        17,512  

T-Mobile US *

     826        90,505  

Twitter *

     2,719        112,458  

Verizon Communications

     7,545        429,989  

Walt Disney

     3,741        453,596  
     

 

 

 
        6,563,735  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 3.7%         

Amazon.com *

     893        2,711,282  

Aptiv

     580        55,964  

AutoNation *

     150        8,509  

AutoZone *

     50        56,449  

Best Buy

     1,788        199,451  

Booking Holdings *

     106        171,985  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Cl A *

     65        78,096  

Dick’s Sporting Goods

     1,118        63,335  

Dollar General

     1,559        325,379  

Dollar Tree *

     520        46,966  

DR Horton

     1,729        115,514  

eBay

     5,130        244,342  

Expedia Group

     107        10,074  

Ford Motor

     9,030        69,802  

General Motors

     2,920        100,828  

Hilton Grand Vacations *

     375        7,725  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings

     1,410        123,812  

Home Depot

     2,047        545,955  

Lennar, Cl A

     3,694        259,430  

Lowe’s

     3,155        498,805  

Lululemon Athletica *

     288        91,956  

Marriott International, Cl A

     1,256        116,657  

McDonald’s

     1,249        266,037  

MercadoLibre *

     100        121,405  

NIKE, Cl B

     2,108        253,129  

O’Reilly Automotive *

     180        78,588  

Ross Stores

     840        71,543  

Starbucks

     2,208        192,008  

Target

     1,160        176,575  

 

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

 

20


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
United States — continued         
Consumer Discretionary — continued         

Tesla *

     1,638      $ 635,610  

TJX

     2,700        137,160  

Tractor Supply

     31        4,130  

VF

     760        51,072  

Yum! Brands

     680        63,464  
     

 

 

 
        7,953,037  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 0.2%              

Clorox

     25        5,181  

Conagra Brands

     371        13,018  

Costco Wholesale

     37        13,232  

Hain Celestial Group *

     975        29,981  

Kimberly-Clark

     1,623        215,194  

Kroger

     2,403        77,401  

Sprouts Farmers Market *

     4,922        93,764  
     

 

 

 
        447,771  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 0.5%              

Baker Hughes, Cl A

     1,992        29,422  

Chevron

     4,038        280,641  

ConocoPhillips

     3,743        107,125  

EOG Resources

     2,889        98,919  

Exxon Mobil

     8,203        267,582  

Kinder Morgan

     8,677        103,256  

Marathon Petroleum

     1,240        36,580  

Phillips 66

     890        41,527  

Schlumberger

     5,876        87,788  

Williams

     4,928        94,568  
     

 

 

 
        1,147,408  
     

 

 

 
Financials — 5.5%              

Allstate

     3,088        274,060  

Bank of America

     79,575        1,885,927  

Bank of New York Mellon

     8,253        283,573  

Citigroup

     21,473        889,412  

Citizens Financial Group

     4,277        116,548  

Comerica

     1,419        64,579  

Fidelity National Financial

     244        7,635  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     11,190        259,832  

First Republic Bank

     1,658        209,140  

 

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

 

21


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
United States — continued         
Financials — continued              

Goldman Sachs Group

     3,138      $ 593,208  

Hartford Financial Services Group

     228        8,783  

Huntington Bancshares

     10,151        105,976  

JPMorgan Chase

     30,843        3,023,848  

KeyCorp

     9,686        125,724  

M&T Bank

     1,303        134,965  

Morgan Stanley

     12,097        582,471  

Northern Trust

     2,085        163,193  

People’s United Financial

     4,369        46,617  

PNC Financial Services Group

     4,306        481,755  

Principal Financial Group

     110        4,314  

Regions Financial

     9,484        126,137  

State Street

     3,572        210,391  

SVB Financial Group *

     507        147,385  

Truist Financial

     13,187        555,436  

US Bancorp

     13,982        544,599  

Wells Fargo

     37,843        811,732  

Zions Bancorp

     1,676        54,085  
     

 

 

 
        11,711,325  
     

 

 

 
Health Care — 0.7%              

Alexion Pharmaceuticals *

     2,255        259,641  

Biogen *

     16        4,033  

Bristol-Myers Squibb

     177        10,346  

DaVita *

     1,120        96,600  

Edwards Lifesciences *

     145        10,395  

Eli Lilly

     56        7,306  

HCA Healthcare

     545        67,548  

Humana

     673        268,715  

Illumina *

     40        11,708  

Intuitive Surgical *

     370        246,820  

Johnson & Johnson

     74        10,146  

Molina Healthcare *

     556        103,677  

ResMed

     51        9,789  

Universal Health Services, Cl B

     481        52,693  

Veeva Systems, Cl A *

     341        92,087  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals *

     695        144,810  
     

 

 

 
        1,396,314  
     

 

 

 
Industrials — 6.2%              

3M

     2,943        470,762  

 

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

 

22


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
United States — continued         
Industrials — continued              

AMETEK

     3,070      $ 301,474  

Boeing

     3,205        462,770  

Carrier Global

     4,983        166,382  

Caterpillar

     3,564        559,726  

Cintas

     881        277,119  

Copart *

     2,293        253,055  

CoStar Group *

     241        198,490  

CSX

     4,629        365,413  

Cummins

     1,541        338,850  

Deere

     1,815        410,027  

Eaton

     2,561        265,806  

Emerson Electric

     6,173        399,949  

Equifax

     398        54,367  

Fastenal

     3,432        148,365  

FedEx

     1,470        381,421  

Fortive

     1,964        120,982  

Generac Holdings *

     26        5,464  

General Dynamics

     1,543        202,642  

General Electric

     62,320        462,414  

Honeywell International

     3,972        655,181  

Howmet Aerospace

     1,267        21,856  

Huntington Ingalls Industries

     282        41,589  

IHS Markit

     2,340        189,236  

Illinois Tool Works

     1,370        268,356  

Johnson Controls International

     5,000        211,050  

L3Harris Technologies

     1,342        216,210  

Landstar System

     346        43,146  

Lockheed Martin

     1,171        410,002  

ManpowerGroup

     126        8,552  

Norfolk Southern

     1,633        341,493  

Northrop Grumman

     1,036        300,254  

Otis Worldwide

     2,470        151,362  

PACCAR

     2,046        174,688  

Parker-Hannifin

     1,626        338,793  

Raytheon Technologies

     9,118        495,290  

Republic Services, Cl A

     2,706        238,588  

Rockwell Automation

     928        220,047  

Roper Technologies

     653        242,485  

Southwest Airlines

     202        7,985  

Stanley Black & Decker

     2,017        335,225  

 

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

 

23


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
United States — continued         
Industrials — continued              

Trane Technologies

     1,447      $ 192,089  

TransDigm Group

     326        155,636  

Uber Technologies *

     7,089        236,844  

Union Pacific

     3,594        636,821  

United Parcel Service, Cl B

     3,555        558,526  

Verisk Analytics, Cl A

     936        166,580  

Waste Connections

     1,672        166,063  

Waste Management

     2,680        289,199  
     

 

 

 
        13,158,624  
     

 

 

 
Information Technology — 12.1%              

Accenture, Cl A

     1,780        386,100  

Adobe *

     1,752        783,319  

Advanced Micro Devices *

     2,020        152,086  

Akamai Technologies *

     1,545        146,960  

Alteryx, Cl A *

     264        33,092  

Amdocs

     1,335        75,267  

Amphenol, Cl A

     971        109,568  

Analog Devices

     1,264        149,822  

ANSYS *

     381        115,965  

Apple

     39,194        4,266,659  

Applied Materials

     3,055        180,948  

Arista Networks *

     787        164,404  

Arrow Electronics *

     2,582        201,112  

Atlassian, Cl A *

     76        14,563  

Autodesk *

     1,209        284,768  

Automatic Data Processing

     890        140,584  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding, Cl A

     789        61,936  

Broadcom

     1,172        409,766  

CACI International, Cl A *

     478        99,677  

Cadence Design Systems *

     986        107,839  

CDK Global

     624        26,894  

CDW

     89        10,911  

Ceridian HCM Holding *

     657        56,647  

Check Point Software Technologies *

     800        90,848  

Cisco Systems

     14,838        532,684  

Citrix Systems

     733        83,027  

Cognex

     1,120        73,808  

Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl A

     2,706        193,263  

Corning

     3,063        97,924  

 

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

 

24


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
United States — continued         
Information Technology — continued              

Coupa Software *

     210      $ 56,217  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Cl A *

     461        57,090  

Dell Technologies, Cl C *

     217        13,076  

DocuSign, Cl A *

     1,369        276,880  

Dropbox, Cl A *

     3,722        67,964  

Elastic *

     322        32,654  

EPAM Systems *

     136        42,017  

Euronet Worldwide *

     1,017        90,350  

F5 Networks *

     535        71,123  

Fidelity National Information Services

     1,555        193,737  

First Solar *

     8,500        739,882  

Fiserv *

     1,200        114,564  

Five9 *

     1,151        174,630  

FLIR Systems

     1,985        68,860  

Fortinet *

     903        99,664  

Global Payments

     904        142,597  

GoDaddy, Cl A *

     1,043        73,782  

Guidewire Software *

     279        26,815  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

     5,616        48,522  

HP

     8,479        152,283  

HubSpot *

     592        171,721  

Intel

     8,986        397,900  

International Business Machines

     4,258        475,448  

Intuit

     578        181,885  

IPG Photonics *

     500        92,980  

Juniper Networks

     3,009        59,337  

KLA

     320        63,098  

Lam Research

     275        94,072  

Leidos Holdings

     796        66,068  

Marvell Technology Group

     2,582        96,851  

Mastercard, Cl A

     1,665        480,586  

Maxim Integrated Products

     70        4,875  

Microchip Technology

     1,139        119,686  

Micron Technology *

     2,220        111,755  

Microsoft

     17,731        3,589,996  

Motorola Solutions

     340        53,740  

National Instruments

     1,041        32,562  

NortonLifeLock

     1,797        36,964  

NVIDIA

     1,623        813,707  

NXP Semiconductors

     1,884        254,566  

 

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

 

25


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
United States — continued         
    Information Technology — continued              

Okta, Cl A *

     1,145      $ 240,255  

ON Semiconductor *

     712        17,864  

Oracle

     8,263        463,637  

Palo Alto Networks *

     597        132,050  

Paychex

     1,467        120,661  

Paycom Software *

     40        14,564  

PayPal Holdings *

     2,289        426,052  

Proofpoint *

     698        66,827  

PTC *

     669        56,116  

QUALCOMM

     3,063        377,852  

RealPage *

     1,003        55,857  

RingCentral, Cl A *

     382        98,686  

salesforce.com *

     3,320        771,136  

ServiceNow *

     1,009        502,048  

Shopify, Cl A *

     286        264,673  

Skyworks Solutions

     586        82,796  

Splunk *

     956        189,326  

Square, Cl A *

     1,044        161,695  

Synopsys *

     558        119,334  

TE Connectivity

     1,189        115,190  

Teradyne

     827        72,652  

Texas Instruments

     2,374        343,257  

Trade Desk, Cl A *

     220        124,619  

Trimble *

     1,626        78,259  

Twilio, Cl A *

     710        198,069  

Tyler Technologies *

     270        103,783  

VeriSign *

     501        95,541  

ViaSat *

     179        6,068  

Visa, Cl A

     2,939        534,046  

VMware, Cl A *

     1,624        209,058  

Vontier *

     720        20,693  

Workday, Cl A *

     1,139        239,327  

Xilinx

     1,114        132,221  

Zebra Technologies, Cl A *

     315        89,347  

Zendesk *

     648        71,889  

Zoom Video Communications, Cl A *

     361        166,389  

Zscaler *

     793        107,650  
     

 

 

 
        25,660,432  
     

 

 

 
Materials — 0.6%         

Air Products and Chemicals

     449        124,032  

 

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

 

26


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
     Shares      Value  
United States — continued         
Materials — continued         

Ardagh Group, Cl A

     1,404      $ 23,138  

Ball

     890        79,210  

Corteva

     2,140        70,577  

Dow

     2,080        94,619  

DuPont de Nemours

     2,080        118,310  

Ecolab

     523        96,018  

Freeport-McMoRan

     5,293        91,781  

Linde

     774        170,543  

Newmont

     2,210        138,876  

PPG Industries

     650        84,318  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum

     1,113        121,306  

Sherwin-Williams

     170        116,957  
     

 

 

 
        1,329,685  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.7%         

Alexandria Real Estate Equities

     697        105,609  

American Tower

     843        193,595  

AvalonBay Communities ‡

     799        111,165  

Camden Property Trust

     104        9,593  

Crown Castle International

     1,110        173,382  

Digital Realty Trust

     550        79,365  

Equinix

     213        155,754  

Extra Space Storage

     102        11,827  

Prologis

     1,620        160,704  

Public Storage ‡

     410        93,919  

Realty Income

     2,179        126,077  

SBA Communications, Cl A

     280        81,304  

Simon Property Group

     1,656        104,013  

Welltower

     2,034        109,368  

Weyerhaeuser

     1,940        52,943  
     

 

 

 
        1,568,618  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.0%         

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure

     17,150        505,754  

Avangrid

     9,920        489,453  

Clearway Energy, Cl C

     19,900        560,384  

NextEra Energy

     7,040        515,398  
     

 

 

 
        2,070,989  
     

 

 

 
        73,007,938  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

27


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued  
            Value  

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $109,721,729)

      $ 126,467,663  
     

 

 

 
     
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — 6.5%  
     Face Amount         
Communication Services — 0.3%         

Baidu

     

Callable 03/07/2025 @ $100
3.075%, 04/07/2025

   $ 200,000        212,102  

Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes

4.875%, 01/22/2030

     200,000        197,852  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri

     

Callable 01/11/2028 @ $100
5.800%, 04/11/2028

     200,000        193,332  
     

 

 

 
        603,286  
     

 

 

 
Energy — 0.9%         

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings

     

Callable 05/18/2029 @ $100
3.700%, 11/15/2029

     40,000        41,792  

Ecopetrol
5.875%, 05/28/2045

     60,000        65,442  

Indika Energy Capital III Pte

     

Callable 11/09/2021 @ $103
5.875%, 11/09/2024

     200,000        188,486  

Korea National Oil
3.250%, 10/01/2025

     200,000        220,778  

Kosmos Energy

     

Callable 04/04/2022 @ $104
7.125%, 04/04/2026

     200,000        166,140  

Lukoil Securities BV
3.875%, 05/06/2030

     200,000        212,020  

Pertamina Persero MTN
6.450%, 05/30/2044

     200,000        260,000  

Pertamina Persero MTN

     

Callable 05/25/1930 @ $100
3.100%, 08/27/2030

     200,000        206,728  

ReNew Power Synthetic

     

Callable 03/12/2021 @ $105
6.670%, 03/12/2024

     200,000        208,956  

 

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

 

28


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued  
     Face Amount      Value  
Energy — continued         

Saka Energi Indonesia
4.450%, 05/05/2024

   $ 200,000      $ 184,009  

Saudi Arabian Oil MTN
3.500%, 04/16/2029

     200,000        220,657  
     

 

 

 
        1,975,008  
     

 

 

 
Financials — 2.6%         

Banco de Credito e Inversiones
3.500%, 10/12/2027

     200,000        216,934  

Banco General

     

Callable 05/07/2027 @ $100
4.125%, 08/07/2027

     200,000        222,502  

Beijing State-Owned Assets Management Hong Kong
4.125%, 05/26/2025

     200,000        216,024  

BOC Aviation MTN

     

Callable 03/29/2025 @ $100
3.250%, 04/29/2025

     200,000        208,800  

Callable 06/17/1930 @ $100
2.625%, 09/17/2030

     200,000        194,692  

China Huadian Overseas Development Management

     

Callable 05/29/2024 @ $100
4.000%, VAR US Treas Yield Curve Rate T Note
Const Mat 5 Yr+4.782%,

     400,000        417,174  

CIMB Bank MTN
3.263%, 03/15/2022

     250,000        257,435  

CMT Pte MTN
3.609%, 04/04/2029

     200,000        215,722  

Dai-ichi Life Insurance

     

Callable 07/24/2026 @ $100
4.000%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.660%,

     200,000        217,000  

Grupo Aval

     

Callable 11/04/2029 @ $100
4.375%, 02/04/2030

     200,000        194,700  

Huarong Finance 2017 MTN

     

Callable 11/07/2022 @ $100
4.000%, VAR US Treas Yield Curve Rate T Note
Const Mat 5 Yr+6.983%,

     200,000        202,250  

Huarong Finance II MTN
5.000%, 11/19/2025

     200,000        221,670  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust MTN
2.125%, 01/15/2026

     200,000        199,600  

 

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

 

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   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued  
     Face Amount      Value  
Financials — continued         

Mirae Asset Daewoo
2.625%, 07/30/2025

   $ 200,000      $ 202,374  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
2.193%, 02/25/2025

     200,000        209,665  

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance

     

Callable 03/06/2029 @ $100
4.950%, VAR USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Yr
Curr+3.256%,

     300,000        357,750  

Mizuho Financial Group

     

Callable 09/13/2029 @ $100
2.869%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.310%,
09/13/2030

     250,000        265,914  

Callable 07/16/2022 @ $100
2.721%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+0.840%,
07/16/2023

     200,000        207,040  

NongHyup Bank MTN
1.250%, 07/20/2025

     200,000        201,667  

Oversea-Chinese Banking

     

Callable 09/10/2025 @ $100
1.832%, VAR US Treas Yield Curve Rate T Note
Const Mat 5 Yr+1.580%, 09/10/2030

     200,000        199,424  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
2.348%, 01/15/2025

     200,000        211,123  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Capital Market MTN
3.750%, 02/25/2029

     200,000        223,042  

United Overseas Bank MTN

     

Callable 10/19/2023 @ $100
3.875%, VAR USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Yr
Curr+1.794%,

     200,000        205,000  

Callable 09/16/2021 @ $100
3.500%, VAR USD Swap Semi 30/360 5 Yr
Curr+2.236%, 09/16/2026

     200,000        203,442  
     

 

 

 
        5,470,944  
     

 

 

 
Industrials — 0.9%         

China Minmetals

     

Callable 11/13/2022 @ $100
3.750%, VAR US Treas Yield Curve Rate T Note
Const Mat 5 Yr+4.717%,

     600,000        610,783  

CMB International Leasing Management MTN
3.000%, 07/03/2024

     200,000        205,890  

2.750%, 08/12/2030

     200,000        194,564  

 

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

 

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   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued  
     Face Amount        Value  
Industrials — continued         

Elementia

     

Callable 12/02/2020 @ $103
5.500%, 01/15/2025

   $ 200,000      $ 200,400  

PSA Treasury Pte MTN

     

Callable 06/05/2029 @ $100
2.125%, 09/05/2029

     600,000        621,059  
     

 

 

 
        1,832,696  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 0.5%

        

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV
4.500%, 01/31/2030

     200,000        184,710  

Chalco Hong Kong Investment

     

Callable 11/07/2021 @ $100
4.250%, VAR US Treas Yield Curve Rate T Note
Const Mat 5 Yr+7.931%,

     200,000        202,400  

Chinalco Capital Holdings

     

Callable 09/11/2024 @ $100
4.100%, VAR US Treas Yield Curve Rate T Note
Const Mat 5 Yr+5.788%,

     200,000        204,089  

Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero

     

Callable 02/15/2030 @ $100
5.450%, 05/15/2030

     200,000        227,845  

JSW Steel
5.375%, 04/04/2025

     200,000        199,077  

Southern Copper
3.875%, 04/23/2025

     50,000        55,171  
     

 

 

 
        1,073,292  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate — 0.4%         

Country Garden Holdings

     

Callable 04/08/2023 @ $104
7.250%, 04/08/2026

     200,000        223,575  

Goodman HK Finance MTN

     

Callable 04/22/2030 @ $100
3.000%, 07/22/2030

     200,000        205,556  

Longfor Group Holdings
3.950%, 09/16/2029

     200,000        212,360  

Yuzhou Properties

     

Callable 02/26/2022 @ $104
8.500%, 02/26/2024

     200,000        208,085  
     

 

 

 
        849,576  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — continued  
     Face Amount      Value  
Utilities — 0.9%         

Cometa Energia

     

Callable 01/24/2035 @ $100
6.375%, 04/24/2035

   $ 187,400      $ 207,311  

Energuate Trust

     

Callable 05/03/2022 @ $103
5.875%, 05/03/2027

     200,000        206,002  

Infraestructura Energetica Nova

     

Callable 07/15/1950 @ $100
4.750%, 01/15/2051

     200,000        187,900  

Korea East-West Power
1.750%, 05/06/2025

     200,000        206,546  

Korea Electric Power MTN
2.500%, 06/24/2024

     280,000        294,789  

Minejesa Capital BV
5.625%, 08/10/2037

     200,000        207,000  

OmGrid Funding
5.196%, 05/16/2027

     200,000        184,344  

SP PowerAssets MTN
3.000%, 09/26/2027

     200,000        219,222  

Termocandelaria Power

     

Callable 01/30/2023 @ $104
7.875%, 01/30/2029

     200,000        217,200  
     

 

 

 
        1,930,314  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS

     

(Cost $13,456,973)

        13,735,116  
     

 

 

 
     
SOVEREIGN DEBT — 4.6%  

Colombia Government International Bond
6.125%, 01/18/2041

     300,000        387,150  

5.200%, 05/15/2049

     400,000        480,788  

4.125%, 05/15/2051

     200,000        209,300  

3.125%, 04/15/2031

     400,000        410,600  

Dominican Republic International Bond
5.875%, 01/30/2060

     310,000        296,050  

Egypt Government International Bond
7.625%, 05/29/2032

     1,160,000        1,173,456  

Ghana Government International Bond
10.750%, 10/14/2030

     500,000        612,214  

8.125%, 03/26/2032

     580,000        532,804  

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN DEBT — continued  
     Face Amount      Value  

Ivory Coast Government International Bond
6.125%, 06/15/2033

   $ 300,000      $ 302,537  

5.750%, 12/31/2032

     838,300        818,474  

Kenya Government International Bond
8.000%, 05/22/2032

     650,000        681,928  

6.875%, 06/24/2024

     550,000        582,049  

Mexico Government International Bond
6.050%, 01/11/2040

     1,000,000        1,256,380  

4.750%, 03/08/2044

     500,000        552,505  

3.250%, 04/16/2030

     560,000        578,637  

Ukraine Government International Bond
7.750%, 09/01/2024

     340,000        351,475  

7.253%, 03/15/2033

     490,000        459,990  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT

 

  

(Cost $9,431,963)

        9,686,337  
     

 

 

 
     
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 3.6%  
     Shares         

iShares MSCI ACWI Fund

         2,555            199,648  

iShares MSCI South Korea Fund

         3,500            227,150  

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners Fund

     194,800        7,303,052  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

     

(Cost $6,203,233)

        7,729,850  
     

 

 

 
     
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.4%  
Germany — 0.0%         

Jungheinrich **

       1,350            49,063  
     

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.4%         

Hyundai Motor **

           745            52,862  

LG Household & Health Care **

           339          206,340  

Samsung Electronics **

     14,698          652,297  
     

 

 

 
          911,499  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

     

(Cost $883,098)

          960,562  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION — 1.6%  
     Face Amount      Value  

U.S. Treasury Bills
0.090%, 12/17/2020 (A) (B)

   $ 3,328,000        $ 3,327,636  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION

 

  

(Cost $3,327,617)

        3,327,636  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 76.1%

     

(Cost $143,024,613)

        $     161,907,164  
     

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $212,791,644.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

**

There is currently no rate available.

Real Estate Investment Trust.

(A)

Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged as collateral on open futures contracts.

(B)

Zero coupon security. The rate reported on the Schedule of Investments is the effective yield at time of purchase.

ACWI — All Country World Index

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

AUD — Australian Dollar

CAC — Cotation Assistee en Continu (continuous assisted quotation)

CAD — Canadian Dollar

CHF — Swiss Franc

Cl — Class

CNY — Chinese Yuan

EAFE — Europe, Australasia and Far East

EUR — Euro

FTSE — Financial Times Stock Exchange

GBP — British Pound

IBEX — International Business Exchange

ICE — Intercontinental Exchange

JPY — Japanese Yen

KRW — Korean Won

LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate

MSCI — Morgan Stanley Capital International

MTN — Medium Term Note

NASDAQ— National Association of Securities Dealers and Automated Quotations

NOK — Norwegian Krone

PJSC — Public Joint Stock Company

S&P — Standard & Poor’s

SEK — Swedish Krona

STOXX — Eurozone Stock Index

TOPIX — Tokyo Stock Price Index

USD — United States Dollar

VAR — Variable Rate

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

A list of the outstanding forward foreign currency contracts held by the Fund at October 31, 2020, is as follows:

 

         
Counterparty    Settlement
Date
     Currency to Deliver      Currency to Receive      Unrealized  
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Morgan Stanley

     12/16/20        USD        7,465,088        CNY        50,440,000      $ 38,380  

Morgan Stanley

     12/16/20        USD        6,037,592        AUD        8,280,000        (216,081

Morgan Stanley

     12/16/20        USD        3,623,360        CAD        4,780,000        (34,683

Morgan Stanley

     12/16/20        USD        2,566,852        CHF        2,330,000        (21,985

Morgan Stanley

     12/16/20        USD        16,900,897        EUR        14,220,000        (320,587

Morgan Stanley

     12/16/20        USD        4,722,107        GBP        3,690,000        60,064  

Morgan Stanley

     12/16/20        USD        32,102,282        JPY        3,401,933,000        413,580  

Morgan Stanley

     12/16/20        KRW        3,769,200,000        USD        3,175,480        (139,746

Morgan Stanley

     12/16/20        SEK        32,580,000        USD        3,727,611        63,973  

Morgan Stanley

     12/16/20        NOK        9,700,000        USD        1,096,219        80,318  
                 

 

 

 

                  $   (76,767)  
                 

 

 

 

The open futures contracts held by the Fund at October 31, 2020, are as follows:

 

           
Type of Contract    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount†
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

CAC40 10 Euro Index

     56        Nov-2020      $ 3,252,044     $ 2,993,606     $ (231,330

E-MINI Russell 1000 Index

     (32)        Dec-2020        (1,896,968     (1,835,040     61,928  

Euro STOXX 50

     17        Dec-2020        666,153       585,852       (72,514

FTSE China A50

     497        Nov-2020        7,793,630       7,791,469       (2,161

IBEX

     39        Nov-2020        3,154,721       2,924,353       (203,602

MSCI EAFE Index

     (29)        Dec-2020        (2,754,344     (2,586,655     167,689  

MSCI Emerging Markets

     (26)        Dec-2020        (1,430,577     (1,432,470     (1,893

NASDAQ 100 Index E-MINI

     2        Dec-2020        446,152       441,850       (4,302

S&P 500 Index E-MINI

     (36)        Dec-2020        (5,985,545     (5,876,460         109,085  

TOPIX Index

     2        Dec-2020        299,093       300,492       (2,999
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $   3,544,359     $   3,306,997     $ (180,099
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The foreign exchange rate for the contract notional amounts are based on prevailing exchange rates on the date the respective contracts were opened.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of October 31, 2020, in valuing the Fund’s investments and other financial instruments carried at value:

 

Investments in Securities    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stock

           

Austria

   $      $ 420,774      $      $ 420,774  

Belgium

            500,533               500,533  

Brazil

     92,287                      92,287  

Canada

     152,395                      152,395  

Chile

     431,148                      431,148  

China

     213,528                      213,528  

Denmark

            2,805,870               2,805,870  

Finland

            1,300,052               1,300,052  

France

            2,224,057               2,224,057  

Germany

            5,056,287               5,056,287  

Hong Kong

            664,151               664,151  

Indonesia

            5,493               5,493  

Ireland

            733               733  

Italy

            3,043,807               3,043,807  

Japan

            5,016,999               5,016,999  

Netherlands

            2,103,102               2,103,102  

Norway

            1,121,268               1,121,268  

Philippines

            8,349               8,349  

Portugal

            1,128,296               1,128,296  

Russia

     24,012                      24,012  

South Africa

            75,754               75,754  

South Korea

            13,927,674               13,927,674  

Spain

            2,706,734               2,706,734  

Sweden

            4,792,338               4,792,338  

Switzerland

            4,196,747               4,196,747  

Taiwan

            211,162               211,162  

Turkey

            113,617               113,617  

United Kingdom

            1,122,558               1,122,558  

United States

     73,007,938                      73,007,938  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

     73,921,308        52,546,355               126,467,663  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Corporate Obligations

            13,735,116               13,735,116  

Sovereign Debt

            9,686,337               9,686,337  

Exchange Traded Funds

     7,729,850                      7,729,850  

Preferred Stock

            960,562               960,562  

U.S. Treasury Obligation

            3,327,636               3,327,636  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $  81,651,158      $  80,256,006      $         —      $ 161,907,164  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts*

         

Unrealized Appreciation

   $     $ 656,315     $      $ 656,315  

Unrealized Depreciation

           (733,082            (733,082

Futures Contracts*

         

Unrealized Appreciation

     338,702                    338,702  

Unrealized Depreciation

     (518,801                  (518,801
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Other Financial Instruments    $ (180,099   $ (76,767   $         —      $
(256,866

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*Forward

contracts and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

Amounts designated as “— “ are $0.

For the year ended October 31, 2020 there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES       

Assets:

  

Investments, at Value (Cost $143,024,613)

     $161,907,164  

Foreign Currency Deposits with Broker for Futures Contracts
(Cost $1,150,632)

     1,150,632  

Foreign Currency, at Value (Cost $949,210)

     996,698  

Cash

     46,936,602  

Cash Pledged as Collateral for Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     2,120,000  

Receivable for Investment Securities Sold

     869,374  

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     656,315  

Dividend and Interest Receivable

     436,228  

Receivable for Capital Shares Sold

     349,739  

Reclaim Receivable

     128,013  

Variation Margin Receivable

     29,961  

Unrealized Appreciation on Foreign Spot Currency Contracts

     53  

Other Prepaid Expenses

     12,063  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     215,592,842  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Cash Collateral for Futures due to Broker

     1,157,085  

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     733,082  

Payable for Investment Securities Purchased

     664,874  

Payable due to Investment Adviser

     67,273  

Payable due to Administrator

     22,350  

Shareholder Servicing Fees Payable

     12,613  

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

     2,429  

Payable due to Trustees

     501  

Unrealized Depreciation on Foreign Spot Currency Contracts

     34  

Other Accrued Expenses and Other Payables

     140,957  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     2,801,198  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $212,791,644  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Paid-in Capital

     $202,403,582  

Total Distributable Earnings

     10,388,062  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

         $212,791,644  
  

 

 

 

Institutional Shares:

  

Net Assets

     $195,262,586  

Outstanding Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization - no par value)

     17,621,704  

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

     $        11.08  
  

 

 

 

Investor Servicing Shares:

  

Net Assets

     $  17,529,058  

Outstanding Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization - no par value)

     1,583,228  

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

     $        11.07  
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
  

 

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS       
     Year
Ended
October 31, 2020
 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 2,707,434  

Interest

     1,607,520  

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

     (144,479
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     4,170,475  
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Investment Advisory Fees

     1,570,102  

Administration Fees

     251,216  

Shareholder Servicing Fees, Investor Shares

     19,971  

Trustees’ Fees

     18,036  

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

     7,191  

Custodian Fees

     164,280  

Pricing Fees

     106,760  

Transfer Agent Fees

     58,986  

Registration and Filing Fees

     42,596  

Printing Fees

     42,508  

Legal Fees

     38,427  

Audit Fees

     29,027  

Other Expenses

     29,321  
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     2,378,421  
  

 

 

 

Less:

  

Waiver of Investment Advisory Fees

     (788,351
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     1,590,070  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     2,580,405  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Investments

     (9,925,693

Futures Contracts

     5,972,410  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     1,649,392  

Foreign Currency Transactions

     (223,786
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Loss

     (2,527,677
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     7,869,709  

Futures Contracts

     (200,236

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     (560,955

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign Currencies

     50,638  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     7,159,156  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments, Futures Contracts, Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and Foreign Currency
Transactions and Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities
Denominated in Foreign Currencies

     4,631,479  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 7,211,884  
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS  
     Year Ended
October 31, 2020
    Year Ended
October 31, 2019
 

Operations:

    

Net Investment Income

   $ 2,580,405     $ 4,002,206  

Net Realized Loss on Investments, Futures Contracts, Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (2,527,677     (6,479,670

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments, Futures Contracts, Forward Foreign Currency Contracts, Foreign Currency Transactions and Translation of Other Assets, Foreign Capital Gains Tax on Appreciated Securities and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign Currencies

     7,159,156       13,074,246  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     7,211,884       10,596,782  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions:

    

Institutional Shares

     (3,171,282     (4,996,211

Investor Servicing Shares

     (227,628     (133,060
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (3,398,910     (5,129,271
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:(1)

    

Institutional Shares

    

Issued

     11,485,130       27,402,598  

Reinvestment of Distributions

     2,862,740       4,591,423  

Redeemed

     (30,044,286     (34,732,445
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Institutional Shares Transactions

     (15,696,416     (2,738,424
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor Servicing Shares

    

Issued

     2,847,797       16,170,442  

Reinvestment of Distributions

     224,967       128,747  

Redeemed

     (1,903,038     (3,581,281
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investor Servicing Shares Transactions

     1,169,726       12,717,908  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Capital Share Transactions

     (14,526,690     9,979,484  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (10,713,716     15,446,995  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of Year

     223,505,360       208,058,365  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Year

    $ 212,791,644      $ 223,505,360  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)   

See  Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS        
   

Selected Per Share Date & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding

Throughout Each Year/Period

 
         

 

Institutional Shares    

 

 
    Year
Ended
October 31,
2020
    Year
Ended
October 31,
2019
    Year
Ended
October 31,
2018
    Year
Ended
October 31,
2017
    Period
Ended
October 31,
2016(1)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period

  $ 10.87          $     10.56          $ 11.59      $ 10.51       $ 10.00           
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

         

Net Investment Income*

    0.13            0.20            0.16        0.18         0.14      

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    0.25            0.37            (0.54)        1.14         0.37      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.38            0.57            (0.38)        1.32         0.51      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

         

Net Investment Income

    (0.17)           (0.03)           (0.21)        (0.13)        –      

Net Realized Gains

        –       (0.23)           (0.44)        (0.11)        –      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (0.17)           (0.26)           (0.65)        (0.24)        –      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period

  $     11.08          $ 10.87          $ 10.56      $ 11.59      $     10.51         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return†

      3.46%       5.66%       (3.60)%       12.79%       5.10%‡  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

         

Net Assets, End of Year/Period (Thousands)

    $195,263           $207,452        $204,939       $157,511         $101,773   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    0.75%         0.75%       0.67%         0.50%         0.50%††  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers and Reimbursements)

    1.13%         1.13%       1.13%         1.17%         1.48%††  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    1.24%         1.88%       1.46%         1.66%         2.10%††  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    144%             119%          109%           124%           90%‡    

 

    

Amounts designated as “—” are either not applicable, $0 or have been rounded to $0.

(1)

The Fund commenced operations on March 2, 2016.

*

Per share calculations were performed using average shares for the period.

Returns shown do not reflect the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

††

Annualized

Portfolio turnover and total return are for the period indicated and have not been annualized.

 

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

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)        
   

Selected Per Share Date & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding

Throughout Each Year/Period

 
         

 

Investor Servicing Shares    

 

 
    Year
Ended
October 31,
2020
    Year
Ended
October 31,
2019
    Year
Ended
October 31,
2018
    Year
Ended
October 31,
2017
    Period
Ended
October 31,
2016(1)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period

  $ 10.86      $ 10.55      $ 11.60      $ 10.53      $ 10.00        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

         

Net Investment Income*

    0.12        0.18        0.16        0.17        0.14   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    0.25        0.38        (0.57)       1.14        0.39   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.37        0.56        (0.41)       1.31        0.53   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

         

Net Investment Income

    (0.16)        (0.02)       (0.20)       (0.13)        

Net Realized Gains

    –             (0.23)       (0.44)       (0.11)        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (0.16)        (0.25)       (0.64)       (0.24)        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period

  $ 11.07       $ 10.86      $ 10.55      $ 11.60      $ 10.53        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return†

    3.34%       5.58%       (3.81)%       12.67%       5.30%‡  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

         

Net Assets, End of Year/Period (Thousands)

    $17,529         $16,053         $3,119           $552           $106     

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    0.87%         0.90%         0.87%         0.56%         0.50%††    

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers and Reimbursements)

    1.25%         1.28%         1.30%         1.16%         1.48%††    

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    1.11%         1.69%         1.39%         1.55%         2.08%††    

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    144%             119%             109%             124%             90%‡      

 

    

Amounts designated as “—” are either not applicable, $0 or have been rounded to $0.

(1)

The Fund commenced operations on March 2, 2016.

*

Per share calculations were performed using average shares for the period.

Returns shown do not reflect the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

††

Annualized

Portfolio turnover and total return are for the period indicated and have not been annualized.

 

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Organization:

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III (the “Trust”) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust under a Declaration of Trust dated December 4, 2013. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company with 34 funds. The financial statements herein are those of the PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund (the “Fund”). The investment objective of the Fund is to seek total return. The Fund is classified as a diversified investment company. PineBridge Investments LLC serves as the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The Fund currently offers Institutional Shares and Investor Servicing Shares. The Fund commenced operations on March 2, 2016. The financial statements of the remaining funds of the Trust are presented separately. The assets of each fund are segregated, and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the fund in which shares are held.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

The following are significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund. The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance issued in Topic 946 by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

Security Valuation — Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on an exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on the valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. If available, debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize

 

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   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
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actual market transactions, broker supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities. Such methodologies generally consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations. On the first day a new debt security purchase is recorded, if a price is not available on the automated pricing feeds from our primary and secondary pricing vendors nor is it available from an independent broker, the security may be valued at its purchase price. Each day thereafter, the debt security will be valued according to the Trusts’ Fair Value Procedures until an independent source can be secured. Debt obligations with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, which approximates market value provided that it is determined the amortized cost continues to approximate fair value. Should existing credit, liquidity or interest rate conditions in the relevant markets and issuer specific circumstances suggest that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, then the amortized cost method may not be used. The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” are valued in accordance with “Fair Value Procedures” established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Fund’s Fair Value Procedures are implemented through a Fair Value Committee (the “Committee”) designated by the Board. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; or trading of the security is subject to local government imposed restrictions. When a security is valued in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee.

Futures contracts that are traded on an exchange are valued at their last reported sales price as of the valuation date.

For securities that principally trade on a foreign market or exchange, a significant gap in time can exist between the time of a particular security’s last trade and the time at which the Fund calculates its net asset value. The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time the Fund calculates its net asset value if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a “Significant Event”) has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that the Fund calculates net asset

 

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value. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. If the Adviser of the Fund becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which the Fund calculates its net asset value, it may request that a Committee meeting be called.

The Fund uses MarkIt Fair Value (“MarkIt”) as a third party fair valuation vendor. MarkIt provides a fair value for foreign securities in the Fund based on certain factors and methodologies (involving, generally, tracking valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each non-U.S. security) applied by MarkIt in the event that there is a movement in the U.S. market that exceeds a specific threshold established by the Committee. The Committee establishes “confidence interval” which is used to determine the level of correlation between the value of a foreign security and movements in the U.S. market before a particular security is fair valued when the threshold is exceeded. In the event that the threshold established by the Committee is exceeded on a specific day, the Fund values its non-U.S. securities that exceed the applicable “confidence interval” based upon the fair values provided by MarkIt. In such event, it is not necessary to hold a Committee meeting. In the event that the Adviser believes that the fair values provided by MarkIt are not reliable, the Adviser contacts the Administrator and can request that a meeting of the Committee be held.

If a local market in which the Fund owns securities is closed for one or more days, the Fund shall value all securities held in that corresponding currency based on the fair value prices provided by MarkIt using the predetermined confidence interval discussed above.

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

 

   

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

 

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Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (includes quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, referenced indices, quoted prices in inactive markets, adjusted quoted prices in active markets, adjusted quoted prices on foreign equity securities that were adjusted in accordance with pricing procedures approved by the Board, etc.); and

 

   

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

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

For the year ended October 31, 2020, there have been no significant changes to the Fund’s fair valuation methodology.

Federal Income Taxes — It is the Fund’s intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company for Federal income tax purposes by complying with the appropriate provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income taxes have been made in the financial statements.

The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether it is “more-likely than-not” (i.e., greater than 50-percent) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Fund did not record any tax provision in the current period. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, examination by tax authorities (i.e., the last 3 year ends, as applicable), on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

As of and during the year ended October 31, 2020, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year ended October 31, 2020, the Fund did not incur any significant interest or penalties.

 

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Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are based on the specific identification method. Dividend income and expense are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis from settlement date and includes the amortization of premiums and the accretion of discount. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Discounts and premiums on fixed income securities are accreted and amortized using the effective interest method. Realized gains (losses) on paydowns of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are recorded as an adjustment to interest income.

Foreign Currency Translation — The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Fund does not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. These gains and losses are included in net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments on the Statement of Operations. Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from foreign currency exchange contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of the investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to protect the value of securities held and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked-to-market daily using the current forward rate and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized gain or loss. The Fund recognizes realized gains or losses when the contract is closed, equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Any realized or unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the year is presented on the Statement of Operations. Risks may arise from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign

 

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currency relative to the U.S. dollar. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and are generally limited to the amount of unrealized gain on the contracts at the date of default. Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for details regarding open forward foreign currency contracts as of October 31, 2020.

For the year ended October 31, 2020, the average quarterly balances of forward foreign currency exchange contracts were as follows:

 

Average Quarterly Notional Contracts Purchased

   $     (69,137,169)  

Average Quarterly Notional Contracts Sold

     10,169,726  

Futures Contracts — The Fund utilized futures contracts during the year ended October 31, 2020. To the extent consistent with its investment objective and strategies, the Fund may use futures contracts for tactical hedging purposes as well as to enhance the Fund’s returns. Initial margin deposits of cash or securities are made upon entering into futures contracts. The futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of exchange on which they are traded. The futures contracts are marked to market daily and the resulting changes in value are accounted for as unrealized gains and losses. Variation margin payments are paid or received, depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the amount invested in the futures contract.

Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there will be an imperfect price correlation between the futures and the underlying securities. Second, it is possible that a lack of liquidity for futures contracts could exist in the secondary market, resulting in an inability to close a position prior to its maturity date. Third, the futures contract involves the risk that a Fund could lose more than the original margin deposit required to initiate a futures transaction.

Finally, the risk exists that losses could exceed amounts disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for details regarding open futures contracts as of October 31, 2020.

For the year ended October 31, 2020, the average quarterly notional amount of futures contracts held were as follows:

 

Average Quarterly Notional Balance Long

   $ 16,499,293  

Average Quarterly Notional Balance Short

         (27,695,530)  

 

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Investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) — Dividend income from REITs is recorded based on the income included in distributions received from the REIT investments using published REIT reclassifications, including some management estimates when actual amounts are not available. Distributions received in excess of this estimated amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. The actual amounts of income, return of capital, and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end, and may differ from the estimated amounts.

Master Limited Partnerships — Entities commonly referred to as “MLPs” are generally organized under state law as limited partnerships or limited liability companies. The Funds intend to primarily invest in MLPs receiving partnership taxation treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), and whose interests or “units” are traded on securities exchanges like shares of corporate stock. To be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, an MLP whose units are traded on a securities exchange must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying sources such as interest, dividends, real estate rents, gain from the sale or disposition of real property, income and gain from mineral or natural resources activities, income and gain from the transportation or storage of certain fuels, and, in certain circumstances, income and gain from commodities or futures, forwards and options with respect to commodities. Mineral or natural resources activities include exploration, development, production, processing, mining, refining, marketing and transportation (including pipelines) of oil and gas, minerals, geothermal energy, fertilizer, timber or industrial source carbon dioxide. An MLP consists of a general partner and limited partners (or in the case of MLPs organized as limited liability companies, a managing member and members). The general partner or managing member typically controls the operations and management of the MLP and has an ownership stake in the partnership. The limited partners or members, through their ownership of limited partner or member interests, provide capital to the entity, are intended to have no role in the operation and management of the entity and receive cash distributions. The MLPs themselves generally do not pay U.S. federal income taxes. Thus, unlike investors in corporate securities, direct MLP investors are generally not subject to double taxation (i.e., corporate level tax and tax on corporate dividends). Currently, most MLPs operate in the energy and/or natural resources sector.

Expenses — Most expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a particular fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a particular fund are apportioned among the funds of the Trust based on the number of funds and/or relative net assets.

 

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Cash — Idle cash may be swept into various time deposit accounts and is classified as cash on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund maintains cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times may exceed United States federally insured limits. Amounts invested are available on the same business day.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — The Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income annually. Any net realized capital gains are distributed annually. All distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

3. Derivative Transactions:

The following tables include the Fund’s exposure by type of risk on derivatives held throughout the period.

The fair value of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2020, was as follows:

 

         
     Asset Derivatives          Liability Derivatives       
    

Statement of Assets

and Liability Location

  Fair Value     Statement of Assets
and Liability Location
  Fair Value  

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments:

 

Equity contracts

  Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts   $  338,702    Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts   $  518,801  * 

Foreign exchange

contracts

  Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     656,315     Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     733,082  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments

  $ 995,017       $ 1,251,883  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

*Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin, if any, is reported within the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.

The effective of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2020, was as follows:

The amount of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income:

 

       
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments   

Futures

Contracts

    

Forward

Foreign

Currency

Contracts

     Total  

Foreign exchange contracts

     $             –              $    1,649,392          $    1,649,392    

Equity contracts

     6,522,967          —              6,522,967    

Interest rate contracts

     (550,557)         —              (550,557)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $    5,972,410          $    1,649,392          $    7,621,802    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income:

 

       
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments   

Futures

Contracts

    Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
    Total  

Foreign exchange contracts

     $             –         $   (560,955)     $   (560,955)  

Equity contracts

     (56,308)       —             (56,308)  

Interest rate contracts

     (143,928)       —             (143,928)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $         (200,236)     $         (560,955)     $         (761,191)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

4. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities:

The Fund is subject to various netting arrangements with select counterparties (“Master Agreements”). Master Agreements govern the terms of certain transactions, and reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying credit protection mechanisms and providing standardization that improves legal certainty. Since different types of transactions have different mechanics and are sometimes traded out of different legal entities of a particular counterparty organization, each type of transaction may be covered by a different Master Agreement, resulting in the need for multiple agreements with a single counterparty. As the Master Agreements are specific to unique operations of different asset types, they allow a Fund to close out and net its total exposure to a specific counterparty entity in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a specific counterparty entity.

Master Agreements can also help limit counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the Master Agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant Master Agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold, which typically ranges from zero to $250,000 depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Agreement. United States Treasury Securities and U.S. dollar cash are generally the preferred forms of collateral. Securities and cash pledged as collateral are reflected as assets on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as either a component of investments at value (securities) or cash pledged as collateral for futures contracts (cash). The market value of any securities received as collateral is not reflected as a component of net asset value. A Fund’s overall exposure to counterparty risk can change substantially within a short period, as it is affected by each transaction subject to the relevant Master Agreement.

 

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The following is a summary of derivatives subject to master netting agreements and the collateral (received)/pledged by counterparty in connection with the master netting agreements as of October 31, 2020:

 

           
Counterparty   

Gross
Assets
Recognized
in the

Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities

     Gross Liabilities
Recognized
in the Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
     Net Amount
Available
to be
Offset
     Collateral
Pledged or
(Received)†
     Net Amount‡  
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
                      

Morgan Stanley

   $    656,315      $    (733,082)      $    (76,767)      $   76,767      $         -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Collateral pledged is limited to the net outstanding amount due to/from the counterparty. The actual collateral amounts pledged may exceed these amounts and may fluctuate in value.

 

Represents receivable from/payable to counterparty in the event of default.

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes (“ISDA Master Agreements”) govern OTC financial derivative transactions entered into by a Fund and select counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Events of termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election to terminate early could be material to the financial statements. In limited circumstances, the ISDA Master Agreement may contain additional provisions that add additional counterparty protection beyond coverage of existing daily exposure if the counterparty has a decline in credit quality below a predefined level. These amounts, if any, may be segregated with a third party custodian.

5. Transactions with Affiliates:

Certain officers of the Trust are also employees of SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company, and/or SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”). Such officers are paid no fees by the Trust, other than the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as described below, for serving as officers of the Trust.

The services provided by the (“CCO”) and his staff are paid for by the Trust as incurred. The services include regulatory oversight of the Trust’s Advisors and service providers as required by SEC regulations. The CCO’s services and fees have been approved by and are reviewed by the Board.

 

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6. Administration, Distribution, Shareholder Servicing, Custodian and Transfer Agent Agreements:

The Fund and the Administrator are parties to an Administration Agreement under which the Administrator provides administration services to the Fund. For these services, the Administrator is paid an asset based fee, which will vary depending on the number of share classes and the average daily net assets of the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2020, the Fund paid $251,216 for these services.

The Fund has adopted a shareholder servicing plan (the “Service Plan”) under which a shareholder servicing fee of up to 0.15% of average daily net assets of Investor Servicing Shares of the Fund will be paid to other service providers. Under the Service Plan, other service providers may perform, or may compensate other service providers for performing certain shareholder and administrative services. For the year ended October 31, 2020, the Investor Servicing Shares paid $19,971 for these services.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acts as custodian (the “Custodian”) for the Fund. The Custodian plays no role in determining the investment policies of the Fund or which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Fund.

Apex Fund Services serves as the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund under a transfer agency agreement with the Trust.

7. Investment Advisory Agreement:

Under the terms of an investment advisory agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Fund at a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser had contractually agreed to reduce fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep total annual Fund operating expenses after fee reductions and/or expense reimbursements (excluding any class specific expenses, dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short, interest, taxes, acquired fund fee expenses and non-routine expenses (collectively, “excluded expenses”)) from exceeding 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Investor Servicing Shares and Institutional Shares until April 30, 2021 (the “Expense Limitation”). Refer to waiver of investment advisory fees on the Statement of Operations for fees waived for the year ended October 31, 2020. The Adviser may recover all or a portion of its fee reductions or expense reimbursements, up to the expense cap in place at the time the expenses were waived, within a three-year period from the year in which it reduced its fee or reimbursed expenses if the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses are below the Expense Limitation. This agreement may be terminated by the Board for any reason at any time, or by the Adviser, upon ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the Trust, effective as of the close of business on April 30, 2021. The fees which were previously waived and/or reimbursed to the Fund by the Adviser, which may be

 

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subject to possible future reimbursement, up to the expense cap in place at the time the expenses were waived and reimbursed to the Adviser were $841,882, $809,048 and $788,351 expiring in 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

8. Investment Transactions:

The cost of security purchases and the proceeds from security sales other than short-term securities, for the year ended October 31, 2020, were as follows:

 

Purchases

  

U.S. Government

   $ 8,727,100  

Other

     243,601,501  

Sales

  

U.S. Government

   $ 19,343,801  

Other

           268,110,844  

9. Share Transactions:

 

    Year Ended
October 31, 2020
    Year Ended
October 31, 2019
 

Institutional Shares

   

Issued

    1,055,889        2,601,812   

Reinvestment of Distributions

    254,466        465,991   

Redeemed

    (2,781,961     (3,385,363
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Institutional Shares Transactions

    (1,471,606     (317,560)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor Servicing Shares

   

Issued

    264,153        1,503,446   

Reinvestment of Distributions

    19,997        13,067   

Redeemed

    (179,583     (333,408
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investor Servicing Shares Transactions

    104,567        1,183,105   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding From Share

Transactions

    (1,367,039 )      865,545   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

10. Federal Tax Information:

The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid, if any, are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. These book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent. The permanent differences are primarily related to investments in foreign currency, paydown adjustments, REIT adjustments, PFIC adjustments and Perpetual Bond adjustments. As of October 31, 2020, the Fund has no permanent reclassifications credited or charge to Paid-in-capital and Distributable earnings.

 

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The tax character of dividends or distributions declared during the years ended October 31.

 

            Ordinary Income     Long-Term
Capital Gain
    Total        
    2020     $         3,398,910     $     $     3,398,910    
    2019       522,155           4,607,116       5,129,271    

As October 31, 2020 of the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed Ordinary Income

    $2,817,414  

Capital Loss Carryforwards – Short-Term

    (7,813,266)  

Unrealized Appreciation

    15,384,156  

Other Temporary Differences

    (242)  
 

 

 

 

Total Distributable Earnings

    $10,388,062  
 

 

 

 

For Federal income tax purposes, capital losses incurred may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. Net capital losses earned may be carried forward indefinitely and retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.

For Federal income tax purposes, the difference between Federal tax cost and book cost are primarily due to PFIC, perpetual bonds and wash sales, which cannot be used for Federal income tax purposes in the current year and have been deferred for use in future years.

The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for the investments held by the Fund at October 31, 2020, were as follows:

 

     

  Federal Tax Cost  

    Aggregate Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Aggregate Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
       
  $  146,134,431     $     23,653,602       $    (8,269,446)     $     15,384,156    

11. Concentration of Risks:

As with all management investment companies, a shareholder of the Fund is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. The Fund is subject to the principal risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) and ability to meet its investment objective.

Asset Allocation Risk – The Fund is subject to asset allocation risk, which is the risk that the Adviser’s allocation of the Fund’s assets among various asset classes will cause the Fund to underperform other funds with a similar investment objective and/or underperform the markets in which the Fund invests.

 

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Equity Risk – Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices may fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity market has moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s securities may fluctuate from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response.

Small- and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk – Small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, investments in these small- and mid-sized companies may pose additional risks, including liquidity risk, because these companies tend to have limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small- and mid-cap stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. These securities may be traded over-the-counter or listed on an exchange.

Foreign Company Risk – Investing in foreign companies, including direct investments and investments through depositary receipts, poses additional risks since political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. These risks will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the U.S. Securities of foreign companies may not be registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and foreign companies are generally not subject to the regulatory controls imposed on U.S. issuers and, as a consequence, there is generally less publically available information about foreign securities than is available about domestic securities. Income from foreign securities owned by the Fund may be reduced by a withholding tax at the source, which tax would reduce income received from the securities comprising the Fund’s portfolio. Foreign securities may also be more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers. While depositary receipts provide an alternative to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their respective national markets and currencies, investments in depositary receipts continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities.

Emerging Markets Securities Risk – The Fund’s investments in emerging markets securities are considered speculative and subject to heightened risks in addition to the general risks of investing in foreign securities. Unlike more established markets, emerging markets may have governments that are less stable, markets that are less liquid and economies that are less developed. In addition, the securities markets of emerging market countries may consist of companies with smaller market capitalizations and may suffer periods of relative illiquidity; significant price volatility; restrictions on foreign investment; and possible restrictions on repatriation of investment income and capital. Furthermore, foreign

 

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investors may be required to register the proceeds of sales, and future economic or political crises could lead to price controls, forced mergers, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, seizure, nationalization or creation of government monopolies.

Risks of Investing in Other Investment Companies – To the extent the Fund invests in other investment companies, such as open-end funds, closed-end funds and ETFs, the Fund will be subject to substantially the same risks as those associated with the direct ownership of the securities held by such other investment companies. As a shareholder of another investment company, the Fund relies on that investment company to achieve its investment objective. If the investment company fails to achieve its objective, the value of the Fund’s investment could decline, which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. By investing in another investment company, Fund shareholders indirectly bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses that Fund shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund’s own operations.

Because ETFs and certain closed-end funds are listed on national stock exchanges and are traded like stocks listed on an exchange, their shares potentially may trade at a discount or premium. Investments in ETFs and certain closed-end funds are also subject to brokerage and other trading costs, which could result in greater expenses to the Fund. In addition, because the value of ETF and certain closed-end fund shares depends on the demand in the market, the Adviser may not be able to liquidate the Fund’s holdings at the most optimal time, which could adversely affect Fund performance.

Derivatives Risk – The Fund’s use of futures contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps is subject to market risk, leverage risk, correlation risk, liquidity risk and hedging risk. Market risk is the risk that the market value of an investment may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Leverage risk is the risk that since derivatives may be purchased for a fraction of their value, a relatively small price movement in a derivative may result in an immediate and substantial loss or gain for the Fund, and may also cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations. Correlation risk is the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly or at all with the underlying asset, rate or index. Liquidity risk is the risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the Fund would like. Hedging risk is the risk that derivative instruments used for hedging purposes may also limit any potential gain that may result from the increase in value of the hedged asset. To the extent that the Fund engages in hedging strategies, there can be no assurance that such strategy will be effective or that there will be a hedge in place at any given time. The

 

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Fund’s use of forwards and swaps is also subject to credit risk and valuation risk. Credit risk is the risk that the counterparty to a derivative contract will default or otherwise become unable to honor a financial obligation. Valuation risk is the risk that a security may be difficult to value. Each of these risks could cause the Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested in a derivative instrument.

Foreign Currency Risk – As a result of the Fund’s investments in securities denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, in which case, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund would be adversely affected.

REITs Risk – REITs are pooled investment vehicles that own, and usually operate, income-producing real estate. REITs are susceptible to the risks associated with direct ownership of real estate, such as the following: declines in property values; increases in property taxes, operating expenses, interest rates or competition; overbuilding; zoning changes; and losses from casualty or condemnation. REITs typically incur fees that are separate from those of the Fund. Accordingly, the Fund’s investments in REITs will result in the layering of expenses such that shareholders will indirectly bear a proportionate share of the REITs’ operating expenses, in addition to paying Fund expenses. REIT operating expenses are not reflected in the fee table and example in this prospectus.

Short Sales Risk – A short sale involves the sale of a security that the Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales expose the Fund to the risk that it will be required to buy the security sold short (also known as “covering” the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause the Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the Fund and, therefore, the Fund’s share price. Theoretically, uncovered short sales have the potential to expose the Fund to unlimited losses.

Convertible Securities Risk – The value of a convertible security is influenced by changes in interest rates (with investment value declining as interest rates increase and increasing as interest rates decline) and the credit standing of the issuer. The price of a convertible security will also normally vary in some proportion to changes in the price of the underlying common stock because of the conversion or exercise feature.

Rights and Warrants Risk – Investments in rights or warrants involve the risk of loss of the purchase value of a right or warrant if the right to subscribe to additional shares is not exercised prior to the right’s or warrant’s expiration. Also, the

 

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purchase of rights and/or warrants involves the risk that the effective price paid for the right and/or warrant added to the subscription price of the underlying security may exceed the market price of the underlying security in instances such as those where there is no movement in the price of the underlying security.

Preferred Stock Risk – Preferred stocks are sensitive to interest rate changes, and are also subject to equity risk, which is the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. The rights of preferred stocks on the distribution of a company’s assets in the event of a liquidation are generally subordinate to the rights associated with a company’s debt securities.

Credit Risk – The credit rating or financial condition of an issuer may affect the value of a fixed income security. Generally, the lower the credit quality of a security, the greater the perceived risk that the issuer will fail to pay interest fully and return principal in a timely manner. If an issuer defaults or becomes unable to honor its financial obligations, the security may lose some or all of its value.

Bank Loans Risk – Investments in bank loans (through both assignments and participations) are generally subject to the same risks as investments in other types of debt instruments, including, in many cases, investments in junk bonds. There may be limited public information available regarding bank loans and bank loans may be difficult to value. If the Fund holds a bank loan through another financial institution, or relies on a financial institution to administer the loan, its receipt of principal and interest on the loan may be subject to the credit risk of that financial institution. It is possible that any collateral securing a loan may be insufficient or unavailable to the Fund, and that the Fund’s rights to collateral may be limited by bankruptcy or insolvency laws. In addition, the secondary market for bank loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads, and extended trade settlement periods, which may cause the Fund to be unable to realize the full value of its investment in a bank loan.

Bank loans may not be considered “securities,” and purchasers, such as the Fund, therefore may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws.

High Yield Bond Risk – High yield, or “junk,” bonds are debt securities rated below investment grade. High yield bonds are speculative, involve greater risks of default, downgrade, or price declines and are more volatile and tend to be less liquid than investment-grade securities. Companies issuing high yield bonds are less financially strong, are more likely to encounter financial difficulties, and are more vulnerable to adverse market events and negative sentiments than companies with higher credit ratings.

 

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Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk – The risks of an investment in a collateralized debt obligation depend largely on the type of the collateral securities and the class of the debt obligation in which the Fund invests. Collateralized debt obligations are generally subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension, valuation and liquidity risks, which are described elsewhere in this section. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying assets, particularly during periods of economic downturn.

Collateralized Loan Obligation Risk. The risks of an investment in a collateralized loan obligation depend largely on the type of the collateral securities and the class of the debt obligation in which the Fund invests. Collateralized loan obligations are generally subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension, valuation and liquidity risks, which are described elsewhere in this section. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn.

Collateralized loan obligations carry additional risks including, but not limited to, (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest of other payments, (ii) the collateral may decline in value or default, (iii) the Fund may invest in obligations that are subordinate to other classes, and (iv) the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results.

Collateralized Bond Obligation Risk. The pool of high yield securities underlying collateralized bond obligations is typically separated into groupings called tranches representing different degrees of credit quality. The higher quality tranches have greater degrees of protection and pay lower interest rates. The lower tranches, with greater risk, pay higher interest rates.

Corporate Fixed Income Securities Risk – Corporate fixed income securities respond to economic developments, especially changes in interest rates, as well as perceptions of the creditworthiness and business prospects of individual issuers.

Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities Risk – The Fund’s investments in foreign sovereign debt securities are subject to the risks that: (i) the governmental entity that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may not be willing or able to repay the principal and/or interest when it becomes due, due to factors such as debt service burden, political constraints, cash flow problems and other national economic factors; (ii) governments may default on their debt securities, which may require holders of such securities to participate in debt rescheduling or additional lending to defaulting governments; and (iii) there is no bankruptcy proceeding by which defaulted sovereign debt may be collected in whole or in part.

 

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Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk – Mortgage-backed securities are affected by, among other things, interest rate changes and the possibility of prepayment of the underlying mortgage loans. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to the risk that underlying borrowers will be unable to meet their obligations.

Asset-Backed Securities Risk – Payment of principal and interest on asset-backed securities is dependent largely on the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities, and asset-backed securities may not have the benefit of any security interest in the related assets.

Bank Obligations Risk – The Fund’s investments in bank obligations are subject to risks generally applicable to debt securities, as well as to the risk of negative events affecting the banking industry. Obligations of foreign banks and foreign branches of U.S. banks are subject to additional risks, including negative political and economic developments in the country in which the bank or branch is located and actions by a foreign government that might adversely affect the payment of principal and interest on such obligations, such as the seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits. Additionally, U.S. and state banking laws and regulations may not apply to foreign branches of U.S. banks, and generally do not apply to foreign banks.

Prepayment and Extension Risk – When interest rates fall, issuers of high interest debt obligations may pay off the debts earlier than expected (prepayment risk), and the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds at lower yields. When interest rates rise, issuers of lower interest debt obligations may pay off the debts later than expected (extension risk), thus keeping the Fund’s assets tied up in lower interest debt obligations.

Portfolio Turnover Risk – The Fund is subject to portfolio turnover risk since it may buy and sell investments frequently. Such a strategy often involves higher expenses, including brokerage commissions, and may increase the amount of capital gains (in particular, short term gains) realized by the Fund. Shareholders may pay tax on such capital gains.

Active Trading Risk – The Fund is subject to portfolio turnover risk since it may buy and sell investments frequently. Such a strategy often involves higher expenses, including brokerage commissions, and may increase the amount of capital gains (in particular, short term gains) realized by the Fund. Shareholders may pay tax on such capital gains.

Affiliated Fund Risk – Due to its own financial interest or other business considerations, the Adviser may have an incentive to invest a portion of the Fund’s assets in pooled investment vehicles sponsored or managed by the Adviser or its affiliates in lieu of investments directly in portfolio securities, or in lieu of investments in pooled investment vehicles sponsored or managed by others.

 

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Similarly, the Adviser may have an incentive to delay or decide against the sale of interests held by the Fund in pooled investment vehicles sponsored or managed by the Adviser or its affiliates.

Unregistered Funds Risk – Investments in unregistered funds are subject to additional risks beyond those associated with investments in registered investment companies, because investments in unregistered funds do not have the benefit of the protections afforded by the 1940 Act to investors in registered investment companies. In addition, investments in unregistered funds are often illiquid and difficult to value, their marketability may be restricted and the realization of investments from them may take considerable time and/or be costly, in particular because they may have restrictions that allow redemptions only at specific infrequent dates with considerable notice periods and apply lock-ups and/or redemption fees.

Interest Rate Risk – As with most funds that invest in fixed income securities, changes in interest rates could affect the value of your investment. Rising interest rates tend to cause the prices of fixed income securities (especially those with longer maturities and lower credit qualities) and the Fund’s share price to fall.

U.S. Government Securities Risk – The Fund’s investment in U.S. government obligations may include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government, or its agencies or instrumentalities. Payment of principal and interest on U.S. government obligations may be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or guaranteeing agency or instrumentality itself. There can be no assurance that the U.S. government would provide financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises) where it is not obligated to do so. In addition, U.S. government securities are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.

LIBOR Replacement Risk – The elimination of the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) may adversely affect the interest rates on, and value of, certain Fund investments for which the value is tied to LIBOR. The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has announced that it intends to stop compelling or inducing banks to submit LIBOR rates after 2021. However, it remains unclear if LIBOR will continue to exist in its current, or a modified, form. Alternatives to LIBOR are established or in development in most major currencies, including the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), which is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR. Markets are slowly developing in response to these new rates. Questions around liquidity impacted by these rates, and how to appropriately adjust these rates at the time of transition, remain a concern for the Fund. Accordingly, it is difficult to predict the full impact of the transition away from LIBOR on the Fund until new reference rates

 

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and fallbacks for both legacy and new products, instruments and contracts are commercially accepted.

Repurchase Agreements Risk – Under a repurchase agreement, the seller of a security to the Fund agrees to repurchase the security at a mutually agreed-upon time and price. If the seller in a repurchase agreement transaction defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements Risk – Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities held by the Fund with an agreement to repurchase the securities at an agreed-upon time and price. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the other party may fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. The Fund could lose money if it is unable to recover the securities and the value of the collateral held by the Fund, including the value of the investments made with cash collateral, is less than the value of the securities.

Securities Lending Risk – Securities lending involves the risk that the Fund may lose money because the borrower of the loaned securities fails to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. The Fund could also lose money in the event of a decline in the value of the collateral provided for loaned securities or a decline in the value of any investments made with cash collateral. These events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund.

Money Market Instruments Risk – The value of money market instruments may be affected by changing interest rates and by changes in the credit ratings of the investments. An investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by any bank, the FDIC or any other government agency. A money market fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and there should be no expectation that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time. Certain money market funds float their net asset value (“NAV”) while others seek to preserve the value of investments at a stable NAV (typically, $1.00 per share). An investment in a money market fund, even an investment in a fund seeking to maintain a stable NAV per share, is not guaranteed and it is possible for the Fund to lose money by investing in these and other types of money market funds. If the liquidity of a money market fund’s portfolio deteriorates below certain levels, the money market fund may suspend redemptions (i.e., impose a redemption gate) and thereby prevent the Fund from selling its investment in the money market fund or impose a fee of up to 2% on amounts the Fund redeems from the money market fund (i.e., impose a liquidity fee). These measures may result in an investment loss or prohibit the Fund from redeeming shares when the Adviser would otherwise redeem shares. Money market funds and the securities they invest in are subject to comprehensive regulations. The enactment of new legislation or

 

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regulations, as well as changes in interpretation and enforcement of current laws, may affect the manner of operation, performance and/or yield of money market funds.

Market Risk – The risk that the market value of an investment may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Markets for securities in which the Fund invests may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster, or widespread fear that such events may occur, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests, which in turn could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause losses on your investment in the Fund.

The foregoing is not intended to be a complete discussion of the risks associated with investing in the Fund. A more complete description of risks associated with the Fund is included in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

12. Other:

At October 31, 2020, the percentage of total shares outstanding held by shareholders for the Fund, which are comprised of individual shareholders and omnibus accounts that are held on behalf of various individual shareholders was as follows:

 

     No. of
Shareholders
     %
Ownership
       

Institutional Shares

     3        72  

Investor Servicing Shares

     1        98  

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be established; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claim is considered remote.

13. New Accounting Pronouncement:

In August 2018, The FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820). The new guidance includes additions and modifications to disclosures requirements for fair value measurements. For public entities, the amendments are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning

 

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after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Funds early adopted this guidance as of November 1, 2019. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the financial statements.

14. Subsequent Events:

The Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no additional disclosures and/or adjustments were required to the financial statements as of October 31, 2020.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Trustees of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III and the

Shareholders of PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the series constituting The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III (the “Trust”)), including the schedule of investments, as of October 31, 2020, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the series constituting The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III) at October 31, 2020, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

The financial highlights for the year ended October 31, 2017 and the period from March 2, 2016 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2016, were audited by other auditors whose report dated December 26, 2017, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.

Basis for Opinion

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

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

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures

 

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that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more PineBridge Investments LLC investment companies since 2018.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 29, 2020

 

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)

All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a mutual fund, your investment is affected by these ongoing costs, which include (among others) costs for Fund management, administrative services, and shareholder reports like this one. It is important for you to understand the impact of these costs on your investment returns.

Operating expenses such as these are deducted from the mutual fund’s gross income and directly reduce your final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of the mutual fund’s average net assets; this percentage is known as the mutual fund’s expense ratio.

The following examples use the expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period from May 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020.

The table on the next page illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways:

Actual Fund Return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that your Fund incurred over the period. The “Expenses Paid During Period” column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Fund’s gross investment return.

You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your ending starting account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Fund under “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical 5% Return. This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) for the period is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other mutual funds.

 

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited) – concluded

Note: Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes — NOT your Fund’s actual return — the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.

 

      Beginning Account
Value 05/01/20
     Ending Account
Value 10/31/20
     Annualized
Expense Ratios
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
 
PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund - Institutional

 

Actual Portfolio Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,122.60        0.75   $ 4.00  

Hypothetical 5% Return

     1,000.00        1,021.37        0.75       3.81  
PineBridge Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund - Investor Servicing

 

Actual Portfolio Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,121.60        0.84     4.48  

Hypothetical 5% Return

     1,000.00        1,020.91        0.84       4.27  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown.)

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III (Unaudited)

Set forth below are the names, years of birth, positions with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations for the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as Trustees and Officers of the Trust. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each Trustee is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks Pennsylvania 19456. Trustees who are deemed not to be “interested persons” of the Trust are referred to as “Independent Trustees.”

 

Name and

Year of Birth

  

Position with

Trust and

Length of

Time Served1

  

Principal Occupations

in the Past Five Years

INTERESTED TRUSTEES 2 3

WILLIAM M. DORAN

(Born: 1940)

  

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

(since 2014)

   Self-Employed Consultant since 2003. Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (law firm) from 1976 to 2003. Counsel to the Trust, SEI Investments, SIMC, the Administrator and the Distributor. Secretary of SEI Investments since 1978.
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES3

JON C. HUNT

(Born: 1951)

  

Trustee and Lead Independent Trustee

(since 2014)

   Retired since 2013. Consultant to Management, Convergent Capital Management, LLC (“CCM”) from 2012 to 2013. Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, CCM from 1998 to 2012.

THOMAS P. LEMKE

(Born: 1954)

  

Trustee

(since 2014)

   Retired since 2013. Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Legg Mason, Inc. from 2005 to 2013.

JAY C. NADEL

(Born: 1958)

  

Trustee

(since 2016)

   Self-Employed Consultant since 2004. Executive Vice President, Bank of New York Broker Dealer from 2002 to 2004. Partner/Managing Director, Weiss Peck & Greer/Robeco from 1986 to 2001.

RANDALL S. YANKER

(Born: 1960)

  

Trustee

(since 2014)

   Co-Founder and Senior Partner, Alternative Asset Managers, L.P. since 2004.

1 Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this Trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.

2

Denotes Trustees who may be deemed to be “interested” persons of the Fund as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Distributor and/or its affiliates.

3

Trustees oversee 34 funds in The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III.

 

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Mr. Doran is a Trustee who may be an “interested” person of the Trust as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Trust’s Distributor. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers. The SAI may be obtained without charge by calling 1-844-523-8637. The following chart lists Trustees and Officers as of October 31, 2020.

 

Other Directorships

Held in the Past Five Years4

    

 

Current Directorships: Trustee of Gallery Trust, Schroder Series Trust, Schroder Global Series Trust, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Master Fund, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Fund, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Tender Fund, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. Director of SEI Investments, SEI Investments (Europe), Limited, SEI Investments—Global Funds Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Asia), Limited, SEI Global Nominee Ltd., SEI Investments – Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited and SEI Investments Co. Director of the Distributor.

Former Directorships: Trustee of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016. Trustee of Winton Series Trust to 2017. Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds and Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company) to 2018.

    

 

Current Directorships: Trustee of City National Rochdale Funds, Gallery Trust, Schroder Series Trust, Schroder Global Series Trust, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Master Fund, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Fund and Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Tender Fund.

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016. Member of Independent Committee of Nuveen Commodities Asset Management to 2016. Trustee of Winton Series Trust to 2017. Trustee of Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company) to 2018.

Current Directorships: Trustee of Gallery Trust, Schroder Series Trust, Schroder Global Series Trust, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Master Fund, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Fund, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Tender Fund, JP Morgan Active Exchange-Traded Funds (33 Portfolios) and Symmetry Panoramic Trust (8 Portfolios).

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of Munder Funds to 2014. Trustee of Victory Funds to 2015. Trustee of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016. Trustee of Winton Series Trust and AXA Premier VIP Trust to 2017. Trustee of Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company) to 2018.

Current Directorships: Trustee of City National Rochdale Funds, Gallery Trust, Schroder Series Trust, Schroder Global Series Trust, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Master Fund, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Fund and Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Tender Fund.

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of Winton Series Trust to 2017. Director of Lapolla Industries, Inc. to 2017. Trustee of Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company) to 2018.

Current Directorships: Trustee of Gallery Trust, Schroder Series Trust, Schroder Global Series Trust, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Master Fund, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Fund and Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Tender Fund. Independent Non-Executive Director of HFA Holdings Limited.

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016. Trustee of Winton Series Trust to 2017. Trustee of Winton Diversified Opportunities Funds (closed-end investment company) to 2018.

 

4

Directorships of Companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies) or other investment companies under the 1940 Act.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III (Unaudited)

 

Name and

Year of Birth

 

    Position with    

Trust and

Length of

Time Served

 

Principal Occupations

in the Past Five Years

OFFICERS

MICHAEL BEATTIE

(Born: 1965)

 

President

(since 2014)

  Director of Client Service, SEI Investments Company, since 2004.

JAMES BERNSTEIN

(Born: 1962)

 

Vice President

(since 2017)

 

Secretary

(since 2020)

 

Attorney, SEI Investments, since 2017.

 

Prior Positions: Self-employed consultant, 2017. Associate General Counsel & Vice President, Nationwide Funds Group and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, from 2002 to 2016. Assistant General Counsel & Vice President, Market Street Funds and Provident Mutual Insurance Company, from 1999 to 2002.

 

JOHN BOURGEOIS

(Born: 1973)

 

Assistant Treasurer

(since 2017)

  Fund Accounting Manager, SEI Investments, since 2000.

STEPHEN CONNORS

(Born: 1984)

 

Treasurer, Controller and Chief Financial Officer

(since 2015)

  Director, SEI Investments, Fund Accounting, since December 2014. Audit Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP, from 2011 to 2014.

RUSSELL EMERY

(Born: 1962)

 

Chief Compliance

Officer

(since 2014)

 

Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP since 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds, Frost Family of Funds, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, Gallery Trust, Schroder Series Trust, Schroder Global Series Trust, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Master Fund, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Fund, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Tender Fund, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. Chief Compliance Officer of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Winton Series Trust to 2017. Chief Compliance Officer of Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company) to 2018.

 

ERIC C. GRIFFITH

(Born: 1969)

 

Vice President

and

Assistant Secretary

(since 2020)

 

  Counsel at SEI Investments since 2019. Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase & Co., from 2012 to 2018.

MATTHEW M. MAHER

(Born: 1975)

 

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

(since 2018)

 

Counsel at SEI Investments since 2018. Attorney, Blank Rome LLP, from 2015 to 2018. Assistant Counsel & Vice President, Bank of New York Mellon, from 2013 to 2014. Attorney, Dilworth Paxson LLP, from 2006 to 2013.

 

ROBERT MORROW

(Born: 1968)

 

Vice President

(since 2017)

 

  Account Manager, SEI Investments, since 2007.

ALEXANDER F. SMITH

(Born: 1977)

 

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

(since 2020)

 

Counsel at SEI Investments since 2020. Associate Counsel & Manager, Vanguard, 2012 to 2020. Attorney, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, 2008 to 2012.

 

BRIDGET E. SUDALL

(Born: 1980)

 

Privacy Officer

(since 2015)

 

Anti-Money Laundering Officer (since 2015)

 

  Senior Associate and AML Officer, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, from 2011 to 2015. Investor Services Team Lead, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, from 2007 to 2011.

 

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Other Directorships

Held in the Past Five Years

    
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.

 

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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited)

Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Fund’s advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) must be renewed at least annually after its initial two-year term: (i) by the vote of the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III (the “Trust”) or by a vote of a majority of the shareholders of the Fund; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such renewal.

A Board meeting was held on September 10, 2020 via videoconference to decide whether to renew the Agreement for an additional one-year term (the “September Meeting”). The September Meeting was held via videoconference in reliance on relief provided in orders issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2020, March 25, 2020 and June 19, 2020 from 1940 Act sections and rules requiring that certain votes of a company’s board of trustees be cast in person due to circumstances related to the current or potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In preparation for the September Meeting, the Trustees requested that the Adviser furnish information necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement. Prior to the September Meeting, the Independent Trustees of the Fund met to review and discuss the information provided and submitted a request for additional information to the Adviser, and information was provided in response to this request. The Trustees used this information, as well as other information that the Adviser and other service providers of the Fund presented or submitted to the Board at the September Meeting and other meetings held during the prior year, to help them decide whether to renew the Agreement for an additional year.

Specifically, the Board requested and received written materials from the Adviser and other service providers of the Fund regarding: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s services; (ii) the Adviser’s investment management personnel; (iii) the Adviser’s operations and financial condition; (iv) the Adviser’s brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements) and investment strategies; (v) the Fund’s advisory fee paid to the Adviser and overall fees and operating expenses compared with a peer group of mutual funds; (vi) the level of the Adviser’s profitability from its relationship with the Fund, including both direct and indirect benefits accruing to the Adviser and its affiliates; (vii) the Adviser’s potential economies of scale; (viii) the Adviser’s compliance program, including a description of material compliance matters and material compliance violations; (ix) the Adviser’s policies on and compliance procedures for personal securities transactions; and (x) the Fund’s performance compared with a peer group of mutual funds and the Fund’s benchmark indices.

 

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Representatives from the Adviser, along with other Fund service providers, presented additional information and participated in question and answer sessions at the September Meeting to help the Trustees evaluate the Adviser’s services, fee and other aspects of the Agreement. The Independent Trustees received advice from independent counsel and met in executive sessions outside the presence of Fund management and the Adviser.

At the September Meeting, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, based on their evaluation of the information provided by the Adviser and other service providers of the Fund, renewed the Agreement. In considering the renewal of the Agreement, the Board considered various factors that they determined were relevant, including: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser; (ii) the investment performance of the Fund and the Adviser; (iii) the costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund, including both direct and indirect benefits accruing to the Adviser and its affiliates; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale are being realized by the Adviser; and (v) whether fee levels reflect such economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors, as discussed in further detail below.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by the Adviser

In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board reviewed the portfolio management services provided by the Adviser to the Fund, including the quality and continuity of the Adviser’s portfolio management personnel, the resources of the Adviser, and the Adviser’s compliance history and compliance program. The Trustees reviewed the terms of the Agreement. The Trustees also reviewed the Adviser’s investment and risk management approaches for the Fund. The most recent investment adviser registration form (“Form ADV”) for the Adviser was available to the Board, as was the response of the Adviser to a detailed series of questions which included, among other things, information about the investment advisory services provided by the Adviser to the Fund.

The Trustees also considered other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser such as selecting broker-dealers for executing portfolio transactions, monitoring adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions, and monitoring compliance with various Fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities laws and regulations. Based on the factors above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser were sufficient to support renewal of the Agreement.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

Investment Performance of the Fund and the Adviser

The Board was provided with regular reports regarding the Fund’s performance over various time periods. The Trustees also reviewed reports prepared by the Fund’s administrator comparing the Fund’s performance to its benchmark indices and a peer group of mutual funds as classified by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data, over various periods of time. Representatives from the Adviser provided information regarding and led discussions of factors impacting the performance of the Fund, outlining current market conditions and explaining their expectations and strategies for the future. The Trustees determined that the Fund’s performance was satisfactory, or, where the Fund’s performance was materially below its benchmarks and/or peer group, the Trustees were satisfied by the reasons for the underperformance and/or the steps taken by the Adviser in an effort to improve the performance of the Fund. Based on this information, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the investment results that the Adviser had been able to achieve for the Fund were sufficient to support renewal of the Agreement.

Costs of Advisory Services, Profitability and Economies of Scale

In considering the advisory fee payable by the Fund to the Adviser, the Trustees reviewed, among other things, a report of the advisory fee paid to the Adviser. The Trustees also reviewed reports prepared by the Fund’s administrator comparing the Fund’s net and gross expense ratios and advisory fee to those paid by a peer group of mutual funds as classified by Lipper. The Trustees reviewed the management fees charged by the Adviser to other clients with comparable mandates. The Trustees considered any differences in management fees and took into account the respective demands, resources and complexity associated with the Fund and other client accounts as well as the extensive regulatory, compliance and tax regimes to which the Fund is subject. The Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the nature and quality of the services rendered by the Adviser.

The Trustees reviewed the costs of services provided by and the profits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund, including both direct benefits and indirect benefits, such as research and brokerage services received under soft dollar arrangements, accruing to the Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees considered how the Adviser’s profitability was affected by factors such as its organizational structure and method for allocating expenses. The Trustees concluded that the profit margins of the Adviser with respect to the management of the Fund were not unreasonable. The Board also considered the Adviser’s commitment to managing the Fund and its willingness to continue its expense limitation and fee waiver arrangement with the Fund.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

The Trustees considered the Adviser’s views relating to economies of scale in connection with the Fund as Fund assets grow and the extent to which the benefits of any such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and Fund shareholders. The Board considered the existence of any economies of scale and whether those were passed along to the Fund’s shareholders through a graduated advisory fee schedule or other means, including fee waivers. The Trustees recognized that economies of scale are difficult to identify and quantify and are rarely identifiable on a fund-by-fund basis. Based on this evaluation, the Board concluded that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the information that was provided to the Trustees by the Adviser with respect to economies of scale.

Renewal of the Agreement

Based on the Board’s deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above and other factors and information it believed relevant in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, with the assistance of Fund counsel and Independent Trustees’ counsel, unanimously concluded that the terms of the Agreement, including the fees payable thereunder, were fair and reasonable and agreed to renew the Agreement for another year. In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any absence of information as material to its decision, or any particular factor (or conclusion with respect thereto) or single piece of information that was all-important, controlling or determinative of its decision, but considered all of the factors together, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors (and conclusions with respect thereto) and information.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND III    PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC
   ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
   OCTOBER 31, 2020

 

 

 

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)

For shareholders that do not have an October 31, 2020 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with an October 31, 2020 tax year end, please consult your tax advisor as to the pertinence of this notice. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020, the Fund is designating the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.

 

Ordinary
Income
Distributions

  Long-Term
Capital Gain
Distributions
    Total
Distributions
   

Qualifying
for
Corporate
Dividends
Received

Deduction(1)

    Qualifying
Dividend
Income (2)
   

U.S.

Government

Interest(3)

   

Interest

Related

Dividends(4)

   

Short-Term

Capital
Gain

Dividends(5)

    Foreign
Tax
Credit(6)
    Qualified
Business
Income(7)
 

100.00%

    0.00     100.00     44.10     88.76     1.78     5.50     0.00     0.00     0.00

 

1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

 

6.

The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Foreign Taxes” as a percentage of ordinary distributions during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020. The Fund intends to pass through a Foreign Tax Credit to shareholders for fiscal year ended 2020.

 

7.

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

The information reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the shareholder for the calendar year ending December 31, 2020. Complete information will be computed and reported with your 2020 Form 1099-DIV.

 

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PineBridge Investments

Park Avenue Tower

65 East 55th Street

New York, NY 10022

1-877-225-4164

Investment Adviser:

PineBridge Investments LLC

399 Park Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Administrator:

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Distributor:

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Legal Counsel:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1701 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

Ernst & Young LLP

One Commerce Square

2005 Market Street, Suite 700

Philadelphia, PA 19103

This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund described.

PBI-AR-001-0500    


Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller or principal accounting officer, and any person who performs a similar function. There have been no amendments to or waivers granted to this code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

(a)(1) The Registrant’s board of trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on the audit committee.

(a)(2) The Registrant’s audit committee financial experts are Thomas P. Lemke and Jay Nadel, and each of Mr. Lemke and Mr. Nadel is “independent” as that term is defined in Form N-CSR Item 3 (a)(2).

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) relate to The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III (the “Trust”).

PwC billed the Trust aggregate fees for services rendered to the Trust for the last two fiscal years as follows:

 

     2020      2019  
          All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
     All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
     All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
     All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
     All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
     All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
 
(a)    Audit Fees(1)    $ 581,815        None      $ 607,218      $ 530,415        None        None  
(b)    Audit-Related Fees      4,000        None        None        None        None        None  
(c)    Tax Fees(2)      None        None      $ 505,050        None        None      $ 78,700  
(d)    All Other Fees      None        None      $ 15,941        None        None      $ 11,800  


Fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) relate to the Trust

E&Y billed the Trust aggregate fees for services rendered to the Trust for the last two fiscal years as follows:

 

     2020      2019  
          All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
     All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
     All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
     All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
     All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
     All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
 
(a)    Audit Fees(1)    $ 76,830        None        None      $ 56,231        None        None  
(b)    Audit-Related Fees      None        None        None        None        None        None  
(c)    Tax Fees      None        None        None        None        None        None  
(d)    All Other Fees      None        None        None        None        None        None  

Fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) relate to the Trust

D&T billed the Trust aggregate fees for services rendered to the Trust for the last two fiscal years as follows

 

     2020      2019  
          All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
     All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
     All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
     All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
     All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
     All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
 
(a)    Audit Fees(1)    $ 26,000        None        None      $ 63,500        None        None  
(b)    Audit-Related Fees      None        None        None        None        None        None  
(c)    Tax Fees      None        None        None        None        None        None  
(d)    All Other Fees      None        None        None        None        None        None  


Notes:

 

  (1)

Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the Trust’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

 

  (2)

Tax return preparation fees for affiliates of the Funds.

(e)(1) The Trust’s Audit Committee has adopted and the Board of Trustees has ratified an Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (the “Policy”), which sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services proposed to be performed by the independent auditor of the Funds may be pre-approved.

The Policy provides that all requests or applications for proposed services to be provided by the independent auditor must be submitted to the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and must include a detailed description of the services proposed to be rendered. The CFO will determine whether such services:

 

  (1)

require specific pre-approval;

 

  (2)

are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee pursuant to the Policy; or

 

  (3)

have been previously pre-approved in connection with the independent auditor’s annual engagement letter for the applicable year or otherwise. In any instance where services require pre-approval, the Audit Committee will consider whether such services are consistent with SEC’s rules and whether the provision of such services would impair the auditor’s independence.

Requests or applications to provide services that require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by the CFO. The Audit Committee will be informed by the CFO on a quarterly basis of all services rendered by the independent auditor. The Audit Committee has delegated specific pre-approval authority to either the Audit Committee Chair or financial expert, provided that the estimated fee for any such proposed pre-approved service does not exceed $100,000 and any pre-approval decisions are reported to the Audit Committee at its next regularly-scheduled meeting.

Services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee are identified and described in the Policy. In addition, the Policy sets forth a maximum fee per engagement with respect to each identified service that has received general pre-approval.

All services to be provided by the independent auditor shall be provided pursuant to a signed written engagement letter with the Registrant, the investment adviser, or applicable control affiliate (except that matters as to which an engagement letter would be impractical because of timing issues or because the matter is small may not be the subject of an engagement letter) that sets forth both the services to be provided by the independent auditor and the total fees to be paid to the independent auditor for those services.

In addition, the Audit Committee has determined to take additional measures on an annual basis to meet the Audit Committee’s responsibility to oversee the work of the independent auditor and to assure the auditor’s independence from the Registrant, such as (a) reviewing a formal written statement from the independent auditor delineating all relationships between the independent auditor and the Registrant, and (b) discussing with the independent auditor the independent auditor’s methods and procedures for ensuring independence.


(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows (PwC):

 

     2020      2019  

Audit-Related Fees

     None        None  

Tax Fees

     None        None  

All Other Fees

     None        None  

(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows (E&Y):

 

     2020      2019  

Audit-Related Fees

     None        None  

Tax Fees

     None        None  

All Other Fees

     None        None  

(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows (D&T):

 

     2020      2019  

Audit-Related Fees

     None        None  

Tax Fees

     None        None  

All Other Fees

     None        None  

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by PwC for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal-years-ended October 31st were $520,991 and $90,500 for 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by E&Y for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal-years-ended October 31st were $0 and $0 for 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by D&T for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser


whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal-years-ended October 31st were $0 and $0 for 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(h) During the past fiscal year, all non-audit services provided by the Registrant’s principal accountant to either the Registrant’s investment adviser or to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant were pre-approved by the Audit Committee of Registrant’s Board of Trustees. Included in the Audit Committee’s pre-approval of these non-audit service were the review and consideration as to whether the provision of these non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 6.

Schedule of Investments.

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

Item 7.

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

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies. Effective for closed-end management investment companies for fiscal-years-ending on or after December 31, 2005.

 

Item 9.

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

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures.

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

(b) There has been no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.3a-3(d)) that occurred during the s period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Items 12.

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

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Items 13.

Exhibits.

(a)(1) A copy of the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, as required by Item 2 of this Form, accompanies this filing as an exhibit.

(a)(2) A separate certification for the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Registrant, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.30a-2(a)), is filed herewith.

(b) Officer certifications, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.30a-2(b)), also accompany this filing as an exhibit.

 


SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant)       The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III
By (Signature and Title)*      

/s/ Michael Beattie

      Michael Beattie, President
Date: January 7, 2021      

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*      

/s/ Michael Beattie

      Michael Beattie, President
Date: January 7, 2021      

 

By (Signature and Title)*      

/s/ Stephen Connors

      Stephen Connors,
      Treasurer, Controller, and CFO
Date: January 7, 2021      

 

*

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

Policy Statement: Sarbanes-Oxley effected sweeping corporate disclosure and financial reporting reform on public companies, including mutual funds, to address corporate malfeasance and assure investors that the companies in which the investors invest are accurately and completely disclosing financial information. Under Sarbanes-Oxley, all public companies (including the Funds) must either have a code of ethics for their senior financial officers, or disclose why the company does not have a code of ethics. Sarbanes-Oxley was intended to foster corporate environments which encourage employees to question and report unethical and potentially illegal business practices.

Each Fund has chosen to adopt a code of ethics (“Code of Ethics for Financial Officers”) to encourage the Fund’s Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial, and Accounting Officer and Controller (the “Financial Officers”) for the purpose of promoting:

 

   

Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships.

 

   

Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Funds.

 

   

Compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations.

 

   

Prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Ethics for Financial Officers to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code of Ethics of Financial Officers.

 

   

Accountability for adherence to the Code of Ethics for Financial Officers.

Procedures: The Funds have adopted the following procedures regarding this matter:

A compliance officer is responsible for monitoring compliance with these procedures.

FINANCIAL OFFICER CODE OF ETHICS

 

I.

Introduction

The reputation and integrity of Series Trusts, (each a “Trust” and, collectively, the “Trusts”) are valuable assets that are vital to the each Trust’s success. The Trusts’ senior financial officers (“SFOs”) are responsible for conducting the Trusts’ business in a manner that demonstrates a commitment to the highest standards of integrity. The Trusts’ SFOs include the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, comptroller or principal accounting officer, and any person who performs a similar function.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”) effected sweeping corporate disclosure and financial reporting reform on public companies, including mutual funds, to address corporate malfeasance and assure investors that the companies in which the investors invest are accurately and completely disclosing financial information. Under the Act, all public companies (including


the Trusts) must either have a code of ethics for their SFOs, or disclose why the company does not have a code of ethics. The Act was intended to foster corporate environments which encourage employees to question and report unethical and potentially illegal business practices. Each Trust has chosen to adopt this Financial Officer Code of Ethics (the “Code”) to encourage the Trust’s SFOs to act in a manner consistent with the highest principles of ethical conduct.

 

II.

Purposes of the Code

The purposes of this Code are:

 

  1.

To promote honest and ethical conduct by each Trust’s SFOs, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

 

  2.

To assist each Trust’s SFOs in recognizing and avoiding conflicts of interest, including disclosing to an appropriate person any material transaction or relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to such a conflict;

 

  3.

To promote full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Trusts file with, or submit to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Trusts;

 

  4.

To promote compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations;

 

  5.

To encourage the prompt internal reporting to an appropriate person of violations of this Code; and

 

  6.

To establish accountability for adherence to this Code.

 

III.

Questions about this Code

Each Trust’s compliance officer designated to oversee compliance with the Trust’s Code of Ethics adopted pursuant to Rule 17j-1 shall serve as Compliance Officer for the implementation and administration of this Code. You should direct your questions about this Code to the Compliance Officer.

 

IV.

Conduct Guidelines

Each Trust has adopted the following guidelines under which the Trust’s SFOs must perform their official duties and conduct the business affairs of the Trust.

 

  1.

Ethical and honest conduct is of paramount importance. Each Trust’s SFOs must act with honesty and integrity and avoid violations of this Code, including the avoidance of actual or apparent conflicts of interest with the Trust in personal and professional relationships.

 

  2.

SFOs must disclose material transactions or relationships. Each Trust’s SFOs must disclose to the Compliance Officer any actual or apparent conflicts of interest the SFO may have with the Trust that reasonably could be expected to give rise to any violations of this Code. Such conflicts of interest may arise as a result of material transactions or business or personal relationships to which the SFO may be a party. If it is not possible to disclose the matter to the Compliance Officer, the matter should be disclosed to the


  Trust’s Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer, or another appropriate person. In addition to disclosing any actual or apparent conflicts of interest in which an SFO is personally involved, the Trusts’ SFOs have an obligation to report any other actual or apparent conflicts which the SFOs discover or of which the SFOs otherwise become aware. If you are unsure whether a particular fact pattern gives rise to a conflict of interest, or whether a particular transaction or relationship is “material,” you should bring the matter to the attention of the Compliance Officer.

 

  3.

Standards for quality of information shared with service providers of the Trusts. Each Trust’s SFOs must at all times seek to provide information to the Trust’s service providers (adviser, administrator, outside auditor, outside counsel, custodian, etc.) that is accurate, complete, objective, relevant, timely, and understandable.

 

  4.

Standards for quality of information included in periodic reports. Each Trust’s SFOs must at all times endeavor to ensure full, fair, timely, accurate, and understandable disclosure in the Trust’s periodic reports.

 

  5.

Compliance with laws. Each Trust’s SFOs must comply with the federal securities laws and other laws and rules applicable to the Trusts, such as the Internal Revenue Code.

 

  6.

Standard of care. Each Trust’s SFOs must at all times act in good faith and with due care, competence, and diligence, without misrepresenting material facts or allowing your independent judgment to be subordinated. Each Trust’s SFOs must conduct the affairs of the Trust in a responsible manner, consistent with this Code.

 

  7.

Confidentiality of information. Each Trust’s SFOs must respect and protect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of their professional duties, except when authorized by the Trust to disclose this information or where disclosure is otherwise legally mandated. You may not use confidential information acquired in the course of your work for personal advantage.

 

  8.

Sharing of information and educational standards. Each Trust’s SFOs should share information with relevant parties to keep these parties informed of the business affairs of the Trust, as appropriate, and to maintain skills important and relevant to the Trust’s needs.

 

  9.

Promote ethical conduct. Each Trust’s SFOs at all times should proactively promote ethical behavior among peers in the SFOs work environment.

 

  10.

Standards for recordkeeping. Each Trust’s SFOs at all times must endeavor to ensure that the Trust’s financial books and records are thoroughly and accurately maintained to the best of the SFOs knowledge in a manner consistent with applicable laws and this Code.

 

V.

Waivers of this Code

You may request a waiver of a provision of this Code by submitting your request in writing to the Compliance Officer for appropriate review. For example, if a family member works for a service provider that prepares a Trust’s financial statements, you may have a potential conflict of interest in reviewing those statements and should seek a waiver of this Code to review the work. An executive officer of each Trust, or another appropriate person (such as a designated Board or Audit Committee member), will decide whether to grant a waiver. All waivers of this code must be disclosed to the applicable Trust’s shareholders and the designated Board to the extent required by SEC rules.


VI.

Affirmation of the Code

Upon adoption of the Code, each Trust’s SFOs must affirm in writing that the SFO has received, has read, and understands the Code, and annually thereafter must affirm that they have complied with the requirements of the Code. To the extent necessary, each Trust’s Compliance Officer will provide guidance on the conduct required by this Code and the manner in which violations or suspected violations must be reported and waivers must be requested.

 

VII.

Reporting Violations

In the event that an SFO discovers or, in good faith, suspects a violation of this Code, the SFO must immediately report the violation or suspected violation to the Compliance Officer. The Compliance Officer, in his or her discretion, may consult with another member of the Trust’s senior management or the Board in determining how to address the suspected violation. For example, a Code violation may occur when a periodic report or financial statement of a Trust omits a material fact, or is technically accurate but, in the view of the SFO, is written in a way that obscures the report’s or financial statement’s meaning.

SFOs who report violations or suspected violations in good faith will not be subject to retaliation of any kind. Reported violations will be investigated and addressed promptly and will be treated as confidential to the extent possible.

 

VIII.

Violations of the Code

Dishonest or unethical conduct or conduct that is illegal will constitute a violation of this Code, regardless of whether this Code specifically refers to such particular conduct. A violation of this Code may result in disciplinary action, up to and including removal as an SFO of the Trust. A variety of laws apply to the Trusts and their operations, including the Securities Act of 1933, the Investment Company Act of 1940, state laws relating to duties owed by Trust officers, and criminal laws. The Trusts will report any suspected criminal violations to the appropriate authorities, and will investigate, address, and report, as appropriate, non-criminal violations.

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940

and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Michael Beattie, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III (the “Registrant”);

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), if any, 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 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: January 7, 2021

 

/s/ Michael Beattie

Michael Beattie

President


CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940

and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Stephen Connors, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III (the “Registrant”);

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), if any, 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 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: January 7, 2021

 

/s/ Stephen Connors

Stephen Connors

Treasurer, Controller, and CFO

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906

of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The undersigned, the President of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III (the “Fund”), with respect to the Fund’s Form N-CSR for the period ended October 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

1. such Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. the information contained in such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Fund.

Dated: January 7, 2021

 

/s/ Michael Beattie

Michael Beattie

President


CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906

of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The undersigned, the Treasurer, Controller, and CFO of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III (the “Fund”), with respect to the Fund’s Form N-CSR for the period ended October 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

1. such Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. the information contained in such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Fund.

Dated: January 7, 2021

 

/s/ Stephen Connors

Stephen Connors

Treasurer, Controller, and CFO