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)
Registrants 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
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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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 Funds Forms N-Q and N-PORT are available on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the SECs 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 SECs 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 Funds performance during the January to March 2020 was negatively impacted by the exogenous shock caused by the Wests 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 Funds 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 Funds performance during July to September 2020 was strong once again as we leaned into risk. The funds 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 Funds 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 Reserves, 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, isnt 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 managers 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 |
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One Year Return |
Three Year
Return |
Annualized
Inception to Date* |
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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% |
* 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 Funds performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a portfolios 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 Funds 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) |
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 | ||||||
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420,774 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||
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500,533 | ||||||||
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Brazil 0.0% | ||||||||
Banco Santander Brasil |
16,600 | 92,287 | ||||||
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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 | |||||
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152,395 | ||||||||
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Chile 0.2% | ||||||||
Enel Americas |
533,817 | 70,826 | ||||||
Enel Chile ADR |
108,205 | 360,322 | ||||||
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431,148 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||
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213,528 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||
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2,805,870 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||
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1,300,052 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||
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2,224,057 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||
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5,056,287 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||
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664,151 | ||||||||
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Indonesia 0.0% | ||||||||
Adaro Energy |
71,900 | 5,493 | ||||||
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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 | |||||
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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 |
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||
Peoples 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.
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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 | ||||||||
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.
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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 | ||||||||
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.
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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 | ||||||||
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.
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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 | ||||||||
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 |
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
|
$ | 200,000 | $ | 184,009 | ||||
Saudi Arabian Oil MTN
|
200,000 | 220,657 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,975,008 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Financials 2.6% | ||||||||
Banco de Credito e Inversiones
|
200,000 | 216,934 | ||||||
Banco General |
||||||||
Callable 05/07/2027 @ $100
|
200,000 | 222,502 | ||||||
Beijing State-Owned Assets Management Hong Kong
|
200,000 | 216,024 | ||||||
BOC Aviation MTN |
||||||||
Callable 03/29/2025 @ $100
|
200,000 | 208,800 | ||||||
Callable 06/17/1930 @ $100
|
200,000 | 194,692 | ||||||
China Huadian Overseas Development Management |
||||||||
Callable 05/29/2024 @ $100
|
400,000 | 417,174 | ||||||
CIMB Bank MTN
|
250,000 | 257,435 | ||||||
CMT Pte MTN
|
200,000 | 215,722 | ||||||
Dai-ichi Life Insurance |
||||||||
Callable 07/24/2026 @ $100
|
200,000 | 217,000 | ||||||
Grupo Aval |
||||||||
Callable 11/04/2029 @ $100
|
200,000 | 194,700 | ||||||
Huarong Finance 2017 MTN |
||||||||
Callable 11/07/2022 @ $100
|
200,000 | 202,250 | ||||||
Huarong Finance II MTN
|
200,000 | 221,670 | ||||||
Metropolitan Bank & Trust MTN
|
200,000 | 199,600 |
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 | |||||||
Financials continued | ||||||||
Mirae Asset Daewoo
|
$ | 200,000 | $ | 202,374 | ||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
|
200,000 | 209,665 | ||||||
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance |
||||||||
Callable 03/06/2029 @ $100
|
300,000 | 357,750 | ||||||
Mizuho Financial Group |
||||||||
Callable 09/13/2029 @ $100
|
250,000 | 265,914 | ||||||
Callable 07/16/2022 @ $100
|
200,000 | 207,040 | ||||||
NongHyup Bank MTN
|
200,000 | 201,667 | ||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking |
||||||||
Callable 09/10/2025 @ $100
|
200,000 | 199,424 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
|
200,000 | 211,123 | ||||||
Sun Hung Kai Properties Capital Market MTN
|
200,000 | 223,042 | ||||||
United Overseas Bank MTN |
||||||||
Callable 10/19/2023 @ $100
|
200,000 | 205,000 | ||||||
Callable 09/16/2021 @ $100
|
200,000 | 203,442 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
5,470,944 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Industrials 0.9% | ||||||||
China Minmetals |
||||||||
Callable 11/13/2022 @ $100
|
600,000 | 610,783 | ||||||
CMB International Leasing Management MTN
|
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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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND III | PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC | |
ASSET ALLOCATION FUND | ||
OCTOBER 31, 2020 |
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS continued | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
Industrials continued | ||||||||
Elementia |
||||||||
Callable 12/02/2020 @ $103
|
$ | 200,000 | $ | 200,400 | ||||
PSA Treasury Pte MTN |
||||||||
Callable 06/05/2029 @ $100
|
600,000 | 621,059 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,832,696 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Materials 0.5% |
||||||||
Braskem Netherlands Finance BV
|
200,000 | 184,710 | ||||||
Chalco Hong Kong Investment |
||||||||
Callable 11/07/2021 @ $100
|
200,000 | 202,400 | ||||||
Chinalco Capital Holdings |
||||||||
Callable 09/11/2024 @ $100
|
200,000 | 204,089 | ||||||
Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero |
||||||||
Callable 02/15/2030 @ $100
|
200,000 | 227,845 | ||||||
JSW Steel
|
200,000 | 199,077 | ||||||
Southern Copper
|
50,000 | 55,171 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,073,292 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Real Estate 0.4% | ||||||||
Country Garden Holdings |
||||||||
Callable 04/08/2023 @ $104
|
200,000 | 223,575 | ||||||
Goodman HK Finance MTN |
||||||||
Callable 04/22/2030 @ $100
|
200,000 | 205,556 | ||||||
Longfor Group Holdings
|
200,000 | 212,360 | ||||||
Yuzhou Properties |
||||||||
Callable 02/26/2022 @ $104
|
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
|
$ | 187,400 | $ | 207,311 | ||||
Energuate Trust |
||||||||
Callable 05/03/2022 @ $103
|
200,000 | 206,002 | ||||||
Infraestructura Energetica Nova |
||||||||
Callable 07/15/1950 @ $100
|
200,000 | 187,900 | ||||||
Korea East-West Power
|
200,000 | 206,546 | ||||||
Korea Electric Power MTN
|
280,000 | 294,789 | ||||||
Minejesa Capital BV
|
200,000 | 207,000 | ||||||
OmGrid Funding
|
200,000 | 184,344 | ||||||
SP PowerAssets MTN
|
200,000 | 219,222 | ||||||
Termocandelaria Power |
||||||||
Callable 01/30/2023 @ $104
|
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
|
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
|
310,000 | 296,050 | ||||||
Egypt Government International Bond
|
1,160,000 | 1,173,456 | ||||||
Ghana Government International Bond
|
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
|
$ | 300,000 | $ | 302,537 | ||||
5.750%, 12/31/2032 |
838,300 | 818,474 | ||||||
Kenya Government International Bond
|
650,000 | 681,928 | ||||||
6.875%, 06/24/2024 |
550,000 | 582,049 | ||||||
Mexico Government International Bond
|
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
|
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 | ||||||
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South Korea 0.4% | ||||||||
Hyundai Motor ** |
745 | 52,862 | ||||||
LG Household & Health Care ** |
339 | 206,340 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics ** |
14,698 | 652,297 | ||||||
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911,499 | ||||||||
|
|
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TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK |
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(Cost $883,098) |
960,562 | |||||||
|
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ASSET ALLOCATION FUND | ||
OCTOBER 31, 2020 |
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION 1.6% | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills
|
$ | 3,328,000 | $ | 3,327,636 | ||||
|
|
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TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION |
|
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(Cost $3,327,617) |
3,327,636 | |||||||
|
|
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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 & Poors
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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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) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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$ | (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 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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$ | 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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ASSET ALLOCATION FUND | ||
OCTOBER 31, 2020 |
The following table summarizes the inputs used as of October 31, 2020, in valuing the Funds 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
|
||||||||||||||||
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 |
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 | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ASSET ALLOCATION FUND | ||
(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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ASSET ALLOCATION FUND | ||
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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ASSET ALLOCATION FUND | ||
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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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND III | PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC | |
ASSET ALLOCATION FUND | ||
OCTOBER 31, 2020 |
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 Funds 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 shareholders 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 securitys 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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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND III | PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC | |
ASSET ALLOCATION FUND | ||
OCTOBER 31, 2020 |
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 Funds Board of Trustees (the Board). The Funds 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 securitys trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; the securitys 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 securitys 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 securitys 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 securitys last close and the time that the Fund calculates net asset
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND III | PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC | |
ASSET ALLOCATION FUND | ||
OCTOBER 31, 2020 |
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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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND III | PINEBRIDGE DYNAMIC | |
ASSET ALLOCATION FUND | ||
OCTOBER 31, 2020 |
|
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 Funds fair valuation methodology.
Federal Income Taxes It is the Funds 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 Funds 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, managements 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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ASSET ALLOCATION FUND | ||
OCTOBER 31, 2020 |
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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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:
*Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current days 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) | |||||||||
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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) | |||||||||
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Total |
$ | (200,236) | $ | (560,955) | $ | (761,191) | ||||||
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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 Funds 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:
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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. |
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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 Trusts Advisors and service providers as required by SEC regulations. The CCOs 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 |
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U.S. Government |
$ | 8,727,100 | ||
Other |
243,601,501 | |||
Sales |
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U.S. Government |
$ | 19,343,801 | ||
Other |
268,110,844 |
9. Share Transactions:
Year Ended
October 31, 2020 |
Year Ended
October 31, 2019 |
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Institutional Shares |
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Issued |
1,055,889 | 2,601,812 | ||||||
Reinvestment of Distributions |
254,466 | 465,991 | ||||||
Redeemed |
(2,781,961 | ) | (3,385,363 | ) | ||||
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Total Institutional Shares Transactions |
(1,471,606 | ) | (317,560) | |||||
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Investor Servicing Shares |
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Issued |
264,153 | 1,503,446 | ||||||
Reinvestment of Distributions |
19,997 | 13,067 | ||||||
Redeemed |
(179,583 | ) | (333,408 | ) | ||||
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Total Investor Servicing Shares Transactions |
104,567 | 1,183,105 | ||||||
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|
|
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding From Share Transactions |
(1,367,039 | ) | 865,545 | |||||
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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) | |||
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Total Distributable Earnings |
$10,388,062 | |||
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For Federal income tax purposes, capital losses incurred may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. Net capital losses earned may be carried forward indefinitely and retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.
For Federal income tax purposes, the difference between Federal tax cost and book cost are primarily due to PFIC, perpetual bonds and wash sales, which cannot be used for Federal income tax purposes in the current year and have been deferred for use in future years.
The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for the investments held by the Fund at October 31, 2020, were as follows:
Federal Tax Cost |
Aggregate Gross
Unrealized Appreciation |
Aggregate Gross
Unrealized Depreciation |
Net Unrealized
Appreciation |
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$ | 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 Funds 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 Advisers allocation of the Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds investment could decline, which could adversely affect the Funds performance. By investing in another investment company, Fund shareholders indirectly bear the Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds holdings at the most optimal time, which could adversely affect Fund performance.
Derivatives Risk The Funds 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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Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 rights or warrants 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 companys assets in the event of a liquidation are generally subordinate to the rights associated with a companys 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds share price to fall.
U.S. Government Securities Risk The Funds 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 funds 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 funds 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 Funds 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:
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3 | 72 | % | |||||||||
Investor Servicing Shares |
1 | 98 | % |
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds 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 Trusts management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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.
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 funds gross income and directly reduce your final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of the mutual funds average net assets; this percentage is known as the mutual funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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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Note: Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes NOT your Funds actual return the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.
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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 |
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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 Trusts Declaration of Trust.
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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. |
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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 Trusts Distributor. The Trusts 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.
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Other Directorships Held in the Past Five Years4 |
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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 InvestmentsGlobal 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 OConnor 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. |
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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 OConnor 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 OConnor 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 OConnor 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. |
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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 |
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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.
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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 OConnor 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.
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ERIC C. GRIFFITH (Born: 1969) |
Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2020)
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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.
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ROBERT MORROW (Born: 1968) |
Vice President (since 2017)
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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.
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BRIDGET E. SUDALL (Born: 1980) |
Privacy Officer (since 2015)
Anti-Money Laundering Officer (since 2015)
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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 Funds 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 companys 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 Advisers services; (ii) the Advisers investment management personnel; (iii) the Advisers operations and financial condition; (iv) the Advisers brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements) and investment strategies; (v) the Funds 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 Advisers profitability from its relationship with the Fund, including both direct and indirect benefits accruing to the Adviser and its affiliates; (vii) the Advisers potential economies of scale; (viii) the Advisers compliance program, including a description of material compliance matters and material compliance violations; (ix) the Advisers policies on and compliance procedures for personal securities transactions; and (x) the Funds performance compared with a peer group of mutual funds and the Funds 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 Advisers 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 Advisers portfolio management personnel, the resources of the Adviser, and the Advisers compliance history and compliance program. The Trustees reviewed the terms of the Agreement. The Trustees also reviewed the Advisers 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 Funds 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 Funds performance over various time periods. The Trustees also reviewed reports prepared by the Funds administrator comparing the Funds 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 Funds performance was satisfactory, or, where the Funds 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 Funds administrator comparing the Funds 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 Advisers 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 Advisers 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 Advisers 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 Funds 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 Boards 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
|
Long-Term
Capital Gain Distributions |
Total
Distributions |
Qualifying
Deduction(1) |
Qualifying
Dividend Income (2) |
U.S. Government Interest(3) |
Interest Related Dividends(4) |
Short-Term
Capital
Dividends(5) |
Foreign
Tax Credit(6) |
Qualified
Business Income(7) |
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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 Registrants 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 Registrants board of trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on the audit committee.
(a)(2) The Registrants 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 |
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(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 |
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(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 |
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(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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Registrants 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 auditors 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 SECs rules and whether the provision of such services would impair the auditors 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 Committees responsibility to oversee the work of the independent auditor and to assure the auditors 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 auditors 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 Registrants 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 Registrants 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 Registrants 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 Registrants principal accountant to either the Registrants investment adviser or to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Registrants investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant were pre-approved by the Audit Committee of Registrants Board of Trustees. Included in the Audit Committees 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 accountants 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 Registrants Board of Trustees during the period covered by this report.
Item 11. |
Controls and Procedures. |
(a) The Registrants principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrants 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 Registrants 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 Registrants 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. |
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 |
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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 |
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Michael Beattie, President | ||||||
Date: January 7, 2021 |
By (Signature and Title)* |
/s/ Stephen Connors |
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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 Funds Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial, and Accounting Officer and Controller (the Financial Officers) for the purpose of promoting:
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Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships. |
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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. |
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Compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations. |
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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. |
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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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts SFOs, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; |
2. |
To assist each Trusts 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 Trusts compliance officer designated to oversee compliance with the Trusts 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 Trusts SFOs must perform their official duties and conduct the business affairs of the Trust.
1. |
Ethical and honest conduct is of paramount importance. Each Trusts 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 Trusts 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 |
Trusts 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 Trusts SFOs must at all times seek to provide information to the Trusts 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 Trusts SFOs must at all times endeavor to ensure full, fair, timely, accurate, and understandable disclosure in the Trusts periodic reports. |
5. |
Compliance with laws. Each Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts SFOs must conduct the affairs of the Trust in a responsible manner, consistent with this Code. |
7. |
Confidentiality of information. Each Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts needs. |
9. |
Promote ethical conduct. Each Trusts SFOs at all times should proactively promote ethical behavior among peers in the SFOs work environment. |
10. |
Standards for recordkeeping. Each Trusts SFOs at all times must endeavor to ensure that the Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts shareholders and the designated Board to the extent required by SEC rules.
VI. |
Affirmation of the Code |
Upon adoption of the Code, each Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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 reports or financial statements 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 Registrants 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 Registrants 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 Registrants 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 Registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The Registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrants auditors and the audit committee of the Registrants 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 Registrants 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 Registrants 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 Registrants 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 Registrants 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 Registrants 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 Registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The Registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrants auditors and the audit committee of the Registrants 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 Registrants 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 Registrants 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 |