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 811-06400

 

 

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

SEI Investments

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

SEI Investments

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2020

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2020

 

 

 


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders.

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

 


 

Annual Report

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund

 

October 31, 2020

 

 

Cambiar Opportunity Fund

 

Cambiar SMID Fund

 

Cambiar Small Cap Fund

 

Cambiar International Equity Fund

 

Cambiar International Small Cap Fund

 

Cambiar Global Equity Fund

 

Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund

 

Beginning on March 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of a Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request to continue receiving paper reports. Instead, as of that date, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted. The mail notification will provide you with a website link permitting you to access the report.

Under these regulations, you can continue receiving paper copies of the shareholder reports (free of charge) after March 1, 2021 by notifying the Funds or your financial intermediary at any time. If you invest directly with a Fund, you can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-866-777-8227. If you invest through a financial intermediary such as a broker-dealer or bank, 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. 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 Cambiar Funds if you invest directly with the Funds.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR FUNDS
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS       

Shareholders’ Letter

    1  

Opportunity Fund

 

        Fund Performance Commentary

    5  

        Characteristics and Performance

    6  

SMID Fund

 

        Fund Performance Commentary

    7  

        Characteristics and Performance

    8  

Small Cap Fund

 

        Fund Performance Commentary

    9  

        Characteristics and Performance

    10  

International Equity Fund

 

        Fund Performance Commentary

    11  

        Characteristics and Performance

    12  

International Small Cap Fund

 

        Fund Performance Commentary

    13  

        Characteristics and Performance

    14  

Global Equity Fund

 

        Fund Performance Commentary

    15  

        Characteristics and Performance

    16  

Aggressive Value Fund

 

        Fund Performance Commentary

    17  

        Characteristics and Performance

    18  

Schedules of Investments

    19  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    40  

Statements of Operations

    44  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    48  

Financial Highlights

    55  

Notes to Financial Statements

    66  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    76  

Trustees and Officers of the Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund

    78  

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

    86  

Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

    88  

Review of the Liquidity Risk Management Program

    90  

Notice to Shareholders

    91  

 

 

The Funds file their complete schedules of investments with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports 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 SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, as well as information relating to how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-777-8227; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR FUNDS
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
     (UNAUDITED)
      

 

 

Cambiar Investors, LLC

Shareholder Letter

October 31, 2020

The Once in 100 Years Pandemic

Calendar year 2020 will doubtlessly form visceral memories in most people, as the COVID-19 virus and related personal and business disruptions have affected nearly every person on the globe. Entering the year, a two year long global manufacturing downcycle, mostly attributable to trade wars, was poised to end. Long awaited high-speed communications technologies such as 5G cellular and 4K television broadcasting appeared ready for broad market acceptance. The commercial aviation industry enjoyed its tightest capacity utilization in history, leading to 7-10 year waiting periods for the most popular models.

That whole version of the world died quickly in the last days of February. It became apparent that COVID-19 was, from a societal point of view, just about the most diabolical thing imaginable: a virus that spreads rapidly in the air, mostly in close and closed quarters, with the potential to be lethal in generally older people, deeply damaging in others, and maybe not such a big deal for younger and less risk-averse adults. Exactly how severe any one individual’s experience with it would be, you could not really say. The virus spread rapidly around the globe before health officials understood what they were dealing with, and risked blowing through most medical facilities’ capacity to treat the sick and the dying. An aggressive and 100% lockdown could in theory stamp out the spread in a matter of weeks, but Western nations such as the United States have either no tradition of centralized command and control, or a very distant memory of it, and have not been able to lock down decisively. Nine months later, a truncated version of daily life and work pervades most nations, with schools, sports arenas, airports, and office towers vacated and either virtualized on a screen or operating at greatly reduced capacities.

Markets collapsed quickly in March as it became evident that the virus’ rapid spread and unique characteristics would truly lead to a global pandemic and crushing of economic activity. Global equity indexes collapsed by 40-50% in about 4 weeks. Volatility and market stress, as measured by the CBOE VIX index, briefly rose above 80 in late March, in line with the depths of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008.

 

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Unlike the 2008-09 GFC, monetary authorities quickly ascertained just how calamitous the downside risks were, and armed with a variety of facilities implemented aggressive monetary actions. The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet grew by nearly $3 trillion in 8 weeks, roughly equal to its growth in the 8 years following the 2008 GFC. We have opined in past annual reports about the power of money supply growth and its (generally strong) effect on stock market performance and valuation. With money supply growth 2-3x peak GFC levels, 2020 has turned out not to be such as bad year for financial assets. Global markets recovered most of their lost ground in April through October, and look poised to turn positive for the full year.

 

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     OCTOBER 31, 2020
     (UNAUDITED)
      

 

 

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Schumpeter’s Gale and the Pandemic – Austrian Economist Joseph Schumpeter is most generally credited with introducing the term “creative destruction” into mainstream economic discourse in the 1940s. According to Schumpeter, the “gale of creative destruction” describes the “process of industrial mutation that continuously revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old one, incessantly creating a new one”. Analogs in the world of nature include the harmful but necessary cycle of forest fires and regrowth, or floods and the replenishment of wetlands.

Change, and necessary systemic change can and does happen through destructive events. Outside of world wars, what economic event in any living person’s lifetime has been so disruptive and damaging? Businesses large and small needed to find ways to distance and isolate employees, quickly, and still function effectively. This coping under extreme stress has precipitated rapid new approaches to customer engagement, products, marketing, and communication, especially given the alternatives. COVID-19 has been more akin to a creative destruction hurricane than a mere gale!

In the staid and reserved world of office jobs, off-the-shelf technologies and means of collaboration, such as video conferencing with Zoom, could not possibly have seen as rapid a rate of adoption as what has transpired due to the pandemic. In the rapid adoption of this new means of collaboration, the entire rationale of the skyscraper may have been scraped away, along with the necessity of 2-hour daily commutes into skyscraper nexuses such as Manhattan. Lower to the ground, the ‘germyness’ of touching physical money has accelerated the rate of purely digital commerce to near ubiquity, restaurant menus and transactions are QR codes read by our smartphones, and online food delivery has similarly compressed years of gradual development and adoption into weeks. It is hard to avoid concluding that commercial real estate, dining protocols, business conferences, education, and the relative value of some cities over others have all suddenly and irreversibly been transformed by the pandemic and widespread tele-meeting technology adoption.

As we exit calendar 2020, the prospect of vaccines ending our months of confinement and isolation is close; getting back to life as it was in 2019, commutes and all, is tantalizing. Stock markets, juiced by hyperaggressive central bank actions the world over, are at least notionally tantalized by both the immense recovery in economic activity, restocking, pent-up demand, and the prospect of the creative destruction wrought by COVID-19 leading to an acceleration of productivity-enhancing technologies. It is hard to miss the potential, yet in the markets’ collective exuberance, it feels like a lot of intermediate steps and risks are being conveniently ignored.

At the end of the 1990s, the stock market bifurcated into a variety of have and have not businesses from a valuation perspective, the “haves” being the “new economy” stocks of leading edge internet, communications, and technology businesses. In contrast, the “old economy” have-nots featured just about everything else: industrials, banks, transportation businesses, and most consumer products. A similar split has erupted in 2020 between the leaders of the “digital” economy and the “physical” economy. The latter has been unable to function properly or at all due to the pandemic, while the former appears as strong or stronger under varying forms of lockdown. Unbounded by the sheer strangeness of 2020, a gusher of money supply, and the sense of profound and accelerated change from Schumpeter’s COVID-19 hurricane, markets have raced forward, in some cases exceptionally, to embrace the new. It feels more than a bit speculative in many areas. But changed the world is, and we can’t really go back to how it all was in 2019 any more than we could go back to 1959.

 

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     OCTOBER 31, 2020
     (UNAUDITED)
      

 

 

Valuations have become outright demanding in the established players of the digital economy, and exorbitant in the more speculative fringe. Valuation demands are less so in the physical economy, and our purchases have by and large been heavier in businesses whose stock prices remain disconnected from some sensible notion of recovery. It is seldom (if ever) clear why and when financial markets suddenly flip from being forward-looking believers willing to look through near-term disruptions to being “prove-it-to-me” cynics that scrutinize small inflections in growth and margins. But it does happen.

Cambiar Domestic Strategies – Each of Cambiar’s domestic strategies performed well in fiscal 2020 relative to their primary benchmarks, widening their longer-term excess return differentials. Given the Funds’ emphasis on quality and downside protection, we were encouraged that substantial relative outperformance occurred during the first quarter 2020 pandemic-driven bear market, and subsequent down-market waves in July and September. Cambiar remains focused on consistent execution in the underwriting of new positions, maintenance of existing holdings, and selective avoidance of industries/companies that do not meet our investment criteria.

Hedging and hedging instruments – Cambiar has not generally employed futures, forward contracts, and other such instruments to manage currency or other forms of volatility, as these represent “known costs for unknown benefits”, although we retain the option to do so. Our philosophy is that these instruments make the most sense for manufacturing companies, who expect to deliver a certain good at a certain time in the future with costs that can also be certain in today’s currency prices but not necessarily in the future. Mutual fund portfolios, on the other hand, are never “delivered” to a final buyer; they are intended to represent a continuous set of holdings for years or decades, with daily liquidity as an option for the investors in the fund. Hedging instruments are not designed with any of this in mind. Hedging costs are feasible (that is to say not overly costly) in a world of stable currencies and lower interest rates, but for currencies with volatile trading patterns or high local interest rates, such as emerging market currencies, the cost of hedging instruments can be either prohibitive or wholly inconsistent in their availability. For emerging market positions, of which we have but a few presently, if one is not confident of the value and stability of local currencies, we believe it is best not to invest heavily in general.

Derivatives – The only Cambiar fund that has held any derivatives since early 2012 is the Aggressive Value Fund, where Cambiar employs the use of longer maturity call options and total return swaps on occasion. In our view, these instruments, among other impacts, can permit a smoother management of Fund positions and cash balances during periods of cash flow and market volatility, and also allow for some degree of improved management portfolio returns. By their nature, derivatives embed a degree of leverage and can either amplify or reduce overall portfolio performance accordingly. The use of these instruments for the Aggressive Value Fund has been modest in 2020. The Fund held a position in AIG TARP warrants (those issued to the U.S. government for its assistance during the Financial Crisis of 2008) which mature in 2021, at the onset of the Pandemic. The Fund liquidated this position, reasoning that they risked expiring out-of-the-money in early 2021.

Final Comments – In 2017, we wrote that markets have become more visibly complacent about risks, that normal feedback mechanisms have become less reliable owing to low prevailing yields and high levels of indexation, and that this could keep going for a while longer. Here we are – it’s been a lot longer.

Thank you for your continued confidence in Cambiar.

Sincerely,

 

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Brian M. Barish

President

Cambiar Investors LLC

This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice regarding the funds or any stock in particular, nor should it be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a security. This information is for educational purposes only.

Mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. In addition to the normal risks associated with equity investing, international investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations. Investments in small companies typically exhibit higher volatility. Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors as well as increased volatility and lower trading volume. Funds may invest in derivatives, which are often more volatile than other investments and may magnify the Fund’s gains or losses.

Holdings are subject to change.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR FUNDS
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
     (UNAUDITED)
      

 

 

Definition of Comparative Indices

MSCI World Index: The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that measures large and mid-cap equity performance across countries with developed markets.

MSCI EAFE Index: The MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. & Canada.

MSCI EAFE Growth Index: The MSCI EAFE Growth Index captures large and mid cap securities exhibiting overall growth style characteristics across Developed Markets countries around the world, excluding the US and Canada. The growth investment style characteristics for index construction are defined using five variables: long-term forward EPS growth rate, short-term forward EPS growth rate, current internal growth rate and long-term historical EPS growth trend and long-term historical sales per share growth trend.

MSCI EAFE Value Index: The MSCI EAFE Value Index captures large and mid cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across Developed Markets countries around the world, excluding the US and Canada. The value investment style characteristics for index construction are defined using three variables: book value to price, 12-month forward earnings to price and dividend yield.

MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index: The MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australia, Far East) Small Cap Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure small cap representation across developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. & Canada.

Russell 1000® Value Index: The Russell 1000® Value Index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which consists of 3,000 of the largest U.S. equities.

Russell 2000® Value Index: The Russell 2000® Value Index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index comprised of firms in the Russell 2000® Index that experience lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index that measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which consists of 3,000 of the largest U.S. equities.

Russell 2500® Value Index: The Russell 2500® Value Index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index comprised of the smallest 2500 firms in the Russell 3000® Index that experience lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000 Index is a float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index that measures the performance of the 3,000 smallest companies in the United States.

S&P 500 Index: The S&P 500 is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 of the top companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR OPPORTUNITY FUND
     (UNAUDITED)
      
      

 

 

Fund Performance Commentary

Cambiar Opportunity Fund – The Fund benchmarks itself against the Russell 1000® Value Index, and owns a mix of mostly large-cap U.S. stocks with some occasional mid-cap names. The Fund performed exceptionally well over the full fiscal year, gaining 6.91% versus a -7.57% decline for the Russell 1000® Value Index, an excess return of 14.48% over this timeframe. The Fund is now in the top of the peer group over a multi-year time period. This is an exceptional amount of alpha to generate in a single year, and is not likely to be repeatable in the visible future. However, it is deeply satisfying, as it is a direct result of portfolio disciplines that have been implemented in recent years and effective execution around these disciplines.

Three critical time periods influenced the strong investment results. In the early weeks of 2020, just before the global pandemic had fully revealed itself, Cambiar exited several positions in appreciated stocks, most notably in credit-sensitive financials, on the premise that their credit quality was about as good as could be feasible, thus flattering earnings to cyclically elevated levels. Other stocks in the internet and technology spaces (Hewlett Packard and Twitter) seemed close to fully priced relative to their specific fundamentals and were also liquidated. These sales led to a somewhat elevated cash position in February, as we reasoned that continuing to hold fully valued stocks whose risk return was therefore unfavorable for shareholders was unwise, and that eventually the capital could be repurposed. We had little idea the repurposing would be nearly instantaneous in March and April, but proceeded to chew through an immense number of stock ideas in a variety of cyclical and acyclical businesses during the worst of the pandemic-driven market decline. We bought aggressively, getting the Fund back to a fully invested level by late March, not withstanding misgivings that most bear markets tend to run on and on for months (this one did not however). In the August-October time period, the Fund was aggressive in building “vaccine beneficiary” positions in a variety of consumer, travel, and technology driven categories, which have been contributed positively to performance.

In aggregate, key drivers to performance included positive contributions from the consumer discretionary, technology, and industrial sectors, as well as within energy (though in the latter, much of the outperformance was a result of not owning a lot of stocks there).

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR OPPORTUNITY FUND
     (UNAUDITED)
      
      

 

 

CHARACTERISTICS & PERFORMANCE     

 

Characteristics

  

Ticker

     CAMOX | CAMWX  

Number of Holdings

     41  

Strategy Assets

     $228,562 B  

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(1)

FOR PERIODS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

     1-Year
Return
  3-Year
Return
  5-Year
Return
  10-Year
Return
  Annualized
Inception  to
Date
Investor Class Shares   6.91%   5.83%   7.84%   9.13%   8.26%
Institutional Class Shares   7.09%   5.99%   8.04%   9.36%   6.66%
S&P 500 Index   9.71%   10.42%   11.71%   13.01%   6.86%
Russell 1000® Value Index   -7.57%   1.94%   5.82%   9.48%   6.11%
 

 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT     

 

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(1) Returns shown represent the performance of the Investor Class Shares and Institutional Class Shares. The performance of the Institutional Class Shares may vary as a result of shareholder servicing fees paid by the Investor Class Shares. Investor Class Shares were offered beginning June 30, 1998 and Institutional Class Shares were offered beginning November 3, 2005. The S&P 500 Index annualized inception to date return since June 30, 1998. The Russell 1000® Value Index annualized inception to date return since June 30, 1998.

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. If the Adviser had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

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 indices on page 4.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMID FUND
     (UNAUDITED)
      
      

 

 

Cambiar SMID Fund – While fiscal year 2020 did not yield positive absolute returns for the SMID Fund, we are pleased that it protected investor capital better than the Fund’s assigned benchmark. The Fund’s modest loss of 3.42% for the fiscal year exceeded the -11.92% return for the Russell 2500® Value Index by a wide margin.

Like the Small Cap Fund, the SMID Fund has benefitted from a more focused underwriting process at the point of initial investment and the implementation of an accountable Portfolio Management team. Given the common research, management and approach, we are pleased to see the results of the SMID and Small Cap Funds show similar performance on both an absolute and relative basis, despite approximately 90% of the portfolio’s capital being invested in companies unique to either Fund. Of course, performance between the two Funds will likely diverge over time given the unique portfolio constituents; that said, we hope this year’s results, stacked upon fiscal 2019 results, can yield further confidence in our strengthened investment team and process.

The Fund’s relative outperformance was driven by stock selection, as tends to be the case with Cambiar’s more focused, benchmark-agnostic portfolios. The Technology, Real Estate, Healthcare and Industrial sectors delivered the strongest benefit from stock selection and overall returns relative to the Index. With the Technology, Healthcare and Industrial sectors representing many unique businesses that demonstrate the market position and financial characteristics we hold dear, the Fund often has significant holdings in these areas. As such, stock selection efficacy here is critical and helpful to overall Fund performance.

We were less successful in the Consumer Discretionary, Materials and Financials sectors, which each represented a drag on performance. While stock selection in these areas was not as strong as we would like, some of that disappointing stock specific performance is a function of decisions made at the height of the COVID-related sell-off in March to fund the purchase of relatively stronger businesses that offered a combination of attractive entry points and higher earnings visibility. Amidst competition for portfolio capital when ideas are plentiful, Cambiar aims to upgrade underlying company quality while maintaining varying drivers of return. Pursuit of this objective sometimes means selling a good business at a low price for a better business, also at a low price, that could provide a better multi-year return and risk profile.

Heading into Fiscal 2021, the SMID Fund continues to demonstrate the company-specific and aggregate portfolio characteristics Cambiar holds dear. We believe downside capture to be a critical deliverable from active management, and intend for the Fund to provide this attribute. Market research completed by Cambiar and others reveals highly profitable businesses tend to weather market storms better than weaker businesses. Our focus on companies that leverage attractive positions in growing industries to produce above average margins and/or returns, while producing steady free cash flow, yields a portfolio that boasts profitability characteristics well above that of the benchmark. Our shunning of highly leveraged businesses reliant on the capital markets is also in contrast to many companies that continue to laden their balance sheets with excessive debt, exposing the equity to additional volatility or, at worst, threatening business operations in the event of a severe adverse development.

Portfolio construction continues to emphasize balance across sectors and return drivers, as we remain intent on not being too reliant on any specific investment insight. While this approach to investing could struggle to keep up with market indices as risk appetites grow over the short-term, we believe an emphasis on strong companies and prudent diversification is the best path toward delivering superior returns over rolling 3- and 5-year periods, while also limiting downside in the event of weaker market sentiment. Whether the pandemic-induced market implosion of March 2020 or the trade war driven crash in late calendar 2018, the Fund’s results in these mixed environments offer encouraging support to this assertion, though continued vigilance toward our principles, ongoing rigorous fundamental research and ultimate underwriting of incremental positions will be critical in continuing to produce superior performance for shareholder.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMID FUND
     (UNAUDITED)
      
      

 

 

CHARACTERISTICS & PERFORMANCE     

 

Characteristics

  

Ticker

     CAMMX | CAMUX  

Number of Holdings

     38  

Strategy Assets

     $56,360 B  

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(1)

FOR PERIODS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

     1-Year
Return
  3-Year
Return
  5-Year
Return
  10-Year
Return
  Annualized
Inception  to
Date
Investor Class Shares   -3.42%   5.85%   7.34%   N/A   8.15%
Institutional Class Shares   -3.32%   5.91%   7.39%   N/A   6.18%
Russell 2500® Index   2.12%   4.54%   8.18%   N/A   8.93%
Russell 2500® Value Index   -11.92%   -2.14%   3.91%   N/A   6.33%
 

 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT    

 

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(1) Returns shown represent the performance of the Investor Class Shares and Institutional Class Shares. The performance of the Institutional Class Shares may vary as a result of shareholder servicing fees paid by the Investor Class Shares. Investor Class Shares were offered beginning May 31, 2011 and Institutional Class Shares were offered beginning November 3, 2014. The Russell 2500® Index annualized inception to date return since May 31, 2011. The Russell 2500® Value Index annualized inception to date return since May 31, 2011.

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. If the Adviser had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

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 indices on page 4.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMALL CAP FUND
     (UNAUDITED)
      
      

 

 

Cambiar Small Cap Fund – The Fund performed well ahead of its primary Russell 2000® Value benchmark again during the 2020 fiscal year, enduring a modest loss of 5.76% compared to a -13.92% loss for the index. The Fund weathered vastly different market environments – from apoplectic to exuberant in short order – over the last 12 months that somehow seems much longer.

The goal for the Cambiar Small Cap Fund as always is to identify and invest at appropriate valuation levels in companies demonstrating above-average internal financial/operating performance reflective of a structural product and/or advantaged market position over multi-year periods. Our expectation is that in times of relatively high capital market risk tolerance such businesses and their respective stocks may lag, but alternatively should evidence their inherent underlying financial durability in times of market stress. The result is to deliver through-the-cycle excess equity returns relative to the benchmark. Individual stock valuation levels and associated price-sensitivity at entry remain critical investment process components, and portfolio balance is actively managed to maintain diverse sources of combined return and to provide consistent exposure to historically less volatile and/or acyclical areas of the market. These factors worked together as intended in the 2020 fiscal year for the Fund.

Backing up to the start of the fiscal year, a steady rise in small cap stocks to close calendar-year 2019 continued on into February 2020 before a dramatic approximate 40% drop in the Russell 2000® Index over less than 30 calendar days commenced late in the month. As COVID uncertainty gripped global populations, businesses and capital markets, the unprecedented speed and scale with which U.S. monetary and fiscal policy makers responded led to a slow revaluation burn upward for small cap stocks through much of the balance of the Fund’s fiscal year, though small cap indices were still well down from intra-year highs as of the end of October.

Still, the Cambiar Small Cap Fund performed relatively well through the dramatic and volatile initial market declines, and invested actively during the periods of maximum market stress to further position the Fund well for the longer term. In aggregate, the Fund delivered 816 basis points of outperformance versus the Russell 2000® Value benchmark. Importantly, the Fund delivered good downside and upside capture overall, again all partially owed to the conscious pivot toward quality and portfolio oversight over the last several years. The Small Cap Fund continued to evidence good aggregate stock selection across the majority of sectors, with a high batting average in-line with the longer-term portfolio goals. Stock selection was particularly strong in Financials, Real Estate and Information Technology, while weaker in Health Care, Materials and Consumer Discretionary.

The Cambiar Small Cap Fund continues to maintain good overall balance in terms of sector allocation, business diversification, and perhaps most importantly variance of forecasted value drivers across the portfolio. Current capital market indicators are still beset by contrasts – with various broad U.S. indices stretching to new highs well in advance of global economic activity recovering to similar pre-pandemic levels, while certain industries remain in deep despair. We note that there remains now more than $18 trillion in negative-yielding sovereign debt globally (from $17 trillion in last year’s letter), with the U.S. 10-Year Treasury bond yield still south of 1%. Very narrow spreads/yields persist despite corporate debt levels that are inarguably high. However, key macroeconomic indicators like M2 money supply growth and mortgage loan applications, along with the waves of the aforementioned monetary and fiscal support, seem to continue to provide a regular bid to many equities. We are mindful of the rhyme to previous exuberant capital market environments we have witnessed, whether 1999 or 2007, and continue to execute our investment process while that much more focused on the risk-reward relationship between valuation and fundamentals in the companies we evaluate.

In another parallel to 1999 at least, equity investors continue to bid up fast-growing newer public market entrants, with visions of tremendous market share capture and resulting longer term fiscal dominance far in advance of actual evidence of delivery. But most economic recoveries are often characterized by a combination of small-cap and value leadership, which could lead to a catch up to the seemingly one-sided growth trade that has persisted. Whatever the forward environment brings, fiscal 2020 performance of the Cambiar Small Cap Fund reflects the thoughtful, and positive, changes made to the business in previous years that we believe has restored historic credibility in the asset class, and set the stage for continued sustainable execution.

 

9


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMALL CAP FUND
     (UNAUDITED)
      
      

 

 

CHARACTERISTICS & PERFORMANCE     

 

Characteristics

  

Ticker

     CAMSX | CAMZX  

Number of Holdings

     49  

Strategy Assets

     $75,862 B  

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(1)

FOR PERIODS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

     1-Year
Return
  3-Year
Return
  5-Year
Return
  10-Year
Return
  Annualized
Inception  to
Date
Investor Class Shares   -5.76%   1.74%   3.32%   6.83%   7.90%
Institutional Class Shares   -5.64%   1.87%   3.48%   7.04%   10.20%
Russell 2000® Index   -0.14%   2.19%   7.27%   9.64%   8.04%
Russell 2000® Value Index   -13.92%   -4.05%   3.71%   7.06%   6.11%
 

 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT    

 

LOGO

(1) Returns shown represent the performance of the Investor Class Shares and Institutional Class Shares. The performance of the Institutional Class Shares may vary as a result of shareholder servicing fees paid by the Investor Class Shares. Investor Class Shares were offered beginning August 31, 2004 and Institutional Class Shares were offered beginning October 31, 2008. The Russell 2000® Index annualized inception to date return since August 31, 2004. The Russell 2000® Value Index annualized inception to date return since August 31, 2004.

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. If the Adviser had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

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 indices on page 4.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
     (UNAUDITED)
      
      

 

 

Cambiar International Equity Fund – The Cambiar International Equity Fund posted a total return of -12.07% for the period compared to MSCI EAFE, which returned -6.86% for the same time period. The biggest headwind facing performance this year was the wide gap between value and growth within international markets. The MSCI EAFE Value Index returned -18.4% during this period of time, while the MSCI EAFE Growth returned +5.2% - a performance gap of over 2300 basis points. Although Cambiar views the core EAFE Index as our primary performance benchmark, the underlying divergence by investment style that has occurred in fiscal 2020 makes comparison of return vs. the EAFE Value Index a relevant performance consideration.

The vast majority of the performance gap came from stock selection (rather than allocation). Sector allocation decisions provided a net benefit of 1.1%, while stock selection detracted by 5.4%. Given COVID-19 and global nationwide shutdowns, the Fund’s performance headwinds were almost exclusively isolated to the more economically-sensitive sectors of the Fund; holdings in the Industrials and Basic Material sectors were particularly challenged. Within Industrials, aerospace names including Aercap, Airbus, Japan Airlines and Rolls Royce were negatively impacted due to restrictions against travel. Additionally, travel and leisure companies including Sands China and Accor were heavily impacted from shutdowns as well.

The Fund’s investments in companies that were beneficiaries of the pandemic-related shutdowns and work-from-home trends were notable outperformers in the year; individual outperformers included internet companies Prosus and Alibaba. Delivery and logistics provider Deutsche Post was another positive contributor, as consumers ordered more goods online. The Fund also benefitted meaningfully from having no exposure to energy companies during the period. We believe the Energy sector is incurring disruption both in terms of new sources of supply from U.S. shale producers, but also from a secular decline in demand, as electric vehicles and general industry trends continue to move society away from oil and related fossil fuels.

Looking ahead, Cambiar believes that the global economy is set to reaccelerate, as the market now has a line of sight on vaccines. International equities have clearly started to price in some of this future “re-normalization,” given the rotation back into more economically-sensitive sectors starting in November after vaccine announcements were made. We have been selectively increasing the Fund’s exposure to many of those positions that had been hit hard by COVID-19, based on the expectation for a re-acceleration in demand at both the consumer and corporate level. We are optimistic about the Cambiar International Equity Fund as we move into 2021.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
     (UNAUDITED)
      
      

 

 

CHARACTERISTICS & PERFORMANCE     

 

Characteristics

  

Ticker

     CAMIX | CAMYX  

Number of Holdings

     47  

Strategy Assets

     $1,016,392 B  

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(1)

FOR PERIODS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

     1-Year
Return
  3-Year
Return
  5-Year
Return
  10-Year
Return
  Annualized
Inception  to
Date
Investor Class Shares   -12.07%   -5.64%   -0.47%   3.24%   6.19%
Institutional Class Shares   -11.94%   -5.52%   -0.33%   N/A   3.41%
MSCI EAFE Index   -6.86%   -1.24%   2.85%   3.82%   4.10%
 

 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT    

 

LOGO

(1) Returns shown represent the performance of the Investor Class Shares and Institutional Class Shares. The performance of the Institutional Class Shares may vary as a result of shareholder servicing fees paid by the Investor Class Shares. Investor Class Shares were offered beginning September 9, 2002 and Institutional Class Shares were offered beginning November 30, 2012. The MSCI EAFE Index annualized inception to date return since September 9, 2002.

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. If the Adviser had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

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 indices on page 4.

 

12


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND
     (UNAUDITED)
      
      

 

 

Cambiar International Small Cap Fund – The Cambiar International Small Cap Fund posted a total return of -4.89% for the reporting period, compared to the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index which fell 1.36%, leading to a performance lag against the index of 3.53%. The significant performance discrepancy between value and growth stocks was particularly notable in the small cap international space, where growth stocks returned 10%, while value stocks fell 12% for the fiscal year. This 2000+basis point gap between the two sub-indexes of the EAFE Small Cap Index created both measurement problems vis a vis our effectiveness versus objectives and not surprisingly some significant opportunities in the dislocation. Given the huge gap between growth and value, the Cambiar International Small Cap Fund has performed, broadly speaking, in line with what should be expected—namely, while we underperformed our primary benchmark, the Fund was able to outperform the value sub-index by some 600-700bps. In our view, some normalization of this style discrepancy will help the fund’s relative performance compared to the overall index. This is indeed beginning to play out in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2020, although admittedly outside the timeframe for this performance discussion.

For the reporting period, the performance gap relative to the small cap index came overwhelmingly from stock selection—allocation actually resulted in a modest benefit of some 157bps. The central event driving performance during the period was the global COVID disruption—in many ways a significant proportion of the Fund’s ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ in the year were defined by their relative strength in the global pandemic. Lagging sectors included Consumer Staples, Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary and Industrials. The Staples sector divergence helps illustrate the point. One of the weakest stocks in the period was Greencore Group, a UK-based food company with a strong focus on prepared sandwiches. The majority of these sandwiches are sold in locations that were largely closed during the worst of the shutdowns (although some are sold through the grocery channel). This sharp drop in sales corresponded in a commensurate drop in the stock price. In contrast, Remy Cointreau was an outperformer in the year, as the company was deemed a “COVID winner” by the market. For Remy’s larger end markets such as the United States, “Zoom cocktails” and at-home luxury alcohol consumption made up for lost sales of alcohol in closed restaurants and bars. Remy’s own Cointreau became a huge beneficiary, as margaritas became one of the go-to at-home cocktails, and sales soared. A look into the lagging sectors and the most-impacted names reveals a similar pattern—COVID disruption was the central driver of underperformance.

Outperforming sectors for the timeframe under discussion include Health Care, Real Estate, Energy and Communication Services. The positive contributions derived in Real Estate and Energy were primarily due to the Fund’s exceedingly low (or no) exposure to the sectors, driving a combined allocation benefit north of 300bps. The outstanding sector performance generated in Health Care was roughly even between selection and allocation. Individual outperformers included Zai Lab, Gerresheimer and GN Store Nord. Similar to the Consumer Staples example of underperformance, Communications Services outperformance reflects a sector uniquely positioned to benefit from the global disruption. For example, Schibsted and Autohome represent on-line businesses uniquely positioned to benefit from the digital acceleration seen throughout the world.

To conclude, despite the Fund’s trailing return vs. the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index, this relative underperformance is somewhat explainable – given the wide divergence in performance on a style basis that took place in fiscal 2020. Likewise, we are quite encouraged by the “normalization” taking place in the fourth quarter of 2020, which has driven sharp outperformance for the Fund and returned the strategy to positive index-relative performance for the calendar year (to date). Finally, Cambiar is optimistic that the opportunistic stance we have taken during the period of disruption, coupled with the very strong quality characteristics of the Fund, should enable to deliver above-benchmark returns for our shareholders in 2021.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP
     (UNAUDITED)
      
      

 

 

CHARACTERISTICS & PERFORMANCE     

 

Characteristics

  

Ticker

     CAMFX  

Number of Holdings

     46  

Strategy Assets

     $57,525 B  

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(1)

FOR PERIODS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

     1-Year
Return
  3-Year
Return
  5-Year
Return
  10-Year
Return
  Annualized
Inception  to
Date
Institutional Class Shares   -4.89%   0.61%   5.64%   N/A   4.77%
MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index   -1.36%   -0.35%   5.38%   N/A   5.99%
 

 

GROWTH OF A $100,000 INVESTMENT     

 

LOGO

(1) Commenced operations on November 18, 2014.

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. If the Adviser had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

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 indices on page 4.

 

14


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
     (UNAUDITED)
      
      

 

 

Cambiar Global Equity Fund – The Cambiar Global Equity Fund posted a return of -0.17% during the period versus the MSCI World Index return of 4.36% during the same timeframe. The major culprit continued to be the unprecedented gap between Growth and Value with MSCI World Growth outperforming MSCI World Value by nearly 34% during the period. While the Cambiar Global Equity Fund outperformed MSCI World Value by 3.75% during the period, the fund failed to keep up with the broader MSCI World benchmark given our style headwind.

The vast majority of underperformance during the period came from stock selection while allocation provided a 1.4% benefit to the fund. As a result of COVID-19 and subsequent nationwide shutdowns, companies sensitive to overall economic activity namely travel and leisure were hardest hit. This included aerospace related names such as Aercap, Airbus, Delta and Raytheon. Additionally, consumer discretionary names including Accor, Inditex and Booking Holdings were heavily impacted as travel restrictions were put in place. Lastly financial services including banks and insurance companies underperformed in the period as provisions related to potential loan losses and catastrophe insurance weighed on stocks.

Contributors to the portfolio included companies deemed as “Pandemic beneficiaries” as consumers worked and shopped from home. Companies including Prosus, Alibaba, Home Depot and Amazon benefitted as consumers spent more time at home and fixing up their homes. Information technology companies including Marvell, ASML, Skyworks and TSMC all benefitted from being largely immune from COVID-19 disruptions while secular tailwinds from increased 5G smartphone adoption and growth in data helped earnings. Furthermore high quality industrial companies especially those involved in logistics performed well as consumers ordered goods online and delivered to their homes.

To conclude we are pleased first that despite the lag versus the index we have steadily outperformed the value sub-index. Likewise we are quite encouraged by the “normalization” taking place in the fourth quarter of 2020, which has driven outperformance for the quarter to date. And finally we are optimistic that the opportunistic stance we have taken during the period of disruption, coupled with the very strong quality characteristics of the overall portfolio, will serve to extend current strong performance of the Cambiar Global Equity fund into the new year 2021.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
     (UNAUDITED)
      
      

 

 

CHARACTERISTICS & PERFORMANCE     

 

Characteristics

  

Ticker

     CAMGX  

Number of Holdings

     48  

Strategy Assets

     $9,060 B  

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(1)

FOR PERIODS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

     1-Year
Return
  3-Year
Return
  5-Year
Return
  10-Year
Return
  Annualized
Inception  to
Date
Investor Class Shares   -0.17%   1.57%   4.16%   N/A   7.67%
MSCI World Index   4.36%   5.96%   8.13%   N/A   9.81%
 

 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT     

 

LOGO

(1) Commenced operations on November 30, 2011.

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. If the Adviser had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

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 indices on page 4.

 

16


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR AGGRESSIVE VALUE FUND
     (UNAUDITED)
      
      

 

 

Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund – The Fund declined 7.44%, versus a 7.57% decline for the Russell 1000® Value Index and a positive 4.36% return for the MSCI World Index during the fiscal year. In May 2020 the Fund reclaimed its original name as the Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund, at the request of the manager and with fund board approval. This fund was incepted in 2007 under this name, but in 2016 it was re-named the Cambiar Global Unconstrained Fund and subsequently the Cambiar Global Ultrafocus Fund in 2017.

The name changes to the two “Global U        ” titles were intended to align the fund with a more descriptive name for improved marketability and benchmarking. However, whether coincidental or not, the fund’s opportunistic and very concentrated strategy seemed at odds and out of step with markets in the 2017 and 2018 time period, generating poorer overall results on the heels of several portfolio misfires and a lack of digital platform businesses. The fund performed better in 2019 but entered 2020 rather heavily exposed to the global travel and aircraft supply spaces – ground zero from a business disruption and capital destruction perspective owing to the pandemic. March 2020 results undid a very solid 2019 in a space of days.

Your fund manager is not a firm believer in spiritual notions such as negative karma or that the name of a financial product wrapper might by lucky or unlucky as the case may be. However, following years of generally successful investing under the unique but provocative Aggressive Value name, I began to question whether we had messed with a good thing that was intended to be what it was (originally) intended to be, upsetting the financial gods in some way. Secondly, with markets and stocks severely disjointed from fair valuations given pandemic-based disruptions, the opportunity set for Aggressive Value to do what it is capable of doing seemed especially strong. There will be no subsequent renaming of Aggressive Value – this is what this fund was always intended to be called, it would seem. Performance following the name change has been very strong, with the fund gaining 16.0% as compared to a 5.6% gain for the Russell 1000® Value index and 11.7% for the MSCI World Index. Yes that’s a little strange to contemplate.

The Fund employs a concentrated strategy, and typically holds 20-30 positions in global equities of varying capitalization ranges. The Fund’s objective is to gain long term capital appreciation by acquiring larger positions in equities that it deems to be distinctly undervalued with a range of drivers and returns, and to seek to achieve this by identifying uniquely attractive buy and sell points in which to build or exit these positions. Due to the concentrated nature of the Fund and the idiosyncratic nature of its positions, performance on a quarterly and annual basis can be very volatile, and for this reporting period, it was true to form. Given the Fund’s more focused portfolio construction approach and long-term performance orientation, investors are encouraged to look at 3-5 year expected holding periods for this strategy.

On a regional basis, the Fund remains tilted to the U.S. markets; the balance of the Fund is primarily invested in Europe/U.K. companies. International stocks in the Fund have performed relatively worse versus U.S. counterparts in 2020.

The investment management landscape has changed significantly since this fund was launched in 2007. At the time, the intent was to deliver something a bit different and unusual in the context of the mutual fund landscape, including concentration, geographic and capitalization opportunism, and some of the features of a two-sided balance sheet. All in a 1940-Act Fund. The Fund has endeavored to have a truly global investment horizon and personality. While this may yet prove valuable, it has been a liability in the landscape of the last decade, where U.S. stocks have enjoyed a historic performance advantage over international counterparts, and valuations have bled northward. The fund is (vastly) tuned down in its use of derivatives, owning none at the end of the fiscal year. However, some swap facilities from the fund’s earlier days remain in place, and can be used for portfolio hedging or to create parent-subsidiary stub equity positions. One position in German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telecom was created through a long / short swap versus its holding in American affiliate T Mobile. We intend to use the swap facility sparingly on a go-forward basis, putting most of the fund’s fate in our selection of unique investment opportunities and letting these positions do the work for fund investors.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR AGGRESSIVE VALUE FUND
     (UNAUDITED)
      
      

 

 

CHARACTERISTICS & PERFORMANCE     

 

Characteristics

  

Ticker

     CAMAX  

Number of Holdings

     31  

Strategy Assets

     $37,331 B  

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(1)

FOR PERIODS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020

     1-Year
Return
  3-Year
Return
  5-Year
Return
  10-Year
Return
  Annualized
Inception  to
Date
Investor Class Shares   -7.44%   -3.72%   -1.09%   5.36%   5.43%
MSCI World Index   4.36%   5.96%   8.13%   8.64%   5.07%
 

 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT     

 

LOGO

(1) Commenced operations on August 31, 2007.

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. If the Adviser had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike the Fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns, the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

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 indices on page 4.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR OPPORTUNITY FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (UNAUDITED)†     

 

LOGO

† Percentages based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS         
COMMON STOCK — 98.9%         
    Shares      Value
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE EQUIPMENT — 4.5%           

L3Harris Technologies

    31,000      $ 4,994,410    

Raytheon Technologies

    100,000        5,432,000  
    

 

 

 

       10,426,410  
    

 

 

 

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 2.9%           

United Parcel Service, Cl B

    43,000        6,755,730  
    

 

 

 

AIRLINES — 2.1%           

Southwest Airlines

    121,000        4,783,130  
    

 

 

 

BANKS — 5.5%           

JPMorgan Chase

    80,000        7,843,200  

US Bancorp

    125,000        4,868,750  
    

 

 

 

       12,711,950  
    

 

 

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 3.8%           

Biogen *

    15,500        3,907,085  

Incyte *

    55,000        4,765,200  
    

 

 

 

       8,672,285  
    

 

 

 

BUILDING PRODUCTS — 2.1%           

Trane Technologies

    37,000        4,911,750  
    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR OPPORTUNITY FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued     

 

    Shares      Value
CAPITAL MARKETS — 7.0%           

Charles Schwab

    125,000      $ 5,138,750    

Goldman Sachs Group

    36,000        6,805,440  

KKR, Cl A

    122,000        4,166,300  
    

 

 

 

       16,110,490  
    

 

 

 

CHEMICALS — 5.5%           

Corteva

    230,000        7,585,400  

PPG Industries

    40,000        5,188,800  
    

 

 

 

       12,774,200  
    

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT — 2.9%           

Motorola Solutions

    42,000        6,638,520  
    

 

 

 

CONSUMER FINANCE — 3.0%           

American Express

    75,000        6,843,000  
    

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.7%           

Verizon Communications

    110,000        6,268,900  
    

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 2.2%           

TE Connectivity

    53,000        5,134,640  
    

 

 

 

FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 2.6%           

Sysco

    110,000        6,084,100  
    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 2.4%           

Medtronic

    56,000        5,631,920  
    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 2.1%           

Centene *

    82,000        4,846,200  
    

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 2.9%           

Colgate-Palmolive

    84,000        6,626,760  
    

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 3.0%           

3M

    43,000        6,878,280  
    

 

 

 

INSURANCE — 2.8%           

Chubb

    50,000        6,495,500  
    

 

 

 

INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES — 3.0%           

Alphabet, Cl A *

    4,300        6,949,273  
    

 

 

 

INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL — 2.6%           

Amazon.com *

    2,000        6,072,300  
    

 

 

 

IT SERVICES — 2.0%           

Visa, Cl A

    25,000        4,542,750  
    

 

 

 

MACHINERY — 2.5%           

Stanley Black & Decker

    35,000        5,817,000  
    

 

 

 

MULTI-UTILITIES — 2.8%           

Sempra Energy

    52,000        6,518,720  
    

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS — 3.0%           

Bristol-Myers Squibb

    120,000        7,014,000  
    

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 3.9%       

Invitation Homes

    150,000        4,089,000  

Welltower

    90,000        4,839,300  
    

 

 

 

       8,928,300  
    

 

 

 

 

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

 

20


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR OPPORTUNITY FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued     

 

    Shares      Value
ROAD & RAIL — 4.3%       

Uber Technologies *

        165,000      $ 5,512,650    

Union Pacific

    25,000        4,429,750  
    

 

 

 

       9,942,400  
    

 

 

 

SEMI-CONDUCTORS & EQUIPMENT — 8.3%       

Applied Materials

    122,000        7,226,060  

Marvell Technology Group

    200,000        7,502,000  

Skyworks Solutions

    31,000        4,379,990  
    

 

 

 

       19,108,050  
    

 

 

 

SOFTWARE — 2.5%       

VMware, Cl A *

    45,000        5,792,850  
    

 

 

 

SPECIALTY RETAIL — 1.8%       

Home Depot

    8,000        2,133,680  

TJX

    40,000        2,032,000  
    

 

 

 

       4,165,680  
    

 

 

 

WATER UTILITIES — 2.2%       

American Water Works

    34,000        5,117,340  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

    

(Cost $194,409,454)

       228,562,428  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS— 98.9%     

(Cost $194,409,454)

     $     228,562,428  
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $230,991,481.

*

Non-income producing security.

Cl — Class

As of October 31, 2020, all of the Fund’s investments in securities were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP.

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 Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

21


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMID FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (UNAUDITED)†     

 

LOGO

† Percentages based on total investments.

 

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS           
 COMMON STOCK — 96.9%           
    Shares      Value
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE EQUIPMENT — 2.5%       

Huntington Ingalls Industries

    10,000      $         1,474,800    
    

 

 

 

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 2.6%       

Expeditors International of Washington

    17,100        1,511,127  
    

 

 

 

AIRLINES — 2.5%       

Alaska Air Group

    39,000        1,477,710  
    

 

 

 

BANKS — 2.6%       

East West Bancorp

    41,000        1,495,680  
    

 

 

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 2.3%       

Exelixis *

    65,000        1,331,200  
    

 

 

 

BUILDING PRODUCTS — 2.7%       

AO Smith

    29,800        1,540,362  
    

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT — 3.1%       

Lumentum Holdings *

    21,700        1,794,373  
    

 

 

 

CONSUMER FINANCE — 2.6%       

Synchrony Financial

    60,000        1,501,200  
    

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 5.6%       

Hubbell, Cl B

    11,300        1,644,263  

IPG Photonics *

    8,800        1,636,448  
    

 

 

 

       3,280,711  
    

 

 

 

 

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

 

22


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMID FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued     

 

    Shares      Value
FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO — 2.5%       

Lamb Weston Holdings

    23,000      $ 1,459,350    
    

 

 

 

GAS UTILITIES — 2.5%       

Atmos Energy

    16,140        1,479,554  
    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 2.0%       

STERIS

    6,600        1,169,454  
    

 

 

 

INSURANCE — 13.3%       

American Financial Group

    22,700        1,701,138  

Arch Capital Group *

    45,300        1,368,513  

Axis Capital Holdings

    36,600        1,562,454  

Fidelity National Financial

    48,100        1,505,049  

Reinsurance Group of America, Cl A

    16,000        1,616,320  
    

 

 

 

       7,753,474  
    

 

 

 

IT SERVICES — 10.0%       

Amdocs

    27,000        1,522,260  

Euronet Worldwide *

    13,000        1,154,920  

Leidos Holdings

    18,550        1,539,650  

MAXIMUS

    23,600        1,594,888  
    

 

 

 

       5,811,718  
    

 

 

 

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 6.6%       

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Cl A *

    2,000        1,172,840  

Bruker

    34,200        1,454,868  

Charles River Laboratories International *

    5,300        1,206,810  
    

 

 

 

       3,834,518  
    

 

 

 

MACHINERY — 5.5%       

Lincoln Electric Holdings

    16,900        1,720,758  

Toro

    18,000        1,477,800  
    

 

 

 

       3,198,558  
    

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 2.5%       

Robert Half International

    28,920        1,465,955  
    

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 7.3%       

American Homes 4 Rent, Cl A

    52,000        1,470,040  

National Retail Properties

    39,000        1,248,390  

VICI Properties

    66,100        1,516,995  
    

 

 

 

       4,235,425  
    

 

 

 

ROAD & RAIL — 2.6%       

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Cl A

    39,000        1,481,610  
    

 

 

 

SEMI-CONDUCTORS & INSTRUMENTS — 5.6%       

ON Semiconductor *

    65,000        1,630,850  

Qorvo *

    12,500        1,592,000  
    

 

 

 

       3,222,850  
    

 

 

 

SOFTWARE — 2.6%       

Cerence *

    28,000        1,528,240  
    

 

 

 

SPECIALTY RETAIL — 4.7%       

Burlington Stores *

    7,600        1,471,208  

Ulta Beauty *

    6,200        1,281,974  
    

 

 

 

       2,753,182  
    

 

 

 

 

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

 

23


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMID FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued     

 

     Shares      Value
WATER UTILITIES — 2.7%       

Essential Utilities

     37,840      $ 1,559,008    
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

     

(Cost $48,802,407)

        56,360,059  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS— 96.9%      

(Cost $48,802,407)

      $ 56,360,059  
     

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $58,141,193.

*

Non-income producing security.

Cl — Class

As of October 31, 2020, all of the Fund’s investments in securities were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP.

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 Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

24


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMALL CAP FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (UNAUDITED)†     

 

LOGO

† Percentages based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS         
COMMON STOCK — 97.0%         
    Shares      Value
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 4.1%           

BWX Technologies

    29,000      $ 1,595,290    

Parsons *

    51,100        1,610,672  
    

 

 

 

       3,205,962  
    

 

 

 

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 4.3%           

Forward Air

    29,400        1,851,318  

Hub Group, Cl A *

    30,200        1,513,926  
    

 

 

 

       3,365,244  
    

 

 

 

BANKS — 8.4%           

Prosperity Bancshares

    29,000        1,598,190  

TCF Financial

    58,200        1,583,622  

United Bankshares

    60,000        1,573,800  

United Community Banks

    85,000        1,779,900  
    

 

 

 

       6,535,512  
    

 

 

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 7.0%           

Athenex *

    69,000        786,600  

Emergent BioSolutions *

    16,000        1,439,520  

Exelixis *

    75,500        1,546,240  

Luminex

    75,500        1,664,020  
    

 

 

 

       5,436,380  
    

 

 

 

 

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

 

25


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMALL CAP FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued     

 

    Shares      Value
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 2.3%           

PGT Innovations *

    108,000      $ 1,790,640    
    

 

 

 

CHEMICALS — 2.0%           

Cabot

    41,300        1,569,813  
    

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 1.9%           

Healthcare Services Group

    64,000        1,464,320  
    

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 2.3%           

NV5 Global *

    31,800        1,783,344  
    

 

 

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 4.5%           

IDACORP

    19,200        1,684,416  

PNM Resources

    37,500        1,875,000  
    

 

 

 

       3,559,416  
    

 

 

 

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 2.2%           

EnerSys

    23,700        1,696,920  
    

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 2.3%           

Dolby Laboratories, Cl A

    24,500        1,839,460  
    

 

 

 

FOOD PRODUCTS — 4.3%           

Hain Celestial Group *

    49,000        1,506,750  

Sanderson Farms

    14,500        1,855,565  
    

 

 

 

       3,362,315  
    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 4.1%           

Cardiovascular Systems *

    46,500        1,657,725  

ICU Medical *

    8,700        1,546,773  
    

 

 

 

       3,204,498  
    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 4.1%           

BioTelemetry *

    36,500        1,554,170  

CorVel *

    18,300        1,669,326  
    

 

 

 

       3,223,496  
    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY — 1.7%           

HMS Holdings *

    51,200        1,362,944  
    

 

 

 

INSURANCE — 10.2%           

Axis Capital Holdings

    37,500        1,600,875  

First American Financial

    31,500        1,404,585  

James River Group Holdings

    37,500        1,752,375  

Reinsurance Group of America, Cl A

    17,900        1,808,258  

RenaissanceRe Holdings

    8,900        1,439,308  
    

 

 

 

       8,005,401  
    

 

 

 

IT SERVICES — 3.9%           

Perficient *

    40,500        1,585,980  

WNS Holdings ADR *

    25,000        1,441,000  
    

 

 

 

       3,026,980  
    

 

 

 

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 1.9%           

Bruker

    34,400        1,463,376  
    

 

 

 

MACHINERY — 2.1%           

Mueller Water Products, Cl A

    161,000        1,667,960  
    

 

 

 

 

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

 

26


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMALL CAP FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued     

 

    Shares      Value
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 3.8%           

Insperity

    22,000      $ 1,684,760    

ManpowerGroup

    19,200        1,303,104  
    

 

 

 

       2,987,864  
    

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 4.0%           

American Homes 4 Rent, Cl A

    57,800        1,634,006  

Essential Properties Realty Trust

    91,500        1,511,580  
    

 

 

 

       3,145,586  
    

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 2.4%           

Marcus & Millichap *

    59,300        1,851,939  
    

 

 

 

SEMI-CONDUCTORS & EQUIPMENT — 6.5%           

Advanced Energy Industries *

    26,000        1,754,220  

Diodes *

    32,000        1,850,560  

Rambus *

    108,000        1,489,320  
    

 

 

 

       5,094,100  
    

 

 

 

SOFTWARE — 3.8%           

Bottomline Technologies DE *

    32,500        1,290,900  

Cerence *

    30,500        1,664,690  
    

 

 

 

       2,955,590  
    

 

 

 

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 2.0%           

Carter’s

    19,300        1,571,985  
    

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.9%           

Telephone and Data Systems

    40,000        680,000  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $68,152,602)

       75,851,045  
    

 

 

 

    
RIGHT — 0.0%           
    Number of
Rights
      

Stemline Therapeutics *
(Cost $-)

    53,978        11,335  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS— 97.0%
(Cost $68,152,602)

     $ 75,862,380  
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $78,245,916.

*

Non-income producing security.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

The following is a list of the level of inputs used as of October 31, 2020, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in Securities

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stock

          $ 75,851,045             $             $             $ 75,851,045  

Right

                11,335       11,335  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

          $             75,851,045             $                         —             $                 11,335             $             75,862,380  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the year ended October 31, 2020, there was a Level 3 security due to the unavailability of quoted prices in active markets.

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

 

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

 

27


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (UNAUDITED)†     

 

LOGO

† Percentages based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS            
COMMON STOCK — 98.4%            
       Shares      Value
AUSTRALIA — 1.8%              

Brambles

       2,673,000      $ 18,037,958    
       

 

 

 

BELGIUM — 3.3%              

KBC Group

       339,000        16,747,314  

UCB

       171,000        16,844,380  
       

 

 

 

          33,591,694  
       

 

 

 

CHINA — 2.7%              

Alibaba Group Holding ADR *

       93,000        28,336,170  
       

 

 

 

DENMARK — 4.3%              

Carlsberg

       185,000        23,411,263  

Novozymes, Cl B

       344,681        20,672,162  
       

 

 

 

          44,083,425  
       

 

 

 

FINLAND — 2.2%              

Nordea Bank Abp *

       3,072,000        23,069,331  
       

 

 

 

FRANCE — 16.4%              

Accor

       560,000        14,279,956  

Air Liquide

       71,000        10,378,990  

Airbus

       199,000        14,520,853  

Capgemini

       193,000        22,324,873  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

       612,000        23,918,307  

 

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

 

28


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued     

 

       Shares      Value
FRANCE — continued              

Danone

       326,000      $ 17,986,498    

Pernod Ricard

       199,221        32,071,151  

Sanofi

       252,000        22,745,395  

Total

       359,000        10,841,827  
       

 

 

 

          169,067,850  
       

 

 

 

GERMANY — 13.5%              

Deutsche Boerse

       121,000        17,788,601  

Deutsche Post

       560,000        24,796,780  

Merck KGaA

       228,073        33,828,541  

RWE

       557,000        20,599,778  

SAP

       211,000        22,483,972  

Siemens

       166,000        19,483,154  
       

 

 

 

          138,980,826  
       

 

 

 

HONG KONG — 3.8%              

AIA Group

       2,357,000        22,377,787  

Sands China

       4,903,000        17,287,075  
       

 

 

 

          39,664,862  
       

 

 

 

ITALY — 2.1%              

Enel

       2,725,000        21,715,667  
       

 

 

 

JAPAN — 8.0%              

FANUC

       127,000        26,967,241  

Hitachi

       660,000        22,234,349  

Murata Manufacturing

       479,955        33,475,034  
       

 

 

 

          82,676,624  
       

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS — 9.3%              

ASML Holding

       57,139        20,684,838  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize

       806,000        22,132,683  

Koninklijke Philips

       436,276        20,210,382  

Prosus

       332,000        33,115,137  
       

 

 

 

          96,143,040  
       

 

 

 

NORWAY — 1.8%              

DNB *

       1,364,000        18,373,070  
       

 

 

 

SINGAPORE — 2.1%              

DBS Group Holdings

       1,438,000        21,487,654  
       

 

 

 

SPAIN — 2.8%              

Industria de Diseno Textil

       1,189,060        29,358,072  
       

 

 

 

SWITZERLAND — 9.6%              

Adecco Group

       401,000        19,635,369  

Julius Baer Group

       529,000        23,644,830  

Roche Holding

       64,000        20,594,069  

Temenos

       140,000        15,033,284  

Zurich Insurance Group

       62,000        20,580,322  
       

 

 

 

          99,487,874  
       

 

 

 

TAIWAN — 2.0%              

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ADR

       250,907        21,043,570  
       

 

 

 

 

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

 

29


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued     

 

       Shares      Value
UNITED KINGDOM — 10.7%              

Anglo American

       1,341,000      $ 31,487,994    

BAE Systems

       3,040,000        15,612,718  

London Stock Exchange Group

       227,000        24,337,916  

Reckitt Benckiser Group

       238,107        20,937,759  

Smith & Nephew ADR

       521,000        18,271,470  
       

 

 

 

          110,647,857  
       

 

 

 

UNITED STATES — 2.0%              

Yum China Holdings

       387,499        20,626,572  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

       

(Cost $967,555,337)

          1,016,392,116  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.4%        

(Cost $967,555,337)

        $ 1,016,392,116  
       

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $1,032,511,156.

*

Non-income producing security.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

The following is a list of the level of inputs used as of October 31, 2020, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Investments in Securities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common Stock

       

Australia

        $ —             $ 18,037,958             $ —             $ 18,037,958    

Belgium

    —         33,591,694         —         33,591,694    

China

    28,336,170         —         —         28,336,170    

Denmark

    —         44,083,425         —         44,083,425    

Finland

    —         23,069,331         —         23,069,331    

France

    —         169,067,850         —         169,067,850    

Germany

    —         138,980,826         —         138,980,826    

Hong Kong

    —         39,664,862         —         39,664,862    

Italy

    —         21,715,667         —         21,715,667    

Japan

    —         82,676,624         —         82,676,624    

Netherlands

    —         96,143,040         —         96,143,040    

Norway

    —         18,373,070         —         18,373,070    

Singapore

    —         21,487,654         —         21,487,654    

Spain

    —         29,358,072         —         29,358,072    

Switzerland

    —         99,487,874         —         99,487,874    

Taiwan

    21,043,570         —         —         21,043,570    

United Kingdom

    18,271,470         92,376,387         —         110,647,857    

United States

    20,626,572         —         —         20,626,572    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

    88,277,782         928,114,334         —         1,016,392,116    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

        $             88,277,782             $             928,114,334             $                              —             $             1,016,392,116    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (UNAUDITED)†     

 

LOGO

† Percentages based on total investments.

 

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 COMMON STOCK — 94.3%
     Shares      Value
ARGENTINA — 1.6%       

Despegar.com *

     140,006      $ 952,041    
     

 

 

 

BRAZIL — 2.1%       

Pagseguro Digital, Cl A *

     34,826        1,274,980  
     

 

 

 

CHINA — 4.4%       

Autohome ADR

     14,382        1,374,200  

Zai Lab ADR *

     15,615        1,281,211  
     

 

 

 

        2,655,411  
     

 

 

 

DENMARK — 2.6%       

GN Store Nord

     22,017        1,583,343  
     

 

 

 

FINLAND — 2.4%       

Nokian Renkaat

     46,692        1,438,080  
     

 

 

 

FRANCE — 9.5%       

Eurazeo

     25,569        1,166,489  

Euronext

     12,236        1,280,706  

Fnac Darty

     24,050        1,033,342  

Remy Cointreau

     7,081        1,195,364  

Virbac *

     4,909        1,142,989  
     

 

 

 

        5,818,890  
     

 

 

 

GERMANY — 14.2%       

Brenntag

     28,101        1,794,840  

Gerresheimer

     11,648        1,171,083  

HOCHTIEF

     11,453        844,963  

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued     

 

     Shares      Value
GERMANY — continued       

KION Group

     15,419      $ 1,199,320    

MTU Aero Engines

     7,468        1,275,168  

Rheinmetall

     14,763        1,078,929  

Scout24

     16,434        1,323,597  
     

 

 

 

        8,687,900  
     

 

 

 

HONG KONG — 1.9%       

ASM Pacific Technology

     117,832        1,186,335  
     

 

 

 

HUNGARY — 2.6%       

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

     76,548        1,560,125  
     

 

 

 

ITALY — 5.8%       

Azimut Holding

     66,384        1,123,464  

Buzzi Unicem

     61,327        1,328,956  

Technogym

     146,532        1,094,999  
     

 

 

 

        3,547,419  
     

 

 

 

JAPAN — 14.5%       

Ichigo

     428,600        1,213,729  

Kakaku.com

     55,500        1,473,457  

Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings

     39,500        1,456,955  

OKUMA

     27,050        1,307,956  

Ryohin Keikaku

     88,700        1,859,505  

Taiyo Yuden

     41,800        1,544,313  
     

 

 

 

        8,855,915  
     

 

 

 

LUXEMBOURG — 2.0%       

L’Occitane International

     676,600        1,239,715  
     

 

 

 

MEXICO — 2.0%       

Coca-Cola FEMSA ADR

     32,243        1,221,687  
     

 

 

 

NORWAY — 2.3%       

Schibsted, Cl A

     34,269        1,395,536  
     

 

 

 

PORTUGAL — 2.6%       

EDP Renovaveis

     81,975        1,561,773  
     

 

 

 

SPAIN — 5.7%       

Almirall

     112,248        1,207,520  

Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings

     62,802        1,062,200  

Red Electrica

     67,665        1,193,413  
     

 

 

 

        3,463,133  
     

 

 

 

SWITZERLAND — 1.6%       

Landis+Gyr Group *

     17,655        988,179  
     

 

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM — 15.1%       

Ashmore Group

     262,500        1,212,158  

Britvic

     127,225        1,216,176  

Electrocomponents

     149,591        1,316,877  

Greggs

     61,356        1,024,791  

Hargreaves Lansdown

     74,081        1,301,885  

Lancashire Holdings

     137,429        1,133,752  

Tate & Lyle

     141,750        1,092,356  

Virgin Money UK

     769,912        930,999  
     

 

 

 

        9,228,994  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued     

 

     Shares      Value
UNITED STATES — 1.4%       

Lazard, Cl A (A)

     25,717      $ 865,891    
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $47,753,732)

        57,525,347  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 94.3%
(Cost $47,753,732)

      $ 57,525,347  
     

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $61,002,625.

(A)

Securities considered Master Limited Partnerships. At October 31, 2020, these securities amounted $865,891 or 1.4% of Net Assets.

*

Non-income producing security.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

The following is a list of the level of inputs used as of October 31, 2020, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities

              Level 1                            Level 2                            Level 3                            Total               

Common Stock

       

Argentina

          $ 952,041             $             $                         —             $                 952,041    

Brazil

    1,274,980                   1,274,980    

China

    2,655,411                   2,655,411    

Denmark

          1,583,343             1,583,343    

Finland

          1,438,080             1,438,080    

France

          5,818,890             5,818,890    

Germany

          8,687,900             8,687,900    

Hong Kong

          1,186,335             1,186,335    

Hungary

          1,560,125             1,560,125    

Italy

          3,547,419             3,547,419    

Japan

          8,855,915             8,855,915    

Luxembourg

          1,239,715             1,239,715    

Mexico

    1,221,687                   1,221,687    

Norway

          1,395,536             1,395,536    

Portugal

          1,561,773             1,561,773    

Spain

          3,463,133             3,463,133    

Switzerland

          988,179             988,179    

United Kingdom

          9,228,994             9,228,994    

United States

    865,891                   865,891    
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

    6,970,010       50,555,337             57,525,347    
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

          $                 6,970,010               $                   50,555,337               $                              —               $                 57,525,347    
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

33


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (UNAUDITED)†     

 

LOGO

† Percentages based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
COMMON STOCK — 98.3%
       Shares        Value
BELGIUM — 3.2%         

KBC Group ADR

       6,313        $ 156,436    

UCB ADR

       2,906          142,619  
         

 

 

 

            299,055  
         

 

 

 

CHINA — 2.0%         

Alibaba Group Holding ADR *

       621          189,212  
         

 

 

 

FRANCE — 9.4%         

Accor ADR

       32,273          164,915  

Airbus ADR

       9,867          180,270  

Capgemini ADR

       8,083          186,717  

Danone ADR

       14,177          157,365  

Pernod Ricard ADR

       5,591          180,534  
         

 

 

 

            869,801  
         

 

 

 

GERMANY — 7.6%         

Deutsche Boerse ADR

       12,271          180,875  

Deutsche Post ADR

       4,292          189,492  

Merck KGaA ADR

       6,534          193,536  

SAP ADR

       1,310          139,947  
         

 

 

 

            703,850  
         

 

 

 

HONG KONG — 2.1%         

AIA Group ADR

       4,984          189,741  
         

 

 

 

 

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

 

34


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued     

 

       Shares        Value
ITALY — 1.9%         

Enel ADR

       21,794        $ 172,826    
         

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS — 6.9%         

ASML Holding ADR

       525          189,635  

Koninklijke Philips ADR

       3,841          178,607  

Prosus ADR

       13,182          263,772  
         

 

 

 

            632,014  
         

 

 

 

SPAIN — 1.9%         

Industria de Diseno Textil ADR

       13,778          171,398  
         

 

 

 

SWITZERLAND — 1.8%         

Roche Holding ADR

       4,227          169,038  
         

 

 

 

TAIWAN — 2.1%         

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ADR

       2,350          197,094  
         

 

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM — 3.8%         

Reckitt Benckiser Group ADR

       10,201          180,048  

Smith & Nephew ADR

       4,732          165,951  
         

 

 

 

            345,999  
         

 

 

 

UNITED STATES — 55.6%         

3M

       1,144          182,994  

Alphabet *

       160          258,578  

Amazon.com *

       73          221,639  

American Express

       1,767          161,221  

Biogen *

       649          163,593  

Burlington Stores *

       974          188,547  

Charles Schwab

       4,923          202,384  

Chubb

       1,579          205,128  

Colgate-Palmolive

       3,050          240,615  

Corteva

       5,729          188,942  

Expeditors International of Washington

       2,204          194,768  

Home Depot

       661          176,295  

Incyte *

       2,211          191,561  

KKR

       5,393          184,171  

L3Harris Technologies

       1,066          171,743  

Marvell Technology Group

       4,458          167,220  

Medtronic

       1,858          186,859  

Motorola Solutions

       1,505          237,880  

Rockwell Automation

       817          193,727  

Sysco

       3,703          204,813  

Trane Technologies

       1,481          196,603  

Uber Technologies *

       5,870          196,117  

Ulta Beauty *

       875          180,924  

Union Pacific

       989          175,241  

Visa

       1,264          229,681  

VMware, Cl A *

       1,698          218,584  
         

 

 

 

            5,119,828  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $8,261,977)

            9,059,856  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.3%
(Cost $8,261,977)

          $ 9,059,856  
         

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $9,213,282.

*

Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

35


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

As of October 31, 2020, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP.

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 Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

36


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR AGGRESSIVE VALUE FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (UNAUDITED)†     

 

LOGO

† Percentages based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS              
COMMON STOCK — 99.2%              
       Shares        Value
FRANCE — 12.4%                

Airbus ADR

       85,000        $ 1,552,950    

Capgemini ADR

       65,000          1,501,500  

Sanofi ADR

       36,000          1,630,800  
         

 

 

 

            4,685,250  
         

 

 

 

GERMANY — 9.2%                

Deutsche Post ADR

       17,000          753,153  

Merck KGaA ADR

       11,000          1,628,932  

RWE ADR

       30,000          1,109,700  
         

 

 

 

            3,491,785  
         

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS — 4.0%                

Prosus ADR

       75,000          1,500,750  
         

 

 

 

SWITZERLAND — 2.6%                

Adecco Group ADR

       40,000          977,000  
         

 

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM — 6.2%                

Anglo American ADR

       110,000          1,311,200  

BAE Systems ADR

       200,000          1,028,631  
         

 

 

 

            2,339,831  
         

 

 

 

 

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

 

37


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR AGGRESSIVE VALUE FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued     

 

       Shares        Value
UNITED STATES — 64.8%                

3M

       9,000        $ 1,439,640    

Advanced Energy Industries *

       18,000          1,214,460  

Air Lease

       42,000          1,144,080  

Alphabet *

       900          1,454,499  

American Express

       20,000          1,824,800  

Applied Materials

       30,000          1,776,900  

Corteva

       60,000          1,978,800  

Deutsche Telekom ADR

       50,000          760,500  

Goldman Sachs Group

       9,000          1,701,360  

JPMorgan Chase

       16,000          1,568,640  

Lumentum Holdings *

       17,000          1,405,730  

Marvell Technology Group

       42,000          1,575,420  

Motorola Solutions

       9,500          1,501,570  

Sysco

       19,000          1,050,890  

Uber Technologies *

       42,000          1,403,220  

VICI Properties **

       68,000          1,560,600  

VMware, Cl A *

       9,000          1,158,570  
         

 

 

 

            24,519,679  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

         

(Cost $33,290,630)

            37,514,295  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.2%          

(Cost $33,290,630)

          $ 37,514,295  
         

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $37,808,010.

*

Non-income producing security.

**

Real Estate Investment Trust

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

A list of the OTC swap agreements held by the Fund at October 31, 2020, is as follows:

 

                 Total Return Swaps                                     
Counterparty   Reference Entity/ Obligation   Fund Pays     Fund
Receives
  Payment
Frequency
    Termination
Date
    Currency     Notional
Amount
    Value     Upfront
Payments/
Receipts
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Goldman Sachs

  Deutsche Telekom
Effective Rate 0.54%
   
Fixed
Nominal
 
 
  Total Return     Annual       11/16/2021       USD       (3,428,500       $ (387,412       $             –       $ (387,412)  

Goldman Sachs

  T-Mobile
Effective Rate -0.31%
   
Fixed
Nominal
 
 
  Total Return     Annual       11/16/2021       USD       2,668,128       202,396       –         202,396  
               

 

 

 
                    $       (185,016       $ –       $       (185,016)  
               

 

 

 

 

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

 

38


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR AGGRESSIVE VALUE FUND
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in Securities

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

    Common Stock

       

    France

          $ 4,685,250              $ —              $                              —              $ 4,685,250    

    Germany

    3,491,785        —        —        3,491,785    

    Netherlands

    1,500,750        —        —        1,500,750    

    Switzerland

    977,000        —        —        977,000    

    United Kingdom

    2,339,831        —        —        2,339,831    

    United States

    24,519,679        —        —        24,519,679    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

    37,514,295        —        —        37,514,295    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

          $                     37,514,295              $ —              $ —              $                     37,514,295    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                 

Other Financial Instruments

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

    OTC Total Return Swap Contracts *

       

    Unrealized Appreciation

          $ —              $ 202,396               $ —              $ 202,396    

    Unrealized Depreciation

    —        (387,412)        —        (387,412)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

          $ —              $                     (185,016)              $ —              $ (185,016)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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

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 Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

39


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR FUNDS
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES         
     Opportunity
Fund
    SMID Fund  

Assets:

    

Cost of securities

   $ 194,409,454     $ 48,802,407  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities at value

   $ 228,562,428     $ 56,360,059  

Cash equivalents

     3,554,261       1,614,122  

Receivable for capital shares sold

     1,814,256       214,097  

Dividends receivable

     250,263       52,576  

Prepaid expenses

     18,673       16,519  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     234,199,881       58,257,373  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for investment securities purchased

     2,620,597        

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     396,203       24,824  

Investment Adviser fees payable

     95,042       26,999  

Audit fees payable

     25,490       25,490  

Shareholder servicing fees payable

     19,518       19,678  

Payable due to administrator

     10,902       2,846  

Payable due to trustees

     3,755       995  

Chief Compliance Officer fees payable

     1,031       567  

Other accrued expenses

     35,862       14,781  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     3,208,400       116,180  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 230,991,481     $ 58,141,193  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets:

    

Paid-in Capital

   $ 187,288,099     $ 51,671,125  

Total distributable earnings

     43,703,382       6,470,068  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     230,991,481     $          58,141,193  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor Class Shares:

    

Net Assets

   $ 103,902,855     $ 53,396,277  

Total shares outstanding at end of year

     4,708,603       3,062,956  

Net Asset Value Per Share
(Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)

     $22.07       $17.43  

Institutional Class Shares:

    

Net Assets

   $ 127,088,626     $ 4,744,916  

Total shares outstanding at end of year

     5,775,760       272,058  

Net Asset Value Per Share
(Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)

     $22.00       $17.44  

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

40


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR FUNDS
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES         
     Small Cap Fund     International
Equity Fund
 

Assets:

    

Cost of securities

   $ 68,152,602     $ 967,555,337  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities at value

   $ 75,862,380     $ 1,016,392,116  

Cash equivalents

     2,216,155       16,524,609  

Receivable for investment securities sold

           11,902,070  

Receivable for capital shares sold

     323,957       1,542,812  

Dividends receivable

     11,557       1,356,557  

Receivable for dividend tax reclaim

           8,039,779  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency spot contracts

           2,094  

Prepaid expenses

     19,625       21,229  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     78,433,674       1,055,781,266  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     97,923       1,938,893  

Investment Adviser fees payable

     40,536       763,941  

Audit fees payable

     25,490       25,490  

Payable due to administrator

     3,725       51,258  

Payable due to trustees

     1,301       17,903  

Shareholder servicing fees payable

     1,227       88,963  

Chief Compliance Officer fees payable

     618       3,407  

Payable for investment securities purchased

           20,159,014  

Other accrued expenses

     16,938       221,241  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     187,758       23,270,110  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 78,245,916     $ 1,032,511,156  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets:

    

Paid-in Capital

   $ 72,176,416     $ 1,190,084,903  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     6,069,500       (157,573,747)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 78,245,916     $     1,032,511,156  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor Class Shares:

    

Net Assets

   $       36,234,156     $ 194,941,054  

Total shares outstanding at end of year

     2,427,232       8,730,367  

Net Asset Value Per Share
(Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)

     $14.93       $22.33  

Institutional Class Shares:

    

Net Assets

   $ 42,011,760     $ 837,570,102  

Total shares outstanding at end of year

     2,729,224       37,431,213  

Net Asset Value Per Share
(Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)

     $15.39       $22.38  

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

41


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR FUNDS
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES         
     International
Small Cap Fund
    Global Equity
Fund
 

Assets:

    

Cost of securities

   $ 47,753,732     $ 8,261,977  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities at value

   $ 57,525,347     $ 9,059,856  

Cash equivalents

     3,323,758       163,384  

Receivable for capital shares sold

     166,346       309  

Receivable due from Investment Adviser

           2,892  

Dividends receivable

     78,600       4,388  

Receivable for dividend tax reclaim

     32,289       13,334  

Prepaid expenses

     11,295       5,108  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     61,137,635       9,249,271  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     48,750        

Investment Adviser fees payable

     31,601        

Audit fees payable

     25,490       25,490  

Payable due to custodian

     9,092       2,500  

Shareholder servicing fees payable

     7,238       2,574  

Payable due to administrator

     2,934       452  

Payable due to trustees

     1,015       159  

Chief Compliance Officer fees payable

     570       427  

Other accrued expenses

     8,320       4,387  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     135,010       35,989  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 61,002,625     $ 9,213,282  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets:

    

Paid-in Capital

   $ 49,746,575     $ 7,793,871  

Total distributable earnings

     11,256,050       1,419,411  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 61,002,625     $ 9,213,282  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor Class Shares:

    

Net Assets

     N/A     $            9,213,282  

Total shares outstanding at end of year

     N/A       756,990  

Net Asset Value Per Share
(Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)

     N/A       $12.17  

Institutional Class Shares:

    

Net Assets

   $       61,002,625       N/A  

Total shares outstanding at end of period

     5,404,387       N/A  

Net Asset Value Per Share
(Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)

     $11.29       N/A  

 

Amounts   designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

N/A   – Not Applicable

 

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

 

42


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR FUNDS
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      
      

 

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES     
     Aggressive
Value Fund

Assets:

  

Cost of securities

    $ 33,290,630  
  

 

 

 

Investments in securities at value

    $ 37,514,295  

Cash equivalents

     221,595  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     1,357,509  

Unrealized appreciation on equity swaps

     202,396  

Receivable for capital shares sold

     754  

Dividends receivable

     58,271  

Receivable for dividend tax reclaim

     182,790  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency spot contracts

     2  

Prepaid expenses

     13,095  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     39,550,707  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     1,274,226  

Unrealized depreciation on equity swaps

     387,412  

Audit fees payable

     25,490  

Shareholder servicing fees payable

     20,734  

Investment Adviser fees payable

     17,460  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     3,056  

Payable due to administrator

     1,851  

Payable due to trustees

     644  

Chief Compliance Officer fees payable

     509  

Other accrued expenses

     11,315  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,742,697  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $          37,808,010  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Paid-in Capital

    $ 62,053,111  

Total distributable loss

     (24,245,101
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 37,808,010  
  

 

 

 

Investor Class Shares:

  

Net Assets

    $ 37,808,010  

Total shares outstanding at end of year

     2,209,878  

Net Asset Value Per Share
(Net Assets ÷ Shares Outstanding)

      $17.11  

 

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

 

43


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR FUNDS
     FOR THE YEAR ENDED
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS         
    Opportunity
Fund
  SMID Fund

Investment Income

   

Dividends

     $          4,522,066        $           970,573  

Interest

    38,267       14,973  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

    4,560,333       985,546  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

   

Investment Advisory Fees

    1,302,410       459,954  

Shareholder Servicing Fees - Investor Class Shares

    191,529       52,949  

Administration Fees

    114,199       30,323  

Trustees’ Fees

    11,689       3,110  

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

    2,951       1,605  

Transfer Agent Fees

    72,208       46,052  

Registration & Filing Fees

    37,367       39,906  

Printing Fees

    29,232       9,329  

Audit Fees

    24,877       24,877  

Legal Fees

    12,107       3,233  

Custodian Fees

    10,351       5,000  

Pricing Fees

    1,962       1,683  

Other Expenses

    13,061       4,467  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    1,823,943       682,488  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less:

   

Investment Advisory Fees Waiver

    (217,613     (140,439

Fees Paid Indirectly (Note 3)

    (4,514     (132
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    1,601,816       541,917  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

    2,958,517       443,629  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    10,431,008       (1,274,457

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    1,597,741       (33,399
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments

    12,028,749       (1,307,856
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

     $        14,987,266        $        (864,227)  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts designated as “—“ are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

44


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR FUNDS
     FOR THE YEAR ENDED
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS         
    Small Cap Fund   International
Equity Fund

Investment Income

   

Dividends

     $          1,094,003        $            33,457,198  

Interest

    13,635       154,606  

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

    (3,912     (2,692,303
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

    1,103,726       30,919,501  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

   

Investment Advisory Fees

    644,636       14,399,923  

Shareholder Servicing Fees - Investor Class Shares

    55,420       398,141  

Administration Fees

    39,871       840,598  

Trustees’ Fees

    4,092       82,446  

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

    1,760       14,023  

Transfer Agent Fees

    48,756       287,470  

Registration & Filing Fees

    34,805       58,071  

Audit Fees

    24,877       25,550  

Printing Fees

    13,857       118,545  

Custodian Fees

    5,443       379,800  

Legal Fees

    4,211       82,472  

Pricing Fees

    1,879       6,797  

Other Expenses

    7,788       90,322  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    887,395       16,784,158  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less:

   

Investment Advisory Fees Waiver

    (148,323     (1,872,945

Fees Paid Indirectly (Note 3)

    (1,087     (4,787
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    737,985       14,906,426  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

    365,741       16,013,075  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Loss on Investments

    (1,673,970     (12,945,787

Net Realized Loss on Foreign Currency Transactions

          (457,575

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

    (2,762,996     (272,463,009

Net Change in Appreciation on Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign Currencies

          397,758  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

    (4,436,966     (285,468,613
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

     $        (4,071,225)        $        (269,455,538)  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts designated as “—“ are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

45


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR FUNDS
     FOR THE YEAR ENDED
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS        
    International
Small Cap Fund
  Global Equity
Fund

Investment Income

   

Dividends

     $             692,171        $        152,011  

Interest

    3,830       1,072  

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

    (72,579     (9,261
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

    623,422       143,822  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

   

Investment Advisory Fees

    301,351       75,827  

Shareholder Servicing Fees - Institutional Class Shares

    33,482        

Shareholder Servicing Fees - Investor Class Shares

          8,095  

Administration Fees

    18,031       5,311  

Trustees’ Fees

    1,942       541  

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

    1,423       1,203  

Custodian Fees

    34,963       10,048  

Registration & Filing Fees

    28,233       24,989  

Audit Fees

    25,549       25,549  

Transfer Agent Fees

    24,732       19,913  

Printing Fees

    6,833       2,035  

Legal Fees

    2,285       557  

Pricing Fees

    983       1,380  

Other Expenses

    4,086       2,011  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    483,893       177,459  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less:

   

Investment Advisory Fees Waiver

    (132,308     (75,827

Reimbursement of other operating expenses

          (12,666

Fees Paid Indirectly (Note 3)

    (18     (42
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    351,567       88,924  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

    271,855       54,898  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain on Investments

    1,171,522       672,378  

Net Realized Gain on Foreign Currency Transactions

    39,632        

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    9,515,459       (800,839

Net Change in Appreciation on Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign Currencies

    1,318        
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

    10,727,931       (128,461
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

     $        10,999,786        $        (73,563)  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts designated as “—“ are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

46


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR FUNDS
     FOR THE YEAR ENDED
     OCTOBER 31, 2020
      

 

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS     
     Aggressive Value
Fund
 

Investment Income

  

Dividends

      $                 898,102  

Interest

     5,550  

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

     (21,877
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     881,775  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Investment Advisory Fees

     416,693  

Shareholder Servicing Fees - Investor Class Shares

     46,279  

Administration Fees

     24,271  

Trustees’ Fees

     2,426  

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

     1,497  

Audit Fees

     26,638  

Transfer Agent Fees

     25,773  

Registration & Filing Fees

     22,758  

Custodian Fees

     12,510  

Printing Fees

     5,775  

Legal Fees

     2,498  

Pricing Fees

     1,752  

Other Expenses

     8,242  
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     597,112  
  

 

 

 

Less:

  

Investment Advisory Fees Waiver

     (110,456

Fees Paid Indirectly (Note 3)

     (528
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     486,128  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     395,647  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized Loss on Investments

     (5,052,666

Net Realized Gain on Foreign Currency Transactions

     1,577  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

     264,307  

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Equity Swaps

     (185,015

Net Change in Appreciation on Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign Currencies

     3,373  
  

 

 

 

Net Loss on Investments, Equity Swaps and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (4,968,424)  
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

      $            (4,572,777)  
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR OPPORTUNITY FUND
      
      
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS     

 

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

Operations:

     

Net Investment Income

   $ 2,958,517      $ 4,143,159  

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     10,431,008        19,243,437  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

     1,597,741        4,391,081  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     14,987,266        27,777,677  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions:

     

Investor Class Shares

     (10,062,977)        (12,108,654)  

Institutional Class Shares

     (11,285,396)        (17,563,370)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (21,348,373)        (29,672,024)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

     

Investor Class Shares

     

Issued

     10,701,744        2,884,966  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     9,390,640        11,279,798  

Redeemed

     (19,837,876)        (23,080,698)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Investor Class Share Transactions

     254,508        (8,915,934)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares

     

Issued

     47,444,160        9,230,803  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     10,701,041        16,562,925  

Redeemed

     (50,711,889)        (70,185,731)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Institutional Class Share Transactions

     7,433,312        (44,392,003)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     7,687,820        (53,307,937)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     1,326,713            (55,202,284

Net Assets:

     

Beginning of year

     229,664,768        284,867,052  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $     230,991,481      $ 229,664,768  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

     

Investor Class Shares

     

Issued

     482,329        141,869  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     421,808        617,059  

Redeemed

     (953,620)        (1,109,494)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Decrease in Investor Class Shares

     (49,483)        (350,566)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares

     

Issued

     2,319,861        460,725  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     482,547        908,338  

Redeemed

     (2,434,750)        (3,462,494)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Institutional Class Shares

     367,658        (2,093,431)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

     318,175        (2,443,997)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMID FUND
      
      
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS     

 

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

Operations:

    

Net Investment Income

   $ 443,629     $ 275,696  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (1,274,457)       2,500,923  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

     (33,399)       3,741,695  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (864,227)       6,518,314  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions:

    

Investor Class Shares

     (2,275,348)       (2,319,445)  

Institutional Class Shares

     (200,037)       (229,142)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

         (2,475,385     (2,548,587)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Investor Class Shares

    

Issued

     33,455,634       29,504,154  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     2,275,347       2,315,858  

Redemption Fees — Note 2

     6,305       570  

Redeemed

     (28,017,720)       (22,512,650)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Investor Class Share Transactions

     7,719,566       9,307,932  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares

    

Issued

     694,630       440,915  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     200,037       229,142  

Redeemed

     (442,660)       (168,210)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Institutional Class Share Transactions

     452,007       501,847  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     8,171,573       9,809,779  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

     4,831,961           13,779,506  

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     53,309,232       39,529,726  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 58,141,193     $ 53,309,232  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Investor Class Shares

    

Issued

     2,081,963       1,701,060  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     117,306       152,670  

Redeemed

     (1,725,796)       (1,322,562)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Increase in Investor Class Shares

     473,473       531,168  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares

    

Issued

     41,206       25,481  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     10,310       15,107  

Redeemed

     (28,576)       (9,181)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Increase in Institutional Class Shares

     22,940       31,407  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding

     496,413       562,575  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMALL CAP FUND
      
      
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS     

 

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

Operations:

    

Net Investment Income

    $ 365,741      $ 510,258  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (1,673,970     4,976,691  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

     (2,762,996     4,365,887  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (4,071,225     9,852,836  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

    

Investor Class Shares

     (1,997,948     (8,179,925

Institutional Class Shares

     (1,993,116     (11,772,769
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (3,991,064     (19,952,694
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Investor Class Shares

    

Issued

     5,587,752       5,309,576  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     1,941,834       7,742,804  

Redemption Fees — Note 2

           157  

Redeemed

     (9,418,970     (16,757,893
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Investor Class Share Transactions

     (1,889,384     (3,705,356
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares

    

Issued

     13,376,268       7,898,337  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     1,779,842       11,483,412  

Redemption Fees — Note 2

           361  

Redeemed

     (11,994,323     (42,255,268
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Institutional Class Share Transactions

     3,161,787       (22,873,158
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

     1,272,403       (26,578,514
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Decrease in Net Assets

     (6,789,886     (36,678,372

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     85,035,802       121,714,174  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of year

    $         78,245,916      $         85,035,802  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Investor Class Shares

    

Issued

     414,477       361,634  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     117,594       584,789  

Redeemed

     (646,338     (1,085,934
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Decrease in Investor Class Shares

     (114,267     (139,511
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares

    

Issued

     914,108       475,377  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     104,527       842,462  

Redeemed

     (792,078     (2,638,974
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Institutional Class Shares

     226,557       (1,321,135
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

     112,290       (1,460,646
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

50


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
      
      
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS     

 

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

Operations:

    

Net Investment Income

    $ 16,013,075      $ 82,642,756  

Net Realized Loss on Investments

     (12,945,787     (200,411,791

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Foreign Currency Transactions

     (457,575     25,888  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

     (272,463,009     250,188,168  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Foreign Currencies and Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign Currencies

     397,758       1,431  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (269,455,538     132,446,452  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

    

Investor Class Shares

     (15,453,840     (5,153,399

Institutional Class Shares

     (65,082,070     (23,811,548
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (80,535,910     (28,964,947
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Investor Class Shares

    

Issued

     66,785,332       133,993,911  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     12,530,037       3,918,101  

Redemption Fees — Note 2

     17,617       13,632  

Redeemed

     (259,830,961     (413,760,468
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Investor Class Share Transactions

     (180,497,975     (275,834,824
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares

    

Issued

     392,943,265       746,053,687  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     27,430,490       10,701,771  

Redemption Fees — Note 2

     65,144       22,182  

Redeemed

     (1,239,825,058     (1,427,475,420
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Institutional Class Share Transactions

     (819,386,159     (670,697,780
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     (999,884,134     (946,532,604
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Decrease in Net Assets

     (1,349,875,582     (843,051,099

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     2,382,386,738       3,225,437,837  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of year

    $     1,032,511,156      $     2,382,386,738  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Investor Class Shares

    

Issued

     2,914,796       5,453,902  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     469,818       170,615  

Redeemed

     (11,978,212     (16,700,834
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Decrease in Investor Class Shares

     (8,593,598     (11,076,317
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares

    

Issued

     17,837,506       30,238,108  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     1,027,744       465,509  

Redeemed

     (54,687,390     (57,616,778
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Decrease in Institutional Class Shares

     (35,822,140     (26,913,161
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding

     (44,415,738     (37,989,478
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

51


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND
      
      
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS     

 

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

Operations:

    

Net Investment Income

    $ 271,855      $ 40,874  

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     1,171,522       2,707  

Net Realized Gain on Foreign Currency Transactions

     39,632       559  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

     9,515,459       262,884  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Foreign currencies and Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign Currencies

     1,318       (56
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     10,999,786       306,968  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

     (39,907     (109,166
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     52,110,831       476,404  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     39,907       109,166  

Redemption Fees — Note 2

     5,898        

Redeemed

     (4,802,761     (322,864
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     47,353,875       262,706  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

     58,313,754       460,508  

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     2,688,871       2,228,363  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of year

    $         61,002,625      $         2,688,871  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     5,608,404       42,389  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     3,218       10,803  

Redeemed

     (430,554     (28,566
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding

     5,181,068       24,626  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.    

 

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

 

52


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
      
      
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS     

 

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

Operations:

    

Net Investment Income

    $ 54,898      $ 258,831  

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     672,378       446,099  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

     (800,839     495,664  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (73,563     1,200,594  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

     (622,562     (438,196
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     805,729       1,371,942  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     622,562       437,059  

Redemption Fees — Note 2

     212        

Redeemed

     (2,979,798     (3,031,676
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     (1,551,295     (1,222,675
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Decrease in Net Assets

     (2,247,420     (460,277

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     11,460,702       11,920,979  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of year

    $         9,213,282      $         11,460,702  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     69,423       115,360  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     47,820       40,695  

Redeemed

     (251,409     (254,138
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding

     (134,166     (98,083
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.    

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR AGGRESSIVE VALUE FUND
      
      
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS     

 

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

Operations:

    

Net Investment Income

    $ 395,647      $ 761,776  

Net Realized Loss on Investments

     (5,052,666     (2,384,564

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Foreign Currency Transactions

     1,577       (6,839

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

     264,307       4,607,728  

Net Change in Unrealized (Depreciation) on Equity Swaps

     (185,015     -  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Foreign currencies and Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign Currencies

     3,373       384  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (4,572,777     2,978,485  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

     (755,037     (594,681
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     1,271,091       1,499,973  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     747,912       588,664  

Redemption Fees — Note 2

     155       4,593  

Redeemed

     (13,618,625     (30,220,878
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     (11,599,467     (28,127,648
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Decrease in Net Assets

     (16,927,281     (25,743,844

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     54,735,291       80,479,135  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of year

    $         37,808,010      $         54,735,291  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     72,311       87,460  

Reinvestment of Dividends

     38,023       38,576  

Redeemed

     (822,943     (1,802,881
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding

     (712,609     (1,676,845
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

54


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR OPPORTUNITY FUND
      
      
      

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      
    Selected Per Share Data & Ratios  
    For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period  
    Investor Class Shares  
    Year ended October 31,     Period May 1,
2017 to
October 31,
2017(1)
    Year ended April 30,  
Opportunity Fund           2020                     2019                     2018                     2017                     2016          

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period

  $ 22.63        $ 22.62        $ 26.33        $ 24.20        $ 22.67        $ 26.34     

Income (Loss) from Operations:

           

Net Investment Income(2)

    0.27          0.34          0.23          0.12          0.22          0.31     

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    1.29          2.06          (0.62)         2.01          3.25          (0.99)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Operations

    1.56          2.40          (0.39)         2.13          3.47          (0.68)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

           

Net Investment Income

    (0.32)         (0.24)         (0.21)         —               (0.40)         (0.25)    

Net Realized Gain

    (1.80)         (2.15)         (3.11)         —               (1.54)         (2.74)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (2.12)         (2.39)         (3.32)         —               (1.94)         (2.99)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period

  $ 22.07        $ 22.63        $ 22.62        $ 26.33        $ 24.20        $ 22.67     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return†

      6.91%               13.32%               (2.17)%               8.80%               15.41%               (2.61)%        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, End of Year/Period (Thousands)

    $103,903          $107,692          $115,537          $170,495          $173,177          $229,255     

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    0.84%             0.80%             1.00%             1.00%*           1.05%             1.11%        

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers and Fees Paid Indirectly)

    0.94%             0.88%             1.06%             1.06%*           1.10%             1.17%        

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    1.27%             1.63%             0.96%             0.93%*           0.93%             1.30%        

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    87%             70%             47%             16%**         46%             55%        

 

*

Annualized

**

Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived a portion of its fee. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)

Effective August 15, 2017, Cambiar Funds changed their fiscal year end to October 31 (See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements).

(2)

Per share data calculated using the average shares method.

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR OPPORTUNITY FUND
      
      
      

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      
    Selected Per Share Data & Ratios  
    For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period  
    Institutional Class Shares  
    Year ended October 31,     Period May 1,
2017 to
October 31,

2017(1)
    Year ended April 30,  
Opportunity Fund           2020                     2019                     2018                     2017                     2016          

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period

  $ 22.55        $ 22.57        $ 26.30        $ 24.15        $ 22.62        $ 26.30     

Income (Loss) from Operations:

           

Net Investment Income(2)

    0.31          0.37          0.27          0.14          0.29          0.38     

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    1.28          2.05          (0.62)         2.01          3.24          (1.00)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Operations

    1.59          2.42          (0.35)         2.15          3.53          (0.62)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

           

Net Investment Income

    (0.34)         (0.29)         (0.27)         —               (0.46)         (0.32)    

Net Realized Gain

    (1.80)         (2.15)         (3.11)         —               (1.54)         (2.74)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (2.14)         (2.44)         (3.38)         —               (2.00)         (3.06)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period

  $ 22.00        $ 22.55        $ 22.57        $ 26.30        $ 24.15        $ 22.62     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return†

      7.09%               13.46%               (2.00)%               8.90%               15.73%               (2.38)%        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, End of Year/Period (Thousands)

    $127,089          $121,973          $169,330          $175,834          $175,630          $349,003     

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    0.65%             0.71%             0.80%             0.80%*           0.80%             0.86%        

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers, Expense Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly)

    0.75%             0.79%             0.86%             0.86%*           0.85%             0.92%        

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    1.45%             1.76%             1.11%             1.13%*           1.24%             1.57%        

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    87%             70%             47%             16%**         46%             55%        

 

*

Annualized

**

Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived a portion of its fee. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)

Effective August 15, 2017, Cambiar Funds changed their fiscal year end to October 31 (See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements).

(2)

Per share data calculated using the average shares method.

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMID FUND
      
      
      

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      
    Selected Per Share Data & Ratios  
    For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period  
    Investor Class Shares  
    Year ended October 31,     Period May 1,
2017 to
October 31,

2017(1)
    Year ended April 30,  
SMID Fund           2020                     2019                     2018                     2017                     2016          

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period

  $ 18.78        $ 17.37        $ 16.42        $ 15.74        $ 12.90        $ 14.42     

Income (Loss) from Operations:

           

Net Investment Income(2)

    0.13          0.11          0.09          0.04          0.08          0.01     

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    (0.69)         2.35          0.93          0.64          2.84          (1.49)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Operations

    (0.56)         2.46          1.02          0.68          2.92          (1.48)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

           

Net Investment Income

    (0.09)         (0.09)         (0.07)         —               (0.08)         (0.01)    

Net Realized Gain

    (0.70)         (0.96)         —               —               —               (0.03)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (0.79)         (1.05)         (0.07)         —               (0.08)         (0.04)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption Fees(2)

    —               —               —               —               —               0.00(3)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period

  $ 17.43        $ 18.78        $ 17.37        $ 16.42        $ 15.74        $ 12.90     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return†

      (3.42)%               15.61%               6.20%               4.32%               22.66%               (10.27)%        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, End of Year/Period (Thousands)

    $53,396          $48,630          $35,750          $30,231          $29,379          $38,505     

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    0.95%             0.94%             0.95%             0.95%*           1.04%             1.10%        

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers and Fees Paid Indirectly)

    1.20%             1.21%             1.26%             1.38%*           1.39%             1.43%        

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    0.76%             0.61%             0.53%             0.45%*           0.55%             0.10%        

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    82%             65%             61%             13%**         48%             78%        

 

*

Annualized

**

Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived a portion of its fee. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)

Effective August 15, 2017, Cambiar Funds changed their fiscal year end to October 31 (See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements).

(2)

Per share data calculated using the average shares method.

(3)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMID FUND
      
      
      

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS    
  Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
  For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or  Period
    Institutional Class Shares  
    Year ended October 31,     Period May 1,
2017 to
October 31,

2017(1)
    Year ended April 30,  
SMID Fund           2020                     2019                     2018                     2017                     2016          

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period

  $ 18.78        $ 17.36        $ 16.41        $ 15.73        $ 12.89        $ 14.42     

Income (Loss) from Operations:

           

Net Investment Income(2)

    0.15          0.12          0.09          0.04          0.06          0.02     

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    (0.69)         2.35          0.93          0.64          2.87          (1.50)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Operations

    (0.54)         2.47          1.02          0.68          2.93          (1.48)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

           

Net Investment Income

    (0.10)         (0.09)         (0.07)         —               (0.09)         (0.02)    

Net Realized Gain

    (0.70)         (0.96)         —               —               —               (0.03)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (0.80)         (1.05)         (0.07)         —               (0.09)         (0.05)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption Fees(2)

    —               —               —               —               —               0.00(3)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period

  $ 17.44        $ 18.78        $ 17.36        $ 16.41        $ 15.73        $ 12.89     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return†

      (3.32)%               15.69%               6.22%               4.32%               22.73%               (10.27)%        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, End of Year/Period (Thousands)

    $4,745          $4,679          $3,780          $3,704          $3,592          $712     

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    0.85%             0.88%             0.95%             0.95%*           0.97%             1.05%        

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers and Fees Paid Indirectly)

    1.09%             1.15%             1.26%             1.38%*           1.34%             1.38%        

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    0.86%             0.67%             0.54%             0.45%*           0.40%             0.15%        

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    82%             65%             61%             13%**         48%             78%        

 

*

Annualized

**

Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived a portion of its fee. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)

Effective August 15, 2017, Cambiar Funds changed their fiscal year end to October 31 (See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements).

(2)

Per share data calculated using the average shares method.

(3)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMALL CAP FUND
      
      
      

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      
    Selected Per Share Data & Ratios  
    For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period  
    Investor Class Shares  
    Year ended October 31,     Period May 1,
2017 to
October 31,

2017(1)
    Year ended April 30,  
Small Cap Fund         2020                 2019                 2018                 2017                 2016        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period

  $ 16.61        $ 18.45        $ 19.37        $ 18.66        $ 16.35        $ 20.26     

Income (Loss) from Operations:

           

Net Investment Income (Loss)(2)

    0.06          0.07          0.06          0.03          0.04          (0.02)    

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    (0.94)         1.34          (0.10)         0.68          2.27          (2.47)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Operations

    (0.88)         1.41          (0.04)         0.71          2.31          (2.49)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

           

Net Investment Income

    (0.08)         (0.01)         (0.08)         —               —               (0.13)    

Net Realized Gain

    (0.72)         (3.24)         (0.80)         —               —               (1.29)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (0.80)         (3.25)         (0.88)         —               —               (1.42)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption Fees(2) (3)

    0.00          0.00          0.00          0.00          0.00          0.00     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period

  $ 14.93        $ 16.61        $ 18.45        $ 19.37        $ 18.66        $ 16.35     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return†

      (5.76)%               12.17%               (0.37)%               3.80%               14.13%               (12.51)%        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, End of Year/Period (Thousands)

    $36,234          $42,212          $49,475          $99,220          $121,257          $309,441     

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    1.05%             1.15%             1.12%             1.10%*           1.30%             1.30%        

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers and Fees Paid Indirectly)

    1.25%             1.30%             1.21%             1.15%*           1.33%             1.35%        

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

    0.41%             0.42%             0.31%             0.35%*           0.24%             (0.11)%        

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    70%             55%             45%             26%**         54%             59%        

 

*

Annualized

**

Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived a portion of its fee. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)

Effective August 15, 2017, Cambiar Funds changed their fiscal year end to October 31 (See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements).

(2)

Per share data calculated using the average shares method.

(3)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR SMALL CAP FUND
      
      
      

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      
    Selected Per Share Data & Ratios  
    For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period  
    Institutional Class Shares  
    Year ended October 31,     Period May 1,
2017 to
October 31,
2017(1)
    Year ended April 30,  
Small Cap Fund           2020                     2019                     2018                     2017                     2016          

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period

  $ 17.11        $ 18.89        $ 19.83        $ 19.10       $ 16.69       $ 20.66     

Income (Loss) from Operations:

           

Net Investment Income(2)

    0.08          0.10          0.08          0.04         0.08         0.03     

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    (0.97)         1.39          (0.11)         0.69         2.33         (2.53)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Operations

    (0.89)         1.49          (0.03)         0.73         2.41         (2.50)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

           

Net Investment Income

    (0.11)         (0.03)         (0.11)         —               —               (0.18)    

Net Realized Gain

    (0.72)         (3.24)         (0.80)         —               —               (1.29)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (0.83)         (3.27)         (0.91)         —               —               (1.47)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption Fees(2) (3)

    0.00          0.00          0.00          0.00         0.00         0.00     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period

  $ 15.39        $ 17.11        $ 18.89        $ 19.83       $ 19.10       $ 16.69     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return†

      (5.64)%               12.37%               (0.29)%               3.82%               14.44%               (12.30)%        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, End of Year/Period (Thousands)

    $42,012          $42,824          $72,239          $198,706          $366,398          $477,509     

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    0.90%             0.96%             1.05%             1.05%*          1.05%             1.05%        

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers and Fees Paid Indirectly)

    1.10%             1.10%             1.14%             1.10%*          1.09%             1.10%        

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    0.55%             0.61%             0.41%             0.41%*          0.46%             0.14%        

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    70%             55%             45%             26%**         54%             59%        

 

*

Annualized

**

Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived a portion of its fee. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)

Effective August 15, 2017, Cambiar Funds changed their fiscal year end to October 31 (See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements).

(2)

Per share data calculated using the average shares method.

(3)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
      
      
      

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      
    Selected Per Share Data & Ratios  
    For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period  
    Investor Class Shares  
    Year ended October 31,     Period May 1,
2017 to
October 31,

2017(1)
    Year ended April 30,  
International Equity Fund           2020                     2019                     2018                     2017                     2016          

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period

  $ 26.26        $ 25.02        $ 28.31        $ 25.23       $ 24.26        $ 25.86     

Income (Loss) from Operations:

           

Net Investment Income(2)

    0.21          0.72          0.45          0.28         0.47          0.50     

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    (3.23)         0.73          (3.15)         2.80         0.90          (1.91)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Operations

    (3.02)         1.45          (2.70)         3.08         1.37          (1.41)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

           

Net Investment Income

    (0.91)         (0.16)         (0.36)         —               (0.40)         (0.12)    

Net Realized Gain

    —               (0.05)         (0.23)         —               —               (0.07)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (0.91)         (0.21)         (0.59)         —               (0.40)         (0.19)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption Fees(2) (3)

    0.00          0.00          0.00          0.00         0.00          0.00     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period

  $ 22.33        $ 26.26        $ 25.02        $ 28.31       $ 25.23        $ 24.26     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return†

      (12.07)%               5.88%               (9.77)%               12.21%               5.75%               (5.45)%        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, End of Year/Period (Thousands)

    $194,941          $455,008          $710,594          $1,665,962          $1,410,600          $1,397,228     

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    1.03%             1.02%             1.08%             1.08%*          1.06%             1.08%        

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers and Fees Paid Indirectly)

    1.15%             1.10%             1.12%             1.12%*          1.11%             1.12%        

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    0.87%             2.89%             1.60%             2.08%*          1.94%             2.08%        

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    58%             42%             54%             26%**         57%             39%        

 

*

Annualized

**

Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived a portion of its fee. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)

Effective August 15, 2017, Cambiar Funds changed their fiscal year end to October 31 (See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements).

(2)

Per share data calculated using the average shares method.

(3)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
      
      
      

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      
    Selected Per Share Data & Ratios  
    For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period  
    Institutional Class Shares  
    Year ended October 31,     Period May 1,
2017 to
October 31,

2017(1)
    Year ended April 30,  
International Equity Fund           2020                     2019                     2018                     2017                     2016          

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period

  $ 26.31        $ 25.11        $ 28.40        $ 25.29        $ 24.31        $ 25.89     

Income (Loss) from Operations:

           

Net Investment Income(2)

    0.25          0.77          0.49          0.31          0.43          0.44     

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    (3.24)         0.70          (3.15)         2.80          0.96          (1.82)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Operations

    (2.99)         1.47          (2.66)         3.11          1.39          (1.38)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

           

Net Investment Income

    (0.94)         (0.22)         (0.40)         —               (0.42)         (0.14)    

Net Realized Gain

    —               (0.05)         (0.23)         —               —               (0.07)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (0.94)         (0.27)         (0.63)         —               (0.42)         (0.21)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption Fees(2)

    0.00(3)       0.00(3)       0.00(3)       0.00(3)       0.01          0.01     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period

  $ 22.38        $ 26.31        $ 25.11        $ 28.40        $ 25.29        $ 24.31     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return†

      (11.94)%             5.99%             (9.63)%             12.30%             5.87%             (5.30)%        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, End of Year/Period (Thousands)

    $837,570          $1,927,379          $2,514,844          $1,913,807          $1,726,372          $1,079,244     

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    0.90%             0.92%             0.95%             0.95%*           0.95%             0.95%        

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers and Fees Paid Indirectly)

    1.02%             1.00%             1.00%             0.99%*           1.00%             1.02%        

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    1.02%             3.07%             1.73%             2.24%*           1.79%             1.80%        

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    58%             42%             54%             26%**         57%             39%        

 

*

Annualized

**

Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived a portion of its fee. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)

Effective August 15, 2017, Cambiar Funds changed their fiscal year end to October 31 (See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements).

(2)

Per share data calculated using the average shares method.

(3)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND
      
      
      

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS     
  

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

   For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
    Institutional Class Shares  
    Year ended October 31,     Period May 1,
2017 to
October 31,

2017(1)
    Year ended April 30,  
International Small Cap Fund           2020                     2019                     2018                     2017                     2016          

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period

  $ 12.04        $ 11.22        $ 12.68        $ 11.36        $ 10.17        $ 10.61     

Income (Loss) from Operations:

           

Net Investment Income(2)

    0.09          0.19          0.10          0.09          0.13          0.03     

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    (0.66)         1.17          (0.70)         1.23          1.25          (0.44)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Operations

    (0.57)         1.36          (0.60)         1.32          1.38          (0.41)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

           

Net Investment Income

    (0.17)         (0.07)         (0.10)         —               (0.12)         (0.01)    

Net Realized Gain

    (0.01)         (0.47)         (0.76)         —               (0.07)         (0.02)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (0.18)         (0.54)         (0.86)         —               (0.19)         (0.03)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period

  $ 11.29        $ 12.04        $ 11.22        $ 12.68        $ 11.36        $ 10.17     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return†

      (4.89)%               13.14%               (5.36)%               11.62%               13.83%               (3.91)%        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, End of Year/Period (Thousands)

    $61,003          $2,689          $2,228          $2,064          $1,552          $1,366     

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    1.05%             1.06%             1.15%             1.15%*           1.15%             1.40%        

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers and Fees Paid Indirectly)

    1.45%             4.75%             5.45%             7.93%*           8.20%             9.44%        

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    0.81%             1.70%             0.78%             1.43%*           1.30%             0.26%        

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    42%             49%             68%             26%**           49%             54%        

 

*

Annualized

**

Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived a portion of its fee. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)

Effective August 15, 2017, Cambiar Funds changed their fiscal year end to October 31 (See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements).

(2)

Per share data calculated using the average shares method.

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
      
      
      

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      
    Selected Per Share Data & Ratios  
    For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period  
    Investor Class Shares  
    Year ended October 31,     Period May 1,
2017 to
October 31,

2017(1)
    Year ended April 30,  
Global Equity Fund           2020                     2019                     2018                     2017                     2016          

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period

  $ 12.86        $ 12.05        $ 13.27        $ 12.14        $ 11.20        $ 12.93     

Income (Loss) from Operations:

           

Net Investment Income(2)

    0.07          0.28          0.15          0.08          0.13          0.14     

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    (0.05)         0.99          (0.87)         1.05          0.92          (0.84)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Operations

    0.02          1.27          (0.72)         1.13         1.05          (0.70)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

           

Net Investment Income

    (0.25)         (0.17)         (0.17)         —               (0.08)         (0.07)    

Net Realized Gain

    (0.46)         (0.29)         (0.33)         —               (0.03)         (0.96)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (0.71)         (0.46)         (0.50)         —               (0.11)         (1.03)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption Fees(2)

    0.00(3)       0.00(3)       0.00(3)       —               0.00(3)       0.00(3)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period

  $ 12.17        $ 12.86        $ 12.05        $ 13.27        $ 12.14        $ 11.20     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return†

      (0.17)%               11.32%               (5.72)%               9.31%               9.35%               (5.51)%        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, End of Year/Period (Thousands)

    $9,213          $11,461          $11,921          $14,215          $13,652          $8,964     

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    0.88%             0.85%             0.95%             0.95%*           1.10%             1.20%        

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers and Fees Paid Indirectly)

    1.76%             1.58%             1.60%             1.78%*           1.84%             3.71%        

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    0.54%             2.27%             1.21%             1.27%*           1.10%             1.20%        

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    69%             41%             45%             21%**         60%             59%        

 

*

Annualized

**

Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived a portion of its fee. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)

Effective August 15, 2017, Cambiar Funds changed their fiscal year end to October 31 (See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements).

(2)

Per share data calculated using the average shares method.

(3)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    CAMBIAR AGGRESSIVE VALUE FUND
      
      
      

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      
    Selected Per Share Data & Ratios  
    For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period  
    Investor Class Shares  
    Year ended October 31,     Period May 1,
2017 to
October 31,

2017(1)
    Year ended April 30,  
Aggressive Value Fund           2020                     2019                     2018                     2017                     2016          

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period

  $ 18.73        $ 17.50        $ 19.67        $ 18.76        $ 17.12        $ 19.15     

Income (Loss) from Operations:

           

Net Investment Income(2)

    0.15          0.22          0.13          0.07          0.02          0.04     

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    (1.51)         1.15          (2.24)         0.84          1.66          (2.07)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Operations

    (1.36)         1.37          (2.11)         0.91          1.68          (2.03)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

           

Net Investment Income

    (0.26)         (0.14)         (0.06)         —               (0.04)         —          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (0.26)         (0.14)         (0.06)         —               (0.04)         —          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption Fees(2) (3)

    0.00          0.00          0.00          0.00          0.00          0.00     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period

  $ 17.11        $ 18.73        $ 17.50        $ 19.67        $ 18.76        $ 17.12     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return†

      (7.44)%               8.04%               (10.76)%             4.85%             9.83%               (10.60)%        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, End of Year/Period (Thousands)

    $37,808          $54,735          $80,479          $111,860          $112,985          $131,170     

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    1.05%             1.16%             1.13%             1.12%*           1.35%             1.35%        

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers, Expense Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly)

    1.29%             1.32%             1.20%             1.21%*           1.40%             1.40%        

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    0.86%             1.26%             0.68%             0.75%*           0.14%             0.22%        

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    135%             92%             87%             43%**         72%             115%        

 

*

Annualized

**

Portfolio turnover is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived a portion of its fee. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)

Effective August 15, 2017, Cambiar Funds changed their fiscal year end to October 31 (See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements).

(2)

Per share data calculated using the average shares method.

(3)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

Amounts designated as “-” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     

1. Organization:

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund (the “Trust”) was organized as a Massachusetts business trust under an Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated February 18, 1997. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company with 43 portfolios. The financial statements herein are those of the Cambiar Opportunity Fund, Cambiar SMID Fund, Cambiar Small Cap Fund, Cambiar International Equity Fund, Cambiar International Small Cap Fund, Cambiar Global Equity Fund and Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund (collectively the “Funds,” individually a “Fund”), each of which are diversified Funds, except for the Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund which is considered to be non-diversified. The Opportunity Fund and International Equity Fund seek total return and capital preservation. The SMID Fund, Small Cap Fund, International Small Cap Fund, Global Equity Fund and Aggressive Value Fund seek long-term capital appreciation. The goal of each of the Funds is to provide above-average performance in both rising and falling market periods by investing in stocks that have limited downside risk and positive upside potential. The financial statements of the remaining funds of the Trust are presented separately. The assets of each fund are segregated, and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the fund in which shares are held.

Effective August 15, 2017, the Funds changed their fiscal year end to October 31. The previous fiscal year end was April 30.

Effective June 3, 2020, the Cambiar Global Ultra Focus Fund’s name changed to the Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

The following are significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Funds. The Funds are investment companies that apply 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. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates 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 ET if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. 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 pricing committee (the “Committee”) designated by the Board. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using fair value procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; or the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price. 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.

For securities that principally trade on a foreign market or exchange, a significant gap in time can exist between the time of a particular security’s last trade and the time at which a Fund calculates its net asset value. The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time a Fund calculates net asset value if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a “Significant Event”) has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that a Fund calculates net asset value. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. If the Funds’ Adviser 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 a Fund calculates net asset value, it may request that a Committee meeting be called. In addition, the Funds’ Administrator monitors price movements among certain selected indices, securities and/or baskets of securities that may be an indicator that the closing prices received earlier from foreign exchanges or markets may not reflect market value at the time a Fund calculates net asset value. If price movements in a monitored index or

 

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security exceed levels established by the Administrator, the Administrator notifies the Adviser if a Fund is holding the relevant security that such limits have been exceeded. In such event, the Adviser makes the determination whether a Committee meeting should be called based on the information provided.

The Cambiar International Equity Fund and Cambiar International Small Cap Fund use MarkIt Fair Value (“MarkIt”) as a third party fair valuation vendor. MarkIt provides a fair value for foreign securities held by 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 that has been established by the Committee. The Committee has also established a “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 Cambiar International Equity Fund and Cambiar International Small Cap Fund value the non-U.S. securities in its portfolio 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 Fund’s Administrator and requests that a meeting of the Committee be held. As of October 31, 2020, the total market values of securities in the International Equity Fund and the International Small Cap Fund, valued in accordance with fair value procedures, were $928,114,334 and $50,555,337, or 89.9% and 82.9% of Net Assets, respectively.

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

Options for which the primary market is a national securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded, or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price for long options, and the most recent ask price for written options. Options not traded on a national securities exchange are valued in accordance with fair value procedures established by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

Swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from market makers and the resulting changes in market values, if any, are recorded as an unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations.

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under GAAP, the Funds disclose the fair value of their 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 under ASC 820 are described below:

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

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.)

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 value methodologies.

Federal Income Taxes — It is each Fund’s intention to qualify or 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, and to distribute substantially all of its income to share-holders. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made in the financial statements.

The Funds evaluate 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 Funds did not record any tax provision in the current period. However, management’s

 

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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 tax year ends, as applicable), on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

The Cambiar International Equity Fund, Cambiar International Small Cap Fund, Cambiar Global Equity Fund and Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which they invest. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The Funds accrue and apply such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized gains as income and/or capital gains are earned.

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

Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sales of investment securities are based on specific identification.

Cash Equivalents — Idle cash and currency balances may be swept into various overnight sweep accounts and are classified as cash equivalents on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Funds maintain cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed United States federally insured limits. Amounts swept are available on the next business day.

Foreign Currency Translation — The books and records of the Funds 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 Funds do 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 gains and losses on investments and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 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 amounts actually received or paid.

Options — The Funds may utilize longer maturity options for stock replacement when and as price and volatility relationships become more favorable for options versus underlying stocks or for tax and liquidity management purposes. The Funds are authorized to write (sell) and purchase put and call options. The risk in writing a call option is that the Funds give up the opportunity to profit if the market price of the security increases. The risk in writing a put option is that the Funds may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in purchasing an option is that the Funds pay a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Funds also have the additional risk of being unable to enter into a closing transaction at an acceptable price if a liquid secondary market does not exist. Option contracts also involve the risk that they may not work as intended due to unanticipated developments in market conditions or other causes.

As of October 31, 2020, the Funds did not have any open option contracts.

Swap Contracts — The Funds are authorized to enter into various contracts, including total return swaps and equity swap contracts, for the purposes of capitalizing on valuation anomalies that exist in the market. Swaps are a two-party contract in which the seller (buyer) will pay to the buyer (seller) the difference between the current value of a security and its value at the time the contract was entered.

In a long position, the Funds will receive or pay an amount based upon the amount, if any, by which the notional amount of the swap would have increased or decreased in value had it been invested in the particular stocks, plus the dividends that would have been received on those stocks, less a floating rate of interest on the notional amount of the swap. In a short position, the Fund will receive or pay an amount based upon the amount, if any, by which the notional amount of the swap would have decreased or increased in value had it sold the particular stocks short, less the dividends that would have been paid on those stocks, plus a floating rate of interest on the notional amount of the swap. All of these components are reflected in the market value of the swaps.

Periodic payments made or received are recorded as realized gains or losses. At year end, the Statements of Assets and Liabilities reflect, if any, unrealized appreciation or depreciation and accrued periodic payments for swap contracts the Funds may have open at year end.

Entering into swap contracts involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these contracts, that the counterparty to the contract may default on its obligation to perform and that there may be unfavorable changes in market conditions. Swaps outstanding at year end, if any, are listed on the Schedules of Investments. In connection with swap contracts, cash or securities may be segregated as collateral by the Funds’ custodian.

 

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For the year ended October 31, 2020, the average quarterly long notional amount outstanding was $685,700, and the average quarterly short notional amount outstanding was $533,626.

There is the risk that the counterparty refuses to continue to enter into swap agreements with the Funds’ in the future, or requires increased fees, which could impair the Funds’ ability to achieve its investment objective. A counterparty may also increase its collateral requirements, which may limit the Funds ability to use leverage and reduce investment returns. In addition, if the Funds cannot locate a counterparty willing to enter into transactions with the Funds, they will not be able to implement their investment strategy.

To reduce counterparty risk with respect to OTC transactions, the Funds have entered into master netting arrangements, established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) master agreements, which allow the Funds to make (or to have an entitlement to receive) a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting) for outstanding payables and receivables with respect to certain OTC positions in purchased equity options and swaps for each individual counterparty. In addition, the Funds may require that certain counterparties post cash and/or securities in collateral accounts to cover their net payment obligations for those derivative contracts subject to ISDA master agreements. If the counterparty fails to perform under these contracts and agreements, the cash and/or securities will be made available to the Funds.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

Collateral terms are contract specific for OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded under an ISDA master agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount of each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Funds or the counterparty.

For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance.

The following table presents the Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund’s derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a netting agreement or similar arrangement and net of the related collateral as of October 31, 2020:

 

 Counterparty

   Derivative Assets
Subject to a Netting
Agreement or
Similar Arrangement 
   Derivatives
Available for
Offset
   Collateral
Received
   Net Amount 

 Equity Swaps

           

    Goldman Sachs

    $                     202,396       $     (387,412     $                   –         $      (185,016
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

        Total

    $ 202,396       $ (387,412     $ –         $ (185,016
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

The following table presents the Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a netting agreement or similar arrangement and net of the related collateral as of October 31, 2020:

 

 Counterparty

   Derivative Liabilities
Subject to a Netting
Agreement or
Similar Arrangement 
   Derivatives
Available for
Offset
   Collateral
Pledged
   Net Amount 

 Equity Swaps

           

    Goldman Sachs

    $                     387,412       $ (387,412)       $ –         $ –    
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

        Total

    $ 387,412       $     (387,412)       $                   –         $                   –    
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

† 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.

Expenses — Expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a particular Fund are borne by that Fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the Funds of the Trust based on the number of funds and/ or relative net assets.

Classes — Class specific expenses are borne by that class of shares. Income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and non-class specific expenses are allocated to the respective class on the basis of relative daily net assets.

 

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Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — The Funds will distribute substantially all of their net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. All distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.

Redemption Fees — The Cambiar Opportunity Fund, Cambiar SMID Fund, Cambiar Small Cap Fund, Cambiar International Equity Fund, Cambiar International Small Cap Fund, Cambiar Global Equity Fund and Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund retain a redemption fee of 2.00% on redemptions of capital shares held for less than ninety days. For the year ended October 31, 2020, the Funds retained fees of $0, $6,305, $0, $82,761, $5,898, $212 and $155, respectively. Such fees are retained by the Funds for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and are recorded as additions to fund capital.

3. Administration, Distribution, Shareholder Servicing, Transfer Agent and Custody Agreements:

The Funds and SEI Investments Global Fund Services (the “Administrator”) are parties to an Administration Agreement under which the Administrator provides management and administrative services to the Funds. 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 Funds. For the year ended October 31, 2020, the Funds paid as follows for these services: $114,199, $30,323, $39,871, $840,598, $18,031, $5,311 and $24,271 for the Cambiar Opportunity Fund, Cambiar SMID Fund, Cambiar Small Cap Fund, Cambiar International Equity Fund, Cambiar International Small Cap Fund, Cambiar Global Equity Fund and Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund, respectively.

The Trust and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”) are parties to a Distribution Agreement. The Distributor receives no fees under the agreement.

The Funds have adopted a shareholder servicing fee plan under which a shareholder servicing fee up to 0.25% of average daily net assets attributable to the Investor Class Shares of the Funds and the Institutional Share Class of the Cambiar International Small Cap Fund will be paid to the Distributor. The Distributor may perform, or may compensate other service providers for providing, certain shareholder and administrative services. Shareholder servicing fees in excess of 0.25% of average daily net assets are paid by Cambiar Investors, LLC (the “Adviser”).

Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of the Administrator, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company and/or the Distributor. Such officers are paid no fees by the Trust for serving as officers of the Trust.

A portion of the services provided by the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and his staff, whom are employees of the Administrator, are paid for by the Trust as incurred. The services include regulatory oversight of the Trust’s Advisors and service providers as required by SEC regulations. The CCO’s services have been approved by and are reviewed by the Board.

DST Systems, Inc. serves as the Transfer Agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Funds under a transfer agency agreement.

The Funds earn cash management credits which are used to offset transfer agent expenses. During the year ended October 31, 2020, the Cambiar Opportunity, Cambiar SMID, Cambiar Small Cap, Cambiar International Equity, Cambiar International Small Cap, Cambiar Global Equity, and Cambiar Aggressive Value Funds earned credits of $4,514, $132, $1,087, $4,787, $18, $42 and $528, respectively, which were used to offset transfer agent expenses. These amounts are listed as “Fees Paid Indirectly” on the Statements of Operations.

MUFG Union Bank, N.A. serves as custodian (the “Custodian”) for the Funds. The Custodian plays no role in determining the investment policies of the Funds or which securities are to be purchased and sold by the Funds.

4. Investment Advisory Agreements:

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the advisory fees for each Fund are as follows:

 

         Advisory Fee    

Cambiar Opportunity Fund

       0.60 %

Cambiar SMID Fund

       0.80 %

Cambiar Small Cap Fund

       0.85 %

Cambiar International Equity Fund

       0.88 %

Cambiar International Small Cap

       0.90 %

Cambiar Global Equity Fund

       0.75 %

Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund

       0.90 %

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through March 1, 2021, to waive a portion of its advisory fees and to assume expenses, which are calculated based on each Funds average daily net assets, in order to keep net operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage

 

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commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, non-routine expenses, and shareholder servicing fees) of each Fund from exceeding certain contractual expense limitations. Accordingly, the contractual expense limitations for each Fund are as follows:

 

     Contractual
Expense

     Limitations    

Cambiar Opportunity Fund

       0.65 %

Cambiar SMID Fund

       0.85 %

Cambiar Small Cap Fund

       0.90 %

Cambiar International Equity Fund

       0.90 %

Cambiar International Small Cap

       0.95 %

Cambiar Global Equity Fund

       0.80 %

Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund

       0.95 %

Refer to waiver of investment advisory fees on the Statements of Operations for fees waived for the year ended October 31, 2020. In addition, if at any point it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to reduce fees or make expense reimbursements, the Board may permit the Adviser to retain the difference between the total annual fund operating expenses and the expense caps listed above to recapture all or a portion of its prior fee reductions or reimbursements made during the preceding three-year period. There were no fees recouped by the Adviser during the year ending October 31, 2020.

At October 31, 2020, the amount the Adviser may seek as reimbursement of previously waived fees and reimbursed expenses is as follows:

 

Period Waived   Subject to
Repayment
until
October 31:
  Cambiar
Opportunity
Fund
  Cambiar
SMID Fund
  Cambiar
Small Cap
Fund
  Cambiar
International
Equity Fund
  Cambiar
International
Small Cap
Fund
  Cambiar
Global Equity
Fund
  Cambiar
Aggressive
Value Fund
10/31/17-10/31/18       2021      $ 198,951      $ 120,931      $ 170,603      $ 1,744,173      $ 101,502      $ 89,008      $ 67,156
10/31/18-10/31/19       2022       202,013       124,148       139,956       2,107,698       88,532       82,940       96,421
10/31/19-10/31/20       2023       217,613       140,439       148,323       1,872,945       132,308       88,493       110,456
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
         $     618,577      $     385,518      $     458,882      $     5,724,816      $     322,342      $     260,441      $     274,033
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

5. Investment Transactions:

For the year ended October 31, 2020, the Funds made purchases and sales of investment securities other than long-term U.S. Government and short-term securities as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Cambiar Opportunity Fund

   $ 180,558,834        $ 189,294,826    

Cambiar SMID Fund

     53,108,067          44,261,513    

Cambiar Small Cap Fund

     51,348,228          53,671,379    

Cambiar International Equity Fund

       894,503,762            1,882,551,994    

Cambiar International Small Cap Fund

     57,411,060          12,935,566    

Cambiar Global Equity Fund

     6,715,516          8,654,460    

Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund

     59,893,740          71,777,321    

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government Securities for any of the Funds.

6. Federal Tax Information:

The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gains distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent in nature. The permanent differences are primarily attributable to investments in partnerships, reclassification of long term capital gain distributions on REITs, foreign currency translations and reclassifications of distributions. The permanent differences that are credited or charged to Paid-in Capital and Distributable Earnings as of October 31, 2020 is primarily related to utilization of earnings and profits on shareholder redemptions.

Accordingly, the following reclassifications (primarily attributable to deemed income and capital gain distribution) that have been made to/from the following accounts:

 

     Distributable
Earnings
     Paid-in
Capital
 

Cambiar Opportunity Fund

     $     (2,067,804)          $   2,067,804    

Cambiar Global Equity Fund

     (92,581)          92,581    

These reclassifications had no impact on net assets or net asset value per share.

 

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The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the last two fiscal years ended October 31, were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Long -Term
Capital Gain
     Total  

Cambiar Opportunity Fund

        

2020

   $ 3,501,349          $ 17,847,024          $ 21,348,373      

2019

     6,260,013            23,412,011            29,672,024      

Cambiar SMID Fund

        

2020

     750,316            1,725,069            2,475,385      

2019

     541,238            2,007,349            2,548,587      

Cambiar Small Cap Fund

        

2020

     469,927            3,521,137            3,991,064      

2019

     4,236,129              15,716,565              19,952,694      

Cambiar International Equity Fund

        

2020

     80,535,910            —            80,535,910      

2019

       23,659,218            5,305,729            28,964,947      

Cambiar International Small Cap Fund

        

2020

     39,907            —            39,907      

2019

     16,766            92,400            109,166      

Cambiar Global Equity Fund

        

2020

     221,761            400,801            622,562      

2019

     166,939            271,257            438,196      

Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund

        

2020

     755,037            —            755,037      

2019

     594,681            —            594,681      

As of October 31, 2020, the components of Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Cambiar
Opportunity
Fund
    Cambiar SMID
Fund
    Cambiar Small
Cap Fund
    Cambiar
International
Equity Fund
    Cambiar
International
Small Cap Fund
    Cambiar Global
Equity Fund
    Cambiar
Aggressive
Value Fund
 

Undistributed Ordinary Income

    $ 7,179,709       $ 322,970       $ 371,996       $ 15,554,883       $ 1,458,261       $ 266,991       $ 213,298  

Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gain

    3,538,994                         33,984       357,955        

Capital Loss Carryforwards

          (790,013     (1,266,194     (215,232,501                 (27,991,030

Net Unrealized Appreciation

    32,984,688       6,937,111       6,963,698       42,103,869       9,763,807       794,463       3,532,624  

Other Temporary Differences

    (9                 2       (2     2       7  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)

    $   43,703,382       $   6,470,068       $   6,069,500       $   (157,573,747     $   11,256,050       $   1,419,411       $   (24,245,101
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other temporary differences primarily consist of forwards.

As of October 31, 2020, the following Funds have capital losses carried forward as follows:

 

     Short-Term
Loss
     Long-Term
Loss
     Capital Loss
Carryforwards
 

Cambiar SMID Fund

            790,013        790,013  

Cambiar Small Cap Fund

            1,266,194        1,266,194  

Cambiar International Equity Fund

     206,123,974        9,108,527        215,232,501  

Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund

     26,268,775        1,722,255        27,991,030  

During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020, the International Small Cap Fund utilized the prior year capital loss carryforward of $246.

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Funds’ net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to Wash sales and investments in partnerships and total return swaps.

 

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The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments for Federal income tax purposes at October 31, 2020, were as follows:

 

     Federal Tax
Cost
     Aggregate
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Aggregate
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Cambiar Opportunity Fund

   $ 195,577,740      $ 37,582,616      $ (4,597,928   $ 32,984,688  

Cambiar SMID Fund

     49,422,948        8,954,264        (2,017,153     6,937,111  

Cambiar Small Cap Fund

     68,898,682        10,293,850        (3,330,152     6,963,698  

Cambiar International Equity Fund

         974,601,241            133,407,030        (91,303,161         42,103,869  

Cambiar International Small Cap Fund

     47,762,858        10,799,167        (1,035,360     9,763,807  

Cambiar Global Equity Fund

     8,265,394        1,307,697        (513,234     794,463  

Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund

     33,974,996        4,947,312        (1,414,688     3,532,624  

7. Concentrated Risks:

At October 31, 2020, the net assets of the Cambiar International Equity Fund and the Cambiar International Small Cap Fund were substantially comprised of foreign denominated securities and/or currency. Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of, and investment income from, such securities and currency.

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibly lower level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.

The Funds use of derivatives, including options and swaps, is subject to market risk, leverage risk, correlation risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk, valuation 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. Markets for securities in which the Fund invests may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster, or widespread fear that such events may occur, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests, which in turn could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause losses on your investment in the Fund. Leverage risk is the risk that the use of leverage may amplify the effects of market volatility on the Fund’s share price 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 closely or at all with the underlying asset, rate or index. Liquidity risk is the risk that the derivative may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the Fund would like, which may result in the Fund accepting a lower price to sell a security, selling other securities to raise cash or giving up another investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on the Fund’s management or performance. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to a derivative contract will default or otherwise fail to honor a financial obligation. Valuation risk is the risk that the derivative may be difficult to value. Hedging risk is the risk that derivatives 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. Each of these risks could cause a Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested in a derivative instrument.

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

The foregoing is not intended to be a complete discussion of the risks associated with investing in a Fund. Please review each Fund’s current prospectus for additional disclosures regarding the principal risks associated with investing in a Fund.

 

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8. Other:

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

 

     No. of
Shareholders
   % of Ownership

Cambiar Opportunity Fund, Investor Class

       3        63 %

Cambiar Opportunity Fund, Institutional Class

       2        58 %

Cambiar SMID Fund, Investor Class

       1        92 %

Cambiar SMID Fund, Institutional Class

       3        92 %

Cambiar Small Cap Fund, Investor Class

       3        65 %

Cambiar Small Cap Fund, Institutional Class

       4        72 %

Cambiar International Equity Fund, Investor Class

       1        71 %

Cambiar International Equity Fund, Institutional Class

       2        66 %

Cambiar International Small Cap, Institutional Class

       2        85 %

Cambiar Global Equity Fund, Investor Class

       2        89 %

Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund, Investor Class

       2        43 %

9. New Accounting Pronouncements:

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 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.

10. Subsequent Events:

The Funds have evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events. Based on this evaluation, no additional disclosures 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 and the Shareholders of Cambiar Opportunity Fund, Cambiar SMID Fund, Cambiar Small Cap Fund, Cambiar International Equity Fund, Cambiar International Small Cap Fund, Cambiar Global Equity Fund and Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund (formerly, Cambiar Global Ultra Focus Fund)

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Cambiar Opportunity Fund, Cambiar SMID Fund, Cambiar Small Cap Fund, Cambiar International Equity Fund, Cambiar International Small Cap Fund, Cambiar Global Equity Fund and Cambiar Global Aggressive Value Fund (formerly, Cambiar Global Ultra Focus Fund) (collectively referred to as the “Funds”), (seven of the series constituting The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund (the “Trust”)), including the schedules of investments, as of October 31, 2020, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below 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 each of the Funds (seven of the series constituting The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund) at October 31, 2020, and the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual fund constituting
The  Advisors’ Inner Circle
Fund
  Statement of Operations   Statements of changes in net
assets
  Financial highlights
Cambiar Opportunity Fund   For the year ended October 31, 2020   For each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2020   For each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2020, the period May 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017 and each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2017.
Cambiar SMID Fund   For the year ended October 31, 2020   For each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2020   For each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2020, the period May 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017 and each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2017.
Cambiar Small Cap Fund   For the year ended October 31, 2020   For each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2020   For each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2020, the period May 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017 and each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2017.
Cambiar International Equity Fund   For the year ended October 31, 2020   For each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2020   For each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2020, the period May 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017 and each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2017.
Cambiar International Small Cap Fund   For the year ended October 31, 2020   For each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2020   For each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2020, the period May 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017 and each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2017.
Cambiar Global Equity Fund   For the year ended October 31, 2020   For each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2020   For each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2020, the period May 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017 and each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2017.

 

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Individual fund constituting
The  Advisors’ Inner Circle
Fund
  Statement of Operations   Statements of changes in net
assets
  Financial highlights
Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund (formerly, Cambiar Global Ultra Focus Fund)   For the year ended October 31, 2020   For each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2020   For each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2020, the period May 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017 and each of the two years in the period ended April 30, 2017.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of 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 Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

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

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more Cambiar Investors investment companies since 2005.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 29, 2020

 

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

 

Set forth below are the names, ages, position with the Trust, term of office, length of time served and the principal occupations for the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as Trustees and Officers of the Trust. Trustees who are deemed not to be “interested persons” of the Trust are referred to as “Independent Board Members.” Messrs. Nesher and Klauder are Trustees who may be deemed to

Name and Year of Birth   

Position with Trust and Length
of Time Served1

  Principal
Occupations
in the Past Five Years

INTERESTED TRUSTEES 3,4

        

Robert Nesher

(Born: 1946)

   Chairman of the Board
of Trustees
(since 1991)
  SEI employee 1974 to present; currently performs various services on behalf of SEI Investments for which Mr. Nesher is compensated. President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. President and Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP. Vice Chairman of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016. President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016. Vice Chairman of Winton Series Trust to 2017. Vice Chairman of Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company), The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, Gallery Trust, Schroder Series Trust and Schroder Global Series Trust to 2018.

N. Jeffrey Klauder

(Born: 1952)

   Trustee
(since 2018)
  Senior Advisor of SEI Investments since 2018. Executive Vice President and General Counsel of SEI Investments, 2004 to 2018.

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES 4

        

Joseph T. Grause, Jr.

(Born: 1952)

  

Trustee

(since 2011)
Lead Independent Trustee
(since 2018)

  Self-Employed Consultant since 2012. Director of Endowments and Foundations, Morningstar Investment Management, Morningstar, Inc., 2010 to 2011. Director of International Consulting and Chief Executive Officer of Morningstar Associates Europe Limited, Morningstar, Inc., 2007 to 2010. Country Manager – Morningstar UK Limited, Morningstar, Inc., 2005 to 2007.

 

1

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

2

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

3

Board Members oversee 43 funds in the Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund.

4

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

 

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be “interested” persons of the Fund as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Trust’s Distributor. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers. The SAI may be obtained without charge by calling 1-866-777-8227. The following chart lists Trustees and Officers as of October 31, 2020.

Other Directorships

Held in the Past Five Years2

    

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds, Frost Family of Funds, 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 Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Global Master Fund plc, SEI Global Assets Fund plc, SEI Global Investments Fund plc, SEI Investments—Global Funds Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd., SEI Investments—Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited, SEI Multi-Strategy Funds PLC and SEI Global Nominee Ltd.

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds. Director of SEI Private Trust Company, SEI Global Fund Services Ltd., SEI Investments Global Limited, SEI Global Master Fund, SEI Global Investments Fund and SEI Global Assets Fund.

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of SEI Investments Management Corporation, SEI Trust Company, SEI Investments (South Africa), Limited and SEI Investments (Canada) Company to 2018.

    

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds and Frost Family of Funds. Director of RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund, Ltd.

 

Former Directorships: Director of The Korea Fund, Inc. to 2019.

 

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

 

Name and
Year of Birth
   Position with Trust
and Length of
Time Served1
  Principal
Occupations
in the Past Five Years

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES (continued) 3

        

Mitchell A. Johnson

(Born: 1942)

  

Trustee

(since 2005)

  Retired. Private investor since 1994.

Betty L. Krikorian

(Born: 1943)

  

Trustee

(since 2005)

  Vice President, Compliance, AARP Financial Inc., from 2008 to 2010. Self-Employed Legal and Financial Services Consultant since 2003. Counsel (in-house) for State Street Bank from 1995 to 2003.

Robert Mulhall

(Born: 1958)

  

Trustee

(since 2019)

  Partner, Ernst & Young LLP, from 1998 to 2018.

Bruce R. Speca

(Born: 1956)

  

Trustee

(since 2011)

  Global Head of Asset Allocation, Manulife Asset Management (subsidiary of Manulife Financial), 2010 to 2011. Executive Vice President – Investment Management Services, John Hancock Financial Services (subsidiary of Manulife Financial), 2003 to 2010.

George J. Sullivan, Jr.

(Born: 1942)

  

Trustee

(since 1999)

  Retired since 2012. Self-Employed Consultant, Newfound Consultants Inc., 1997 to 2011.

OFFICERS

        

Michael Beattie

(Born: 1965)

  

President

(since 2011)

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

 

1

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

2

Board Members oversee 43 funds in The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund.

3

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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Other Directorships
Held in the Past Five Years2

    

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. Director of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) since 1997 and RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund, Ltd.

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds. Director of RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund, Ltd.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds and Frost Family of Funds. Director of RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund, Ltd.

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of Villanova University Alumni Board of Directors to 2018.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds and Frost Family of Funds. Director of Stone Harbor Investments Funds (8 Portfolios), Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (closed-end fund) and Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund (closed-end fund). Director of RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund, Ltd.

Current Directorships: Trustee/Director of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds, SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, 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 RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund, Ltd.

 

Former Directorships: Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016. Trustee/ Director of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust to 2017. Member of the independent review committee for SEI’s Canadian-registered mutual funds to 2017.

    

None.

 

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

 

Name and Year of Birth    Position
with Trust
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupations
in the Past Five Years

OFFICERS (continued)

        

James Bernstein

(Born: 1962)

  

Vice President and Assistant

Secretary

(since 2017)

 

Attorney, SEI Investments, since 2017.

 

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

John Bourgeois

(Born: 1973)

  

Assistant Treasurer

(since 2017)

  Fund Accounting Manager, SEI Investments, since 2000.

Stephen Connors

(Born: 1984)

  

Treasurer, Controller and Chief

Financial Officer

(since 2015)

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

Russell Emery

(Born: 1962)

  

Chief Compliance Officer

(since 2006)

  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, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. Chief Compliance Officer of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Winton Series Trust to 2017. Chief Compliance Officer of Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company) to 2018.

Eric C. Griffith

(Born: 1969)

  

Vice President and Assistant

Secretary

(since 2019)

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

 

1

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

2

Board Members oversee 43 funds in the Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund.

3

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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Other Directorships

Held in the Past Five Years

    

None.
None.
None.
None.
None.

 

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

 

Name and Year of Birth    Position
with Trust
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation
in the Past Five Years

OFFICERS (continued)

        

Matthew M. Maher

(Born: 1975)

  

Vice President (since 2018)

Secretary (since 2020)

  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.

Robert Morrow

(Born: 1968)

  

Vice President

(since 2017)

  Account Manager, SEI Investments, since 2007.

Bridget E. Sudall

(Born: 1980)

  

Anti-Money Laundering

Compliance Officer and Privacy

Officer (since 2015)

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

 

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Other Directorships

Held in the Past Five Years

    

None.
None.
None.

 

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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 portfolio 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 a mutual fund’s gross income and directly reduce your investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of a mutual fund’s average net assets; this percentage is known as a mutual fund’s expense ratio.

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

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

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

You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual 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 under “Expenses Paid During Period.”

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

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

 

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
05/01/20
   Ending
Account
Value
10/31/20
   Annualized
Expense
Ratios
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Cambiar Opportunity Fund — Investor Class Shares

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,150.70    0.84%   $4.54

Hypothetical 5% Return

   $1,000.00    $1,020.91    0.84%   $4.27

Cambiar Opportunity Fund — Institutional Class Shares

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,151.20    0.65%   $3.51

Hypothetical 5% Return

   $1,000.00    $1,021.87    0.65%   $3.30

Cambiar SMID Fund — Investor Class Shares

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,180.10    0.95%   $5.21

Hypothetical 5% Return

   $1,000.00    $1,020.36    0.95%   $4.82

Cambiar SMID Fund — Institutional Class Shares

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,180.80    0.85%   $4.66

Hypothetical 5% Return

   $1,000.00    $1,020.86    0.85%   $4.32

Cambiar Small Cap Fund — Investor Class Shares

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,159.20    1.05%   $5.70

Hypothetical 5% Return

   $1,000.00    $1,019.86    1.05%   $5.33

Cambiar Small Cap Fund — Institutional Class Shares

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,159.80    0.90%   $4.89

Hypothetical 5% Return

   $1,000.00    $1,020.61    0.90%   $4.57

Cambiar International Equity Fund — Investor Class Shares

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,078.20    1.03%   $5.38

Hypothetical 5% Return

   $1,000.00    $1,019.96    1.03%   $5.23

Cambiar International Equity Fund — Institutional Class Shares

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,079.10    0.90%   $4.70

Hypothetical 5% Return

   $1,000.00    $1,020.61    0.90%   $4.57

Cambiar International Small Cap Fund — Institutional Class Shares

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,160.30    1.05%   $5.70

Hypothetical 5% Return

   $1,000.00    $1,019.86    1.05%   $5.33

Cambiar Global Equity Fund — Investor Class Shares

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,113.40    0.88%   $4.67

Hypothetical 5% Return

   $1,000.00    $1,020.71    0.88%   $4.47

Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund — Investor Class Shares

Actual Fund Return

   $1,000.00    $1,161.60    1.05%   $5.71

Hypothetical 5% Return

   $1,000.00    $1,019.86    1.05%   $5.33

 

  *

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

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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 (the “Trust”) or by a vote of a majority of the shareholders of the Funds; 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 May 20, 2020 via videoconference to decide whether to renew the Agreement for an additional one-year term (the “May Meeting”). The May Meeting was held via videoconference in reliance on relief provided in orders issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2020 and March 25, 2020 from 1940 Act sections and rules requiring that certain votes of a company’s board of trustees be cast in person due to circumstances related to the current or potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In preparation for the May Meeting, the Trustees requested that the Adviser furnish information necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement. Prior to the May Meeting, the Independent Trustees of the Funds 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 Funds presented or submitted to the Board at the May 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 Funds regarding: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s services; (ii) the Adviser’s investment management personnel; (iii) the Adviser’s operations and financial condition; (iv) the Adviser’s brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements) and investment strategies; (v) the Funds’ advisory fees paid to the Adviser and overall fees and operating expenses compared with peer groups of mutual funds; (vi) the level of the Adviser’s profitability from its relationship with the Funds, including both direct and indirect benefits accruing to the Adviser and its affiliates; (vii) the Adviser’s potential economies of scale; (viii) the Adviser’s compliance program, including a description of material compliance matters and material compliance violations; (ix) the Adviser’s policies on and compliance procedures for personal securities transactions; and (x) the Funds’ performance compared with peer groups of mutual funds and the Funds’ benchmark indices.

Representatives from the Adviser, along with other Fund service providers, presented additional information and participated in question and answer sessions at the May Meeting to help the Trustees evaluate the Adviser’s services, fees 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 May 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 Funds, 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 Funds and the Adviser; (iii) the costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds, 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 Funds, including the quality and continuity of the Adviser’s portfolio management personnel, the resources of the Adviser, and the Adviser’s compliance history and compliance program. The Trustees reviewed the terms of the Agreement. The Trustees also reviewed the Adviser’s investment and risk management approaches for the Funds. 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 Funds.

The Trustees also considered other services provided to the Funds 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 Funds by the Adviser were sufficient to support renewal of the Agreement.

Investment Performance of the Funds 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 their benchmark indices and peer groups of mutual funds as classified by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data, over various periods of time.

 

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Representatives from the Adviser provided information regarding and led discussions of factors impacting the performance of the Funds, 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 their benchmarks and/ or peer groups, 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 Funds. 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 Funds were sufficient to support renewal of the Agreement.

Costs of Advisory Services, Profitability and Economies of Scale

In considering the advisory fees payable by the Funds to the Adviser, the Trustees reviewed, among other things, a report of the advisory fees paid to the Adviser. The Trustees also reviewed reports prepared by the Funds’ administrator comparing the Funds’ net and gross expense ratios and advisory fees to those paid by peer groups of mutual funds as classified by Lipper. The Trustees reviewed the management fees charged by the Adviser to other clients with comparable mandates to certain Funds. The Trustees considered any differences in management fees and took into account the respective demands, resources and complexity associated with such Funds and other client accounts as well as the extensive regulatory, compliance and tax regimes to which the Funds are subject. The Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the advisory fees were 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 Funds, including both direct benefits and indirect benefits, such as research and brokerage services received under soft dollar arrangements, accruing to the Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees considered how the Adviser’s profitability was affected by factors such as its organizational structure and method for allocating expenses. The Trustees concluded that the profit margins of the Adviser with respect to the management of the Funds were not unreasonable. The Board also considered the Adviser’s commitment to managing the Funds and its willingness to continue its expense limitation and fee waiver arrangements with the Funds.

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

 

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REVIEW OF THE LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (UNAUDITED)

Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Funds’ investment adviser has adopted, and the Board has approved, a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) to govern the Funds’ approach to managing liquidity risk. The Program is overseen by the Funds’ Liquidity Risk Management Program Administrator (the “Program Administrator”), and the Program’s principal objectives include assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, based on factors specific to the circumstances of the Funds.

At a meeting of the Board held on May 19, 2020, the Trustees received a report from the Program Administrator addressing the operations of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation. The Board acknowledged that (i) the report covered the period from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 and thus did not cover the recent period of market volatility, and (ii) the Board held a call with the Trust’s officers on March 25, 2020 where the officers discussed the operations and effectiveness of the Program during the then-current market volatility. The Board requested that the Program Administrator provide an update of the operation of the Program during the then-current market volatility at its next meeting. The Program Administrator’s report noted that the Program Administrator had determined that the Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk and has operated adequately and effectively to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk since the Program was implemented on December 1, 2018. The Program Administrator’s report noted that during the period covered by the report, there were no liquidity events that impacted the Funds or their ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to existing shareholders. The Program Administrator’s report further noted that the Program Administrator provided advance notice to the Board regarding investments that may become illiquid solely due to an extended local market holiday closure in accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission staff guidance.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the prospectus for more information regarding a Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Funds may be subject.

 

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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, each portfolio is designating the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.

 

     Long-Term
Capital Gain
Distributions
  Ordinary
Income
Distributions
  Total
Distributions
  Qualifying
for Corporate
Dividends Rec.
Deduction (1)
  Qualifying
Dividend
Income (2)

Cambiar Opportunity Fund

       79.13 %       20.87 %       100.00 %       66.82 %       76.13 %

Cambiar SMID Fund

       69.69 %       30.31 %       100.00 %       94.21 %       91.81 %

Cambiar Small Cap Fund

       88.23 %       11.77 %       100.00 %       33.29 %       38.33 %

Cambiar International Equity Fund

       0.00 %       100.00 %       100.00 %       3.64 %       99.45 %

Cambiar International Small Cap Fund

       0.00 %       100.00 %       100.00 %       0.55 %       61.91 %

Cambiar Global Equity Fund

       63.46 %       36.54 %       100.00 %       45.52 %       90.36 %

Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund

       0.00 %       100.00 %       100.00 %       100.00 %       100.00 %

 

     U.S.
Government
Interest (3)
  Interest Related
Dividends (4)
  Short-Term
Capital Gain
Dividends (5)
  Qualifying
Business Income
(6)
  Foreign Tax
Credit Pass
Through (7)

Cambiar Opportunity Fund

       0.00 %       0.15 %       100.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %

Cambiar SMID Fund

       0.00 %       0.25 %       100.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %

Cambiar Small Cap Fund

       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %

Cambiar International Equity Fund

       0.00 %       0.01 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       2.67 %

Cambiar International Small Cap Fund

       0.00 %       0.13 %       100.00 %       0.00 %       60.64 %

Cambiar Global Equity Fund

       0.00 %       0.05 %       100.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %

Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund

       0.00 %       0.00 %       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.”

 

(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.” 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 total ordinary income distributions (the total of short term capital gain and net investment income distributions). Generally, interest from direct U.S. Government obligations is exempt from state income tax. However, for 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 in 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 that amount of ordinary dividend income that qualified for 20% Business Income Deduction.

 

(7)   Foreign Tax Credit Pass Through represents amounts eligible for the foreign tax credit and is reflected as a percentage of “Ordinary Income Distributions.” The Cambiar International Equity Fund and Cambiar International Small Cap Fund intend to pass through a foreign tax credit to shareholders. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020, the total amount of foreign source income for Cambiar International Equity Fund and Cambiar International Small Cap Fund was $17,931,909 and $540,788, respectively. The total amount of foreign taxes paid for Cambiar International Equity Fund and Cambiar International Small Cap Fund was $2,213,196 and $61,474, respectively. Your allocable shares of foreign tax credit will be reported on Form 1099 DIV.

 

(8)   The fund is designating a portion of the redemption proceeds as taxable net investment income and/or realized capital gain for dividend paid deduction purposes (equalization debits). This designation has no impact on shareholders’ income tax reporting. For shareholders’ income tax reporting, the amount of ordinary income and/or long-term gain, if any, will be designated on Form 1099-DIV.

 

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The Cambiar Funds

P.O. Box 219009

Kansas City, MO 64121

1-866-777-8227

Investment Adviser

Cambiar Investors, LLC

200 Columbine Street

Suite 800

Denver, CO 80206

Distributor

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Administrator

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Legal Counsel

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

1701 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

2005 Market Street, Suite 700

Philadelphia, PA 19103

This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus

for the Funds described.

CMB-AR-001-1900


Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

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

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

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

(a)(2) The audit committee financial experts are George Sullivan and Robert Mulhall, and each whom is considered to be “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 (the “Trust”).

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

 

     2020      2019  
          All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
     All fees and
services to

service
affiliates

that were
pre-approved
     All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates

that did not
require
pre-approval
     All fees and
services to the
Trust that were
pre-approved
     All fees and
services to

service
affiliates

that were
pre-approved
     All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates

that did not
require
pre-approval
 
(a)    Audit Fees(1)    $ 104,400        None        None      $ 104,400        None        None  
(b)    Audit-Related Fees      None        None        None        None        None        None  
(c)    Tax Fees(2)    $ 10,000        None      $ 88,304      $ 6,000        None      $ 57,000  
(d)    All Other Fees      None        None      $ 376,378        None        None      $ 97,500  


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

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

 

     2020      2019  
          All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
    All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
     All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
     All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
    All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
     All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
 
(a)    Audit Fees(1)    $ 766,250       None        None      $ 608,176       None        None  
(b)    Audit-Related Fees      None       None        None        None       None        None  
(c)    Tax Fees    $ 970 (4)       None        None      $ 11,559 (3)       None        None  
(d)    All Other Fees      None       None        None        None       None        None  

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

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

 

     2020      2019  
          All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
     All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
     All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
     All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
     All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
     All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
 
(a)    Audit Fees(1)    $ 69,500        None        None      $ 68,000        None        None  
(b)    Audit-Related Fees      None        None        None        None        None        None  
(c)    Tax Fees(5)    $ 24,150        None        None        None        None        None  
(d)    All Other Fees      None        None        None        None        None        None  


Fees billed by BBD, LLP (“BBD”) related to the Trust

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

 

     2020      2019  
          All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
     All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
     All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
     All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
     All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
     All other
fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
 
(a)    Audit Fees(1)    $ 95,300        None        None      $ 113,300        None        None  
(b)    Audit-Related Fees      None        None        None        None        None        None  
(c)    Tax Fees      None        None        None        None        None        None  
(d)    All Other Fees      None        None        None        None        None        None  

Notes:

 

  (1)

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

 

  (2)

Tax compliance services provided to McKee International Equity Portfolio or affiliates of the Funds.

 

  (3)

Tax compliance services for Westwood Emerging Markets Fund.

 

  (4)

Common Reporting Services (“CRS”) tax services for the Sands Capital Global Growth Fund.

 

  (5)

Review and signing of federal and state income tax returns.

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

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

 

  1.

require specific pre-approval;

 

  2.

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


  3.

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

     2020      2019  

Audit-Related Fees

     None        None  

Tax Fees

     None        None  

All Other Fees

     None        None  

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

 

     2020      2019  

Audit-Related Fees

     None        None  

Tax Fees

     None        None  

All Other Fees

     None        None  


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

 

     2020      2019  

Audit-Related Fees

     None        None  

Tax Fees

     None        None  

All Other Fees

     None        None  

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

 

     2020      2019  

Audit-Related Fees

     None        None  

Tax Fees

     None        None  

All Other Fees

     None        None  

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by PwC for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal-years-ended October 31st were $464,682 and $160,500 for 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by E&Y for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal-years-ended October 31st were $970 and $11,559 for 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by D&T for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal-years-ended October 31st were $24,150 and $0 for 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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

(h) During the past fiscal year, all non-audit services provided by the Registrant’s principal accountant to either the Registrant’s investment adviser or to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services


to the Registrant were pre-approved by the Audit Committee of Registrant’s Board of Trustees. Included in the Audit Committee’s pre-approval of these non-audit service were the review and consideration as to whether the provision of these non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 6.

Schedule of Investments.

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

 

Item 7.

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

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

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

 

Item 9.

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

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

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

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures.

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

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

 

Items 12.

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

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.


Items 13.

Exhibits.

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

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

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


SIGNATURES

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

 

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

/s/ Michael Beattie

     

Michael Beattie,

President

Date: January 8, 2021      

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*      

/s/ Michael Beattie

     

Michael Beattie,

President

Date: January 8, 2021      
By (Signature and Title)*      

/s/ Stephen Connors

      Stephen Connors,
      Treasurer, Controller, and CFO
Date: January 8, 2021      

 

*

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

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

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

Compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations.

 

   

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

 

   

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

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

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

FINANCIAL OFFICER CODE OF ETHICS

 

I.

Introduction

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

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


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

 

II.

Purposes of the Code

The purposes of this Code are:

 

  1.

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

 

  2.

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

 

  3.

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

 

  4.

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

 

  5.

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

 

  6.

To establish accountability for adherence to this Code.

 

III.

Questions about this Code

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

 

IV.

Conduct Guidelines

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

 

  1.

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

 

  2.

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


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

 

  3.

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

 

  4.

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

 

  5.

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

 

  6.

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

 

  7.

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

 

  8.

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

 

  9.

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

 

  10.

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

 

V.

Waivers of this Code

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


VI.

Affirmation of the Code

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

 

VII.

Reporting Violations

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

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

 

VIII.

Violations of the Code

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

CERTIFICATION

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

and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Michael Beattie, certify that:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Date: January 8, 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 (the “Registrant”);

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Date: January 8, 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 (the “Fund”), with respect to the Fund’s Form N-CSR for the period ended October 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

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

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

Dated: January 8, 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 (the “Fund”), with respect to the Fund’s Form N-CSR for the period ended October 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

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

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

Dated: January 8, 2021

 

/s/ Stephen Connors

Stephen Connors

Treasurer, Controller, and CFO