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)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (877) 446-3863
Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2020
Date of reporting period: October 31, 2020
Item 1. |
Reports to Stockholders. |
A copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act or 1940, as amended (the Act) (17 CFR § 270.30e-1), is attached hereto.
The Advisors Inner Circle Fund
Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund
Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund
Annual Report | October 31, 2020 |
INVESTMENT ADVISOR:
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October 31, 2020 |
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance (unaudited) |
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Trustees and Officers of the Advisors Inner Circle Fund (unaudited) |
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Board Considerations in Approving the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
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The Cornerstone Advisors 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 report on Form N-PORT (Form N-Q for filings prior to March 31, 2020). The Funds Forms N-Q and N-PORT are available on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to fund securities, as well as information relating to how a Fund voted proxies relating to fund securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, will be available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-762-1442; and (ii) on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.
THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS FUNDS | |
October 31, 2020 |
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund
The Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund reached its eight-year anniversary on August 30th, 2020. The Funds net asset value was $397 million at fiscal year-end, October 31st, 2020. The Fund has performed within expectations for the time period given the market environment, slightly trailing the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) (Fund benchmark) since inception with an annualized return of +8.87% vs. +8.99%.
Fund performance was +4.57% for the fiscal year ending October 31st, 2020, versus the Fund benchmark at +4.89%. The Global Opportunistic Module was the best performer at +9.44%. Style Specialists rose +0.53%, while Global Structured fell -4.27%.
During the year, there were multiple changes to the sub-advisor roster. EAM Investors was added as the U.S. Small-Cap Growth sub-advisor, while 4 sub-advised strategies were removed: Allianz Global Investors U.S. Ultra Micro-Cap Growth, LSV Asset Management U.S. Micro-Cap Value, Driehaus Capital Management Emerging Markets Growth, and Acadian Asset Management Emerging Markets Value. With these changes, we removed dedicated exposures in certain areas to shift a larger portion of the active risk to the flexible allocation decisions of our Global Opportunistic managers.
Fiscal 2020 was a volatile period for global equity markets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From October 31st, 2019 to February 12th, 2020, ACWI rose +9.11%, then fell a dramatic -33.74% in the six weeks from February 12th through March 23rd. From the bottom of the market in March through fiscal year-end in October, ACWI recovered +45.06% due to improving economic data, better than expected corporate earnings, and medical progress on vaccine candidates and therapeutics. In fiscal 2020 the U.S. outperformed International, Growth outperformed Value, and Large-Cap outperformed Small-Cap, a continuation of the trend in recent years. Our approach is designed to provide a broad level of exposure to global equities across varying investment styles, regions, currencies, economic sectors and market capitalizations, and seeks alpha primarily through the security selection of sub-advisors as well as the opportunistic investment of global active managers.
We look forward to sharing periodic updates in the coming year. Thank you for your continued trust and confidence in Pathstone.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN 1, 2 | ||||||||||||||||
One
Year
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Three
Year
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Five
Year
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Annualized
Inception to Date |
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Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund | 4.57% | 3.15% | 7.13% | 8.87% | ||||||||||||
MSCI ACWI 3 |
4.89% | 5.52% | 8.11% | 8.99% |
Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, versus the MSCI ACWI
1 |
For the year ended October 31, 2020. Past performance is no indication of future performance. Shares of the Fund were offered beginning August 30, 2012. |
2 |
Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. |
3 |
The MSCI ACWI is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI consists of 47 country indices comprising 23 developed and 24 emerging market country indices. |
This represents the managers assessment of the Fund and market environment at a specific point in time and should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice.
Investing in the Fund is subject to the risks of the underlying funds. In addition to the normal risks associated with investing, international investments may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values or from social, economic or political instability in other nations. Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors as well as increased volatility and lower trading volume. Investments in smaller companies typically exhibit higher volatility. The Fund is diversified and entails certain risks, including risk associated with the use of derivatives (options, swap agreements, futures contracts and similar instruments), hedging, and leverage, which can increase volatility and decrease performance.
One year return, five year return and annualized inception to date return as of 09/30/2020 are 10.14%, 8.95 and 9.25%, respectively. Gross expense ratio for the Fund from the most recent prospectus is 1.04%. The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investors shares, when redeemed, may be worth more of less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 877-762-1442.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS FUNDS | |
October 31, 2020 |
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance (unaudited)
Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund
The Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund reached its four-year anniversary on August 30th, 2020. The Funds net asset value was $355 million at fiscal year-end, October 31st, 2020. The Fund has performed within expectations given market conditions during the period, slightly trailing the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Fund benchmark) since inception with an annualized return of +3.12% vs. +3.64%.
Fund performance was +3.56% for the fiscal year ending October 31st, 2020, trailing the Fund benchmark which returned +6.19%. Two of the four sub-advisors outperformed the Fund benchmark during the year Loomis, Sayles & Company (+8.75%) and Metropolitan West Asset Management (+7.43%). SLC Management slightly underperformed (+5.93%). The underperformance of the Fund was driven by the allocation to Franklin Templeton Investments Global Bond, which fell -6.52% for the year, underperforming the Fund benchmark primarily due to their underweight to duration, which was challenged in a falling-rate environment.
No sub-advisor changes were made during the year.
After three 0.25% rate cuts in 2019, in reaction to the growing concern of COVID-19 and associated economic damage, the U.S. Federal Reserve acted swiftly in March to cut the fed funds rate from a target of 1.50%-1.75% to a target of 0%-0.25% through a series of two emergency rate cuts. In addition, in response to market stress the Fed announced several programs to provide liquidity to markets and encourage lending in the economy. Other central banks around the world announced similar actions, calming markets. For its part, the U.S. Congress passed legislation to help struggling businesses and individuals. As a result, despite the unprecedented shutdown of certain sectors of the economy, during fiscal 2020 the yield curve steepened (the 2-Year Treasury yield fell 1.4%, the 10-Year fell 0.8%, and the 30-Year Treasury yield fell 0.5%). Credit spreads widened considerably in March but by fiscal year-end recovered to pre-stress levels.
We look forward to sharing periodic updates in the coming year. Thank you for your continued trust and confidence in Pathstone.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN 1, 2 | ||||||||||||
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Year
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Three Year Return |
Annualized
Inception to Date |
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Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund | 3.56% | 3.52% | 3.12% | |||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index 3 |
6.19% | 5.06% | 3.64% | |||||||||
FTSE WGBI4 |
6.00% | 4.49% | 2.49% |
Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Cornerstone Core Plus Bond Fund, versus the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Index, and the FTSE WGBI
1 |
For the period ended October 31, 2018. Past performance is no indication of future performance. Shares of the Fund were offered beginning August 30, 2016. |
2 |
Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. |
3 |
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index represents securities that are SEC-registered, taxable, and dollar denominated. The index covers the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. |
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The FTSE World Government Bond Index provides exposure to the global sovereign fixed income market, the index measures the performance of fixed-rate, local currency, investment-grade sovereign bonds. It comprises sovereign debt from over 20 countries, denominated in a variety of currencies. |
This represents the managers assessment of the Fund and market environment at a specific point in time and should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice.
Investing in the Fund is subject to the risks of the underlying funds. In addition to the normal risks associated with investing, international investments may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values or from social, economic or political instability in other nations. Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors as well as increased volatility and lower trading volume. Investments in smaller companies typically exhibit higher volatility. The Fund is diversified and entails certain risks, including risk associated with the use of derivatives (options, swap agreements, futures contracts and similar instruments), hedging, and leverage, which can increase volatility and decrease performance.
One year return and annualized inception to date return as of 09/30/2020 are 4.08% and 3.18%, respectively. Gross expense ratio for the Fund from the most recent prospectus is 0.56%. The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investors shares, when redeemed, may be worth more of less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 877-762-1442.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS GLOBAL PUBLIC EQUITY FUND | |
October 31, 2020 |
Sector Weightings (unaudited) :
Percentages are based on total investments.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS GLOBAL PUBLIC EQUITY FUND | |
October 31, 2020 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
CANADA (continued) | ||||||||
Constellation Software |
268 | $ | 281,335 | |||||
Dollarama |
3,000 | 103,310 | ||||||
ECN Capital |
13,500 | 53,501 | ||||||
Empire |
7,144 | 194,915 | ||||||
Enbridge |
8,358 | 230,347 | ||||||
Fairfax Financial Holdings |
200 | 52,577 | ||||||
Fortis |
635 | 25,084 | ||||||
Franco-Nevada |
1,000 | 136,298 | ||||||
Genworth MI Canada |
2,600 | 86,257 | ||||||
Hardwoods Distribution |
4,700 | 84,348 | ||||||
iA Financial |
2,400 | 83,621 | ||||||
K92 Mining * |
13,300 | 70,379 | ||||||
Lululemon Athletica * |
6,467 | 2,064,848 | ||||||
MCAN Mortgage |
5,700 | 56,859 | ||||||
Methanex |
3,500 | 103,768 | ||||||
Metro, Cl A |
1,286 | 59,990 | ||||||
Newmont Goldcorp |
200 | 12,556 | ||||||
Open Text |
2,442 | 89,721 | ||||||
Parkland |
8,278 | 202,181 | ||||||
Pizza Pizza Royalty |
7,700 | 48,085 | ||||||
Quebecor, Cl B |
7,700 | 178,644 | ||||||
Restaurant Brands International |
400 | 20,785 | ||||||
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers |
2,000 | 121,234 | ||||||
Saputo |
2,600 | 63,288 | ||||||
Shopify, Cl A * |
1,951 | 1,805,514 | ||||||
Sleep Country Canada Holdings |
4,600 | 78,410 | ||||||
Teck Resources, Cl B |
65,206 | 856,982 | ||||||
TFI International |
2,200 | 97,954 | ||||||
Thomson Reuters |
1,000 | 77,745 | ||||||
Waste Connections |
1,310 | 129,850 | ||||||
Wheaton Precious Metals |
3,708 | 170,162 | ||||||
Xebec Adsorption * |
25,836 | 99,869 | ||||||
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10,696,274 | ||||||||
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CHILE 0.1% | ||||||||
Antofagasta |
5,378 | 71,672 | ||||||
Banco de Chile |
714,934 | 55,194 | ||||||
Banco Santander Chile |
985,230 | 34,489 | ||||||
Empresas CMPC |
13,036 | 27,109 | ||||||
Falabella |
13,787 | 37,797 | ||||||
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226,261 | ||||||||
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CHINA 6.9% | ||||||||
Agricultural Bank of China, Cl H |
123,000 | 41,764 | ||||||
Alibaba Group Holding ADR * |
33,140 | 10,097,427 | ||||||
Anhui Conch Cement, Cl H |
78,500 | 491,700 | ||||||
Bank of China, Cl H |
1,472,000 | 466,393 | ||||||
Bank of Communications, Cl H |
51,000 | 25,173 | ||||||
China Citic Bank, Cl H |
82,000 | 33,425 | ||||||
China Communications Construction, Cl H |
61,000 | 32,019 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS GLOBAL PUBLIC EQUITY FUND | |
October 31, 2020 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
FINLAND 0.3% | ||||||||
Cargotec, Cl B |
2,000 | $ | 68,686 | |||||
Huhtamaki |
2,641 | 128,843 | ||||||
Kone, Cl B |
873 | 69,367 | ||||||
Konecranes, Cl A |
3,405 | 107,083 | ||||||
Metso Outotec |
44,340 | 312,463 | ||||||
Neste |
2,442 | 127,126 | ||||||
Nokia |
16,209 | 54,734 | ||||||
Nordea Bank Abp * |
5,559 | 41,746 | ||||||
Orion, Cl B |
1,821 | 77,968 | ||||||
Tokmanni Group |
9,553 | 152,566 | ||||||
UPM-Kymmene |
1,082 | 30,556 | ||||||
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1,171,138 | ||||||||
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FRANCE 2.2% | ||||||||
Air France-KLM * |
5,000 | 16,453 | ||||||
Air Liquide |
3,446 | 503,746 | ||||||
Arkema |
6,300 | 616,874 | ||||||
AXA |
41,503 | 667,886 | ||||||
Cie des Alpes |
3,400 | 53,493 | ||||||
Coface |
19,287 | 150,969 | ||||||
Danone |
294 | 16,221 | ||||||
Dassault Systemes |
1,652 | 282,216 | ||||||
Derichebourg |
15,800 | 46,550 | ||||||
Engie |
2,277 | 27,581 | ||||||
EssilorLuxottica |
1,426 | 176,399 | ||||||
Hermes International |
2,226 | 2,067,888 | ||||||
Kaufman & Broad |
2,600 | 93,087 | ||||||
LOreal |
5,460 | 1,763,819 | ||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton |
352 | 165,002 | ||||||
Maisons du Monde |
5,100 | 68,349 | ||||||
McPhy Energy * |
2,557 | 66,112 | ||||||
Mersen |
1,405 | 36,419 | ||||||
Orange |
27,548 | 308,914 | ||||||
Pernod Ricard |
164 | 26,401 | ||||||
Peugeot |
14,705 | 264,471 | ||||||
Prodware |
8,000 | 45,438 | ||||||
Sanofi |
7,336 | 662,144 | ||||||
TOTAL |
4,425 | 133,635 | ||||||
Trigano |
708 | 94,005 | ||||||
Virbac * |
909 | 211,647 | ||||||
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8,565,719 | ||||||||
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GERMANY 1.9% | ||||||||
Aareal Bank |
1,800 | 31,004 | ||||||
adidas |
4,785 | 1,418,575 | ||||||
Allianz |
5,082 | 894,260 | ||||||
Centrotec |
4,600 | 84,756 | ||||||
Covestro |
1,500 | 71,877 | ||||||
CropEnergies |
8,300 | 112,882 | ||||||
Daimler |
9,800 | 506,707 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS GLOBAL PUBLIC EQUITY FUND | |
October 31, 2020 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
INDIA (continued) | ||||||||
NHPC |
302,000 | $ | 81,114 | |||||
Nucleus Software Exports |
11,800 | 97,245 | ||||||
Oil India |
51,808 | 60,282 | ||||||
Reliance Industries |
151,758 | 4,141,776 | ||||||
Tata Consultancy Services |
15,658 | 562,493 | ||||||
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6,046,357 | ||||||||
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INDONESIA 0.1% | ||||||||
Adaro Energy |
758,600 | 57,959 | ||||||
Bank Central Asia |
90,400 | 178,584 | ||||||
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236,543 | ||||||||
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IRELAND 0.9% | ||||||||
Accenture, Cl A |
2,052 | 445,100 | ||||||
CRH PLC |
1,259 | 44,244 | ||||||
Dalata Hotel Group |
12,100 | 34,183 | ||||||
Flutter Entertainment |
547 | 94,593 | ||||||
James Hardie Industries |
15,682 | 378,985 | ||||||
Kingspan Group |
806 | 70,523 | ||||||
Ryanair Holdings ADR * |
25,525 | 2,057,315 | ||||||
Seagate Technology |
12,200 | 583,404 | ||||||
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3,708,347 | ||||||||
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ISRAEL 0.3% | ||||||||
Bank Hapoalim * |
6,219 | 36,432 | ||||||
Bank Leumi Le-Israel |
58,088 | 274,862 | ||||||
Check Point Software Technologies * |
400 | 45,424 | ||||||
Elbit Systems |
932 | 105,453 | ||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances |
181 | 18,551 | ||||||
Israel Discount Bank, Cl A |
161,524 | 454,467 | ||||||
Kornit Digital * |
1,775 | 119,493 | ||||||
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank |
2,005 | 39,142 | ||||||
Nice ADR * |
305 | 69,619 | ||||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ADR * |
2,157 | 18,809 | ||||||
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1,182,252 | ||||||||
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ITALY 0.3% | ||||||||
ACEA |
1,700 | 33,820 | ||||||
ASTM |
2,500 | 46,590 | ||||||
Enel |
87,100 | 694,104 | ||||||
Ferrari |
310 | 55,324 | ||||||
FinecoBank Banca Fineco |
6,000 | 82,276 | ||||||
FNM |
70,000 | 37,660 | ||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo |
33,239 | 55,079 | ||||||
Iren |
46,300 | 105,126 | ||||||
Moncler |
1,756 | 70,334 | ||||||
Pirelli & C |
10,027 | 41,874 | ||||||
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1,222,187 | ||||||||
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JAPAN 5.0% | ||||||||
ADEKA |
1,400 | 18,107 | ||||||
Aichi Steel |
1,500 | 36,106 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS GLOBAL PUBLIC EQUITY FUND | |
October 31, 2020 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
JAPAN (continued) | ||||||||
Aiphone |
4,800 | $ | 67,246 | |||||
Air Water |
3,500 | 50,030 | ||||||
Aisan Industry |
7,800 | 33,271 | ||||||
ANA Holdings |
1,700 | 37,113 | ||||||
Araya Industrial |
4,000 | 43,642 | ||||||
Asahi Kasei |
13,000 | 112,534 | ||||||
Asanuma |
2,000 | 77,303 | ||||||
ASKUL |
5,788 | 221,713 | ||||||
Astellas Pharma |
6,055 | 83,242 | ||||||
Bridgestone |
2,900 | 94,337 | ||||||
Brother Industries |
32,900 | 507,174 | ||||||
Canon |
2,000 | 34,589 | ||||||
Capcom |
1,600 | 87,633 | ||||||
Central Japan Railway |
300 | 36,172 | ||||||
Chugai Pharmaceutical |
3,915 | 150,804 | ||||||
Chugoku Electric Power |
1,800 | 22,638 | ||||||
CKD |
5,145 | 85,371 | ||||||
East Japan Railway |
1,000 | 52,242 | ||||||
Ecos |
2,200 | 46,934 | ||||||
ENEOS Holdings |
34,250 | 115,184 | ||||||
FJ Next |
9,100 | 80,176 | ||||||
Freee * |
1,300 | 102,719 | ||||||
Fuji |
5,500 | 110,217 | ||||||
FUJIFILM Holdings |
10,000 | 509,500 | ||||||
Fujitec |
6,400 | 139,443 | ||||||
Fujitsu |
5,800 | 680,254 | ||||||
Furuno Electric |
7,400 | 82,478 | ||||||
Grandy House |
13,900 | 46,206 | ||||||
Gunma Bank |
27,900 | 88,312 | ||||||
Harmonic Drive Systems |
1,865 | 123,267 | ||||||
Hokko Chemical Industry |
14,800 | 140,760 | ||||||
Ibiden |
5,000 | 203,334 | ||||||
Idemitsu Kosan |
3,676 | 74,297 | ||||||
ITOCHU |
60,900 | 1,460,120 | ||||||
Japan Airlines |
2,300 | 40,228 | ||||||
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry |
4,700 | 64,678 | ||||||
Japan Exchange Group |
3,800 | 92,564 | ||||||
Japan Post Bank |
36,200 | 288,018 | ||||||
Japan Post Holdings |
4,000 | 27,383 | ||||||
Kaga Electronics |
2,500 | 48,358 | ||||||
Kaneka |
2,500 | 69,645 | ||||||
KDDI |
7,034 | 188,434 | ||||||
Keio |
1,039 | 60,253 | ||||||
Keyence |
400 | 181,364 | ||||||
Kitagawa |
3,700 | 45,794 | ||||||
Kitano Construction |
2,400 | 58,245 | ||||||
Konami Holdings |
800 | 31,235 | ||||||
Lasertec |
924 | 79,894 | ||||||
Makita |
800 | 35,316 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
JAPAN (continued) | ||||||||
Marubeni |
10,000 | $ | 52,241 | |||||
McDonalds Holdings Japan |
800 | 37,929 | ||||||
MinebeaMitsumi |
6,237 | 112,419 | ||||||
Mitsubishi |
24,600 | 548,212 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
2,000 | 42,842 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group |
10,200 | 40,057 | ||||||
Mitsui |
26,948 | 420,964 | ||||||
Mizuho Financial Group |
56,750 | 698,317 | ||||||
Mizuho Leasing |
2,200 | 56,062 | ||||||
MonotaRO |
1,569 | 87,204 | ||||||
Mory Industries |
3,000 | 67,801 | ||||||
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings |
2,200 | 60,020 | ||||||
Nabtesco |
3,532 | 131,828 | ||||||
NEC |
14,800 | 745,463 | ||||||
Nichias |
4,836 | 104,833 | ||||||
Nidec |
800 | 80,800 | ||||||
Nintendo |
200 | 108,760 | ||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone |
69,900 | 1,466,867 | ||||||
Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings |
5,800 | 39,181 | ||||||
Nissan Motor |
116,400 | 409,166 | ||||||
Nissin Electric |
11,500 | 114,744 | ||||||
Nissin Foods Holdings |
900 | 77,904 | ||||||
Nitto Fuji Flour Milling |
1,300 | 81,749 | ||||||
Nomura Real Estate Holdings |
4,900 | 85,499 | ||||||
Nomura Research Institute |
4,290 | 126,573 | ||||||
NTT Data |
2,500 | 28,180 | ||||||
NTT DOCOMO |
5,098 | 189,628 | ||||||
Obic |
500 | 88,885 | ||||||
Oisix ra daichi * |
6,400 | 200,440 | ||||||
Olympus |
24,800 | 473,581 | ||||||
Ono Pharmaceutical |
5,000 | 141,973 | ||||||
Oriental Land |
2,000 | 279,517 | ||||||
Otsuka Holdings |
1,061 | 39,228 | ||||||
Raysum |
6,200 | 56,155 | ||||||
Resona Holdings |
194,700 | 640,361 | ||||||
Ryoden |
5,800 | 85,106 | ||||||
Sakai Heavy Industries |
1,500 | 34,121 | ||||||
Sakai Ovex |
4,400 | 78,472 | ||||||
San-In Godo Bank |
11,300 | 56,788 | ||||||
Sanko Metal Industrial |
2,900 | 69,604 | ||||||
Sekisui House |
3,700 | 61,230 | ||||||
SG Holdings |
2,600 | 62,598 | ||||||
Shimadzu |
2,700 | 77,079 | ||||||
Shimamura |
500 | 53,177 | ||||||
Shizuoka Bank |
6,000 | 40,293 | ||||||
SK-Electronics |
3,200 | 34,087 | ||||||
Sojitz |
21,300 | 46,854 | ||||||
Soken Chemical & Engineering |
4,900 | 66,257 | ||||||
Sompo Holdings |
2,000 | 74,626 | ||||||
Sony |
5,500 | 457,797 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
7
THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS GLOBAL PUBLIC EQUITY FUND | |
October 31, 2020 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
JAPAN (continued) | ||||||||
Square Enix Holdings |
3,567 | $ | 208,982 | |||||
St.-Care Holding |
12,400 | 77,704 | ||||||
Sugi Holdings |
2,032 | 134,138 | ||||||
Sumitomo |
3,412 | 37,451 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group |
4,000 | 110,588 | ||||||
Tachibana Eletech |
3,700 | 60,472 | ||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical |
700 | 21,671 | ||||||
Takeuchi Manufacturing |
8,000 | 173,966 | ||||||
TechnoPro Holdings |
1,947 | 120,969 | ||||||
Teijin |
3,000 | 45,922 | ||||||
THK |
4,992 | 132,038 | ||||||
Toho Gas |
900 | 46,398 | ||||||
Tokai Carbon |
7,600 | 86,168 | ||||||
Tokai Rika |
44,800 | 699,904 | ||||||
Tokio Marine Holdings |
2,700 | 120,528 | ||||||
Tokyo Gas |
1,764 | 39,873 | ||||||
Tokyo Tatemono |
10,127 | 116,197 | ||||||
Tokyotokeiba |
3,400 | 169,067 | ||||||
Tomoku |
4,400 | 69,285 | ||||||
Towa Bank |
7,600 | 50,032 | ||||||
Toyo Suisan Kaisha |
2,000 | 99,504 | ||||||
Toyota Motor |
4,134 | 269,430 | ||||||
Trend Micro |
400 | 22,450 | ||||||
USS |
1,200 | 21,973 | ||||||
Welcia Holdings |
6,000 | 234,933 | ||||||
Yamaguchi Financial Group |
10,900 | 70,745 | ||||||
Yamaya |
3,700 | 74,633 | ||||||
Yotai Refractories |
11,100 | 82,984 | ||||||
Yuasa Trading |
1,300 | 37,028 | ||||||
Yushiro Chemical Industry |
6,800 | 84,162 | ||||||
|
|
|
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19,918,544 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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MALAYSIA 0.2% | ||||||||
AMMB Holdings |
59,700 | 40,988 | ||||||
CIMB Group Holdings |
50,500 | 35,958 | ||||||
Dialog Group |
41,300 | 36,770 | ||||||
DiGi.Com |
30,700 | 27,864 | ||||||
Genting |
64,200 | 46,084 | ||||||
Genting Malaysia |
514,200 | 248,789 | ||||||
HAP Seng Consolidated |
16,100 | 28,395 | ||||||
Hong Leong Bank |
9,641 | 34,390 | ||||||
Malayan Banking |
23,500 | 39,650 | ||||||
Malaysia Airports Holdings |
35,400 | 35,652 | ||||||
Pantech Group Holdings |
311,028 | 26,164 | ||||||
Paramount |
150,920 | 25,875 | ||||||
RHB Bank |
37,300 | 37,985 | ||||||
|
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|
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664,564 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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MEXICO 0.1% | ||||||||
America Movil ADR, Cl L |
3,536 | 42,149 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Femsa |
9,900 | 37,679 | ||||||
Fomento Economico Mexicano |
6,000 | 32,278 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
MEXICO (continued) | ||||||||
Gruma, Cl B |
3,300 | $ | 35,221 | |||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, Cl B |
13,000 | 108,234 | ||||||
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua |
13,438 | 67,774 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Banorte, Cl O * |
11,900 | 53,072 | ||||||
Megacable Holdings |
14,000 | 44,353 | ||||||
Orbia Advance |
26,213 | 46,577 | ||||||
Wal-Mart de Mexico |
19,500 | 47,216 | ||||||
|
|
|
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514,553 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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NETHERLANDS 2.7% | ||||||||
Adyen * |
682 | 1,145,255 | ||||||
Akzo Nobel |
315 | 30,315 | ||||||
Alfen Beheer BV * |
2,394 | 153,005 | ||||||
Argenx * |
593 | 147,690 | ||||||
ASML Holding |
1,434 | 519,121 | ||||||
ASML Holding, Cl G |
5,859 | 2,116,329 | ||||||
BE Semiconductor Industries |
2,432 | 98,289 | ||||||
Corbion |
2,400 | 109,115 | ||||||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize |
32,004 | 878,827 | ||||||
Koninklijke KPN |
10,541 | 28,471 | ||||||
Koninklijke Philips Electronics |
575 | 26,637 | ||||||
NN Group |
72,115 | 2,516,160 | ||||||
NXP Semiconductors |
2,649 | 357,933 | ||||||
OCI * |
178,667 | 2,140,876 | ||||||
PostNL |
35,100 | 116,674 | ||||||
Prosus |
658 | 65,632 | ||||||
Signify |
5,300 | 188,815 | ||||||
Van Lanschot Kempen |
2,700 | 54,193 | ||||||
Wolters Kluwer |
2,415 | 195,666 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
10,889,003 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
NEW ZEALAND 0.1% | ||||||||
a2 Milk * |
7,025 | 67,948 | ||||||
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare |
2,182 | 50,426 | ||||||
Spark New Zealand |
8,632 | 25,691 | ||||||
Warehouse Group |
35,400 | 55,910 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
199,975 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
NORWAY 0.1% | ||||||||
DNB * |
2,570 | 34,618 | ||||||
Equinor |
2,683 | 34,095 | ||||||
Gjensidige Forsikring |
1,717 | 32,680 | ||||||
Mowi |
2,618 | 41,345 | ||||||
Nordic Semiconductor * |
4,800 | 50,858 | ||||||
Norsk Hydro |
16,901 | 47,405 | ||||||
SpareBank 1 SR-Bank * |
12,000 | 95,228 | ||||||
Telenor |
3,739 | 57,654 | ||||||
Yara International |
1,554 | 54,056 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
447,939 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
PHILIPPINES 0.0% | ||||||||
Bank of the Philippine Islands |
33,601 | 51,289 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
8
THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS GLOBAL PUBLIC EQUITY FUND | |
October 31, 2020 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
PHILIPPINES (continued) | ||||||||
SM Investments |
3,190 | $ | 62,860 | |||||
|
|
|
||||||
114,149 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
POLAND 0.1% | ||||||||
CD Projekt * |
3,277 | 278,363 | ||||||
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen |
4,050 | 22,103 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
300,466 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
PORTUGAL 0.0% | ||||||||
Banco Espirito Santo *(B)(C)(D) |
66,989 | 78 | ||||||
EDP - Energias de Portugal |
5,646 | 27,884 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
27,962 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
RUSSIA 0.4% | ||||||||
Gazprom PJSC ADR |
62,872 | 241,091 | ||||||
Highland Gold Mining |
36,000 | 140,273 | ||||||
LUKOIL PJSC ADR |
10,626 | 542,966 | ||||||
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR |
885 | 21,044 | ||||||
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR |
2,953 | 23,092 | ||||||
Novatek GDR |
1,042 | 125,633 | ||||||
Polyus PJSC |
330 | 64,634 | ||||||
Ros Agro GDR |
7,600 | 69,897 | ||||||
Rosneft Oil PJSC GDR |
4,762 | 20,846 | ||||||
Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR |
13,230 | 133,659 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas PJSC ADR |
8,910 | 36,485 | ||||||
Tatneft ADR |
7,700 | 239,250 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
1,658,870 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
SAUDI ARABIA 0.1% | ||||||||
Al Rajhi Bank |
1,123 | 19,713 | ||||||
Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development * |
103,520 | 220,901 | ||||||
Saudi Basic Industries |
1,376 | 32,993 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
273,607 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
SINGAPORE 0.2% | ||||||||
Ascendas |
12,900 | 27,260 | ||||||
CapitaLand Mall Trust |
21,600 | 27,402 | ||||||
Centurion |
176,200 | 41,245 | ||||||
DBS Group Holdings |
15,400 | 230,118 | ||||||
Frencken Group |
111,700 | 77,616 | ||||||
Genting Singapore |
83,700 | 39,574 | ||||||
Hong Leong Finance |
37,300 | 61,480 | ||||||
Keppel |
9,000 | 29,031 | ||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking |
6,000 | 36,998 | ||||||
Singapore Airlines |
12,000 | 29,844 | ||||||
Singapore Telecommunications |
12,100 | 18,014 | ||||||
Sunningdale Tech |
45,300 | 51,485 | ||||||
Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust |
27,900 | 27,446 | ||||||
United Overseas Bank |
2,600 | 36,208 | ||||||
Venture |
2,300 | 32,490 | ||||||
Wilmar International |
13,800 | 40,907 | ||||||
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings |
57,000 | 38,625 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
SINGAPORE (continued) | ||||||||
Yanlord Land Group |
95,700 | $ | 73,754 | |||||
|
|
|
||||||
919,497 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
SOUTH AFRICA 0.2% | ||||||||
Absa Group |
8,727 | 46,925 | ||||||
Bidvest Group |
10,371 | 85,090 | ||||||
Clicks Group |
3,249 | 47,107 | ||||||
Exxaro Resources |
15,441 | 103,451 | ||||||
FirstRand |
15,771 | 36,645 | ||||||
Merafe Resources (C)(D) |
1,219,900 | 34,797 | ||||||
MultiChoice Group |
8,586 | 70,101 | ||||||
Northam Platinum * |
29,588 | 283,638 | ||||||
Sanlam |
12,331 | 35,968 | ||||||
Standard Bank Group |
7,458 | 48,692 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
792,414 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
SOUTH KOREA 2.6% | ||||||||
Cafe24 * |
1,000 | 49,386 | ||||||
Celltrion * |
876 | 188,408 | ||||||
Celltrion Healthcare * |
565 | 42,510 | ||||||
CJ Logistics * |
370 | 52,178 | ||||||
CKD Bio |
1,700 | 59,288 | ||||||
Coway |
276 | 16,832 | ||||||
Daihan Pharmaceutical |
3,400 | 87,582 | ||||||
Daishin Securities |
6,200 | 73,655 | ||||||
Douzone Bizon |
1,229 | 108,849 | ||||||
Fila Holdings |
1,191 | 40,295 | ||||||
Hankook Tire & Technology |
6,100 | 170,161 | ||||||
Hanon Systems |
5,501 | 54,433 | ||||||
HLB * |
534 | 43,307 | ||||||
Hyundai Mobis |
2,720 | 542,030 | ||||||
Hyundai Motor |
2,467 | 361,176 | ||||||
INTOPS |
6,700 | 96,418 | ||||||
Kangwon Land |
2,135 | 39,808 | ||||||
KB Financial Group |
20,700 | 735,185 | ||||||
KB Financial Group ADR |
300 | 10,719 | ||||||
Kia Motors |
1,262 | 56,587 | ||||||
Korea Zinc |
84 | 28,411 | ||||||
KT&G |
11,262 | 804,651 | ||||||
LG |
575 | 34,242 | ||||||
LG Uplus |
5,600 | 54,511 | ||||||
NAVER |
734 | 188,015 | ||||||
NCSoft |
104 | 71,011 | ||||||
Netmarble |
498 | 51,496 | ||||||
NHN KCP |
2,600 | 154,481 | ||||||
POSCO |
271 | 49,869 | ||||||
S-1, Cl 1 |
746 | 53,418 | ||||||
Samsung C&T |
403 | 39,399 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics |
102,289 | 5,142,976 | ||||||
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance |
270 | 42,854 | ||||||
Samsung SDS |
1,547 | 230,172 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
9
THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS GLOBAL PUBLIC EQUITY FUND | |
October 31, 2020 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
SOUTH KOREA (continued) | ||||||||
Samyang Packaging |
4,000 | $ | 69,479 | |||||
Shinhan Financial Group |
842 | 22,583 | ||||||
SK Telecom |
216 | 40,865 | ||||||
SK Telecom ADR |
1,555 | 32,748 | ||||||
Tovis |
11,300 | 60,065 | ||||||
Wins |
6,000 | 83,898 | ||||||
Woori Financial Group |
6,046 | 47,534 | ||||||
Yuhan |
1,610 | 84,894 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
10,216,379 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
SPAIN 0.7% | ||||||||
Aena SME |
277 | 37,311 | ||||||
Amadeus IT Group, Cl A |
2,819 | 134,782 | ||||||
Befesa |
3,631 | 149,340 | ||||||
Cellnex Telecom |
36,685 | 2,356,876 | ||||||
Grifols |
4,464 | 120,941 | ||||||
Mediaset Espana Comunicacion * |
7,700 | 25,718 | ||||||
Naturhouse Health SAU |
19,700 | 26,667 | ||||||
Red Electrica |
1,884 | 33,228 | ||||||
Repsol |
2,727 | 17,046 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
2,901,909 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
SWEDEN 1.2% | ||||||||
Assa Abloy, Cl B |
4,942 | 106,105 | ||||||
BHG Group * |
8,959 | 140,375 | ||||||
Bilia, Cl A * |
82,600 | 1,103,979 | ||||||
Boozt * |
8,165 | 132,297 | ||||||
Elekta, Cl B |
11,700 | 136,941 | ||||||
Essity, Cl B |
12,722 | 368,200 | ||||||
Husqvarna, Cl B |
6,331 | 65,521 | ||||||
ICA Gruppen |
919 | 43,555 | ||||||
Kindred Group |
11,900 | 90,860 | ||||||
Lundin Energy |
2,323 | 44,543 | ||||||
Mekonomen |
10,960 | 106,633 | ||||||
NetEnt |
12,446 | 118,323 | ||||||
New Wave Group, Cl B |
10,700 | 48,291 | ||||||
Nobia |
18,500 | 111,934 | ||||||
Nordic Waterproofing Holding |
5,600 | 76,939 | ||||||
Proact IT Group |
3,699 | 88,125 | ||||||
Securitas, Cl B |
3,100 | 43,870 | ||||||
Svenska Handelsbanken, Cl A |
4,093 | 33,263 | ||||||
Swedbank, Cl A |
7,228 | 113,286 | ||||||
Tele2, Cl B |
15,949 | 189,110 | ||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Cl B |
76,111 | 847,636 | ||||||
Volvo, Cl B |
43,700 | 850,434 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
4,860,220 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
SWITZERLAND 2.7% | ||||||||
Bachem Holding, Cl B |
314 | 127,164 | ||||||
Belimo Holding |
5 | 37,165 | ||||||
Bellevue Group |
1,600 | 42,059 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
SWITZERLAND (continued) | ||||||||
Cie Financiere Richemont, Cl A |
5,073 | $ | 316,883 | |||||
Comet Holding |
738 | 103,839 | ||||||
Geberit |
505 | 287,008 | ||||||
Givaudan |
109 | 444,985 | ||||||
Helvetia Holding |
600 | 47,043 | ||||||
Kuehne + Nagel International |
171 | 34,232 | ||||||
Landis+Gyr Group * |
600 | 33,583 | ||||||
Lonza Group |
2,353 | 1,425,064 | ||||||
Nestle |
4,623 | 520,082 | ||||||
Novartis |
3,511 | 273,700 | ||||||
Roche Holding |
18,235 | 5,867,701 | ||||||
Schindler Holding |
591 | 151,693 | ||||||
SGS |
11 | 27,463 | ||||||
Sika |
2,062 | 508,311 | ||||||
STMicroelectronics |
2,384 | 72,970 | ||||||
Tecan Group |
87 | 41,339 | ||||||
Vetropack Holding * |
2,000 | 111,639 | ||||||
VP Bank |
400 | 45,315 | ||||||
Zehnder Group |
1,700 | 81,604 | ||||||
Zurich Insurance Group |
329 | 109,208 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
10,710,050 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
TAIWAN 2.3% | ||||||||
Acter Group |
9,000 | 59,067 | ||||||
Asustek Computer |
6,000 | 50,951 | ||||||
Capital Securities |
161,000 | 61,308 | ||||||
Cathay Financial Holding |
386,000 | 516,928 | ||||||
Chicony Electronics |
19,477 | 58,491 | ||||||
China Steel |
61,000 | 43,218 | ||||||
Darfon Electronics |
48,000 | 66,674 | ||||||
Dimerco Express |
37,000 | 85,500 | ||||||
E.Sun Financial Holding |
124,486 | 105,424 | ||||||
Far Eastern New Century |
61,939 | 55,633 | ||||||
Formosa Plastics |
56,200 | 154,905 | ||||||
Fubon Financial Holding |
30,000 | 42,545 | ||||||
Giant Manufacturing |
18,288 | 179,161 | ||||||
Gigabyte Technology |
192,000 | 483,213 | ||||||
Gold Circuit Electronics * |
191,000 | 293,520 | ||||||
Grand Pacific Petrochemical |
130,000 | 103,846 | ||||||
Hiwin Technologies |
7,376 | 64,163 | ||||||
Hon Hai Precision Industry |
298,302 | 805,970 | ||||||
Jarllytec |
32,000 | 74,707 | ||||||
Mega Financial Holding |
75,683 | 72,820 | ||||||
Sea ADR * |
8,446 | 1,331,934 | ||||||
Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding |
57,318 | 38,430 | ||||||
Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise |
29,000 | 59,084 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing |
113,625 | 1,706,127 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ADR |
26,607 | 2,231,529 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
10
THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS GLOBAL PUBLIC EQUITY FUND | |
October 31, 2020 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
TAIWAN (continued) | ||||||||
Uni-President Enterprises |
61,059 | $ | 130,763 | |||||
United Microelectronics |
376,000 | 406,556 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
9,282,467 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
THAILAND 0.2% | ||||||||
Advanced Info Service (C)(D) |
3,440 | 19,053 | ||||||
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Cl F (C)(D) |
159,617 | 89,808 | ||||||
Bangkok Expressway & Metro (C)(D) |
95,425 | 25,158 | ||||||
Hana Microelectronics |
35,500 | 51,538 | ||||||
Pruksa Holding |
113,000 | 35,663 | ||||||
PTT (C)(D) |
62,100 | 61,878 | ||||||
Quality Houses |
641,600 | 42,892 | ||||||
Susco |
1,073,500 | 89,747 | ||||||
Thanachart Capital |
386,500 | 341,769 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
757,506 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
TURKEY 0.0% | ||||||||
Akbank T.A.S. |
51,150 | 29,241 | ||||||
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari |
35,332 | 40,274 | ||||||
Turkiye Is Bankasi, Cl C |
58,400 | 35,704 | ||||||
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari |
68,156 | 50,058 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
155,277 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
UKRAINE 0.0% | ||||||||
Ferrexpo |
20,100 | 49,653 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
UNITED KINGDOM 3.6% | ||||||||
3i Group |
15,405 | 192,058 | ||||||
888 Holdings |
23,600 | 82,104 | ||||||
Admiral Group |
1,330 | 47,369 | ||||||
ASOS * |
1,800 | 102,790 | ||||||
AstraZeneca |
2,550 | 256,080 | ||||||
B&M European Value Retail |
25,279 | 158,575 | ||||||
BAE Systems |
108,060 | 554,970 | ||||||
Barratt Developments |
375,589 | 2,351,520 | ||||||
Bellway |
1,973 | 59,686 | ||||||
Berkeley Group Holdings |
1,956 | 102,491 | ||||||
BHP Group |
8,766 | 169,684 | ||||||
Biffa |
18,900 | 53,538 | ||||||
BT Group, Cl A |
29,185 | 38,421 | ||||||
Bunzl |
1,986 | 61,733 | ||||||
Codemasters Group Holdings * |
21,700 | 116,827 | ||||||
ConvaTec Group |
65,082 | 151,979 | ||||||
Cranswick |
1,996 | 83,293 | ||||||
Croda International |
646 | 50,447 | ||||||
Devro |
30,000 | 58,570 | ||||||
Dixons Carphone |
46,400 | 57,708 | ||||||
Electrocomponents |
20,832 | 183,388 | ||||||
Endava ADR * |
2,442 | 156,044 | ||||||
Experian |
609 | 22,241 | ||||||
Fevertree Drinks |
5,700 | 148,488 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
UNITED KINGDOM (continued) | ||||||||
GlaxoSmithKline |
11,912 | $ | 198,798 | |||||
Halfords Group |
60,800 | 190,188 | ||||||
Halma |
1,439 | 44,130 | ||||||
Headlam Group |
10,500 | 36,257 | ||||||
HSBC Holdings |
138,529 | 582,017 | ||||||
Imperial Brands |
12,225 | 193,529 | ||||||
Inchcape |
7,100 | 45,495 | ||||||
International Personal Finance |
32,400 | 24,211 | ||||||
Intertek Group |
702 | 50,532 | ||||||
J Sainsbury |
38,468 | 100,320 | ||||||
JD Sports Fashion |
13,219 | 127,059 | ||||||
JET2 |
3,600 | 39,691 | ||||||
Kingfisher |
153,759 | 572,011 | ||||||
Land Securities Group |
4,573 | 30,185 | ||||||
Linde |
1,367 | 301,205 | ||||||
London Stock Exchange Group |
1,189 | 127,479 | ||||||
Lookers *(C)(D) |
149,200 | 40,591 | ||||||
National Grid |
3,639 | 43,193 | ||||||
Natwest Group |
28,151 | 45,392 | ||||||
Ocado Group * |
16,187 | 477,040 | ||||||
OneSavings Bank |
48,200 | 192,350 | ||||||
Petrofac |
15,200 | 23,354 | ||||||
Pets at Home Group |
29,700 | 147,824 | ||||||
Provident Financial |
27,000 | 81,590 | ||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group |
2,668 | 234,609 | ||||||
Redrow |
18,761 | 101,278 | ||||||
RELX |
4,800 | 94,677 | ||||||
Rentokil Initial |
10,538 | 71,793 | ||||||
Rio Tinto |
3,856 | 217,650 | ||||||
Segro |
17,481 | 204,379 | ||||||
Serco Group |
71,607 | 119,854 | ||||||
Severn Trent |
1,806 | 56,807 | ||||||
Spirax-Sarco Engineering |
1,231 | 179,977 | ||||||
Stagecoach Group |
57,600 | 28,492 | ||||||
Standard Chartered |
7,770 | 35,442 | ||||||
SThree |
17,600 | 56,099 | ||||||
Stock Spirits Group |
32,806 | 90,101 | ||||||
Tate & Lyle |
16,900 | 130,235 | ||||||
Tesco |
899,121 | 2,388,238 | ||||||
Unilever |
9,901 | 560,606 | ||||||
Vesuvius |
27,656 | 142,812 | ||||||
Vodafone Group |
28,445 | 37,938 | ||||||
Weir Group |
15,092 | 280,150 | ||||||
WM Morrison Supermarkets |
17,168 | 36,235 | ||||||
XLMedia (C)(D) |
86,000 | 25,347 | ||||||
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14,067,164 | ||||||||
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UNITED STATES 53.4% | ||||||||
Communication Services 7.2% | ||||||||
Activision Blizzard |
14,350 | 1,086,726 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
UNITED STATES (continued) | ||||||||
Communication Services (continued) | ||||||||
Alphabet, Cl A * |
4,078 | $ | 6,590,497 | |||||
AT&T |
42,063 | 1,136,542 | ||||||
Bandwidth, Cl A * |
820 | 131,491 | ||||||
Charter Communications, Cl A * |
1,088 | 656,956 | ||||||
Comcast, Cl A |
15,738 | 664,773 | ||||||
Electronic Arts * |
2,801 | 335,644 | ||||||
Facebook, Cl A * |
32,967 | 8,673,947 | ||||||
Match Group * |
224 | 26,159 | ||||||
Netflix * |
1,278 | 607,996 | ||||||
Nexstar Media Group, Cl A |
3,403 | 280,407 | ||||||
Spotify Technology * |
7,237 | 1,736,084 | ||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software * |
2,263 | 350,584 | ||||||
TEGNA |
4,951 | 59,561 | ||||||
T-Mobile US * |
30,567 | 3,349,226 | ||||||
Twitter * |
7,276 | 300,935 | ||||||
Verizon Communications |
31,186 | 1,777,290 | ||||||
Walt Disney |
5,423 | 657,539 | ||||||
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28,422,357 | ||||||||
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Consumer Discretionary 8.0% | ||||||||
Advance Auto Parts |
767 | 112,964 | ||||||
Amazon.com * |
3,285 | 9,973,753 | ||||||
American Eagle Outfitters |
12,238 | 167,783 | ||||||
Asbury Automotive Group * |
1,927 | 198,442 | ||||||
AutoZone * |
426 | 480,946 | ||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond |
4,648 | 92,030 | ||||||
Best Buy |
3,900 | 435,045 | ||||||
Big Lots |
2,001 | 95,247 | ||||||
BJs Restaurants |
2,957 | 83,417 | ||||||
Boot Barn Holdings * |
6,598 | 211,268 | ||||||
BorgWarner |
21,500 | 752,070 | ||||||
Carnival |
7,210 | 98,849 | ||||||
CarParts.com * |
8,319 | 105,568 | ||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Cl A * |
100 | 120,148 | ||||||
Churchill Downs |
1,270 | 189,421 | ||||||
Dana |
10,468 | 146,447 | ||||||
Deckers Outdoor * |
647 | 163,930 | ||||||
Dollar General |
1,600 | 333,936 | ||||||
Dollar Tree * |
800 | 72,256 | ||||||
Dominos Pizza |
1,401 | 530,026 | ||||||
DR Horton |
9,600 | 641,376 | ||||||
eBay |
9,700 | 462,011 | ||||||
Etsy * |
723 | 87,909 | ||||||
Floor & Decor Holdings, Cl A * |
1,854 | 135,342 | ||||||
General Motors |
18,600 | 642,258 | ||||||
Genuine Parts |
318 | 28,757 | ||||||
G-III Apparel Group * |
4,817 | 64,933 | ||||||
Group 1 Automotive |
1,164 | 123,477 | ||||||
GrowGeneration * |
6,780 | 113,226 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
UNITED STATES (continued) | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (continued) | ||||||||
Hasbro |
636 | $ | 52,610 | |||||
Hilton Grand Vacations * |
4,687 | 96,552 | ||||||
Home Depot |
5,197 | 1,386,092 | ||||||
Installed Building Products * |
1,375 | 124,492 | ||||||
Kohls |
4,992 | 106,280 | ||||||
Las Vegas Sands |
786 | 37,775 | ||||||
La-Z-Boy, Cl Z |
4,326 | 148,079 | ||||||
Lennar, Cl A |
5,300 | 372,219 | ||||||
LGI Homes * |
1,352 | 144,502 | ||||||
Lithia Motors, Cl A |
415 | 95,272 | ||||||
Lowes |
1,984 | 313,670 | ||||||
McDonalds |
2,474 | 526,962 | ||||||
Meritage Homes * |
1,075 | 93,622 | ||||||
Michaels * |
10,645 | 86,331 | ||||||
Modine Manufacturing * |
13,007 | 83,245 | ||||||
Murphy USA |
591 | 72,273 | ||||||
Nautilus * |
6,343 | 137,580 | ||||||
NIKE, Cl B |
4,424 | 531,234 | ||||||
OReilly Automotive * |
413 | 180,316 | ||||||
Penn National Gaming * |
2,702 | 145,854 | ||||||
RH * |
557 | 186,723 | ||||||
Ross Stores |
193 | 16,438 | ||||||
Ruths Hospitality Group |
6,687 | 74,761 | ||||||
Scientific Games, Cl A * |
7,945 | 253,287 | ||||||
Shutterstock |
2,266 | 148,310 | ||||||
Stamps.com * |
380 | 84,831 | ||||||
Starbucks |
4,300 | 373,928 | ||||||
Stitch Fix, Cl A * |
3,744 | 128,906 | ||||||
Target |
14,728 | 2,241,896 | ||||||
Taylor Morrison Home, Cl A * |
22,700 | 490,320 | ||||||
Tesla * |
1,900 | 737,276 | ||||||
Tiffany |
3,721 | 486,856 | ||||||
TJX |
43,704 | 2,220,163 | ||||||
Toll Brothers |
17,800 | 752,584 | ||||||
TopBuild * |
1,948 | 298,453 | ||||||
TRI Pointe Group * |
8,037 | 132,048 | ||||||
Tupperware Brands |
4,281 | 135,793 | ||||||
Vail Resorts |
224 | 51,977 | ||||||
Whirlpool |
5,100 | 943,296 | ||||||
Williams-Sonoma |
1,020 | 93,034 | ||||||
YETI Holdings * |
2,372 | 117,366 | ||||||
Yum China Holdings |
1,280 | 68,134 | ||||||
Yum! Brands |
1,857 | 173,314 | ||||||
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31,607,489 | ||||||||
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Consumer Staples 2.2% | ||||||||
Altria Group |
492 | 17,751 | ||||||
BJs Wholesale Club Holdings * |
2,736 | 104,762 | ||||||
Boston Beer, Cl A * |
107 | 111,192 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
UNITED STATES (continued) | ||||||||
Consumer Staples (continued) | ||||||||
Celsius Holdings * |
5,635 | $ | 113,320 | |||||
Church & Dwight |
3,796 | 335,528 | ||||||
Clorox |
2,323 | 481,442 | ||||||
Colgate-Palmolive |
598 | 47,176 | ||||||
Costco Wholesale |
1,831 | 654,802 | ||||||
Darling Ingredients * |
3,257 | 140,051 | ||||||
Edgewell Personal Care * |
2,444 | 64,082 | ||||||
Freshpet * |
1,754 | 200,833 | ||||||
General Mills |
670 | 39,610 | ||||||
Hormel Foods |
6,488 | 315,901 | ||||||
Hostess Brands, Cl A * |
11,552 | 146,017 | ||||||
Kellogg |
4,480 | 281,747 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark |
2,756 | 365,418 | ||||||
Kraft Heinz |
16,600 | 507,794 | ||||||
Kroger |
10,885 | 350,606 | ||||||
McCormick |
2,433 | 439,181 | ||||||
Molson Coors Beverage, Cl B |
17,800 | 627,628 | ||||||
Mondelez International, Cl A |
342 | 18,167 | ||||||
PepsiCo |
4,568 | 608,869 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble |
4,205 | 576,506 | ||||||
Spectrum Brands Holdings |
3,590 | 204,163 | ||||||
Utz Brands |
7,131 | 120,942 | ||||||
Walgreens Boots Alliance |
37,232 | 1,267,377 | ||||||
Walmart |
5,452 | 756,465 | ||||||
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8,897,330 | ||||||||
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Energy 0.3% | ||||||||
Cabot Oil & Gas, Cl A |
1,951 | 34,708 | ||||||
ChampionX * |
13,146 | 114,765 | ||||||
Chevron |
2,677 | 186,052 | ||||||
ExxonMobil |
867 | 28,282 | ||||||
New Fortress Energy, Cl A |
2,907 | 105,030 | ||||||
Parsley Energy, Cl A |
18,444 | 184,624 | ||||||
PDC Energy * |
7,021 | 83,690 | ||||||
Renewable Energy Group * |
1,857 | 104,735 | ||||||
Valero Energy |
11,800 | 455,598 | ||||||
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1,297,484 | ||||||||
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Financials 5.3% | ||||||||
AGNC Investment |
1,909 | 26,669 | ||||||
Ameriprise Financial |
5,500 | 884,565 | ||||||
Ameris Bancorp |
4,359 | 127,719 | ||||||
Aon, Cl A |
1,495 | 275,095 | ||||||
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Cl A |
3,431 | 137,446 | ||||||
Atlantic Union Bankshares |
7,256 | 183,504 | ||||||
Bancorp * |
7,972 | 76,531 | ||||||
Banner |
1,629 | 60,061 | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Cl B * |
5,406 | 1,091,472 | ||||||
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Cl A |
8,791 | 190,765 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
UNITED STATES (continued) | ||||||||
Financials (continued) | ||||||||
BRP Group, Cl A * |
4,989 | $ | 127,220 | |||||
Capital One Financial |
40,844 | 2,984,879 | ||||||
Charles Schwab |
44,903 | 1,845,962 | ||||||
Chubb |
1,123 | 145,889 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial |
2,100 | 148,554 | ||||||
Citigroup |
67,946 | 2,814,323 | ||||||
Citizens Financial Group |
22,900 | 624,025 | ||||||
CME Group, Cl A |
1,500 | 226,080 | ||||||
Enterprise Financial Services |
6,350 | 184,849 | ||||||
Equitable Holdings |
11,043 | 237,314 | ||||||
Erie Indemnity, Cl A |
997 | 232,171 | ||||||
Everest Re Group |
489 | 96,372 | ||||||
FB Financial |
2,787 | 82,217 | ||||||
Fidelity National Financial |
3,028 | 94,746 | ||||||
First Merchants |
5,428 | 141,725 | ||||||
FNB |
24,972 | 188,788 | ||||||
Franklin Resources |
2,084 | 39,075 | ||||||
Globe Life |
1,580 | 128,122 | ||||||
Goosehead Insurance, Cl A |
1,210 | 148,273 | ||||||
Heritage Insurance Holdings |
16,048 | 151,493 | ||||||
Independent Bank Group |
4,916 | 253,567 | ||||||
Intercontinental Exchange |
2,900 | 273,760 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase |
5,540 | 543,142 | ||||||
Kinsale Capital Group |
764 | 143,227 | ||||||
Lincoln National |
18,000 | 631,800 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan |
2,500 | 258,650 | ||||||
Meta Financial Group |
7,950 | 233,253 | ||||||
Mr Cooper Group * |
6,010 | 126,691 | ||||||
OneMain Holdings, Cl A |
6,167 | 215,167 | ||||||
Pacific Premier Bancorp |
10,404 | 265,302 | ||||||
PennyMac Financial Services |
10,005 | 508,454 | ||||||
Pinnacle Financial Partners |
5,360 | 245,434 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group |
2,200 | 246,136 | ||||||
Preferred Bank |
4,278 | 144,725 | ||||||
Primerica |
1,351 | 148,934 | ||||||
Progressive |
1,200 | 110,280 | ||||||
S&P Global |
4,601 | 1,484,881 | ||||||
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings II, Cl A * |
6,738 | 110,773 | ||||||
Sterling Bancorp |
18,754 | 250,929 | ||||||
Stifel Financial |
3,430 | 200,518 | ||||||
TCF Financial |
5,221 | 142,063 | ||||||
Travelers |
410 | 49,491 | ||||||
Triumph Bancorp * |
3,220 | 135,659 | ||||||
Trupanion * |
1,199 | 85,777 | ||||||
Umpqua Holdings |
14,622 | 183,652 | ||||||
US Bancorp |
5,015 | 195,334 | ||||||
Zions Bancorp |
1,302 | 42,016 | ||||||
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20,925,519 | ||||||||
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|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS GLOBAL PUBLIC EQUITY FUND | |
October 31, 2020 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
UNITED STATES (continued) | ||||||||
Health Care 7.4% | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories |
4,469 | $ | 469,737 | |||||
AbbVie |
34,894 | 2,969,479 | ||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals * |
9,200 | 1,059,288 | ||||||
Alphatec Holdings * |
13,512 | 115,393 | ||||||
Amgen |
4,481 | 972,108 | ||||||
Amicus Therapeutics * |
13,024 | 232,218 | ||||||
Anthem |
841 | 229,425 | ||||||
Arena Pharmaceuticals * |
1,631 | 139,809 | ||||||
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals * |
3,596 | 206,051 | ||||||
Avanos Medical * |
4,567 | 161,443 | ||||||
Axonics Modulation Technologies * |
2,697 | 126,462 | ||||||
Becton Dickinson |
330 | 76,273 | ||||||
Biogen * |
3,100 | 781,417 | ||||||
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding * |
1,450 | 112,317 | ||||||
BioTelemetry * |
1,752 | 74,600 | ||||||
Blueprint Medicines * |
1,907 | 195,048 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb |
37,207 | 2,174,749 | ||||||
Cardiff Oncology * |
7,714 | 122,036 | ||||||
CareDx * |
3,148 | 154,409 | ||||||
Castle Biosciences * |
2,294 | 106,510 | ||||||
Centene * |
6,180 | 365,238 | ||||||
Charles River Laboratories International * |
499 | 113,622 | ||||||
Cigna |
1,493 | 249,286 | ||||||
Coherus Biosciences * |
3,293 | 54,894 | ||||||
CryoPort * |
3,216 | 129,090 | ||||||
CVS Health |
466 | 26,138 | ||||||
Danaher |
3,089 | 709,049 | ||||||
DaVita * |
11,098 | 957,203 | ||||||
Denali Therapeutics * |
3,841 | 164,318 | ||||||
DexCom * |
1,400 | 447,412 | ||||||
Eli Lilly and |
6,663 | 869,255 | ||||||
Emergent BioSolutions * |
1,652 | 148,630 | ||||||
Fate Therapeutics * |
3,313 | 147,097 | ||||||
Flexion Therapeutics * |
5,509 | 66,053 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences |
5,820 | 338,433 | ||||||
Halozyme Therapeutics * |
4,114 | 115,192 | ||||||
HCA Healthcare |
9,662 | 1,197,508 | ||||||
Henry Schein * |
2,260 | 143,691 | ||||||
Horizon Therapeutics * |
2,318 | 173,688 | ||||||
ICU Medical * |
488 | 86,762 | ||||||
Immunovant * |
3,296 | 143,772 | ||||||
Inari Medical * |
1,427 | 94,467 | ||||||
Insmed * |
4,975 | 163,877 | ||||||
Inspire Medical Systems * |
1,127 | 134,598 | ||||||
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Cl A * |
3,543 | 87,406 | ||||||
Invitae * |
3,644 | 142,881 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
UNITED STATES (continued) | ||||||||
Health Care (continued) | ||||||||
iRhythm Technologies * |
684 | $ | 144,632 | |||||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals * |
6,200 | 893,420 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson |
5,200 | 712,972 | ||||||
Karyopharm Therapeutics * |
4,529 | 67,120 | ||||||
Kodiak Sciences * |
1,811 | 164,457 | ||||||
Kura Oncology * |
4,349 | 135,906 | ||||||
Livongo Health * |
961 | 122,656 | ||||||
Magellan Health * |
1,089 | 78,702 | ||||||
Medtronic |
2,993 | 301,006 | ||||||
Merck |
17,167 | 1,291,130 | ||||||
Meridian Bioscience * |
5,722 | 98,132 | ||||||
Mirati Therapeutics * |
1,104 | 239,723 | ||||||
Mylan * |
2,276 | 33,093 | ||||||
NanoString Technologies * |
2,895 | 106,102 | ||||||
Natera * |
2,671 | 179,651 | ||||||
Ontrak * |
1,646 | 100,801 | ||||||
Owens & Minor |
5,488 | 137,859 | ||||||
Penumbra * |
529 | 138,085 | ||||||
Pfizer |
43,847 | 1,555,691 | ||||||
Providence Service * |
1,483 | 174,327 | ||||||
R1 RCM * |
8,132 | 145,725 | ||||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals * |
942 | 512,034 | ||||||
Repligen * |
731 | 121,763 | ||||||
Replimune Group * |
3,108 | 129,946 | ||||||
Scholar Rock Holding * |
4,097 | 159,373 | ||||||
Seres Therapeutics * |
4,453 | 124,194 | ||||||
Shockwave Medical * |
2,217 | 151,465 | ||||||
Silk Road Medical * |
1,980 | 119,988 | ||||||
Tandem Diabetes Care * |
1,069 | 116,521 | ||||||
Teladoc Health * |
1,907 | 374,649 | ||||||
TG Therapeutics * |
4,661 | 117,783 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific |
1,495 | 707,314 | ||||||
Turning Point Therapeutics * |
1,176 | 108,415 | ||||||
Twist Bioscience * |
1,640 | 125,690 | ||||||
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical * |
1,583 | 159,092 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group |
3,698 | 1,128,408 | ||||||
Veracyte * |
3,433 | 118,988 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals * |
3,100 | 645,916 | ||||||
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29,491,061 | ||||||||
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|
|
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Industrials 3.6% | ||||||||
3M |
269 | 43,029 | ||||||
A O Smith |
894 | 46,211 | ||||||
ABM Industries |
2,947 | 102,320 | ||||||
Air Transport Services Group * |
11,906 | 333,844 | ||||||
Allison Transmission Holdings |
18,600 | 672,390 | ||||||
Ameresco, Cl A * |
3,272 | 125,612 | ||||||
Atkore International Group * |
4,489 | 92,877 | ||||||
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings * |
1,854 | 109,683 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
UNITED STATES (continued) | ||||||||
Industrials (continued) | ||||||||
AZEK, Cl A * |
2,558 | $ | 85,539 | |||||
BMC Stock Holdings * |
4,676 | 185,123 | ||||||
BrightView Holdings * |
10,867 | 132,903 | ||||||
Builders FirstSource * |
4,899 | 148,440 | ||||||
Carrier Global |
1,864 | 62,239 | ||||||
CH Robinson Worldwide |
4,748 | 419,866 | ||||||
Chart Industries * |
1,787 | 150,912 | ||||||
CSX |
4,900 | 386,806 | ||||||
Cummins |
2,800 | 615,692 | ||||||
Dycom Industries * |
2,188 | 142,089 | ||||||
EMCOR Group |
1,830 | 124,788 | ||||||
Equifax |
1,700 | 232,220 | ||||||
Expeditors International of Washington |
3,900 | 344,643 | ||||||
Fastenal |
1,025 | 44,311 | ||||||
Federal Signal |
3,384 | 97,053 | ||||||
FedEx |
2,400 | 622,728 | ||||||
Fortive |
2,250 | 138,600 | ||||||
Generac Holdings * |
491 | 103,184 | ||||||
General Dynamics |
1,500 | 196,995 | ||||||
Gibraltar Industries * |
3,002 | 172,465 | ||||||
Honeywell International |
2,447 | 403,633 | ||||||
Hub Group, Cl A * |
2,739 | 137,306 | ||||||
IAA * |
2,517 | 142,437 | ||||||
ICF International |
1,467 | 95,927 | ||||||
Johnson Controls International |
1,900 | 80,199 | ||||||
Kadant |
1,356 | 156,103 | ||||||
Kaman |
1,524 | 60,442 | ||||||
KBR |
2,849 | 63,504 | ||||||
Kforce |
3,429 | 118,986 | ||||||
L3Harris Technologies |
11,927 | 1,921,559 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin |
798 | 279,404 | ||||||
Masonite International * |
1,479 | 130,152 | ||||||
Matson |
2,893 | 150,291 | ||||||
Maxar Technologies |
4,971 | 128,102 | ||||||
MYR Group * |
5,651 | 241,580 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern |
132 | 27,604 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman |
800 | 231,856 | ||||||
Otis Worldwide |
932 | 57,113 | ||||||
Plug Power * |
12,241 | 171,374 | ||||||
Quanta Services |
2,783 | 173,743 | ||||||
Rexnord |
5,013 | 160,817 | ||||||
Roper Technologies |
433 | 160,790 | ||||||
Saia * |
799 | 117,980 | ||||||
SkyWest |
2,208 | 64,098 | ||||||
Southwest Airlines |
1,470 | 58,109 | ||||||
Standex International |
1,118 | 69,417 | ||||||
Sterling Construction * |
12,632 | 185,690 | ||||||
Sunrun * |
2,340 | 121,727 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
UNITED STATES (continued) | ||||||||
Industrials (continued) | ||||||||
Tetra Tech |
2,084 | $ | 210,297 | |||||
TPI Composites * |
4,734 | 156,790 | ||||||
Trane Technologies |
168 | 22,302 | ||||||
Trex * |
1,951 | 135,672 | ||||||
Triton International |
6,400 | 236,032 | ||||||
Union Pacific |
2,084 | 369,264 | ||||||
United Airlines Holdings * |
10,600 | 358,916 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Cl B |
3,687 | 579,264 | ||||||
Verisk Analytics, Cl A |
1,666 | 296,498 | ||||||
Vicor * |
1,370 | 106,860 | ||||||
Waste Management |
1,400 | 151,074 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
14,265,474 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
Information Technology 14.9% | ||||||||
Adobe * |
767 | 342,926 | ||||||
Advanced Energy Industries * |
2,346 | 158,285 | ||||||
Amdocs |
10,500 | 591,990 | ||||||
Amphenol, Cl A |
2,702 | 304,894 | ||||||
Appian, Cl A * |
2,285 | 144,641 | ||||||
Apple |
94,076 | 10,241,113 | ||||||
Applied Materials |
28,800 | 1,705,824 | ||||||
Atlassian, Cl A * |
6,652 | 1,274,656 | ||||||
Automatic Data Processing |
1,930 | 304,863 | ||||||
Avaya Holdings * |
7,799 | 134,143 | ||||||
Bill.com Holdings * |
1,019 | 101,900 | ||||||
Calix * |
6,563 | 153,640 | ||||||
Cerence * |
2,227 | 121,550 | ||||||
Cirrus Logic * |
1,243 | 85,605 | ||||||
Cisco Systems |
30,818 | 1,106,366 | ||||||
Citrix Systems |
265 | 30,017 | ||||||
Digital Turbine * |
3,182 | 91,196 | ||||||
Dropbox, Cl A * |
2,866 | 52,333 | ||||||
Entegris |
1,191 | 89,051 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services |
3,100 | 386,229 | ||||||
Fiserv * |
6,961 | 664,567 | ||||||
Five9 * |
1,079 | 163,706 | ||||||
Global Payments |
1,768 | 278,884 | ||||||
HP |
42,300 | 759,708 | ||||||
II-VI * |
1,845 | 83,892 | ||||||
Intel |
30,135 | 1,334,378 | ||||||
Keysight Technologies * |
398 | 41,738 | ||||||
KLA |
1,894 | 373,459 | ||||||
LivePerson * |
2,785 | 148,886 | ||||||
LiveRamp Holdings * |
2,614 | 172,759 | ||||||
Mastercard, Cl A |
3,312 | 955,976 | ||||||
Maxim Integrated Products |
740 | 51,541 | ||||||
Methode Electronics |
4,867 | 149,758 | ||||||
Micron Technology * |
13,671 | 688,198 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
UNITED STATES (continued) | ||||||||
Information Technology (continued) | ||||||||
Microsoft |
49,080 | $ | 9,937,228 | |||||
Motorola Solutions |
2,128 | 336,352 | ||||||
Nuance Communications * |
3,806 | 121,449 | ||||||
NVIDIA |
5,457 | 2,735,921 | ||||||
Okta, Cl A * |
1,832 | 384,408 | ||||||
ON Semiconductor * |
17,400 | 436,566 | ||||||
Oracle |
29,511 | 1,655,862 | ||||||
Paychex |
4,831 | 397,350 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings * |
15,189 | 2,827,129 | ||||||
Pegasystems |
839 | 97,223 | ||||||
Plexus * |
1,956 | 136,020 | ||||||
Progress Software |
2,657 | 96,635 | ||||||
Qorvo * |
25,614 | 3,262,199 | ||||||
QUALCOMM |
4,021 | 496,031 | ||||||
Sailpoint Technologies Holdings * |
4,499 | 186,753 | ||||||
salesforce.com * |
1,059 | 245,974 | ||||||
ServiceNow * |
4,661 | 2,319,174 | ||||||
SiTime * |
1,729 | 144,354 | ||||||
SPS Commerce * |
1,461 | 125,047 | ||||||
Square, Cl A * |
13,700 | 2,121,856 | ||||||
SunPower, Cl A * |
9,096 | 145,445 | ||||||
Synaptics * |
1,331 | 102,048 | ||||||
Tenable Holdings * |
3,820 | 130,300 | ||||||
Texas Instruments |
5,932 | 857,708 | ||||||
Twilio, Cl A * |
8,226 | 2,294,807 | ||||||
Unisys * |
7,463 | 98,064 | ||||||
Varonis Systems * |
1,225 | 141,573 | ||||||
Verint Systems * |
2,868 | 139,155 | ||||||
VeriSign * |
1,393 | 265,645 | ||||||
Visa, Cl A |
14,739 | 2,678,224 | ||||||
Vontier * |
900 | 25,866 | ||||||
Xilinx |
1,936 | 229,784 | ||||||
Zoom Video Communications, Cl A * |
1,331 | 613,471 | ||||||
Zscaler * |
957 | 129,913 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
59,204,206 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
Materials 2.3% | ||||||||
Advanced Drainage Systems |
2,676 | 169,739 | ||||||
Air Products and Chemicals |
1,818 | 502,204 | ||||||
Avient |
2,684 | 83,392 | ||||||
Ball |
18,255 | 1,624,695 | ||||||
CF Industries Holdings |
45,098 | 1,245,156 | ||||||
Ecolab |
1,584 | 290,807 | ||||||
Ferro * |
8,276 | 106,430 | ||||||
HB Fuller |
2,887 | 130,637 | ||||||
Hecla Mining |
12,101 | 55,423 | ||||||
Huntsman |
27,200 | 660,688 | ||||||
Koppers Holdings * |
3,654 | 81,959 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
UNITED STATES (continued) | ||||||||
Materials (continued) | ||||||||
LyondellBasell Industries, Cl A |
12,100 | $ | 828,245 | |||||
Martin Marietta Materials |
138 | 36,756 | ||||||
Materion |
2,637 | 134,988 | ||||||
Neenah |
1,911 | 71,911 | ||||||
Newmont Mining |
5,400 | 339,336 | ||||||
Packaging Corp of America |
1,500 | 171,735 | ||||||
PPG Industries |
196 | 25,425 | ||||||
Scotts Miracle-Gro, Cl A |
584 | 87,629 | ||||||
Sherwin-Williams |
3,439 | 2,365,963 | ||||||
Stepan |
1,012 | 117,837 | ||||||
Vulcan Materials |
239 | 34,617 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
9,165,572 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
Real Estate 1.6% | ||||||||
Alexandria Real Estate Equities |
160 | 24,243 | ||||||
American Finance Trust |
23,989 | 138,296 | ||||||
American Tower, Cl A |
2,862 | 657,258 | ||||||
Armada Hoffler Properties |
9,687 | 87,280 | ||||||
AvalonBay Communities |
1,039 | 144,556 | ||||||
Crown Castle International |
14,977 | 2,339,407 | ||||||
Digital Realty Trust |
900 | 129,870 | ||||||
Equinix |
794 | 580,605 | ||||||
eXp World Holdings * |
2,199 | 93,216 | ||||||
Global Medical |
15,422 | 191,695 | ||||||
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital |
3,213 | 134,464 | ||||||
Hudson Pacific Properties |
4,484 | 86,362 | ||||||
Independence Realty Trust |
18,440 | 224,046 | ||||||
Iron Mountain |
987 | 25,721 | ||||||
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust |
10,006 | 119,872 | ||||||
Public Storage |
1,400 | 320,698 | ||||||
QTS Realty Trust, Cl A |
1,794 | 110,349 | ||||||
Redfin * |
3,191 | 133,288 | ||||||
Retail Opportunity Investments |
12,266 | 119,348 | ||||||
Sabra Health Care |
7,132 | 93,857 | ||||||
SBA Communications, Cl A |
500 | 145,185 | ||||||
Terreno Realty |
3,560 | 200,357 | ||||||
VEREIT |
68,600 | 425,320 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
6,525,293 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
Utilities 0.6% | ||||||||
Ameren |
1,847 | 149,829 | ||||||
American Electric Power |
3,937 | 354,054 | ||||||
Black Hills |
2,872 | 162,728 | ||||||
Clearway Energy, Cl C |
8,795 | 247,667 | ||||||
CMS Energy |
3,900 | 246,987 | ||||||
Consolidated Edison |
2,996 | 235,156 | ||||||
Duke Energy |
297 | 27,357 | ||||||
Portland General Electric |
2,678 | 105,245 | ||||||
South Jersey Industries |
7,705 | 148,475 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
COMMON STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares | Value | |||||||
UNITED STATES (continued) | ||||||||
Utilities (continued) | ||||||||
Sunnova Energy International * |
4,940 | $ | 118,857 | |||||
WEC Energy Group |
786 | 79,032 | ||||||
Xcel Energy |
4,722 | 330,682 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
2,206,069 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
212,007,854 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
Total Common Stock
|
388,355,115 | |||||||
|
|
|
||||||
REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY 0.2% | ||||||||
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND 0.2% | ||||||||
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF |
||||||||
Total Exchange Traded Fund
|
7,100 | 554,794 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
PREFERRED STOCK 0.1% | ||||||||
BRAZIL 0.1% | ||||||||
Cia Paranaense de Energia, 1.019% |
7,800 | 83,601 | ||||||
Itau Unibanco Holding ADR (E) |
9,599 | 39,260 | ||||||
Itausa, 0.168% |
24,817 | 39,315 | ||||||
Telefonica Brasil, 0.908% |
5,272 | 39,086 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
201,262 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
COLOMBIA 0.0% | ||||||||
Bancolombia (E) |
6,333 | 40,318 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
GERMANY 0.0% | ||||||||
Jungheinrich, 1.114% |
2,800 | 101,760 | ||||||
STO & KGaA, 0.247% |
700 | 87,698 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
189,458 | ||||||||
|
|
|
PREFERRED STOCK (continued) | ||||||||
Shares/
Number of Warrants |
Value | |||||||
SOUTH KOREA 0.0% | ||||||||
LG Chemical, 2.840% |
175 | $ | 48,369 | |||||
LG Household & Health Care, 1.430% |
106 | 64,519 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
112,888 | ||||||||
|
|
|
||||||
Total Preferred Stock
|
543,926 | |||||||
|
|
|
||||||
WARRANTS 0.0% | ||||||||
MALAYSIA 0.0% | ||||||||
Paramount, 1.790% * |
43,120 | 934 | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
SINGAPORE 0.0% | ||||||||
Ezion Holdings, 0.276% *(B)(C)(D) |
102,720 | | ||||||
|
|
|
||||||
Total Warrants
|
934 | |||||||
|
|
|
||||||
Total Investments in
|
$ | 389,454,769 | ||||||
|
|
|
A list of the outstanding forward foreign currency contracts held by the Fund at October 31, 2020, is as follows:
Counterparty |
Settlement
Date |
Currency to Deliver | Currency to Receive |
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) |
||||||||||||||||||||
State Street |
11/18/20 | USD | 237,252 | EUR | 201,800 | $(2,133) | ||||||||||||||||||
State Street |
11/18/20 | EUR | 1,355,000 | USD | 1,608,222 | 29,498 | ||||||||||||||||||
State Street |
01/14/21 | GBP | 1,742,200 | USD | 2,277,221 | 18,847 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
$46,212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Percentages are based on net assets of $396,613,085.
* |
Non-income producing security. |
|
Real Estate Investment Trust |
(A) |
Security considered Master Limited Partnership. At October 31, 2020, these securities amounted to $1,582,382 or 0.4% of Net Assets. |
(B) |
Security is fair valued using methods determined in good faith by the Fair Value Committee of the Board of Trustees. The total |
value of such securities as of October 31, 2020, was $32,455 and represented 0.0% of Net Assets. |
(C) |
Level 3 security in accordance with fair value hierarchy. |
(D) |
Securities considered illiquid. The total value of such securities as of October 31, 2020 was $329,087 and represented 0.1% of Net Assets. |
(E) |
There is currently no stated rate. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
ACWI All Country World Index
ADR American Depositary Receipt
Cl Class
EUR Euro
ETF Exchange Traded Fund
GBP British Pound
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
LP Limited Partnership
MSCI Morgan Stanley Capital International
PJSC Public Joint-Stock Company
USD United States Dollar
The following is a list of the inputs used as of October 31, 2020, in valuing the Funds investments and other financial instruments carried at market value:
Investments in Securities |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stock |
||||||||||||||||
Australia |
$ | | $ | 4,194,454 | $ | | $ | 4,194,454 | ||||||||
Austria |
| 237,459 | | 237,459 | ||||||||||||
Belgium |
| 384,391 | | 384,391 | ||||||||||||
Bermuda |
1,582,382 | | | 1,582,382 | ||||||||||||
Brazil |
201,033 | | | 201,033 | ||||||||||||
Canada |
10,696,274 | | | 10,696,274 | ||||||||||||
Chile |
154,589 | 71,672 | | 226,261 | ||||||||||||
China |
18,391,621 | 9,148,462 | | 27,540,083 | ||||||||||||
Czech Republic |
| 428,112 | | 428,112 | ||||||||||||
Denmark |
107,484 | 4,972,628 | | 5,080,112 | ||||||||||||
Finland |
| 1,171,138 | | 1,171,138 | ||||||||||||
France |
66,112 | 8,499,607 | | 8,565,719 | ||||||||||||
Germany |
20,078 | 7,533,657 | | 7,553,735 | ||||||||||||
Greece |
| 41,092 | | 41,092 | ||||||||||||
Hong Kong |
| 6,233,259 | 32,377 | 6,265,636 | ||||||||||||
Hungary |
| 61,526 | | 61,526 | ||||||||||||
India |
650,997 | 5,395,360 | | 6,046,357 | ||||||||||||
Indonesia |
| 236,543 | | 236,543 | ||||||||||||
Ireland |
3,085,819 | 622,528 | | 3,708,347 | ||||||||||||
Israel |
253,345 | 928,907 | | 1,182,252 | ||||||||||||
Italy |
| 1,222,187 | | 1,222,187 | ||||||||||||
Japan |
| 19,918,544 | | 19,918,544 | ||||||||||||
Malaysia |
| 664,564 | | 664,564 | ||||||||||||
Mexico |
514,553 | | | 514,553 | ||||||||||||
Netherlands |
2,474,262 | 8,414,741 | | 10,889,003 | ||||||||||||
New Zealand |
| 199,975 | | 199,975 | ||||||||||||
Norway |
| 447,939 | | 447,939 | ||||||||||||
Philippines |
| 114,149 | | 114,149 | ||||||||||||
Poland |
| 300,466 | | 300,466 | ||||||||||||
Portugal |
| 27,884 | 78 | 27,962 | ||||||||||||
Russia |
598,626 | 1,060,244 | | 1,658,870 | ||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia |
| 273,607 | | 273,607 | ||||||||||||
Singapore |
| 919,497 | | 919,497 | ||||||||||||
South Africa |
150,558 | 641,856 | | 792,414 | ||||||||||||
South Korea |
43,467 | 10,172,912 | | 10,216,379 | ||||||||||||
Spain |
| 2,901,909 | | 2,901,909 | ||||||||||||
Sweden |
| 4,860,220 | | 4,860,220 | ||||||||||||
Switzerland |
| 10,710,050 | | 10,710,050 | ||||||||||||
Taiwan |
3,563,463 | 5,719,004 | | 9,282,467 | ||||||||||||
Thailand |
| 757,506 | | 757,506 | ||||||||||||
Turkey |
| 155,277 | | 155,277 | ||||||||||||
Ukraine |
| 49,653 | | 49,653 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom |
547,350 | 13,519,814 | | 14,067,164 | ||||||||||||
United States |
212,007,854 | | | 212,007,854 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total Common Stock |
255,109,867 | 133,212,793 | 32,455 | 388,355,115 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in Securities |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Registered Investment Company |
$ | 554,794 | $ | | $ | | $ | 554,794 | ||||||||
Preferred Stock |
||||||||||||||||
Brazil |
201,262 | | | 201,262 | ||||||||||||
Colombia |
40,318 | | | 40,318 | ||||||||||||
Germany |
| 189,458 | | 189,458 | ||||||||||||
South Korea |
| 112,888 | | 112,888 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total Preferred Stock |
241,580 | 302,346 | | 543,926 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Warrants |
| 934 | | 934 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total Investments in Securities |
$ | 255,906,241 | $ | 133,516,073 | $ | 32,455 | $ | 389,454,769 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets. |
Other Financial Instruments |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Forward Contracts * |
||||||||||||||||
Unrealized Appreciation |
$ | | $ | 48,345 | $ | | $ | 48,345 | ||||||||
Unrealized Depreciation |
| (2,133) | | (2,133) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total Other Financial Instruments |
$ | | $ | 46,212 | $ | | $ | 46,212 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Forward 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.
Amounts designated as $ are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
Sector Weightings (unaudited) :
Percentages are based on total investments.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS 28.1% | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
COMMUNICATION SERVICES 2.5% | ||||||||
Activision Blizzard |
||||||||
2.500%, 09/15/50 |
$ | 140,000 | $ | 126,115 | ||||
America Movil |
||||||||
2.875%, 05/07/30 |
200,000 | 214,972 | ||||||
AT&T |
||||||||
5.250%, 03/01/37 |
50,000 | 62,539 | ||||||
4.850%, 03/01/39 |
156,000 | 185,986 | ||||||
4.800%, 06/15/44 |
375,000 | 435,686 | ||||||
4.500%, 03/09/48 |
52,000 | 58,202 | ||||||
4.350%, 06/15/45 |
3,000 | 3,325 | ||||||
3.900%, 03/11/24 |
250,000 | 273,781 | ||||||
3.650%, 09/15/59(A) |
66,000 | 62,937 | ||||||
3.600%, 07/15/25 |
250,000 | 277,984 | ||||||
3.550%, 09/15/55(A) |
36,000 | 34,102 | ||||||
3.500%, 09/15/53(A) |
346,000 | 330,786 | ||||||
3.300%, 02/01/52 |
60,000 | 54,953 | ||||||
Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV |
||||||||
5.350%, 05/20/24(A) |
235,000 | 255,016 | ||||||
CCL Industries |
||||||||
3.050%, 06/01/30(A) |
70,000 | 74,360 | ||||||
CCO Holdings |
||||||||
5.750%, 02/15/26(A) |
40,000 | 41,467 | ||||||
5.375%, 06/01/29(A) |
44,000 | 47,630 | ||||||
4.500%, 08/15/30(A) |
79,000 | 82,101 | ||||||
4.500%, 05/01/32(A) |
64,000 | 66,160 | ||||||
4.250%, 02/01/31(A) |
227,000 | 232,627 | ||||||
CenturyLink |
||||||||
4.000%, 02/15/27(A) |
23,000 | 23,515 | ||||||
Comcast |
||||||||
3.750%, 04/01/40 |
55,000 | 64,018 | ||||||
3.150%, 02/15/28 |
250,000 | 279,008 | ||||||
2.650%, 02/01/30 |
85,000 | 91,654 | ||||||
CSC Holdings |
||||||||
5.500%, 05/15/26(A) |
200,000 | 208,100 | ||||||
5.375%, 02/01/28(A) |
10,000 | 10,625 |
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
COMMUNICATION SERVICES (continued) | ||||||||
Intelsat Jackson Holdings |
||||||||
9.750%, 07/15/25(A) (B) |
$ | 190,000 | $ | 118,750 | ||||
8.500%, 10/15/24(A) (B) |
43,000 | 26,557 | ||||||
Level 3 Financing |
||||||||
5.375%, 05/01/25 |
44,000 | 45,254 | ||||||
4.625%, 09/15/27(A) |
33,000 | 33,660 | ||||||
4.250%, 07/01/28(A) |
85,000 | 85,425 | ||||||
Live Nation Entertainment |
||||||||
4.750%, 10/15/27(A) |
35,000 | 32,167 | ||||||
NBCUniversal Enterprise |
||||||||
5.250%, 06/19/69(A) |
170,000 | 172,125 | ||||||
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance |
||||||||
3.625%, 09/30/59(A) |
80,000 | 87,233 | ||||||
Ooredoo International Finance MTN |
||||||||
3.250%, 02/21/23(A) |
200,000 | 208,680 | ||||||
Prosus |
||||||||
4.850%, 07/06/27(A) |
200,000 | 228,890 | ||||||
Qwest |
||||||||
7.250%, 09/15/25 |
65,000 | 74,738 | ||||||
Sprint |
||||||||
7.875%, 09/15/23 |
10,000 | 11,400 | ||||||
Sprint Spectrum |
||||||||
5.152%, 03/20/28(A) |
250,000 | 291,302 | ||||||
3.360%, 09/20/21(A) |
93,750 | 94,628 | ||||||
Tencent MTN |
||||||||
3.290%, 06/03/60(A) |
200,000 | 200,099 | ||||||
Time Warner Cable |
||||||||
5.875%, 11/15/40 |
200,000 | 247,526 | ||||||
5.500%, 09/01/41 |
100,000 | 120,177 | ||||||
4.500%, 09/15/42 |
150,000 | 162,946 | ||||||
T-Mobile USA |
||||||||
6.000%, 03/01/23 |
93,000 | 93,000 | ||||||
6.000%, 04/15/24 |
45,000 | 45,796 | ||||||
4.500%, 02/01/26 |
30,000 | 30,750 | ||||||
4.375%, 04/15/40(A) |
100,000 | 115,654 | ||||||
3.875%, 04/15/30(A) |
290,000 | 325,774 | ||||||
2.550%, 02/15/31(A) |
85,000 | 86,624 | ||||||
Verizon Communications |
||||||||
5.250%, 03/16/37 |
250,000 | 340,899 | ||||||
4.272%, 01/15/36 |
250,000 | 305,587 | ||||||
1.500%, 09/18/30 |
250,000 | 245,469 | ||||||
ViacomCBS |
||||||||
4.200%, 05/19/32 |
60,000 | 69,031 | ||||||
2.900%, 01/15/27 |
250,000 | 270,079 | ||||||
Virgin Media Secured Finance |
||||||||
5.500%, 05/15/29(A) |
75,000 | 80,131 | ||||||
4.500%, 08/15/30(A) |
130,000 | 132,113 | ||||||
Vodafone Group |
||||||||
5.250%, 05/30/48 |
115,000 | 148,924 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
COMMUNICATION SERVICES (continued) | ||||||||
4.875%, 06/19/49 |
$ | 163,000 | $ | 201,719 | ||||
4.250%, 09/17/50 |
35,000 | 40,321 | ||||||
Walt Disney |
||||||||
3.700%, 10/15/25 |
250,000 | 282,025 | ||||||
3.600%, 01/13/51 |
150,000 | 167,358 | ||||||
2.650%, 01/13/31 |
110,000 | 118,271 | ||||||
|
|
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8,938,731 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 2.5% | ||||||||
1011778 BC ULC |
||||||||
3.500%, 02/15/29(A) |
55,000 | 54,587 | ||||||
Alimentation Couche-Tard |
||||||||
3.550%, 07/26/27(A) |
165,000 | 183,258 | ||||||
Amazon.com |
||||||||
4.250%, 08/22/57 |
80,000 | 105,873 | ||||||
3.875%, 08/22/37 |
250,000 | 306,631 | ||||||
American Honda Finance MTN |
||||||||
2.350%, 01/08/27 |
500,000 | 530,735 | ||||||
1.700%, 09/09/21 |
500,000 | 505,979 | ||||||
American University |
||||||||
3.672%, 04/01/49 |
250,000 | 267,225 | ||||||
Asbury Automotive Group |
||||||||
4.750%, 03/01/30(A) |
15,000 | 15,488 | ||||||
4.500%, 03/01/28(A) |
15,000 | 15,262 | ||||||
Caesars Entertainment |
||||||||
6.250%, 07/01/25(A) |
33,000 | 33,804 | ||||||
Cargill |
||||||||
3.250%, 05/23/29(A) |
500,000 | 554,540 | ||||||
Churchill Downs |
||||||||
5.500%, 04/01/27(A) |
106,000 | 109,776 | ||||||
4.750%, 01/15/28(A) |
40,000 | 40,600 | ||||||
Daimler Finance North America |
||||||||
2.000%, 07/06/21(A) |
500,000 | 504,825 | ||||||
El Puerto de Liverpool |
||||||||
3.875%, 10/06/26(A) |
390,000 | 404,141 | ||||||
Expedia Group |
||||||||
7.000%, 05/01/25(A) |
35,000 | 37,479 | ||||||
6.250%, 05/01/25(A) |
45,000 | 49,485 | ||||||
4.625%, 08/01/27(A) |
35,000 | 36,701 | ||||||
3.600%, 12/15/23(A) |
70,000 | 71,979 | ||||||
Falabella |
||||||||
3.750%, 04/30/23(A) |
200,000 | 208,000 | ||||||
Ford Motor Credit |
||||||||
5.750%, 02/01/21 |
450,000 | 453,510 | ||||||
3.813%, 10/12/21 |
80,000 | 80,400 | ||||||
3.336%, 03/18/21 |
200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
2.343%, 11/02/20 |
175,000 | 175,000 | ||||||
1.104%, 10/12/21 |
180,000 | 175,576 | ||||||
General Motors |
||||||||
5.000%, 04/01/35 |
135,000 | 149,839 |
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (continued) | ||||||||
General Motors Financial |
||||||||
4.375%, 09/25/21 |
$ | 50,000 | $ | 51,544 | ||||
4.200%, 11/06/21 |
40,000 | 41,213 | ||||||
3.450%, 04/10/22 |
30,000 | 30,876 | ||||||
3.200%, 07/06/21 |
40,000 | 40,539 | ||||||
3.150%, 06/30/22 |
85,000 | 87,435 | ||||||
2.900%, 02/26/25 |
80,000 | 83,084 | ||||||
Georgetown University |
||||||||
5.215%, 10/01/18 |
35,000 | 44,811 | ||||||
4.315%, 04/01/49 |
25,000 | 29,777 | ||||||
Group 1 Automotive |
||||||||
4.000%, 08/15/28(A) |
40,000 | 40,050 | ||||||
Hanesbrands |
||||||||
5.375%, 05/15/25(A) |
35,000 | 36,838 | ||||||
4.875%, 05/15/26(A) |
40,000 | 43,000 | ||||||
4.625%, 05/15/24(A) |
10,000 | 10,415 | ||||||
Hasbro |
||||||||
3.900%, 11/19/29 |
10,000 | 10,749 | ||||||
3.550%, 11/19/26 |
55,000 | 59,219 | ||||||
Home Depot |
||||||||
3.900%, 06/15/47 |
250,000 | 303,099 | ||||||
3.350%, 04/15/50 |
20,000 | 22,600 | ||||||
Hyundai Capital America |
||||||||
3.000%, 02/10/27(A) |
85,000 | 88,621 | ||||||
2.650%, 02/10/25(A) |
120,000 | 123,811 | ||||||
Ken Garff Automotive |
||||||||
4.875%, 09/15/28(A) |
35,000 | 34,679 | ||||||
Lear |
||||||||
5.250%, 05/15/49 |
155,000 | 174,192 | ||||||
Lennar |
||||||||
4.750%, 11/15/22 |
10,000 | 10,512 | ||||||
4.500%, 04/30/24 |
5,000 | 5,388 | ||||||
Lithia Motors |
||||||||
4.375%, 01/15/31(A) |
70,000 | 72,275 | ||||||
Lowes |
||||||||
4.050%, 05/03/47 |
250,000 | 297,712 | ||||||
Marriott International |
||||||||
3.500%, 10/15/32 |
175,000 | 172,715 | ||||||
Mohawk Industries |
||||||||
3.625%, 05/15/30 |
175,000 | 190,004 | ||||||
Newell Brands |
||||||||
4.875%, 06/01/25 |
30,000 | 32,484 | ||||||
Nissan Motor |
||||||||
3.522%, 09/17/25(A) |
200,000 | 201,444 | ||||||
NVR |
||||||||
3.000%, 05/15/30 |
140,000 | 150,097 | ||||||
Reynolds American |
||||||||
5.850%, 08/15/45 |
265,000 | 323,384 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (continued) | ||||||||
Starbucks |
||||||||
3.500%, 11/15/50 |
$ | 155,000 | $ | 165,108 | ||||
3.350%, 03/12/50 |
80,000 | 83,329 | ||||||
Toyota Motor |
||||||||
2.358%, 07/02/24 |
105,000 | 111,471 | ||||||
Toyota Motor Credit MTN |
||||||||
1.800%, 02/13/25 |
130,000 | 135,375 | ||||||
Whirlpool |
||||||||
4.750%, 02/26/29 |
115,000 | 138,936 | ||||||
Whirlpool MTN |
||||||||
4.850%, 06/15/21 |
140,000 | 143,673 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
8,861,152 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
CONSUMER STAPLES 2.7% | ||||||||
Albertsons |
||||||||
3.250%, 03/15/26(A) |
140,000 | 137,333 | ||||||
Altria Group |
||||||||
4.400%, 02/14/26 |
75,000 | 86,304 | ||||||
2.350%, 05/06/25 |
35,000 | 36,911 | ||||||
Anheuser-Busch |
||||||||
4.900%, 02/01/46 |
420,000 | 513,718 | ||||||
4.700%, 02/01/36 |
78,000 | 95,836 | ||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance |
||||||||
4.700%, 02/01/36 |
250,000 | 298,291 | ||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide |
||||||||
4.600%, 06/01/60 |
135,000 | 161,325 | ||||||
4.350%, 06/01/40 |
140,000 | 164,874 | ||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland |
||||||||
3.250%, 03/27/30 |
115,000 | 132,112 | ||||||
2.500%, 08/11/26 |
250,000 | 272,125 | ||||||
Bacardi |
||||||||
5.300%, 05/15/48(A) |
280,000 | 356,822 | ||||||
4.700%, 05/15/28(A) |
65,000 | 74,985 | ||||||
Bausch Health |
||||||||
5.250%, 01/30/30(A) |
80,000 | 79,004 | ||||||
5.000%, 01/30/28(A) |
80,000 | 79,070 | ||||||
Bayer US Finance II |
||||||||
4.375%, 12/15/28(A) |
270,000 | 311,321 | ||||||
4.250%, 12/15/25(A) |
75,000 | 85,215 | ||||||
BRF |
||||||||
5.750%, 09/21/50(A) |
200,000 | 190,225 | ||||||
Bunge Finance |
||||||||
3.250%, 08/15/26 |
250,000 | 269,790 | ||||||
1.630%, 08/17/25 |
25,000 | 25,150 | ||||||
Central Garden & Pet |
||||||||
4.125%, 10/15/30 |
110,000 | 111,375 | ||||||
CK Hutchison International 16 |
||||||||
2.750%, 10/03/26(A) |
200,000 | 215,129 | ||||||
Clorox |
||||||||
3.900%, 05/15/28 |
250,000 | 294,884 |
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
CONSUMER STAPLES (continued) | ||||||||
Coca-Cola |
||||||||
2.500%, 06/01/40 |
$ | 250,000 | $ | 263,376 | ||||
Conagra Brands |
||||||||
1.375%, 11/01/27 |
80,000 | 79,331 | ||||||
Constellation Brands |
||||||||
3.750%, 05/01/50 |
20,000 | 22,296 | ||||||
2.875%, 05/01/30 |
50,000 | 53,854 | ||||||
Fomento Economico Mexicano |
||||||||
3.500%, 01/16/50 |
256,000 | 266,847 | ||||||
JBS USA LUX |
||||||||
5.500%, 01/15/30(A) |
10,000 | 10,875 | ||||||
Kraft Heinz Foods |
||||||||
5.000%, 06/04/42 |
310,000 | 340,680 | ||||||
4.875%, 10/01/49(A) |
400,000 | 422,897 | ||||||
4.375%, 06/01/46 |
65,000 | 66,722 | ||||||
3.875%, 05/15/27(A) |
105,000 | 111,075 | ||||||
Kroger |
||||||||
5.400%, 01/15/49 |
120,000 | 166,537 | ||||||
2.650%, 10/15/26 |
250,000 | 270,177 | ||||||
PepsiCo |
||||||||
4.000%, 05/02/47 |
250,000 | 313,714 | ||||||
3.875%, 03/19/60 |
60,000 | 75,311 | ||||||
Pilgrims Pride |
||||||||
5.875%, 09/30/27(A) |
10,000 | 10,564 | ||||||
Post Holdings |
||||||||
5.750%, 03/01/27(A) |
90,000 | 94,294 | ||||||
4.625%, 04/15/30(A) |
200,000 | 205,500 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble |
||||||||
3.500%, 10/25/47 |
250,000 | 315,505 | ||||||
Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group |
||||||||
3.744%, 10/01/47 |
175,000 | 196,958 | ||||||
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland |
||||||||
2.875%, 09/23/23 |
500,000 | 530,199 | ||||||
Smithfield Foods |
||||||||
3.000%, 10/15/30(A) |
15,000 | 15,282 | ||||||
Spectrum Brands |
||||||||
5.750%, 07/15/25 |
40,000 | 41,150 | ||||||
Stanford Health Care |
||||||||
3.795%, 11/15/48 |
250,000 | 294,322 | ||||||
Walgreen |
||||||||
4.400%, 09/15/42 |
220,000 | 231,211 | ||||||
Walmart |
||||||||
4.750%, 10/02/43 |
500,000 | 667,040 | ||||||
2.650%, 12/15/24 |
400,000 | 431,527 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
9,489,043 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
ENERGY 2.5% | ||||||||
Antero Resources |
||||||||
5.625%, 06/01/23 |
15,000 | 12,600 | ||||||
5.125%, 12/01/22 |
41,000 | 37,966 | ||||||
5.000%, 03/01/25 |
117,000 | 86,624 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
ENERGY (continued) | ||||||||
Calpine |
||||||||
5.000%, 02/01/31(A) |
$ | 140,000 | $ | 142,933 | ||||
Canadian Natural Resources |
||||||||
3.850%, 06/01/27 |
50,000 | 52,860 | ||||||
Cheniere Energy Partners |
||||||||
5.250%, 10/01/25 |
10,000 | 10,172 | ||||||
Chevron |
||||||||
3.078%, 05/11/50 |
40,000 | 41,469 | ||||||
2.566%, 05/16/23 |
450,000 | 473,300 | ||||||
CNPC General Capital |
||||||||
3.950%, 04/19/22(A) |
200,000 | 208,376 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips |
||||||||
4.150%, 11/15/34 |
250,000 | 279,964 | ||||||
Diamondback Energy |
||||||||
4.750%, 05/31/25 |
70,000 | 76,381 | ||||||
Dolphin Energy |
||||||||
5.500%, 12/15/21(A) |
200,000 | 209,962 | ||||||
Energy Transfer Operating |
||||||||
6.050%, 06/01/41 |
315,000 | 322,697 | ||||||
5.500%, 06/01/27 |
75,000 | 83,180 | ||||||
5.300%, 04/15/47 |
20,000 | 19,055 | ||||||
5.250%, 04/15/29 |
4,000 | 4,334 | ||||||
5.000%, 05/15/50 |
75,000 | 70,056 | ||||||
4.950%, 06/15/28 |
50,000 | 53,729 | ||||||
EOG Resources |
||||||||
2.625%, 03/15/23 |
406,000 | 424,537 | ||||||
EQM Midstream Partners |
||||||||
6.500%, 07/01/27(A) |
55,000 | 57,684 | ||||||
Equinor |
||||||||
3.700%, 04/06/50 |
130,000 | 144,574 | ||||||
Equities |
||||||||
5.000%, 01/15/29 |
10,000 | 10,100 | ||||||
3.900%, 10/01/27 |
25,000 | 24,008 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil |
||||||||
4.327%, 03/19/50 |
200,000 | 241,386 | ||||||
4.227%, 03/19/40 |
30,000 | 35,967 | ||||||
3.482%, 03/19/30 |
65,000 | 73,472 | ||||||
3.452%, 04/15/51 |
45,000 | 47,143 | ||||||
2.610%, 10/15/30 |
20,000 | 21,128 | ||||||
Gray Oak Pipeline |
||||||||
3.450%, 10/15/27(A) |
5,000 | 5,070 | ||||||
2.600%, 10/15/25(A) |
15,000 | 14,986 | ||||||
Jagged Peak Energy |
||||||||
5.875%, 05/01/26 |
75,000 | 77,250 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan |
||||||||
5.625%, 11/15/23(A) |
320,000 | 360,208 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners |
||||||||
5.800%, 03/15/35 |
200,000 | 238,186 | ||||||
Leviathan Bond |
||||||||
6.125%, 06/30/25(A) |
85,000 | 87,873 |
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
ENERGY (continued) | ||||||||
Nevada Power |
||||||||
3.125%, 08/01/50 |
$ | 250,000 | $ | 263,951 | ||||
Occidental Petroleum |
||||||||
5.875%, 09/01/25 |
30,000 | 26,400 | ||||||
3.000%, 02/15/27 |
250,000 | 188,750 | ||||||
2.600%, 08/13/21 |
150,000 | 146,625 | ||||||
ONEOK |
||||||||
5.850%, 01/15/26 |
50,000 | 56,859 | ||||||
Pattern Energy Operations |
||||||||
4.500%, 08/15/28(A) |
45,000 | 46,918 | ||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos |
||||||||
7.690%, 01/23/50 |
125,000 | 103,866 | ||||||
6.950%, 01/28/60 |
35,000 | 27,370 | ||||||
6.625%, 06/15/35 |
60,000 | 49,414 | ||||||
5.950%, 01/28/31 |
15,000 | 12,555 | ||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos MTN |
||||||||
6.750%, 09/21/47 |
230,000 | 178,547 | ||||||
Phillips 66 |
||||||||
4.300%, 04/01/22 |
500,000 | 525,172 | ||||||
Plains All American Pipeline |
||||||||
4.650%, 10/15/25 |
140,000 | 149,407 | ||||||
3.800%, 09/15/30 |
25,000 | 24,167 | ||||||
Range Resources |
||||||||
5.000%, 03/15/23 |
79,000 | 76,647 | ||||||
4.875%, 05/15/25 |
40,000 | 37,125 | ||||||
Rattler Midstream |
||||||||
5.625%, 07/15/25(A) |
55,000 | 56,513 | ||||||
Rockies Express Pipeline |
||||||||
6.875%, 04/15/40(A) |
40,000 | 41,000 | ||||||
Ruby Pipeline |
||||||||
7.750%, 04/01/22(A) |
157,197 | 134,945 | ||||||
Sabine Pass Liquefaction |
||||||||
4.500%, 05/15/30(A) |
175,000 | 195,776 | ||||||
Saudi Arabian Oil Company MTN |
||||||||
4.375%, 04/16/49(A) |
200,000 | 235,482 | ||||||
Shell International Finance BV |
||||||||
1.750%, 09/12/21 |
500,000 | 506,450 | ||||||
SM Energy |
||||||||
10.000%, 01/15/25(A) |
94,000 | 89,476 | ||||||
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations |
||||||||
5.400%, 10/01/47 |
85,000 | 81,931 | ||||||
5.350%, 05/15/45 |
65,000 | 61,904 | ||||||
3.900%, 07/15/26 |
200,000 | 206,111 | ||||||
Targa Resources Partners |
||||||||
6.875%, 01/15/29 |
20,000 | 21,450 | ||||||
TC PipeLines |
||||||||
4.650%, 06/15/21 |
400,000 | 406,117 | ||||||
Thaioil Treasury Center MTN |
||||||||
4.875%, 01/23/43(A) |
200,000 | 219,742 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
ENERGY (continued) | ||||||||
TransMontaigne Partners |
||||||||
6.125%, 02/15/26 |
$ | 23,000 | $ | 23,511 | ||||
Transocean Guardian |
||||||||
5.875%, 01/15/24(A) |
81,900 | 49,959 | ||||||
Transocean Pontus |
||||||||
6.125%, 08/01/25(A) |
47,580 | 42,034 | ||||||
Transocean Poseidon |
||||||||
6.875%, 02/01/27(A) |
55,000 | 41,250 | ||||||
Transocean Proteus |
||||||||
6.250%, 12/01/24(A) |
24,050 | 21,164 | ||||||
Transportadora de Gas Internacional ESP |
||||||||
5.550%, 11/01/28(A) |
200,000 | 229,902 | ||||||
USA Compression Partners |
||||||||
6.875%, 04/01/26 |
10,000 | 9,916 | ||||||
6.875%, 09/01/27 |
27,000 | 27,141 | ||||||
Williams |
||||||||
3.500%, 11/15/30 |
175,000 | 187,928 | ||||||
WPX Energy |
||||||||
4.500%, 01/15/30 |
135,000 | 129,600 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
8,982,305 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
FINANCIALS 5.8% | ||||||||
Ally Financial |
||||||||
3.050%, 06/05/23 |
250,000 | 261,376 | ||||||
American Express |
||||||||
2.500%, 07/30/24 |
160,000 | 169,720 | ||||||
American Express Credit MTN |
||||||||
2.700%, 03/03/22 |
750,000 | 772,334 | ||||||
Athene Global Funding |
||||||||
2.450%, 08/20/27(A) |
220,000 | 223,226 | ||||||
Banco Santander Chile |
||||||||
3.875%, 09/20/22(A) |
180,000 | 189,000 | ||||||
2.700%, 01/10/25(A) |
150,000 | 157,314 | ||||||
Bangkok Bank MTN |
||||||||
4.050%, 03/19/24(A) |
205,000 | 222,083 | ||||||
Bank of America |
||||||||
3.004%, 12/20/23 |
70,000 | 73,383 | ||||||
2.592%, 04/29/31 |
105,000 | 109,644 | ||||||
Bank of America MTN |
||||||||
4.083%, 03/20/51 |
80,000 | 97,581 | ||||||
3.970%, 03/05/29 |
500,000 | 574,294 | ||||||
3.559%, 04/23/27 |
345,000 | 384,658 | ||||||
3.300%, 01/11/23 |
500,000 | 530,087 | ||||||
2.884%, 10/22/30 |
80,000 | 85,986 | ||||||
Bank of New York Mellon MTN |
||||||||
3.500%, 04/28/23 |
250,000 | 269,337 | ||||||
Bayer US Finance II |
||||||||
4.625%, 06/25/38(A) |
100,000 | 117,033 | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Energy |
||||||||
4.250%, 10/15/50(A) |
25,000 | 30,951 | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Finance |
||||||||
4.200%, 08/15/48 |
250,000 | 313,434 |
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
FINANCIALS (continued) | ||||||||
BNP Paribas |
||||||||
2.819%, 11/19/25(A) |
$ | 320,000 | $ | 338,544 | ||||
BP Capital Markets America |
||||||||
3.633%, 04/06/30 |
160,000 | 180,158 | ||||||
Brighthouse Financial |
||||||||
5.625%, 05/15/30 |
130,000 | 153,462 | ||||||
Capital One Bank USA |
||||||||
3.375%, 02/15/23 |
500,000 | 529,528 | ||||||
Citigroup |
||||||||
4.412%, 03/31/31 |
270,000 | 320,585 | ||||||
3.980%, 03/20/30 |
250,000 | 286,781 | ||||||
3.200%, 10/21/26 |
110,000 | 120,978 | ||||||
2.572%, 06/03/31 |
140,000 | 145,893 | ||||||
Diageo Capital |
||||||||
2.125%, 04/29/32 |
250,000 | 259,648 | ||||||
Discover Bank |
||||||||
4.250%, 03/13/26 |
250,000 | 284,518 | ||||||
DNB Bank |
||||||||
2.150%, 12/02/22(A) |
370,000 | 382,916 | ||||||
Farmers Insurance Exchange |
||||||||
8.625%, 05/01/24(A) |
315,000 | 371,698 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp |
||||||||
3.950%, 03/14/28 |
250,000 | 288,793 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group |
||||||||
6.750%, 10/01/37 |
115,000 | 167,551 | ||||||
3.750%, 05/22/25 |
500,000 | 555,880 | ||||||
3.691%, 06/05/28 |
55,000 | 62,016 | ||||||
3.272%, 09/29/25 |
260,000 | 282,265 | ||||||
HSBC Holdings |
||||||||
4.300%, 03/08/26 |
250,000 | 284,417 | ||||||
2.013%, 09/22/28 |
280,000 | 278,455 | ||||||
Huntington Bancshares |
||||||||
2.625%, 08/06/24 |
205,000 | 218,354 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase |
||||||||
3.875%, 09/10/24 |
500,000 | 554,178 | ||||||
3.509%, 01/23/29 |
250,000 | 280,674 | ||||||
2.956%, 05/13/31 |
95,000 | 101,170 | ||||||
2.739%, 10/15/30 |
230,000 | 246,085 | ||||||
2.182%, 06/01/28 |
105,000 | 109,497 | ||||||
KeyCorp MTN |
||||||||
2.550%, 10/01/29 |
250,000 | 266,040 | ||||||
Liberty Mutual Group |
||||||||
3.950%, 05/15/60(A) |
65,000 | 70,604 | ||||||
Lloyds Banking Group |
||||||||
4.344%, 01/09/48 |
330,000 | 389,673 | ||||||
4.050%, 08/16/23 |
100,000 | 108,553 | ||||||
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance |
||||||||
3.375%, 04/15/50(A) |
110,000 | 112,170 | ||||||
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership |
||||||||
5.625%, 05/01/24 |
30,000 | 31,581 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS CORE PLUS BOND FUND | |
October 31, 2020 |
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
FINANCIALS (continued) | ||||||||
Morgan Stanley MTN |
||||||||
3.700%, 10/23/24 |
$ | 180,000 | $ | 200,033 | ||||
3.125%, 07/27/26 |
250,000 | 275,843 | ||||||
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance |
||||||||
4.750%, 04/30/43 |
175,000 | 180,688 | ||||||
3.400%, 02/07/28 |
250,000 | 286,247 | ||||||
Nationwide Building Society MTN |
||||||||
3.622%, 04/26/23(A) |
200,000 | 207,845 | ||||||
Nationwide Mutual Insurance |
||||||||
2.540%, 12/15/24(A) |
400,000 | 399,649 | ||||||
Navient MTN |
||||||||
6.125%, 03/25/24 |
85,000 | 86,063 | ||||||
Navient |
||||||||
6.750%, 06/15/26 |
10,000 | 10,075 | ||||||
5.875%, 10/25/24 |
10,000 | 9,925 | ||||||
5.000%, 03/15/27 |
110,000 | 102,722 | ||||||
New York Life Insurance |
||||||||
3.750%, 05/15/50(A) |
150,000 | 167,303 | ||||||
OneAmerica Financial Partners |
||||||||
4.250%, 10/15/50(A) |
20,000 | 20,923 | ||||||
PNC Bank |
||||||||
3.100%, 10/25/27 |
250,000 | 277,692 | ||||||
Quicken Loans |
||||||||
3.875%, 03/01/31(A) |
80,000 | 78,700 | ||||||
Raymond James Financial |
||||||||
4.950%, 07/15/46 |
120,000 | 157,971 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada MTN |
||||||||
1.150%, 06/10/25 |
250,000 | 254,037 | ||||||
Santander UK |
||||||||
5.000%, 11/07/23(A) |
55,000 | 60,154 | ||||||
Santander UK Group Holdings |
||||||||
5.625%, 09/15/45(A) |
200,000 | 252,533 | ||||||
4.796%, 11/15/24 |
145,000 | 160,080 | ||||||
Societe Generale MTN |
||||||||
2.625%, 01/22/25(A) |
310,000 | 322,553 | ||||||
Standard Chartered |
||||||||
2.819%, 01/30/26(A) |
260,000 | 270,574 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group |
||||||||
3.040%, 07/16/29 |
200,000 | 217,323 | ||||||
1.474%, 07/08/25 |
200,000 | 203,545 | ||||||
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America |
||||||||
4.375%, 09/15/54(A) |
350,000 | 372,008 | ||||||
Toronto-Dominion Bank MTN |
||||||||
2.650%, 06/12/24 |
200,000 | 213,721 | ||||||
0.750%, 06/12/23 |
250,000 | 251,688 | ||||||
Trivium Packaging Finance BV |
||||||||
5.500%, 08/15/26(A) |
90,000 | 94,275 |
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
FINANCIALS (continued) | ||||||||
Truist Financial |
||||||||
4.000%, 05/01/25 |
$ | 250,000 | $ | 283,436 | ||||
Truist Financial MTN |
||||||||
3.750%, 12/06/23 |
500,000 | 546,838 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp MTN |
||||||||
3.150%, 04/27/27 |
250,000 | 279,643 | ||||||
University of Pennsylvania |
||||||||
3.610%, 02/15/19 |
60,000 | 61,948 | ||||||
Wells Fargo MTN |
||||||||
5.013%, 04/04/51 |
180,000 | 243,519 | ||||||
2.879%, 10/30/30 |
635,000 | 675,835 | ||||||
2.393%, 06/02/28 |
130,000 | 135,111 | ||||||
Wells Fargo |
||||||||
3.069%, 01/24/23 |
500,000 | 515,113 | ||||||
3.068%, 04/30/41 |
160,000 | 165,540 | ||||||
Willis North America |
||||||||
2.950%, 09/15/29 |
40,000 | 43,555 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
20,448,814 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
HEALTH CARE 2.9% | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories |
||||||||
3.750%, 11/30/26 |
282,000 | 327,337 | ||||||
AbbVie |
||||||||
4.850%, 06/15/44(A) |
125,000 | 154,762 | ||||||
4.400%, 11/06/42 |
200,000 | 239,150 | ||||||
4.250%, 11/21/49(A) |
120,000 | 140,149 | ||||||
4.050%, 11/21/39(A) |
50,000 | 57,338 | ||||||
3.600%, 05/14/25 |
250,000 | 276,689 | ||||||
Aetna |
||||||||
2.800%, 06/15/23 |
225,000 | 236,322 | ||||||
Amgen |
||||||||
4.400%, 05/01/45 |
85,000 | 103,726 | ||||||
3.625%, 05/15/22 |
500,000 | 520,824 | ||||||
Anthem |
||||||||
3.650%, 12/01/27 |
190,000 | 214,817 | ||||||
Bayer US Finance II |
||||||||
4.875%, 06/25/48(A) |
240,000 | 288,627 | ||||||
Biogen |
||||||||
3.150%, 05/01/50 |
60,000 | 58,063 | ||||||
2.250%, 05/01/30 |
120,000 | 120,923 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb |
||||||||
3.875%, 08/15/25 |
250,000 | 284,331 | ||||||
Centene |
||||||||
5.375%, 08/15/26(A) |
47,000 | 49,702 | ||||||
4.250%, 12/15/27 |
175,000 | 184,222 | ||||||
3.375%, 02/15/30 |
95,000 | 98,681 | ||||||
3.000%, 10/15/30 |
209,000 | 217,037 | ||||||
Cigna |
||||||||
4.125%, 11/15/25 |
350,000 | 400,308 | ||||||
3.400%, 03/15/50 |
145,000 | 152,535 | ||||||
3.000%, 07/15/23 |
500,000 | 530,825 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS CORE PLUS BOND FUND | |
October 31, 2020 |
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
HEALTH CARE (continued) | ||||||||
CommonSpirit Health |
||||||||
2.782%, 10/01/30 |
$ | 55,000 | $ | 54,907 | ||||
CVS Health |
||||||||
5.125%, 07/20/45 |
195,000 | 246,819 | ||||||
5.050%, 03/25/48 |
435,000 | 551,703 | ||||||
4.300%, 03/25/28 |
70,000 | 81,060 | ||||||
2.700%, 08/21/40 |
250,000 | 238,676 | ||||||
DaVita |
||||||||
4.625%, 06/01/30(A) |
120,000 | 122,057 | ||||||
Eli Lilly |
||||||||
3.375%, 03/15/29 |
250,000 | 288,504 | ||||||
Encompass Health |
||||||||
4.750%, 02/01/30 |
57,000 | 59,372 | ||||||
4.625%, 04/01/31 |
50,000 | 51,500 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences |
||||||||
4.000%, 09/01/36 |
250,000 | 296,584 | ||||||
3.500%, 02/01/25 |
250,000 | 275,222 | ||||||
HCA |
||||||||
5.250%, 04/15/25 |
120,000 | 138,990 | ||||||
5.125%, 06/15/39 |
110,000 | 133,898 | ||||||
5.000%, 03/15/24 |
145,000 | 162,235 | ||||||
4.750%, 05/01/23 |
36,000 | 39,286 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson |
||||||||
3.500%, 01/15/48 |
250,000 | 306,287 | ||||||
Medtronic |
||||||||
3.500%, 03/15/25 |
350,000 | 393,260 | ||||||
Molina Healthcare |
||||||||
5.375%, 11/15/22 |
35,000 | 36,370 | ||||||
4.375%, 06/15/28(A) |
120,000 | 123,000 | ||||||
Partners Healthcare System |
||||||||
3.342%, 07/01/60 |
235,000 | 248,227 | ||||||
Quest Diagnostics |
||||||||
2.800%, 06/30/31 |
80,000 | 85,681 | ||||||
Stryker |
||||||||
3.650%, 03/07/28 |
100,000 | 114,429 | ||||||
1.950%, 06/15/30 |
105,000 | 106,556 | ||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical |
||||||||
2.050%, 03/31/30 |
250,000 | 251,625 | ||||||
Tenet Healthcare |
||||||||
5.125%, 11/01/27(A) |
80,000 | 82,376 | ||||||
4.875%, 01/01/26(A) |
96,000 | 97,385 | ||||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV |
||||||||
7.125%, 01/31/25 |
200,000 | 207,250 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group |
||||||||
4.750%, 07/15/45 |
170,000 | 230,577 | ||||||
Upjohn |
||||||||
4.000%, 06/22/50(A) |
30,000 | 31,759 | ||||||
Zoetis |
||||||||
3.250%, 02/01/23 |
385,000 | 405,700 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
10,117,663 | ||||||||
|
|
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
INDUSTRIALS 4.0% | ||||||||
3M MTN |
||||||||
3.125%, 09/19/46 |
$ | 250,000 | $ | 268,921 | ||||
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC |
||||||||
3.950%, 02/01/22 |
200,000 | 203,345 | ||||||
Air Lease MTN |
||||||||
3.750%, 06/01/26 |
185,000 | 190,208 | ||||||
Air Lease |
||||||||
3.500%, 01/15/22 |
180,000 | 184,199 | ||||||
Ardagh Packaging Finance |
||||||||
4.125%, 08/15/26(A) |
110,000 | 112,200 | ||||||
Avolon Holdings Funding |
||||||||
5.250%, 05/15/24(A) |
10,000 | 10,211 | ||||||
5.125%, 10/01/23(A) |
10,000 | 10,175 | ||||||
3.950%, 07/01/24(A) |
65,000 | 63,733 | ||||||
2.875%, 02/15/25(A) |
150,000 | 141,375 | ||||||
BAT Capital |
||||||||
4.540%, 08/15/47 |
165,000 | 173,669 | ||||||
2.789%, 09/06/24 |
355,000 | 374,787 | ||||||
2.726%, 03/25/31 |
265,000 | 261,670 | ||||||
Boeing |
||||||||
5.805%, 05/01/50 |
175,000 | 206,099 | ||||||
5.705%, 05/01/40 |
175,000 | 202,994 | ||||||
3.650%, 03/01/47 |
250,000 | 221,191 | ||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe |
||||||||
3.900%, 08/01/46 |
250,000 | 297,363 | ||||||
3.550%, 02/15/50 |
65,000 | 74,854 | ||||||
Canadian Pacific Railway |
||||||||
2.050%, 03/05/30 |
500,000 | 517,280 | ||||||
Caterpillar Financial Services MTN |
||||||||
2.150%, 11/08/24 |
70,000 | 73,984 | ||||||
1.450%, 05/15/25 |
250,000 | 257,732 | ||||||
Clark Equipment |
||||||||
5.875%, 06/01/25(A) |
30,000 | 31,200 | ||||||
Clean Harbors |
||||||||
5.125%, 07/15/29(A) |
92,000 | 99,997 | ||||||
CNH Industrial Capital |
||||||||
4.375%, 04/05/22 |
120,000 | 125,872 | ||||||
1.950%, 07/02/23 |
55,000 | 55,950 | ||||||
CSX |
||||||||
4.750%, 05/30/42 |
250,000 | 316,102 | ||||||
Deere |
||||||||
3.750%, 04/15/50 |
30,000 | 37,158 | ||||||
Delta Air Lines |
||||||||
4.750%, 10/20/28(A) |
115,000 | 117,554 | ||||||
Eaton |
||||||||
3.103%, 09/15/27 |
300,000 | 333,815 | ||||||
2.750%, 11/02/22 |
500,000 | 523,183 | ||||||
Embraer Netherlands Finance BV |
||||||||
5.050%, 06/15/25 |
190,000 | 183,540 | ||||||
Equifax |
||||||||
7.000%, 07/01/37 |
20,000 | 26,255 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
INDUSTRIALS (continued) | ||||||||
3.300%, 12/15/22 |
$ | 55,000 | $ | 57,688 | ||||
3.100%, 05/15/30 |
20,000 | 21,615 | ||||||
2.600%, 12/15/25 |
35,000 | 37,556 | ||||||
FedEx |
||||||||
4.050%, 02/15/48 |
250,000 | 288,600 | ||||||
3.875%, 08/01/42 |
250,000 | 276,415 | ||||||
GATX |
||||||||
4.000%, 06/30/30 |
45,000 | 51,919 | ||||||
3.250%, 09/15/26 |
250,000 | 272,534 | ||||||
GE Capital Funding |
||||||||
4.400%, 05/15/30(A) |
110,000 | 120,235 | ||||||
GE Capital International Funding Unlimited |
||||||||
4.418%, 11/15/35 |
690,000 | 746,120 | ||||||
General Dynamics |
||||||||
1.875%, 08/15/23 |
500,000 | 518,907 | ||||||
General Electric |
||||||||
4.350%, 05/01/50 |
30,000 | 31,962 | ||||||
4.250%, 05/01/40 |
245,000 | 258,244 | ||||||
4.125%, 10/09/42 |
20,000 | 20,776 | ||||||
GFL Environmental |
||||||||
5.125%, 12/15/26(A) |
66,000 | 69,313 | ||||||
3.750%, 08/01/25(A) |
35,000 | 35,000 | ||||||
Huntington Ingalls Industries |
||||||||
4.200%, 05/01/30(A) |
45,000 | 51,896 | ||||||
Icahn Enterprises |
||||||||
5.250%, 05/15/27 |
65,000 | 67,262 | ||||||
IHS Markit |
||||||||
5.000%, 11/01/22(A) |
37,000 | 39,600 | ||||||
4.750%, 08/01/28 |
125,000 | 147,004 | ||||||
4.000%, 03/01/26(A) |
24,000 | 26,722 | ||||||
John Deere Capital MTN |
||||||||
2.600%, 03/07/24 |
50,000 | 53,360 | ||||||
Kansas City Southern |
||||||||
3.500%, 05/01/50 |
50,000 | 51,535 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin |
||||||||
4.500%, 05/15/36 |
250,000 | 319,588 | ||||||
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding |
||||||||
5.500%, 04/15/24(A) |
10,000 | 10,004 | ||||||
Mexico City Airport Trust |
||||||||
5.500%, 07/31/47(A) |
200,000 | 172,460 | ||||||
Molex Electronic Technologies |
||||||||
3.900%, 04/15/25(A) |
87,000 | 90,227 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern |
||||||||
4.450%, 06/15/45 |
250,000 | 312,313 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman |
||||||||
3.250%, 01/15/28 |
250,000 | 279,356 | ||||||
Owens Corning |
||||||||
4.200%, 12/01/24 |
95,000 | 104,749 | ||||||
PowerTeam Services |
||||||||
9.033%, 12/04/25(A) |
62,000 | 65,642 |
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
INDUSTRIALS (continued) | ||||||||
Raytheon |
||||||||
3.150%, 12/15/24 |
$ | 450,000 | $ | 486,576 | ||||
Raytheon Technologies |
||||||||
4.500%, 06/01/42 |
250,000 | 313,388 | ||||||
3.750%, 11/01/46 |
250,000 | 286,226 | ||||||
2.250%, 07/01/30 |
125,000 | 130,393 | ||||||
Republic Services |
||||||||
3.550%, 06/01/22 |
250,000 | 260,153 | ||||||
Roper Technologies |
||||||||
1.400%, 09/15/27 |
320,000 | 320,170 | ||||||
Ryder System MTN |
||||||||
2.500%, 09/01/24 |
115,000 | 121,396 | ||||||
Sabre GLBL |
||||||||
7.375%, 09/01/25(A) |
40,000 | 40,800 | ||||||
Sensata Technologies |
||||||||
3.750%, 02/15/31(A) |
65,000 | 64,350 | ||||||
Southwest Airlines |
||||||||
5.125%, 06/15/27 |
130,000 | 144,559 | ||||||
3.450%, 11/16/27 |
375,000 | 379,860 | ||||||
Textron |
||||||||
3.000%, 06/01/30 |
270,000 | 283,770 | ||||||
TTX MTN |
||||||||
3.900%, 02/01/45(A) |
400,000 | 453,691 | ||||||
Union Pacific |
||||||||
4.150%, 01/15/45 |
250,000 | 299,477 | ||||||
Univar Solutions USA |
||||||||
5.125%, 12/01/27(A) |
65,000 | 67,361 | ||||||
Waste Management |
||||||||
3.500%, 05/15/24 |
250,000 | 271,901 | ||||||
Waste Pro USA |
||||||||
5.500%, 02/15/26(A) |
42,000 | 42,420 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
14,261,709 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1.2% | ||||||||
Apple |
||||||||
3.850%, 05/04/43 |
45,000 | 55,213 | ||||||
2.200%, 09/11/29 |
85,000 | 90,820 | ||||||
2.050%, 09/11/26 |
165,000 | 175,764 | ||||||
Broadcom |
||||||||
4.700%, 04/15/25 |
145,000 | 164,881 | ||||||
3.150%, 11/15/25 |
175,000 | 188,612 | ||||||
Change Healthcare Holdings |
||||||||
5.750%, 03/01/25(A) |
10,000 | 9,996 | ||||||
Corning |
||||||||
5.450%, 11/15/79 |
165,000 | 208,101 | ||||||
DXC Technology |
||||||||
4.125%, 04/15/25 |
35,000 | 37,684 | ||||||
4.000%, 04/15/23 |
135,000 | 142,980 | ||||||
Gartner |
||||||||
3.750%, 10/01/30(A) |
110,000 | 112,486 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued) | ||||||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
||||||||
6.200%, 10/15/35 |
$ | 160,000 | $ | 197,899 | ||||
4.650%, 10/01/24 |
25,000 | 28,218 | ||||||
4.450%, 10/02/23 |
115,000 | 126,950 | ||||||
Intel |
||||||||
4.750%, 03/25/50 |
155,000 | 211,416 | ||||||
2.875%, 05/11/24 |
500,000 | 537,048 | ||||||
J2 Global |
||||||||
4.625%, 10/15/30(A) |
150,000 | 151,552 | ||||||
Jabil |
||||||||
3.000%, 01/15/31 |
60,000 | 60,663 | ||||||
Mastercard |
||||||||
3.850%, 03/26/50 |
45,000 | 56,016 | ||||||
Microchip Technology |
||||||||
4.333%, 06/01/23 |
95,000 | 102,382 | ||||||
2.670%, 09/01/23(A) |
85,000 | 88,202 | ||||||
Micron Technology |
||||||||
2.497%, 04/24/23 |
120,000 | 124,888 | ||||||
Oracle |
||||||||
3.600%, 04/01/40 |
130,000 | 145,011 | ||||||
2.950%, 11/15/24 |
250,000 | 270,578 | ||||||
Park Aerospace Holdings |
||||||||
5.500%, 02/15/24(A) |
40,000 | 41,355 | ||||||
5.250%, 08/15/22(A) |
30,000 | 30,894 | ||||||
4.500%, 03/15/23(A) |
95,000 | 96,081 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings |
||||||||
3.250%, 06/01/50 |
125,000 | 134,920 | ||||||
Qorvo |
||||||||
3.375%, 04/01/31(A) |
115,000 | 116,438 | ||||||
Sabre GLBL |
||||||||
9.250%, 04/15/25(A) |
15,000 | 16,538 | ||||||
Science Applications International |
||||||||
4.875%, 04/01/28(A) |
15,000 | 15,714 | ||||||
Seagate HDD Cayman |
||||||||
4.125%, 01/15/31(A) |
20,000 | 21,555 | ||||||
SS&C Technologies |
||||||||
5.500%, 09/30/27(A) |
43,000 | 45,702 | ||||||
Texas Instruments |
||||||||
2.250%, 09/04/29 |
60,000 | 64,073 | ||||||
Xilinx |
||||||||
2.375%, 06/01/30 |
175,000 | 178,571 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
4,049,201 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
MATERIALS 1.3% | ||||||||
Air Liquide Finance |
||||||||
2.500%, 09/27/26(A) |
250,000 | 271,191 | ||||||
Air Products and Chemicals |
||||||||
1.500%, 10/15/25 |
35,000 | 36,277 | ||||||
Albemarle |
||||||||
4.150%, 12/01/24 |
250,000 | 272,556 | ||||||
Amcor Finance USA |
||||||||
3.625%, 04/28/26 |
200,000 | 221,590 |
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
MATERIALS (continued) | ||||||||
Anglo American Capital |
||||||||
2.625%, 09/10/30(A) |
$ | 200,000 | $ | 200,151 | ||||
Braskem America Finance |
||||||||
7.125%, 07/22/41(A) |
280,000 | 298,550 | ||||||
Ecolab |
||||||||
4.800%, 03/24/30 |
15,000 | 19,043 | ||||||
Freeport-McMoRan |
||||||||
4.625%, 08/01/30 |
85,000 | 90,738 | ||||||
Fresnillo |
||||||||
4.250%, 10/02/50(A) |
200,000 | 203,550 | ||||||
Glencore Funding |
||||||||
2.500%, 09/01/30(A) |
255,000 | 247,883 | ||||||
Graphic Packaging International |
||||||||
4.750%, 07/15/27(A) |
35,000 | 37,975 | ||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances |
||||||||
5.000%, 09/26/48 |
160,000 | 199,122 | ||||||
International Paper |
||||||||
3.800%, 01/15/26 |
250,000 | 285,339 | ||||||
Koppers |
||||||||
6.000%, 02/15/25(A) |
75,000 | 76,688 | ||||||
LYB International Finance II BV |
||||||||
3.500%, 03/02/27 |
250,000 | 274,937 | ||||||
LYB International Finance III |
||||||||
2.250%, 10/01/30 |
40,000 | 39,921 | ||||||
Nutrien |
||||||||
3.375%, 03/15/25 |
250,000 | 274,397 | ||||||
Nutrition & Biosciences |
||||||||
3.468%, 12/01/50(A) |
100,000 | 102,365 | ||||||
OCP |
||||||||
5.625%, 04/25/24(A) |
200,000 | 217,106 | ||||||
Orbia Advance |
||||||||
6.750%, 09/19/42(A) |
205,000 | 258,556 | ||||||
Owens-Brockway Glass Container |
||||||||
6.625%, 05/13/27(A) |
60,000 | 64,350 | ||||||
Sealed Air |
||||||||
4.875%, 12/01/22(A) |
55,000 | 57,888 | ||||||
4.000%, 12/01/27(A) |
10,000 | 10,475 | ||||||
Sherwin-Williams |
||||||||
3.125%, 06/01/24 |
250,000 | 270,728 | ||||||
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile |
||||||||
4.250%, 01/22/50(A) |
200,000 | 220,000 | ||||||
Steel Dynamics |
||||||||
3.450%, 04/15/30 |
20,000 | 21,962 | ||||||
2.400%, 06/15/25 |
35,000 | 36,726 | ||||||
Summit Materials |
||||||||
5.250%, 01/15/29(A) |
10,000 | 10,300 | ||||||
Suzano Austria GmbH |
||||||||
3.750%, 01/15/31 |
20,000 | 20,592 | ||||||
Vale Overseas |
||||||||
3.750%, 07/08/30 |
85,000 | 89,504 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
UTILITIES 1.8% | ||||||||
Acwa Power Management And Investments One |
||||||||
5.950%, 12/15/39(A) |
$ | 330,000 | $ | 377,850 | ||||
AES |
||||||||
5.125%, 09/01/27 |
30,000 | 32,177 | ||||||
3.950%, 07/15/30(A) |
20,000 | 22,193 | ||||||
3.300%, 07/15/25(A) |
40,000 | 43,421 | ||||||
Baltimore Gas & Electric |
||||||||
3.500%, 08/15/46 |
250,000 | 280,152 | ||||||
Boston Gas |
||||||||
3.001%, 08/01/29(A) |
35,000 | 38,071 | ||||||
Connecticut Light & Power |
||||||||
4.000%, 04/01/48 |
250,000 | 313,280 | ||||||
Dominion Energy |
||||||||
3.375%, 04/01/30 |
85,000 | 95,896 | ||||||
DPL |
||||||||
4.125%, 07/01/25(A) |
35,000 | 36,575 | ||||||
Duke Energy Carolinas |
||||||||
4.250%, 12/15/41 |
500,000 | 614,615 | ||||||
Edison International |
||||||||
4.950%, 04/15/25 |
10,000 | 11,060 | ||||||
Enel Americas |
||||||||
4.000%, 10/25/26 |
40,000 | 43,630 | ||||||
Enel Generacion Chile |
||||||||
4.250%, 04/15/24 |
45,000 | 48,244 | ||||||
Entergy |
||||||||
2.800%, 06/15/30 |
70,000 | 75,321 | ||||||
Essential Utilities |
||||||||
2.704%, 04/15/30 |
75,000 | 79,367 | ||||||
Exelon |
||||||||
4.050%, 04/15/30 |
45,000 | 52,090 | ||||||
Florida Power & Light |
||||||||
3.950%, 03/01/48 |
190,000 | 238,990 | ||||||
3.150%, 10/01/49 |
85,000 | 94,901 | ||||||
Georgia Power |
||||||||
4.300%, 03/15/43 |
250,000 | 296,725 | ||||||
ITC Holdings |
||||||||
3.650%, 06/15/24 |
204,000 | 222,285 | ||||||
Metropolitan Edison |
||||||||
4.000%, 04/15/25(A) |
400,000 | 436,687 | ||||||
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings |
||||||||
2.750%, 11/01/29 |
250,000 | 268,533 | ||||||
Ohio Power |
||||||||
2.600%, 04/01/30 |
30,000 | 32,653 | ||||||
PacifiCorp |
||||||||
5.750%, 04/01/37 |
250,000 | 346,538 | ||||||
4.150%, 02/15/50 |
250,000 | 307,030 | ||||||
PG&E |
||||||||
5.250%, 07/01/30 |
15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
5.000%, 07/01/28 |
20,000 | 20,050 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,
|
||||||||
3.350%, 01/25/28 |
$ | 80,000 | $ | 92,108 | ||||
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,
|
||||||||
3.600%, 01/25/28 |
155,000 | 180,685 | ||||||
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,
|
||||||||
3.780%, 10/25/28(C) |
130,000 | 154,123 | ||||||
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,
|
||||||||
3.900%, 10/25/33(C) |
240,000 | 297,259 | ||||||
FHLMC, Ser 2016-4639, Cl HZ |
||||||||
3.250%, 04/15/53 |
435,224 | 491,528 | ||||||
FHLMC, Ser 2018-4818, Cl CA |
||||||||
3.000%, 04/15/48 |
143,457 | 149,365 | ||||||
FNMA |
||||||||
5.000%, 06/01/48 |
524,790 | 579,179 | ||||||
4.500%, 03/01/49 |
4,510,286 | 4,908,166 | ||||||
4.000%, 12/01/45 |
3,063,328 | 3,313,136 | ||||||
3.500%, 10/01/45 |
5,816,585 | 6,200,292 | ||||||
3.450%, 05/01/34 |
220,000 | 258,678 | ||||||
3.210%, 11/01/37 |
303,372 | 348,722 | ||||||
3.182%, 09/01/27(C) |
180,587 | 202,248 | ||||||
3.000%, 11/01/49 |
5,717,665 | 6,068,011 | ||||||
2.960%, 04/01/27 |
192,865 | 212,752 | ||||||
2.950%, 06/01/31 |
220,000 | 245,593 | ||||||
2.710%, 12/01/27 |
177,259 | 192,272 | ||||||
2.500%, 06/01/29 |
2,281,984 | 2,390,008 | ||||||
2.455%, 04/01/40 |
175,000 | 180,999 | ||||||
2.000%, 10/01/40 |
2,107,133 | 2,181,588 | ||||||
1.500%, 09/01/35 |
496,113 | 506,746 | ||||||
FNMA TBA |
||||||||
2.500%, 12/01/42 |
5,120,000 | 5,334,119 | ||||||
2.000%, 12/16/69 |
8,588,000 | 8,852,138 | ||||||
1.500%, 11/17/69 |
550,000 | 561,548 | ||||||
FNMA, Ser 2018-38, Cl PA |
||||||||
3.500%, 06/25/47 |
132,470 | 138,664 | ||||||
FNMA, Ser 2018-57, Cl QA |
||||||||
3.500%, 05/25/46 |
177,150 | 183,704 | ||||||
FNMA, Ser 2018-86, Cl JA |
||||||||
4.000%, 05/25/47 |
131,396 | 136,359 | ||||||
FNMA, Ser 2018-94, Cl KD |
||||||||
3.500%, 12/25/48 |
71,270 | 75,068 | ||||||
FNMA, Ser 2018-M10, Cl A2 |
||||||||
3.482%, 07/25/28(C) |
25,000 | 28,724 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust, Ser 2006-AR4, Cl A1 |
||||||||
0.359%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.210%, 12/25/36 |
$ | 470,413 | $ | 436,202 | ||||
Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust, Ser 2007-AR5, Cl 1A1A |
||||||||
0.319%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.170%, 06/25/47 |
549,709 | 499,893 | ||||||
BX Trust, Ser 2019-OC11, Cl A |
||||||||
3.202%, 12/09/41(A) |
55,000 | 57,119 | ||||||
CALI Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-101C, Cl A |
||||||||
3.957%, 03/10/29 |
120,000 | 133,550 | ||||||
Century Plaza Towers, Ser 2019-CPT, Cl A |
||||||||
2.865%, 11/13/39(A) |
105,000 | 113,054 | ||||||
CIM Trust, Ser 2019-R4, Cl A1 |
||||||||
3.000%, 10/25/59(A)(C) |
486,828 | 452,076 | ||||||
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-C7, Cl A4 |
||||||||
3.102%, 12/15/72 |
165,000 | 182,762 | ||||||
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-GC43, Cl A4 |
||||||||
3.038%, 11/10/52 |
185,000 | 203,831 | ||||||
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2005-3, Cl 2A4 |
||||||||
4.060%, 08/25/35(C) |
264,142 | 227,038 | ||||||
COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-UBS5, Cl A4 |
||||||||
3.838%, 09/10/47 |
310,000 | 338,864 | ||||||
DC Office Trust, Ser 2019-MTC, Cl A |
||||||||
2.965%, 09/15/45(A) |
115,000 | 124,731 | ||||||
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2020-GC45, Cl A5 |
||||||||
2.911%, 02/13/53 |
75,000 | 81,895 | ||||||
HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2006-10, Cl 1A1A |
||||||||
0.347%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.200%, 11/19/36 |
475,369 | 419,008 | ||||||
Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-30HY, Cl A |
||||||||
3.228%, 07/10/39(A) |
115,000 | 127,322 | ||||||
Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust, Ser 2019-55HY, Cl A |
||||||||
3.041%, 12/10/41(A)(C) |
115,000 | 125,014 | ||||||
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2014-C22, Cl A4 |
||||||||
3.801%, 09/15/47 |
180,000 | 196,013 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2019-OSB, Cl A |
||||||||
3.397%, 06/05/39(A) |
110,000 | 124,187 | ||||||
MKT Mortgage Trust, Ser 2020-525M, Cl A |
||||||||
2.694%, 02/12/40(A) |
140,000 | 143,650 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
3.000%, 11/15/45 |
$ | 105,000 | $ | 137,050 | ||||
3.000%, 02/15/49 |
250,000 | 330,664 | ||||||
2.875%, 08/15/45 |
250,000 | 319,170 | ||||||
2.750%, 08/15/42 |
250,000 | 311,299 | ||||||
2.500%, 02/15/45 |
250,000 | 299,014 | ||||||
2.500%, 02/15/46 |
250,000 | 299,580 | ||||||
1.375%, 08/15/50 |
3,861,000 | 3,623,307 | ||||||
1.250%, 05/15/50 |
620,000 | 563,231 | ||||||
1.125%, 05/15/40 |
1,455,000 | 1,388,161 | ||||||
1.125%, 08/15/40 |
314,000 | 298,692 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities |
||||||||
1.000%, 02/15/49 |
919,290 | 1,251,036 | ||||||
0.250%, 02/15/50 |
521,439 | 598,507 | ||||||
0.125%, 07/15/30 |
483,564 | 530,787 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes |
||||||||
3.125%, 11/15/28 |
1,370,000 | 1,627,464 | ||||||
2.875%, 05/31/25 |
400,000 | 445,937 | ||||||
2.875%, 08/15/28 |
545,000 | 634,755 | ||||||
2.750%, 02/15/24 |
500,000 | 541,387 | ||||||
2.625%, 12/31/25 |
1,561,000 | 1,737,832 | ||||||
2.250%, 11/15/24 |
250,000 | 269,599 | ||||||
2.125%, 05/31/26 |
385,000 | 420,312 | ||||||
2.000%, 02/15/25 |
250,000 | 267,891 | ||||||
2.000%, 08/15/25 |
250,000 | 269,307 | ||||||
1.875%, 08/31/22 |
500,000 | 515,625 | ||||||
1.875%, 09/30/22 |
500,000 | 516,387 | ||||||
1.750%, 11/15/20 |
1,130,000 | 1,130,642 | ||||||
1.625%, 02/15/26 |
1,090,000 | 1,158,295 | ||||||
1.625%, 10/31/26 |
840,000 | 894,994 | ||||||
1.500%, 02/28/23 |
500,000 | 515,449 | ||||||
1.500%, 08/15/26 |
250,000 | 264,346 | ||||||
1.375%, 08/31/23 |
500,000 | 516,719 | ||||||
0.625%, 03/31/27 |
425,000 | 426,477 | ||||||
0.625%, 08/15/30 |
1,069,000 | 1,045,616 | ||||||
0.500%, 10/31/27 |
475,000 | 470,769 | ||||||
0.375%, 09/30/27 |
2,520,000 | 2,477,475 | ||||||
0.250%, 09/30/25 |
5,651,000 | 5,616,564 | ||||||
0.250%, 10/31/25 |
5,965,000 | 5,926,787 | ||||||
0.125%, 08/31/22 |
8,505,000 | 8,500,016 | ||||||
0.125%, 09/30/22 |
7,755,000 | 7,750,153 | ||||||
0.125%, 10/31/22 |
3,885,000 | 3,882,724 | ||||||
United States Treasury Bills |
||||||||
1.892%, 11/12/20 (D) |
4,335,000 | 4,334,913 | ||||||
0.326%, 11/03/20 (D) |
1,125,000 | 1,124,998 | ||||||
0.250%, 01/26/21 (D) |
3,915,000 | 3,913,706 | ||||||
0.205%, 01/28/21 (D) |
1,635,000 | 1,634,625 | ||||||
0.168%, 11/24/20 (D) |
445,000 | 444,977 | ||||||
0.097%, 01/21/21 (D) |
610,000 | 609,883 | ||||||
0.090%, 01/12/21 (D) |
5,350,000 | 5,349,103 | ||||||
0.073%, 12/03/20 (D) |
1,200,000 | 1,199,912 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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SOVEREIGN DEBT (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount(1) | Value | |||||||
Japan Treasury Discount Bill |
||||||||
-0.099%, 11/09/20 (D)(F) |
JPY | 86,900,000 | $ | 830,053 | ||||
-0.099%, 01/18/21 (D)(F) |
JPY | 55,000,000 | 525,443 | |||||
-0.123%, 02/25/21 (D)(F) |
JPY | 231,400,000 | 2,210,923 | |||||
-0.167%, 03/25/21 (D)(F) |
JPY | 24,500,000 | 234,107 | |||||
-0.184%, 11/10/20 (D)(F) |
JPY | 80,900,000 | 772,743 | |||||
-0.185%, 01/12/21 (D)(F) |
JPY | 66,800,000 | 638,163 | |||||
-0.217%, 11/25/20 (D)(F) |
JPY | 174,000,000 | 1,662,079 | |||||
-0.380%, 01/12/21 (D)(F) |
JPY | 221,800,000 | 2,118,930 | |||||
-0.416%, 02/10/21 (D)(F) |
JPY | 352,650,000 | 3,369,259 | |||||
-0.601%, 12/14/20 (D)(F) |
JPY | 63,550,000 | 607,069 | |||||
-1.793%, 03/10/21 (D)(F) |
JPY | 418,500,000 | 3,998,732 | |||||
Korea Treasury Bond |
||||||||
1.875%, 03/10/22 |
KRW 2,848,000,000 | 2,547,234 | ||||||
1.875%, 03/10/24 |
KRW | 2,650,000,000 | 2,398,089 | |||||
1.375%, 09/10/21 |
KRW | 4,200,000,000 | 3,723,445 | |||||
1.375%, 09/10/24 |
KRW | 4,000,000,000 | 3,557,600 | |||||
1.375%, 12/10/29 |
KRW | 5,455,000,000 | 4,738,357 | |||||
Letras de la Nacion Argentina con Ajuste por CER |
||||||||
-49.474%, 12/04/20 (D)(F) |
ARS | 12,935,000 | 97,992 | |||||
-137.917%, 02/26/21 (D)(F) |
ARS | 1,279,300 | 8,668 | |||||
Mexican Bonos |
||||||||
10.000%, 12/05/24 |
MXN | 1,420,000 | 79,181 | |||||
8.500%, 05/31/29 |
MXN | 3,750,800 | 206,288 | |||||
8.000%, 12/07/23 |
MXN | 7,727,000 | 397,940 | |||||
7.250%, 12/09/21 |
MXN | 84,680,000 | 4,116,051 | |||||
6.750%, 03/09/23 |
MXN | 3,313,000 | 163,683 | |||||
6.500%, 06/10/21 |
MXN | 15,720,000 | 749,986 | |||||
6.500%, 06/09/22 |
MXN | 64,744,000 | 3,146,409 | |||||
5.750%, 03/05/26 |
MXN | 9,600,000 | 460,464 | |||||
Mexico Cetes |
||||||||
22.409%, 03/25/21 (D) |
MXN | 112,924,000 | 523,309 | |||||
19.803%, 02/25/21 (D) |
MXN | 122,986,000 | 571,805 | |||||
5.150%, 12/03/20 (D) |
MXN | 4,173,000 | 19,595 | |||||
5.108%, 01/28/21 (D) |
MXN | 4,173,000 | 19,466 | |||||
4.709%, 11/05/20 (D) |
MXN | 84,954,000 | 400,226 | |||||
4.525%, 12/17/20 (D) |
MXN | 17,465,000 | 81,873 | |||||
Norway Government Bond |
||||||||
3.750%, 05/25/21 (A) |
NOK | 27,537,000 | 2,943,143 | |||||
3.000%, 03/14/24 (A) |
NOK | 9,451,000 | 1,080,176 | |||||
2.000%, 05/24/23 (A) |
NOK | 17,470,000 | 1,912,454 | |||||
1.750%, 03/13/25 (A) |
NOK | 3,113,000 | 345,604 | |||||
1.500%, 02/19/26 (A) |
NOK | 1,971,000 | 218,043 | |||||
Oman Government International Bond |
||||||||
3.875%, 03/08/22(A) |
200,000 | 197,171 | ||||||
Panama Government International Bond |
||||||||
4.500%, 04/01/56 |
200,000 | 246,000 | ||||||
Peruvian Government International Bond |
||||||||
2.392%, 01/23/26 |
30,000 | 31,530 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS CORE PLUS BOND FUND | |
October 31, 2020 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
OTHER ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued) | ||||||||
Navient Student Loan Trust, Ser 2014-4, Cl A |
||||||||
0.769%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.620%, 03/25/83 |
$ | 238,155 | $ | 230,087 | ||||
Navient Student Loan Trust, Ser 2017-3A, Cl A3 |
||||||||
1.199%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+1.050%, 07/26/66(A) |
310,000 | 310,169 | ||||||
Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Ser 2014-4A, Cl A2 |
||||||||
1.099%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.950%, 11/25/48(A) |
300,000 | 293,686 | ||||||
Planet Fitness Master Issuer, Ser 2018-1A, Cl A2I |
||||||||
4.262%, 09/05/48(A) |
181,300 | 181,260 | ||||||
SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser 2007-2, Cl B |
||||||||
0.385%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+0.170%, 07/25/25 |
370,000 | 317,932 | ||||||
SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser 2007-7, Cl A4 |
||||||||
0.545%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+0.330%, 01/25/22 |
225,983 | 215,432 | ||||||
SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser 2008-5, Cl A4 |
||||||||
1.915%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.700%, 07/25/23 |
77,027 | 76,064 | ||||||
SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser 2008-6, Cl A4 |
||||||||
1.315%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.100%, 07/25/23 |
332,711 | 324,199 | ||||||
SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser 2008-6, Cl B |
||||||||
2.065%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.850%, 07/26/83 |
320,000 | 286,656 | ||||||
SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser 2008-9, Cl A |
||||||||
1.715%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.500%, 04/25/23 |
118,976 | 116,752 | ||||||
SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser 2011-2, Cl A2 |
||||||||
1.349%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+1.200%, 10/25/34 |
150,000 | 150,835 | ||||||
SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser 2012-1, Cl A3 |
||||||||
1.099%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.950%, 09/25/28 |
222,529 | 213,492 | ||||||
SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser 2014-1, Cl A3 |
||||||||
0.749%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.600%, 02/26/29 |
198,784 | 186,308 | ||||||
SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser 2014-3A, Cl A6A |
||||||||
0.765%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+0.550%, 10/25/64(A) |
300,082 | 293,601 | ||||||
Soundview Home Loan Trust, Ser 2005-2, Cl M5 |
||||||||
1.139%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.990%, 07/25/35 |
243,733 | 245,695 | ||||||
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-2, Cl 1A12 |
||||||||
2.750%, 11/25/60(A)(C) |
62,687 | 63,316 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
MUNICIPAL BONDS (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
Missouri 0.0% | ||||||||
Missouri State, RB |
||||||||
3.652%, 08/15/57 |
$ | 50,000 | $ | 59,690 | ||||
|
|
|||||||
Montana 0.1% | ||||||||
Montana State, Board of Regents, Ser C, RB |
||||||||
3.225%, 11/15/49 |
500,000 | 508,835 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
New York 0.4% | ||||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Ser C2, RB |
||||||||
5.175%, 11/15/49 |
65,000 | 66,209 | ||||||
New York & New Jersey, Port Authority, Ser 181, RB |
||||||||
4.960%, 08/01/46 |
500,000 | 644,960 | ||||||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB |
||||||||
5.508%, 08/01/37 |
120,000 | 159,068 | ||||||
New York City Water & Sewer System, Ser GG, RB |
||||||||
4.000%, 06/15/50 |
50,000 | 57,192 | ||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Ser A, RB |
||||||||
4.000%, 03/15/44 |
145,000 | 164,410 | ||||||
New York State, Dormitory Authority, Ser A, RB |
||||||||
4.000%, 07/01/50 |
110,000 | 122,454 | ||||||
New York State, Dormitory Authority, Ser S, RB |
||||||||
3.998%, 07/01/39 |
250,000 | 275,030 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,489,323 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Ohio 0.1% | ||||||||
University of Cincinnati, Ser B, RB |
||||||||
2.883%, 06/01/32 |
250,000 | 261,538 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Oregon 0.1% | ||||||||
Oregon State, Department of Transportation, Ser B, RB |
||||||||
2.951%, 11/15/33 |
250,000 | 271,570 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Pennsylvania 0.1% | ||||||||
University of Pittsburgh-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Ser C-REMK, RB |
||||||||
3.005%, 09/15/41 |
250,000 | 259,370 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Texas 0.5% | ||||||||
Austin, Electric Utility Revenue, Ser C, RB |
||||||||
3.566%, 11/15/49 |
250,000 | 266,422 | ||||||
Grand Parkway Transportation, Ser B, RB |
||||||||
3.236%, 10/01/52 |
275,000 | 277,846 | ||||||
Houston, Combined Utility System Revenue, Ser E, RB |
||||||||
3.923%, 11/15/30 |
250,000 | 291,775 | ||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority, RB |
||||||||
2.527%, 01/01/35 |
250,000 | 249,182 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS CORE PLUS BOND FUND | |
October 31, 2020 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
LOAN PARTICIPATION NOTES (continued) | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
UTILITIES 0.0% | ||||||||
PG&E Corporation, Term Loan, 1st Lien |
||||||||
5.500%, VAR LIBOR+4.500%, 06/23/25 |
$ | 89,775 | $ | 88,653 | ||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Loan Participation Notes
|
1,946,731 | |||||||
|
|
COMMERCIAL PAPER 0.1% | ||||||||
Face Amount | Value | |||||||
Ford Credit Motor, 2.880%, 1/8/2021 |
$ | 215,000 | $ | 213,747 | ||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Commercial Paper
|
213,747 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Investments in Securities 100.6%
|
$ | 356,597,765 | ||||||
|
|
A list of the open futures contracts held by the Fund at October 31, 2020, is as follows:
Type of
Contract |
Number of
Contracts Long |
Expiration
Date |
Notional
Amount |
Value |
Unrealized
Depreciation |
|||||||||||||||
U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Bond |
7 | Dec-2020 | $ | 1,561,726 | $ | 1,505,000 | $ | (56,726) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
A list of the outstanding forward foreign currency contracts held by the Fund at October 31, 2020, is as follows:
Counterparty |
Settlement
Date |
Currency to Deliver | Currency to Receive |
Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Citigroup |
11/04/20 | USD | 908,764 | BRL | 5,116,794 | $(17,195) | ||||||||||||||||||
Citigroup |
11/04/20 | USD | 267,786 | BRL | 1,548,606 | 2,049 | ||||||||||||||||||
Citigroup |
11/04/20 - 12/02/20 | BRL | 13,160,171 | USD | 2,396,899 | 105,334 | ||||||||||||||||||
Citigroup |
01/04/21 | BRL | 1,548,606 | USD | 267,287 | (1,970) | ||||||||||||||||||
Citigroup |
11/09/20 | EUR | 4,464,829 | CHF | 4,697,000 | (77,223) | ||||||||||||||||||
Citigroup |
11/16/20 | USD | 207,748 | JPY | 22,255,807 | 4,869 | ||||||||||||||||||
Citigroup |
11/16/20 | JPY | 22,255,807 | USD | 210,054 | (2,563) | ||||||||||||||||||
Citigroup |
11/24/20 - 02/26/21 | AUD | 5,223,500 | JPY | 395,526,901 | 108,548 | ||||||||||||||||||
Citigroup |
11/24/20 | JPY | 32,435,040 | AUD | 440,000 | (575) | ||||||||||||||||||
Citigroup |
11/27/20 | EUR | 4,822,550 | USD | 5,712,658 | 92,736 | ||||||||||||||||||
Citigroup |
12/30/20 - 06/30/21 | EUR | 4,787,000 | JPY | 591,734,730 | 69,298 | ||||||||||||||||||
Citigroup |
01/27/21 - 01/28/21 | MXN | 49,440,000 | USD | 2,338,575 | 31,011 | ||||||||||||||||||
Citigroup |
01/13/21 - 03/16/21 | MXN | 64,614,000 | USD | 2,952,942 | (55,637) | ||||||||||||||||||
Citigroup |
01/19/21 - 04/13/21 | KRW | 18,956,392,000 | USD | 16,078,774 | (599,913) | ||||||||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank |
11/27/20 | USD | 729,291 | SEK | 6,455,757 | (3,588) | ||||||||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank |
11/27/20 | SEK | 1,660,000 | USD | 189,199 | 2,595 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank |
04/06/21 | EUR | 1,434,524 | SEK | 15,070,250 | 19,812 | ||||||||||||||||||
HSBC |
11/04/20 | USD | 414,577 | BRL | 2,319,311 | (10,452) | ||||||||||||||||||
HSBC |
11/04/20 - 12/02/20 | BRL | 4,520,744 | USD | 840,232 | 53,033 | ||||||||||||||||||
HSBC |
11/09/20 - 01/07/21 | MXN | 94,420,000 | USD | 4,363,390 | (70,780) | ||||||||||||||||||
HSBC |
11/24/20 - 03/25/21 | EUR | 3,440,724 | JPY | 429,013,142 | 86,853 | ||||||||||||||||||
HSBC |
11/24/20 | EUR | 860,176 | JPY | 101,601,351 | (31,614) | ||||||||||||||||||
HSBC |
12/14/20 - 04/13/21 | AUD | 6,234,960 | JPY | 478,927,618 | 197,550 | ||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
11/04/20 | USD | 669,592 | BRL | 3,769,734 | (12,739) | ||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
11/04/20 | BRL | 3,769,734 | USD | 673,186 | 16,334 | ||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
11/20/20 - 11/23/20 | USD | 319,370 | EUR | 270,000 | (4,768) | ||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
01/29/21 | EUR | 1,507,920 | USD | 1,781,796 | 21,688 | ||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
11/20/20 - 11/23/20 | EUR | 754,167 | USD | 824,109 | (54,638) | ||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
01/13/21 - 07/13/21 | AUD | 4,187,665 | JPY | 318,489,329 | 102,467 | ||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
11/24/20 | AUD | 960,875 | JPY | 70,415,220 | (2,725) | ||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
11/27/20 | USD | 660,553 | AUD | 936,000 | (2,544) | ||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
11/27/20 | AUD | 4,180,000 | USD | 3,002,348 | 63,803 | ||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
02/26/21 | USD | 21,529 | JPY | 2,285,000 | 334 | ||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
02/26/21 | USD | 2,449,010 | SEK | 21,478,000 | (31,744) | ||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
04/13/21 | EUR | 227,790 | NOK | 2,489,638 | (5,628) | ||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
$(7,982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
Percentages are based on net assets of $354,579,708.
(1) |
In U.S. Dollar unless otherwise indicated. |
|
(A) |
Securities sold within terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or other accredited investors. |
|
(B) |
Security in default on interest payments. |
|
(C) |
Variable or floating rate security, the interest rate of which adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. |
|
(D) |
Zero coupon security. The rate reported on the Schedule of Investments is the effective yield at time of purchase. |
|
(E) |
Securities considered illiquid. The total value of such securities as of October 31, 2020 was $382,661 and represented 0.1% of Net Assets. |
|
(F) |
Rate is negative due to the decrease in value of the foreign currency against the U.S. Dollar. |
ARS Argentine Peso
AUD Australian Dollar
BADLAR Central Bank of Argentinas average rate
BRL Brazilian Real
Cl Class
COP Colombian Peso
EUR Euro
FHLB Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA Federal National Mortgage Association
GHS Ghanaian Cedi
GNMA Government National Mortgage Association
GO General Obligation
ICE Intercontinental Exchange
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
JPY Japanese Yen
KRW Korean Won
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC Limited Liability Company
MTN Medium Term Note
MXN Mexican Peso
NOK Norway Krone
RB Revenue Bond
SEK Swedish Krona
Ser Series
TBA To Be Announced
USD United States Dollar
UYU Uruguayan Peso
VAR Variable Rate
The following is a list of the inputs used as of October 31, 2020, in valuing the Funds investments and other financial instruments carried at market value:
Investments in Securities |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Corporate Obligations |
$ | | $ | 99,511,826 | $ | | $ | 99,511,826 | ||||||||
Mortgage-Backed Securities |
| 86,866,026 | | 86,866,026 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
| 78,500,236 | | 78,500,236 | ||||||||||||
Sovereign Debt |
| 63,009,256 | | 63,009,256 | ||||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities |
| 13,560,319 | | 13,560,319 | ||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds |
| 9,110,677 | | 9,110,677 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Obligations |
| 3,878,947 | | 3,878,947 | ||||||||||||
Loan Participation Notes |
| 1,946,731 | | 1,946,731 | ||||||||||||
Commercial Paper |
| 213,747 | | 213,747 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total Investments in Securities |
$ | | $ | 356,597,765 | $ | | $ | 356,597,765 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Financial Instruments |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Futures Contracts * |
||||||||||||||||
Unrealized Depreciation |
$ | (56,726) | $ | | $ | | $ | (56,726) | ||||||||
Forward Contracts * |
||||||||||||||||
Unrealized Appreciation |
| 978,314 | | 978,314 | ||||||||||||
Unrealized Depreciation |
| (986,296) | | (986,296) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total Other Financial Instruments | $ | (56,726) | $ | (7,982) | $ | | $ | (64,708) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Futures contracts and Forward 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.
Amounts designated as $ are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.
For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Global Public
Equity Fund |
Core Plus Bond
Fund |
|||||||
Assets: |
||||||||
Investments, at Value |
$ | 389,454,769 | $ | 356,597,765 | ||||
Foreign Currency, at Value |
770,853 | 86,023 | ||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
4,572,238 | 25,772,952 | ||||||
Cash Pledged as Collateral for Futures Contracts |
| 219,000 | ||||||
Cash Pledged as Collateral for Forward Contracts |
| 410,000 | ||||||
Unrealized Appreciation on Spot Foreign Currency Contracts |
2,258,453 | | ||||||
Receivable for Investment Securities Sold |
1,620,770 | 11,860,155 | ||||||
Reclaims Receivable |
879,449 | | ||||||
Dividends and Interest Receivable |
590,038 | 1,928,534 | ||||||
Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts |
48,345 | 978,314 | ||||||
Receivable for Capital Shares Sold |
36,256 | 176,546 | ||||||
Prepaid Expenses |
9,314 | 9,806 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total Assets |
400,240,485 | 398,039,095 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||
Unrealized Depreciation on Spot Foreign Currency Contracts |
2,258,374 | | ||||||
Payable for Investment Securities Purchased |
365,070 | 42,075,209 | ||||||
Accrued Foreign Capital Gains Tax |
224,355 | | ||||||
Investment Advisory Fees Payable - Note 6 |
210,491 | 79,317 | ||||||
Shareholder Servicing Fees Payable |
126,039 | 10,176 | ||||||
Payable for Capital Shares Redeemed |
96,988 | 95,989 | ||||||
Payable due to Administrator |
36,573 | 31,187 | ||||||
Payable due to Custodian |
17,249 | | ||||||
Payable due to Trustees |
13,784 | 11,506 | ||||||
Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable |
7,406 | 6,182 | ||||||
Management Fees Payable - Note 6 |
3,518 | 3,000 | ||||||
Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts |
2,133 | 986,296 | ||||||
Variation Margin Payable |
| 3,719 | ||||||
Other Accrued Expenses |
265,420 | 156,806 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total Liabilities |
3,627,400 | 43,459,387 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net Assets | $ | 396,613,085 | $ | 354,579,708 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Cost of Investments |
$ | 314,551,022 | $ | 354,388,185 | ||||
Cost of Foreign Currency |
760,907 | 81,315 | ||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: |
||||||||
Paid-in Capital |
$ | 315,918,789 | $ | 352,198,322 | ||||
Total Distributable Earnings |
80,694,296 | 2,381,386 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net Assets |
$ | 396,613,085 | $ | 354,579,708 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest (unlimited authorization no par value) |
32,293,083 | 34,983,589 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share |
$ | 12.28 | $ | 10.14 | ||||
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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For the year ended | ||
October 31, 2020 |
Global Public
Equity Fund |
Core Plus Bond
Fund |
|||||||
Investment Income |
||||||||
Dividends |
$ | 7,823,699 | $ | | ||||
Dividends from Master Limited Partnerships |
145,647 | | ||||||
Income Distributions from Registered Investment Companies |
4,790 | | ||||||
Interest |
30,357 | 9,660,495 | ||||||
Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld |
(531,174 | ) | (76,346 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total Investment Income |
7,473,319 | 9,584,149 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Expenses |
||||||||
Investment Advisory Fees - Note 6 |
2,734,784 | 971,201 | ||||||
Administration Fees - Note 5 |
432,330 | 368,035 | ||||||
Shareholder Servicing Fees - Note 5 |
160,459 | 130,133 | ||||||
Trustees Fees |
56,989 | 48,824 | ||||||
Management Fees - Note 6 |
43,134 | 36,451 | ||||||
Chief Compliance Officer Fees |
27,844 | 23,892 | ||||||
Custodian Fees |
375,494 | 112,762 | ||||||
Audit Fees |
75,442 | 68,628 | ||||||
Legal Fees |
72,310 | 64,460 | ||||||
Transfer Agent Fees |
55,917 | 61,875 | ||||||
Printing Fees |
41,782 | 27,309 | ||||||
Registration Fees |
12,976 | 12,830 | ||||||
Insurance and Other Expenses |
223,630 | 194,697 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total Expenses |
4,313,091 | 2,121,097 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Less: |
||||||||
Commission Recapture - Note 5 |
(4 | ) | | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net Expenses |
4,313,087 | 2,121,097 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
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Net Investment Income | 3,160,232 | 7,463,052 | ||||||
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: |
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Investments |
8,365,785 | 7,248,269 | ||||||
Futures Contracts |
| 768,246 | ||||||
Swap Contracts |
| (4,915,080 | ) | |||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts |
(678,934 | ) | (243,108 | ) | ||||
Foreign Currency Transactions |
254,328 | (5,324,969 | ) | |||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: |
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Investments |
4,217,524 | 3,767,983 | ||||||
Futures Contracts |
| (27,608 | ) | |||||
Swap Contracts |
| 2,513,630 | ||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts |
45,716 | 616,471 | ||||||
Foreign Currency Transactions |
81,586 | 10,404 | ||||||
Accrued Foreign Capital Gains Tax on Appreciated Securities |
(72,169 | ) | | |||||
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain | 12,213,836 | 4,414,238 | ||||||
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 15,374,068 | $ | 11,877,290 | ||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Global Public Equity Fund | Core Plus Bond Fund | |||||||||||||||
Year ended
October 31, 2020 |
Year ended
October 31, 2019 |
Year ended
October 31, 2020 |
Year ended
October 31, 2019 |
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Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
$ | 3,160,232 | $ | 7,414,917 | $ | 7,463,052 | $ | 11,567,050 | ||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Written Options/Swaptions, Futures Contracts, Swap Contracts, Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions |
7,941,179 | 39,993,955 | (2,466,642 | ) | 7,912,218 | |||||||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Swap Contracts, Forward Foreign Currency Contracts, Foreign Currency Transactions and Accrued Foreign Capital Gains Tax on Appreciated Securities |
4,272,657 | (26,212,846 | ) | 6,880,880 | 12,678,851 | |||||||||||
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
15,374,068 | 21,196,026 | 11,877,290 | 32,158,119 | ||||||||||||
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Distributions |
(43,100,881 | ) | (96,278,860 | ) | (6,768,644 | ) | (15,405,290 | ) | ||||||||
Capital Share Transactions: |
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Issued |
25,277,922 | 43,997,227 | 57,773,914 | 86,209,974 | ||||||||||||
Reinvestment of Dividends |
43,073,353 | 96,278,860 | 6,764,019 | 15,400,415 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed |
(148,143,654 | ) | (654,910,132 | ) | (96,264,148 | ) | (144,751,721 | ) | ||||||||
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Net Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions |
(79,792,379 | ) | (514,634,045 | ) | (31,726,215 | ) | (43,141,332 | ) | ||||||||
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Total Decrease in Net Assets |
(107,519,192 | ) | (589,716,879 | ) | (26,617,569 | ) | (26,388,503 | ) | ||||||||
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Net Assets: |
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Beginning of Year |
504,132,277 | 1,093,849,156 | 381,197,277 | 407,585,780 | ||||||||||||
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End of Year |
$ | 396,613,085 | $ | 504,132,277 | $ | 354,579,708 | $ | 381,197,277 | ||||||||
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Issued |
2,264,236 | 3,614,930 | 5,753,993 | 8,877,070 | ||||||||||||
Reinvestment of Dividends |
3,434,810 | 8,685,295 | 684,016 | 1,587,499 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed |
(12,832,489 | ) | (57,404,056 | ) | (9,701,325 | ) | (14,928,559 | ) | ||||||||
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Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions |
(7,133,443 | ) | (45,103,831 | ) | (3,263,316 | ) | (4,463,990 | ) | ||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
For the years or period ended October 31,
For a share outstanding throughout the years or period
Net Asset
Value, Beginning of Period |
Net
Investment Income* |
Net Realized
and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments |
Total from
Operations |
Dividends
from Net Investment Income |
Distributions
from Net Realized Capital Gains |
Total
Distributions |
Net Asset
Value, End of Period |
Total Return |
Net Assets End
of Period (000) |
Ratio of
Expenses to Average Net Assets (including dividend expense, broker fees, interest on short sales and commission recapture)(1) |
Ratio of
Expenses to Average Net Assets (including dividend expense, broker fees and interest on short sales, excluding commission recapture)(1) |
Ratio of Net
Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
Portfolio
Turnover |
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Global Public Equity Fund |
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2020 |
$ | 12.79 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.60 | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | (0.93 | ) | $ | (1.11 | ) | $ | 12.28 | 4.57% | $ | 396,613 | 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.73% | 96% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
$ | 12.94 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.95 | $ | 1.10 | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (0.96 | ) | $ | (1.25 | ) | $ | 12.79 | 10.19% | $ | 504,132 | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.23% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
$ | 14.39 | $ | 0.18 | $ | (0.81 | ) | $ | (0.63 | ) | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | (0.65 | ) | $ | (0.82 | ) | $ | 12.94 | (4.75)% | $ | 1,093,849 | 0.87% | 0.88% | 1.28% | 56% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
$ | 11.58 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 2.79 | $ | 2.93 | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | 14.39 | 25.56% | $ | 1,104,013 | 0.87% | 0.87% | 1.10% | 52% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
$ | 12.25 | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.25 | $ | (0.16 | ) | $ | (0.76 | ) | $ | (0.92 | ) | $ | 11.58 | 2.40% | $ | 885,020 | 0.91% | 0.91% | 1.19% | 49% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Plus Bond Fund |
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2020 |
$ | 9.97 | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.35 | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | 10.14 | 3.56% | $ | 354,580 | 0.58% | 0.58% | 2.05% | 188% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 |
$ | 9.54 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.53 | $ | 0.82 | $ | (0.39 | ) | $ | | $ | (0.39 | ) | $ | 9.97 | 8.73% | $ | 381,197 | 0.56% | 0.56% | 3.00% | 150% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 |
$ | 10.01 | $ | 0.29 | $ | (0.44 | ) | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | 9.54 | (1.49)% | $ | 407,586 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 2.99% | 149% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 |
$ | 9.96 | $ | 0.25 | $ | ** | $ | 0.25 | $ | (0.20 | ) | $ | | $ | (0.20 | ) | $ | 10.01 | 2.57% | $ | 438,370 | 0.52% | 0.52% | 2.53% | 179% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016# |
$ | 10.00 | $ | 0.03 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 9.96 | (0.10)% | $ | 395,710 | 0.60% | 0.60% | 1.94% | 72% |
# |
The Fund commenced operations on August 30, 2016. All ratios for the period have been annualized. |
* |
Per share data calculated using average shares. |
** |
Amount represents less than $0.01. |
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Total return and portfolio turnover rates are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. |
(1) |
Ratio does not include expenses associated with underlying funds. |
Amounts designated as () are $0.00 or have been rounded to $0.00.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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October 31, 2020 |
1. Organization:
The Advisors Inner Circle Fund (the Trust) is 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 (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company with 43 funds. The financial statements herein are those of the Cornerstone Advisors Funds. The Cornerstone Advisors Funds include the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund (the Global Public Equity Fund), and Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund (the Core Plus Bond Fund) (each a Fund and, collectively, the Funds). The Global Public Equity Fund commenced operations on August 30, 2012. The Core Plus Bond Fund commenced operations on August 30, 2016. Each of the Cornerstone Funds are classified as a diversified investment company under the 1940 Act. The Global Public Equity Fund seeks capital appreciation. The Core Plus Bond Fund seeks total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation. The assets of each Fund are segregated, and a shareholders interest is limited to the Fund in which shares are held. The financial statements of the remaining funds of the Trust are presented separately.
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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (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 as of 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 valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 pm ET if a securitys primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. If available, debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities. Such methodologies generally consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations. On the first day a new debt security purchase is recorded, if a price is not available on the automated pricing feeds from our primary and secondary pricing vendors nor is it available from an independent broker, the security may be valued at its purchase price. Each day thereafter, the debt security will be valued according to the Trusts fair value procedures until an independent source can be secured. Debt obligations with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, which approximates market value provided that it is determined the amortized cost continues to approximate fair value. Should existing credit, liquidity or interest rate conditions in the relevant markets and issuer specific circumstances suggest that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, then the amortized cost method may not be used. The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates. Prices for most securities held in the Funds are provided daily by recognized third-party independent pricing agents.
Options for which the primary market is a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are traded, or, in the absence of any sale, at the closing bid price for long positions and at the closing ask price for written options. Options not traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last quoted bid price.
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 Statements of Operations. Centrally cleared swaps are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of exchange on which they are traded. The daily settlement prices for centrally cleared swaps are provided by an independent source. Net payments of interest are recorded as realized gains or losses. Daily changes in valuation of Centrally Cleared swaps, if any, are recorded as a receivable or payable for the change in value as appropriate (variation margin) on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
All registered investment companies held in the Funds portfolios are valued at the published net asset value.
For securities that principally trade on a foreign market or exchange, a significant gap in time can exist between the time of a particular securitys last trade and the time at which 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 securitys 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 Pathstone Family Office, LLC, (the 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.
The Global Public Equity Fund uses 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 after the close of the foreign market that exceeds a specific threshold established by the Committee. The Committee establishes 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 and a particular security is fair valued when the threshold is exceeded. In the event that the threshold
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October 31, 2020 |
established by the Committee is exceeded on a specific day, the Fund values the non-U.S. securities in its portfolio that exceed the applicable confidence interval or threshold 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 SEI Investments Global Fund Services (the Administrator) and may request that a meeting of the Committee be held.
Securities for which market prices are not readily available are valued in good faith 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 securitys trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; the securitys primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the securitys primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; or trading of the security is subject to local government-imposed restrictions. When a security is valued in accordance with the fair value procedures, the Committee will determine its value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee. As of October 31, 2020, the Global Public Equity Fund had nine fair valued securities which amounted to $32,455 and represented 0.0% of net assets.
If a local market in which the Fund owns securities is closed for one or more days, the Fund shall value all securities held in that corresponding currency based on the fair value prices provided by MarkIt using the predetermined confidence interval discussed above.
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. 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 are as follows:
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 Quoted prices which are not active, or inputs that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
Level 3 Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).
Investments are classified within the level of the lowest significant input considered in determining fair value. Investments classified within Level 3 whose fair value measurement considers several inputs may include Level 1 or Level 2 inputs as components of the overall fair value measurement. For details of the investment classification, refer to the Schedules of Investments.
For the year ended October 31, 2020, there have been no changes to the Funds fair value methodologies.
Federal Income Taxes It is each Funds intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made in the financial statements. The Funds may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. 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 earned.
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 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, managements conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, examination by tax authorities (i.e., all open tax year ends, as applicable), on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.
During the year ended October 31, 2020, the Funds did not have liabilities for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. During the year ended October 31, 2020, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
Security Transactions, Dividend and Investment Income Security transactions are accounted for on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sales of investment securities are based on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes the amortization of premiums and the accretion of discounts. Realized gains (losses) on paydowns of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are recorded as an adjustment to interest income.
Foreign Currency Translation The books and records of the Funds, including investments in international securities, are maintained in U.S. dollars on the following basis: (I) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the current rate of exchange; and (II) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the relevant rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of gains and losses on investments in equity securities that is due to changes in the foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of equity securities. The Funds report certain foreign-currency-related transactions as components of realized gains for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for Federal income tax purposes.
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October 31, 2020 |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts The Funds will hedge currency exposure utilizing forward foreign currency contracts if deemed appropriate by the Adviser or sub-adviser(s). Currency hedging, if utilized, is done to protect against specific transactions or Fund positions for a given stock from being significantly undermined by dollar/foreign currency fluctuations when the Adviser or sub-adviser perceives currency risk to be high. All forward foreign currency contracts are marked-to-market daily at the applicable foreign exchange rate, and any resulting unrealized gains or losses are recorded currently. Unrealized gains or losses on outstanding positions in forward foreign currency contracts held at the close of the period are recognized as ordinary income or loss for Federal income tax purposes. The Funds may also invest in securities denominated in foreign currencies and engage in foreign currency transactions on a spot (cash) basis. The Funds could be exposed to risk if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of the contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. Additionally, the risk exists that losses could exceed amounts disclosed on the Schedules of Investments or the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Refer to each Funds Schedule of Investments for details regarding open forward foreign currency contracts as of October 31, 2020, if applicable.
Futures Contracts To the extent consistent with its Investment Objective and Strategies, a Fund may use futures contracts for tactical hedging purposes as well as to enhance the Funds returns. Initial margin deposits of cash or securities are made upon entering into futures contracts. The futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of exchange on which they are traded. The futures contracts are marked to market daily and the resulting changes in value are accounted for as unrealized gains and losses. Variation margin payments are paid or received, depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the futures contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the amount invested in the futures contract.
Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there will be an imperfect price correlation between the futures and the underlying securities. Second, it is possible that a lack of liquidity for futures contracts could exist in the secondary market, resulting in an inability to close a position prior to its maturity date. Third, the futures contract involves the risk that a Fund could lose more than the original margin deposit required to initiate a futures transaction.
Finally, the risk exists that losses could exceed amounts disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Refer to each Funds Schedule of Investments for details regarding open futures contracts as of October 31, 2020, if applicable.
Options/Swaptions Written/Purchased The Funds may invest in financial options contracts to add return or to hedge their existing portfolio securities, or securities that a Fund intends to purchase, against fluctuations in fair value caused by changes in prevailing market interest rates. The option techniques utilized are to hedge against changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or securities prices in order to establish more definitely the effective return on securities or currencies held or intended to be acquired by the Fund, to reduce the volatility of the currency exposure associated with an investment in non-U.S. securities, or as an efficient means of adjusting exposure to the bond, equity and currency markets and not for speculation. When a Fund writes or purchases an option/swaption, an amount equal to the premium received or paid by a Fund is recorded as a liability or an asset and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option/swaption written or purchased. Premiums received or paid from writing or purchasing options/swaptions which expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains or losses. The difference between the premium and the amount paid or received on effecting a closing purchase or sale transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain or loss. If an option/swaption is exercised, the premium paid or received is added to the cost of the purchase or proceeds from the sale in determining whether a Fund has realized a gain or a loss. The risk in writing a call option/swaption is that a Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases. The risk in writing a put option/swaption is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in purchasing an option/swaption is that a Fund pays a premium whether or not the option/swaption is exercised. A Fund also has 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/swaption contracts also involve the risk that they may not work as intended due to unanticipated developments in market conditions or other causes. Finally, for written options/swaptions, the risk exists that losses could exceed amounts disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Refer the each Funds Schedule of Investments for details regarding open option/swaption contracts as of October 31, 2020, if applicable.
Investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Dividend income from REITs is determined and recorded based on the income included in distributions received from the REIT investments using published REIT reclassifications, including some management estimates when actual amounts are not available. Distributions received in excess of this estimated amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. The actual amounts of income, return of capital, and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end, and may differ from the estimated amounts.
Master Limited Partnerships Entities commonly referred to as MLPs are generally organized under state law as limited partnerships or limited liability companies. The Funds intend to primarily invest in MLPs receiving partnership taxation treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code), and whose interests or units are traded on securities exchanges like shares of corporate stock. To be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, an MLP whose units are traded on a securities exchange must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying sources such as interest, dividends, real estate rents, gain from the sale or disposition of real property, income and gain from mineral or natural resources activities, income and gain from the transportation or storage of certain fuels, and, in certain circumstances, income and gain from commodities or futures, forwards and options with respect to commodities. Mineral or natural resources activities include exploration, development, production, processing, mining, refining, marketing and transportation (including pipelines) of oil and gas, minerals, geothermal energy, fertilizer, timber or industrial source carbon dioxide. An MLP consists of a general partner and limited partners (or in the case of MLPs organized as limited liability companies, a managing member and members). The general partner or managing member typically controls the operations and management of the MLP and has an ownership stake in the partnership. The limited partners or members, through their ownership of limited partner or member interests, provide capital to the entity, are intended to have no role in the operation and management of the entity and receive cash distributions. The MLPs themselves generally do not pay U.S. federal income taxes. Thus, unlike investors in corporate securities, direct MLP investors are generally not subject to double taxation (i.e., corporate level tax and tax on corporate dividends). Currently, most MLPs operate in the energy and/or natural resources sector.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS FUNDS | |
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Swap Contracts The Funds are authorized to enter into swap contracts, including interest rate swap contracts, for the purposes of managing a Funds interest rate duration, yield curve exposure and yield spread sensitivity. 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. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by a Fund with another party of their respective commitment to pay or receive interest (e.g., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments) with respect to a notional amount of principal. Swap contracts are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market (OTC Swaps) or may be executed in a multilateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered commodities exchange (Centrally Cleared Swaps).
Total return swaps allow an investor to benefit from the cash flow without ever actually owning the underlying security. The receiver must pay any decline in value to the payer at the end of the total return swap. However, the investor does not need to make a payment if there is no decline in price. Payments can be made on various indices, bonds (i.e. mortgage backed securities, bank debt and corporate), loans or commodities. The value of a total return swap is equal to the change in value of the underlying asset versus the accrued income payment based on LIBOR or some other form of indices on the notional amount. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or loss. A Fund could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or if the counterparty defaults on its obligation to perform. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Interest rate and Total Return swap contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after a Funds portfolio. In connection with swap agreements securities may be set aside as collateral by a Funds custodian.
Periodic payments made or received are recorded as realized gains or losses. At period 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 period end.
Entering into swap contracts involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statements 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 or fluctuations in interest rates. Swaps outstanding at period 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. Refer to each Funds Schedule of Investments for details regarding open swap contracts as of October 31, 2020, if applicable.
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 their 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.
Expenses Expenses that are directly related to the Funds are charged to the Funds. Other operating expenses of the Trust are prorated to the Funds based on the number of funds and/or relative net assets.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders The Global Public Equity Fund will distribute its net investment income and make distributions of its net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. The Core Plus Bond Fund will distribute its net investment income monthly and make distributions of its net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. All distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.
3. Derivative Transactions:
The following tables include only Funds that had exposure to more than one type of risk on derivatives held throughout the year. For Funds that held derivatives throughout the period with only one type of risk exposure, additional information can be found on the Schedules of Investments, Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the Statements of Operations.
The fair value of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2020, was as follows:
* |
Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current days variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2020, was as follows:
The amount of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income:
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments |
|
Futures
Contracts |
|
|
Forward
Foreign Currency Contracts |
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Swaps
Contracts |
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Total | ||||||
Core Plus Bond Fund |
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Foreign exchange contracts |
$ | | $ | (243,108) | $ | | $ | (243,108) | ||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
768,246 | | (4,915,080) | (4,146,834) | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 768,246 | $ | (243,108) | $ | (4,915,080) | $ | (4,389,942) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income:
Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments |
|
Futures
Contracts |
|
|
Forward
Foreign Currency Contracts |
|
|
Swaps
Contracts |
|
|
Purchased
Options |
|
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Written
Options |
|
Total | ||||||||
Core Plus Bond Fund |
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Foreign exchange contracts |
$ | | $ | 616,471 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 616,471 | ||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
(27,608) | | 2,513,630 | | | 2,486,022 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | (27,608) | $ | 616,471 | $ | 2,513,630 | $ | | $ | | $ | 3,102,493 |
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, and events of default or termination. The occurrence of a specified event of termination may give a counterparty the right to terminate all of its contracts and effect settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement.
To reduce counterparty risk with respect to OTC transactions, the Funds have entered into master netting arrangements, established within the Funds 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 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 Statements 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 Statements 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 their respective counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance.
The average notional value of futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts, and swap contracts, was as follows for the year ended October 31, 2020:
Global Public Equity Fund | Forwards - Long | Forwards - Short | ||||||||||||||||||
Average Notional Amount Outstanding |
$ 319,213 | $ 5,180,292 | ||||||||||||||||||
Core Plus Bond Fund | Forwards - Long | Forwards - Short | Futures - Long | Futures - Short |
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Interest Rate Swaps -
Long |
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Interest Rate Swaps
Short |
|
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Average Notional Amount Outstanding |
$ 50,007,575 | $ 53,815,306 | $ 10,298,980 | $ 119,126 | $ 164,793 | $ 2,388,351 |
4. Transactions with Affiliates:
Certain officers of the Trust are also employees of the Administrator, a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company, and/or SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the Distributor). Such officers are paid no fees by the Trust for serving as officers of the Trust other than the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) as described below.
A portion of the services provided by the 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 Trusts Advisors and service providers as required by SEC regulations. The CCOs services and fees have been approved by and are reviewed by the Board.
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5. Administration, Distribution, Commission Recapture, Shareholder Servicing, Transfer Agent and Custodian Agreements:
The Funds and 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 Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2020, the Global Public Equity Fund and the Core Plus Bond Fund paid $432,330 and $368,035, respectively, for these services.
The Trust and the Distributor are parties to a Distribution Agreement. The Distributor receives no fees under the agreement.
The Funds and the Distributor are parties to a Commission Recapture Agreement. The Funds direct certain fund trades to the Distributor, via a network of executing brokers, who pays a portion of the Funds expenses. Under this arrangement, the Global Public Equity Fund had expenses reduced by $4, which was used to pay operating expenses. This amount is labeled as Commission Recapture on the Statements of Operations.
The Funds have each adopted a shareholder servicing plan that provides that the Funds may pay financial intermediaries for shareholder services in an annual amount not to exceed 0.05% based on the Funds average daily net assets. The Funds do not pay these service fees on shares purchased directly. In addition to payments made directly to financial intermediaries by the Funds, the Adviser or its affiliates may, at their own expense, pay financial intermediaries for these and other services to the Funds shareholders.
DST Systems, Inc. serves as the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Funds under a transfer agency agreement with the Trust.
The Funds may earn cash management credits that can be used to offset transfer agent expenses. During the year ended October 31, 2020, the Funds earned credits which were used to offset transfer agent expenses. These amounts are included in Fees Paid Indirectly on the Statements of Operations.
Brown Brothers & Harriman (BBH) acts 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 or sold by the Funds.
6. Investment Advisory Agreement:
The Adviser serves as the overall investment adviser to the Funds. The Adviser continuously monitors the performance of various investment sub-advisers to the Funds. Although the Adviser advises the Board of Trustees with regard to investment matters, the Adviser does not make the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds except for allocating Fund assets directly to affiliated and unaffiliated open-end funds, closed-end funds, unregistered funds (including hedge funds) and exchange-traded funds (Underlying Funds). The Adviser is, however, responsible for establishing and/or rebalancing allocation of the Funds assets among strategies and sub-advisers and/or Underlying Funds. Each of the Funds is authorized by the Board of Trustees to operate on a multi-manager basis. This means that a single Fund may be managed by one or more sub-advisers. The Adviser may, from time to time, reallocate the assets of a multi-manager Fund among the sub-advisers that provide portfolio management services to the Fund when it believes that such action would be appropriate to achieve the overall objectives of the particular Fund. Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between the Funds and the Adviser, the Adviser receives an annual fee of 0.01% of each of the Funds average net assets. The fees that the Adviser receives are labeled as Management Fees on the Statements of Operations. In addition to the fee payable by each Fund to the Adviser, each of the Funds pays a fee directly to its sub-adviser(s). For each Fund, the sub-advisers receive a fee based on the specified percentage of that portion of the Funds assets allocated to that sub-adviser. The total fees paid to sub-advisers directly are labeled as Investment Advisory Fees on the Statements of Operations.
As of October 31, 2020, the Adviser has entered into investment sub-advisory agreements with the following parties:
Global Public Equity Fund |
Core Plus Bond Fund |
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ClariVest Asset Management LLC |
Franklin Advisers, Inc. | |
Driehaus Capital Management LLC |
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | |
EAM Investors, LLC |
Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC | |
LSV Asset Management |
Sun Life Capital Management (US) LLC | |
Marsico Capital Management LLC |
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Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC |
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Phocas Financial Corporation |
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Thornburg Investment Management Inc. |
7. Investment Transactions:
The cost of security purchases and proceeds from security sales, other than short-term securities, for the year ended October 31, 2020, were as follows:
Purchases |
Sales and
Maturities |
U.S.
Government Purchases |
U.S.
Government Sales and Maturities |
|||||||||||||
Global Public Equity Fund |
$ | 405,006,374 | $ | 523,420,286 | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
Core Plus Bond Fund |
68,142,558 | 74,257,889 | 528,131,777 | 559,124,292 |
8. Federal Tax Information:
The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid, if any, are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ
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significantly from distributions during the year. The book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, they are charged or credited to distributable earnings or paid-in capital as appropriate, in the period that the difference arises.
The permanent differences primarily consist of foreign currency translations, reclassification of long term capital gain distribution on REITs, investments in publicly traded partnerships, investments in Passive Foreign Investment Companies, gains and losses on paydowns of mortgage and asset-backed securities for tax purposes, and investments in swaps and distribution reclassifications. The permanent differences that are credited or charged to Paid in Capital and Distributable Earnings as of October 31, 2020 are primarily related to investments in Treasury Inflation Protected securities.
Distributable
Earnings/Loss |
Paid-in Capital | |||||||
Core Plus Bond Fund |
$ | (4,864 | ) | $ | 4,864 |
The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2020 and October 2019, were as follows:
Ordinary
Income |
Long-Term
Capital Gain |
Total | ||||||||||
Global Public Equity Fund |
||||||||||||
2020 |
$ | 7,038,242 | $ | 36,062,639 | $ | 43,100,881 | ||||||
2019 |
16,241,006 | 80,037,854 | 96,278,860 | |||||||||
Core Plus Bond Fund |
||||||||||||
2020 |
$ | 6,768,644 | | $ | 6,768,644 | |||||||
2019 |
15,405,290 | | 15,405,290 |
As of October 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed
Ordinary Income |
Undistributed
Long-Term Capital Gain |
Capital
Loss Carryforwards |
Unrealized
Appreciation |
Other
Temporary Differences |
Total
Distributable Earnings |
|||||||||||||||||||
Global Public Equity Fund |
$ | 1,885,720 | $ | 6,576,118 | $ | | $ | 72,232,467 | $ | (9 | ) | $ | 80,694,296 | |||||||||||
Core Plus Bond Fund |
337,881 | | (45,898 | ) | 2,081,427 | 7,976 | 2,381,386 |
The Core Plus Bond Fund utilized $2,244,247 of capital loss during the year. The Core Plus Bond Fund has $45,898 of long-term capital losses that may be carried forward indefinitely.
The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on total securities held by the Funds at October 31, 2020, were as follows:
Federal
Tax Cost |
Aggregate
Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
Aggregate
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
Net
Unrealized Appreciation |
|||||||||||||
Global Public Equity Fund |
$ | 317,020,713 | $ | 95,536,883 | $ | (23,304,416 | ) | $ | 72,232,467 | |||||||
Core Plus Bond Fund |
354,516,843 | 13,426,970 | (11,345,543 | ) | 2,081,427 |
Tax cost on investments is different than book cost due to temporary differences. Temporary differences primarily consist of wash sales, investment in master limited partnerships and passive foreign investment companies. Other temporary differences consists of forwards foreign currency contracts.
9. Concentration of Risk:
As with all mutual funds, there is no guarantee that the Funds will achieve its investment objective. You could lose money by investing in the Funds. A Funds share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any government agency. The principal risk factors affecting shareholders investments in the Funds are set forth below. A more complete description of risks associated with the Funds are included in the Funds prospectus.
Because an Underlying Funds use of an investment strategy or investment in an asset class, security or other investment is subject to the same or similar risks as the Funds use of such strategy or investment in such asset class, security or other investment, the term the Fund in the paragraphs below collectively refers to both the Funds and each of the Underlying Funds.
Allocation Risk The Advisers judgment about, and allocations among, Underlying Funds, sub-advisers, asset classes and investment strategies may adversely affect the Funds performance.
Asset-Backed Securities Risk Payment of principal and interest on asset-backed securities is dependent largely on the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities, and asset-backed securities may not have the benefit of any security interest in the related assets.
Bank Loans Risk Investments in bank loans (through both assignments and participations) are generally subject to the same risks as investments in other types of debt instruments, including, in many cases, investments in junk bonds. There may be limited public information available regarding bank loans and bank loans may be difficult to value. If the Fund holds a bank loan through another financial institution, or relies on a financial institution to administer the loan, its receipt of principal and interest on the loan may be subject to the credit risk of that financial institution. It is possible that any collateral securing a loan may be insufficient or unavailable to the Fund, and that the Funds rights to collateral may be limited by bankruptcy or insolvency laws. In addition, the secondary market for bank loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads, and extended trade settlement periods, which may cause the Fund to be unable to realize the full value of its investment in a bank loan. The proceeds from the sale of a bank loan would also not be available to the Fund for making additional investments or meeting its redemption obligations during an extended trade settlement period.
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Bank loans may not be considered securities, and purchasers, such as the Fund, therefore may not be entitled to rely on anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws.
Below Investment Grade Securities Risk Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect of repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative.
Convertible Securities Risk Convertible securities are bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stocks or other securities that may be converted or exchanged (by the holder or by the issuer) into shares of underlying common stock (or cash or securities of equivalent value). An issuer of a convertible security may fail to pay interest or dividends and principal in a timely manner.
Negative perceptions of the issuers ability to make such payments will cause the price of that security to decline. Companies that issue convertible securities are often small to mid-size, and they often have low credit ratings, including below investment grade ratings. In addition, the credit rating of a companys convertible securities is generally lower than that of its nonconvertible debt securities. Convertibles are normally considered junior securities that is, the company usually must pay interest on its nonconvertible debt before it can make payments on its convertible securities. If an issuer stops making interest or principal payments, these securities may become worthless and the Fund could lose its entire investment.
Corporate Fixed Income Securities Risk Corporate fixed income securities respond to economic developments, especially changes in interest rates, as well as perceptions of the creditworthiness and business prospects of individual issuers.
Credit Risk The risk that the issuer of a security or the counterparty to a contract will default or otherwise become unable to honor a financial obligation.
Currency Risk As a result of the Funds investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund is subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund would be adversely affected.
Derivatives Risk The Funds use of futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps for all purposes, including speculative purposes, is subject to market risk, leverage risk, correlation risk and liquidity risk. In addition, the Funds use of derivatives for hedging purposes is subject to hedging risk. Leverage risk, liquidity risk and hedging risk are described below. Market risk is the risk that the market value of an investment may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Correlation risk is the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly or at all with the underlying asset, rate or index. The Funds use of forward contracts and swaps is also subject to credit risk and valuation risk. Credit risk is described above and valuation risk is described below. Each of these risks could cause the Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested in a derivative instrument.
Equity Market Risk The risk that stock prices and prices of other equity securities will fall over short or extended periods of time.
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) Risk The risks of owning shares of an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF is designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio securities.
Fixed Income Market Risk The prices of the Funds fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. In the case of foreign securities, price fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency values relative to the U.S. dollar.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements and different legal, regulatory and tax environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries since political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries.
Foreign Government Agencies Risk Bonds issued by government agencies, subdivisions or instrumentalities of foreign governments are generally backed only by the general creditworthiness and reputation of the entity issuing the bonds and may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the foreign government. Moreover, a foreign government that explicitly provides its full faith and credit to a particular entity may be, due to changed circumstances, unable or unwilling to provide that support. A foreign government agencys operations and financial condition are influenced by the foreign governments economic and other policies.
Geographic Risk The Funds investments may be focused in particular countries or geographic regions and, therefore, the Fund will be more susceptible to adverse market, political, regulatory, and geographic events affecting those regions than a fund that does not focus its investments in a particular region.
Growth Investment Style Risk An investment in growth stocks may be susceptible to rapid price swings, especially during periods of economic uncertainty. Growth stocks typically have little or no dividend income to cushion the effect of adverse market conditions. In addition, growth stocks may be particularly volatile in the event of earnings disappointments or other financial difficulties experienced by the issuer.
Hedging Risk The Fund may use derivative instruments for hedging purposes. Hedging through the use of these instruments does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities that the Fund owns or intends to purchase or sell. While entering into these instruments tends to reduce the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged asset, such instruments also limit any potential gain that may result from the increase in value of the asset. There can be no assurance that any hedging strategy will be effective or that there will be a hedge in place at any given time.
High Yield Bond Risk High yield, or junk, bonds are highly speculative securities that are usually issued by smaller, less creditworthy and/or highly leveraged (indebted) companies. Compared with investment-grade bonds, high yield bonds are considered to carry a greater degree of risk and are considered to be less likely to make payments of interest and principal. In particular, lower-quality high yield bonds (rated CCC, CC, C, or unrated securities judged to be of comparable quality) are subject to a greater degree of credit risk than higher-quality high yield bonds and may be near default. High yield bonds rated D are in default. Market developments and the financial and business conditions of the issuers of these securities generally influence their price and liquidity more than changes in interest rates, when compared to investment-grade debt securities.
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Inflation-Protected Securities Risk The value of inflation-protected securities generally fluctuates in response to changes in real interest rates, which are in turn tied to the relationship between nominal (or stated) interest rates and the rate of inflation. In general, the price of an inflation-protected debt security can decrease when real interest rates increase, and can increase when real interest rates decrease. Interest payments on inflation-protected debt securities will fluctuate as the principal and/or interest is adjusted for inflation and can be unpredictable. The market for inflation-protected securities may be less developed or liquid, and more volatile, than certain other securities markets.
Interest Rate Risk The risk that the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, will fall due to rising interest rates. Risks associated with rising interest rates are heightened given that interest rates in the U.S. are at, or near, historic lows.
Investment Company Risk To the extent the Fund invests in other investment companies, such as open-end funds, closed-end funds and ETFs, the Fund will be subject to substantially the same risks as those associated with the direct ownership of the securities held by such other investment companies. As a shareholder of another investment company, the Fund relies on that investment company to achieve its investment objective. If the investment company fails to achieve its objective, the value of the Funds investment could decline, which could adversely affect the Funds performance. By investing in another investment company, Fund shareholders indirectly bear the Funds proportionate share of the fees and expenses of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses that Fund shareholders directly bear in connection with the Funds own operations.
Because ETFs and certain closed-end funds are listed on national stock exchanges and are traded like stocks listed on an exchange, their shares potentially may trade at a discount or premium. Investments in ETFs and certain closed-end funds are also subject to brokerage and other trading costs, which could result in greater expenses to the Fund. In addition, because the value of ETF and certain closed-end fund shares depends on the demand in the market, the Adviser may not be able to liquidate the Funds holdings at the most optimal time, which could adversely affect Fund performance.
Leverage Risk The use of leverage can amplify the effects of market volatility on the Funds 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.
Liquidity Risk The risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the Fund would like. The Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on Fund management or performance.
Market Risk The risk that the market value of an investment may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Markets for securities in which the Funds invest 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 Funds invest, which in turn could negatively impact the Funds performance and cause losses on your investment in the Funds.
Micro-Capitalization Company Risk Micro-capitalization companies may be newly-formed or in the early stages of development with limited product lines, markets or financial resources. In addition, there may be less public information available about these companies. Micro-cap stock prices may be more volatile than small-, mid- and large-capitalization companies and such stocks may be more thinly-traded and thus difficult for the Fund to buy and sell in the market.
Money Market Instruments Risk The value of money market instruments may be affected by changing interest rates and by changes in the credit ratings of the investments. An investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by any bank, the FDIC or any other government agency. A money market funds sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and there should be no expectation that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time. Certain money market funds float their net asset value while others seek to preserve the value of investments at a stable net asset value (typically, $1.00 per share). An investment in a money market fund, even an investment in a fund seeking to maintain a stable net asset value per share, is not guaranteed and it is possible for the Fund to lose money by investing in these and other types of money market funds. If the liquidity of a money market funds portfolio deteriorates below certain levels, the money market fund may suspend redemptions (i.e., impose a redemption gate) and thereby prevent the Fund from selling its investment in the money market fund or impose a fee of up to 2% on amounts the Fund redeems from the money market fund (i.e., impose a liquidity fee). These measures may result in an investment loss or prohibit the Fund from redeeming shares when the Adviser would otherwise redeem shares. Money market funds and the securities they invest in are subject to comprehensive regulations. The enactment of new legislation or regulations, as well as changes in interpretation and enforcement of current laws, may affect the manner of operation, performance and/or yield of money market funds.
Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk Mortgage-backed securities are affected by, among other things, interest rate changes and the possibility of prepayment of the underlying mortgage loans. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to the risk that underlying borrowers will be unable to meet their obligations.
Multi-Manager Risk The Adviser may be unable to identify and retain sub-advisers who achieve superior investment records relative to other similar investments or effectively allocate the Funds assets among sub-advisers to enhance the return and reduce the volatility that would typically be expected of any one management style. While the Adviser monitors the investments of each sub-adviser and monitors the overall management of the Fund, each sub-adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it manages independently from one another. It is possible that the investment styles used by a sub-adviser will not always be complementary to those used by others, which could adversely affect the performance of the Fund. A multi-manager fund may, under certain circumstances, incur trading costs that might not occur in a fund that is served by a single adviser.
Municipal Bonds Risk The Fund could be impacted by events in the municipal securities market. Negative events, such as severe fiscal difficulties, bankruptcy, an economic downturn, unfavorable legislation, court rulings or political developments could adversely affect the ability of municipal issuers to repay principal and to make interest payments.
Portfolio Turnover Risk Due to its investment strategies, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.
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Prepayment and Extension Risk When interest rates fall, issuers of high interest debt obligations may pay off the debts earlier than expected (prepayment risk), and the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds at lower yields. When interest rates rise, issuers of lower interest debt obligations may pay off the debts later than expected (extension risk), thus keeping the Funds assets tied up in lower interest debt obligations.
Private Placements Risk Investment in privately placed securities may be less liquid than investments in publicly traded securities. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized from these sales could be less than those originally paid by the Fund or less than what may be considered the fair value of such securities. Further, companies whose securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection requirements that might be applicable if their securities were publicly traded.
Quantitative Model Risk Funds that are managed according to a quantitative model can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the factors used in the model, the weight placed on each factor and changes from the factors historical trends. Due to the significant role technology plays in a quantitative model, use of a quantitative model carries the risk of potential issues with the design, coding, implementation or maintenance of the computer programs, data and/or other technology used in the quantitative model. These issues could negatively impact investment returns. Such risks should be viewed as an inherent element of investing in an investment strategy that relies heavily upon a quantitative model.
Sector Focus Risk Because the Funds investments may, from time to time, be more heavily invested in particular sectors, the value of its shares may be especially sensitive to factors and economic risks that specifically affect those sectors. As a result, the Funds share price may fluctuate more widely than the value of shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of sectors. The specific risks for each of the sectors in which the Fund may focus its investments include the additional risks are described in the Funds Prospectus.
Small and Medium Capitalization Companies Risk The smaller and medium capitalization companies in which the Fund invests may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter or listed on an exchange.
Sovereign Debt Risk The Funds investments in foreign sovereign debt securities are subject to the risks that: (i) the governmental entity that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may not be willing or able to repay the principal and/or interest when it becomes due, due to factors such as debt service burden, political constraints, cash flow problems and other national economic factors; (ii) governments may default on their debt securities, which may require holders of such securities to participate in debt rescheduling or additional lending to defaulting governments; and (iii) there is no bankruptcy proceeding by which defaulted sovereign debt may be collected in whole or in part.
Structured Notes Risk Structured notes are specially-designed derivative debt instruments in which the terms may be structured by the purchaser and the issuer of the note. The Fund bears the risk that the issuer of the structured note will default. The Fund also bears the risk of loss of its principal investment and periodic payments expected to be received for the duration of its investment. In addition, a liquid market may not exist for the structured notes. The lack of a liquid market may make it difficult to sell the structured notes at an acceptable price or to accurately value them.
Supranational Entities Risk Government members, or stockholders, usually make initial capital contributions to a supranational entity and in many cases are committed to make additional capital contributions if the supranational entity is unable to repay its borrowings. There is no guarantee, however, that one or more stockholders of the supranational entity will continue to make any necessary additional capital contributions. If such contributions are not made, the entity may be unable to pay interest or repay principal on its debt securities, and the Fund may lose money on such investments.
Underlying Fund Risk The Funds performance is subject to the risks associated with the securities and other investments held by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund may invest. The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective may depend upon the ability of the Underlying Funds to achieve their investment objectives. When the Fund invests in an underlying fund, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the underlying funds expenses.
Unregistered Fund Risk Investments in unregistered funds are subject to additional risks beyond those associated with investments in registered investment companies, because investments in unregistered funds do not have the benefit of the protections afforded by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), to investors in registered investment companies. In addition, investments in unregistered funds are often illiquid and difficult to value, their marketability may be restricted and the realization of investments from them may take considerable time and/or be costly, in particular because they may have restrictions that allow redemptions only at specific infrequent dates with considerable notice periods and apply lock-ups and/or redemption fees.
U.S. Government Securities Risk U.S. Government securities are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agencys own resources.
Value Investment Style Risk An investment in value stocks presents the risk that the stocks may never reach what the Adviser or a sub-adviser believes are their full market values, either because the market fails to recognize what the Adviser or a sub-adviser considers to be the companies true business values or because the Adviser or sub-adviser misjudged those values. In addition, value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform growth stocks during given periods.
Valuation Risk The risk that a security may be difficult to value. The Fund may value certain securities at a price higher than the price at which they can be sold. This risk may be especially pronounced for investments that are illiquid or may become illiquid.
Warrants Risk Warrants are instruments that entitle the holder to buy an equity security at a specific price for a specific period of time. Warrants may be more speculative than other types of investments. The price of a warrant may be more volatile than the price of its underlying security, and an investment in a warrant may therefore create greater potential for capital loss than an investment in the underlying security. A warrant ceases to have value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date.
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10. Other:
At October 31, 2020, the percentage of total shares outstanding held by shareholders for each Fund, which are comprised of omnibus accounts that are held on behalf of various individual shareholders, was as follows:
No. of
Shareholders |
%
Ownership |
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Global Public Equity Fund |
1 | 99 | % | |||||
Core Plus Bond Fund |
1 | 99 | % |
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.
11. New Accounting Pronouncements:
In October 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2020-08, Receivables Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Codification Improvements Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU 2020-08 is an update of ASU No. 2017-08, which amends the amortization period of certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium, shortening such period to the earliest call date. The ASU 2017-08 does not require any accounting change for debt securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. ASU 2020-08 updates the amortization period for callable debt securities to be amortized to the next call date. For purposes of this update, the next call date is the first date when a call option at a specified price becomes exercisable. Once that date has passed, the next call date is when the next call option at a specified price becomes exercisable, if applicable. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the financial statements.
In August 2018, The FASB issued ASU 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.
In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The main objective of the new guidance is to provide relief to companies that will be impacted by the expected change in benchmark interest rates at the end of 2021, when participating banks will no longer be required to submit LIBOR quotes by the FCA. The new guidance allows companies to, provided the only change to existing contracts are a change to an approved benchmark interest rate, account for modifications as a continuance of the existing contract without additional analysis. For new and existing contracts, the Funds may elect to apply the amendments as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently assessing the impact of the ASUs adoption to the Funds financial statements and various filings.
12. Subsequent Events:
The Funds have evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued.
On November 11, 2020, a special meeting (the Meeting) of the Funds shareholders was held to vote on a proposal (the Proposal) to approve a new investment advisory agreement (the New Agreement) between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and Pathstone Family Office, LLC (Pathstone or the Adviser). Prior to the Meeting, Pathstone served as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to an interim investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and Pathstone, which became effective on September 30, 2020 upon Pathstones purchase of substantially all of the net assets of Cornerstone Advisors, Inc., the Funds predecessor adviser.
Shareholders of the Funds approved the Proposal at the Meeting. The New Agreement became effective on November 11, 2020, and accordingly Pathstone now serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to the New Agreement.
Pathstone Family Office, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formed in 2010 and located at 10 Sterling Boulevard, Suite 402, Englewood, NJ 07631, serves as the Funds investment adviser. Pathstone is wholly owned by Pathstone Holdings, LLC, which is further owned by LM Checkmark Holdings LLC and certain employees and clients of Pathstone.
Based on this evaluation, no additional disclosures and/or adjustments were required to the financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of The Advisors Inner Circle Fund and Shareholders of Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund and Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund and Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund, (collectively the Funds, each a portfolio of The Advisors Inner Circle Fund), including the schedules of investments, as of October 31, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended (as to Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund, each of the four years in the period then ended and the period from August 30, 2016 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2016), and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the funds constituting the Advisors Inner Circle Fund as of October 31, 2020, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended (as to Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund, each of the four years in the period then ended and the period from August 30, 2016 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2016.) then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities 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 audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, 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 and financial highlights. 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 and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Costa Mesa, California
December 24, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more Advisors Inner Circle Fund investment companies since 2012.
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND
Set forth below are the names, years of birth, position with the Trust and length of time served, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as Trustees and Officers of the Trust. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each Trustee is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. Trustees who are deemed not to be interested persons of the Trust are referred to as Independent Trustees. Messrs. Nesher and Klauder are 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 Trusts Distributor. The Trusts Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers. The SAI may be obtained without charge by calling 1-888-762-1442. The following chart lists Trustees and Officers as of October 31, 2020.
Name and
Year of Birth |
Position with Trust
Time Served1 |
Principal Occupation
in the Past Five Years |
Other
Directorships
Held in the Past Five Years2 |
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INTERESTED TRUSTEES3,4 |
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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 OConnor 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. |
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 InvestmentsGlobal Funds Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd., SEI InvestmentsUnit Trust Management (UK) Limited, SEI Multi-Strategy Funds PLC and SEI Global Nominee Ltd. Former Directorships: Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016. |
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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. |
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. |
1 |
Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trusts Declaration of Trust. |
2 |
Directorships of Companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange act of 1934 (i.e., public investment companies) or other investment companies under the 1940 Act. |
3 |
Trustees oversee 43 funds in The Advisors Inner Circle Fund. |
4 |
Denotes Trustees who may be deemed to be interested persons of the Fund as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Distributor and/or its affiliates. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND
Name and
Year of Birth |
Position with Trust
and Length of Time Served1 |
Principal Occupation
in the Past Five Years |
Other Directorships
Held in the Past Five Years2 |
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INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES3 (continued) |
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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. |
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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Mitchell A. Johnson
(Born: 1942) |
Trustee
(since 2005) |
Retired. Private investor since 1994. |
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. |
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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. | 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. | |||
Robert Mulhall
(Born: 1958) |
Trustee
(since 2019) |
Partner, Ernst & Young LLP, from 1998 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: Trustee of Villanova University Alumni Board of Directors to 2018. |
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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. | 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. |
1 |
Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trusts Declaration of Trust. |
2 |
Directorships of Companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange act of 1934 (i.e., public investment companies) or other investment companies under the 1940 Act. |
3 |
Trustees oversee 43 funds in The Advisors Inner Circle Fund. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND
1 |
Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trusts Declaration of Trust. |
2 |
Directorships of Companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange act of 1934 (i.e., public investment companies) or other investment companies under the 1940 Act. |
3 |
Trustees oversee 43 funds in The Advisors Inner Circle Fund. |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND
Name and Year of Birth |
Position with Trust
and Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation
in the Past Five Years |
Other Directorships
Held in the Past Five Years |
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OFFICERS (continued) |
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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 OConnor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Winton Series Trust to 2017. Chief Compliance Officer of Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company) to 2018. | None. | |||
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. | None. | |||
Matthew M. Maher
(Born: 1975) |
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
(since 2018) |
Counsel at SEI Investments since 2018. Attorney, Blank Rome LLP, from 2015 to 2018. Assistant Counsel & Vice President, Bank of New York Mellon, from 2013 to 2014. Attorney, Dilworth Paxson LLP, from 2006 to 2013. | None. | |||
Robert Morrow
(Born: 1968) |
Vice President
(since 2017) |
Account Manager, SEI Investments, since 2007. | None. | |||
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. | None. |
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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 the mutual funds gross income and directly reduce your final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of the mutual funds average net assets; this percentage is known as the mutual funds expense ratio.
The following examples use the expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (May 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020).
The table below illustrates your Funds costs in two ways:
Actual Fund Return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that your Fund incurred over the period. The Expenses Paid During Period column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the Ending Account Value number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Funds gross investment return.
You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = $8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Fund under Expenses Paid During Period.
Hypothetical 5% Return. This section helps you compare your Funds costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual 5% return before expenses during the period, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Funds comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the Expense Paid During Period column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other mutual funds.
NOTE: Because the hypothetical return is set at 5% for comparison purposes NOT your Funds actual return, the account values shown do not apply to your specific investment.
Beginning
Account Value 5/1/20 |
Ending
Account Value 10/31/20 |
Annualized
Expense Ratios |
Expenses
Paid During Period* |
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Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Actual Fund Return |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,168.40 | 1.01% | $ 5.51 | ||||||||||
Hypothetical 5% Return |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.06 | 1.01% | $ 5.13 | ||||||||||
Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund |
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Actual Fund Return |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.70 | 0.60% | $ 3.05 | ||||||||||
Hypothetical 5% Return |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.12 | 0.60% | $ 3.05 |
* |
Expenses are equal to the Funds annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half period shown). |
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BOARD CONSIDERATIONS IN APPROVING THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS FOR CORNERSTONE ADVISORS GLOBAL PUBLIC EQUITY FUND
Board Considerations in Approving a Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and EAM Investors, LLC for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund
Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), the Funds sub-advisory agreements must be approved by the vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of The Advisors Inner Circle Fund (the Trust) who are not parties to the agreements or interested persons of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
A Board meeting was held on November 19, 2019 to decide whether to approve an investment sub-advisory agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. (the Adviser) and EAM Investors, LLC (EAM) with respect to the Fund (the New Sub-Advisory Agreement) for an initial two-year term, pursuant to which EAM would serve as an investment sub-adviser to the Fund.
In preparation for the meeting, the Trustees requested that the Adviser and EAM furnish information necessary to evaluate the terms of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Trustees used this information, as well as other information that the Adviser, EAM and other service providers of the Fund presented or submitted to the Board at the meeting, to help them decide whether to approve the New Sub-Advisory Agreement for an initial two-year term.
Specifically, the Board requested and received written materials from the Adviser, EAM and other service providers of the Fund regarding, among other things: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by EAM; (ii) EAMs investment management personnel; (iii) EAMs operations and financial condition; (iv) EAMs brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements) and investment strategies; (v) the proposed sub-advisory fee to be paid to EAM and the Funds overall fees and operating expenses; (vi) EAMs compliance program, including a description of material compliance matters and material compliance violations; (vii) EAMs policies on and compliance procedures for personal securities transactions; (viii) EAMs investment experience; (ix) the Advisers rationale for recommending EAM; and (x) EAMs performance in managing comparably managed accounts.
Representatives from the Adviser and EAM, along with other Fund service providers, presented additional information and participated in question and answer sessions in-person or telephonically at the meeting to help the Trustees evaluate EAMs services, fee and other aspects of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Based on their evaluation of the information provided by the Adviser and EAM, the Trustees, including all of the trustees who are not parties to the New Sub-Advisory Agreement nor are considered interested persons (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of any party to the New Sub-Advisory Agreement (the Independent Trustees), voting separately, approved the New Sub-Advisory Agreement at the meeting. In considering the approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board considered various factors that they determined were relevant, including: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by EAM; and (ii) the fees to be paid to EAM, as discussed in further detail below.
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Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided by EAM |
In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by EAM, the Board reviewed the portfolio management services to be provided by EAM to the Fund, including the quality and continuity of EAMs portfolio management personnel, the resources of EAM and EAMs compliance history and compliance program. The Trustees reviewed the terms of the proposed New Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Trustees also reviewed EAMs proposed investment and risk management approaches for the Fund. The Trustees considered that the Adviser would supervise and monitor the performance of EAM. The most recent investment adviser registration form (Form ADV) for EAM was available to the Board, as was the response of EAM to a detailed series of questions which included, among other things, information about the investment sub-advisory services to be provided by EAM to the Fund.
The Trustees also considered other services to be provided to the Fund by EAM 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 to be provided to the Fund by EAM would be satisfactory.
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Costs of Advisory Services |
In considering the advisory fee payable by the Fund to EAM, the Trustees reviewed, among other things, the proposed advisory fee to be paid to EAM. The Trustees also reviewed pro forma fee and expense information, as well as the management fees charged by EAM to other clients with comparable mandates. The Trustees considered any differences in management fees and took into account the respective demands, resources and complexity associated with the Fund and other client accounts as well as the extensive regulatory, compliance and tax regimes to which the Fund is subject. The Trustees also considered that the fee payable to EAM would reflect an arms-length negotiation between the Adviser and EAM. The Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the nature and quality of the services expected to be rendered by EAM.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS FUNDS | |
October 31, 2020 (Unaudited) |
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Investment Performance, Profitability and Economies of Scale |
Because EAM is new to the Fund and had not managed Fund assets, it did not yet have an investment performance record with respect to the Fund and it was not possible to determine the profitability that EAM might achieve with respect to the Fund or the extent to which economies of scale would be realized by EAM as the assets of the Fund grow. Accordingly, the Trustees did not make any conclusions regarding EAMs investment performance with respect to the Fund, EAMs profitability, or the extent to which economies of scale would be realized by EAM as the assets of the Fund grow, but will do so during future considerations of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement.
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Approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement |
Based on the Boards deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above and other factors and information it believed relevant in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, with the assistance of Fund counsel and Independent Trustees counsel, unanimously concluded that the terms of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the fee to be paid thereunder, were fair and reasonable and agreed to approve the New Sub-Advisory Agreement for an initial term of two years. 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.
Board Considerations in Renewing Sub-Advisory Agreements for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund
Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), the Funds sub-advisory agreements must be renewed at least annually after their 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 Fund; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the sub-advisory agreements 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 February 25, 2020 to decide whether to renew the sub-advisory agreements (the Agreements) between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. (the Adviser) and the following sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and together, the Sub-Advisers), pursuant to which the Sub-Advisers serve as investment sub-advisers to the Fund for additional one-year terms:
Sub-Adviser
LSV Asset Management
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC
Thornburg Investment Management, Inc.
In preparation for the meeting, the Trustees requested that the Sub-Advisers furnish information necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreements. Prior to the meeting, the Independent Trustees of the Fund met to review and discuss the information provided and submitted a request for additional information to the Sub-Advisers, and information was provided in response to this request. The Trustees used this information, as well as other information that the Sub-Advisers and other service providers of the Fund presented or submitted to the Board at the meeting and other meetings held during the prior year, to help them decide whether to renew the Agreements for an additional year.
Specifically, the Board requested and received written materials from the Sub-Advisers and other service providers of the Fund regarding: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the Sub-Advisers services; (ii) the Sub-Advisers investment management personnel; (iii) the Sub-Advisers operations and financial condition; (iv) the Sub-Advisers brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements) and investment strategies; (v) the Funds sub-advisory fees paid to the Sub-Advisers and the Funds overall fees and operating expenses compared with a peer group of mutual funds; (vi) the level of the Sub-Advisers profitability from their relationships with the Fund, including both direct and indirect benefits accruing to the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates; (vii) the Sub-Advisers potential economies of scale; (viii) the Sub-Advisers compliance programs, including a description of material compliance matters and material compliance violations; (ix) the Sub-Advisers policies on and compliance procedures for personal securities transactions; and (x) the Funds performance attributable to the Sub-Advisers and overall performance compared with a peer group of mutual funds and the Funds benchmark index.
Representatives from the Sub-Advisers, along with other Fund service providers, presented additional information and participated in question and answer sessions at the Board meeting to help the Trustees evaluate the Sub-Advisers services, fees and other aspects of the Agreements. The Independent Trustees received advice from independent counsel and met in executive sessions outside the presence of Fund management and the Sub-Advisers.
At the Board meeting, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, based on their evaluation of the information provided by the Sub-Advisers and other service providers of the Fund, renewed the Agreements. In considering the renewal of the Agreements, the Board considered various factors that they determined were relevant, including: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Sub-Advisers; (ii) the investment performance of the Fund and the Sub-Advisers; (iii) the costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Sub-Advisers from their relationships with the Fund, including both direct and indirect benefits accruing to the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale are being realized by the Sub-Advisers; and (v) whether fee levels reflect such economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors, as discussed in further detail below.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS FUNDS | |
October 31, 2020 (Unaudited) |
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Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by the Sub-Advisers |
In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Sub-Advisers, the Board reviewed the portfolio management services provided by the Sub-Advisers to the Fund, including the quality and continuity of the Sub-Advisers portfolio management personnel, the resources of the Sub-Advisers, and the Sub-Advisers compliance histories and compliance programs. The Trustees reviewed the terms of the Agreements. The Trustees also reviewed the Sub-Advisers investment and risk management approaches for the Fund. The Trustees considered that the Adviser supervises and monitors the performance of the Sub-Advisers. The most recent investment adviser registration forms (Form ADV) for the Sub-Advisers were available to the Board, as were the responses of the Sub-Advisers to a detailed series of questions which included, among other things, information about the investment advisory services provided by the Sub-Advisers to the Fund.
The Trustees also considered other services provided to the Fund by the Sub-Advisers such as selecting broker-dealers for executing portfolio transactions, monitoring adherence to the Funds investment restrictions, and monitoring compliance with various Fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities laws and regulations. Based on the factors above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Sub-Advisers were sufficient to support renewal of the Agreements.
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Investment Performance of the Fund and the Sub-Advisers |
The Board was provided with regular reports regarding the Funds performance, and the Sub-Advisers contribution thereto, over various time periods. The Trustees also reviewed reports prepared by the Funds administrator comparing the Funds performance to its benchmark index and a peer group of mutual funds as classified by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data, over various periods of time. Representatives from the Sub-Advisers provided information regarding and led discussions of factors impacting the Sub-Advisers performance for the Fund, outlining current market conditions and explaining their expectations and strategies for the future. The Trustees determined that the Funds performance was satisfactory, or, where the Funds performance was materially below its benchmark and/or peer group, the Trustees were satisfied by the reasons for the underperformance and/or the steps taken by the Sub-Advisers in an effort to improve the performance of the Fund. Based on this information, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the investment results that the Sub-Advisers had been able to achieve for the Fund were sufficient to support renewal of the Agreements.
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Costs of Sub-Advisory Services, Profitability and Economies of Scale |
In considering the advisory fees payable by the Fund to the Sub-Advisers, the Trustees reviewed, among other things, a report of the advisory fees paid to the Sub-Advisers. 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 a peer group of mutual funds as classified by Lipper. The Trustees reviewed the management fees charged by certain Sub-Advisers to other clients with comparable mandates. The Trustees considered any differences in management fees and took into account the respective demands, resources and complexity associated with the Fund and other client accounts as well as the extensive regulatory, compliance and tax regimes to which the Fund is subject. The Trustees also considered that the fees payable to the Sub-Advisers reflected arms-length negotiations between the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers. 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 Sub-Advisers.
The Trustees reviewed the costs of services provided by and the profits realized by the Sub-Advisers from their relationship with the Fund, including both direct benefits and indirect benefits, such as research and brokerage services received under soft dollar arrangements, accruing to the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates. The Trustees considered how the Sub-Advisers profitability was affected by factors such as their organizational structures and methods for allocating expenses. The Trustees concluded that the profit margins of the Sub-Advisers with respect to the management of the Fund were not unreasonable.
The Trustees considered the Sub-Advisers views relating to economies of scale in connection with the Fund as Fund assets grow and the extent to which the benefits of any such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and Fund shareholders. The Board considered the existence of any economies of scale and whether those were passed along to the Funds shareholders through a graduated advisory fee schedule or other means, including fee waivers. The Trustees recognized that economies of scale are difficult to identify and quantify and are rarely identifiable on a fund-by-fund basis. Based on this evaluation, the Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable in light of the information that was provided to the Trustees by the Sub-Advisers with respect to economies of scale.
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Renewal of the Agreements |
Based on the Boards deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above and other factors and information it believed relevant in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, with the assistance of Fund counsel and Independent Trustees counsel, unanimously concluded that the terms of the Agreements, including the fees payable thereunder, were fair and reasonable and agreed to renew the Agreements for another year. In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any absence of information as material to its decision, or any particular factor (or conclusion with respect thereto) or single piece of information that was all-important, controlling or determinative of its decision, but considered all of the factors together, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors (and conclusions with respect thereto) and information.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS FUNDS | |
October 31, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Board Considerations in Renewing the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund and the Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund
Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), the Funds advisory and sub-advisory agreements must be renewed at least annually after their 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 advisory or sub-advisory agreements 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.
Board meetings were held on May 19, 2020 and August 18, 2020 via videoconference (the Meetings) to decide whether to renew the following agreements (the Agreements) for additional one-year terms:
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the advisory agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. (the Adviser) and the Trust, on behalf of the Funds; and |
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the sub-advisory agreements between the Adviser and certain sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and together, the Sub-Advisers), pursuant to which the Sub-Advisers serve as investment sub-advisers to the Funds, as set forth in the following table: |
Sub-Adviser | Fund(s) | |
ClariVest Asset Management LLC |
Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund |
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Driehaus Capital Management LLC |
Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund |
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Franklin Advisers, Inc. |
Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund |
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Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund |
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Marsico Capital Management, LLC |
Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund |
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Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC |
Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund |
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Phocas Financial Corporation |
Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund |
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Sun Life Capital Management (U.S.) LLC (d/b/a SLC Management) |
Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund |
The Meetings were held via videoconference in reliance on relief provided in orders issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2020, March 25, 2020 and June 19, 2020 from 1940 Act sections and rules requiring that certain votes of a companys board of trustees be cast in person due to circumstances related to the current or potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In preparation for the Meetings, the Trustees requested that the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers furnish information necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreements. Prior to the Meetings, 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 the Sub-Advisers, and information was provided in response to this request. The Trustees used this information, as well as other information that the Adviser, the Sub-Advisers and other service providers of the Funds presented or submitted to the Board at the Meetings and other meetings held during the prior year, to help them decide whether to renew the Agreements for an additional year.
Specifically, the Board requested and received written materials from the Adviser, the Sub-Advisers and other service providers of the Funds regarding: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers services; (ii) the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers investment management personnel; (iii) the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers operations and financial condition; (iv) the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements) and investment strategies; (v) the Funds advisory fees paid to the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers and overall fees and operating expenses compared with peer groups of mutual funds; (vi) the level of the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers profitability from their relationships with the Funds, including both direct and indirect benefits accruing to the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates; (vii) the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers potential economies of scale; (viii) the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers compliance programs, including a description of material compliance matters and material compliance violations; (ix) the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers 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 and certain of the Sub-Advisers, along with other Fund service providers, presented additional information and participated in question and answer sessions at the Meetings to help the Trustees evaluate the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers services, fees and other aspects of the Agreements. The Independent Trustees received advice from independent counsel and met in executive sessions outside the presence of Fund management, the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers.
At the Meetings, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, based on their evaluation of the information provided by the Adviser, the Sub-Advisers and other service providers of the Funds, renewed the Agreements. In considering the renewal of the Agreements, the Board considered various factors that they determined were relevant, including: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers; (ii) the investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers; (iii) the costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers from their relationships with the Funds, including both direct and indirect benefits accruing to the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale are being realized by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers; and (v) whether fee levels reflect such economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors, as discussed in further detail below.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS FUNDS | |
October 31, 2020 (Unaudited) |
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Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers |
In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers, the Board reviewed the portfolio management services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers to the Funds, including the quality and continuity of the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers portfolio management personnel, the resources of the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers, and the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers compliance histories and compliance programs. The Trustees reviewed the terms of the Agreements. The Trustees also reviewed the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers investment and risk management approaches for the Funds. The Trustees considered that the Adviser supervises and monitors the performance of the Sub-Advisers. The most recent investment adviser registration forms (Form ADV) for the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers were available to the Board, as were the responses of the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers to a detailed series of questions which included, among other things, information about the investment advisory services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers to the Funds.
The Trustees also considered other services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers 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 and the Sub-Advisers were sufficient to support renewal of the Agreements.
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Investment Performance of the Funds, the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers |
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. Representatives from the Adviser and certain of the Sub-Advisers 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 and the Sub-Advisers 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 and the Sub-Advisers had been able to achieve for the Funds were sufficient to support renewal of the Agreements.
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Costs of Advisory Services, Profitability and Economies of Scale |
In considering the advisory fees payable by the Funds to the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers, the Trustees reviewed, among other things, a report of the advisory fees paid to the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers. 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 certain Sub-Advisers to other clients with comparable mandates. The Trustees considered any differences in management fees and took into account the respective demands, resources and complexity associated with the Funds and other client accounts as well as the extensive regulatory, compliance and tax regimes to which the Funds are subject. The Trustees also considered that the fees payable to the Sub-Advisers reflected arms-length negotiations between the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers. 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 and the Sub-Advisers.
The Trustees reviewed the costs of services provided by and the profits realized by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers from their 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 the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates. The Trustees considered how the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers profitability was affected by factors such as their organizational structures and methods for allocating expenses. The Trustees concluded that the profit margins of the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers with respect to the management of the Funds were not unreasonable.
The Trustees considered the Advisers and Sub-Advisers 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 fees were reasonable in light of the information that was provided to the Trustees by the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers with respect to economies of scale.
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Renewal of the Agreements |
Based on the Boards deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above and other factors and information it believed relevant in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, with the assistance of Fund counsel and Independent Trustees counsel, unanimously concluded that the terms of the Agreements, including the fees payable thereunder, were fair and reasonable and agreed to renew the Agreements for another year. In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any absence of information as material to its decision, or any particular factor (or conclusion with respect thereto) or single piece of information that was all-important, controlling or determinative of its decision, but considered all of the factors together, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors (and conclusions with respect thereto) and information.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS FUNDS | |
October 31, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Board Considerations in Approving the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund and the Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund
Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), the Funds advisory and sub-advisory agreements must be approved: (i) by a vote of a majority of the shareholders of the Funds; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees (the Board or the Trustees) of The Advisors Inner Circle Fund (the Trust) who are not parties to the agreements 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 approval.
Pathstone Family Office, LLC (Pathstone) purchased substantially all of the net assets of Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. (Cornerstone) on September 30, 2020 and Cornerstones operating business was merged into Pathstone (the Transaction). Prior to the Transaction, (1) Cornerstone served as investment adviser to each Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and Cornerstone (the Prior Advisory Agreement); and (2) the following firms served as investment sub-advisers to the Funds, as set forth in the below table (each, a Sub-Adviser and together, the Sub-Advisers), pursuant to investment sub-advisory agreements between the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers (the Prior Sub-Advisory Agreements).
Sub-Adviser | Fund | |
ClariVest Asset Management LLC |
Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund |
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Driehaus Capital Management LLC |
Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund |
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EAM Investors, LLC |
Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund |
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Franklin Advisers, Inc. |
Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund |
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Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund |
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LSV Asset Management |
Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund |
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Marsico Capital Management, LLC |
Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund |
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Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC |
Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund |
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Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC |
Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund |
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Phocas Financial Corporation |
Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund |
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Sun Life Capital Management (U.S.) LLC (d/b/a SLC Management) |
Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund |
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Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. |
Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund |
To enable Pathstone to serve as investment adviser to the Funds following the Transaction and the Sub-Advisers to serve as investment sub-advisers to the Funds following the Transaction, a Board meeting was held on August 4, 2020 (the August 2020 Meeting) to decide whether to approve the following agreements:
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an interim investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of each Fund, and Pathstone for a term of up to 150 days (the Interim Advisory Agreement); |
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an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of each Fund, and Pathstone for an initial term of two years (the New Advisory Agreement); |
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interim investment sub-advisory agreements for terms of up to 150 days between the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers, pursuant to which the Sub-Advisers serve as investment sub-advisers to the Funds, as set forth in the above table (the Interim Sub-Advisory Agreements); and |
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investment sub-advisory agreements for initial terms of two years between the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers, pursuant to which the Sub-Advisers serve as investment sub-advisers to the Funds, as set forth in the above table (the New Sub-Advisory Agreements). |
The August 2020 Meeting was held via videoconference in reliance on relief provided in orders issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2020, March 25, 2020 and June 19, 2020 from 1940 Act sections and rules requiring that certain votes of a companys board of trustees be cast in person due to circumstances related to the current or potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Approval of the Interim Advisory Agreement and the New Advisory Agreement
In preparation for the August 2020 Meeting, the Trustees requested that Cornerstone and Pathstone furnish information necessary to evaluate the terms of the Interim Advisory Agreement and the New Advisory Agreement. The Trustees used this information, as well as other information that Cornerstone and Pathstone and other service providers of the Funds presented or submitted to the Board at the August 2020 Meeting, and other meetings held since the most recent renewal of the Prior Advisory Agreement, to help them decide whether to approve the Interim Advisory Agreement for a term of up to 150 days and the New Advisory Agreement for an initial two-year term.
Specifically, the Board requested and received written materials from Cornerstone and Pathstone regarding: (i) the terms, conditions, and expected timing of the Transaction, and the reasons that Cornerstone and Pathstone were undergoing the Transaction; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by Pathstone; (iii) Pathstones operations and financial condition; (iv) the proposed advisory fee to be paid to Pathstone; (v) Pathstones compliance program; and (vi) Pathstones investment management personnel.
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October 31, 2020 (Unaudited) |
At the August 2020 Meeting, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, based on their evaluation of the information provided by Cornerstone and Pathstone and other service providers of the Fund, approved the Interim Advisory Agreement and the New Advisory Agreement. In considering the approval of the Interim Advisory Agreement and the New Advisory Agreement, the Board considered various factors that they determined were relevant, including: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by Pathstone; (ii) the investment performance of the Funds and Cornerstone; and (iii) the fee to be paid to Pathstone, as discussed in further detail below. In addition, the Board considered representations from Pathstone that the Transaction was not expected to result in any material changes to the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Funds, and that the Funds portfolio managers will continue to serve as portfolio managers of the Funds as employees of Pathstone following the Transaction.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services to be Provided by Pathstone |
In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by Pathstone, the Board reviewed the portfolio management services to be provided by Pathstone to the Funds, including the quality of the continuing portfolio management personnel, the resources of Pathstone and Pathstones compliance history and compliance program. The Trustees reviewed the terms of the proposed Interim Advisory Agreement and the proposed New Advisory Agreement, and noted that (1) the Interim Advisory Agreement has the same advisory fee as, and does not materially differ from, the Prior Advisory Agreement, except with respect to certain provisions that are required by law; and (2) the New Advisory Agreement has the same advisory fee as, and does not materially differ from, the Prior Advisory Agreement. The Trustees also reviewed Pathstones proposed investment and risk management approaches for the Funds. The most recent investment adviser registration form (Form ADV) for Pathstone was available to the Board, as was the response of Pathstone to a detailed series of questions which included, among other things, information about the investment advisory services to be provided by Pathstone to the Funds. The Board also considered information presented at the August 2020 Meeting and provided in written materials ahead of the August 2020 Meeting by Cornerstone and Pathstone regarding the benefits that they believe will be achieved as a result of the Transaction, including Pathstones capital backing. 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 to be provided to the Funds by Pathstone would be satisfactory.
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Investment Performance of the Fund and Cornerstone |
In connection with its most recent approval of the continuation of the Prior Advisory Agreement, the Board was provided with reports regarding each 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. Representatives from Cornerstone 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 Prior Advisory Agreement.
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Costs of Advisory Services |
The Board reviewed the proposed fee to be paid by each Fund to Pathstone. The Board considered that Pathstone would charge only a nominal, one basis point advisory fee for its services to each Fund. Following evaluation, the Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, the proposed advisory fees to be paid by the Funds to Pathstone were reasonable in light of the extent and quality of the services expected to be provided to the Funds by Pathstone and supported approval of the Interim Advisory Agreement and the New Advisory Agreement.
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Profitability and Economies of Scale |
Because Pathstone is new to the Funds and has not managed Fund assets, it was not possible to determine the profitability that Pathstone might achieve with respect to the Funds. Accordingly, the Trustees did not make any conclusions regarding Pathstones profitability, but will do so during future considerations of the New Advisory Agreement. Further, the Board did not consider economies of scale in light of the nominal advisory fee proposed to be charged by Pathstone to each Fund.
Approval of the Interim Sub-Advisory Agreements and the New Sub-Advisory Agreements
At the August 2020 Meeting, the Board reviewed the terms of the Interim Sub-Advisory Agreements and the New Sub-Advisory Agreements. As part of its considerations to approve the Interim Sub-Advisory Agreements and the New Sub-Advisory Agreements at the August 2020 Meeting, the Board concluded that it was reasonable to take into account the conclusions that the Board made when considering and evaluating (1) the approval of the Prior Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to EAM Investors, LLC (see Board Considerations in Approving a Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and EAM Investors, LLC for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund for a discussion of the Boards considerations with respect to approving this Prior Sub-Advisory Agreement); (2) the most recent approval of the continuation of the Prior Sub-Advisory Agreements with respect to LSV Asset Management, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC and Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (see Board Considerations in Renewing Sub-Advisory Agreements for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund for a discussion of the Boards considerations with respect to approving the continuation of these Prior Sub-Advisory Agreements); and (3) the most recent approval of the continuation of the Prior Sub-Advisory
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS FUNDS | |
October 31, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Agreements with respect to ClariVest Asset Management LLC, Driehaus Capital Management LLC, Franklin Advisers, Inc., Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P., Marsico Capital Management, LLC, Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC, Phocas Financial Corporation and Sun Life Capital Management (U.S.) LLC (d/b/a SLC Management) (see Board Considerations in Renewing the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund and the Cornerstone Advisors Core Plus Bond Fund for a discussion of the Boards considerations with respect to approving the continuation of these Prior Sub-Advisory Agreements). The Boards conclusion in this regard was based on the fact that (1) each Interim Sub-Advisory Agreement has the same sub-advisory fee as, and does not materially differ from, the respective Prior Sub-Advisory Agreement, except with respect to certain provisions that are required by law; and (2) each New Sub-Advisory Agreement has the same advisory fee as, and does not materially differ from, the respective Prior Sub-Advisory Agreement.
Conclusion
Based on the Boards deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above and other factors and information it believed relevant in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, with the assistance of Fund counsel and Independent Trustees counsel, unanimously concluded that the terms of the Interim Advisory Agreement, the New Advisory Agreement, the Interim Sub-Advisory Agreements and the New Sub-Advisory Agreements, including the fees payable thereunder, were fair and reasonable and agreed to (1) approve each of the Interim Advisory Agreement and Interim Sub-Advisory Agreements for a term of up to 150 days; (2) approve each of the New Advisory Agreement and New Sub-Advisory Agreements for an initial term of two years; and (3) recommend the approval of the New Advisory Agreement to the Funds shareholders. In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any absence of information as material to its decision, or any particular factor (or conclusion with respect thereto) or single piece of information that was all-important, controlling or determinative of its decision, but considered all of the factors together, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors (and conclusions with respect thereto) and information.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS FUNDS | |
October 31, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program
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 Programs principal objectives include assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Funds 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 Trusts 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 Administrators report noted that the Program Administrator had determined that the Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Funds liquidity risk and has operated adequately and effectively to manage each Funds liquidity risk since the Program was implemented on December 1, 2018. The Program Administrators 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 Administrators report also noted that the Board approved a change to the membership of the committee serving as Program Administrator. The Program Administrators report further noted that material changes had been made to the Program since its implementation relating to the Funds reasonably anticipated trading sizes.
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 Funds exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Funds may be subject.
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THE ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND | CORNERSTONE ADVISORS FUNDS | |
October 31, 2020 (Unaudited) |
For shareholders that do not have an October 31, 2020 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with an October 31, 2020 tax year end, please consult your tax advisor as to the pertinence of this notice. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020, the Funds are designating the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.
Return of
Capital |
Long Term
Capital Gain Distribution |
Ordinary
Income Distributions |
Total
Distributions |
Dividends
Qualifying for Corporate Dividend Received Deduction (1) |
Qualifying
Dividend Income (2) |
U.S.
Government Interest (3) |
Qualified
Interest Income (4) |
Qualified
Short-Term Capital Gain (5) |
Foreign Tax Credit (6) |
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Global Public Equity Fund |
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0.00 | % | 83.67 | % | 16.33 | % | 100.00 | % | 47.80 | % | 100.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Core Plus Bond Fund |
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0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 6.94 | % | 66.50 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % |
(1) |
Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary Income distributions (the total of short term capital gain and net investment income distributions). |
(2) |
The percentage in this column represents the amount of Qualifying Dividend Income as created by the Jobs and Growth Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and its reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of short term capital gain and net investment income distributions). It is the intention of each of the aforementioned funds to designate the maximum amount permitted by law. |
(3) |
U.S. Government Interest represents the amount of interest that was derived from 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 shareholders who are residents of California, Connecticut and New York, the statutory threshold requirements were not satisfied to permit exemption of these amounts from state income. |
(4) |
The percentage in this column represents the amount of Qualifying Interest Income as created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and is a percentage of net investment income that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid for foreign investors. |
(5) |
The percentage in this column represents the amount of Qualifying Short-Term Capital Gain as created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and is reflected as a percentage of short-term capital gain distributions that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors. |
(6) |
The percentage in this column represents the amount of Qualifying Foreign Taxes as a percentage of ordinary distributions during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020. |
The information reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2020. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2020 Form 1099-DIV.
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Cornerstone Advisors Funds
c/o DST Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 219009
Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9009
1-888-762-1442
Investment Adviser
Pathstone Family Office, LLC
10 Sterling Boulevard, Suite 402
Englewood, New Jersey 07631
Distributor
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
Administrator
SEI Investments Global Funds Services
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
Legal Counsel
Morgan, Lewis, Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current
prospectus for the Funds.
Item 2. |
Code of Ethics. |
The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrants principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller or principal accounting officer, and any person who performs a similar function. There have been no amendments to or waivers granted to this code of ethics during the period covered by this report.
Item 3. |
Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
(a)(1) The Registrants board of trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on the audit committee.
(a)(2) The 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 |
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(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 |
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(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 |
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(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 |
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(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 Trusts 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 Trusts Audit Committee has adopted and the Board of Trustees has ratified an Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (the Policy), which sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services proposed to be performed by the independent auditor of the Funds may be pre-approved.
The Policy provides that all requests or applications for proposed services to be provided by the independent auditor must be submitted to the Registrants Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and must include a detailed description of the services proposed to be rendered. The CFO will determine whether such services:
1. |
require specific pre-approval; |
2. |
are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee pursuant to the Policy; or |
3. |
have been previously pre-approved in connection with the independent auditors annual engagement letter for the applicable year or otherwise. In any instance where services require pre-approval, the Audit Committee will consider whether such services are consistent with SECs rules and whether the provision of such services would impair the auditors independence. |
Requests or applications to provide services that require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by the CFO. The Audit Committee will be informed by the CFO on a quarterly basis of all services rendered by the independent auditor. The Audit Committee has delegated specific pre-approval authority to either the Audit Committee Chair or financial expert, provided that the estimated fee for any such proposed pre-approved service does not exceed $100,000 and any pre-approval decisions are reported to the Audit Committee at its next regularly-scheduled meeting.
Services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee are identified and described in the Policy. In addition, the Policy sets forth a maximum fee per engagement with respect to each identified service that has received general pre-approval.
All services to be provided by the independent auditor shall be provided pursuant to a signed written engagement letter with the Registrant, the investment adviser, or applicable control affiliate (except that matters as to which an engagement letter would be impractical because of timing issues or because the matter is small may not be the subject of an engagement letter) that sets forth both the services to be provided by the independent auditor and the total fees to be paid to the independent auditor for those services.
In addition, the Audit Committee has determined to take additional measures on an annual basis to meet the Audit Committees responsibility to oversee the work of the independent auditor and to assure the auditors independence from the Registrant, such as (a) reviewing a formal written statement from the independent auditor delineating all relationships between the independent auditor and the Registrant, and (b) discussing with the independent auditor the independent auditors methods and procedures for ensuring independence.
(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows (PwC):
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Audit-Related Fees |
None | None | ||||||
Tax Fees |
None | None | ||||||
All Other Fees |
None | None |
(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows (E&Y):
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Audit-Related Fees |
None | None | ||||||
Tax Fees |
None | None | ||||||
All Other Fees |
None | None |
(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows (D&T):
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Audit-Related Fees |
None | None | ||||||
Tax Fees |
None | None | ||||||
All Other Fees |
None | None |
(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 Registrants investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal-years-ended October 31st were $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 Registrants investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal-years-ended October 31st were $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 Registrants investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal-years-ended October 31st were $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 Registrants investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal-years-ended October 31st were $0 and $0 for 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(h) During the past fiscal year, all non-audit services provided by the Registrants principal accountant to either the Registrants investment adviser or to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Registrants investment adviser that provides ongoing services
to the Registrant were pre-approved by the Audit Committee of Registrants Board of Trustees. Included in the Audit Committees pre-approval of these non-audit service were the review and consideration as to whether the provision of these non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountants independence.
Item 5. |
Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.
Item 6. |
Schedule of Investments. |
Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.
Item 7. |
Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.
Item 8. |
Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies |
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies. Effective for closed-end management investment companies for fiscal-years-ending on or after December 31, 2005.
Item 9. |
Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.
Item 10. |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrants Board of Trustees during the period covered by this report.
Item 11. |
Controls and Procedures. |
(a) The Registrants principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.30a-3(c)), as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report, are effective based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or Rule 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR § 240.13a-15(b) or § 240.15d-15(b)).
(b) There has been no change in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.3a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Items 12. |
Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.
Items 13. |
Exhibits. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) | The Advisors Inner Circle Fund | |||||
By (Signature and Title)* |
/s/ Michael Beattie |
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Michael Beattie, President |
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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 |
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Michael Beattie, President |
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Date: January 8, 2021 | ||||||
By (Signature and Title)* |
/s/ Stephen Connors |
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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 Funds Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial, and Accounting Officer and Controller (the Financial Officers) for the purpose of promoting:
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Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships. |
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Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Funds. |
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Compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations. |
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Prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Ethics for Financial Officers to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code of Ethics of Financial Officers. |
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Accountability for adherence to the Code of Ethics for Financial Officers. |
Procedures: The Funds have adopted the following procedures regarding this matter:
A compliance officer is responsible for monitoring compliance with these procedures.
FINANCIAL OFFICER CODE OF ETHICS
I. |
Introduction |
The reputation and integrity of Series Trusts, (each a Trust and, collectively, the Trusts) are valuable assets that are vital to the each Trusts success. The Trusts senior financial officers (SFOs) are responsible for conducting the Trusts business in a manner that demonstrates a commitment to the highest standards of integrity. The Trusts SFOs include the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, comptroller or principal accounting officer, and any person who performs a similar function.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the Act) effected sweeping corporate disclosure and financial reporting reform on public companies, including mutual funds, to address corporate malfeasance and assure investors that the companies in which the investors invest are accurately and completely disclosing financial information. Under the Act, all public companies (including
the Trusts) must either have a code of ethics for their SFOs, or disclose why the company does not have a code of ethics. The Act was intended to foster corporate environments which encourage employees to question and report unethical and potentially illegal business practices. Each Trust has chosen to adopt this Financial Officer Code of Ethics (the Code) to encourage the Trusts SFOs to act in a manner consistent with the highest principles of ethical conduct.
II. |
Purposes of the Code |
The purposes of this Code are:
1. |
To promote honest and ethical conduct by each Trusts SFOs, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; |
2. |
To assist each Trusts SFOs in recognizing and avoiding conflicts of interest, including disclosing to an appropriate person any material transaction or relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to such a conflict; |
3. |
To promote full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Trusts file with, or submit to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Trusts; |
4. |
To promote compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations; |
5. |
To encourage the prompt internal reporting to an appropriate person of violations of this Code; and |
6. |
To establish accountability for adherence to this Code. |
III. |
Questions about this Code |
Each Trusts compliance officer designated to oversee compliance with the Trusts Code of Ethics adopted pursuant to Rule 17j-1 shall serve as Compliance Officer for the implementation and administration of this Code. You should direct your questions about this Code to the Compliance Officer.
IV. |
Conduct Guidelines |
Each Trust has adopted the following guidelines under which the Trusts SFOs must perform their official duties and conduct the business affairs of the Trust.
1. |
Ethical and honest conduct is of paramount importance. Each Trusts SFOs must act with honesty and integrity and avoid violations of this Code, including the avoidance of actual or apparent conflicts of interest with the Trust in personal and professional relationships. |
2. |
SFOs must disclose material transactions or relationships. Each Trusts SFOs must disclose to the Compliance Officer any actual or apparent conflicts of interest the SFO may have with the Trust that reasonably could be expected to give rise to any violations of this Code. Such conflicts of interest may arise as a result of material transactions or business or personal relationships to which the SFO may be a party. If it is not possible to disclose the matter to the Compliance Officer, the matter should be disclosed to the |
Trusts Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer, or another appropriate person. In addition to disclosing any actual or apparent conflicts of interest in which an SFO is personally involved, the Trusts SFOs have an obligation to report any other actual or apparent conflicts which the SFOs discover or of which the SFOs otherwise become aware. If you are unsure whether a particular fact pattern gives rise to a conflict of interest, or whether a particular transaction or relationship is material, you should bring the matter to the attention of the Compliance Officer. |
3. |
Standards for quality of information shared with service providers of the Trusts. Each Trusts SFOs must at all times seek to provide information to the Trusts service providers (adviser, administrator, outside auditor, outside counsel, custodian, etc.) that is accurate, complete, objective, relevant, timely, and understandable. |
4. |
Standards for quality of information included in periodic reports. Each Trusts SFOs must at all times endeavor to ensure full, fair, timely, accurate, and understandable disclosure in the Trusts periodic reports. |
5. |
Compliance with laws. Each Trusts SFOs must comply with the federal securities laws and other laws and rules applicable to the Trusts, such as the Internal Revenue Code. |
6. |
Standard of care. Each Trusts SFOs must at all times act in good faith and with due care, competence, and diligence, without misrepresenting material facts or allowing your independent judgment to be subordinated. Each Trusts SFOs must conduct the affairs of the Trust in a responsible manner, consistent with this Code. |
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Confidentiality of information. Each Trusts SFOs must respect and protect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of their professional duties, except when authorized by the Trust to disclose this information or where disclosure is otherwise legally mandated. You may not use confidential information acquired in the course of your work for personal advantage. |
8. |
Sharing of information and educational standards. Each Trusts SFOs should share information with relevant parties to keep these parties informed of the business affairs of the Trust, as appropriate, and to maintain skills important and relevant to the Trusts needs. |
9. |
Promote ethical conduct. Each Trusts SFOs at all times should proactively promote ethical behavior among peers in the SFOs work environment. |
10. |
Standards for recordkeeping. Each Trusts SFOs at all times must endeavor to ensure that the Trusts financial books and records are thoroughly and accurately maintained to the best of the SFOs knowledge in a manner consistent with applicable laws and this Code. |
V. |
Waivers of this Code |
You may request a waiver of a provision of this Code by submitting your request in writing to the Compliance Officer for appropriate review. For example, if a family member works for a service provider that prepares a Trusts financial statements, you may have a potential conflict of interest in reviewing those statements and should seek a waiver of this Code to review the work. An executive officer of each Trust, or another appropriate person (such as a designated Board or Audit Committee member), will decide whether to grant a waiver. All waivers of this code must be disclosed to the applicable Trusts shareholders and the designated Board to the extent required by SEC rules.
VI. |
Affirmation of the Code |
Upon adoption of the Code, each Trusts SFOs must affirm in writing that the SFO has received, has read, and understands the Code, and annually thereafter must affirm that they have complied with the requirements of the Code. To the extent necessary, each Trusts Compliance Officer will provide guidance on the conduct required by this Code and the manner in which violations or suspected violations must be reported and waivers must be requested.
VII. |
Reporting Violations |
In the event that an SFO discovers or, in good faith, suspects a violation of this Code, the SFO must immediately report the violation or suspected violation to the Compliance Officer. The Compliance Officer, in his or her discretion, may consult with another member of the Trusts senior management or the Board in determining how to address the suspected violation. For example, a Code violation may occur when a periodic report or financial statement of a Trust omits a material fact, or is technically accurate but, in the view of the SFO, is written in a way that obscures the reports or financial statements meaning.
SFOs who report violations or suspected violations in good faith will not be subject to retaliation of any kind. Reported violations will be investigated and addressed promptly and will be treated as confidential to the extent possible.
VIII. |
Violations of the Code |
Dishonest or unethical conduct or conduct that is illegal will constitute a violation of this Code, regardless of whether this Code specifically refers to such particular conduct. A violation of this Code may result in disciplinary action, up to and including removal as an SFO of the Trust. A variety of laws apply to the Trusts and their operations, including the Securities Act of 1933, the Investment Company Act of 1940, state laws relating to duties owed by Trust officers, and criminal laws. The Trusts will report any suspected criminal violations to the appropriate authorities, and will investigate, address, and report, as appropriate, non-criminal violations.
CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940
and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Michael Beattie, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The Advisors Inner Circle Fund (the Registrant);
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information, included in this report fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The Registrants other certifying officer(s), if any, and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The Registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrants auditors and the audit committee of the Registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: January 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 Registrants other certifying officer(s), if any, and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The Registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrants auditors and the audit committee of the Registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: January 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 Funds Form N-CSR for the period ended October 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
1. such Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. the information contained in such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Fund.
Dated: January 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 Funds Form N-CSR for the period ended October 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
1. such Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. the information contained in such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Fund.
Dated: January 8, 2021
/s/ Stephen Connors |
Stephen Connors |
Treasurer, Controller, and CFO |