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Friess Small Cap Growth Fund
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Semi-Annual Report
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June 30, 2021
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Security Name
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% of Net Assets
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% Change from Book Cost
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Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A
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3.1%
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-10.4%
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Kirkland’s, Inc.
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3.0%
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38.9%
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GrowGeneration Corp.
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2.9%
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175.0%
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ACM Research, Inc., Class A
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2.7%
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32.8%
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Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.
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2.7%
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45.2%
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Calix, Inc.
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2.5%
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122.9%
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Kornit Digital Ltd.
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2.5%
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200.5%
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Crocs, Inc.
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2.4%
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235.3%
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Magnite, Inc.
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2.4%
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70.2%
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Tecnoglass, Inc.
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2.3%
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82.8%
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Top Ten as a Group
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26.5%
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(1)
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Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
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(2)
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Includes money market deposit account.
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$ Gain
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Biggest $ Winners
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(in thousands)
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% Gain
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Reasons for Move
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HyreCar Inc.
(HYRE)
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$551
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101.3
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The car-sharing marketplace operator grew March-quarter revenue 29 percent. Strong demand for delivery services and the return of ridesharing were contributors to results. Rentals for the quarter were up by
10 percent from the previous quarter due to a fleet partnership with AmeriDrive. The partnership allows HyreCar to bring an additional 6,000 cars onto its platform.
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Tecnoglass Inc.
(TGLS)
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$494
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72.3
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The leading producer for architectural glass reported March-quarter earnings of $0.35 per share, up from $0.10 in the year-ago period and ahead of the consensus estimate. Revenue increased 27 percent, with
demand from single-family homes and large-scale projects contributing to results. Tecnoglass also raised full-year guidance.
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Xpel Inc.
(XPEL)
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$407
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40.1
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The aftermarket auto parts maker earned $0.25 per share in the March quarter, up from $0.06 in the year-ago period and ahead of the consensus estimate. Revenue increased 83 percent. The company rode a wave of
enthusiasm across the automotive space as new and used car sales skyrocketed as pandemic-related restrictions lifted.
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Calix Inc.
(CALX)
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$371
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31.7
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The telecommunications equipment maker earned $0.39 per share in the March quarter, rebounding from a year-ago loss and more than doubling the consensus estimate. Revenue rose 59 percent. Demand in
international and rural domestic markets drove results. Calix also raised June-quarter guidance.
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Crocs Inc.
(CROX)
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$365
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43.8
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The casual footwear maker reported March-quarter earnings of $1.49 per share, up from $0.22 in the year-ago period and ahead of the consensus estimate. Profitability improved as increased adoption of
direct-to-consumer sales channels persisted even as restrictions lifted. Revenue rose 64 percent.
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$ Loss
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Biggest $ Losers
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(in thousands)
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% Loss
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Reasons for Move
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Voyager Digital
Ltd.
(VYGR)
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$638
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32.0
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The digital cryptocurrency trading platform operator reported record revenue for the March quarter. Negative sentiment regarding cryptocurrencies, highlighted by a steep decline in the value of bitcoin,
weighed on the company’s share price. We believe volatility in cryptocurrency pricing contributes to Voyager’s outlook by stimulating volume.
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Greenbox POS
(GBOX)
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$426
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42.0
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The company provides payment solutions using proprietary blockchain technology. Shares declined amid a negative turn in sentiment regarding cryptocurrencies. While volatility in the prices of cryptocurrencies
does not impact GreenBox’s business, investors did not appear to discern between cryptocurrencies and blockchain, the technology that enables them, as cryptocurrencies and related businesses sold off.
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Quotient
Technology Inc.
(QUOT)
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$307
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27.4
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The company, which operates a digital marketing platform that connects brands and retailers with consumers, reported March-quarter earnings in line with expectations. Revenue grew 14 percent, driven by an
acceleration in digital promotions and media. Although the company raised full-year guidance, shares declined in what we believe was evidence that investors expected more pronounced improvement.
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Kirkland’s Inc.
(KIRK)
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$277
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11.9
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The retailer of home decor and gifts earned $0.12 per share in the March quarter, up from a year-ago loss and ahead of the consensus estimate. Revenue increased 38 percent, representing a modest
disappointment. The company cited severe weather and supply chain disruption as matters affecting sales momentum during the period.
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NeoPhotonics
Corp.
(NPTN)
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$243
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14.8
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The company, which makes optoelectronic products that transmit, receive and switch high-speed digital optical signals for communications networks, modestly exceeded expectations for March-quarter earnings and
revenue. Although the company maintained its full-year outlook, NeoPhotonics tempered guidance for the upcoming quarter due to near-term deployment issues related to the pandemic.
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One Year
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Five Years
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Ten Years
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Since Inception
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Institutional Class(1)(2)
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73.27%
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23.91%
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15.50%
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11.46%
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Investor Class(1)(3)
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72.87%
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23.61%
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15.22%
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11.18%
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Russell 2000® Growth Index(4)
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51.36%
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18.76%
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13.52%
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12.40%
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Russell 2000® Index(5)
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62.03%
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16.47%
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12.34%
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11.49%
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(1)
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Fund commenced operations on May 31, 2017.
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(2)
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The performance data quoted for the period prior to May 31, 2017, is that of the Series B Units of the Friess Small Cap Trust (the “Predecessor Fund”) and has not been adjusted to reflect the Fund’s share
class’ fees and expenses and would be lower if reflected. The Predecessor Fund commenced operations on August 6, 2002 and was not a registered mutual fund subject to the same investment and tax restrictions as the Fund. If it had been, the
Predecessor Fund’s performance might have been lower. The Predecessor Fund’s shares were exchanged for the Fund’s Institutional Class shares on May 31, 2017.
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(3)
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Performance for the Investor Class prior to the inception of the class is based on the performance of the Predecessor Fund, adjusted for the higher expenses applicable to the class as compared to the
Institutional Class.
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(4)
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The Russell 2000® Growth Index is a market capitalization weighted index that measures the performance of those Russell 2000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 2000® Growth Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.
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(5)
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The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of approximately 2,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their
market cap and current index membership. Unlike the Fund, the Russell 2000® Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.
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Shares
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Cost
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Value
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Common Stocks - 98.1%
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COMMUNICATION SERVICES
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Advertising - 2.4%
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33,530
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Magnite, Inc.*+
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$
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666,680
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$
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1,134,655
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||||||
Broadcasting - 2.1%
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|||||||||||
37,288
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iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A*
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720,814
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1,004,166
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Total Communication Services
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1,387,494
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2,138,821
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
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Automotive Retail - 2.7%
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|||||||||||
5,804
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America’s Car-Mart, Inc.*+
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879,936
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822,543
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||||||||
6,255
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Penske Automotive
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||||||||||
Group, Inc.
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472,625
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472,190
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Footwear - 2.4%
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|||||||||||
9,786
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Crocs, Inc.*
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340,034
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1,140,265
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Home Improvement
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Retail - 3.0%
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|||||||||||
29,593
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GrowGeneration Corp.*+
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517,612
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1,423,423
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Homebuilding - 3.1%
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|||||||||||
13,978
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Hovnanian Enterprises,
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Inc., Class A*+
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1,658,531
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1,485,721
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Homefurnishing Retail - 3.0%
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|||||||||||
62,651
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Kirkland’s, Inc.*+
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1,032,354
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1,433,455
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Leisure Products - 5.3%
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|||||||||||
33,186
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Latham Group, Inc.*+
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960,913
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1,060,625
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||||||||
60,285
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The Beachbody Co.,
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||||||||||
Inc., Class A*+
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669,454
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626,964
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|||||||||
9,459
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YETI Holdings, Inc.*
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402,669
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868,525
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||||||||
Specialty Stores - 3.6%
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|||||||||||
25,353
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Academy Sports &
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||||||||||
Outdoors, Inc.*
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854,596
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1,045,558
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|||||||||
13,711
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MarineMax, Inc.*+
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193,458
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668,274
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||||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary
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7,982,182
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11,047,543
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CONSUMER STAPLES
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|||||||||||
Personal Products - 1.6%
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|||||||||||
24,795
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BellRing Brands,
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||||||||||
Inc., Class A*
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597,681
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777,075
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|||||||||
Total Consumer Staples
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597,681
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777,075
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ENERGY
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|||||||||||
Oil & Gas Exploration
|
|||||||||||
& Production - 4.7%
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|||||||||||
27,188
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Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. +
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881,271
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1,279,739
|
||||||||
19,118
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Chesapeake Energy Corp. +
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908,626
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992,607
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||||||||
Total Energy
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1,789,897
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2,272,346
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HEALTH CARE
|
|||||||||||
Biotechnology - 1.1%
|
|||||||||||
26,255
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Collplant Biotechnologies Ltd.*
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507,885
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556,869
|
||||||||
Health Care
|
|||||||||||
Equipment - 8.3%
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|||||||||||
177,024
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Aspira Women’s Health, Inc.*
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692,603
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994,875
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||||||||
43,592
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AxoGen, Inc.*
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893,037
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942,023
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||||||||
17,296
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Cryoport, Inc.*+
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310,129
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1,091,377
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||||||||
60,440
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Neuronetics, Inc.*
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986,008
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968,249
|
||||||||
Health Care Facilities - 0.2%
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|||||||||||
9,580
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ATI Physical Therapy, Inc.
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|
91,305
|
|
91,393
|
||||||
Health Care Services - 2.2%
|
|||||||||||
17,005
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Apollo Medical
|
||||||||||
Holdings, Inc.*+
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955,501
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1,068,084
|
|||||||||
Health Care Supplies - 2.3%
|
|||||||||||
136,814
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Sientra, Inc.*+
|
599,146
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1,089,039
|
||||||||
Health Care Technology - 1.7%
|
|||||||||||
13,323
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Phreesia, Inc.*
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601,731
|
816,700
|
||||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 1.9%
|
|||||||||||
66,292
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PLx Pharma, Inc.*+
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654,458
|
914,830
|
||||||||
Total Health Care
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6,291,803
|
8,533,439
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|||||||||
INDUSTRIALS
|
|||||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics - 1.8%
|
|||||||||||
13,245
|
Hub Group, Inc., Class A*
|
878,649
|
873,905
|
||||||||
Building Products - 3.9%
|
|||||||||||
17,578
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Builders FirstSource, Inc.*+
|
582,499
|
749,877
|
||||||||
52,705
|
Tecnoglass, Inc.
|
617,015
|
1,127,887
|
||||||||
Construction
|
|||||||||||
& Engineering - 2.2%
|
|||||||||||
11,229
|
NV5 Global, Inc.*
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1,025,849
|
1,061,253
|
||||||||
Electrical Components
|
|||||||||||
& Equipment - 1.9%
|
|||||||||||
11,882
|
Encore Wire Corp.
|
844,669
|
900,537
|
||||||||
Industrial Machinery - 4.5%
|
|||||||||||
52,876
|
Gates Industrial Corp. PLC*
|
734,468
|
955,470
|
||||||||
9,719
|
Kornit Digital Ltd.*
|
402,157
|
1,208,363
|
||||||||
Research & Consulting
|
|||||||||||
Services - 2.0%
|
|||||||||||
11,025
|
CRA International, Inc.
|
971,931
|
943,740
|
||||||||
Trading Companies
|
|||||||||||
& Distributors - 2.2%
|
|||||||||||
34,262
|
Titan Machinery, Inc.*+
|
915,457
|
1,060,066
|
||||||||
Trucking - 3.4%
|
|||||||||||
109,769
|
Daseke, Inc.*
|
910,130
|
711,303
|
||||||||
43,600
|
HyreCar, Inc.*+
|
217,744
|
912,112
|
||||||||
Total Industrials
|
8,100,568
|
10,504,513
|
|||||||||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
|
|||||||||||
Application Software - 2.0%
|
|||||||||||
57,589
|
Voyager Digital Ltd.*
|
251,857
|
983,044
|
||||||||
Communications
|
|||||||||||
Equipment - 4.4%
|
|||||||||||
25,527
|
Calix, Inc.*
|
544,050
|
1,212,533
|
||||||||
83,440
|
Extreme Networks, Inc.*
|
932,450
|
931,190
|
||||||||
Data Processing &
|
|||||||||||
Outsourced Services - 1.5%
|
|||||||||||
13,273
|
i3 Verticals, Inc., Class A*+
|
407,343
|
401,110
|
||||||||
27,861
|
Sabre Corp.*+
|
372,524
|
347,705
|
||||||||
Semiconductor Equipment - 5.7%
|
|||||||||||
12,754
|
ACM Research,
|
||||||||||
Inc., Class A*+
|
981,576
|
1,303,714
|
|||||||||
9,453
|
Ichor Holdings Ltd.*+
|
407,646
|
508,571
|
||||||||
17,583
|
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*
|
959,902
|
944,559
|
Shares
|
Cost
|
Value
|
|||||||||
Common Stocks - 98.1% (Continued)
|
|||||||||||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)
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|||||||||||
Semiconductors - 5.0%
|
|||||||||||
89,233
|
NeoPhotonics Corp.*+
|
$
|
915,249
|
$
|
911,069
|
||||||
278,285
|
Pixelworks, Inc.*
|
903,419
|
948,952
|
||||||||
4,412
|
SiTime Corp.*
|
569,837
|
558,515
|
||||||||
Systems Software - 3.9%
|
|||||||||||
12,546
|
CommVault Systems, Inc.*
|
669,307
|
980,721
|
||||||||
25,765
|
Telos Corp.*+
|
888,014
|
876,268
|
||||||||
Technology Hardware,
|
|||||||||||
Storage & Peripherals - 2.1%
|
|||||||||||
116,229
|
Immersion Corp.*+
|
1,060,933
|
1,019,328
|
||||||||
Total Information Technology
|
9,864,107
|
11,927,279
|
|||||||||
Total Common Stocks
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36,013,732
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47,201,016
|
|||||||||
Short-Term Investment - 3.6%
|
|||||||||||
Money Market
|
|||||||||||
Deposit Account - 3.6%
|
|||||||||||
1,724,500
|
U.S. Bank N.A., 0.00%^
|
1,724,500
|
1,724,500
|
||||||||
Total Money Market
|
|||||||||||
Deposit Account
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1,724,500
|
1,724,500
|
|||||||||
Total Short-Term Investment
|
1,724,500
|
1,724,500
|
|||||||||
Investment Purchased
|
|||||||||||
with the Cash Proceeds
|
|||||||||||
from Securities Lending - 32.7%
|
|||||||||||
Investment Company - 32.7%
|
|||||||||||
15,734,804
|
Mount Vernon Liquid Asset
|
||||||||||
Portfolio, LLC, 0.11%#
|
|
15,734,804
|
|
15,734,804
|
|||||||
Total Investment Company
|
15,734,804
|
15,734,804
|
|||||||||
Total Investment Purchased
|
|||||||||||
with the Cash Proceeds from
|
|||||||||||
Securities Lending
|
15,734,804
|
15,734,804
|
|||||||||
Total Investments - 134.4%
|
$
|
53,473,036
|
64,660,320
|
||||||||
Liabilities in Excess
|
|||||||||||
of Other Assets - (34.4)%
|
(16,542,613
|
)
|
|||||||||
TOTAL
|
|||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
|
$
|
48,117,707
|
PLC
|
Public Limited Company
|
*
|
Non Income Producing.
|
+
|
All or a portion of this security was out on loan at June 30, 2021. Total loaned securities had a market value of $15,410,538 as of June 30, 2021.
|
^
|
The Money Market Deposit Account (“MMDA”) is a short-term investment vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on conditions and may
change daily and by any amount. The rate shown is as of June 30, 2021.
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#
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The rate shown is the annualized seven day effective yield as of June 30, 2021.
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Assets:
|
||||
Investments at value* (Including securities on loan valued at $15,410,538)
|
$
|
64,660,320
|
||
Receivable for investment securities sold
|
91,998
|
|||
Securities lending income receivable
|
1,908
|
|||
Receivable for capital shares sold
|
12,104
|
|||
Dividends & interest receivable
|
1,450
|
|||
Prepaid expenses
|
30,083
|
|||
Total assets
|
64,797,863
|
|||
Liabilities:
|
||||
Payable for securities loaned
|
15,734,804
|
|||
Payable for investment securities purchased
|
876,916
|
|||
Payable to investment adviser
|
19,707
|
|||
Payable for fund administration & accounting fees
|
14,753
|
|||
Payable for compliance fees
|
2,363
|
|||
Payable for transfer agent fees & expenses
|
8,403
|
|||
Payable for custody fees
|
226
|
|||
Payable for trustee fees
|
3,901
|
|||
Accrued distribution & shareholder servicing fees
|
3,885
|
|||
Accrued other expenses
|
15,198
|
|||
Total liabilities
|
16,680,156
|
|||
Net Assets
|
$
|
48,117,707
|
||
Net Assets Consist Of:
|
||||
Paid-in capital
|
$
|
32,227,692
|
||
Total distributable earnings
|
15,890,015
|
|||
Net Assets
|
$
|
48,117,707
|
||
Calculation of net asset value per share:
|
||||
Institutional Class:
|
||||
Net assets
|
$
|
47,506,272
|
||
Shares issued and outstanding(1)
|
1,239,983
|
|||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
|
$
|
38.31
|
||
Investor Class:
|
||||
Net assets
|
$
|
611,435
|
||
Shares issued and outstanding(1)
|
16,130
|
|||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
|
$
|
37.91
|
||
* Investments at cost
|
$
|
53,473,036
|
(1)
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Unlimited shares authorized without par value.
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Investment Income:
|
||||
Dividend & interest income
|
$
|
36,025
|
||
Securities lending income, net
|
14,174
|
|||
Total investment income
|
50,199
|
|||
Expenses:
|
||||
Investment adviser fees (See Note 4)
|
234,006
|
|||
Fund administration & accounting fees (See Note 4)
|
50,556
|
|||
Transfer agent fees & expenses (See Note 4)
|
29,467
|
|||
Federal & state registration fees
|
17,923
|
|||
Audit fees
|
9,955
|
|||
Trustee fees
|
8,235
|
|||
Compliance fees (See Note 4)
|
7,361
|
|||
Custody fees (See Note 4)
|
6,239
|
|||
Legal fees
|
4,596
|
|||
Postage and printing fees
|
4,156
|
|||
Other expenses
|
2,434
|
|||
Insurance fees
|
1,284
|
|||
Distribution and/or shareholder servicing fees (See Note 5)
|
||||
Institutional Class
|
13,258
|
|||
Investor Class
|
627
|
|||
Total expenses before waiver
|
390,097
|
|||
Less: waiver from investment adviser (See Note 4)
|
(108,768
|
)
|
||
Net expenses
|
281,329
|
|||
Net investment loss
|
(231,130
|
)
|
||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
|
||||
Net realized gain on investments
|
12,019,626
|
|||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
|
(491,933
|
)
|
||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
|
11,527,693
|
|||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
$
|
11,296,563
|
For the
|
||||||||
Period Ended
|
For the
|
|||||||
June 30, 2021
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
December 31, 2020
|
|||||||
Operations:
|
||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(231,130
|
)
|
$
|
(569,779
|
)
|
||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
|
12,019,626
|
(7,194,061
|
)
|
|||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
|
(491,933
|
)
|
(18,900,647
|
)
|
||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
11,296,563
|
(26,664,487
|
)
|
|||||
Capital Share Transactions:
|
||||||||
Institutional Class:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
4,490,146
|
1,229,030
|
||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Payments for redemption-in-kind(1)
|
—
|
(81,125,571
|
)
|
|||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(10,211,381
|
)
|
(12,434,025
|
)
|
||||
Decrease in net assets from Institutional Class transactions
|
(5,721,235
|
)
|
(92,330,566
|
)
|
||||
Investor Class:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
432,421
|
30,800
|
||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(106,956
|
)
|
(81,060
|
)
|
||||
Increase (Decrease) in net assets
|
||||||||
from Investor Class transactions
|
325,465
|
(50,260
|
)
|
|||||
|
||||||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting
|
||||||||
from capital share transactions
|
(5,395,770
|
)
|
(92,380,826
|
)
|
||||
Distributions to shareholders:
|
||||||||
Institutional Class
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Investor Class
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Total distributions to shareholders
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
|
5,900,793
|
(119,045,313
|
)
|
|||||
Net Assets:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
42,216,914
|
161,262,227
|
||||||
End of period
|
$
|
48,117,707
|
$
|
42,216,914
|
(1)
|
Comprised of investments at fair value of $73,501,280 and cash of $7,624,291.
|
For the Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||
For the
|
For the
|
For the
|
For the
|
Inception(1)
|
||||||||||||||||
Period Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
through
|
||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2021
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
30.10
|
$
|
23.64
|
$
|
20.22
|
$
|
22.40
|
$
|
20.00
|
||||||||||
Investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss
|
(0.18
|
)(2)
|
(0.21
|
)(2)
|
(0.14
|
)
|
(0.13
|
)
|
(0.06
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||
gains on investments
|
8.39
|
6.67
|
(3)
|
3.58
|
0.97
|
3.20
|
||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
8.21
|
6.46
|
3.44
|
0.84
|
3.14
|
|||||||||||||||
Less distributions from:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
—
|
—
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(3.02
|
)
|
(0.74
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
—
|
—
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(3.02
|
)
|
(0.74
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
38.31
|
$
|
30.10
|
$
|
23.64
|
$
|
20.22
|
$
|
22.40
|
||||||||||
Total Return(4)
|
27.28
|
%
|
27.33
|
%
|
17.02
|
%
|
4.78
|
%
|
15.68
|
%
|
||||||||||
Supplemental Data and Ratios:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
|
$
|
47,506
|
$
|
41,990
|
$
|
161,039
|
$
|
132,646
|
$
|
96,627
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense waiver(5)
|
1.66
|
%
|
1.52
|
%
|
1.23
|
%
|
1.24
|
%
|
1.35
|
%
|
||||||||||
After expense waiver(5)
|
1.20
|
%
|
1.20
|
%
|
1.20
|
%
|
1.20
|
%
|
1.20
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
After expense waiver(5)
|
(0.99
|
)%
|
(0.93
|
)%
|
(0.64
|
)%
|
(0.62
|
)%
|
(0.54
|
)%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(4)
|
123
|
%
|
216
|
%(6)
|
205
|
%
|
220
|
%
|
126
|
%
|
||||||||||
(1)
|
Inception Date of the Institutional Class was May 31, 2017.
|
(2)
|
Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method.
|
(3)
|
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate
gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.
|
(4)
|
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(5)
|
Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(6)
|
Excludes value of Fund securities delivered as a result of in-kind redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares on April 2, 2020.
|
For the Period |
||||||||||||||||||||
For the
|
For the
|
For the
|
For the
|
Inception(1)
|
||||||||||||||||
Period Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
through
|
||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2021
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
29.81
|
$
|
23.47
|
$
|
20.13
|
$
|
22.37
|
$
|
20.00
|
||||||||||
Investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss
|
(0.22
|
)(2)
|
(0.29
|
)(2)
|
(0.20
|
)
|
(0.12
|
)
|
(0.07
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||
gains on investments
|
8.32
|
6.63
|
(3)
|
3.56
|
0.90
|
3.18
|
||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
8.10
|
6.34
|
3.36
|
0.78
|
3.11
|
|||||||||||||||
Less distributions from:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
—
|
—
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(3.02
|
)
|
(0.74
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
—
|
—
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(3.02
|
)
|
(0.74
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
37.91
|
$
|
29.81
|
$
|
23.47
|
$
|
20.13
|
$
|
22.37
|
||||||||||
Total Return(4)
|
27.17
|
%
|
27.01
|
%
|
16.70
|
%
|
4.51
|
%
|
15.53
|
%
|
||||||||||
Supplemental Data and Ratios:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
|
$
|
612
|
$
|
227
|
$
|
223
|
$
|
109
|
$
|
39
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense waiver(5)
|
1.92
|
%
|
1.98
|
%
|
1.49
|
%
|
1.48
|
%
|
1.59
|
%
|
||||||||||
After expense waiver(5)
|
1.45
|
%
|
1.45
|
%
|
1.45
|
%
|
1.45
|
%
|
1.45
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
After expense waiver(5)
|
(1.24
|
)%
|
(1.31
|
)%
|
(0.88
|
)%
|
(0.87
|
)%
|
(0.79
|
)%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(4)
|
123
|
%
|
216
|
%(6)
|
205
|
%
|
220
|
%
|
126
|
%
|
(1)
|
Inception Date of the Investor Class was May 31, 2017.
|
(2)
|
Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method.
|
(3)
|
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate
gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.
|
(4)
|
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(5)
|
Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(6)
|
Excludes value of Fund securities delivered as a result of in-kind redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares on April 2, 2020.
|
Level 1 –
|
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
|
Level 2 –
|
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument
on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
|
Level 3 –
|
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in
valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
|
Non-Categorized
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
47,201,016
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
47,201,016
|
|||||||||||
Short-Term Investment
|
—
|
1,724,500
|
—
|
—
|
1,724,500
|
||||||||||||||||
Investment Purchased
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
with the Cash Proceeds from
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending*
|
15,734,804
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
15,734,804
|
||||||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities
|
$
|
15,734,804
|
$
|
48,925,516
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
64,660,320
|
*
|
Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been characterized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amount presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. See Note 9 for additional information regarding securities lending activity. |
Expiration
|
Amount
|
||||
July – December 2021
|
$
|
22,537
|
|||
January – December 2022
|
43,011
|
||||
January – December 2023
|
197,176
|
||||
January – June 2024
|
108,768
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
June 30, 2021
|
December 31, 2020
|
|||||||
Shares sold
|
123,847
|
47,918
|
||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Shares redeemed-in-kind
|
—
|
(4,891,857
|
)
|
|||||
Shares redeemed
|
(278,959
|
)
|
(574,460
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease
|
(155,112
|
)
|
(5,418,399
|
)
|
||||
Investor Class:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
11,578
|
1,663
|
||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(3,074
|
)
|
(3,549
|
)
|
||||
Net increase (decrease)
|
8,504
|
(1,886
|
)
|
|||||
Net decrease in capital shares
|
(146,608
|
)
|
(5,420,285
|
)
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
|||||||
U.S. Government Securities
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
||||
Other Securities
|
$
|
55,511,144
|
$
|
61,004,836
|
Aggregate
|
Aggregate
|
Federal
|
|||
Gross
|
Gross
|
Net
|
Income
|
||
Appreciation
|
Depreciation
|
Appreciation
|
Tax Cost
|
||
$12,108,784
|
$(521,031)
|
$11,587,753
|
$30,974,404
|
Undistributed
|
Undistributed
|
Other
|
Net
|
Total
|
Ordinary
|
Long-Term
|
Accumulated
|
Unrealized
|
Distributable
|
Income
|
Capital Gains
|
Losses
|
Appreciation
|
Earnings
|
$ —
|
$ —
|
$(6,994,301)
|
$11,587,753
|
$4,593,452
|
Beginning
|
Ending
|
Expenses Paid
|
|
Account
|
Account
|
During Period(1)
|
|
Value
|
Value
|
1/1/21 to
|
|
1/1/21
|
6/30/21
|
6/30/21
|
|
Institutional Class
|
|||
Actual(2)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,272.80
|
$6.76
|
Hypothetical
|
|||
(5% return
|
|||
before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,018.84
|
$6.01
|
Investor Class
|
|||
Actual(2)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,271.70
|
$8.17
|
Hypothetical
|
|||
(5% return
|
|||
before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,017.60
|
$7.25
|
(1)
|
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the most recent six-month period of 1.20% and 1.45% for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively, multiplied by the average account
value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.
|
(2)
|
Based on the actual returns for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, of 27.28% and 27.17% of the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively.
|
(b)
|
Not applicable.
|
(a)
|
The Registrant’s President and Treasurer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of
this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are
effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.
|
(b)
|
There were no significant changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
|
(a)
|
(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the Registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit.
1) Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
|