UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSRS

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

 

Investment Company Act file number : 811-08549

 

Oak Associates Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

3875 Embassy Parkway, Suite 250

Akron, Ohio 44333

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Charles A. Kiraly

3875 Embassy Parkway, Suite 250

Akron, Ohio 44333

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-888-462-5386

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

 

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2022

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(COVER PAGE)

 

 

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TABLE of CONTENTS
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Performance Update 1
   
White Oak Select Growth Fund 1
   
Pin Oak Equity Fund 2
   
Rock Oak Core Growth Fund 3
   
River Oak Discovery Fund 4
   
Red Oak Technology Select Fund 5
   
Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund 6
   
Live Oak Health Sciences Fund 7
   
Important Disclosures 8
   
Disclosure of Fund Expenses 11
   
Financial Statements  
   
Schedules of Investments 13
   
Statements of Assets & Liabilities 34
   
Statements of Operations 36
   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 38
   
Financial Highlights 44
   
Notes to Financial Statements 48
   
Board Considerations in Approving the Renewal of the Advisory Agreement 60

 

 

White Oak Select Growth Fund Performance Update
  All data below as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Fund Data     Top 10 Holdings^  
Ticker WOGSX   1 Alphabet, Inc. 13.1%
Share Price $115.39   2 Amazon.com, Inc. 10.4%
Total Net Assets $373.6M   3 Charles Schwab Corp. (The) 7.2%
Portfolio Turnover 2%   4 Cisco Systems, Inc. 6.4%
      5 Lowe’s Cos., Inc. 5.7%
Sector Allocation^     6 Amgen, Inc. 5.1%
Technology 25.6%   7 Chubb Ltd. 5.1%
Health Care 20.2%   8 KLA Corp. 5.0%
Financials 18.0%   9 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 5.0%
Communications 16.7%   10 QUALCOMM, Inc. 4.6%
Consumer Discretionary 16.3%        
Real Estate 2.8%        
Cash & Other Assets 0.4%        

 

^Percentages are based on net assets. Holdings are subject to change.

 

Growth of $10,000 Chart

 

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This chart represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

  Average Annual Total Return
  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
  Return Return Return Return
White Oak Select Growth Fund (9.92)%   8.54% 11.11% 12.09%
S&P 500® Total Return Index1   0.21% 13.85% 13.66% 13.67%
Morningstar Large Blend Category2 (1.68)% 12.17% 11.99% 12.20%

 

Gross/Net Expense Ratio (per the prospectus dated February 28, 2022): 0.89%

Gross/Net Expense Ratio (as of the six months ended April 30, 2022): 0.90%

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or 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 visit www.oakfunds.com or call 1-888-462-5386.

 

1Standard & Poor’s is the source and owner of the S&P Index data.

 

2Morningstar, Inc. is the source and owner of the Morningstar Classification data. See Pages 8 and 9 for additional disclosure.

 

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Pin Oak Equity Fund Performance Update
  All data below as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Fund Data     Top 10 Holdings^  
Ticker POGSX   1 Alphabet, Inc. 12.8%
Share Price $71.28   2 Amazon.com, Inc. 8.6%
Total Net Assets $147.4M   3 McKesson Corp. 7.2%
Portfolio Turnover —%   4 Charles Schwab Corp. (The) 6.3%
      5 Gentex Corp. 5.0%
Sector Allocation^     6 Assurant, Inc. 4.8%
Health Care 26.9%   7 Visa, Inc. - Class A 4.5%
Consumer Discretionary 24.0%   8 Amdocs Ltd. 4.4%
Technology 18.2%   9 eBay, Inc. 4.2%
Communications 16.1%   10 KLA Corp. 4.0%
Financials 13.9%        
Cash & Other Assets 0.9%        

 

^Percentages are based on net assets. Holdings are subject to change.

 

Growth of $10,000 Chart

 

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This chart represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.



  Average Annual Total Return
  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
  Return Return Return Return
Pin Oak Equity Fund (12.25)%     6.46%   8.09% 11.40%
Morningstar US Market Index1 (2.93)% 13.14% 13.12% 13.33%
Morningstar Large Blend Category1 (1.68)% 12.17% 11.99% 12.20%

 

Gross/Net Expense Ratio (per the prospectus dated February 28, 2022): 0.91%

Gross/Net Expense Ratio (as of the six months ended April 30, 2022): 0.93%

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or 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 visit www.oakfunds.com or call 1-888-462-5386.

 

1Morningstar, Inc. is the source and owner of the Morningstar Classification data. See Pages 8 and 9 for additional disclosure.

 

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Rock Oak Core Growth Fund Performance Update
  All data below as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Fund Data     Top 10 Holdings^  
Ticker RCKSX   1 Carlisle Cos., Inc. 5.9%
Share Price $15.96   2 Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) 5.8%
Total Net Assets $10.9M   3 Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. 5.5%
Portfolio Turnover —%   4 Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC 5.4%
      5 Seagate Technology PLC 4.3%
Sector Allocation^     6 F5 Networks, Inc. 4.3%
Technology 25.8%   7 Gentex Corp. 4.2%
Health Care 23.5%   8 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A 4.1%
Consumer Discretionary 15.1%   9 NetApp, Inc. 3.9%
Industrials 14.1%   10 Republic Services, Inc. 3.8%
Financials 8.8%        
Materials 5.9%        
Energy 2.6%        
Cash & Other Assets 4.2%        

 

^Percentages are based on net assets. Holdings are subject to change.

 

Growth of $10,000 Chart

 

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This chart represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.



  Average Annual Total Return
  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
  Return Return Return Return
Rock Oak Core Growth Fund (11.82)%   4.62%   7.76%   8.91%
Morningstar US Mid Cap Index1   (3.97)% 11.72% 11.67% 12.71%
Morningstar Mid Blend Category1   (5.53)%   9.55%   9.09% 10.53%

 

Gross/Net Expense Ratio (per the prospectus dated February 28, 2022): 1.40%/1.25%

Gross/Net Expense Ratio (as of the six months ended April 30, 2022): 1.44%/1.25%

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed for a period of one year from February 28, 2022, the date of the Fund’s Prospectus, to waive all or a portion of its fee for the Fund (and to reimburse expenses to the extent necessary) in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, to an annual rate of not more than 1.25% of average daily net assets. This contractual fee waiver may only be terminated subject to approval by the Board of Trustees of the Trust.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or 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 visit www.oakfunds.com or call 1-888-462-5386.

 

1Morningstar, Inc. is the source and owner of the Morningstar Classification data. See Pages 8 and 9 for additional disclosure.

 

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River Oak Discovery Fund Performance Update
  All data below as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Fund Data     Top 10 Holdings^  
Ticker RIVSX   1 Silicon Motion Technology Corp. - ADR 4.6%
Share Price $15.24   2 Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. 4.1%
Total Net Assets $22.4M   3 Cirrus Logic, Inc. 3.9%
Portfolio Turnover 9%   4 AllianceBernstein Holding LP 3.8%
      5 Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. 3.5%
Sector Allocation^     6 Verint Systems, Inc. 3.4%
Technology 36.3%   7 Mandiant, Inc. 3.4%
Industrials 17.7%   8 Korn Ferry 3.2%
Consumer Discretionary 14.3%   9 Taylor Morrison Home Corp. 3.2%
Financials 14.1%   10 Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. 3.2%
Consumer Staples 2.9%        
Communications 2.1%        
Cash & Other Assets 12.6%        

 

^Percentages are based on net assets. Holdings are subject to change.

 

Growth of $10,000 Chart

 

(LINE GRAPH)

This chart represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.



  Average Annual Total Return
  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
  Return Return Return Return
River Oak Discovery Fund (11.08)% 14.55% 9.94%   9.65%
Morningstar US Small Cap Index1 (14.22)%   6.89% 7.29% 10.05%
Morningstar Small Blend Category1   (9.66)%   7.99% 7.41%   9.91%

 

Gross/Net Expense Ratio (per the prospectus dated February 28, 2022): 1.18%

Gross/Net Expense Ratio (as of the six months ended April 30, 2022): 1.18%

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or 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 visit www.oakfunds.com or call 1-888-462-5386.

 

1Morningstar, Inc. is the source and owner of the Morningstar Classification data. See Pages 8 and 9 for additional disclosure.

 

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Red Oak Technology Select Fund Performance Update
  All data below as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Fund Data     Top 10 Holdings^  
Ticker ROGSX   1 Alphabet, Inc. 9.6%
Share Price $34.11   2 Apple, Inc. 8.6%
Total Net Assets $543.6M   3 Amazon.com, Inc. 7.0%
Portfolio Turnover —%   4 Microsoft Corp. 5.7%
      5 Cisco Systems, Inc. 5.5%
Sector Allocation^     6 Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A 5.3%
Technology 70.3%   7 Intel Corp. 4.5%
Communications 15.0%   8 Broadcom, Inc. 4.3%
Consumer Discretionary 10.1%   9 Oracle Corp. 4.3%
Real Estate 2.7%   10 KLA Corp. 4.1%
Cash & Other Assets 1.9%        

 

^Percentages are based on net assets. Holdings are subject to change.

 

Growth of $10,000 Chart

 

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This chart represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

  Average Annual Total Return
  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
  Return Return Return Return
Red Oak Technology Select Fund   (8.76)% 11.06% 15.18% 16.43%
S&P 500® Equal Weight Information Technology Index1   (5.73)% 14.40% 17.73% 18.18%
Morningstar Technology Sector Category2 (19.61)% 12.85% 16.14% 15.80%

 

Gross/Net Expense Ratio (per the prospectus dated February 28, 2022): 0.90%

Gross/Net Expense Ratio (as of the six months ended April 30, 2022): 0.91%

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or 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 visit www.oakfunds.com or call 1-888-462-5386.

 

1Standard & Poor’s is the source and owner of the S&P Index data.

 

2Morningstar, Inc. is the source and owner of the Morningstar Classification data. See Pages 8 and 9 for additional disclosure.

 

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Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund Performance Update
  All data below as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Fund Data     Top 10 Holdings^  
Ticker BOGSX   1 Apple, Inc. 5.7%
Share Price $6.89   2 Cirrus Logic, Inc. 4.6%
Total Net Assets $55.6M   3 SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. 4.5%
Portfolio Turnover 8%   4 Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 4.2%
      5 Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. 4.1%
Sector Allocation^     6 QUALCOMM, Inc. 3.9%
Technology 76.3%   7 KLA Corp. 3.9%
Industrials 10.0%   8 Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. 3.7%
Energy 4.5%   9 Nordson Corp. 3.7%
Consumer Discretionary 3.8%   10 Illumina, Inc. 3.4%
Health Care 3.5%        
Communications 0.9%        
Cash & Other Assets 1.0%        

 

^Percentages are based on net assets. Holdings are subject to change.

 

Growth of $10,000 Chart

 

(LINE GRAPH)

 

This chart represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

  Average Annual Total Return
  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
  Return Return Return Return
Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund   (9.11)% 17.46% 15.85% 13.47%
S&P 500® Equal Weight Information Technology Index1   (5.73)% 14.40% 17.73% 18.18%
Morningstar Technology Sector Category2 (19.61)% 12.85% 16.14% 15.80%

 

Gross/Net Expense Ratio (per the prospectus dated February 28, 2022): 1.01%

Gross/Net Expense Ratio (as of the six months ended April 30, 2022): 1.00%

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or 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 visit www.oakfunds.com or call 1-888-462-5386.

 

1Standard & Poor’s is the source and owner of the S&P Index data.

 

2Morningstar, Inc. is the source and owner of the Morningstar Classification data. See Pages 8 and 9 for additional disclosure.

 

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Live Oak Health Sciences Fund Performance Update
  All data below as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Fund Data     Top 10 Holdings^  
Ticker LOGSX   1 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 7.3%
Share Price $20.31   2 Cigna Corp. 5.7%
Total Net Assets $54.5M   3 McKesson Corp. 5.1%
Portfolio Turnover 16%   4 Anthem, Inc. 5.0%
      5 United Therapeutics Corp. 4.4%
Sector Allocation^     6 Amgen, Inc. 4.4%
Health Care 99.1%   7 Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC 4.2%
Cash & Other Assets 0.9%   8 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 3.9%
      9 Medtronic PLC 3.6%
      10 Illumina, Inc. 3.4%

 

^Percentages are based on net assets. Holdings are subject to change.

 

Growth of $10,000 Chart

 

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This chart represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past 10 years. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart and the table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

  Average Annual Total Return
  1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
  Return Return Return Return
Live Oak Health Sciences Fund    3.50% 12.08%   7.55% 11.49%
S&P 500® Health Care Index1    9.16% 15.64% 13.65% 15.34%
Morningstar Health Care Sector Category2 (13.95)%   8.83%   8.85% 13.01%

 

Gross/Net Expense Ratio (per the prospectus dated February 28, 2022): 1.00%

Gross/Net Expense Ratio (as of the six months ended April 30, 2022): 1.00%

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or 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 visit www.oakfunds.com or call 1-888-462-5386.

 

1Standard & Poor’s is the source and owner of the S&P Index data.

 

2Morningstar, Inc. is the source and owner of the Morningstar Classification data. See Pages 8 and 9 for additional disclosure.

 

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Important Disclosures
All data below As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Index Definitions and Disclosures

 

All indices are unmanaged and index performance figures include reinvestment of dividends but do not reflect any fees, expenses or taxes. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Oak Associates Funds (the “Funds) are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Morningstar, Inc. or any of its affiliates (all such entities, collectively, “Morningstar Entities”). The Morningstar Entities make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to individuals who invest in the Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in equity securities generally or in the Funds in particular or the ability of the Funds to track the Morningstar Indices or general equity market performance. THE MORNINGSTAR ENTITIES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE FUNDS OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND MORNINGSTAR ENTITIES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. One cannot invest directly in an index

 

Morningstar Health Care Category - Health portfolios focus on the medical and health-care industries. Most invest in a range of companies, buying everything from pharmaceutical and medical-device makers to HMOs, hospitals, and nursing homes. A few portfolios concentrate on just one industry segment, such as service providers or biotechnology firms.

 

Morningstar Large Blend Category - Large-blend portfolios are fairly representative of the overall U.S. stock market in size, growth rates, and price. Stocks in the top 70% of the capitalization of the U.S. equity market are defined as large-cap. The blend style is assigned to portfolios where neither growth nor value characteristics predominate. These portfolios tend to invest across the spectrum of U.S. industries, and owing to their broad exposure, the portfolios’ returns are often similar to those of the S&P 500 Index.

 

Morningstar Mid Blend Category - The typical mid-cap blend portfolio invests in U.S. stocks of various sizes and styles, giving it a middle-of-the-road profile. Most shy away from high-priced growth stocks, but aren’t so price-conscious that they land in value territory. The U.S. mid-cap range for market capitalization typically falls between $1 billion-$8 billion and represents 20% of the total capitalization of the U.S. equity market. The blend style is assigned to portfolios where neither growth nor value characteristics predominate.

 

Morningstar Small Blend Category - Small-blend portfolios favor U.S. firms at the smaller end of the market-capitalization range. Some aim to own an array of value and growth stocks while others employ a discipline that leads to holdings with valuations and growth rates close to the small-cap averages. Stocks in the bottom 10% of the capitalization of the U.S. equity market are defined as small-cap. The blend style is assigned to portfolios where neither growth nor value characteristics predominate.

 

Morningstar Technology Category - Technology portfolios buy high-tech businesses in the U.S. or outside of the U.S. Most concentrate on computer, semiconductor, software, networking, and Internet stocks. A few also buy medical-device and biotechnology stocks and some concentrate on a single technology industry.

 

Morningstar U.S. Market Index – Measures the performance of US securities and targets 97% market capitalization coverage of the investable universe. It is a diversified broad market index. This Index does not incorporate Environmental, Social, or Governance (ESG) criteria.

 

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Important Disclosures
All data below As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Morningstar U.S. Mid Cap Index – Tracks the performance of U.S. mid-cap stocks that fall between 70th and 90th percentile in market capitalization of the investable universe. In aggregate the Mid-Cap Index represents 20 percent of the investable universe.

 

Morningstar U.S. Small Cap Index – Measures the performance of U.S. small-cap stocks. These stocks fall between the 90th and 97th percentile in market capitalization of the investable universe. In aggregate, the Small-Cap Index represents 7 percent of the investable universe. This Index does not incorporate Environmental, Social, or Governance (ESG) criteria.

 

Standard & Poor’s is the source and owner of the S&P Index data contained in this material and all trademarks and copyrights related thereto. Any further dissemination or redistribution is strictly prohibited. Standard & Poor’s is not responsible for the formatting or configuration of this material or for any inaccuracy in Oak Associates Funds’ presentation thereof.

 

S&P 500® Index – is a commonly-recognized, market capitalization weighted index of 500 widely held equity securities, designed to measure broad U.S. equity performance.

 

S&P 500® Equal Weight Information Technology Index – The S&P 500® Equal Weight Information Technology Index is an unmanaged equal weighted version of the S&P 500® Information Technology Index that consists of the common stocks of the following industries: internet equipment, computers and peripherals, electronic equipment, office electronics and instruments, semiconductor equipment and products, diversified telecommunication services, and wireless telecommunication services that comprise the Information Technology sector of the S&P 500® Index.

 

S&P 500® Health Care Index – The S&P 500® Health Care Index is a capitalization-weighted index that encompasses two main industry groups. The first includes companies who manufacture health care equipment and supplies or provide health care related services, including distributors of health care products, providers of basic health care services, and owners and operators of health care facilities and organizations. The second group consists of companies primarily involved in the research, development, production and marketing of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology products.

 

S&P 500® Total Return Index – The S&P 500® Total Return Index is a commonly recognized, market capitalization weighted index of 500 widely held equity securities, designed to measure broad U.S. equity performance.

 

Investment Definitions

 

Smart beta defines a set of investment strategies that emphasize the use of alternative index construction rules to traditional market capitalization based indices. Smart beta emphasizes capturing investment factors of market inefficiencies in a rules-based and transparent way.

 

Correlation is a statistic that measures the degree to which two securities move in relation to each other.

 

The P/E is the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its per share earnings. The price-earnings ratio can be calculated as market value per share divided by earnings per share.

 

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Important Disclosures
All data below is as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Book value of an asset is the value at which the asset is carried on a balance sheet and calculated by taking the cost of an asset minus the accumulated depreciation. Book value is also the net asset value of a company, calculated as total assets minus intangible assets and liabilities.

 

Free cash flow yield is an overall return evaluation ratio of a stock, which standardizes the free cash flow per share a company is expected to earn against its market price per share. The ratio is calculated by taking the free cash flow per share divided by the share price.

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses
As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from November 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table for each Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these lines, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table for each Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second line of the table for each class is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses
As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

  Beginning Ending    
  Account Value Account Value Annualized Expenses
  November 1, April 30, Expense Paid During
  2021 2022 Ratio Period(a)
White Oak Select Growth Fund        
Actual Return $1,000.00 $   836.60 0.90% $4.08
Hypothetical 5% Return $1,000.00 $1,020.35 0.90% $4.49
Pin Oak Equity Fund        
Actual Return $1,000.00 $   820.00 0.93% $4.20
Hypothetical 5% Return $1,000.00 $1,020.18 0.93% $4.66
Rock Oak Core Growth Fund        
Actual Return $1,000.00 $   891.20 1.25% $5.86
Hypothetical 5% Return $1,000.00 $1,018.60 1.25% $6.26
River Oak Discovery Fund        
Actual Return $1,000.00 $   836.50 1.18% $5.37
Hypothetical 5% Return $1,000.00 $1,018.95 1.18% $5.90
Red Oak Technology Select Fund        
Actual Return $1,000.00 $   849.00 0.91% $4.15
Hypothetical 5% Return $1,000.00 $1,020.30 0.91% $4.54
Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund        
Actual Return $1,000.00 $   812.50 1.00% $4.51
Hypothetical 5% Return $1,000.00 $1,019.81 1.00% $5.03
Live Oak Health Sciences Fund        
Actual Return $1,000.00 $   988.00 1.00% $4.94
Hypothetical 5% Return $1,000.00 $1,019.82 1.00% $5.02

 

(a)Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period)

 

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Schedule of Investments White Oak Select Growth Fund
  As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

       Fair 
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.62%          
COMMUNICATIONS — 16.75%          
Internet Media & Services — 16.75%          
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A(a)   8,337   $19,026,618 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a)(b)   13,000    29,891,290 
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A(a)   68,150    13,662,030 
         62,579,938 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 16.19%          
E-Commerce Discretionary — 10.45%          
Amazon.com, Inc.(a)   15,705    39,036,819 
           
Retail - Discretionary — 5.74%          
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   108,390    21,431,955 
           
FINANCIALS — 17.98%          
Asset Management — 7.17%          
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)   404,100    26,803,953 
           
Banking — 4.97%          
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   155,565    18,568,238 
           
Institutional Financial Services — 0.76%          
State Street Corp.   42,200    2,826,134 
           
Insurance — 5.08%          
Chubb Ltd.   91,890    18,970,691 
           
HEALTH CARE — 20.18%          
Biotech & Pharma — 11.93%          
Amgen, Inc.   82,460    19,228,847 
Novartis AG - ADR   134,060    11,801,302 
Pfizer, Inc.   275,700    13,528,599 
         44,558,748 
Health Care Facilities & Services — 3.07%          
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)   47,770    11,478,176 

 

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White Oak Select Growth Fund Schedule of Investments
As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

 

       Fair 
   Shares   Value 
Medical Equipment & Devices — 5.18%          
Alcon, Inc.(b)   138,000   $9,826,980 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   77,390    9,344,842 
Zimvie, Inc.(a)   7,739    174,128 
         19,345,950 
REAL ESTATE — 2.87%          
REIT — 2.87%          
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.   73,490    10,738,359 
           
TECHNOLOGY — 25.65%          
Semiconductors — 14.41%          
KLA Corp.   58,835    18,783,662 
NXP Semiconductors NV   63,125    10,788,062 
QUALCOMM, Inc.   122,300    17,084,087 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   63,196    7,160,107 
         53,815,918 
Software — 2.65%          
Salesforce.com, Inc.(a)   56,375    9,918,618 
           
Technology Hardware — 6.42%          
Cisco Systems, Inc.   490,000    24,000,200 
           
Technology Services — 2.17%          
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A   100,000    8,090,000 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $203,167,109)        372,163,697 

 

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Schedule of Investments White Oak Select Growth Fund
  As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   Shares or   Fair 
   Principal ($)   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 8.62%          
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 0.31%          
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with South Street  Securities LLC and Bank of New York Mellon, 0.14%, dated 4/29/2022 and maturing 5/2/2022, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities with rates ranging from 0.13% to 2.25% and maturity dates ranging from 9/15/2023 to 8/15/2029 with a par value of $1,263,165 and a collateral value of $1,182,919   1,159,717   $1,159,717 
           
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED — 8.31%          
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.45%(c)   31,048,562    31,048,562 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $32,208,279)        32,208,279 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 108.24%          
(Cost $235,375,388)        404,371,976 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (8.24)%        (30,787,764)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.00%       $373,584,212 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)Security, or a portion of the security position, is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $29,395,616.

 

(c)Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt.

 

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

 

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Pin Oak Equity Fund Schedule of Investments
As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

 

       Fair 
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.09%          
COMMUNICATIONS — 16.07%          
Internet Media & Services — 16.07%          
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A(a)   2,085   $4,758,366 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a)(b)   6,150    14,140,879 
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A(a)   23,900    4,791,233 
         23,690,478 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 23.98%          
Automotive — 5.03%          
Gentex Corp.(b)   252,500    7,410,875 
           
E-Commerce Discretionary — 12.88%          
Amazon.com, Inc.(a)   5,120    12,726,426 
eBay, Inc.   120,500    6,256,360 
         18,982,786 
Home Construction — 5.25%          
M/I Homes, Inc.(a)   103,901    4,600,736 
Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)   120,000    3,142,800 
         7,743,536 
Leisure Facilities & Services — 0.82%          
DraftKings, Inc. - Class A(a)(b)   88,555    1,211,432 
           
FINANCIALS — 13.93%          
Asset Management — 6.26%          
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)   139,101    9,226,569 
           
Institutional Financial Services — 2.87%          
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)   100,745    4,237,335 
           
Insurance — 4.80%          
Assurant, Inc.   38,900    7,075,132 
           
HEALTH CARE — 26.86%          
Biotech & Pharma — 7.65%          
Amgen, Inc.   18,500    4,314,015 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   32,085    1,903,924 
GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR(b)   111,760    5,060,493 
         11,278,432 

 

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Schedule of Investments Pin Oak Equity Fund
  As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

       Fair 
   Shares   Value 
Health Care Facilities & Services — 8.58%          
McKesson Corp.   34,400   $10,650,584 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.   15,000    2,007,600 
         12,658,184 
Medical Equipment & Devices — 10.63%          
Illumina, Inc.(a)   18,655    5,534,006 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)   20,620    4,934,366 
Medtronic PLC   49,845    5,201,824 
         15,670,196 
TECHNOLOGY — 18.25%          
Semiconductors — 4.01%          
KLA Corp.   18,498    5,905,672 
           
Technology Services — 14.24%          
Amdocs Ltd.   81,587    6,501,668 
Paychex, Inc.   43,649    5,531,638 
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)   26,230    2,306,404 
Visa, Inc. - Class A(b)   31,220    6,653,918 
         20,993,628 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $90,141,622)        146,084,255 

 

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Pin Oak Equity Fund Schedule of Investments
As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

 

   Shares or   Fair 
   Principal ($)   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 20.96%          
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 0.43%          
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with South Street  Securities LLC and Bank of New York Mellon, 0.14%, dated 4/29/2022 and maturing 5/2/2022, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities with rates  ranging from 0.13% to 2.25% and maturity dates ranging from 9/15/2023 to 8/15/2029 with a par value of $692,976 and a collateral value of $648,953   636,225   $636,225 
           
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED — 20.53%          
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.45%(c)   30,264,396    30,264,396 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $30,900,621)        30,900,621 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 120.05%          
(Cost $121,042,243)        176,984,876 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (20.05)%        (29,555,762)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.00%       $147,429,114 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)Security, or a portion of the security position, is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $28,716,072.

 

(c)Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

 

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

 

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Schedule of Investments Rock Oak Core Growth Fund
  As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

       Fair 
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 95.82%          
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 15.08%          
Automotive — 4.23%          
Gentex Corp.   15,785   $463,290 
           
Home Construction — 3.37%          
PulteGroup, Inc.   8,820    368,323 
           
Leisure Facilities & Services — 1.22%          
DraftKings, Inc. - Class A(a)(b)   9,745    133,312 
           
Leisure Products — 2.44%          
Thor Industries, Inc.(b)   3,490    267,159 
           
Wholesale - Discretionary — 3.82%          
Pool Corp.(b)   1,030    417,377 
           
ENERGY — 2.57%          
Renewable Energy — 2.57%          
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(a)   1,120    280,459 
           
FINANCIALS — 8.84%          
Insurance — 8.84%          
Assurant, Inc.   1,830    332,840 
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)   9,065    633,916 
         966,756 
HEALTH CARE — 23.57%          
Biotech & Pharma — 13.31%          
Exelixis, Inc.(a)   18,149    405,449 
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)   3,655    585,604 
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)   3,080    277,292 
Viatris, Inc.   18,120    187,180 
         1,455,525 
Health Care Facilities & Services — 8.20%          
Cardinal Health, Inc.   5,770    334,948 
Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a)   1,186    158,414 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.   3,015    403,528 
         896,890 

 

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Rock Oak Core Growth Fund Schedule of Investments
As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

 

       Fair 
   Shares   Value 
Medical Equipment & Devices — 2.06%          
Illumina, Inc.(a)   760   $225,454 
           
INDUSTRIALS — 14.08%          
Aerospace & Defense — 2.91%          
TransDigm Group, Inc.(a)   535    318,223 
           
Commercial Support Services — 3.84%          
Republic Services, Inc.   3,130    420,265 
           
Machinery — 7.33%          
Enovis Corp.(a)   3,618    234,700 
Esab Corp.(a)   3,618    170,046 
Nordson Corp.   1,839    396,654 
         801,400 
MATERIALS — 5.89%          
Construction Materials — 5.89%          
Carlisle Cos., Inc.   2,485    644,509 
           
TECHNOLOGY — 25.79%          
Software — 1.85%          
Citrix Systems, Inc.(b)   2,015    201,702 
           
Technology Hardware — 18.06%          
F5, Inc.(a)   2,820    472,096 
NetApp, Inc.   5,805    425,216 
Seagate Technology PLC   5,760    472,551 
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.(b)   2,145    605,426 
         1,975,289 
Technology Services — 5.88%          
Amdocs Ltd.   2,475    197,233 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A   5,507    445,516 
         642,749 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $8,124,944)        10,478,682 

 

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Schedule of Investments Rock Oak Core Growth Fund
  As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

       Fair 
   Shares   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 19.93%          
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED — 19.93%          
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.45%(c)   2,179,162   $2,179,162 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $2,179,162)        2,179,162 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 115.75%          
(Cost $10,304,106)        12,657,844 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (15.75)%        (1,722,731)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.00%       $10,935,113 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)Security, or a portion of the security position, is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $2,095,266.

 

(c)Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

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

 

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River Oak Discovery Fund Schedule of Investments
As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

 

       Fair 
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 87.37%          
COMMUNICATIONS — 2.06%          
Advertising & Marketing — 0.76%          
QuinStreet, Inc.(a)   17,875   $169,991 
           
Internet Media & Services — 1.30%          
Eventbrite, Inc. - Class A(a)   27,530    291,268 
           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 14.26%          
Consumer Services — 4.69%          
Aaron’s Co., Inc. (The)   3,000    61,590 
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.(a)(b)   19,770    579,459 
American Public Education, Inc.(a)   21,012    408,473 
         1,049,522 
Home Construction — 6.06%          
M/I Homes, Inc.(a)   14,386    637,012 
Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)   27,416    718,025 
         1,355,037 
Retail - Discretionary — 3.51%          
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)(b)   4,275    785,360 
           
CONSUMER STAPLES — 2.95%          
Household Products — 2.95%          
Edgewell Personal Care Co.(b)   17,322    660,661 
           
FINANCIALS — 14.11%          
Asset Management — 6.18%          
AllianceBernstein Holding LP   21,518    856,632 
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. - Class A(b)   16,381    526,485 
         1,383,117 
Banking — 2.81%          
Atlantic Union Bancshares Corp.   4,000    135,120 
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.   15,671    492,696 
         627,816 
Insurance — 4.07%          
CNO Financial Group, Inc.(b)   17,345    418,708 
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.   5,960    490,866 
         909,574 

 

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Schedule of Investments River Oak Discovery Fund
  As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

       Fair 
   Shares   Value 
Specialty Finance — 1.05%          
PROG Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)   8,850   $234,259 
           
INDUSTRIALS — 17.70%          
Commercial Support Services — 7.77%          
Barrett Business Services, Inc.   6,101    439,089 
Korn Ferry   11,772    723,272 
Vectrus, Inc.(a)   15,923    574,820 
         1,737,181 
Electrical Equipment — 3.20%          
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.   9,353    715,691 
           
Industrial Support Services — 2.20%          
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.   4,694    491,415 
           
Machinery — 3.09%          
Kadant, Inc.   3,740    691,900 
           
Transportation Equipment — 1.44%          
Meritor, Inc.(a)   9,000    323,190 
           
TECHNOLOGY — 36.29%          
Semiconductors — 17.36%          
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a)   11,397    863,893 
Cohu, Inc.(a)   21,455    569,845 
Diodes, Inc.(a)   6,870    501,716 
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.(b)   19,620    910,564 
Silicon Motion Technology Corp. - ADR   13,665    1,037,583 
         3,883,601 
Software — 14.28%          
Calix, Inc.(a)(b)   14,095    562,531 
Cerence, Inc.(a)(b)   15,147    446,836 
Mandiant, Inc.(a)   34,558    759,585 
NextGen Healthcare, Inc.(a)   35,190    663,332 
Verint Systems, Inc.(a)   13,948    761,003 
         3,193,287 

 

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As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

 

   Shares or   Fair 
   Principal ($)   Value 
Technology Services — 4.65%          
CSG Systems International, Inc.   7,000   $430,290 
Perficient, Inc.(a)(b)   6,121    608,489 
         1,038,779 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $16,878,010)        19,541,649 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 34.83%          
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 10.26%          
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with South Street Securities LLC and Bank of New York Mellon, 0.14%, dated 4/29/2022 and maturing 5/2/2022, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities with rates ranging from 0.13% to 2.25% and maturity dates ranging from 9/15/2023 to 8/15/2029 with a par value of $2,499,583 and a collateral value of $2,340,791   2,294,879    2,294,879 
           
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED — 24.57%          
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.45%(c)   5,494,961    5,494,961 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $7,789,840)        7,789,840 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 122.20%          
(Cost $24,667,850)        27,331,489 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (22.20)%        (4,964,615)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.00%       $22,366,874 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)Security, or a portion of the security position, is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $5,249,648.

 

(c)Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt.

 

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

 

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Schedule of Investments Red Oak Technology Select Fund
  As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

       Fair 
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.03%          
COMMUNICATIONS — 14.89%          
Internet Media & Services — 14.89%          
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A(a)   5,517   $12,590,842 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a)(b)   17,236    39,631,252 
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A(a)   143,225    28,712,316 
         80,934,410 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 10.13%          
E-Commerce Discretionary — 10.13%          
Amazon.com, Inc.(a)   15,400    38,278,702 
eBay, Inc.   324,030    16,786,176 
         55,064,878 
REAL ESTATE — 2.71%          
REIT — 2.71%          
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.   100,770    14,724,512 
           
TECHNOLOGY — 70.30%          
Semiconductors — 23.41%          
Broadcom, Inc.   42,220    23,406,346 
Intel Corp.   557,915    24,319,515 
KLA Corp.   69,809    22,287,221 
NXP Semiconductors NV   113,550    19,405,695 
QUALCOMM, Inc.   153,200    21,400,508 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   145,135    16,443,795 
         127,263,080 
Software — 20.76%          
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)   136,780    15,357,659 
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)   58,700    7,413,223 
Citrix Systems, Inc.(b)   13,280    1,329,328 
Microsoft Corp.   111,403    30,916,561 
Oracle Corp.   316,171    23,206,951 
Synopsys, Inc.(a)   69,970    20,066,696 
VMware, Inc. - Class A   135,470    14,582,953 
         112,873,371 
Technology Hardware — 16.40%          
Apple, Inc.   296,786    46,788,313 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   609,245    29,840,820 
NetApp, Inc.   170,690    12,503,042 
         89,132,175 

 

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Red Oak Technology Select Fund Schedule of Investments
As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

 

   Shares or   Fair 
   Principal ($)   Value 
Technology Services — 9.73%          
Accenture PLC - Class A   40,580   $12,188,609 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A   135,000    10,921,500 
Global Payments, Inc.   93,157    12,760,646 
Visa, Inc. - Class A(b)   80,000    17,050,400 
         52,921,155 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $244,301,684)        532,913,581 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 10.46%          
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 1.06%          
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with South Street Securities LLC and Bank of New York Mellon, 0.14%, dated 4/29/2022 and maturing 5/2/2022, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities with rates ranging from 0.13% to 2.25% and maturity dates ranging from 9/15/2023 to 8/15/2029 with a par value of $6,305,494 and a collateral value of $5,904,920   5,789,102    5,789,102 
           
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED — 9.40%          
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.45%(c)   51,095,587    51,095,587 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $56,884,689)        56,884,689 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 108.49%          
(Cost $301,186,373)        589,798,270 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (8.49)%        (46,153,687)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.00%       $543,644,583 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)Security, or a portion of the security position, is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $48,400,799.

 

(c)Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

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

 

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Schedule of Investments Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund
  As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

       Fair 
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.00%          
COMMUNICATIONS — 0.91%          
Internet Media & Services — 0.91%          
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A(a)   2,525   $506,187 
           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 3.79%          
Automotive — 3.03%          
Tesla, Inc.(a)   1,939    1,688,404 
           
Leisure Facilities & Services — 0.76%          
DraftKings, Inc. - Class A(a)(b)   30,740    420,523 
           
ENERGY — 4.53%          
Renewable Energy — 4.53%          
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(a)   10,055    2,517,872 
           
HEALTH CARE — 3.43%          
Medical Equipment & Devices — 3.43%          
Illumina, Inc.(a)   6,435    1,908,943 
           
INDUSTRIALS — 10.02%          
Electrical Equipment — 3.71%          
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(b)   26,957    2,062,750 
           
Industrial Support Services — 2.63%          
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.   14,000    1,465,660 
           
Machinery — 3.68%          
Nordson Corp.   9,500    2,049,055 
           
TECHNOLOGY — 76.32%          
Information Technology — 2.46%          
Paylocity Holdings Corp.(a)(b)   7,220    1,369,128 

 

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Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund Schedule of Investments
As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

 

       Fair 
   Shares   Value 
Semiconductors — 30.83%        
Ambarella, Inc.(a)   16,604   $1,362,856 
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a)   33,492    2,538,694 
Cohu, Inc.(a)(b)   59,077    1,569,085 
Diodes, Inc.(a)   25,770    1,881,983 
KLA Corp.   6,750    2,155,005 
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.(b)   49,645    2,304,024 
Lam Research Corp.   2,785    1,297,142 
QUALCOMM, Inc.   15,497    2,164,776 
Silicon Motion Technology Corp. - ADR   24,734    1,878,053 
         17,151,618 
Software — 20.73%          
Calix, Inc.(a)(b)   16,424    655,482 
Citrix Systems, Inc.(b)   7,595    760,259 
Cognyte Software Ltd.(a)   17,933    121,586 
Concentrix Corp.(b)   12,000    1,889,760 
Fortinet, Inc.(a)   4,160    1,202,282 
NextGen Healthcare, Inc.(a)   88,315    1,664,738 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)(b)   4,125    2,315,280 
Salesforce.com, Inc.(a)   7,480    1,316,031 
Verint Systems, Inc.(a)   29,477    1,608,265 
         11,533,683 
Technology Hardware — 10.80%          
Apple, Inc.   20,120    3,171,918 
F5, Inc.(a)   7,705    1,289,894 
SYNNEX Corp.(b)   4,000    400,360 
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.(b)   4,067    1,147,911 
         6,010,083 
Technology Services — 11.50%          
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A   9,600    776,640 
CSG Systems International, Inc.   10,000    614,700 
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   8,120    1,539,390 
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)   16,125    1,417,871 
Perficient, Inc.(a)(b)   11,652    1,158,325 
Science Applications International Corp.(b)   10,665    887,648 
         6,394,574 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $30,796,023)        55,078,480 

 

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Schedule of Investments Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund
  As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

       Fair 
   Shares   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 31.12%          
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED — 31.12%          
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.45%(c)   17,312,656   $17,312,656 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $17,312,656)        17,312,656 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 130.12%          
(Cost $48,108,679)        72,391,136 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (30.12)%        (16,757,518)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.00%       $55,633,618 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)Security, or a portion of the security position, is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $16,422,808.

 

(c)Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

 

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

 

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Live Oak Health Sciences Fund Schedule of Investments
As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

 

       Fair 
   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.13%          
HEALTH CARE — 99.13%          
Biotech — 21.16%          
Amgen, Inc.   10,240   $2,387,866 
Biogen, Inc.(a)   5,006    1,038,445 
Exelixis, Inc.(a)   66,265    1,480,360 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   15,390    913,243 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)   3,190    2,102,561 
United Therapeutics Corp.(a)(b)   13,650    2,423,694 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)   4,315    1,178,944 
         11,525,113 
Health Care Services — 6.84%          
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)(b)   5,073    1,225,180 
Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)   8,169    1,091,133 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.   10,545    1,411,343 
         3,727,656 
Health Care Supply Chain — 16.80%          
AmerisourceBergen Corp.   10,684    1,616,382 
Cardinal Health, Inc.(b)   28,409    1,649,143 
Cigna Corp.   12,487    3,081,542 
McKesson Corp.(b)   9,051    2,802,280 
         9,149,347 
Large Pharmaceuticals — 13.16%          
GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR(b)   33,490    1,516,427 
Johnson & Johnson   7,688    1,387,377 
Merck & Co., Inc.(b)   18,800    1,667,372 
Novartis AG - ADR   11,600    1,021,148 
Pfizer, Inc.   32,264    1,583,194 
         7,175,518 
Life Science & Diagnostics — 6.44%          
Illumina, Inc.(a)   6,224    1,846,350 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   3,000    1,658,760 
         3,505,110 
Managed Care — 14.31%          
Anthem, Inc.(b)   5,415    2,717,951 
Humana, Inc.   2,500    1,111,400 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   7,800    3,966,690 
         7,796,041 

 

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Schedule of Investments Live Oak Health Sciences Fund
  As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   Shares or   Fair 
   Principal ($)   Value 
Medical Devices — 9.04%          
Medtronic PLC   18,746   $1,956,332 
Stryker Corp.   7,060    1,703,296 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   10,460    1,263,045 
         4,922,673 
Medical Equipment — 5.38%          
Alcon, Inc.(b)   20,995    1,495,054 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)   6,015    1,439,389 
         2,934,443 
Specialty & Generic Pharmaceuticals — 6.00%          
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)   14,387    2,305,085 
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)   10,706    963,861 
         3,268,946 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $35,881,995)        54,004,847 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 22.05%          
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 0.90%          
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with South Street Securities LLC and Bank of New York Mellon, 0.14%, dated 4/29/2022 and maturing 5/2/2022, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities with rates ranging from 0.13% to 2.25% and maturity dates ranging from 9/15/2023 to 8/15/2029 with a par value of $534,482 and a collateral value of $500,527   490,710    490,710 
           
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED — 21.15%          
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.45%(c)   11,525,631    11,525,631 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $12,016,341)        12,016,341 

 

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Live Oak Health Sciences Fund Schedule of Investments
As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  

 

   Fair 
   Value 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 121.18%     
(Cost $47,898,336)  $66,021,188 
      
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (21.18)%   (11,538,444)
      
NET ASSETS — 100.00%  $54,482,744 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

(b)Security, or a portion of the security position, is currently on loan. The total market value of securities on loan is $11,102,904.

 

(c)Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of April 30, 2022.

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt.

 

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

 

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Statements of Assets & Liabilities
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   White Oak Select   Pin Oak 
   Growth Fund   Equity Fund 
ASSETS          
Investment securities at value (cost, $235,375,388, $121,042,243, $10,304,106, $24,667,850, $301,186,373, $48,108,679 and $47,898,336), including , $29,395,616, $28,716,072, $2,095,266, $5,249,648, $48,400,799, $16,422,808 and $11,102,904 and of securities on loan  $404,371,976   $176,984,876 
Cash   155,565    32,227 
Receivable for fund shares sold   29,007    105,973 
Receivable for investments sold   329,785    690,520 
Dividends and interest receivable   86,721    34,258 
Tax reclaims receivable   161,062     
Prepaid expenses   24,595    19,806 
Total Assets   405,158,711    177,867,660 
           
LIABILITIES          
Payable for fund shares redeemed   130,021    6,552 
Payable for investments purchased        
Payable for collateral upon return of securities loaned   31,048,562    30,264,396 
Investment advisory fees payable   248,514    97,768 
Administration fees payable   30,640    12,763 
Transfer agent fees payable   12,032    6,287 
Trustee fees payable   11,443    4,767 
Other accrued expenses   93,287    46,013 
Total Liabilities   31,574,499    30,438,546 
NET ASSETS  $373,584,212   $147,429,114 
           
Net Assets consist of:          
Paid-in capital (unlimited authorization - no par value)  $192,036,527   $80,843,426 
Accumulated earnings   181,547,685    66,585,688 
Net Assets  $373,584,212   $147,429,114 
           
Total shares outstanding at end of period   3,237,679    2,068,326 
           
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share (net assets/shares outstanding)  $115.39   $71.28 

 

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        Red Oak   Black Oak     
Rock Oak Core   River Oak   Technology   Emerging   Live Oak Health 
Growth Fund   Discovery Fund   Select Fund   Technology Fund   Sciences Fund 
                  
$12,657,844   $27,331,489   $589,798,270   $72,391,136   $66,021,188 
 463,058            432,986    2,510 
 250    13,648    26,577    24,123    13,610 
     529,336    6,151,963    644,003     
     990    39,408    3,000    4 
                 14,410 
 12,297    16,845    26,561    13,264    17,849 
 13,133,449    27,892,308    596,042,779    73,508,512    66,069,571 
                       
                       
 6        720,865    8,252     
             483,552     
 2,179,162    5,494,961    51,095,587    17,312,656    11,525,631 
 4,823    14,180    356,695    36,045    34,819 
 797    1,647    45,109    4,334    3,648 
 2,723    2,760    10,117    5,548    3,679 
     291    17,158    1,273    1,081 
 10,825    11,595    152,665    23,234    17,969 
 2,198,336    5,525,434    52,398,196    17,874,894    11,586,827 
$10,935,113   $22,366,874   $543,644,583   $55,633,618   $54,482,744 
                       
                       
                       
$8,327,540   $20,000,285   $227,553,207   $30,122,245   $35,494,122 
 2,607,573    2,366,589    316,091,376    25,511,373    18,988,622 
$10,935,113   $22,366,874   $543,644,583   $55,633,618   $54,482,744 
                       
 685,077    1,467,681    15,936,763    8,075,329    2,682,549 
                       
$15.96   $15.24   $34.11   $6.89   $20.31 

 

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

 

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Statements of Operations
For the six months ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   White Oak Select   Pin Oak 
   Growth Fund   Equity Fund 
INVESTMENT INCOME          
Dividends  $2,927,513   $826,882 
Securities lending income   17,213    9,610 
Interest   241    147 
Less: Foreign withholding tax   (10,549)   (1,676)
Total Investment Income   2,934,418    834,963 
           
EXPENSES          
Investment adviser   1,638,756    656,889 
Administration   92,803    38,111 
Sub transfer agent   61,373    31,148 
Transfer agent   36,913    19,187 
Trustee   33,992    13,876 
Legal   30,644    12,825 
Report printing   13,930    6,053 
Registration   12,702    12,044 
Insurance   11,673    5,355 
Custodian   9,470    3,940 
Audit   8,182    8,182 
Pricing   162    168 
Miscellaneous   30,249    16,804 
Total Expenses   1,980,849    824,582 
Less: Investment advisory fees waived        
Net Expenses   1,980,849    824,582 
Net Investment Income (Loss)   953,569    10,381 
           
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments          
Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities transactions   11,630,513    10,682,368 
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investment securities   (86,768,521)   (44,584,440)
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments   (75,138,008)   (33,902,072)
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations  $(74,184,439)  $(33,891,691)

 

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        Red Oak   Black Oak     
Rock Oak Core   River Oak   Technology   Emerging   Live Oak Health 
Growth Fund   Discovery Fund   Select Fund   Technology Fund   Sciences Fund 
                  
$66,246   $102,304   $7,672,480   $164,560   $352,071 
 1,004    2,064    103,567    6,450    3,400 
 7    47,342    739    25    53 
     (68)   (23,973)   (133)   (6,923)
 67,257    151,642    7,752,813    170,902    348,601 
                       
                       
 43,732    91,640    2,377,562    239,171    198,760 
 2,449    4,836    135,643    13,290    10,856 
 912    1,070    165,698    7,345    5,732 
 8,320    8,479    30,953    16,968    11,268 
 899    1,774    49,545    4,909    3,977 
 860    1,587    45,107    4,336    3,671 
 1,537    1,716    19,629    3,204    2,334 
 10,096    11,164    12,590    10,251    11,976 
 319    579    17,771    1,634    1,401 
 305    457    14,132    1,585    1,068 
 8,182    8,182    8,182    8,182    8,182 
 187    225    173    241    198 
 7,516    7,754    31,152    13,208    9,977 
 85,314    139,463    2,908,137    324,324    269,400 
 (11,500)                
 73,814    139,463    2,908,137    324,324    269,400 
 (6,557)   12,179    4,844,676    (153,422)   79,201 
                       
                       
 270,398    (329,967)   27,290,116    1,417,704    1,354,916 
 (1,611,044)   (3,907,239)   (129,611,242)   (14,129,775)   (2,086,790)
 (1,340,646)   (4,237,206)   (102,321,126)   (12,712,071)   (731,874)
$(1,347,203)  $(4,225,027)  $(97,476,450)  $(12,865,493)  $(652,673)

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   White Oak Select 
   Growth Fund 
   For the     
   Six Months     
   Ended   For the 
   April 30,   Year Ended 
   2022   October 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2021 
INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES          
Net investment income (loss)  $953,569   $1,121,690 
Net realized gain on investment securities transactions and foreign currency translations   11,630,513    23,023,697 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments securities   (86,768,521)   108,185,545 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (74,184,439)   132,330,932 
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM          
Earnings   (23,574,884)   (9,851,894)
Total Distributions   (23,574,884)   (9,851,894)
           
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS          
Proceeds from shares sold   19,260,706    10,800,437 
Reinvestment of distributions   22,616,161    9,362,811 
Amount paid for shares redeemed   (30,081,518)   (33,076,631)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Transactions   11,795,349    (12,913,383)
           
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (85,963,974)   109,565,655 
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of period   459,548,186    349,982,531 
End of period  $373,584,212   $459,548,186 
           
SHARE TRANSACTIONS          
Shares sold   137,013    83,076 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions   154,958    79,252 
Shares redeemed   (223,697)   (257,305)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   68,274    (94,977)

 

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Pin Oak   Rock Oak Core 
Equity Fund   Growth Fund 
For the       For the     
Six Months       Six Months     
Ended   For the   Ended   For the 
April 30,   Year Ended   April 30,   Year Ended 
2022   October 31,   2022   October 31, 
(Unaudited)   2021   (Unaudited)   2021 
              
$10,381   $22,171   $(6,557)  $(20,396)
 10,682,368    20,810,196    270,398    560,363 
 (44,584,440)   44,243,177    (1,611,044)   2,423,772 
 (33,891,691)   65,075,544    (1,347,203)   2,963,739 
                  
                  
 (19,354,347)   (8,125,501)   (525,505)   (1,690,245)
 (19,354,347)   (8,125,501)   (525,505)   (1,690,245)
                  
                  
 1,913,797    6,124,511    65,337    494,765 
 18,365,328    7,571,016    519,071    1,520,187 
 (21,047,759)   (32,276,209)   (408,245)   (735,273)
 (768,634)   (18,580,682)   176,163    1,279,679 
                  
 (54,014,672)   38,369,361    (1,696,545)   2,553,173 
                  
                  
 201,443,786    163,074,425    12,631,658    10,078,485 
$147,429,114   $201,443,786   $10,935,113   $12,631,658 
                  
                  
 22,666    71,014    3,774    27,103 
 211,631    96,348    28,773    89,317 
 (256,620)   (375,694)   (23,704)   (40,142)
 (22,323)   (208,332)   8,843    76,278 

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   River Oak 
   Discovery Fund 
   For the     
   Six Months     
   Ended   For the 
   April 30,   Year Ended 
   2022   October 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2021 
INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES          
Net investment income (loss)  $12,179   $(93,695)
Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities transactions and foreign currency translations   (329,967)   3,712,992 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments securities   (3,907,239)   5,207,191 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (4,225,027)   8,826,488 
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM          
Earnings   (3,510,455)   (2,560,738)
Total Distributions   (3,510,455)   (2,560,738)
           
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS          
Proceeds from shares sold   4,397,587    3,045,704 
Reinvestment of distributions   3,505,905    1,755,146 
Amount paid for shares redeemed   (1,505,728)   (1,862,724)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Transactions   6,397,764    2,938,126 
           
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (1,337,718)   9,203,876 
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of period   23,704,592    14,500,716 
End of period  $22,366,874   $23,704,592 
           
SHARE TRANSACTIONS          
Shares sold   251,987    153,868 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions   188,489    99,838 
Shares redeemed   (86,171)   (98,175)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding   354,305    155,531 

 

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Red Oak Technology   Black Oak Emerging 
Select Fund   Technology Fund 
For the       For the     
Six Months       Six Months     
Ended   For the   Ended   For the 
April 30,   Year Ended   April 30,   Year Ended 
2022   October 31,   2022   October 31, 
(Unaudited)   2021   (Unaudited)   2021 
              
$4,844,676   $327,394   $(153,422)  $(376,160)
 27,290,116    71,876,103    1,417,704    8,014,373 
 (129,611,242)   127,731,132    (14,129,775)   17,071,955 
 (97,476,450)   199,934,629    (12,865,493)   24,710,168 
                  
                  
 (69,834,196)   (28,140,362)   (7,330,084)   (3,408,982)
 (69,834,196)   (28,140,362)   (7,330,084)   (3,408,982)
                  
                  
 19,864,421    56,168,290    2,578,849    5,089,302 
 66,948,402    26,817,801    7,142,109    2,967,151 
 (63,776,528)   (143,334,193)   (2,985,348)   (5,808,334)
 23,036,295    (60,348,102)   6,735,610    2,248,119 
                  
 (144,274,351)   111,446,165    (13,459,967)   23,549,305 
                  
                  
 687,918,934    576,472,769    69,093,585    45,544,280 
$543,644,583   $687,918,934   $55,633,618   $69,093,585 
                  
 489,103    1,384,040    313,176    605,680 
 1,557,302    712,103    803,387    383,353 
 (1,583,220)   (3,590,631)   (371,777)   (702,482)
 463,185    (1,494,488)   744,786    286,551 

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   Live Oak 
   Health Sciences Fund 
   For the     
   Six Months     
   Ended   For the 
   April 30,   Year Ended 
   2022   October 31, 
   (Unaudited)   2021 
INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES          
Net investment income  $79,201   $87,720 
Net realized gain on investment securities transactions and foreign currency translations   1,354,916    3,719,645 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments securities   (2,086,790)   9,354,400 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (652,673)   13,161,765 
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM          
Earnings   (3,678,422)   (3,288,388)
Total Distributions   (3,678,422)   (3,288,388)
           
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS          
Proceeds from shares sold   2,434,481    2,207,269 
Reinvestment of distributions   3,543,183    3,068,428 
Amount paid for shares redeemed   (2,351,594)   (4,849,873)
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Transactions   3,626,070    425,824 
           
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (705,025)   10,299,201 
           
NET ASSETS          
Beginning of period   55,187,769    44,888,568 
End of period  $54,482,744   $55,187,769 
           
SHARE TRANSACTIONS          
Shares sold   117,508    105,470 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions   169,045    163,041 
Shares redeemed   (112,963)   (239,187)
Net Increase in Shares Outstanding   173,590    29,324 

 

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Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

   Net Asset   Net   Realized and       Dividends 
   Value   Investment   Unrealized       from Net 
   Beginning of   Income   Gain (Loss)   Total from   Investment 
   Period   (Loss)(a)   in Securities   Operations   Income 
White Oak Select Growth Fund                         
For the six months ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  $145.00    0.29    (22.41)   (22.12)   (0.41)
For the year ended October 31, 2021  $107.21    0.35    40.49    40.84    (0.74)
For the year ended October 31, 2020  $97.79    0.74    10.53    11.27    (0.97)
For the year ended October 31, 2019  $89.55    0.94    8.47    9.41    (0.54)
For the year ended October 31, 2018  $82.36    0.58    7.18    7.76    (0.57)
For the year ended October 31, 2017  $67.44    0.65    15.00    15.65    (0.73)
                          
Pin Oak Equity Fund                         
For the six months ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  $96.35     (e)   (15.67)   (15.67)   (0.08)
For the year ended October 31, 2021  $70.93    0.01    29.02    29.03    (0.60)
For the year ended October 31, 2020  $72.63    0.62    0.08 (f)   0.70    (0.91)
For the year ended October 31, 2019  $66.18    0.81    7.41    8.22    (0.62)
For the year ended October 31, 2018  $63.72    0.59    3.05    3.64    (0.37)
For the year ended October 31, 2017  $53.35    0.40    11.15    11.55    (0.36)
                          
Rock Oak Core Growth Fund                         
For the six months ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  $18.68    (0.01)   (1.93)   (1.94)    
For the year ended October 31, 2021  $16.80    (0.03)   4.75    4.72    (0.03)
For the year ended October 31, 2020  $16.70    0.03    0.63    0.66    (0.07)
For the year ended October 31, 2019  $17.02    0.05    (0.28)   (0.23)    (e)
For the year ended October 31, 2018  $16.07    0.01    1.86    1.87    (0.01)
For the year ended October 31, 2017  $12.74    0.03    3.40    3.43    (0.10)
                          
River Oak Discovery Fund                         
For the six months ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  $21.29    0.01    (2.92)   (2.91)    
For the year ended October 31, 2021  $15.14    (0.09)   8.78    8.69      
For the year ended October 31, 2020  $14.58    (0.04)   1.19    1.15     
For the year ended October 31, 2019  $15.88    0.02    0.85    0.87     
For the year ended October 31, 2018  $17.42    (0.08)   (0.54)   (0.62)    
For the year ended October 31, 2017  $14.21    (0.10)   3.31    3.21     

 

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

 

(b)Figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder will pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)Not annualized.

 

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Distributions
from Capital
Gains
   Total
Dividends
and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
   Total
Return(b)
   Net Assets,
End of
Period
(000)
   Ratio of Net
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets
   Ratio of Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) to
Average Net
Assets
   Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Excluding
Waivers
and/or
Fees Paid
Indirectly)
   Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
                                  
 (7.08)   (7.49)  $115.39    (16.34)% (c)  $373,584    0.90(d)   0.43(d)   0.90(d)   2(c)
 (2.31)   (3.05)  $145.00    38.74%  $459,548    0.89%   0.27%   0.89%   5%
 (0.88)   (1.85)  $107.21    11.60%  $349,983    0.93%   0.73%   0.93%   13%
 (0.63)   (1.17)  $97.79    10.66%  $356,006    0.95%   1.00%   0.95%   10%
  (e)   (0.57)  $89.55    9.46%  $318,037    0.93%   0.63%   0.93%   14%
     (0.73)  $82.36    23.36%  $285,658    0.98%   0.86%   0.98%   13%
                                           
                                           
 (9.32)   (9.40)  $71.28    (18.00)% (c)  $147,429    0.93(d)   0.01(d)   0.93(d)   0(c)
 (3.01)   (3.61)  $96.35    42.09%  $201,444    0.91%   0.01%   0.91%   6%
 (1.49)   (2.40)  $70.93    0.79%  $163,074    0.95%   0.89%   0.95%   15%
 (1.15)   (1.77)  $72.63    12.83%  $235,141    0.96%   1.19%   0.96%   10%
 (0.81)   (1.18)  $66.18    5.75%  $260,859    0.95%   0.87%   0.95%   12%
 (0.82)   (1.18)  $63.72    21.86%  $222,085    0.98%   0.66%   0.98%   8%
                                           
                                           
 (0.78)   (0.78)  $15.96    (10.88)% (c)  $10,935    1.25(d)   (0.11)% (d)   1.44(d)   0(c)
 (2.81)   (2.84)  $18.68    29.72%  $12,632    1.25%   (0.16)%   1.40%   14%
 (0.49)   (0.56)  $16.80    3.78%  $10,078    1.25%   0.20%   1.57%   52%
 (0.09)   (0.09)  $16.70    (1.34)%  $11,899    1.25%   0.29%   1.38%   16%
 (0.91)   (0.92)  $17.02    12.15%  $20,365    1.25%   0.08%   1.32%   14%
     (0.10)  $16.07    27.02%  $9,183    1.25%   0.20%   1.51%   31%
                                           
                                           
 (3.14)   (3.14)  $15.24    (16.35)% (c)  $22,367    1.18(d)   0.10(d)   1.18(d)   9(c)
 (2.54)   (2.54)  $21.29    60.96%  $23,705    1.22%   (0.44)%   1.23%   29%
 (0.59)   (0.59)  $15.14    7.79%  $14,501    1.35%   (0.27)%   1.56%   48%
 (2.17)   (2.17)  $14.58    6.99%  $12,518    1.35%   0.12%   1.60%   15%
 (0.92)   (0.92)  $15.88    (3.82)%  $12,950    1.35%   (0.46)%   1.50%   43%
        $17.42    22.59%  $14,427    1.35%   (0.63)%   1.41%   43%

 

(d)Annualized

 

(e)Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(f)The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period does not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in the portfolio of securities during the period due to the timing of sales and purchases of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values during the period.

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

   Net Asset   Net   Realized and       Dividends 
   Value   Investment   Unrealized       from Net 
   Beginning of   Income   Gain (Loss)   Total from   Investment 
   Period   (Loss)(a)   in Securities   Operations   Income 
Red Oak Technology Select Fund                         
For the six months ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  $44.46    0.30    (6.06)   (5.76)   (0.32)
For the year ended October 31, 2021  $33.97    0.02    12.17    12.19    (0.12)
For the year ended October 31, 2020  $29.95    0.13    4.72    4.85    (0.17)
For the year ended October 31, 2019  $26.90    0.27    4.03    4.30    (0.22)
For the year ended October 31, 2018  $25.78    0.10    2.72    2.82    (0.10)
For the year ended October 31, 2017  $19.27    0.09    6.71    6.80    (0.08)
                          
Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund                         
For the six months ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  $9.43    (0.02)   (1.52)   (1.54)    
For the year ended October 31, 2021  $6.47    (0.05)   3.50    3.45     
For the year ended October 31, 2020  $5.27    (0.02)   1.53    1.51     
For the year ended October 31, 2019  $5.30     (e)   0.48    0.48     
For the year ended October 31, 2018  $5.28    (0.01)   0.42    0.41     
For the year ended October 31, 2017  $4.53    (0.01)   0.94    0.93     (e)
                          
Live Oak Health Sciences Fund                         
For the six months ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)  $22.00    0.03    (0.25)   (0.22)   (0.04)
For the year ended October 31, 2021  $18.10    0.03    5.22    5.25    (0.15)
For the year ended October 31, 2020  $18.14    0.15    (0.03(f)   0.12    (0.16)
For the year ended October 31, 2019  $20.21    0.15    0.26    0.41    (0.13)
For the year ended October 31, 2018  $19.98    0.13    1.35    1.48    (0.09)
For the year ended October 31, 2017  $17.93    0.10    2.33    2.43    (0.10)

 

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Distributions
from Capital
Gains
   Total
Dividends
and
Distributions
     Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
   Total
Return(b)
   Net Assets,
End of
Period
(000)
   Ratio of Net
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets
   Ratio of Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) to
Average Net
Assets
   Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Excluding
Waivers
and/or
Fees Paid
Indirectly)
   Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
                                  
 (4.27)   (4.59)  $34.11    (15.10)% (c)  $543,645    0.91% (d)   1.51% (d)   0.91% (d)   0% (c)
 (1.58)   (1.70)  $44.46    36.78%  $687,919    0.90%   0.05%   0.90%   6%
 (0.66)   (0.83)  $33.97    16.44%  $576,473    0.94%   0.40%   0.94%   4%
 (1.03)   (1.25)  $29.95    16.92%  $636,959    0.95%   0.94%   0.95%   10%
 (1.60)   (1.70)  $26.90    11.56%  $544,203    0.94%   0.38%   0.94%   9%
 (0.21)   (0.29)  $25.78    35.76%  $486,295    0.97%   0.38%   0.97%   16%
                                           
                                           
 (1.00)   (1.00)  $6.89    (18.75)% (c)  $55,634    1.00% (d)   (0.48)% (d)   1.00% (d)   8% (c)
 (0.49)   (0.49)  $9.43    54.92%  $69,094    1.01%   (0.61)%   1.01%   14%
 (0.31)   (0.31)  $6.47    29.48%  $45,544    1.12%   (0.35)%   1.12%   22%
 (0.51)   (0.51)  $5.27    10.36%  $36,240    1.18%   (0.01)%   1.18%   25%
 (0.39)   (0.39)  $5.30    8.12%  $36,753    1.11%   (0.27)%   1.11%   19%
 (0.18)   (0.18)  $5.28    21.16%  $37,267    1.17%   (0.22)%   1.17%   39%
                                           
                                           
 (1.43)   (1.47)  $20.31    (1.20)% (c)  $54,483    1.00% (d)   0.29% (d)   1.00% (d)   16% (c)
 (1.20)   (1.35)  $22.00    30.23%  $55,188    1.00%   0.17%   1.00%   17%
     (0.16)  $18.10    0.62%  $44,889    1.03%   0.81%   1.03%   33%
 (2.35)   (2.48)  $18.14    2.40%  $51,579    1.05%   0.87%   1.05%   23%
 (1.16)   (1.25)  $20.21    7.68%  $65,717    1.01%   0.65%   1.01%   23%
 (0.28)   (0.38)  $19.98    13.78%  $64,747    1.02%   0.50%   1.02%   14%

 

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

 

(b)Figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder will pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)Not annualized.

 

(d)Annualized

 

(e)Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(f)The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period does not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in the portfolio of securities during the period due to the timing of sales and purchases of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values during the period.

 

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

 

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1.ORGANIZATION:

 

The Oak Associates Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company with seven diversified funds: White Oak Select Growth Fund, Pin Oak Equity Fund, Rock Oak Core Growth Fund, River Oak Discovery Fund, Red Oak Technology Select Fund, Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund and Live Oak Health Sciences Fund (collectively referred to as “Funds” and individually referred to as a “Fund”). The investment objective of each Fund is to seek long-term capital growth. The assets of each Fund are segregated, and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which shares are held. The Funds’ prospectus provides a description of each Fund’s investment objective, policies and strategies.

 

2.SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

 

Use of Estimates – These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services - Investment Companies.” The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the financial statements may differ from the value the Funds ultimately realize upon the sale of the securities.

 

Security Valuation – Investments in equity securities, which are traded on a national exchange, are stated at the last quoted sales price if readily available for such equity securities on each business day. Investments in equity securities, which are reported on the NASDAQ national market system are valued at the official closing price; other equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed equity securities for which no sale was reported on that date are stated at the last quoted bid price. Debt obligations exceeding sixty days to maturity for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the most recently quoted bid price. Debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at their amortized cost, which approximates market value, in the absence of a current quoted bid price. Investments in repurchase agreements are generally valued at par each business day.

 

Redeemable securities issued by open-end registered investment companies are valued at the investment company’s applicable net asset value (“NAV”) as determined by those funds each business day.

 

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” are valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures established by the Funds’ Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has determined to delegate responsibility for pricing and fair valuation determinations for portfolio securities to Funds’ adviser, Oak Associates, Ltd. (“Oak” or the “Adviser”), subject to oversight of the Board of Trustees. Oak may, in turn and subject to its oversight, delegate pricing of securities for which market prices are readily available to the Funds’ administrator. All fair valuation determinations shall be made by Oak’s Fair Value Committee (the

 

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“Committee”), in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Board of Trustees and subject to oversight of the Board. Oak and the administrator have established and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that their pricing and valuation policies and procedures conform to the requirements of the Funds’ Fair Value Procedures. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de–listed from a national exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; a significant event with respect to a security or securities has occurred after the close of the market or exchange on which the security or securities principally trades and before the time the Fund calculates net asset value; or trading of the security is subject to local government–imposed restrictions. When a security is valued in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee.

 

Security Transactions and Investment Income – Security transactions are accounted for on the date the security is purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sales of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. If applicable, any foreign capital gains taxes are accrued, net of unrealized gains, and are payable upon the sale of such investments.

 

Expenses – Expenses that are directly related to one of the Funds are charged to that Fund. Expenses not directly billed to a particular Fund are allocated proportionally among all Funds daily in relation to net assets of each Fund or another reasonable allocation method.

 

Repurchase Agreements – The Funds may invest in tri-party repurchase agreements. Securities held as collateral for tri-party repurchase agreements are maintained by the broker’s custodian bank in a segregated account until maturity of the repurchase agreement. Provisions of the repurchase agreements and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees require that the market value of the collateral, including accrued interest thereon, is sufficient in the event of default by the counterparty. A custody agreement in connection with the Master Repurchase Agreement defines eligible securities for collateral in relation to each repurchase agreement. Under the Master Repurchase Agreement, if the counterparty defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if the counter-party enters an insolvency proceeding, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited.

 

Master Agreements and Netting Arrangements – Certain Funds may participate in various repurchase agreements, such as, but not limited to Master Repurchase Agreements, which govern the terms of certain transactions with select counterparties (collectively “Master Agreements”). These Master Agreements generally include provisions for general obligations, agreements, representations, collateral and provisions for events of default or termination. These Master Agreements also include provisions for netting arrangements that help reduce credit and counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions. The netting arrangements are generally tied to credit related events that if triggered, would cause an event of default or termination giving a Fund or counterparty the right to terminate early and cause settlement, on a net basis, of all transactions under the applicable Master Agreement. In the event of an early termination or default event, the total market value exposure would be offset against collateral exchanged to date, which would result in a net

 

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receivable or payable that would be due from or to the counterparty. Credit related events include, but are not limited to, bankruptcy, failure to make timely payments, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, a material decline in net assets, decline in credit rating or repudiation/moratorium. An election made by a counterparty to terminate a transaction early under a Master Agreement could have an adverse impact on a Fund’s financial statements. Master Agreements can also help limit counterparty risk by requiring collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Collateral under the Master Agreements is usually in the form of cash, U.S. Treasury or U.S. Government agency securities, but may include other types of securities. There can be no assurance that the Master Agreements will be successful in limiting credit or counterparty risk.

 

Securities Lending – The Trust has entered into a Securities Lending Agreement (“SLA”) with U.S. Bank National Association (the “Agent”). Under the terms of the SLA, the Funds may lend securities to certain broker-dealers and banks in exchange for collateral in the amount of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned or at least 105% of the value of non-U.S. securities loaned, marked to market daily. The collateral can be received in the form of cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral can include U.S. Government Securities and letters of credit. The cash collateral is invested in the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC (“Mount Vernon”), as noted in each lending Fund’s respective Schedule of Investments. Mount Vernon seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity; and to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00. The market value of the loaned securities is determined daily at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to each Fund on the next business day. The Funds continue to benefit from interest or dividends on the securities loaned and may also earn a return from the collateral. The Funds pay various fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral. The Funds pay the Agent fees based on the investment income received from securities lending activities. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Funds could experience a delay in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return them. The contractual maturity of repurchase agreements are on an overnight and continuous basis. Cash and cash equivalent collateral on securities lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis.

 

The following is a summary of each Funds’ securities lending agreements and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of April 30, 2022:

 

   Market Value of   Cash Collateral 
   Securities on Loan   Received 
White Oak Select Growth Fund  $29,395,616   $31,048,562 
Pin Oak Equity Fund   28,716,072    30,264,396 
Rock Oak Core Growth Fund   2,095,266    2,179,162 
River Oak Discovery Fund   5,249,648    5,494,961 
Red Oak Technology Select Fund   48,400,799    51,095,587 
Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund   16,422,808    17,312,656 
Live Oak Health Sciences Fund   11,102,904    11,525,631 
   $141,383,113   $148,920,955 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders – Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid to shareholders on an annual basis, as applicable. Net realized capital gains on sales of securities, if any, are distributed to shareholders at least annually. Distributions

 

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to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Therefore, the source of the Funds’ distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either accumulated earnings, or from paid-in capital, depending upon the type of book/tax differences that may exist.

 

3.FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:

 

A three-tier hierarchy has been established to classify fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable and unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

The three-tier hierarchy is summarized as follows:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date, including but not limited to:

 

Equity Securities – investments for which market quotations are readily available that are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded.

 

Investment Companies – investments in open-end registered investment companies which are valued at their closing NAV.

 

Level 2 – Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities inactive markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability, including but not limited to:

 

Repurchase Agreements – investments in overnight tri-party repurchase agreements which are valued at par.

 

All Securities – quoted prices for similar securities, including matrix pricing; quoted prices based on recently executed transactions; adjusted quoted prices based on observable and formulaic inputs; or, prices using other observable correlated market inputs.

 

Level 3 – Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset and liability at the measurement date, including but not limited to:

 

All Securities – modeling or manual pricing based on the Adviser’s own assumptions in determining fair value of investments; or, the significant use of other unobservable or very stale inputs within fair valuation.

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s investments as of April 30, 2022:

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
WHITE OAK SELECT GROWTH FUND                    
Common Stocks  $372,163,697   $   $   $372,163,697 
Short Term Investments                    
Repurchase Agreements       1,159,717        1,159,717 
Collateral for Securities Loaned*               31,048,562 
Total  $372,163,697   $1,159,717   $   $404,371,976 
                     
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
PIN OAK EQUITY FUND                    
Common Stocks  $146,084,255   $   $   $146,084,255 
Short Term Investments                    
Repurchase Agreements       636,225        636,225 
Collateral for Securities Loaned*               30,264,396 
Total  $146,084,255   $636,225   $   $176,984,876 
                     
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
ROCK OAK CORE GROWTH FUND                    
Common Stocks  $10,478,682   $   $   $10,478,682 
Short Term Investments                    
Collateral for Securities Loaned*               2,179,162 
Total  $10,478,682   $   $   $12,657,844 
                     
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
RIVER OAK DISCOVERY FUND                    
Common Stocks  $19,541,649   $   $   $19,541,649 
Short Term Investments                    
Repurchase Agreements       2,294,879        2,294,879 
Collateral for Securities Loaned*               5,494,961 
Total  $19,541,649   $2,294,879   $   $27,331,489 

 

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   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
RED OAK TECHNOLOGY SELECT FUND                    
Common Stocks  $532,913,581   $   $   $532,913,581 
Short Term Investments                    
Repurchase Agreements       5,789,102        5,789,102 
Collateral for Securities Loaned*               51,095,587 
Total  $532,913,581   $5,789,102   $   $589,798,270 
                     
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
BLACK OAK EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FUND                    
Common Stocks  $55,078,480   $   $   $55,078,480 
Short Term Investments                    
Collateral for Securities Loaned*               17,312,656 
Total  $55,078,480   $   $   $72,391,136 
                     
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
LIVE OAK HEALTH SCIENCES FUND                    
Common Stocks  $54,004,847   $   $   $54,004,847 
Short Term Investments                    
Repurchase Agreements       490,710        490,710 
Collateral for Securities Loaned*               11,525,631 
Total  $54,004,847   $490,710   $   $66,021,188 

 

*Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized 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 amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The above tables are presented by levels of disaggregation for each asset class. For detailed descriptions of the underlying industries, see the accompanying Schedules of Investments. There were no Level 3 securities held during the period.

 

4.FEES AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

 

The Trust and the Adviser are parties to an Investment Advisory Agreement, under which the Adviser receives an annual fee equal to 0.74% of the average daily net assets of each Fund. Prior to February 28, 2022, the Adviser received a fee of 0.79% for the River Oak Discovery Fund. The Adviser has contractually agreed through February 28, 2023 to waive all or a portion of its fees (and to reimburse the Funds’ expenses if necessary) in order to limit Fund total operating expenses to not more than 1.25% of the average daily net assets of the

 

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White Oak Select Growth Fund, Pin Oak Equity Fund, River Oak Discovery Fund, and Rock Oak Core Growth Fund and 1.35% of the average daily net assets of the Red Oak Technology Select Fund, Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund and Live Oak Health Sciences Fund.

 

The following table lists the contractual advisory fees and fee waivers that were in effect during the six months ended April 30, 2022:

 

Advisory Fees as a Percentage of Average Net Assets

          
         Net
Fund  Annual Rate  Fee Waiver  Annual Rate
White Oak Select Growth Fund  0.74%     0.74%
Pin Oak Equity Fund  0.74%     0.74%
Rock Oak Core Growth Fund  0.74%  (0.19)%  0.55%
River Oak Discovery Fund  0.77%*     0.77%*
Red Oak Technology Select Fund  0.74%     0.74%
Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund  0.74%     0.74%
Live Oak Health Sciences Fund  0.74%     0.74%

 

*The advisory fee rate for the River Oak Discovery Fund changed from 0.79% to 0.74% on February 28, 2022.

 

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides the Funds with administration, fund accounting and transfer agency services, including all regulatory reporting. The Funds pay Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services. In addition, each Fund pays out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, supplies and costs of pricing its portfolio securities.

 

Under the terms of a Distribution Agreement with the Trust, Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the principal underwriter to each Fund. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus. The Distributor is compensated by the Adviser (not the Funds) for acting as principal underwriter.

 

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also officers of the Adviser, Ultimus and/or the Distributor. Such officers are paid no fees by the Trust for serving as officers or trustees to the Trust.

 

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5.INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS:

 

The cost of security purchases and the proceeds from security sales, other than short–term investments, for the six months ended April 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

Fund  Purchases   Sales 
White Oak Select Growth Fund  $6,732,270   $15,595,889 
Pin Oak Equity Fund       20,352,298 
Rock Oak Core Growth Fund       622,721 
River Oak Discovery Fund   3,478,316    1,903,021 
Red Oak Technology Select Fund       46,957,708 
Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund   4,887,063    5,565,245 
Live Oak Health Sciences Fund   3,100,249    3,225,525 

 

6.FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AND TAX BASIS INFORMATION:

 

Each of the Funds is classified as a separate taxable entity for Federal income tax purposes. Each of the Funds has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a separate “regulated investment company” under Sub–chapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders that will be sufficient to relieve it from Federal income tax and Federal excise tax. Therefore, no Federal tax provision is required.

 

The amounts of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from those amounts determined under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. The character of dividends from net investment income or distributions from net realized gains made during the year, and the timing may differ from the year that the income or realized gains (losses) were recorded by the Funds. To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate equity accounts in the period that the differences arise. These differences are primarily due to differences in the treatment of net operating losses, equalization, and certain other investments.

 

The tax character of the distributions paid by the Funds for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

   Ordinary   Long-Term     
Fund  Income   Capital Gain   Total 
White Oak Select Growth Fund  $2,390,803   $7,461,091   $9,851,894 
Pin Oak Equity Fund   1,358,322    6,767,179    8,125,501 
Rock Oak Core Growth Fund   21,702    1,668,543    1,690,245 
River Oak Discovery Fund       5,260,738    5,260,738 
Red Oak Technology Select Fund   1,942,620    26,197,742    28,140,362 
Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund       3,408,982    3,408,982 
Live Oak Health Sciences Fund   357,714    2,930,674    3,288,388 

 

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As of October 31, 2021, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   Undistributed           Cumulative     
   Net   Accumulated   Unrealized   Effect of     
   Investment   Capital   Appreciation/   Timing     
Fund  Income   Gain (Loss)   (Depreciation)   Differences   Total 
White Oak Select Growth Fund  $1,585,212   $21,989,449   $255,732,347   $   $279,307,008 
Pin Oak Equity Fund   171,493    19,182,694    100,477,539        119,831,726 
Rock Oak Core Growth Fund       525,490    3,961,058    (6,267)   4,480,281 
River Oak Discovery Fund   418,100    3,033,440    6,650,531        10,102,071 
Red Oak Technology Select Fund   489,320    64,730,389    418,182,313        483,402,022 
Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund   584,844    6,739,488    38,382,618        45,706,950 
Live Oak Health Sciences Fund   636,575    2,980,673    19,702,469        23,319,717 

 

As of October 31, 2021, the difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is primarily attributable to wash sales, return of capital adjustments and partnership basis adjustments.

 

The Rock Oak Core Growth Fund elected to defer to the year ending October 31, 2022, late year ordinary losses in the amount of $6,267.

 

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At April 30, 2022, the total cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for securities held by the Funds is as follows:

 

   Federal   Gross   Gross   Net 
Fund  Tax Cost   Appreciation   Depreciation   Appreciation 
White Oak Select Growth Fund  $235,408,150   $174,727,220   $(5,763,394)  $168,963,826 
Pin Oak Equity Fund   121,091,777    64,170,463    (8,277,364)   55,893,099 
Rock Oak Core Growth Fund   10,307,829    2,961,042    (611,027)   2,350,015 
River Oak Discovery Fund   24,588,196    4,683,587    (1,940,294)   2,743,293 
Red Oak Technology Select Fund   301,224,200    288,788,455    (204,385)   288,574,070 
Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund   48,138,293    26,276,585    (2,023,742)   24,252,843 
Live Oak Health Sciences Fund   48,405,509    18,857,365    (1,241,686)   17,615,679 

 

Management evaluates the Funds’ tax positions to determine if the taken tax positions meet the minimum recognition threshold by measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the Financial Statements. The threshold is established by accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions, taken or expected. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is required only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (current and prior three tax years) and has concluded that as of and for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, no provision for income tax would be required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years (current and prior three tax years) for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

7.CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND OWNERSHIP:

 

The Red Oak Technology Select Fund and the Black Oak Emerging Technology Fund invest a substantial portion of their assets in securities in the information technology sector. The Live Oak Health Sciences Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in securities in the health care, medicine and life sciences industries. Therefore, each of these Funds may be more affected by economic developments in those sectors than a general equity fund would be.

 

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.

 

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From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholders holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Fund.

 

As of April 30, 2022, the Vanita B. Oelschlager Trust owned 31.52% of the Rock Oak Core Growth Fund and the James D. Oelschlager Trust owned 31.89% of the River Oak Discovery Fund.

 

8.TRUSTEE AND OFFICERS FEES:

 

As of April 30, 2022, there were five Trustees, four of whom are not “interested persons” (within the meaning of the 1940 Act) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”). Each Independent Trustee receives a retainer at an annual rate of $30,000 per year. Each Independent Trustee is also paid a fee of $3,500 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees attended or participated in person, and/or is also paid $1,000 per attendance at each telephonic board meeting, as applicable. Each Independent Trustee is paid $4,000 per telephonic or in-person meeting at which they receive and review preliminary materials provided in connection with the annual continuation of the advisory agreement in accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The chairperson of the Audit Committee receives an additional retainer of $1,000 per calendar quarter during which an Audit Committee Meeting is held and the Lead Independent Trustee receives an additional retainer of $3,500 per calendar quarter.

 

The Independent Trustees who do not serve as chairpersons of the applicable Board committee are not paid an additional fee from the Trust for attendance at and/or participation in such meetings of the various committees of the Board. The Independent Trustees are also reimbursed for meeting-related expenses. Officers of the Trust and Trustees who are interested persons of the Trust receive no salary or fees from the Trust, although they may be reimbursed for meeting-related expenses.

 

9.INDEMNIFICATIONS:

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that may contain general indemnification clauses, which may permit indemnification to the extent permissible under applicable law. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.

 

10.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

 

Management has evaluated events or transactions from April 30, 2022 through the date these financial statements were issued, that would merit recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. There were no other subsequent events to report that would have material impact in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements
As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

11.LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM:

 

The Funds have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 (the “Liquidity Rule”) under the Investment Company Act. The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, taking into consideration, among other factors, the Funds’ investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources. The Funds’ Board of Trustees approved the appointment of an Administrator, who is responsible for the Program’s administration in conjunction with the Adviser’s Liquidity Risk Committee. The Administrator maintains Program oversight and reports to the Board on at least an annual basis regarding the Program’s operational effectiveness through a written report (the “Report”). The Report outlined the adequacy and effectiveness of the Program’s operations since its inception (the “Review Period”) and was presented to the Board of Trustees for consideration at its meeting held on May 9, 2022. During the Review Period, none of the Funds experienced unusual stress or disruption to its operations related to purchase and redemption activity. Also, during the Review Period the Funds held adequate levels of cash and highly liquid investments to meet shareholder redemption activities in accordance with applicable requirements. The Report concluded that (i) the Program is reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Liquidity Rule and (ii) the Program has been effectively implemented.

 

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Board Considerations in Approving the Renewal of the Advisory Agreement
As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The advisory agreement between the Trust and the Adviser for each Fund of the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”) was approved for an initial two-year term, and may be continued from year to year thereafter as to a Fund so long as such continuance is approved at least annually, (i) by the vote of the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) or by a vote of the shareholders of the Fund, and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or “interested persons,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), of any party thereto (the “Independent Trustees”), cast at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

 

At an in-person meeting held on February 13, 2022, the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement with respect to each Fund for an additional one-year term, effective February 28, 2022.

 

In determining whether to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement, the Trustees considered a wide variety of information from the Adviser, including information provided by the Adviser in response to a request from counsel on behalf of the Trustees in accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act, as well as information received throughout the year, both in writing and during meetings, regarding the Funds, including Fund performance, expense ratios, portfolio composition and regulatory compliance (the “Adviser Materials”). Prior to the in-person Board meeting held on February 13, 2022, the Independent Trustees held a special meeting on January 31, 2022 via videoconference to discuss the Adviser Materials. Following the January 31, 2022 meeting, the Independent Trustees, with the assistance of their independent legal counsel, requested the Adviser to provide additional information to the Trustees at the February 13, 2022 meeting. In addition, the Independent Trustees discussed and considered the Adviser Materials and the renewal of the Advisory Agreement in an executive session of the Independent Trustees held during the February 13, 2022 in person Board meeting, and received counsel from their independent legal counsel.

 

As part of the Board’s decision-making process, the Board considered the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to each of the Funds by the Adviser. In this regard, the Board considered presentations by Trust officers and representatives of the Adviser. The Board noted that the Adviser has managed the Funds since their inception, and the Board believes that a long-term relationship with a capable, conscientious investment adviser is in the best interest of the Funds. The Board also considered that shareholders invest in a Fund specifically seeking the Adviser’s investment expertise and style. The Board also noted that when shareholders invest in a Fund, they know the advisory fee that is paid by the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered, in particular, that each Fund is managed in accordance with its investment objective and policies as disclosed to shareholders.

 

The Board also reviewed and considered the Adviser Materials. These presentations and the Adviser Materials contained information that assisted the Trustees in assessing the Adviser’s investment advisory services, its investment process and regulatory/compliance capabilities and record, as well as the Adviser’s investment philosophy, Fund performance records, and trade execution capabilities. The Board reviewed information regarding various services provided by the Adviser to the Funds, including the personnel performing such services. The Board also considered non-advisory services provided to the Funds, such as the services of Adviser employees as Trust officers and other personnel provided that are necessary for Fund operations. The Board particularly noted that the services of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer are provided to the Funds at no additional cost to the Funds. The Board also noted that Adviser employees serving as Trust officers oversee and manage the

 

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As of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

other Fund service providers. Based on their review, the Independent Trustees concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser.

 

The Trustees considered the investment performance of each Fund. The Trustees considered comparative performance information in the Adviser Materials from a third-party data aggregator for each Fund as compared to a peer group and peer universe selected by an independent third-party, FUSE Research Network LLC (“FUSE”) for the one-, three-, five-and ten-year periods or since inception through October 2021. The Trustees also considered each Fund’s performance compared to its benchmark for all of the periods and years discussed above, and, for the 2-month period from November 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. The Trustees evaluated the performance of the Adviser’s separate accounts relative to the White Oak Select Growth Fund (“White Oak Fund”), River Oak Discovery Fund (“River Oak Fund”), Pin Oak Equity Fund (“Pin Oak Fund”) and Red Oak Technology Select Fund (“Red Oak Fund), and in the case of the Live Oak Health Sciences Fund (“Live Oak Fund”), to a similarly managed fund for which the Adviser serves as sub-adviser.

 

The Trustees reviewed the Adviser’s commentary and FUSE information regarding the performance data and the various factors contributing to each Fund’s short- and long-term performance. The Trustees took note of the various periods where each Fund outperformed, underperformed or performed in line with its respective peer group averages and benchmark. The Trustees considered that when compared to a Fund’s FUSE peer group medians: River Oak Fund outperformed for each of the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods. They considered that White Oak Fund outperformed for each of the three-, five- and ten-year periods; Pin Oak outperformed for the one and ten year periods; Rock Oak outperformed for the five and ten year periods; but also considered that such Fund underperformed its peer group median over all other periods. For each of the Black Oak Fund and Live Oak Fund, the Trustees considered that the Fund underperformed its FUSE peer group median except for outperforming in the one-year period. For Red Oak Fund, the Trustees considered that the Fund underperformed its FUSE peer group median over all periods. The Trustees considered that with respect to a Fund’s benchmark, that with the exception of White Oak, all Funds had underperformed for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 and for the one-year period.

 

In the case of each Fund with performance that lagged a relevant peer group or benchmark for certain periods (but not necessarily all periods), the Trustees considered explanations provided by the Adviser regarding the various factors contributing to the relative underperformance of such Fund, including, among other things: (i) that the Adviser’s investment decisions, such as security selection and sector allocation, contributing to such underperformance were consistent with each Fund’s respective investment objective and policies and (ii) that shorter-term or longer-term performance, as applicable, was competitive when compared to the performance of relevant peer groups or benchmarks. Taking note of the Adviser’s discussion of (i) the various factors contributing to each Fund’s performance and (ii) its continuing commitment to each Fund’s current investment strategy, the Independent Trustees concluded that the investment performance of each Fund was sufficient.

 

The Trustees considered the advisory fees paid to the Adviser, by each Fund, the total expense ratios of each Fund, and the Adviser’s contractual commitment to waive its advisory fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to maintain stated caps on Fund operating expenses. The Trustees reviewed presentations by Trust officers, including information about the reported fees and expenses of each Fund’s peer funds compiled by FUSE. The Trustees also received information from the Adviser regarding compensation arrangements for other accounts managed by the Adviser, and evaluated the explanations provided by

 

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the Adviser as to differences in fees charged to the Funds and such accounts. The Trustees noted that the Adviser waived a portion of its advisory fee with respect to each of the Rock Oak Fund and the River Oak Fund in order to maintain the stated cap on Fund operating expenses, further noting that River Oak Fund had stopped waiving earlier in the year as a result of a new fee structure and asset growth. The Independent Trustees further considered the Adviser’s profitability derived from its relationship with the Trust on a Fund-by-Fund basis, based on information reported by the Adviser, including information regarding the financial condition of the Adviser. The Independent Trustees concluded that each Fund’s advisory fee set forth in the Advisory Agreement, giving effect to the stated caps, was reasonable and did not result in an excessive profit to the Adviser in relation to the nature, extent and quality of services provided. The Independent Trustees also concluded that the overall expense ratio for each Fund is reasonable in comparison to the average expense ratio of funds in each Fund’s respective FUSE category, and in light of various factors, such as Fund size and quality of service.

 

The Trustees considered the information provided by the Adviser with respect to potential “fall out” benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds, such as benefits to the Adviser in receipt of research paid for with Fund commissions (i.e., soft dollars) and in attracting and retaining non-Fund advisory clients. The Trustees considered the information they were provided about the Adviser’s portfolio brokerage practices on behalf of the Funds, including its policies with respect to obtaining benefits from use of the Funds’ brokerage commissions to obtain research that also could be used for the Adviser’s other clients, and the Independent Trustees concluded that the Adviser’s portfolio brokerage practices appeared to be reasonably designed to achieve best execution on Fund trades.

 

The Trustees considered whether there were economies of scale in managing the Funds. The Trustees also considered the Adviser’s statement the Adviser is not experiencing meaningful economies of the scale in connection with investment advisory services. In light of the relatively small size of the Funds and the Adviser’s commitment to waive its advisory fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to maintain stated caps on the Funds’ operating expenses, the Trustees determined that such economies of scale were either not present or the current fee structure adequately shared any such economies with Fund shareholders.

 

In voting to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement, the Board considered all factors it deemed relevant, including the Adviser Materials. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any single factor as being of paramount importance and each member of the Board gave varying weights to each factor according to his or her own judgment. The Board determined that the renewal of the Advisory Agreement would be in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders. As a result, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for each Fund.

 

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Oak Associates Funds

 

Privacy Policy

 

Oak Associates Funds recognizes and respects the privacy concerns of our shareholders. The Funds collect nonpublic personal information about you in the course of doing business and providing you with individualized service. “Nonpublic personal information” is personally identifiable financial information about you. We do not sell your personal information to anyone and we do not disclose it to anyone except as permitted or required by law or as described in this policy.

 

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

 

Information we receive from you on applications and other forms (such as your name, birth date, address and social security number);

 

Information about the transactions in your accounts;

 

Information about any bank account you use for transfers between your bank account and your Oak Associates accounts; and

 

Information we receive about you as a result of your inquiries by mail, email and telephone

 

INFORMATION WE SHARE

 

Oak Associates Funds only discloses your nonpublic personal information as required or permitted by law. The Funds may disclose this information:

 

So that we may complete transactions you authorize or request; and

 

So that we may provide you with information about Oak Associates Funds products and services; we may disclose information to companies that provide services to us, such as transfer agents or printers and mailers that prepare and distribute materials to you.

 

INFORMATION SECURITY

 

Within Oak Associates Funds, access to your information is restricted to the individuals who need to know the information to service your account. Each Fund conducts its business through its trustees, officers and third party service providers, pursuant to agreements with the Fund. The Fund and its service providers maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your information. In the event that you hold shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary will govern how your nonpublic personal information will be shared with nonaffiliated third parties by that entity.

 

TO PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY

 

We recommend that you do not provide your account information or Oak Associates Funds user name or password to anyone. If you become aware of any suspicious activity relating to your account, please contact us immediately at 1-888-462-5386.

 

QUESTIONS

 

Should you have any questions regarding the Funds’ Privacy Policy, please call
1-888-462-5386

 

OAK ASSOCIATES FUNDS

 
 
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By Mail 

Oak Associates Funds 

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450 

Cincinnati, OH 45246

 

By Telephone 1-888-462-5386 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET

 

On The Web www.oakfunds.com

 

Click on the My Oak Account section to take advantage of these features:

 

Trade Online

 

Access and Update Account Information

 

Go Paperless with eDelivery

 

View and download account history

 

Establish a systematic investment plan

 

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings of each Fund monthly on Form N-PORT, with every third month made available to the public by the Commission sixty days after the end of the Funds’ fiscal quarter.

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, as well as information relating to how a Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-462-5386; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

This report has been prepared for Oak Associates Funds Shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Oak Associates Funds are distributed by Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable to semiannual reports.

 

Item 5.Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

(a) Included as part of the report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

 
 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

None.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing of this report on Form N-CSR.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Not applicable.

 

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are furnished herewith.

 

 

 
 

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) Oak Associates Funds

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Charles A. Kiraly

Charles A. Kiraly, President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

Date 7/7/2022

 

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/ Charles A. Kiraly

Charles A. Kiraly, President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

Date 7/7/2022

 

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Zachary P. Richmond

Zachary P. Richmond, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

 

 

Date 7/7/2022

 


CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Charles A. Kiraly, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the Oak Associated Funds (the “registrant”);

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

7/7/2022  /s/ Charles A. Kiraly
Date  Charles A. Kiraly
   President/Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Zachary P. Richmond, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the Oak Associated Funds (the “registrant”);

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

7/7/2022  /s/ Zachary P. Richmond
Date  Zachary P. Richmond
   Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer
    

This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2022 of the Oak Associates Funds (the “Registrant”).

 

I, Charles A Kiraly, the President and Principal Executive Officer of the Registrant, certify that, to the best of my knowledge:

 

1.the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

 

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

 

 

 

 

7/7/2022                      

Date

 

/s/ Charles A. Kiraly     

Charles A. Kiraly

President/Principal Executive Officer

 

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of Form N-CSR or as a separate disclosure document. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

 

 

 
 

This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2022 of the Oak Associates Funds (the “Registrant”).

 

I, Zachary P. Richmond, the Treasurer and Principal Executive Officer of the Registrant, certify that, to the best of my knowledge:

 

3.the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

 

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

 

 

 

 

7/7/2022                      

Date

 

/s/ Zachary P. Richmond 

Zachary P. Richmond

Treasurer/ Principal Financial Officer

 

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of Form N-CSR or as a separate disclosure document. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.