UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number            811-21475                     

                             RBC Funds Trust                              

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

50 South Sixth Street, Suite 2350

                              Minneapolis, MN 55402                              

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Tara Tilbury

50 South Sixth Street, Suite 2350

                                    Minneapolis, MN 55402                                   

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (612) 376-7132

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2022


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

  (a)

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


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Annual Report For the year ended September 30, 2022 Access Capital Community Investment Fund RBC Impact Bond Fund


       

 

    

 

 

 
         

RBC Funds

 

 

 

About your  

Annual Report  

       

This annual report includes detailed information about your Fund including financial statements, performance, and a complete list of its holdings.

 

The RBC Funds compare their performance against various indices. Each of these indices is a widely recognized measure of return for the underlying category of securities. However, the indices are unmanaged, do not include fees, and cannot be invested in directly.

 

We hope the financial information presented will help you evaluate your investment in the RBC Funds. We also encourage you to read your Fund’s prospectus for further detail as to your Fund’s investment policies and risk profile. RBC Funds prospectuses and performance information subsequent to the date of this report are available on our website at www.rbcgam.com.

 

 

 

 
        A description of the policies and procedures that your Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-422-2766; (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.com; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 
        Each year the Trust files its proxy voting record for the twelve-month period ended June 30 with the SEC on Form N-PX no later than August 31. The records can be obtained on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge by calling the Funds at 1-800-422-2766.

 

 
         

A schedule of each Fund’s portfolio holdings is filed with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. This information is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and on the Funds’ website at www.dfinview.com/usrbcgam.

 

 

Table of          

Letter from the Portfolio Managers

    1  
Contents          

Portfolio Managers

    6  
       

Performance Summary (Unaudited)

    7  
       

Management Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)

 
       

- Access Capital Community Investment Fund

    10  
       

- RBC Impact Bond Fund

    14  
       

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

    17  
       

Financial Statements

 
       

- Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    56  
       

- Statements of Operations

    58  
       

- Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    59  
       

Financial Highlights

    61  
       

Notes to Financial Statements

    67  
       

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    82  
       

Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

    83  
       

Management (Unaudited)

    84  
       

Share Class Information (Unaudited)

    87  
       

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

    88  

 

    

         


 
   LETTER FROM THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS  

    

 

                         

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

The Access Capital Community Investment Fund (the “Access Fund”) has a 24-year track record of supporting
underserved individuals and communities through the creation of market-rate fixed income investments that are primarily
guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or municipalities. Investments are directed to benefit low- and moderate-
income (“LMI”) individuals and communities by supporting affordable homeownership, quality affordable rental housing, small
businesses, health care, education, and job creation. The Fund also invests across these same themes to support
underserved Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (“BIPOC”) communities in an effort to build stronger, more resilient
communities. In addition to increasing capital flows to these underserved communities, over time, the Access Fund’s
investment process has provided investors with a competitive rate of return in a wide variety of market conditions.

        
 

 

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For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, the Access Fund generated a net-of-fees return of -13.44% (Class I shares; gross-of-fees return of -13.06%) versus the Bloomberg US Securitized Index that returned -13.79%. The Access Fund remained focused on diligent security selection. Rates were the main driver of negative absolute returns as the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) hiked rates aggressively throughout the year in an effort to combat inflation, which reached multi-decade highs. The Access Fund outperformed the benchmark overall largely due to portfolio positioning. The Access Fund had a significant underweight to Agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) relative to the benchmark, which was a positive factor in a rising rate environment. The Access Fund’s overweight to Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) was also additive to performance, as this sector performed well relative to Agency MBS. Weakness in the Access Fund’s Small Business Administration (“SBA”) holdings, a sector not held in the benchmark, detracted from returns. The Access Fund maintained a yield advantage for the year.      
 
The effective duration of the Access Fund as of September 30, 2022 was 5.8 years, in line with the benchmark’s 5.5 years, and the subsidized 30-day SEC yield of the Access Fund was 2.84% (Class I shares; 2.75% unsubsidized).      
     
     
     

 

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    The Access Fund continued to fulfill its community development mission to support underserved people and communities. Since inception, the Access Fund has supported the following across all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia:
 
    16,747 Low- to moderate-income homebuyers
 
    60,552 Affordable rental units
 
    6,071 Nursing home facility beds
 
    27 Rural housing
 
    88 Rural Enterprises
 
    626 SBA loans
 
    85 Community Economic developments
 
    16 Community-based not-for-profit organizations
 
   

All of the Fund’s investments support LMI income communities and families. In addition, a substantial percentage of the Fund’s investments supported BIPOC communities as of September 30, 2022:

 

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The RBC Impact Bond Fund (the “Impact Fund”) strives to maximize positive social and environmental impact within the context of a competitive fixed income portfolio, presenting a distinct value proposition for investors:

 

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   LETTER FROM THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

     
 

We implement the team’s expertise in impact investing in social justice themes and combine it with a lens on creating meaningful progress toward climate change solutions. In doing so, we seek not just to avoid investments that harm the environment, but also strive to invest in those that explicitly align with advancing climate change solutions. This results in a portfolio that produces both positive social and environmental outcomes. The negative impacts of climate change continue to take a toll on our planet and on people, with a disproportionately negative impact on already disadvantaged and lower-income populations. We continue to examine investments with a critical eye toward understanding the social and environmental impact of each project, with a goal to maximize the positive and minimize the negative.

 

The Impact Fund’s core holdings must also have meaningful alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”) —a global agenda to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all people.

 

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, the Impact Fund has generated a net-of-fees return of -15.05% (Class I shares; gross-of-fees return of -14.67%) versus the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index that returned -14.60%. The effective duration of the Impact Fund is 6.10 years, in line with the benchmark’s 6.10, and the subsidized 30-day SEC yield of the Impact Fund is 3.39% (Class I shares; 2.60% unsubsidized).

 

Negative absolute returns were driven by rapidly rising rates as the Fed continued its aggressive rate hikes in an effort to manage unacceptably high inflation. Relative returns were negatively impacted from wider spreads in all sectors as markets reacted to higher rates, the war in Ukraine, continued inflation fears and market dislocation.

 

Performance in the Impact Fund’s Agency MBS and corporate sectors was relatively flat to the benchmark. The Impact Fund’s overweight to municipals, asset-backed and SBA sectors detracted from performance due to overall weakness in those sectors. Duration positioning remained neutral, resulting in very little effect on relative performance. The Impact Fund maintained a yield advantage over the course of the year.

 

We have made measurable progress toward demonstrating the positive social and environmental impacts of investing in the Impact Fund. The holdings of the Impact Fund as of September 30, 2022 were invested to support the following themes (totals may exceed 100%, as projects may impact multiple themes/SDGs):

 

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In addition to these meaningful contributions to advancing the SDGs, the Impact Fund also had a low carbon footprint relative to the benchmark, financing significantly less carbon emissions and more carbon capture equivalents than securities held in the benchmark. This is illustrated below, and is calculated using our internally developed, proprietary impact measurement framework:

 

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    Continued investment in our impact measurement capabilities is a key focus for the team. We believe the ability to accurately and transparently measure the environmental and social impact of the Funds will continue to be important to clients and consultants. We have demonstrated proficiency in this regard and seek to maintain and expand our competitive edge.
 
    The need for investment strategies that address the widespread economic disparities that persist across the United States has never been greater, and our distinct approach of seeking double-bottom line results in a high-quality investment vehicle is one way to help move the dial toward reducing inequalities. We remain committed to investing in positive change for the future while also delivering competitive returns for our shareholders. Thank you for your continued confidence and trust in our impact investing capabilities.
 
    Sincerely,
 
    Brian Svendahl, CFA
 
    Senior Portfolio Manager, U.S. Fixed Income
 
    RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.
 
    Past performance does not guarantee future results.
 
    Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.
 
    Effective duration is a weighted average duration calculation for bonds with embedded options. It takes into account that expected cash flows will fluctuate as interest rates change. Duration measures the sensitivity of a bond’s price to changes in interest rates.
 
    The Bloomberg US Securitized Index represents the securitized portion (mortgage-backed, asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed securities) of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, which measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market and includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage
 
   
 
   

 

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pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities (agency and non-agency). You cannot invest directly in an index.

        
 
Spread measures the difference between two rates or yields.         
 
        
 
        

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

 
     

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.(“RBC GAM-US”) serves as the investment advisor to the Funds. RBC GAM-US employs a team approach to the management of the Funds, with no individual team member being solely responsible for the investment decisions. The Funds’ management team has access to RBC GAM-US’s investment research and other money management resources.

 

 

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Brian Svendahl, CFA 

 

     

 

Brian Svendahl, CFA

 

Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Brian is a senior portfolio manager within the RBC GAM-US fixed income team. He has been the lead portfolio manager for RBC GAM-US’s impact investing strategies since 2006 along with many government and mortgage strategies. Brian joined RBC GAM-US in 2005 and has co-led the Minneapolis-based fixed income group since 2012. He had previously held several risk management, research, and trading positions with a large American multinational financial services company and first started in the investment industry in 1992. Brian earned a BS in economics from the University of Minnesota and a BBA in finance and MBA from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. Brian is a CFA charterholder.

 

 
            
 
            
 
            
 
            

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

     1
Year
  3
Year
  5
Year
  10
Year
  Since
Inception
  Net
Expense
Ratio(a)
  Gross
Expense
Ratio(b)

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

           

Class A(c)

              

- Including Max Sales Charge of 3.75%

     (17.09 )%      (5.11 )%      (2.19 )%      (0.47 )%      2.68    

- At Net Asset Value

     (13.84 )%      (3.90 )%      (1.45 )%      (0.09 )%      2.85     0.80     0.86

Class I(e)

              

- At Net Asset Value

     (13.44 )%      (3.52 )%      (1.10 )%      0.27     3.16     0.45     0.52

Class IS(f)

              

- At Net Asset Value

     (13.40 )%      (3.44 )%      (1.01 )%      0.42     3.40     0.40     0.55

Bloomberg U.S. Securitized Index(h)

     (13.79 )%      (3.52 )%      (0.80 )%      0.58     3.67    

RBC Impact Bond Fund

              

Class A(d)

              

- Including Max Sales Charge of 3.75%

     (18.50 )%      (4.98 )%      N/A       N/A       (1.88 )%     

- At Net Asset Value

     (15.30 )%      (3.76 )%      N/A       N/A       (1.09 )%      0.70     54.43

Class I

              

- At Net Asset Value

     (15.05 )%      (3.44 )%      N/A       N/A       (0.79 )%      0.45     0.73

Class R6

              

- At Net Asset Value

     (15.01 )%      (3.40 )%      N/A       N/A       (0.74 )%      0.40     0.62

Class Y(g)

              

- At Net Asset Value

     (15.11 )%      (3.63 )%      N/A       N/A       (1.04 )%      0.40     0.59

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index(h)

     (14.60 )%      (3.26 )%      (0.27 )%      0.89     (0.38 )%     

Parentheses indicate negative performance returns.

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Performance shown reflects contractual fee waivers, without such fee waivers total returns would be reduced. For performance data current to the most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.com. Please see footnotes below.

 

(a)

The Funds’ expenses are from the Funds’ most recent prospectus dated January 28, 2022. For current expense ratio information, please see the Financial Highlights starting on page 61.

 

(b)

The advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay operating expenses to keep total operating expenses (excluding certain fees such as brokerage costs, interest, taxes and acquired fund fees and expenses) at 0.80% for Class A shares, 0.45% for Class I shares and 0.40% for Class IS shares of the Access Capital Community Investment Fund and at 0.70% for Class A shares, 0.45% for Class I shares, 0.40% for Class R6 shares and 0.40% for Class Y shares of the Impact Bond Fund until January 31, 2024.

 

(c)

The inception date for Class A shares of the Fund is January 29, 2009. All performance shown for such class of shares prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the Class I shares of the Fund, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses of Class A shares, as applicable.

 

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

(d)

The inception date for Class A shares of the Fund is January 28,2020. All performance shown for such class of shares prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the Class I shares of the Fund, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses of Class A shares, as applicable.

 

(e)

Class I shares commenced operations on July 28, 2008. The performance in the table prior to that date reflects the performance of Access Capital Strategies Community Investment Fund, Inc., the predecessor to the Fund. From its inception, June 23, 1998, until May 30, 2006, the predecessor fund elected status as a business development company. From May 31, 2006 until July 27, 2008, the predecessor fund operated as a continuously offered closed-end interval management company. If the predecessor fund had operated as an open-end management company, performance may have been adversely affected. Fund performance reflects applicable fee waivers/expense reimbursements which, if excluded, would cause performance to be lower.

 

(f)

The inception date for Class IS shares of the Fund is March 11, 2019. All performance shown for such class of shares prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the Class I shares of the Fund, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses of Class IS shares, as applicable.

 

(g)

The inception date for Class Y shares of the Fund is April 12, 2021. All performance shown for such class of shares prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the Class I shares of the Fund, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses of Class Y shares, as applicable.

 

(h)

Each of the comparative indices is a widely recognized market value weighted measure of the return of securities, but do not include sales fees or operating expenses. You cannot invest directly in indices.

The Bloomberg US Securitized Index represents the securitized portion (mortgage-backed, asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed securities) of the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. It includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities (agency and non-agency).

 

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          MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
 
         

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

 

Investment     

Strategy    

         

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in high quality debt securities and other debt instruments supporting low- and moderate-income (“LMI”) individuals and communities and underserved areas of the United States. The Fund invests primarily in mortgage-backed securities, small business loans, municipal securities and other instruments supporting the Fund’s impact goal of supporting LMI individuals and communities and underserved areas.

 

 
Performance              

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2022, the Fund had an annualized net return of -13.44% (Class I). That compares to an annualized total return of -13.79% for the Bloomberg US Securitized Bond Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

 

Factors That    

Made Positive    

Contributions    

         

•  The underweight positioning to Agency MBS relative to the benchmark was additive with the sell-off in rates

 

•  The overweight positioning to Agency CMBS was a positive contributor to performance as this sector out-performed Agency MBS in a rising rate environment

 

•  The Fund maintained an income advantage

 

 

Factors That    

Detracted From    

Relative Returns    

         

•  Weakness in the SBA market, a sector not held in the benchmark, was a negative contributor to performance

 

       

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. The Fund is non-diversified,, which means it may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund. Therefore, the Fund is more exposed to individual security volatility than a diversified fund. Investing in the Fund involves other risks including but not limited to concentration in the affordable housing industry, competition for investments, the effects of leveraging the Fund’s portfolio, and investments in illiquid securities. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus.

       

 

    

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)        
 
Access Capital Community Investment Fund       
 
The Bloomberg US Securitized Index represents the securitized portion (mortgage-backed, asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed securities) of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, which measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market and includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities (agency and non-agency). You cannot invest directly in an index.       
 
Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.       
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results.       
 
      

 

    

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

 
         

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

 

 

Investment    

Objective    

         

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income consistent with the preservation of capital by investing primarily in high quality debt securities and other debt instruments supporting community development, including investments deemed to be qualified under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, as amended (the “CRA”).

 

 

 

Benchmark    

         

Bloomberg U.S. Securitized Index

 

 

 

Asset Allocation    

as of 9/30/22 (%    

of Fund’s    

investments)    

         

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Top Ten Holdings    

(excluding    

investment    

companies) (as    

of 9/30/22) (%    

of Fund’s net    

assets)    

 

       

Fannie Mae, Pool #CB4463, 4.50%, 8/1/52

Fannie Mae, Pool #CB4314, 4.50%, 8/1/52

Freddie Mac, Pool #RA7503, 4.50%, 7/1/52

Fannie Mae, Pool #CB3764, 4.00%, 6/1/52

Fannie Mae, Pool #BL4650, 2.30%, 10/1/31

  1.75%    
1.35%    
1.31%    
1.07%    
1.07%    
 

Fannie Mae, Pool #CB3797, 4.00%, 6/1/52

Freddie Mac, Pool #RA5427, 2.50%, 6/1/51

Freddie Mac, Pool #RA5020, 2.00%, 4/1/51

Fannie Mae, Pool #CB3931, 4.00%, 6/1/52

Fannie Mae, Pool #CB4767, 5.00%, 9/1/52

   



1.06%
0.96%
0.93%
0.91%
0.88%
 
 
 
 
 
         

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 17

 

 

 

 

Growth of    

$1,000,000 Initial    

Investment Over    

10 Years    

       

 

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The graph reflects an initial hypothetical investment of $1,000,000 over a 10 year period and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures. This chart does not imply any future performance.

 

             
 
             
 
             

 

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          RBC Impact Bond Fund
 

Investment    

Strategy    

         

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities meeting the Fund’s impact criteria, as determined by the Advisor’s impact methodology. The fixed income securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, bonds, municipal securities, mortgage-related, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, and obligations of U.S. governments and their agencies. The Fund may invest in securities with fixed, floating or variable rates of interest.

 

 
Performance              

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2022, the Fund delivered a net return of -15.05% (Class I). That compares to an annualized total return of -14.60% for the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

 

Factors That    

Made Positive    

Contributions    

         

  The Fund maintained an income advantage, positively contributing to performance

 

•  Agency MBS and corporate sectors kept pace with benchmark holdings in a volatile environment

 

Factors That    

Detracted From    

Relative Returns    

         

  Absolute returns were negative, driven by rapidly rising rates as the Fed continued its aggressive rate hikes in an effort to manage unacceptably high inflation

 

•  Weakness in SBA and asset-backed sectors, where the Fund was overweight versus the benchmark, detracted from relative performance

 

 
       

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. The Fund’s impact investing criteria could cause it to perform differently compared to funds that do not apply such criteria. The application of these criteria may result in the Fund’s forgoing opportunities to buy certain securities when it might otherwise be advantageous to do so, or selling securities for impact investing reasons when it might be otherwise disadvantageous for it to do so. The Fund invests in mortgage-related securities including pass-throughs and collateralized mortgage obligations, which include additional risks that an investor should be aware of such as credit risk, prepayment risk, possible illiquidity and default, and increased susceptibility to adverse economic developments. The Fund may invest in derivatives, including futures contracts, which involve risks different from and, in certain cases, greater than risks presented by more traditional investments. These risks are described more fully in the prospectus.

 

        The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. It includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities (agency and non-agency). You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
        Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.
 
        Past performance does not guarantee future results.
       

    

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund

 

                 

 

The Fund seeks to achieve a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital.

 

                 

 

Investment

Objective

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

 

                 

 

Benchmark

 

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Asset Allocation

as of 9/30/22 (%

of Fund’s

investments)

 

Luminace Issuer LLC, Series 2022-1, Class B, 5.91%, 7/31/62

American Water Capital Corp., 4.45%, 6/1/32

Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Series 2020-A, Class D, 2.33%, 2/20/24

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-AHP, Class C, (Term SOFR 1M + 2.090%), 4.94%, 1/17/39

U.S. International Development Finance Corp., Series 10, (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.17%, 7/5/38

   

 


 

 

1.53%

 

1.37%
1.35%

 

1.27%

 

1.26%

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

  

Fannie Mae, Pool #CB3764, 4.00%, 6/1/52

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 1.90%, 6/15/28

City of Tacoma Electric System, Revenue, Series C, 5.64%, 1/1/27

Astrazeneca Finance LLC, 1.75%, 5/28/28

Baxalta, Inc., 4.00%, 6/23/25

   



1.23%
1.17%
1.15%
1.14%
1.13%
 
 
 
 
 
       

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies) (as

of 9/30/22) (% of

Fund’s net

assets)

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 41

 

 

         
 
LOGO             

Growth of

$1,000,000 Initial
Investment Since
Inception

(12/18/17)

 

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          MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
 
         RBC Impact Bond Fund
        The graph reflects an initial hypothetical investment of $1,000,000 over the period from December 18, 2017 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022 and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. This chart does not imply any future performance.

 

    

       

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages — 89.30%

  
 

Fannie Mae — 47.32%

  
              $  99,897     Pool #257892, 5.50%, 2/1/38    $ 102,346  
  66,252     Pool #257913, 5.50%, 1/1/38      67,876  
  48,450     Pool #258022, 5.50%, 5/1/34      49,399  
  43,943     Pool #258070, 5.00%, 6/1/34      44,007  
  36,344     Pool #258152, 5.50%, 8/1/34      37,056  
  52,365     Pool #258157, 5.00%, 8/1/34      52,441  
  51,565     Pool #258163, 5.50%, 8/1/34      52,575  
  39,962     Pool #258224, 5.50%, 12/1/34      40,745  
  74,496     Pool #258251, 5.50%, 1/1/35      75,955  
  88,432     Pool #258305, 5.00%, 3/1/35      88,576  
  52,563     Pool #258394, 5.00%, 5/1/35      52,649  
  66,611     Pool #258404, 5.00%, 6/1/35      66,719  
  39,218     Pool #258410, 5.00%, 4/1/35      39,282  
  65,947     Pool #258448, 5.00%, 8/1/35      66,055  
  83,472     Pool #258450, 5.50%, 8/1/35      85,412  
  161,249     Pool #258627, 5.50%, 2/1/36      164,996  
  36,502     Pool #258737, 5.50%, 12/1/35      37,405  
  1,332     Pool #259187, 6.50%, 4/1/31      1,332  
  22,208     Pool #259378, 6.00%, 12/1/31      22,779  
  22,832     Pool #259393, 6.00%, 1/1/32      23,419  
  33,364     Pool #259590, 5.50%, 11/1/32      33,936  
  85,073     Pool #259611, 5.50%, 11/1/32      86,530  
  16,666     Pool #259634, 5.50%, 12/1/32      16,951  
  107,212     Pool #259659, 5.50%, 2/1/33      109,048  
  25,941     Pool #259671, 5.50%, 2/1/33      26,386  
  62,677     Pool #259686, 5.50%, 3/1/33      63,807  
  26,942     Pool #259722, 5.00%, 5/1/33      26,981  
  73,266     Pool #259725, 5.00%, 5/1/33      73,374  
  2,847     Pool #259729, 5.00%, 6/1/33      2,852  
  48,372     Pool #259761, 5.00%, 6/1/33      48,443  
  78,630     Pool #259777, 5.00%, 7/1/33      78,745  
  39,511     Pool #259789, 5.00%, 7/1/33      39,569  
  21,858     Pool #259819, 5.00%, 8/1/33      21,891  
  40,434     Pool #259830, 5.00%, 8/1/33      40,493  
  26,778     Pool #259848, 5.00%, 9/1/33      26,817  
  57,469     Pool #259867, 5.50%, 10/1/33      58,506  
  39,559     Pool #259869, 5.50%, 10/1/33      40,272  
  40,418     Pool #259875, 5.50%, 10/1/33      41,147  
  29,727     Pool #259998, 5.00%, 3/1/34      29,769  
  245,166     Pool #469101, 3.75%, 2/1/27      236,204  
  262,028     Pool #470828, 3.53%, 3/1/32      244,800  
  60,715     Pool #557295, 7.00%, 12/1/29      62,518  
  11,143     Pool #576445, 6.00%, 1/1/31      11,425  
  25,790     Pool #579402, 6.50%, 4/1/31      26,190  
  26,466     Pool #583728, 6.50%, 6/1/31      26,886  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
              $  12,516     Pool #590931, 6.50%, 7/1/31    $ 12,700  
  15,546     Pool #590932, 6.50%, 7/1/31      15,600  
  10,162     Pool #601865, 6.50%, 4/1/31      10,169  
  37,738     Pool #607611, 6.50%, 11/1/31      38,555  
  31,441     Pool #644437, 6.50%, 6/1/32      32,004  
  916,552     Pool #663159, 5.00%, 7/1/32      917,761  
  53,610     Pool #670278, 5.50%, 11/1/32      54,528  
  17,421     Pool #676702, 5.50%, 11/1/32      17,720  
  40,645     Pool #677591, 5.50%, 12/1/32      41,341  
  40,224     Pool #681883, 6.00%, 3/1/33      41,842  
  63,135     Pool #686542, 5.50%, 3/1/33      64,273  
  172,234     Pool #695961, 5.50%, 1/1/33      175,184  
  103,892     Pool #696407, 5.50%, 4/1/33      105,766  
  320,480     Pool #702478, 5.50%, 6/1/33      326,259  
  92,827     Pool #702479, 5.00%, 6/1/33      92,964  
  36,632     Pool #723066, 5.00%, 4/1/33      36,686  
  149,811     Pool #723067, 5.50%, 5/1/33      152,512  
  121,687     Pool #723070, 4.50%, 5/1/33      119,161  
  204,678     Pool #727311, 4.50%, 9/1/33      200,429  
  105,970     Pool #727312, 5.00%, 9/1/33      106,126  
  123,351     Pool #727315, 6.00%, 10/1/33      128,312  
  31,122     Pool #738589, 5.00%, 9/1/33      31,167  
  39,094     Pool #739269, 5.00%, 9/1/33      39,152  
  40,759     Pool #743595, 5.50%, 10/1/33      41,494  
  77,770     Pool #748041, 4.50%, 10/1/33      76,155  
  71,270     Pool #749891, 5.00%, 9/1/33      71,375  
  121,112     Pool #753533, 5.00%, 11/1/33      121,291  
  34,586     Pool #755679, 6.00%, 1/1/34      35,978  
  313,969     Pool #777621, 5.00%, 2/1/34      314,432  
  67,699     Pool #781741, 6.00%, 9/1/34      70,614  
  73,040     Pool #781959, 5.50%, 6/1/34      74,471  
  115,206     Pool #783893, 5.50%, 12/1/34      117,462  
  60,582     Pool #783929, 5.50%, 10/1/34      61,769  
  4,974     Pool #788329, 6.50%, 8/1/34      4,977  
  33,001     Pool #798725, 5.50%, 11/1/34      33,648  
  52,084     Pool #799548, 6.00%, 9/1/34      54,326  
  603,629     Pool #806754, 4.50%, 9/1/34      591,009  
  255,787     Pool #806757, 6.00%, 9/1/34      266,798  
  341,101     Pool #806761, 5.50%, 9/1/34      347,781  
  94,425     Pool #808205, 5.00%, 1/1/35      94,562  
  162,130     Pool #815009, 5.00%, 4/1/35      162,394  
  93,125     Pool #820336, 5.00%, 9/1/35      93,276  
  86,263     Pool #822008, 5.00%, 5/1/35      86,404  
  130,024     Pool #829276, 5.00%, 8/1/35      130,236  
  122,058     Pool #829649, 5.50%, 3/1/35      124,449  
  137,744     Pool #844361, 5.50%, 11/1/35      140,945  
  77,820     Pool #845245, 5.50%, 11/1/35      79,628  
  25,469     Pool #866969, 6.00%, 2/1/36      26,572  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $  69,124     Pool #884693, 5.50%, 4/1/36      $ 70,834  
  289,758     Pool #885724, 5.50%, 6/1/36              296,926  
  62,621     Pool #919368, 5.50%, 4/1/37        64,156  
  245,614     Pool #922582, 6.00%, 12/1/36        256,229  
  87,542     Pool #934941, 5.00%, 8/1/39        87,991  
  264,289     Pool #934942, 5.00%, 9/1/39        265,646  
  52,838     Pool #943394, 5.50%, 6/1/37        54,133  
  178,110     Pool #948600, 6.00%, 8/1/37        185,828  
  66,412     Pool #952678, 6.50%, 8/1/37        68,487  
  93,773     Pool #986239, 6.00%, 7/1/38        97,872  
              110,687     Pool #986957, 5.50%, 7/1/38        113,398  
  40,273     Pool #990510, 5.50%, 8/1/38        41,260  
  147,211     Pool #990617, 5.50%, 9/1/38        150,817  
  156,542     Pool #AA0645, 4.50%, 3/1/39        153,391  
  118,022     Pool #AA2243, 4.50%, 5/1/39        115,647  
  78,489     Pool #AA3206, 4.00%, 4/1/39        74,775  
  285,057     Pool #AA3207, 4.50%, 3/1/39        279,319  
  205,620     Pool #AA7042, 4.50%, 6/1/39        201,481  
  251,570     Pool #AA7658, 4.00%, 6/1/39        239,666  
  40,229     Pool #AA7741, 4.50%, 6/1/24        39,477  
  665,707     Pool #AB7798, 3.00%, 1/1/43        594,518  
  851,659     Pool #AB9204, 3.00%, 4/1/43        759,397  
  80,783     Pool #AC1463, 5.00%, 8/1/39        81,197  
  249,693     Pool #AC2109, 4.50%, 7/1/39        244,667  
  19,286     Pool #AC4394, 5.00%, 9/1/39        19,385  
  238,979     Pool #AC4395, 5.00%, 9/1/39        240,205  
  89,579     Pool #AC5329, 5.00%, 10/1/39        90,039  
  186,411     Pool #AC6305, 5.00%, 11/1/39        187,368  
  128,173     Pool #AC6307, 5.00%, 12/1/39        128,831  
  275,185     Pool #AC6790, 5.00%, 12/1/39        276,597  
  391,813     Pool #AC7199, 5.00%, 12/1/39        393,824  
  272,042     Pool #AD1470, 5.00%, 2/1/40        273,609  
  568,313     Pool #AD1471, 4.50%, 2/1/40        556,874  
  542,247     Pool #AD1585, 4.50%, 2/1/40        531,332  
  322,429     Pool #AD1586, 5.00%, 1/1/40        324,084  
  219,017     Pool #AD1638, 4.50%, 2/1/40        214,480  
  132,059     Pool #AD1640, 4.50%, 3/1/40        129,324  
  700,767     Pool #AD1942, 4.50%, 1/1/40        686,661  
  135,538     Pool #AD1943, 5.00%, 1/1/40        136,234  
  149,819     Pool #AD1988, 4.50%, 2/1/40        146,803  
  172,687     Pool #AD2896, 5.00%, 3/1/40        173,682  
  82,744     Pool #AD4456, 4.50%, 4/1/40        81,030  
  397,514     Pool #AD4458, 4.50%, 4/1/40        389,279  
  175,093     Pool #AD4940, 4.50%, 6/1/40        171,466  
  76,557     Pool #AD4946, 4.50%, 6/1/40        74,971  
  110,126     Pool #AD5728, 5.00%, 4/1/40        110,760  
  112,782     Pool #AD7239, 4.50%, 7/1/40        110,446  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $  48,878     Pool #AD7242, 4.50%, 7/1/40      $ 47,865  
  84,570     Pool #AD7256, 4.50%, 7/1/40        82,818  
              223,923     Pool #AD7271, 4.50%, 7/1/40        219,285  
  244,535     Pool #AD7272, 4.50%, 7/1/40        239,470  
  154,367     Pool #AD8960, 5.00%, 6/1/40        155,257  
  307,501     Pool #AD9614, 4.50%, 8/1/40        301,131  
  23,972     Pool #AE2011, 4.00%, 9/1/40        22,830  
  936,882     Pool #AE2012, 4.00%, 9/1/40        892,250  
  108,835     Pool #AE2023, 4.00%, 9/1/40        103,650  
  247,217     Pool #AE5432, 4.00%, 10/1/40        235,440  
  306,270     Pool #AE5435, 4.50%, 9/1/40        299,926  
  121,383     Pool #AE5806, 4.50%, 9/1/40        118,868  
  290,921     Pool #AE5861, 4.00%, 10/1/40        277,062  
  120,875     Pool #AE5862, 4.00%, 10/1/40        115,116  
  257,431     Pool #AE6850, 4.00%, 10/1/40        245,167  
  6,976     Pool #AE6851, 4.00%, 10/1/40        6,644  
  142,859     Pool #AE7699, 4.00%, 11/1/40        136,054  
  383,226     Pool #AE7703, 4.00%, 10/1/40        364,970  
  269,753     Pool #AE7707, 4.00%, 11/1/40        256,903  
  117,175     Pool #AH0300, 4.00%, 11/1/40        111,593  
  201,123     Pool #AH0301, 3.50%, 11/1/40        186,021  
  19,290     Pool #AH0302, 4.00%, 11/1/40        18,371  
  235,337     Pool #AH0306, 4.00%, 12/1/40        224,126  
  341,925     Pool #AH0508, 4.00%, 11/1/40        325,636  
  546,090     Pool #AH0537, 4.00%, 12/1/40        520,075  
  513,893     Pool #AH0914, 4.50%, 11/1/40        503,248  
  249,671     Pool #AH0917, 4.00%, 12/1/40        237,777  
  208,005     Pool #AH1077, 4.00%, 1/1/41        198,095  
  184,366     Pool #AH2973, 4.00%, 12/1/40        175,583  
  214,598     Pool #AH2980, 4.00%, 1/1/41        204,375  
  604,921     Pool #AH5656, 4.00%, 1/1/41        576,103  
  323,872     Pool #AH5658, 4.00%, 2/1/41        308,443  
  233,088     Pool #AH5662, 4.00%, 2/1/41        221,984  
  225,389     Pool #AH5882, 4.00%, 2/1/26        220,566  
  150,562     Pool #AH6764, 4.00%, 3/1/41        143,390  
  615,513     Pool #AH6768, 4.00%, 3/1/41        585,992  
  298,348     Pool #AH7281, 4.00%, 3/1/41        284,039  
  105,128     Pool #AH7526, 4.50%, 3/1/41        102,941  
  426,934     Pool #AH7537, 4.00%, 3/1/41        406,458  
  134,679     Pool #AH8878, 4.50%, 4/1/41        131,878  
  138,928     Pool #AH8885, 4.50%, 4/1/41        136,038  
  77,786     Pool #AH9050, 3.50%, 2/1/26        75,725  
  343,103     Pool #AI0114, 4.00%, 3/1/41        326,647  
  242,101     Pool #AI1846, 4.50%, 5/1/41        237,065  
  267,545     Pool #AI1847, 4.50%, 5/1/41        261,980  
  524,965     Pool #AI1848, 4.50%, 5/1/41        514,045  
  339,898     Pool #AI1849, 4.50%, 5/1/41        332,827  
  166,558     Pool #AJ0651, 4.00%, 8/1/41        158,569  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $   556,339     Pool #AJ9133, 4.00%, 1/1/42            $ 529,656  
              247,468     Pool #AK6715, 3.50%, 3/1/42        228,766  
  334,613     Pool #AK6716, 3.50%, 3/1/42        309,323  
  317,209     Pool #AK6718, 3.50%, 2/1/42        293,235  
  805,562     Pool #AM1750, 3.04%, 12/1/30        728,437  
  2,694,058     Pool #AM4392, 3.79%, 10/1/23        2,666,532  
  217,942     Pool #AM6907, 3.68%, 10/1/32        204,425  
  1,361,167     Pool #AM7764, 3.05%, 1/1/27        1,278,283  
  456,716     Pool #AM9780, 3.31%, 3/1/31        419,466  
  350,000     Pool #AN0360, 3.95%, 12/1/45        317,318  
  381,134     Pool #AN1381, 2.56%, 8/1/26        353,374  
  885,861     Pool #AN2066, 2.75%, 7/1/26        827,419  
  227,638     Pool #AN2444, 2.43%, 8/1/26        209,904  
  901,847     Pool #AN2746, 2.30%, 9/1/26        827,129  
  448,163     Pool #AN3919, 2.82%, 12/1/26        417,689  
  1,132,603     Pool #AN4045, 3.15%, 1/1/29        1,051,235  
  812,118     Pool #AN5053, 3.34%, 4/1/27        769,674  
  199,042     Pool #AN6580, 3.36%, 9/1/29        185,948  
  912,962     Pool #AN7154, 3.21%, 10/1/32        827,385  
  2,000,000     Pool #AN8055, 3.05%, 1/1/30        1,826,576  
  1,500,000     Pool #AN8121, 3.16%, 1/1/35        1,310,367  
  5,152,096     Pool #AN8736, 3.48%, 5/1/28        4,878,988  
  197,176     Pool #AO2923, 3.50%, 5/1/42        182,274  
  565,803     Pool #AO8029, 3.50%, 7/1/42        523,041  
  133,368     Pool #AP7483, 3.50%, 9/1/42        123,289  
  159,902     Pool #AQ6710, 2.50%, 10/1/27        150,651  
  590,712     Pool #AQ7193, 3.50%, 7/1/43        545,392  
  160,680     Pool #AR6928, 3.00%, 3/1/43        143,273  
  683,534     Pool #AS1916, 4.00%, 3/1/44        649,005  
  139,292     Pool #AS1917, 4.00%, 3/1/44        132,256  
  413,816     Pool #AS2439, 4.00%, 5/1/44        392,912  
  772,264     Pool #AS3494, 4.00%, 10/1/44        733,252  
  183,611     Pool #AS3726, 4.00%, 11/1/44        171,255  
  187,262     Pool #AS3929, 4.00%, 12/1/44        174,660  
  244,631     Pool #AS3930, 4.00%, 11/1/44        232,274  
  476,886     Pool #AS4070, 4.00%, 12/1/44        452,795  
  146,591     Pool #AS4390, 3.50%, 2/1/45        134,312  
  168,922     Pool #AS4732, 3.50%, 4/1/45        154,590  
  660,421     Pool #AS4905, 3.50%, 4/1/45        604,388  
  951,908     Pool #AS5341, 3.50%, 7/1/45        871,143  
  556,848     Pool #AS5576, 4.00%, 8/1/45        528,180  
  415,598     Pool #AS5919, 3.50%, 9/1/45        380,337  
  472,191     Pool #AS6303, 4.00%, 11/1/45        447,882  
  234,355     Pool #AS6607, 4.00%, 1/1/46        222,290  
  592,950     Pool #AS6778, 3.50%, 3/1/46        542,218  
  267,367     Pool #AS6958, 3.50%, 4/1/46        244,491  
  732,433     Pool #AS7138, 3.50%, 5/1/46        669,767  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $   381,029     Pool #AS7139, 3.50%, 5/1/46            $ 348,429  
              693,560     Pool #AS7334, 3.00%, 6/1/46        613,848  
  838,831     Pool #AS7335, 3.00%, 5/1/46        742,424  
  330,698     Pool #AS7336, 3.00%, 6/1/46        292,691  
  1,460,364     Pool #AS7504, 3.00%, 7/1/46        1,292,523  
  449,269     Pool #AS7516, 3.00%, 7/1/46        397,634  
  382,304     Pool #AS7517, 3.00%, 6/1/46        338,365  
  121,569     Pool #AS7518, 3.00%, 7/1/46        107,597  
  152,052     Pool #AS7674, 3.00%, 8/1/46        134,576  
  1,025,551     Pool #AS7676, 3.00%, 8/1/46        907,684  
  639,145     Pool #AS8077, 3.00%, 10/1/46        565,688  
  474,262     Pool #AS8289, 3.00%, 10/1/46        419,755  
  482,443     Pool #AS8441, 3.00%, 11/1/46        426,995  
  979,447     Pool #AS8633, 3.50%, 1/1/47        895,647  
  313,557     Pool #AS8776, 3.50%, 2/1/47        286,729  
  340,429     Pool #AS9381, 4.00%, 4/1/47        320,732  
  160,588     Pool #AS9549, 4.00%, 5/1/47        151,297  
  594,134     Pool #AS9550, 4.00%, 5/1/47        559,758  
  238,714     Pool #AS9729, 4.00%, 6/1/47        224,902  
  191,750     Pool #AS9825, 4.00%, 6/1/47        180,656  
  432,356     Pool #AT2688, 3.00%, 5/1/43        385,518  
  257,608     Pool #AT3963, 2.50%, 3/1/28        242,665  
  104,274     Pool #AT7873, 2.50%, 6/1/28        98,225  
  303,474     Pool #AU0971, 3.50%, 8/1/43        280,192  
  365,474     Pool #AU2165, 3.50%, 7/1/43        337,435  
  330,715     Pool #AU2188, 3.50%, 8/1/43        305,343  
  50,092     Pool #AU6054, 4.00%, 9/1/43        47,591  
  184,621     Pool #AU6718, 4.00%, 10/1/43        175,402  
  348,492     Pool #AU7003, 4.00%, 11/1/43        331,090  
  219,594     Pool #AU7005, 4.00%, 11/1/43        208,628  
  193,829     Pool #AV0679, 4.00%, 12/1/43        184,707  
  265,939     Pool #AV9282, 4.00%, 2/1/44        248,708  
  196,142     Pool #AW0993, 4.00%, 5/1/44        186,234  
  132,082     Pool #AW1565, 4.00%, 4/1/44        123,737  
  692,328     Pool #AW5046, 4.00%, 7/1/44        657,354  
  80,435     Pool #AW5047, 4.00%, 7/1/44        76,372  
  105,614     Pool #AW7040, 4.00%, 6/1/44        99,289  
  108,964     Pool #AW8629, 3.50%, 5/1/44        99,837  
  665,628     Pool #AX2884, 3.50%, 11/1/44        609,873  
  474,842     Pool #AX4860, 3.50%, 12/1/44        435,068  
  560,239     Pool #AY1389, 3.50%, 4/1/45        512,706  
  170,952     Pool #AY3435, 3.50%, 5/1/45        156,447  
  599,238     Pool #AY5571, 3.50%, 6/1/45        548,396  
  278,480     Pool #BC0802, 3.50%, 4/1/46        254,653  
  411,995     Pool #BC0804, 3.50%, 4/1/46        376,745  
  497,785     Pool #BC1135, 3.00%, 6/1/46        440,575  
  714,563     Pool #BD5021, 3.50%, 2/1/47        653,426  
  1,117,381     Pool #BD7140, 4.00%, 4/1/47        1,052,731  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $1,370,960     Pool #BE4232, 3.00%, 12/1/46            $ 1,213,394  
              179,162     Pool #BE9743, 3.50%, 4/1/47        163,791  
  660,645     Pool #BH2665, 3.50%, 9/1/47        603,967  
  105,784     Pool #BH4659, 4.00%, 6/1/47        99,664  
  261,675     Pool #BJ0657, 4.00%, 2/1/48        246,449  
  378,829     Pool #BJ2670, 4.00%, 4/1/48        356,786  
  749,239     Pool #BJ5158, 4.00%, 4/1/48        705,642  
  304,472     Pool #BK7685, 4.00%, 10/1/48        286,756  
  425,419     Pool #BK7924, 4.00%, 11/1/48        400,664  
  8,920,000     Pool #BL4650, 2.30%, 10/1/31        7,517,881  
  2,400,000     Pool #BL4970, 2.80%, 11/1/36        1,969,324  
  447,804     Pool #BL5454, 2.77%, 1/1/35        381,053  
  2,573,079     Pool #BL9077, 1.50%, 1/1/31        2,080,032  
  3,000,000     Pool #BL9218, 1.41%, 11/1/30        2,358,818  
  500,000     Pool #BL9633, 1.92%, 12/1/35        378,025  
  1,527,000     Pool #BL9652, 1.56%, 12/1/30        1,241,195  
  1,500,000     Pool #BL9824, 1.56%, 12/1/30        1,198,454  
  102,039     Pool #BO1263, 3.50%, 6/1/49        92,384  
  442,727     Pool #BO3599, 3.00%, 9/1/49        388,474  
  570,623     Pool #BO5263, 3.00%, 9/1/49        500,697  
  2,254,967     Pool #BO6771, 2.50%, 5/1/51        1,901,051  
  764,123     Pool #BP3417, 2.50%, 5/1/51        644,194  
  686,986     Pool #BP8731, 2.50%, 6/1/50        580,480  
  1,141,612     Pool #BP8741, 2.50%, 6/1/50        965,609  
  1,731,758     Pool #BQ4469, 2.00%, 2/1/51        1,409,523  
  496,826     Pool #BQ4493, 1.50%, 2/1/51        381,827  
  461,754     Pool #BQ5723, 2.00%, 10/1/50        375,941  
  1,456,049     Pool #BQ7523, 2.00%, 11/1/50        1,185,455  
  823,039     Pool #BQ7524, 2.50%, 10/1/50        694,932  
  4,628,860     Pool #BR0940, 2.00%, 4/1/51        3,754,437  
  864,263     Pool #BR1037, 2.50%, 5/1/51        728,483  
  2,062,533     Pool #BR1113, 2.00%, 11/1/50        1,679,069  
  859,931     Pool #BR1114, 1.50%, 11/1/50        660,884  
  327,749     Pool #BR1115, 2.50%, 12/1/50        275,447  
  1,274,624     Pool #BR2051, 2.50%, 6/1/51        1,074,374  
  2,769,024     Pool #BR2234, 2.50%, 8/1/51        2,333,139  
  1,034,116     Pool #BR3565, 2.00%, 1/1/51        841,774  
  799,852     Pool #BR3566, 2.50%, 12/1/50        675,106  
  222,686     Pool #BR7088, 2.00%, 3/1/51        180,637  
  1,723,777     Pool #BS0025, 1.38%, 12/1/30        1,387,519  
  3,000,000     Pool #BS0046, 1.23%, 12/1/27        2,540,788  
  2,950,000     Pool #BS0179, 1.67%, 1/1/33        2,311,887  
  4,339,122     Pool #BS0345, 1.61%, 1/1/36        3,241,593  
  2,545,000     Pool #BS0391, 1.63%, 1/1/33        1,973,590  
  1,990,000     Pool #BS0596, 1.38%, 1/1/31        1,563,383  
  3,700,000     Pool #BS0915, 1.62%, 3/1/31        2,965,200  
  1,000,000     Pool #BS1281, 1.59%, 3/1/31        794,364  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $   690,000     Pool #BS1326, 1.19%, 3/1/26            $ 613,403  
  1,938,295     Pool #BS1482, 1.61%, 3/1/31        1,578,404  
              700,000     Pool #BS1524, 2.01%, 3/1/33        559,077  
  1,500,000     Pool #BS1560, 2.03%, 4/1/31        1,243,537  
  2,000,393     Pool #BS1877, 2.97%, 5/1/51        1,605,107  
  991,712     Pool #BS4422, 2.59%, 3/1/32        857,554  
  1,000,000     Pool #BS5203, 2.41%, 4/1/32        842,779  
  669,000     Pool #BS6083, 4.38%, 7/1/32        658,030  
  400,000     Pool #BS6178, 3.41%, 7/1/29        373,853  
  1,380,000     Pool #BS6700, 4.09%, 9/1/32        1,329,333  
  1,820,505     Pool #BT6821, 2.50%, 10/1/51        1,533,367  
  1,310,019     Pool #BT8237, 4.00%, 6/1/52        1,214,993  
  247,188     Pool #BT8243, 4.00%, 6/1/52        229,258  
  2,037,765     Pool #BT9419, 2.50%, 11/1/51        1,716,044  
  1,431,082     Pool #BU1334, 2.50%, 2/1/52        1,204,478  
  1,830,995     Pool #BU1337, 3.00%, 2/1/52        1,594,532  
  221,290     Pool #BV4205, 3.00%, 2/1/52        192,539  
  1,315,592     Pool #BV6760, 3.50%, 3/1/52        1,184,180  
  3,119,261     Pool #BV8876, 3.50%, 4/1/52        2,807,198  
  573,788     Pool #CA0114, 3.50%, 8/1/47        524,561  
  585,936     Pool #CA0334, 3.50%, 9/1/47        535,667  
  595,307     Pool #CA0534, 3.50%, 10/1/47        544,235  
  174,968     Pool #CA0536, 3.50%, 10/1/47        159,958  
  600,903     Pool #CA0551, 4.00%, 10/1/47        566,135  
  500,206     Pool #CA0565, 3.50%, 10/1/47        457,292  
  1,068,959     Pool #CA0742, 3.50%, 11/1/47        977,251  
  374,076     Pool #CA0743, 3.50%, 11/1/47        341,984  
  658,079     Pool #CA0825, 3.50%, 12/1/47        601,621  
  673,779     Pool #CA0981, 3.50%, 12/1/47        615,974  
  189,553     Pool #CA1070, 3.50%, 1/1/48        173,291  
  483,794     Pool #CA1115, 3.50%, 1/1/48        442,289  
  992,387     Pool #CA1130, 3.50%, 1/1/48        907,248  
  539,812     Pool #CA1131, 3.50%, 2/1/48        493,500  
  297,489     Pool #CA1132, 3.50%, 1/1/48        271,967  
  635,916     Pool #CA1144, 3.50%, 2/1/48        581,360  
  107,218     Pool #CA1152, 3.50%, 2/1/48        98,020  
  401,293     Pool #CA1160, 3.50%, 2/1/48        366,865  
  504,913     Pool #CA1161, 3.50%, 2/1/48        461,318  
  279,023     Pool #CA1338, 4.00%, 3/1/48        262,787  
  866,950     Pool #CA1339, 3.50%, 3/1/48        792,096  
  190,499     Pool #CA1418, 4.00%, 3/1/48        179,414  
  244,081     Pool #CA1420, 4.00%, 3/1/48        229,878  
  187,719     Pool #CA1468, 4.00%, 3/1/48        176,796  
  479,046     Pool #CA1469, 4.00%, 3/1/48        451,172  
  406,585     Pool #CA1471, 4.00%, 3/1/48        382,927  
  1,097,477     Pool #CA1507, 4.00%, 4/1/48        1,033,617  
  410,239     Pool #CA1610, 3.50%, 3/1/48        374,818  
  432,250     Pool #CA1611, 4.00%, 4/1/48        407,098  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $   426,994     Pool #CA1612, 3.50%, 4/1/48            $ 390,127  
              511,979     Pool #CA1613, 4.00%, 4/1/48        482,188  
  197,570     Pool #CA2381, 4.00%, 9/1/48        186,073  
  214,701     Pool #CA2440, 4.00%, 9/1/48        202,208  
  171,568     Pool #CA2441, 4.00%, 10/1/48        160,037  
  166,166     Pool #CA2442, 4.00%, 10/1/48        156,497  
  367,945     Pool #CA2443, 4.00%, 10/1/48        346,535  
  194,555     Pool #CA2468, 4.00%, 10/1/48        183,235  
  595,824     Pool #CA2594, 4.00%, 11/1/48        561,154  
  248,560     Pool #CA2913, 4.00%, 1/1/49        234,097  
  311,461     Pool #CA3042, 4.00%, 1/1/49        293,338  
  357,254     Pool #CA3043, 4.00%, 2/1/49        336,466  
  172,153     Pool #CA3045, 4.50%, 1/1/49        166,378  
  27,879     Pool #CA3132, 4.00%, 2/1/49        26,191  
  250,904     Pool #CA3557, 3.50%, 5/1/49        228,089  
  360,178     Pool #CA3628, 3.50%, 6/1/49        327,427  
  198,375     Pool #CA3793, 3.50%, 6/1/49        180,337  
  140,949     Pool #CA3936, 3.50%, 7/1/49        128,132  
  429,280     Pool #CA4043, 3.00%, 8/1/49        376,675  
  504,619     Pool #CA4320, 3.00%, 9/1/49        442,782  
  323,769     Pool #CA5106, 3.00%, 1/1/50        284,093  
  427,302     Pool #CA5132, 3.00%, 2/1/50        374,939  
  976,033     Pool #CA5309, 3.00%, 3/1/50        855,951  
  546,024     Pool #CA5312, 3.00%, 3/1/50        478,847  
  493,045     Pool #CA6150, 2.50%, 6/1/50        417,166  
  1,181,963     Pool #CA6151, 2.50%, 6/1/50        993,344  
  288,940     Pool #CA6251, 3.00%, 6/1/50        252,219  
  1,480,451     Pool #CA6253, 2.00%, 7/1/50        1,205,780  
  1,511,628     Pool #CA6263, 2.50%, 7/1/50        1,278,579  
  846,913     Pool #CA6285, 2.50%, 7/1/50        718,129  
  1,734,315     Pool #CA6966, 2.00%, 9/1/50        1,412,141  
  2,318,048     Pool #CA6967, 2.00%, 9/1/50        1,887,617  
  1,390,248     Pool #CA6968, 2.00%, 9/1/50        1,131,990  
  1,085,014     Pool #CA6969, 2.00%, 9/1/50        883,541  
  1,531,065     Pool #CA6971, 2.50%, 9/1/50        1,294,192  
  1,412,171     Pool #CA6972, 2.50%, 8/1/50        1,193,692  
  1,010,031     Pool #CA6973, 2.50%, 9/1/50        853,767  
  1,133,811     Pool #CA7258, 2.50%, 9/1/50        960,480  
  1,191,948     Pool #CA7259, 2.50%, 9/1/50        1,009,728  
  1,651,921     Pool #CA7317, 2.00%, 10/1/50        1,344,925  
  1,825,882     Pool #CA7549, 2.00%, 10/1/50        1,486,557  
  1,733,655     Pool #CA7917, 2.00%, 11/1/50        1,411,335  
  905,650     Pool #CA8069, 1.50%, 12/1/50        696,021  
  1,099,610     Pool #CA8070, 2.00%, 12/1/50        895,171  
  3,783,459     Pool #CA8077, 2.00%, 12/1/50        3,080,042  
  3,724,194     Pool #CA8337, 1.50%, 12/1/50        2,862,161  
  4,778,584     Pool #CA8340, 2.00%, 12/1/50        3,890,154  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $   729,142     Pool #CA8425, 1.50%, 12/1/50            $ 560,369  
  1,060,109     Pool #CA8432, 2.00%, 12/1/50        862,933  
  2,333,286     Pool #CA8518, 2.00%, 1/1/51        1,899,303  
  1,384,578     Pool #CA8685, 1.50%, 1/1/51        1,064,092  
  4,034,250     Pool #CA8811, 2.00%, 1/1/51        3,283,581  
  4,782,636     Pool #CA9048, 2.00%, 2/1/51        3,892,712  
              289,825     Pool #CB0245, 2.50%, 4/1/51        244,337  
  810,159     Pool #CB0437, 2.50%, 5/1/51        683,004  
  637,469     Pool #CB0480, 2.50%, 5/1/51        537,320  
  149,698     Pool #CB0576, 2.50%, 5/1/51        126,180  
  268,601     Pool #CB0582, 2.50%, 5/1/51        226,403  
  1,980,345     Pool #CB0688, 2.50%, 6/1/51        1,669,223  
  435,222     Pool #CB0689, 2.50%, 6/1/51        366,847  
  1,056,257     Pool #CB0972, 2.50%, 6/1/51        890,150  
  492,679     Pool #CB1003, 2.50%, 7/1/51        415,201  
  311,089     Pool #CB1010, 2.50%, 7/1/51        262,167  
  1,400,975     Pool #CB1060, 2.00%, 7/1/51        1,135,886  
  1,967,557     Pool #CB1311, 2.50%, 8/1/51        1,657,835  
  2,070,462     Pool #CB1444, 2.50%, 8/1/51        1,744,220  
  1,001,574     Pool #CB1515, 2.50%, 8/1/51        843,756  
  1,758,468     Pool #CB1532, 2.50%, 9/1/51        1,481,387  
  1,948,664     Pool #CB1809, 2.50%, 10/1/51        1,641,312  
  1,068,575     Pool #CB1956, 2.50%, 10/1/51        899,869  
  907,484     Pool #CB2029, 2.50%, 11/1/51        764,210  
  1,899,190     Pool #CB2205, 2.50%, 11/1/51        1,599,053  
  733,149     Pool #CB2268, 2.50%, 12/1/51        617,286  
  528,634     Pool #CB2467, 2.50%, 12/1/51        445,010  
  1,852,709     Pool #CB2515, 2.50%, 12/1/51        1,559,631  
  2,916,859     Pool #CB2761, 3.00%, 2/1/52        2,540,162  
  6,612,912     Pool #CB2797, 3.00%, 2/1/52        5,758,888  
  6,211,026     Pool #CB2938, 3.00%, 2/1/52        5,404,064  
  1,196,219     Pool #CB3052, 3.00%, 2/1/52        1,040,801  
  1,278,197     Pool #CB3249, 3.00%, 4/1/52        1,111,880  
  2,016,374     Pool #CB3281, 3.50%, 4/1/52        1,814,649  
  437,828     Pool #CB3413, 3.50%, 4/1/52        394,649  
  842,457     Pool #CB3489, 2.50%, 4/1/52        712,664  
  659,713     Pool #CB3490, 3.00%, 4/1/52        576,797  
  8,116,611     Pool #CB3764, 4.00%, 6/1/52        7,527,852  
  8,040,882     Pool #CB3797, 4.00%, 6/1/52        7,496,794  
  6,874,708     Pool #CB3931, 4.00%, 6/1/52        6,409,413  
  5,577,476     Pool #CB4056, 4.50%, 7/1/52        5,311,337  
  2,959,123     Pool #CB4208, 4.50%, 7/1/52        2,817,923  
  2,554,392     Pool #CB4272, 4.50%, 7/1/52        2,432,546  
  9,954,967     Pool #CB4314, 4.50%, 8/1/52        9,480,107  
  12,895,461     Pool #CB4463, 4.50%, 8/1/52        12,341,029  
  367,123     Pool #CB4473, 4.50%, 8/1/52        351,210  
  4,878,580     Pool #CB4539, 4.50%, 9/1/52        4,645,868  
  4,682,531     Pool #CB4595, 4.00%, 9/1/52        4,342,872  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $6,325,871     Pool #CB4767, 5.00%, 9/1/52            $ 6,214,075  
  48,048     Pool #MC0013, 5.50%, 12/1/38        49,225  
  77,641     Pool #MC0014, 5.50%, 12/1/38        79,543  
  64,269     Pool #MC0016, 5.50%, 11/1/38        65,844  
  61,544     Pool #MC0038, 4.50%, 3/1/39        60,305  
  42,281     Pool #MC0059, 4.00%, 4/1/39        40,280  
  75,083     Pool #MC0081, 4.00%, 5/1/39        71,530  
  40,199     Pool #MC0112, 4.50%, 6/1/39        39,389  
  80,523     Pool #MC0127, 4.50%, 7/1/39        78,903  
              346,378     Pool #MC0154, 4.50%, 8/1/39        339,406  
  80,862     Pool #MC0160, 4.50%, 8/1/39        79,234  
  187,874     Pool #MC0177, 4.50%, 9/1/39        184,092  
  110,587     Pool #MC0270, 4.50%, 3/1/40        106,478  
  249,802     Pool #MC0325, 4.50%, 7/1/40        244,628  
  140,657     Pool #MC0584, 4.00%, 1/1/42        133,911  
      

 

 

 
         332,950,539  
      

 

 

 
 

Freddie Mac — 37.06%

    
  425,942     Pool #Q63813, 3.50%, 4/1/49        387,689  
  758,475     Pool #QB5148, 2.00%, 11/1/50        617,449  
  1,239,171     Pool #QB5731, 2.00%, 11/1/50        1,008,863  
  1,901,850     Pool #QB5732, 2.50%, 11/1/50        1,606,558  
  1,724,792     Pool #QB6982, 2.00%, 11/1/50        1,404,095  
  517,203     Pool #QB6992, 1.50%, 12/1/50        397,455  
  1,306,192     Pool #QC4676, 2.50%, 7/1/51        1,100,741  
  786,710     Pool #QC6090, 2.50%, 8/1/51        662,847  
  1,722,522     Pool #QC6108, 2.50%, 8/1/51        1,451,052  
  1,046,722     Pool #QC6643, 2.50%, 8/1/51        881,758  
  1,102,093     Pool #QC9175, 2.50%, 10/1/51        928,232  
  1,762,939     Pool #QD0152, 2.50%, 10/1/51        1,484,553  
  272,851     Pool #QD1762, 2.00%, 11/1/51        221,148  
  2,637,880     Pool #QD4183, 2.50%, 12/1/51        2,220,923  
  844,625     Pool #QD7419, 3.00%, 2/1/52        734,931  
  391,667     Pool #QE0994, 3.50%, 4/1/52        352,557  
  3,610,414     Pool #QE2342, 4.00%, 5/1/52        3,348,562  
  4,891,260     Pool #QE7866, 4.00%, 8/1/52        4,536,512  
  1,196,805     Pool #QE9025, 4.00%, 8/1/52        1,110,005  
  614,933     Pool #QE9026, 5.00%, 8/1/52        599,522  
  1,060,491     Pool #QE9027, 4.50%, 8/1/52        1,009,899  
  1,423,047     Pool #QF0539, 4.00%, 9/1/52        1,319,838  
  489,252     Pool #RA1234, 3.50%, 8/1/49        444,768  
  262,203     Pool #RA1382, 3.00%, 9/1/49        230,078  
  1,362,288     Pool #RA1383, 3.00%, 9/1/49        1,195,383  
  258,064     Pool #RA1470, 3.00%, 10/1/49        226,447  
  463,264     Pool #RA1713, 3.00%, 11/1/49        406,506  
  478,576     Pool #RA1714, 3.00%, 11/1/49        419,942  
  640,400     Pool #RA1716, 3.00%, 11/1/49        561,940  
  480,043     Pool #RA1724, 2.50%, 10/1/49        407,256  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $   382,126     Pool #RA1979, 3.00%, 12/1/49            $ 335,309  
              917,509     Pool #RA1987, 3.00%, 12/1/49        805,098  
  1,439,737     Pool #RA1988, 3.00%, 1/1/50        1,263,343  
  783,844     Pool #RA2158, 3.00%, 2/1/50        687,576  
  749,195     Pool #RA2162, 3.00%, 2/1/50        657,182  
  744,865     Pool #RA2255, 3.00%, 3/1/50        653,384  
  1,100,924     Pool #RA2256, 3.00%, 3/1/50        965,714  
  741,230     Pool #RA2340, 3.00%, 3/1/50        650,053  
  299,497     Pool #RA2395, 2.50%, 4/1/50        251,699  
  445,765     Pool #RA3097, 2.50%, 7/1/50        376,720  
  1,394,086     Pool #RA3207, 2.50%, 7/1/50        1,181,701  
  2,897,258     Pool #RA3208, 2.50%, 7/1/50        2,449,764  
  836,434     Pool #RA3339, 2.00%, 8/1/50        681,107  
  1,359,547     Pool #RA3552, 2.00%, 9/1/50        1,107,078  
  1,165,666     Pool #RA3553, 2.50%, 8/1/50        987,765  
  3,494,082     Pool #RA3679, 2.00%, 9/1/50        2,844,957  
  1,865,602     Pool #RA3680, 2.50%, 9/1/50        1,576,947  
  797,003     Pool #RA3711, 2.00%, 9/1/50        648,937  
  603,313     Pool #RA3712, 2.50%, 9/1/50        511,073  
  497,932     Pool #RA3733, 2.00%, 10/1/50        405,427  
  727,395     Pool #RA3734, 2.50%, 10/1/50        616,185  
  818,986     Pool #RA3747, 2.00%, 9/1/50        666,899  
  3,852,387     Pool #RA3748, 2.50%, 10/1/50        3,255,285  
  1,719,379     Pool #RA3751, 2.00%, 10/1/50        1,399,955  
  2,562,840     Pool #RA3803, 1.50%, 12/1/50        1,969,463  
  399,700     Pool #RA3861, 1.50%, 10/1/50        307,157  
  1,602,682     Pool #RA3862, 2.00%, 10/1/50        1,304,938  
  1,646,001     Pool #RA3917, 1.50%, 10/1/50        1,264,901  
  3,541,566     Pool #RA3918, 2.00%, 10/1/50        2,883,345  
  820,957     Pool #RA3928, 1.50%, 11/1/50        630,880  
  204,612     Pool #RA3929, 2.00%, 10/1/50        166,584  
  572,812     Pool #RA4018, 2.00%, 1/1/51        466,218  
  668,193     Pool #RA4055, 2.00%, 11/1/50        543,954  
  717,523     Pool #RA4056, 1.50%, 11/1/50        551,394  
  7,362,318     Pool #RA4195, 2.00%, 12/1/50        5,993,417  
  5,080,207     Pool #RA4254, 2.00%, 12/1/50        4,135,233  
  852,017     Pool #RA4274, 1.50%, 12/1/50        654,748  
  1,085,991     Pool #RA4357, 2.00%, 1/1/51        883,985  
  1,549,574     Pool #RA4377, 2.00%, 2/1/51        1,261,216  
  2,257,166     Pool #RA4420, 2.00%, 1/1/51        1,837,134  
  3,279,849     Pool #RA4503, 2.00%, 2/1/51        2,669,508  
  884,337     Pool #RA4548, 2.00%, 2/1/51        719,772  
  2,242,074     Pool #RA4578, 2.00%, 2/1/51        1,818,613  
  352,588     Pool #RA4590, 2.00%, 2/1/51        285,995  
  284,448     Pool #RA4597, 2.00%, 2/1/51        231,516  
  251,770     Pool #RA4618, 2.00%, 2/1/51        204,919  
  934,757     Pool #RA4621, 2.00%, 2/1/51        758,209  
  1,389,587     Pool #RA4738, 2.00%, 3/1/51        1,127,136  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $4,079,666     Pool #RA4745, 2.00%, 3/1/51            $ 3,309,139  
  1,420,018     Pool #RA4775, 2.00%, 3/1/51        1,151,819  
  1,341,004     Pool #RA4835, 2.50%, 3/1/51        1,130,908  
  2,293,512     Pool #RA4872, 2.50%, 4/1/51        1,933,831  
  8,077,253     Pool #RA5020, 2.00%, 4/1/51        6,551,076  
  3,335,439     Pool #RA5021, 1.50%, 4/1/51        2,564,923  
              411,359     Pool #RA5043, 2.50%, 4/1/51        346,783  
  714,006     Pool #RA5045, 2.50%, 5/1/51        601,921  
  3,031,467     Pool #RA5068, 2.00%, 4/1/51        2,458,443  
  1,682,931     Pool #RA5173, 2.50%, 4/1/51        1,418,744  
  1,007,327     Pool #RA5195, 2.50%, 5/1/51        849,197  
  781,606     Pool #RA5197, 2.50%, 5/1/51        658,910  
  1,347,357     Pool #RA5217, 2.50%, 5/1/51        1,141,356  
  1,952,402     Pool #RA5234, 2.50%, 5/1/51        1,645,611  
  1,129,063     Pool #RA5237, 2.50%, 5/1/51        951,822  
  2,684,681     Pool #RA5278, 2.50%, 5/1/51        2,262,824  
  2,202,218     Pool #RA5350, 2.50%, 6/1/51        1,856,173  
  2,787,922     Pool #RA5379, 2.50%, 6/1/51        2,349,841  
  1,633,374     Pool #RA5387, 2.50%, 6/1/51        1,378,325  
  241,779     Pool #RA5404, 2.50%, 6/1/51        203,750  
  8,003,319     Pool #RA5427, 2.50%, 6/1/51        6,744,476  
  1,294,020     Pool #RA5509, 2.50%, 7/1/51        1,090,484  
  517,510     Pool #RA5525, 2.50%, 7/1/51        436,110  
  816,274     Pool #RA5541, 2.50%, 7/1/51        687,882  
  2,171,920     Pool #RA5621, 2.50%, 8/1/51        1,829,962  
  243,388     Pool #RA5686, 2.50%, 7/1/51        205,068  
  1,904,776     Pool #RA5701, 2.00%, 8/1/51        1,544,135  
  1,880,501     Pool #RA5719, 2.50%, 10/1/51        1,583,551  
  3,258,618     Pool #RA5726, 2.50%, 8/1/51        2,745,059  
  1,797,104     Pool #RA5796, 2.50%, 8/1/51        1,513,881  
  1,920,050     Pool #RA5873, 2.50%, 9/1/51        1,617,450  
  814,793     Pool #RA5874, 2.50%, 9/1/51        686,255  
  2,645,179     Pool #RA5948, 2.50%, 12/1/51        2,226,659  
  160,701     Pool #RA5951, 2.50%, 9/1/51        135,350  
  4,004,813     Pool #RA6030, 2.50%, 10/1/51        3,373,033  
  3,629,362     Pool #RA6106, 2.50%, 10/1/51        3,056,812  
  70,395     Pool #RA6108, 3.50%, 3/1/52        63,365  
  1,315,225     Pool #RA6117, 2.50%, 10/1/51        1,107,538  
  1,477,559     Pool #RA6276, 2.50%, 11/1/51        1,244,238  
  395,582     Pool #RA6305, 2.50%, 11/1/51        333,116  
  1,266,321     Pool #RA6317, 2.50%, 11/1/51        1,066,356  
  95,814     Pool #RA6389, 2.50%, 11/1/51        80,741  
  1,933,535     Pool #RA6516, 2.50%, 12/1/51        1,627,611  
  3,787,161     Pool #RA6593, 2.50%, 1/1/52        3,187,957  
  4,211,536     Pool #RA6634, 2.50%, 1/1/52        3,544,534  
  1,666,504     Pool #RA6687, 3.00%, 1/1/52        1,451,301  
  3,084,695     Pool #RA6743, 2.50%, 1/1/52        2,596,157  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $2,095,696     Pool #RA6760, 3.00%, 2/1/52            $ 1,825,069  
  1,541,393     Pool #RA6782, 3.00%, 2/1/52        1,345,071  
  2,566,481     Pool #RA6801, 3.00%, 2/1/52        2,234,831  
  4,273,023     Pool #RA6858, 3.00%, 3/1/52        3,718,072  
  1,576,740     Pool #RA6930, 3.50%, 3/1/52        1,419,541  
  1,294,628     Pool #RA6978, 3.50%, 3/1/52        1,169,445  
  1,801,468     Pool #RA6983, 2.50%, 3/1/52        1,515,652  
  585,246     Pool #RA7098, 3.50%, 3/1/52        526,807  
  173,684     Pool #RA7146, 3.50%, 4/1/52        156,314  
  2,141,896     Pool #RA7162, 3.50%, 4/1/52        1,927,687  
  213,610     Pool #RA7284, 3.50%, 4/1/52        192,551  
              111,790     Pool #RA7344, 4.00%, 4/1/52        104,013  
  6,440,487     Pool #RA7454, 4.00%, 6/1/52        5,973,378  
  4,577,157     Pool #RA7469, 4.00%, 5/1/52        4,245,190  
  9,659,208     Pool #RA7503, 4.50%, 7/1/52        9,198,400  
  2,971,346     Pool #RA7714, 4.50%, 7/1/52        2,829,593  
  2,820,882     Pool #RA7872, 4.50%, 9/1/52        2,686,307  
  5,905,571     Pool #RA7897, 4.50%, 9/1/52        5,623,836  
  1,512,865     Pool #WA3103, 3.30%, 2/1/27        1,432,017  
  4,668,212     Pool #WA3125, 1.75%, 10/1/34        3,509,605  
  980,070     Pool #WA3211, 1.91%, 9/1/35        736,014  
  1,076,742     Pool #WA3305, 1.75%, 6/1/37        767,770  
  950,953     Pool #WA5002, 2.62%, 11/1/31        828,184  
  1,868,518     Pool #WN3000, 3.14%, 1/1/28        1,746,632  
  1,000,000     Pool #WN3049, 2.39%, 9/1/31        845,886  
  434,432     Pool #ZA4828, 4.00%, 3/1/47        409,269  
  69,610     Pool #ZA4891, 3.50%, 3/1/47        63,669  
  438,181     Pool #ZA4892, 4.00%, 5/1/47        412,800  
  473,858     Pool #ZA4893, 3.50%, 4/1/47        433,225  
  687,759     Pool #ZA4912, 3.50%, 5/1/47        628,784  
  627,128     Pool #ZA4913, 4.00%, 5/1/47        590,804  
  619,039     Pool #ZA5036, 3.50%, 9/1/47        565,956  
  935,376     Pool #ZA5070, 3.50%, 11/1/47        855,168  
  158,978     Pool #ZA5090, 3.50%, 11/1/47        145,346  
  695,358     Pool #ZA5174, 3.50%, 12/1/47        635,731  
  1,466,502     Pool #ZA5238, 3.50%, 2/1/48        1,340,750  
  675,880     Pool #ZA5245, 3.50%, 1/1/48        617,923  
  978,152     Pool #ZA5253, 3.50%, 1/1/48        894,276  
  416,720     Pool #ZA5254, 4.00%, 1/1/48        392,583  
  596,432     Pool #ZA5308, 4.00%, 1/1/48        561,886  
  771,529     Pool #ZA5575, 4.00%, 7/1/48        726,653  
  628,945     Pool #ZA5637, 4.50%, 8/1/48        607,835  
  525,753     Pool #ZA5645, 4.00%, 8/1/48        495,173  
  59,834     Pool #ZA6576, 3.50%, 4/1/49        54,394  
  92,635     Pool #ZI0238, 5.00%, 6/1/33        92,772  
  161,123     Pool #ZI0412, 5.00%, 8/1/33        161,362  
  65,058     Pool #ZI0543, 4.50%, 8/1/33        63,712  
  46,057     Pool #ZI0549, 5.00%, 8/1/33        46,125  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $  47,028     Pool #ZI0807, 5.00%, 9/1/33            $ 47,097  
              110,913     Pool #ZI1023, 5.50%, 11/1/33        112,911  
  87,076     Pool #ZI1353, 5.50%, 1/1/34        88,645  
  131,231     Pool #ZI1493, 5.50%, 1/1/34        133,596  
  103,859     Pool #ZI1524, 5.50%, 2/1/34        105,730  
  66,828     Pool #ZI1630, 5.50%, 3/1/34        68,140  
  150,701     Pool #ZI1689, 5.50%, 4/1/34        153,660  
  66,867     Pool #ZI1802, 5.50%, 4/1/34        68,180  
  132,856     Pool #ZI1991, 5.00%, 5/1/34        133,048  
  114,838     Pool #ZI2332, 5.00%, 6/1/34        115,004  
  46,724     Pool #ZI2888, 6.00%, 12/1/34        48,729  
  141,479     Pool #ZI2939, 5.50%, 12/1/34        144,257  
  89,388     Pool #ZI3102, 5.00%, 1/1/35        89,518  
  80,690     Pool #ZI3254, 5.50%, 4/1/35        82,570  
  171,350     Pool #ZI3507, 5.00%, 9/1/35        171,630  
  99,475     Pool #ZI3713, 5.00%, 5/1/35        99,637  
  78,396     Pool #ZI4118, 5.50%, 1/1/36        80,223  
  139,908     Pool #ZI4120, 5.50%, 1/1/36        143,168  
  198,044     Pool #ZI4200, 5.50%, 2/1/36        202,659  
  82,540     Pool #ZI4201, 6.00%, 2/1/36        86,134  
  222,940     Pool #ZI4429, 5.00%, 6/1/35        223,303  
  56,895     Pool #ZI4521, 5.50%, 7/1/35        58,221  
  163,173     Pool #ZI4572, 5.50%, 8/1/35        166,975  
  66,288     Pool #ZI4605, 5.50%, 9/1/35        67,833  
  62,765     Pool #ZI4606, 5.50%, 9/1/35        64,228  
  109,901     Pool #ZI4704, 5.00%, 11/1/35        110,081  
  117,023     Pool #ZI4705, 5.00%, 11/1/35        117,214  
  49,340     Pool #ZI4706, 5.50%, 11/1/35        50,490  
  69,353     Pool #ZI4882, 6.00%, 5/1/36        72,360  
  212,184     Pool #ZI4979, 6.00%, 6/1/36        221,385  
  42,327     Pool #ZI5006, 6.00%, 6/1/36        44,162  
  86,904     Pool #ZI5896, 5.50%, 4/1/37        89,029  
  169,517     Pool #ZI5912, 5.50%, 4/1/37        173,663  
  87,775     Pool #ZI6311, 5.50%, 6/1/37        89,922  
  92,716     Pool #ZI6583, 5.50%, 8/1/37        95,017  
  59,081     Pool #ZI6814, 6.00%, 10/1/37        61,647  
  53,122     Pool #ZI6976, 5.50%, 7/1/37        54,421  
  204,525     Pool #ZI9925, 5.00%, 4/1/40        205,706  
  68,253     Pool #ZJ0038, 4.50%, 5/1/40        66,837  
  217,317     Pool #ZJ0482, 4.50%, 9/1/40        212,810  
  224,963     Pool #ZJ0844, 4.00%, 12/1/40        214,250  
  122,002     Pool #ZJ1058, 4.00%, 12/1/40        116,192  
  89,955     Pool #ZJ1264, 4.00%, 1/1/41        85,671  
  237,745     Pool #ZJ1444, 4.00%, 3/1/41        226,346  
  100,900     Pool #ZJ1445, 4.50%, 3/1/41        98,802  
  50,220     Pool #ZJ5032, 6.50%, 5/1/31        51,516  
  30,730     Pool #ZJ5458, 6.50%, 11/1/31        31,275  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $   28,718     Pool #ZJ5928, 6.50%, 3/1/32            $ 29,080  
  77,140     Pool #ZJ6638, 6.00%, 11/1/32        79,339  
  62,593     Pool #ZJ6955, 5.50%, 3/1/33        63,721  
  45,086     Pool #ZJ6956, 5.50%, 3/1/33        45,898  
  67,010     Pool #ZK4661, 2.50%, 11/1/27        63,136  
              305,281     Pool #ZL2630, 3.50%, 12/1/41        282,347  
  329,291     Pool #ZL2708, 3.50%, 1/1/42        304,553  
  869,914     Pool #ZL5676, 3.00%, 4/1/43        775,706  
  401,104     Pool #ZL6090, 3.00%, 6/1/43        357,666  
  188,075     Pool #ZL6097, 3.00%, 6/1/43        167,707  
  562,196     Pool #ZL9372, 3.00%, 4/1/45        497,758  
  355,445     Pool #ZL9669, 3.50%, 6/1/45        325,307  
  204,217     Pool #ZM1422, 3.50%, 7/1/46        186,752  
  219,178     Pool #ZM1423, 3.50%, 7/1/46        200,434  
  160,480     Pool #ZM1736, 3.00%, 9/1/46        142,032  
  891,870     Pool #ZM1738, 3.00%, 9/1/46        789,343  
  533,296     Pool #ZM8750, 4.00%, 9/1/48        502,276  
  380,539     Pool #ZN1022, 4.00%, 11/1/48        358,405  
  14,649     Pool #ZN5269, 6.50%, 10/1/31        14,713  
  43,184     Pool #ZN5316, 5.00%, 5/1/34        43,247  
  66,413     Pool #ZN5321, 5.50%, 5/1/34        67,717  
  40,619     Pool #ZN5322, 5.50%, 5/1/34        41,417  
  47,982     Pool #ZN5332, 5.00%, 11/1/34        48,052  
  691,541     Series 2017-SB42, Class A10F, 2.96%, 10/25/27(a)        653,053  
  1,686,771     Series 2018-SB47, Class A10F, 3.35%, 1/25/28(a)        1,605,208  
  368,505     Series 2018-SB52, Class A10F, 3.48%, 6/25/28(a)        355,344  
  828,868     Series 2018-SB53, Class A10F, 3.66%, 6/25/28(a)        795,454  
  299,299     Series 2018-SB56, Class A10F, 3.70%, 10/25/28(a)        287,280  
  1,390,976     Series 2019-SB63, Class A10F, 2.78%, 3/25/29(a)        1,294,012  
  515,126     Series 2019-SB64, Class A10F, 2.71%, 5/25/29(a)        479,669  
  1,331,143     Series 2019-SB65, Class A5F, 1.99%, 5/25/24(a)        1,274,440  
  650,293     Series 2019-SB66, Class A5H, 2.32%, 6/25/39(a)        623,424  
  1,492,670     Series 2020-SB81, Class A10H, 1.26%, 10/25/40(a)        1,231,921  
  998,133     Series 2022-SB100, Class A10F, 2.01%, 5/25/32(a)        846,674  
  792,794     Series 2022-SB96, Class A7F, 1.88%, 1/25/29(a)        695,703  
  2,994,292     Series Q014, Class A1, 1.56%, 1/25/36        2,354,933  
  1,000,000     Series-K158, Class A2, 3.90%, 12/25/30(a)        955,743  
      

 

 

 
         260,908,796  
      

 

 

 
 

Ginnie Mae — 4.90%

    
  72,965     Pool #409117, 5.50%, 6/20/38        75,290  
  190,411     Pool #442423, 4.00%, 9/20/41        182,594  
  117,360     Pool #616936, 5.50%, 1/15/36        123,078  
  717,268     Pool #618363, 4.00%, 9/20/41        687,824  
  356,267     Pool #664269, 5.85%, 6/15/38        356,267  
  21,634     Pool #675509, 5.50%, 6/15/38        21,928  
  143,104     Pool #697672, 5.50%, 12/15/38        147,809  
  62,622     Pool #697814, 5.00%, 2/15/39        63,550  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $315,377     Pool #697885, 4.50%, 3/15/39            $ 310,044  
  96,956     Pool #698112, 4.50%, 5/15/39        95,316  
              452,108     Pool #698113, 4.50%, 5/15/39        444,462  
  46,076     Pool #699294, 5.63%, 9/20/38        47,090  
  832,361     Pool #713519, 6.00%, 7/15/39        885,897  
  166,616     Pool #716822, 4.50%, 4/15/39        163,798  
  59,506     Pool #716823, 4.50%, 4/15/39        58,500  
  225,505     Pool #720080, 4.50%, 6/15/39        221,691  
  251,809     Pool #724629, 5.00%, 7/20/40        253,480  
  326,965     Pool #726550, 5.00%, 9/15/39        333,693  
  146,896     Pool #729346, 4.50%, 7/15/41        144,413  
  305,314     Pool #738844, 3.50%, 10/15/41        283,592  
  145,167     Pool #738845, 3.50%, 10/15/41        134,839  
  211,200     Pool #738862, 4.00%, 10/15/41        201,924  
  179,733     Pool #747241, 5.00%, 9/20/40        180,926  
  548,803     Pool #748654, 3.50%, 9/15/40        509,315  
  103,833     Pool #748846, 4.50%, 9/20/40        102,503  
  267,214     Pool #757016, 3.50%, 11/15/40        247,987  
  169,984     Pool #757017, 4.00%, 12/15/40        162,613  
  261,093     Pool #759297, 4.00%, 1/20/41        250,279  
  207,185     Pool #759298, 4.00%, 2/20/41        198,604  
  145,402     Pool #762877, 4.00%, 4/15/41        139,016  
  81,050     Pool #763564, 4.50%, 5/15/41        79,680  
  176,692     Pool #770481, 4.00%, 8/15/41        168,930  
  40,483     Pool #770482, 4.50%, 8/15/41        39,798  
  293,950     Pool #770517, 4.00%, 8/15/41        281,038  
  120,206     Pool #770529, 4.00%, 8/15/41        114,926  
  47,734     Pool #770537, 4.00%, 8/15/41        45,637  
  144,614     Pool #770738, 4.50%, 6/20/41        142,761  
  160,604     Pool #779592, 4.00%, 11/20/41        154,011  
  106,190     Pool #779593, 4.00%, 11/20/41        101,830  
  258,692     Pool #AA6312, 3.00%, 4/15/43        233,334  
  344,516     Pool #AA6424, 3.00%, 5/15/43        310,745  
  616,116     Pool #AB2733, 3.50%, 8/15/42        572,205  
  393,067     Pool #AB2745, 3.00%, 8/15/42        354,768  
  672,825     Pool #AB2841, 3.00%, 9/15/42        607,267  
  44,435     Pool #AB2843, 3.00%, 9/15/42        40,106  
  109,129     Pool #AB2852, 3.50%, 9/15/42        101,351  
  398,054     Pool #AE6946, 3.00%, 6/15/43        359,035  
  73,258     Pool #AG8915, 4.00%, 2/20/44        69,751  
  336,967     Pool #AK6446, 3.00%, 1/15/45        302,809  
  392,854     Pool #AK7036, 3.00%, 4/15/45        351,535  
  293,580     Pool #AO3594, 3.50%, 8/20/45        270,257  
  153,230     Pool #AP3887, 3.50%, 9/20/45        141,057  
  326,685     Pool #AR4919, 3.50%, 3/20/46        300,436  
  477,032     Pool #AR4970, 3.50%, 4/20/46        438,703  
  456,558     Pool #AS2921, 3.50%, 4/20/46        419,874  

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $   361,525     Pool #AS4332, 3.00%, 6/20/46            $ 324,706  
              417,739     Pool #AS5511, 3.50%, 3/20/46        384,174  
  768,433     Pool #AX7237, 3.50%, 11/20/46        706,691  
  563,344     Pool #BO2104, 3.00%, 8/20/49        504,222  
  1,504,968     Pool #BR3787, 3.00%, 12/20/49        1,345,777  
  700,000     Series 2012-100, Class B, 2.31%, 11/16/51(a)        640,798  
  374,375     Series 2012-107, Class A, 1.15%, 1/16/45        352,787  
  1,151,999     Series 2012-112, Class B, 2.39%, 1/16/53(a)        1,080,168  
  918,365     Series 2012-115, Class A, 2.13%, 4/16/45        845,584  
  976,255     Series 2012-120, Class A, 1.90%, 2/16/53        891,339  
  397,459     Series 2012-131, Class A, 1.90%, 2/16/53        363,804  
  155,523     Series 2012-144, Class AD, 1.77%, 1/16/53        144,136  
  28,015     Series 2012-35, Class C, 3.25%, 11/16/52(a)        27,240  
  167,063     Series 2013-105, Class A, 1.71%, 2/16/37        164,305  
  94,465     Series 2013-126, Class BK, 2.45%, 10/16/47(a)        87,159  
  211,279     Series 2013-29, Class AB, 1.77%, 10/16/45        200,053  
  467,183     Series 2013-63, Class AB, 1.38%, 3/16/45        444,981  
  318,034     Series 2013-97, Class AC, 2.00%, 6/16/45        298,532  
  38,522     Series 2015-107, Class AB, 2.50%, 11/16/49        36,208  
  521,143     Series 2015-114, Class AD, 2.50%, 11/15/51        500,717  
  198,872     Series 2015-128, Class AD, 2.50%, 12/16/50        190,599  
  163,217     Series 2015-130, Class AH, 2.90%, 8/16/47(a)        159,413  
  958,737     Series 2015-135, Class AC, 2.35%, 4/16/49        889,591  
  375,825     Series 2015-136, Class AC, 2.50%, 3/16/47        357,130  
  202,929     Series 2015-15, Class A, 2.00%, 11/16/48        188,757  
  434,309     Series 2015-154, Class AD, 2.50%, 5/16/54        398,759  
  415,135     Series 2015-171, Class DA, 2.37%, 3/16/46        384,888  
  301,435     Series 2015-22, Class A, 2.40%, 8/16/47        289,264  
  483,443     Series 2015-70, Class AB, 2.30%, 11/16/48        451,956  
  30,815     Series 2015-98, Class AB, 2.20%, 11/16/43        30,263  
  97,279     Series 2016-11, Class AD, 2.25%, 11/16/43        95,077  
  211,363     Series 2016-14, Class AB, 2.15%, 8/16/42        203,299  
  982,380     Series 2016-152, Class EA, 2.20%, 8/15/58        867,070  
  1,194,886     Series 2016-157, Class AC, 2.00%, 11/16/50        1,076,868  
  90,797     Series 2016-26, Class A, 2.25%, 12/16/55        89,052  
  21,668     Series 2016-28, Class AB, 2.40%, 11/16/55        21,542  
  18,298     Series 2016-36, Class AB, 2.30%, 6/16/56        18,102  
  285,775     Series 2016-39, Class AH, 2.50%, 9/16/44        274,012  
  141,988     Series 2016-50, Class A, 2.30%, 7/16/52        137,321  
  465,358     Series 2016-64, Class CA, 2.30%, 3/16/45        446,398  
  59,166     Series 2016-67, Class A, 2.30%, 7/16/56        58,557  
  187,158     Series 2016-94, Class AC, 2.20%, 8/16/57        167,432  
  135,042     Series 2016-96, Class BA, 1.95%, 3/16/43        130,857  
  507,803     Series 2017-127, Class AB, 2.50%, 2/16/59        454,010  
  854,625     Series 2017-135, Class AE, 2.60%, 10/16/58        765,972  
  303,132     Series 2017-140, Class A, 2.50%, 2/16/59        270,309  
  82,318     Series 2017-157, Class AH, 2.55%, 2/16/53        78,252  
  322,062     Series 2017-41, Class AC, 2.25%, 3/16/57        308,763  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $   448,164     Series 2017-46, Class A, 2.50%, 11/16/57      $ 399,478  
  290,739     Series 2017-71, Class AS, 2.70%, 4/16/57        275,557  
  245,500     Series 2017-9, Class AE, 2.40%, 9/16/50        230,783  
          1,209,244     Series 2017-94, Class AH, 2.60%, 2/16/59        1,091,925  
  424,574     Series 2018-2, Class AD, 2.40%, 3/16/59        397,409  
  224,274     Series 2018-26, Class AD, 2.50%, 3/16/52        215,263  
  1,116,797     Series 2018-3, Class AG, 2.50%, 10/16/58        1,012,506  
      

 

 

 
         34,799,981  
      

 

 

 
 

Small Business Administration — 0.02%

    
  150,000     Pool #530222, (Prime Index + 0.635%), 5.39%, 7/25/32(b)        161,173  
      

 

 

 
  Total U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages        628,820,489  
      

 

 

 
  (Cost $730,580,531)     
 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 6.26%

    
 

Small Business Administration — 6.26%

    
  135,965     Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.23%, 4/15/31(c)        745  
  560,469     Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.98%, 4/15/31(c)        13,092  
  304,864     Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 1.23%, 3/15/31(c)        8,938  
  749,754     Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 1.23%, 4/15/31(c)        21,982  
  404,145     Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 1.23%, 5/15/31(c)        11,849  
  243,399     Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 1.23%, 5/15/31(c)        7,136  
  322,008     (Prime Index - 2.600%), 2.15%, 9/25/41(b)        320,887  
  179,846     (Prime Index - 2.600%), 2.15%, 9/25/41(b)        179,238  
  277,933     (Prime Index - 2.600%), 2.15%, 7/25/42(b)        277,040  
  715,644     (Prime Index - 2.550%), 2.20%, 7/25/42(b)        714,306  
  209,714     (Prime Index - 2.525%), 2.23%, 11/25/41(b)        209,443  
  339,788     (Prime Index - 2.500%), 2.25%, 2/25/28(b)        339,850  
  594,635     (Prime Index - 1.400%), 3.35%, 7/25/41(b)        608,626  
  359,570     3.36%, 7/8/24(a),(c)        372,190  
  284,651     3.85%, 9/16/34(a),(c)        304,147  
  1,315,212     (Prime Index - 0.675%), 4.08%, 9/25/43(b)        1,377,989  
  4,736,492     (Prime Index - 0.675%), 4.08%, 11/25/45(b)        4,997,401  
  2,921,846     (Prime Index - 0.675%), 4.08%, 1/25/46(b)        3,077,579  
  197,906     (Prime Index - 0.442%), 4.31%, 11/25/27(b)        201,222  
  59,958     4.33%, 12/15/30(c)        67,687  
  1,205,679     (Prime Index - 0.373%), 4.38%, 12/25/45(b)        1,284,146  
  195,098     (Prime Index - 0.214%), 4.54%, 2/25/40(b)        201,964  
  350,977     (Prime Index - 0.085%), 4.67%, 7/25/29(b)        359,431  
  66,405     (Prime Index + 0.057%), 4.81%, 12/25/40(b)        69,685  
  249,709     (Prime Index + 0.105%), 4.86%, 6/25/29(b)        255,698  
  387,492     (Prime Index + 0.105%), 4.86%, 8/25/29(b)        396,810  
  633,345     (Prime Index + 0.118%), 4.87%, 1/25/46(b)        684,454  
  385,798     (Prime Index + 0.167%), 4.92%, 11/25/28(b)        393,084  
  89,214     (Prime Index + 0.325%), 5.08%, 10/25/30(b)        93,991  
  2,552,434     (Prime Index + 0.325%), 5.08%, 11/25/30(b)        2,696,353  
  1,336,684     (Prime Index + 0.325%), 5.08%, 6/25/31(b)        1,421,932  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $1,719,602     (Prime Index + 0.325%), 5.08%, 7/25/31(b)      $ 1,830,996  
  601,368     (Prime Index + 0.325%), 5.08%, 2/25/45(b)        649,339  
  943,881     (Prime Index + 0.325%), 5.08%, 8/25/46(b)        1,027,181  
  67,488     (Prime Index + 0.355%), 5.11%, 2/25/26(b)        68,794  
          2,214,672     (Prime Index + 0.375%), 5.13%, 5/25/31(b)        2,347,210  
  295,690     (Prime Index + 0.375%), 5.13%, 10/25/31(b)        312,872  
  942,542     (Prime Index + 0.375%), 5.13%, 8/25/46(b)        1,017,367  
  2,436,790     (Prime Index + 0.543%), 5.29%, 12/25/45(b)        2,665,369  
  1,329,546     (Prime Index + 0.575%), 5.33%, 4/25/31(b)        1,410,461  
  882,960     (Prime Index + 0.678%), 5.43%, 11/25/30(b)        945,895  
  47,445     (Prime Index + 0.700%), 5.45%, 2/25/28(b)        49,118  
  441,035     (Prime Index + 0.745%), 5.50%, 3/25/30(b)        455,639  
  174,366     (Prime Index + 0.763%), 5.51%, 3/25/29(b)        178,460  
  448,829     (Prime Index + 0.762%), 5.51%, 5/25/29(b)        459,653  
  216,787     (Prime Index + 0.809%), 5.56%, 9/25/28(b)        222,705  
  263,757     (Prime Index + 0.819%), 5.57%, 2/25/28(b)        273,749  
  303,921     (Prime Index + 0.825%), 5.58%, 2/25/29(b)        312,333  
  466,120     (Prime Index + 0.833%), 5.58%, 6/25/29(b)        481,110  
  1,775,847     (Prime Index + 0.825%), 5.58%, 9/25/31(b)        1,912,275  
  69,227     (Prime Index + 0.845%), 5.60%, 6/25/28(b)        70,653  
  137,053     (Prime Index + 0.858%), 5.61%, 3/25/31(b)        147,551  
  127,177     (Prime Index + 0.891%), 5.64%, 2/25/30(b)        131,684  
  239,235     (Prime Index + 0.887%), 5.64%, 8/25/30(b)        257,091  
  314,911     (Prime Index + 0.911%), 5.66%, 7/25/30(b)        326,697  
  981,592     (Prime Index + 0.919%), 5.67%, 12/25/30(b)        1,056,390  
  170,802     (Prime Index + 0.943%), 5.69%, 5/25/29(b)        180,168  
  73,503     (Prime Index + 0.938%), 5.69%, 7/25/29(b)        77,691  
  196,549     (Prime Index + 0.948%), 5.70%, 7/25/29(b)        202,930  
  79,650     (Prime Index + 0.965%), 5.72%, 1/25/29(b)        81,654  
  185,318     (Prime Index + 1.002%), 5.75%, 1/25/31(b)        199,692  
  44,141     (Prime Index + 1.011%), 5.76%, 11/25/28(b)        46,428  
  295,123     (Prime Index + 1.027%), 5.78%, 2/25/31(b)        317,994  
  146,415     (Prime Index + 1.053%), 5.80%, 9/25/29(b)        155,250  
  228,064     (Prime Index + 1.064%), 5.81%, 12/25/29(b)        243,143  
  152,655     (Prime Index + 1.070%), 5.82%, 6/25/30(b)        164,116  
  361,584     (Prime Index + 1.152%), 5.90%, 9/25/28(b)        371,574  
  32,454     (Prime Index + 1.209%), 5.96%, 11/25/26(b)        33,681  
  226,302     (Prime Index + 1.207%), 5.96%, 5/25/29(b)        233,431  
  112,257     (Prime Index + 1.215%), 5.97%, 6/25/29(b)        118,977  
  492,939     (Prime Index + 1.274%), 6.02%, 6/25/31(b)        534,651  
  85,925     (Prime Index + 1.290%), 6.04%, 10/25/31(b)        93,980  
  111,611     6.08%, 12/19/29(a),(c)        129,480  
  39,811     (Prime Index + 0.674%), 6.17%, 8/25/27(b)        40,471  
  256,479     (Prime Index + 1.575%), 6.33%, 7/25/30(b)        274,844  
  27,671     (Prime Index + 1.603%), 6.35%, 7/25/28(b)        28,597  
  142,126     6.58%, 4/8/29(b),(c)        162,618  
  315,309     7.08%, 7/25/30        310,498  
  92,349     (Prime Index + 2.325%), 7.08%, 10/25/30(b)        100,311  

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
  $   198,054     (Prime Index + 2.325%), 7.08%, 1/25/31(b)      $ 216,278  
  65,419     9.08%, 9/25/29        68,143  
  85,303     9.88%, 6/7/29(c)        88,170  
      

 

 

 
         44,054,257  
      

 

 

 
  Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations
       44,054,257  
      

 

 

 
 

(Cost $45,278,173)

    
 

Municipal Bonds — 3.17%

    
 

California — 1.71%

    
          6,375,000     California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue, 2.70%, 6/1/30, Callable 6/1/29 @ 100        5,420,081  
  2,000,000     California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue, 2.93%, 6/1/32, Callable 6/1/29 @ 100        1,650,555  
  840,000     California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue, Series B, 5.25%, 10/20/42, (Credit Support: Ginnie Mae), Callable 10/31/22 @ 100        839,987  
  200,000     City & County of San Francisco GO, 1.95%, 6/15/27        177,672  
  1,790,000     City & County of San Francisco GO, Series A, 1.78%, 6/15/29        1,489,622  
  1,000,000     City & County of San Francisco Affordable Housing GO, Series F, 2.39%, 6/15/26        926,186  
  1,675,000     City of Los Angeles Housing GO, Series A, 2.95%, 9/1/28, Callable 9/1/27 @ 100        1,533,025  
      

 

 

 
         12,037,128  
      

 

 

 
 

Colorado — 0.15%

    
  130,135     Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Revenue, Series V, 3.40%, 11/1/45, (Credit Support: FHA)        112,130  
 
1,000,000
 
  Denver City & County Housing Authority Revenue, Series B, 0.84%, 8/1/24, (Credit Support: HUD SECT 8), Callable 2/1/24 @ 100     

 

924,160

 

      

 

 

 
         1,036,290  
      

 

 

 
 

District of Columbia — 0.08%

    
  560,361     District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Series 2017 Revenue, Series A, 3.24%, 3/1/49, (Credit Support: FHA), Callable 1/1/70 @ 100        559,410  
      

 

 

 
 

Georgia — 0.13%

    
  1,000,000     Atlanta Development Authority Revenue, 2.87%, 12/1/26        931,346  
      

 

 

 
 

Illinois — 0.08%

    
  260,000     City of Chicago Multi Family Revenue, Mercy Preservation Project, 4.55%, 8/1/26, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac), Callable 10/31/22 @ 100        260,191  
  322,549     Illinois State Housing Development Authority Revenue, Series A, 2.63%, 3/1/48, (Credit Support: FHA)        294,893  
      

 

 

 
         555,084  
      

 

 

 

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
 

Minnesota — 0.06%

    
  $   467,909     City of Minnetonka Housing Revenue, Series A, 3.00%, 11/1/34, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)      $ 408,037  
      

 

 

 
 

Missouri — 0.09%

    
  830,053     Missouri Housing Development Commission Revenue, Series 1, 3.75%, 3/1/42, (Credit Support: FHA), Callable 3/1/25 @ 100        669,720  
      

 

 

 
 

New York — 0.72%

    
  100,000     New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series G, 2.14%, 11/1/22        99,903  
  200,000     New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series G, 2.37%, 5/1/24        193,547  
  40,000     New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series G, 2.47%, 11/1/24        38,251  
  300,000     New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series B, 1.02%, 5/1/26        261,766  
  300,000     New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series G, 2.62%, 5/1/26, Callable 11/1/25 @ 100        277,253  
  200,000     New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series B, 1.12%, 11/1/26        171,815  
  500,000     New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series B, 3.56%, 11/1/26, Callable 2/1/26 @ 100        473,994  
  160,000     New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series B, 1.38%, 5/1/27        136,700  
  250,000     New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series B, 1.48%, 11/1/27        211,225  
          1,000,000     New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series B, 3.61%, 11/1/27, Callable 2/1/26 @ 100        939,580  
  500,000     New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, State of New York Mortgage Agency, 3.33%, 2/1/28, (Credit Support: SONYMA), Callable 8/1/25 @ 100        467,283  
  500,000     New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series B, 3.81%, 11/1/29, Callable 2/1/26 @ 100        465,350  
  390,000     New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series A, 4.50%, 11/15/27, Callable 10/31/22 @ 100        390,088  
  1,000,000     New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series A, 4.65%, 11/15/38, Callable 10/31/22 @ 100        955,287  
      

 

 

 
         5,082,042  
      

 

 

 
 

Oregon — 0.03%

    
  250,000     State of Oregon GO, Series D, 1.19%, 5/1/26        221,471  
      

 

 

 
 

Vermont — 0.01%

    
  100,000     Vermont Housing Finance Agency Revenue, 3.45%, 11/1/29        91,108  
      

 

 

 

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal
Amount
         Value      
 

Washington — 0.11%

    
  $   800,000     City of Seattle WA GO, Series B, 3.38%, 12/1/28, Callable 12/1/27 @ 100      $ 750,033  
      

 

 

 
  Total Municipal Bonds        22,341,669  
      

 

 

 
 

(Cost $25,214,206)

    
 

Corporate Bond — 0.03%

    
 

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.03%

    
  235,000     Montefiore Medical Center, 2.15%, 10/20/26        214,660  
      

 

 

 
  Total Corporate Bond
       214,660  
      

 

 

 
 

(Cost $235,000)

    
Shares                   

 

 

        
 

Investment Company — 0.26%

    
          1,836,898     U.S. Government Money Market Fund, RBC Institutional Class 1(d)        1,836,898  
      

 

 

 
  Total Investment Company        1,836,898  
      

 

 

 
  (Cost $1,836,898)     
  Total Investments      $ 697,267,973  
      

 

 

 
  (Cost $803,144,808)(e) — 99.02%     
 

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.98%

       6,875,329  
      

 

 

 
 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

     $ 704,143,302  
      

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Variable or floating rate security, which interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

 

(b)

Floating rate note. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(c)

The Pricing Committee has fair valued this security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 

(d)

Affiliated investment.

 

(e)

See Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Financial futures contracts as of September 30, 2022:

 

Long Position

   Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Value/Unrealized
Depreciation
     Notional
Value
     Clearinghouse  
Five Year U.S. Treasury Note      450        December 2022        $(1,638,051)        USD      $ 48,378,515        Barclays Capital Group  
Two Year U.S. Treasury Note      175        December 2022        (560,276)        USD        35,943,360        Barclays Capital Group  
                                                               
Total            $(2,198,327)           

Short Position

   Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
     Notional
Value
     Clearinghouse  
10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond      102        December 2022        $441,097        USD      $ 12,085,407        Barclays Capital Group  
                                                    

Total

           $441,097           

Abbreviations used are defined below:

FHA - Insured by Federal Housing Administration

GO - General Obligations

SONYMA - State of New York Mortgage Agency

USD - United States Dollar

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        
Amount
        Value          

Corporate Bonds — 28.87%

  

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 14.96%

  

$   545,000

  AbbVie, Inc., 3.60%, 5/14/25    $ 523,922  

2,030,000

  AbbVie, Inc., 3.80%, 3/15/25      1,965,471  

1,525,000

  Amgen, Inc., 4.20%, 2/22/52      1,198,823  

2,892,000

  Astrazeneca Finance LLC, 1.75%, 5/28/28      2,437,069  

490,000

  Astrazeneca Finance LLC, 2.25%, 5/28/31      399,305  

2,500,000

  Baxalta, Inc., 4.00%, 6/23/25      2,424,221  

2,000,000

  Baxter International, Inc., 3.13%, 12/1/51      1,284,041  

1,000,000

  Becton Dickinson and Co., 2.82%, 5/20/30      838,119  

398,000

  Becton Dickinson and Co., 3.73%, 12/15/24      386,648  

1,089,000

  Becton Dickinson and Co., 4.67%, 6/6/47      937,094  

351,000

  Becton Dickinson and Co., 4.69%, 12/15/44      300,383  

2,000,000

  California Endowment (The), Series 2021, MTN, 2.50%, 4/1/51      1,273,647  

1,300,000

  Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2.82%, 11/15/50      848,037  

995,000

  DH Europe Finance II Sarl, 2.60%, 11/15/29      850,066  

100,000

  Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (The), Series 2020, 2.35%, 7/1/50      56,496  

1,850,000

  EMD Finance LLC, 3.25%, 3/19/25(a)      1,767,920  

1,750,000

  Fairview Health Services, Series 2021, 2.56%, 11/15/31      1,343,811  

1,500,000

  Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.65%, 3/1/26      1,427,158  

1,725,000

  HCA, Inc., 4.63%, 3/15/52(a)      1,297,839  

400,000

  John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation, 1.30%, 12/1/30      305,029  

2,000,000

  Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Series 2021, 2.81%, 6/1/41      1,395,375  

150,000

  Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, 3.15%, 5/1/27      139,490  

1,200,000

  Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, Series 2021, 3.79%, 4/1/51      927,768  

150,000

  Mass General Brigham, Inc., Series 2020, 3.19%, 7/1/49      107,058  

250,000

  Medtronic, Inc., 4.38%, 3/15/35      229,598  

2,000,000

  PerkinElmer, Inc., 3.63%, 3/15/51      1,351,940  

250,000

  Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group, Series H, 2.75%, 10/1/26      229,196  

2,500,000

  Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services Plc, 3.00%, 6/26/27(a)      2,295,191  

2,000,000

  Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, 2.26%, 7/1/31      1,572,821  

2,250,000

  Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 2.00%, 10/15/31      1,774,165  

100,000

  Trinity Health Corp., 4.13%, 12/1/45      84,275  
    

 

 

 
     31,971,976  
    

 

 

 

Financial — 6.24%

  

350,000

  Andrew W Mellon Foundation (The), Series 2020, 0.95%, 8/1/27      296,614  

250,000

  BlueHub Loan Fund, Inc., Series 2020, 2.89%, 1/1/27      222,034  

2,375,000

  BlueHub Loan Fund, Inc., Series 2020, 3.10%, 1/1/30      2,046,200  

1,600,000

  Bridge Housing Corp., 3.25%, 7/15/30      1,339,846  

250,000

  Community Preservation Corp. (The), Series 2020, 2.87%, 2/1/30      207,070  

2,100,000

  Healthcare Realty Holdings LP, REIT, 2.40%, 3/15/30      1,612,532  

590,000

  Low Income Investment Fund, Series 2019, 3.39%, 7/1/26      545,196  

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        

Amount

        Value          

$1,300,000

  Low Income Investment Fund, Series 2019, 3.71%, 7/1/29    $ 1,197,366  

2,000,000

  National Community Renaissance of California, Series 2022, 3.27%, 12/1/32      1,570,574  

2,160,000

  Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc., 4.48%, 12/1/32      1,979,595  

2,500,000

  Reinvestment Fund, Inc. (The), 3.93%, 2/15/28      2,314,374  
    

 

 

 
     13,331,401  
    

 

 

 

Industrial — 2.47%

  

2,600,000

  Agilent Technologies, Inc., 2.75%, 9/15/29      2,184,531  

1,500,000

  Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA, 3.65%, 5/7/30(b)      1,295,455  

1,000,000

  Nature Conservancy (The), Series A, 0.94%, 7/1/26      863,593  

1,000,000

  Nature Conservancy (The), Series A, 1.15%, 7/1/27      835,938  

70,000

  Nature Conservancy (The), Series A, 1.51%, 7/1/29      55,055  

53,000

  Nature Conservancy (The), Series A, 1.86%, 7/1/33      36,918  
    

 

 

 
       5,271,490  
    

 

 

 

Utilities — 5.20%

  

3,150,000

  American Water Capital Corp., 4.45%, 6/1/32      2,928,458  

1,534,000

  Avangrid, Inc., 3.15%, 12/1/24      1,465,930  

1,350,000

  Avangrid, Inc., 3.80%, 6/1/29      1,199,485  

1,060,000

  Essential Utilities, Inc., 5.30%, 5/1/52      951,968  

3,020,000

  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 1.90%, 6/15/28      2,503,986  

2,150,000

  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 7/15/32      2,055,156  
    

 

 

 
       11,104,983  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     61,679,850  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $73,615,743)

  

U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages — 27.80%

  

Fannie Mae — 13.55%

  

50,000

  Pool #AN0360, 3.95%, 12/1/45      45,331  

91,968

  Pool #AN7868, 3.06%, 12/1/27      85,765  

95,167

  Pool #AN8422, 3.71%, 4/1/33      88,952  

9,738

  Pool #BJ0657, 4.00%, 2/1/48      9,171  

34,692

  Pool #BJ2670, 4.00%, 4/1/48      32,673  

59,905

  Pool #BJ3178, 4.00%, 11/1/47      56,439  

47,145

  Pool #BJ4987, 4.00%, 3/1/48      44,401  

37,574

  Pool #BJ5158, 4.00%, 4/1/48      35,388  

43,097

  Pool #BJ9439, 4.00%, 2/1/48      40,589  

49,774

  Pool #BJ9477, 4.00%, 4/1/48      46,878  

48,141

  Pool #BK7924, 4.00%, 11/1/48      45,339  

21,882

  Pool #BO1263, 3.50%, 6/1/49      19,811  

814,573

  Pool #BP3417, 2.50%, 5/1/51      686,726  

195,411

  Pool #BP8741, 2.50%, 6/1/50      165,285  

306,155

  Pool #BQ7523, 2.00%, 11/1/50      249,259  

349,865

  Pool #BQ7524, 2.50%, 10/1/50      295,408  

868,260

  Pool #BR1037, 2.50%, 5/1/51      731,852  

1,604,647

  Pool #BR2051, 2.50%, 6/1/51      1,352,550  

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        
Amount
        Value          

$   300,000

  Pool #BS0915, 1.62%, 3/1/31    $ 240,422  

1,097,978

  Pool #BT0853, 2.50%, 5/1/51      925,480  

1,573,158

  Pool #BT8237, 4.00%, 6/1/52      1,459,045  

44,633

  Pool #CA1066, 4.00%, 1/1/48      42,051  

22,246

  Pool #CA1068, 3.50%, 1/1/48      20,337  

35,993

  Pool #CA2595, 4.50%, 11/1/48      34,785  

67,876

  Pool #CA2912, 4.00%, 12/1/48      63,926  

45,369

  Pool #CA3132, 4.00%, 2/1/49      42,622  

44,954

  Pool #CA3174, 4.00%, 2/1/49      42,338  

269,187

  Pool #CA3451, 3.50%, 5/1/49      244,709  

194,247

  Pool #CA3456, 3.50%, 5/1/49      176,584  

371,619

  Pool #CA9048, 2.00%, 2/1/51      302,470  

887,040

  Pool #CB0437, 2.50%, 5/1/51      747,820  

1,027,908

  Pool #CB0480, 2.50%, 5/1/51      866,419  

598,068

  Pool #CB0576, 2.50%, 5/1/51      504,109  

903,838

  Pool #CB0689, 2.50%, 6/1/51      761,841  

1,544,678

  Pool #CB2761, 3.00%, 2/1/52      1,345,191  

2,327,451

  Pool #CB3227, 3.50%, 3/1/52      2,094,966  

2,839,294

  Pool #CB3764, 4.00%, 6/1/52      2,633,339  

2,119,413

  Pool #CB3797, 4.00%, 6/1/52      1,976,003  

2,252,718

  Pool #CB4208, 4.50%, 7/1/52      2,145,225  

2,285,091

  Pool #CB4272, 4.50%, 7/1/52      2,176,091  

2,095,439

  Pool #CB4314, 4.50%, 8/1/52      1,995,485  

2,060,849

  Pool #CB4463, 4.50%, 8/1/52      1,972,244  

2,151,321

  Pool #CB4767, 5.00%, 9/1/52      2,113,301  
    

 

 

 
       28,958,620  
    

 

 

 

Freddie Mac — 14.10%

  

52,036

  Pool #Q59453, 4.00%, 11/1/48      49,058  

202,960

  Pool #QB5731, 2.00%, 11/1/50      165,239  

201,506

  Pool #QB5732, 2.50%, 11/1/50      170,219  

902,211

  Pool #QC3844, 2.00%, 6/1/51      731,530  

293,427

  Pool #QC3845, 2.50%, 6/1/51      247,274  

1,316,276

  Pool #QC7895, 2.00%, 9/1/51      1,067,058  

984,901

  Pool #QC9571, 2.50%, 10/1/51      829,528  

794,978

  Pool #QE4428, 4.00%, 6/1/52      737,320  

2,001,418

  Pool #QE6510, 4.50%, 7/1/52      1,905,937  

88,065

  Pool #RA1713, 3.00%, 11/1/49      77,275  

81,625

  Pool #RA1714, 3.00%, 11/1/49      71,625  

139,645

  Pool #RA2256, 3.00%, 3/1/50      122,494  

182,189

  Pool #RA2340, 3.00%, 3/1/50      159,778  

172,240

  Pool #RA2395, 2.50%, 4/1/50      144,751  

406,283

  Pool #RA2575, 2.50%, 5/1/50      343,861  

142,257

  Pool #RA2727, 2.00%, 5/1/50      115,873  

142,037

  Pool #RA2728, 2.50%, 5/1/50      120,176  

361,902

  Pool #RA2740, 2.50%, 6/1/50      305,846  

335,335

  Pool #RA3680, 2.50%, 9/1/50      283,450  

212,879

  Pool #RA3751, 2.00%, 10/1/50      173,331  

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        
Amount
        Value          

$   356,949

  Pool #RA4503, 2.00%, 2/1/51    $ 290,525  

338,971

  Pool #RA4598, 2.00%, 2/1/51      274,950  

332,111

  Pool #RA4927, 2.00%, 3/1/51      269,386  

485,943

  Pool #RA5020, 2.00%, 4/1/51      394,126  

1,015,850

  Pool #RA5045, 2.50%, 5/1/51      856,381  

1,315,353

  Pool #RA5195, 2.50%, 5/1/51      1,108,868  

907,698

  Pool #RA5197, 2.50%, 5/1/51      765,207  

895,265

  Pool #RA5234, 2.50%, 5/1/51      754,588  

473,113

  Pool #RA5237, 2.50%, 5/1/51      398,844  

1,682,524

  Pool #RA5278, 2.50%, 5/1/51      1,418,140  

1,646,206

  Pool #RA5379, 2.50%, 6/1/51      1,387,529  

966,206

  Pool #RA5380, 2.50%, 6/1/51      814,381  

1,498,269

  Pool #RA5571, 2.50%, 7/1/51      1,262,374  

239,327

  Pool #RA5621, 2.50%, 8/1/51      201,647  

795,246

  Pool #RA5701, 2.00%, 8/1/51      644,678  

993,581

  Pool #RA5796, 2.50%, 8/1/51      836,993  

220,265

  Pool #RA5874, 2.50%, 9/1/51      185,517  

2,497,701

  Pool #RA6108, 3.50%, 3/1/52      2,248,296  

2,037,456

  Pool #RA6760, 3.00%, 2/1/52      1,774,350  

2,297,497

  Pool #RA7454, 4.00%, 6/1/52      2,130,866  

1,926,802

  Pool #RA7714, 4.50%, 7/1/52      1,834,881  

57,954

  Pool #V84044, 4.00%, 1/1/48      54,654  

54,566

  Pool #V84506, 4.00%, 7/1/48      51,443  

43,392

  Pool #V84836, 4.00%, 11/1/48      40,908  

62,488

  Pool #V85365, 3.50%, 4/1/49      56,876  

181,499

  Pool #V85381, 3.50%, 4/1/49      165,199  

50,701

  Series 2018-SB45, Class A10F, 3.16%, 11/25/27(c)      48,536  

58,165

  Series 2018-SB47, Class A10F, 3.35%, 1/25/28(c)      55,352  

55,369

  Series 2018-SB48, Class A10F, 3.37%, 2/25/28(c)      52,216  

165,200

  Series 2019-SB59, Class A10F, 3.47%, 1/25/29(c)      157,887  

1,583,366

  Series 2021-SB87, Class A5H, 0.78%, 4/25/41(c)      1,415,206  

97,357

  Series KF57, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1-Month + 0.540%), 3.09%, 12/25/28(d)      96,509  

329,457

  Series Q014, Class A1, 1.56%, 1/25/36(d)      259,109  
    

 

 

 
       30,128,045  
    

 

 

 

Ginnie Mae — 0.15%

  

171,091

  Pool #AC3667, 1.66%, 8/15/26      168,702  

33,516

  Pool #BB3740, 4.00%, 11/15/47      31,781  

57,948

  Pool #BE3008, 4.00%, 4/20/48      54,858  

30,327

  Series 2018-2, Class AD, 2.40%, 3/16/59      28,386  

22,427

  Series 2018-26, Class AD, 2.50%, 3/16/52      21,526  
    

 

 

 
       305,253  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages

     59,391,918  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $68,499,100)

  

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        
Amount
        Value          

Municipal Bonds — 22.51%

  

Alabama — 0.41%

  

$   150,000

  Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham Revenue, 2.60%, 1/1/27    $ 137,134  

1,000,000

  Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham Revenue, 2.39%, 1/1/35, Callable 7/1/31 @ 100      746,220  
    

 

 

 
       883,354  
    

 

 

 

Arizona — 0.40%

  

750,000

  City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. Revenue, Series C, 1.38%, 7/1/27      647,132  

250,000

  City of Tucson Water System Revenue, 1.88%, 7/1/30      201,281  
    

 

 

 
       848,413  
    

 

 

 

Arkansas — 0.04%

  

100,000

  City of Russellville Water & Sewer Revenue, Series B, 1.23%, 7/1/26, (Credit Support: BAM)      87,942  
    

 

 

 

California — 6.85%

  

150,000

  California Health Facilities. Financing Authority Revenue, 2.02%, 6/1/24      144,271  

250,000

  California Health Facilities. Financing Authority Revenue, 1.68%, 6/1/28      211,204  

815,000

  California Health Facilities. Financing Authority Revenue, 1.98%, 6/1/30      655,778  

990,000

  California Health Facilities. Financing Authority Revenue, 2.53%, 6/1/35      750,515  

460,000

  Calleguas Municipal Water District Revenue, Series A, 2.52%, 7/1/36      333,890  

135,000

  City & County of San Francisco GO, Series A, 2.82%, 6/15/24      131,492  

100,000

  City & County of San Francisco GO, 1.95%, 6/15/27      88,836  

100,000

  City of Los Angeles Housing GO, Series A, 2.95%, 9/1/28, Callable 9/1/27 @ 100      91,524  

350,000

  City of San Buenaventura Revenue, 1.17%, 1/1/26      310,471  

1,580,000

  City of San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue, Series G, 1.79%, 11/1/30      1,236,517  

750,000

  City of Santa Rosa Wastewater Revenue, Series B, Series B, 2.12%, 9/1/31      592,979  

300,000

  City of Santa Rosa Wastewater Revenue, Series B, 2.32%, 9/1/33      230,928  

100,000

  City of Sunnyvale Wastewater Revenue, Series A, 3.20%, 4/1/26      95,624  

210,000

  Cucamonga Valley Water District Financing Authority Revenue, Series A, 1.54%, 9/1/27      181,176  

1,500,000

  Cucamonga Valley Water District Financing Authority Revenue, Series B, 3.60%, 9/1/27      1,428,126  

150,000

  Escondido Joint Powers Financing Authority Revenue, Series B, 2.44%, 9/1/25      141,019  

150,000

  Kern Community College District GO, 2.54%, 11/1/26      138,356  

175,000

  Lancaster Power Authority Revenue, 0.45%, 11/1/22      174,565  

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        
Amount
        Value          

$   190,000

  Lancaster Power Authority Revenue, 0.87%, 11/1/24, (Credit Support: AGM)    $ 174,742  

240,000

  Lancaster Power Authority Revenue, 1.67%, 11/1/27, (Credit Support: AGM)      204,402  

285,000

  Lancaster Power Authority Revenue, 1.92%, 11/1/28, (Credit Support: AGM)      238,997  

525,000

  Lancaster Power Authority Revenue, 2.56%, 11/1/33, (Credit Support: AGM), Callable 11/1/31 @ 100      407,300  

525,000

  Lancaster Power Authority Revenue, 2.68%, 11/1/34, (Credit Support: AGM), Callable 11/1/31 @ 100      403,657  

755,000

  Lancaster Power Authority Revenue, 2.79%, 11/1/35, (Credit Support: AGM), Callable 11/1/31 @ 100      575,876  

300,000

  Riverside Community College District GO, 0.82%, 8/1/25      271,062  

200,000

  Rosemead School District GO, Series A, 2.17%, 8/1/25      187,566  

250,000

  Rowland Water District Revenue, Series A, 0.87%, 12/1/25      222,269  

250,000

  Rowland Water District Revenue, Series A, 1.61%, 12/1/29      199,368  

1,000,000

  Rowland Water District Revenue, Series A, 1.91%, 12/1/31      767,316  

800,000

  Rowland Water District Revenue, Series A, Series A, 2.56%, 12/1/36, Callable 12/1/31 @ 100      586,747  

125,000

  San Diego County Water Authority Revenue, Series A, 1.17%, 5/1/27      107,101  

100,000

  San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Revenue, 5.40%, 10/1/28      102,954  

400,000

  Santa Clara Valley Water District Certificate Participation, Series D, 1.78%, 6/1/31, Callable 6/1/30 @ 100      310,145  

1,060,000

  Santa Clara Valley Water District Certificate Participation, Series D, 1.88%, 6/1/32, Callable 6/1/30 @ 100      804,968  

950,000

  Santa Clara Valley Water District Certificate Participation, Series D, 2.08%, 6/1/34, Callable 6/1/30 @ 100      699,001  

600,000

  Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District Revenue, Series A, 2.02%, 3/1/28      518,852  

100,000

  State of California Department of Water Resources Revenue, 0.92%, 12/1/26      86,119  

315,000

  Walnut Valley Water District Revenue, Series A, 0.96%, 6/1/26      276,956  

320,000

  Walnut Valley Water District Revenue, Series A, 1.17%, 6/1/27      273,529  

325,000

  Walnut Valley Water District Revenue, Series A, 1.37%, 6/1/28      270,748  
    

 

 

 
       14,626,946  
    

 

 

 

Colorado — 0.61%

  

1,120,000

  Denver City & County Housing Authority Revenue, Series B, 0.84%, 8/1/24, (Credit Support: HUD SECT 8), Callable 2/1/24 @ 100      1,035,058  

50,000

  Denver City & County School District No 1 GO, Series B, 2.99%, 12/1/24, (Credit Support: State Aid Withholding)      48,507  

275,000

  Parker Water & Sanitation District GO, 2.10%, 8/1/29      228,632  
    

 

 

 
       1,312,197  
    

 

 

 

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        
Amount
        Value          

Connecticut — 0.19%

  

$    325,000

  Connecticut Green Bank Revenue, 1.95%, 11/15/28    $ 268,864  

150,000

  South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority Revenue, Series B, 2.86%, 8/1/30, Callable 8/1/29 @ 100      127,250  
    

 

 

 
       396,114  
    

 

 

 

District of Columbia — 0.93%

  

340,000

  District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series A-2, 1.05%, 3/1/25, (Credit Support: FHA)      311,688  

155,000

  District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series A-2, 1.15%, 9/1/25, (Credit Support: FHA)      139,725  

350,000

  District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series A-2, 1.20%, 3/1/26, (Credit Support: FHA)      310,391  

195,000

  District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series A-2, 1.50%, 3/1/27, (Credit Support: FHA)      169,497  

195,000

  District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series A-2, 1.60%, 9/1/27, (Credit Support: FHA)      167,997  

200,000

  District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series A-2, 1.70%, 3/1/28, (Credit Support: FHA)      170,493  

135,000

  District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series A-2, 1.75%, 9/1/28, (Credit Support: FHA)      113,559  

140,000

  District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series A-2, 1.95%, 9/1/29, (Credit Support: FHA)      116,649  

590,000

  District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series A-2, 2.15%, 3/1/31, (Credit Support: FHA), Callable 3/1/30 @ 100      484,669  
    

 

 

 
       1,984,668  
    

 

 

 

Florida — 0.77%

  

2,000,000

  City of Palm Coast Utility Revenue, 1.44%, 10/1/28      1,647,512  
    

 

 

 

Georgia — 0.36%

  

75,000

  Atlanta Urban Residential Finance Authority Revenue, Series A, 2.39%, 12/1/22      74,849  

285,000

  Carroll County Water Authority Revenue, Series B, 1.51%, 7/1/27      246,151  

75,000

  Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority Revenue, Series A, 3.00%, 12/1/24, (Credit Support: County Guaranteed)      71,052  

425,000

  Tift County Hospital Authority Revenue, 1.05%, 12/1/25, (Credit Support: County Guaranteed)      376,184  
    

 

 

 
       768,236  
    

 

 

 

Hawaii — 0.38%

  

695,000

  City & County of Honolulu GO, Series C, 1.47%, 7/1/28      583,954  

250,000

  Honolulu City & County Board of Water Supply Revenue, Series B, 1.98%, 7/1/27      220,217  
    

 

 

 
       804,171  
    

 

 

 

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        
Amount
        Value          

Idaho — 0.16%

  

$   500,000

  Idaho Energy Resources Authority Revenue, 2.86%, 9/1/46    $ 345,566  
    

 

 

 

Iowa — 0.05%

  

100,000

  Northeast Iowa Community College GO, Series 1, 3.45%, 6/1/26, Callable 6/1/24 @ 100      96,692  
    

 

 

 

Maryland — 0.09%

  

225,000

  City of Baltimore Revenue, Series B, 1.58%, 7/1/28      189,462  
    

 

 

 

Massachusetts — 0.73%

  

600,000

  Boston Water & Sewer Commission Revenue, 1.37%, 11/1/27      507,493  

1,040,000

  Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Series B, 2.49%, 7/1/33, Callable 7/1/31 @ 100      807,600  

250,000

  Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Revenue, Series F, 1.86%, 8/1/24      239,082  
    

 

 

 
       1,554,175  
    

 

 

 

Michigan — 1.02%

  

750,000

  City of Grand Rapids Sanitary Sewer System Revenue, 1.86%, 1/1/31      597,031  

1,330,000

  City of Grand Rapids Sanitary Sewer System Revenue, 2.01%, 1/1/32, Callable 1/1/31 @ 100      1,044,246  

95,000

  Marquette Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Revenue, 3.05%, 5/1/27, (Credit Support: Municipal Government Guaranteed), Callable 5/1/26 @ 100      87,964  

300,000

  Romulus Community Schools GO, Series B, 1.00%, 5/1/25, (Credit Support: Q-SBLF)      274,403  

225,000

  State of Michigan GO, Series B, 1.54%, 5/15/30      175,056  
    

 

 

 
       2,178,700  
    

 

 

 

Nebraska — 0.15%

  

100,000

  City of Omaha Sewer Revenue, Series B, 1.04%, 4/1/26      88,895  

250,000

  Papio-Missouri River Natural Resource District Special Tax, 2.20%, 12/15/25, Callable 6/15/24 @ 100      224,306  
    

 

 

 
       313,201  
    

 

 

 

Nevada — 0.10%

  

250,000

  City of Henderson GO, Series A-2, 2.23%, 6/1/28      215,976  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey — 0.56%

  

1,335,000

  Morris County Improvement Authority Revenue, 0.89%, 6/15/25      1,199,512  
    

 

 

 

New York — 0.63%

  

570,000

  New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, 1.13%, 11/1/25, (Credit Support: SONYMA), Callable 7/1/23 @ 100      505,596  

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        
Amount
        Value  

$   600,000

  Western Nassau County Water Authority Revenue, Series B, 2.50%, 4/1/34    $ 460,657  

500,000

  Western Nassau County Water Authority Revenue, Series B, 2.58%, 4/1/35      376,250  
    

 

 

 
       1,342,503  
    

 

 

 

Ohio — 0.09%

  

130,000

  City of Cincinnati Revenue, Series C, 3.95%, 11/1/28      122,886  

100,000

  County of Franklin Revenue, 2.88%, 11/1/50, Callable 5/1/50 @ 100      61,882  
    

 

 

 
       184,768  
    

 

 

 

Oklahoma — 0.60%

  

715,000

  Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority Revenue, Series A, Series A, 2.58%, 7/1/28      635,151  

745,000

  Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority Revenue, Series A, Series A, 2.63%, 7/1/29      648,106  
    

 

 

 
       1,283,257  
    

 

 

 

Oregon — 0.74%

  

350,000

  City of Portland GO, Series B, 1.51%, 6/15/28      293,754  

300,000

  City of Tigard Water Revenue, 2.00%, 8/1/28, (Credit Support: BAM)      248,831  

90,000

  State of Oregon GO, Series B, 2.77%, 5/1/23      89,240  

345,000

  State of Oregon GO, Series F, 1.32%, 6/1/27      295,379  

700,000

  State of Oregon GO, Series B, Series B, 3.89%, 5/1/30      654,217  
    

 

 

 
       1,581,421  
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania — 1.92%

  

1,750,000

  City of Philadelphia Water & Wastewater Revenue, Series B, 1.49%, 7/1/27      1,494,990  

185,000

  City of Philadelphia Water & Wastewater Revenue, Series A, 3.55%, 10/1/28      170,602  

825,000

  Economy Borough Municipal Authority Revenue, Series A, 1.65%, 12/15/28, (Credit Support: BAM)      673,165  

1,325,000

  Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia Revenue, Series A, Series A, 1.03%, 9/1/24      1,226,513  

500,000

  Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia Revenue, Series A, Series A, 1.38%, 9/1/25      447,946  

100,000

  Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia Revenue, 4.50%, 11/1/31, Callable 11/1/28 @ 100      93,107  
    

 

 

 
       4,106,323  
    

 

 

 

Rhode Island — 1.07%

  

1,295,000

  Narragansett Bay Commission Revenue, 2.09%, 9/1/30      1,029,796  

400,000

  Narragansett Bay Commission Revenue, 2.26%, 9/1/32, Callable 9/1/30 @ 100      305,500  

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        
Amount
        Value  

$   150,000

  Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank Revenue, 2.70%, 10/1/28    $ 134,219  

1,000,000

  Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank State Revolving Fund Revenue, Series A, 1.40%, 10/1/28      826,810  
    

 

 

 
       2,296,325  
    

 

 

 

Tennessee — 0.06%

  

160,000

  Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Water & Sewer Revenue, Series B, Series B, 1.47%, 7/1/27      138,088  
    

 

 

 

Texas — 2.02%

  

930,000

  City of Houston Combined Utility System Revenue, Series B, 0.81%, 11/15/25      832,310  

250,000

  City of Houston Combined Utility System Revenue, Series C, 2.05%, 11/15/26      226,623  

400,000

  City of Lubbock Water & Wastewater System Revenue, Series C, 1.39%, 2/15/27      345,953  

170,000

  City of Temple Utility System Revenue, 1.11%, 8/1/25      154,696  

300,000

  City of Temple Utility System Revenue, 1.53%, 8/1/27      258,857  

690,000

  City of Temple Utility System Revenue, 1.80%, 8/1/29      567,143  

800,000

  Dallas Area Rapid Transit Revenue, 2.18%, 12/1/32      633,510  

335,000

  Hidalgo County Drain District No 1 GO, Series A, 0.96%, 9/1/25      302,761  

275,000

  Hidalgo County Drain District No 1 GO, Series A, 1.11%, 9/1/26      240,978  

225,000

  Hidalgo County Drain District No 1 GO, Series A, 1.35%, 9/1/27      192,588  

130,000

  Hidalgo County Drain District No 1 GO, Series A, 1.50%, 9/1/28      108,479  

300,000

  Hidalgo County Drain District No 1 GO, Series A, 1.67%, 9/1/29      245,007  

200,000

  United Independent School District GO, 5.00%, 8/15/24, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)      202,230  
    

 

 

 
       4,311,135  
    

 

 

 

Utah — 0.20%

  

520,000

  Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy Revenue, Series B, 1.52%, 7/1/28      435,107  
    

 

 

 

Vermont — 0.04%

  

100,000

  Vermont Housing Finance Agency Revenue, 3.45%, 11/1/29      91,109  
    

 

 

 

Virginia — 0.07%

  

150,000

  Loudoun County Economic Development Authority Revenue, Series B, 2.05%, 12/1/22      149,630  
    

 

 

 

 

50


 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        
Amount
        Value  

Washington — 1.27%

  

$2,400,000

  City of Tacoma Electric System Revenue, Series C, 5.64%, 1/1/27    $ 2,454,749  

300,000

  Grant County Public Utility District No 2 Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project Revenue, 1.90%, 1/1/27      268,544  
    

 

 

 
       2,723,293  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds

     48,095,796  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $57,669,511)

  

Asset Backed Securities — 10.34%

  

841,448

  GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust, Series 2021-3CS, Class A, 2.10%, 5/20/48(a)      678,569  

1,940,974

  GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust, Series 2021-5CS, Class B, 2.56%, 10/20/48(a)      1,530,980  

1,477,108

  GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust, Series 2022-1GS, Class B, 2.94%, 1/20/49(a)      1,194,010  

747,727

  Loanpal Solar Loan Ltd., Series 2021-2GS, Class A, 2.22%, 3/20/48(a)      607,136  

3,532,607

  Luminace Issuer LLC, Series 2022-1, Class B, 5.91%, 7/31/62(a)      3,265,059  

1,087,714

  Sunnova Helios II Issuer LLC, Series 2019-AA, Class A, 3.75%, 6/20/46(a)      958,158  

1,016,806

  Sunnova Helios II Issuer LLC, Series 2021-B, Class A, 1.62%, 7/20/48(a)      807,482  

1,527,276

  Sunnova Helios V Issuer LLC, Series 2021-A, Class A, 1.80%, 2/20/48(a)      1,229,461  

933,091

  Sunnova Helios VII Issuer LLC, Series 2021-C, Class A, 2.03%, 10/20/48(a)      775,296  

1,644,279

  Sunnova Sol IV Issuer LLC, Series 2022-A, Class C, 3.53%, 2/22/49(a)      1,382,333  

940,821

  Sunrun Vulcan Issuer LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 2.46%, 1/30/52(a)      779,750  

400,000

  Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Series 2019-A, Class C, 2.68%, 1/20/23(a)      399,804  

1,700,000

  Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Series 2019-A, Class D, 3.37%, 1/20/23(a)      1,699,765  

190,000

  Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Series 2020-A, Class B, 1.18%, 1/22/24(a)      186,857  

2,955,000

  Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Series 2020-A, Class D, 2.33%, 2/20/24(a)      2,894,280  

2,000,000

  Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Series 2021-A, Class D, 1.34%, 3/20/25(a)      1,876,081  

2,000,000

  Tesla Auto Lease Trust, Series 2021-B, Class D, 1.32%, 9/22/25(a)      1,814,515  
    

 

 

 

Total Asset Backed Securities

     22,079,536  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $24,774,425)

  

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        
Amount
        Value  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 7.58%

  

Small Business Administration — 3.32%

  

$   244,717

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.03%, 4/15/31(d),(e)    $ 167  

897,300

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.03%, 7/15/31(d),(e)      613  

143,106

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.23%, 12/15/30(d),(e)      750  

447,502

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.23%, 3/15/31(d),(e)      2,344  

344,250

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.23%, 5/15/31(d),(e)      1,803  

389,700

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.28%, 5/17/46(d),(e)      3,711  

450,000

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.48%, 9/1/31(e)      5,169  

443,934

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.53%, 6/15/31(d),(e)      5,359  

222,833

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.78%, 4/15/31(d),(e)      3,959  

1,350,000

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.78%, 7/15/31(d),(e)      23,982  

495,000

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.78%, 8/15/31(d),(e)      8,793  

315,000

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.78%, 8/15/31(d),(e)      5,596  

103,500

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.78%, 8/15/31(d),(e)      1,839  

494,802

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 0.98%, 4/15/31(d),(e)      11,558  

404,563

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 1.03%, 4/15/46(d),(e)      14,170  

346,986

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 1.23%, 5/10/31(e)      10,213  

868,500

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 1.23%, 6/11/31(e)      34,911  

270,000

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 1.23%, 8/2/31(e)      7,947  

180,000

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 1.23%, 9/10/31(e)      5,298  

139,500

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 1.23%, 9/16/31(e)      4,106  

940,950

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 1.28%, 4/7/46(d),(e)      40,956  

437,400

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 1.28%, 6/23/46(d),(e)      19,039  

1,226,700

  Certificate of Originator’s Fee, 1.28%, 6/30/46(d),(e)      53,394  

33,979

  (Prime Index - 2.500%), 2.25%, 2/25/28(d)      33,985  

84,530

  (Prime Index - 2.500%), 2.25%, 4/25/44(d)      84,486  

54,801

  (Prime Index - 0.675%), 4.08%, 9/25/43(d)      57,416  

213,156

  (Prime Index - 0.675%), 4.08%, 11/25/45(d)      224,897  

237,505

  (Prime Index + 0.118%), 4.87%, 1/25/46(d)      256,670  

397,327

  (Prime Index + 0.325%), 5.08%, 6/25/31(d)      422,666  

408,457

  (Prime Index + 0.325%), 5.08%, 7/25/31(d)      434,916  

489,237

  (Prime Index + 0.325%), 5.08%, 2/25/32(d)      522,121  

105,665

  (Prime Index + 0.325%), 5.08%, 9/25/44(d)      113,988  

813,133

  (Prime Index + 0.325%), 5.08%, 8/25/46(d)      884,894  

684,068

  (Prime Index + 0.375%), 5.13%, 10/25/31(d)      723,817  

616,380

  (Prime Index + 0.375%), 5.13%, 8/25/46(d)      665,312  

37,348

  (TBA), 5.27%, 3/30/28(d),(e)      41,331  

279,275

  (Prime Index + 0.575%), 5.33%, 4/25/31(d)      296,271  

39,745

  (Prime Index + 0.674%), 5.42%, 3/25/43(d)      42,906  

27,496

  (Prime Index + 0.700%), 5.45%, 2/25/28(d)      28,466  

34,650

  (TBA), 5.58%, 9/23/25(d),(e)      38,047  

889,410

  (Prime Index + 0.825%), 5.58%, 9/25/31(d)      957,739  

405,574

  (Prime Index + 0.875%), 5.63%, 1/25/32(d)      438,690  

29,428

  (Prime Index + 1.011%), 5.76%, 11/25/28(d)      30,952  

64,224

  (Prime Index + 1.215%), 5.97%, 6/25/29(d)      68,069  

86,315

  (Prime Index + 1.575%), 6.33%, 7/25/30(d)      92,496  

115,697

  7.08%, 7/25/30(d)      113,932  

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        
Amount
        Value  

$   107,125

  (Prime Index + 2.325%), 7.08%, 10/25/30(d)    $ 116,361  

88,791

  (Prime Index + 2.325%), 7.08%, 1/25/31(d)      96,961  

65,419

  9.08%, 9/25/29      68,143  
    

 

 

 
       7,121,209  
    

 

 

 

U.S. International Development Finance Corp. — 4.26%

  

1,000,000

  1.44%, 4/15/28      873,413  

500,000

  1.65%, 4/15/28      441,514  

2,279,003

  (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.15%, 7/7/40(d)      2,279,003  

2,700,000

  (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.17%, 7/5/38(d)      2,700,000  

1,792,800

  (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.17%, 7/5/38(d)      1,792,800  

996,000

  (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.17%, 7/5/38(d),(e)      996,000  
    

 

 

 
       9,082,730  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     16,203,939  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $16,719,319)

  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation — 1.28%

  

2,800,000

  BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-AHP, Class C, (Term SOFR 1M + 2.090%), 4.94%, 1/17/39(a),(d)      2,723,285  
    

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

     2,723,285  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $2,786,380)

  

          Shares           

             

Investment Company — 1.61%

  

3,439,191

  U.S. Government Money Market Fund, RBC Institutional Class 1(f)      3,439,191  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     3,439,191  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $3,439,191)

  

Total Investments

   $ 213,613,515  

(Cost $247,503,669) — 99.99%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.01%

     31,731  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 213,645,246  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

(a)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

(b)

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

(c)

Variable or floating rate security, which interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

 

(d)

Floating rate note. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(e)

The Pricing Committee has fair valued this security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 

(f)

Affiliated investment.

Financial futures contracts as of September 30, 2022:

 

Long Position

  Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Value/Unrealized
Depreciation
     Notional
Value
   

Clearinghouse

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond     65        December 2022        $   (613,637)        USD      $ 8,216,406    

Barclays Capital Group

30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond     74        December 2022        (800,077)        USD        10,138,000    

Barclays Capital Group

Five Year U.S. Treasury Note     45        December 2022        (163,960)        USD        4,837,851    

Barclays Capital Group

Two Year U.S. Treasury Note     75        December 2022        (239,863)        USD        15,404,297    

Barclays Capital Group

                                                                               

Total

          $(1,817,537)          
               

Short Position

  Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
     Notional
Value
   

Clearinghouse

10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond     145        December 2022        $    996,046        USD      $ 17,180,235    

Barclays Capital Group

Ten Year U.S. Treasury Note     30        December 2022        155,534        USD        3,361,875    

Barclays Capital Group

                                                                           

Total

          $1,151,580          
               

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Abbreviations used are defined below:

AGM - Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

BAM - Bank of America

FHA - Insured by Federal Housing Administration

GO - General Obligations

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

MTN - Medium Term Note

PSF-GTD - Permanent School Fund Guarantee

Q-SBLF - Qualified School Bond Loan Fund

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SONYMA - State of New York Mortgage Agency

TBA - To-be-announced

USD - United States Dollar

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2022            
     RBC Access Capital
Community
Investment Fund
     RBC Impact
Bond Fund

Assets:

           

Investments in securities, at value:

           

Unaffiliated investments (cost $801,307,910 and $244,064,478, respectively)

     $ 695,431,075        $ 210,174,324

Affiliated investments (cost $1,836,898 and $3,439,191, respectively)

       1,836,898          3,439,191

Cash

       3,385,839          4,337

Cash at broker for financial futures contracts

       2,932,519          1,274,088

Interest and dividend receivable

       2,388,694          1,300,962

Receivable from advisor

                25,892

Receivable for capital shares issued

       840,773          8,653

Receivable for investments sold

       426,202          48,121

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

       441,097          1,151,580

Prepaid expenses and other assets

       26,791          39,609
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Assets

       707,709,888          217,466,757
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Professional fees payable

       4,404          5,353

Distributions payable

       480,502         

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       522,170          1,904,615

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

       2,198,327          1,817,537

Accrued expenses and other payables:

           

Investment advisory fees

       157,225         

Accounting fees

       10,292          5,935

Audit fees

       41,818          40,918

Trustees’ fees

       6,489          1,956

Distribution fees

       2,329          251

Custodian fees

       8,474          1,654

Shareholder reports

       41,334          20,920

Shareholder servicing fees

       27,291         

Transfer agent fees

       29,363          8,081

Other

       36,568          14,291
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       3,566,586          3,821,511
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 704,143,302        $ 213,645,246
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net Assets Consists of:

           

Capital

     $ 852,095,013        $ 254,911,231

Accumulated earnings

       (147,951,711 )          (41,265,985 )
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 704,143,302        $ 213,645,246
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2022        
     RBC Access Capital
Community
Investment Fund
    RBC Impact
Bond Fund
 

Net Assets

       

Class A

               $ 9,514,972     $ 941,098  

Class I

        643,252,167       95,006,027  

Class IS

        51,376,163       N/A  

Class R6

        N/A       66,390,976  

Class Y

        N/A       51,307,145  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ 704,143,302     $ 213,645,246  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value):

       

Class A

        1,258,280       111,767  

Class I

        85,092,354       11,252,228  

Class IS

        6,799,958       N/A  

Class R6

        N/A       7,864,843  

Class Y

        N/A       6,083,282  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

        93,150,592       25,312,120  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Prices Per Share:

       

Class A

      $ 7.56     $ 8.42  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

      $ 7.56     $ 8.44  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class IS

      $ 7.56     $ N/A  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R6

      $ N/A     $ 8.44  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class Y

      $ N/A     $ 8.43  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Offering Price Per Share:

       

Class A

      $ 7.85     $ 8.75  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge - Class A

        3.75     3.75
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2022        
     Access Capital
Community
Investment Fund
    RBC Impact
Bond Fund
 

Investment Income:

       

Interest income

      $ 15,920,834     $ 4,672,414  

Dividend income - affiliated

        160,804       19,298  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

        16,081,638       4,691,712  

Expenses:

       

Investment advisory fees

        2,561,496       775,080  

Distribution fees–Class A

        30,949       902  

Accounting fees

        189,805       95,273  

Audit fees

        45,344       49,044  

Custodian fees

        51,196       10,836  

Insurance fees

        4,222       5,723  

Legal fees

        22,654       29,197  

Registrations and filing fees

        59,147       81,147  

Shareholder reports

        113,265       59,633  

Transfer agent fees–Class A

        20,736       39  

Transfer agent fees–Class I

        281,475       113,157  

Transfer agent fees–Class IS

        32,601        

Transfer agent fees–Class R6

              3,867  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

        19,733       6,347  

Shareholder services administration fees–Class I

        339,614        

Tax expense

        2,617       4,517  

Other fees

        13,188       10,026  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee waiver/reimbursement

        3,788,042       1,244,788  

Expenses waived/reimbursed by:

       

Advisor

        (471,485     (313,975
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

        3,316,557       930,813  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

        12,765,081       3,760,899  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses):

       

Net realized gains/(losses) on:

       

Investment transactions

        (5,198,558     (4,039,271

Futures contracts

        2,025,138       (2,000,288
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized losses

        (3,173,420     (6,039,559

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

       

Investments

        (113,074,693     (33,545,628

Futures contracts

        (2,826,759     (162,217
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized losses

        (115,901,452     (33,707,845
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      $ (106,309,791   $ (35,986,505
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

    Access Capital
Community
Investment Fund
 
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2021
 

From Investment Activities

                              

Operations:

        

Net investment income

     $ 12,765,081       $ 9,703,697  

Net realized gains/(losses) from investments and futures contracts

       (3,173,420       3,597,976  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments and futures contracts

       (115,901,452       (15,585,254
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       (106,309,791       (2,283,581
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

Class A

       (212,562       (246,708

Class I

       (14,190,687       (12,633,263

Class IS

       (882,785       (486,652
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

       (15,286,034       (13,366,623
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

        

Proceeds from shares issued

       228,138,737         239,477,070  

Distributions reinvested

       9,868,662         8,052,034  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (159,505,905       (79,442,472
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

       78,501,494         168,086,632  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets

       (43,094,331       152,436,428  

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of year

       747,237,633         594,801,205  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 704,143,302       $ 747,237,633  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

        

Issued

       27,428,434         26,470,734  

Reinvested

       1,191,228         892,352  

Redeemed

       (19,203,225       (8,792,062
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

       9,416,437         18,571,024  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.    

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

    RBC Impact
Bond Fund
 
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2021
 

From Investment Activities

                   

Operations:

                   

Net investment income

     $ 3,760,899       $ 1,129,876  

Net realized gains/(losses) from investments and futures contracts

       (6,039,559       1,330,592  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments and futures contracts

       (33,707,845       (2,539,982
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       (35,986,505       (79,514
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

Class A

       (7,379       (300

Class I

       (2,186,798       (829,502

Class R6

       (1,977,070       (691,803

Class Y

       (1,470,292       (275,265
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

       (5,641,539       (1,796,870
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

        

Proceeds from shares issued

       50,109,379         187,535,964  

Distributions reinvested

       5,661,624         1,736,264  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (20,446,633       (5,232,227
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

       35,324,370         184,040,001  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets

       (6,303,674       182,163,617  

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of year

       219,948,920         37,785,303  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 213,645,246       $ 219,948,920  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

        

Issued

       5,352,276         18,353,758  

Reinvested

       598,137         167,889  

Redeemed

       (2,222,132       (505,635
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

       3,728,281         18,016,012  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.    

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                

 

            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
     Net
Investment
Income(a)
     Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
     Total from
Investment
Activities
     Net
Investment
Income
     Total
Distributions
     Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
 

Class A

                    

Year Ended 9/30/22

     $8.93        0.11        (1.33)        (1.22)        (0.15)        (0.15)        $7.56  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     9.13        0.10        (0.15)        (0.05)        (0.15)        (0.15)        8.93  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     9.00        0.16        0.17         0.33         (0.20)        (0.20)        9.13  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     8.62        0.19        0.41         0.60         (0.22)        (0.22)        9.00  

Year Ended 9/30/18

     9.02        0.18        (0.37)        (0.19)        (0.21)        (0.21)        8.62  

Class I

                    

Year Ended 9/30/22

     $8.92        0.15        (1.33)        (1.18)        (0.18)        (0.18)        $7.56  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     9.13        0.13        (0.16)        (0.03)        (0.18)        (0.18)        8.92  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     8.99        0.19        0.18         0.37         (0.23)        (0.23)        9.13  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     8.62        0.22        0.40         0.62         (0.25)        (0.25)        8.99  

Year Ended 9/30/18

     9.02        0.21        (0.37)        (0.16)        (0.24)        (0.24)        8.62  

Class IS

                    

Year Ended 9/30/22

     $8.92        0.15        (1.33)        (1.18)        (0.18)        (0.18)        $7.56  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     9.12        0.13        (0.15)        (0.02)        (0.18)        (0.18)        8.92  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     8.98        0.19        0.18         0.37         (0.23)        (0.23)        9.12  

Period Ended 9/30/19(b)

     8.73        0.13        0.26         0.39         (0.14)        (0.14)        8.98  

 

(a)

Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

 

(b)

For the period from March 11, 2019, (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2019.

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                

 

          Ratios/Supplemental Data
     Total
Return(a)(b)
   Net Assets,
End of
Year (000’s)
   Ratio of
Net Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
  Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets After
Fees Waived/
Reimbursed  and
Excluding
Interest Expense
  Ratio of
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
to Average
Net Assets
  Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets*
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate**

Class A

                              

Year Ended 9/30/22

       (13.84)%            $ 9,515        0.80%               0.80%       1.36%       0.84%       21%

Year Ended 9/30/21

       (0.61)%              14,233        0.80%       0.80%       1.07%       0.86%       25%

Year Ended 9/30/20

       3.65%               16,662        0.80%       0.80%       1.71%       0.90%       23%

Year Ended 9/30/19

       7.03%               17,583        0.95% (c)       0.87%       2.18%       1.11%       12%

Year Ended 9/30/18

       (2.12)%              22,258        1.06%       0.95%       2.10%       1.20%       20%

Class I

                              

Year Ended 9/30/22

       (13.44)%            $ 643,252        0.45%       0.45%       1.74%       0.51%       21%

Year Ended 9/30/21

       (0.37)%              701,768        0.45%       0.45%       1.42%       0.52%       25%

Year Ended 9/30/20

       4.13%               562,573        0.45%       0.45%       2.06%       0.51%       23%

Year Ended 9/30/19

       7.27%               550,213        0.60% (c)       0.53%       2.53%       0.66%       12%

Year Ended 9/30/18

       (1.79)%              568,592        0.73%       0.61%       2.44%       0.73%       20%

Class IS

                              

Year Ended 9/30/22

       (13.40)%            $ 51,376        0.40%       0.40%       1.87%       0.50%       21%

Year Ended 9/30/21

       (0.21)%              31,237        0.40%       0.40%       1.47%       0.55%       25%

Year Ended 9/30/20

       4.19%               15,566        0.40%       0.40%       2.06%       0.59%       23%

Period Ended 9/30/19(d)

       4.33%(e)          5,916        0.40% (f)       0.40% (f)       2.61% (f)       0.73% (f)       12%

 

*

During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

**

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

(a)

Excludes sales charge.

 

(b)

Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.

 

(c)

Beginning March 11, 2019, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 0.80% and 0.45% for Class A and Class I respectively. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the period ended September 30,2019.

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                

 

(d)

For the period from March 11, 2019, (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2019.

 

(e)

Not annualized.

 

(f)

Annualized.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

    

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                

 

            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
     Net
Investment
Income(a)
     Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
     Total from
Investment
Activities
     Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Gains
     Total
Distributions
     Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
 

Class A

                       

Year Ended 9/30/22

     $10.17        0.17        (1.71)        (1.54)        (0.14)        (0.07)        (0.21)        $   8.42  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     10.58        0.09        (0.24)        (0.15)        (0.12)        (0.14)        (0.26)        10.17  

Period Ended 9/30/20(b)

     10.15        0.11        0.44         0.55         (0.12)        —         (0.12)        10.58  

Class I

                       

Year Ended 9/30/22

     $10.19        0.16        (1.67)        (1.51)        (0.17)        (0.07)        (0.24)        $   8.44  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     10.59        0.12        (0.23)        (0.11)        (0.15)        (0.14)        (0.29)        10.19  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     10.22        0.20        0.52         0.72         (0.23)        (0.12)        (0.35)        10.59  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     9.61        0.26        0.62         0.88         (0.27)        —         (0.27)        10.22  

Period Ended 9/30/18(c)

     10.00        0.17        (0.38)        (0.21)        (0.18)        —         (0.18)        9.61  

Class R6

                       

Year Ended 9/30/22

     $10.19        0.16        (1.67)        (1.51)        (0.17)        (0.07)        (0.24)        $   8.44  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     10.60        0.12        (0.24)        (0.12)        (0.15)        (0.14)        (0.29)        10.19  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     10.22        0.21        0.52         0.73         (0.23)        (0.12)        (0.35)        10.60  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     9.61        0.27        0.61         0.88         (0.27)        —         (0.27)        10.22  

Period Ended 9/30/18(c)

     10.00        0.18        (0.39)        (0.21)        (0.18)        —         (0.18)        9.61  

Class Y

                       

Year Ended 9/30/22

     $10.19        0.16        (1.68)        (1.52)        (0.17)        (0.07)        (0.24)        $   8.43  

Period Ended 9/30/21(d)

     10.15        0.05        0.04         0.09         (0.05)        —         (0.05)        10.19  

 

(a)

Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

 

(b)

For the period from January 28, 2020 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2020.

 

(c)

For the period from December 18, 2017 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2018.

 

(d)

For the period from April 12, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2021.

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                

 

         Ratios/Supplemental Data
     Total
Return(a)
  Net Assets,
End of
Year (000’s)
   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*
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate**

Class A

                         

Year Ended 9/30/22

       (15.30 )%     $ 941        0.70%         1.91%         0.70%       33%

Year Ended 9/30/21

       (1.47 )%       21        0.70%         0.91%         54.43%       36%

Period Ended 9/30/20(b)

       5.48 %(c)       11        0.70% (d)       1.56% (d)       85.65% (d)       31%

Class I

                         

Year Ended 9/30/22

       (15.05 )%     $ 95,006        0.45%         1.70%         0.65%       33%

Year Ended 9/30/21

       (1.13 )%       77,793        0.45%         1.14%         0.73%       36%

Year Ended 9/30/20

       7.18 %       21,661        0.45%         1.94%         1.08%       31%

Year Ended 9/30/19

       9.27 %       6,467        0.45%         2.67%         1.62%       175%

Period Ended 9/30/18(e)

       (2.14 )%(c)       2,630        0.45% (d)       2.29% (d)       3.82% (d)       329%

Class R6

                         

Year Ended 9/30/22

       (15.01 )%     $ 66,391        0.40%         1.69%         0.52%       33%

Year Ended 9/30/21

       (1.17 )%       81,762        0.40%         1.14%         0.62%       36%

Year Ended 9/30/20

       7.33 %       16,113        0.40%         2.06%         0.97%       31%

Year Ended 9/30/19

       9.33 %       17,158        0.40%         2.73%         1.52%       175%

Period Ended 9/30/18(e)

       (2.10 )%(c)       2,447        0.40% (d)       2.33% (d)       3.70% (d)       329%

Class Y

                         

Year Ended 9/30/22

       (15.11 )%     $ 51,307        0.40%         1.70%         0.50%       33%

Period Ended 9/30/21(f)

       0.90 %(c)       60,373        0.40% (d)       0.99% (d)       0.59% (d)       36%

 

*

During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

**

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

(a)

Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.

 

(b)

For the period from January 28, 2020 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2020.

 

(c)

Not annualized.

 

(d)

Annualized.

 

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RBC Impact Bond Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                

 

(e)

For the period from December 18, 2017 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2018.

 

(f)

For the period from April 12, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2021.

Purchased Option unrealized is included in Investments.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

    

 

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September 30, 2022

 

 

1. Organization:

RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2003 and currently consists of 20 portfolios. Overall responsibility for the management of the Trust is vested in its Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The predecessor fund for the Access Capital Community Investment Fund was reorganized into a series of the Trust, effective July 28, 2008.This report includes the following two investment portfolios (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

- Access Capital Community Investment Fund

- RBC Impact Bond Fund (“Impact Bond Fund”)

The Access Capital Community Investment Fund offers three share classes: Class A, Class I and Class IS shares. The Impact Bond Fund offers four share classes: Class A, Class I, Class R6, and Class Y shares. Class A shares are offered with a 3.75% maximum front-end sales charge and a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase on which no front-end sales charge was paid. Class I, Class IS, Class R6 and Class Y shares (intended for investors meeting certain investment minimum thresholds) are not subject to either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC.

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM-US” or “Advisor” or “Co-Administrator”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. The officers of the Trust (“Fund Management”) are also employees of RBC GAM-US or its affiliates.

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Each Fund is an investment company that follows accounting and reporting guidance under the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Summarized below are the significant accounting policies of the Funds. These policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Fund Management follows these policies when preparing financial statements. Fund Management may also be required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The financial statements are as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Security Valuation:

The Board has approved pricing and valuation procedures of the Advisor for determining the fair value of each Fund’s investments. Fair value of a security is considered to be the price that a fund might reasonably expect to receive upon its current sale in an orderly transaction between market participants.

Fixed income securities, including to-be-announced (“TBA”) commitments and municipal bonds, are generally valued based on evaluated prices received from third-party pricing services or from broker-dealers who make markets in the securities and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see “Fair Value Measurements” below for additional information). The pricing services utilize both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques that take into account multiple appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, market spreads, interest rates, and fundamental security analytical data including yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity and type of issue.

Mortgage-related securities represent direct or indirect participation in, or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans secured by real property and include pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. These securities may be issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities, or private issuers, including commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private mortgage insurance bankers and other secondary market issuers. These mortgage-related securities are generally valued by pricing services that use broker-dealer quotations or valuation estimates from their

 

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internal pricing models. These pricing models generally consider such factors as current market data, estimated cash flows, market-based yield spreads, and estimated prepayment rates. Securities valued using such techniques and inputs are generally categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. To the extent significant inputs are unobservable, the securities will be categorized as Level 3.

Exchange-traded futures are valued at the last sale price at the close of the market on the principal exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Investments in open-end investment companies (mutual funds) are valued at net asset value and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

The Board has designated to the Advisor the responsibility for implementing the pricing and valuation procedures, including responsibility for determining the fair value of the Funds’ securities or other assets and liabilities, and has established a Pricing Committee to assist in carrying out supervisory functions related to such responsibilities. The Pricing Committee includes representatives of the Funds’ Advisor, and Co-Administrator, including personnel from accounting and operations, trading, risk management and compliance. The Pricing Committee meets at least quarterly to review and approve Fund valuation matters, including a review of the Funds’ pricing activity and operations, fair value measurements, pricing vendors, policies and procedures, and related controls. At least a quorum of the Pricing Committee shall meet more frequently, as needed, to consider and approve time-sensitive fair valuation matters. The Pricing Committee provides periodic reports to the Valuation, Portfolio Management and Performance Committee (“Valuation Committee”) of the Board regarding pricing and valuation matters. Members of the Pricing Committee meet with the Valuation Committee and the Board at each of their regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions taken during the period.

The Advisor has procedures to determine the fair value of a security when a price is not available from a pricing service or broker- dealer or the Advisor has determined that a price provided by a pricing service or broker-dealer does not approximate fair value. Fair valuation may also be used when a significant valuation event affecting the value of a security or market sector is determined to have occurred between the time when a security’s market closes and the time the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. The fair value of the security will be determined in good faith by the Advisor in accordance with procedures and methodologies approved by the Board. General factors used in determining the fair value of securities include, but are not limited to, fundamental analytical data relating to the security, the issuer and the market, such as duration, prepayment and default rates; general level of interest rates and changes in interest rates; information from broker-dealers; trading in similar securities; any restrictions on disposition of the security; and an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the investments are traded. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 in the fair value hierarchy, depending on the relevant inputs used.

When the Funds utilize fair valuation methods that use significant unobservable inputs to determine a security’s value, such securities will be categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These methods may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Funds’ policy is intended to result in a calculation of a Fund’s net asset value that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Funds cannot guarantee that values determined by the Advisor or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Funds could obtain for a security if they were to dispose of it as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Funds may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

The Advisor employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approach related to securities categorized within Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These methods may include regular due diligence of the Funds’ pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transaction back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing and stale prices and large movements in market value, and reviews of any market related activities. Additionally, the pricing of all fair value holdings is subsequently reported to the Valuation Committee and Board.

 

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Fair Value Measurements:

The Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that categorizes investments based on the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

•    Level 1 - Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date.

•    Level 2 - Significant inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, spreads, prepayment spreads, etc.

•    Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Inputs used in determining fair value of an investment may include, but are not limited to, price information, volatility statistics, credit and market data, and other factors, all of which may be either observable or unobservable. Inputs can vary among investments and will be impacted by the investment type and volume of activity for the particular security or similar securities in the market. Investments in the Level 3 category are generally supported by transactions and quoted prices from dealers participating in the market for those investments. Investments may be included in the Level 3 category due to a lack of market activity or transparency. Internal valuation models may also be used as a pricing source for Level 3 investments. Internal valuation models may rely on one or more unobservable inputs, such as estimated cash flows, financial statement analysis and discount rates.

The summary of inputs used to determine the fair value of the Funds’ investments as of September 30, 2022 is as follows:

 

     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Access Capital Community

              

Investment Fund

              

Assets:                                   

              

Investments in Securities

              

Municipal Bonds

     $              —      $ 22,341,669           $—      $ 22,341,669  

U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages

            628,820,489                  628,820,489  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

            44,054,257                  44,054,257  

Investment Company

     1,836,898                         1,836,898  

Corporate Bond

            214,660                  214,660  

Other Financial Instruments*

              

Financial futures contracts

     441,097                         441,097  
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $  2,277,995      $ 695,431,075                                  $—      $ 697,709,070  
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:                             

              

Other Financial Instruments*

              

Financial futures contracts

     $(2,198,327)      $           $—      $ (2,198,327
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Impact Bond Fund

              

Assets:                                     

              

Investments in Securities

              

Municipal Bonds

   $      $ 48,095,796         $      $ 48,095,796  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

            16,203,939                  16,203,939  

U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages

            59,391,918                  59,391,918  

Asset Backed Securities

            22,079,536                  22,079,536  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

            2,723,285                  2,723,285  

Investment Company

     3,439,191                         3,439,191  

Corporate Bonds

            61,679,850                  61,679,850  

Other Financial Instruments*

              

Financial futures contracts

     1,151,580                         1,151,580  
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 4,590,771      $ 210,174,324                                $      $ 214,765,095  
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:                               

              

Other Financial Instruments*

              

Financial futures contracts

   $ (1,817,537    $         $      $ (1,817,537
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*Other financial instruments are instruments shown on the Schedule of Portfolio Investments, such as futures contracts which are valued at fair value.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

     Access Capital  
     Community  
     Investment Fund  
     U.S. Government Agency Obligations–
(Small Business Administration)
 

Balance as of 9/30/21(value)

     $ 48,368   

Sales (Paydowns)

     (54,056)  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

          5,688   

Balance as of 9/30/22(value)

     $          —   

The Access Capital Community Investment Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 3 category were valued using the valuation methodology and technique deemed most appropriate in the circumstances. The significant unobservable inputs used include assumptions regarding the particular security’s cash flow profile, prepayments and potential defaults which may not be generally observable for either the security or for assets of a similar type. Inputs with respect to variable rate securities may also include assumptions regarding future interest rate changes. Significant changes in any of these assumptions may result in a lower or higher fair value measurement.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements:

To obtain short-term financing, the Access Capital Community Investment Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with primary dealers that report to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or the 100 largest U.S. commercial banks, who are deemed creditworthy under guidelines approved by the Board. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements is based upon competitive market rates at the time of issuance. At the time the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will establish and maintain a segregated account with the custodian containing qualifying assets having a value, including accrued interest, not less than the repurchase price. Based on requirements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, the Fund may also be required to deliver or deposit securities or cash as collateral.

As of September 30, 2022 there were no open reverse Repurchase Agreements.

 

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Reverse repurchase transactions are entered into by the Fund under Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”), which permit the Fund, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund. With reverse repurchase transactions, typically the Fund and the counterparties are permitted to sell, repledge, or use the collateral associated with the transaction. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of the MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, the Fund receives or posts securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be received or paid by the Fund upon the maturity of the transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund is considered an unsecured creditor with respect to excess collateral and, as such, the return of excess collateral may be delayed.

In the event the buyer of securities under a MRA files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted while the other party, or its trustee or receiver, determines whether or not to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities.

TBA Commitments:

The Funds may enter into TBA commitments to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a future date. TBA commitments are considered securities in themselves, and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased/sold declines/increases prior to settlement date, which is in addition to the risk of decline in the value of a Fund’s other assets. Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at the current value of the underlying securities, according to the procedures described under “Security Valuation”.

Mortgage Backed Securities:

Because the Funds will focus on community development investments, such as securities backed by commercial and/or residential mortgage loans, it will be affected by risks not typically associated with funds that do not specialize in community development investments. These risks include credit and prepayment risk and risk due to default on underlying loans within a security. Changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults or assets underlying these securities, can affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions.

In addition, the Access Capital Community Investment Fund invests in certain mortgage backed securities that qualify under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (“CRA”) in which the Fund may pay a premium for the geographically or other targeted nature of the securities. There can be no guarantee, however, that a similar premium will be received if the security is sold by the Fund.

Derivatives:

The Funds may use derivative instruments, including futures, forwards, options, indexed securities, swaps and inverse securities as tools in the management of portfolio assets. The Funds may use such derivatives through either the creation of long or short positions to hedge various investments, for investment purposes, for risk management and/or to increase income or gain to the Funds. Derivatives allow the Funds to manage their risk exposure more quickly and efficiently than other types of instruments. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to a Fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce the Fund’s returns.

Hedging also involves the risk that changes in the value of the derivative will not match those of the holdings being hedged as expected by the Funds, in which case any losses on the holdings being hedged may not be reduced and may be increased. There can be no assurance that a Fund’s hedging strategy will reduce risk or that hedging transactions will be available or cost effective. The Funds are subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives by investing in various derivative financial instruments, as described below.

 

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Financial Futures Contracts:

The Funds may enter into futures contracts in an effort to manage the duration of the portfolio and hedge against certain market risk. A futures contract on a securities index is an agreement obligating one party to pay, and entitling the other party to receive, during the term of the contract, cash payments based on the level of a specified securities index. Futures transactions involve brokerage costs and require a Fund to segregate assets to cover contracts that would require it to purchase securities or currencies. A Fund may lose the expected benefit of futures transactions if interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices change in an unanticipated manner. Such unanticipated changes may also result in lower overall performance than if a Fund had not entered into any futures transactions.

The Funds entered into U.S. Treasury Bond futures and U.S. Treasury Notes futures during the year ended September 30, 2022.

Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash, U.S. government securities, or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Funds each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the underlying instrument. A Fund would record an unrealized gain or loss each day equal to these daily payments.

Open futures contracts are shown on the Schedules of Portfolio Investments. Underlying collateral pledged for open futures contracts is the cash at brokers for financial futures contracts shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at September 30, 2022.

 

Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instrument as of September 30, 2022

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location

 

Asset Derivatives

 
     Access Capital         
     Community      Impact  
     Investment Fund      Bond Fund  

Interest Rate Risk:

     

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

     $441,097        $1,151,580  

Total

     $441,097        $1,151,580  

    

 

Liability Derivatives

 
     Access Capital         
     Community      Impact  
     Investment Fund      Bond Fund  

Interest Rate Risk:

     

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

     $2,198,327        $1,817,537  

Total

     $2,198,327        $1,817,537  
The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations during the year ended September 30, 2022 is as follows:

 

     Access Capital         
Derivative Instruments    Community      Impact  

Categorized by Risk Exposure

   Investment Fund      Bond Fund  

Net realized Gain/(Loss) From:

     

Interest Rate Risk:

     

Financial futures contracts

     $2,025,138        $(2,000,288)  

Total

     $2,025,138        $(2,000,288)  

 

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     Access Capital         
Derivative Instruments    Community      Impact  

Categorized by Risk Exposure

   Investment Fund      Bond Fund  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) From:

     

Interest Rate Risk:

     

Financial futures contracts

     $(2,826,759)        $(162,217)  

Total

     $(2,826,759)        $(162,217)  
For the year ended September 30, 2022, the average volume of derivative activities based on ending quarterly outstanding amounts are as follows:

 

     Access Capital         
     Community      Impact  
     Investment Fund      Bond Fund  

Futures long position (contracts)

     331        180  

Futures short position (contracts)

     162        220  

Counterparty Credit Risk:

Derivatives may also expose a Fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations). To the extent amounts due to the Funds from their counterparties are not fully collateralized contractually or otherwise, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain in excess of any collateral pledged by the counterparty to the Funds.

With exchange-traded futures, the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency) of the clearing broker or clearinghouse. Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Affiliated Investments:

The Funds invest in another Fund of the Trust (an “Affiliated Fund”), U.S. Government Money Market Fund-RBC Institutional Class 1, as a cash sweep vehicle. The income earned by the Funds from the Affiliated Fund for the period is disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The table below details the transactions of the Funds in the Affiliated Fund.

 

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     Value                    Value         
     September 30, 2021      Purchases      Sales      September 30, 2022      Dividends  

Investments in U.S. Government Money Market Fund
—RBC Institutional Class 1

              

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

     $30,836,880        $264,754,781        $293,754,763        $1,836,898        $160,804  

Impact Bond Fund

     600,418        79,211,186        76,372,414        3,439,191        19,298  

Credit Enhancement:

Certain obligations held by the Funds have credit enhancement or liquidity features that may, under certain circumstances, provide for repayment of principal and interest on the obligation upon demand date, interest rate reset date or final maturity. These enhancements may include: letters of credit; liquidity guarantees; security purchase agreements; tender option purchase agreements and third party insurance.

Investment Transactions and Income:

Investment transactions are recorded on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated based on the cost of the specific security (also known as identified cost basis). Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization or accretion of premium or discount using the effective yield method. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage- and asset-backed securities are included in the financial statements as interest income.

Expense, Investment Income and Gain/Loss Allocation:

Each Fund pays the expenses that are directly related to its operations, such as custodian fees or advisory fees. Expenses incurred by the Trust, such as trustee or legal fees, are allocated among each of the Funds in the Trust either proportionately based upon each Fund’s relative net assets or using another reasonable basis such as equally across all Funds in the Trust, depending on the nature of the expense. Individual share classes within a Fund are charged expenses specific to that class, such as distribution fees and transfer agent fees. Within a Fund, expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class based upon the proportion of relative net assets. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated to each class of shares based on relative net assets.

Distributions to Shareholders:

Each Fund pays out any income that it receives, less expenses, in the form of dividends and capital gains to its shareholders. Income dividends are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions are calculated based on federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. These “book/tax” differences may be either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are determined, as of the end of the tax year, to be permanent (e.g., reclassification of paydown gains and losses ), they are reclassified within a Fund’s capital account based on their federal tax basis treatment.

Indemnifications:

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts, including the Funds’ servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

 

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3. Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement with RBC GAM-US under which RBC GAM-US manages each Fund’s assets and furnishes related office facilities, equipment, research and personnel. The agreement requires each Fund to pay RBC GAM-US a monthly fee based upon average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreement, RBC GAM-US is entitled to receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each of the Funds as follows:

 

     Annual Rate  

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

     0.35%  

Impact Bond Fund

     0.35%  

RBC GAM-US has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or make payments in order to keep total operating expenses (excluding certain fees such as interest, taxes and acquired fund fees and expenses) of the Funds to the following levels pursuant to an expense limitation agreement.

 

     Class A      Class I      Class IS      Class R6      Class Y  
     Annual Rate      Annual Rate      Annual Rate      Annual Rate      Annual Rate  

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

     0.80%        0.45%        0.40%        N/A            N/A      

Impact Bond Fund

     0.70%        0.45%        N/A            0.40%        0.40%  

This expense limitation agreement is in place until January 31, 2024, and shall continue for additional one-year terms unless terminated by either party at any time. The Advisor is entitled to recoup from the Fund or class the fees and/or operating expenses waived or reimbursed during any of the previous 12 months (3 years for the Impact Bond Fund), provided the Fund is able to do so and remain in compliance with the expense limitation in place at the time the fees were waived or expenses paid.

As of September 30, 2022, the amounts subject to possible recoupment under the expense limitation agreement were:

 

     FYE 9/30/20      FYE 9/30/21      FYE 9/30/22      Total  

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

     $       N/A        $       N/A        $436,319      $ 436,319  

Impact Bond Fund

     199,252        243,047        308,395        750,694  

There was no recoupment of expense reimbursements/waivers during the year. Amounts from years prior to those shown are no longer subject to recoupment.

RBC GAM-US may also voluntarily waive and/or reimburse operating expenses of any Fund from time to time. Any such voluntary program may be changed or eliminated at any time without notice, and expenses waived under such programs are not subject to recoupment.

RBC GAM-US voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Funds pay to RBC GAM-US indirectly through its investment in an affiliated money market fund. For the year ended September 30, 2022, the amount waived was $35,166 and $5,580 for Access Capital Community Investment Fund and Impact Bond Fund, respectively, and is included in expenses waived/reimbursed by Advisor in the Statement of Operations.

RBC GAM-US serves as co-administrator to the Funds. Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”) serves as co-administrator and fund accounting agent. Services provided under the administrative services contract include providing day-to-day administration of matters related to the Funds, maintenance of their records and the preparation of reports. Under the terms of the administrative services contract, RBC GAM-US does not receive a fee for its role as co-administrator. BNY Mellon receives a fee for its services payable by each Fund based in part on each Fund’s average net assets. BNY Mellon’s fee is included with “Accounting fees” in the Statement of Operation.

 

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RBC GAM-US also provides certain CRA-related administrative services to Class I shareholders of Access Capital Community Investment Fund pursuant to a Special Administrative Services Agreement with the Trust. In consideration for such services and the assumption of related expenses, RBC GAM-US receives a fee of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of Class I shares of the Fund.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Advisor. Such Officers and Trustees receive no compensation from the Funds for serving their respective roles.

The Trust currently pays each of the independent Trustees (Trustees of the Trust who are not directors, officers or employees of the Advisor, either Co-Administrator or Distributor) an annual retainer of $76,000. The Board Chairperson and Audit Committee Chairperson each receive an additional retainer of $2,500 annually, and all other trustees serving as Chair of a Board committee each receive an additional retainer of $1,000 annually. In addition, Independent Trustees receive a quarterly meeting fee of $6,500 for each in-person Board meeting attended, a meeting fee of $1,500 for each telephonic or Special Board meeting attended, a $1,500 fee for each Board committee meeting attended, and are reimbursed for all out-of -pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings. These amounts are included in the Statements of Operations in “Trustee’ fees”.

In conjunction with the initial launch of the Impact Bond Fund and the subsequent launch of Class A and Class Y shares, the Advisor invested seed capital in the Fund to provide the Fund or share class with its initial investment assets. The table below shows, as of September 30, 2022, the Fund’s net assets, the shares held by the Advisor, and the percent of total net assets represented by the Advisor’s investment.

 

              Shares held        % of Fund  
     Net Assets        by Advisor        Net Assets  

Impact Bond Fund

   $ 213,645,246          6,655,408          26.3%  

 

 

4. Fund Distribution:

Each of the Funds that offers Class A shares has adopted a Master Distribution 12b-1 Plan (the “Plan”) in which Quasar Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ distributor. The Plan permits each Fund to make payments for, or to reimburse the Distributor for, distribution-related costs and expenses of marketing shares of Class A covered under the Plan, and/or for providing shareholder services. The Plan does not apply to Class I and Class R6. The following chart shows the current Plan fee rate for Class A.

 

     Class A  

12b-1 Plan Fee

     0.25%*  

* Under the 12b-1 plan, the maximum fee rate for Class A shares is 0.50%. Currently the Board has approved an annual limit of 0.25%.

Plan fees are based on average daily net assets of Class A. Up to 0.25% of each Plan fee may be designated as a service fee, as defined by the applicable rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Distributor, subject to applicable legal requirements, may waive the Plan fee voluntarily, in whole or in part. For the year ended September 30, 2022, there were no fees waived by the Distributor.

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the Distributor received commissions of $10,079 in front-end sales charges of Class A shares of the Funds, of which $10,000 was paid to affiliated broker-dealers, and the remainder was either paid to unaffiliated broker-dealers or retained by the Distributor.

The Distributor did not receive any CDSC fees from Class A shares of the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2022.

 

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5. Securities Transactions:

The cost of securities purchased and proceeds from securities sold (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) for the year ended September 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales      Purchases      Sales  
     (Excl. U.S. Gov’t)      (Excl. U.S. Gov’t)      of U.S. Gov’t.      of U.S. Gov’t.  

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

     $     453,724        $  4,806,712        $248,066,882        $141,063,393  

Impact Bond Fund

     61,687,352        40,911,659        44,077,466        31,010,056  

 

 

6. Capital Share Transactions:

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (“Shares Outstanding”) without par value. Transactions in capital stock of the Funds are summarized on the following pages:

 

     Access Capital Community Investment Fund     Impact Bond Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2021
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

                                                        

Class A

                    

Proceeds from shares issued

      $ 968,891        $ 4,289,357        $ 1,000,000        $ 13,950  

Distributions reinvested

        213,449          245,262          7,501          301  

Cost of shares redeemed

        (3,939,878        (6,622,084        (16,171        (2,915
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class A

      $ (2,757,538      $ (2,087,465      $ 991,330        $ 11,336  
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I

                    

Proceeds from shares issued

      $ 182,842,481        $ 213,915,716        $ 45,194,667        $ 61,822,014  

Distributions reinvested

        8,763,619          7,320,148          2,193,306          768,897  

Cost of shares redeemed

        (137,545,454        (67,319,554        (13,421,769        (5,229,312
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class I

      $ 54,060,646        $ 153,916,310        $ 33,966,204        $ 57,361,599  
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class IS

                    

Proceeds from shares issued

      $ 44,327,365        $ 21,271,997        $        $  

Distributions reinvested

        891,594          486,624                    

Cost of shares redeemed

        (18,020,573        (5,500,834                  
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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     Access Capital Community Investment Fund     Impact Bond Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2021
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2021
 

Change in Class IS

      $ 27,198,386        $ 16,257,787        $        $  
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class R6

                    

Proceeds from shares issued

               $                 $                 $ 3,914,712                 $ 65,700,000  

Distributions reinvested

                          1,982,680          691,801  

Cost of shares redeemed

                          (7,008,693         
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

      $        $        $ (1,111,301      $ 66,391,801  
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class Y

                    

Proceeds from shares issued

      $        $        $        $ 60,000,000  

Distributions reinvested

                          1,478,137          275,265  
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class Y

      $        $        $ 1,478,137        $ 60,275,265  
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      $ 78,501,494        $ 168,086,632        $   35,324,370        $   184,040,001  
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                    

Class A

                    

Issued

        113,890          472,755          110,619          1,371  

Reinvested

        25,648          27,148          850          29  

Redeemed

        (475,290        (730,240        (1,815        (285
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class A

        (335,752        (230,337        109,654          1,115  
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I

                    

Issued

        21,919,539          23,646,511          4,828,785          6,018,469  

Reinvested

        1,056,934          811,194          232,926          74,181  

Redeemed

        (16,520,924        (7,452,922        (1,442,934        (505,350
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class I

        6,455,549          17,004,783          3,618,777          5,587,300  
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class IS

                    

Issued

        5,395,005          2,351,468                    

Reinvested

        108,646          54,010                    

Redeemed

        (2,207,011        (608,900                  
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class IS

        3,296,640          1,796,578                    
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class R6

                    

Issued

                          412,872          6,433,228  

Reinvested

                          208,613          66,835  

Redeemed

                          (777,383         
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

                          (155,898        6,500,063  
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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     Access Capital Community Investment Fund      Impact Bond Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
 

Class Y

                                

Issued

                                                                 5,900,690  

Reinvested

                            155,748           26,844  
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Change in Class Y

                            155,748           5,927,534  
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        9,416,437           18,571,024           3,728,281           18,016,012  
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

7. Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains. Therefore, no federal tax liability is recorded in the financial statements of each Fund.

For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions, management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Open tax years are those that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e., generally the last three tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). Furthermore, management of the Funds is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

As of September 30, 2022, the tax cost of investments and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for each Fund was as follows:

 

                         Net Unrealized  
     Tax Cost Of      Unrealized      Unrealized     Appreciation/  
     Investments      Appreciation      Depreciation     (Depreciation)  

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

     $801,387,578        $358,994        $(106,235,829     $(105,876,835

Impact Bond Fund

     246,837,712        7,712        (33,897,867     (33,890,155

 

 

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The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to the tax mark-to-market of derivatives.

The tax character of distributions during the year ended September 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From  
                          Total  
     Ordinary      Net Long Term      Total Taxable      Distributions  
     Income      Capital Gains      Distributions      Paid  

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

   $ 14,770,525        $            —      $ 14,770,525      $ 14,770,525  

Impact Bond Fund

     4,504,459        1,115,095        5,619,554        5,619,554  

The tax character of distributions during the year ended September 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From  
                          Total  
     Ordinary      Net Long Term      Total Taxable      Distributions  
     Income      Capital Gains      Distributions      Paid  

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

   $ 13,346,199        $         —      $ 13,346,199      $ 13,346,199  

Impact Bond Fund

     1,493,156        300,119        1,793,275        1,793,275  

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because distributions are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of September 30, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Access Capital
Community
Investment Fund
   Impact
Bond Fund

Undistributed ordinary income

       $          566,994         $          27,321 

Undistributed long term gain

       —         — 
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Accumulated earnings

       566,994         27,321 

Distributions payable

       (1,609,862)        (27,722)

Accumulated capital loss carryforwards

       (41,032,008)        — 

Deferred qualified late-year losses

       —         (7,375,429)

Unrealized depreciation

       (105,876,835)        (33,890,155)
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Accumulated Losses

       $(147,951,711)          $(41,265,985)  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

As of September 2022, the Access Capital Community Investment Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $13,378,499 and a long-term capital loss carryforward of $27,653,509 available to offset future realized capital gains in accordance with the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010. These capital loss carryforwards are not subject to expiration and must first be utilized to offset future realized gains of the same character.

Under current tax law, Post-October Capital Losses and Late-Year Ordinary Losses may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The RBC Impact Bond Fund had deferred qualified late-year short-term losses of $3,497,107 and qualified late-year long-term losses of $3,878,322 which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.

 

 

8. Line of Credit

The Funds are participants in an uncommitted, secured $500,000,000 line of credit with U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), the Funds’ custodian, to be used to fund shareholder redemption requests and for

 

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other short-term temporary or emergency general business purposes. The line of credit has a scheduled termination date of July 29, 2023. Interest is charged on borrowings under this line of credit at the Bank’s prime lending rate per annum. Since each Fund participates in this line of credit, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $500,000,000 at any particular time. During the year ended September 30, 2022, no Funds borrowed under the line of credit, and there were no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at September 30, 2022.

 

 

9. Significant Risks:

 

 

Shareholder concentration risk

As of September 30, 2022, the Funds had omnibus accounts which each owned more than 10% of a Fund’s outstanding shares as shown below:

 

     # of Omnibus Accounts      % of Fund  

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

     1        16.9%  

Impact Bond Fund

     1        16.1%  

In addition, an unaffiliated shareholder owned 23.9% of the Impact Bond Fund as of September 30, 2022. Significant transactions by these shareholders may impact the Funds’ performance.

 

 

Market risk

One or more markets in which a Fund invests may go down in value, sometimes sharply and unpredictably, and the value of a Fund’s portfolio securities may fall or fail to rise. Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and political, economic and other conditions and events (including, but not limited to, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics, and social unrest) in one country, region, or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. Furthermore, the occurrence of, among other events, natural or man-made disasters, severe weather or geological events, fires, floods, earthquakes, outbreaks of disease (such as COVID-19, avian influenza or H1N1/09), epidemics, pandemics, malicious acts, cyber-attacks, terrorist acts or the occurrence of climate change, may also adversely impact the performance of a Fund. Such events could adversely impact issuers, markets and economies over the short- and long-term, including in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. A Fund could be negatively impacted if the value of a portfolio holding were harmed by such political or economic conditions or events. Moreover, such negative political and economic conditions and events could disrupt the processes necessary for a Fund’s operations.

 

 

10. Subsequent Events:

Fund Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Board of Trustees of RBC Funds Trust and Shareholders of Access Capital Community Investment Fund and RBC Impact Bond Fund

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, of Access Capital Community Investment Fund and RBC Impact Bond Fund (two of the funds constituting RBC Funds Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended September 30, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of September 30, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian, and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

November 28, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the RBC Funds since 2016.

 

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  OTHER FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the following Funds had a qualified interest income percentage of:

 

     Qualified
Interest
Income
 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

     100.00%  

Impact Bond Fund

     92.40%  

Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 852(b)(3), the Impact Bond Fund reported $1,115,095 as long-term capital gain distributions and short-term capital gain distributions were 6.26% for the year ended September 30, 2022.

All reportings are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item above, it is the intention of the Funds to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

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  MANAGEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

Lucy Hancock Bode (71)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Healthcare consultant (self-employed) (1986 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Franklin Street Partners (2014 to present); BioSignia (2006 to 2010).

 

 

Leslie H. Garner Jr. (72)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (2010 to present); President, Cornell College (1994 to 2010)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Phillip G. Goff. (59)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2020

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Vice President/Corporate Controller and Funds Treasurer, TIAA (October 2006-August 2017)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Ronald James (71)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Faculty member (part time), University of St. Thomas (2004 to present), President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Ethical Business Cultures (2000 to January 2017)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Bremer Financial Corporation (2004 to present); Greater Twin Cities United Way (2012 to 2020); Best Buy Co. Inc. (2004 to 2013)

 

 

John A. MacDonald (73)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Treasurer, Hall Family Foundation (1988 to 2020); Chief Investment Officer, Chinquapin Trust Company (1999 to 2020)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

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Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

James R. Seward, CFA (70)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chairman of the Board and Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Private investor (2000 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Sooner Holdings (formerly Syntroleum Corporation) (1988 to 2015); Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (2008 to 2019)

 

 

Interested Trustees(1)(2)(3)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (58)(5)(6)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2012

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Assistant Secretary (March 2018 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

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Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (58)(5)(6)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2012 and Assistant Secretary, (March 2018 to present)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Assistant Secretary, RBC Funds (March 2018 to present);Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012)

 

 

Kathleen A. Hegna (55)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer since May 2009 and Treasurer since March 2014

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Head, U.S. Fund Operations, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (September 2022 to present); Associate Vice President and Director, Mutual Fund Services, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to September 2022)

 

 

Christina M. Weber (54)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Compliance Officer since December 2012 and Secretary since September 2017

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (June 2018 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Assistant Secretary, RBC Funds (2013 to 2017)

 

 

 

(1)

Except as otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee/Officer is RBC Funds Trust, 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.

 

(2)

All Trustees must retire on or before December 31 of the year in which they reach age 75. The Board may temporarily waive this requirement when necessary to avoid depriving the Board of a Trustee with critical skills.

 

(3)

On December 31, 2009, Voyageur Asset Management Inc. changed its name to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. Any references to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.

 

(4)

Each officer serves in such capacity for an indefinite period of time until his or her removal, resignation or retirement.

 

(5)

Kathleen A. Gorman has been determined to be an interested Trustee by virtue of her position with the Advisor.

 

(6)

Effective October 14, 2022, Kathleen A. Gorman resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of the Trust, and the Board of Trustees appointed David Eikenberg as the President, Chief Executive Officer and interested Trustee of the Trust. In addition, effective October 14, 2022, the Board of Trustees appointed each of Jodi DeFeyter and Tara Tilbury as an Assistant Secretary of the Trust.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes information about the Funds’ Trustees. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll free: 1-800-422-2766.

 

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  SHARE CLASS INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

The Funds offer Class A, Class IS, Class I, Class R6 and Class Y shares.

 

 

Class A

Class A shares are available for purchase primarily through investment advisors, broker-dealers, banks and other financial services intermediaries. Class A shares are currently subject to a maximum up-front sales charge of 3.75% and a 1.00% CDSC for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase. Class A shares currently include a 0.25% annual 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

 

Class I

Class I shares are intended for investors meeting certain minimum investment thresholds. This share class does not have an up-front sales charge (load) or a 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

 

Class IS

Class IS shares are offered in Access Capital Community Investment Fund and are available to investors who meet the $2,500 minimum initial investment requirement. This share class does not have an up-front sales charge (load) or a 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

 

Class R6

Class R6 shares are available in Impact Bond Fund. This share class is intended for investors meeting certain minimum investment thresholds. This share class does not have an up-front sales charge (load) or a 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

 

Class Y

Class Y shares are offered in Impact Bond Fund for institutional investors that hold shares through an account held directly with the Fund and meet the $5,000,000 minimum requirement for initial investment. This share class does not have an upfront sales charge (load) or a 12b-1 distribution and servicing fee.

 

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  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Shareholder Expense Examples

As a shareholder of the RBC Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the RBC 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 period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022.

 

 

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

         Beginning
Account Value
4/1/22
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/22
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/22–9/30/22
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/22–9/30/22
 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

        
  Class A      $1,000.00        $911.06        $3.83        0.80%  
  Class I      1,000.00        912.70        2.16        0.45%  
  Class IS      1,000.00        914.00        1.92        0.40%  

Impact Bond Fund

             
  Class A      1,000.00        902.40        3.34        0.70%  
  Class I      1,000.00        903.80        2.15        0.45%  
  Class R6        1,000.00        904.00        1.91        0.40%  
  Class Y      1,000.00        903.90        1.91        0.40%  

*Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect one half year period).

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each RBC Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

         Beginning
Account Value
4/1/22
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/22
     Expenses Paid
During Period
4/1/22-9/30/22
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/22-9/30/22
 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

        
  Class A      $1,000.00        $1,021.06        $4.05        0.80%  
  Class I      1,000.00        1,022.81        2.28        0.45%  
  Class IS      1,000.00        1,023.06        2.03        0.40%  

Impact Bond Fund

             
  Class A      1,000.00        1,021.56        3.55        0.70%  
  Class I      1,000.00        1,022.81        2.28        0.45%  
  Class R6        1,000.00        1,023.06        2.03        0.40%  
  Class Y      1,000.00        1,023.06        2.03        0.40%  

 

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RBC Funds

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

800-422-2766

www.rbcgam.com

Performance data represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The principal value of an investment and investment return will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are provided for the information of RBC Funds shareholders. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which contains information concerning investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. There is no assurance that certain securities will remain in or out of each fund’s portfolio. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers through the year ended September 30, 2022.

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RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. serves as investment advisor for the RBC Funds. RBC Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors LLC.

 

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RBG Global Asset Management Annual Report For the year ended September 30, 2022 RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund


         

        

 

  
         

 

RBC Funds

  
                      

About your

Annual Report

         

 

This annual report includes detailed information about your Fund including financial statements, performance, and a complete list of its holdings.

 

  
         

The RBC Funds compare their performance against various indices. Each of these indices is a widely recognized measure of return for the underlying category of securities. However, the indices are unmanaged, do not include fees, and cannot be invested in directly.

 

  
         

We hope the financial information presented will help you evaluate your investment in the RBC Funds. We also encourage you to read your Fund’s prospectus for further detail as to your Fund’s investment policies and risk profile. RBC Funds prospectuses and performance information subsequent to the date of this report are available on our website at www.rbcgam.com.

 

  
         

A description of the policies and procedures that your Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-422-2766; (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.com; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

  
         

Each year the Trust files its proxy voting record for the twelve-month period ended June 30 with the SEC on Form N-PX no later than August 31. The records can be obtained on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge by calling the Funds at 1-800-422-2766.

 

  
           

A schedule of each Fund’s portfolio holdings is filed with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. This information is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and on the Funds’ website at www.dfinview.com/usrbcgam.

 

        

Table of

Contents

          Letter from the Chief Investment Officer      1  
          Portfolio Managers      4  
                 Performance Summary (Unaudited)    6  
                 Management Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)       
                 - RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund    9  
                 - RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund    12  
                 - RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund    15  
                 - RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund    19  
                 Schedule of Portfolio Investments    22  
                 Financial Statements       
                 - Statements of Assets and Liabilities    63  
                 - Statements of Operations    66  
                 - Statements of Changes in Net Assets    68  
                 Financial Highlights    72  
                 Notes to Financial Statements    80  
                 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    106  
                 Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)    108  
                 Management (Unaudited)    109  
                 Share Class Information (Unaudited)    112  
                 Supplemental Information (Unaudited)    113  
                 Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)    115  
                            
                            
                            
                            


 
   LETTER FROM THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS        
 
The twelve-month period ending September 30, 2022 was certainly a challenging one for fixed income markets and for risk markets more broadly, with heightened volatility and elevated risk premiums emanating from the many macro headwinds we faced. Putting some numbers around this, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index returned -14.60% over the period, driven by a combination of higher U.S. Treasury yields and wider credit spreads. High yield markets were also very weak, with the ICE BofA US High Yield index returning -14.06%. Emerging market debt was particularly weak, in particular on the hard currency side, with the J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index Global Diversified returning -24.28%. On the equity side, the S&P 500 was down, returning -15.47%. Even the leveraged loan market, which has historically tended to be somewhat insulated in times of rising rates owing to its floating-rate nature, was in negative territory, with the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index returning -2.62%. Looking at those numbers, there really was nowhere for investors to hide over the past 12 months.        
 
While the period began with broad-based optimism that the COVID-19 pandemic was finally in the rearview mirror, the discovery of the Omicron variant in November 2021 led to a renewed sense of panic and stalled reopenings in some parts into early 2022. China, in particular, has been in the spotlight for much of the past 12 months given its insistence on maintaining its “zero-COVID” policy with a seemingly endless cycle of strict lockdowns and subsequent reopenings in many of its larger cities, which has continued to weigh on sentiment in the region and amplify global growth concerns.        
 
On the macro side, we witnessed a meaningful pivot from global central banks over the past 12 months, in particular in the United States. Having been reassured by the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) for much of 2021 that inflation was transitory and would ultimately come back down to target levels once economies reopened and base effects take hold, there was a growing realization that inflation risked becoming more deeply entrenched, and hence the Fed became a lot more hawkish. As such, the Fed announced its tapering of asset purchases in November 2021, before accelerating the pace and ultimately completing this exercise earlier than expected. This coincided with Fed “lift-off,” which occurred in March 2022 with a 25-basis point (“bp”) interest rate hike, and was followed up with a 50-bp hike in May. With inflation showing no signs of coming down and, indeed, reaching new 40-year highs, the Fed was left with no choice but to turn even more hawkish, with three successive 75-bp hikes at each of the June, July, and September meetings.        
 
Geopolitical risk reared its ugly head again with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and at the time of writing, the conflict is showing no signs of abating in the near term. Aside from the tragic loss of life which cannot be understated, the impact of this conflict was far-reaching—driving up commodity prices and hence exacerbating inflation woes, and ultimately leading to an energy and cost-of-living crisis in many parts of Europe. Staying overseas, the political mess in the UK was grabbing headlines, with Boris Johnson resigning as Prime Minister and being replaced by Liz Truss. Truss then quickly announced a surprise “mini-budget,” which caught markets off-guard, leading to a sharp depreciation of the Sterling and rise in UK Gilts yields, which in turn triggered mass selling of risky assets from UK pension schemes to meet margin calls on the losses of their liability-driven investment (“LDI”) portfolios. With confidence at all-time lows, it remains to be seen the direction the UK government will take going forward.        
 
            
 
            
 
            

 

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        LETTER FROM THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
 
      With all that being said, it is pleasing to see that we, as an investment team have navigated these extremely challenging markets very well, with loss mitigation across many of the strategies that we manage. On the macro side, we had a good call on inflation and on U.S. Treasuries, with a short bias expressed across many portfolios adding to relative performance. In high yield, we have done a good job of mitigating loss through strong credit selection and avoiding losses from defaults over the period. On the emerging market side, we had a conviction call to have zero exposure to Russia well in advance of the conflict on environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) grounds, and by doing so, helped protect portfolios from the sharp negative price action that occurred in the aftermath of the conflict.
 
      Looking ahead to the remainder of 2022 and into 2023, uncertainty around inflation, growth, and geopolitics seems likely to persist and, as such, we should expect a continuation of volatile and somewhat illiquid markets. This means that although valuations look attractive in some areas of the market, it is important to proceed with a degree of caution for now.
 
      On the policy front, the market is pricing in a continuation of aggressive rate hikes, both in magnitude and speed, across core government bond markets (excluding Japan). With growth slowing and inflation likely reaching a turning point in the U.S., we see the balance of risks around the Fed now skewed to its delivering fewer rate hikes than are priced in by markets. In Europe, it is clear that policymakers believe inflation will remain high through the first quarter of 2023 and growth is expected to be weak, with risks to the downside, given the gas situation. In the UK, we believe we will see the Bank of England delivering materially less than is priced in for coming months, given all the challenges it faces.
 
      In terms of corporate bonds, valuations look compelling on a medium-term view, in both investment grade and high yield. With corporate yields at the highest levels in over a decade and investors generally positioned light on risk, this should also support demand and help offset any further widening pressure on recession fears. Within high yield specifically, we believe that the risk of a meaningful spike in default rates is pretty low given the strength of corporate balance sheets and the limited maturity wall for 2023 and into 2024. In emerging markets, valuations are also at multi-year wides, and we are already seeing signs of inflation starting to fall in a number of key markets. As such, there should be compelling opportunities in emerging markets in the coming months, in both the hard currency and local currency markets.
 
      All that being said, in the short term, we still expect more volatility ahead. An uncertain growth/inflation backdrop should also create bottom-up issuer performance dispersion as analysts try to assess the impact of higher commodity prices, divergent growth paths, and shifts in monetary and fiscal policy on their sectors and issuers. More generally, we believe that in order for markets to stabilize, we likely need to see evidence that inflation is heading back towards central bank targets. This should help stabilize interest rate markets, which in turn should provide support to credit and then finally help stocks. As we move through the coming months, there should be plenty of opportunities to generate significant alpha from our approach of active investing.
 
      Andrzej Skiba, CFA
      Head of U.S. Fixed Income, Senior Portfolio Manager
 
      Polina Kurdyavko
      Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
 
            
 
            

 

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  LETTER FROM THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS      

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Adviser and/or Sub-Adviser incorporate material environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors as part of the investment process to identify and invest in issuers following appropriate ESG practices. The Funds also use the outcomes of the Adviser’s and/or Sub-Adviser’s ESG evaluation to further exclude issuers based on ESG criteria.

 

The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. It includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities (agency and non-agency).

 

Spread measures the difference between two rates or yields.

 

The ICE BofA High Yield Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated below investment grade corporate debt publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market.

 

The J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated Brady bonds, Eurobonds, and traded loans issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities in emerging markets. The J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index Global Diversified limits the weights of countries with larger debt stocks by including only a specified portion of these countries’ eligible current face amounts of debt outstanding.

 

The S&P 500 is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. The index includes 500 leading companies and covers approximately 80% of available market capitalization.

 

The Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index tracks the investable market of the U.S. dollar-denominated leveraged loan market. It consists of issues rated “5B” or lower, meaning that the highest rated issues included in this index are Moody’s/S&P ratings of Baa1/BB+ or Ba1/BBB+. All loans are funded term loans with a tenor of at least one year and are made by issuers domiciled in developed countries.

 

Indexes are unmanaged and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

A basis point is a unit of measure equal to one one-hundredth of a percent.

 

Alpha is a risk-adjusted performance measurement of a portfolio’s excess return relative to its benchmark after considering its risk relative to the benchmark.

 

The information provided herein represents the opinions of the Portfolio Managers and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice.

     
   
            
   
            

 

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         PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
          
 
         RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM-US”) serves as the investment advisor to each of the Funds and BlueBay Asset Management LLP (“BlueBay”) serves as investment sub-advisor to RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund and RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund. The sub-advisor is responsible for the overall management of the portfolios of RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund and RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund. The individuals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds’ portfolios are set forth below.
     
           RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund
 
       Polina Kurdyavko
 
       Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
 
         Polina is Head of Emerging Markets and Senior Portfolio Manager at BlueBay. Polina started her career in emerging markets after the Russian financial crisis in 1988 and has, since then, gained expertise across a broad range of emerging market financial assets. Polina joined BlueBay in July 2005 from UBS where she was a credit analyst in EM corporate research. Her role encompassed coverage of EM issuers as well as research support for primary issuance of corporate debt. Prior to this, Polina was with Alliance Capital where she was an emerging markets equity analyst and then moved on to pioneer emerging markets quantitative research at the firm. She started her career in a macro research boutique in Russia. Polina holds an MSc (Hons) in Finance from the people’s Friendship University of Russia, Moscow and is a CFA charterholder.
     
           RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund
     
       Justin Jewell
 
       Partner, Head of European High Yield
       Senior Portfolio Manager
 
           Justin is Co-Head of BlueBay’s Global Leveraged Finance Long-Only Strategies and a senior portfolio manager within the Global Leveraged Finance Group. Justin joined BlueBay in April 2009, initially as Head of High Yield Trading, before moving into portfolio management at the beginning of 2012. He started his career at UBS in 2002 where, most recently, he was Director of High Yield and Distressed Trading in Europe. Justin has a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.
     
       Andrzej Skiba, CFA
 
       Head of U.S. Fixed Income, Senior Portfolio Manager
 
       Andrzej Skiba joined BlueBay in February 2005 and, following the alignment of BlueBay’s U.S. business with RBC GAM-US in November 2021, is responsible for the U.S. fixed income investment team based in Minneapolis (MN) and Stamford (CT). In 2013, Andrzej moved to the U.S. from London to oversee the buildout of global investment grade capability. This followed a period from 2009, where he was a portfolio manager responsible for corporate investments within BlueBay’s investment grade strategies. Andrzej spent his first four years at BlueBay as a credit analyst covering the TMT, utilities and retail sectors for the Investment Grade team. Prior to BlueBay, Andrzej worked for Goldman Sachs as a credit analyst covering European investment grade telecom, media and utility sectors. Andrzej holds a BSc (Hons) in Management and International Business Economics from UMIST and is a CFA charterholder.

 

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  PORTFOLIO MANAGERS      
           
 
Tim Leary      
 
Senior Portfolio Manager      
 
Tim joined BlueBay in January 2012 and is a Senior Portfolio Manager across several global leveraged finance and ESG strategies based in the Stamford, Connecticut, office. Tim joined BlueBay as Head of Trading, North America within the Global Leveraged Finance Group based in the Stamford, Connecticut, office before being promoted to portfolio manager in January 2017. Prior to joining BlueBay, he was a director in high yield and distressed credit trading at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Before that, Tim spent three years as an analyst on the leveraged loan trading desk at Bear Stearns & Co. Tim holds a BS in Business Administration with Finance concentration from Fordham University.      
     
RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund and RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund          
 
Andrzej Skiba, CFA      
 
Head of U.S. Fixed Income, Senior Portfolio Manager      
 
Andrzej Skiba joined BlueBay in February 2005 and, following the alignment of BlueBay’s U.S. business with RBC GAM-US in November 2021, is responsible for the U.S. fixed income investment team based in Minneapolis (MN) and Stamford (CT). In 2013, Andrzej moved to the U.S. from London to oversee the buildout of global investment grade capability. This followed a period from 2009, where he was a portfolio manager responsible for corporate investments within BlueBay’s investment grade strategies. Andrzej spent his first four years at BlueBay as a credit analyst covering the TMT, utilities and retail sectors for the Investment Grade team. Prior to BlueBay, Andrzej worked for Goldman Sachs as a credit analyst covering European investment grade telecom, media and utility sectors. Andrzej holds a BSc (Hons) in Management and International Business Economics from UMIST and is a CFA charterholder.      
 
Brian Svendahl, CFA      
 
Senior Portfolio Manager      
 
Brian is a senior portfolio manager within the RBC GAM-US fixed income team. He has been the lead portfolio manager for RBC GAM-US’s impact investing strategies since 2006 along with many government and mortgage strategies. Brian joined RBC GAM-US in 2005 and has co-led the Minneapolis-based fixed income group since 2012. He had previously held several risk management, research, and trading positions with a large American multinational financial services company and first started in the investment industry in 1992. Brian earned a BS in economics from the University of Minnesota and a BBA in finance and MBA from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. Brian is a CFA charterholder.      
 
Brandon T. Swensen, CFA      
 
Senior Portfolio Manager      
 
Brandon is a senior portfolio manager within the RBC GAM-US fixed income team. In addition to co-leading the fixed income group based in Minneapolis, he is a portfolio manager for several cash management and core solutions. Brandon joined the RBC GAM-US Mortgage and Government team in 2000, having earlier held positions as a research analyst covering asset-backed securities and credit, and as a financial analyst. Brandon began his career in the investment industry in 1998. He earned a BS in finance from St. Cloud State University and an MBA in finance from the University of St. Thomas. He is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Society of Minnesota.      

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

     1
Year
  3
Year
  5
Year
  10
Year
  Since
Inception(a)
  Net
Expense
Ratio(b)(c)
   Gross
Expense
Ratio(b)(c)

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

                             

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund

                             

Class A

                             

- Including Max Sales Charge of 4.25%

       (26.69 )%       (8.03 )%       (3.53 )%       (1.41 )%       (0.32)%           

- At Net Asset Value

       (23.47 )%       (6.68 )%       (2.68 )%       (0.99 )%       0.08%       1.04%        43.25%

Class I

                             

- At Net Asset Value

       (23.27 )%       (6.42 )%       (2.44 )%       (0.75 )%       0.32%       0.79%        1.72%

Class R6

                             

- At Net Asset Value

       (23.27 )%       (6.41 )%       (2.40 )%       (0.68 )%       0.39%       0.74%        28.96%

JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified Index(d)

       (24.28 )%       (7.15 )%       (2.62 )%       1.08%       5.49%         

RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund

                             

Class A

                             

- Including Max Sales Charge of 4.25%

       (16.42 )%       (1.09 )%       1.70 %       3.47%       4.37%         

- At Net Asset Value

       (12.74 )%       0.34 %       2.58 %       3.92%       4.79%       0.82%        1.18%

Class I

                             

- At Net Asset Value

       (12.57 )%       0.62 %       2.83 %       4.21%       5.07%       0.57%        0.87%

ICE BofAML US High Yield Index(d)

       (14.06 )%       (0.67 )%       1.4 1%       3.86%         4.89%         

RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund(e)

                             

Class A

                             

- Including Max Sales Charge of 3.75%

       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       (19.85 )%         

- At Net Asset Value

       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       (16.32 )%       0.70%        1.30%

Class I

                             

- At Net Asset Value

       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       (16.06 )%       0.45%        0.99%

Class R6

                             

- At Net Asset Value

       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       (16.03 )%       0.40%        1.05%

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index(d)

       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       (14.49 )%         

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

     1
Year
   3
Year
   5
Year
   10
Year
   Since
Inception(a)
  Net
Expense
Ratio(b)(c)
   Gross
Expense
Ratio(b)(c)

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

                                 

RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund(f)

                                 

Class A

                                 

- Including Max Sales Charge of 3.75%

       N/A          N/A        N/A        N/A        (6.80 )%         

- At Net Asset Value

       N/A          N/A        N/A        N/A        (2.70 )%       0.88%        1.48%

Class I

                                 

- At Net Asset Value

       N/A          N/A        N/A        N/A        (2.50 )%       0.63%        1.17%

Class R6

                                 

- At Net Asset Value

       N/A          N/A        N/A        N/A        (2.46 )%       0.58%        1.23%

ICE BofA US Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index(d)

       N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        0.40 %         

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (d)

       N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        (14.49 )%         

Parentheses indicate negative performance returns.

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Performance shown reflects contractual fee waivers, without such fee waivers total returns would be reduced. For performance data current to the most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.com. Please see footnotes below.

 

(a)

For BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund and BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund, the inception date (commencement of operations) is November 27, 2013 for Class A shares, November 30, 2011 for Class I shares, and December 27, 2016 for Class R6 shares of BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund. The performance in the table for the Class A and Class R6 shares prior to the inception of those classes reflects the performance of the Class I shares since the Fund’s inception.

 

(b)

The Funds’ expenses are from the Funds’ most recent prospectus dated January 28, 2022, and reflect actual expenses for the most recent fiscal year ended September 30, 2021.

 

(c)

The advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or make payments in order to keep total operating expenses at annual ratios of 1.04% for Class A, 0.79% for Class I and 0.74% for Class R6 of BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund , 0.82% for Class A and 0.57% for Class I of BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund, 0.70% for Class A, 0.45% for Class I and 0.40% for Class R6 of the BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund and 0.88% for Class A, 0.63% for Class I and 0.58% for Class R6 of the BlueBay Strategic Income Fund until January 31, 2024.

 

(d)

Each of the comparative indices is a widely recognized market value weighted measure of the return of securities, but do not include sales fees or operating expenses. You cannot invest directly in indices.

 

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(e)

The inception date for the RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund is November 1, 2021.

 

(f)

The inception date for the RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund is November 1, 2021.

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (“EMBI”) Global Diversified Index is a subset of the JPMorgan EMBI. The JPMorgan EMBI tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated Brady bonds, Eurobonds and traded loans issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities in emerging markets. The JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified limits the weights of countries with larger debt stocks by including only a specified portion of these countries’ eligible current face amounts of debt outstanding.

The ICE BofA US High Yield Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated below investment grade corporate debt publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market.

The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollardenominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. This includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and collateralised mortgage-backed securities.

ICE BofA US Dollar 3-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index tracks the performance of a synthetic asset paying LIBOR to a stated maturity. The index is based on the assumed purchase at par of a synthetic instrument having exactly its stated maturity and with a coupon equal to that day’s fixing rate. That issue is assumed to be sold the following business day (priced at a yield equal to the current day fixing rate) and rolled into a new instrument.

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

         

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund

 

Investment Strategy                    

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities and/or investments that have similar economic characteristics as fixed income securities of issuers economically tied to emerging market countries that are considered by the Fund to have the potential to provide a high level of total return.

 

Performance                    

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2022, the Fund had an annualized total return of -23.27% (Class I). That compares to an annualized total return of -24.28% for the Fund’s primary benchmark, the J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index Global Diversified.

 

Factors That

Made Positive Contributions

                   

•   Underweight position in Russia

 

       

•   Short US interest duration bias

 

         

•   Tactical off-benchmark local currency positioning

 

Factors That Detracted From

Relative Returns

                   

•   Overweight position in Mexico

 

         

•   Overweight position in Argentina

 

         

•   Overweight position in Nigeria

 

                    Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Investments in lower and non-rated securities present a greater risk of loss to principal and interest than higher-rated securities. The Fund invests in foreign securities, which involve greater volatility and political, economic, and currency risks, and differences in accounting methods. These risks can be greater in emerging markets. The Fund invests in securities issued by smaller companies, which involve greater risks such as more volatility and less liquidity than larger companies. The Fund may invest in derivatives, which involve special risks including correlation, counterparty, liquidity, operational, accounting, and tax risks. These risks, in certain cases, may be greater than risks presented by more traditional investments. The Fund is non-diversified, which means in may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund. Therefore, the Fund is more exposed to individual security volatility than a diversified fund. These risks are described more fully in the prospectus.

 

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)      

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund

     
     
The J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated Brady bonds, Eurobonds, and traded loans issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities in emerging markets. The J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index Global Diversified limits the weights of countries with larger debt stocks by including only a specified portion of these countries’ eligible current face amounts of debt outstanding. You cannot invest directly in an index.      
     
Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.      
     
Duration measures the sensitivity of the bond prior to changes in interest rates.      
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.      

 

    

     

 

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            MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

 
           

 

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund

 

 

 

Investment

Objective

           

The Fund seeks to achieve a high level of total return consisting of income and capital appreciation.

 

 

 

Benchmark

           

JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified Index

 

 

 

Asset Allocation

as of 9/30/22 (%

of Fund’s

investments) &

Top Five

Industries (as of

9/30/22) (% of

Fund’s net

assets)

         

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*Includes U.S. dollar denominated cash equivalent investments representing 8.82% of investments.

 

 

 

Top Ten Holdings (excluding

investment

companies) (as

of 9/30/22) (%

of Fund’s net

assets)

             

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 8/31/23

 

 

 

 

5.36

 

 

 

Turkey Government International Bond, 5.75%, 5/11/47

 

 

 

 

1.66

 

 
  Oman Government International Bond, 6.75%, 1/17/48     2.12   Mexico Government International Bond, 3.77%, 5/24/61     1.57  
  Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, 2.13%, 9/30/24     2.00   Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 3.50%, 7/9/41     1.53  
  Ecuador Government International Bond, 2.50%, 7/31/35     1.89   Oman Government International Bond, 6.75%, 10/28/27     1.52  
  Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.63%, 1/23/46     1.70   Turkey Government International Bond, 4.88%, 4/16/43     1.52  
             

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 55

 

 

         
           

 

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Growth of

$1,000,000 Initial Investment

Over 10 Years

           
           
           
           
           
            The graph reflects an initial hypothetical investment of $1,000,000 over the 10-year period and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. This chart does not imply any future performance.

 

 

 

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             MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
          

 

RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund

 

Investment
Strategy
            

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities and/or investments that, at the time of purchase, have similar economic characteristics as fixed income securities that are non-investment grade (high yield/junk bond), and are considered by the Fund to have the potential to provide a high level of total return.

 

Performance             

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2022, the Fund had an annualized total return of -12.57% (Class I). That compares to an annualized total return of -14.06% for the ICE BofA US High Yield Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

Factors That

Made Positive Contributions

            

•   Underweight interest rate duration

 

       

•   Defensive positioning in lower quality credit

 

 

          

•   Underweight positioning in the energy sector

 

 

Factors That Detracted From Relative Returns             

•   Overweight positioning in the retail sector

 

       

•   Overweight subordinated bank debt

 

          

•   Index credit default swap (“CDS”) hedges

 

            

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Investments in lower and non-rated securities present a greater risk of loss to principal and interest than higher-rated securities. The Fund invests in foreign securities, which involve greater volatility and political, economic, and currency risks, and differences in accounting methods. These risks can be greater in emerging markets. The Fund may invest in derivatives, which involve special risks including correlation, counterparty, liquidity, operational, accounting, and tax risks. These risks, in certain cases, may be greater than risks presented by more traditional investments. These risks are described more fully in the prospectus.

 

          

The ICE BofA US High Yield Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated below investment grade corporate debt publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

          

Duration measures the sensitivity of a bond’s price to changes in interest rates. Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

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RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund

 

 

                 
         

The Fund seeks to achieve a high level of total return consisting of income and capital appreciation.

 

 

                 

 

Investment

Objective

 

Benchmark

         

ICE BofA US High Yield Index

 

 

               
 
   

 

LOGO

 

*Includes U.S. dollar denominated cash equivalent investments representing 2.92% of investments.

 

 

     

Asset Allocation

as of 9/30/22 (%

of Fund’s

investments) &

Top Five

Industries (as of

9/30/22) (% of

Fund’s net

assets)

     
     
     
                     
         

 

Banijay Entertainment SASU, 5.38% 3/1/25

 

 

 

 

1.54

 

 

 

Rayonier AM Products, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/26

 

 

 

 

1.15

 

           

Top Ten Holdings (excluding

investment

companies) (as

of 9/30/22) (%

of Fund’s net

assets)

   

Coty Inc., 5.00%, 4/15/26

    1.43  

Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co./ Magnum Management Corp./ Millennium Op, 5.50%, 5/1/25

    1.14    
   

MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 3/15/23

    1.27  

IRB Holding Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/25

    1.13    
   

Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co., 6.25% 5/15/26

    1.27  

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC, 6.13%, 3/15/32

    1.13    
   

Matthews International Corp., 5.25% 12/1/25

    1.17        
   

Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC / SBP Finance Corp., 6.38% 9/30/26

    1.16          
         

 

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 37

 

                         
   

 

LOGO

 

 

     

Growth of

$1,000,000 Initial

Investment

Over 10 Years

     
     
     
     
    The graph reflects an initial hypothetical investment of $1,000,000 over the 10-year period and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. This chart does not imply any future performance.

 

     
               
               
               
                    

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

         

 

RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund

 

     
Investment Strategy          

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities. The fixed income securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, bonds, municipal securities, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities (including Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMOs”)), and obligations of U.S. and foreign governments (and supranational organizations) and their agencies. The Fund may invest in securities with fixed, floating or variable rate of interest. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities that are non-investment grade (high yield/junk bond).

 

     
Performance          

For the period from November 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2022, the Fund had a total return of -16.06% (Class I). That compares to a total return of -14.49% for the Fund’s primary benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index.

 

Factors That

Made Positive Contributions

                   

•   Short US interest duration bias

 

•   Underweight Agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”)

 

•   Tactical off-benchmark positioning in non-USD holdings

 

Factors That Detracted From Relative Returns                    

•   Overweight positioning in lower quality credit

 

•   Off-benchmark positioning in CLOs (collateralized loan obligations)

 

•   Overweight subordinated bank debt and corporate hybrids

 

     
         

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund is new with no operating history or track record on which to base investment decisions. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Investments in lower and non-rated securities present a greater risk of loss to principal and interest than higher-rated securities. Derivatives such as futures, forwards, and swaps involve risks different from, and in certain cases, greater than, the risks presented by more traditional investments. These risks are described more fully in the prospectus.

The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. It includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities (agency and non-agency). You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Duration measures the sensitivity of a bond s price to changes in interest rates. Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

           

 

RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund

 

                   

 

The Fund seeks to provide total return.

            Investment
                                   

Objective

 

 

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index

 

                   

 

Benchmark

 

LOGO

 

 

          

Asset Allocation as of 9/30/22 (% of Fund’s investments) & Top Five Industries (as of 9/30/22) (% of Fund’s net assets)

 

Fannie Mae, (TBA), 2.00%, 10/1/52

     7.32%         

Freddie Mac, Pool #QE6931, 4.50%, 7/1/52

     2.05%                Top Ten Holdings (excluding investment companies) (as of 9/30/22) (% of Fund’s net assets)

Fannie Mae, (TBA), 2.50%, 10/1/52

     7.32%         

Fannie Mae, Pool #BT8271, 4.00%, 7/1/52

     1.99%            

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.25%, 3/31/24

     5.08%         

Eagle RE Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class M1B, (LIBOR USD 1-Month + 1.800%), 4.88% 4/25/29

     1.63%            

Fannie Mae, (TBA), 3.00%, 10/1/52

     3.98%            

Fannie Mae, (TBA), 3.50%, 10/1/52

     2.78%         

Citigroup, Inc., 0.98%, 5/1/25

     1.55%            

Morgan Stanley GMTN, 0.79%, 1/22/25

     2.23%                  

 

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 37

 

                   
 
    

 

        
 
    

 

        
 
    

 

        

 

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          RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund  
 

Growth of

$1,000,000 Initial
Investment Since
Inception

(11/01/21)

         

 

LOGO

 

The graph reflects an initial hypothetical investment of $1,000,000 over the period from November 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022 and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. This chart does not imply any future performance.

 
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                

 

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             MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
          

 

RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund

 

     

Investment

Strategy

          

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in fixed income securities. The fixed income securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, bonds, municipal securities, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities (including Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMOs”)), and obligations of U.S. and foreign governments and their agencies.

 

     
Performance           

For the period from November 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2022, the Fund had a total return of -2.50% (Class I). That compares to a total return of 0.40% for the Fund’s primary benchmark, the ICE BofA US Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index.

 

Factors That

Made Positive Contributions

            

•   Short US interest duration bias

 

          

•   Short risk position in Index credit default swaps (“CDS”)

 

          

•   Tactical positioning in non-U.S.dollar holdings

 

Factors That Detracted From Relative Returns             

•   Overweight positioning in lower quality credit

 

          

•   Off-benchmark positioning in collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”)

 

          

•   Positioning in subordinated bank debt and corporate hybrids

 

            

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund is new with no operating history or track record on which to base investment decisions. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Investments in lower and non-rated securities present a greater risk of loss to principal and interest than higher-rated securities. Investments in foreign securities involve greater volatility and political, economic, and currency risks, and differences in accounting methods. Derivatives such as futures, forwards, and swaps involve risks different from, and in certain cases, greater than the risks presented by more traditional investments. These risks are described more fully in the prospectus. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

          

The ICE BofA US Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index tracks the performance of a synthetic asset paying a deposit offered rate to the stated maturity. The index is based on the assumed purchase at par of a synthetic instrument having exactly its stated maturity and with a coupon equal to that day’s fixing rate. That issue is assumed to be sold the following business day (priced at a yield equal to the current day fixing rate) and rolled into a new instrument. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

          

Duration measures the sensitivity of a bond’s price to changes in interest rates. Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

           
 

RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund

 

 

                   

 

The Fund seeks to provide total return (capital appreciation and income).

            Investment
                                   

Objective

 

 

ICE BofA US Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index

 

                   

 

Benchmark

 

LOGO

 

 

          

Asset Allocation as of 9/30/22 (% of Fund’s investments) & Top Five Industries (as of 9/30/22) (% of Fund’s net assets)

 

U S Treasury Notes, 0.88%, 1/31/24

     4.87%         

Univar Solutions USA Inc/Washington, 1st Lein Term Loan B6, (LIBOR 1-Month + 2.00%), 5.14% 6/3/28

     1.21%                Top Ten Holdings (excluding investment companies) (as of 9/30/22) (% of Fund’s net assets)

Morgan Stanley, GMTN, 0.79%, 1/22/25

     1.92%               

Eagle RE Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class M1B, (LIBOR USD 1-Month + 1 800%), 4.88%, 4/25/29

     1.40%         

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-GC11 Class D, 4.56%, 4/10/46

     1.21%            

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 4.79%, 7/18/25

     1.34%         

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2020-SPT1, Class A2, 2.23% 4/25/65

     1.20%            

Citigroup, Inc., 0.98%, 5/1/25

     1.33%         

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B2, (LIBOR 1-Month + 1.75%), 4.81%, 6/21/26

     1.19%            

Sensata Technologies, Inc., 1st Lein Term Loan B, (LIBOR 1-Month + 1 75%), 4.80%, 9/20/26

     1.22%                  

 

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 37

 

                   
 
    

 

        
 
    

 

        
 
    

 

        

 

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RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund

 

 
 

Growth of

$1,000,000 Initial
Investment Since
Inception
(11/01/21)

         

 

LOGO

 

The graph reflects an initial hypothetical investment of $1,000,000 over the period from November 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022 and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. This chart does not imply any future performance.

 
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        

Amount

        Value  

 

 

Foreign Government Bonds — 65.59%

  

Angola — 1.17%

  

$   260,000

   Angolan Government International Bond, 8.25%, 5/9/28(a)    $ 205,531  

200,000

   Angolan Government International Bond, 8.75%, 4/14/32(a)      148,368  
     

 

 

 
        353,899  
     

 

 

 

Argentina — 2.47%

  

205,137

   Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 1.00%, 7/9/29      39,926  

737,095

   Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 1.50%, 7/9/35      134,971  

2,095,816

   Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 3.50%, 7/9/41      463,595  

350,000

   Provincia de Buenos Aires/Government Bonds, EMTN, 5.25%, 9/1/37(a)      107,398  
     

 

 

 
        745,890  
     

 

 

 

Armenia — 0.65%

  

200,000

   Republic of Armenia International Bond, 7.15%, 3/26/25(a)      194,946  
     

 

 

 

Bahrain — 0.46%

  

200,000

   Bahrain Government International Bond, 6.00%, 9/19/44(a)      139,017  
     

 

 

 

Brazil — 1.03%

  

455,000

   Brazilian Government International Bond, 4.75%, 1/14/50      310,498  
     

 

 

 

Chile — 2.79%

  

200,000

   Chile Government International Bond, 2.75%, 1/31/27      180,570  

508,000

   Chile Government International Bond, 3.10%, 5/7/41      345,176  

400,000

   Chile Government International Bond, 4.34%, 3/7/42      317,648  
     

 

 

 
        843,394  
     

 

 

 

Colombia — 1.66%

  

410,000

   Colombia Government International Bond, 3.25%, 4/22/32      277,933  

200,000

   Colombia Government International Bond, 3.88%, 2/15/61      102,480  

200,000

   Colombia Government International Bond, 5.00%, 6/15/45      122,228  
     

 

 

 
        502,641  
     

 

 

 

Dominican Republic — 2.49%

  

400,000

   Dominican Republic International Bond, 5.50%, 1/27/25(a)      389,427  

545,000

   Dominican Republic International Bond, 5.88%, 1/30/60(a)      362,673  
     

 

 

 
        752,100  
     

 

 

 

Ecuador — 1.89%

  

1,727,441

   Ecuador Government International Bond, 2.50%, 7/31/35(a)      570,760  
     

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        

Amount

        Value  

 

 

Egypt — 1.38%

  

$   400,000

   Egypt Government International Bond, EMTN, 7.50%, 2/16/61(a)    $ 207,123  

400,000

   Egypt Government International Bond, 7.90%, 2/21/48(a)      209,152  
     

 

 

 
        416,275  
     

 

 

 

El Salvador — 0.75%

  

263,000

   El Salvador Government International Bond, 6.38%, 1/18/27(a)      100,116  

190,000

   El Salvador Government International Bond, 7.65%, 6/15/35(a)      63,899  

69,000

   El Salvador Government International Bond, 7.75%, 1/24/23(a)      63,022  
     

 

 

 
        227,037  
     

 

 

 

Georgia — 0.56%

  

200,000

   Georgia Government International Bond, 2.75%, 4/22/26(a)      169,450  
     

 

 

 

Ghana — 0.53%

  

420,000

   Ghana Government International Bond, 7.75%, 4/7/29(a)      161,239  
     

 

 

 

Guatemala — 2.27%

  

490,000

   Guatemala Government Bond, 3.70%, 10/7/33(a)      357,155  

200,000

   Guatemala Government Bond, 4.50%, 5/3/26(a)      188,756  

200,000

   Guatemala Government Bond, 4.65%, 10/7/41(a)      140,735  
     

 

 

 
        686,646  
     

 

 

 

Hungary — 0.73%

  

410,000

   Hungary Government International Bond, 3.13%, 9/21 /51(a)      219,352  
     

 

 

 

Indonesia — 3.04%

  

250,000(b)

   Indonesia Government International Bond, 1.30%, 3/23/34      164,378  

600,000

   Indonesia Government International Bond, 3.35%, 3/12/71      371,526  

270,000

   Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, 3.80%, 6/23/50(a)      195,752  

200,000

   Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, 4.70%, 6/6/32(a)      187,395  
     

 

 

 
        919,051  
     

 

 

 

Iraq —1.76%

  

171,875

   Iraq International Bond, 5.80%,1/15/28(a)      141,081  

400,000

   Iraq International Bond, 6.75%, 3/9/23(a)      389,609  
     

 

 

 
        530,690  
     

 

 

 

Jordan — 0.48%

  

200,000

   Jordan Government International Bond, 7.38%, 10/10/47(a)      145,990  
     

 

 

 

Kazakhstan — 0.51%

  

200,000

   Kazakhstan Government International Bond, 4.88%, 10/14/44(a)      154,249  
     

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        

Amount

        Value  

 

 

Lebanon — 0.37%

     

$  36,000

   Lebanon Government International Bond, GMTN, 5.80%, 4/14/20(a),(c)    $ 2,156  

166,000

   Lebanon Government International Bond, 6.00%, 1/27/23(a),(c)      10,126  

85,000

   Lebanon Government International Bond, EMTN, 6.10%, 10/4/22(a),(c)      5,179  

261,000

   Lebanon Government International Bond, EMTN, 6.15%, 6/19/20(c)      16,103  

930,000

   Lebanon Government International Bond, GMTN, 6.38%, 3/9/20(c)      54,891  

366,000

   Lebanon Government International Bond, EMTN, 8.25%, 4/12/21(a),(c)      21,620  

5,000

   Lebanon Government International Bond, 8.25%, 5/17/34(c)      300  
     

 

 

 
        110,375  
     

 

 

 

Mexico — 3.25%

     

800,000

   Mexico Government International Bond, 3.77%, 5/24/61      474,603  

200,000

   Mexico Government International Bond, GMTN, 4.13%, 1/21/26      194,111  

200,000

   Mexico Government International Bond, 4.40%, 2/12/52      138,382  

200,000

   Mexico Government International Bond, 4.88%, 5/19/33      175,985  
     

 

 

 
        983,081  
     

 

 

 

Nigeria — 2.87%

     

500,000

   Nigeria Government International Bond, EMTN, 6.13%, 9/28/28(a)      332,231  

200,000

   Nigeria Government International Bond, EMTN, 7.38%, 9/28/33(a)      121,079  

220,000

   Nigeria Government International Bond, EMTN, 7.63%, 11/28/47(a)      122,709  

450,000

   Nigeria Government International Bond, 7.88%, 2/16/32(a)      289,790  
     

 

 

 
        865,809  
     

 

 

 

Oman — 6.71%

     

200,000

   Oman Government International Bond, 4.75%, 6/15/26(a)      186,627  

200,000

   Oman Government International Bond, EMTN, 4.88%, 2/1/25(a)      193,210  

200,000

   Oman Government International Bond, EMTN, 6.00%, 8/1/29(a)      186,684  

465,000

   Oman Government International Bond, 6.75%, 10/28/27(a)      459,771  

795,000

   Oman Government International Bond, 6.75%, 1/17/48(a)      639,892  

200,000

   Oman Government International Bond, 7.00%, 1 /25/51 (a)      165,263  

200,000

   Oman Sovereign Sukuk Co., 4.40%, 6/1/24(a)      196,273  
     

 

 

 
        2,027,720  
     

 

 

 

Pakistan — 0.24%

     

200,000

   Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority, 7.50%, 6/4/31(a)      70,818  
     

 

 

 

Panama — 1.21%

     

615,000

   Panama Government International Bond, 3.87%, 7/23/60      365,249  
     

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        

Amount

        Value  

 

 

Paraguay — 1.95%

  

$        610,000

   Paraguay Government International Bond, 2.74%, 1/29/33(a)    $ 440,170  

200,000

   Paraguay Government International Bond, 5.40%, 3/30/50(a)      148,344  
     

 

 

 
        588,514  
     

 

 

 

Philippines —0.87%

  

400,000

   Philippine Government International Bond, 2.95%, 5/5/45      263,880  
     

 

 

 

Qatar — 2.64%

     

315,000

   Qatar Government International Bond, 3.38%, 3/14/24(a)      308,335  

315,000

   Qatar Government International Bond, 3.88%, 4/23/23(a)      313,698  

200,000

   Qatar Government International Bond, 4.40%, 4/16/50(a)      175,417  
     

 

 

 
        797,450  
     

 

 

 

Romania — 1.48%

     

70,000(b)

   Romanian Government International Bond, EMTN, 2.00%,4/14/33(a)      40,557  

190,000(b)

   Romanian Government International Bond, 2.63%, 12/2/40(a)      94,620  

405,000(b)

   Romanian Government International Bond, EMTN, 2.75%, 4/14/41(a)      202,265  

217,000(b)

   Romanian Government International Bond, EMTN, 3.38%, 1/28/50(a)      108,961  
     

 

 

 
        446,403  
     

 

 

 

South Africa —2.45%

  

200,000

   Republic of South Africa Government International Bond, 4.30%, 10/12/28      166,667  

200,000

   Republic of South Africa Government International Bond, 4.85%, 9/30/29      165,216  

400,000

   Republic of South Africa Government International Bond, 5.00%, 10/12/46      243,089  

200,000

   Republic of South Africa Government International Bond, 5.88%, 4/20/32      165,194  
     

 

 

 
        740,166  
     

 

 

 

Sri Lanka — 0.26%

  

305,000

   Sri Lanka Government International Bond, 6.83%, 7/18/26(a)      77,002  
     

 

 

 

Tunisia — 0.95%

     

444,000(b)

   Tunisian Republic, 5.63%, 2/17/24(a)      287,955  
     

 

 

 

Turkey — 3.18%

     

810,000

   Turkey Government International Bond, 4.88%, 4/16/43      459,283  

830,000

   Turkey Government International Bond, 5.75%, 5/11/47      500,939  
     

 

 

 
        960,222  
     

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        

Amount

            Value  

 

 

Ukraine — 1.16%

 

$    300,000

   Ukraine Government International Bond, (N/A + 0.000%), 0.01%, 8/1/41(a),(d),(e)    $ 85,575  

1,193,000

   Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.38%, 9/25/34(a)      219,507  

100,000

   Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.75%, 9/1/26(a)      20,345  

125,000

   Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.75%, 9/1/28(a)      25,848  
     

 

 

 
        351,275  
     

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates — 5.53%

 

635,000

   Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, 2.13%, 9/30/24(a)      604,167  

277,000

   Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, EMTN, 2.70%, 9/2/70(a)      166,562  

360,000

   Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, 3.13%, 9/30/49(a)      251,610  

295,000

   Finance Department Government of Sharjah, EMTN, 3.63%, 3/10/33(a)      229,020  

715,000

   Finance Department Government of Sharjah, GMTN, 4.00%, 7/28/50(a)      420,162  
     

 

 

 
        1,671,521  
     

 

 

 

Uruguay — 1.47%

 

497,599

   Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.98%, 4/20/55      442,844  
     

 

 

 

Uzbekistan — 1.53%

 

200,000

   Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond, 3.90%, 10/19/31(a)      140,279  

425,000

   Uzbekneftegaz JSC, 4.75%, 11/16/28(a)      321,312  
     

 

 

 
        461,591  
     

 

 

 

Venezuela — 0.08%

 

85,000

   Venezuela Government International Bond, 7.75%, 10/13/19(a),(c)      5,950  

73,800

   Venezuela Government International Bond, 8.25%, 10/13/24(a),(c)      5,535  

170,000

   Venezuela Government International Bond, 11.75%, 10/21/26(a),(c)      12,750  
     

 

 

 
        24,235  
     

 

 

 

Zambia — 0.77%

 

505,000

   Zambia Government International Bond, 5.38%, 9/20/22(a)      233,278  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds

     19,812,512  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $26,007,578)

 

Corporate Bonds — 16.46%

 

Argentina — 1.57%

 

105,000

   YPF SA, 4.00%, 2/12/26(a)      88,070  

109,375

   YPF SA, 8.50%, 3/23/25(a)      87,518  

210,000

   YPF SA, 8.50%, 7/28/25(a)      148,155  

177,800

   YPF SA, 8.75%, 4/4/24(a)      151,597  
     

 

 

 
        475,340  
     

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal

Amount

       Value  

 

 

Brazil — 1.92%

  

$200,000

  Cemig Geracao e Transmissao SA, 9.25%, 12/5/24(a)    $ 206,520  

355,560

  MV24 Capital BV, 6.75%, 6/1/34(a)      300,342  

95,000

  Petrobras Global Finance BV, 6.85%, 6/5/2115      74,342  
    

 

 

 
       581,204  
    

 

 

 

Chile — 0.56%

  

250,000

  Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, 3.83%, 9/14/61(a)      168,007  
    

 

 

 

Colombia — 0.88%

  

210,000

  Ecopetrol SA, 5.88%, 5/28/45      127,313  

235,000

  Ecopetrol SA, 5.88%, 11/2/51      137,946  
    

 

 

 
       265,259  
    

 

 

 

Mexico — 4.58%

  

280,000

  Comision Federal de Electricidad, 4.69%, 5/15/29(a)      234,766  

430,000

  Mexico City Airport Trust, 5.50%, 7/31/47(a)      268,621  

980,000

  Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.63%, 1/23/46      512,679  

334,000

  Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.35%, 2/12/48      179,492  

220,000

  Petroleos Mexicanos, EMTN, 8.75%, 6/2/29(a)      187,645  
    

 

 

 
       1,383,203  
    

 

 

 

Oman — 0.81%

  

275,000

  OQ SAOC, GMTN, 5.13%, 5/6/28(a)      246,383  
    

 

 

 

Paraguay — 0.96%

  

186,667

  Rutas 2 and 7 Finance Ltd., 0.00%, 9/30/36(a),(f)      112,467  

200,000

  Telefonica Celular del Paraguay SA, 5.88%, 4/15/27(a)      177,994  
    

 

 

 
       290,461  
    

 

 

 

Peru — 1.11%

  

400,000

  InRetail Consumer, 3.25%, 3/22/28(a)      334,452  
    

 

 

 

Qatar — 0.99%

  

200,000

  Qatar Energy, 3.13%, 7/12/41(a)      144,754  

220,000

  Qatar Energy, 3.30%, 7/12/51(a)      154,825  
    

 

 

 
       299,579  
    

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates — 2.93%

  

300,000

  DP World Salaam, 6.00%, (a),(g),(h)      291,945  

425,344

  Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd., 2.16%, 3/31/34(a)      349,454  

319,921

  Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd., 2.94%, 9/30/40(a)      243,860  
    

 

 

 
       885,259  
    

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        

Amount

       Value  

 

 

Venezuela — 0.15%

  

$     173,584

  Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 6.00%, 11/15/26(a),(c)    $ 3,732  

260,000

  Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 8.50%, 10/27/20(a),(c)      40,300  
    

 

 

 
       44,032  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     4,973,179  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $6,221,035)

  

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 5.36%

  

United States — 5.36%

  

1,640,000

  U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 8/31/23      1,618,283  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

     1,618,283  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $1,636,186)

  

               Shares              

          

Municipal Bond — 0.59%

  

Turkey — 0.59%

  

200,000

  Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality(a)      176,439  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bond

     176,439  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $194,334)

    

            Contracts             

          

Put Option Purchased — 0.02%

  

30,000

  USD CALL VERSUS EUR PUT, Notional Amount EUR 27,060      6,822  
    

 

 

 

Total Put Option Purchased

     6,822  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $3,127)

  

               Shares              

          

Investment Company — 8.51%

  

2,571,521

  U.S. Government Money Market Fund, RBC Institutional Class 1 (i)      2,571,521  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     2,571,521  
    

 

 

 

(Cost $2,571,521)

  

Total Investments

   $ 29,158,756  

(Cost $36,633,781) — 96.53%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 3.47%

     1,048,711  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 30,207,467  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

(a)

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

(b)

Principal amount denoted in Euros.

 

(c)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

(d)

Floating rate note. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(e)

Variable or floating rate security, which interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

 

(f)

Zero Coupon Bond. The rate represents the yield at time of purchase.

 

(g)

Security is a fix-to-float security, which carries a fixed coupon until a certain date, upon which it switches to a floating rate. Reference rate and spread are provided if the rate is currently floating.

 

(h)

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

 

(i)

Affiliated investment.

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of September 30, 2022:

 

                  Currency Purchased                   

       Currency Sold       

Counterparty

  

Settlement

      Date      

  Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

    69,985          EUR          70,000        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22     $ 1,263    

USD

    1,436,008          EUR          1,402,317        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22              59,304          

USD

    427,627          EUR          417,790        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       17,467    

USD

    60,891          IDR          917,935,142        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       948    

USD

    45,319          IDR          683,914,462        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       658    

USD

    128,274          IDR          1,938,086,578        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       1,712    

USD

    42,758          IDR          646,178,462        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       561    

USD

    42,758          IDR          645,793,792        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       586    

USD

    228,489          INR          18,301,376        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       4,496    

USD

    271,511          INR          21,752,125        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       5,284    

USD

    170,000          MXN          3,435,097        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       220    
                       

 

 

   
                        $ 92,499    

EUR

    71,956          CZK          1,823,391        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22     $ (1,819  

EUR

    71,982          CZK          1,823,391        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (1,794  

EUR

    91,527          CZK          2,318,723        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (2,290  

EUR

    335,640          USD          338,886        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (9,376  

EUR

    80,000          USD          81,674        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (3,135  

HUF

    51,789,977          EUR          126,741        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (5,327  

HUF

    21,394,894          EUR          52,024        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (1,873  

HUF

    12,311,582          EUR          30,278        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (1,413  

HUF

    8,269,122          EUR          20,199        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (814  

HUF

    20,798,635          EUR          50,570        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (1,817  

HUF

    16,403,016          EUR          40,188        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (1,733  

IDR

    4,735,680,000          USD          320,000        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (10,749  

INR

    13,615,810          USD          170,000        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (3,354  

INR

    13,578,597          USD          170,000        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (3,810  

INR

    317,884          USD          3,943        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (52  

INR

    296,543          USD          3,705        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (76  

INR

    4,365,703          USD          54,578        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (1,146  

INR

    2,911,014          USD          36,385        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (757  

INR

    4,059,984          USD          50,771        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (1,080  

INR

    1,165,928          USD          14,561        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (291  

MXN

    3,435,869          USD          170,000        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (182  

THB

    5,744,000          USD          160,000        Citibank N.A.    10/25/22       (7,533  

USD

    62,001          TRY          1,217,020        Barclays Bank Plc    10/25/22       (1,424  

USD

    21,932          TRY          428,645        Deutsche Bank AG    10/25/22       (407  
                       

 

 

   
                        $ (62,252  
                       

 

 

   

Total

                        $ 30,247    
                       

 

 

   

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Financial futures contracts as of September 30, 2022:

 

Long Position

   Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
     Notional
Value
     Clearinghouse  

10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond

     6        December 2022                          $ 6,481        USD      $ 710,906        Morgan Stanley & Co.LLC  

Ten Year U.S. Treasury Note

     9        December 2022           5,398        USD        1,008,563        Morgan Stanley & Co.LLC  
           

 

 

          

Total

            $ 11,879           
           

 

 

          

Short Position

   Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
     Notional
Value
     Clearinghouse  

10 Year Euro-Bund

     4        December 2022                          $ 25,955        EUR      $ 542,909        Morgan Stanley & Co.LLC  

30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond

     1        December 2022           11,857        USD        137,000        Morgan Stanley & Co.LLC  

5 Year Euro-Bobl

     5        December 2022           14,914        EUR        586,805        Morgan Stanley & Co.LLC  
           

 

 

          

Total

            $ 52,726           
           

 

 

          

Credit default swaps buy protection as of September 30, 2022:

 

Fixed
Rate

  

Issuer

   Payment
Frequency
  

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Premium
Paid/
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value  
1.00%    Turkey Government International Bond    Quarterly    Citigroup Global Markets Ltd    12/20/23      USD       841                  $ 22,310                    $33,025     $ 55,335  
1.00%    Turkey Government International Bond    Quarterly    Barclays Bank plc    12/20/23      USD       210           2,012           (187     1,825  
1.00%    Turkey Government International Bond    Quarterly    Barclays Bank plc    12/20/23      USD       195           9,643           3,187       12,830  
1.00%    Turkey Government International Bond    Quarterly    Citibank N. A.    12/20/23      USD       150           7,381           2,488       9,869  

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

Fixed
Rate

  

Issuer

   Payment
Frequency
    

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Premium Paid/
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value  
1.00%    Turkey Government International Bond      Quarterly      Barclays Bank plc      12/20/23        USD       700                    48,042                    (1,984)              46,057  
1.00%    ICE - CDX EM S38 DEC-27      Quarterly      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC      12/20/27        USD       463           44,609           1,330               45,940  
1.00%    ICE - CDX EM S38 DEC-27      Quarterly      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC      12/20/27        USD       456           44,071           1,174               45,245  
1.00%    ICE - CDX EM S38 DEC-27      Quarterly      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC      12/20/27        USD       463           44,471           1,469               45,940  
1.00%    ICE - CDX EM S38 DEC-27      Quarterly      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC      12/20/27        USD       968           93,458           2,589               96,047  
1.00%    ICE - CDX EM S38 DEC-27      Quarterly      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC      12/20/27        USD       414           42,391           (1,313)              41,078  
1.00%    ICE - CDX EM S38 DEC-27      Quarterly      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC      12/20/27        USD       206           21,299           (859)              20,440  
                      

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total                        $ 379,687         $ 40,919             $ 420,606  
                      

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Abbreviations used are defined below:

Bobl - German Bundesobligationen

CZK - Czech Koruna

EMTN - Euro Medium Term Note

EUR - Euro

GMTN - Global Medium Term Note

HUF - Hungarian Forint

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

INR - Indian Rupee

MXN - Mexican Peso

THB - Thai Baht

TRY - Turkish Lira

USD - United States Dollar

 

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RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

 

Industries

   Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Foreign Government Bonds

     65.59%  

Energy

     9.53%  

Government

     5.95%  

Industrial

     2.81%  

Utilities

     1.46%  

Consumer, Cyclical

     1.11%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     0.96%  

Communications

     0.59%  

Other

     12.00%  
  

 

 

 
     100.00%  
  

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

 

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RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 

Corporate Bonds — 93.30%

 

Australia — 0.75%

  

$1,463,000

   Mineral Resources Ltd., 8.00%, 11/1/27(a)    $ 1,406,053  

499,000

   Mineral Resources Ltd., 8.50%, 5/1/30(a)      482,234  

143,548

   Quintis Australia Pty Ltd., PIK, 0.00%, 10/1/28(a),(b),(c)      52,969  

220,972

   Quintis Australia Pty Ltd., PIK, 7.50%, 10/1/26(a),(b),(c)      178,987  
     

 

 

 
        2,120,243  
     

 

 

 

Bermuda — 0.84%

  

2,504,964

   Highlands Holdings Bond Issuer Ltd. / Highlands Holdings Bond Co-Issuer, Inc., PIK, 7.63%, 10/15/25(a)      2,360,929  
     

 

 

 

Canada — 2.78%

  

1,246,000

   Bombardier, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/28(a)      1,018,138  

815,000

   Bombardier, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/25(a)      792,498  

3,555,000

   Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Finco, Inc. / Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Co-Issuer LLC, 6.00%, 9/15/28(a)      2,800,594  

473,000

   Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc., 5.00%, 12/31/26(a)      413,595  

1,275,000

   Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc., 7.00%, 12/31/27(a)      975,739  

511,000

   New Gold, Inc., 7.50%, 7/15/27(a)      403,690  

1,673,000

   Primo Water Holdings, Inc., 4.38%, 4/30/29(a)      1,386,091  
     

 

 

 
        7,790,345  
     

 

 

 

Cayman Islands — 1.00%

  

3,747,650

   Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., PIK, 6.50%, 9/15/24(a)      2,820,107  
     

 

 

 

France — 4.15%

  

1,150,000

   Altice France SA, 5.13%, 7/15/29(a)      860,675  

4,661,000

   Banijay Entertainment SASU, 5.38%, 3/1/25(a)      4,336,359  

1,516,000

   BNP Paribas SA, 7.75%, (a),(d),(e)      1,405,892  

2,354,000

   Iliad Holding SASU, 6.50%, 10/15/26(a)      2,068,023  

2,431,000

   Iliad Holding SASU, 7.00%, 10/15/28(a)      2,075,466  

1,080,000(f)

   Loxam SAS, 4.50%, 2/15/27(a)      894,014  
     

 

 

 
        11,640,429  
     

 

 

 

Germany — 2.87%

  

2,197,000

   Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH, 5.50%, 1/15/28(a)      1,812,525  

1,400,000

   Commerzbank AG, 7.00%, (d),(e),(g)      1,208,649  

2,589,000

   Deutsche Bank AG, 4.88%, 12/1/32(d)      2,055,041  

900,000

   IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, PIK, 4.75%, 9/15/26(a)      764,925  

910,323

   IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, PIK, 6.00%, 5/15/27(a)      788,340  

1,575,000

   ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.75%, 4/29/25(a)      1,434,482  
     

 

 

 
        8,063,962  
     

 

 

 

Ireland — 0.89%

  

2,550,000

   Bank of Ireland Group Plc, 6.25%, 9/16/26(a),(d)      2,488,268  
     

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 

Italy — 1.98%

  

949,000(f)

   Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, 8.50%, 9/10/30(d),(g)    $ 526,186  

$1,550,000

   Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 7.70%, (a),(d),(e)      1,292,689  

1,167,000

   Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.38%, 11/15/33      901,006  

3,426,000

   UniCredit SpA, 5.86%, 6/19/32(a),(d)      2,837,856  
     

 

 

 
        5,557,737  
     

 

 

 

Luxembourg — 1.16%

  

1,620,000

   Altice Financing SA, 5.00%, 1/15/28(a)      1,248,777  

978,000

   Altice Financing SA, 5.75%, 8/15/29(a)      746,296  

1,612,000

   Altice France Holding SA, 10.50%, 5/15/27(a)      1,263,684  
     

 

 

 
        3,258,757  
     

 

 

 

Mexico —0.49%

  

1,500,000

   Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, 8.38%, (d),(e),(g)      1,372,500  
     

 

 

 

Netherlands — 0.30%

  

1,000,000

   UPC Holding BV, 5.50%, 1/15/28(a)      844,000  
     

 

 

 

Switzerland — 0.43%

  

1,220,000

   Credit Suisse Group AG, 9.75%, (a),(d),(e)      1,201,502  
     

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates — 0.67%

  

1,992,000

   GEMS MENASA Cayman Ltd. / GEMS Education Delaware LLC, 7.13%, 7/31/26(a)      1,889,163  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 2.11%

  

1,354,000

   Barclays Plc, 8.00%, (d),(e)      1,205,374  

2,369,000

   Standard Chartered Plc, 7.75%, (a),(d),(e)      2,146,196  

3,300,000

   Vmed O2 UK Financing I Plc, 4.75%, 7/15/31(a)      2,565,302  
     

 

 

 
        5,916,872  
     

 

 

 

United States — 72.88%

  

1,650,000

   Adient Global Holdings Ltd., 4.88%, 8/15/26(a)      1,446,109  

1,840,000

   ADT Security Corp. (The), 4.13%, 6/15/23      1,823,848  

1,731,000

   ADT Security Corp. (The), 4.13%, 8/1/29(a)      1,434,971  

1,641,000

   Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 3.50%, 3/15/29(a)      1,325,107  

2,279,000

   Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 7.50%, 3/15/26(a)      2,301,040  

1,012,000

   Allison Transmission, Inc., 5.88%, 6/1/29(a)      921,522  

1,206,000

   AMC Networks, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/29      906,568  

1,534,000

   Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc /Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 5.25%, 4/30/25(a)      1,437,082  

1,760,000

   Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.50%, 3/1/28      1,480,472  

2,355,000

   Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 5.00%, 2/15/32(a)      1,823,783  

 

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RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal

Amount

       

Value

 

 

 

$1,830,000

   ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc., 5.25%, 9/30/28(a)    $ 1,407,700  

1,550,333

   BCPE Ulysses Intermediate, Inc., PIK, 7.75%, 4/1/27(a)      1,065,480  

3,044,000

   Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 7.13%, 10/2/25(a)      2,984,571  

922,000

   Boyne USA, Inc., 4.75%, 5/15/29(a)      774,026  

3,055,000

   Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/26(a)      2,691,463  

2,281,000

   Brundage- Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 2/1/26(a)      2,058,608  

2,011,000

   Builders FirstSource, Inc., 4.25%, 2/1/32(a)      1,544,427  

1,000,000

   Builders FirstSource, Inc., 5.00%, 3/1/30(a)      849,814  

1,019,000

   Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 3.88%, 9/15/27(a)      858,365  

1,216,000

   Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 5.63%, 9/15/28(a)      972,872  

2,161,000

   Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 6.25%, 7/1/25(a)      2,082,664  

555,000

   Caesars Resort Collection LLC /CRC Finco, Inc., 5.75%, 7/1/25(a)      535,665  

3,188,000

   Carriage Services, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/29(a)      2,539,671  

2,355,000

   CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 6/1/33(a)      1,746,761  

1,666,000

   CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.75%, 3/1/30(a)      1,349,713  

1,093,376

   CCO Holdings LLC /CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.13%, 5/1/27(a)      986,794  

3,318,000

   Cedar Fair LP / Canada’s Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op, 5.50%, 5/1/25(a)      3,195,360  

2,500,000

   Central Garden & Pet Co., 4.13%, 4/30/31(a)      1,963,227  

2,619,000

   CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.00%, 3/15/26(a)      2,280,006  

3,730,000

   Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co., 6.25%, 5/15/26(a)      3,562,150  

2,549,000

   CMG Media Corp., 8.88%, 12/15/27(a)      1,947,988  

1,676,000

   Condor Merger Sub, Inc., 7.38%, 2/15/30(a)      1,372,199  

1,457,000

   Constellium SE, 3.75%, 4/15/29(a)      1,063,801  

4,380,000

   Coty, Inc., 5.00%, 4/15/26(a)      4,011,906  

2,932,000

   CQP Holdco LP /BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC, 5.50%, 6/15/31(a)      2,482,994  

1,049,000

   CSC Holdings LLC, 7.50%, 4/1/28(a)      856,453  

1,450,000

   Darling Ingredients, Inc., 6.00%, 6/15/30(a)      1,384,007  

3,208,000

   Dealer Tire LLC / DT Issuer LLC, 8.00%, 2/1/28(a)      2,830,910  

1,992,000

   Directv Financing LLC / Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc., 5.88%, 8/15/27(a)      1,721,230  

2,214,000

   DISH DBS Corp., 5.25%, 12/1/26(a)      1,827,366  

1,699,000

   DISH DBS Corp., 5.75%, 12/1/28(a)      1,280,936  

2,158,000

   Domtar Corp., 6.75%, 10/1/28(a)      1,661,746  

2,536,000

   Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 5.38%, 4/1/26(a)      2,229,909  

1,234,000

   Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 5.88%, 4/1/29(a)      1,013,259  

1,030,000

   Ford Motor Co., 4.75%, 1/15/43      684,871  

1,035,000

   Ford Motor Co., 6.10%, 8/19/32      912,380  

2,000,000

   Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.70%, 8/10/26      1,656,800  

2,260,000

   Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.54%, 8/1/26      2,020,683  

3,402,000

   Forestar Group, Inc., 3.85%, 5/15/26(a)      2,822,316  

786,000

   Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 5.50%, 5/1/28(a)      630,618  

 

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RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 

$1,240,750

   Freedom Mortgage Corp., 6.63%, 1/15/27(a)    $ 885,263  

1,229,000

   Freedom Mortgage Corp., 8.13%, 11/15/24(a)      1,068,972  

1,456,000

   Gap, Inc. (The), 3.63%, 10/1/29(a)      955,514  

1,254,000

   Gap, Inc. (The), 3.88%, 10/1/31(a)      803,502  

3,090,000

   G-III Apparel Group Ltd., 7.88%, 8/15/25(a)      2,804,024  

758,000

   Global Partners LP / GLP Finance Corp., 6.88%, 1/15/29      683,461  

1,694,000

   Global Partners LP / GLP Finance Corp., 7.00%, 8/1/27      1,543,526  

2,972,000

   GPD Cos., Inc., 10.13%, 4/1/26(a)      2,729,117  

2,654,000

   GrafTech Finance, Inc., 4.63%, 12/15/28(a)      1,983,919  

1,100,000

   Gray Television, Inc., 5.88%, 7/15/26(a)      1,014,384  

2,446,000

   Gray Television, Inc., 7.00%, 5/15/27(a)      2,297,330  

3,317,000

   Griffon Corp., 5.75%, 3/1/28      2,850,501  

3,055,000

   International Game Technology Plc, 4.13%, 4/15/26(a)      2,784,846  

235,000

   International Game Technology Plc, 6.50%, 2/15/25(a)      234,413  

3,172,000

   IRB Holding Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/25(a)      3,158,142  

2,256,000

   ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 8/1/29(a)      1,757,214  

1,910,000

   Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 5.00%, 8/15/28(a)      1,408,222  

1,100,000

   KB Home, 7.63%, 5/15/23      1,099,991  

1,224,000

   Kontoor Brands, Inc., 4.13%, 11/15/29(a)      968,246  

1,103,000

   LABL, Inc., 5.88%, 11/1/28(a)      894,923  

2,278,000

   LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 1/15/29(a)      1,542,613  

2,045,000

   LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 6.75%, 10/15/27(a)      1,697,350  

1,522,000

   Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 4.38%, 2/15/27(a)      1,265,739  

2,114,000

   Lithia Motors, Inc., 4.38%, 1/15/31(a)      1,731,301  

4,119,000

   Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC, 6.13%, 3/15/32(a)      3,157,935  

2,663,000

   MasTec, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/28(a)      2,315,349  

3,659,000

   Matthews International Corp., 5.25%, 12/1/25(a)      3,295,473  

1,194,000

   Medline Borrower LP, 3.88%, 4/1/29(a)      958,834  

1,841,000

   Metis Merger Sub LLC, 6.50%, 5/15/29(a)      1,436,721  

3,567,000

   MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 3/15/23      3,564,464  

2,682,000

   Michaels Cos., Inc. (The), 5.25%, 5/1/28(a)      1,884,065  

363,000

   Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 8/15/28(a)      285,692  

926,000

   Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/27(a)      790,918  

1,601,000

   NESCO Holdings II, Inc., 5.50%, 4/15/29(a)      1,334,269  

2,037,000

   Nexstar Media, Inc., 5.63%, 7/15/27(a)      1,875,635  

1,200,000

   NortonLifeLock, Inc., 6.75%, 9/30/27(a)      1,155,248  

1,040,000

   NortonLifeLock, Inc., 7.13%, 9/30/30(a)      1,003,332  

1,897,000

   NuStar Logistics LP, 5.75%, 10/1/25      1,757,307  

2,396,000

   OT Merger Corp., 7.88%, 10/15/29(a)      1,564,016  

1,104,000

   Pike Corp., 5.50%, 9/1/28(a)      894,356  

594,000

   Post Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/27(a)      567,229  

660,000

   Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 9/15/28(a)      457,983  

1,746,000

   Railworks Holdings LP / Railworks Rally, Inc., 8.25%, 11/15/28(a)      1,630,975  

3,724,000

   Rayonier AM Products, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/26(a)      3,225,224  

1,479,000

   Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp., 4.88%, 6/1/23(a)      1,452,322  

1,124,000

   Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp., 5.25%, 4/15/30(a)      765,876  

 

37


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal

Amount

            Value  

 

 

$2,307,000

   RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc. / LifePoint Health, Inc., 9.75%, 12/1/26(a)    $ 2,064,433  

1,338,000

   Resolute Forest Products, Inc., 4.88%, 3/1/26(a)      1,301,587  

1,602,000

   Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 4.95%, 7/15/29(a)      1,376,220  

1,904,000

   Scientific Games Holdings LP/Scientific Games US FinCo, Inc., 6.63%, 3/1/30(a)      1,525,356  

3,542,000

   Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 4.13%, 12/1/30(a)      2,680,910  

1,706,000

   Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.00%, 7/15/28(a)      1,453,067  

3,882,000

   Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC / SBP Finance Corp., 6.38%, 9/30/26(a)      3,242,056  

3,167,000

   SRM Escrow Issuer LLC, 6.00%, 11/1/28(a)      2,577,418  

1,817,000

   Summer BC Bidco B LLC, 5.50%, 10/31/26(a)      1,499,340  

2,155,000

   Sylvamo Corp., 7.00%, 9/1/29(a)      1,851,742  

1,600,000

   Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 10/1/25(a)      1,579,977  

1,053,000

   Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc. / Taylor Morrison Holdings II, Inc., 5.63%, 3/1/24(a)      1,034,145  

3,056,000

   TEGNA, Inc., 5.00%, 9/15/29      2,820,618  

2,534,000

   Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.13%, 10/1/28(a)      2,235,517  

1,730,000

   Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.25%, 2/1/27(a)      1,614,626  

1,087,000

   TI Automotive Finance Plc, 3.75%, 4/15/29(f),(g)      717,412  

2,523,000

   TransDigm, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/26(a)      2,446,887  

824,919

   Univision Communications, Inc., 5.13%, 2/15/25(a)      782,753  

2,713,000

   Univision Communications, Inc., 6.63%, 6/1/27(a)      2,564,397  

615,000

   Univision Communications, Inc., 7.38%, 6/30/30(a)      584,282  

1,066,000

   Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 3.88%, 8/15/29(a)      916,287  

978,000

   Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 4.13%, 8/15/31(a)      810,480  

2,257,000

   VICI Properties LP /VICI Note Co., Inc., REIT, 3.50%, 2/15/25(a)      2,086,218  

1,638,000

   VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc., REIT, 4.63%, 6/15/25(a)      1,541,979  

1,844,000

   Victoria’s Secret & Co., 4.63%, 7/15/29(a)      1,393,019  

521,000

   Voyager Aviation Holdings LLC, 8.50%, 5/9/26(a)      475,147  

1,133,000

   Western Midstream Operating LP, 5.45%, 4/1/44      936,133  

1,546,000

   White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.88%, 10/15/28(a)      1,277,375  

1,037,000

   White Cap Parent LLC, PIK, 8.25%, 3/15/26(a)      882,265  
     

 

 

 
        204,569,593  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     261,894,407  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $302,091,197)

  

             Shares              

           

Common Stocks — 0.07%

  

United Kingdom — 0.00%

  

12,023

   AVTCAP WARR*          4,752  

United States — 0.07%

  

70,137

   Quintis Ltd.*,(b),(c)      1,402  

1,445

   Voyager Aviation Holdings LLC*      180,625  

 

38


 

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RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares         Value  

 

 

241

   Voyager Aviation Holdings LLC*,(b),(c)    $ 0  
     

 

 

 

12,785

   W R Grace & Co.*,(b),(c)   

 

1,381

 

     

 

 

 
     

 

183,408

 

     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     188,160  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $2)

     

Rights/Warrants — 0.00%

Mexico — 0.00%

  

3,026

   Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SAB de CV Warrants, Expire 12/31/49*      0  
     

 

 

 

Total Rights/Warrants

     0  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

     

Investment Company — 2.81%

  

7,884,517 U.S.

  

Government Money Market Fund,

RBC Institutional Class 1 (h)

     7,884,517  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     7,884,517  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $7,884,517)

     

Total Investments

   $ 269,967,084  

(Cost $309,975,716)(i) — 96.18%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 3.82%

     10,713,246  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 280,680,330  
     

 

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

(b)

The Pricing Committee has fair valued this security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 

(c)

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

(d)

Security is a fix-to-float security, which carries a fixed coupon until a certain date, upon which it switches to a floating rate. Reference rate and spread are provided if the rate is currently floating.

 

(e)

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

 

(f)

Principal amount denoted in Euros.

 

(g)

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

(h)

Affiliated investment.

 

(i)

See Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

39


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of September 30, 2022:

 

Currency Purchased

       

Currency Sold

       

Counterparty

        Settlement
Date
       

Value/Unrealized

Appreciation

  (Depreciation)  

USD

       623,101       EUR        610,031       Citibank N.A.       10/25/22                             $ 24,212                      

USD

       969,179       EUR        948,938       Citibank N.A.       10/25/22                37,573       

USD

       884,067       EUR        860,000       Citibank N.A.       10/25/22                39,774       

USD

       623,147       EUR        610,031       Citibank N.A.       10/25/22                24,257       

USD

       2,359,361       GBP        1,965,000       Citibank N.A.       10/25/22                164,152       
                                        

 

 

      
                                         $ 289,968       

EUR

       110,000       USD        108,318       Citibank N.A.       10/25/22              $ (328)       

GBP

       1,000,000       USD        1,209,894       Citibank N.A.       10/25/22                (92,739)       

GBP

       275,000       USD        309,885       Citibank N.A.       10/25/22                (2,667)       
                                        

 

 

      
                                         $ (95,734)       
                                        

 

 

      

Total

                                         $ 194,234       
                                        

 

 

      

Abbreviations used are defined below:

EUR - Euro

GBP - United Kingdom Pound Sterling

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

USD - United States Dollar

 

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RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

 

Industries

   Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Consumer, Cyclical

     26.08%  

Communications

     17.42%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     13.52%  

Financial

     13.03%  

Industrial

     10.92%  

Basic Materials

     5.60%  

Energy

     4.93%  

Technology

     1.55%  

Utilities

     0.32%  

Other*

     6.63%  
  

 

 

 
     100.00%  
  

 

 

 

* Includes cash, Investment Company, interest and dividend receivable, pending trades and Fund share transactions, warrants, foreign currency exchange contracts and accrued expenses payable.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        

Amount

        Value  

 

 

Corporate Bonds — 45.48%

  

Australia — 0.62%

  

$    160,000

   Santos Finance Ltd., 3.65%, 4/29/31(a)    $ 125,046  

160,000

   South32 Treasury Ltd., 4.35%, 4/14/32(b)      137,028  
     

 

 

 
        262,074  
     

 

 

 

Belgium — 0.27%

  

121,000

   Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 5.55%, 1/23/49      113,824  
     

 

 

 

Canada — 0.64%

  

160,000

   Bank of Nova Scotia (The), 4.59%, 5/4/37(c)      135,836  

144,000

   Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), GMTN, 4.46%, 6/8/32      131,332  
     

 

 

 
        267,168  
     

 

 

 

Chile — 0.42%

  

260,000

   Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, 3.83%, 9/14/61(a)      174,728  
     

 

 

 

France — 0.54%

  

200,000(d)

   Electricite de France SA, 3.00%, (a),(c),(e)      142,634  

100,000(f)

   Electricite de France SA, EMTN, 5.88%, (a),(c),(e)      83,377  
     

 

 

 
        226,011  
     

 

 

 

Germany — 1.50%

  

200,000(d)

   Commerzbank AG, 6.13%, (a),(c),(e)      164,814  

200,000(d)

   Deutsche Bank AG, EMTN, 1.75%, 11/19/30(a),(c)      148,154  

200,000(d)

   Deutsche Bank AG, 4.63%, (a),(c),(e)      131,016  

200,000

   Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 4.60%, 6/8/29(b)      184,158  
     

 

 

 
        628,142  
     

 

 

 

India — 0.34%

  

200,000

   Summit Digitel Infrastructure Ltd., 2.88%, 8/12/31(a)      144,551  
     

 

 

 

Ireland — 1.33%

  

220,000

   AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.63%, 10/15/27      198,400  

160,000

   Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 3.25%, 2/15/27(b)      134,133  

230,000

   Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 5.13%, 10/1/23(b)      227,245  
     

 

 

 
        559,778  
     

 

 

 

Italy — 0.75%

  

200,000

   UniCredit SpA, 3.13%, 6/3/32(b),(c)      142,313  

200,000(d)

   UniCredit SpA, 7.50%, (a),(c),(e)      171,968  
     

 

 

 
        314,281  
     

 

 

 

Japan — 5.20%

  

600,000

   Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 4.79%, 7/18/25(c)      592,274  

220,000

   Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 5.13%, 7/20/33(c)      205,728  

380,000

   Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 2.65%, 5/22/26(c)      348,950  

 

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RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 

$    230,000

   Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., 4.35%, 9/17/27(b)    $ 197,649  

220,000

   Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., 4.81%, 9/17/30(b)      179,096  

200,000

   Nomura Holdings, Inc., 5.61%, 7/6/29      190,399  

200,000(d)

   Rakuten Group, Inc., 4.25%, (a),(c),(e)      124,529  

200,000

   Rakuten Group, Inc., 5.13%, (a),(c),(e)      150,380  

210,000

   Renesas Electronics Corp., 1.54%, 11/26/24(b)      191,942  
     

 

 

 
        2,180,947  
     

 

 

 

South Africa — 0.37%

  

200,000

   AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Plc, 3.75%, 10/1/30      156,243  
     

 

 

 

Spain — 0.38%

  

200,000(d)

   Abertis Infraestructuras Finance BV, 3.25%, (a),(c),(e)      158,242  
     

 

 

 

Switzerland — 0.95%

  

250,000

   Credit Suisse Group AG, 3.09%, 5/14/32(b),(c)      175,581  

250,000

   Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.54%, 8/12/33(b),(c)      224,157  
     

 

 

 
        399,738  
     

 

 

 

Taiwan — 0.45%

  

200,000

   TSMC Global Ltd., 4.63%, 7/22/32(b)      189,399  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom —1.29%

  

200,000

   Barclays Plc, 8.00%, (c),(e)      178,046  

200,000

   HSBC Holdings Plc, 4.76%, 6/9/28(c)      183,571  

200,000

   HSBC Holdings Plc, 5.40%, 8/11/33(c)      177,773  
     

 

 

 
        539,390  
     

 

 

 

United States — 30.43%

  

153,000

   Aircastle Ltd., 2.85%, 1/26/28(b)      118,107  

220,000

   American Express Co., 4.42%, 8/3/33(c)      200,228  

156,000

   American Tower Corp., REIT, 4.05%, 3/15/32      134,306  

165,000

   AT& T, Inc., 2.55%, 12/1/33      122,788  

220,000

   AT&T, Inc., 3.65%, 9/15/59      142,832  

400,000

   Athene Global Funding, 2.51%, 3/8/24(b)      381,561  

465,000

   Athene Global Funding, (Secured Overnight Financing Average Index + 0.700%), 3.44%, 5/24/24(b),(g)      456,127  

162,000

   Athene Holding Ltd., 3.45%, 5/15/52      99,655  

260,000

   Bank of America Corp., 2.48%, 9/21/36(c)      188,109  

230,000

   Bank of America Corp., 4.57%, 4/27/33(c)      206,397  

230,000

   Bank of America Corp., 5.02%, 7/22/33(c)      213,968  

210,000(d)

   Berry Global, Inc., 1.00%, 1/15/25(a)      186,651  

186,000

   Broadcom, Inc., 2.60%, 2/15/33(b)      133,218  

177,000

   Broadcom, Inc., 4.93%, 5/15/37(b)      146,427  

250,000

   Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 3.85%, 4/1/61      146,449  

700,000

   Citigroup, Inc., 0.98%, 5/1/25(c)      649,388  

220,000

   Citigroup, Inc., 3.06%, 1/25/33(c)      173,486  

 

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RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 

$    180,000

   Citigroup, Inc., 4.14%, 5/24/25(c)    $ 175,973  

220,000

   Citigroup, Inc., 4.91%, 5/24/33(c)      202,416  

250,000

   Comerica Bank, 5.33%, 8/25/33(c)      233,242  

120,000

   Corebridge Financial, Inc., 3.85%, 4/5/29(b)      106,005  

180,000

   Equinix, Inc., REIT, 3.90%, 4/15/32      152,837  

150,000

   Essential Utilities, Inc., 5.30%, 5/1/52      134,712  

143,000

   Eversource Energy, 4.20%, 6/27/24      140,998  

450,000

   Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 4.50%, 7/15/25      440,673  

170,000

   Flex Intermediate Holdco LLC, 4.32%, 12/30/39(b)      120,914  

122,000

   General Motors Co., 5.40%, 4/1/48      96,221  

150,000

   General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.30%, 4/6/29      130,702  

70,000

   Global Atlantic Fin Co., 3.13%, 6/15/31(b)      51,292  

160,000

   Global Payments, Inc., 1.50%, 11/15/24      147,362  

110,000

   Global Payments, Inc., 5.30%, 8/15/29      103,556  

149,000

   Global Payments, Inc., 5.95%, 8/15/52      130,954  

271,000

   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.38%, 7/21/32(c)      204,712  

230,000

   HCA, Inc., 4.63%, 3/15/52(b)      173,045  

200,000

   HP, Inc., 4.00%, 4/15/29      175,910  

300,000

   Intel Corp., 4.90%, 8/5/52      264,760  

530,000

   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.60%, 2/24/26(c)      493,074  

300,000

   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.57%, 6/14/30(c)      275,434  

190,000

   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.91%, 7/25/33(c)      175,471  

170,000

   Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/52      134,466  

200,000

   Kinder Morgan, Inc., 4.80%, 2/1/33      179,446  

170,000

   KKR Group Finance Co. XII LLC, 4.85%, 5/17/32(b)      156,420  

200,000

   KLA Corp., 5.25%, 7/15/62      184,372  

259,000

   Kyndryl Holdings, Inc., 3.15%, 10/15/31      171,285  

200,000

   Kyndryl Holdings, Inc., 4.10%, 10/15/41      114,677  

1,000,000

   Morgan Stanley, GMTN, 0.79%, 1/22/25(c)      936,726  

260,000

   Morgan Stanley, 2.48%, 9/16/36(c)      186,308  

280,000

   Morgan Stanley, GMTN, 4.89%, 7/20/33(c)      260,361  

160,000

   Oracle Corp., 3.65%, 3/25/41      108,608  

180,000

   Oracle Corp., 4.10%, 3/25/61      113,934  

200,000

   Royalty Pharma Plc, 3.55%, 9/2/50      125,028  

210,000

   Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 4.26%, 6/9/25(c)      201,840  

200,000

   SVB Financial Group, 4.57%, 4/29/33(c)      175,340  

180,000

   T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.20%, 1/15/33      172,246  

140,000(d)

   Upjohn Finance BV, 1.91%, 6/23/32(a)      96,916  

150,000

   Viatris, Inc., 4.00%, 6/22/50      89,630  

170,000

   VICI Properties LP, REIT, 4.95%, 2/15/30      153,715  

130,000

   Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., 3.43%, 3/15/24(b)      125,738  

188,000

   Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., 5.05%, 3/15/42(b)      140,717  

410,000

   Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., 5.14%, 3/15/52(b)      297,930  

440,000

   Wells Fargo & Co., GMTN, 4.81%, 7/25/28(c)      420,386  

 

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RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 

$    290,000

   Wells Fargo & Co., GMTN, 4.90%, 7/25/33(c)    $ 266,764  

142,000

   Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 4.65%, 8/15/32      128,987  
     

 

 

 
        12,771,800  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     19,086,316  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $22,725,943)

  

U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages — 26.95%

  

United States — 26.95%

  

1,300,000

   Fannie Mae, (TBA), 3.50%, 10/1/52      1,168,326  

1,925,000

   Fannie Mae, (TBA), 3.00%, 10/1/52      1,672,346  

3,000,000

   Fannie Mae, (TBA), 2.50%, 10/1/52      2,517,108  

3,800,000

   Fannie Mae, (TBA), 2.00%, 10/1/52      3,072,057  

897,416

   Fannie Mae, Pool #BT8271, 4.00%, 7/1/52      834,237  

194,943

   Fannie Mae, Pool #CB4766, 5.00%, 9/1/52      192,224  

573,402

   Fannie Mae, Pool #CB4768, 5.00%, 9/1/52      566,687  

897,285

   Freddie Mac, Pool #QE6931, 4.50%, 7/1/52      858,401  

448,935

   Freddie Mac, Pool #RA7718, 4.50%, 7/1/52      428,160  
     

 

 

 
        11,309,546  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages

     11,309,546  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $11,892,949)

  

            Shares             

           

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 17.52%

  

United States — 17.52%

  

330,000

   AREIT Trust, Series 2022-CRE6, Class B, (Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30 Day Average + 1.850%), 4.13%, 1/16/37(b),(g)      315,716  

49,505

   Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class M1B, (LIBOR USD 1-Month + 1.750%), 4.83%, 3/25/29(b),(g)      49,442  

88,403

   Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class M1B, (LIBOR USD 1-Month + 1.850%), 4.93%, 10/25/28(b),(g)      88,226  

373,385

   BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-XL2, Class D, (LIBOR USD 1-Month + 1.397%), 4.22%, 10/15/38(b),(g)      350,519  

300,000

   BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-21M, Class D, (LIBOR USD 1-Month + 1.426%), 4.24%, 10/15/36(b),(g)      280,869  

500,000

   BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-CSMO, Class C, (Term SOFR 1M + 3.889%), 6.73%, 6/15/27(b),(g)      494,635  

400,000

   BX Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-MVRK, Class D, (Term SOFR 1M + 2.864%), 5.79%, 3/15/39(b),(g)      381,729  

380,000

   BX Trust, Series 2022-IND, Class D, (Term SOFR 1M + 2.839%), 5.76%, 4/15/37(b),(g)      359,372  

600,000

   Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-GC11, Class D, 4.56%, 4/10/46(b),(h)      589,300  

207,000

   Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, Series 2022-R01, Class 1M2, (Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30 Day Average + 1.900%), 4.18%, 12/25/41(b),(g)      187,811  

88,000

   Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, Series 2022-R04, Class 1M2, (Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30 Day Average + 3.100%), 5.38%, 3/25/42(b),(g)      82,195  

 

45


 

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RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares         Value  

 

 

$625,000

   Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2020-SPT1, Class A2, 2.23%, 4/25/65(b),(h)    $ 587,052  

688,190

   Eagle RE Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class M1B, (LIBOR USD 1-Month + 1.800%), 4.88%, 4/25/29(b),(g)      683,920  

298,759

   Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2021-R02, Class 2M1, (Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30 Day Average + 0.900%), 3.18%, 11/25/41(b),(g)      293,819  

196,458

   Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust, Series 2021-DNA6, Class M2, (Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30 Day Average + 1.500%), 3.78%, 10/25/41(b),(g)      186,296  

460,000

   Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust, Series 2022-DNA2, Class M1B, (Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30 Day Average + 2.400%), 4.68%, 2/25/42(b),(g)      426,473  

250,000

   HONO Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-LULU, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1-Month + 1.150%), 3.97%, 10/15/36(b),(g)      240,409  

346,017

   MFA Trust, Series 2020-NQM3, Class A3, 1.63%, 1/26/65(b),(h)      321,745  

400,000

   SMRT, Series 2022-MINI, Class D, (Term SOFR 1M + 1.950%), 4.80%, 1/15/39(b),(g)      377,354  

400,000

   Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2019-INV3, Class M1, 3.28%, 11/25/59(b),(h)      375,034  

400,000

   Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2020-4, Class M1, 3.29%, 5/25/65(b),(h)      345,856  

400,000

   Vista Point Securitization Trust, Series 2020-2, Class M1, 3.40%, 4/25/65(b),(h)      335,266  

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     7,353,038  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $7,772,852)

  

Asset Backed Securities — 14.97%

  

Cayman Islands — 1.24%

  

300,000

   OZLM VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A, Class A2R3, (LIBOR USD 3-Month + 1.650%), 4.39%, 10/17/29(b),(g)      287,070  

250,000

   TCW CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A2RB, (LIBOR USD 3-Month + 1.400%), 4.18%, 4/25/31(b),(g)      236,425  
     

 

 

 
        523,495  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 0.58%

  

250,000

   Newday Funding Master Issuer Plc, Series 2021-3A, Class A2, (SOFR RATE + 1.000%), 3.67%, 11/15/29(b),(g)      242,632  
     

 

 

 

United States — 13.15%

  

500,000

   American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1, Class E, 3.32%, 3/13/26(b)      488,560  

500,000

   Carvana Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-N4, Class D, 2.30%, 9/11/28      469,622  

500,000

   Diamond Issuer, Series 2021-1A, Class B, 2.70%, 11/20/51(b)      418,850  

280,000

   Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-2, Class D, 1.39%, 3/15/29      257,002  

450,000

   Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2021-4A, Class D, 1.96%, 1/17/28      417,462  

500,000

   Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2021-4, Class D, 2.26%, 12/15/27(b)      449,246  

 

46


 

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RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares         Value  

 

 

$500,000

   GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2021-1, Class D, 1.01%, 7/21/25    $ 483,207  

400,000

   GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2022-3, Class B, 4.90%, 8/20/26      394,856  

182,160

   Jack in the Box Funding LLC, Series 2022-1A, Class A2I, 3.45%, 2/26/52(b)      158,713  

244,000

   Jimmy Johns Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2II, 4.85%, 7/30/47(b)      228,598  

316,546

   MVW LLC, Series 2021-1WA, Class B, 1.44%, 1/22/41(b)      284,542  

300,751

   MVW LLC, Series 2021-2A, Class B, 1.83%, 5/20/39(b)      269,716  

166,165

   Neighborly Issuer, Series 2022-1A, Class A2, 3.70%, 1/30/52(b)      136,194  

360,000

   Progress Residential Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class D, 3.87%, 6/17/37(b)      337,040  

215,000

   Progress Residential Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class E, 5.12%, 6/17/37(b)      204,504  

400,000

   Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-4, Class B, 4.42%, 11/15/27      389,236  

158,400

   Zaxby’s Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2, 3.24%, 7/30/51(b)      130,340  
     

 

 

 
        5,517,688  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset Backed Securities

     6,283,815  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $6,806,218)

  

Principal

Amount

           

Bank Loans — 6.07%

  

Ireland — 2.08%

  

395,970

   Avolon US LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B5, (LIBOR 1-Month + 2.25%), 5.39%, 12/1/27(g)      385,081  

500,000

   Setanta Aircraft Leasing DAC, 1st Lein Term Loan B, (LIBOR 3-Month + 2.00%), 4.87%, 11/5/28(g)      487,500  
     

 

 

 
        872,581  
     

 

 

 

United States — 3.99%

  

500,000

   Entegris, Inc., 1st Lein Term Loan B, (Term SOFR 1M + 3.00%), 6.04%, 7/6/29(g)      495,555  

400,000

   Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B2, (LIBOR 1-Month + 1.75%), 4.81%, 6/21/26(g)      386,332  

400,000

   Sensata Technologies, Inc., 1st Lein Term Loan B, (LIBOR 1-Month + 1.75%), 4.80%, 9/20/26(g)      397,000  

400,000

   Univar Solutions USA Inc/Washington, 1st Lein Term Loan B6, (LIBOR 1-Month + 2.00%), 5.14%, 6/3/28(g)      393,776  
     

 

 

 
        1,672,663  
     

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans

     2,545,244  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $2,594,178)

  

 

47


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 5.08%

  

United States — 5.08%

  

$ 2,200,000

   U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.25%, 3/31/24      $2,133,656  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

     2,133,656  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $2,136,578)

  

Foreign Government Bonds — 0.20%

  

Mexico — 0.20%

  

130,000(d)

   Mexico Government International Bond, 4.00%, 3/15/2115      83,493  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds

     83,493  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $164,222)

  

               Shares              

           

Investment Company — 8.26%

  

3,468,902

   U.S. Government Money Market Fund,
RBC Institutional Class 1 (i)
     3,468,902  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     3,468,902  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $3,468,902)

  

Total Investments

   $ 52,264,010  

(Cost $57,561,842)(j) — 124.53%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (24.53)%

     (10,296,230
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 41,967,780  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

(b)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

(c)

Security is a fix-to-float security, which carries a fixed coupon until a certain date, upon which it switches to a floating rate. Reference rate and spread are provided if the rate is currently floating.

 

(d)

Principal amount denoted in Euros.

 

(e)

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

 

(f)

Principal amount denoted in British Pounds.

 

(g)

Floating rate note. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(h)

Variable or floating rate security, which interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

 

(i)

Affiliated investment.

 

(j)

See Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

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RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of September 30, 2022:

 

                  Currency Purchased                   

   Currency Sold   

Counterparty

  

Settlement
Date

  

Value/Unrealized

Appreciation

    (Depreciation)    

USD

       1,649,664        EUR        1,627,497        Citibank N.A.        10/25/22           $ 51,892     

USD

       518,983        GBP        437,629        Citibank N.A.        10/25/22             30,083     

USD

       400,000        JPY        57,430,200        Citibank N.A.        10/25/22             2,271     
                                  

 

 

      
                                   $ 84,246     

JPY

       57,630,600        USD        400,000        Citibank N.A.        10/25/22           $ (883)       

NOK

       4,096,773        EUR        400,000        Citibank N.A.        10/25/22             (16,381)       
                                  

 

 

      
                                   $ (17,264)       
                                  

 

 

      

Total

                                   $ 66,982     
                                  

 

 

      

Financial futures contracts as of September 30, 2022:

 

Long Position

   Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Value/Unrealized
Depreciation
    Notional
Value
     Clearinghouse  

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond

     15        December 2022                    $(132,129)       USD        $1,896,094        Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  

30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond

     14        December 2022           (102,882     USD        1,918,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  

Five Year U.S. Treasury Note

     42        December 2022           (139,075     USD        4,515,328        Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  

Ten Year U.S. Treasury Note

     59        December 2022           (78,373     USD        6,611,688        Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  
           

 

 

         

Total

              $(452,459        
           

 

 

         

 

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RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

Short Position

   Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
     Notional
Value
    

Clearinghouse

10 Year Euro-Bund

     6        December 2022         $ 38,533        EUR      $ 814,363      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

10 Year Japan Treasury Bond

     1        December 2022           1,895        JPY        1,024,667      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond

     20        December 2022           112,181        USD        2,369,688      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

30 Year Euro-Buxl

     2        December 2022           25,931        EUR        287,429      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

5 Year Euro-Bobl

     5        December 2022           13,716        EUR        586,805      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Euro-Schatz

     3        December 2022           2,702        EUR        315,081      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Two Year U.S. Treasury Note

     24        December 2022           53,003        USD        4,929,375      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
           

 

 

          

Total

            $ 247,961           
           

 

 

          

Interest rate swaps as of September 30, 2022:

 

Fixed

Rate

   Floating Rate      Payment
Frequency
     Counterparty      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
1.65%      USD-CITILDN        Quarterly       
Morgan Stanley &
Co. LLC
 
 
     2/8/32        USD        1,380        $  238,366      
1.88%      EUR-BNPLDN        Semi-Annually       
Morgan Stanley &
Co. LLC
 
 
     10/25/32        EUR        1,060        (107,875)      
                    

 

 

 
Total                        $  130,491      
                    

 

 

 

Credit default swaps buy protection as of September 30, 2022:

 

Fixed
Rate

   Issuer      Payment
Frequency
     Counterparty      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount (000)
     Premium
Paid/
(Received)
     Unrealized
Depreciation
    Value  
1.00%     
Markit CDX IG
Index Series 39
 
 
     Quarterly       
Morgan Stanley
& Co. LLC
 
 
     12/20/27        USD        6,703      $ 29,824      $ (8,865   $ 20,959  
1.00%     

Markit CDX IG

Index, Series 39

 

 

     Quarterly       
Morgan Stanley
& Co. LLC
 
 
     12/20/27        USD        6,265        29,655        (10,065     19,590  
                    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total                      $ 59,479      $ (18,930   $ 40,549  
                    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Abbreviations used are defined below:

Bobl - German Bundesobligationen

EMTN - Euro Medium Term Note

EUR - Euro

GBP - United Kingdom Pound Sterling

GMTN - Global Medium Term Note

JPY - Japanese Yen

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

NOK - Norwegian Krone

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate

TBA - To-be-announced

USD - United States Dollar

Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

 

Industries

  

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

        17.52%  

Asset Backed Securities

        14.97%  

Foreign Government Bonds

        0.20%  

Financial

        56.46%  

Technology

        6.51%  

Consumer, Cyclical

        5.08%  

Government

        5.08%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

        2.66%  

Industrial

        2.53%  

Communications

        2.05%  

Energy

        1.32%  

Utilities

        1.19%  

Basic Materials

        0.70%  

Other*

        (16.27)%  
     

 

 

 
        100.00%  
     

 

 

 

 

* Includes cash, Investment Company, interest and dividend receivable, pending trades and Fund share transactions, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and accrued expenses payable.

     
 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        

Amount

        Value  

 

 

Corporate Bonds — 41.07%

  

Australia — 0.54%

  

$    160,000

   Santos Finance Ltd., 3.65%, 4/29/31(a)    $ 125,046  

160,000

   South32 Treasury Ltd., 4.35%, 4/14/32(b)      137,028  
     

 

 

 
        262,074  
     

 

 

 

Belgium — 0.26%

  

138,000

   Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 5.55%, 1/23/49      129,815  
     

 

 

 

Canada — 0.59%

  

170,000

   Bank of Nova Scotia (The), 4.59%, 5/4/37(c)      144,326  

157,000

   Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), GMTN, 4.46%, 6/8/32      143,189  
     

 

 

 
        287,515  
     

 

 

 

Chile — 0.36%

  

260,000

   Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, 3.83%, 9/14/61(a)      174,728  
     

 

 

 

France — 0.46%

     

200,000(d)

   Electricite de France SA, 3.00%, (a),(c),(e)      142,634  

100,000(f)

   Electricite de France SA, EMTN, 5.88%, (a),(c),(e)      83,377  
     

 

 

 
        226,011  
     

 

 

 

Germany — 1.29%

  

200,000(d)

   Commerzbank AG, 6.13%, (a),(c),(e)      164,814  

200,000(d)

   Deutsche Bank AG, EMTN, 1.75%, 11/19/30(a),(c)      148,154  

200,000(d)

   Deutsche Bank AG, 4.63%, (a),(c),(e)      131,016  

200,000

   Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 4.60%, 6/8/29(b)      184,158  
     

 

 

 
        628,142  
     

 

 

 

India — 0.30%

  

200,000

   Summit Digitel Infrastructure Ltd., 2.88%, 8/12/31(a)      144,551  
     

 

 

 

Ireland — 1.15%

  

220,000

   AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.63%, 10/15/27      198,400  

160,000

   Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 3.25%, 2/15/27(b)      134,133  

230,000

   Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 5.13%, 10/1/23(b)      227,245  
     

 

 

 
        559,778  
     

 

 

 

Italy — 0.64%

  

200,000

   UniCredit SpA, 3.13%, 6/3/32(b),(c)      142,313  

200,000(d)

   UniCredit SpA, 7.50%, (a),(c),(e)      171,968  
     

 

 

 
        314,281  
     

 

 

 

Japan — 4.69%

  

660,000

   Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 4.79%, 7/18/25(c)      651,501  

220,000

   Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 5.13%, 7/20/33(c)      205,728  

380,000

   Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 2.65%, 5/22/26(c)      348,950  

 

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RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        

Amount

        Value  

 

 

$    230,000

   Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., 4.35%, 9/17/27(b)    $ 197,649  

220,000

   Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., 4.81%, 9/17/30(b)      179,096  

200,000

   Nomura Holdings, Inc., 5.61%, 7/6/29      190,399  

200,000(d)

   Rakuten Group, Inc., 4.25%, (a),(c),(e)      124,529  

200,000

   Rakuten Group, Inc., 5.13%, (a),(c),(e)      150,380  

260,000

   Renesas Electronics Corp., 1.54%, 11/26/24(b)      237,643  
     

 

 

 
        2,285,875  
     

 

 

 

South Africa — 0.32%

  

200,000

   AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Plc, 3.75%, 10/1/30      156,244  
     

 

 

 

Spain — 0.32%

  

200,000(d)

   Abertis Infraestructuras Finance BV, 3.25%, (a),(c),(e)      158,242  
     

 

 

 

Switzerland — 0.84%

  

250,000

   Credit Suisse Group AG, 3.09%, 5/14/32(b),(c)      175,580  

260,000

   Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.54%, 8/12/33(b),(c)      233,124  
     

 

 

 
        408,704  
     

 

 

 

Taiwan — 0.39%

  

200,000

   TSMC Global Ltd., 4.63%, 7/22/32(b)      189,399  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 1.20%

  

200,000

   Barclays Plc, 8.00%, (c),(e)      178,046  

250,000

   HSBC Holdings Plc, 4.76%, 6/9/28(c)      229,464  

200,000

   HSBC Holdings Plc, 5.40%, 8/11/33(c)      177,772  
     

 

 

 
        585,282  
     

 

 

 

United States — 27.72%

  

165,000

   Aircastle Ltd., 2.85%, 1/26/28(b)      127,370  

220,000

   American Express Co., 4.42%, 8/3/33(c)      200,228  

156,000

   American Tower Corp., REIT, 4.05%, 3/15/32      134,306  

185,000

   AT&T, Inc., 2.55%, 12/1/33      137,672  

230,000

   AT&T, Inc., 3.65%, 9/15/59      149,324  

400,000

   Athene Global Funding, 2.51%, 3/8/24(b)      381,561  

535,000

   Athene Global Funding, (Secured Overnight Financing Average Index + 0.700%), 3.44%, 5/24/24(b),(g)      524,792  

175,000

   Athene Holding Ltd., 3.45%, 5/15/52      107,652  

260,000

   Bank of America Corp., 2.48%, 9/21/36(c)      188,109  

250,000

   Bank of America Corp., 4.57%, 4/27/33(c)      224,345  

250,000

   Bank of America Corp., 5.02%, 7/22/33(c)      232,574  

220,000(d)

   Berry Global, Inc., 1.00%, 1/15/25(a)      195,539  

209,000

   Broadcom, Inc., 2.60%, 2/15/33(b)      149,691  

192,000

   Broadcom, Inc., 4.93%, 5/15/37(b)      158,837  

250,000

   Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 3.85%, 4/1/61      146,449  

700,000

   Citigroup, Inc., 0.98%, 5/1/25(c)      649,388  

220,000

   Citigroup, Inc., 3.06%, 1/25/33(c)      173,486  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        

Amount

        Value  

 

 

$    200,000

   Citigroup, Inc., 4.14%, 5/24/25(c)      $195,526  

240,000

   Citigroup, Inc., 4.91%, 5/24/33(c)      220,817  

250,000

   Comerica Bank, 5.33%, 8/25/33(c)      233,242  

120,000

   Corebridge Financial, Inc., 3.85%, 4/5/29(b)      106,005  

180,000

   Equinix, Inc., REIT, 3.90%, 4/15/32      152,837  

160,000

   Essential Utilities, Inc., 5.30%, 5/1/52      143,693  

161,000

   Eversource Energy, 4.20%, 6/27/24      158,746  

500,000

   Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 4.50%, 7/15/25      489,636  

170,000

   Flex Intermediate Holdco LLC, 4.32%, 12/30/39(b)      120,914  

136,000

   General Motors Co., 5.40%, 4/1/48      107,262  

170,000

   General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.30%, 4/6/29      148,129  

73,000

   Global Atlantic Fin Co., 3.13%, 6/15/31(b)      53,490  

160,000

   Global Payments, Inc., 1.50%, 11/15/24      147,362  

110,000

   Global Payments, Inc., 5.30%, 8/15/29      103,556  

149,000

   Global Payments, Inc., 5.95%, 8/15/52      130,954  

300,000

   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.38%, 7/21/32(c)      226,618  

260,000

   HCA, Inc., 4.63%, 3/15/52(b)      195,616  

240,000

   HP, Inc., 4.00%, 4/15/29      211,092  

320,000

   Intel Corp., 4.90%, 8/5/52      282,410  

580,000

   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.60%, 2/24/26(c)      539,591  

300,000

   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.57%, 6/14/30(c)      275,434  

210,000

   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.91%, 7/25/33(c)      193,941  

187,000

   Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/52      147,913  

200,000

   Kinder Morgan, Inc., 4.80%, 2/1/33      179,446  

170,000

   KKR Group Finance Co. XII LLC, 4.85%, 5/17/32(b)      156,420  

200,000

   KLA Corp., 5.25%, 7/15/62      184,372  

261,000

   Kyndryl Holdings, Inc., 3.15%, 10/15/31      172,607  

200,000

   Kyndryl Holdings, Inc., 4.10%, 10/15/41      114,677  

1,000,000

   Morgan Stanley, GMTN, 0.79%, 1/22/25(c)      936,726  

260,000

   Morgan Stanley, 2.48%, 9/16/36(c)      186,308  

320,000

   Morgan Stanley, GMTN, 4.89%, 7/20/33(c)      297,556  

165,000

   Oracle Corp., 3.65%, 3/25/41      112,002  

180,000

   Oracle Corp., 4.10%, 3/25/61      113,934  

200,000

   Royalty Pharma Plc, 3.55%, 9/2/50      125,028  

210,000

   Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 4.26%, 6/9/25(c)      201,840  

200,000

   SVB Financial Group, 4.57%, 4/29/33(c)      175,340  

200,000

   T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.20%, 1/15/33      191,384  

140,000(d)

   Upjohn Finance BV, 1.91%, 6/23/32(a)      96,916  

150,000

   Viatris, Inc., 4.00%, 6/22/50      89,630  

180,000

   VICI Properties LP, REIT, 4.95%, 2/15/30      162,758  

140,000

   Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., 3.43%, 3/15/24(b)      135,410  

212,000

   Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., 5.05%, 3/15/42(b)      158,681  

500,000

   Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., 5.14%, 3/15/52(b)      363,329  

490,000

   Wells Fargo & Co., GMTN, 4.81%, 7/25/28(c)      468,157  

 

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RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

        Principal        

Amount

        Value  

 

 

$320,000

   Wells Fargo & Co., GMTN, 4.90%, 7/25/33(c)    $ 294,360  

152,000

   Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 4.65%, 8/15/32      138,071  
     

 

 

 
        13,521,059  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     20,031,700  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $23,820,984)

  

               Shares              

           

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 15.20%

  

United States — 15.20%

  

330,000

   AREIT Trust, Series 2022-CRE6, Class B, (Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30 Day Average + 1.850%), 4.13%, 1/16/37(b),(g)      315,716  

82,027

   Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class M1B, (LIBOR USD 1-Month + 1.750%), 4.83%, 3/25/29(b),(g)      81,922  

88,403

   Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class M1B, (LIBOR USD 1-Month + 1.850%), 4.93%, 10/25/28(b),(g)      88,226  

373,385

   BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-XL2, Class D, (LIBOR USD 1-Month + 1.397%),
4.22%, 10/15/38(b),(g)
     350,519  

300,000

   BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-21M, Class D, (LIBOR USD 1 -Month + 1.426%), 4.24%, 10/15/36(b),(g)   

 

280,869

 

500,000

   BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-CSMO, Class C, (Term SOFR 1M + 3.889%), 6.73%, 6/15/27(b),(g)      494,635  

400,000

   BX Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-MVRK, Class D, (Term SOFR 1M + 2.864%), 5.79%, 3/15/39(b),(g)      381,729  

380,000

   BX Trust, Series 2022-IND, Class D, (Term SOFR 1M + 2.839%), 5.76%, 4/15/37(b),(g)      359,372  

600,000

   Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-GC11, Class D, 4.56%, 4/10/46(b),(h)      589,300  

207,000

   Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, Series 2022-R01, Class 1M2, (Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30 Day Average + 1.900%), 4.18%, 12/25/41(b),(g)      187,811  

88,000

   Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, Series 2022-R04, Class 1M2, (Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30 Day Average + 3.100%), 5.38%, 3/25/42(b),(g)      82,195  

625,000

   Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2020-SPT1, Class A2, 2.23%, 4/25/65(b)      587,052  

688,190

   Eagle RE Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class M1B, (LIBOR USD 1 -Month + 1.800%), 4.88%, 4/25/29(b),(g)      683,920  

298,759

   Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2021-R02, Class 2M1, (Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30 Day Average + 0.900%), 3.18%, 11/25/41(b),(g)      293,819  

217,083

   Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust, Series 2021-DNA5,Class M2, (Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30 Day Average + 1.650%), 3.93%, 1/25/34(b),(g)      211,688  

460,000

   Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust, Series 2022-DNA2, Class M1B, (Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30 Day Average + 2.400%), 4.68%, 2/25/42(b),(g)      426,473  

250,000

   HONO Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-LULU, Class A, (LIBOR USD 1-Month + 1.150%), 3.97%, 10/15/36(b),(g)      240,409  

346,017

   MFA Trust, Series 2020-NQM3, Class A3, 1.63%, 1/26/65(b),(h)      321,745  

 

55


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares         Value  

 

 

$400,000

   SMRT, Series 2022-MINI, Class D, (Term SOFR 1M + 1.950%), 4.80%, 1/15/39(b),(g)    $ 377,354  

400,000

   Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2019-INV3, Class M1, 3.28%, 11/25/59(b),(h)      375,034  

400,000

   Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2020-4, Class M1, 3.29%, 5/25/65(b),(h)      345,856  

400,000

   Vista Point Securitization Trust, Series 2020-2, Class M1, 3.40%, 4/25/65(b),(h)      335,266  

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     7,410,910  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $7,831,832)

  

Asset Backed Securities — 13.01%

  

Cayman Islands — 1.07%

  

300,000

   OZLM VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A, Class A2R3, (LIBOR USD 3-Month + 1.650%), 4.39%, 10/17/29(b),(g)      287,070  

250,000

   TCW CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A2RB, (LIBOR USD 3-Month + 1.400%), 4.18%, 4/25/31(b),(g)      236,425  
     

 

 

 
        523,495  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 0.50%

  

250,000

   Newday Funding Master Issuer Plc, Series 2021-3A, Class A2, (SOFR RATE + 1.000%), 3.67%, 11/15/29(b),(g)      242,632  
     

 

 

 

United States — 11.44%

  

500,000

   American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1, Class E, 3.32%, 3/13/26(b)      488,560  

500,000

   Carvana Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-N4, Class D, 2.30%, 9/11/28      469,622  

500,000

   Diamond Issuer, Series 2021-1A, Class B, 2.70%, 11/20/51(b)      418,850  

279,000

   Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-2, Class D, 1.39%, 3/15/29      256,084  

450,000

   Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2021-4A, Class D, 1.96%, 1/17/28      417,462  

500,000

   Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2021-4, Class D, 2.26%, 12/15/27(b)      449,246  

500,000

   GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2021-1, Class D, 1.01%, 7/21/25      483,207  

400,000

   GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2022-3, Class B, 4.90%, 8/20/26      394,856  

205,920

   Jack in the Box Funding LLC, Series 2022-1A, Class A2I, 3.45%, 2/26/52(b)      179,415  

262,300

   Jimmy Johns Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2II, 4.85%, 7/30/47(b)      245,742  

316,546

   MVW LLC, Series 2021-1WA, Class B, 1.44%, 1/22/41(b)      284,542  

300,751

   MVW LLC, Series 2021-2A, Class B, 1.83%, 5/20/39(b)      269,716  

185,070

   Neighborly Issuer, Series 2022-1A, Class A2, 3.70%, 1/30/52(b)      151,689  

360,000

   Progress Residential Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class D, 3.87%, 6/17/37(b)      337,040  

215,000

   Progress Residential Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class E, 5.12%, 6/17/37(b)      204,504  

 

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RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares         Value  

 

 

$ 400,000

   Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-4, Class B, 4.42%, 11/15/27    $ 389,237  

168,300

   Zaxby’s Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2, 3.24%, 7/30/51(b)      138,486  
     

 

 

 
        5,578,258  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset Backed Securities

     6,344,385  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $6,877,331)

  

Principal

Amount

           

 

     

Bank Loans — 6.82%

  

Ireland — 2.18%

  

593,955

   Avolon US LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B5, (LIBOR 1-Month + 2.25%), 5.39%, 12/1/27(g)      577,621  

500,000

   Setanta Aircraft Leasing DAC, 1st Lein Term Loan B, (LIBOR 3-Month + 2.00%), 4.87%, 11/5/28(g)      487,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,065,121  
     

 

 

 

United States — 4.64%

  

500,000

   Entegris, Inc., 1st Lein Term Loan B, (Term SOFR 1M + 3.00%), 6.04%, 7/6/29(g)      495,555  

600,000

  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B2, (LIBOR 1-Month + 1.75%), 4.81%, 6/21/26(g)

     579,498  

600,000

   Sensata Technologies, Inc., 1st Lein Term Loan B, (LIBOR 1-Month + 1.75%), 4.80%, 9/20/26(g)      595,500  

600,000

   Univar Solutions USA Inc/Washington, 1st Lein Term Loan B6, (LIBOR 1-Month + 2.00%), 5.14%, 6/3/28(g)      590,664  
     

 

 

 
        2,261,217  
     

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans

     3,326,338  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $3,391,848)

  

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 4.87%

  

United States — 4.87%

  

2,488,200

   U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.88%, 1/31/24      2,376,426  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

     2,376,426  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $2,418,790)

  

Foreign Government Bonds — 0.17%

  

Mexico — 0.17%

  

130,000(d)

   Mexico Government International Bond, 4.00%, 3/15/2115      83,493  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds

     83,493  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $164,222)

  

 

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RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares         Value  

 

 

Investment Company — 17.31%

  

8,444,957

   U.S. Government Money Market Fund, RBC Institutional Class 1 (i)    $ 8,444,957  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     8,444,957  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $8,444,957)

  

Total Investments

   $ 48,018,209  

(Cost $52,949,964) — 98.45%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 1.55%

     754,835  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 48,773,044  
     

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

(b)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

(c)

Security is a fix-to-float security, which carries a fixed coupon until a certain date, upon which it switches to a floating rate. Reference rate and spread are provided if the rate is currently floating.

 

(d)

Principal amount denoted in Euros.

 

(e)

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

 

(f)

Principal amount denoted in British Pounds.

 

(g)

Floating rate note. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(h)

Variable or floating rate security, which interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

 

(i)

Affiliated investment.

 

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RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of September 30, 2022:

 

Currency Purchased

         

Currency Sold

         

Counterparty

        Settlement
Date
         

Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
      (Depreciation)       

 

USD

     1,608,089         EUR      1,586,481         Citibank N.A.         10/25/22                         $ 50,584                 

USD

     535,621         GBP      451,659         Citibank N.A.         10/25/22              31,048    

USD

     500,000         JPY      71,787,750         Citibank N.A.         10/25/22              2,839    
                                

 

 

   
                                 $ 84,471    
                                  

EUR

     54,080         USD      54,738         Citibank N.A.         10/25/22            $ (1,645  

JPY

     72,038,250         USD      500,000         Citibank N.A.         10/25/22              (1,104  

NOK

     5,120,967         EUR      500,000         Citibank N.A.         10/25/22              (20,477  
                                

 

 

   
                                 $ (23,226  
                                

 

 

   

Total

                                 $ 61,245    
                                

 

 

   

Financial futures contracts as of September 30, 2022:

 

Long Position

   Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Value/Unrealized
Depreciation
    Notional
Value
     Clearinghouse  

Ten Year U.S. Treasury Note

     136        December 2022                  $ (443,995     USD      $ 15,240,500       

Morgan
Stanley &
Co. LLC
 
 
 
           

 

 

         

Total

            $ (443,995 )         
           

 

 

         

 

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RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Short Position

   Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
     Notional
Value
     Clearinghouse  

10 Year Euro-Bund

     6        December 2022                  $ 38,088        EUR      $ 814,363        Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  

10 Year Japan Treasury Bond

     1        December 2022           1,895        JPY        1,024,667        Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  

10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond

     77        December 2022           502,912        USD        9,123,297        Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  

30 Year Euro-Buxl

     2        December 2022           25,931        EUR        287,429        Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond

     25        December 2022           164,486        USD        3,160,156        Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  

30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond

     3        December 2022           17,714        USD        411,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  

5 Year Euro-Bobl

     5        December 2022           13,716        EUR        586,805        Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  

Euro-Schatz

     3        December 2022           2,702        EUR        315,081        Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  

Five Year U.S. Treasury Note

     35        December 2022           124,945        USD        3,762,773        Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  

Two Year U.S. Treasury Note

     30        December 2022           96,768        USD        6,161,719        Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC  
           

 

 

          

Total

            $ 989,157           
           

 

 

          

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Interest rate swaps as of September 30, 2022:

 

Fixed

Rate    

  

Floating

Rate

    

Payment

Frequency

  

    Counterparty    

   Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount (000)
           Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
        
0.85%    USD-CITILDN      Quarterly    Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC      2/8/24        USD       15,000          $ 759,749     
1.65%    USD-CITILDN      Quarterly    Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC      2/8/32     

 

USD

 

 

 

6,380

 

         1,113,995     
                       

 

 

    
                        $ 1,873,744     
1.88%    EUR-BNPLDN      Semi-Annual    Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC      10/25/32        EUR       1,150              (117,035)     
                       

 

 

    
Total                         $ 1,756,709     
                       

 

 

    

Credit default swaps buy protection as of September 30, 2022:

 

Fixed
Rate

  

Issuer

   Payment
Frequency
   Counterparty    Expiration
Date
   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Premium
Paid/
(Received)
     Unrealized
Depreciation
     Value  
1.00%    Markit CDX IG Index, Series 39    Quarterly    Morgan Stanley
& Co. LLC
   12/20/27      USD        10,708        $47,644        $(14,162)        $33,482  
1.00%    Markit CDX IG Index, Series 39    Quarterly    Morgan Stanley
& Co. LLC
   12/20/27      USD        10,009        47,377        (16,080)        31,297  
                    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total                        $95,021        $(30,242)        $64,779  
                    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Abbreviations used are defined below:

Bobl - German Bundesobligationen

EMTN - Euro Medium Term Note

EUR - Euro

GBP - United Kingdom Pound Sterling

GMTN - Global Medium Term Note

JPY - Japanese Yen

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

NOK - Norwegian Krone

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate

USD - United States Dollar

 

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RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

Portfolio Diversification (Unaudited)

Industries

   Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

        15.20

Asset Backed Securities

        13.01

Foreign Government Bonds

        0.17

Financial

        26.82

Technology

        5.97

Consumer, Cyclical

        5.42

Government

        4.87

Industrial

        2.60

Consumer, Non-cyclical

        2.39

Communications

        1.85

Energy

        1.16

Utilities

        1.08

Basic Materials

        0.60

Other

        18.86
     

 

 

 
        100.00
     

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

September 30, 2022

   

RBC BlueBay

Emerging Market

Debt Fund

     RBC BlueBay
High Yield

Bond Fund
     RBC BlueBay
Core Plus

Bond Fund
     RBC BlueBay
Strategic
Income Fund
 

Assets:

                   

Investments in securities, at value:

             

Unaffiliated investments (cost $34,062,260, $302,091,199, $54,092,940 and $44,505,007, respectively)

     $   26,587,235      $ 262,082,567      $ 48,795,108      $ 39,573,252  

Affiliated investments (cost $2,571,521, $7,884,517, $3,468,902 and $8,444,957, respectively)

       2,571,521        7,884,517        3,468,902        8,444,957  

Cash

       50,070        50,159        37        26  

Cash at broker for financial futures contracts

       145,728               590,092        24,690  

Segregated cash for swap contracts

       136,602        1,424,771        386,736         

Cash at broker for forward foreign currency exchange contracts

       40,000        40,000                

Foreign currency, at value (cost $131,859, $666,645, $212,958 and $219,325, respectively)

       129,027        686,032        199,331        205,491  

Interest and dividend receivable

       458,150        4,753,336        281,098        290,237  

Receivable from advisor

       11,005               37,134        29,270  

Receivable for capital shares issued

              877,209                

Receivable for investments sold

       473,675        3,370,895                

Due from broker

              250,000                

Credit default swaps at value (premiums paid $379,687, $0, $59,479 and $95,021, respectively)

       420,606               40,549        64,779  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

       64,605               247,961        989,157  

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps contracts

                     238,366        1,873,744  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

       92,499        289,968        84,246        84,471  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

       17,951        32,589        38,779        38,787  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       31,198,674        281,742,043        54,408,339        51,618,861  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Cash due to broker for swap contracts

                            967,725  

Professional fees payable

              4,404        4,000        4,000  

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

   

RBC BlueBay
Emerging Market
Debt Fund

    RBC BlueBay
High Yield

Bond Fund
    RBC BlueBay
Core Plus
Bond Fund
    RBC BlueBay
Strategic
Income Fund
 

Payable for capital shares redeemed

       $     $ 664,752     $     $  

Payable for investments purchased

       849,836       172,975       11,771,465       1,202,250  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

       62,252       95,734       17,264       23,226  

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps contracts

                   107,875       117,035  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

                   452,459       443,995  

Accrued expenses and other payables:

          

Investment advisory fees

             2,894              

Accounting fees

       7,342       9,613       7,856       7,897  

Audit fees

       47,817       48,418       47,000       47,000  

Trustees’ fees

       249       2,574       384       415  

Distribution fees

             1,099       10,561       11,193  

Custodian fees

       3,751       5,776       7,598       7,213  

Shareholder reports

       8,940       46,497       1,927       1,764  

Transfer agent fees

       1,822             1,758       1,756  

Other

       9,198       6,977       10,412       10,348  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       991,207       1,061,713       12,440,559       2,845,817  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 30,207,467     $ 280,680,330     $ 41,967,780     $ 48,773,044  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consists of:

          

Capital

     $ 45,422,702     $ 327,596,506     $ 50,794,469     $ 50,706,135  

Accumulated earnings

       (15,215,236     (46,916,176     (8,826,689     (1,933,091
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 30,207,466     $ 280,680,330     $ 41,967,780     $ 48,773,044  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

   

RBC BlueBay
Emerging Market
Debt Fund

    RBC BlueBay
High Yield

Bond Fund
    RBC BlueBay
Core Plus

Bond Fund
    RBC BlueBay
Strategic
Income Fund
 

Net Assets

                

Class A

     $ 24,760     $ 2,982,965     $ 4,187,811     $ 4,866,889  

Class I

       30,172,731       277,697,365       29,381,449       34,145,780  

Class R6

       9,976       N/A       8,398,520       9,760,375  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     $ 30,207,467     $ 280,680,330     $ 41,967,780     $ 48,773,044  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value):

          

Class A

       3,520       332,344       508,371       506,790  

Class I

       4,209,509       30,633,402       3,565,434       3,554,656  

Class R6

       1,385       N/A       1,019,107       1,016,023  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

       4,214,414       30,965,746       5,092,912       5,077,469  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Prices Per Share:

          

Class A

     $ 7.03     $ 8.98     $ 8.24     $ 9.60  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

     $ 7.17     $ 9.07     $ 8.24     $ 9.61  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R6

     $ 7.20     $ N/A     $ 8.24     $ 9.61  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Offering Price Per Share:

          

Class A

     $ 7.34     $ 9.38     $ 8.56     $ 9.97  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge - Class A

       4.25     4.25     3.75     3.75
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchased Option unrealized is included in Investments.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Operations

 

 

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2022

   

RBC BlueBay
Emerging Market
Debt Fund

    RBC BlueBay
High Yield

Bond Fund
    RBC BlueBay
Core Plus

Bond Fund(a)
    RBC BlueBay
Strategic
Income Fund(a)
 

Investment Income:

                

Interest income

     $ 1,935,282     $ 15,362,773     $ 1,164,014     $ 1,192,589  

Dividend income - affiliated

       11,848       64,029       20,296       33,525  

Foreign tax withholding

                   (2,158     (2,158
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       1,947,130       15,426,802       1,182,152       1,223,956  

Expenses:

          

Investment advisory fees

       191,598       1,594,165       148,009       237,544  

Distribution fees–-Class A

       57       8,713       10,561       11,193  

Accounting fees

       60,880       83,028       60,838       60,847  

Audit fees

       51,142       51,844       47,000       47,000  

Custodian fees

       79,428       68,928       71,874       71,400  

Insurance fees

       3,865       3,867       894       894  

Legal fees

       (112     4,962       34,634       35,035  

Registrations and filing fees

       48,213       56,489       8,718       8,718  

Shareholder reports

       36,449       127,441       33,396       33,399  

Transfer agent fees–Class A

       3,564       7,687       4,724       4,724  

Transfer agent fees–Class I

       6,256       357,558       4,725       4,725  

Transfer agent fees–Class R6

       3,517             4,725       4,725  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

       750       8,117       1,033       1,097  

Tax expense

       2,617       2,617       4,699       4,500  

Offering fees

                   65,035       65,139  

Other fees

       5,939       9,219       5,619       5,619  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee waiver/reimbursement

       494,163       2,384,635       506,484       596,559  

Expenses waived/reimbursed by: Advisor

       (263,295     (742,606     (314,076     (313,245
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

       230,868       1,642,029       192,408       283,314  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

       1,716,262       13,784,773       989,744       940,642  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses):

          

Net realized gains/(losses) on:

          

Investment transactions

       (3,392,564     (10,535,593     (3,069,732     (2,890,541

Foreign currency transactions

       315,685       775,245       457,566       454,713  

Written options

       13,451                    

Futures contracts

       204,168       697,966       (1,743,197     2,740,819  

Swap agreements

       40,643       (3,751     659,399       183,430  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains/(losses)

       (2,818,617     (9,066,133     (3,695,964     488,421  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on: Investments

       (6,648,958     (44,279,951     (5,297,832     (4,931,755

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Operations (cont.)

 

 

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2022

   

RBC BlueBay
Emerging Market
Debt Fund

    RBC BlueBay
High Yield

Bond Fund
    RBC BlueBay
Core Plus

Bond Fund(a)
    RBC BlueBay
Strategic
Income Fund(a)
 

Foreign currency

           $ (22,547   $ 16,924     $ (2,213   $ (57,138

Foreign currency exchange contracts

       (10,525     25,234       66,982       61,245  

Futures contracts

       16,822       (218,310     (204,498     545,162  

Swap agreements

       22,957             111,561       1,726,467  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized losses

       (6,642,251     (44,456,103     (5,326,000     (2,656,019
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     $ (7,744,606   $ (39,737,463   $ (8,032,220   $ (1,226,956
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) For the period from November 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022.

Purchased Option unrealized is included in Investments.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

    RBC BlueBay
Emerging Market
Debt Fund
 
   

For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2022

   

For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2021

 

From Investment Activities

        

Operations:

        

Net investment income

             $ 1,716,262                 $ 1,310,621  

Net realized gains/(losses) from investments, foreign currency, written options, futures contracts and swap contracts transactions

      (2,818,617        78,472  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments, foreign currency, written options, futures contracts and swap contracts

      (6,642,251        (177,757
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

      (7,744,606        1,211,336  
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

Class A

      (1,321        (413

Class I

      (1,719,310        (1,356,829

Class R6

      (663        (676
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

      (1,721,294        (1,357,918
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

        

Proceeds from shares issued

      9,281,136          6,512,694  

Distributions reinvested

      1,719,037          1,345,090  

Cost of shares redeemed

      (22,044        (390,913
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      10,978,129          7,466,871  
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

      1,512,229          7,320,289  

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of year

      28,695,237          21,374,948  
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 30,207,466        $ 28,695,237  
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

        

Issued

      1,115,129          645,173  

Reinvested

      201,298          134,963  

Redeemed

      (2,609        (38,710
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

      1,313,818          741,426  
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Purchased Option unrealized is included in Investments.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

     RBC BlueBay
High Yield
Bond Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2021
 

From Investment Activities

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income

               $ 13,784,773                     $ 8,358,133  

Net realized gains/(losses) from investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts transactions

        (9,066,133        4,270,849  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, foreign currency and futures contracts

        (44,456,103        2,781,707  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        (39,737,463        15,410,689  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

          

Class A

        (202,455        (147,499

Class I

        (16,268,017        (10,608,216
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (16,470,472        (10,755,715
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Proceeds from shares issued

        259,560,711          165,844,099  

Distributions reinvested

        14,827,024          9,041,391  

Cost of shares redeemed

        (185,870,515        (61,601,053
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        88,517,220          113,284,437  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

        32,309,285          117,939,411  

Net Assets:

          

Beginning of year

        248,371,045          130,431,634  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

      $ 280,680,330        $ 248,371,045  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

          

Issued

        25,540,716          15,177,850  

Reinvested

        1,453,365          832,476  

Redeemed

        (18,659,416        (5,641,559
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        8,334,665          10,368,767  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Purchased Option unrealized is included in Investments.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

     RBC BlueBay
Core Plus
Bond Fund
 
     For the
Period Ended
September 30, 2022(a)
 

From Investment Activities

     

Operations:

     

Net investment income

               $ 989,744  

Net realized losses from investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts transactions

        (3,695,964

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts

        (5,326,000
     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        (8,032,220
     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

     

Class A

        (75,065

Class I

        (588,490

Class R6

        (171,927
     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (835,482
     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

     

Proceeds from shares issued

        50,000,000  

Distributions reinvested

        835,482  

Cost of shares redeemed

         
     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        50,835,482  
     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

        41,967,780  

Net Assets:

     

Beginning of period

         
     

 

 

 

End of period

      $ 41,967,780  
     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

     

Issued

        5,000,000  

Reinvested

        92,912  

Redeemed

         
     

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        5,092,912  
     

 

 

 

(a) For the period from November 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

     RBC BlueBay
Strategic

Income Fund
 
     For the
Period Ended
September 30, 2022(a)
 

From Investment Activities

     

Operations:

     

Net investment income

               $ 940,642  

Net realized gains from investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts transactions

        488,421  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and swap contracts

        (2,656,019
     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        (1,226,956
     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

     

Class A

        (66,020

Class I

        (531,813

Class R6

        (155,930
     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (753,763
     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

     

Proceeds from shares issued

        50,000,000  

Distributions reinvested

        753,763  

Cost of shares redeemed

         
     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        50,753,763  
     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

        48,773,044  

Net Assets:

     

Beginning of period

         
     

 

 

 

End of period

      $ 48,773,044  
     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

     

Issued

        5,000,000  

Reinvested

        77,470  

Redeemed

         
     

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        5,077,470  
     

 

 

 

(a)For the period from November 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                

 

 

                   Investment Activities     Distributions               
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
     Net
Investment
Income(a)
     Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
    Total from
Investment
Activities
    Net
Investment
Income
    Total
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
 

Class A

                      

Year Ended 9/30/22

      $ 9.77        0.48        (2.70     (2.22     (0.52     (0.52      $ 7.03  

Year Ended 9/30/21

        9.78        0.45        0.04(b     0.49       (0.50     (0.50        9.77  

Year Ended 9/30/20

        10.14        0.48        (0.38     0.10       (0.46     (0.46        9.78  

Year Ended 9/30/19

        9.63        0.52        0.51       1.03       (0.52     (0.52        10.14  

Year Ended 9/30/18

        10.36        0.50        (0.85     (0.35     (0.38     (0.38        9.63  

Class I

                      

Year Ended 9/30/22

      $ 9.89        0.50        (2.73     (2.23     (0.49     (0.49      $ 7.17  

Year Ended 9/30/21

        9.90        0.48        0.03(b     0.51       (0.52     (0.52        9.89  

Year Ended 9/30/20

        10.23        0.47        (0.33     0.14       (0.47     (0.47        9.90  

Year Ended 9/30/19

        9.71        0.55        0.52       1.07       (0.55     (0.55        10.23  

Year Ended 9/30/18

        10.41        0.51        (0.84     (0.33     (0.37     (0.37        9.71  

Class R6

                      

Year Ended 9/30/22

      $ 9.94        0.51        (2.76     (2.25     (0.49     (0.49      $ 7.20  

Year Ended 9/30/21

        9.94        0.49        0.04(b     0.53       (0.53     (0.53        9.94  

Year Ended 9/30/20

        10.27        0.48        (0.33     0.15       (0.48     (0.48        9.94  

Year Ended 9/30/19

        9.74        0.56        0.52       1.08       (0.55     (0.55        10.27  

Year Ended 9/30/18

        10.42        0.53        (0.86     (0.33     (0.35     (0.35        9.74  

 

(a)

Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b)

Calculation of the net gain per share (both realized and unrealized) does not correlate to the aggregate realized and unrealized losses presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of the sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                

 

 

            Ratios/Supplemental Data  
     Total
Return(a)(b)
     Net Assets,
End of
Year (000’s)
     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*
     Portfolio
Turnover
Rate**
 

Class A

                    

Year Ended 9/30/22

     (23.47)%         $ 25        1.04%            5.67%        17.51%        98%  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     5.06%            15        1.04%            4.52%        43.25%        181%  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     1.06%            7        1.11%(c)        4.95%        28.23%        249%  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     11.17%            21        1.12%            5.38%        20.37%        236%  

Year Ended 9/30/18

     (3.38)%           19        1.13%            5.05%        11.41%        364%  

Class I

                    

Year Ended 9/30/22

     (23.27)%         $ 30,173        0.79%            5.82%        1.65%        98%  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     5.28%            28,667        0.79%            4.76%        1.72%        181%  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     1.44%            21,356        0.85%(c)        4.87%        2.14%        249%  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     11.48%            21,529        0.87%            5.62%        2.13%        236%  

Year Ended 9/30/18

     (3.26)%           23,952        0.88%            5.21%        2.18%        364%  

Class R6

                    

Year Ended 9/30/22

     (23.27)%         $ 10        0.74%            5.77%        31.35%        98%  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     5.35%            13        0.74%            4.82%        28.96%        181%  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     1.40%            12        0.79%(c)        4.91%        31.83%        249%  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     11.57%            12        0.82%            5.67%        33.09%        236%  

Year Ended 9/30/18

     (3.18)%           11        0.84%            5.32%        34.20%        364%  

 

*

During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

**

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

(a)

Excludes sales charge.

 

(b)

Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.

 

(c)

Beginning June 18, 2020, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 1.04%, 0.79% and 0.74% of average daily net assets for Class A, Class I and Class R6, respectively. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the year ended September 30, 2020.

Purchased Option unrealized is included in Investments.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                

 

 

 

            Investment Activities     Distributions        
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
     Net
Investment
Income(a)
     Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
    Redemption
Fees
    Total from
Investment
Activities
    Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
 

Class A

                    

Year Ended 9/30/22

   $ 10.89        0.47        (1.94           (1.47     (0.44           (0.44   $ 8.98  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     10.56        0.47        0.52       (b)      0.99       (0.52     (0.14     (0.66     10.89  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     10.46        0.48        0.09             0.57       (0.47           (0.47     10.56  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     10.42        0.54        0.26             0.80       (0.76           (0.76     10.46  

Year Ended 9/30/18

     10.42        0.47        (0.10     0.01       0.38       (0.38           (0.38     10.42  

Class I

                    

Year Ended 9/30/22

   $ 10.98        0.48        (1.95           (1.47     (0.44           (0.44   $ 9.07  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     10.64        0.50        0.53       (b)      1.03       (0.55     (0.14     (0.69     10.98  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     10.52        0.51        0.10             0.61       (0.49           (0.49     10.64  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     10.47        0.58        0.25             0.83       (0.78           (0.78     10.52  

Year Ended 9/30/18

     10.46        0.47        (0.07           0.40       (0.39           (0.39     10.47  

 

(a)

Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

 

(b)

Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                

 

 

           Ratios/Supplemental Data  
     Total
Return(a)(b)
    Net Assets,
End of
Year (000’s)
     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*
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate**
 

Class A

             

Year Ended 9/30/22

     (12.74 )%    $ 2,983        0.82     4.45     1.16     75%  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     9.60     3,727        0.82     4.32     1.18     100%  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     5.64     1,586        0.82     4.64     1.92     187%  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     8.41     460        0.82     5.35     2.50     143%  

Year Ended 9/30/18

     3.71     556        0.82 %(c)      4.56     2.82     158%  

Class I

             

Year Ended 9/30/22

     (12.57 )%    $ 277,697        0.57     4.76     0.82     75%  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     9.89     244,644        0.57     4.57     0.87     100%  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     6.03     128,846        0.57     4.92     1.10     187%  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     8.58     49,397        0.57     5.66     1.39     143%  

Year Ended 9/30/18

     3.95     38,469        0.56 %(c)      4.56     1.49     158%  

 

*

During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

**

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

(a)

Excludes sales charge.

 

(b)

Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.

 

(c)

Beginning November 1, 2017, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 0.82% and 0.57% of average daily net assets for Class A and Class I, respectively. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the period ended September 30, 2018.

Purchased Option unrealized is included in Investments.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                

 

 

            Investment Activities     Distributions  
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning

of Year
     Net
Investment
Income(a)
     Net Realized
and Unrealized

Gains (Losses)
on Investments
    Total from
Investment
Activities
    Net
Investment
Income
    Total
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
 

Class A

                

Period Ended 9/30/22(b)

     $10.00        0.18        (1.79     (1.61     (0.15     (0.15     $8.24  

Class I

                

Period Ended 9/30/22(b)

     $10.00        0.20        (1.79     (1.59     (0.17     (0.17     $8.24  

Class R6

                

Period Ended 9/30/22(b)

     $10.00        0.20        (1.79     (1.59     (0.17     (0.17     $8.24  

 

(a)

Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

 

(b)

For the period from November 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                

 

           Ratios/Supplemental Data  
     Total
Return(a)(b)
    Net Assets,
End of
Year (000’s)
     Ratio of
Net Expenses
to Average
Net Assets(c)
    Ratio of
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
to Average

Net Assets(c)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets*(c)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 

Class A

             

Period Ended 9/30/22(d)

     (16.32 )%(e)    $ 4,188        0.70     2.09     1.51     254

Class I

             

Period Ended 9/30/22(d)

     (16.06 )%(e)    $ 29,381        0.45     2.34     1.15     254

Class R6

             

Period Ended 9/30/22(d)

     (16.03 )%(e)    $ 8,399        0.40     2.39     1.19     254

 

*

During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

(a)

Excludes sales charge.

 

(b)

Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

(d)

For the period from November 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022.

 

(e)

Not annualized.

Purchased Option unrealized is included in Investments.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                

 

 

                   Investment Activities     Distributions               
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning

of Year
     Net
Investment
Income(a)
     Net Realized
and Unrealized

Gains (Losses)
on Investments
    Total from
Investment
Activities
    Net
Investment
Income
    Total
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
 

Class A

                      

Period Ended 9/30/22(b)

        $10.00        0.17        (0.44     (0.27     (0.13     (0.13        $9.60  

Class I

                      

Period Ended 9/30/22(b)

        $10.00        0.19        (0.43     (0.24     (0.15     (0.15        $9.61  

Class R6

                      

Period Ended 9/30/22(b)

        $10.00        0.19        (0.42     (0.23     (0.16     (0.16        $9.61  

 

(a)

Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

 

(b)

For the period from November 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)                

 

 

            Ratios/Supplemental Data  
     Total
Return(a)(b)
     Net Assets,
End of
Year (000’s)
     Ratio of
Net Expenses
to Average
Net Assets(c)
    Ratio of
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
to Average
Net Assets(c)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets*(c)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 

Class A

                 

Period Ended 9/30/22(d)

     (2.70)%(e)         $ 4,867        0.88     1.85     1.62     159

Class I

                 

Period Ended 9/30/22(d)

     (2.50)%(e)         $ 34,146        0.63     2.10     1.28     159

Class R6

                 

Period Ended 9/30/22(d)

     (2.46)%(e)         $ 9,760        0.58     2.15     1.32     159

 

*

During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

(a)

Excludes sales charge.

 

(b)

Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

(d)

For the period from November 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022.

 

(e)

Not annualized.

Purchased Option unrealized is included in Investments.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

1. Organization:

RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2003 and currently consists of 20 portfolios. Overall responsibility for the management of the Trust is vested in its Board of Trustees (the “Board”).This report includes the following four investment portfolios (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

- RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund (“Emerging Market Debt Fund”)

- RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund (“High Yield Bond Fund”)

- RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund (“Core Plus Bond Fund”) Commencement of operations November 1, 2021

- RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund (“Strategic Income Fund”) Commencement of operations November 1, 2021

Class A and Class I shares are offered by each Fund; Class R6 shares are offered by Emerging Market Debt Fund, Core Plus Bond Fund and the Strategic Income Fund. Class A shares are offered with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.25% for Emerging Market Debt Fund and High Yield Bond Fund and 3.75% for Core Plus Bond Fund and Strategic Income Fund and a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase on which no front-end sales charge was paid. Class I shares and Class R6 shares (intended for investors meeting certain investment minimum thresholds) are not subject to either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC.

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM-US)” or “Advisor” or “Co-Administrator”) acts as the investment advisor for the Funds and BlueBay Asset Management LLP (“BlueBay” or “Sub-Advisor”) acts as a sub-advisor for Emerging Market Debt Fund and High Yield Bond Fund. The officers of the Trust (“Fund Management”) are also employees of RBC GAM-US.

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Each Fund is an investment company that follows accounting and reporting guidance under the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Summarized below are the significant accounting policies of the Funds. These policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Fund Management follows these policies when preparing financial statements. Fund Management may also be required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The financial statements are as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Security Valuation:

The Board has approved pricing and valuation procedures of the Advisor for determining the fair value of each Fund’s investments. Fair value of a security is considered to be the price that a fund might reasonably expect to receive upon its current sale in an orderly transaction between market participants.

Equity securities are generally valued on the basis of prices furnished by third-party pricing services approved by the Board. Equity securities listed on one or more exchanges shall be valued at the last available quoted sale price on the primary trading exchange as of the regularly scheduled closing time of the exchange and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. (See “Fair Value Measurements” below for additional information). An equity security not listed on an exchange but listed on NASDAQ shall be valued at the NASDAQ official closing price and is also categorized as Level 1. If there was no sale on the primary exchange on the day the net asset value is calculated or a NASDAQ official closing price is not available, the most recent bid quotation generally will be used and such securities will generally be categorized as Level 2. Investments in open-end investment companies (mutual funds) are valued at net asset value and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Fixed income securities, including to-be-announced (“TBA”) commitments and municipal bonds, are generally valued based on evaluated prices received from third-party pricing services or from broker-dealers who make markets in the securities and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see “Fair Value Measurements” below for additional information). The pricing services utilize both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques that take into account multiple appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, market spreads, interest rates, and fundamental security analytical data including yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity and type of issue.

Bank loans are valued based on evaluated prices received from third-party pricing services or fair valued using recently executed transactions, market price quotations, credit/market events, and cross-asset pricing. Inputs are generally observable market inputs obtained from independent sources. Bank Loans are generally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, unless key inputs are unobservable which would then be as Level 3.

Exchange-traded options, futures and options on futures are valued at the last sale price at the close of the market on the principal exchange on which they are traded. In the absence of any transactions on that day, the closing bid price shall be used for purchased options, futures and options on futures, and the closing ask price shall be used for written options. Such instruments are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Options contracts traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market shall be valued at the evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service or broker-dealer using a mathematical model which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as trades and prices of the underlying instruments. These contracts are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are marked to market daily based upon foreign currency exchange rates provided by an independent pricing service as of the close of the NYSE, generally 4:00 p.m. EST, and are generally classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

Swaps, including credit-default swaps, interest rate swaps and total return swaps, are generally valued by an independent pricing service using a discounted cash flow methodology. This technique is used to value both the fixed and variable components of the swap contracts and takes into account market data and inputs sourced from various institutions and market-makers and includes daily intra-day and closing spreads, credit index quotes, yield curves, and recovery rate assumptions. The Fund’s net benefit or obligation under the derivative contract, as measured by the fair market value of the contract, is included in the Fund’s net assets. These swap contracts are categorized as Level 2 in the fair valuation hierarchy.

Foreign securities valued in non-U.S. dollars are valued in the foreign currency and then converted into the U.S. dollar equivalent using the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of NYSE on the day the security’s value is determined. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States may be affected on a day that the NYSE is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, exchange or redeem shares of the Funds.

The Board has designated to the Advisor the responsibility for implementing the pricing and valuation procedures, including responsibility for determining the fair value of the Funds’ securities or other assets and liabilities, and has established a Pricing Committee to assist in carrying out supervisory functions related to such responsibilities. The Pricing Committee includes representatives of the Funds’ Advisor, Co-Administrator and Sub-Advisor, including personnel from accounting and operations, trading, risk management and compliance. The Pricing Committee meets at least quarterly to review and approve Fund valuation matters, including a review of the Funds’ pricing activity and operations, fair value measurements, pricing vendors, policies and procedures, and related controls. At least a quorum of the Pricing Committee shall meet more frequently, as needed, to consider and approve time-sensitive fair valuation matters. The Pricing Committee provides periodic reports to the Valuation, Portfolio Management and Performance Committee (“Valuation Committee”) of the Board regarding pricing and valuation matters. Members of the Pricing Committee meet with the Valuation Committee and the Board at each of their regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions taken during the period.

 

81


 

  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

The Advisor has procedures to determine the fair value of a security when a price is not available from a pricing service or broker- dealer or the Advisor has determined that a price provided by a pricing service or broker-dealer does not approximate fair value.Fair valuation may also be used when a significant valuation event affecting the value of a security or market sector is determined to have occurred between the time when a security’s market closes and the time the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. The fair value of the security will be determined in good faith by the Advisor in accordance with procedures and methodologies approved by the Board. General factors used in determining the fair value of securities include, but are not limited to, fundamental analytical data relating to the security, the issuer and the market, such as duration, prepayment and default rates; general level of interest rates and changes in interest rates; information from broker-dealers; trading in similar securities; any restrictions on disposition of the security; and an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the investments are traded. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 in the fair value hierarchy, depending on the relevant inputs used.

When the Funds utilize fair valuation methods that use significant unobservable inputs to determine a security’s value, such securities will be categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These methods may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Funds’ policy is intended to result in a calculation of a Fund’s net asset value that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Funds cannot guarantee that values determined by the Advisor or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Funds could obtain for a security if they were to dispose of it as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Funds may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

The Advisor employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approach related to securities categorized within Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These methods may include regular due diligence of the Funds’ pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transaction back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing and stale prices and large movements in market value, and reviews of any market related activities. Additionally, the pricing of all fair value holdings is subsequently reported to the Valuation Committee and Board.

Fair Value Measurements:

The Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that categorizes investments based on the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

•   Level 1 - Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date.

•   Level 2 - Significant inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, spreads, prepayment spreads, etc.

•   Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Inputs used in determining fair value of an investment may include, but are not limited to, price information, volatility statistics, credit and market data, and other factors, all of which may be either observable or unobservable. Inputs can vary among investments and will be impacted by the investment type and volume of activity for the particular security or similar securities in the market. Investments in the Level 3 category are generally supported by transactions and quoted prices from dealers participating in the market for those investments. Investments may be included in the Level 3 category due to a lack of market activity or transparency. Internal valuation models may also be used as a pricing source for Level 3 investments. Internal valuation models may rely on one or more unobservable inputs, such as estimated cash flows, financial statement analysis and discount rates.

 

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The summary of inputs used to determine the fair value of the Funds’ investments as of September 30, 2022 is as follows:

 

     Level 1
Quoted Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable

Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable

Inputs
   Total
 

Emerging Market Debt Fund

                  

Assets:                                         

                  

Investments in Securities

                  

Foreign Government Bonds

     $      $ 19,812,512       $—        $ 19,812,512

Corporate Bonds

              4,973,179              4,973,179

Investment Company

       2,571,521                     2,571,521

U.S. Treasury Obligations

              1,618,283              1,618,283

Municipal Bond

              176,439              176,439

Put Option Purchased

              6,822              6,822

Other Financial Instruments*

                  

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

              92,499              92,499

Financial futures contracts

       64,605                     64,605

Credit default swaps

              420,606              420,606
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $ 2,636,126      $ 27,100,340     $      $ 29,736,466
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities:                                     

                  

Other Financial Instruments*

                  

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

     $      $ (62,252 )     $      $ (62,252 )

 

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     Level 1
Quoted Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Total

High Yield Bond Fund

                  

Assets:                             

                  

Investments in Securities

                  

Corporate Bonds

                  

Australia

     $      $ 1,888,287     $ 231,956      $ 2,120,243

Bermuda

              2,360,929              2,360,929

Canada

              7,790,345              7,790,345

Cayman Islands

              2,820,107              2,820,107

France

              11,640,429              11,640,429

Germany

              8,063,962              8,063,962

Ireland

              2,488,268              2,488,268

Italy

              5,557,737              5,557,737

Luxembourg

              3,258,757              3,258,757

Mexico

              1,372,500              1,372,500

Netherlands

              844,000              844,000

Switzerland

              1,201,502              1,201,502

United Arab Emirates

              1,889,163              1,889,163

United Kingdom

              5,916,872              5,916,872

United States

              204,569,593              204,569,593

Investment Company

       7,884,517                     7,884,517

Common Stocks

                  

United Kingdom

              4,752              4,752

United States

              180,625       2,783        183,408

Rights/Warrants

                  

Mexico

                          

Other Financial Instruments*

                  

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

              289,968              289,968
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $ 7,884,517      $ 262,137,796     $ 234,739      $ 270,257,052
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities:                             

                  

Other Financial Instruments*

                  

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

     $      $ (95,734 )     $      $ (95,734 )

 

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     Level 1
Quoted Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Total

Core Plus Bond Fund

                 

Assets:                                         

                 

Investments in Securities

                 

Corporate Bonds

     $     $ 19,086,316     $      $ 19,086,316

U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages

             11,309,546              11,309,546

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

             7,353,038              7,353,038

Asset Backed Securities

             6,283,815              6,283,815

Investment Company

       3,468,902                    3,468,902

Bank Loans

             2,545,244              2,545,244

U.S. Treasury Obligations

             2,133,656              2,133,656

Foreign Government Bonds

             83,493              83,493

Other Financial Instruments*

                 

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

             84,246              84,246

Financial futures contracts

       247,961                    247,961

Credit default swaps

             40,549              40,549

Interest rate swaps - Appreciation

             238,366              238,366
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $ 3,716,863     $ 49,158,269     $      $ 52,875,132
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities:                                         

                 
                 

Other Financial Instruments*

                 

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

     $     $ (17,264)       $      $ (17,264)  

Interest Rate Swaps

             (107,875 )              (107,875 )

Financial futures contracts

       (452,459 )                    (452,459 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     $ (452,459)       $ (125,139)       $      $ (577,598)  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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     Level 1
Quoted Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Total

Strategic Income Fund

                 

Assets:                                     

                 

Investments in Securities

                 

Corporate Bonds

     $     $ 20,031,700     $      $ 20,031,700

Investment Company

       8,444,957                    8,444,957

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

             7,410,910              7,410,910

Asset Backed Securities

             6,344,385              6,344,385

Bank Loans

             3,326,338              3,326,338

U.S. Treasury Obligations

             2,376,426              2,376,426

Foreign Government Bonds

             83,493              83,493

Other Financial Instruments*

                 

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

             84,471              84,471

Financial futures contracts

       989,157                    989,157

Credit default swaps

             64,779              64,779

Interest rate swaps - Appreciation

             1,873,744              1,873,744
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $ 9,434,114     $ 41,596,246     $      $ 51,030,360
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities:                                         

                 

Other Financial Instruments*

                 

Foreign currency exchange contracts - forward contracts

     $     $ (23,226)       $      $ (23,226)  

Interest Rate Swaps

             (117,035 )              (117,035 )

Financial futures contracts

       (443,995 )                    (443,995 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     $ (443,995)       $ (140,261)       $      $ (584,256)  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

*Other financial instruments are instruments shown on the Schedule of Portfolio Investments, such as futures contracts, swaps and foreign currency contracts which are valued at fair value.

 

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The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

     BlueBay
High Yield
Bond Fund
 
     Common Stocks     Corporate Bonds–
(Australia)
 

Balance as of 9/30/21(value)

   $ 13,204     $ 309,854  

Purchases

           16,670  

Sales (Paydowns)

     (997      

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (9,424     (94,568
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 9/30/22(value)

   $ 2,783     $ 231,956  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Funds’ assets assigned to the Level 3 category are valued utilizing the valuation technique deemed the most appropriate in the circumstances. The significant unobservable inputs used include assumptions regarding the particular security’s cash flow profile and potential defaults that may not be generally observable for the security. The Common Stock in High Yield Bond Fund were fair valued using a discounted cash flow model based on unobservable inputs that include estimated cash flows, implied credit spread and discount rate (weighted average cost of capital). The Corporate Bonds in High Yield Bond Fund were fair valued using discounted cash flows. Significant changes in any of these assumptions may result in a lower or higher fair value measurement.

 

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

     Fund           Fair Value
at
September 30,
2022
            Valuation
Technique(s)
        Unobservable
Input
        Range(Weighted
Average)

Corporate Bonds (Australia)

   High Yield  
Bond

Fund    

                 231,956                  Discounted
Cash Flow
           Discount Rate of
Cash Flows
      7.13% -16.73%
(10.2%)
                     Liquidity
Discount
      5.0% -7.5%
(5.7%)

Common Stocks

   High Yield
Bond

Fund

        2,783         Discounted
Cash Flow
      Discount Rate of
Cash Flows
      16.9% -19.45%
(17.9%)
                     Liquidity
Discount
      10%

Foreign Currency Transactions:

The values of foreign securities, foreign currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates each business day. Fluctuations in the value of foreign currency holdings and other assets and liabilities resulting from movements in currency exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains or losses. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not segregated from the effects of changes in market prices of those securities on the Statements of Operations. Such fluctuations are included with the net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investment transactions. However, for tax purposes, the effects of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates when determining the realized gain or loss upon the sale or maturity of foreign currency denominated debt obligations are segregated pursuant to U.S. Federal income tax regulations; such amounts are categorized as foreign exchange gain or loss for both financial reporting and income tax reporting purposes.

 

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Bank Loans:

A Fund may invest in fixed and floating rate loans from one or more financial institutions (“lender(s)”) to a borrower by way of: (i) assignment/transfer of; or (ii) participation in the whole or part of the loan amount outstanding. In both instances, assignments or participations of such loans must be capable of being freely traded and transferred between investors in the loans. Participations typically will result in a Fund having a contractual relationship only with a lender as grantor of the participation but not with the borrower. A Fund acquires a participation interest only if the lender(s) positioned between the Fund and the borrower is determined by the Sub-Advisor to be creditworthy. When purchasing loan participations, a Fund assumes the economic risk associated with the corporate borrower and the credit risk associated with an interposed bank or other financial intermediary. Loan assignments typically involve a transfer of debt from a lender to a third party. When purchasing loan assignments, a Fund assumes the credit risk associated with the corporate borrower only.

Such loans may be secured or unsecured. Loans that are fully secured offer a Fund more protection than an unsecured loan in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal. However, there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the corporate borrower’s obligation. In addition, investments in loans through a direct assignment include the risk that if a loan is terminated, a Fund could become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the collateral.

Loan participations typically represent direct participation in a loan to a corporate borrower, and generally are offered by banks or other financial institutions or lending syndicates.

A loan is often administered by an agent bank acting as agent for all holders. Unless, under the terms of the loan or other indebtedness, a Fund has direct recourse against the corporate borrower, the Fund may have to rely on the agent bank or other financial intermediary to apply appropriate credit remedies against a corporate borrower.

When a Fund purchases a floating rate loan interest, it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest, it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, the Funds may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating rate loan interest. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by the Funds upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. The Funds may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

In connection with floating rate loan interests, the Funds may also enter into unfunded floating rate loan interests (“commitments”). In connection with these commitments, the Funds earn a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is included in interest income in the Statement of Operations, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. Unfunded floating rate loan interests are marked-to-market daily, and any unrealized appreciation or depreciation is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations.

As of September 30, 2022, Core Plus Bond Fund and Strategic Income Fund held bank loans.

Payment-in-Kind Securities:

The Funds may invest in payment-in-kind securities (“PIKs”). PIKs give the issuer the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in either cash or additional debt securities. Those additional debt securities usually have the same terms, including maturity dates and interest rates, and associated risks as the original bonds. The daily market quotations of the original bonds may include the accrued interest (referred to as a dirty price) and require a pro-rata adjustment from the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments to interest receivable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the total in-kind payments received by the High Yield Bond Fund with respect to PIKs constituted less than 5% of the Fund’s total income and, therefore, such payments were not disclosed as a separate line item on the Statement of Operations.

 

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Derivatives:

The Funds may use derivative instruments, including futures, forwards, options, indexed securities, swaps and inverse securities as tools in the management of portfolio assets. A Fund may use such derivatives through either the creation of long or short positions to hedge various investments, for investment purposes, for risk management and/or to increase income or gain to the Fund. Derivatives allow a Fund to increase or decrease its risk exposure more quickly and efficiently than other types of instruments. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to a Fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce the Fund’s returns.

Hedging also involves the risk that changes in the value of the derivative will not match those of the holdings being hedged as expected by the Funds, in which case any losses on the holdings being hedged may not be reduced and may be increased. There can be no assurance that a Fund’s hedging strategy will reduce risk or that hedging transactions will be available or cost effective. The Funds are subject to interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives by investing in various derivative financial instruments, as described below.

In addition to the risks associated with derivatives in general, the Funds will also be subject to risks related to swap agreements. Because swap agreements are not exchange-traded, but are private contracts into which a Fund and a swap counterparty enter as principals, a Fund may experience a loss or delay in recovering assets if the counterparty defaults on its obligations. Each Fund will segregate or earmark liquid assets in an amount sufficient to cover its obligations under swap agreements.

Financial Futures Contracts:

The Funds may enter into futures contracts in an effort to manage the duration of the portfolio and hedge against certain market risk. A futures contract on a securities index is an agreement obligating one party to pay, and entitling the other party to receive, during the term of the contract, cash payments based on the level of a specified securities index. Futures transactions involve brokerage costs and require a Fund to segregate assets to cover contracts that would require it to purchase securities or currencies. A Fund may lose the expected benefit of futures transactions if interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices change in an unanticipated manner. Such unanticipated changes may also result in lower overall performance than if a Fund had not entered into any futures transactions.

The Funds entered into U.S. Treasury Bond futures, Euro Dollar futures and Euro-Bund futures during the year ended September 30, 2022.

Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash, U.S. government securities, or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Funds each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the underlying instrument. A Fund would record an unrealized gain or loss each day equal to these daily payments.

Open futures contracts are shown on the Schedules of Portfolio Investments. Underlying collateral pledged for open futures contracts is the cash at brokers for financial futures contracts shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at September 30, 2022.

Options:

The Funds may write (or sell) put and call options on the securities that the Funds are authorized to buy or already hold in their portfolio. The Funds may also purchase put and call options.

A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller to sell (when the option is exercised), the underlying instrument at the exercise price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. When a Fund purchases (writes) an option, an amount equal to the premium paid (received) by a Fund is reflected as an asset (liability). The amount of the asset (liability) is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased (written). When an instrument is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the instrument sold. When an option expires (or a Fund enters into a closing

 

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transaction), a Fund realizes a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premium received or paid). When a Fund writes a call option, such option is “covered,” meaning that a Fund holds the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty, or cash in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. When a Fund writes a put option, such option is covered by cash in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation.

In purchasing and writing options, a Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying instrument or the risk that a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in a Fund purchasing or selling a security at a price different from the current market value.

A Fund may execute transactions in both listed (exchange-traded) and OTC options. Listed options involve minimal counterparty risk since listed options are guaranteed against default by the exchange on which they trade. Transactions in certain OTC options may expose a Fund to the risk of default by the counterparty to the transaction. In the event of default by the counterparty to the OTC option transaction, a Fund’s maximum amount of loss is the premium paid (as purchaser) or the unrealized gain of the contract (as writer).

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

The Funds enter into forward foreign currency contracts (“Forward”) to hedge their exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on foreign portfolio holdings (foreign currency exchange risk). In addition, certain Funds may use a Forward to provide exposure to the foreign currency market. A Forward is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. A Forward is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Funds as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract settlement date.

The market value of the Forward is determined using the forward rate for the remainder of the outstanding period of the contract, through the delivery date. When a Forward is closed or settled, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the fluctuation in rates during the period a Forward was open.

In the event of default by the counterparty to the transaction, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss, as either the buyer or seller, is the unrealized gain of the contract.

Details of Forward contracts at period end are included in the Schedules of Portfolio Investments under the caption “Foreign currency exchange contracts.”

Swap Agreements:

The Funds may enter into swap agreements, which are agreements involving two parties to exchange the return generated by a security, currency, commodity, interest rate, index, or other measures for the return generated by another instrument, for example, the agreement to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return based on a notional amount. The Funds entered into interest rate, credit default and other swap agreements as of September 30, 2022.

Interest rate swap agreements generally involve the agreement by a Fund to pay a counterparty a fixed or floating rate on a fixed notional amount and to receive a fixed or floating rate on a fixed notional amount, but may also involve the agreement to pay or receive payments derived from changes in interest rates. Periodic payments are generally made during the life of the swap agreement according to the terms and conditions of the agreement and at termination or maturity.

The Funds enter into cross-currency swaps to gain or reduce exposure to foreign currencies or as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments (foreign currency exchange rate and/or interest rate risk). Cross-currency swaps are interest rate swaps in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, in exchange for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, based on the notional amounts of two different currencies. The notional amounts are typically determined based on the spot exchange rates at the inception of the trade. Cross-currency swaps may also involve an exchange of notional amounts at the start, during and/or at expiration of the contract, either at the current spot rate or another specified rate.

 

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The Funds enter into credit default swaps to manage their exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce their risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which they are not otherwise exposed (credit risk). The Funds enter into credit default swap agreements to provide a measure of protection against the default of an issuer (as buyer of protection) and/or gain credit exposure to an issuer to which it is not otherwise exposed (as seller of protection). The Funds may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps on single-name issuers are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation accelerators, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). Credit default swaps on traded indexes are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a writedown, principal or interest shortfall or default of all or individual underlying securities included in the index occurs. As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.

Total return swap agreements involve the commitments to pay or receive an amount generally determined by reference to a security, index or other measure in exchange for a specific market linked return, based on notional amounts. To the extent that the total return of the security, index or other measure underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate-based obligation, the Funds receive or make a payment to the counterparty. Interim payments and payments received or made by a Fund at the expiration or other termination of the swap agreements are recorded in the Statement of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. Swap agreements are marked-to-market daily based on dealer-supplied valuations, and changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swaps, are recorded as unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation). Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. These risks include changes in the returns of the underlying instruments, failure of the counterparties to perform under the contracts’ terms and the possible lack of liquidity with respect to the swap agreements. Details of swap agreements open at period end are included in the Schedules of Portfolio Investments under the captions “Interest rate swaps” and “Credit default swaps”.

 

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Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instrument as of September 30, 2022

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location

 

Asset Derivatives

 
     BlueBay
Emerging Market
Debt Fund
     BlueBay
High Yield
Bond Fund
     BlueBay
Core Plus
Bond Fund
     BlueBay
Strategic
Income Fund
 

Credit Risk:

           

Credit default swaps, at value

   $ 420,606      $      $ 40,549      $ 64,779  

Equity Risk:

           

Investments, at value (purchased options)

     6,822                       

Interest Rate Risk:

           

Unrealized appreciation on interestrate swaps contracts

                   238,366        1,873,744  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

     64,605               247,961        989,157  

Foreign currency exchange risk:

           

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     92,499        289,968        84,246        84,471  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 584,532      $ 289,968      $ 611,122      $ 3,012,151  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

 
     BlueBay
Emerging Market
Debt Fund
     BlueBay
High Yield
Bond Fund
     BlueBay
Core Plus
Bond Fund
     BlueBay
Strategic
Income Fund
 

Interest Rate Risk:

           

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps

   $      $      $ 107,875      $ 117,035  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

                   452,459        443,995  

Foreign currency exchange risk:

           

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     62,252        95,734        17,264        23,226  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 62,252      $ 95,734      $ 577,598      $ 584,256  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations during the year ended September 30, 2022 is as follows:

 

Derivative Instruments

Categorized by Risk Exposure

   BlueBay
Emerging Market
Debt Fund
    BlueBay
High Yield
Bond Fund
    BlueBay
Core Plus
Bond Fund
    BlueBay
Strategic
Income Fund
 

Net realized Gain/(Loss) From:

        

Credit Risk:

        

Credit default swaps

   $ 73,110     $ (3,751   $ 184,764     $ 302,193  

Interest Rate Risk:

        

Interest rate swaps

     (32,467           474,635       (118,763

Financial futures contracts

     204,168       697,966       (1,743,197     2,740,819  

Written Options

     13,451                    

Foreign currency exchange risk:

        

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     315,685       775,245       457,566       454,713  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 573,947     $ 1,469,460     $ (626,232   $ 3,378,962  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative Instruments

Categorized by Risk Exposure

   BlueBay
Emerging Market
Debt Fund
    BlueBay
High Yield
Bond Fund
    BlueBay
Core Plus
Bond Fund
    BlueBay
Strategic
Income Fund
 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) From:

        

Credit Risk:

        

Credit default swaps

   $ 12,839     $     $ (18,930   $ (30,242

Interest Rate Risk:

        

Interest rate swaps

     10,118             130,491       1,756,709  

Financial futures contracts

     16,822       (218,310     (204,498     545,162  

Foreign currency exchange risk:

        

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (10,525     25,234       66,982       61,245  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 29,254     $ (193,076)     $ (25,955   $ 2,332,874  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the average volume of derivative activities based on ending quarterly outstanding amounts are as follows:

 

     BlueBay
Emerging Market
Debt Fund
   BlueBay
High Yield
Bond Fund
   BlueBay
Core Plus
Bond Fund
   BlueBay
Strategic
Income Fund

Futures long position (contracts)

       4               134        75

Futures short position (contracts)

       12               51        160

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts purchased (U.S. dollar amounts)

     $ 3,493,947      $ 5,951,144      $ 3,991,375      $ 4,093,556

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts sold (U.S.dollar amounts)

       1,550,915        1,096,754        838,940        947,165

Purchased options (Cost $)

       15,272                     

Interest rate swaps (Notional Amount in U.S. Dollars)

       146,714               4,924,684        22,497,607

Credit default swaps (Notional Amount in U.S. Dollars)

       5,470,492        9,086,250        19,546,500        25,258,250

 

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Counterparty Credit Risk:

Derivatives may also expose a Fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations). To the extent amounts due to the Funds from their counterparties are not fully collateralized contractually or otherwise, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain in excess of any collateral pledged by the counterparty to the Funds.

For foreign currency exchange contracts, risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts, or if the foreign currency rates change unfavorably.

The Funds’ risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Funds. For OTC purchased options, the Funds bear the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid and change in market value of the options should the counterparty not perform under the contracts. Written options by the Funds do not give rise to counterparty credit risk, as written options obligate the Funds to perform and not the counterparty. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts and options is minimal because of the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which they trade.

With exchange-traded purchased options and futures and centrally cleared swaps, the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency) of the clearing broker or clearinghouse. Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Funds mitigate its counterparty risk, the Funds may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event a Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

 

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Collateral Requirements:

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of a Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash due to broker for options contracts, cash at broker for financial futures contracts and segregated cash and foreign currency for options contracts and swap contracts and cash received as payable to broker, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g. $500,000) before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of a Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by a Fund on the next business day. Typically, a Fund and its counterparties are not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use the collateral they receive. To the extent amounts due to a Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, a Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Funds attempt to mitigate counterparty risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

Emerging Market Debt Fund

 

     Barclays
Bank Plc
     Citibank
N.A.
     Deutsche
Bank
    Citigroup
Global
Markets
     Morgan
Stanley
     Total  

Assets:

                

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 92,499      $     $      $      $ 92,499  

Put Options Purchased

            6,822                            6,822  

Swaps

     60,712     

 

9,869

 

           55,335        294,690     

 

420,606

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     60,712        109,190              55,335        294,690        519,927  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     1,424        60,421        407                     62,252  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,424        60,421        407                     62,252  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets1

     59,288        48,769        (407     55,335        294,690        457,675  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Amount2

   $ 59,288      $ 48,769      $ (407   $ 55,335      $ 294,690      $ 457,675  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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High Yield Bond Fund

 

     Citibank
N.A.
     Total  

Assets:

           

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

      $ 289,968         $ 289,968  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total Assets

        289,968           289,968  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

        95,734           95,734  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

        95,734           95,734  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets1

        194,234           194,234  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Net Amount2

                               $ 194,234                                  $ 194,234  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

 

             Citibank        
N.A.
         Morgan Stanley &    
Co. LLC
             Total          

Assets:

              

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

   $ 84,246         $         $ 84,246  

Swaps

               278,915           278,915  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total Assets

     84,246           278,915           363,161  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Liabilities:

              

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     17,264                     17,264  

Swaps

               107,875           107,875  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     17,264           107,875           125,139  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets1

     66,982           171,040           238,022  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Net Amount2

   $ 66,982         $ 171,040         $ 238,022  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

Strategic Income Fund

 

              
     Citibank
N.A.
     Morgan Stanley &
Co. LLC
     Total  

Assets:

              

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

   $ 84,471         $         $ 84,471  

Swaps

               1,938,523           1,938,523  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total Assets

     84,471           1,938,523           2,022,994  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Liabilities:

              

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     23,226                     23,226  

Swaps

               117,035           117,035  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     23,226           117,035           140,261  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets1

     61,245           1,821,488           1,882,733  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Net Amount2

   $ 61,245         $ 1,821,488         $ 1,882,733  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

1 The amount of derivatives for offset is limited to the amount of assets and/or liabilities that are subject to a MNA.

2 Net amount represents the net amount receivable (payable) from/to the individual counterparty in the event of default.

 

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     Value
September 30, 2021
     Purchases      Sales      Value
September 30, 2022
     Dividends  

Investments in U.S. Government Money Market Fund—RBC Institutional Class 1

              

Emerging Market Debt Fund

   $ 654,507      $ 28,018,369      $ 26,101,355      $ 2,571,521      $ 11,848  

High Yield Bond Fund

     17,427,198        250,165,050        259,707,731        7,884,517        64,029  

Core Plus Bond Fund

            52,088,631        48,619,729        3,468,902        20,296  

Strategic Income Fund

            54,900,996        46,456,039        8,444,957        33,525  

Credit Enhancement:

Certain obligations held by the Funds have credit enhancement or liquidity features that may, under certain circumstances, provide for repayment of principal and interest on the obligation upon demand date, interest rate reset date or final maturity. These enhancements may include: letters of credit; liquidity guarantees; security purchase agreements; tender option purchase agreements and third party insurance.

Investment Transactions and Income:

Investment transactions are recorded on trade date. Dividend income net of non-reclaimable withholding taxes is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated based on the cost of the specific security (also known as identified cost basis). Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization or accretion of premium or discount using the effective yield method.

Expense, Investment Income and Gain/Loss Allocation:

Each Fund pays the expenses that are directly related to its operations, such as custodian fees or advisory fees. Expenses incurred by the Trust, such as trustee or legal fees, are allocated among each of the Funds in the Trust either proportionately based upon each Fund’s relative net assets or using another reasonable basis such as equally across all Funds in the Trust, depending on the nature of the expense. Individual share classes within a Fund are charged expenses specific to that class, such as distribution fees and transfer agent fees. Within a Fund, expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class based upon the proportion of relative net assets. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated to each class of shares based on relative net assets.

Distributions to Shareholders:

Each Fund pays out any income that it receives, less expenses, in the form of dividends and capital gains to its shareholders. Income dividends are declared and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions are calculated based on federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. These “book/tax” differences may be either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are determined, as of the end of the tax year, to be permanent, they are reclassified within a Fund’s capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment. Permanent differences include reclassification of foreign currency from capital to ordinary, currency treatment for the accrual of certain foreign denominated swaps and early termination on such swaps, and reclassification of foreign currency options from capital to currency.

 

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    Increase/(Decrease)
Paid in Capital
    Increase/(Decrease)
Accumulated
Earnings
 

Core Plus Bond Fund

    $(41,013)       $41,013  

Strategic Income Fund

    (47,628)       47,628  

Indemnifications:

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of their duties to the Funds. Additionally in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts, including the Funds’ servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

 

 

3. Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement with RBC GAM-US under which RBC GAM-US manages each Fund’s assets and furnishes related office facilities, equipment, research and personnel. The agreement requires each Fund to pay RBC GAM-US a monthly fee based upon average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreement, RBC GAM-US is entitled to receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each of the Funds as follows:

 

     Annual Rate  

Emerging Market Debt Fund

     0.65%  

High Yield Bond Fund

     0.55%  

Core Plus Bond Fund

     0.35%  

Strategic Income Fund

     0.53%  

RBC GAM-US has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or make payments in order to keep total operating expenses (excluding certain fees such as interest, taxes and acquired fund fees and expenses) of the Funds to the following levels pursuant to an expense limitation agreement.

 

    Class A
Annual Rate
    Class I
Annual Rate
    Class R6
Annual Rate
 

Emerging Market Debt Fund

    1.04%       0.79%       0.74%  

High Yield Bond Fund

    0.82%       0.57%       N/A  

Core Plus Bond Fund

    0.70%       0.45%       0.40%  

Strategic Income Fund

    0.88%       0.63%       0.58%  

This expense limitation agreement is in place until January 31, 2024 and may not be terminated by RBC GAM-US prior to that date. The agreement shall continue for additional one-year terms unless terminated or revised by the Board at any time or by RBC GAM-US at the expiration of any one-year period. The Advisor is entitled to recoup from the Fund or class the fees and/or operating expenses waived or reimbursed during any of the previous 3 years, provided the Fund is able to do so and remain in compliance with the expense limitation in place at the time the fees were waived or expenses paid.

 

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The amounts subject to possible recoupment under the expense limitation agreement were:

 

     FYE 9/30/20      FYE 9/30/21      FYE 9/30/22      Total  

Emerging Market Debt Fund

     $276,235        $262,011        $233,671        $771,917  

High Yield Bond Fund

     418,696        535,173        704,969        1,658,838  

Core Plus Bond Fund

     N/A        N/A        304,698        304,698  

Strategic Income Fund

     N/A        N/A        300,597        300,597  

There was no recoupment of expense reimbursement/waivers during the year. Amounts from years prior to those shown are no longer subject to recoupment RBC GAM-US may also voluntarily waive and/or reimburse operating expenses of any Fund from time to time. Any such voluntary program may be changed or eliminated at any time without notice, and expenses waived under such program are not subject to recoupment.

RBC GAM-US voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Funds pay to RBC GAM-US indirectly through its investment in an affiliated money market fund. For the period ended September 30, 2022, the amount waived was $27,575, $18,819, $4,689 and $6,324 for the Emerging Market Debt Fund, High Yield Bond Fund, Core Plus Bond Fund and Strategic Income Fund respectively, and is included in expenses waived/reimbursed by Advisory in the Statement of Operations.

Emerging Market Debt Fund, High Yield Bond Fund, Core Plus Bond Fund and Strategic Income Fund are sub-advised by BlueBay, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, which is also the parent company of the Advisor. The Sub-Advisor is paid by the Advisor out of the advisory fee paid by the Funds to the Advisor.

RBC GAM-US serves as co-administrator to the Funds. BNY Mellon serves as co-administrator and fund accounting agent. Services provided under the administrative services agreement include providing day-to-day administration of matters related to the Funds, maintenance of their records and the preparation of reports. Under the terms of the administrative services agreement, RBC GAM-US does not receive a fee for its role as co-administrator. BNY Mellon receives a fee for its services payable by the Funds based in part on the Funds’ average net assets. BNY Mellon’s fee is included with “Accounting fees” in the Statements of Operations.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Advisor. Such Officers and Trustees receive no compensation from the Funds for serving in their respective roles.

The Trust currently pays each of the independent Trustees (Trustees of the Trust who are not directors, officers or employees of the Advisor, either Co-Administrator or Distributor) an annual retainer of $76,000. The Board Chairperson and Audit Committee Chairperson each receive an additional retainer of $2,500 annually, and all other trustees serving as Chair of a Board committee each receive an additional retainer of $1,000 annually. In addition, Independent Trustees receive a quarterly meeting fee of $6,500 for each in-person Board meeting attended, a meeting fee of $1,500 for each telephonic or Special Board meeting attended, a $1,500 fee for each Board committee meeting attended, and are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings. These amounts are included in the Statement of Operations in “Trustees’ fees”.

In conjunction with the launch of each of the Funds or additional share classes, the Advisor invested seed capital in each Fund to provide each Fund or share class with its initial investment assets. The table below shows, as of September 30, 2022, each Fund’s net assets, the shares (if any) of each Fund held by the Advisor, and the percent of total net assets represented by the Advisor’s investment.

 

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     Net Assets      Shares held
by Advisor
     % of Fund
Net Assets
 

Emerging Market Debt Fund

   $ 30,207,467        1,385        0.0%  

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 41,967,780        5,092,912        100.0%  

Strategic Income Fund

   $ 48,773,044        5,077,469        100.0%  

 

 

4. Fund Distribution:

Each of the Funds that offers Class A shares has adopted a Master Distribution 12b-1 Plan (the “Plan”) in which Quasar Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ distributor. The Plan permits each Fund to make payments for, or to reimburse the Distributor for, distribution-related costs and expenses of marketing shares of Class A covered under the Plan, and/or for providing shareholder services. The Plan does not apply to Class I and Class R6. The following chart shows the current Plan fee rate for Class A.

 

     Class A  

12b-1 Plan Fee

     0.25 %* 

* Under the 12b-1 plan, the maximum fee rate for Class A shares is 0.50%. Currently the Board has approved an annual limit of 0.25%.

Plan fees are based on average daily net assets of Class A. Up to 0.25% of each Plan fee may be designated as a service fee, as defined by the applicable rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Distributor, subject to applicable legal requirements, may waive the Plan fee voluntarily, in whole or in part. For the year ended September 30, 2022, there were no fees waived by the Distributor.

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the Distributor received commissions of $1,712 in front-end sales charges of Class A shares of the Funds, of which $2,221 was paid to affiliated broker-dealers, and the remainder was either paid to unaffiliated broker-dealers or retained by the Distributor.

The Distributor did not receive any CDSC fees from Class A shares of the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2022.

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the Distributor received commissions of $9,738 for front-end sales charges of Class A shares of the Funds, of which $5,770 was paid to affiliated broker-dealers and the remainder was either paid to unaffiliated broker-dealers or retained by the Distributor.

The Distributor did not receive any CDSC fees from Class A shares of the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2022.

 

 

5. Securities Transactions:

The cost of securities purchased and proceeds from securities sold (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) for the year ended September 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Purchases
(Excl. U.S. Gov’t)
     Sales
(Excl. U.S. Gov’t)
     Purchases
of U.S. Gov’t.
     Sales
of U.S. Gov’t.
 

Emerging Market Debt Fund

   $ 32,202,583      $ 25,568,845      $ 2,227,495      $ 590,602  

High Yield Bond Fund

     289,596,603        196,697,287                

Core Plus Bond Fund

     100,639,572        58,721,091        73,952,648        58,681,109  

Strategic Income Fund

     103,898,981        59,887,776        12,535,976        9,136,703  

 

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6. Capital Share Transactions:

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (“shares outstanding”) without par value. Transactions in capital stock of the Funds are summarized on the following pages:

 

        Emerging Market Debt Fund            High Yield Bond Fund  
        For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
          For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
           For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
          For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

                

Class A

                

Proceeds from shares issued

    $ 21,622       $ 7,700        $ 1,434,024       $ 3,275,138  

Distributions reinvested

           1,321                413                 198,485                139,854  

Cost of shares redeemed

      (4,893       (102        (1,720,571       (1,332,894
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in Class A

    $ 18,050       $ 8,011        $ (88,062     $ 2,082,098  
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class I

                

Proceeds from shares issued

    $ 9,259,514       $ 6,504,994        $ 258,126,687       $ 162,568,961  

Distributions reinvested

      1,717,053         1,344,001          14,628,539         8,901,537  

Cost of shares redeemed

      (17,151       (390,811        (184,149,944       (60,268,159
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in Class I

    $ 10,959,416       $ 7,458,184        $ 88,605,282       $ 111,202,339  
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class R6

                

Distributions reinvested

    $ 663       $ 676        $       $  
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

    $ 663       $ 676        $       $  
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    $ 10,978,129       $ 7,466,871        $ 88,517,220       $ 113,284,437  
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                

Class A

                

Issued

      2,378         775          139,226         301,720  

Reinvested

      158         42          19,447         12,960  

Redeemed

      (548       (10        (168,456       (122,686
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in Class A

      1,988         807          (9,783       191,994  
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class I

                

Issued

      1,112,751         644,398          25,401,490         14,876,130  

Reinvested

      201,064         134,853          1,433,918         819,516  

Redeemed

      (2,061       (38,700        (18,490,960       (5,518,873
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in Class I

      1,311,754         740,551          8,344,448         10,176,773  
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class R6

                

Reinvested

      76         68                   
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

      76         68                   
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

      1,313,818         741,426          8,334,665         10,368,767  
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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     Core Plus Bond Fund      Strategic Income Fund  
     For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2022(a)
     For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2022(a)
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

           

Class A

           

Proceeds from shares issued

                 $ 5,000,000                      $ 5,000,000  

Distributions reinvested

        75,065           66,020  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Change in Class A

      $ 5,075,065         $ 5,066,020  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Class I

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      $ 35,000,000         $ 35,000,000  

Distributions reinvested

        588,490           531,813  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Change in Class I

      $ 35,588,490         $ 35,531,813  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Class R6

           

Proceeds from shares issued

      $ 10,000,000         $ 10,000,000  

Distributions reinvested

        171,927           155,930  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

      $ 10,171,927         $ 10,155,930  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

      $ 50,835,482         $ 50,753,763  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

           

Class A

           

Issued

        500,000           500,000  

Reinvested

        8,371           6,790  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Change in Class A

        508,371           506,790  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Class I

           

Issued

        3,500,000           3,500,000  

Reinvested

        65,434           54,656  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Change in Class I

        3,565,434           3,554,656  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Class R6

           

Issued

        1,000,000           1,000,000  

Reinvested

        19,107           16,024  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

        1,019,107           1,016,024  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        5,092,912           5,077,470  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

(a)For the period from November 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022.

 

 

7. Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains. Therefore, no federal tax liability is recorded in the financial statements of each Fund.

 

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For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions, management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Open tax years are those that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e., generally the last three tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). Furthermore, management of the Funds is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

As of September 30, 2022, the tax cost of investments and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for each Fund was as follows:

 

     Tax Cost Of
Investments
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Emerging Market Debt Fund

     $ 37,472,057        $ 318,719        $ (8,520,837     $ (8,202,118

High Yield Bond Fund

     310,697,716        293,029        (40,814,014     (40,520,985

Core Plus Bond Fund

     57,422,431        114,458        (5,301,047     (5,186,589

Strategic Income Fund

     53,557,781        1,727,742        (4,991,578     (3,263,836

The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, currency straddle losses, significant debt modifications and mark to market on derivatives.

The tax character of distributions during the year ended September 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From  
     Ordinary
Income
     Net Long Term
Capital Gains
     Total Taxable
Distributions
     Total
Distributions
Paid
 

Emerging Market Debt Fund

     $ 1,721,294              $       $ 1,721,294        $ 1,721,294  

High Yield Bond Fund

     15,858,016        612,456        16,470,472        16,470,472  

Core Plus Bond Fund

     835,482               835,482        835,482  

Strategic Income Fund

     753,763               753,763        753,763  

The tax character of distributions during the year ended September 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From  
     Ordinary
Income
     Net Long Term
Capital Gains
     Total Taxable
Distributions
     Total
Distributions
Paid
 

Emerging Market Debt Fund

     $ 1,357,918              $       $ 1,357,918        $ 1,357,918  

High Yield Bond Fund

     10,742,064        13,651        10,755,715        10,755,715  

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

As of September 30, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     BlueBay Emerging Market
Debt Fund
    BlueBay High Yield
Bond Fund
    BlueBay Core Plus
Bond Fund
    BlueBay Strategic
Income Fund
 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 438,444     $ 3,168,755     $ 387,708     $ 432,525  

Undistributed long term gain

                       898,220  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated earnings

     438,444       3,168,755       387,708       1,330,745  

Accumulated capital loss carryforwards

     (7,451,562           (4,027,808      

Deferred qualified late-year losses

           (9,563,946            

Unrealized depreciation

     (8,202,118     (40,520,985     (5,186,589     (3,263,836
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Accumulated Losses

   $ (15,215,236   $ (46,916,176   $ (8,826,689   $ (1,933,091
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2022, the Emerging Market Debt Fund and the Core Plus Bond Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforwards of $6,287,066 and $2,774,814 and a long-term capital loss carryforwards of $1,164,496 and $1,252,944 respectively, available to offset future realized capital gains in accordance with the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010. These capital loss carryforwards are not subject to expiration and must first be utilized to offset future realized gains of the same character.

Under current tax law, Post-October Capital Losses and Late-Year Ordinary Losses may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The RBC Bluebay High Yield Bond Fund had deferred qualified late-year short-term losses of $6,302,190 and deferred qualified late-year long-term losses $3,261,756 which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.

 

 

8. Market Timing:

The Trust strongly discourages attempts at market timing by Fund shareholders. Prior to June 11, 2021, each Fund charged a redemption fee of 2% of the value of the shares redeemed or exchanged within 30 days of purchase. In addition, the Trust may limit the number of exchanges that may be made between Funds to five (5) per calendar year. When assessed, the redemption fee was deducted from the redemption proceeds and retained by the Fund, not by the Advisor. This redemption fee was not charged in cases where, for example, the redemption resulted from an automatic reinvestment or asset re-allocation not specifically directed by the shareholder. The Trust also reserves the right to reject any Fund purchase order made by persons deemed to be market timers. The Funds’ prospectus contains a full description of the Trust’s policies on market timing and/or excessive trading. The redemption fee is recorded as a credit to capital and is included in the capital transactions on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

9. Commitments:

High Yield Bond Fund may invest in floating rate loan interests. In connection with these investments, High Yield Bond Fund may also enter into bridge loan commitments (“commitments”). Commitments may obligate the Fund to furnish temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be arranged. As of September 30, 2022, High Yield Bond Fund had no outstanding commitments. In connection with these commitments, High Yield Bond Fund earns a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is included in interest income in the Statements of Operations, is recognized ratably over the commitment period.

 

 

10. Significant Risks

Shareholder concentration risk:

As of September 30, 2022, the following Funds had omnibus accounts which each owned more than 10% of a Fund’s outstanding shares as shown below:

 

     # of Omnibus Accounts      % of Fund  

High Yield Bond Fund

     2        48.8%  

In addition, three unaffiliated shareholders in aggregate owned 97.1% of the Emerging Market Debt Fund as of September 30, 2022. Significant transactions by these shareholders may impact the Funds’ performance.

Market risk:

One or more markets in which a Fund invests may go down in value, sometimes sharply and unpredictably, and the value of a Fund’s portfolio securities may fall or fail to rise. Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and political, economic and other conditions and events (including, but not limited to, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics, and social unrest) in one country, region, or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. Furthermore, the occurrence of, among other events, natural or man-made disasters, severe weather or geological events, fires, floods, earthquakes, outbreaks of disease (such as COVID-19, avian influenza or H1N1/09), epidemics, pandemics, malicious acts, cyber-attacks, terrorist acts or the occurrence of climate change, may also adversely impact the performance of a Fund. Such events could adversely impact issuers, markets and economies over the short- and long-term, including in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. A Fund could be negatively impacted if the value of a portfolio holding were harmed by such political or economic conditions or events. Moreover, such negative political and economic conditions and events could disrupt the processes necessary for a Fund’s operations.

In response to political and military actions undertaken by Russia, the U.S., European Union, and other jurisdictions have imposed economic sanctions against certain Russian individuals, entities and sectors. These sanctions and the threat of further sanctions, may result in the decline in value and liquidity of Russian securities, a weakening of the ruble or other adverse consequences to the Russian economy. Sanctions could impair a fund’s ability to invest in accordance with its investment program, to determine the overall value of its net assets, and to sell holdings as needed to meet shareholder redemptions. As of September 30, 2022, none of the Funds’ investments were in violation of such sanctions.

 

 

11. Subsequent Events:

Fund Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Board of Trustees of RBC Funds Trust and Shareholders of RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund, RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund, RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund, and RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, of each of the funds indicated in the table below (four of the funds constituting RBC Funds Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2022, the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of September 30, 2022, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets, and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund (1)

RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund (1)

RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund (2)

RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund (2)

(1) Statements of operations for the year ended September 30, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and the financial highlights for the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018

(2) Statements of operations and of changes in net assets for the period from November 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022 and the financial highlights for the period from November 1, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and agent banks; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

November 29, 2022

 

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  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the RBC Funds since 2016.

 

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   OTHER FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the following Funds had a qualified dividend income percentage of:

 

    

Qualified
Dividend
Income

 

High Yield Bond Fund

     0.03%  

For corporate shareholders, the following percentage of the total ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction:

 

    

Dividends
Received
Deduction

 

High Yield Bond Fund

     0.03%  

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the following Funds had a qualified interest income percentage of:

 

    

Qualified
Interest
Income

 

Emerging Market Debt Fund

     86.03%  

High Yield Bond Fund

     99.65%  

Core Plus Bond Fund

     62.53%  

Strategic Income Fund

     88.00%  

Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 852(b)(3), the High Yield Bond Fund and the Strategic Income Fund reported $612,456 and $898,220, respectively, as long-term capital gain distributions for the year ended September 30, 2022.

All reportings are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item above, it is the intention of the Funds to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

108


 

   MANAGEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

Lucy Hancock Bode (71)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Healthcare consultant (self-employed) (1986 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Franklin Street Partners (2014 to present); BioSignia (2006 to 2010).

 

 

Leslie H. Garner Jr. (72)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (2010 to present); President, Cornell College (1994 to 2010)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Phillip G. Goff. (59)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2020

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Vice President/Corporate Controller and Funds Treasurer, TIAA (October 2006-August 2017)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Ronald James (71)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Faculty member (part time), University of St. Thomas (2004 to present), President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Ethical Business Cultures (2000 to January 2017)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Bremer Financial Corporation (2004 to present); Greater Twin Cities United Way (2012 to 2020); Best Buy Co. Inc. (2004 to 2013)

 

 

John A. MacDonald (73)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Treasurer, Hall Family Foundation (1988 to 2020); Chief Investment Officer, Chinquapin Trust Company (1999 to 2020)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

109


 

  MANAGEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

James R. Seward, CFA (70)

 

 

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chairman of the Board and Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Private investor (2000 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Sooner Holdings (formerly Syntroleum Corporation) (1988 to 2015); Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (2008 to 2019)

 

 

Interested Trustees(1)(2)(3)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (58)(5)(6)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2012

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Assistant Secretary (March 2018 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

110


 

  MANAGEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (58)(5)(6)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2012 and Assistant Secretary, (March 2018 to present)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Assistant Secretary, RBC Funds (March 2018 to present);Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012)

 

 

Kathleen A. Hegna (55)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer since May 2009 and Treasurer since March 2014

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Head, U.S. Fund Operations, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (September 2022 to present); Associate Vice President and Director, Mutual Fund Services, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to September 2022)

 

 

Christina M. Weber (54)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Compliance Officer since December 2012 and Secretary since September 2017

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (June 2018 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Assistant Secretary, RBC Funds (2013 to 2017)

 

 

 

(1)

Except as otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee/Officer is RBC Funds Trust, 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.

 

(2)

All Trustees must retire on or before December 31 of the year in which they reach age 75. The Board may temporarily waive this requirement when necessary to avoid depriving the Board of a Trustee with critical skills.

 

(3)

On December 31, 2009, Voyageur Asset Management Inc. changed its name to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. Any references to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.

 

(4)

Each officer serves in such capacity for an indefinite period of time until his or her removal, resignation or retirement.

(5)

Kathleen A. Gorman has been determined to be an interested Trustee by virtue of her position with the Advisor.

 

(6)

Effective October 14, 2022, Kathleen A. Gorman resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of the Trust, and the Board of Trustees appointed David Eikenberg as the President, Chief Executive Officer and interested Trustee of the Trust. In addition, effective October 14, 2022, the Board of Trustees appointed each of Jodi DeFeyter and Tara Tilbury as an Assistant Secretary of the Trust.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes information about the Funds’ Trustees. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll free: 1-800-422-2766.

 

111


 

  SHARE CLASS INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

The Funds offer Class A, Class I and Class R6 shares.

 

 

Class A

Class A shares are available in all Funds. This share class is available for purchase primarily through investment advisors, broker-dealers, banks and other financial services intermediaries. Class A shares of the Funds are currently subject to a maximum up-front sales charge of 4.25% (3.75% for the Core Plus Bond Fund and Strategic Income Fund) and a 1.00% CDSC for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase. Class A shares currently include a 0.25% (25 bps) annual 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

 

Class I

Class I shares are available in all Funds. This share class is intended for investors meeting certain minimum investment thresholds. This share class does not have an up-front sales charge (load) or a 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

 

Class R6

Class R6 shares are available in Emerging Market Debt Fund, Core Plus Bond Fund and Strategic Income Fund. This share class is intended for investors meeting certain minimum investment thresholds. This share class does not have an up-front sales charge (load) or a 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

112


 

  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Shareholder Expense Examples

As a shareholder of the RBC Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the RBC 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 period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022.

 

 

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

          Beginning
Account Value
4/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
9/30/22
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/22–9/30/22
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/22–9/30/22
 

Emerging Market Debt Fund

         
    Class A       $1,000.00       $814.41       $4.68       1.03%  
    Class I       1,000.00       815.19       3.55       0.78%  
    Class R6       1,000.00       814.70       3.32       0.73%  

High Yield Bond Fund

         
    Class A       1,000.00       899.91       3.86       0.81%  
    Class I       1,000.00       901.04       2.67       0.56%  

Core Plus Bond Fund

         
    Class A       1,000.00       894.25       3.23       0.68%  
    Class I       1,000.00       896.38       2.04       0.43%  
    Class R6       1,000.00       896.61       1.81       0.38%  

Strategic Income Fund

         
    Class A       1,000.00       986.74       4.28       0.86%  
    Class I       1,000.00       987.96       3.04       0.61%  
    Class R6       1,000.00       988.20       2.79       0.56%  

* Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect one half year period).

 

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  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each RBC Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

        Beginning
Account Value
4/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
9/30/22
    Expenses Paid
During Period
4/1/22-9/30/22
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/22-9/30/22
 

Emerging Market Debt Fund

         
  Class A     $1,000.00       $1,019.90       $5.22       1.03%  
  Class I     1,000.00       1,021.16       3.95       0.78%  
  Class R6     1,000.00       1,021.41       3.70       0.73%  

High Yield Bond Fund

         
  Class A     1,000.00       1,021.01       4.10       0.81%  
  Class I     1,000.00       1,022.26       2.84       0.56%  

Core Plus Bond Fund

         
  Class A     1,000.00       1,021.66       3.45       0.68%  
  Class I     1,000.00       1,022.91       2.18       0.43%  
  Class R6     1,000.00       1,023.16       1.93       0.38%  

Strategic Income Fund

         
  Class A     1,000.00       1,020.76       4.36       0.86%  
  Class I     1,000.00       1,022.01       3.09       0.61%  
  Class R6     1,000.00       1,022.26       2.84       0.56%  

 

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  APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Information Regarding the Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

In September 2022, after evaluating the services provided by RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (the “Advisor”) and BlueBay Asset Management LLP (the “Sub-Advisor”) and reviewing the performance, fees, and expenses of the Funds, the RBC Funds Board of Trustees determined to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreement with the Advisor and sub-advisory agreement with the Sub-Advisor (the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements, collectively, being the “Agreements”) for an additional year for each Fund.

As part of their review of the Agreements, the Trustees requested and considered information regarding the advisory services performed by the Advisor and Sub-Advisor; the staffing and qualifications of the personnel responsible for operating and managing the Funds; and the Funds’ performance, fees, and expenses. The proposed renewals were considered at the second of these special meetings. The information included material provided by the Advisor, as well as reports prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., an independent statistical compilation company providing comparative fee and expense information and comparative performance information for the Funds.

In connection with their deliberations, the independent Trustees were advised by independent legal counsel with regard to the materials and their responsibilities under relevant laws and regulations.

The Trustees met with representatives from the Advisor’s senior management team, as well as senior investment professionals, to discuss the information and the ongoing management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed the nature, quality, and extent of the services provided to the Funds by the Advisor and Sub-Advisor, including information as to each Fund’s performance relative to appropriate index benchmarks as well as Morningstar fund peer group comparative information requested by the Board. The Board was informed that both the RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund and the RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund continued to show 1-, 3- and 5-year performance in the top quartile of their respective peer groups. The Trustees indicated that they continue to have confidence in the portfolio management teams of the Advisor and Sub-Advisors and continue to be satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of the advisory and other services provided to the Funds.

In considering the nature and quality of services provided to the Funds, the Trustees discussed the Advisor’s and Sub-Advisors’ strong research, credit, and fundamental analysis capabilities and specialized expertise in the area of emerging market debt instruments and absolute return strategies. The Trustees also considered the extensive portfolio management experience of the Sub-Advisors’ staff as well as its operational and compliance structure and systems, and the Advisor’s expertise in coordinating the investment management and related operations of the Funds.

The Trustees reviewed the investment advisory fees payable to the Advisor and subadvisory fees payable to the Sub-Advisors and reviewed comparative fee and expense information for similarly situated funds. The Trustees evaluated profitability data for the Advisor and Sub-Advisors and considered information regarding other benefits the Advisor and its affiliates derived from their relationships with the Funds, including any fall-out benefits. The Trustees also considered the Advisor’s contractual agreement to subsidize Fund expenses at competitive levels through expense limitation agreements. Based upon their review, the Trustees determined that the advisory fees proposed to be payable to the Advisor and Sub-Advisors were fair and reasonable in light of the level and quality of the services provided under all the circumstances and were within the range of what might have been negotiated at arms’ length.

Based upon their review, the Trustees determined that the nature and quality of the services provided by both the Advisor and Sub-Advisors were of a high quality and it is in the interests of the Funds and their shareholders for the Trustees to approve the Agreements and expense limitation arrangements for each Fund for an additional year. In arriving at their collective decision to approve the renewal of the Agreements, the Trustees did not assign relative weights to the factors discussed above or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of itself.

 

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RBC Funds

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

800-422-2766

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Performance data represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The principal value of an investment and investment return will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

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About your   Annual Report           

This annual report includes detailed information about your Fund including financial statements, performance, and a complete list of its holdings.

 

The RBC Funds compare their performance against various indices. Each of these indices is a widely recognized measure of return for the underlying category of securities. However, the indices are unmanaged, do not include fees, and cannot be invested in directly.

  
 
         We hope the financial information presented will help you evaluate your investment in the RBC Funds. We also encourage you to read your Fund’s prospectus for further detail as to your Fund’s investment policies and risk profile. RBC Funds prospectuses and performance information subsequent to the date of this report are available on our website at www.rbcgam.com.

 

 
         A description of the policies and procedures that your Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-422-2766; (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.com; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 
         Each year the Trust files its proxy voting record for the twelve-month period ended June 30 with the SEC on Form N-PX no later than August 31. The records can be obtained on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge by calling the Funds at 1-800-422-2766.

 

 
          

A schedule of each Fund’s portfolio holdings is filed with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. This information is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and on the Funds’ website at www.dfinview.com/usrbcgam.

 

 

 

Table of  

        

Letter from the Portfolio Managers

     1  
Contents           

Portfolio Managers

     4  
        

Performance Summary (Unaudited)

     6  
        

Management Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited)

  
        

- RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund

     10  
        

- RBC Enterprise Fund

     12  
        

- RBC Small Cap Core Fund

     14  
        

- RBC Microcap Value Fund

     16  
        

- RBC Small Cap Value Fund

     18  
        

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

     20  
        

Financial Statements

  
        

- Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     43  
        

- Statements of Operations

     47  
        

- Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     49  
        

Financial Highlights

     54  
        

Notes to Financial Statements

     65  
        

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     79  
        

Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

     80  
        

Management (Unaudited)

     82  
        

Share Class Information (Unaudited)

     85  
        

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

     86  
        

Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

     88  


 

  LETTER FROM THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

 

       
 
Following two years of exceptionally strong equity market returns, fiscal year 2022 started with much promise. Ultimately, it concluded as one of the worst Performing years investors have experienced in quite some time. The broad-based equity markets represented by the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 3000 Index disappointed for the one-year period ended September 30, 2022, returning -15.5% and -17.6%, respectively. All major equity market indexes, regardless of market capitalization or style, fell during the fiscal year due to a multitude of factors including the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict; slowing economic growth; and the fastest pace of inflation in 40 years. While there were reasons for optimism for a significant market rebound, including the S&P 500’s reaching a new all-time high and potential peaks in inflation, the S&P 500 ended the fiscal year at its lowest level since November 2020. Investors were left to speculate on potential drivers and timing for a future market rally.        
 
From a market capitalization standpoint, there was a notable shift in investor preference as investors flocked from small caps, which outperformed in the prior fiscal year, to the presumed “safety” of larger-cap stocks. While no market capitalization segments offered a true “safe haven” for investors, the large-cap Russell 1000 Index (-17.2%) and the Russell Midcap Index (-19.4%) outperformed their small-cap Russell 2000 Index (-23.5%) and Russell Microcap Index (-27.5%) counterparts.        
 
Stylistically, investor preference for value stocks continued and increased significantly from the prior year as value stocks again outperformed their growth counterparts. The value indexes of all market capitalizations—Russell 1000 Value (-11.4%), Russell Midcap Value (-13.6%), Russell 2000 Value (-17.7%) and Russell Microcap Value (-20.5%)—significantly outperformed their growth counterparts, which returned -22.6%, -29.5%, -29.3%, and -37.1%, respectively. We saw a short-lived growth stock rally that was driven by investors flocking to more dependable earnings growth and looking to take advantage of easing valuations due to the underperformance of growth stocks over the prior 18 months. However, growth stocks plummeted heading into the fall as yields and interest rates continued to climb. The volatility experienced was not entirely unexpected, as high priced growth stocks tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes since much of their valuation depends on expected earnings far into the future. It is not surprising, then, that despite the mid-summer rally, value indexes of all market capitalizations significantly outperformed their growth counterparts in each of the past two years.        
 
The market capitalization and style dynamic bears monitoring, as shifts in leadership can indicate future expectations of economic growth and investors’ ultimate appetite for risk. These shifts are significant factors in markets’ ultimately bottoming out and subsequently beginning the long climb out of this bear market.        
 
Against this backdrop, despite negative absolute returns, the RBC Equity Funds produced strong relative results over the prior 12 months as the fund family’s broad emphasis on quality stocks, as well as more acute stylistic tailwinds, benefited relative returns.        
 
As always, thank you for your continued confidence and trust in the RBC Funds.        
 
Sincerely,        
       
       
       

 

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  LETTER FROM THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

 

 
    Lance F. James
    Senior Equity Portfolio Manager, U.S. Equities Core & Value RBC Global Asset Management (U.S) Inc.
 
    Kenneth A. Tyszko, CPA, CFA
    Managing Director & Senior Portfolio Manager, U.S. Equities Growth RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.
 
    The information provided herein represents the opinions of the Portfolio Managers and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice.
 
    Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
    Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.
 
    The S&P 500 is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. The index includes 500 leading companies and covers approximately 80% of available market capitalization.
 
    The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies.
 
    The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.
 
    The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap Index is a subset of the Russell 1000 Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.
 
    The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market. It comprises approximately 2,000 small capitalization companies in the Russell 3000 Index.
 
    The Russell Microcap Index measures the performance of the micro capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market. It comprises the smallest 1,000 companies in the Russell 2000 Index plus 1,000 smaller U.S. equities.
 
    The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of the large capitalization value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with relatively lower price-to-book ratios, lower Institutional Brokers’ Estimate System (“I/B/E/S”) forecast medium-term (two-year) growth and lower sales per share historical growth (five years).
 
    The Russell Midcap Value Index measures the performance of the mid capitalization value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with relatively lower price-to-book ratios, lower forecast medium-term growth and lower sales per share historical growth.
 
    The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of the small capitalization value segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates in the Russell 2000 Index.
 
    The Russell Microcap Value Index measures the performance of the micro capitalization value segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates in the Russell Microcap Index.
           
           

 

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The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with relatively higher price-to-book ratios, higher forecast medium-term growth and higher sales per share historical growth.       
 
The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with relatively higher price-to-book ratios, higher forecast medium-term growth and higher sales per share historical growth.       
 
The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with relatively higher price-to-book ratios, higher forecast medium-term growth and higher sales per share historical growth.       
 
The Russell Microcap Growth Index measures the performance of the microcap growth segment of the US equity market. It includes Russell Microcap companies with relatively higher price-to-book ratios, higher forecast medium-term growth and higher sales per share historical growth.       
 
Indexes are unmanaged and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.       
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      
 
      

 

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RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM-US”) serves as the investment advisor to the RBC Funds. RBC GAM-US employs a team approach to the management of the Funds, with no individual team member being solely responsible for the investment decisions.

 

     

 

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Lance F. James

 

       

Lance F. James

Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager

Lance James heads the team responsible for the Microcap Core/Enterprise, Small Cap Core and, Small Cap Value strategies at RBC GAM-US and is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC Small Cap Core Fund, RBC Enterprise Fund, RBC Microcap Value Fund, and RBC Small Cap Value Fund. Prior to joining RBC GAM-US in 2006, Lance was a research analyst and portfolio manager for OFI Institutional and Babson Capital Management, affiliated companies of Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. During his tenure he served as head of the firm’s small/mid cap value investment team. Prior to joining Babson Capital in 1986, Lance worked at Rockwell International Corporation, EBF Associates of Boston and Hewitt Associates. Lance began his career in the investment industry in 1980. He received an AB in Economics from Princeton University and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

 

     

 

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Kenneth A. Tyszko,

CPA, CFA

 

       

Kenneth A. Tyszko, CPA, CFA

Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager

Ken Tyszko is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund, and provides fundamental research and portfolio management for small, SMID and mid cap growth strategies at RBC GAM-US. Ken has been in the investment industry since 1984 and has been managing small cap growth and SMID cap growth portfolios since 1988. He joined RBC GAM-US in 2001. Ken previously served as a portfolio manager for Oberweis Asset Management, ABN AMRO Asset Management (USA) Inc., ABN AMRO Incorporated, and Sears Investment Management Company. His background also includes experience at Main Hurdman, an international accounting and consulting firm. Ken earned a BS in Accountancy from the University of Illinois. He is a CFA charterholder. Ken is a member of the Illinois CPA Society, the CFA Society of Chicago, and the CFA Institute. He has been a guest on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, CNBC, and WebFN.

 

     

 

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Richard Drage, CPA, CFA

 

       

Richard Drage, CPA, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Rich Drage serves as a portfolio manager for the RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund and provides fundamental research and portfolio management for the Small, SMID and Mid Cap Growth strategies at RBC GAM-US. Rich joined RBC GAM-US in 2009 from Susquehanna International Group, where he was a senior research analyst. Before that, he was a senior equity analyst at Neuberger Berman. Rich’s previous experience also includes various research and portfolio management responsibilities at Highbar Capital Management, Whitebox Advisors, Fasciano Company and First Analysis Corporation. He began his career in the investment industry in 1994. Rich earned a BA in Economics from Northwestern University and an MS in Accountancy from DePaul University. He is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Society of Chicago and the CFA Institute.

       
       
       
       
       
       

 

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Eric Autio

Senior Equity Analyst/Portfolio Manager

Eric Autio serves as a co-portfolio manager for the RBC Small Cap Value Fund and provides research and analysis for the Microcap Core, Small Cap Core and, Small Cap Value strategies at RBC GAM-US. Prior to joining RBC GAM-US in 2014, he was Senior Equity Analyst and Partner at Buckhead Capital Management where he served as an industry generalist on the small and SMID cap value team. Previously, Eric was Research Analyst and Vice President at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey covering a diverse range of sectors including retail, industrials and business services. He also served as Director with Carolinas Real Data, managing the company’s North Carolina commercial real estate research and software products portfolio, and worked in the Capital Management Group at Wells Fargo. Eric holds a B.A. from Davidson College and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

 

          

 

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Eric Autio

 

Murphy O’Flaherty, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Murphy O’Flaherty is a portfolio manager for the RBC Enterprise Fund and senior equity analyst providing research for the U.S. Microcap Core, Small Cap Core and Small Cap Value investment strategies. Prior to joining RBC GAM-US in 2015, she was executive director at a large global full-service brokerage and investment bank. In that role, she utilized fundamental equity research to advise and make stock recommendations to asset managers employing all major investment strategies within all market capitalizations. Previously, Murphy served in a similar role as director at a large Canadian financial institution. She also worked in equities and fixed income for two separate global financial services companies. Murphy earned a BA from Yale University and MBA from Duke University and has worked in the investment industry since 1995.

        

 

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Murphy O’Flaherty

 

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

     1
    Year    
  3
    Year    
  5
    Year    
  10
    Year    
  Since
Inception
  Net
Expense
Ratio(a)(b)
  Gross
Expense
Ratio(a)(b)

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund(c)(d)

 

                       

Class A

                            

- Including Max Sales Charge of 5.75%

       (21.32 )%       4.67 %       7.15 %       9.44 %       10.34 %        

- At Net Asset Value

       (16.50 )%       6.77 %       8.43 %       10.09 %       10.55 %       1.07 %       1.26 %

Class I

                            

- At Net Asset Value

       (16.30 )%       7.05 %       8.72 %       10.37 %       10.86 %       0.82 %       0.99 %

Class R6

                            

- At Net Asset Value

       (16.24 )%       7.10 %       8.77 %       10.46 %       11.09 %       0.77 %       19.28 %

Russell 2500 Growth Index(h)

       (29.39 )%       4.76 %       6.30 %       10.30 %       9.80 %        

RBC Enterprise Fund(e)(f)

                            

Class A(g)

                            

- Including Max Sales Charge of 5.75%

       (21.93 )%       1.51 %       (0.24 )%       5.52 %       9.10 %        

- At Net Asset Value

       (17.18 )%       3.52 %       0.95 %       6.15 %       9.27 %       1.33 %       2.15 %

Class I(g)

                            

- At Net Asset Value

       (16.94 )%       3.80 %       1.20 %       6.42 %       9.54 %       1.08 %       1.25 %

Russell Microcap Index(h)

       (27.46 )%       6.86 %       3.11 %       8.37 %       N/A        

RBC Small Cap Core Fund(i)(j)

                            

Class A

                            

- Including Max Sales Charge of 5.75%

       (23.96 )%       1.20 %       (1.53 )%       5.43 %       8.57 %        

- At Net Asset Value

       (19.32 )%       3.22 %       (0.35 )%       6.06 %       8.78 %       1.15 %       1.52 %

Class I

                            

- At Net Asset Value

       (19.12 )%       3.48 %       (0.10 )%       6.33 %       8.95 %       0.90 %       1.16 %

Class R6

                            

- At Net Asset Value

       (19.10 )%       3.52 %       (0.10 )%       6.35 %       9.29 %       0.87 %       1.25 %

Russell 2000 Index(h)

       (23.50 )%       4.29 %       3.55 %       8.55 %       9.01 %        

RBC Microcap Value Fund(k)(l)

                            

Class A

                            

- Including Max Sales Charge of 5.75%

       (18.33 )%       3.62 %       2.04 %       7.94 %       8.42 %        

- At Net Asset Value

       (13.35 )%       5.68 %       3.26 %       8.58 %       8.61 %       1.32 %       1.62 %

Class I

                            

- At Net Asset Value

       (13.11 )%       5.95 %       3.52 %       8.85 %       8.88 %       1.07 %       1.19 %

Russell Microcap Value Index(h)

       (20.51 )%       7.54 %       4.25 %       9.27 %       N/A        

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

     1
Year
  3
Year
  5
Year
  10
Year
  Since
Inception
  Net
Expense
Ratio(a)(b)
  Gross
Expense
Ratio(a)(b)

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

               

RBC Small Cap Value Fund(m)

 

                       

Class A

                            

- Including Max Sales Charge of 5.75%

       (16.18 )%       (0.88 )%       (1.21 )%       N/A       3.64 %        

- At Net Asset Value

       (11.07 )%       1.10 %       (0.03 )%       N/A       4.43 %       1.10 %       37.36 %

Class I

                            

- At Net Asset Value

       (10.85 )%       1.35 %       0.20 %       N/A       4.62 %       0.85 %       1.09 %

Class R6

                            

- At Net Asset Value

       (10.72 )%       1.46 %       0.27 %       N/A       4.70 %       0.80 %       1.03 %

Russell 2000 Value Index(h)

       (17.69 )%       4.72 %       2.87 %       7.94 %       5.53 %        

Parentheses indicate negative performance returns.

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Performance shown reflects contractual fee waivers, without such fee waivers total returns would be reduced. For performance data current to the most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.com. Please see footnotes below.

 

(a)

The Funds’ expenses are from the Funds’ most recent prospectus dated January 28, 2022. For current expense ratio information, please see the Financial Highlights starting on page 54.

 

(b)

The advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or make payments in order to keep total operating expenses at annual ratios of 1.07% for Class A, 0.82% for Class I and 0.77% for Class R6 of SMID Cap Growth Fund; 1.33% for Class A and 1.08% for Class I of Enterprise Fund; 1.15% for Class A, 0.90% for Class I and 0.87% for Class R6 of Small Cap Core Fund; 1.32% for Class A and 1.07% for Class I of Microcap Value Fund; and 1.10% for Class A, 0.85% for Class I and 0.80% for Class R6 of Small Cap Value Fund until January 31, 2024.

 

(c)

The performance in the table for the period from June 1, 1994 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of RBC Mid Cap Equity Fund, the predecessor to RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund. The performance of the Fund also includes the performance of a common trust fund (“CTF”) account advised by RBC GAM-US (including its predecessor) and managed the same as the Fund in all material respects for the period from December 31, 1990 to June 1, 1994, as adjusted to reflect the full contractual rate of expenses associated with the Fund at its inception. The CTF account was not registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act and therefore was not subject to the investment restrictions imposed by law on registered mutual funds. If the CTF account had been registered, the CTF account’s performance may have been adversely affected. Fund performance reflects applicable fee waivers/expense reimbursements (which, if excluded, would cause performance to be lower).

 

(d)

The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is December 31, 1990 for Class I and Class A shares and November 21, 2016 for Class R6 shares. The performance in the table for the Class R6 shares prior to November 21, 2016 reflects the performance of the Class I shares since the Fund’s inception.

 

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(e)

The performance in the table for the period from December 2, 1983 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of Babson Enterprise Fund, the predecessor to RBC Enterprise Fund. Fund performance reflects applicable fee waivers/expense reimbursements (which, if excluded, would cause performance to be lower).

 

(f)

The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is December 2, 1983. The performance of the index since inception of the Fund is calculated from November 30, 1983.

 

(g)

Performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of Class A (April 19, 2004) and Class I (September 30, 2004) is based on the performance of a class of shares that is no longer offered, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses and any applicable sales charges of the applicable class. The inception date of the Fund and the prior class of shares is December 2, 1983.

 

(h)

Each of the comparative indices is a widely recognized market value weighted measure of the return of securities, but do not include sales fees or operating expenses. You cannot invest directly in indices.

 

(i)

The performance in the table for the period from August 5, 1991 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of Babson Enterprise Fund II, the predecessor to RBC Small Cap Core Fund. Fund performance reflects applicable fee waivers/expense reimbursements (which, if excluded, would cause performance to be lower).

 

(j)

The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is August 5, 1991 for Class I and Class A shares and November 21, 2016 for Class R6 shares. The performance in the table for the Class R6 shares prior to November 21, 2016 reflects the performance of the Class I shares since the Fund’s inception. The performance of the index since inception of the Fund is calculated from July 31, 1991.

 

(k)

The performance in the table for the period from September 10, 1987 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of Shadow Stock Fund, the predecessor to RBC Microcap Value Fund. Fund performance reflects applicable fee waivers/expense reimbursements (which, if excluded, would cause performance to be lower).

 

(l)

The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is September 10, 1987. The performance of the index since inception of the Fund is calculated from August 31, 1987.

 

(m)

The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is December 3, 2014 for Class I shares, November 21, 2016 for Class R6 shares and January 28, 2021 for Class A shares. The performance in the table for the Class R6 shares prior to November 21, 2016 and for Class A shares prior to January 28, 2021 reflects the performance of the Class I shares since the Fund’s inception. The performance of the index since inception of the Fund is calculated from December 3, 2014.

 

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The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market. It comprises approximately 2,000 small capitalization companies in the Russell 3000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of the small capitalization value segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates in the Russell 2000® Index.

The Russell Microcap Index measures the performance of the micro capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market. It comprises the smallest 1,000 companies in the Russell 2000 Index plus 1,000 smaller U.S. equities.

The Russell Microcap Value Index measures the performance of the micro capitalization value segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates in the Russell Microcap® Index.

The Russell 2500 Growth Index measures the performance of the small and mid capitalization growth segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates in the Russell 2500 Index, which comprises the smallest 2,500 companies in the Russell 3000® Index.

You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

         

 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund

 

Investment

Strategy

          

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by normally investing at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small- and mid-capitalization growth companies that fall within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2500 Growth Index at the time of investment.

 

Performance

         

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2022, the Fund had an annualized total return of -16.30% (Class I). That compares to an annualized total return of -29.39% for the Russell 2500 Growth Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

Factors That

Made Positive

Contributions

         

•  Stock selection in the information technology sector

 

•  Stock selection in the industrials sector

 

•  Stock selection in the financials sector

 

Factors That

Detracted From

Relative Returns

         

•  Underweight in the energy sector

 

•  Overweight in the communication services sector

 

        Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund invests in mid and small capitalization companies, which involve greater risks such as more volatility and less liquidity than larger companies. Growth investing attempts to identify stocks that the Adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks. Therefore, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and, thus, potentially greater declines in value. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus.
 
        The Russell 2500 Growth Index measures the performance of the small and mid capitalization growth segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates in the Russell 2500 Index, which comprises the smallest 2,500 companies in the Russell 3000 Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
        Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.
 
        Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

           

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund

 

                   

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

            Investment
                               

Objective

 

 

Russell 2500 Growth Index

 

                   

 

Benchmark

 

 

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               Asset Allocation
as of 9/30/22
(% of Fund’s
investments)
& Top Five
Industries (as
of 9/30/22) (%
of Fund’s net
assets)

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

Ameresco, Inc.

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

ICF International, Inc.

ExlService Holdings, Inc.

   2.27%

2.14%

2.06%

2.05%

1.98%

1.90%

  

Bio-Techne Corp.

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

 

Evo Payments, Inc.

    

 

1.88%

1.84%

1.75%

 

1.74%

 

 

 

 

 

        

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies) (as

of 9/30/22) (% of

Fund’s net

assets)

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 20

 

 

       
 

 

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              Growth of
$250,000 Initial
Investment Over
10 Years

The graph reflects an initial hypothetical investment of $250,000 over 10 year period and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures. This chart does not imply any future performance.

 

 

        

 

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 MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

 
         

RBC Enterprise Fund

 

 

Investment

Strategy

          

The Fund normally invests primarily in common stocks of companies whose market capitalizations at the time of the Fund’s initial purchase are below the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2000® Index, which are often referred to as “micro-cap” companies.

 

 

Performance

         

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2022, the Fund had an annualized total return of -16.94% (Class I). That compares to an annualized total return of -27.46% for the Russell Microcap Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

 

Factors That

Made Positive Contributions

         

•  Stock selection within the health care sector

 

•  Stock selection within the information technology sector

 

•  Underweight to the health care sector

 

Factors That Detracted From Relative Returns

         

•  Overweight to the consumer discretionary sector

 

•  Underweight to the financials sector

 

        Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund invests in small and micro capitalization companies, which involve greater risks such as more volatility and less liquidity than larger companies. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus.
 
        The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market. It comprises approximately 2,000 small capitalization companies in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell Microcap Index measures the performance of the micro capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market. It comprises the smallest 1,000 companies in the Russell 2000 Index plus 1,000 smaller U.S. equities. You cannot invest directly in an index.
        Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.
 
        Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
            
 
            
 
            

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

           
 

RBC Enterprise Fund

 

                                 

 

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

            Investment
                                   

Objective

 

 

Russell Microcap Index

 

                   

 

Benchmark

 

LOGO

 

 

          

Asset Allocation as of 9/30/22 (% of Fund’s investments) & Top Five Industries (as of 9/30/22) (%of Fund’s net assets)

 

Ducommun, Inc.

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp.

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

 

    

3.38%

3.34%

2.54%

2.53%

2.48%

 

 

 

 

 

  

Insteel Industries, Inc.

UFP Technologies, Inc.

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

iShares Biotechnology ETF

Compass Diversified Holdings

    

2.46%

2.28%

2.23%

2.20%

2.19%

 

 

 

 

 

        

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies) (as

of 9/30/22) (% of

 
*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 23            

Fund’s net assets)

 

 

LOGO

 

 

           Growth of $250,000 Initial Investment Over 10 Years

The graph reflects an initial hypothetical investment of $250,000 over 10 year period and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures. This chart does not imply any future performance.

 

 

        

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

 
           

RBC Small Cap Core Fund

 

 

Investment

Strategy

           

The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small companies. The Fund currently considers “small companies” to be those within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000®Index at the time of initial purchase by the Fund.

 

 
Performance            

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2022, the Fund had an annualized total return of -19.12% (Class I). That compares to an annualized total return of -23.50% for the Russell 2000 Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

 

Factors That

Made Positive Contributions

 

           

•  Stock selection in the health care sector

 

•  Stock selection in the communication services sector

 

•  Stock selection in the information technology sector

 

 
Factors That Detracted From Relative Returns            

•  Stock selection in the industrials sector.

 

•  Overweight in the consumer discretionary sector.

 

 
          Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund invests in small capitalization companies, which involve greater risks such as more volatility and less liquidity than larger companies. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus.
 
          The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market. It comprises approximately 2,000 small capitalization companies in the Russell 3000 Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
          Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.
 
          Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
              
 
              
 
              

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

           
 

RBC Small Cap Core Fund

 

                                 

 

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

            Investment
                                   

Objective

 

 

Russell 2000 Index

 

                   

 

Benchmark

 

LOGO

 

 

          

Asset Allocation as of 9/30/22 (% of Fund’s investments) & Top Five Industries (as of 9/30/22) (% of Fund’s net assets)

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

Compass Diversified Holdings

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp.

Ducommun, Inc.

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.

 

    

3.77%

3.56%

3.34%

3.27%

3.10%

 

 

 

 

 

  

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

Atkore, Inc.

CBIZ, Inc.

PDC Energy, Inc.

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles, CA

    

3.06%

2.96%

2.48%

2.42%

2.37%

 

 

 

 

 

        

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies) (as

of 9/30/22) (% of

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 26            

Fund’s net assets)

 

 

LOGO

 

 

           Growth of $250,000 Initial Investment Over 10 Years

The graph reflects an initial hypothetical investment of $250,000 over 10 year period and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures. This chart does not imply any future performance.

 

 

        

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

 
           

RBC Microcap Value Fund

 

 

Investment

Strategy

           

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in microcap value stocks. The Fund buys microcap value stocks using a quantitative model. Microcap value stocks combine the characteristics of “microcap stocks” and “value stocks.” The Fund defines “microcap stocks” as stocks of companies that have market capitalization at the time of the Fund’s initial purchase of between $20 million and the market capitalization that marks the point between the 8th and 9th deciles of New York Stock Exchange listed stocks (“upper limit”). The Fund defines “value stocks” primarily as those with low price-to-book characteristics.

 

 
Performance            

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2022, the Fund had an annualized total return of -13.11% (Class I). That compares to an annualized total return of -20.51% for the Russell Microcap Value Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

 

Factors That

Made Positive Contributions

 

           

•  Stock selection in the industrials sector

 

•  Stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector

 

•  Stock selection in the information technology sector

 

 
Factors That Detracted From Relative Returns            

•  Overweight to the consumer discretionary sector

 

•  Underweight to the energy sector

 

 
          Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund invests in small and micro capitalization companies, which involve greater risks such as more volatility and less liquidity than larger companies. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus.
 
          Price to book is a ratio used to compare the market value of a company’s stock to its book value.
 
          The Russell Microcap Value Index measures the performance of the micro capitalization value segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates in the Russell Microcap Index, which comprises the smallest 1,000 companies in the Russell 2000 Index plus 1,000 smaller U.S. equities. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
          Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.
 
          Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
              
 
              
 
              

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

           
 

RBC Microcap Value Fund

 

                                

 

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.

            Investment
                                  

Objective

 

 

Russell Microcap Value Index

 

                   

 

Benchmark

 

LOGO

 

 

          

Asset Allocation as of 9/30/22 (% of Fund’s investments) & Top Five Industries (as of 9/30/22) (% of Fund’s net assets)

Ducommun, Inc.

Stride, Inc.

CBIZ, Inc.

Premier Financial Corp.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.

 

    



1.11%
1.06%
1.04%
0.98%
0.95%
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ingles Markets, Inc.

Manning & Napier, Inc.

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.

Enova International, Inc.

Griffon Corp.

    



0.90%
0.84%
0.72%
0.72%
0.71%
 
 
 
 
 
        

Top Ten Holdings

(excluding

investment

companies) (as

of 9/30/22) (% of

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 29            

Fund’s net assets)

 

 

LOGO

 

 

           Growth of $250,000 Initial Investment Over 10 Years

The graph reflects an initial hypothetical investment of $ 250,000 over 10 year period and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures. This chart does not imply any future performance.

 

 

        

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

 
           

RBC Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Investment

Strategy

              

The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks of small companies that are considered to be undervalued in relation to earnings, dividends and/or assets. Small companies are defined by the Fund as companies that fall within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000® Value Index at the time of purchase.

 

 
Performance            

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2022, the Fund had an annualized total return of -10.85%. That compares to an annualized total return of -17.69% for the Russell 2000 Value Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

 

Factors That

Made Positive Contributions

 

           

•  Stock selection in the health care sector

 

•  Stock selection in the communication services sector

 

•  Stock selection in the information technology sector

 

 
Factors That Detracted From Relative Returns            

•  Overweight in the consumer discretionary sector

 

•  Underweight in the utilities sector

 

 
          Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund invests in small capitalization companies, which involve greater risks such as more volatility and less liquidity than larger companies. The Fund invests in value stocks, which may not increase in price as anticipated by the Adviser if they fall out of favor with investors or the markets favor faster growing companies. These risks are described more fully in the prospectus.
 
          The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of the small capitalization value segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates in the Russell 2000 Index, which comprises approximately 2,000 small capitalization companies in the Russell 3000 Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
          Fund holdings and/or sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future holdings are subject to risk.
 
          Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
              
 
              
 
              

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

           
 

RBC Small Cap Value Fund

 

                                 

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

           

Investment

                                   

Objective

 

 

Russell 2000 Value Index

 

                   

 

Benchmark

 

LOGO

 

 

          

Asset Allocation as of 9/30/22 (% of Fund’s investments) & Top Five Industries (as of 9/30/22)(% of Fund’s net assets)

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

Mercantile Bank Corp.

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.

    

3.08%

2.92%

2.32%

2.29%

2.18%

 

 

 

 

 

  

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

Globus Medical, Inc.

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

Atkore, Inc.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

    

2.11%

1.99%

1.93%

1.91%

1.89%

 

 

 

 

 

        

Top Ten Holdings (excluding investment companies) (as of 9/30/22) (% of Fund’s net assets)

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 40

 

        
     

LOGO

 

 

         Growth of $100,000 Initial Investment Since Inception (12/3/14)

The graph reflects an initial hypothetical investment of $100,000 over the period from December 3, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2022 and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures. This chart does not imply any future performance.

 

 

        

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  

Common Stocks — 97.89%

  

Communication Services — 4.31%

  
10,057   

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

   $ 1,678,010  
52,308   

PubMatic, Inc., Class A*

     869,882  
13,900   

TechTarget, Inc.*

     822,880  
     

 

 

 
        3,370,772  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 11.51%

  
6,510   

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

     728,404  
12,909   

Columbia Sportswear Co.

     868,776  
11,052   

Dorman Products, Inc.*

     907,590  
11,300   

Fox Factory Holding Corp.*

     893,604  
16,439   

Gentherm, Inc.*

     817,512  
47,855   

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

     715,432  
10,866   

Installed Building Products, Inc.

     880,037  
9,188   

LCI Industries

     932,215  
23,690   

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*

     1,222,404  
11,970   

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

     1,044,502  
     

 

 

 
        9,010,476  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 3.16%

  
7,115   

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

     1,440,930  
24,051   

Performance Food Group Co.*

     1,032,990  
     

 

 

 
        2,473,920  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 3.35%

  
11,506   

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

     843,965  
6,957   

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

     1,776,957  
     

 

 

 
        2,620,922  
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 18.90%

  
19,161   

Azenta, Inc.

     821,240  
5,190   

Bio-Techne Corp.

     1,473,960  
4,210   

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

     828,528  
14,297   

Haemonetics Corp.*

     1,058,407  
16,724   

HealthEquity, Inc.*

     1,123,351  
12,640   

Henry Schein, Inc.*

     831,333  
14,990   

Integer Holdings Corp.*

     932,828  
19,235   

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

     814,795  
6,110   

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

     960,309  
28,428   

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

     1,606,466  
17,917   

NuVasive, Inc.*

     784,944  
14,610   

Omnicell, Inc.*

     1,271,508  
6,340   

Repligen Corp.*

     1,186,277  
9,330   

STAAR Surgical Co.*

     658,231  
9,170   

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*

     438,785  
     

 

 

 
        14,790,962  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 18.34%

  
24,214   

Ameresco, Inc., Class A*

     1,609,747  
     

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  
13,303   

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

   $ 1,367,282  
10,570   

ASGN, Inc.*

     955,211  
3,690   

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

     963,311  
11,699   

Helios Technologies, Inc.

     591,969  
20,973   

IAA, Inc.*

     667,990  
14,242   

ICF International, Inc.

     1,552,663  
7,417   

Landstar System, Inc.

     1,070,792  
24,974   

Mercury Systems, Inc.*

     1,013,944  
9,921   

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

     722,348  
4,960   

RBC Bearings, Inc.*

     1,030,738  
6,290   

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     808,454  
11,639   

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

     946,833  
13,149   

Woodward, Inc.

     1,055,339  
     

 

 

 
        14,356,621  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 31.77%

  
15,437   

Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A*

     682,624  
11,193   

Badger Meter, Inc.

     1,034,121  
8,429   

CyberArk Software Ltd.*

     1,263,844  
19,359   

Diodes, Inc.*

     1,256,593  
17,660   

Dynatrace, Inc.*

     614,745  
16,671   

Envestnet, Inc.*

     740,192  
25,408   

ePlus, Inc.*

     1,055,448  
40,914   

Evo Payments, Inc., Class A*

     1,362,436  
10,085   

ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

     1,486,126  
4,095   

F5, Inc.*

     592,669  
9,620   

Five9, Inc.*

     721,308  
4,346   

Globant SA*

     813,050  
6,452   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     1,176,006  
4,678   

Littelfuse, Inc.

     929,472  
9,293   

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     1,236,248  
11,226   

Novanta, Inc.*

     1,298,287  
14,860   

Onto Innovation, Inc.*

     951,783  
5,600   

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

     1,352,848  
14,890   

Perficient, Inc.*

     968,148  
15,040   

Plexus Corp.*

     1,316,902  
27,540   

Sapiens International Corp. NV

     528,217  
8,840   

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

     1,091,210  
10,642   

SPS Commerce, Inc.*

     1,322,056  
8,443   

WEX, Inc.*

     1,071,754  
     

 

 

 
        24,866,087  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 5.43%

  
9,005   

AptarGroup, Inc.

     855,745  
8,508   

Balchem Corp.

     1,034,403  
18,883   

HB Fuller Co.

     1,134,868  
7,052   

Reliance Steel &Aluminum Co.

     1,229,939  
     

 

 

 
        4,254,955  
     

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  

Real Estate — 1.12%

  
10,634   

Lamar Advertising Co., REIT, Class A

   $ 877,199  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     76,621,914  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $71,007,623)

  

Investment Company — 2.32%

  
1,812,271   

U.S. Government Money Market Fund,

RBC Institutional Class 1(a)

     1,812,271  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     1,812,271  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,812,271)

  

Total Investments

   $ 78,434,185  

(Cost $72,819,894)(b) — 100.21%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.21)%

     (164,110)  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 78,270,075  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

Affiliated investment.

(b)

See Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

 

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RBC Enterprise Fund

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  

Common Stocks — 94.69%

  

Communication Services — 1.79%

  
71,962   

Gray Television, Inc.

   $ 1,030,496  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 10.43%

  
57,667   

Delta Apparel, Inc.*

     806,761  
122,510   

Destination XL Group, Inc.*

     664,004  
36,800   

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

     550,160  
29,753   

Lakeland Industries, Inc.*

     343,052  
30,380   

Lazydays Holdings, Inc.*

     410,130  
14,564   

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A*

     698,927  
63,300   

ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (The)*

     420,312  
7,300   

Oxford Industries, Inc.

     655,394  
16,413   

Patrick Industries, Inc.

     719,546  
44,260   

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.

     746,224  
     

 

 

 
        6,014,510  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 3.69%

  
9,180   

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

     695,202  
13,470   

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

     1,429,975  
     

 

 

 
        2,125,177  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 6.68%

  
30,800   

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

     835,912  
73,600   

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

     1,458,016  
44,840   

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

     735,824  
14,200   

PDC Energy, Inc.

     820,618  
     

 

 

 
        3,850,370  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 16.65%

  
28,640   

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

     1,192,283  
10,400   

Amerisafe, Inc.

     485,992  
22,000   

Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc.

     407,660  
69,798   

Compass Diversified Holdings

     1,260,552  
26,170   

First Bancorp/Southern Pines, NC

     957,299  
17,250   

German American Bancorp, Inc.

     615,997  
37,366   

Mercantile Bank Corp.

     1,110,144  
11,930   

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

     495,811  
18,080   

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles, CA

     1,179,358  
10,100   

Southern First Bancshares, Inc.*

     420,766  
14,510   

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.

     986,825  
8,920   

Triumph Bancorp, Inc.*

     484,802  
     

 

 

 
        9,597,489  
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 10.65%

  
27,500   

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.*

     1,072,500  
61,010   

Inotiv, Inc.*

     1,028,019  
27,340   

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*

     1,922,822  

 

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RBC Enterprise Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  
26,330   

Surmodics, Inc.*

   $ 800,432  
15,310   

UFP Technologies, Inc.*

     1,314,210  
     

 

 

 
        6,137,983  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 23.22%

  
215,210   

ACCO Brands Corp.

     1,054,529  
33,245   

Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.

     951,472  
13,930   

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

     1,086,540  
11,748   

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A*

     897,430  
20,880   

CBIZ, Inc.*

     893,246  
56,042   

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

     1,466,059  
24,500   

Douglas Dynamics, Inc.

     686,490  
49,088   

Ducommun, Inc.*

     1,946,830  
30,826   

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

     748,147  
53,433   

Insteel Industries, Inc.

     1,417,577  
20,680   

Northwest Pipe Co.*

     581,108  
6,973   

NV5 Global, Inc.*

     863,397  
6,700   

Standex International Corp.

     547,055  
16,599   

Willdan Group, Inc.*

     245,831  
     

 

 

 
        13,385,711  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 14.10%

  
109,830   

AXT, Inc.*

     735,861  
29,090   

Cohu, Inc.*

     749,940  
30,900   

Model N, Inc.*

     1,057,707  
39,300   

Napco Security Technologies, Inc.*

     1,142,844  
4,343   

Novanta, Inc.*

     502,268  
14,900   

Onto Innovation, Inc.*

     954,345  
19,862   

PC Connection, Inc.

     895,577  
30,126   

Sapiens International Corp. NV

     577,817  
17,300   

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

     952,711  
19,015   

Vishay Precision Group, Inc.*

     562,654  
     

 

 

 
        8,131,724  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 3.54%

  
88,979   

FutureFuel Corp.

     537,433  
31,537   

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

     655,339  
10,600   

Materion Corp.

     848,000  
     

 

 

 
        2,040,772  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 3.26%

  
158,350   

Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT

     680,905  
43,000   

Chatham Lodging Trust*

     424,410  
11,700   

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc., REIT

     383,175  
24,070   

UMH Properties, Inc., REIT

     388,731  
     

 

 

 
        1,877,221  
     

 

 

 

 

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RBC Enterprise Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  

Utilities — 0.68%

  
8,510   

Unitil Corp.

   $ 395,290  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     54,586,743  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $41,580,251)

  

Exchange Traded Funds — 4.43%

  
10,840   

iShares Biotechnology ETF

     1,267,846  
16,200   

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

     1,284,984  
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds

     2,552,830  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $2,850,553)

  

Investment Company — 1.51%

  
870,444   

U.S. Government Money Market Fund,

RBC Institutional Class 1(a)

     870,444  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     870,444  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $870,444)

  

Total Investments

   $ 58,010,017  

(Cost $45,301,248)(b) — 100.63%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.63)%

     (363,033
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 57,646,984  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

Affiliated investment.

(b)

See Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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RBC Small Cap Core Fund

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  

Common Stocks — 96.01%

  

Communication Services — 3.77%

  
8,574   

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

   $ 1,430,572  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 12.70%

  
1,711   

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

     534,876  
4,990   

Fox Factory Holding Corp.*

     394,609  
20,183   

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

     301,736  
2,810   

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

     401,465  
4,742   

LCI Industries

     481,123  
11,262   

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A*

     540,463  
14,344   

Patrick Industries, Inc.

     628,841  
29,557   

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.

     498,331  
19,130   

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.*

     446,112  
30,686   

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.*

     591,012  
     

 

 

 
        4,818,568  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 4.39%

  
29,308   

Hostess Brands, Inc.*

     681,118  
2,627   

Medifast, Inc.

     284,662  
6,580   

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

     698,533  
     

 

 

 
        1,664,313  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 7.15%

  
64,026   

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

     1,268,355  
31,889   

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

     523,298  
15,920   

PDC Energy, Inc.

     920,017  
     

 

 

 
        2,711,670  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 15.26%

  
14,270   

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

     594,060  
74,901   

Compass Diversified Holdings

     1,352,712  
6,460   

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

     523,906  
13,794   

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles, CA

     899,783  
11,997   

TriCo Bancshares

     535,666  
18,376   

United Community Banks, Inc.

     608,246  
24,132   

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

     641,670  
7,810   

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     636,905  
     

 

 

 
        5,792,948  
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 9.72%

  
11,381   

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.*

     443,859  
10,574   

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*

     629,893  
18,200   

Inotiv, Inc.*

     306,670  
16,736   

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*

     1,177,043  
3,063   

Masimo Corp.*

     432,373  
4,641   

Omnicell, Inc.*

     403,907  
1,201   

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     295,542  
     

 

 

 
        3,689,287  
     

 

 

 

 

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RBC Small Cap Core Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  

Industrials — 21.91%

  
168,045   

ACCO Brands Corp.

   $ 823,421  
5,040   

Arcosa, Inc.

     288,187  
14,449   

Atkore, Inc.*

     1,124,277  
9,650   

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

     752,700  
22,026   

CBIZ, Inc.*

     942,272  
44,407   

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

     1,161,687  
31,241   

Ducommun, Inc.*

     1,239,018  
22,285   

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

     540,857  
33,302   

Insteel Industries, Inc.

     883,502  
4,498   

NV5 Global, Inc.*

     556,942  
     

 

 

 
        8,312,863  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 11.31%

  
5,053   

Ambarella, Inc.*

     283,877  
64,802   

AXT, Inc.*

     434,173  
13,240   

Cohu, Inc.*

     341,327  
5,054   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     417,663  
15,729   

Model N, Inc.*

     538,404  
3,126   

Novanta, Inc.*

     361,522  
9,301   

Onto Innovation, Inc.*

     595,729  
16,709   

Sapiens International Corp. NV

     320,479  
13,010   

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

     716,461  
8,100   

Tenable Holdings, Inc.*

     281,880  
     

 

 

 
        4,291,515  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 4.39%

  
43,106   

FutureFuel Corp.

     260,360  
6,433   

Ingevity Corp.*

     390,033  
18,921   

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

     393,178  
7,760   

Materion Corp.

     620,800  
     

 

 

 
        1,664,371  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 3.91%

  
58,260   

DiamondRock Hospitality Co., REIT

     437,532  
2,520   

EastGroup Properties, Inc., REIT

     363,737  
12,758   

STAG Industrial, Inc., REIT

     362,710  
19,879   

UMH Properties, Inc., REIT

     321,046  
     

 

 

 
        1,485,025  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 1.50%

  
8,180   

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

     570,555  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     36,431,687  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $26,153,641)

  

Exchange Traded Funds — 1.95%

  
168   

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

     27,706  

 

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RBC Small Cap Core Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  
8,990   

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

   $ 713,087  
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds

     740,793  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,153,214)

  

Investment Company — 2.37%

  
900,374   

U.S. Government Money Market Fund,

RBC Institutional Class 1(a)

     900,374  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     900,374  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $900,374)

     

Total Investments

   $ 38,072,854  

(Cost $28,207,229)(b) — 100.33%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.33)%

     (124,868
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 37,947,986  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

Affiliated investment.

(b)

See Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  

Common Stocks — 98.24%

  

Communication Services — 1.64%

  
7,200   

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A*

   $ 50,616  
400   

Daily Journal Corp.*

     102,556  
46,050   

DHI Group, Inc.*

     247,749  
25,100   

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

     99,647  
23,643   

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A*

     266,457  
868   

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.*

     38,270  
5,800   

Marcus Corp. (The)

     80,562  
119,400   

Point.360(a),(b),(c)

     0  
13,600   

Saga Communications, Inc., Class A

     355,640  
39,150   

Salem Media Group, Inc.*

     68,121  
24,600   

Spok Holdings, Inc.

     187,944  
19,200   

Townsquare Media, Inc., Class A*

     139,392  
     

 

 

 
        1,636,954  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 15.93%

  
6,400   

American Outdoor Brands, Inc.*

     56,128  
7,100   

American Public Education, Inc.*

     64,894  
6,400   

America’s Car-Mart, Inc.*

     390,528  
21,300   

Anemostat Door Products(a),(b),(c)

     0  
21,300   

Anemostat, Inc.(a),(b),(c)

     0  
8,500   

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

     133,280  
30,000   

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*

     290,100  
13,800   

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.

     148,212  
3   

Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class B*

     347  
3,420   

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.

     56,498  
8,630   

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

     115,038  
12,050   

Carriage Services, Inc.

     387,528  
6,000   

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

     57,240  
8,200   

Century Casinos, Inc.*

     53,792  
12,993   

Century Communities, Inc.

     555,841  
4,200   

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*

     97,356  
2,900   

Citi Trends, Inc.*

     44,979  
5,342   

Clarus Corp.

     71,957  
64,330   

Container Store Group, Inc. (The)*

     315,217  
2,100   

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.*

     12,264  
28,600   

Crown Crafts, Inc.

     165,308  
16,230   

Culp, Inc.

     70,763  
30,900   

Delta Apparel, Inc.*

     432,291  
14,400   

Duluth Holdings, Inc., Class B*

     101,376  
10,000   

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.*

     89,200  
8,000   

Escalade, Inc.

     79,600  
11,100   

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     234,654  
4,900   

Flanigan’s Enterprises, Inc.

     125,048  
9,600   

Flexsteel Industries, Inc.

     150,720  
8,700   

Funko, Inc., Class A*

     175,914  
2,800   

Genesco, Inc.*

     110,096  

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  
18,280   

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

   $ 455,172  
10,400   

hhgregg, Inc.*

     2  
2,000   

Hibbett, Inc.

     99,620  
18,200   

Hooker Furnishings Corp.

     245,518  
1,700   

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

     60,690  
20,900   

Jerash Holdings US, Inc.

     88,616  
6,740   

Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A

     345,829  
23,500   

Kid Brands, Inc.*,(b)

     0  
34,120   

Lakeland Industries, Inc.*

     393,404  
10,500   

Lands’ End, Inc.*

     81,060  
95,270   

Lazare Kaplan International, Inc.(a),(b),(c)

     0  
7,400   

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     167,018  
7,100   

Lazydays Holdings, Inc.*

     95,850  
14,100   

Legacy Housing Corp.*

     241,815  
14,800   

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

     100,196  
23,200   

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.*

     126,208  
5,000   

Live Ventures, Inc.*

     125,250  
8,700   

LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.*

     60,291  
12,380   

M/I Homes, Inc.*

     448,527  
18,780   

MarineMax, Inc.*

     559,456  
8,100   

McRae Industries, Inc., Class A

     307,800  
2,285   

Mecklermedia Corp.(a),(b),(c)

     0  
21,000   

Mestek, Inc.*,(b)

     546,000  
10,100   

Modine Manufacturing Co.*

     130,694  
9,000   

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*

     136,980  
14,340   

Movado Group, Inc.

     404,101  
3,700   

Nathan’s Famous, Inc.

     235,579  
12,400   

Nautilus, Inc.*

     20,212  
10,100   

Nobility Homes, Inc.

     244,925  
2,500   

OneWater Marine, Inc., Class A*

     75,275  
41,000   

Orleans Homebuilders, Inc.(a),(b),(c)

     0  
8,425   

Patrick Industries, Inc.

     369,352  
3,500   

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.

     228,690  
22,000   

Rocky Brands, Inc.

     441,320  
10,160   

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

     439,928  
13,000   

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

     422,500  
13,430   

Strattec Security Corp.*

     279,344  
25,010   

Stride, Inc.*

     1,051,170  
32,089   

Superior Group of Cos., Inc.

     284,950  
36,100   

Superior Industries International, Inc.*

     109,022  
11,740   

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.*

     273,777  
26,800   

Tilly’s, Inc., Class A

     185,456  
9,160   

TravelCenters of America, Inc.*

     493,999  
12,900   

Tupperware Brands Corp.*

     84,495  
26,700   

Unifi, Inc.*

     253,917  
3,900   

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

     76,713  
30,000   

Universal Travel Group(a),(b),(c)

     0  
24,100   

Vera Bradley, Inc.*

     72,541  
19,100   

VOXX International Corp.*

     145,351  

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares         Value  
1,397  

Walking Co. Holdings, Inc. (The)(a),(b),(c)

   $ 0  
11,900  

Weyco Group, Inc.

     242,046  
    

 

 

 
       15,836,828  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 4.04%

  
8,200  

Alico, Inc.

     231,568  
4,350  

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     134,981  
13,425  

Central Garden & Pet Co.*

     483,837  
2,200  

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.*

     82,764  
36  

Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards L.P.*,(b)

     82,800  
11,260  

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

     891,905  
20,700  

Lifevantage Corp.

     77,625  
10,400  

Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*

     96,408  
37,860  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

     408,509  
8,500  

Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.*

     70,040  
17,030  

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

     412,126  
4,400  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*

     221,936  
21,460  

SpartanNash Co.

     622,769  
10,300  

Village Super Market, Inc., Class A

     199,099  
    

 

 

 
       4,016,367  
    

 

 

 

Energy — 2.85%

  
5,000  

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.

     149,000  
45,500  

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.(a),(b),(c)

     0  
1  

Bristow Group, Inc.*

     23  
3,700  

Civitas Resources, Inc.

     212,343  
9,000  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

     578,880  
8,800  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

     119,416  
11,800  

Evolution Petroleum Corp.

     82,128  
7,700  

Global Partners LP

     190,575  
2,950  

Harvest Natural Resources, Inc.(a),(b),(c)

     0  
48,640  

North American Construction Group Ltd.

     465,485  
4,900  

Ranger Oil Corp., Class A

     154,105  
12,930  

REX American Resources Corp.*

     361,006  
8,050  

Sitio Royalties Corp.

     177,985  
8,400  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A

     78,624  
24,608  

Southwestern Energy Co.*

     150,601  
18,880  

W&T Offshore, Inc.*

     110,637  
    

 

 

 
       2,830,808  
    

 

 

 

Financials — 40.13%

  
4,700  

ACNB Corp.

     141,188  
6,200  

AFC Gamma, Inc., REIT

     94,860  
39,150  

Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc.(a),(b),(c)

     0  
9,200  

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

     207,460  
8,900  

Amerant Bancorp, Inc.

     221,076  
3,900  

American Business Bank*

     154,830  
7,300  

American National Bankshares, Inc.

     233,235  
7,600  

Ames National Corp.

     168,568  

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  
5,968   

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc., REIT

   $ 49,534  
43,926   

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., REIT

     505,149  
46,870   

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp., REIT

     489,792  
2,200   

Arlington Asset Investment Corp., REIT, Class A*

     5,984  
101   

Ashford, Inc.*

     1,361  
3,900   

Associated Capital Group, Inc., Class A

     143,364  
34,550   

Banc of California, Inc.

     551,763  
13,200   

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E

     172,392  
12,900   

Bancorp, Inc. (The)*

     283,542  
2,800   

Bank First Corp.

     214,144  
5,142   

Bank of Marin Bancorp

     154,003  
5,500   

Bank of Princeton (The)

     155,925  
6,000   

Bank7 Corp.

     133,080  
14,400   

BankFinancial Corp.

     136,224  
7,000   

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

     203,770  
5,328   

Banner Corp.

     314,778  
9,500   

Bar Harbor Bankshares

     251,940  
5,300   

BayCom Corp.

     93,174  
10,500   

BCB Bancorp, Inc.

     176,715  
100,000   

Beverly Hills Bancorp, Inc.*,(a),(b),(c)

     0  
15,000   

Blucora, Inc.*

     290,100  
8,100   

Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.

     102,951  
19,000   

Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.*

     312,930  
5,500   

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

     118,415  
36,100   

California First Leasing Corp.

     579,405  
1,500   

Cambridge Bancorp

     119,610  
6,200   

Capital Bancorp, Inc.

     143,220  
9,400   

Capital City Bank Group, Inc.

     292,434  
38,000   

Capitol Bancorp Ltd.(a),(b),(c)

     0  
10,300   

Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc.

     190,859  
5,700   

Central Valley Community Bancorp

     100,947  
6,500   

CF Bankshares, Inc.

     134,030  
22,597   

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp., REIT

     110,951  
8,200   

Citizens & Northern Corp.

     198,276  
18,850   

Citizens, Inc.*

     62,959  
12,200   

Civista Bancshares, Inc.

     253,272  
10,000   

CNB Financial Corp.

     235,700  
2,800   

Coastal Financial Corp.*

     111,272  
8,300   

Cohen & Co., Inc.

     70,633  
98,543   

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*

     716,408  
2,189   

Cowen, Inc., Class A

     84,583  
7,300   

Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.

     109,646  
500   

Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.

     82,500  
11,248   

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

     329,341  
18,077   

Donegal Group, Inc., Class A

     243,859  
6,200   

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*

     229,214  
13,346   

Dynex Capital, Inc., REIT

     155,481  
41,600   

Ellington Residential Mortgage, REIT

     256,672  
8,000   

Embassy Bancorp, Inc.

     160,880  

 

32


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  
24,440   

Enova International, Inc.*

   $ 715,359  
8,300   

Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.

     248,253  
5,878   

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

     258,867  
4,700   

Equity Bancshares, Inc., Class A

     139,261  
7,200   

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.

     270,360  
6,800   

ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

     131,852  
4,400   

Evans Bancorp, Inc.

     161,260  
16,500   

Farmers National Banc Corp.

     215,985  
13,887   

FB Financial Corp.

     530,622  
9,490   

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C

     940,839  
2,800   

Fidelity D&D Bancorp, Inc.

     112,980  
8,000   

Financial Institutions, Inc.

     192,560  
6,700   

First Bancorp, Inc. (The)

     184,585  
10,400   

First Bank

     142,168  
7,700   

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

     248,787  
1,800   

First Capital, Inc.

     46,278  
6,700   

First Community Bankshares, Inc.

     214,601  
9,800   

First Financial Corp.

     442,862  
10,000   

First Financial Northwest, Inc.

     148,400  
9,200   

First Internet Bancorp

     311,512  
9,423   

First Merchants Corp.

     364,482  
9,800   

First of Long Island Corp. (The)

     168,952  
38,000   

First Place Financial Corp.(a),(b),(c)

     0  
5,400   

First Savings Financial Group, Inc.

     124,092  
5,300   

First Western Financial, Inc.*

     130,645  
8,600   

Flushing Financial Corp.

     166,582  
8,400   

FS Bancorp, Inc.

     228,984  
10,600   

FVCBankcorp, Inc.*

     203,202  
43,528   

Great Ajax Corp., REIT

     326,895  
8,550   

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

     295,745  
11,700   

Hanmi Financial Corp.

     277,056  
12,300   

HBT Financial, Inc.

     223,245  
5,640   

HCI Group, Inc.

     221,088  
16,470   

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     37,222  
700   

Hingham Institution for Savings (The), FOR

     175,777  
5,000   

Home Bancorp, Inc.

     194,950  
11,340   

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.

     250,614  
11,600   

Independent Bank Corp.

     221,560  
8,500   

Investar Holding Corp.

     169,150  
3,704   

Investors Title Co.

     522,264  
8,000   

Kansas City Life Insurance Co.

     232,080  
7,874   

Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.

     126,063  
6,400   

LCNB Corp.

     101,504  
28,000   

Macatawa Bank Corp.

     259,280  
5,100   

Malvern Bancorp, Inc.*

     73,287  
24,300   

Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc., REIT

     137,052  
68,220   

Manning & Napier, Inc.

     837,059  
5,000   

Mercantile Bank Corp.

     148,550  

 

33


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  
10,050   

Merchants Bancorp

   $ 231,854  
6,500   

Meridian Corp.

     189,605  
8,000   

Metrocity Bankshares, Inc.

     157,120  
6,600   

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.*

     424,776  
5,500   

Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.

     158,015  
8,700   

Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

     205,059  
6,700   

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

     182,843  
7,200   

MVB Financial Corp.

     200,376  
6,200   

National Bankshares, Inc.

     209,312  
2,800   

National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A

     478,240  
7,900   

Nexpoint Real Estate Finance, Inc., REIT

     118,342  
11,567   

Nicholas Financial, Inc.*

     65,816  
7,100   

Northeast Bank

     260,357  
14,600   

Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc.

     181,040  
5,100   

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

     211,956  
40,510   

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

     547,290  
24,100   

OFG Bancorp

     605,633  
20,400   

Old Second Bancorp, Inc.

     266,220  
13,200   

OP Bancorp

     146,784  
12,600   

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A

     390,348  
4,000   

Orange County Bancorp, Inc.

     154,000  
3,140   

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

     25,748  
10,200   

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.

     243,984  
9,300   

Parke Bancorp, Inc.

     194,928  
16,200   

Partners Bancorp

     144,018  
6,600   

PCB Bancorp

     119,262  
13,900   

PCSB Financial Corp.

     249,227  
5,500   

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.

     185,075  
4,900   

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.

     210,210  
18,398   

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

     532,254  
3,900   

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

     182,676  
2,730   

Piper Sandler Cos.

     285,940  
37,864   

Premier Financial Corp.

     973,105  
18,400   

Primis Financial Corp.

     223,192  
5,900   

Private Bancorp of America, Inc.*

     169,979  
8,100   

Professional Holding Corp., Class A*

     210,114  
7,600   

Provident Bancorp, Inc.

     108,756  
15,500   

Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.

     220,100  
7,220   

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

     140,790  
6,900   

Randolph Bancorp, Inc.

     186,024  
1,875   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     185,288  
12,400   

RBB Bancorp

     257,672  
16,781   

Ready Capital Corp., REIT

     170,159  
3,700   

Red River Bancshares, Inc.

     182,891  
19,860   

Regional Management Corp.

     556,874  
19,100   

Riverview Bancorp, Inc.

     121,285  
3,050   

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

     89,396  
26,200   

Sachem Capital Corp., REIT

     87,246  
6,420   

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

     523,615  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  
6,300   

SB Financial Group, Inc.

   $ 106,155  
11,000   

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

     190,520  
10,300   

Sierra Bancorp

     203,425  
14,445   

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

     314,757  
11,500   

SmartFinancial, Inc.

     284,165  
12,400   

South Plains Financial, Inc.

     341,744  
5,900   

Southern First Bancshares, Inc.*

     245,794  
6,900   

Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.

     352,107  
3,836   

SouthState Corp.

     303,504  
9,800   

Stewart Information Services Corp.

     427,672  
6,100   

Summit Financial Group, Inc.

     164,334  
8,700   

SWK Holdings Corp.*

     147,900  
6,200   

Territorial Bancorp, Inc.

     114,948  
6,900   

Timberland Bancorp, Inc.

     190,785  
18,100   

Trean Insurance Group, Inc.*

     61,540  
7,544   

United Bankshares, Inc.

     269,698  
6,205   

United Community Banks, Inc.

     205,386  
19,000   

United Western Bancorp, Inc.(a),(b),(c)

     0  
5,900   

Unity Bancorp, Inc.

     148,149  
9,600   

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     94,560  
9,900   

Waterstone Financial, Inc.

     159,984  
10,100   

West BanCorp, Inc.

     210,181  
26,300   

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.

     213,819  
5,200   

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.

     50,076  
     

 

 

 
        39,895,167  
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 1.25%

  
4,600   

AngioDynamics, Inc.*

     94,116  
13,150   

Artivion, Inc.*

     181,996  
4,600   

Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.*

     128,248  
10,400   

FONAR Corp.*

     147,160  
13,100   

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.*

     413,043  
7,300   

OraSure Technologies, Inc.*

     27,667  
23,000   

Surface Oncology, Inc.*

     23,920  
2,700   

UFP Technologies, Inc.*

     231,768  
     

 

 

 
        1,247,918  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 16.77%

  
7,300   

Acme United Corp.

     168,046  
5,250   

Alamo Group, Inc.

     641,917  
2,924   

Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.

     83,685  
69,700   

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.

     157,522  
14,900   

BGSF, Inc.

     165,539  
7,100   

Blue Bird Corp.*

     59,285  
5,000   

BlueLinx Holdings, Inc.*

     310,500  
24,090   

CBIZ, Inc.*

     1,030,570  
25,774   

CECO Environmental Corp.*

     228,100  
10,678   

Cenveo, Inc.(a),(b),(c)

     0  
2,400   

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

     61,848  

 

35


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  
8,200   

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.*

   $ 36,900  
27,978   

CompX International, Inc.

     454,363  
38,300   

Costamare, Inc.

     342,785  
9,500   

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.

     272,650  
1,800   

CRA International, Inc.

     159,732  
27,760   

Ducommun, Inc.*

     1,100,962  
15,900   

Eastern Co. (The)

     275,865  
4,900   

Encore Wire Corp.

     566,146  
33,660   

Ennis, Inc.

     677,576  
1,430   

EnPro Industries, Inc.

     121,521  
9,690   

Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp.*

     133,625  
414   

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.

     5,187  
3,180   

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*

     130,157  
7,100   

Graham Corp.

     62,409  
11,210   

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

     272,067  
24,050   

Griffon Corp.

     709,956  
3,400   

Hurco Cos., Inc.

     76,432  
7,800   

Insteel Industries, Inc.

     206,934  
12,300   

L B Foster Co., Class A*

     120,048  
21,200   

Limbach Holdings, Inc.*

     161,120  
22,500   

LS Starrett Co. (The), Class A*

     198,675  
59,250   

LSI Industries, Inc.

     455,633  
33,340   

Marten Transport Ltd.

     638,794  
9,500   

Mesa Air Group, Inc.*

     15,675  
23,479   

Miller Industries, Inc.

     499,868  
16,000   

Mistras Group, Inc.*

     71,360  
3,800   

National Presto Industries, Inc.

     247,190  
8,600   

Northwest Pipe Co.*

     241,660  
4,400   

PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*

     136,224  
40,500   

Park Aerospace Corp.

     447,120  
3,700   

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

     41,847  
7,300   

Powell Industries, Inc.

     153,884  
3,000   

Preformed Line Products Co.

     213,450  
12,900   

Quanex Building Products Corp.

     234,264  
28,600   

Quest Resource Holding Corp.*

     241,384  
34,400   

Radiant Logistics, Inc.*

     195,736  
14,000   

RCM Technologies, Inc.*

     233,660  
13,600   

Resources Connection, Inc.

     245,752  
13,940   

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A

     611,408  
22,000   

Safe Bulkers, Inc.

     54,340  
3,100   

Standex International Corp.

     253,115  
11,700   

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.*

     251,199  
8,200   

Tecnoglass, Inc.

     172,118  
21,710   

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.

     583,131  
10,500   

Titan Machinery, Inc.*

     296,730  
17,800   

U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

     43,788  
10,730   

V2X, Inc.*

     379,842  

 

36


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  
3,400   

VSE Corp.

   $ 120,360  
18,338   

Willis Lease Finance Corp.*

     600,386  
     

 

 

 
        16,672,040  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 7.24%

  
8,800   

AstroNova, Inc.*

     102,960  
5,100   

Aviat Networks, Inc.*

     139,638  
17,700   

AXT, Inc.*

     118,590  
13,600   

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B

     343,400  
2,700   

Clearfield, Inc.*

     282,528  
6,200   

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

     62,062  
6,200   

CPI Card Group, Inc.*

     97,712  
14,550   

CTS Corp.

     606,008  
3,900   

CyberOptics Corp.*

     209,742  
20,450   

Digi International, Inc.*

     706,956  
7,580   

ePlus, Inc.*

     314,873  
600   

Fabrinet*

     57,270  
36,400   

Franklin Wireless Corp.*

     106,288  
23,800   

Immersion Corp.*

     130,662  
2,500   

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

     206,025  
3,200   

JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd., ADR*

     177,248  
22,400   

Kimball Electronics, Inc.*

     384,160  
9,600   

LGL Group, Inc. (The)*

     108,672  
13,640   

Methode Electronics, Inc.

     506,726  
27,200   

NetSol Technologies, Inc.*

     85,408  
31,000   

Park City Group, Inc.*

     165,850  
11,920   

PC Connection, Inc.

     537,473  
31,700   

PCTEL, Inc.

     149,624  
30,330   

Photronics, Inc.*

     443,425  
22,800   

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.*

     102,828  
12,500   

Richardson Electronics Ltd.

     188,750  
64,900   

SigmaTron International, Inc.*

     308,275  
16,680   

Vishay Precision Group, Inc.*

     493,561  
28,900   

WidePoint Corp.*

     61,557  
     

 

 

 
        7,198,271  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 3.48%

  
34,600   

American Vanguard Corp.

     647,020  
29,700   

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.*

     109,296  
37,000   

Blue Earth Refineries, Inc.(a),(b),(c)

     0  
8,400   

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

     315,840  
15,500   

Core Molding Technologies, Inc.*

     153,915  
21,900   

Fortitude Gold Corp.

     121,107  
12,300   

Friedman Industries, Inc.

     87,453  
53,190   

FutureFuel Corp.

     321,267  
8,800   

Hawkins, Inc.

     343,112  
3,400   

Haynes International, Inc.

     119,408  
2,900   

Innospec, Inc.

     248,443  
6,840   

Materion Corp.

     547,200  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares          Value  
8,200   

Olympic Steel, Inc.

   $ 187,042  
5,200   

Ryerson Holding Corp.

     133,848  
13,000   

Tredegar Corp.

     122,720  
     

 

 

 
        3,457,671  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 3.13%

  
11,300   

Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc., REIT

     183,286  
9,000   

AMREP Corp.*

     101,520  
6,820   

BBX Capital, Inc.*

     54,492  
4,800   

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc., REIT

     157,200  
11,075   

CTO Realty Growth, Inc., REIT

     207,545  
20,000   

Farmland Partners, Inc., REIT

     253,400  
3,900   

FRP Holdings, Inc.*

     212,004  
11,242   

Getty Realty Corp., REIT

     302,297  
8,800   

Global Medical REIT, Inc.

     74,976  
23,032   

One Liberty Properties, Inc., REIT

     484,133  
7,700   

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A

     145,607  
4,100   

RMR Group, Inc. (The), Class A

     97,129  
19,000   

RPT Realty, REIT

     143,640  
12,700   

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., REIT, Class A

     196,977  
58,810   

Whitestone, REIT

     497,533  
     

 

 

 
        3,111,739  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 1.78%

     
1,600   

Artesian Resources Corp., Class A

     76,992  
2,985   

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

     344,439  
2,800   

Middlesex Water Co.

     216,160  
7,500   

RGC Resources, Inc.

     157,950  
7,700   

SJW Group

     443,520  
11,466   

Unitil Corp.

     532,596  
     

 

 

 
        1,771,657  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     97,675,420  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $84,808,977)

  

Rights/Warrants — 0.04%

  
1,136   

Chord Energy Corp, *

     24,424  
568   

Chord Energy Corp, *

     11,866  
8,600   

LGL Group, Inc. (The), Warrants, Expire 11/16/25*

     3,439  
     

 

 

 

Total Rights/Warrants

     39,729  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $95,621)

     

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal

Amount

         Value  

Corporate Bonds — 0.00%

  

Financial — 0.00%

  
$1,947   

Trenwick America Corp., 0.00%, (a),(b),(c)

     $0  
1,098   

Trenwick America Corp., 0.00%, (a),(b),(c)

       0  
          0  

Total Corporate Bonds

  

 

 

 

  0

 

 

(Cost $0)

     

        Shares        

           

Investment Company — 1.75%

  

1,735,997

   U.S. Government Money Market Fund, RBC Institutional Class 1(d)      1,735,997  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     1,735,997  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $1,735,997)

  

Total Investments

   $ 99,451,146  

(Cost $86,640,595)(e) — 100.03%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.03)%

 

     (30,749
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 99,420,397  
     

 

 

 
          

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

Security delisted or issuer in bankruptcy.

(b)

The Pricing Committee has fair valued this security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

(c)

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d)

Affiliated investment.

(e)

See Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

FOR - Foreign Ownership Receipt

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Small Cap Value Fund

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares           Value  

Common Stocks — 92.79%

  

Communication Services — 3.18%

  
27,747   

Gray Television, Inc.

   $ 397,337  
3,490   

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

     582,306  
     

 

 

 
        979,643  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 9.90%

  
18,580   

Dana, Inc.

     212,369  
22,610   

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

     338,020  
2,330   

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

     332,887  
5,890   

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A*

     282,661  
3,320   

Oxford Industries, Inc.

     298,070  
8,860   

Patrick Industries, Inc.

     388,422  
22,950   

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.

     386,937  
13,035   

Steven Madden Ltd.

     347,644  
15,700   

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.*

     366,124  
14,034   

Tilly’s, Inc., Class A

     97,115  
     

 

 

 
        3,050,249  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 4.31%

  
22,170   

Hostess Brands, Inc.*

     515,231  
4,940   

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

     374,106  
4,140   

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

     439,502  
     

 

 

 
        1,328,839  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 6.66%

  
20,870   

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

     566,412  
29,060   

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

     575,678  
24,500   

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

     402,045  
8,800   

PDC Energy, Inc.

     508,552  
     

 

 

 
        2,052,687  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 24.21%

  
3,420   

American Financial Group, Inc.

     420,421  
6,280   

Amerisafe, Inc.

     293,464  
32,840   

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

     948,748  
28,742   

Compass Diversified Holdings

     519,080  
7,630   

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

     468,406  
23,777   

Mercantile Bank Corp.

     706,415  
12,885   

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

     398,920  
8,800   

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

     713,680  
4,240   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     533,434  
6,300   

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.

     428,463  
12,660   

TriCo Bancshares

     565,269  
15,140   

United Community Banks, Inc.

     501,134  
20,060   

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

     533,395  
9,300   

WSFS Financial Corp.

     432,078  
     

 

 

 
        7,462,907  
     

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Small Cap Value Fund (cont.)

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares           Value  

Health Care — 6.10%

  
10,280   

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*

   $ 612,380  
15,139   

Inotiv, Inc.*

     255,092  
9,570   

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*

     673,058  
3,910   

Omnicell, Inc.*

     340,287  
     

 

 

 
        1,880,817  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 15.48%

  
102,738   

ACCO Brands Corp.

     503,416  
2,850   

Arcosa, Inc.

     162,963  
7,565   

Atkore, Inc.*

     588,633  
7,640   

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

     595,920  
9,764   

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

     575,295  
21,470   

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

     561,655  
14,536   

Ducommun, Inc.*

     576,498  
15,698   

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

     380,991  
18,900   

Insteel Industries, Inc.

     501,417  
2,620   

NV5 Global, Inc.*

     324,408  
     

 

 

 
        4,771,196  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 6.46%

  
2,840   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     234,698  
10,603   

Model N, Inc.*

     362,941  
1,990   

Novanta, Inc.*

     230,144  
5,170   

Onto Innovation, Inc.*

     331,138  
9,840   

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

     541,889  
22,350   

Viavi Solutions, Inc.*

     291,667  
     

 

 

 
        1,992,477  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 4.28%

  
2,400   

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     147,240  
14,159   

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

     294,224  
4,460   

Materion Corp.

     356,800  
2,980   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     519,742  
     

 

 

 
        1,318,006  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 9.29%

  
45,580   

Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT

     195,994  
11,939   

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc., REIT

     391,002  
7,850   

CubeSmart, REIT

     314,471  
48,670   

DiamondRock Hospitality Co., REIT

     365,512  
2,180   

EastGroup Properties, Inc., REIT

     314,661  
7,244   

National Storage Affiliates Trust, REIT

     301,206  
52,110   

RLJ Lodging Trust, REIT

     527,353  
7,340   

STAG Industrial, Inc., REIT

     208,676  
15,071   

UMH Properties, Inc., REIT

     243,397  
     

 

 

 
        2,862,272  
     

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC Small Cap Value Fund (cont.)

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares           Value  

Utilities — 2.92%

 

12,890   

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

   $ 899,077  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $33,629,951)

     28,598,170  
     

 

 

 

Exchange Traded Funds — 2.10%

 

8,180   

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

     648,838  
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds

     648,838  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $753,678)

     

Exchange Traded Funds — 0.96%

 

2,300   

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF

     296,539  
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds

     296,539  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $324,672)

     

Investment Company — 0.76%

 

233,786   

U.S. Government Money Market Fund,

  
   RBC Institutional Class 1(a)      233,786  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     233,786  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $233,786)

     

Total Investments

   $ 29,777,333  

(Cost $34,942,087)(b) — 96.61%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 3.39%

     1,043,993  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 30,821,326  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

Affiliated investment.

(b)

See Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

42


 

 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

September 30, 2022               
     RBC SMID Cap
Growth Fund
     RBC Enterprise
Fund
     RBC Small Cap
Core Fund
 

Assets:

        

Investments in securities, at value:

        

Unaffiliated investments (cost $71,007,623, $44,430,804 and $27,306,855, respectively)

   $ 76,621,914      $ 57,139,573      $ 37,172,480  

Affiliated investments (cost $1,812,271, $870,444 and $900,374, respectively)

     1,812,271        870,444        900,374  

Cash

     3,878        3,804        3,727  

Interest and dividend receivable

     5,911        13,198        16,474  

Receivable for capital shares issued

     4,939        200        1,001  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     26,635        16,876        21,568  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     78,475,548        58,044,095        38,115,624  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

        

Professional fees payable

     4,512        4,482        4,576  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     50,223               3,688  

Payable for investments purchased

            278,609        60,028  

Accrued expenses and other payables:

        

Investment advisory fees

     26,783        32,816        17,907  

Accounting fees

     4,839        4,653        4,468  

Audit fees

     38,717        38,717        38,717  

Trustees’ fees

     814        636        482  

Distribution fees

     54,960        353        1,494  

Custodian fees

     290        1,016        1,296  

Shareholder reports

     19,819        25,964        23,425  

Transfer agent fees

            5,492        7,042  

Other

     4,516        4,373        4,515  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     205,473        397,111        167,638  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 78,270,075      $ 57,646,984      $ 37,947,986  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consists of:

        

Capital

   $ 67,022,625      $ 38,080,751      $ 22,136,918  

Accumulated earnings

     11,247,450        19,566,233        15,811,068  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 78,270,075      $ 57,646,984      $ 37,947,986  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2022         
     RBC SMID Cap
Growth Fund
    RBC Enterprise
Fund
    RBC Small Cap
Core Fund
 

Net Assets

      

Class A

   $ 11,258,645     $ 683,215     $ 6,429,768  

Class I

     66,994,065       56,963,769       31,510,164  

Class R6

     17,365       N/A       8,054  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 78,270,075     $ 57,646,984     $ 37,947,986  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value):

      

Class A

     1,045,116       46,729       459,062  

Class I

     5,032,805       3,628,351       1,997,240  

Class R6

     1,298       N/A       509  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     6,079,219       3,675,080       2,456,811  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Prices Per Share:

      

Class A

   $ 10.77     $ 14.62     $ 14.01  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

   $ 13.31     $ 15.70     $ 15.78  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R6

   $ 13.38     $ N/A     $ 15.82  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Offering Price Per Share:

      

Class A

   $ 11.43     $ 15.51     $ 14.86  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge - Class A

     5.75     5.75     5.75
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

44


 

 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022            
     RBC Microcap
Value Fund
     RBC Small Cap
Value Fund
 

Assets:

     

Investments in securities, at value:

     

Unaffiliated investments (cost $84,904,598 and $34,708,301, respectively)

   $ 97,715,149      $ 29,543,547  

Affiliated investments (cost $1,735,997 and $233,786, respectively)

     1,735,997        233,786  

Cash

     3,980        3,727  

Interest and dividend receivable

     154,641        17,425  

Receivable from affiliate (Note 3)

            862,113  

Receivable for capital shares issued

     5,300        208,409  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     14,295        75,294  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     99,629,362        30,944,301  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

     

Professional fees payable

     4,535        4,490  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     25,153        37,826  

Accrued expenses and other payables:

     

Investment advisory fees

     72,150        12,593  

Accounting fees

     5,112        4,403  

Audit fees

     38,717        38,717  

Trustees’ fees

     1,095        478  

Distribution fees

     3,442        46  

Custodian fees

     343        1,364  

Shareholder reports

     36,245        17,727  

Transfer agent fees

     14,769         

Other

     7,404        5,331  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     208,965        122,975  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 99,420,397      $ 30,821,326  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consists of:

     

Capital

   $ 72,506,811      $ 37,563,203  

Accumulated earnings

     26,913,586        (6,741,877
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 99,420,397      $ 30,821,326  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

     RBC Microcap
Value Fund
    RBC Small Cap
Value Fund
 

Net Assets

       

Class A

      $ 2,672,871     $ 9,815  

Class I

        96,747,526       30,802,139  

Class R6

        N/A       9,372  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ 99,420,397     $ 30,821,326  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value):

       

Class A

        102,948       800  

Class I

        3,724,050       2,508,235  

Class R6

        N/A       757  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

        3,826,998       2,509,792  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Prices Per Share:

       

Class A

      $ 25.96     $ 12.27  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

      $ 25.98     $ 12.28  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R6

      $ N/A     $ 12.38  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Offering Price Per Share:

       

Class A

      $ 27.54     $ 13.02  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge - Class A

        5.75     5.75
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Operations

 

 

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2022       
     RBC SMID Cap
Growth Fund
    RBC Enterprise
Fund
    RBC Small Cap
Core Fund
 

Investment Income:

      

Interest income

   $ 12,425     $     $ 42,522  

Dividend income - unaffiliated

     477,963       803,561       504,463  

Dividend income - affiliated

     8,804       9,425       5,501  

Foreign tax withholding

     (4,972     (6,672     (2,842
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     494,220       806,314       549,644  

Expenses:

      

Investment advisory fees

     634,264       657,456       428,403  

Distribution fees–Class A

     33,585       1,982       18,952  

Accounting fees

     34,526       32,892       31,761  

Audit fees

     41,842       41,842       45,642  

Custodian fees

     3,705       4,070       5,030  

Insurance fees

     3,888       3,887       3,884  

Legal fees

     1,421       808       (5,955

Registrations and filing fees

     49,808       35,438       48,202  

Shareholder reports

     47,954       59,456       51,442  

Transfer agent fees–Class A

     13,908       4,408       15,208  

Transfer agent fees–Class I

     99,914       37,575       20,434  

Transfer agent fees–Class R6

     3,516             3,536  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     2,440       1,908       1,121  

Tax expense

     2,648       2,585       2,492  

Other fees

     5,422       4,413       5,287  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee waiver/reimbursement

     978,841       888,720       675,439  

Expenses waived/reimbursed by:

      

Advisor

     (202,055     (133,652     (203,632
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     776,786       755,068       471,807  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     (282,566     51,246       77,837  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses):

      

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     5,973,308       9,022,114       9,784,564  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (20,671,816     (20,953,488)       (18,177,694
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized losses

     (14,698,508     (11,931,374     (8,393,130
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (14,981,074   $ (11,880,128   $ (8,315,293
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

47


 

 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Operations (cont.)

 

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2022        
     RBC Microcap
Value Fund
       RBC Small Cap
Value Fund
 

Investment Income:

       

Interest income

   $ 34,580        $ 466  

Dividend income - unaffiliated

     2,713,270          767,237  

Dividend income - affiliated

     17,048          3,797  

Foreign tax withholding

     (3,321         
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     2,761,577          771,500  

Expenses:

       

Investment advisory fees

     1,095,268          344,883  

Distribution fees–Class A

     7,832          28  

Accounting fees

     51,213          32,000  

Audit fees

     41,842          41,842  

Custodian fees

     4,104          10,226  

Insurance fees

     3,885          3,866  

Legal fees

     1,615          4,669  

Registrations and filing fees

     36,727          59,055  

Shareholder reports

     79,147          43,246  

Transfer agent fees–Class A

     7,397          3,517  

Transfer agent fees–Class I

     105,427          47,548  

Transfer agent fees–Class R6

              3,542  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     3,284          1,309  

Tax expense

     3,423          2,577  

Other fees

     4,508          7,595  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee waiver/reimbursement

     1,445,672          605,903  

Expenses waived/reimbursed by:

       

Advisor

     (135,339        (188,172
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,310,333          417,731  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     1,451,244          353,769  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses):

       

Net realized gains/(losses) on:

       

Investment transactions

     14,251,954          11,629,799  

Foreign currency transactions

     24           
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gains

     14,251,978          11,629,799  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

       

Investments

     (31,543,699        (17,274,873

Foreign currency

     (166         
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net unrealized losses

     (31,543,865        (17,274,873
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized losses

     (17,291,887        (5,645,074
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase from payment by affiliate (Note 3)

              862,113  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (15,840,643      $ (4,429,192
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

    RBC SMID Cap
Growth Fund
 
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2021
 

From Investment Activities

        

Operations:

        

Net investment loss

            $ (282,566                $ (342,942

Net realized gains from investments

       5,973,308         33,153,385  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       (20,671,816       3,026,416  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       (14,981,074       35,836,859  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

Class A

       (3,541,196       (400,344

Class I

       (16,697,691       (2,566,042

Class R6

       (4,389       (468
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

       (20,243,276       (2,966,854
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

        

Proceeds from shares issued

       23,276,342         30,983,661  

Distributions reinvested

       20,170,357         2,961,348  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (25,529,899       (66,015,497
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

       17,916,800         (32,070,488
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets

       (17,307,550       799,517  

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of year

       95,577,625         94,778,108  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 78,270,075       $ 95,577,625  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

        

Issued

       1,449,636         1,672,721  

Reinvested

       1,269,460         173,005  

Redeemed

       (1,550,770       (3,503,007
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

       1,168,326         (1,657,281
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    RBC Enterprise
Fund
 
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2021
 

From Investment Activities

        

Operations:

                          

Net investment income

     $ 51,246       $ 319,946  

Net realized gains from investments

       9,022,114         8,053,943  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       (20,953,488       18,176,726  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       (11,880,128       26,550,615  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

Class A

       (96,604       (61,771

Class I

       (8,428,370       (5,635,775
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

       (8,524,974       (5,697,546
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

        

Proceeds from shares issued

       337,429         267,020  

Distributions reinvested

       8,011,273         5,338,948  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (5,095,608       (5,592,626
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

       3,253,094         13,342  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets

       (17,152,008       20,866,411  

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of year

       74,798,992         53,932,581  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 57,646,984       $ 74,798,992  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

        

Issued

       17,578         12,840  

Reinvested

       418,026         303,383  

Redeemed

       (268,045       (287,924
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

       167,559         28,299  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

    RBC Small Cap
Core Fund
 
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2021
 

From Investment Activities

               

Operations:

        

Net investment income

     $ 77,837       $ 313,807  

Net realized gains from investments

       9,784,564         28,330,487  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       (18,177,694                  6,098,731  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       (8,315,293       34,743,025  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

Class A

       (3,564,899       (1,280,130

Class I

       (19,265,009       (18,388,491

Class R6

       (4,378       (8,645
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

       (22,834,286       (19,677,266
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

        

Proceeds from shares issued

       3,311,183         43,371,432  

Distributions reinvested

       21,704,430         14,774,401  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (21,993,835       (82,232,425
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

       3,021,778         (24,086,592
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets

       (28,127,801       (9,020,833

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of year

       66,075,787         75,096,620  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 37,947,986       $ 66,075,787  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

        

Issued

       157,928         1,274,925  

Reinvested

       1,096,661         509,657  

Redeemed

       (777,116       (2,502,601
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

       477,473         (718,019
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

     RBC Microcap
Value Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2022
           For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2021
 

From Investment Activities

          

Operations:

          

Net investment income

      $ 1,451,244        $ 1,158,079  

Net realized gains from investments and foreign currency

        14,251,978          6,606,449  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

               (31,543,865                   43,762,744  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        (15,840,643        51,527,272  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

          

Class A

        (210,055        (168,044

Class I

        (8,194,361        (6,936,894
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (8,404,416        (7,104,938
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Proceeds from shares issued

        16,531,713          10,227,046  

Distributions reinvested

        7,608,831          6,539,860  

Cost of shares redeemed

        (23,286,745        (33,556,716
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        853,799          (16,789,810
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets

        (23,391,260        27,632,524  

Net Assets:

          

Beginning of year

        122,811,657          95,179,133  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

      $ 99,420,397        $ 122,811,657  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

          

Issued

        546,186          351,797  

Reinvested

        243,552          261,482  

Redeemed

        (799,352        (1,234,923
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        (9,614        (621,644
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.    

 

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 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     RBC Small Cap
Value Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2021
 

From Investment Activities

          

Operations:

                            

Net investment income

      $ 353,769        $ 925,295  

Net realized gains from investments

        11,629,799          3,219,538  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

        (17,274,873        20,703,358  

Net increase from payment by affiliate (Note 3)

        862,113           
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

        (4,429,192        24,848,191  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

          

Class A

        (132         

Class I

        (822,863        (653,215

Class R6

        (361        (57,516
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

        (823,356        (710,731
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

          

Proceeds from shares issued

        33,968,192          24,517,896  

Distributions reinvested

        359,470          280,578  

Cost of shares redeemed

        (82,213,221        (21,895,071
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

        (47,885,559        2,903,403  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets

        (53,138,107        27,040,863  

Net Assets:

          

Beginning of year

        83,959,433          56,918,570  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

      $ 30,821,326        $ 83,959,433  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

          

Issued

        2,375,706          1,846,099  

Reinvested

        25,279          23,393  

Redeemed

        (5,892,447        (1,649,370
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

        (3,491,462        220,122  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)            

 

          Investment Activities     Distributions        
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
    Net
Investment
Loss(a)
    Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)

on Investments
    Redemption
Fees
    Total from
Investment
Activities
    Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
 

Class A

                 

Year Ended 9/30/22

    $16.98       (0.07     (1.90     —        (1.97           (4.24     (4.24     $10.77  

Year Ended 9/30/21

    12.60       (0.09     4.93       —(b)       4.84             (0.46     (0.46     16.98  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    13.04       (0.06     0.72       —(b)       0.66             (1.10     (1.10     12.60  

Year Ended 9/30/19

    14.39       (0.06     (0.18     —(b)       (0.24           (1.11     (1.11     13.04  

Year Ended 9/30/18

    14.72       (0.07     2.85       —(b)       2.78             (3.11     (3.11     14.39  

Class I

                 

Year Ended 9/30/22

    $19.98       (0.04     (2.39     —        (2.43           (4.24     (4.24     $13.31  

Year Ended 9/30/21

    14.73       (0.05     5.76       —(b)       5.71             (0.46     (0.46     19.98  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    15.02       (0.03     0.84       —(b)       0.81             (1.10     (1.10     14.73  

Year Ended 9/30/19

    16.33       (0.04     (0.16     —        (0.20           (1.11     (1.11     15.02  

Year Ended 9/30/18

    16.26       (0.04     3.22       —(b)       3.18             (3.11     (3.11     16.33  

Class R6

                 

Year Ended 9/30/22

    $20.04       (0.04     (2.38     —        (2.42           (4.24     (4.24     $13.38  

Year Ended 9/30/21

    14.76       (0.05     5.79       —        5.74             (0.46     (0.46     20.04  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    15.05       (0.02     0.83       —        0.81             (1.10     (1.10     14.76  

Year Ended 9/30/19

    16.35       (0.03     (0.16     —        (0.19           (1.11     (1.11     15.05  

Year Ended 9/30/18

    16.27       (0.04     3.23       —        3.19             (3.11     (3.11     16.35  

 

(a)

Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

 

(b)

Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

 

54


 

  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)            

 

        Ratios/Supplemental Data
    Total
Return(a)(b)
  Net Assets,
End of
Year (000’s)
  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*
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate**

Class A

                       

Year Ended 9/30/22

      (16.50 )%     $  11,259       1.07 %       (0.52 )%       1.27 %       25 %

Year Ended 9/30/21

      38.95 %       14,318       1.07 %       (0.54 )%       1.26 %       28 %(c)

Year Ended 9/30/20

      4.90 %       11,553       1.07 %       (0.45 )%       1.37 %       15 %

Year Ended 9/30/19

      0.41 %       12,059       1.07 %       (0.51 )%       1.38 %       17 %

Year Ended 9/30/18

      22.67 %       12,966       1.07 %       (0.53 )%       1.40 %       22 %

Class I

                       

Year Ended 9/30/22

      (16.30 )%     $  66,994       0.82 %       (0.27 )%       1.04 %       25 %

Year Ended 9/30/21

      39.23 %       81,239       0.82 %       (0.29 )%       0.99 %       28 %(c)

Year Ended 9/30/20

      5.27 %       83,211       0.82 %       (0.20 )%       1.03 %       15 %

Year Ended 9/30/19

      0.62 %       81,193       0.82 %       (0.26 )%       0.99 %       17 %

Year Ended 9/30/18

      23.04 %       83,437       0.82 %       (0.28 )%       0.98 %       22 %

Class R6

                       

Year Ended 9/30/22

      (16.24 )%     $         17       0.77 %       (0.23 )%       18.45 %       25 %

Year Ended 9/30/21

      39.36 %       21       0.77 %       (0.25 )%       19.28 %       28 %(c)

Year Ended 9/30/20

      5.26 %       15       0.77 %       (0.16 )%       25.69 %       15 %

Year Ended 9/30/19

      0.69 %       14       0.77 %       (0.21 )%       27.43 %       17 %

Year Ended 9/30/18

      23.09 %       14       0.77 %       (0.23 )%       29.30 %       22 %

 

*

During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

**

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

(a)

Excludes sales charge.

 

(b)

Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.

 

(c)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

RBC Enterprise Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)            

 

          Investment Activities     Distributions        
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
    Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)(a)
    Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
    Redemption
Fees
    Total from
Investment
Activities
    Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
 

Class A

                 

Year Ended 9/30/22

    $20.04       (0.03     (2.97     —        (3.00     (0.02)       (2.40     (2.42     $14.62  

Year Ended 9/30/21

    14.65       0.04       6.98       —(b)       7.02       —(b)       (1.63     (1.63     20.04  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    17.59       0.03       (1.70     —(b)       (1.67     —        (1.27     (1.27     14.65  

Year Ended 9/30/19

    23.38       (0.05     (3.17           (3.22     —        (2.57     (2.57     17.59  

Year Ended 9/30/18

    26.86       (0.13     1.70       —(b)       1.57       —        (5.05     (5.05     23.38  

Class I

                 

Year Ended 9/30/22

    $21.34       0.01       (3.18     —        (3.17     (0.07     (2.40     (2.47     $15.70  

Year Ended 9/30/21

    15.51       0.09       7.41       —(b)       7.50       (0.04     (1.63     (1.67     21.34  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    18.52       0.07       (1.79     —(b)       (1.72     (0.01     (1.28     (1.29     15.51  

Year Ended 9/30/19

    24.39       (0.01     (3.29     —(b)       (3.30     —        (2.57     (2.57     18.52  

Year Ended 9/30/18

    27.74       (0.07     1.77       —(b)       1.70       —        (5.05     (5.05     24.39  

 

(a)

Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

 

(b)

Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

RBC Enterprise Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)             

 

          Ratios/Supplemental Data  
    Total
Return(a)(b)
    Net Assets,
End of
Year (000’s)
    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*
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate**
 

Class A

           

Year Ended 9/30/22

    (17.18)%       $      683       1.33%       (0.19)%       2.02%       43%  

Year Ended 9/30/21

    50.27%       803       1.33%       0.21%       2.15%       19%  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    (10.85)%       553       1.33%       0.19%       2.35%       25%  

Year Ended 9/30/19

    (11.52)%       787       1.33%       (0.28)%       2.13%       20%  

Year Ended 9/30/18

    6.79%       963       1.33%       (0.54)%       1.95%       15%  

Class I

           

Year Ended 9/30/22

    (16.94)%       $56,964       1.08%       0.08%       1.27%       43%  

Year Ended 9/30/21

    50.67%       73,996       1.08%       0.45%       1.25%       19%  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    (10.64)%       53,380       1.08%       0.44%       1.38%       25%  

Year Ended 9/30/19

    (11.35)%       68,122       1.08%       (0.05)%       1.30%       20%  

Year Ended 9/30/18

    7.08%       85,550       1.08%       (0.30)%       1.23%       15%  

 

*

During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

**

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

(a)

Excludes sales charge.

 

(b)

Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

RBC Small Cap Core Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)            

 

          Investment Activities     Distributions        
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
    Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss)(a)
    Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
    Redemption
Fees
    Total from
Investment
Activities
    Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
 

Class A

                 

Year Ended 9/30/22

    $31.43       (0.02     (2.85           (2.87           (14.55     (14.55     $14.01  

Year Ended 9/30/21

    26.44       0.07       10.46       0.01       10.54       (0.01     (5.54     (5.55     31.43  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    29.14       0.11       (1.27           (1.16           (1.54     (1.54     26.44  

Year Ended 9/30/19

    39.96       (0.05     (6.83     —(b     (6.88           (3.94     (3.94     29.14  

Year Ended 9/30/18

    38.85       (0.12     2.38             2.26             (1.15     (1.15     39.96  

Class I

                 

Year Ended 9/30/22

    $33.65       0.04       (3.27           (3.23     (0.09     (14.55     (14.64     $15.78  

Year Ended 9/30/21

    27.97       0.12       11.16       0.01       11.29       (0.07     (5.54     (5.61     33.65  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    30.70       0.17       (1.34     —(b     (1.17     (0.02     (1.54     (1.56     27.97  

Year Ended 9/30/19

    41.71       0.03       (7.10     —(b     (7.07           (3.94     (3.94     30.70  

Year Ended 9/30/18

    40.42       (0.02     2.48             2.46       (0.01     (1.16     (1.17     41.71  

Class R6

                 

Year Ended 9/30/22

    $33.70       0.41       (3.66           (3.25     (0.08     (14.55     (14.63     $15.82  

Year Ended 9/30/21

    28.01       0.21       11.11             11.32       (0.09     (5.54     (5.63     33.70  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    30.72       0.15       (1.31           (1.16     (0.01     (1.54     (1.55     28.01  

Year Ended 9/30/19

    41.78       0.08       (7.20           (7.12           (3.94     (3.94     30.72  

Year Ended 9/30/18

    40.46       —(b     2.47             2.47             (1.15     (1.15     41.78  

 

(a)

Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

 

(b)

Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

RBC Small Cap Core Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)            

 

          Ratios/Supplemental Data  
    Total
Return(a)(b)
    Net Assets,
End of
Year (000’s)
    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*
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate**
 

Class A

           

Year Ended 9/30/22

    (19.32)%         $6,430       1.15%       (0.12)%           1.68%       29%      

Year Ended 9/30/21

    43.04%          7,692       1.15%       0.24%            1.52%       81%(c)  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    (4.71)%         6,200       1.15%       0.40%            1.55%       40%      

Year Ended 9/30/19

    (15.57)%         7,004       1.15%       (0.16)%           1.46%       28%      

Year Ended 9/30/18

    5.80%          12,012       1.15%       (0.29)%           1.37%       24%      

Class I

           

Year Ended 9/30/22

    (19.12)%         $31,510       0.90%       0.18%            1.28%       29%      

Year Ended 9/30/21

    43.46%          53,689       0.90%       0.38%            1.16%       81%(c)  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    (4.49)%         68,845       0.90%       0.59%            1.18%       40%      

Year Ended 9/30/19

    (15.35)%         136,072       0.90%       0.10%            1.11%       28%      

Year Ended 9/30/18

    6.06%          249,678       0.90%       (0.05)%           1.05%       24%      

Class R6

           

Year Ended 9/30/22

    (19.10)%         $8       0.83%       1.12%            1.44%       29%      

Year Ended 9/30/21

    43.52%          4,695       0.87%       0.61%            1.25%       81%(c)  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    (4.46)%         52       0.87%       0.52%            10.94%       40%      

Year Ended 9/30/19

    (15.46)%         35       0.87%       0.25%            11.85%       28%      

Year Ended 9/30/18

    6.10%          92       0.87%       (0.01)%           1.30%       24%      

 

*

During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

**

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

(a)

Excludes sales charge.

 

(b)

Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.

 

(c)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

          Investment Activities     Distributions        
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
    Net
Investment
Loss(a)
    Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)

on Investments
    Redemption
Fees
    Total from
Investment
Activities
    Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
 

Class A

                 

Year Ended 9/30/22

    $31.99       0.29       (4.20     —        (3.91     (0.12     (2.00     (2.12     $25.96  

Year Ended 9/30/21

    21.34       0.20       12.02       —(b)       12.22       (0.20     (1.37     (1.57     31.99  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    26.52       0.14       (3.65     —(b)       (3.51     (0.23     (1.44     (1.67     21.34  

Year Ended 9/30/19

    31.95       0.23       (2.89     —(b)       (2.66     (0.21     (2.56     (2.77     26.52  

Year Ended 9/30/18

    32.91       0.16       2.01       —(b)       2.17       (0.08     (3.05     (3.13     31.95  

Class I

                 

Year Ended 9/30/22

    $32.01       0.37       (4.19     —        (3.82     (0.21     (2.00     (2.21     $25.98  

Year Ended 9/30/21

    21.35       0.29       12.00       —(b)       12.29       (0.26     (1.37     (1.63     32.01  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    26.55       0.20       (3.65     —(b)       (3.45     (0.31     (1.44     (1.75     21.35  

Year Ended 9/30/19

    32.01       0.30       (2.91     —        (2.61     (0.29     (2.56     (2.85     26.55  

Year Ended 9/30/18

    32.97       0.23       2.03       —(b)       2.26       (0.17     (3.05     (3.22     32.01  

 

(a)

Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

 

(b)

Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

 

60


 

  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

RBC Microcap Value Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)            

 

        Ratios/Supplemental Data
    Total
Return(a)(b)
  Net Assets,
End of
Year (000’s)
  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*
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate**

Class A

                     

Year Ended 9/30/22

  (13.35)%       $2,673       1.32 %       0.93 %       1.57 %       26 %

Year Ended 9/30/21

  59.29%       3,420       1.32 %       0.70 %       1.62 %       11 %

Year Ended 9/30/20

  (14.48)%       2,293       1.32 %       0.60 %       1.80 %       20 %

Year Ended 9/30/19

  (7.16)%       3,597       1.32 %       0.86 %       1.68 %       9 %

Year Ended 9/30/18

  7.12%       6,477       1.32 %       0.50 %       1.64 %       5 %

Class I

                     

Year Ended 9/30/22

  (13.11)%       $96,748       1.07 %       1.20 %       1.18 %       26 %

Year Ended 9/30/21

  59.69%       119,392       1.07 %       1.00 %       1.19 %       11 %

Year Ended 9/30/20

  (14.29)%       92,886       1.07 %       0.87 %       1.27 %       20 %

Year Ended 9/30/19

  (6.92)%       112,921       1.07 %       1.12 %       1.20 %       9 %

Year Ended 9/30/18

  7.41%       130,155       1.07 %       0.74 %       1.18 %       5 %

 

*

During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

**

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

(a)

Excludes sales charge.

 

(b)

Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

61


 

  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

RBC Small Cap Value Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)            

 

          Investment Activities     Distributions        
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
    Net
Investment
Income(a)
    Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
    Redemption
Fees
    Total from
Investment
Activities
    Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
 

Class A

                 

Year Ended 9/30/22

    $13.96       0.06       (1.58     —        (1.52     (0.17           (0.17     $12.27  

Period Ended 9/30/21(b)

    12.61       0.09       1.26       —        1.35                         13.96  

Class I

                 

Year Ended 9/30/22

    $13.98       0.10       (1.59     —        (1.49     (0.21           (0.21     $12.28  

Year Ended 9/30/21

    9.84       0.15       4.11       —        4.26       (0.12           (0.12     13.98  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    12.24       0.15       (2.39     —(c)       (2.24     (0.16           (0.16     9.84  

Year Ended 9/30/19

    13.63       0.11       (1.13     —(c)       (1.02     (0.09     (0.28     (0.37     12.24  

Year Ended 9/30/18

    13.43       0.10       0.47       —(c)       0.57       (0.08     (0.29     (0.37     13.63  

Class R6

                 

Year Ended 9/30/22

    $14.07       0.22       (1.70     —        (1.48     (0.21           (0.21     $12.38  

Year Ended 9/30/21

    9.90       0.16       4.14       —        4.30       (0.13           (0.13     14.07  

Year Ended 9/30/20

    12.31       0.16       (2.40     —        (2.24     (0.17           (0.17     9.90  

Year Ended 9/30/19

    13.71       0.13       (1.15     —        (1.02     (0.10     (0.28     (0.38     12.31  

Year Ended 9/30/18

    13.51       0.11       0.46       —        0.57       (0.08     (0.29     (0.37     13.71  

 

(a)

Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

 

(b)

For the period from January 28, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2021.

 

(c)

Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

RBC Small Cap Value Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)            

 

        Ratios/Supplemental Data
    Total
Return(a)(b)
  Net Assets,
End of
Year (000’s)
  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*
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate**

Class A

                       

Year Ended 9/30/22

      (11.07)% (c)     $ 10       1.10%       0.43%       33.11%       83%

Period Ended 9/30/21(d)

      10.71% (e)       11       1.10% (f)       1.01% (f)       37.36% (f)       61%

Class I

                       

Year Ended 9/30/22

      (10.85)% (c)     $ 30,802       0.85%       0.70%       1.22%       83%

Year Ended 9/30/21

      43.48%        77,582       0.85%       1.17%       1.09%       61%

Year Ended 9/30/20

      (18.62)%       52,496       0.85%       1.34%       1.15%       77%

Year Ended 9/30/19

      (6.91)%       55,686       0.85%       0.95%       0.98%       52%

Year Ended 9/30/18

      4.24%        144,979       0.91% (g)       0.75%       0.99%       29%

Class R6

                       

Year Ended 9/30/22

      (10.72)% (c)     $ 9       0.76%       1.45%       1.27%       83%

Year Ended 9/30/21

      43.64%        6,366       0.80%       1.21%       1.03%       61%

Year Ended 9/30/20

      (18.56)%       4,423       0.80%       1.40%       1.07%       77%

Year Ended 9/30/19

      (6.89)%       7,278       0.80%       1.07%       0.95%       52%

Year Ended 9/30/18

      4.22%        8,242       0.87% (g)       0.83%       0.98%       29%

 

*

During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred,the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

**

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

(a)

Excludes sales charge.

 

(b)

Assumes investment at net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and a complete redemption of the investment at net asset value at the end of the period.

 

(c)

The Advisor reimbursed the Fund $862,113 for Losses from a trading policy error. The payment had an impact of 2.4% to the total return of each share class.

 

(d)

For the period from January 28, 2021 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2021.

 

(e)

Not annualized.

 

(f)

Annualized.

 

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    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

RBC Small Cap Value Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)            

 

(g)

Beginning July 2, 2018, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 0.85% and 0.80% of average daily net assets for Class I and Class R6, respectively. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the period ended September 30, 2018.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

1. Organization:

RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2003 and currently consists of 20 portfolios. Overall responsibility for the management of the Trust is vested in its Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Predecessor funds to the Trust were reorganized as portfolios of the Trust effective April 16, 2004. This report includes the following five investment portfolios (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

- RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (“SMID Cap Growth Fund”)

- RBC Enterprise Fund (“Enterprise Fund”)

- RBC Small Cap Core Fund (“Small Cap Core Fund”)

- RBC Microcap Value Fund (“Microcap Value Fund”)

- RBC Small Cap Value Fund (“Small Cap Value Fund”)

The SMID Cap Growth, Small Cap Core and Small Cap Value Funds offer three share classes: Class A, Class R6 and Class I shares. The Enterprise and Microcap Value Funds offer two share classes: Class A and Class I shares. Class A shares are offered with a 5.75% maximum front-end sales charge and a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase on which no front-end sales charge was paid. Class I and Class R6 shares (intended for investors meeting certain investment minimum thresholds) are not subject to either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC.

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (”RBC GAM-US“ or ”Advisor“ or ”Co-Administrator“) acts as the investment advisor for the Funds. The officers of the Trust (“Fund Management”) are also employees of RBC GAM-US.

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Each Fund is an investment company that follows accounting and reporting guidance under the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Summarized below are the significant accounting policies of the Funds. These policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Fund Management follows these policies when preparing financial statements. Fund Management may also be required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The financial statements are as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Security Valuation:

The Board has approved pricing and valuation procedures of the Advisor for determining the fair value of each Fund’s investments. Fair value of a security is considered to be the price that a fund might reasonably expect to receive upon its current sale in an orderly transaction between market participants.

Equity securities are generally valued on the basis of prices furnished by third-party pricing services approved by the Board. Equity securities listed on one or more exchanges shall be valued at the last available quoted sale price on the primary trading exchange as of the regularly scheduled closing time of the exchange and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. (See “Fair Value Measurements” below for additional information). An equity security not listed on an exchange but listed on NASDAQ shall be valued at the NASDAQ official closing price and is also categorized as Level 1. If there was no sale on the primary exchange on the day the net asset value is calculated or a NASDAQ official closing price is not available, the most recent bid quotation generally will be used and such securities will generally be categorized as Level 2. Investments in open-end investment companies (mutual funds) are valued at net asset value and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Fixed income securities, including to-be-announced (“TBA”) commitments and municipal bonds, are generally valued based on evaluated prices received from third-party pricing services or from broker-dealers who make markets in the securities and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see “Fair Value Measurements” below for additional information). The pricing services utilize both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques that take into account multiple appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, market spreads, interest rates, and fundamental security analytical data including yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity and type of issue.

Foreign securities valued in non-U.S. dollars are valued in the foreign currency and then converted into the U.S. dollar equivalent using the foreign exchange rate in effect at the close of NYSE on the day the security’s value is determined. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States may be affected on a day that the NYSE is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, exchange or redeem shares of the Funds.

The Board has designated to the Advisor the responsibility for implementing the pricing and valuation procedures, including responsibility for determining the fair value of the Funds’ securities or other assets and liabilities, and has established a Pricing Committee to assist in carrying out supervisory functions related to such responsibilities. The Pricing Committee includes representatives of the Funds’ Advisor, and Co-Administrator, including personnel from accounting and operations, trading, risk management and compliance. The Pricing Committee meets at least quarterly to review and approve Fund valuation matters, including a review of the Funds’ pricing activity and operations, fair value measurements, pricing vendors, policies and procedures, and related controls. At least a quorum of the Pricing Committee shall meet more frequently, as needed, to consider and approve time-sensitive fair valuation matters. The Pricing Committee provides periodic reports to the Valuation, Portfolio Management and Performance Committee (“Valuation Committee”) of the Board regarding pricing and valuation matters. Members of the Pricing Committee meet with the Valuation Committee and the Board at each of their regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions taken during the period.

The Advisor has procedures to determine the fair value of a security when a price is not available from a pricing service or broker- dealer or the Advisor has determined that a price provided by a pricing service or broker-dealer does not approximate fair value. Fair valuation may also be used when a significant valuation event affecting the value of a security or market sector is determined to have occurred between the time when a security’s market closes and the time the Fund’s net asset value is calculated. The fair value of the security will be determined in good faith by the Advisor in accordance with procedures and methodologies approved by the Board. General factors used in determining the fair value of securities include, but are not limited to, fundamental analytical data relating to the security, the issuer and the market, such as duration, prepayment and default rates; general level of interest rates and changes in interest rates; information from broker-dealers; trading in similar securities; any restrictions on disposition of the security; and an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the investments are traded. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 in the fair value hierarchy, depending on the relevant inputs used.

When the Funds utilize fair valuation methods that use significant unobservable inputs to determine a security’s value, such securities will be categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These methods may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Funds’ policy is intended to result in a calculation of a Fund’s net asset value that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Funds cannot guarantee that values determined by the Advisor or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Funds could obtain for a security if they were to dispose of it as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Funds may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

The Advisor employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approach related to securities categorized within Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These methods may include regular due diligence of the Funds’ pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transaction back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing and stale prices and large movements in market value, and reviews of any market related activities. Additionally, the pricing of all fair value holdings is subsequently reported to the Valuation Committee and Board.

 

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Fair Value Measurements:

The Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that categorizes investments based on the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

•    Level 1 - Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date.

•    Level 2 - Significant inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, spreads, prepayment spreads, etc.

•    Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Inputs used in determining fair value of an investment may include, but are not limited to, price information, volatility statistics, credit and market data, and other factors, all of which may be either observable or unobservable. Inputs can vary among investments and will be impacted by the investment type and volume of activity for the particular security or similar securities in the market. Investments in the Level 3 category are generally supported by transactions and quoted prices from dealers participating in the market for those investments. Investments may be included in the Level 3 category due to a lack of market activity or transparency. Internal valuation models may also be used as a pricing source for Level 3 investments. Internal valuation models may rely on one or more unobservable inputs, such as estimated cash flows, financial statement analysis and discount rates.

The summary of inputs used to determine the fair value of the Funds’ investments as of September 30, 2022 is as follows:

 

Funds    Level 1
  Quoted Prices  
   Level 2
Significant
    Observable    
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
  Unobservable  
Inputs
   Total

Assets:                                         

                  

Investments in Securities

                  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

     $ 78,434,185      $     $      $ 78,434,185

Enterprise Fund

       58,010,017                     58,010,017

Small Cap Core Fund

       38,072,854                     38,072,854

Microcap Value Fund

       98,432,936        1,018,210 (a)              99,451,146

Small Cap Value Fund

       29,777,333                     29,777,333

 

(a)

Represents securities as disclosed in the Financials ($935,408), Consumer Staples ($82,800) and Consumer Discretionary ($2) sections of the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 3 category were valued using the valuation methodology and technique deemed most appropriate in the circumstances. The significant unobservable inputs used may include assumptions regarding the particular security’s cash flow profile and potential defaults which may not be generally observable for either the security or for assets of a similar type. Significant changes in any of these assumptions may result in a lower or higher fair value.

Repurchase Agreements:

The Funds, except SMID Cap Growth Fund, may enter into repurchase agreements with counterparties whom the Advisor has deemed creditworthy, including primary dealers that report to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other large U.S. commercial banks or broker-dealers. These repurchase agreements are subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase such securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. The repurchase price generally equals the price paid by the Funds plus interest negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates.

 

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Securities pledged by the dealers as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until maturity of the repurchase agreement. The Funds have procedures to monitor additional collateral, if needed, to ensure that the daily market value of the collateral remains in excess of the market value of the repurchase agreement in the event of a default.

There were no repurchase agreements held during the year ended September 30, 2022.

Affiliated Investments:

The Funds invest in another Fund of the Trust (an “Affiliated Fund”), U.S. Government Money Market Fund-RBC Institutional Class 1, as a cash sweep vehicle. The income earned by the Funds from the Affiliated Fund for the period is disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The table below details the transactions of the Funds in the Affiliated Fund.

 

    Value
September 30, 2021
    Purchases     Sales     Value
September 30, 2022
    Dividends  

Investments in U.S. Government Money Market Fund —RBC Institutional Class 1

 

       

SMID Cap Growth Fund

    $2,671,799       $28,268,143       $29,127,671       $1,812,271       $ 8,804  

Enterprise Fund

    1,166,286       11,611,970       11,907,812       870,444       9,425  

Small Cap Core Fund

    700,072       11,351,032       11,150,730       900,374       5,501  

Microcap Value Fund

    2,175,298       22,152,693       22,591,994       1,735,997       17,048  

Small Cap Value Fund

          45,557,334       45,323,548       233,786       3,797  

Investment Transactions and Income:

Investment transactions are recorded on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated based on the cost of the specific security (also known as identified cost basis). Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization or accretion of premium or discount using the effective yield method.

Expense, Investment Income and Gain/Loss Allocation:

Each Fund pays the expenses that are directly related to its operations, such as custodian fees or advisory fees. Expenses incurred by the Trust, such as trustee or legal fees, are allocated among each of the Funds in the Trust either proportionately based upon each Fund’s relative net assets or using another reasonable basis such as equally across all Funds in the Trust, depending on the nature of the expense. Individual share classes within a Fund are charged expenses specific to that class, such as distribution fees and transfer agent fees. Within a Fund, expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class based upon the proportion of relative net assets. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated to each class of shares based on relative net assets.

Real Estate Investment Trusts:

The Funds may own shares of real estate investment trusts (”REITs“) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Dividends paid by a REIT, other than capital gain distributions, will be taxable as ordinary income up to the amount of the REIT’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Capital gain dividends paid by a REIT to a Fund will be treated as long term capital gains by the Fund and, in turn, may be distributed by the Fund to its shareholders as a capital gain distribution. Distributions received from a REIT in excess of its income are recorded as a return of capital and a reduction to the cost basis of the REIT.

 

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Indemnifications:

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts, including the Funds’ servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

Distributions to Shareholders:

Each Fund pays out any income that it receives, less expenses, in the form of dividends and capital gain distributions to its shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions for each Fund are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions are calculated based on federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. These “book/tax” differences may be either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are determined, as of the end of the tax year, to be permanent (e.g., net operating loss, redesignation of distributions, basis adjustments on investments in passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) and partnerships), they are reclassified within a Fund’s capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment.

 

     Increase/(Decrease)
Paid in Capital
  Increase/(Decrease)
Accumulated
Earnings

SMID Cap Growth Fund

     $ (311,189 )       $311,189

 

 

3. Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement with RBC GAM-US under which RBC GAM-US manages each Fund’s assets and furnishes related office facilities, equipment, research and personnel. The agreement requires each Fund to pay RBC GAM-US a monthly fee based upon average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreement, RBC GAM-US is entitled to receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each of the Funds as follows:

 

     Average Daily Net Assets of Fund    Annual Rate  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   All Net Assets      0.70%  

Enterprise Fund

   Up to $30 Million      1.00%  
   Over $30 Million      0.90%  

Small Cap Core Fund

   All Net Assets      0.85%  

Microcap Value Fund

   All Net Assets      0.90%  

Small Cap Value Fund

   All Net Assets      0.70%  

RBC GAM-US has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or make payments in order to keep total operating expenses (excluding certain fees such as interest, taxes and acquired fund fees and expenses) of the Funds to the following levels pursuant to an expense limitation agreement.

 

    Class A
Annual Rate
    Class I
Annual Rate
    Class R6
Annual Rate
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

    1.07%       0.82%       0.77%  

Enterprise Fund

    1.33%       1.08%       N/A      

Small Cap Core Fund

    1.15%       0.90%       0.87%  

Microcap Value Fund

    1.32%       1.07%       N/A      

 

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    Class A
Annual Rate
    Class I
Annual Rate
    Class R6
Annual Rate
 

Small Cap Value Fund

    1.10%       0.85%       0.80%  

This expense limitation agreement is in place until January 31, 2024, and may not be terminated by RBC GAM-US prior to that date. The agreement shall continue for additional one-year terms unless terminated or revised by the Board at any time or by RBC GAM-US at the expiration of any one-year period. The Advisor is entitled to recoup from the Fund or class the fees and/or operating expenses waived or reimbursed during any of the previous 12 months (3 years for the Small Cap Value Fund), provided the Fund is able to do so and remain in compliance with the expense limitation in place at the time the fees were waived or expenses paid.

At September 30, 2022, the amounts subject to possible recoupment under the expense limitation agreement were:

 

     FYE 9/30/20      FYE 9/30/21      FYE 9/30/22      Total  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

     $ N/A        $ N/A      $ 199,816      $ 199,816  

Enterprise Fund

     N/A        N/A        131,529        131,529  

Small Cap Core Fund

     N/A        N/A        202,301        202,301  

Microcap Value Fund

     N/A        N/A        131,132        131,132  

Small Cap Value Fund

     174,505        190,586        186,786        551,877  

There was no recoupment of expense reimbursements/waivers during the year. Amounts from years prior to those shown are no longer subject to recoupment.

RBC GAM-US may also voluntarily waive and/or reimburse operating expenses of any Fund from time to time. Any such voluntary program may be changed or eliminated at any time without notice, and expenses waived under such program are not subject to recoupment.

RBC GAM-US voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Funds pay to RBC GAM-US indirectly through its investment in an affiliated money market fund. For the year ended September 30, 2022, the amount waived was $2,239, $2,123, $1,331, $4,207 and $1,386 for the SMID Cap Growth Fund, Enterprise Fund, Small Cap Core Fund, Microcap Value Fund and Small Cap Value Fund, respectively, and is included in expenses waived/reimbursed by Advisor in the Statements of Operations.

RBC GAM-US serves as co-administrator to the Funds. BNY Mellon serves as co-administrator and fund accounting agent. Services provided under the administrative services contract include providing day-to-day administration of matters related to the Funds, maintenance of their records and the preparation of reports. Under the terms of the administrative services agreement, RBC GAM-US does not receive an administrative services fee. BNY Mellon receives a fee for its services payable by each Fund based in part on each Funds’ average net assets. BNY Mellon’s fee is included with ”Accounting fees“ in the Statements of Operations.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Advisor or the Co-Administrator. Such Officers and Trustees receive no compensation from the Funds for serving in their respective roles.

The Trust currently pays each of the independent trustees (trustees of the Trust who are not directors, officers or employees of the Advisor, either Co-Administrator or Distributor) an annual retainer of $76,000. The Board Chairperson and Audit Committee Chairperson each receive an additional retainer of $2,500 annually, and all other trustees serving as Chair of a Board committee each receive an additional retainer of $1,000 annually. In addition, independent trustees receive a quarterly meeting fee of $6,500 for each in-person Board meeting attended, a meeting fee of $1,500 for each telephonic or special board meeting attended, a $1,500 fee for each Board committee meeting attended, and are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings. These amounts are included in the Statement of Operations in “Trustees’ fees”.

 

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In conjunction with the launch of the Class A shares of Small Cap Value Fund and Class R6 Shares, the Advisor invested seed capital to provide the share class its initial investment assets. In addition, the Advisor has purchased Class R6 shares of Small Cap Core Fund. The table below shows, as of September 30, 2022, the Fund’s net assets, the shares of the Fund held by the Advisor, and the percent of total net assets represented by the Advisor’s investment.

 

     Net Assets        Shares held
by Advisor
       % of Fund
Net Assets
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $ 78,270,075          1,299          0.0%  

Small Cap Core Fund

   $ 37,947,986          509          0.0%  

Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 30,821,326          1,557          0.1%  

The Advisor has reimbursed the Small Cap Value Fund $862,113 for losses resulting from a trading policy error during the year ended September 30, 2022. The amount is reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable from Affiliate, and on the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets as “Net increase from payment by affiliate”.

 

 

4. Fund Distribution:

Each of the Funds that offers Class A shares has adopted a Master Distribution 12b-1 Plan (the “Plan”) in which Quasar Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ distributor. The Plan permits each Fund to make payments for, or to reimburse the Distributor for, distribution-related costs and expenses of marketing shares of Class A covered under the Plan, and/or for providing shareholder services. The Plan does not apply to Class I and Class R6. The following chart shows the current Plan fee rate for Class A.

 

     Class A  

12b-1 Plan Fee

     0.25%*  

* Under the 12b-1 plan, the maximum fee rate for Class A shares is 0.50%. Currently the Board has approved an annual limit of 0.25%.

Plan fees are based on average daily net assets of Class A. Up to 0.25% of each Plan fee may be designated as a service fee, as defined by the applicable rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Distributor, subject to applicable legal requirements, may waive the Plan fee voluntarily, in whole or in part. For the year ended September 30, 2022, there were no fees waived by the Distributor.

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the Distributor received commissions of $1,712 in front-end sales charges of Class A shares of the Funds, of which $2,221 was paid to affiliated broker-dealers, and the remainder was either paid to unaffiliated broker-dealers or retained by the Distributor.

The Distributor did not receive any CDSC fees from Class A shares of the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2022.

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the Distributor received commissions of $2,221 front-end sales charges of Class A shares of the Funds, of which $1,712 was paid to affiliated broker-dealers, and the remainder was either paid to unaffiliated broker-dealers or retained by the Distributor.

The Distributor did not receive any CDSC fees from Class A shares of the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2022.

 

 

5. Securities Transactions:

The cost of securities purchased and proceeds from securities sold (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) for the year ended September 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Purchases        Sales  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $ 21,830,336        $ 24,869,141  

 

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     Purchases        Sales  

Enterprise Fund

     $28,921,348          $33,307,744  

Small Cap Core Fund

     14,339,403          33,883,323  

Microcap Value Fund

     31,173,027          36,360,747  

Small Cap Value Fund

     40,576,689          90,161,244  

Within the guidelines established by the Funds to always seek best execution when entering into portfolio transactions, the Funds participate in a “commission recapture” program under which brokerage transactions are directed to Cowen and Company, LLC and its correspondent brokers. A portion of the commissions paid under this program are reimbursed to the Funds and are recorded as net realized gains from investment transactions in the financial statements.

 

 

6. Capital Share Transactions:

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (“shares outstanding”) without par value. Transactions in capital stock of the Funds are summarized on the following pages:

 

    SMID Cap Growth Fund     Enterprise Fund  
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

       

Class A

       

Proceeds from shares issued

  $ 127,690     $ 230,117     $ 44,790     $ 5,660  

Distributions reinvested

    3,541,196       400,053       90,539       58,005  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (926,884     (1,750,225     (16,420     (28,182
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class A

  $ 2,742,002     $ (1,120,055   $ 118,909     $ 35,483  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

       

Proceeds from shares issued

  $ 23,148,652     $ 30,753,544     $ 292,639     $ 261,360  

Distributions reinvested

    16,624,772       2,560,828       7,920,734       5,280,943  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (24,603,015     (64,265,272     (5,079,188     (5,564,444
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class I

  $ 15,170,409     $ (30,950,900   $ 3,134,185     $ (22,141
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R6

       

Distributions reinvested

  $ 4,389     $ 467     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

  $ 4,389     $ 467     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

  $ 17,916,800     $ (32,070,488   $ 3,253,094     $ 13,342  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    SMID Cap Growth Fund     Enterprise Fund  
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

       

Class A

       

Issued

    9,981       14,380       2,461       307  

Reinvested

    264,071       26,813       5,058       3,500  

Redeemed

    (72,177     (114,539     (865     (1,474
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class A

    201,875       (73,346     6,654       2,333  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

       

Issued

    1,439,655       1,658,341       15,117       12,533  

Reinvested

    1,005,125       146,166       412,968       299,883  

Redeemed

    (1,478,593     (3,388,468     (267,180     (286,450
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class I

    966,187       (1,583,961     160,905       25,966  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R6

       

Reinvested

    264       26              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

    264       26              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

    1,168,326       (1,657,281     167,559       28,299  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Small Cap Core Fund     Microcap Value Fund  
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

       

Class A

       

Proceeds from shares issued

  $ 2,554,737     $ 2,147,558     $ 164,622     $ 231,111  

Distributions reinvested

    3,521,048       1,280,130       202,078       160,328  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (2,207,350     (3,276,245     (515,984 )       (442,434
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class A

  $ 3,868,435     $ 151,443     $ (149,284   $ (50,995
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

       

Proceeds from shares issued

  $ 358,109     $ 36,074,520     $ 16,367,091     $ 9,995,935  

Distributions reinvested

    18,179,003       13,485,626       7,406,753       6,379,532  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (14,437,123     (78,524,816     (22,770,761     (33,114,282
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class I

  $ 4,099,989     $ (28,964,670   $ 1,003,083     $ (16,738,815
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R6

       

Proceeds from shares issued

  $ 398,337     $ 5,149,354     $     $  

Distributions reinvested

    4,379       8,645              

Cost of shares redeemed

    (5,349,362     (431,364            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

  $ (4,946,646   $ 4,726,635     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

  $ 3,021,778     $ (24,086,592   $ 853,799     $ (16,789,810
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    Small Cap Core Fund     Microcap Value Fund  
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

       

Class A

       

Issued

    129,777       71,844       5,318       7,806  

Reinvested

    196,049       46,891       6,460       6,403  

Redeemed

    (111,469     (108,521     (15,740     (14,749
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class A

    214,357       10,214       (3,962     (540
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

       

Issued

    17,165       1,052,891       540,868       343,991  

Reinvested

    900,396       462,470       237,092       255,079  

Redeemed

    (515,625     (2,381,067     (783,612     (1,220,174
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class I

    401,936       (865,706     (5,652     (621,104
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R6

       

Issued

    10,986       150,190              

Reinvested

    216       296              

Redeemed

    (150,022     (13,013            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

    (138,820     137,473              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

    477,473       (718,019     (9,614     (621,644
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Small Cap Value Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $     $ 10,000  

Distributions reinvested

     132        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class A

   $ 132     $ 10,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 33,939,527     $ 24,444,767  

Distributions reinvested

     358,977       223,063  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (75,657,975     (21,849,883
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class I

   $ (41,359,471   $ 2,817,947  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R6

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 28,665     $ 63,129  

Distributions reinvested

     361       57,515  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (6,555,246     (45,188
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

   $ (6,526,220   $ 75,456  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   $ (47,885,559   $ 2,903,403  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Small Cap Value Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Issued

           791  

Reinvested

     10        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class A

     10       791  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

    

Issued

     2,373,648       1,840,890  

Reinvested

     25,244       18,620  

Redeemed

     (5,438,605     (1,646,128
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class I

     (3,039,713     213,382  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R6

    

Issued

     2,058       4,418  

Reinvested

     25       4,773  

Redeemed

     (453,842     (3,242
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class R6

     (451,759     5,949  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     (3,491,462     220,122  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

7. Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains. Therefore, no federal tax liability is recorded in the financial statements of each Fund.

Fund Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (current and prior three tax years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for 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.

As of September 30, 2022, the tax cost of investments and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for each Fund was as follows:

 

     Tax Cost Of
Investments
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $ 73,189,835      $ 14,321,021      $ (9,076,671    $ 5,244,350  

Enterprise Fund

     46,579,720        16,250,294        (4,819,997      11,430,297  

Small Cap Core Fund

     31,845,050        11,859,597        (5,631,793      6,227,804  

Microcap Value Fund

     86,782,490        31,952,515        (19,284,030      12,668,485  

Small Cap Value Fund

     38,082,235        481,167        (8,786,069      (8,304,902

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs) mark to market adjustment, and cumulative partnership basis adjustment.

The tax character of distributions during the year ended September 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From
     Ordinary
Income
   Net Long Term
Capital Gains
   Total Taxable
Distributions
   Total
Distributions
Paid

SMID Cap Growth Fund

       $              —        $20,243,276        $20,243,276        $20,243,276

Enterprise Fund

       944,170        7,580,804        8,524,974        8,524,974

Small Cap Core Fund

       5,104,506        17,729,780        22,834,286        22,834,286

Microcap Value Fund

       1,130,992        7,273,424        8,404,416        8,404,416

Small Cap Value Fund

       823,356               823,356        823,356

The tax character of distributions during the year ended September 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From  
     Ordinary
Income
     Net Long Term
Capital Gains
     Total Taxable
Distributions
     Total
Distributions
Paid
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

     $             —        $ 2,966,854        $ 2,966,854        $ 2,966,854  

Enterprise Fund

     144,264        5,553,282        5,697,546        5,697,546  

Small Cap Core Fund

     763,198        18,914,068        19,677,266        19,677,266  

Microcap Value Fund

     1,507,907        5,597,031        7,104,938        7,104,938  

Small Cap Value Fund

     710,731               710,731        710,731  

 

As of September 30, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     SMID Cap
Growth Fund
     Enterprise
Fund
     Small Cap
Core Fund
     Microcap
Value Fund
     Small Cap
Value Fund
 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $      $      $ 1,118,904      $ 981,558      $ 979,217  

Undistributed long term gain

     6,223,153        8,290,698        8,464,360        13,263,543        583,808  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated earnings

     6,223,153        8,290,698        9,583,264        14,245,101        1,563,025  

Unrealized appreciation/ depreciation

     5,244,350        11,430,297        6,227,804        12,668,485        (8,304,902
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Accumulated Earnings/(Losses)

   $ 11,467,503      $ 19,720,995      $ 15,811,068      $ 26,913,586      $ (6,741,877
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

During the year ended September 30, 2022, the Small Cap Value Fund utilized $11,553,372 of capital loss carryforwards. As of September 30, 2022, the Funds did not have any capital loss carryforward for federal income tax purposes.

Under current tax law, Post-October Capital Losses and Late-Year Ordinary Losses may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The SMID Cap Growth Fund and the Enterprise Fund had deferred qualified late-year ordinary losses of $220,053 and $154,762 respectively which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.

 

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8. Market Timing:

The Trust strongly discourages attempts at market timing by Fund shareholders. Prior to June 11, 2021, each Fund charged a redemption fee of 2% of the value of the shares redeemed or exchanged within 30 days of purchase. In addition, the Trust may limit the number of exchanges that may be made between Funds to five (5) per calendar year. When assessed, the redemption fee was deducted from the redemption proceeds and retained by the Fund, not by the Advisor. This redemption fee was not charged in cases where, for example, the redemption resulted from an automatic reinvestment or asset re-allocation not specifically directed by the shareholder. The Trust also reserves the right to reject any Fund purchase order made by persons deemed to be market timers. The Funds’ prospectus contains a full description of the Trust’s policies on market timing and/or excessive trading. The redemption fee is recorded as a credit to capital and is included in the capital transactions on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

 

9. Soft Dollars:

Soft dollar arrangements and commission sharing arrangements (CSAs) are arrangements under which RBC GAM-US directs client brokerage transactions to a broker-dealer and obtains other products and services, such as research, in addition to trade execution. Federal securities laws permit a fund advisor to incur commission charges on behalf of a fund that are higher than another broker-dealer would have charged if the advisor believes the charges are reasonable in relation to the brokerage and research services received. RBC GAM-US has a fiduciary duty to the shareholders of the Funds to seek the best execution for all of the Funds’ securities transactions. Fund Management believes that using soft dollars to purchase brokerage and research services may, in certain cases, be in a Fund’s best interest. During the year ended September 30, 2022, the Funds used soft dollar and commission sharing arrangements. Fund Management continues to closely monitor its current use of soft dollars, in addition to regulatory developments in this area for any possible impact on Fund policies.

 

 

10. Line of Credit

The Funds are participants in an uncommitted, secured $500,000,000 line of credit with U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), the Funds’ custodian, to be used to fund shareholder redemption requests and for other short-term temporary or emergency general business purposes. The line of credit has a scheduled termination date of July 29, 2023. Interest is charged on borrowings under this line of credit at the Bank’s prime lending rate per annum. Since each Fund participates in this line of credit, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $500,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at September 30, 2022. During the year ended September 30, 2022, Small Cap Value Fund borrowed $15 million for one day and incurred interest of $1,666.67.

 

 

11. Significant Risks

Shareholder concentration risk:

As of September 30, 2022, the following Funds had omnibus accounts which each owned more than 10% of a Fund’s outstanding shares as shown below:

 

     # of Omnibus Accounts      % of Fund  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

     1        71.4

Small Cap Core Fund

     1        12.3

Microcap Value Fund

     1        18.3

Small Cap Value Fund

     1        19.5

In addition, one unaffiliated shareholder owned 16.2% of Small Cap Core Fund as of September 30, 2022. Significant transactions by these shareholders may impact the Funds’ performance.

 

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Market risk:

One or more markets in which a Fund invests may go down in value, sometimes sharply and unpredictably, and the value of a Fund’s portfolio securities may fall or fail to rise. Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and political, economic and other conditions and events (including, but not limited to, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics, and social unrest) in one country, region, or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. Furthermore, the occurrence of, among other events, natural or man-made disasters, severe weather or geological events, fires, floods, earthquakes, outbreaks of disease (such as COVID-19, avian influenza or H1N1/09), epidemics, pandemics, malicious acts, cyber-attacks, terrorist acts or the occurrence of climate change, may also adversely impact the performance of a Fund. Such events could adversely impact issuers, markets and economies over the short- and long-term, including in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. A Fund could be negatively impacted if the value of a portfolio holding were harmed by such political or economic conditions or events. Moreover, such negative political and economic conditions and events could disrupt the processes necessary for a Fund’s operations.

In response to political and military actions undertaken by Russia, the U.S., European Union, and other jurisdictions have imposed economic sanctions against certain Russian individuals, entities and sectors. These sanctions and the threat of further sanctions, may result in the decline of the value and liquidity of Russian securities, a weakening of the ruble or other adverse consequences to the Russian economy. Sanctions could impair the a fund’s ability to invest in accordance with its investment program, to determine the overall value of its net assets, and to sell holdings as needed to meet shareholder redemptions. As of September 30, 2022, none of the Funds’ investments were in violation of such sanctions.

Industry and sector focus risk:

At times the Funds may increase the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector. The prices of securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector may be more susceptible to fluctuations due to changes in economic or business conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other events affect that industry or sector more than securities of issuers in other industries and sectors. To the extent that the Fund increases the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector, its shares’ values may fluctuate in response to events affecting that industry or sector.

 

 

12. Subsequent Events:

On October 20, 2022, the Advisor reimbursed Small Cap Value Fund $862,113 related to the trading policy error described in Note 3 and that was reflected as Receivable from Affiliate in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2022.

 

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  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Board of Trustees of RBC Funds Trust and Shareholders of RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund, RBC Enterprise Fund, RBC Small Cap Core Fund, RBC Microcap Value Fund, and RBC Small Cap Value Fund

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, of RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund, RBC Enterprise Fund, RBC Small Cap Core Fund, RBC Microcap Value Fund, and RBC Small Cap Value Fund (five of the funds constituting RBC Funds Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended September 30, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of September 30, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian, and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

November 28, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the RBC Funds since 2016.

 

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  OTHER FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15% as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Funds intend to report the maximum amount allowable as taxed at a maximum rate of 15%.

Complete information will be reported in conjunction with your 2020 Form 1099-DIV.

All reportings are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item above, it is the intention of the Funds to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the following Funds had a qualified dividend income percentage of:

 

     Qualified
Dividend
Income
 

Enterprise Fund

     100.00%  

Small Cap Core Fund

     18.55%  

Microcap Value Fund

     100.00%  

Small Cap Value Fund

     85.42%  

For corporate shareholders, the following percentage of the total ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction:

 

     Dividends
Received
Deduction
 

Enterprise Fund

     100.00%  

Small Cap Core Fund

     19.39%  

Microcap Value Fund

     100.00%  

Small Cap Value Fund

     87.04%  

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the following Funds had a qualified interest income percentage of:

 

     Qualified
Interest
Income
 

Enterprise Fund

     0.11%  

Small Cap Core Fund

     0.13%  

Microcap Value Fund

     0.35%  

Small Cap Value Fund

     0.08%  

 

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  OTHER FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the following Funds had a qualified short term gains percentage of :

 

     Qualified
Short-Term
Gains
 

Small Cap Core Fund

     23.43

Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 852(b)(3), SMID Cap Growth Fund, Enterprise Fund, Small Cap Core Fund, Microcap Value Fund and Small Cap Value Fund reported $20,243,276, $8,917,294, $17,729,780, $14,256,269 and 583,808 respectively as long-term capital gain distributions for the year ended September 30, 2022.

All reportings are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item above, it is the intention of the Funds to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

81


 

  MANAGEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

Lucy Hancock Bode (71)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Healthcare consultant (self-employed) (1986 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Franklin Street Partners (2014 to present); BioSignia (2006 to 2010).

 

 

Leslie H. Garner Jr. (72)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (2010 to present); President, Cornell College (1994 to 2010)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Phillip G. Goff. (59)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2020

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Vice President/Corporate Controller and Funds Treasurer, TIAA (October 2006-August 2017)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Ronald James (71)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Faculty member (part time), University of St. Thomas (2004 to present), President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Ethical Business Cultures (2000 to January 2017)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Bremer Financial Corporation (2004 to present); Greater Twin Cities United Way (2012 to 2020); Best Buy Co. Inc. (2004 to 2013)

 

 

John A. MacDonald (73)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Treasurer, Hall Family Foundation (1988 to 2020); Chief Investment Officer, Chinquapin Trust Company (1999 to 2020)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

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  MANAGEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

James R. Seward, CFA (70)

 

 

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chairman of the Board and Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Private investor (2000 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Sooner Holdings (formerly Syntroleum Corporation) (1988 to 2015); Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (2008 to 2019)

 

 

Interested Trustees(1)(2)(3)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (58)(5)(6)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2012

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Assistant Secretary (March 2018 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

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  MANAGEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (58)(5)(6)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2012 and Assistant Secretary, (March 2018 to present)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Assistant Secretary, RBC Funds (March 2018 to present);Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012)

 

 

Kathleen A. Hegna (55)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer since May 2009 and Treasurer since March 2014

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Head, U.S. Fund Operations, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (September 2022 to present); Associate Vice President and Director, Mutual Fund Services, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to September 2022)

 

 

Christina M. Weber (54)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Compliance Officer since December 2012 and Secretary since September 2017

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (June 2018 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Assistant Secretary, RBC Funds (2013 to 2017)

 

 

 

(1)

Except as otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee/Officer is RBC Funds Trust, 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.

 

(2)

All Trustees must retire on or before December 31 of the year in which they reach age 75. The Board may temporarily waive this requirement when necessary to avoid depriving the Board of a Trustee with critical skills.

 

(3)

On December 31, 2009, Voyageur Asset Management Inc. changed its name to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. Any references to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.

 

(4)

Each officer serves in such capacity for an indefinite period of time until his or her removal, resignation or retirement.

 

(5)

Kathleen A. Gorman has been determined to be an interested Trustee by virtue of her position with the Advisor.

 

(6)

Effective October 14, 2022, Kathleen A. Gorman resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of the Trust, and the Board of Trustees appointed David Eikenberg as the President, Chief Executive Officer and interested Trustee of the Trust. In addition, effective October 14, 2022, the Board of Trustees appointed each of Jodi DeFeyter and Tara Tilbury as an Assistant Secretary of the Trust.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes information about the Funds’ Trustees. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll free: 1-800-422-2766.

 

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  SHARE CLASS INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

The RBC Equity Funds offer three share classes. These three share classes are the A, R6 and I classes.

 

 

Class A

Class A shares are offered by all Funds and are available for purchase primarily through investment advisors, broker-dealers, banks and other financial services intermediaries. Class A shares of the Funds are currently subject to a maximum up-front sales charge of 5.75% and a 1.00% CDSC for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase. Class A shares currently include a 0.25% (25 bps) annual 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

 

Class I

Class I shares are available in all of the Funds. This share class is intended for investors meeting certain minimum investment thresholds. This share class does not have an up-front sales charge (load) or a 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

 

Class R6

Class R6 shares are available in SMID Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Core Fund and Small Cap Value Fund. This share class is intended for investors meeting certain minimum investment thresholds. This share class does not have an up-front sales charge (load) or a 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

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  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Shareholder Expense Examples

As a shareholder of the RBC Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the RBC 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 period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022.

 

 

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

          Beginning
Account Value
4/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
9/30/22
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/22–9/30/22
    Annualized
Expense Ratio

During Period
4/1/22–9/30/22
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

         
    Class A       $1,000.00       $842.70       $4.96       1.08%  
    Class I       1,000.00       844.00       3.82       0.83%  
    Class R6       1,000.00       844.10       3.63       0.79%  

Enterprise Fund

         
    Class A       1,000.00       838.80       6.14       1.34%  
    Class I       1,000.00       840.00       5.00       1.09%  

Small Cap Core Fund

         
    Class A       1,000.00       822.70       5.29       0.58%  
    Class I       1,000.00       823.60       4.10       0.45%  
    Class R6       1,000.00       823.60       3.92       0.43%  

Microcap Value Fund

         
    Class A       1,000.00       847.00       6.10       0.66%  
    Class I       1,000.00       848.20       4.99       0.54%  

Small Cap Value Fund

         
    Class A       1,000.00       859.20       4.94       1.06%  
    Class I       1,000.00       859.90       3.96       0.85%  
    Class R6       1,000.00       861.50       3.73       0.80%  

* Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect one half year period).

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each RBC Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

        Beginning
Account Value
4/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
9/30/22
    Expenses Paid
During Period
4/1/22-9/30/22
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/22-9/30/22
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

         
  Class A     $1,000.00       $1,019.55       $5.44       1.08%  
  Class I     1,000.00       1,020.79       4.18       0.83%  
  Class R6     1,000.00       1,020.99       3.98       0.79%  

Enterprise Fund

         
  Class A     1,000.00       1,018.25       6.74       1.34%  
  Class I     1,000.00       1,019.50       5.49       1.09%  

Small Cap Core Fund

         
  Class A     1,000.00       1,044.20       5.93       0.58%  
  Class I     1,000.00       1,045.50       4.60       0.45%  
  Class R6     1,000.00       1,045.70       4.40       0.43%  

Microcap Value Fund

         
  Class A     1,000.00       1,043.40       6.74       0.66%  
  Class I     1,000.00       1,044.60       5.52       0.54%  

Small Cap Value Fund

         
  Class A     1,000.00       1,019.75       5.37       1.06%  
  Class I     1,000.00       1,020.81       4.31       0.85%  
  Class R6     1,000.00       1,021.06       4.05       0.80%  

 

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  APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Information Regarding the Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements

In September 2022, after evaluating the services provided by RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (the “Advisor”) and reviewing the performance, fees, and expenses of the Funds, the RBC Funds Board of Trustees determined to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreements (“Agreements”) with the Advisor for each Fund for an additional year.

As part of their review of the Agreements, the Trustees requested and considered information regarding the advisory services performed by the Advisor; the staffing and qualifications of the personnel responsible for operating and managing the Funds; and the Funds’ performance, fees, and expenses. The Trustees considered information provided at regular quarterly Board and Committee meetings throughout the year as well as information presented at two special meetings held to review requested material related to the proposed renewals. The proposed renewals were considered at the second of these special meetings. The information included material provided by the Advisor, as well as reports prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., an independent statistical compilation company providing comparative fee and expense information and comparative performance information for the Funds. In connection with their deliberations, the independent Trustees were advised by independent legal counsel with regard to the materials and their responsibilities under relevant laws and regulations.

The Trustees met with representatives from the Advisor’s senior management team, as well as senior investment professionals, to discuss the information and the Advisor’s ongoing management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed the nature, quality, and extent of the services provided to the Funds by the Advisor, including information as to each Fund’s performance relative to appropriate index benchmarks as well as their respective Morningstar categories. For several of the Funds, the Board also reviewed comparative information with respect to custom peer groups designed to align more closely with the Funds’ specific investment strategies.

The Trustees recognized the strong research and fundamental analysis capabilities of the Advisor’s investment teams and their extensive portfolio management experience, as well as the Advisor’s effective trading, operational, and compliance structure and systems as well as the Advisor’s application of portfolio engineering approaches to the management of the funds.

The Board then reviewed the performance of each Fund vs. relevant securities benchmarks and fund peer groups. It was noted that in several cases a Fund’s style characteristics were not fully in alignment with its assigned category. The Trustees also noted recent performance improvements by the RBC Small Cap Core Fund and the RBC Small Cap Value Fund as well as the fact that most of the Funds had achieved better-than-median performance versus their respective peer groups for the most recent 1-and 3-year periods.

The Trustees reviewed comparative advisory fee and expense information for each Fund, together with information regarding the Advisor’s contractual agreement to subsidize Fund expenses at competitive levels through expense limitation agreements. The Trustees noted that advisory fees and expense ratios were competitive and, in particular, that none of the Funds had total net expenses below the median of its peer group.

The Trustees also reviewed reports from the Advisor regarding its management of other investment client accounts with similar strategies, including the advisory fees paid and the reasons for differences in fees, which included liquidity management and matters related to mutual fund operations. The Trustees reviewed profitability data—including year-over-year variances—for the Advisor and considered information regarding other benefits the Advisor and its affiliates derived from their relationships with the Funds, including soft dollar research. It was also noted that the Advisor does not receive any additional fee for its administrative services to the Funds.

Based upon their review, the Trustees determined that the advisory fees proposed to be payable to the Advisor were fair and reasonable in light of the nature and quality of services provided under all of the circumstances and were within the range of what might have been negotiated at arms’ length. The Trustees concluded that it was in the interests of the Funds and their shareholders for the Trustees to

 

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  APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

approve the continuation of the Agreements and the expense limitation agreements for the Funds for an additional year. In arriving at their collective decision to approve the renewal of the Agreements, the Trustees did not assign relative weights to the factors discussed above or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of itself.

 

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RBC Funds

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

800-422-2766

www.rbcgam.com

Performance data represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The principal value of an investment and investment return will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are provided for the information of RBC Funds shareholders. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which contains information concerning investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. There is no assurance that certain securities will remain in or out of each fund’s portfolio. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers through the year ended September 30, 2022.

NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. serves as investment advisor for the RBC Funds.

RBC Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors LLC.

 

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Annual Report
For the year ended September 30, 2022
U.S. Government Money Market Fund


              

    

 

         

 

RBC Funds

  
             

About your

Annual Report

         

 

This annual report includes detailed information about your Fund including financial statements, performance, and a complete list of its holdings.

 
          We hope the financial information presented will help you evaluate your investment in the RBC Funds. We also encourage you to read your Fund’s prospectus for further detail as to your Fund’s investment policies and risk profile. RBC Funds prospectuses and performance information subsequent to the date of this report are available on our website at www.rbcgam.com.
         

 

A description of the policies and procedures that your Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-422-2766; (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.com; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

           

 

Each year the Trust files its proxy voting record for the twelve-month period ended June 30 with the SEC on Form N-PX no later than August 31. The records can be obtained on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge by calling the Funds at 1-800-422-2766.

 
Table of          

Letter from the Portfolio Managers

   1
Contents          

Money Market Portfolio Managers

   3
         

Performance Summary (Unaudited)

   4
         

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

   6
          Financial Statements   
         

- Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   14
         

- Statement of Operations

   16
         

- Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   17
         

Financial Highlights

   18
         

Notes to Financial Statements

   21
         

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   29
         

Other Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

   30
         

Management (Unaudited)

   31
         

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

   34
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            


 

  LETTER FROM THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

 

         

 

At RBC, we understand the high priority that our shareholders place on addressing their liquidity needs while striving to ensure their wealth is preserved. While there were many headwinds throughout the past year, the U.S. Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) continued to provide a solid financial solution for our shareholders.

         
 

 

It’s been an extraordinary year defined by persistently high inflation and the Federal Reserve’s aggressive response to tighten monetary policy that sent interest rates soaring to some of the highest levels we‘ve seen in years. Inflation is the key focus for the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”)as Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) readings continue to be at multi decade highs. In response, the Fed has now delivered three consecutive outsized hikes of 75 basis points (bps) in the federal funds rate during its June, July and September meetings. By the end of September, the federal funds rate was in a range of 3.00%-3.25%. For perspective, at the beginning of 2022, that rate was still in the range of 0.00%-0.25%. Worse than expected CPI inflation prints continued to drive the outsized hikes and intensify the Fed’s hawkish sentiment throughout the year. The Fed has reiterated its intent to combat inflation and is expected to continue raising rates until inflation is contained, as restoring price stability is the Fed’s main focus. Potential outcomes continue to be wide-ranging as investors assess whether the Fed can successfully control inflation while orchestrating a soft landing for the economy. However, a recession in 2023 seems increasingly likely.

 

U.S. Treasury yields, especially on the very front end of the yield curve, have risen at an incredibly rapid pace during the year. By September 30, the 3-month Treasury bill yielded 3.25% and the 12-month Treasury bill yielded 3.93%, year-to-date increases of 321 bps and 356 bps, respectively. As front-end yields increased, the yield curve continued to flatten over the year, with the 10-year and 2-year spread at -45 bps by the end of September. The rise in yields continues to be notable, and will likely be volatile, particularly around key data releases and Fed speak.

 

Government money market funds came into 2022 still challenged by the ultra-low interest rate environment. This has certainly reversed, as government money market funds are now able to take advantage of some of the most elevated reinvestment rates offered in years.As we continue to navigate this uncertain and volatile environment, we actively look for opportunities to add incremental yield in the Fund and seek to maintain a stable net asset value.

 

Thank you for your continued confidence and trust in the RBC Funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

Brandon T. Swensen, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager, U.S. Fixed Income

 

Brian Svendahl, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager, U.S. Fixed Income

         

 

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    LETTER FROM THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

 

 

     
     

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

Opinions expressed are subject to change, not guaranteed, and not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

 

The Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. Indexes are available for the U.S. and various geographic areas.

 

A basis point is a unit of measure equal to one one-hundredth of a percent.

 

The U.S. Treasury yield curve represents the yield of a U.S. Treasury Bond at different maturities. A U.S. Treasury Bond is theoretically considered to be free of default risk, and represents the minimum yield investors are prepared to accept for bonds of different maturities.

 

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

     

 

    

 

     

 

    

 

     

 

    

 

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

 

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  MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

     
          
 

 

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM-US”), serves as the investment advisor to the Fund. RBC GAM-US employs a team approach to the management of the U.S. Government Money Market Fund, with no individual team member being solely responsible for the investment decisions. The Fund’s management team has access to RBC GAM-US’s investment research and other money management resources.

 

         

 

Brandon T. Swensen, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Brandon is a senior portfolio manager within the RBC GAM-US fixed income team. In addition to co-leading the fixed income group based in Minneapolis, he is a portfolio manager for several cash management and core solutions. Brandon joined the RBC GAM-US Mortgage and Government team in 2000, having earlier held positions as a research analyst covering asset-backed securities and credit, and as a financial analyst. Brandon began his career in the investment industry in 1998. He earned a BS in finance from St. Cloud State University and an MBA in finance from the University of St. Thomas.He is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Society of Minnesota.

 

         

 

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Brandon T. Swensen,

CFA

 

Brian Svendahl, CFA

 

Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Brian is a senior portfolio manager within the RBC GAM-US fixed income team. He has been the lead portfolio manager for RBC GAM-US’s impact investing strategies since 2006 along with many government and mortgage strategies. Brian joined RBC GAM-US in 2005 and has co-led the Minneapolis-based fixed income group since 2012. He had previously held several risk management, research, and trading positions with a large American multinational financial services company and first started in the investment industry in 1992. Brian earned a BS in economics from the University of Minnesota and a BBA in finance and MBA from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. Brian is a CFA charterholder.

 

     

 

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Brian Svendahl, CFA

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 
                

    

 

 
                        
Investment Objective          

 

The Fund is a money market fund that seeks to achieve as high a level of current income obtainable from investments in short-term securities as is consistent with prudent investment management, the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity.

 

 

 
                             SEC 7-Day Annualized Yield  
                      Total Return
for the
Year Ended
September 30, 2022
    

September 30,

2022

     September 30,
2021
 
          RBC Institutional Class 1      0.60%        2.55%        0.03%  
          RBC Institutional Class 2      0.52%        2.40%        0.03%  
          RBC Investor Class      0.25%        1.67%        0.03%  
 
                  
     
          Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Performance shown reflects contractual fee waivers, without such fee waivers total returns would be reduced. For performance data current to most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.us.

 

         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         

 

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)

 

          
                          
Money Market Maturity Schedule                   Asset Allocation  
As a percentage of value of investments based on effective maturity as of September 30, 2022.      
 
     U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
                

Less than 8 days

     85.3%          

8 to 14 days

     0.0%          

15 to 30 days

     1.5%          

31 to 180 days

     12.1%          

Over 180 days

     1.2%          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

               Principal        
Amount
                    Value  
 

U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages —27.47%

  
 

Fannie Mae — 0.38%

  
  $  32,959,000     2.38%, 1/19/23    $ 33,154,913  
      

 

 

 
 

Federal Farm Credit — 24.22%

  
             220,000,000     0.34%, 12/20/22      219,997,600  
    25,000,000     (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Money Market Yield - 0.015%), 3.28%, 1/29/24(a)      25,029,480  
    100,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.018%), 2.98%, 7/13/23(a)      100,000,000  
    75,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.020%), 2.98%, 4/10/23(a)      74,999,198  
    60,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.023%), 2.98%, 9/15/23(a)      60,000,000  
    270,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.025%), 2.99%, 8/28/23(a)      270,000,000  
    141,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.025%), 2.99%, 9/8/23(a)      140,995,238  
    61,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.025%), 2.99%, 9/27/23(a)      60,998,693  
    90,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.025%), 2.99%, 8/4/23(a)      90,000,000  
    90,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.025%), 2.99%, 8/10/23(a)      90,000,000  
    99,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.025%), 2.99%, 10/27/23(a)      99,000,000  
    95,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.030%), 2.99%, 10/12/22(a)      95,000,288  
    85,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.030%), 2.99%, 10/13/23(a)      85,000,000  
    87,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.030%), 2.99%, 10/20/23(a)      87,000,000  
    150,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.030%), 2.99%, 10/27/23(a)      150,000,000  
    42,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.040%), 3.00%, 3/10/23(a)      42,000,000  
    100,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.040%), 3.00%, 11/2/23(a)      100,000,000  
    87,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.045%), 3.01%, 10/16/23(a)      87,000,000  
    31,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.050%), 3.01%, 2/17/23(a)      31,000,000  
    64,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.055%), 3.02%, 1/10/24(a)      64,000,000  
    38,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.060%), 3.02%, 1/13/23(a)      38,000,000  
    51,220,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.075%), 3.04%, 11/3/22(a)      51,220,295  
    40,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.080%), 3.04%, 10/14/22(a)      40,000,000  
    6,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.320%), 3.28%, 6/9/23(a)      6,012,509  
      

 

 

 
           2,107,253,301  
      

 

 

 
 

Federal Home Loan Banks — 2.82%

  
    91,850,000     0.13%, 10/21/22      91,843,827  
    10,000,000     3.38%, 9/1/23      9,975,550  
    10,000,000     4.30%, 9/26/23      9,995,955  
    40,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.035%), 3.00%, 5/19/23(a)      40,000,000  
    18,500,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.055%), 3.02%, 2/3/23(a)      18,501,596  
    75,000,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.080%), 3.04%, 10/26/22(a)      75,000,000  
      

 

 

 
         245,316,928  
      

 

 

 
 

Freddie Mac — 0.05%

  
    4,715,000     (SOFR RATE + 0.065%), MTN, 3.03%, 11/10/22(a)      4,715,182  
      

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages

     2,390,440,324  
      

 

 

 
 

(Cost $2,390,440,324)

  

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

               Principal        
Amount
           Value  
 

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 11.84%

  
 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes — 2.01%

  
             $150,000,000      (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Money Market Yield - 0.075%), 2.05%, 4/30/24(a)    $ 149,921,457  
    25,000,000      (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Money Market Yield + 0.037%), 3.33%, 7/31/24(a)      25,012,209  
       

 

 

 
          174,933,666  
       

 

 

 
 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 9.83%

  
    250,000,000      0.13%, 10/31/22      250,004,632  
    275,000,000      0.13%, 11/30/22      274,981,159  
    50,000,000      0.13%, 2/28/23      49,832,895  
    50,000,000      1.50%, 2/28/23      50,147,986  
    150,000,000      1.50%, 12/15/22      150,432,451  
    40,000,000      2.75%, 5/31/23      39,932,623  
    40,000,000      2.75%, 7/31/23      39,910,046  
       

 

 

 
          855,241,792  
       

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

     1,030,175,458  
       

 

 

 
 

(Cost $1,030,175,458)

  
 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 10.62%

  
 

U.S. International Development Finance Corp. — 10.62%

  
    11,750,000      0.00%, 11/15/22(b),(c)      11,779,874  
    4,250,000      0.00%, 2/15/23(b),(c)      4,250,000  
    13,446,115      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.00%, 7/7/40(a)      13,446,115  
    1,750,000      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 5/15/24(a)      1,750,000  
    1,615,384      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 5/15/24(a)      1,615,384  
    1,590,909      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 5/15/24(a)      1,590,909  
    1,458,333      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 5/15/24(a)      1,458,333  
    6,285,714      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 8/15/25(a)      6,285,714  
    6,000,000      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 8/15/25(a)      6,000,001  
    5,739,131      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 8/15/25(a)      5,739,131  
    5,000,000      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 8/15/25(a)      5,000,000  
    4,342,105      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 5/15/26(a)      4,342,105  
    3,333,333      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 5/15/26(a)      3,333,333  
    1,650,000      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 5/15/26(a)      1,650,000  
    15,905,660      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 1/15/30(a)      15,905,660  
    7,111,000      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 5/15/30(a)      7,111,000  
    7,756,410      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 10/15/32(a)      7,756,410  
    4,294,872      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 11/15/33(a)      4,294,872  
    9,038,462      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.12%, 6/15/34(a)      9,038,462  
    3,347,368      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.15%, 3/15/24(a)      3,347,368  
    8,233,335      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.15%, 6/20/27(a)      8,233,335  
    5,066,668      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.15%, 6/20/27(a)      5,066,668  
    35,000,000      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.15%, 3/15/30(a)      35,000,000  
    24,430,907      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.15%, 7/7/40(a)      24,430,907  
    22,790,025      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.15%, 7/7/40(a)      22,790,025  

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

                 Principal        
Amount
          Value  
  $        9,567,252     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.15%, 7/7/40(a)    $ 9,567,252  
    4,102,205     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.15%, 7/7/40(a)      4,102,205  
    7,868,400     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.17%, 7/5/38(a)      7,868,400  
    4,282,800     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.17%, 7/5/38(a)      4,282,800  
    2,788,800     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.17%, 7/5/38(a)      2,788,800  
    1,992,000     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.17%, 7/5/38(a)      1,992,000  
    5,000,000     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 3/20/24(a)      5,000,000  
    26,249,999     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 1/20/27(a)             26,249,999  
    13,866,442     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 6/20/27(a)      13,866,442  
    7,125,001     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 6/20/27(a)      7,125,001  
    4,401,668     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 6/20/27(a)      4,401,668  
    4,180,001     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 6/20/27(a)      4,180,001  
    3,166,668     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 6/20/27(a)      3,166,668  
    14,107,142     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 9/20/27(a)      14,107,142  
    6,969,697     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 6/15/28(a)      6,969,697  
    4,648,788     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 6/15/28(a)      4,648,788  
    5,000,000     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 8/15/29(a)      5,000,000  
    31,312,500     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 9/20/32(a)      31,312,500  
    9,638,550     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 6/15/34(a)      9,638,550  
    6,770,085     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 6/15/34(a)      6,770,085  
    22,089,600     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 1/20/35(a)      22,089,600  
    17,579,640     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 1/20/35(a)      17,579,640  
    17,119,440     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 1/20/35(a)      17,119,440  
    16,567,200     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 1/20/35(a)      16,567,200  
    12,885,600     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 1/20/35(a)      12,885,579  
    7,731,360     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 1/20/35(a)      7,731,360  
    7,271,160     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 1/20/35(a)      7,271,160  
    4,602,000     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 1/20/35(a)      4,602,000  
    1,472,640     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 1/20/35(a)      1,472,640  
    23,232,500     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 4/20/35(a)      23,232,500  
    19,329,440     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 4/20/35(a)      19,329,440  
    19,143,580     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 4/20/35(a)      19,143,580  
    14,404,150     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 4/20/35(a)      14,404,150  
    14,125,360     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 4/20/35(a)      14,125,360  
    8,735,420     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 4/20/35(a)      8,735,420  
    8,084,910     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 4/20/35(a)      8,084,910  
    7,620,260     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 4/20/35(a)      7,620,260  
    6,783,890     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 4/20/35(a)      6,783,890  
    4,646,500     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 4/20/35(a)      4,646,500  
    14,918,445     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 11/20/37(a)      14,918,445  
    13,674,015     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 7/7/40(a)      13,674,015  
    6,221,458     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.25%, 7/7/40(a)      6,221,458  
    5,000,000     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.41%, 3/20/24(a)      5,000,000  
    5,500,000     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.41%, 6/15/25(a)      5,500,000  
    9,018,948     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.41%, 9/15/25(a)      9,018,948  
    10,560,000     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.41%, 9/15/26(a)      10,560,000  
    6,666,667     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.41%, 9/15/26(a)      6,666,667  
    8,256,818     (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.41%, 9/30/27(a)      8,256,818  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

               Principal        
Amount
           Value  
             $73,518,499      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.41%, 2/15/28(a)    $ 73,518,499  
    20,257,692      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.41%, 6/20/28(a)      20,257,692  
    9,375,000      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.41%, 11/15/28(a)      9,375,000  
    26,055,556      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.070%), 3.41%, 8/15/29(a)             26,055,556  
    9,900,000      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.41%, 8/15/29(a)      9,900,000  
    47,250,000      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.41%, 3/15/30(a)      47,250,000  
    11,916,667      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.41%, 10/15/30(a)      11,916,667  
    20,000,000      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.41%, 8/15/31(a)      20,000,000  
    3,233,038      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.41%, 12/15/33(a)      3,233,038  
    5,726,080      (US Treasury Bill Yield 3-Month + 0.000%), 3.41%, 3/30/37(a)      5,726,080  
       

 

 

 
            924,727,116  
       

 

 

 
 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     924,727,116  
       

 

 

 
 

(Cost $924,727,116)

  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

      

        Principal        

Amount

           Value  
 

Variable Rate Demand Note — 1.33%

  
 

Municipal Bonds — 1.33%

  
 

New York — 0.95%

  
    $12,500,000      New York City Housing Development Corp. Brittany Development Revenue, Series A, 2.48%, 6/15/29, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae), Callable 10/15/22 @ 100(d)    $ 12,499,375  
    22,200,000      New York City Housing Development Corp. Royal Properties Revenue, Series A, 2.43%, 4/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae), Callable 10/15/22 @ 100(d)      22,198,890  
    2,800,000      New York State Housing Finance Agency Series B, 3.18%, 5/15/33, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae), Callable 10/07/22 @ 100(d)      2,800,000  
    44,860,000      New York State Housing Finance Agency 10 Liberty Revenue, Series A, 2.43%, 5/1/35, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac), Callable 10/07/22 @ 100(d)      44,857,309  
       

 

 

 
          82,355,574  
       

 

 

 
 

Washington — 0.24%

  
    305,000      Washington State Housing Finance Commission Rainier Court Project Revenue, Series B, 3.20%, 12/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae), Callable 10/15/22 @ 100(d)      305,000  
    4,600,000      Washington State Housing Finance Commission Fairwinds Redmon Revenue, 3.07%, 7/1/41, (Credit Support: Federal Home Loan Bank), Callable 10/07/22 @ 100(d)      4,600,000  
    3,145,000      Washington State Housing Finance Commission Fairwinds Project Revenue, Series B, 3.07%, 7/1/41, (Credit Support: Federal Home Loan Bank), Callable 10/07/22 @ 100(d)      3,145,000  
    3,425,000      Washington State Housing Finance Commission Lodge at Eagle Ridge Revenue, Series B, 3.07%, 8/1/41, (Credit Support: East West Bank), Callable 10/07/22 @ 100(d)      3,425,000  
    9,200,000      Washington State Housing Finance Commission Ballard Land Revenue, Series B, 3.07%, 12/15/41, (Credit Support: East West Bank), Callable 10/07/22 @ 100(d)      9,200,000  
       

 

 

 
          20,675,000  
       

 

 

 
 

Wisconsin — 0.14%

  
    12,320,000      Public Finance Authority Brannan Park Project Revenue, 3.07%, 1/1/48, (Credit Support: East West Bank), Callable 10/07/22 @ 100(d)      12,320,000  
       

 

 

 
          115,350,574  
       

 

 

 
 

Total Variable Rate Demand Note

     115,350,574  
       

 

 

 
 

(Cost $115,350,574)

  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

       Principal
Amount
           Value  
 

Repurchase Agreements — 47.97%

  
    $  25,000,000     

Barclays Capital, Inc., dated 9/30/22; due 10/3/22 at 3.05% with maturity value of $25,006,354 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 5/15/47 to 8/15/47 at rates ranging from 2.75%% to 3.00%, aggregate original par and fair value of $30,788,900 and $25,500,076, respectively)

     $  25,000,000  
    

 

 
    

Total Value of Barclays Capital, Inc.,

(collateral value of $ 25,500,076)

     25,000,000  
    

 

 
    350,000,000     

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 9/30/22; due 10/3/22 at 3.05% with maturity value of $350,088,958 (fully collateralized by Ginnie Mae and U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 5/31/23 to 6/20/47 at rates ranging from 0.875% to 5.00% aggregate original par and fair value of $1,754,569,043 and $357,000,031, respectively)

     350,000,000  
    250,000,000     

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 9/30/22; due 10/3/22 at 3.05% with maturity value of $250,063,542 (fully collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Farm Credit Bank securities with maturity dates ranging from 12/8/23 to 8/5/25 at rates ranging from 0.25% to 3.22%, aggregate original par and fair value of $254,165,000 and $255,000,387, respectively

     250,000,000  
    200,000,000     

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 9/30/22; due 10/4/22 at 3.05% with maturity value of $200,118,611 (fully collateralized by Ginnie Mae and U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 10/31/22 to 8/20/45 at rates ranging from 0.125% to 5.75%, aggregate original par and fair value of $986,777,377 and $204,000,083, respectively)

     200,000,000  
    50,000,000     

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated 9/30/22; due 10/3/22 at 3.00% with maturity value of $50,012,500 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 8/15/50 to 5/15/51 at rates ranging from 0.125% to 2.375%, aggregate original par and fair value of $66,685,300 and $51,000,068, respectively)

     50,000,000  
    

 

 
    

Total Value of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.,

(collateral value of $ 867,000,568)

     850,000,000  
    

 

 
    50,000,000     

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, dated 9/30/22; due 10/4/22 at 3.04% with maturity value of $50,012,667 (fully collateralized by Ginnie Mae security with a maturity date of 1/20/51 at a rate of 2.00%, original par and fair value of $76,742,871 and $51,000,000, respectively)

     50,000,000  
    

 

 
    

Total Value of Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank,

  
    

(collateral value of $ 51,000,000)

     50,000,000  
    

 

 

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

       Principal
Amount
           Value  
    $   100,000,000     

Deutsche Bank Securities, dated 9/30/22; due 10/3/22 at 3.05% with maturity value of $100,025,417 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Federal Farm Credit Bank securities with maturity dates ranging from 12/16/22 to 11/26/36 at rates ranging from 0.00% to 6.75%, aggregate original par and fair value of $107,008,000 and $102,000,694, respectively)

     $   100,000,000  
    

 

 
    

Total Value of Deutsche Bank Securities,

(collateral value of $ 102,000,694)

     100,000,000  
    

 

 
    2,150,000,000     

Federal Reserve, dated 9/30/22; due 10/3/22 at 3.05% with maturity value of $2,150,546,458 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 11/15/22 to 2/15/51 at rates ranging from 0.125% to 2.625%, aggregate original par and fair value of $2,357,560,900 and $2,143,584,190, respectively)

     2,150,000,000  
    

 

 
    

Total Value of Federal Reserve,

(collateral value of $ 2,150,546,520)

     2,150,000,000  
    

 

 
    100,000,000     

ING Financial Markets LLC, dated 9/30/22; due 10/3/22 at 3.05% with maturity value of $ 100,025,417 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 4/15/24 to 8/15/49 at rates ranging from 0.25% to 3.50%, aggregate original par and fair value of $114,258,000 and $102,000,014, respectively)

     100,000,000  
    100,000,000     

ING Financial Markets LLC, dated 9/30/22; due 10/3/22 at 3.05% with maturity value of $100,025,417 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities with maturity dates ranging from 2/15/23 to 5/15/41 at rates ranging from 0.625% to 2.25%, aggregate original par and fair value of $120,980,000 and $102,099,764, respectively)

     100,000,000  
    

 

 
    

Total Value of ING Financial Markets LLC,

(collateral value of $ 204,099,778)

     200,000,000  
    

 

 
    200,000,000     

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Smith, dated 9/30/22; due 10/3/22 at 3.05% with maturity value of $200,050,833 (fully collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank securities with maturity dates ranging from 3/28/25 to 6/30/42 at rates ranging from 2.32 to 5.00%, aggregate original par and fair value of $218,790,000 and $204,000,772, respectively)

     200,000,000  
    100,000,000     

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Smith, dated 9/30/22; due 10/3/22 at 2.95% with maturity value of $ 100,024,583 (fully collateralized by a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date of 1/31/24 at a rate of 3.28%, original par and fair value of $102,000,048 and $101,535,000, respectively)

     100,000,000  
    

 

 
    

Total Value of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Smith,

(collateral value of $ 305,535,772)

     300,000,000  
    

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

     Principal
Amount
           Value  
    $300,000,000     

National Australia Bank, dated 9/30/22; due 10/3/22 at 3.05% with maturity value of $300,025,417 (fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury security with a maturity date of 5/31/26 at a rate of 0.75%, aggregate original par and fair value of $343,285,000 and $304,745,895, respectively)

   $ 300,000,000  
    

 

 
    

Total Value of National Australia Bank,

(collateral value of $ 304,745,895)

     300,000,000  
    

 

 
    200,000,000     

TD Securities (USA), dated 9/30/22; due 10/4/22 at 3.05% with maturity value of $200,118, 611 (fully collateralized by Ginnie Mae and Freddie Mac securities with maturity dates ranging from 3/20/27 to 9/20/52 at rates ranging from 1.50% to 8.50%, aggregate original par and fair value of $598,416,054 and $204,000,000, respectively)

     200,000,000  
    

 

 
    

Total Value of TD Securities (USA),

(collateral value of $ 204,000,000)

     200,000,000  
    

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

     4,175,000,000  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $4,175,000,000)

 

Total Investments

   $ 8,635,693,472  

(Cost $8,635,693,472)(e) — 99.23%

  

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.77%

     67,423,956  
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS —100.00%

   $ 8,703,117,428  
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Floating rate note. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(b)

Represents effective yield to maturity on date of purchase.

 

(c)

Zero Coupon Bond. The rate represents the yield at time of purchase.

 

(d)

Variable or floating rate security, which interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

 

(e)

Tax cost of securities is equal to book cost of securities.

Abbreviations used are defined below:

MTN - Medium Term Note

SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

September 30, 2022           
   

U.S. Government
Money Market Fund

 

Assets:

    

Investments, at value (cost $4,460,693,472)

            $4,460,693,472  

Repurchase agreements, at value (cost $4,175,000,000)

       4,175,000,000  

Cash

       7,583,057  

Interest and dividend receivable

       13,926,882  

Receivable for capital shares issued

       850,000  

Due from broker

       50,000,000  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

       300,456  
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       8,708,353,867  
    

 

 

 
    

Liabilities:

    

Professional fees payable

       4,404  

Distributions payable

       1,247,358  

Accrued expenses and other payables:

    

Investment advisory fees

       675,349  

Accounting fees

       80,077  

Audit fees

       34,548  

Trustees’ fees

       144,632  

Distribution fees

       2,707,908  

Custodian fees

       27,469  

Shareholder reports

       165,834  

Shareholder servicing fees

       130,264  

Transfer agent fees

       7,880  

Other

       10,716  
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       5,236,439  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

       $8,703,117,428  
    

 

 

 
    

Net Assets Consists of:

    

Capital

       $8,702,968,061  

Accumulated earnings

       149,367  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

       $8,703,117,428  
    

 

 

 

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2022           
   

U.S. Government

Money Market Fund

 

Net Assets

    

RBC Institutional Class 1

          $ 2,724,227,184  

RBC Institutional Class 2

       2,966,705,346  

RBC Investor Class

       3,012,184,898  
    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 8,703,117,428  
    

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value):

    

RBC Institutional Class 1

       2,724,159,342  

RBC Institutional Class 2

       2,966,592,688  

RBC Investor Class

       3,012,250,949  
    

 

 

 

Total

       8,703,002,979  
    

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Prices Per Share:

    

RBC Institutional Class 1

     $ 1.00  
    

 

 

 

RBC Institutional Class 2

     $ 1.00  
    

 

 

 

RBC Investor Class

     $ 1.00  
    

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2022     
   

U.S. Government
Money Market Fund

 

Investment Income:

    

Interest income

     $ 79,084,955  
    

 

 

 

Expenses:

         

Investment advisory fees

       17,071,110  

Distribution fees—RBC Institutional Class 2

       5,571,726  

Distribution fees—RBC Investor Class

       51,801,796  

Accounting fees

       980,955  

Audit fees

       37,672  

Custodian fees

       235,708  

Legal fees

       191,070  

Registrations and filing fees

       104,073  

Shareholder reports

       526,903  

Transfer agent fees—RBC Institutional Class1

       27,009  

Transfer agent fees—RBC Institutional Class 2

       8,293  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

       532,853  

Shareholder services administration fees—RBC Institutional Class 1

       4,088,717  

Tax expense

       2,617  

Other fees

       248,421  
    

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee waiver/reimbursement

       81,428,923  

Expenses waived/reimbursed by:

    

Distributor - Class Specific

       (40,437,363

Shareholder Services Administrator - RBC Institutional Class 1

       (4,088,717

Advisor

       (6,812,599
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       30,090,244  
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

       48,994,711  
    

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains/(Losses):

    

Net realized gains from investment transactions

       113,246  
    

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 49,107,957  
    

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

     U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2022
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2021
 

From Investment Activities

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 48,994,711     $ 3,465,985  

Net realized gains from investments

     113,246       770  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     49,107,957       3,466,755  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

    

RBC Institutional Class 1

     (23,625,621     (1,938,778

RBC Institutional Class 2

     (16,098,055     (766,509

RBC Investor Class

     (9,278,908     (788,003
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

     (49,002,584     (3,493,290
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     60,873,552,818       78,751,513,282  

Distributions reinvested

     38,732,508       2,621,376  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (72,563,871,364     (74,972,087,943
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (11,651,586,038     3,782,046,715  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets

     (11,651,480,665     3,782,020,180  

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     20,354,598,093       16,572,577,913  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 8,703,117,428     $ 20,354,598,093  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     60,873,552,818       78,751,513,282  

Reinvested

     38,732,508       2,621,376  

Redeemed

     (72,563,871,364     (74,972,087,943
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     (11,651,586,038     3,782,046,715  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)            

 

            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
     Net
Investment
Income(a)
     Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
     Total from
Investment
Activities
     Net
Investment
Income
     Total
Distributions
     Net Asset
Value, End
of Year
 

RBC Institutional Class 1

                    

Year Ended 9/30/22

     $ 1.00        —(b)        0.01         0.01         (0.01)        (0.01)        $ 1.00  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     1.00        —(b)        —(b)        —(b)        —(b)        —(b)        1.00  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     1.00        0.01         —(b)        0.01         (0.01)        (0.01)        1.00  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     1.00        0.02         —(b)        0.02         (0.02)        (0.02)        1.00  

Year Ended 9/30/18

     1.00        0.01         —(b)        0.01         (0.01)        (0.01)        1.00  

RBC Institutional Class 2

                    

Year Ended 9/30/22

     $1.00        —(b)        0.01         0.01         (0.01)        (0.01)        $1.00  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     1.00        —(b)        —(b)        —(b)        —(b)        —(b)        1.00  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     1.00        0.01         —(b)        0.01         (0.01)        (0.01)        1.00  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     1.00        0.02         —(b)        0.02         (0.02)        (0.02)        1.00  

Year Ended 9/30/18

     1.00        0.01         —(b)        0.01         (0.01)        (0.01)        1.00  

RBC Investor Class

                    

Year Ended 9/30/22

     $1.00        —(b)        —         —         —(b)        —(b)        $1.00  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     1.00        —(b)        —(b)        —(b)        —(b)        —(b)        1.00  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     1.00        —(b)        —(b)        —(b)        —(b)        —(b)        1.00  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     1.00        0.01         —(b)        0.01         (0.01)        (0.01)        1.00  

Year Ended 9/30/18

     1.00        0.01         —(b)        0.01         (0.01)        (0.01)        1.00  

(a)  Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b)  Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

            Ratios/Supplemental Data  
     Total
Return
     Net Assets,
End of Year
(millions)
     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*
 

RBC Institutional Class 1

              

Year Ended 9/30/22

     0.60%      $ 2,724        0.07%(a)        0.29%        0.17%  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     0.02%        11,201        0.09%(a)        0.02%        0.17%  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     0.83%        10,821        0.16%(a)        0.43%        0.17%  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     2.19%        1,916        0.19%            2.17%        0.19%  

Year Ended 9/30/18

     1.41%        2,106        0.18%            1.35%        0.19%  

RBC Institutional Class 2

              

Year Ended 9/30/22

     0.52%      $ 2,967        0.15%(b)        0.43%        0.27%  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     0.02%        3,935        0.09%(b)        0.02%        0.27%  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     0.71%        3,358        0.26%(b)        0.62%        0.27%  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     2.09%        2,510        0.29%            2.08%        0.29%  

Year Ended 9/30/18

     1.31%        1,720        0.29%            1.34%        0.29%  

RBC Investor Class

              

Year Ended 9/30/22

     0.25%      $ 3,012        0.36%(c)        0.18%        1.12%  

Year Ended 9/30/21

     0.02%        5,218        0.08%(c)        0.02%        1.12%  

Year Ended 9/30/20

     0.34%        2,394        0.54%(c)        0.25%        1.12%  

Year Ended 9/30/19

     1.37%        1,040        1.00%            1.36%        1.14%  

Year Ended 9/30/18

     0.59%        1,107        1.00%            0.50%        1.13%  

 

*

During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

(a)

During the periods ended September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the Advisor voluntarily waived a portion of its fees. The Fund’s net expense ratio would increase by an amount of 0.09%, 0.08% and 0.01%, respectively, if such voluntary waivers were excluded for the periods ended September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020. See Note 3 – Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates and Note 4 – Fund Distribution for more information.

 

(b)

During the periods ended September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the Advisor and/or Distributor voluntarily waived a portion of its fees. The Fund’s net expense ratio would increase by an amount of 0.11%, 0.18% and 0.01%, respectively, if such voluntary waivers were excluded for the periods ended September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020. See Note 3 – Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates and Note 4 – Fund Distribution for more information.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)            

 

(c)

During the periods ended September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the Advisor and/or Distributor voluntarily waived a portion of its fees. The Fund’s net expense ratio would increase by an amount of 0.65%, 0.92% and 0.46%, respectively, if such voluntary waivers were excluded for the periods ended September 30, 2022, September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020. See Note 3 – Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates and Note 4 – Fund Distribution for more information.

See Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

1. Organization:

RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2003 and currently consists of 20 portfolios. Overall responsibility for the management of the Trust is vested in its Board of Trustees (the “Board”).Predecessor funds to the Trust were reorganized as portfolios of the Trust effective April 16, 2004. This report includes the U.S. Government Money Market Fund (“Fund”).

The Fund offers three share classes: RBC Institutional Class 1, RBC Institutional Class 2 and RBC Investor Class. Prior to November 9, 2017, the Fund also offered shares in RBC Select Class and RBC Reserve Class.

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM-US” or “Advisor” or “Co-Administrator”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. The officers of the Trust (“Fund Management”) are also employees of RBC GAM-US.

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The Fund is an investment company that follows accounting and reporting guidance under the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Summarized below are the significant accounting policies of the Funds. These policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Fund Management follows these policies when preparing financial statements. Fund Management may also be required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The financial statements are as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Security Valuation:

The Fund has elected to use the amortized cost method to value its securities (other than other investment companies) pursuant to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which the Board believes approximates fair market value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security initially at its cost, and, thereafter, a constant proportionate accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums are recorded until the maturity of the security. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, securities valued at amortized cost are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see “Fair Value Measurements” below for additional information). If amortized cost no longer approximates fair value due to credit or other impairments of an issuer, the Fund will determine the fair value of its securities by using pricing and valuation procedures approved by the Board. Investments in open-end investment companies (mutual funds) are valued at net asset value and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

The Board has designated to the Advisor the responsibility for implementing the pricing and valuation procedures, including responsibility for determining the fair value of the Fund’s securities or other assets and liabilities, and has established a Pricing Committee to assist in carrying out supervisory functions related to such responsibilities. The Pricing Committee includes representatives of the Fund’s Advisor, and Co-Administrator, including personnel from accounting and operations, trading, risk management and compliance. The Pricing Committee meets at least quarterly to review and approve Fund valuation matters, including a review of the Fund’s pricing activity and operations, fair value measurements, pricing vendors, policies and procedures, and related controls. At least a quorum of the Pricing Committee shall meet more frequently, as needed, to consider and approve time-sensitive fair valuation matters. The Pricing Committee provides periodic reports to the Valuation, Portfolio Management and Performance Committee (“Valuation Committee”) of the Board regarding pricing and valuation matters. Members of the Pricing Committee meet with the Valuation Committee and the Board at each of their regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions taken during the period.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

In accordance with Rule 2a-7, the fair values of the securities held in the Fund are determined at least once per week using evaluated prices supplied by third-party pricing vendors approved by the Board. The pricing services utilize both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques that take into account appropriate factors such as institutional-sized trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity and type of issue. These security values are then compared to the securities’ amortized cost. If a security price is not available from a pricing service or broker-dealer, or the Advisor determines that a price provided by a pricing service or broker-dealer does not approximate fair value for purposes of this comparison, the security’s fair value will be determined in good faith by the Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures and methodologies approved by the Board. General factors used in determining the fair value of securities include, but are not limited to, fundamental analytical data relating to the security, the issuer and the market, such as duration, prepayment and default rates; general level of interest rates and changes in interest rates; information from broker-dealers; trading in similar securities; any restrictions on disposition of the security; and an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the investments are traded.

Fair Value Measurements:

The Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that categorizes investments based on the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

•  Level 1 - Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date.

•  Level 2 - Significant inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, spreads, prepayment spreads, etc.

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Inputs used in determining fair value of an investment may include, but are not limited to, price information, volatility statistics, credit and market data, and other factors, all of which may be either observable or unobservable. Inputs can vary among investments and will be impacted by the investment type and volume of activity for the particular security or similar securities in the market. Investments in the Level 3 category are generally supported by transactions and quoted prices from dealers participating in the market for those investments. Investments may be included in the Level 3 category due to a lack of market activity or transparency. Internal valuation models may also be used as a pricing source for Level 3 investments. Internal valuation models may rely on one or more unobservable inputs, such as estimated cash flows, financial statement analysis and discount rates.

The summary of inputs used to determine the fair value of the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2022 is as follows:

 

            Level 2      Level 3         
            Significant      Significant         
     Level 1      Observable      Unobservable         
Funds    Quoted Prices      Inputs      Inputs      Total  

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities

           

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     $—        8,635,693,472        $—        8,635,693,472  

Repurchase Agreements:

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with counterparties whom the Advisor has deemed creditworthy, including primary dealers that report to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other large U.S. commercial banks or broker-dealers. These repurchase agreements are subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase such securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. The repurchase price generally equals the price paid by the Fund plus interest negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates.

 

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Securities pledged by the dealers as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until maturity of the repurchase agreement. The Fund has procedures to monitor additional collateral, if needed, to ensure that the daily market value of the collateral remains in excess of the market value of the repurchase agreement in the event of a default.

Master Repurchase Agreements (“MRA”) permit the Fund, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of a MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, the Fund receives securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be received by the Fund upon the maturity of the repurchase transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund recognizes a liability with respect to such excess collateral to reflect the Fund’s obligation under bankruptcy law to return the excess to the counterparty. Details of the counterparties and collateral for repurchase agreements are shown on the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Credit Enhancement:

Certain obligations held by the Fund have credit enhancement or liquidity features that may, under certain circumstances, provide for repayment of principal and interest on the obligation upon demand date, interest rate reset date or final maturity. These enhancements may include: letters of credit; liquidity guarantees; security purchase agreements; tender option purchase agreements and third party insurance.

Investment Transactions and Income:

Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the security is bought or sold (“trade date”). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated based on the cost of the specific security (also known as identified cost basis). Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization or accretion of premium or discount.

Expense, Investment Income and Gain/Loss Allocation:

The Fund pays the expenses that are directly related to its operations, such as custodian fees or advisory fees. Expenses incurred by the Trust, such as trustee or legal fees, are allocated among each of the Funds in the Trust either proportionately based upon the Fund’s relative net assets or using another reasonable basis such as equally across all Funds in the Trust, depending on the nature of the expense. Individual share classes within the Fund are charged expenses specific to that class, such as distribution fees and transfer agent fees. Within the Fund, expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class based upon the proportion of relative net assets. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated to each class of shares based on relative net assets.

Distributions to Shareholders:

The Fund pays out any income that it receives, less expenses, in the form of dividends and capital gain distributions to its shareholders. Income dividends are declared daily and paid monthly. Dividends will also be paid at any time during the month upon total redemption of shares in an account. Capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions are calculated based on federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. These “book/tax” differences may be either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are determined, as of the end of the tax year, to be permanent (e.g. paydowns), they are reclassified within the Fund’s capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment.

When-Issued Transactions:

The Fund may engage in when-issued transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains sufficient liquidity so that cash will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are valued daily beginning on trade date and begin earning interest on the settlement date. As of September 30, 2022, the Fund held no when-issued securities.

 

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Indemnifications:

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts.

 

 

3. Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The Trust has entered into an investment advisory agreement with RBC GAM-US under which RBC GAM-US manages the Fund’s assets and furnishes related office facilities, equipment, research and personnel. The agreement requires the Fund to pay RBC GAM-US a monthly fee based upon average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreement, RBC GAM-US is entitled to receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

     Annual Rate  

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     0.10%  

RBC Institutional Class 1 of the Fund pays the Advisor an annual shareholder services administration fee of 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to RBC Institutional Class 1 shares that is used to compensate financial intermediaries for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. This shareholder services administration fee is not paid pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

RBC GAM-US has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses under an expense limitation agreement in order to maintain the net annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain fees such as interest, taxes and acquired fund fees and expenses) at 0.20% for RBC Institutional Class 1 until January 31, 2023. During the year ended September 30, 2022, there were no fees waived under this agreement.

RBC GAM-US serves as co-administrator to the Fund. BNY Mellon serves as co-administrator and fund accounting agent. Services provided under the administrative services agreement include providing day-to-day administration of matters related to the Fund, maintenance of the records and the preparation of reports. Under the terms of the administrative services agreement, RBC GAM-US does not receive an administration services fee. BNY Mellon receives a fee for its services payable by the Fund based in part on the Fund’s average net assets. BNY Mellon’s fee is included with “Accounting fees” in the Statement of Operations.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Advisor. Such Officers and Trustees receive no compensation from the Fund for serving in their respective roles.

The Trust currently pays each of the independent Trustees (Trustees of the Trust who are not directors, officers or employees of the Advisor, either Co-Administrator or Distributor) an annual retainer of $76,000. The Board Chairperson and Audit Committee Chairperson each receive an additional retainer of $2,500 annually, and all other Trustees serving as Chair of a Board committee each receive an additional retainer of $1,000 annually. In addition, independent Trustees receive a quarterly meeting fee of $6,500 for each in-person Board meeting attended, a meeting fee of $1,500 for each telephonic or special board meeting attended, a $1,500 fee for each Board committee meeting attended, and are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings. These amounts are included in the Statement of Operations in “Trustees’ fees”.

The Advisor has invested in and, as of September 30, 2022, owns 52,232,212 shares of the Fund, representing 0.6% of total Fund net assets.

 

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4. Fund Distribution:

The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Account and Distribution Services (12b-1) Plan (the “Plan”) with respect to RBC Institutional Class 2 and RBC Investor Class, in which Quasar Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s distributor. The Plan permits the Fund to make payments for or to reimburse the Distributor or others, including RBC Capital Markets, LLC, monthly for distribution-related costs and expenses of marketing shares of each share class covered under the Plan, and/or for providing shareholder services. The following chart shows the current Plan fee rate for each class:

 

     RBC Institutional Class 2      RBC Investor Class  

12b-1 Plan Fee

     0.15%        1.00%  

Plan fees are based on average daily net assets of the applicable class. Up to 0.25% of each Plan fee may be designated as a service fee, as defined by the applicable rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Pursuant to a shareholder account and distribution services agreement between the Distributor and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, the Distributor has agreed to compensate RBC Capital Markets, LLC for certain shareholder account servicing support provided to the Fund. RBC Capital Markets, LLC has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to maintain the net annual Fund operating expenses for each class listed below to the following amounts:

 

Share Class

   Operating Expense Limit  

RBC Institutional Class 2

     0.30%  

RBC Investor Class

     1.00%  

This expense limitation agreement is in place until January 31, 2024. The Fund will carry forward, for a period not to exceed 12 months from the date on which a waiver or reimbursement is made by RBC Capital Markets, LLC, any expenses in excess of the expense limitation and repay RBC Capital Markets, LLC such amounts, provided the Fund is able to effect such repayment and remain in compliance with the expense limitation. At September 30, 2022, the amount subject to possible recoupment under the expense limitation agreement is $5,734,970.

RBC Capital Markets, LLC and/or the Advisor may voluntarily waive and/or reimburse additional Fund operating expenses at any time, such as to maintain a minimum yield in the fund. Any such voluntary program may be modified or discontinued at any time without notice.

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the following distribution fees were waived either contractually or voluntarily:

 

Share Class

   Distribution Fees Waived  

RBC Institutional Class 2

     $  2,852,698  

RBC Investor Class

     37,581,979  

During the year ended September 30, 2022, shareholder servicing fees were voluntarily waived for RBC Institutional Class 1 in the amount of $4,088,717. In addition, the Advisor voluntarily waived fees or reimbursed expenses of $ 6,812,599 during the year.

 

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5. Capital Share Transactions

The number of shares sold, reinvested and redeemed correspond to the net proceeds from sale of shares, reinvestments of dividends and cost of shares redeemed, respectively, since shares are issued, reinvested and redeemed at $1.00 per share.

Transactions for the period were as follows:

 

     U.S. Government Money Market Fund  
     For the     For the  
     Year Ended     Year Ended  
     September 30, 2022     September 30, 2021  

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

    

RBC Institutional Class 1

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 47,378,176,192     $ 64,450,842,138  

Distributions reinvested

     12,673,306       1,066,708  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (55,867,762,410     (64,071,316,268
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Institutional Class 1

   $ (8,476,912,912   $ 380,592,578  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Institutional Class 2

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 7,552,972,925     $ 6,011,486,368  

Distributions reinvested

     16,496,567       766,586  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (8,538,063,178     (5,434,544,434
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Institutional Class 2

   $ (968,593,686   $ 577,708,520  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Investor Class

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 5,942,403,701     $ 8,289,184,776  

Distributions reinvested

     9,562,635       788,082  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (8,158,045,776     (5,466,227,241
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Investor Class

   $ (2,206,079,440   $ 2,823,745,617  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   $ (11,651,586,038   $ 3,782,046,715  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

6. Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains. Therefore, no federal tax liability is recorded in the financial statements of the Fund.

For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions, management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Open tax years are those that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e., generally the last three tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). Furthermore, management of the

 

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Funds is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

The tax character of distributions during the year ended September 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From                                
                   Total  
     Ordinary      Total Taxable      Distributions  
     Income      Distributions      Paid  

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

   $ 35,754,236      $ 35,754,236      $ 35,754,236  

The tax character of distributions during the year ended September 30, 2021 were as follows.

 

     Distributions Paid From  
     Ordinary
Income
     Net Long Term
Capital Gains
     Total Taxable
Distributions
     Total
Distributions
Paid
 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     $3,452,863        $1        $3,452,864        $3,452,864  

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because distributions are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of September 30, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
             Income            

  Undistributed
Long Term
Gain
    Distributions
Payable
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Other
Temporary
Differences
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings
 
$13,706,193     $90,602       $(13,647,428)       $—       $—        $149,367  

As of September 30, 2022, the Fund does not have any capital loss carryforward.

Under current tax law, Post-October Capital Losses and Late-Year Ordinary Losses may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Fund did not have any Post-October Capital Losses or Late-Year Ordinary Losses for the year ending

September 30, 2022.

 

 

7. Line of Credit

The Fund, along with other Funds within the Trust, participates in an uncommitted, secured $500,000,000 line of credit with U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), the Funds’ custodian, to be used to fund shareholder redemption requests and for other short-term temporary or emergency general business purposes. The line of credit has a scheduled termination date of July 29, 2023. Interest is charged on borrowings under this line of credit at the Bank’s prime lending rate per annum. Since multiple funds within the Trust participate in this line of credit, there is no assurance that an individual fund will have access to all or any part of the $500,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at September 30, 2022 and there were no borrowings made by the Fund during the period.

 

 

8. Significant Risks

Shareholder concentration risk:

As of September 30, 2022, affiliated broker-dealer omnibus accounts owned 68.7% of the Fund’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by these shareholders may impact the Fund’s performance.

 

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Market risk:

One or more markets in which a Fund invests may go down in value, sometimes sharply and unpredictably, and the value of a Fund’s portfolio securities may fall or fail to rise. Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and political, economic and other conditions and events (including, but not limited to, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics, and social unrest) in one country, region, or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. Furthermore, the occurrence of, among other events, natural or man-made disasters, severe weather or geological events, fires, floods, earthquakes, outbreaks of disease (such as COVID-19, avian influenza or H1N1/09), epidemics, pandemics, malicious acts, cyber-attacks, terrorist acts or the occurrence of climate change, may also adversely impact the performance of a Fund. Such events could adversely impact issuers, markets and economies over the short- and long-term, including in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. A Fund could be negatively impacted if the value of a portfolio holding were harmed by such political or economic conditions or events. Moreover, such negative political and economic conditions and events could disrupt the processes necessary for a Fund’s operations.

 

 

9. Subsequent Events:

Fund Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Board of Trustees of RBC Funds Trust and Shareholders of U.S. Government Money Market Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of U.S. Government Money Market Fund (one of the funds constituting RBC Funds Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) as of September 30, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2022 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of September 30, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

November 28, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the RBC Funds since 2016.

 

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  OTHER FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

The Fund reports a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, as U.S. Government Income as 37.21%.

U.S. Government Income represents the amount of interest that was derived from direct U.S. Government obligations. Generally, such interest is exempt from state income tax.For residents of California, New York and Connecticut the statutory threshold requirements were satisfied. Due to the diversity in state and local tax law, it is recommended you consult a tax adviser as to the applicability of the information provided for your specific situation.

The Fund reports a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, as Qualified Interest Income as defined in the Internal Revenue Code as 100%.

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the Fund has a qualified short term gains percentage of 0.06%.

All reportings are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item above, it is the intention of the Fund to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

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  MANAGEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

Lucy Hancock Bode (71)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Healthcare consultant (self-employed) (1986 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Franklin Street Partners (2014 to present); BioSignia (2006 to 2010).

 

 

Leslie H. Garner Jr. (72)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (2010 to present); President, Cornell College (1994 to 2010)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Phillip G. Goff. (59)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2020

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Vice President/Corporate Controller and Funds Treasurer, TIAA (October 2006-August 2017)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Ronald James (71)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Faculty member (part time), University of St. Thomas (2004 to present), President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Ethical Business Cultures (2000 to January 2017)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Bremer Financial Corporation (2004 to present); Greater Twin Cities United Way (2012 to 2020); Best Buy Co. Inc. (2004 to 2013)

 

 

John A. MacDonald (73)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Treasurer, Hall Family Foundation (1988 to 2020); Chief Investment Officer, Chinquapin Trust Company (1999 to 2020)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

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  MANAGEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

James R. Seward, CFA (70)

 

 

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chairman of the Board and Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Private investor (2000 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Sooner Holdings (formerly Syntroleum Corporation) (1988 to 2015); Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (2008 to 2019)

 

 

Interested Trustees(1)(2)(3)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (58)(5)(6)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2012

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Assistant Secretary (March 2018 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 20

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

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Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (58)(5)(6)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2012 and Assistant Secretary, (March 2018 to present)

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Assistant Secretary, RBC Funds (March 2018 to present);Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2006 to 2012)

 

 

Kathleen A. Hegna (55)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer since May 2009 and Treasurer since March 2014

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Head, U.S. Fund Operations, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (September 2022 to present); Associate Vice President and Director, Mutual Fund Services, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to September 2022)

 

 

Christina M. Weber (54)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Compliance Officer since December 2012 and Secretary since September 2017

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (June 2018 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds (2012 to present); Assistant Secretary, RBC Funds (2013 to 2017)

 

 

(1)

Except as otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee/Officer is RBC Funds Trust, 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.

 

(2)

All Trustees must retire on or before December 31 of the year in which they reach age 75. The Board may temporarily waive this requirement when necessary to avoid depriving the Board of a Trustee with critical skills.

 

(3)

On December 31, 2009, Voyageur Asset Management Inc. changed its name to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. Any references to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.

 

(4)

Each officer serves in such capacity for an indefinite period of time until his or her removal, resignation or retirement.

 

(5)

Kathleen A. Gorman has been determined to be an interested Trustee by virtue of her position with the Advisor.

 

(6)

Effective October 14, 2022, Kathleen A. Gorman resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of the Trust, and the Board of Trustees appointed David Eikenberg as the President, Chief Executive Officer and interested Trustee of the Trust. In addition, effective October 14, 2022, the Board of Trustees appointed each of Jodi DeFeyter and Tara Tilbury as an Assistant Secretary of the Trust.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes information about the Funds’ Trustees. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll free: 1-800-422-2766.

 

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  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Shareholder Expense Examples

As a shareholder of the RBC Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the RBC 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 period from April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022.

 

 

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
4/1/22
     Ending
Account Value

9/30/22
     Expenses Paid
During Period
4/1/22-9/30/22
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period

4/1/22-9/30/22
 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

     $1,000.00        $1,005.90        $1.06        0.21%  

RBC Institutional Class 2

     1,000.00        1,005.10        2.31        0.46%  

RBC Investor Class

     1,000.00        1,002.40        2.36        0.47%  

 

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Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
4/1/22
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/22
     Expenses Paid
During Period
4/1/22-9/30/22
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/22-9/30/22
 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

     $1,000.00        $1,024.02        $1.07        0.21%  

RBC Institutional Class 2

     1,000.00        1,022.76        2.33        0.46%  

RBC Investor Class

     1,000.00        1,022.71        2.38        0.47%  

 

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RBC Funds

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

800-422-2766

www.rbcgam.com

Performance data represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The principal value of an investment and investment return will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are provided for the information of RBC Funds shareholders. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which contains information concerning investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results,or investment advice. There is no assurance that certain securities will remain in or out of each fund’s portfolio. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers through the year ended September 30, 2022.

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  (b)

Not applicable.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

  (a)

The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

  (c)

There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.

 

  (d)

The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

As of the end of the period covered by the report, the registrant’s board of directors has determined that Phillip G. Goff and James R. Seward are qualified to serve as an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that they are “independent,” as defined by Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

   

Registrant may incorporate the following information by reference, if this information has been disclosed in the registrant’s definitive proxy statement or definitive information statement. The proxy statement or information statement must be filed no later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report.

Audit Fees

 

  (a)

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $482,500 for 2022 and $409,200 for 2021.


Audit-Related Fees

 

  (b)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $0 for 2022 and $0 for 2021.

Tax Fees

 

  (c)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $59,150 for 2022 and $46,860 for 2021.

Tax fees for both years relate to the review of the registrant’s tax returns. Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s audit committee is $0 and $0, respectively.

All Other Fees

 

  (d)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $0 for 2022 and $0 for 2021.

 

  (e)(1)

Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

The Audit Committee (“Committee”) will review and approve in advance any proposal (except as set forth in (1) through (3) below) that the Trust employ the Funds’ auditor to render “permissible non-audit services” to the Funds. A “permissible non-audit service” is defined as a non-audit service that is not prohibited by Rule 2-01(c)(4) of Regulation S-X or other applicable law or regulation. The Committee will also review and approve in advance any proposal (except as set forth in (1) through (3) below) that the Adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Funds (an “Adviser-affiliated service provider”), employ the Funds’ auditor to render non-audit services, if such engagement would relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. As a part of its review, the Committee shall consider whether the provision of such services is consistent with the auditor’s independence. (See also “Delegation” below.)


Pre-approval by the Committee of non-audit services is not required so long as:

(1)    (A) with respect to the Funds, the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the Funds constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the auditor by the Funds during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; or

(B)    with respect to the Adviser and any Adviser-affiliated service provider, the aggregate amount of all such non-audit services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues (of the type that would have to be pre-approved by the Committee) paid to the auditor by the Funds, the Adviser and any Adviser-affiliated service provider during the fiscal year in which the services are provided;

(2)        such services were not recognized by the Funds at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and

(3)     such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee or its delegate or delegates, as defined below, prior to the completion of the audit.

Delegation

The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members and/or to officers of the Trust the authority to pre-approve the auditor’s provision of audit services or permissible non-audit services to the Funds up to a predetermined amount. Any pre-approval determination made by a delegate will be presented to the full Committee at its next meeting. The Committee will communicate any pre-approval made by a delegate to the Trust’s fund accounting agent, which will ensure that the appropriate disclosure is made in the Funds’ periodic reports and other documents as required under the Federal securities laws.

 

  (e)(2)

The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows:

(b)       N/A

(c)       100%

(d)       N/A

 

  (f)

The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was less than fifty percent.

 

  (g)

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another


 

investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $326,828 for 2022 and $358,941 for 2021.

 

  (h)

The registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

  (i)

Not applicable.

 

  (j)

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders 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.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

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

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)  

Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

(a)(2)  

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

(a)(3)  

Not applicable.

(a)(4)  

Not applicable.

(b)  

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


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)                             RBC Funds Trust                                                                               
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ David Eikenberg                                                                                  

David Eikenberg, President and Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

Date December 1, 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/ David Eikenberg                                                                                  

David Eikenberg, President and Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

Date December 1, 2022                                                                                                                      
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Kathleen A. Hegna                                                                                

Kathleen A. Hegna, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial officer)

Date December 1, 2022                                                                                                                     

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


ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

CODE OF ETHICS

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(A) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(B) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 906