Letter to Shareholders
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Pzena Funds Commentary
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Pzena Mid Cap Value Fund
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Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund
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Pzena Small Cap Value Fund
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Pzena International Small Cap Value Fund
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Pzena International Value Fund
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Pzena Mid Cap Value Fund
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Portfolio Allocation
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Schedule of Investments
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Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund
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Portfolio Allocation
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Schedule of Investments
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Portfolio Diversification
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Pzena Small Cap Value Fund
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Portfolio Allocation
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Schedule of Investments
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Pzena International Small Cap Value Fund
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Portfolio Allocation
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Schedule of Investments
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Portfolio Diversification
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24
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Pzena International Value Fund
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Portfolio Allocation
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Schedule of Investments
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Portfolio Diversification
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28
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
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30
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Statements of Operations
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32
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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Pzena Mid Cap Value Fund
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Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund
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Pzena Small Cap Value Fund
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Pzena International Small Cap Value Fund
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Pzena International Value Fund
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Financial Highlights
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Pzena Mid Cap Value Fund
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Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund
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Pzena Small Cap Value Fund
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Pzena International Small Cap Value Fund
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Pzena International Value Fund
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Notes to Financial Statements
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49
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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59
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Expense Example
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60
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Information about Trustees and Officers
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62
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Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement
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65
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Notice to Shareholders
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68
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
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69
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Privacy Notice
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70
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Since
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Three
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Six
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One
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Three
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Five
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Inception
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Months(1)
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Months(1)
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Year
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Years
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Years
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(3/31/2014)
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Pzena Mid Cap Value Fund – Investor Class (PZVMX)
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9.64%
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11.57%
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10.95%
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9.96%
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12.20%
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8.86%
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Pzena Mid Cap Value Fund – Institutional Class (PZIMX)
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9.73%
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11.77%
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11.37%
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10.39%
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12.63%
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9.22%
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Russell Midcap® Value Index
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10.92%
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9.49%
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10.87%
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6.80%
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8.94%
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8.09%
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(1)
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Not annualized.
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*
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Pzena Investment Management, LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser, has contractually agreed to waive a portion or all of its management fees and pay Fund expenses through at least 6/28/2024.
Therefore, the effective fee to investors will be reduced versus the actual fee for the Fund.
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Since
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Three
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Six
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One
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Three
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Five
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Inception
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Months(1)
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Months(1)
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Year
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Years
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Years
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(3/31/2014)
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Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund –
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Investor Class (PZVEX)
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3.50%
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3.33%
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15.92%
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3.96%
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5.76%
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3.97%
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Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund –
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Institutional Class (PZIEX)
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3.56%
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3.56%
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16.32%
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4.32%
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6.12%
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4.30%
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index
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3.80%
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4.93%
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8.73%
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-6.30%
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1.89%
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2.72%
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MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index
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5.65%
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7.23%
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12.90%
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-1.08%
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1.90%
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2.06%
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(1)
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Not annualized.
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*
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Pzena Investment Management, LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser, has contractually agreed to waive a portion or all of its management fees and pay Fund expenses through at least 6/28/2024.
Therefore, the effective fee to investors will be reduced versus the actual fee for the Fund. The Net (ex-Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses) expense ratio listed above reflects the effective reduced net fee ratio through at least 6/28/2024.
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Since
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Three
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Six
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One
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Three
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Five
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Inception
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Months(1)
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Months(1)
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Year
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Years
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Years
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(4/27/2016)
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Pzena Small Cap Value Fund – Investor Class (PZVSX)
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12.07%
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11.99%
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13.38%
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9.88%
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10.03%
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9.07%
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Pzena Small Cap Value Fund – Institutional Class (PZISX)
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12.10%
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12.10%
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13.74%
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10.16%
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10.30%
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9.37%
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Russell 2000® Value Index
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10.85%
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7.70%
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5.61%
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2.49%
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6.62%
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8.27%
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(1)
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Not annualized.
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*
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Pzena Investment Management, LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser, has contractually agreed to waive a portion or all of its management fees and pay Fund expenses through at least 6/28/2024.
Therefore, the effective fee to investors will be reduced versus the actual fee for the Fund.
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Since
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Three
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Six
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One
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Three
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Five
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Inception
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Months(1)
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Months(1)
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Year
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Years
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Years
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(7/2/2018)
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Pzena International Small Cap Value Fund –
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Investor Class (PZVIX)
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3.86%
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4.72%
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7.87%
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8.43%
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6.58%
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4.35%
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Pzena International Small Cap Value Fund –
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Institutional Class (PZIIX)
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3.89%
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4.83%
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8.18%
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8.74%
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6.87%
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4.63%
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MSCI World ex-USA Small Cap Index
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5.63%
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4.17%
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5.72%
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-1.53%
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4.54%
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2.81%
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MSCI World ex-USA Small Cap Value Index
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4.77%
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4.40%
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6.21%
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1.65%
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4.64%
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3.08%
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(1)
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Not annualized.
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*
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Pzena Investment Management, LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser, has contractually agreed to waive a portion or all of its management fees and pay Fund expenses through at least 6/28/2024.
Therefore, the effective fee to investors will be reduced versus the actual fee for the Fund. The Net (ex-Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses) expense ratio listed above reflects the effective reduced net fee ratio through at least 6/28/2024.
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Since
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Three
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Six
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One
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Inception
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Months(1)
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Months(1)
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Year
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(6/28/2021)
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Pzena International Value Fund – Investor Class (PZVNX)
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3.02%
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-0.17%
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5.41%
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0.79%
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Pzena International Value Fund – Institutional Class (PZINX)
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3.14%
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-0.05%
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5.75%
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1.04%
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MSCI EAFE Index
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7.86%
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9.23%
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14.41%
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1.78%
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MSCI EAFE Value Index
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5.00%
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7.42%
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12.12%
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4.08%
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(1)
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Not annualized.
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*
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Pzena Investment Management, LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser, has contractually agreed to waive a portion or all of its management fees and pay Fund expenses through at least 6/28/2024.
Therefore, the effective fee to investors will be reduced versus the actual fee for the Fund. The Net (ex-Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses) expense ratio listed above reflects the effective reduced net fee ratio through at least 6/28/2024.
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Shares
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Fair Value
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COMMON STOCKS – 99.0%
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Basic Materials – 7.0%
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Dow, Inc.
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108,414
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$
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6,058,175
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Olin Corp.
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78,294
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4,212,217
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10,270,392
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Consumer Discretionary – 19.0%
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Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
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47,816
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3,229,493
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Dollar General Corp.
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26,968
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3,918,720
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Gap, Inc.
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131,195
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2,484,833
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Gildan Activewear, Inc.
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92,471
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3,220,765
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Lear Corp.
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38,836
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5,334,125
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Magna International, Inc.
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70,178
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3,868,211
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Newell Brands, Inc.
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266,306
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1,997,295
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PVH Corp.
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28,968
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3,959,056
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28,012,498
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Consumer Staples – 2.6%
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Tyson Foods, Inc. – Class A
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69,462
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3,767,619
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Energy – 1.7%
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NOV, Inc.
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146,001
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2,467,417
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Financials – 25.5% (a)
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Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.
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44,448
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2,781,111
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CNO Financial Group, Inc.
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163,645
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4,367,685
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Comerica, Inc.
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27,060
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1,336,223
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Corebridge Financial, Inc.
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100,893
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2,505,173
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Equitable Holdings, Inc.
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125,021
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4,280,719
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
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59,978
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3,033,687
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Fifth Third Bancorp
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99,320
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3,410,649
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Globe Life, Inc.
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27,233
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3,456,685
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Invesco, Ltd.
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95,290
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1,468,419
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KeyCorp
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130,835
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1,867,016
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MetLife, Inc.
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31,649
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2,207,201
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Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
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20,456
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3,617,644
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Voya Financial, Inc.
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47,312
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3,234,248
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37,566,460
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Health Care – 12.0%
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Baxter International, Inc.
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144,363
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5,907,334
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Fresenius Medical
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Care AG & Co. KGaA – ADR
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178,797
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3,434,690
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Henry Schein, Inc. (b)
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47,888
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3,661,995
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Universal Health Services, Inc. – Class B
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27,781
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4,641,094
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17,645,113
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Industrials – 14.3%
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Acuity Brands, Inc.
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22,378
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5,622,249
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Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd. (b)
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83,054
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2,718,357
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Capital One Financial Corp.
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22,624
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3,113,289
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Global Payments, Inc.
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25,146
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3,261,436
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JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (b)
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199,405
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3,629,171
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Mohawk Industries, Inc. (b)
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22,587
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2,679,270
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21,023,772
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Technology – 14.5%
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Avnet, Inc.
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78,704
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3,666,819
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Cognizant Technology Solutions
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Corp. – Class A
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46,993
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3,713,387
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Concentrix Corp.
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32,707
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2,369,622
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Leidos Holdings, Inc.
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13,155
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1,681,998
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Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
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25,428
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2,667,906
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SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
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68,168
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4,346,392
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TE Connectivity, Ltd.
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19,843
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2,848,661
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21,294,785
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Utilities – 2.4%
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Edison International
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51,193
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3,482,148
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Total Common Stocks
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(Cost $121,040,220)
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145,530,204
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 0.0%
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Money Market Fund – 0.0%
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Fidelity Institutional
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Government Portfolio –
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Institutional Class, 5.20% (c)
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476
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476
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Total Short-Term Investment
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(Cost $476)
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476
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Total Investments – 99.0%
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(Cost $121,040,696)
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145,530,680
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Other Assets in
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Excess of Liabilities – 1.0%
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1,495,307
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Total Net Assets – 100.00%
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$
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147,025,987
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ADR
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American Depositary Receipt
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AG
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Aktiengesellschaft
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KGaA
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Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien
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(a)
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To the extent that the Fund invests more heavily in a particular industry or sector of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those
industries or sectors.
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(b)
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Non-income producing security.
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(c)
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The rate shown represents the 7-day annualized yield as of February 29, 2024.
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Shares
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Fair Value
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COMMON STOCKS – 88.7%
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Brazil – 7.9%
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Ambev S.A.
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17,385,000
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$
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44,169,811
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Banco do Brasil S.A.
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2,566,300
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29,926,658
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Natura & Co. Holding S.A. (a)
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4,483,300
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14,664,452
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Neoenergia S.A.
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3,659,350
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15,966,547
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Vale S.A.
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1,708,900
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23,049,576
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127,777,044
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China – 23.8%
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Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.
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4,995,000
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46,508,142
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Baidu, Inc. – Class A (a)
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1,211,650
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15,405,806
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Baidu, Inc. – Class A, ADR (a)
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134,228
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13,601,323
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Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof
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Technology Co., Ltd. – Class A
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5,874,966
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14,104,982
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Brilliance China Automotive
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Holdings, Ltd.
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12,636,000
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7,343,228
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China Merchants
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Bank Co., Ltd. – H Shares
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6,940,000
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27,079,252
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China Overseas Land &
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||||||||
Investment, Ltd.
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26,925,118
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40,029,168
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CIMC Enric Holdings, Ltd.
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11,310,000
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9,129,472
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||||||
GF Securities Co., Ltd. – H Shares
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15,409,400
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16,610,938
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Haier Smart
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Home Co., Ltd. – H Shares
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12,370,600
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37,761,969
|
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Lenovo Group, Ltd.
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11,068,000
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12,256,154
|
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Ping An Insurance Group Co. of
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China, Ltd. – A Shares
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625,800
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3,732,224
|
||||||
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of
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China, Ltd. – H Shares
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3,981,000
|
17,847,002
|
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Tencent Holdings, Ltd.
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800,100
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28,327,188
|
||||||
Trip.com Group, Ltd. – ADR (a)
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596,019
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26,504,965
|
||||||
Weichai Power Co., Ltd. – H Shares
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21,396,000
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42,084,220
|
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Zhejiang Longsheng
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||||||||
Group Co., Ltd. – A Shares
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18,744,605
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22,306,165
|
||||||
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. – ADR
|
252,960
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4,854,302
|
||||||
385,486,500
|
||||||||
Hong Kong – 7.4%
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||||||||
Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.
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5,208,000
|
28,436,299
|
||||||
Man Wah Holdings, Ltd.
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26,254,245
|
17,068,026
|
||||||
Pacific Basin Shipping, Ltd.
|
116,037,000
|
33,938,914
|
||||||
WH Group, Ltd.
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53,486,700
|
32,244,361
|
||||||
Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings), Ltd.
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7,769,500
|
8,147,084
|
||||||
119,834,684
|
||||||||
Hungary – 1.9%
|
||||||||
OTP Bank PLC
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642,186
|
30,789,811
|
||||||
India – 5.8%
|
||||||||
Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd.
|
1,093,712
|
13,561,218
|
||||||
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
|
649,925
|
7,251,240
|
||||||
HDFC Bank, Ltd.
|
1,710,161
|
28,945,351
|
||||||
ICICI Bank, Ltd.
|
270,321
|
3,430,350
|
||||||
Shriram Finance, Ltd.
|
1,371,222
|
40,328,186
|
||||||
93,516,345
|
||||||||
Indonesia – 1.8%
|
||||||||
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk
|
75,877,000
|
29,573,441
|
||||||
Peru – 2.0%
|
||||||||
Credicorp, Ltd.
|
191,362
|
32,699,939
|
||||||
Republic of Korea – 12.5%
|
||||||||
DB Insurance Co., Ltd.
|
451,126
|
33,471,950
|
||||||
Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd.
|
1,155,837
|
47,045,934
|
||||||
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
|
83,805
|
15,261,875
|
||||||
KB Financial Group, Inc.
|
345,550
|
16,478,240
|
||||||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
|
975,412
|
53,766,327
|
||||||
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.
|
692,900
|
22,661,306
|
||||||
WONIK IPS Co., Ltd.
|
609,114
|
15,003,709
|
||||||
203,689,341
|
||||||||
Romania – 0.5%
|
||||||||
Banca Transilvania S.A.
|
1,422,694
|
8,044,024
|
||||||
Russian Federation – 0.0%
|
||||||||
Sberbank of Russia
|
||||||||
PJSC – ADR (a)(b)
|
408,511
|
4,085
|
||||||
Singapore – 1.8%
|
||||||||
Wilmar International, Ltd.
|
11,731,900
|
28,947,202
|
||||||
South Africa – 1.6%
|
||||||||
Sasol, Ltd.
|
3,451,936
|
26,047,899
|
||||||
Taiwan – 9.0%
|
||||||||
Compal Electronics, Inc.
|
8,441,161
|
9,747,145
|
||||||
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
|
16,304,132
|
53,127,243
|
||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor
|
||||||||
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
|
2,632,000
|
57,453,614
|
||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor
|
||||||||
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. – ADR
|
22,033
|
2,834,986
|
||||||
United Integrated Services Co., Ltd.
|
2,454,000
|
22,785,840
|
||||||
145,948,828
|
Shares
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 88.6% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Thailand – 4.6%
|
||||||||
Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd.
|
5,942,700
|
$
|
23,528,883
|
|||||
Bangkok Bank
|
||||||||
Public Co., Ltd. – NVDR
|
1,690,200
|
6,739,122
|
||||||
Indorama Ventures PCL – NVDR
|
22,325,900
|
14,504,209
|
||||||
SCB X PCL – NVDR
|
9,438,800
|
30,594,187
|
||||||
75,366,401
|
||||||||
Turkey – 0.9%
|
||||||||
Akbank T.A.S.
|
11,686,689
|
15,559,052
|
||||||
United Arab Emirates – 1.6%
|
||||||||
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC
|
11,089,806
|
25,875,560
|
||||||
United Kingdom – 1.0%
|
||||||||
Standard Chartered PLC
|
1,887,322
|
15,904,774
|
||||||
United States – 2.7%
|
||||||||
Cognizant Technology
|
||||||||
Solutions Corp. – Class A
|
486,536
|
38,446,075
|
||||||
Flex, Ltd. (a)
|
198,130
|
5,577,359
|
||||||
44,023,434
|
||||||||
Vietnam – 1.9%
|
||||||||
Vietnam Dairy Products JSC
|
10,363,300
|
30,270,085
|
||||||
Total Common Stocks
|
||||||||
(Cost $1,361,791,880)
|
1,439,358,449
|
|||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS – 4.3%
|
||||||||
Brazil – 4.3%
|
||||||||
Cia Energetica de
|
||||||||
Minas Gerais, 10.88%
|
13,263,310
|
31,830,236
|
||||||
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., 6.84%
|
2,406,043
|
16,412,649
|
||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., 7.85%
|
2,683,200
|
21,622,778
|
||||||
Total Preferred Stocks
|
||||||||
(Cost $52,536,735)
|
69,865,663
|
|||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 3.8%
|
||||||||
Money Market Fund – 3.8%
|
||||||||
Fidelity Institutional
|
||||||||
Government Portfolio –
|
||||||||
Institutional Class, 5.20% (c)
|
61,456,925
|
61,456,925
|
||||||
Total Short-Term Investment
|
||||||||
(Cost $61,456,925)
|
61,456,925
|
|||||||
Total Investments – 96.8%
|
||||||||
(Cost $1,475,785,540)
|
1,570,681,037
|
|||||||
Other Assets in
|
||||||||
Excess of Liabilities – 3.2%
|
51,387,263
|
|||||||
Total Net Assets – 100.00%
|
$
|
1,622,068,300
|
ADR
|
American Depositary Receipt
|
|
JSC
|
Joint Stock Company
|
|
NVDR
|
Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
|
|
PJSC
|
Private Joint Stock Company
|
|
PLC
|
Public Limited Company
|
|
S.A.
|
Société Anonyme
|
|
T.A.S.
|
Turk Anonim Şirketi
|
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
|
(b)
|
Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs in accordance with procedures established by and under the supervision of the Adviser, acting as Valuation Designee. These securities
represented $4,085 or 0.0% of net assets as of February 29, 2024.
|
|
(c)
|
The rate shown represents the 7-day annualized yield as of February 29, 2024.
|
Fair
|
% of
|
||||||||
Value
|
Net Assets
|
||||||||
COMMON STOCKS
|
|||||||||
Communication Services
|
$
|
57,334,317
|
3.5
|
%
|
|||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
234,077,522
|
14.4
|
%
|
||||||
Consumer Staples
|
150,295,911
|
9.3
|
%
|
||||||
Financials
|
459,824,335
|
28.3
|
%
|
||||||
Health Care
|
20,812,458
|
1.3
|
%
|
||||||
Industrials
|
112,792,748
|
6.9
|
%
|
||||||
Information Technology
|
248,212,612
|
15.3
|
%
|
||||||
Materials
|
100,012,831
|
6.2
|
%
|
||||||
Real Estate
|
40,029,168
|
2.5
|
%
|
||||||
Utilities
|
15,966,547
|
1.0
|
%
|
||||||
Total Common Stocks
|
1,439,358,449
|
88.7
|
%
|
||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS
|
|||||||||
Energy
|
21,622,778
|
1.3
|
%
|
||||||
Financials
|
16,412,649
|
1.0
|
%
|
||||||
Utilities
|
31,830,236
|
2.0
|
%
|
||||||
Total Preferred Stocks
|
69,865,663
|
4.3
|
%
|
||||||
Short-Term Investment
|
61,456,925
|
3.8
|
%
|
||||||
Total Investments
|
1,570,681,037
|
96.8
|
%
|
||||||
Other Assets in
|
|||||||||
Excess of Liabilities
|
51,387,263
|
3.2
|
%
|
||||||
Total Net Assets
|
$
|
1,622,068,300
|
100.0
|
%
|
Shares
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 96.4%
|
||||||||
Basic Materials – 7.2%
|
||||||||
Koppers Holdings, Inc.
|
12,243
|
$
|
693,199
|
|||||
Olin Corp.
|
29,778
|
1,602,056
|
||||||
Orion S.A.
|
58,566
|
1,320,078
|
||||||
3,615,333
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary – 19.4%
|
||||||||
Adient PLC (a)
|
36,711
|
1,245,971
|
||||||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
|
12,125
|
818,922
|
||||||
Dana, Inc.
|
73,035
|
912,937
|
||||||
Gap, Inc.
|
45,770
|
866,884
|
||||||
Genesco, Inc. (a)
|
14,584
|
465,521
|
||||||
Hooker Furnishings Corp.
|
23,915
|
586,157
|
||||||
Interface, Inc.
|
70,280
|
1,104,801
|
||||||
Newell Brands, Inc.
|
86,731
|
650,483
|
||||||
PVH Corp.
|
9,671
|
1,321,736
|
||||||
Steelcase, Inc. – Class A
|
122,328
|
1,680,787
|
||||||
9,654,199
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples – 5.9%
|
||||||||
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
|
13,241
|
1,064,841
|
||||||
Universal Corp.
|
22,839
|
1,096,500
|
||||||
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)
|
16,607
|
801,454
|
||||||
2,962,795
|
||||||||
Energy – 5.7%
|
||||||||
MRC Global, Inc. (a)
|
157,449
|
1,815,387
|
||||||
NOV, Inc.
|
61,483
|
1,039,063
|
||||||
2,854,450
|
||||||||
Financials – 20.4%
|
||||||||
Associated Banc-Corp.
|
57,537
|
1,199,071
|
||||||
Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.
|
23,923
|
1,496,862
|
||||||
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
|
69,462
|
1,853,941
|
||||||
Columbia Banking System, Inc.
|
44,857
|
811,912
|
||||||
Old National Bancorp of Indiana
|
77,010
|
1,265,274
|
||||||
Synovus Financial Corp.
|
18,040
|
684,437
|
||||||
Univest Financial Corp.
|
33,930
|
679,279
|
||||||
Webster Financial Corp.
|
25,762
|
1,227,302
|
||||||
WSFS Financial Corp.
|
22,040
|
934,275
|
||||||
10,152,353
|
||||||||
Health Care – 1.7%
|
||||||||
Phibro Animal Health Corp. – Class A
|
34,533
|
446,512
|
||||||
Varex Imaging Corp. (a)
|
23,184
|
398,765
|
||||||
845,277
|
||||||||
Industrials – 30.2% (b)
|
||||||||
American Woodmark Corp. (a)
|
10,560
|
1,058,534
|
||||||
Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd. (a)
|
29,079
|
951,756
|
||||||
Belden, Inc.
|
16,238
|
1,383,153
|
||||||
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
|
15,549
|
595,216
|
||||||
GMS, Inc. (a)
|
12,721
|
1,136,112
|
||||||
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (a)
|
72,571
|
1,320,792
|
||||||
Korn Ferry
|
23,845
|
1,517,973
|
||||||
Masonite International Corp. (a)
|
14,282
|
1,860,088
|
||||||
Masterbrand, Inc. (a)
|
49,865
|
863,163
|
||||||
Resideo Technologies, Inc. (a)
|
79,427
|
1,773,605
|
||||||
REV Group, Inc.
|
25,489
|
526,093
|
||||||
TriMas Corp.
|
54,823
|
1,288,340
|
||||||
TrueBlue, Inc. (a)
|
67,333
|
791,163
|
||||||
15,065,988
|
||||||||
Real Estate – 0.4%
|
||||||||
Marcus & Millichap, Inc.
|
4,800
|
176,112
|
||||||
Technology – 5.5%
|
||||||||
Avnet, Inc.
|
23,376
|
1,089,088
|
||||||
ScanSource, Inc. (a)
|
37,958
|
1,640,924
|
||||||
2,730,012
|
||||||||
Total Common Stocks
|
||||||||
(Cost $43,038,889)
|
48,056,519
|
|||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST – 1.2%
|
||||||||
Real Estate – 1.2%
|
||||||||
DiamondRock Hospitality Co.
|
66,333
|
623,530
|
||||||
Total Real Estate Investment Trust
|
||||||||
(Cost $594,493)
|
623,530
|
Shares
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 2.0%
|
||||||||
Money Market Fund – 2.0%
|
||||||||
Fidelity Institutional
|
||||||||
Government Portfolio –
|
||||||||
Institutional Class, 5.20% (c)
|
973,936
|
$
|
973,936
|
|||||
Total Short-Term Investment
|
||||||||
(Cost $973,936)
|
973,936
|
|||||||
Total Investments – 99.6%
|
||||||||
(Cost $44,607,318)
|
49,653,985
|
|||||||
Other Assets in
|
||||||||
Excess of Liabilities – 0.4%
|
191,989
|
|||||||
Total Net Assets – 100.00%
|
$
|
49,845,974
|
PLC
|
Public Limited Company
|
|
S.A.
|
Société Anonyme
|
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
|
(b)
|
To the extent that the Fund invests more heavily in a particular industry or sector of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those
industries or sectors.
|
|
(c)
|
The rate shown represents the 7-day annualized yield as of February 29, 2024.
|
Shares
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 94.9%
|
||||||||
Australia – 2.5%
|
||||||||
Elders, Ltd.
|
109,970
|
$
|
650,473
|
|||||
Austria – 1.6%
|
||||||||
ams-OSRAM AG (a)
|
277,632
|
422,876
|
||||||
Canada – 5.3%
|
||||||||
Linamar Corp.
|
11,814
|
578,187
|
||||||
Transcontinental, Inc. – Class A
|
77,823
|
822,298
|
||||||
1,400,485
|
||||||||
Finland – 2.5%
|
||||||||
Nokian Renkaat Oyj
|
72,411
|
660,217
|
||||||
France – 6.0%
|
||||||||
Rexel S.A.
|
40,904
|
1,047,755
|
||||||
Societe BIC S.A.
|
7,340
|
529,930
|
||||||
1,577,685
|
||||||||
Germany – 1.6%
|
||||||||
Deutz AG
|
42,968
|
266,797
|
||||||
Duerr AG
|
7,192
|
158,882
|
||||||
425,679
|
||||||||
Hong Kong – 5.8%
|
||||||||
Pacific Basin Shipping, Ltd.
|
1,716,000
|
501,902
|
||||||
VTech Holdings, Ltd.
|
98,300
|
568,117
|
||||||
Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings), Ltd.
|
422,500
|
443,033
|
||||||
1,513,052
|
||||||||
Ireland – 9.9%
|
||||||||
Bank of Ireland Group PLC
|
46,389
|
403,806
|
||||||
C&C Group PLC
|
430,216
|
778,755
|
||||||
Origin Enterprises PLC
|
269,375
|
921,460
|
||||||
Permanent TSB Group
|
||||||||
Holdings PLC (a)
|
290,557
|
493,034
|
||||||
2,597,055
|
||||||||
Israel – 1.7%
|
||||||||
Ituran Location and Control, Ltd.
|
17,093
|
446,469
|
||||||
Italy – 9.3%
|
||||||||
Anima Holding S.p.A.
|
177,882
|
801,319
|
||||||
BPER Banca
|
198,755
|
796,102
|
||||||
Danieli & C Officine
|
||||||||
Meccaniche S.p.A.
|
33,826
|
835,377
|
||||||
2,432,798
|
||||||||
Japan – 23.2%
|
||||||||
DIC Corp.
|
27,700
|
533,417
|
||||||
Foster Electric Co., Ltd.
|
90,534
|
724,658
|
||||||
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.
|
25,600
|
663,223
|
||||||
Hokkoku Financial Holdings, Inc.
|
6,900
|
222,529
|
||||||
Kanto Denka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
|
115,100
|
697,110
|
||||||
Open House Group Co., Ltd.
|
7,200
|
226,777
|
||||||
Sankyu, Inc.
|
13,700
|
483,503
|
||||||
Sawai Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
|
17,100
|
655,165
|
||||||
Teijin, Ltd.
|
63,200
|
535,379
|
||||||
Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
|
18,400
|
598,933
|
||||||
Ube Industries, Ltd.
|
15,100
|
252,859
|
||||||
Zeon Corp.
|
57,000
|
482,857
|
||||||
6,076,410
|
||||||||
Netherlands – 4.1%
|
||||||||
Flow Traders, Ltd.
|
11,063
|
198,843
|
||||||
Koninklijke BAM Groep N.V.
|
74,692
|
266,561
|
||||||
Signify N.V.
|
22,724
|
608,600
|
||||||
1,074,004
|
||||||||
Republic of Korea – 1.9%
|
||||||||
WONIK IPS Co., Ltd.
|
20,096
|
495,005
|
||||||
Spain – 4.5%
|
||||||||
Cia de Distribucion Integral
|
||||||||
Logista Holdings S.A.
|
17,214
|
462,146
|
||||||
Unicaja Banco S.A.
|
689,508
|
703,861
|
||||||
1,166,007
|
||||||||
United Kingdom – 15.0%
|
||||||||
Balfour Beatty PLC
|
92,508
|
396,329
|
||||||
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC (a)
|
185,862
|
473,922
|
||||||
Ibstock PLC
|
382,704
|
780,190
|
||||||
Pennon Group PLC
|
53,621
|
447,744
|
||||||
Sabre Insurance Group PLC
|
387,675
|
770,261
|
||||||
Senior PLC
|
284,177
|
566,776
|
||||||
Travis Perkins PLC (a)
|
19,470
|
181,183
|
||||||
Wizz Air Holdings PLC (a)
|
11,774
|
317,610
|
||||||
3,934,015
|
||||||||
Total Common Stocks
|
||||||||
(Cost $24,163,198)
|
24,872,230
|
Shares
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 5.0%
|
||||||||
Money Market Fund – 5.0%
|
||||||||
Fidelity Institutional
|
||||||||
Government Portfolio –
|
||||||||
Institutional Class, 5.20% (b)
|
1,318,091
|
$
|
1,318,091
|
|||||
Total Short-Term Investment
|
||||||||
(Cost $1,318,091)
|
1,318,091
|
|||||||
Total Investments – 99.9%
|
||||||||
(Cost $25,481,289)
|
26,190,321
|
|||||||
Other Assets in Excess
|
||||||||
of Liabilities – 0.1%
|
16,426
|
|||||||
Total Net Assets – 100.00%
|
$
|
26,206,747
|
AG
|
Aktiengesellschaft
|
|
N.V.
|
Naamloze Vennootschap
|
|
Oyj
|
Julkinen osakeyhtiö
|
|
PLC
|
Public Limited Company
|
|
S.A.
|
Société Anonyme
|
|
S.p.A
|
Società per Azioni
|
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
|
(b)
|
The rate shown represents the 7-day annualized yield as of February 29, 2024.
|
Fair
|
% of
|
||||||||
Value
|
Net Assets
|
||||||||
COMMON STOCKS
|
|||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
$
|
2,632,872
|
10.0
|
%
|
|||||
Consumer Staples
|
2,350,688
|
9.0
|
%
|
||||||
Financials
|
5,526,900
|
21.1
|
%
|
||||||
Health Care
|
655,165
|
2.5
|
%
|
||||||
Industrials
|
7,222,284
|
27.5
|
%
|
||||||
Information Technology
|
1,932,467
|
7.4
|
%
|
||||||
Materials
|
4,104,110
|
15.7
|
%
|
||||||
Utilities
|
447,744
|
1.7
|
%
|
||||||
Total Common Stocks
|
24,872,230
|
94.9
|
%
|
||||||
Short-Term Investment
|
1,318,091
|
5.0
|
%
|
||||||
Total Investments
|
26,190,321
|
99.9
|
%
|
||||||
Liabilities in Excess
|
|||||||||
of Other Assets
|
16,426
|
0.1
|
%
|
||||||
Total Net Assets
|
$
|
26,206,747
|
100.0
|
%
|
(a)
|
To the extent that the Fund invests more heavily in a particular industry or sector of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those
industries or sectors.
|
Shares
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 95.3%
|
||||||||
Brazil – 2.0%
|
||||||||
Ambev S.A.
|
415,600
|
$
|
1,055,909
|
|||||
Ambev S.A. – ADR
|
13,543
|
33,722
|
||||||
Banco do Brasil S.A.
|
35,000
|
408,149
|
||||||
1,497,780
|
||||||||
Canada – 1.9%
|
||||||||
Magna International, Inc.
|
22,903
|
1,261,973
|
||||||
Magna International, Inc. – ADR
|
3,230
|
178,037
|
||||||
1,440,010
|
||||||||
China – 4.4%
|
||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.
|
162,400
|
1,512,096
|
||||||
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. – ADR
|
563
|
41,679
|
||||||
China Merchants
|
||||||||
Bank Co., Ltd. – H Shares
|
103,000
|
401,897
|
||||||
China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.
|
368,500
|
547,843
|
||||||
Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. – H Shares
|
266,600
|
813,812
|
||||||
3,317,327
|
||||||||
Denmark – 1.5%
|
||||||||
Danske Bank A/S
|
39,976
|
1,173,804
|
||||||
Finland – 2.3%
|
||||||||
Nokia Oyj
|
107,014
|
376,997
|
||||||
Nokia Oyj – ADR
|
380,376
|
1,342,727
|
||||||
1,719,724
|
||||||||
France – 15.7%
|
||||||||
Accor S.A.
|
27,838
|
1,206,201
|
||||||
Amundi S.A. (a)
|
30,040
|
1,975,632
|
||||||
Bouygues S.A.
|
19,188
|
758,403
|
||||||
Cie Generale des Etablissements
|
||||||||
Michelin SCA
|
64,180
|
2,371,616
|
||||||
Rexel S.A.
|
72,737
|
1,863,157
|
||||||
Sanofi
|
22,762
|
2,162,198
|
||||||
Teleperformance SE
|
13,287
|
1,645,007
|
||||||
11,982,214
|
||||||||
Germany – 12.1%
|
||||||||
BASF SE
|
42,139
|
2,143,977
|
||||||
Bayer AG
|
34,610
|
1,050,749
|
||||||
Covestro AG (a)(b)
|
20,450
|
1,111,749
|
||||||
Daimler Truck Holding AG
|
59,868
|
2,444,569
|
||||||
Evonik Industries AG
|
40,351
|
744,010
|
||||||
Fresenius Medical
|
||||||||
Care AG & Co. KGaA
|
33,577
|
1,283,942
|
||||||
Siemens AG
|
2,303
|
455,353
|
||||||
9,234,349
|
||||||||
Hong Kong – 1.5%
|
||||||||
Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.
|
216,000
|
1,179,386
|
||||||
Hungary – 0.6%
|
||||||||
OTP Bank PLC
|
9,105
|
436,542
|
||||||
Ireland – 2.6%
|
||||||||
Bank of Ireland Group PLC
|
123,681
|
1,076,614
|
||||||
Medtronic PLC
|
10,810
|
901,122
|
||||||
1,977,736
|
||||||||
Italy – 2.0%
|
||||||||
Enel S.p.A.
|
238,917
|
1,519,118
|
||||||
Japan – 14.0%
|
||||||||
Bridgestone Corp.
|
9,500
|
408,464
|
||||||
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.
|
24,000
|
621,772
|
||||||
Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
|
25,000
|
322,088
|
||||||
Isuzu Motors, Ltd.
|
27,300
|
388,231
|
||||||
Komatsu, Ltd.
|
54,400
|
1,576,990
|
||||||
Minebea Mitsumi, Inc.
|
60,100
|
1,240,725
|
||||||
MS&AD Insurance
|
||||||||
Group Holdings, Inc.
|
8,900
|
439,895
|
||||||
Olympus Corp.
|
63,300
|
900,184
|
||||||
Resona Holdings, Inc.
|
209,000
|
1,137,567
|
||||||
Subaru Corp.
|
18,500
|
420,051
|
||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui
|
||||||||
Financial Group, Inc.
|
7,400
|
411,857
|
||||||
T&D Holdings, Inc.
|
18,000
|
312,527
|
||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
|
28,200
|
825,196
|
||||||
TDK Corp.
|
13,100
|
680,340
|
||||||
Toray Industries, Inc.
|
214,200
|
986,560
|
||||||
10,672,447
|
||||||||
Luxembourg – 2.0%
|
||||||||
ArcelorMittal S.A.
|
57,723
|
1,504,776
|
||||||
Netherlands – 5.8%
|
||||||||
ING Groep N.V.
|
111,878
|
1,534,447
|
||||||
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
|
48,124
|
962,334
|
||||||
Randstad N.V.
|
34,841
|
1,918,206
|
||||||
4,414,987
|
||||||||
Republic of Korea – 0.5%
|
||||||||
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.
|
8,620
|
281,917
|
||||||
Shinhan Financial
|
||||||||
Group Co., Ltd. – ADR
|
3,710
|
120,872
|
||||||
402,789
|
Shares
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 95.3% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Spain – 2.1%
|
||||||||
CaixaBank S.A.
|
350,085
|
$
|
1,577,812
|
|||||
Switzerland – 5.9%
|
||||||||
Julius Baer Group, Ltd.
|
23,772
|
1,270,922
|
||||||
Roche Holding AG
|
7,382
|
1,936,174
|
||||||
UBS Group AG
|
46,041
|
1,312,482
|
||||||
4,519,578
|
||||||||
Taiwan – 2.7%
|
||||||||
Hon Hai Precision
|
||||||||
Industry Co., Ltd. – GDR
|
215,500
|
1,379,200
|
||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor
|
||||||||
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
|
28,000
|
611,209
|
||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor
|
||||||||
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. – ADR
|
556
|
71,540
|
||||||
2,061,949
|
||||||||
United Kingdom – 15.7%
|
||||||||
Aviva PLC – Class B
|
129,292
|
728,390
|
||||||
Barclays PLC
|
401,950
|
834,444
|
||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC
|
191,169
|
1,482,875
|
||||||
J Sainsbury PLC
|
420,217
|
1,323,986
|
||||||
NatWest Group PLC
|
313,612
|
946,537
|
||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
|
23,488
|
1,481,861
|
||||||
Shell PLC – Class A
|
67,636
|
2,125,778
|
||||||
Standard Chartered PLC
|
123,046
|
1,036,929
|
||||||
Tesco PLC
|
388,666
|
1,367,837
|
||||||
Travis Perkins PLC
|
40,169
|
373,802
|
||||||
Vodafone Group PLC
|
345,988
|
301,877
|
||||||
12,004,316
|
||||||||
Total Common Stocks
|
||||||||
(Cost $68,810,363)
|
72,636,644
|
|||||||
PREFERRED STOCK – 0.9%
|
||||||||
Germany – 0.9%
|
||||||||
Volkswagen AG, 6.96%
|
5,091
|
689,665
|
||||||
Total Preferred Stock
|
||||||||
(Cost $912,354)
|
689,665
|
|||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT – 3.8%
|
||||||||
Money Market Fund – 3.8%
|
||||||||
Fidelity Institutional
|
||||||||
Government Portfolio –
|
||||||||
Institutional Class, 5.20% (c)
|
2,905,245
|
2,905,245
|
||||||
Total Short-Term Investment
|
||||||||
(Cost $2,905,245)
|
2,905,245
|
|||||||
Total Investments – 100.0%
|
||||||||
(Cost $72,627,962)
|
76,231,554
|
|||||||
Other Assets in
|
||||||||
Excess of Liabilities – 0.0%
|
12,557
|
|||||||
Total Net Assets – 100.00%
|
$
|
76,244,111
|
A/S
|
Aksjeselskap
|
|
ADR
|
American Depositary Receipt
|
|
AG
|
Aktiengesellschaft
|
|
GDR
|
Global Depository Receipt
|
|
KGaA
|
Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien
|
|
N.V.
|
Naamloze Vennootschap
|
|
Oyj
|
Julkinen osakeyhtiö
|
|
PLC
|
Public Limited Company
|
|
S.A.
|
Société Anonyme
|
|
S.p.A
|
Società per Azioni
|
|
SCA
|
Société en Commandite par Actions
|
|
SE
|
Societas Europea
|
|
(a)
|
Security is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified
institutional investors. As of February 29, 2024, the value of these securities total $3,087,382 or 4.0% of the Fund’s net assets.
|
|
(b)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
|
(c)
|
The rate shown represents the 7-day annualized yield as of February 29, 2024.
|
Fair
|
% of
|
||||||||
Value
|
Net Assets
|
||||||||
COMMON STOCKS
|
|||||||||
Communication Services
|
$
|
301,877
|
0.4
|
%
|
|||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
10,103,634
|
13.3
|
%
|
||||||
Consumer Staples
|
5,263,315
|
6.9
|
%
|
||||||
Energy
|
2,125,778
|
2.8
|
%
|
||||||
Financials
|
19,523,883
|
25.6
|
%
|
||||||
Health Care
|
10,021,899
|
13.1
|
%
|
||||||
Industrials
|
12,276,212
|
16.1
|
%
|
||||||
Information Technology
|
4,462,013
|
5.9
|
%
|
||||||
Materials
|
6,491,072
|
8.5
|
%
|
||||||
Real Estate
|
547,843
|
0.7
|
%
|
||||||
Utilities
|
1,519,118
|
2.0
|
%
|
||||||
Total Common Stocks
|
72,636,644
|
95.3
|
%
|
||||||
PREFERRED STOCK
|
|||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
689,665
|
0.9
|
%
|
||||||
Total Preferred Stock
|
689,665
|
0.9
|
%
|
||||||
Short-Term Investment
|
2,905,245
|
3.8
|
%
|
||||||
Total Investments
|
76,231,554
|
100.0
|
%
|
||||||
Other Assets in
|
|||||||||
Excess of Liabilities
|
12,557
|
0.0
|
%
|
||||||
Total Net Assets
|
$
|
76,244,111
|
100.0
|
%
|
PZENA
|
||||||||||||
PZENA
|
EMERGING
|
PZENA
|
||||||||||
MID CAP
|
MARKETS
|
SMALL CAP
|
||||||||||
VALUE FUND
|
VALUE FUND
|
VALUE FUND
|
||||||||||
ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||
Investments in securities, at value
|
||||||||||||
(cost $121,040,696, $1,475,785,540, and $44,607,318, respectively)
|
$
|
145,530,680
|
$
|
1,570,681,037
|
$
|
49,653,985
|
||||||
Foreign currency, at value (cost $0, $3,395,and $0, respectively)
|
—
|
3,273
|
—
|
|||||||||
Receivables:
|
||||||||||||
Fund shares sold
|
76,655
|
56,619,052
|
116,041
|
|||||||||
Securities sold
|
1,272,776
|
836,181
|
93,413
|
|||||||||
Dividends and interest
|
368,460
|
6,357,498
|
60,000
|
|||||||||
Dividend tax reclaim
|
28,247
|
24,588
|
—
|
|||||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
25,602
|
88,041
|
21,352
|
|||||||||
Total assets
|
147,302,420
|
1,634,609,670
|
49,944,791
|
|||||||||
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Payables:
|
||||||||||||
Non-U.S. Taxes
|
—
|
2,614,934
|
—
|
|||||||||
Fund shares redeemed
|
22,188
|
520,313
|
10,200
|
|||||||||
Securities purchased
|
—
|
7,927,515
|
—
|
|||||||||
Loans Payable (Note 9)
|
97,000
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Due to Adviser (Note 4)
|
82,754
|
1,061,339
|
16,050
|
|||||||||
Audit fees
|
22,500
|
22,500
|
22,500
|
|||||||||
Administration fees
|
19,981
|
145,342
|
19,984
|
|||||||||
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
7,513
|
17,516
|
7,916
|
|||||||||
12b-1 distribution fees – Investor Class
|
7,181
|
46,259
|
5,843
|
|||||||||
Shareholder reporting
|
4,228
|
4,744
|
3,604
|
|||||||||
Trustee fees and expenses
|
2,969
|
2,970
|
3,234
|
|||||||||
Chief Compliance Officer fee
|
2,750
|
2,750
|
2,750
|
|||||||||
Legal fees
|
1,644
|
1,448
|
1,449
|
|||||||||
Custody fees
|
1,139
|
169,470
|
948
|
|||||||||
Shareholder servicing fees – Investor Class
|
595
|
3,520
|
259
|
|||||||||
Fund accounting fees
|
344
|
750
|
392
|
|||||||||
Miscellaneous
|
3,647
|
—
|
3,688
|
|||||||||
Total liabilities
|
276,433
|
12,541,370
|
98,817
|
|||||||||
NET ASSETS
|
$
|
147,025,987
|
$
|
1,622,068,300
|
$
|
49,845,974
|
||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
|
||||||||||||
Paid-in capital
|
$
|
116,046,221
|
$
|
1,512,991,397
|
$
|
44,629,603
|
||||||
Total distributable earnings
|
30,979,766
|
109,076,903
|
5,216,371
|
|||||||||
Net assets
|
$
|
147,025,987
|
$
|
1,622,068,300
|
$
|
49,845,974
|
||||||
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
|
||||||||||||
Investor Class:
|
||||||||||||
Net assets
|
$
|
7,645,432
|
$
|
42,249,813
|
$
|
4,204,244
|
||||||
Shares outstanding [unlimited number of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
|
525,053
|
3,499,877
|
288,793
|
|||||||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
|
$
|
14.56
|
$
|
12.07
|
$
|
14.56
|
||||||
Institutional Class:
|
||||||||||||
Net assets
|
$
|
139,380,555
|
$
|
1,579,818,487
|
$
|
45,641,730
|
||||||
Shares outstanding [unlimited number of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
|
9,718,946
|
130,332,871
|
3,109,065
|
|||||||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
|
$
|
14.34
|
$
|
12.12
|
$
|
14.68
|
PZENA
|
||||||||
INTERNATIONAL
|
PZENA
|
|||||||
SMALL CAP
|
INTERNATIONAL
|
|||||||
VALUE FUND
|
VALUE FUND
|
|||||||
ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Investments in securities, at value (cost $25,481,289 and $76,627,962, respectively)
|
$
|
26,190,321
|
$
|
76,231,554
|
||||
Foreign currency, at value (cost $3,609 and $5,333, respectively)
|
3,600
|
5,333
|
||||||
Receivables:
|
||||||||
Fund shares sold
|
30,544
|
1,471
|
||||||
Dividends and interest
|
31,128
|
80,732
|
||||||
Dividend tax reclaim
|
20,855
|
104,318
|
||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
6,257
|
17,649
|
||||||
Total assets
|
26,282,705
|
76,441,057
|
||||||
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Payables:
|
||||||||
Securities purchased
|
—
|
104,286
|
||||||
Due to Adviser (Note 4)
|
3,984
|
21,545
|
||||||
Audit fees
|
22,500
|
22,500
|
||||||
Administration fees
|
20,420
|
20,384
|
||||||
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
6,875
|
6,603
|
||||||
12b-1 distribution fees – Investor Class
|
2,427
|
747
|
||||||
Shareholder reporting
|
372
|
533
|
||||||
Trustee fees and expenses
|
2,970
|
2,970
|
||||||
Chief Compliance Officer fee
|
2,750
|
2,750
|
||||||
Legal fees
|
1,644
|
1,644
|
||||||
Custody fees
|
5,812
|
7,624
|
||||||
Shareholder servicing fees – Investor Class
|
164
|
17
|
||||||
Fund accounting fees
|
2,396
|
790
|
||||||
Miscellaneous
|
3,644
|
4,553
|
||||||
Total liabilities
|
75,958
|
196,946
|
||||||
NET ASSETS
|
$
|
26,206,747
|
$
|
76,244,111
|
||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
|
||||||||
Paid-in capital
|
$
|
24,903,453
|
$
|
72,688,020
|
||||
Total distributable earnings
|
1,303,294
|
3,556,091
|
||||||
Net assets
|
$
|
26,206,747
|
$
|
76,244,111
|
||||
CALCULATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
|
||||||||
Investor Class:
|
||||||||
Net assets
|
$
|
3,447,510
|
$
|
1,101,011
|
||||
Shares outstanding [unlimited number of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
|
313,661
|
112,081
|
||||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
|
$
|
10.99
|
$
|
9.82
|
||||
Institutional Class:
|
||||||||
Net assets
|
$
|
22,759,237
|
$
|
75,143,100
|
||||
Shares outstanding [unlimited number of shares (par value $0.01) authorized]
|
2,065,076
|
7,642,757
|
||||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
|
$
|
11.02
|
$
|
9.83
|
PZENA
|
||||||||||||
PZENA
|
EMERGING
|
PZENA
|
||||||||||
MID CAP
|
MARKETS
|
SMALL CAP
|
||||||||||
VALUE FUND
|
VALUE FUND
|
VALUE FUND
|
||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
||||||||||||
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld and
|
||||||||||||
issuance fees of $55,374, $5,213,127, and $1,047, respectively)
|
$
|
2,959,348
|
$
|
45,410,499
|
$
|
1,050,667
|
||||||
Interest income
|
155,316
|
2,376,815
|
43,421
|
|||||||||
Total investment income
|
3,114,664
|
47,787,314
|
1,094,088
|
|||||||||
EXPENSES:
|
||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)
|
1,055,594
|
12,929,450
|
504,177
|
|||||||||
Administration fees (Note 4)
|
87,148
|
513,520
|
85,091
|
|||||||||
Federal and state registration fees
|
33,799
|
118,503
|
35,798
|
|||||||||
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
|
29,651
|
72,683
|
31,718
|
|||||||||
Audit fees
|
22,499
|
22,499
|
22,499
|
|||||||||
Trustee fees and expenses
|
18,003
|
18,003
|
18,268
|
|||||||||
12b-1 distribution fees – Investor Class (Note 5)
|
16,239
|
106,688
|
10,153
|
|||||||||
Reports to shareholders
|
13,190
|
59,100
|
18,364
|
|||||||||
Chief Compliance Officer fees (Note 4)
|
11,167
|
11,166
|
11,167
|
|||||||||
Custody fees (Note 4)
|
10,777
|
929,356
|
9,825
|
|||||||||
Legal fees
|
6,170
|
5,975
|
5,975
|
|||||||||
Shareholder servicing fees – Investor Class (Note 6)
|
5,835
|
41,174
|
2,354
|
|||||||||
Insurance expense
|
4,516
|
18,224
|
3,874
|
|||||||||
Interest expense (Note 9)
|
1,783
|
63,235
|
19,497
|
|||||||||
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
|
1,255
|
2,816
|
1,406
|
|||||||||
Other expenses
|
8,000
|
58,063
|
6,943
|
|||||||||
Total expenses before advisory fee waiver
|
1,325,626
|
14,970,455
|
787,109
|
|||||||||
Advisory fee waiver (Note 4)
|
(116,009
|
)
|
(858,787
|
)
|
(243,889
|
)
|
||||||
Net expenses
|
1,209,617
|
14,111,668
|
543,220
|
|||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
|
1,905,047
|
33,675,646
|
550,868
|
|||||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS):
|
||||||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on transactions from:
|
||||||||||||
Investments
|
15,791,329
|
91,777,958
|
419,334
|
|||||||||
Foreign currency
|
—
|
(1,182,556
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||
Non-U.S. taxes
|
—
|
(1,504,213
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from:
|
||||||||||||
Investments
|
(2,269,029
|
)
|
67,360,609
|
(440,245
|
)
|
|||||||
Foreign currency
|
—
|
41,744
|
—
|
|||||||||
Deferred non-U.S. taxes
|
—
|
(2,614,934
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||
Net gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency
|
13,522,300
|
153,878,608
|
(20,911
|
)
|
||||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET
|
||||||||||||
ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
$
|
15,427,347
|
$
|
187,554,254
|
$
|
529,957
|
PZENA
|
||||||||
INTERNATIONAL
|
PZENA
|
|||||||
SMALL CAP
|
INTERNATIONAL
|
|||||||
VALUE FUND
|
VALUE FUND
|
|||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
||||||||
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld and issuance fees of $68,341 and $232,500, respectively)
|
$
|
670,196
|
$
|
1,664,026
|
||||
Interest income
|
49,062
|
110,476
|
||||||
Total investment income
|
719,258
|
1,774,502
|
||||||
EXPENSES:
|
||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 4)
|
224,192
|
361,277
|
||||||
Administration fees (Note 4)
|
81,187
|
81,511
|
||||||
Federal and state registration fees
|
30,155
|
37,028
|
||||||
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
|
26,963
|
26,213
|
||||||
Audit fees
|
22,499
|
22,499
|
||||||
Trustee fees and expenses
|
16,974
|
16,974
|
||||||
12b-1 distribution fees – Investor Class (Note 5)
|
7,149
|
2,558
|
||||||
Reports to shareholders
|
4,200
|
4,321
|
||||||
Chief Compliance Officer fees (Note 4)
|
11,167
|
11,167
|
||||||
Custody fees (Note 4)
|
28,935
|
38,356
|
||||||
Legal fees
|
6,171
|
6,171
|
||||||
Shareholder servicing fees – Investor Class (Note 6)
|
1,305
|
17
|
||||||
Insurance expense
|
2,898
|
3,280
|
||||||
Fund accounting fees (Note 4)
|
2,779
|
2,878
|
||||||
Other expenses
|
9,735
|
7,243
|
||||||
Total expenses before advisory fee waiver and expense reimbursement
|
476,309
|
621,493
|
||||||
Advisory fee waiver and expense reimbursement (Note 4)
|
(205,550
|
)
|
(207,618
|
)
|
||||
Net expenses
|
270,759
|
413,875
|
||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
|
448,499
|
1,360,627
|
||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS):
|
||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) on transactions from:
|
||||||||
Investments
|
1,368,772
|
752,574
|
||||||
Foreign currency
|
(18,882
|
)
|
(17,137
|
)
|
||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from:
|
||||||||
Investments
|
(5,079
|
)
|
1,064,564
|
|||||
Foreign currency
|
1,084
|
1,044
|
||||||
Net gain on investments and foreign currency
|
1,345,895
|
1,801,045
|
||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
$
|
1,794,394
|
$
|
3,161,672
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
February 29,
|
February 28,
|
|||||||
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
|
||||||||
OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
1,905,047
|
$
|
1,855,741
|
||||
Net realized gain/(loss) from:
|
||||||||
Investments
|
15,791,329
|
15,554,123
|
||||||
Foreign currency
|
—
|
(33
|
)
|
|||||
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
|
||||||||
Investments
|
(2,269,029
|
)
|
(15,205,505
|
)
|
||||
Foreign currency
|
—
|
(6
|
)
|
|||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
15,427,347
|
2,204,320
|
||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS:
|
||||||||
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders – Investor Class
|
(614,598
|
)
|
(1,082,994
|
)
|
||||
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders – Institutional Class
|
(12,072,330
|
)
|
(15,897,427
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions paid
|
(12,686,928
|
)
|
(16,980,421
|
)
|
||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares subscribed – Investor Class
|
1,354,953
|
436,447
|
||||||
Proceeds from shares subscribed – Institutional Class
|
16,401,396
|
25,089,255
|
||||||
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders
|
||||||||
in payment of distributions declared – Investor Class
|
561,459
|
1,004,419
|
||||||
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders
|
||||||||
in payment of distributions declared – Institutional Class
|
6,725,059
|
8,871,842
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed – Investor Class
|
(1,076,830
|
)
|
(5,535,811
|
)
|
||||
Payments for shares redeemed – Institutional Class
|
(14,572,152
|
)
|
(16,058,473
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions
|
9,393,885
|
13,807,679
|
||||||
TOTAL INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
|
12,134,304
|
(968,422
|
)
|
|||||
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Beginning of year
|
134,891,683
|
135,860,105
|
||||||
End of year
|
$
|
147,025,987
|
$
|
134,891,683
|
||||
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:
|
||||||||
Shares sold – Investor Class
|
96,499
|
30,554
|
||||||
Shares sold – Institutional Class
|
1,189,290
|
1,772,714
|
||||||
Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions – Investor Class
|
39,017
|
75,920
|
||||||
Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions – Institutional Class
|
474,933
|
680,878
|
||||||
Shares redeemed – Investor Class
|
(77,468
|
)
|
(379,887
|
)
|
||||
Shares redeemed – Institutional Class
|
(1,058,989
|
)
|
(1,124,758
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in shares outstanding
|
663,282
|
1,055,421
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
February 29,
|
February 28,
|
|||||||
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
|
||||||||
OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
33,675,646
|
$
|
21,296,514
|
||||
Net realized gain/(loss) from:
|
||||||||
Investments
|
91,777,958
|
(17,883,049
|
)
|
|||||
Foreign currency
|
(1,182,556
|
)
|
(782,073
|
)
|
||||
Non-U.S. taxes
|
(1,504,213
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
|
||||||||
Investments
|
67,360,609
|
(240,049
|
)
|
|||||
Foreign currency
|
41,744
|
(159,308
|
)
|
|||||
Deferred non-U.S. taxes
|
(2,614,934
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
187,554,254
|
2,232,035
|
||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS:
|
||||||||
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders – Investor Class
|
(2,438,970
|
)
|
(585,945
|
)
|
||||
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders – Institutional Class
|
(77,933,647
|
)
|
(18,017,824
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions paid
|
(80,372,617
|
)
|
(18,603,769
|
)
|
||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares subscribed – Investor Class
|
18,454,492
|
29,917,010
|
||||||
Proceeds from shares subscribed – Institutional Class
|
794,909,952
|
692,225,655
|
||||||
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders
|
||||||||
in payment of distributions declared – Investor Class
|
2,389,161
|
571,987
|
||||||
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders
|
||||||||
in payment of distributions declared – Institutional Class
|
52,784,955
|
12,277,850
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed – Investor Class
|
(19,124,629
|
)
|
(15,068,732
|
)
|
||||
Payments for shares redeemed – Institutional Class
|
(385,435,996
|
)
|
(212,449,963
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions
|
463,977,935
|
507,473,807
|
||||||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
571,159,572
|
491,102,073
|
||||||
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Beginning of year
|
1,050,908,728
|
559,806,655
|
||||||
End of year
|
$
|
1,622,068,300
|
$
|
1,050,908,728
|
||||
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:
|
||||||||
Shares sold – Investor Class
|
1,544,545
|
2,772,130
|
||||||
Shares sold – Institutional Class
|
66,111,152
|
64,646,801
|
||||||
Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions – Investor Class
|
202,129
|
53,307
|
||||||
Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions – Institutional Class
|
4,450,671
|
1,140,005
|
||||||
Shares redeemed – Investor Class
|
(1,592,665
|
)
|
(1,405,801
|
)
|
||||
Shares redeemed – Institutional Class
|
(32,096,738
|
)
|
(20,145,453
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in shares outstanding
|
38,619,094
|
47,060,989
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
February 29,
|
February 28,
|
|||||||
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
|
||||||||
OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
550,868
|
$
|
783,741
|
||||
Net realized gain on investments
|
419,334
|
14,730,376
|
||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
|
(440,245
|
)
|
(12,359,658
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
529,957
|
3,154,459
|
||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS:
|
||||||||
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders – Investor Class
|
(20,383
|
)
|
(553,706
|
)
|
||||
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders – Institutional Class
|
(218,009
|
)
|
(11,926,073
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions paid
|
(238,392
|
)
|
(12,479,779
|
)
|
||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares subscribed – Investor Class
|
703,790
|
417,112
|
||||||
Proceeds from shares subscribed – Institutional Class
|
19,322,940
|
39,672,273
|
||||||
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders
|
||||||||
in payment of distributions declared – Investor Class
|
20,383
|
553,706
|
||||||
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders
|
||||||||
in payment of distributions declared – Institutional Class
|
190,864
|
10,669,139
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed – Investor Class
|
(1,164,150
|
)
|
(199,320
|
)
|
||||
Payments for shares redeemed – Institutional Class
|
(65,465,173
|
)
|
(68,502,989
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions
|
(46,391,346
|
)
|
(17,390,079
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
(46,099,781
|
)
|
(26,715,399
|
)
|
||||
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Beginning of year
|
95,945,755
|
122,661,154
|
||||||
End of year
|
$
|
49,845,974
|
$
|
95,945,755
|
||||
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:
|
||||||||
Shares sold – Investor Class
|
51,124
|
31,976
|
||||||
Shares sold – Institutional Class
|
1,513,153
|
2,995,844
|
||||||
Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions – Investor Class
|
1,397
|
46,648
|
||||||
Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions – Institutional Class
|
12,984
|
894,312
|
||||||
Shares redeemed – Investor Class
|
(84,073
|
)
|
(16,201
|
)
|
||||
Shares redeemed – Institutional Class
|
(5,494,761
|
)
|
(5,143,345
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in shares outstanding
|
(4,000,176
|
)
|
(1,190,766
|
)
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
February 29,
|
February 28,
|
|||||||
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
|
||||||||
OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
448,499
|
$
|
310,637
|
||||
Net realized gain/(loss) from:
|
||||||||
Investments
|
1,368,772
|
69,658
|
||||||
Foreign currency
|
(18,882
|
)
|
(13,509
|
)
|
||||
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
|
||||||||
Investments
|
(5,079
|
)
|
1,324,717
|
|||||
Foreign currency
|
1,084
|
(1,113
|
)
|
|||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
1,794,394
|
1,690,390
|
||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS:
|
||||||||
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders – Investor Class
|
(143,599
|
)
|
(63,740
|
)
|
||||
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders – Institutional Class
|
(947,546
|
)
|
(641,563
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions paid
|
(1,091,145
|
)
|
(705,303
|
)
|
||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares subscribed – Investor Class
|
2,617,090
|
554,032
|
||||||
Proceeds from shares subscribed – Institutional Class
|
5,321,085
|
1,150,132
|
||||||
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders
|
||||||||
in payment of distributions declared – Investor Class
|
103,688
|
63,740
|
||||||
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders
|
||||||||
in payment of distributions declared – Institutional Class
|
940,794
|
641,562
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed – Investor Class
|
(921,633
|
)
|
(642,646
|
)
|
||||
Payments for shares redeemed – Institutional Class
|
(570,407
|
)
|
(195,587
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions
|
7,490,617
|
1,571,233
|
||||||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
8,193,866
|
2,556,320
|
||||||
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Beginning of year
|
18,012,881
|
15,456,561
|
||||||
End of year
|
$
|
26,206,747
|
$
|
18,012,881
|
||||
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:
|
||||||||
Shares sold – Investor Class
|
239,760
|
64,477
|
||||||
Shares sold – Institutional Class
|
489,123
|
113,891
|
||||||
Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions – Investor Class
|
9,443
|
6,674
|
||||||
Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions – Institutional Class
|
85,527
|
67,109
|
||||||
Shares redeemed – Investor Class
|
(85,190
|
)
|
(74,401
|
)
|
||||
Shares redeemed – Institutional Class
|
(53,070
|
)
|
(20,262
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in shares outstanding
|
685,593
|
157,488
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
February 29,
|
February 28,
|
|||||||
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
|
||||||||
OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
1,360,627
|
$
|
850,172
|
||||
Net realized gain/(loss) from:
|
||||||||
Investments
|
752,574
|
(786,308
|
)
|
|||||
Foreign currency
|
(17,137
|
)
|
(15,362
|
)
|
||||
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:
|
||||||||
Investments
|
1,064,564
|
2,896,168
|
||||||
Foreign Currency
|
1,044
|
(979
|
)
|
|||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
3,161,672
|
2,943,691
|
||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS:
|
||||||||
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders – Investor Class
|
(18,723
|
)
|
(16,048
|
)
|
||||
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders – Institutional Class
|
(1,370,945
|
)
|
(763,152
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions paid
|
(1,389,668
|
)
|
(779,200
|
)
|
||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares subscribed – Investor Class
|
80,000
|
—
|
||||||
Proceeds from shares subscribed – Institutional Class
|
32,669,745
|
17,013,283
|
||||||
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders
|
||||||||
in payment of distributions declared – Investor Class
|
18,724
|
16,048
|
||||||
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders
|
||||||||
in payment of distributions declared – Institutional Class
|
675,740
|
441,083
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed – Institutional Class
|
(2,365,199
|
)
|
(819,741
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions
|
31,079,010
|
16,650,673
|
||||||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
32,851,014
|
18,815,164
|
||||||
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Beginning of year
|
43,393,097
|
24,577,933
|
||||||
End of year
|
$
|
76,244,111
|
$
|
43,393,097
|
||||
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:
|
||||||||
Shares sold – Investor Class
|
7,991
|
—
|
||||||
Shares sold – Institutional Class
|
3,350,080
|
2,068,119
|
||||||
Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions – Investor Class
|
1,884
|
1,817
|
||||||
Shares issued in reinvestments of dividends and distributions – Institutional Class
|
67,914
|
49,953
|
||||||
Shares redeemed – Institutional Class
|
(248,463
|
)
|
(99,381
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in shares outstanding
|
3,179,406
|
2,020,508
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
February 29,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 29,
|
||||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
||||||||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
14.28
|
$
|
16.12
|
$
|
15.05
|
$
|
10.86
|
$
|
11.59
|
||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(1)
|
0.15
|
0.17
|
0.12
|
0.16
|
0.12
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
1.40
|
(0.01
|
)
|
2.44
|
4.32
|
(0.74
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
1.55
|
0.16
|
2.56
|
4.48
|
(0.62
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.15
|
)
|
(0.15
|
)
|
(0.24
|
)
|
(0.05
|
)
|
(0.06
|
)
|
||||||||||
Dividends from net realized gain on investments
|
(1.12
|
)
|
(1.85
|
)
|
(1.25
|
)
|
(0.24
|
)
|
(0.05
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(1.27
|
)
|
(2.00
|
)
|
(1.49
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
(0.11
|
)
|
||||||||||
Redemption fees retained
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
0.00
|
(1)(2)
|
||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
14.56
|
$
|
14.28
|
$
|
16.12
|
$
|
15.05
|
$
|
10.86
|
||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN
|
10.95
|
%
|
1.96
|
%
|
17.52
|
%
|
41.53
|
%
|
-5.49
|
%
|
||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
|
$
|
7,645
|
$
|
6,667
|
$
|
11,934
|
$
|
8,972
|
$
|
3,387
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before fee waivers
|
1.33
|
%
|
1.32
|
%
|
1.31
|
%
|
1.40
|
%
|
1.56
|
%
|
||||||||||
After fee waivers
|
1.24
|
%
|
1.24
|
%
|
1.24
|
%
|
1.24
|
%
|
1.23
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before fee waivers
|
1.03
|
%
|
1.07
|
%
|
0.63
|
%
|
1.33
|
%
|
0.69
|
%
|
||||||||||
After fee waivers
|
1.12
|
%
|
1.15
|
%
|
0.70
|
%
|
1.49
|
%
|
1.02
|
%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(3)
|
39
|
%
|
35
|
%
|
22
|
%
|
45
|
%
|
32
|
%
|
(1)
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(2)
|
Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
|
(3)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole.
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
February 29,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 29,
|
||||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
||||||||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
14.07
|
$
|
15.92
|
$
|
14.87
|
$
|
10.72
|
$
|
11.44
|
||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(1)
|
0.20
|
0.22
|
0.17
|
0.20
|
0.16
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
1.38
|
—
|
2.42
|
4.27
|
(0.73
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
1.58
|
0.22
|
2.59
|
4.47
|
(0.57
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.19
|
)
|
(0.22
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
||||||||||
Dividends from net realized gain on investments
|
(1.12
|
)
|
(1.85
|
)
|
(1.25
|
)
|
(0.24
|
)
|
(0.05
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(1.31
|
)
|
(2.07
|
)
|
(1.54
|
)
|
(0.32
|
)
|
(0.15
|
)
|
||||||||||
Redemption fees retained
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
0.00
|
(1)(2)
|
||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
14.34
|
$
|
14.07
|
$
|
15.92
|
$
|
14.87
|
$
|
10.72
|
||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN
|
11.37
|
%
|
2.37
|
%
|
17.99
|
%
|
42.06
|
%
|
-5.17
|
%
|
||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
|
$
|
139,381
|
$
|
128,225
|
$
|
123,926
|
$
|
108,895
|
$
|
51,867
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before fee waivers
|
0.99
|
%
|
0.98
|
%
|
0.97
|
%
|
1.06
|
%
|
1.23
|
%
|
||||||||||
After fee waivers
|
0.90
|
%
|
0.90
|
%
|
0.90
|
%
|
0.90
|
%
|
0.90
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before fee waivers
|
1.37
|
%
|
1.42
|
%
|
0.97
|
%
|
1.67
|
%
|
1.02
|
%
|
||||||||||
After fee waivers
|
1.46
|
%
|
1.50
|
%
|
1.04
|
%
|
1.83
|
%
|
1.35
|
%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(3)
|
39
|
%
|
35
|
%
|
22
|
%
|
45
|
%
|
32
|
%
|
(1)
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(2)
|
Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
|
(3)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole.
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
February 29,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 29,
|
||||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
||||||||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
11.00
|
$
|
11.59
|
$
|
11.84
|
$
|
8.96
|
$
|
10.56
|
||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(1)
|
0.27
|
0.29
|
0.20
|
0.14
|
0.16
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
1.47
|
(0.69
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
2.86
|
(1.37
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
1.74
|
(0.40
|
)
|
0.04
|
3.00
|
(1.21
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.38
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
(0.21
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
(0.14
|
)
|
||||||||||
Dividends from net realized gain on investments
|
(0.29
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
(0.25
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.67
|
)
|
(0.19
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
(0.12
|
)
|
(0.39
|
)
|
||||||||||
Redemption fees retained
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
0.00
|
(1)(2)
|
0.00
|
(1)(2)
|
|||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
12.07
|
$
|
11.00
|
$
|
11.59
|
$
|
11.84
|
$
|
8.96
|
||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN
|
15.92
|
%
|
-3.39
|
%
|
0.31
|
%
|
33.63
|
%
|
-11.85
|
%
|
||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
|
$
|
42,250
|
$
|
36,800
|
$
|
22,332
|
$
|
17,996
|
$
|
10,563
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before fee waivers
|
1.50
|
%
|
1.50
|
%
|
1.50
|
%
|
1.56
|
%
|
1.58
|
%
|
||||||||||
After fee waivers
|
1.43
|
%
|
1.43
|
%
|
1.43
|
%
|
1.43
|
%
|
1.56
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before fee waivers
|
2.20
|
%
|
2.61
|
%
|
1.57
|
%
|
1.32
|
%
|
1.55
|
%
|
||||||||||
After fee waivers
|
2.27
|
%
|
2.68
|
%
|
1.64
|
%
|
1.45
|
%
|
1.57
|
%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(3)
|
38
|
%
|
15
|
%
|
10
|
%
|
43
|
%
|
18
|
%
|
(1)
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(2)
|
Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
|
(3)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole.
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
February 29,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 29,
|
||||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
||||||||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
11.04
|
$
|
11.63
|
$
|
11.87
|
$
|
8.98
|
$
|
10.57
|
||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(1)
|
0.31
|
0.33
|
0.24
|
0.17
|
0.20
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
1.48
|
(0.70
|
)
|
(0.15
|
)
|
2.86
|
(1.37
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
1.79
|
(0.37
|
)
|
0.09
|
3.03
|
(1.17
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.42
|
)
|
(0.19
|
)
|
(0.25
|
)
|
(0.11
|
)
|
(0.17
|
)
|
||||||||||
Dividends from net realized gain on investments
|
(0.29
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
(0.25
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.71
|
)
|
(0.22
|
)
|
(0.33
|
)
|
(0.14
|
)
|
(0.42
|
)
|
||||||||||
Redemption fees retained
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
0.00
|
(1)(2)
|
0.00
|
(1)(2)
|
|||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
12.12
|
$
|
11.04
|
$
|
11.63
|
$
|
11.87
|
$
|
8.98
|
||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN
|
16.32
|
%
|
-3.11
|
%
|
0.74
|
%
|
33.96
|
%
|
-11.51
|
%
|
||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
|
$
|
1,579,818
|
$
|
1,014,109
|
$
|
537,475
|
$
|
403,412
|
$
|
299,920
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before fee waivers
|
1.15
|
%
|
1.15
|
%
|
1.15
|
%
|
1.21
|
%
|
1.23
|
%
|
||||||||||
After fee waivers
|
1.08
|
%
|
1.08
|
%
|
1.08
|
%
|
1.08
|
%
|
1.21
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before fee waivers
|
2.55
|
%
|
2.96
|
%
|
1.92
|
%
|
1.67
|
%
|
1.90
|
%
|
||||||||||
After fee waivers
|
2.62
|
%
|
3.03
|
%
|
1.99
|
%
|
1.80
|
%
|
1.92
|
%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(3)
|
38
|
%
|
15
|
%
|
10
|
%
|
43
|
%
|
18
|
%
|
(1)
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(2)
|
Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
|
(3)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole.
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
February 29,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 29,
|
||||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
||||||||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
12.90
|
$
|
14.20
|
$
|
13.07
|
$
|
9.57
|
$
|
10.90
|
||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(1)
|
0.10
|
0.06
|
0.01
|
0.11
|
0.06
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
1.63
|
0.66
|
1.31
|
3.55
|
(1.39
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
1.73
|
0.72
|
1.32
|
3.66
|
(1.33
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Dividends from net realized gain on investments
|
(0.05
|
)
|
(1.94
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.07
|
)
|
(2.02
|
)
|
(0.19
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Redemption fees retained
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
0.00
|
(1)(2)
|
||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
14.56
|
$
|
12.90
|
$
|
14.20
|
$
|
13.07
|
$
|
9.57
|
||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN
|
13.38
|
%
|
6.34
|
%
|
10.04
|
%
|
38.46
|
%
|
-12.20
|
%
|
||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
|
$
|
4,204
|
$
|
4,132
|
$
|
3,663
|
$
|
2,409
|
$
|
1,310
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before fee waivers and expense reimbursement
|
1.77
|
%
|
1.49
|
%
|
1.48
|
%
|
1.69
|
%
|
2.09
|
%
|
||||||||||
After fee waivers and expense reimbursement
|
1.31
|
%
|
1.34
|
%
|
1.41
|
%
|
1.38
|
%
|
1.42
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before fee waivers and expense reimbursement
|
0.29
|
%
|
0.31
|
%
|
0.00
|
%
|
0.90
|
%
|
(0.13
|
)%
|
||||||||||
After fee waivers and expense reimbursement
|
0.75
|
%
|
0.46
|
%
|
0.07
|
%
|
1.21
|
%
|
0.54
|
%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(3)
|
25
|
%
|
28
|
%
|
10
|
%
|
26
|
%
|
38
|
%
|
(1)
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(2)
|
Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
|
(3)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole.
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
February 29,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 29,
|
||||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
||||||||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
12.97
|
$
|
14.28
|
$
|
13.14
|
$
|
9.60
|
$
|
10.99
|
||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(1)
|
0.13
|
0.10
|
0.05
|
0.14
|
0.09
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
1.65
|
0.65
|
1.31
|
3.57
|
(1.40
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
1.78
|
0.75
|
1.36
|
3.71
|
(1.31
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(0.12
|
)
|
(0.12
|
)
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
||||||||||
Dividends from net realized gain on investments
|
(0.05
|
)
|
(1.94
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.07
|
)
|
(2.06
|
)
|
(0.22
|
)
|
(0.17
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
||||||||||
Redemption fees retained
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
0.00
|
(1)(2)
|
0.00
|
(1)(2)
|
|||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
14.68
|
$
|
12.97
|
$
|
14.28
|
$
|
13.14
|
$
|
9.60
|
||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN
|
13.74
|
%
|
6.50
|
%
|
10.36
|
%
|
38.87
|
%
|
-12.07
|
%
|
||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
|
$
|
45,642
|
$
|
91,814
|
$
|
118,998
|
$
|
70,012
|
$
|
30,593
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before fee waivers and expense reimbursement
|
1.46
|
%
|
1.18
|
%
|
1.17
|
%
|
1.41
|
%
|
1.77
|
%
|
||||||||||
After fee waivers and expense reimbursement
|
1.00
|
%
|
1.03
|
%
|
1.10
|
%
|
1.10
|
%
|
1.10
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before fee waivers and expense reimbursement
|
0.60
|
%
|
0.62
|
%
|
0.31
|
%
|
1.18
|
%
|
0.19
|
%
|
||||||||||
After fee waivers and expense reimbursement
|
1.06
|
%
|
0.77
|
%
|
0.38
|
%
|
1.49
|
%
|
0.86
|
%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(3)
|
25
|
%
|
28
|
%
|
10
|
%
|
26
|
%
|
38
|
%
|
(1)
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(2)
|
Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
|
(3)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole.
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
February 29,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 29,
|
||||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
||||||||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
10.62
|
$
|
10.05
|
$
|
9.48
|
$
|
7.48
|
$
|
9.07
|
||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(1)
|
0.19
|
0.18
|
0.05
|
0.09
|
0.18
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
0.65
|
0.83
|
0.61
|
2.01
|
(1.59
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.84
|
1.01
|
0.66
|
2.10
|
(1.41
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.17
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
(0.07
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
(0.18
|
)
|
||||||||||
Dividends from net realized gain on investments
|
(0.30
|
)
|
(0.28
|
)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(0.00
|
)(2)
|
||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.47
|
)
|
(0.44
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.18
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
10.99
|
$
|
10.62
|
$
|
10.05
|
$
|
9.48
|
$
|
7.48
|
||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN
|
7.87
|
%
|
10.51
|
%
|
6.93
|
%
|
28.19
|
%
|
-15.83
|
%
|
||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
|
$
|
3,448
|
$
|
1,589
|
$
|
1,538
|
$
|
1,254
|
$
|
819
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement
|
2.38
|
%
|
2.79
|
%
|
3.16
|
%
|
8.18
|
%
|
13.43
|
%
|
||||||||||
After expense reimbursement
|
1.46
|
%
|
1.45
|
%
|
1.45
|
%
|
1.42
|
%
|
1.42
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement
|
0.83
|
%
|
0.53
|
%
|
(1.25
|
)%
|
(5.56
|
)%
|
(9.91
|
)%
|
||||||||||
After expense reimbursement
|
1.75
|
%
|
1.87
|
%
|
0.46
|
%
|
1.20
|
%
|
2.10
|
%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(3)
|
43
|
%
|
26
|
%
|
22
|
%
|
32
|
%
|
18
|
%
|
(1)
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(2)
|
Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
|
(3)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole.
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
February 29,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 28,
|
February 29,
|
||||||||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
||||||||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
10.64
|
$
|
10.07
|
$
|
9.49
|
$
|
7.49
|
$
|
9.07
|
||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(1)
|
0.22
|
0.20
|
0.08
|
0.10
|
0.20
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
0.65
|
0.83
|
0.61
|
2.01
|
(1.59
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.87
|
1.03
|
0.69
|
2.11
|
(1.39
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.19
|
)
|
(0.18
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.19
|
)
|
||||||||||
Dividends from net realized gain on investments
|
(0.30
|
)
|
(0.28
|
)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(0.00
|
)(2)
|
||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.49
|
)
|
(0.46
|
)
|
(0.11
|
)
|
(0.11
|
)
|
(0.19
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
11.02
|
$
|
10.64
|
$
|
10.07
|
$
|
9.49
|
$
|
7.49
|
||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN
|
8.18
|
%
|
10.73
|
%
|
7.32
|
%
|
28.40
|
%
|
-15.55
|
%
|
||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (thousands)
|
$
|
22,759
|
$
|
16,424
|
$
|
13,919
|
$
|
2,107
|
$
|
1,424
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement
|
2.09
|
%
|
2.51
|
%
|
2.88
|
%
|
7.93
|
%
|
13.18
|
%
|
||||||||||
After expense reimbursement
|
1.17
|
%
|
1.17
|
%
|
1.17
|
%
|
1.17
|
%
|
1.17
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement
|
1.12
|
%
|
0.81
|
%
|
(0.97
|
)%
|
(5.31
|
)%
|
(9.66
|
)%
|
||||||||||
After expense reimbursement
|
2.04
|
%
|
2.15
|
%
|
0.74
|
%
|
1.45
|
%
|
2.35
|
%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(3)
|
43
|
%
|
26
|
%
|
22
|
%
|
32
|
%
|
18
|
%
|
(1)
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(2)
|
Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
|
(3)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole.
|
For the Period
|
||||||||||||
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
June 28, 2021(1)
|
||||||||||
February 29,
|
February 28,
|
through
|
||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
February 28, 2022
|
||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
9.48
|
$
|
9.62
|
$
|
10.00
|
||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income(2)
|
0.21
|
0.21
|
0.03
|
|||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
0.30
|
(0.19
|
)
|
(0.37
|
)
|
|||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.51
|
0.02
|
(0.34
|
)
|
||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.17
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
(0.04
|
)
|
||||||
Dividends from net realized gain on investments
|
—
|
(0.00
|
)(3)
|
—
|
||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.17
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
(0.04
|
)
|
||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
9.82
|
$
|
9.48
|
$
|
9.62
|
||||||
TOTAL RETURN
|
5.41
|
%
|
0.33
|
%
|
-3.43
|
%(4)
|
||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
|
$
|
1,101
|
$
|
969
|
$
|
966
|
||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement
|
1.36
|
%
|
1.73
|
%
|
2.83
|
%(5)
|
||||||
After expense reimbursement
|
0.99
|
%
|
0.99
|
%
|
0.99
|
%(5)
|
||||||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement
|
1.83
|
%
|
1.69
|
%
|
(1.34
|
)%(5)
|
||||||
After expense reimbursement
|
2.20
|
%
|
2.43
|
%
|
0.50
|
%(5)
|
||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(6)
|
16
|
%
|
19
|
%
|
4
|
%(4)
|
(1)
|
Commencement of operations.
|
(2)
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(3)
|
Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
|
(4)
|
Not annualized.
|
(5)
|
Annualized.
|
(6)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole.
|
For the Period
|
||||||||||||
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
June 28, 2021(1)
|
||||||||||
February 29,
|
February 28,
|
through
|
||||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
February 28, 2022
|
||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
9.48
|
$
|
9.62
|
$
|
10.00
|
||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income(2)
|
0.24
|
0.23
|
0.05
|
|||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
|
0.31
|
(0.19
|
)
|
(0.38
|
)
|
|||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.55
|
0.04
|
(0.33
|
)
|
||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.20
|
)
|
(0.18
|
)
|
(0.05
|
)
|
||||||
Dividends from net realized gain on investments
|
—
|
(0.00
|
)(3)
|
—
|
||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.20
|
)
|
(0.18
|
)
|
(0.05
|
)
|
||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
9.83
|
$
|
9.48
|
$
|
9.62
|
||||||
TOTAL RETURN
|
5.75
|
%
|
0.53
|
%
|
-3.29
|
%(4)
|
||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (thousands)
|
$
|
75,143
|
$
|
42,424
|
$
|
23,612
|
||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement
|
1.11
|
%
|
1.48
|
%
|
2.58
|
%(5)
|
||||||
After expense reimbursement
|
0.74
|
%
|
0.74
|
%
|
0.74
|
%(5)
|
||||||
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement
|
2.08
|
%
|
1.94
|
%
|
(1.09
|
)%(5)
|
||||||
After expense reimbursement
|
2.45
|
%
|
2.68
|
%
|
0.75
|
%(5)
|
||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(6)
|
16
|
%
|
19
|
%
|
4
|
%(4)
|
(1)
|
Commencement of operations.
|
(2)
|
Based on average shares outstanding.
|
(3)
|
Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
|
(4)
|
Not annualized.
|
(5)
|
Annualized.
|
(6)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole.
|
Distributable Earnings
|
Paid-in Capital
|
|||||||||
Mid Cap Value Fund
|
$
|
(695,835
|
)
|
$
|
695,835
|
|||||
Emerging Markets Value Fund
|
$
|
(9,222,804
|
)
|
$
|
9,222,804
|
|||||
Small Cap Value Fund
|
$
|
(85,084
|
)
|
$
|
85,084
|
|||||
International Small Cap Value Fund
|
$
|
(37,962
|
)
|
$
|
37,962
|
Level 1 –
|
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
|
Level 2 –
|
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the
identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
|
Level 3 –
|
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant
would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
|
Mid Cap Value Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
145,530,204
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
145,530,204
|
||||||||
Short-Term Investment
|
476
|
—
|
—
|
476
|
||||||||||||
Total Assets
|
$
|
145,530,680
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
145,530,680
|
||||||||
Emerging Markets Value Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
1,408,760,177
|
$
|
30,594,187
|
$
|
4,085
|
$
|
1,439,358,449
|
||||||||
Preferred Stocks
|
69,865,663
|
—
|
—
|
69,865,663
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investment
|
61,456,925
|
—
|
—
|
61,456,925
|
||||||||||||
Total Assets
|
$
|
1,540,082,765
|
$
|
30,594,187
|
$
|
4,085
|
$
|
1,570,681,037
|
||||||||
Small Cap Value Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
48,056,519
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
48,056,519
|
||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trust
|
623,530
|
—
|
—
|
623,530
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investment
|
973,936
|
—
|
—
|
973,936
|
||||||||||||
Total Assets
|
$
|
49,653,985
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
49,653,985
|
||||||||
International Small Cap Value Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
24,872,230
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
24,872,230
|
||||||||
Short-Term Investment
|
1,318,091
|
—
|
—
|
1,318,091
|
||||||||||||
Total Assets
|
$
|
26,190,321
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
26,190,321
|
||||||||
International Value Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
72,636,644
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
72,636,644
|
||||||||
Preferred Stock
|
689,665
|
—
|
—
|
689,665
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investment
|
2,905,245
|
—
|
—
|
2,905,245
|
||||||||||||
Total Assets
|
$
|
76,231,554
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
76,231,554
|
Common Stocks
|
||||
Balance as of February 28, 2023
|
$
|
4,085
|
||
Balance as of February 29, 2024
|
$
|
4,085
|
||
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) during the period for
|
||||
Level 3 investments held at February 29, 2024
|
$
|
—
|
Mid Cap Value Fund
|
0.80%
|
||
Emerging Markets Value Fund
|
1.00%
|
||
Small Cap Value Fund
|
0.95%
|
||
International Small Cap Value Fund
|
1.00%
|
||
International Value Fund
|
0.65%
|
Advisory Fees
|
|||||
Mid Cap Value Fund
|
$
|
1,055,594
|
|||
Emerging Markets Value Fund
|
12,929,450
|
||||
Small Cap Value Fund
|
504,177
|
||||
International Small Cap Value Fund
|
224,192
|
||||
International Value Fund
|
361,277
|
Emerging
|
International
|
|||||
Mid Cap
|
Markets
|
Small Cap
|
Small Cap
|
International
|
||
Value Fund
|
Value Fund
|
Value Fund
|
Value Fund
|
Value Fund
|
||
0.90%
|
1.08%
|
1.00%
|
1.17%
|
0.74%
|
2/28/2025
|
2/28/2026
|
2/28/2027
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
Mid Cap Value Fund
|
$
|
86,609
|
$
|
98,328
|
$
|
116,009
|
$
|
300,946
|
|||||||||
Emerging Markets Value Fund
|
351,524
|
485,364
|
858,787
|
1,695,675
|
|||||||||||||
Small Cap Value Fund
|
68,655
|
159,587
|
243,889
|
472,131
|
|||||||||||||
International Small Cap Value Fund
|
209,293
|
195,567
|
205,550
|
610,410
|
|||||||||||||
International Value Fund
|
151,402
|
235,358
|
207,618
|
594,378
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
||||||||
Mid Cap Value Fund
|
$
|
52,076,712
|
$
|
50,244,072
|
|||||
Emerging Markets Value Fund
|
823,254,406
|
477,303,966
|
|||||||
Small Cap Value Fund
|
13,560,024
|
57,014,252
|
|||||||
International Small Cap Value Fund
|
15,265,665
|
9,140,711
|
|||||||
International Value Fund
|
38,129,116
|
8,584,056
|
Fund
|
Shareholder
|
Percent of Shares Held
|
Mid Cap Value Fund
|
Mac & Co.
|
47%
|
Emerging Markets Value Fund
|
National Financial Services, LLC
|
26%
|
Small Cap Value Fund
|
National Financial Services, LLC
|
42%
|
International Small Cap Value Fund
|
J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC
|
36%
|
ValueQuest Partners, LLC
|
26%
|
|
International Value Fund
|
J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC
|
35%
|
Legacy Trust Co.
|
26%
|
Emerging
|
International
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Mid Cap
|
Markets
|
Small Cap
|
Small Cap
|
International
|
||||||||||||||||
Value Fund
|
Value Fund
|
Value Fund
|
Value Fund
|
Value Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Cost of investments (a)
|
$
|
122,076,019
|
$
|
1,499,921,193
|
$
|
45,023,384
|
$
|
25,481,981
|
$
|
72,736,263
|
||||||||||
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
29,671,103
|
216,707,036
|
8,524,954
|
2,924,761
|
8,440,548
|
|||||||||||||||
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(6,216,442
|
)
|
(148,562,126
|
)
|
(3,894,353
|
)
|
(2,216,421
|
)
|
(4,945,257
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (a)
|
23,454,661
|
68,144,910
|
4,630,601
|
708,340
|
3,495,291
|
|||||||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on foreign currency
|
(6
|
)
|
(69,020
|
)
|
—
|
(801
|
)
|
397
|
||||||||||||
Undistributed ordinary income
|
825,393
|
15,402,097
|
585,770
|
296,791
|
74,091
|
|||||||||||||||
Undistributed long-term capital gains
|
6,699,718
|
25,598,916
|
—
|
298,964
|
—-
|
|||||||||||||||
Total distributable earnings
|
7,525,111
|
41,001,013
|
585,770
|
595,755
|
74,091
|
|||||||||||||||
Other accumulated gain/loss
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(13,688
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Total accumulated earnings
|
$
|
30,979,766
|
$
|
109,076,903
|
$
|
5,216,371
|
$
|
1,303,294
|
$
|
3,556,091
|
(a)
|
The difference between the book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and cost is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales adjustments and passive foreign
investment companies.
|
Capital Loss Carryover
|
|||||
Long-Term
|
Short-Term
|
Total
|
Expiration Date
|
||
Pzena International Value Fund
|
$ —
|
$13,688
|
$13,688
|
No Expiration
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||
February 29, 2024
|
February 28, 2023
|
||||||||
Mid Cap Value Fund
|
|||||||||
Ordinary income
|
$
|
2,312,121
|
$
|
1,738,933
|
|||||
Long-term capital gains
|
10,374,807
|
15,241,488
|
|||||||
Emerging Markets Value Fund
|
|||||||||
Ordinary income
|
$
|
59,979,575
|
$
|
16,166,313
|
|||||
Long-term capital gains
|
20,393,042
|
2,437,456
|
|||||||
Small Cap Value Fund
|
|||||||||
Ordinary income
|
$
|
238,392
|
$
|
1,171,434
|
|||||
Long-term capital gains
|
—
|
11,308,345
|
|||||||
International Small Cap Value Fund
|
|||||||||
Ordinary income
|
$
|
420,663
|
$
|
554,897
|
|||||
Long-term capital gains
|
670,482
|
150,406
|
|||||||
International Value Fund
|
|||||||||
Ordinary income
|
$
|
1,389,668
|
$
|
779,200
|
Individual Funds
|
Statement of
|
Statements of
|
|
constituting Pzena Funds
|
operations
|
changes in net assets
|
Financial highlights
|
Pzena Mid Cap Value Fund,
|
For the year ended
|
For each of the two years
|
For each of the five years in the
|
Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund,
|
February 29, 2024
|
in the period ended
|
period ended February 29, 2024
|
Pzena Small Cap Value Fund,
|
February 29, 2024
|
||
and Pzena International
|
|||
Small Cap Value Fund
|
|||
Pzena International Value Fund
|
For the year ended
|
For each of the two years
|
For each of the two years in the
|
February 29, 2024
|
in the period ended
|
period ended February 29, 2024
|
|
February 29, 2024
|
and for the period June 28, 2021
|
||
(commencement of operations)
|
|||
through February 28, 2022
|
Beginning
|
Ending
|
Expenses Paid
|
Expense Ratio
|
Six Month
|
|
Account Value
|
Account Value
|
During Period(1)
|
During Period
|
Total Return
|
|
Investor Class
|
9/1/23
|
2/29/24
|
9/1/23 – 2/29/24
|
9/1/23 – 2/29/24
|
9/1/23 – 2/29/24
|
Actual
|
|||||
Mid Cap Value Fund
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,115.70
|
$6.52
|
1.24%
|
11.57%
|
Emerging Markets Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
1,033.30
|
7.18
|
1.42%
|
3.33%
|
Small Cap Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
1,119.90
|
6.90
|
1.31%
|
11.99%
|
International Small Cap Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
1,047.20
|
7.48
|
1.47%
|
4.72%
|
International Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
998.30
|
4.92
|
0.99%
|
-0.17%
|
Hypothetical
|
|||||
(5% return before expenses)
|
|||||
Mid Cap Value Fund
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,018.70
|
$6.22
|
1.24%
|
2.49%
|
Emerging Markets Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
1,017.80
|
7.12
|
1.42%
|
2.49%
|
Small Cap Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
1,018.35
|
6.57
|
1.31%
|
2.49%
|
International Small Cap Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
1,017.55
|
7.37
|
1.47%
|
2.49%
|
International Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
1,019.94
|
4.97
|
0.99%
|
2.49%
|
(1)
|
Each Fund’s expenses are equal to the expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 days (to reflect the six-month period of operation of the
Funds). The ending account values in the table are based on the actual total returns of the Investor Class shares of each Fund.
|
Beginning
|
Ending
|
Expenses Paid
|
Expense Ratio
|
Six Month
|
|
Account Value
|
Account Value
|
During Period(2)
|
During Period
|
Total Return
|
|
Institutional Class
|
9/1/23
|
2/29/24
|
9/1/23 – 2/29/24
|
9/1/23 – 2/29/24
|
9/1/23 – 2/29/24
|
Actual
|
|||||
Mid Cap Value Fund
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,117.70
|
$4.74
|
0.90%
|
11.77%
|
Emerging Markets Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
1,035.60
|
5.47
|
1.08%
|
3.56%
|
Small Cap Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
1,121.00
|
5.27
|
1.00%
|
12.10%
|
International Small Cap Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
1,048.30
|
5.96
|
1.17%
|
4.83%
|
International Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
950.00
|
3.59
|
0.74%
|
-5.00%
|
Hypothetical
|
|||||
(5% return before expenses)
|
|||||
Mid Cap Value Fund
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,020.39
|
$4.52
|
0.90%
|
2.49%
|
Emerging Markets Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
1,019.49
|
5.42
|
1.08%
|
2.49%
|
Small Cap Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
1,019.89
|
5.02
|
1.00%
|
2.49%
|
International Small Cap Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
1,019.05
|
5.87
|
1.17%
|
2.49%
|
International Value Fund
|
1,000.00
|
1,021.18
|
3.72
|
0.74%
|
2.49%
|
(2)
|
Each Fund’s expenses are equal to the expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 days (to reflect the six-month period of operation of the
Funds). The ending account values in the table are based on the actual total returns of the Investor Class shares of each Fund.
|
Term of
|
Number of
|
||||
Office
|
Portfolios
|
Other
|
|||
and
|
in Fund
|
Directorships
|
|||
Position
|
Length
|
Complex
|
Held During
|
||
Name, Address
|
Held with
|
of Time
|
Principal Occupation
|
Overseen by
|
Past Five
|
and Age
|
the Trust
|
Served*
|
During Past Five Years
|
Trustee(2)
|
Years(3)
|
Independent Trustees(1)
|
|||||
David G. Mertens
|
Board Chair
|
Indefinite
|
Partner and Head of Business
|
5
|
Trustee, Advisors Series
|
YOB: 1960
|
term;
|
Development, QSV Equity
|
Trust (for series not
|
||
615 E. Michigan Street
|
since
|
Investors, LLC, (formerly known
|
affiliated with the
|
||
Milwaukee, WI 53202
|
October
|
as Ballast Equity Management,
|
Funds).
|
||
2023.
|
LLC) (a privately-held investment
|
||||
advisory firm) (February 2019 to
|
|||||
Trustee
|
Indefinite
|
present); Managing Director and
|
|||
term;
|
Vice President, Jensen Investment
|
||||
since
|
Management, Inc. (a privately-
|
||||
March 2017.
|
held investment advisory firm)
|
||||
(2002 to 2017).
|
|||||
Joe D. Redwine
|
Trustee
|
Indefinite
|
Retired; formerly Manager,
|
5
|
Trustee, Advisors Series
|
YOB: 1947
|
term;
|
President, CEO, U.S. Bancorp
|
Trust (for series not
|
||
615 E. Michigan Street
|
since
|
Fund Services, LLC, and
|
affiliated with the
|
||
Milwaukee, WI 53202
|
September
|
its predecessors,
|
Funds).
|
||
2008.
|
(May 1991 to July 2017).
|
||||
Michele Rackey
|
Trustee
|
Indefinite
|
Chief Executive Officer,
|
5
|
Trustee, Advisors Series
|
YOB: 1959
|
term;
|
Government Employees Benefit
|
Trust (for series not
|
||
615 E. Michigan Street
|
since
|
Association (GEBA) (benefits
|
affiliated with the
|
||
Milwaukee, WI 53202
|
January
|
and wealth management
|
Funds).
|
||
2023.
|
organization) (2004 to 2020);
|
||||
Board Member, Association
|
|||||
Business Services Inc. (ABSI)
|
|||||
(for-profit subsidiary of the
|
|||||
American Society of Association
|
|||||
Executives) (2019 to 2020).
|
Term of
|
|||
Office
|
|||
and
|
|||
Position
|
Length
|
||
Name, Address
|
Held with
|
of Time
|
Principal Occupation
|
and Age
|
the Trust
|
Served
|
During Past Five Years
|
Officers
|
|||
Jeffrey T. Rauman
|
President,
|
Indefinite
|
Senior Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bank Global
|
YOB: 1969
|
Chief
|
term;
|
Fund Services (February 1996 to present).
|
615 E. Michigan Street
|
Executive
|
since
|
|
Milwaukee, WI 53202
|
Officer and
|
December
|
|
Principal
|
2018.
|
||
Executive
|
|||
Officer
|
|||
Kevin J. Hayden
|
Vice
|
Indefinite
|
Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bank Global Fund
|
YOB: 1971
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President,
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term;
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Services (June 2005 to present).
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615 E. Michigan Street
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Treasurer
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since
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Milwaukee, WI 53202
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and
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January
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Principal
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2023.
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Financial
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Officer
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Cheryl L. King
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Assistant
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Indefinite
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Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bank Global Fund
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YOB: 1961
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Treasurer
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term;
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Services (October 1998 to present).
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615 E. Michigan Street
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since
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Milwaukee, WI 53202
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January
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2023.
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Richard R. Conner
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Assistant
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Indefinite
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Assistant Vice President, Compliance and Administration, U.S. Bank Global
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YOB: 1982
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Treasurer
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term;
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Fund Services (July 2010 to present).
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615 E. Michigan Street
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since
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Milwaukee, WI 53202
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December
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2018.
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Joseph R. Kolinsky
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Vice
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Indefinite
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Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (May 2023 to present);
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YOB: 1970
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President,
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term;
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Chief Compliance Officer, Chandler Asset Management, Inc. (2020 to 2022);
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2020 E. Financial Way,
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Chief
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since
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Director, Corporate Compliance, Pacific Life Insurance Company
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Suite 100
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Compliance
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July
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(2018 to 2019).
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Glendora, CA 91741
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Officer and
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2023.
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AML Officer
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Term of
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Office
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and
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Position
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Length
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Name, Address
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Held with
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of Time
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Principal Occupation
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and Age
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the Trust
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Served
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During Past Five Years
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Lillian A. Kabakali
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Vice
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Indefinite
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Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (April 2023 to present);
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YOB: 1980
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President
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term;
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Vice President, Compliance, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management
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2020 E. Financial Way,
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and
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since
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Holdings, LLC (April 2019 to April 2023); Senior Associate, Compliance,
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Suite 100
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Secretary
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March
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Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings, LLC
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Glendora, CA 91741
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2024.
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(January 2018 to April 2019).
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Elaine E. Richards
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Assistant
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Indefinite
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Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (July 2007 to present).
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YOB: 1968
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Secretary
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term;
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2020 E. Financial Way,
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since
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Suite 100
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March
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Glendora, CA 91741
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2024.
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The Trustees have designated a mandatory retirement age of 75, such that each Trustee, serving as such on the date he or she reaches the age of 75, shall submit his or her resignation not later
than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs (“Retiring Trustee”). Upon request, the Board may, by vote of a majority of Trustees eligible to vote on such matter, determine whether or not to extend such
Retiring Trustee’s term and on the length of a one-time extension of up to three additional years. At a meeting held December 7-8, 2022, by vote of the majority of Trustees (not including Mr. Redwine), Mr. Redwine’s term as Trustee was
extended for three additional years to expire December 31, 2025.
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(1)
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The Trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined under the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”).
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(2)
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As of February 29, 2024, the Trust was comprised of 34 active portfolios managed by unaffiliated investment advisors. The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Funds. The Funds do not hold
themselves out as related to any other series within the Trust for investment purposes, nor do they share the same investment advisor with any other series.
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(3)
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“Other Directorships Held” includes only directorship of companies required to register or file reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Act, as amended, (that is, “public
companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.
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1.
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THE NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED AND TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISER UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT. The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s
overall services provided to the Funds, as well as its specific responsibilities in all aspects of day-to-day investment management of the Funds. The Board considered the qualifications, experience and responsibilities of the portfolio
managers, as well as the responsibilities of other key personnel of the Adviser involved in the day-to-day activities of the Funds, noting that the Adviser currently serves as investment sub-adviser to a number of mutual funds not affiliated
with the Trust and previously managed its own family of proprietary mutual funds. The Board also considered the resources and compliance structure of the Adviser, including information regarding its compliance program, its chief compliance
officer and the Adviser’s compliance record, as well as the Adviser’s cybersecurity program, liquidity risk management program, valuation procedures, business continuity plan, and risk management process. The Board also noted that the Adviser
was working towards implementation of newly adopted Securities and Exchange Commission rules applicable to the Fund, including the new tailored shareholder reports. The Board further considered its knowledge of the Adviser’s operations and
noted that during the course of the prior year they had met with certain personnel of the Adviser to discuss the Funds’ performance and investment outlook as well as various marketing and compliance topics. The Board concluded that the
Adviser had the quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment processes and compliance policies and procedures essential to performing its duties under the Advisory Agreement and that they were satisfied with the nature, overall
quality and extent of such management services.
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2.
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THE FUNDS HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE AND THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE ADVISER. In assessing the quality of the portfolio management delivered by the Adviser, the Board reviewed the short-term and
long-term performance of the Funds as of June 30, 2023 on both an absolute basis and a relative basis in comparison to their peer funds utilizing Morningstar classifications, appropriate securities market benchmarks, the Adviser’s similarly
managed accounts, and a cohort that is comprised of similarly managed funds selected by an independent third-party consulting firm engaged by the Board to assist it in its 15(c) review (the “Cohort”). While the Board considered both
short-term and long-term performance, it placed greater emphasis on longer term performance. When reviewing performance against the comparative peer group universe, the Board took into account that the investment objectives and strategies of
each Fund, as well as its level of risk tolerance, may differ significantly from funds in the peer universe. When reviewing a Fund’s performance against broad market benchmarks, the Board took into account the differences in portfolio
construction between the Fund and such benchmarks as well as other differences between actively managed funds and passive benchmarks, such as objectives and risks. In assessing periods of relative underperformance or outperformance, the Board
took into account that relative performance can be significantly impacted by performance measurement periods and that some periods of underperformance may be transitory in nature while others may reflect more significant underlying issues.
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Mid Cap Value Fund: The Board noted that the Fund outperformed the Morningstar peer group and Cohort average for the one-, three- and five-year periods
ended June 30, 2023. The Board also reviewed the performance of the Fund against a broad-based securities market benchmark, noting that it had outperformed its primary benchmark index over the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30,
2023.
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The Board also considered the Fund’s performance compared to the Adviser’s similarly managed accounts, noting that the Fund outperformed the similarly managed composite for the one- and
five-year periods and performed in line with the composite for the three-year period ended June 30, 2023.
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Emerging Markets Value Fund: The Board noted that the Fund outperformed the Morningstar peer group and Cohort average for the one-, three- and five-year
periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board also reviewed the performance of the Fund against two broad-based securities market benchmarks, noting that it had outperformed both its primary and secondary benchmark over the one-, three- and
five-year periods, all periods ended June 30, 2023.
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The Board also considered the Fund’s performance compared to the Adviser’s similarly managed accounts, noting that the Fund outperformed the similarly managed account composite for the one- and
three-year periods and underperformed for the five-year period ended June 30, 2023.
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Small Cap Value Fund: The Board noted that the Fund outperformed each of the Morningstar peer group and Cohort average for the one- and three-year
periods and underperformed both for the five-year period, all periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board also reviewed the performance of the Fund against a broad-based securities market benchmark, noting that it had outperformed its primary
benchmark index for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2023.
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The Adviser represented that it does not manage any other accounts with a similar strategy to that of the Small Cap Value Fund.
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International Small Cap Value Fund: The Board noted that the Fund outperformed each of the Morningstar peer group and Cohort average for the one- and
three-year periods ended June 30, 2023. The Board also reviewed the performance of the Fund against two broad-based securities market benchmarks, noting that it outperformed both its primary and secondary benchmark over the one- and
three-year periods ended June 30, 2023.
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The Board also considered the Fund’s performance compared to the Adviser’s similarly managed accounts, noting that the Fund outperformed the similarly managed account composite for the one-year
period and underperformed for the three-year period ended June 30, 2023.
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International Value Fund: The Board noted that the Fund outperformed each of the Morningstar peer group and Cohort average for the one-year period ended
June 30, 2023. The Board also reviewed the performance of the Fund against two broad-based securities market benchmarks, noting that it outperformed both its primary benchmark and secondary benchmark for the one-year period ended June 30,
2023.
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The Board also considered the Fund’s performance compared to the Adviser’s similarly managed accounts, noting that the Fund underperformed the similarly managed account composite for the
one-year period ended June 30, 2023.
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3.
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THE COSTS OF THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE ADVISER AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE ADVISER’S FEE UNDER THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT. In considering the advisory fee and total fees and expenses of the
Funds, the Board reviewed comparisons to the peer funds and the Adviser’s similarly managed accounts for other types of clients, as well as all expense waivers and reimbursements. When reviewing fees charged to other similarly managed
accounts, the Board took into account the type of account and the differences in the management of that account that might be germane to the difference, if any, in the fees charged to such accounts.
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Mid Cap Value Fund: The Board noted that the Adviser had contractually agreed to maintain an annual expense ratio for the Fund of 0.90%, excluding certain
operating expenses and class-level expenses (the “Expense Cap”). The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee and net expense ratio were above the Cohort median and average. The Board noted that the net expense ratio was below
the Morningstar peer group average. The Board also took into consideration the services the Adviser provides to its similarly managed account clients, comparing the fees charged for those management services to the management fees charged to
the Fund. The Board found that the management fees charged to the Fund were lower than, equal to, or higher than the fees charged to the Adviser’s similarly managed account clients depending on the asset level.
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Emerging Markets Value Fund: The Board noted that the Adviser had contractually agreed to maintain an annual expense ratio for the Fund of 1.08%,
excluding certain operating expenses and class-level expenses (the “Expense Cap”). The Board noted that the contractual advisory fee was above the Cohort median and average. The Board noted that the Fund’s net
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expense ratio was below the Cohort median and average. The Board also noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was below the Morningstar peer group average. The Board also took into consideration
the services the Adviser provides to its similarly managed account clients, comparing the fees charged for those management services to the management fees charged to the Fund. The Board found that the management fees charged to the Fund were
equal to or higher than the fees charged to the Adviser’s similarly managed account clients depending on the asset level.
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Small Cap Value Fund: The Board noted that the Adviser had contractually agreed to maintain annual expense ratios for the Fund of 1.00%, excluding certain
operating expenses and class-level expenses (the “Expense Cap”). The Board noted that the contractual advisory fee was above the Cohort median and average. The Board noted that the net expense ratio was above the Cohort median and below the
Cohort average. The Board also noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was below the Morningstar peer group average. The Board also considered that the Adviser does not manage any other accounts with a similar strategy to that of the Small
Cap Value Fund.
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International Small Cap Value Fund: The Board noted that the Adviser had contractually agreed to maintain an annual expense ratio for the Fund of 1.17%,
excluding certain operating expenses and class-level expenses (the “Expense Cap”). The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee and net expense ratio were each above the Cohort median and average. The Board also noted that the
Fund’s net expense ratio was above the Morningstar peer group average. The Board took into consideration that after advisory fee waivers and the payment of Fund expenses necessary to maintain the Expense Caps, the Adviser received no advisory
fees for the year ended June 30, 2023. The Board found that the management fees charged to the Fund were equal to or higher than the fees charged to the Adviser’s similarly managed account clients depending on the asset level.
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International Value Fund: The Board noted that the Adviser had contractually agreed to maintain an annual expense ratio for the Fund of 0.74%, excluding
certain operating expenses and class-level expenses (the “Expense Cap”). The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee was at the median and below the average of the Cohort, and the Fund’s net expense ratio was below the Cohort
median and average. The Board also noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio was below the Morningstar peer group average. The Board found that the management fees charged to the Fund were higher than the fees charged to the Adviser’s similarly
managed account clients.
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The Board determined that it would continue to monitor the appropriateness of the advisory fees for the Funds and concluded that, at this time, the fees to be paid to the Adviser were fair and
reasonable.
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4.
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ECONOMIES OF SCALE. The Board also considered whether economies of scale were being realized by the Adviser that should be shared with shareholders. The Board further noted that the Adviser has
contractually agreed to reduce its advisory fees or reimburse Fund expenses so that the Funds do not exceed the specified Expense Caps. The Board noted that at current asset levels, it did not appear that there were additional significant
economies of scale being realized by the Adviser that should be shared with shareholders and concluded that it would continue to monitor economies of scale in the future as circumstances changed and assuming asset levels increase.
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5.
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THE PROFITS TO BE REALIZED BY THE ADVISER AND ITS AFFILIATES FROM THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FUNDS. The Board reviewed the Adviser’s financial information and took into account both the direct
benefits and the indirect benefits to the Adviser from advising the Funds. The Board considered the profitability to the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds and considered any additional material benefits derived by the Adviser from
its relationship with the Funds, such as Rule 12b-1 fees received from the Funds’ Investor Class shares. The Board also considered “soft dollar” benefits that may be received by the Adviser in exchange for Fund brokerage. After such review,
the Board determined that the profitability to the Adviser with respect to the Advisory Agreement was not excessive, and that the Adviser had maintained adequate profit levels to support the services it provides to the Funds.
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Mid Cap Value Fund
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98.71%
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Emerging Markets Value Fund
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26.86%
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Small Cap Value Fund
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89.76%
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International Small Cap Value Fund
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79.83%
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International Value Fund
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100.00%
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Mid Cap Value Fund
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86.97%
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Emerging Markets Value Fund
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0.89%
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Small Cap Value Fund
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89.02%
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International Small Cap Value Fund
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0.00%
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International Value Fund
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0.00%
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Creditable
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Shares
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Foreign Tax
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Outstanding at
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Per Share
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Credit Paid
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2/29/2024
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Amount
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Emerging Markets Value Fund
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$
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5,194,997
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133,832,748
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$
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0.038817
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International Small Cap Value Fund
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68,341
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2,378,737
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0.028730
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International Value Fund
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217,109
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7,754,838
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0.027997
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FYE 2/29/2024
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FYE 2/28/2023
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(a) Audit Fees
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$94,500
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$94,500
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(b) Audit-Related Fees
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N/A
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N/A
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(c) Tax Fees
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$18,000
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18,000
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(d) All Other Fees
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N/A
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N/A
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FYE 2/29/2024
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FYE 2/28/2023
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Audit-Related Fees
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0%
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0%
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Tax Fees
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0%
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0%
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All Other Fees
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0%
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0%
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Non-Audit Related Fees
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FYE 2/29/2024
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FYE 2/28/2023
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Registrant
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N/A
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N/A
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Registrant’s Investment Adviser
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N/A
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N/A
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(a)
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Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
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(b)
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Not applicable.
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(a)
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The Registrant’s President/Chief Executive Officer/Principal Executive Officer and Vice President/Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c)
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and
reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.
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(b)
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There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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