united states
securities and exchange commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

form n-csr

 

certified shareholder report of registered
management investment companies

 

Investment Company Act file number  811-21260  

 

CM Advisors Family of Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 305       Austin, Texas   78746
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

Bernard Brick

 

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450 Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (512) 329-0050  

 

Date of fiscal year end: February 28  
     
Date of reporting period:  February 28, 2025  

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a) Tailored Shareholder Report

 

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CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund 

(CMFIX)

Annual Shareholder Report - February 28, 2025

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Fund Overview

This annual shareholder report contains important information about CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund (the "Fund") for the period of March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://cmadvisorsfunds.com/our-fund/cm-advisors-fixed-income-fund. You can also request this information by contacting us at (888) 859-5856.

What were the Fund’s costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund
$90
0.87%

How did the Fund perform during the reporting period? 

       For the year ended February 28, 2025, the CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund (CMFIX) returned 5.78%, in line with its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which returned 5.81%.

       The fiscal year was marked by interest rate volatility driven by mixed economic signals. Early in the year, bond yields rose as the economy proved more resilient than expected. By summer, signs of slowing growth reversed this trend, resulting in lower yields. However, by year-end, yields had nearly returned to their starting point, with shorter-term yields outperforming longer-dated bonds for the entire year.

       In July, Fed Chairman Jay Powell indicated a potential policy shift due to the softening of employment data. Although the economy remained strong, the Fed projected significant declines in both interest rates and inflation over the next year. As investors anticipated the policy change, yields fell, reaching their annual low just before the Fed’s September meeting, when the Federal Open Market Committee cut the federal funds rate by 50 basis points. The Fed continued its rate reductions in November and December, each by 25 basis points.

       Despite resilient employment and easing inflation, the Fed’s preferred inflation measure, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index, remained above its 2% target, with inflationary pressures in various sectors. Uncertainty surrounding the new administration's economic policies' impact on inflation and employment contributed to rate volatility heading into year-end.

       With most of the Fund’s holdings in shorter-maturity bonds, we benefited from the stronger performance of these bonds. We continually monitor economic conditions and adjust our strategy accordingly.

 

 

How has the Fund performed over the last ten years? 

Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth of 10K Chart
CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
Feb-2015
$10,000
$10,000
Feb-2016
$9,838
$10,150
Feb-2017
$10,620
$10,294
Feb-2018
$10,666
$10,346
Feb-2019
$10,724
$10,674
Feb-2020
$10,955
$11,921
Feb-2021
$11,165
$12,086
Feb-2022
$11,296
$11,766
Feb-2023
$11,020
$10,622
Feb-2024
$12,174
$10,976
Feb-2025
$12,878
$11,613

Average Annual Total Returns 

1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund
5.78%
3.29%
2.56%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
5.81%
-0.52%
1.51%

The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.

Fund Statistics 

  • Net Assets$27,095,373
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings73
  • Advisory Fee (net of waivers)$0
  • Portfolio Turnover40%

Asset Weighting (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Value
Value
Common Stocks
10.1%
Corporate Bonds
77.8%
Money Market Funds
4.7%
U.S. Treasury Obligations
7.4%

What did the Fund invest in? 

Sector Weighting (% of net assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Consumer Staples
0.3%
Real Estate
0.7%
Health Care
2.2%
Communication Services
2.3%
Money Market Funds
4.7%
Utilities
6.7%
U.S. Treasury Obligations
7.4%
Consumer Discretionary
7.6%
Information Technology
10.8%
Industrials
11.1%
Energy
11.8%
Materials
13.2%
Financials
21.2%

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)

Holding Name
% of Net Assets
PHI Group, Inc.
10.1%
Qwest Corporation, 7.250%, due 09/15/25
2.3%
United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.500%, due 05/15/27
2.3%
Occidental Petroleum Corporation, 7.875%, due 09/15/31
2.3%
JPMorgan Chase & Company, 1.100%, due 06/22/26
2.3%
Targa Resources Partners L.P., 6.875%, due 01/15/29
2.3%
Intel Corporation, 4.875%, due 02/10/26
2.2%
Exelon Corporation, 7.600%, due 04/1/32
2.1%
Masco Corporation, 7.750%, due 08/1/29
2.1%
Oracle Corporation, 2.500%, due 04/1/25
2.0%

Material Fund Changes

No material changes occurred during the year ended February 28, 2025. 

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CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund (CMFIX)

Annual Shareholder Report - February 28, 2025

Where can I find additional information about the Fund? 

Additional information is available on the Fund's website (https://cmadvisorsfunds.com/our-fund/cm-advisors-fixed-income-fund), including its:

 

  • Prospectus

  • Financial information

  • Holdings

  • Proxy voting information

TSR-AR 022825-CMFIX

 

(b) Included with (a)

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. Pursuant to Item 13(a)(1), a copy of registrant’s code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR. During the period covered by this report, the code of ethics has not been amended, and the registrant has not granted any waivers, including implicit waivers, from the provisions of the code of ethics.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s board of trustees has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. The name of the audit committee financial expert is Richard M. Lewis. Mr. Lewis is “independent” for purposes of this Item.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or for services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $15,100 and $14,500 with respect to the registrant’s fiscal years ended February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024, respectively.

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees. No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item.

 

(c) Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $3,000 and $3,000 with respect to the registrant’s fiscal years ended February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024, respectively. The services comprising these fees are the preparation of the registrant’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns.

 

(d) All Other Fees. No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item.

 

(e)(1) The audit committee has not adopted pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(e)(2) None of the services described in paragraph (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) Less than 50% of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

 

 

 

 

(g) Aggregate non-audit fees of $3,000 and $3,000 were billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant with respect to the fiscal years ended February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024, respectively. No non-audit fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

 

(h) The principal accountant has not provided any non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

 

(i) Not applicable

 

(j) Not applicable

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) The Registrant(s) schedule(s) of investments is included in the Financial Statements under Item 7 of this form.

 

(b) Not applicable

 

 

 

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies

 

(a)  

 

 

 

 

 

CM Advisors Family of Funds

 

Annual Financial Statements and

Additional Information 2025

 

 

 

 

 

CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund

February 28, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the CM Advisors Family of Funds (the “Trust”). This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors of the Trust unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. Mutual fund shares are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are not insured by the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board or any other agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal amount invested.

 

 

 

 

CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

February 28, 2025

COMMON STOCKS — 10.1%   Shares     Value  
Financials — 10.1%                
Diversified Capital Markets — 10.1%                
PHI Group, Inc. (a) (Cost $1,222,685)     113,912     $ 2,728,192  

 

CORPORATE BONDS — 77.8%   Par Value     Value  
Communication Services — 2.3%                
Alternative Carriers — 2.3%                
Qwest Corporation, 7.250%, due 09/15/25   $ 620,000     $ 621,493  
                 
Consumer Discretionary — 7.6%                
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods — 0.4%                
Tapestry, Inc., 5.100%, due 03/11/30     100,000       100,286  
                 
Automobile Manufacturers — 1.1%                
General Motors Company, 5.600%, due 10/15/32     303,000       305,146  
                 
Automotive Retail — 1.5%                
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.,                
5.900%, due 03/09/26     146,000       146,571  
5.950%, due 03/09/28     250,000       251,776  
              398,347  
Distributors — 2.7%                
Genuine Parts Company, 4.950%, due 08/15/29     475,000       475,605  
LKQ Corporation, 6.250%, due 06/15/33     250,000       261,543  
              737,148  
Leisure Products — 1.9%                
Polaris, Inc., 6.950%, due 03/15/29     500,000       528,282  
                 
Consumer Staples — 0.3%                
Packaged Foods & Meats — 0.3%                
Conagra Brands, Inc., 7.000%, due 10/01/28     65,000       69,417  
                 
Energy — 11.8%                
Integrated Oil & Gas — 2.3%                
Occidental Petroleum Corporation, 7.875%, due 09/15/31     550,000       620,537  
                 
Oil & Gas Drilling — 1.1%                
Helmerich & Payne, Inc., 2.900%, due 09/29/31     350,000       297,974  

 

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CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

CORPORATE BONDS — 77.8% (Continued)   Par Value     Value  
Energy — 11.8% (Continued)                
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 2.7%                
Continental Resources, Inc., 4.375%, due 01/15/28   $ 450,000     $ 443,022  
Devon Energy Corporation, 7.950%, due 04/15/32     250,000       286,765  
              729,787  
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing — 0.9%                
Valero Energy Corporation, 3.650%, due 03/15/25     250,000       249,870  
                 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation — 4.8%                
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, 5.875%, due 06/30/26     100,000       101,011  
Southern Natural Gas Company, 8.000%, due 03/01/32     250,000       286,117  
Targa Resources Partners L.P., 6.875%, due 01/15/29     600,000       614,371  
Western Midstream Operating LP, 4.650%, due 07/01/26     300,000       299,717  
              1,301,216  
Financials — 11.1%                
Banks — 0.9%                
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Company, 3.400%, due 08/17/27     250,000       242,054  
                 
Consumer Finance — 0.4%                
John Deere Capital Corporation, 4.95%, due 04/19/27     100,000       100,566  
                 
Diversified Banks — 5.5%                
JPMorgan Chase & Company,                
1.100%, due 06/22/26     650,000       617,833  
5.040%, due 01/23/28     450,000       453,561  
5.500%, due 12/13/34     425,000       425,592  
              1,496,986  
Investment Banking & Brokerage — 0.9%                
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., 5.000%, due 10/17/29     250,000       244,967  
                 
Life & Health Insurance — 0.9%                
MetLife, Inc., 3.000%, due 03/01/25     250,000       250,000  
                 
Property & Casualty Insurance — 2.5%                
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., 8.300%, due 04/15/26     382,000       395,694  
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., 3.400%, due 06/15/30     295,000       272,147  
              667,841  
Health Care — 2.2%                
Health Care Services — 0.9%                
Cigna Group (The), 5.125%, due 05/15/31     250,000       253,116  

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

CORPORATE BONDS — 77.8% (Continued)   Par Value     Value  
Health Care — 2.2% (Continued)                
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.3%                
Illumina, Inc.,                
5.800%, due 12/12/25   $ 200,000     $ 201,355  
5.750%, due 12/13/27     150,000       153,636  
              354,991  
Industrials — 11.1%                
Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%                
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 2.043%, due 08/16/28     200,000       181,457  
                 
Building Products — 2.1%                
Masco Corporation, 7.750%, due 08/01/29     500,000       558,029  
                 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 0.8%                
Concentrix Corporation, 6.600%, due 08/02/28     210,000       219,120  
                 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.2%                
Eaton Corporation, 6.500%, due 06/01/25     65,000       65,228  
                 
Industrial Machinery, Supplies & Components — 2.8%                
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 6.272%, due 03/06/26     450,000       450,342  
Timken Company (The), 4.500%, due 12/15/28     300,000       297,962  
              748,304  
Research & Consulting Services — 1.5%                
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., 5.900%, due 03/01/33     400,000       412,628  
                 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 3.0%                
United Rentals North America, Inc.,                
5.500%, due 05/15/27     620,000       620,641  
5.250%, due 01/15/30     200,000       197,737  
              818,378  
Information Technology — 10.8%                
Electronic Components — 1.9%                
Corning, Inc., 7.250%, due 08/15/36     500,000       517,537  
                 
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 1.6%                
Vontier Corporation,                
1.800%, due 04/01/26     250,000       241,422  
2.400%, due 04/01/28     200,000       184,386  
              425,808  
IT Consulting & Other Services — 0.9%                
DXC Technology Company, 2.375%, due 09/15/28     250,000       229,375  

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

CORPORATE BONDS — 77.8% (Continued)   Par Value     Value  
Information Technology — 10.8% (Continued)                
Semiconductors — 4.4%                
Intel Corporation,                
3.700%, due 07/29/25   $ 475,000     $ 472,910  
4.875%, due 02/10/26     600,000       601,048  
4.875%, due 02/10/28     120,000       120,516  
              1,194,474  
System Software — 2.0%                
Oracle Corporation, 2.500%, due 04/01/25     550,000       549,041  
                 
Materials — 13.2%                
Commodity Chemicals — 3.1%                
Olin Corporation,                
5.125%, due 09/15/27     350,000       349,527  
5.000%, due 02/01/30     500,000       475,536  
              825,063  
Copper — 2.2%                
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 9.500%, due 06/01/31     250,000       303,121  
Southern Copper Corporation, 3.875%, due 04/23/25     300,000       299,239  
              602,360  
Diversified Chemicals — 3.7%                
Celanese US Holdings, LLC, 6.415%, due 07/15/27     300,000       307,046  
Dow Chemical Company (The), 7.375%, due 11/01/29     140,000       155,717  
Huntsman International, LLC, 4.500%, due 05/01/29     500,000       482,127  
Union Carbide Corporation, 7.500%, due 06/01/25     60,000       60,262  
              1,005,152  
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 3.0%                
FMC Corporation,                
5.150%, due 05/18/26     300,000       300,127  
3.450%, due 10/01/29     300,000       276,001  
5.650%, due 05/18/33     250,000       248,037  
              824,165  
Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers — 0.8%                
Ball Corporation, 6.000%, due 06/15/29     200,000       203,358  
                 
Steel — 0.4%                
Arcelormittal, 6.125%, due 06/01/25     120,000       120,186  
                 
Real Estate — 0.7%                
Retail REITs — 0.7%                
Realty Income Corporation, 5.050%, due 01/13/26     200,000       199,958  

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

CORPORATE BONDS — 77.8% (Continued)   Par Value     Value  
Utilities — 6.7%                
Electric Utilities — 4.5%                
Exelon Corporation, 7.600%, due 04/01/32   $ 500,000     $ 568,355  
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.,                
6.051%, due 03/01/25     150,000       150,000  
4.450%, due 06/20/25     500,000       499,584  
              1,217,939  
Independent Power Producers &                
Energy Traders — 1.8%                
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, 3.250%, due 06/01/25     500,000       497,826  
                 
Multi-Utilities — 0.4%                
Wisconsin Energy Corporation, 3.550%, due 06/15/25     100,000       99,534  
                 
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $20,903,593)           $ 21,084,944  

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 7.4%   Par Value     Value  
U.S. Treasury Notes — 7.4%                
4.250%, due 05/31/25   $ 500,000     $ 499,785  
4.625%, due 06/30/25     500,000       500,534  
5.000%, due 10/31/25     500,000       502,449  
4.250%, due 01/31/26     250,000       250,168  
4.500%, due 03/31/26     250,000       250,957  
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $2,001,961)           $ 2,003,893  

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 4.7%   Shares     Value  
Allspring Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 4.21% (b) (Cost $1,278,852)     1,278,852     $ 1,278,852  
                 
Total Investments at Value — 100.0% (Cost $25,407,091)           $ 27,095,881  
                 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0%) (c)             (508 )
                 
Net Assets — 100.0%           $ 27,095,373  

 

REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of February 28, 2025.
(c) Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2025

ASSETS        
Investments in securities:        
At cost   $ 25,407,091  
At value (Note 2)   $ 27,095,881  
Receivable from Advisor (Note 5)     853  
Dividends and interest receivable     319,352  
Other assets     19,656  
TOTAL ASSETS     27,435,742  
         
LIABILITIES        
Payable for capital shares redeemed     255  
Payable for investment securities purchased     302,339  
Payable to administrator (Note 5)     6,010  
Accrued trustee fees (Note 5)     4,000  
Payable to distributor (Note 5)     667  
Other accrued expenses     27,098  
TOTAL LIABILITIES     340,369  
         
NET ASSETS   $ 27,095,373  
         
Net assets consist of:        
Paid-in capital   $ 27,671,042  
Accumulated deficit     (575,669 )
Net Assets   $ 27,095,373  
         
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.001 par value)     2,425,867  
         
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share   $ 11.17  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Year Ended February 28, 2025

INVESTMENT INCOME        
Dividends   $ 59,849  
Interest     1,228,745  
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME     1,288,594  
         
EXPENSES        
Management fees (Note 5)     135,650  
Legal fees     46,565  
Registration and filing fees     43,400  
Fund accounting fees (Note 5)     27,917  
Administration fees (Note 5)     27,833  
Trustees’ fees (Note 5)     24,000  
Audit and tax services fees     19,532  
Transfer agent fees (Note 5)     19,200  
Pricing fees     12,496  
Compliance support services fees     9,955  
Distributor service fees (Note 5)     8,667  
Shareholder reporting expenses     7,526  
Custody and bank service fees     6,794  
Postage and supplies     5,284  
Insurance expense     2,787  
Other expenses     9,496  
TOTAL EXPENSES     407,102  
Management fees waived and reimbursed by Advisor (Note 5)     (170,524 )
NET EXPENSES     236,578  
         
NET INVESTMENT INCOME     1,052,016  
         
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS        
Net realized losses from investment transactions     (7,577 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     473,798  
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS     466,221  
         
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 1,518,237  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
February 28,
2025
    Year Ended
February 29,
2024
 
FROM OPERATIONS                
Net investment income   $ 1,052,016     $ 1,202,170  
Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions     (7,577 )     25,629  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     473,798       1,382,587  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     1,518,237       2,610,386  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS     (1,058,179 )     (1,135,367 )
                 
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS                
Proceeds from shares sold     480,220       2,350,538  
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders     1,005,367       1,070,628  
Payments for shares redeemed     (1,754,877 )     (3,258,602 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from share transactions     (269,290 )     162,564  
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS     190,768       1,637,583  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of year     26,904,605       25,267,022  
End of year   $ 27,095,373     $ 26,904,605  
                 
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY                
Shares sold     43,394       214,788  
Shares reinvested     90,908       100,584  
Shares redeemed     (158,216 )     (300,699 )
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding     (23,914 )     14,673  
Shares outstanding, beginning of year     2,449,781       2,435,108  
Shares outstanding, end of year     2,425,867       2,449,781  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Per share data for a share outstanding throughout each year:

    Years Ended  
    February 28,
2025
    February 29,
2024
    February 28,
2023
    February 28,
2022
    February 28,
2021
 
Net asset value at beginning of year   $ 10.98     $ 10.38     $ 10.78     $ 10.92     $ 10.89  
                                         
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income     0.43       0.49       0.17       0.26       0.16  
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments     0.19       0.58       (0.43 )     (0.13 )     0.05 (a) 
Total from investment operations     0.62       1.07       (0.26 )     0.13       0.21  
                                         
Less distributions from:                                        
Net investment income     (0.43 )     (0.47 )     (0.14 )     (0.27 )     (0.18 )
Total distributions     (0.43 )     (0.47 )     (0.14 )     (0.27 )     (0.18 )
                                         
Net asset value at end of year   $ 11.17     $ 10.98     $ 10.38     $ 10.78     $ 10.92  
                                         
Total return (b)     5.78 %     10.47 %     (2.45 %)     1.17 %     1.92 %
                                         
Ratios and supplemental data:                                        
Net assets at end of year (000’s)   $ 27,095     $ 26,905     $ 25,267     $ 29,098     $ 32,434  
                                         
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.43 %     1.35 %     1.18 %
                                         
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets (c)     0.87 %     0.87 %     0.87 %     0.87 %     0.96 %
                                         
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (c)     3.87 %     4.57 %     1.57 %     2.33 %     1.44 %
                                         
Portfolio turnover rate     40 %     41 %     40 %     37 %     4 %

 

(a) Represents a balancing figure derived from other amounts in the financial highlights table that captures all other changes affecting net asset value per share. This per share amount does not correlate to the aggregate of the net realized and unrealized losses on the Statement of Operations for the same period, primarily due to the timing of sales and redemptions of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the Fund’s portfolio.
(b) Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the periods covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Had the Advisor not waived its fees and reimbursed expenses, total returns would have been lower.
(c) Ratio was determined after investment management fee waivers and expense reimbursements (Note 5).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2025

 

 

1. Organization

 

CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified no-load series of CM Advisors Family of Funds (the “Trust”), which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company.

 

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to preserve capital and maximize total return.

 

The Fund has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). Adoption of the standard impacted financial statement disclosures only and did not affect the Fund’s financial position or the results of its operations. An operating segment is defined in Topic 280 as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The CODM is the Chief Financial Officer of the Trust. The Fund operates as a single operating segment. The Fund’s income, expenses, assets, changes in net assets resulting from operations and performance are regularly monitored and assessed as a whole by the CODM responsible for oversight functions of the Fund, using the information presented in the financial statements and financial highlights.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.” The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

Investment Valuation – The Fund’s portfolio securities are generally valued at their market values determined on the basis of available market quotations as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). Securities, including common stocks, listed on an exchange or quoted on a national market system are valued at the last sales price. Securities which are quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the most recent bid price. To the extent that the Fund is invested in other open-end investment companies, including money market funds, that are registered under the 1940 Act and not traded on an exchange, the Fund’s net asset values (“NAVs”) are calculated based upon the NAVs reported by such registered open-end investment companies; the prospectuses for these registered open-end investment companies explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing. Fixed income securities are typically valued based on prices provided by an independent pricing service. Securities and assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available (e.g., if the exchange on which the portfolio security

 

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is principally traded closes early or if trading of the particular portfolio security is halted during the day and does not resume prior to the Fund’s NAV calculation) or which cannot be accurately valued using the Fund’s normal pricing procedures are valued at fair value as determined by Van Den Berg Management I, Inc. (d/b/a CM Fund Advisors) (the “Advisor”), as the Fund’s valuation designee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. Under these procedures, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy (see below), depending on the inputs used. A portfolio security’s “fair value” price may differ from the price next available for that portfolio security using the Fund’s normal pricing procedures.

 

GAAP establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs

 

Corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury obligations held by the Fund are classified as Level 2 since values are based on prices provided by an independent pricing service that utilizes various “other significant observable inputs” including bid and ask quotations, prices of similar securities and interest rates, among other factors.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure the fair value of a particular security may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement of that security falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments and the inputs used to value the investments as of February 28, 2025 by security type:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stocks   $ 2,728,192     $     $     $ 2,728,192  
Corporate Bonds           21,084,944             21,084,944  
U.S. Treasury Obligations           2,003,893             2,003,893  
Money Market Funds     1,278,852                   1,278,852  
Total   $ 4,007,044     $ 23,088,837     $     $ 27,095,881  
                                 

 

Refer to the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the securities by asset type and sector and industry type. The Fund did not hold any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of or during the year ended February 28, 2025.

 

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Share Valuation – The NAV per share of the Fund is calculated on each business day by dividing the total value of the Fund’s assets, less liabilities, by the number of shares outstanding. The offering price and redemption price per share of the Fund is equal to the NAV per share.

 

Investment Transactions and Investment Income – Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Discounts and premiums on fixed income securities purchased are amortized using the effective interest method. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on a specific identification basis, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if any, have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 

Dividends and Distributions – Dividends arising from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly to shareholders of the Fund. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are generally declared and distributed annually. The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either temporary or permanent in nature and are primarily due to differing treatments of net short-term capital gains. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 was ordinary income.

 

Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases (decreases) in net assets resulting from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

3. Federal Income Tax

 

The Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Qualification generally will relieve the Fund of liability for federal income taxes to the extent 100% of its net investment income and net realized capital gains are distributed in accordance with the Code.

 

In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, it is also the Fund’s intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of February 28, 2025:

 

Tax cost of investments   $ 25,407,091  
Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 1,748,064  
Gross unrealized depreciation     (59,274 )
Net unrealized appreciation     1,688,790  
Undistributed ordinary income     171,680  
Accumulated capital and other losses     (2,436,139 )
Accumulated deficit   $ (575,669 )
         

 

As of February 28, 2025, the Fund had short-term capital loss carryforwards of $207,771 and long-term capital loss carryforwards of $2,228,368 for federal income tax purposes. These capital loss carryforwards, which do not expire, may be utilized in future years to offset realized capital gains, if any, prior to distributing such gains to shareholders.

 

The Fund recognizes the benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only if the position is “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (generally, three years) and has concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements.

 

The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits, as income tax expenses in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended February 28, 2025, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

4. Investment Transactions

 

During the year ended February 28, 2025, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities, other than short-term investments and U.S. Government obligations, were as follows:

 

Cost of purchases of investment securities   $ 9,126,599  
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities   $ 5,501,298  
         

 

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term U.S. Government obligations during the year ended February 28, 2025 were:

 

Cost of purchases of investment securities   $ 1,006,254  
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities   $ 3,066,881  
         

 

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5. Transactions with Related Parties

 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

 

The Fund pays a monthly management fee to the Advisor calculated at the annual rate of 0.50% of its average daily net assets. The Advisor has entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement (the “ELA”) with the Fund under which it has agreed until July 1, 2026 to waive its fees and to assume other expenses of the Fund, if necessary, in an amount that limits the Fund’s annual operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, dividend expense on securities sold short, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, and amounts, if any, under a Rule 12b-1 Plan) to not more than 0.87% of its average daily net assets. The ELA cannot be terminated prior to July 1, 2026 without the approval of the Board. Accordingly, during the year ended February 28, 2025, the Advisor did not collect any of its management fees and reimbursed other operating expenses in the amount of $34,874. These fees are not available for recoupment by the Advisor.

 

Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of the Advisor and are not compensated by the Fund for serving in such capacities.

 

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

 

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

 

Pursuant to the terms of a Distribution Agreement with the Trust, Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the Fund’s principal underwriter. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultimus. For the year ended February 28, 2025, the Distributor received $8,667 in fees from the Fund for such services.

 

COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES

 

Trustees and officers affiliated with the Advisor or Ultimus are not compensated by the Fund for their services. Each Trustee who is not an affiliated person of the Advisor or Ultimus receives an annual retainer of $10,000, paid quarterly; a fee of $2,000 for attendance at each in-person meeting of the Board of Trustees; and a fee of $500 for attendance at each telephonic meeting of the Board of Trustees. The Fund reimburses each Trustee and officer for his or her travel and other expenses relating to attendance at Board or committee meetings.

 

PRINCIPAL HOLDER OF FUND SHARES

 

As of February 28, 2025, the following shareholder of record owned 25% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund:

 

Name of Record Owner   % Ownership
Charles Schwab & Company (for the benefit of its customers)   89%

 

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A beneficial owner of 25% or more of the Fund’s outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder’s vote could have more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholders’ meeting.

 

6. Contingencies and Commitments

 

The Fund indemnifies the Trust’s officers and Trustees for certain liabilities that might arise from the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

7. Subsequent Event

 

The Fund is required to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Fund is required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has noted no such events other than the following:

 

On April 1, 2025, the Fund paid an ordinary income dividend of $0.1065 per share to shareholders of record on March 28, 2025.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Shareholders of CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund and
Board of Trustees of CM Advisors Family of Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of CM Advisors Family of Funds, comprising CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund”), as of February 28, 2025, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2025, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The Fund’s financial highlights for the years ended February 28, 2022, and prior, were audited by other auditors whose report dated April 26, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights.

 

Basis for Opinion

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

 

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

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of February 28, 2025, by correspondence with the custodian and broker. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the Fund’s auditor since 2023.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

April 25, 2025

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

 

Changes in and/or Disagreements with Accountants

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the period covered by this report.

 

Proxy Disclosures

Not applicable.

 

Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers and Others

Refer to the financial statements included herein.

 

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of CM Advisors Family of Funds (the “Trust”), including the Trustees who are not “interested persons,” as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”) voting separately, has reviewed and approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) by and between the Trust, on behalf of the CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund (the “Fixed Income Fund” or the “Fund”), and CM Fund Advisors (the “Advisor”) for an additional annual term. This approval took place at a meeting held by telephonically via video conference (due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic in reliance on the exemptive relief granted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding certain in-person voting requirements) on February 18, 2025 (the “Meeting”), at which all the Trustees, including all the Independent Trustees, were present.

 

During their deliberations, the Board was advised by legal counsel and reviewed a substantial amount of information provided by the Advisor in response to requests of the Board and legal counsel.

 

In deciding whether to approve continuation of the Advisory Agreement, the Trustees noted their review of the materials related to the Fixed Income Fund and the Advisor throughout the past year and their various discussions with Trust management and the Advisor with respect to the operations and performance of the Fund during that time. The Trustees further considered those materials and discussions and numerous other factors, including:

 

The nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Advisor. In this regard, the Trustees considered the services being provided by the Advisor to the Fixed Income Fund including, without limitation, its investment advisory services during the previous twelve-month period, its coordination of services for the Fixed Income Fund among the Fund’s various service providers, its compliance procedures and practices, and its efforts to promote the Fund and assist in its distribution. Further, the Trustees noted that the Trust’s president, secretary, treasurer, CCO, principal executive officer, and principal financial officer are employees of the Advisor and they each serve the Trust without additional compensation from the Fund. Following consideration of all this information as well as additional material provided by the Advisor, the Board concluded that the quality, extent, and nature of the services provided by the Advisor are satisfactory and adequate for the Fixed Income Fund.

 

The investment performance of the Fixed Income Fund and the Advisor. In this regard, the Board compared the short-term and long-term performance of the Fixed Income Fund with the performance of its benchmark index and custom peer group of comparable funds

 

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managed by other advisors. The Trustees concluded that the Advisor had reasonably explained the Fund’s performance results. In addition, the Trustees considered the consistency of the Advisor’s management of the Fixed Income Fund with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. After discussion of the Fund’s short-term and long-term investment performance, the Advisor’s experience in managing the Fund, and other factors, the Board determined that the investment performance of the Fixed Income Fund and the Advisor has been satisfactory.

 

The costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Advisor from its relationship with the Fixed Income Fund. With respect to this matter, the Board considered the Advisor’s staffing, personnel, and methods of operating; the Advisor’s compliance policies and procedures; the Advisor’s financial condition as well as its level of commitment to the Fixed Income Fund; the level of commitment by the principals of the Advisor; the Fund’s asset levels; the Fund’s overall expenses; the Advisor’s estimated costs in managing the Fund and the corresponding profitability to the Advisor for managing the Fund; the Advisor’s statements at the Meeting with respect to its continued support for the operation of the Fund; and the differences in fees and services provided to the Advisor’s other clients that may be similar to the Fund. Further, the Board considered the Expense Limitation Agreement of the Fixed Income Fund with the Advisor and reviewed the Advisor’s current and past fee waivers and expense reimbursements for the Fund under the Expense Limitation Agreement. In addition, the Board considered the Advisor’s representation that it intends to continue the Expense Limitation Agreement for the Fixed Income Fund until at least July 1, 2026.

 

The Trustees then noted the potential benefits to the Advisor in managing the Fixed Income Fund, such as promotion of the Advisor’s name and the ability of the Advisor to place small accounts into the Fund. In addition, the Trustees compared the fees and expenses of the Fixed Income Fund and comparable funds, noting the differences in the types of funds being compared, the style of investment management, the size of comparable funds and the nature of the investment strategies. Further, the Trustees compared the fees paid by the Fund to the fees paid by other clients of the Advisor and, keeping in mind the limitations of comparing different types of managed accounts and the different levels of service typically associated with such accounts, observed that the fee structures applicable to the Advisor’s other clients utilizing similar strategies were not indicative of any unreasonableness regarding the advisory fees proposed to be payable by the Fixed Income Fund. After making these comparisons and upon further consideration and discussion of the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that the expected profit, if any, to be realized by the Advisor in connection with the management of the Fixed Income Fund for the next year is reasonable and that the management fees paid to the Advisor by the Fixed Income Fund are reasonable in light of the nature and quality of services provided by the Advisor.

 

The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fixed Income Fund grows and whether management fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors. With respect to this matter, the Board noted that the fee arrangement of the Fixed Income Fund with the Advisor involves both a management fee and an Expense Limitation Agreement. The Trustees stated that the Fixed Income Fund has experienced benefits from the Expense Limitation Agreement throughout the years. The Trustees further noted that, although the management fee rate would remain the same at all asset levels, the Fixed Income Fund would likely benefit from economies

 

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of scale under its agreements with service providers other than the Advisor. Following further discussion of the asset level of the Fixed Income Fund and expectations for growth and levels of fees, the Board determined that, at the Fund’s current and projected asset levels for the next year, the Fund’s fee arrangements with the Advisor were reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of services being provided by the Advisor to the Fund.

 

The Advisor’s practices regarding brokerage and portfolio transactions. With respect to this matter, the Board reviewed the Advisor’s standards, and performance in utilizing those standards, to seek best execution for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board noted that the fixed income portfolio transactions of the Fixed Income Fund are generally principal transactions executed in over-the-counter markets on a net basis. Additionally, the Trustees considered the historical portfolio turnover rates for the Fixed Income Fund; the process by which evaluations are made of the overall reasonableness of any commissions paid; the method and basis for selecting and evaluating the broker-dealers used; any anticipated allocation of portfolio business to persons affiliated with the Advisor; and the extent to which the Fund allocates portfolio business to broker-dealers who provide research, statistical or other services (“soft dollars”). After further discussion, the Trustees concluded that the Advisor’s practices regarding brokerage and portfolio transactions were satisfactory.

 

Possible conflicts of interest. In evaluating the possibility for conflicts of interest, the Trustees reviewed such factors as the experience and abilities of the advisory personnel assigned to the Fixed Income Fund; the basis of decisions to buy or sell securities for the Fund and/or the Advisor’s other accounts; the method for the bunching of portfolio securities transactions; and the substance and administration of the Advisor’s code of ethics. Following further consideration and discussion, the Board concluded that the Advisor’s standards and practices regarding the identification and mitigation of potential conflicts of interests to be satisfactory.

 

Conclusion. After additional discussion of the factors stated above and in reliance on the information provided by the Advisor and Trust management and considering the totality of all factors discussed and information presented at the Meeting and previous meetings, the Board indicated its agreement to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement. It was noted that in the Trustees’ deliberations with respect to the approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement no single factor was considered in isolation or to be determinative to the decision of the Trustees to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, and that each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors noted above. After consideration of the above factors as well as other factors, the Board unanimously determined that approval of the Advisory Agreement was in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

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CM Advisors Fixed Income Fund

a series of

CM Advisors Family of Funds

 

   

 

For Shareholder Service Inquiries:   For Investment Advisor Inquiries:
     
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
P.O. Box 46707
Cincinnati, OH 45246-0707
 

Van Den Berg Management I, Inc.
(d/b/a CM Fund Advisors)

805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 305
Austin, Texas 78746

     
Toll-Free Telephone:
1-888-859-5856
  Toll-Free Telephone:
1-888-859-5856
     
   

World Wide Web @:

www.cmadvisorsfunds.com

 

 

 

Investment in the Fund is subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of some or all of the principal amount invested. No investment strategy works all the time, and past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance.

 

The performance information quoted in this report represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.

 

An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund. A copy of the prospectus is available at www.cmadvisorsfunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 1-888-859-5856. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

 

 

For More Information on your CM Advisors Family of Funds:

See Our Web site @ www.cmadvisorsfunds.com or

Call Our Shareholder Services Group Toll-Free at 1-888-859-5856

 

 

 

 

(b) Included in (a)

 

Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Included under Item 7

 

Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

 

Included under Item 7

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 16. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and are operating effectively to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared, and that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

 

Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

(a) Not applicable

 

(b) Not applicable

 

Item 19. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics is filed herewith.

 

(a)(2) Not applicable

 

(a)(3) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)): Attached hereto

 

(a)(4) Not applicable

 

(a)(5) Not applicable

 

(b) Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)): Attached hereto

 

Exhibit 99.CODE ETH   Code of Ethics
     
Exhibit 99.CERT   Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act
     
Exhibit 99.906CERT   Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) CM Advisors Family of Funds  

 

By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ James D. Brilliant  
  James D. Brilliant, Chairman and Principal Executive Officer  

 

Date May 5, 2025    

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ James D. Brilliant  
  James D. Brilliant, Chairman and Principal Executive Officer  

 

Date May 5, 2025    

 

By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ Scott Van Den Berg  
  Scott Van Den Berg, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer  

 

Date May 5, 2025    

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.

 

 

 


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