
| Fund (Class) | Costs of a $10,000 investment | Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment |
| Private Capital Management Value Fund (Class I / VFPIX) |
$ |
| Average Annual Total Returns | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years |
| Fund net assets | $ |
| Total number of portfolio holdings | |
| Total advisory fee paid, net | $ |
| Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period |
| Financials | |
| Health Care | |
| Communication Services | |
| Industrials | |
| Information Technology | |
| Consumer Discretionary | |
| Energy | |
| Real Estate | |
| Short-Term Investment | |
| Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | ( |
| TOTAL |
| * |
|
| (b) | Not applicable. |
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
| (a) | The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party. |
| (c) | There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description. |
| (d) | The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions. |
| (e) | Not applicable. |
| (f) | A copy of the Code of Ethics is filed as an Exhibit. |
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees currently is comprised of Robert J. Christian, Iqbal Mansur, Nicholas M. Marsini, Jr., Nancy B. Wolcott and Stephen M. Wynne, each of whom is considered “independent” within the meaning set forth under Item 3 of Form N-CSR. The Board of Trustees has determined that Mr. Wynne is an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined by Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Mr. Wynne acquired the attributes necessary to be considered an audit committee financial expert through his experience as a chief executive officer (and other senior-level accounting and/or financial positions) of several large financial institutions and because he has co-authored a text book on mutual fund accounting.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Audit Fees
| (a) | The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountants for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountants in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were: |
| Fiscal Year 2026 | Fiscal Year 2025 | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP |
$320,503 | $559,045 | ||
| Cohen & Company, Ltd. |
$87,000 | $20,000 |
Audit-Related Fees
| (b) | The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountants 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 were: |
| Fiscal Year 2026 | Fiscal Year 2025 | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP |
$0 | $0 | ||
| Cohen & Company, Ltd. |
$0 | $0 |
Tax Fees
| (c) | The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountants for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were: |
| Fiscal Year 2026 | Fiscal Year 2025 | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP |
$13,997 | $8,880 | ||
| Cohen & Company, Ltd. |
$0 | $0 |
These fees were for India tax compliance services.
All Other Fees
| (d) | The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountants other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item were: |
| Fiscal Year 2026 | Fiscal Year 2025 | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP |
$0 | $0 | ||
| Cohen & Company, Ltd. |
$0 | $0 |
| (e)(1) | Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
The Registrant’s Audit Committee Charter requires the Audit Committee to (i) (a) approve prior to appointment the engagement of independent registered public accounting firm to annually audit and provide their opinion on the Registrant’s financial statements, (b) recommend to the Independent Trustees the selection, retention or termination of the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm and, (c) in connection therewith, to review and evaluate matters potentially affecting the independence and capabilities of the independent registered public accounting firm; and (ii) to approve prior
to appointment the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm to provide other audit services to the Registrant, or to provide non-audit services to the Registrant, its series, an investment adviser to its series or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with an investment adviser to its series (“adviser-affiliate”) that provides ongoing services to the Registrant if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. The Audit Committee will not approve non-audit services that the Audit Committee believes may impair the independence of the Registrant’s independent registered public accountant. The Audit Committee may delegate, to the extent permitted by law, pre-approved responsibilities to one or more members of the Audit Committee who shall report to the full Audit Committee.
| (e)(2) | The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows: |
| Fiscal Year 2026 | Fiscal Year 2025 | |||
| (b) | (b) | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP |
N/A | N/A | ||
| Cohen & Company, Ltd. |
N/A | N/A |
| Fiscal Year 2026 | Fiscal Year 2025 | |||
| (c) | (c) | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP |
N/A | N/A | ||
| Cohen & Company, Ltd. |
N/A | N/A |
| Fiscal Year 2026 | Fiscal Year 2025 | |||
| (d) | (d) | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP |
N/A | N/A | ||
| Cohen & Company, Ltd. |
N/A | N/A |
| (f) | Not applicable. |
| (g) | The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountants for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant were: |
| Fiscal Year 2026 | Fiscal Year 2025 | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP |
$0 | $0 | ||
| Cohen & Company, Ltd. |
$0 | $0 |
| (h) | Not applicable. |
| (i) | Not applicable. |
| (j) | Not applicable. |
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments.
| (a) | The Registrant’s “Schedule I – Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers” as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the Financial Statements filed under Item 7 of this form. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
| Private Capital Management Value Fund |
| Class I |
| 1 | |
| Financial Statements: | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 12 | |
| 13 | |
| 14 | |
| 15 |
| Assets | |
| Investments, at value (Cost $43,347,885) | $68,416,415 |
| Receivables: | |
| Dividends | 33,970 |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 20,030 |
| Total Assets | 68,470,415 |
| Liabilities | |
| Payables: | |
| Investment adviser | 40,684 |
| Audit fees | 24,777 |
| Capital shares redeemed | 20,026 |
| Administration and accounting fees | 16,675 |
| Transfer agent fees | 7,027 |
| Shareholder reporting fees | 6,375 |
| Accrued expenses | 10,362 |
| Total Liabilities | 125,926 |
| Contingencies and Commitments (Note 2) | — |
| Net Assets | $68,344,489 |
| Net Assets Consisted of: | |
| Capital stock, $0.01 par value | $35,814 |
| Paid-in capital | 39,457,498 |
| Total distributable earnings | 28,851,177 |
| Net Assets | $68,344,489 |
| Class I: | |
| Net assets | $68,344,489 |
| Shares outstanding | 3,581,388 |
| Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $19.08 |
| Investment income | |
| Dividends | $763,416 |
| Less: foreign taxes withheld | (11,709) |
| Total investment income | 751,707 |
| Expenses | |
| Advisory fees(Note 2) | 623,111 |
| Administration and accounting fees(Note 2) | 77,441 |
| Transfer agent fees(Note 2) | 41,045 |
| Legal fees | 39,328 |
| Audit fees | 35,974 |
| Registration and filing fees | 33,645 |
| Trustees’ and officers’ fees(Note 2) | 32,460 |
| Custodian fees(Note 2) | 21,653 |
| Shareholder reporting fees | 19,410 |
| Other expenses | 15,232 |
| Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements | 939,299 |
| Less: waivers and reimbursements(Note 2) | (108,477) |
| Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements | 830,822 |
| Net investment loss | (79,115) |
| Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments: | |
| Net realized gain from investments | 4,123,677 |
| Net realized loss from foreign currency transactions | (377) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments | 4,712,436 |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on foreign currency translations | 155 |
| Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 8,835,891 |
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $8,756,776 |
| For the Year Ended April 30, 2026 |
For the Year Ended April 30, 2025 | ||
| Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations: | |||
| Net investment loss | $(79,115) | $(63,691) | |
| Net realized gains from investments and foreign currency transactions | 4,123,300 | 6,021,741 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations | 4,712,591 | 6,940,463 | |
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 8,756,776 | 12,898,513 | |
| Less dividends and distributions to shareholders from: | |||
| Total distributable earnings: | |||
| Class I | (1,488,210) | (5,615,629) | |
| Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders | (1,488,210) | (5,615,629) | |
| Increase/(decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions (Note 4) | (3,974,767) | 4,015,906 | |
| Total increase in net assets | 3,293,799 | 11,298,790 | |
| Net assets | |||
| Beginning of year | 65,050,690 | 53,751,900 | |
| End of year | $68,344,489 | $65,050,690 |
| Class I | |||||||||
| For the Year Ended April 30, 2026 |
For the Year Ended April 30, 2025 |
For the Year Ended April 30, 2024 |
For the Year Ended April 30, 2023 |
For the Year Ended April 30, 2022 | |||||
| Per Share Operating Performance | |||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of year | $17.06 | $14.92 | $15.20 | $13.79 | $15.65 | ||||
| Net investment income/(loss)(1) | (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.03) | (0.06) | 0.79(2) | ||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments | 2.44 | 3.85 | (0.15) | 1.97 | (0.61) | ||||
| Total from investment operations | 2.42 | 3.83 | (0.18) | 1.91 | 0.18 | ||||
| Dividends and distributions to shareholders from: | |||||||||
| Net investment income | — | — | — | (0.17) | (0.72) | ||||
| Net realized capital gains | (0.40) | (1.69) | (0.10) | (0.33) | (1.34) | ||||
| Total dividends and distributions to shareholders | (0.40) | (1.69) | (0.10) | (0.50) | (2.06) | ||||
| Redemption fees | — | 0.00(3) | 0.00(3) | 0.00(3) | 0.02 | ||||
| Net asset value, end of year | $19.08 | $17.06 | $14.92 | $15.20 | $13.79 | ||||
| Total investment return(4) | 14.26% | 24.44% | (1.16)% | 13.96% | (0.16)% | ||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data | |||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (in 000s) | $68,344 | $65,051 | $53,752 | $53,888 | $35,434 | ||||
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 1.20% | 1.20% | 1.20% | 1.20% | 1.20% | ||||
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements(5) | 1.36% | 1.43% | 1.42% | 1.67% | 1.73% | ||||
| Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets | (0.11)% | (0.10)% | (0.23)% | (0.43)% | 5.01%(2) | ||||
| Portfolio turnover rate | 14% | 25% | 22% | 6% | 26% | ||||
| (1) | The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the year. |
| (2) | Investment income/(loss) per share reflects special dividends received during the year which amounted to $0.42 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 2.34%. |
| (3) | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
| (4) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. |
| (5) | During the period, certain fees were waived and/or reimbursed. If such fee waivers and/or reimbursements had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2). |
| Total Value at 04/30/26 |
Level 1 Quoted Price |
Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs |
Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | ||||
| Assets | |||||||
| Common Stocks* | $61,389,131 | $61,389,131 | $— | $— | |||
| Short-Term Investment* | 7,027,284 | 7,027,284 | — | — | |||
| Total Assets | $68,416,415 | $68,416,415 | $— | $— |
| * | Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details on portfolio holdings. |
| Expiration | |||||||
| 04/30/2027 | 04/30/2028 | 04/30/2029 | Total | ||||
| $125,949 | $147,604 | $108,477 | $382,030 | ||||
| Purchases | Sales | ||
| Investment Securities | $8,844,123 | $12,702,304 |
| For the Year Ended April 30, 2026 |
For the Year Ended April 30, 2025 | ||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||
| Class I* | |||||||
| Sales | 730,663 | $13,144,843 | 948,244 | $17,314,363 | |||
| Reinvestments | 81,062 | 1,484,245 | 294,129 | 5,614,912 | |||
| Redemption Fees | — | — | — | 1,938 | |||
| Redemptions | (1,044,109) | (18,603,855) | (1,030,829) | (18,915,307) | |||
| Net increase/(decrease) | (232,384) | $(3,974,767) | 211,544 | $4,015,906 | |||
| * | There is a 2.00% redemption fee that may be charged on shares redeemed which have been held 30 days or less. The redemption fees are retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in capital. |
| Undistributed Ordinary Income |
Undistributed Long-Term Gain |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | ||
| $330,368 | $3,648,306 | $24,872,503 | ||
| Federal Tax Cost | $43,544,028 |
| Unrealized Appreciation | 25,737,744 |
| Unrealized Depreciation | (865,357) |
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | $24,872,387 |
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.
The Fund’s disclosure of remuneration items is included as part of the Annual Financials and Additional Information filed under Item 7 of this form.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
The Board of Trustees of the Trust did not approve an investment advisory contract during the Trust’s most recent fiscal half-year. A statement regarding the Board’s considerations with respect to the most recent approval of the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement with Private Capital Management, LLC was included in the Registrant’s Form N-CSR filed for the period ended October 31, 2025.
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.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.
Item 16. Controls and Procedures.
| (a) | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). |
| (b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that 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.
Not Applicable.
Item 19. Exhibits.
| (a)(1) | Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto. | |
| (a)(2) | Not applicable. | |
| (a)(3) | Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. | |
| (a)(4) | Not applicable. | |
| (a)(5) | Not applicable. | |
| (b) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| (Registrant) FundVantage Trust |
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| By (Signature and Title)* |
/s/ Joel L. Weiss | |||||
| Joel L. Weiss, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) | ||||||
| Date: July 9, 2026 |
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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/ Joel L. Weiss | |||||
| Joel L. Weiss, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) | ||||||
| Date: July 9, 2026 |
| By (Signature and Title)* |
/s/ Christine S. Catanzaro | |||||
| Christine S. Catanzaro, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) | ||||||
| Date: July 9, 2026 |
| * | Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |