N-CSRS 1 d458361dncsrs.htm FUNDVANTAGE TRUST Fundvantage Trust

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                     811-22027                     

 

FundVantage Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
301 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Joel L. Weiss

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

103 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 302-791-1851

Date of fiscal year end: April 30

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2012

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.

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Reports to Shareholders are attached herewith.


BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

Dear Shareholder,

Risk and Return

The Broad Allocation Strategy Fund Class I shares (the “Fund”) returned 1.68%, net of fees, during the six months to October 31, 2012. The Fund’s blended benchmark consisting of 60% S&P 500 Index and 40% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index returned 2.49%, during the same period.

Review

Global economic activity continued to recede the period, albeit gradually, with further indications of deceleration in the U.S., Europe and China. Still, the monetary safety net remained firmly in place for risk assets (i.e. stocks), with European Central Bank President Mario Draghi vowing to “do whatever it takes” to preserve the European Monetary Union, including the purchase of sovereign bonds in the secondary market, and the U.S. Federal Reserve continuing the active purchasing of securities in the open market.

Investors were encouraged mid-summer by signs of a much stronger effort from global central banks to tackle the issues gumming up their financial systems and inflicting pain on the European economy. Expectations for German approval of the European Stability Mechanism, the permanent bailout fund for the Eurozone, and another round of quantitative easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve helped renew the rally in risk assets. Commodities, including gold, were the top performing major asset class for the quarter, while stocks easily outperformed bonds and the dollar dropped in value as investors favored riskier assets.

Outlook & Positioning

We ended the period on the cusp of the U.S. presidential election, with a number of topics being hotly debated by the candidates – perhaps none more so than the economy. The current economic recovery has been one of the weakest on record, especially with respect to employment and wages – both of which remain below the level of a decade ago. Despite massive fiscal and monetary stimuli, the official U.S. unemployment rate remains around 8% nearly four years after the recent recession. The U.S. stock market, on the other hand, has done just fine with the S&P 500 Index more than doubling from its March 2009 low. Globally, economic conditions are not much brighter, and in fact may be more worrisome. Europe continues to wade through significant fiscal stress in the Spanish, Italian, Irish and Greek economies, while China is experiencing a more significant slowdown than many anticipated. Central government intervention is once again the prescribed remedy – whether through bond buying in Europe or fiscal stimulus in China – with the central question revolving around how effective such measures can and will be in generating real economic growth.

In our view, the global markets remain in a stalemate situation: slowing earnings and economic activity countered by central bank support. Our expectation is that the recent experience of sentiment- and macro-driven markets will continue as investors focus on the big picture, primarily global economic growth, the threat of the “fiscal cliff” and Europe’s travails.

Since the end of May 2012, global investors have experienced double-digit returns in equity and agricultural commodity prices and near-double digit returns in energy and gold. Prudence suggests returns over the next several months will not be as rosy, prompting a modest tactical reduction of risk in the strategy. Our array of indicators – fundamental, price dynamics and sentiment – continue to guide us as we navigate the current investment landscape. As always, we are on the lookout for opportunities to find value with an eye toward protecting the portfolio’s downside, should our indicators provide a strong warning.

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

Portfolio Review

Fixed income was the top performing asset class for the six month period ended October 31, 2012, rising 5.60% and contributing 139 basis points to total return. Global investors’ insatiable search for yield drove emerging market debt higher during the period, with the portfolio’s 4% allocation to the sector adding 56 basis points to total return. In late September, we cut our allocation to emerging debt in half, locking in gains.

Within commodities, agriculture was the top performing sub-asset class, gaining 7% for the period as the summer-long drought pushed crop prices higher. Precious metals were also positive, gaining 3.23%. In addition to our long-standing positions in silver and gold, returns were aided by the addition of platinum to the portfolio in August. Late in September, we closed out our silver position, locking in gains of more nearly 9% for the period. Allocations to energy held back overall returns, falling -10.26%. However, active trading in the segment limited contributions to total return to just -0.07%.

Global equities were essentially flat during the six-month period, rising just 0.18% as weakness in May offset much of the summertime rally. The US stock market led returns, with allocations within the fund rising 10.36%. Developed international equities also gained, rising 4.69%, while emerging equities fell -1.02%.

Global real estate had a strong run during the period, rising 5.18% and adding 0.23% to total returns. Gains were led by non-US real estate, as allocations to REITS and REOCS internationally rose 10.4% and accounted for the entirety of the gain in the sector.

Currencies also posted positive returns, rising 0.42% as allocations to the US dollar and a fund that replicates the “carry trade” rose 0.34% and 2.53%, respectively. Overall, the allocation to currencies added just 0.06% of total return to the portfolio.

In terms of overall asset allocation for the strategy, we were actively adjusting the portfolio throughout the period to take advantage of changing market conditions. Throughout the summer we added exposure to risk assets as the market continued to gain traction, especially within non-US equities. By the end of October, after a significant run-up in prices, we began to pare exposure to real estate, emerging market debt and other risky assets to ultimately end with a roughly neutral allocation to our long term targets.

Boston Advisors, LLC

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the period ended October 31, 2012 and reflects the views of the investment adviser at the time of this writing. Of course, these views may changes and do not guarantee the future performance of the Fund or the markets.

The above commentary is for informational purposes only and does not represent an offer, recommendation or solicitation to buy, hold or sell any security. The specific securities identified and described, if any, do not represent all of the securities purchased or sold and you should not assume that investments in the securities identified and discussed will be profitable.

Portfolio composition is subject to change. The current and future holdings of the Fund are subject to investment risk.

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended October 31, 2012  

    

               Since  
     Six Months†   1 Year   Inception  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Class A Shares*
(without sales charge)

   1.48%   4.63%   0.54%  
 

Class A Shares*
(with sales charge)

   -3.84%   -0.89%   -3.28%  
 

60% S&P 500® Index/ 40%
Barclays Capital U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index

   2.49%   11.29%   8.57%***  
 

S&P 500® Index

   2.16%   15.21%   9.66%***  
 

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index

   2.75%   5.25%   6.12%***  
              

 

Since

 
     Six Months†   1 Year   Inception  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Institutional Class Shares**

   1.68%   4.97%   2.11%  
 

60% S&P 500® Index/ 40%
Barclays Capital U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index

   2.49%   11.29%   7.68%***  
 

S&P 500® Index

   2.16%   15.21%   7.78%***  
 

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index

   2.75%   5.25%   6.83%***  
                     

 

Not Annualized.

 

*

Class A Shares commenced operations on June 8, 2011.

 

**

Institutional Class Shares commenced operations on January 31, 2011.

 

***

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund’s class only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (866) 526-8968.

The return shown for Class A Shares reflects a deduction for the maximum front-end sales charge of 5.25%. The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated September 1, 2012, are 4.95% and 1.67% for Class A Shares and 3.72% and 1.42% for Institutional Class Shares, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These rates may fluctuate and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Boston Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive or otherwise reduce its annual compensation received from the Fund in order to limit the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

expenses” and brokerage commissions) to 0.99% of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2013, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Board”) approves its earlier termination.

A 2.00% redemption fee applies to shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase. The redemption fee is not reflected in the returns above.

The Fund intends to evaluate its performance as compared to that of the unmanaged blended index of 60% S&P 500® Index and 40% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The S&P 500® is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an intermediate term, broad-based index comprised of most U.S. traded investment grade bonds. It is impossible to directly invest in an index.

All mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The Fund may invest in broad range of asset-classes, including some that entail special risks, such as: small-cap stocks; real estate securities; high-yield debt; commodity-related securities; foreign and emerging-market securities; and currencies. Each of these asset-classes may be adversely affected by particular factors, including — but not limited to — illiquidity, volatility, default, interest rate changes, currency exchange-rate fluctuations, and local economic conditions. The Adviser seeks to reduce risk through a flexible approach to asset allocation, but there can be no guarantee that the Adviser’s strategy will be achieved.

The Adviser may use short sales and derivatives (futures, options, swaps) to enhance return or hedge against market downturns, but these techniques involve their own special risks and could cause a loss to the Fund. A short sale is subject to potential unlimited loss since the price of a security theoretically could increase without limit. Derivatives are subject to potential illiquidity and counter-party default.

The Fund invests mainly in the shares of exchange-traded funds, hence Fund shareholders will bear the indirect expenses of these underlying funds. The Adviser may at times invest more than 25% of the Fund’s assets in one underlying fund or asset-class; consequently the Fund could suffer a loss by being overly-concentrated in an under performing underlying fund or asset-class. Fund performance also could be adversely affected by transaction costs from high portfolio turnover since the Adviser may engage in active trading.

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments (if any), and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (Rule 12b-1) fees (if any), and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six month period ended October 31, 2012 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line of each accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in each accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), if any, or redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of each accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Boston Advisors Broad Allocation Strategy Fund
     Beginning Account Value
May 1, 2012
   Ending Account Value
October 31, 2012
   Expenses Paid
During Period*

Class A Shares

              

Actual

       $1,000.00          $1,014.80          $6.30  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00          1,018.95          6.31  

Institutional Class Shares

              

Actual

       $1,000.00          $1,016.80          $5.03  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00          1,020.21          5.04  

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to an annualized expense ratio for the six month period ended October 31, 2012 for Class A Shares and Institutional Class Shares of 1.24% and 0.99%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (184), then divided by 365 to reflect the period. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual total returns for the six month period ended October 31, 2012 of 1.48% and 1.68% for Class A and Institutional Class Shares, respectively. The annualized expense ratios do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the underlying funds. If such fees and expenses had been included, the expenses would be higher. The range of weighted expense ratios of the underlying funds held by the Fund, as stated in their current prospectus were 0.00% to 0.07%.

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

The following table presents a summary by security type of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

      % of Net
Assets
    Value  

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS:

    

Equity

     39.7   $ 12,805,201   

Fixed Income

     28.2        9,100,082   

Commodity

     16.5        5,311,044   

Currency

     8.7        2,809,948   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     6.9        2,240,932   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 32,267,207   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

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

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (ETF) — 93.1%

  

Commodity — 16.5%

     

ETRACS CMCI Long
Platinum Total Return
ETN*

     27,045       $ 497,898   

iPath Dow Jones-UBS
Agriculture Subindex Total Return ETN*

     11,288         672,804   

PowerShares DB Energy Fund*

     47,332         1,295,004   

PowerShares DB Gold
Fund*

     38,512         2,278,755   

RICI - Agriculture
ELEMENTS*

     60,083         566,583   
     

 

 

 
        5,311,044   
     

 

 

 

Currency — 8.7%

     

PowerShares DB G10
Currency Harvest Fund*

     34,165         868,816   

PowerShares DB US Dollar
Index Bullish Fund*

     76,438         1,673,228   

WisdomTree Dreyfus
Emerging Currency Fund

     13,024         267,904   
     

 

 

 
        2,809,948   
     

 

 

 

Equity — 39.7%

     

Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal
Weight ETF

     18,964         981,387   

iPath S&P 500 Dynamic VIX
ETN*

     44,653         2,220,058   

iShares MSCI Brazil Index
Fund

     5,740         306,057   

iShares MSCI Poland
Investable Market Index
Fund

     12,782         331,693   

iShares MSCI Spain Index
Fund

     11,266         319,616   
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (ETF) — (Continued)

  

Equity — (Continued)

  

iShares S&P Latin America
40 Index Fund

     13,756       $ 581,329   

Market Vectors Gold Miners
ETF

     6,378         337,077   

QuantShares U.S. Market
Neutral High Beta Fund*

     25,674         715,663   

QuantShares U.S. Market
Neutral Momentum Fund

     25,582         632,003   

QuantShares U.S. Market
Neutral Size Fund

     25,388         622,260   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     11,007         1,553,968   

Vanguard Global ex-U.S.
Real Estate ETF

     14,619         773,199   

Vanguard MSCI EAFE ETF

     47,397         1,575,002   

Vanguard MSCI Emerging
Markets ETF

     44,731         1,855,889   
     

 

 

 
        12,805,201   
     

 

 

 

Fixed Income — 28.2%

  

Guggenheim BulletShares
2016 Corporate Bond
ETF

     44,731         999,291   

iShares Barclays 1-3 Year
Credit Bond Fund

     8,930         944,794   

iShares Barclays 7-10 Year
Treasury Bond Fund

     15,107         1,629,894   

iShares Barclays Credit
Bond Fund

     8,107         930,603   

iShares S&P National
Municipal Bond Fund

     2,749         308,575   

PowerShares Build America
Bond Portfolio

     21,864         659,418   

PowerShares Emerging
Markets Sovereign Debt
Portfolio

     26,780         833,126   
 

 

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

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Number
of Shares
     Value  

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (ETF) — (Continued)

  

Fixed Income — (Continued)

     

PowerShares Fundamental
High Yield Corporate
Bond Portfolio

     33,583       $ 643,786   

PowerShares International
Corporate Bond Portfolio

     20,850         606,318   

SPDR Barclays Capital High
Yield Bond ETF

     14,328         577,848   

SPDR Barclays Capital
Short Term High Yield
Bond ETF

     31,707         966,429   
     

 

 

 
        9,100,082   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED
FUNDS (Cost $28,918,987)

        30,026,275   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 93.1%
(Cost $28,918,987)

        30,026,275   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS
OF LIABILITIES - 6.9%

        2,240,932   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $ 32,267,207   
     

 

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

 

CMCI

Constant Maturity Commodity Index

DB

Deutsche Bank

EAFE

Europe, Australia, and Far East

ETN

Exchange Traded Notes

MSCI

Morgan Stanley Capital International

RICI

Rogers International Commodity Index

S&P

Standard & Poor’s

SPDR

Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

VIX

Volatility Index

    

 

 

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

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value (Cost $28,918,987)

   $ 30,026,275   

Cash

     2,249,218   

Dividends and interest receivable

     515   

Receivable from Investment Adviser

     3,514   

Receivable for capital shares sold

     64,000   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     25,494   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     32,369,016   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable for transfer agent fees

     30,227   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     18,029   

Payable for printing fees

     16,772   

Payable for audit fees

     12,098   

Payable for administration and accounting fees

     8,877   

Payable to custodian

     7,032   

Payable for legal fees

     6,929   

Payable for distribution fees

     23   

Accrued expenses

     1,822   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     101,809   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 32,267,207   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

  

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 31,340   

Paid-in capital

     30,686,005   

Accumulated net investment income

     210,611   

Accumulated net realized gain from investments

     231,963   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     1,107,288   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 32,267,207   
  

 

 

 

Class A:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($69,083 / 6,725)

   $ 10.27   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.75 of $10.27)

   $ 10.84   
  

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($32,198,124 / 3,127,289)

   $ 10.30   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends

   $ 319,619   

Interest

     917   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     320,536   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     124,385   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     46,229   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     38,439   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     16,906   

Legal fees

     16,573   

Registration and filing fees

     13,371   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     12,803   

Audit fees

     12,098   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees

     8,995   

Distribution fees (Class A) (Note 2)

     145   

Other expenses

     4,649   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     294,593   
  

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (140,522
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     154,071   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     166,465   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

  

Net realized gain from investments

     338,812   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     37,019   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     375,831   
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 542,296   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

      For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

     

Net investment income

   $ 166,465       $ 186,318   

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

     338,812         (92,284

Net change in unrealized appreciation from investments

     37,019         1,052,061   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     542,296         1,146,095   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

     

Class A

             (782

Institutional Class

             (174,474
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

             (175,256
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share
Transactions (Note 4)

     2,054,638         28,121,712   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     2,596,934         29,092,551   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

     

Beginning of period

     29,670,273         577,722   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 32,267,207       $ 29,670,273   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income, end of period

   $ 210,611       $ 44,146   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class A Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Class A  
     For the Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
June 8, 2011*
to April 30, 2012
 

Per Share Operating Performance

    

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.12      $ 10.25   

Net investment income(1)

     0.04        0.09   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     0.11        (0.17
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     0.15        (0.08
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net Investment Income

            (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.27      $ 10.12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

     1.48     (0.72 )% 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

    

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 69      $ 122   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets(3)

     1.24 %(4)      1.24 %(4) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(3)(5)

     2.14 %(4)      4.52 %(4) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(3)

     0.84 %(4)      1.00 %(4) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     38.50 %(6)      56.15 %(6) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3)

The Fund also will indirectly bear its prorated share of expenses of the underlying funds. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.

(4)

Annualized.

(5)

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(6)

Not annualized.

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

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class  
     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the Period
January 31, 2011* to
April 30, 2011
 

Per Share Operating Performance

      

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.13      $ 10.50      $ 10.00   

Net investment income(1)

     0.05        0.13        0.01   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     0.12        (0.43     0.49   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     0.17        (0.30     0.50   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

      

Net Investment Income

            (0.07       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.30      $ 10.13      $ 10.50   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

     1.68     (2.86 )%      5.00

Ratio/Supplemental Data

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 32,198      $ 29,548      $ 578   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets(3)

     0.99 %(4)      0.99     0.99 %(4) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(3)(5)

     1.89 %(4)      3.29     115.64 %(4) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(3)

     1.07 %(4)      1.31     0.26 %(4) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     38.50 %(6)      56.15     22.69 %(6) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3) 

The Fund also will indirectly bear its prorated share of expenses of the underlying funds. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.

(4) 

Annualized.

(5) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(6) 

Not annualized.

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

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The Boston Advisors Broad Allocation Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”), which commenced investment operations on January 31, 2011. The Fund is a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. The Fund offers separate classes of shares, Class A and Institutional Class Shares. Class A Shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge. Front-end sales charges may be reduced or waived under certain circumstances. A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”), as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or net asset value at redemption, of up to 1.00% may be imposed on full or partial redemptions of Class A Shares made within twelve months of purchase where (i) $1 million or more of Class A Shares were purchased without an initial sales charge and (ii) the Fund’s principal underwriter paid a commission to the selling broker-dealer for such sale.

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued using an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

•   Level 2 —

  

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

•   Level 3 —

  

significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

      Total Value at
10/31/12
     Level 1
Quoted

Price
     Level  2
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 30,026,275       $ 30,026,275       $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details.

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distribution (12b-1) fees and shareholder services fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Fund level expenses common to all classes, investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class based upon the relative daily net assets of each class. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to that fund.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared, recorded on ex-date and paid at least annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

2. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

Boston Advisors, LLC (“Boston Advisors” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). For its services, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses”

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.99% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2013, unless the Board of Trustees approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the year in which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the amount of fees accrued and waived was $124,385, and the fees reimbursed by the Adviser were $16,137. At October 31, 2012, the amount of the potential recovery was as follows:

 

April 30, 2014

  

Expiration

 

April 30, 2015

  

April 30, 2016

$37,733

   $328,461    $140,522

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and transfer agent for the Fund.

For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

BNY Mellon and the Custodian have the ability to recover such amounts previously waived, if the Fund terminates its agreements with BNY Mellon or the Custodian within three years of signing the agreements.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no underwriting commissions or sales commissions for the sale of the Fund shares.

The Trust and the Underwriter are parties to an underwriting agreement. The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class A Shares in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Shares plan, the Fund compensates the Underwriter for direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred in connection with advertising, marketing and other distribution services in an amount not to exceed 0.25% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A Shares.

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with BNY Mellon receive an annual retainer and out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Trustees by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2012 was $2,453. During the period, there was a Trustee who is an employee of BNY Mellon. She was not entitled to compensation by the Fund during the time of her employment. Certain employees of BNY Mellon are Officers of the Trust. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Trust.

3. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities

   $ 15,137,220       $ 10,913,959   

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the six months ended October 31, 2012 and the period from commencement of operations to April 30, 2012, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the Six Months Ended        
     October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Year/Period Ended
April 30, 2012*
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class A Shares

        

Sales

          $        18,840      $ 193,369   

Redemption Fees†

                          5   

Redemptions

     (5,344     (54,481     (6,771     (66,958
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     (5,344   $ (54,481     12,069      $ 126,416   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     For the Six Months Ended        
     October 31, 2012     For the Year/Period Ended  
     (Unaudited)     April 30, 2012*  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Institutional Class

        

Sales

     293,936      $ 2,953,192        2,993,350      $ 29,298,028   

Reinvestments

                   18,080        174,474   

Redemption Fees†

                          736   

Redemptions

     (83,349     (844,073     (149,749     (1,477,942
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     210,587      $ 2,109,119        2,861,681      $ 27,995,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Class A Shares commenced operations on June 8, 2011.

 

There is a 2.00% redemption fee that may be charged on shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase. The redemption fees are retained by the Fund and are allocated to all classes in the Fund based on relative net assets.

5. Federal Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, the tax character of distributions paid by the Fund was $175,256 of ordinary income dividends. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal tax purposes. There were no distributions paid for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011.

As of April 30, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital Loss

Carryforward

   Undistributed
Ordinary Income
   Undistributed
Long-Term Gain
   Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

$(118,069)

   $36,632    $—    $1,197,660

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term capital gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

At October 31, 2012, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

Federal tax cost

   $ 28,918,987     
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,409,057     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (301,769  
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,107,288     
  

 

 

   

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and April 30 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and April 30, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and April 30) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended April 30, 2012, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until May 1, 2012. For the fiscal period ended April 30, 2012, the Fund had short-term capital loss deferrals of $13,028 and long-term loss deferrals of $95,629.

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2012 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. The Fund’s first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was April 30, 2012.

As of April 30, 2012, the Fund had post-enactment capital loss carryforward of $118,069, all of which are short-term losses and have an unlimited period of capital loss carryforwards.

6. Subsequent Events

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

 

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BOSTON ADVISORS BROAD ALLOCATION STRATEGY FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited)

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (866) 526-8968 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http:// www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended July 31 and January 31) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

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Investment Adviser

Boston Advisors, LLC

One Liberty Square, 10th Floor

Boston, MA 02109

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Pepper Hamilton LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

LOGO

BOSTON ADVISORS

BROAD ALLOCATION

STRATEGY FUND

of

FundVantage Trust

Class A Shares

Institutional Class Shares

SEMI-ANNUAL

REPORT

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Boston Advisors Broad Allocation Strategy Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Boston Advisors Broad Allocation Strategy Fund.

 


COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended October 31, 2012
     Six
    Months†    
      1 Year       Since
Inception*

Class A Shares (without sales charge)

  1.13%   7.92%   -1.10%

Class A Shares (with sales charge)

  -3.63%   2.74%   -4.65%

70% S&P 500® Index/ 30% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

  2.40%   12.24%   7.59%**

 

Not annualized.

 

*

The Compak Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund (“the Fund”) commenced operations on June 30, 2011.

 

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

Class A Shares of the Fund have a 4.75% maximum sales charge.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (855) 426-6725.

The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated September 1, 2012, are 4.09% and 2.84%, respectively, for Class A Shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These rates may fluctuate and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Compak Asset Management (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee (the “Waiver”). The Waiver will remain in place until August 31, 2013, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust approves its earlier termination.

A 2.00% redemption fee applies to shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase. The redemption fee is not reflected in the returns above.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the unmanaged blended index of 70% S&P 500® Index and 30% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an intermediate term, broad-based index comprised of most U.S. traded investment grade bonds. It is impossible to directly invest in an index.

All mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The Fund may invest in broad range of asset-classes, including some that entail special risks, such as: small-cap stocks; real estate securities; high-yield debt; commodity-related securities; foreign and emerging-market securities; and currencies. Each of these asset-classes may be adversely affected by particular factors, including — but not limited to — illiquidity, volatility, default, interest rate changes, currency exchange-rate fluctuations, and local economic conditions. The Adviser seeks to reduce risk through a flexible approach to asset allocation, but there can be no guarantee that the Adviser’s strategy will be achieved.

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

The Adviser may use short sales and derivatives (futures, options, swaps) to enhance return or hedge against market downturns, but these techniques involve their own special risks and could cause a loss to the Fund. A short sale is subject to potential unlimited loss since the price of a security theoretically could increase without limit. Derivatives are subject to potential illiquidity and counter-party default.

The Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in the shares of exchange-traded funds, hence Fund shareholders will bear the indirect expenses of these underlying funds. The Adviser may at times invest more than 25% of the Fund’s assets in one underlying fund or asset-class; consequently the Fund could suffer a loss by being overly concentrated in an underperforming underlying fund or asset-class. Fund performance also could be adversely affected by transaction costs from high portfolio turnover since the Adviser may engage in active trading.

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, if any, or redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, if any and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six month period from May 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012, and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), if any, or redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Compak Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
     Beginning Account Value
May 1, 2012
  Ending Account Value
October 31, 2012
  Expenses Paid
During Period*

Class A Shares

           

Actual

      $1,000.00         $1,011.30         $12.98  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

      1,000.00         1,012.30         12.98  

 

*

Expenses are equal to an annualized expense ratio for the six month period ended October 31, 2012 of 2.56% for Class A Shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (184), then divided by 365 to reflect the period. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual six month total return for the Fund of 1.13% for Class A Shares. The annualized expense ratio does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the underlying funds. If such fees and expenses had been included, the expenses would be higher. The range of weighted expense ratios of the underlying funds held by the Fund, as stated in their current prospectuses were 0.00% to 0.05%.

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

      % of Net
Assets
    Value  

SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION:

  

Common Stocks

    

Energy

     3.7   $ 621,770   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     3.7        620,909   

Communications

     3.7        620,464   

Industrial

     3.6        612,289   

Consumer, Cyclical

     2.8        466,378   

Basic Materials

     1.9        317,514   

Technology

     1.8        299,232   

Utilities

     0.6        109,445   

Exchange Traded Funds

     60.9        10,254,272   

Mutual Funds

     11.4        1,928,307   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     5.9        1,000,904   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 16,851,484   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

    

 

 

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

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 21.8%

  

  

Basic Materials — 1.9%

     

Huntsman Corp.

     10,550       $ 158,672   

MeadWestvaco Corp.

     5,350         158,842   
     

 

 

 
        317,514   
     

 

 

 

Communications — 3.7%

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     8,430         144,490   

Comcast Corp., Class A

     4,300         161,293   

DISH Network Corp., Class A

     4,375         155,881   

EchoStar Corp., Class A*

     5,000         158,800   
     

 

 

 
        620,464   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical — 2.8%

  

CVS Caremark Corp.

     3,400         157,760   

Dana Holding Corp.

     12,050         158,578   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     2,000         150,040   
     

 

 

 
        466,378   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 3.7%

  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.*

     1,050         150,202   

Pfizer, Inc.

     6,300         156,681   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     2,850         159,600   

WellPoint, Inc.

     2,520         154,426   
     

 

 

 
        620,909   
     

 

 

 

Energy — 3.7%

     

Chevron Corp.

     1,350         148,784   

ConocoPhillips

     2,750         159,088   

CVR Energy, Inc.*

     4,200         154,350   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     1,750         159,548   
     

 

 

 
        621,770   
     

 

 

 

Industrial — 3.6%

     

Cummins, Inc.

     1,600         149,728   

Eaton Corp.

     3,450         162,909   

KBR, Inc.

     5,300         147,658   
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

  

Industrial — (Continued)

  

  

United Parcel Service, Inc.,
Class B

     2,075       $ 151,994   
     

 

 

 
        612,289   
     

 

 

 

Technology — 1.8%

     

Microsoft Corp.

     5,490         156,657   

NCR Corp.*

     6,700         142,575   
     

 

 

 
        299,232   
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.6%

     

PPL Corp.

     3,700         109,445   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $3,312,524)

        3,668,001   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 60.9%

  

Commodity — 2.3%

     

SPDR Gold Shares*

     2,350         392,121   
     

 

 

 

Equity — 44.8%

     

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     19,200         304,896   

iShares MSCI ACWI Index Fund

     9,900         459,855   

iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund

     5,800         310,706   

iShares MSCI Emerging Market Index Fund

     8,800         361,768   

iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund

     5,200         160,264   

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

     5,800         471,192   

iShares S&P 500 Index Fund

     4,900         693,252   

iShares S&P Midcap 400 Index Fund

     4,800         470,112   

Market Vectors Russia ETF

     11,600         322,944   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     22,250         3,141,255   
 

 

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

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Number
of Shares
     Value  

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — (Continued)

  

Equity — (Continued)

  

  

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

     15,700       $ 453,259   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

     10,600         390,822   
     

 

 

 
        7,540,325   
     

 

 

 

Fixed Income — 13.8%

  

  

iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund

     8,700         975,705   

iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund

     900         109,449   

PIMCO Total Return ETF

     11,300         1,236,672   
     

 

 

 
        2,321,826   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $9,695,248)

        10,254,272   
     

 

 

 

MUTUAL FUNDS — 11.4%

  

  

Fixed Income — 11.4%

  

  

DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund, Class I

     74,520         850,271   

PIMCO Total Return Fund, Administrative Shares

     93,175         1,078,036   
     

 

 

 
        1,928,307   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $1,861,238)

   

     1,928,307   
     

 

 

 
      Number
of Shares
   Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 94.1%
(Cost $14,869,010)

      $ 15,850,580   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 5.9%

        1,000,904   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $ 16,851,484   
     

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

 

ACWI

   Adjusted Market Capitalization Weighted Index

EAFE

   Europe, Australasia and Far East

EMU

   European Monetary Union

ETF

   Exchange Traded Fund

MSCI

   Morgan Stanley Capital International

S&P

   Standard & Poor’s

SPDR

   Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt
 

 

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

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value (Cost $14,869,010)

   $ 15,850,580   

Cash

     1,059,707   

Receivable for investments sold

     3   

Dividends and interest receivable

     7,449   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     25,479   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     16,943,218   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable for transfer agent fees

     23,550   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     20,101   

Payable for audit fees

     12,097   

Payable for printing fees

     10,985   

Payable for administration and accounting fees

     8,248   

Payable for legal fees

     7,046   

Payable to custodian

     4,721   

Accrued expenses

     4,986   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     91,734   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 16,851,484   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

  

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 17,181   

Paid-in capital

     17,582,624   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (54,984

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (1,674,907

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     981,570   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 16,851,484   
  

 

 

 

Class A:

  

Shares outstanding

     1,718,119   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($16,851,484 / 1,718,119)

   $ 9.81   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/95.25 of $9.81)

   $ 10.30   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends

   $ 156,774   

Interest

     116   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     156,890   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     83,153   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     38,448   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     37,020   

Distribution fees (Class A) (Note 2)

     16,630   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     14,632   

Legal fees

     14,391   

Registration and filing fees

     14,316   

Audit fees

     12,099   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     9,540   

Trustees and officers’ fees

     8,123   

Other expenses

     5,024   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     253,376   
  

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (83,153
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     170,223   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (13,333
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

  

Net realized gain from investments

     116,406   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     5,789   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     122,195   
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 108,862   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Period Ended
April 30, 2012*
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment loss

   $ (13,333   $ (19,932

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

     116,406        (1,789,496

Net change in unrealized appreciation from investments

     5,789        975,781   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     108,862        (833,647
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class A

            (70,130
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net investment income

            (70,130
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 4)

     2,708,489        14,937,910   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     2,817,351        14,034,133   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

    

Beginning of period

     14,034,133          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 16,851,484      $ 14,034,133   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

   $ (54,984   $ (41,651
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

The Fund commenced operations on June 30, 2011.

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

 

10


COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each Class A share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

    Class A  
    For the Six Months Ended
October  31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
June 30,  2011*
to April 30, 2012
 

Per Share Operating Performance

   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.70      $ 10.00   

Net investment loss(1)

    (0.01     (0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(1)

    0.12        (0.26
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.11        (0.27
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

   

Net investment income

           (0.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fees

    (2)      0.01   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.81      $ 9.70   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

    1.13     (2.58 )% 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

   

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 16,851      $ 14,034   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets(4)

    2.56 %(5)      2.36 %(5) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(4)(6)

    3.81 %(5)      3.85 %(5) 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets(4)

    (0.20 )%(5)      (0.12 )%(5) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    17.68 %(7)      194.35 %(7) 

 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Amount is less than $0.01 per share.

(3) 

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4) 

The Fund also will indirectly bear its prorated share of expenses of the underlying funds. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.

(5)

Annualized.

(6) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(7)

Not annualized.

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

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The Compak Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”), which commenced investment operations on June 30, 2011. The Fund is a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. The Fund offers separate classes of shares, Class A, Class C, Class D and Class I Shares. Class A Shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge. Front-end sales charges may be reduced or waived under certain circumstances. As of October 31, 2012, Class C, Class D and Class I Shares have not been issued.

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued using an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

•   Level 1

 

 

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

•   Level 2

 

 

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Level 3 —

  

significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

  

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

    Total Value at
10/31/12
    Level 1
Quoted
Price
    Level 2
Other Significant

Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Investments in Securities*

  $ 15,850,580      $ 15,850,580      $      $   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

*

Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details.

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distribution (12b-1) fees and shareholder services fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Fund level expenses common to all classes, investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class based upon the relative daily net assets of each class. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to that fund.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared, recorded on ex-date and paid at least annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

2. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

Compak Asset Management (“CAM” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). For its services, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee at the annual rate of 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee (the “Waiver”). The Waiver will remain in place until August 31, 2013, unless the Board of Trustees approves its earlier termination. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the amount of fees accrued and waived was $83,153.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and transfer agent for the Fund.

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

BNY Mellon and the Custodian have the ability to recover such amounts previously waived if the Fund terminates its agreements with BNY Mellon or the Custodian within three years of signing the agreements.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the Underwriter received $84 in underwriting commissions and $1,592 in sales commission for the sale of Fund shares.

The Trust and the Underwriter are parties to an underwriting agreement. The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class A Shares in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Shares plan, the Fund compensates the Underwriter for direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred in connection with advertising, marketing and other distribution services in an amount not to exceed 0.25% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A Shares.

The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with BNY Mellon receive an annual retainer and out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Trustees by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2012 was $1,424. During the period, there was a Trustee who is an employee of BNY Mellon. She was not entitled to compensation by the Fund during the time of her employment. Certain employees of BNY Mellon are Officers of the Trust. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Trust.

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

3. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities

   $ 4,135,420       $ 2,341,132   

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the six months ended October 31, 2012 and for the period June 30, 2011 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2012, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

    For the Six Months Ended
October  30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Period Ended
April 30, 2012
 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class A Shares

       

Sales

    505,281      $ 4,945,513        2,179,542      $ 21,679,660   

Reinvestments

                  7,383        66,448   

Redemption Fees*

           318               9,256   

Redemptions

    (234,202     (2,237,342     (739,885     (6,817,454
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    271,079      $ 2,708,489        1,447,040      $ 14,937,910   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

There is 2.00% redemption fee that may be charged on shares redeemed which have been held 60 days or less.

The redemption fees are retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in capital.

5. Federal Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

16


COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

For the period ended April 30, 2012, the tax character of distributions paid by the Fund was $70,130 of ordinary income dividends. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

As of April 30, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital Loss

Carryforward

  Undistributed
Ordinary Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term Gain
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
$(1,028,466)   $—   $—   $454,890

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes.

As of October 31, 2012, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

Federal tax cost

   $ 14,869,010     
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,079,730     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (98,160  
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 981,570     
  

 

 

   

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and April 30 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and April 30, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and April 30) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended April 30, 2012, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until May 1, 2012. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, the Fund had late year ordinary loss deferrals of $13,877, short-term capital loss deferrals of $239,238 and long-term capital loss deferrals of $2,159.

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryovers as of April 30, 2012 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. The Fund’s first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was April 30, 2012.

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

As of April 30, 2012, the Fund had post-enactment capital loss carryforwards of $1,028,466, all of which are short-term losses and have an unlimited period of capital loss carryforward.

6. Subsequent Event

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

 

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COMPAK DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited)

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (855) 426-6725 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http:// www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended July 31 and January 31) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

19


Investment Adviser

Compak Asset Management

1801 Dove Street

Newport Beach, CA 92660

 

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

  

LOGO

 

COMPAK DYNAMIC

ASSET ALLOCATION

FUND

 

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

  

 

of

 

FundVantage Trust

 

Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

  

 

Class A Shares

 

SEMI-ANNUAL

REPORT

 

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

  

 

October 31, 2012

 

(Unaudited)

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

  

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Compak Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Compak Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund.

 

Legal Counsel

Pepper Hamilton LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

  

 


LOGO

CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

of

FundVantage Trust

Institutional Class

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Cutwater Investment Grade Bond Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Cutwater Investment Grade Bond Fund.

 


CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended October 31, 2012

  

   Six Months†   1 Year   Since Inception*

Institutional Class

   4.45%   8.88%   6.45%

Barclays Aggregate Bond Index

   2.75%   5.25%       6.10%**

 

Not Annualized.

 

*

The Cutwater Investment Grade Bond Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on December 2, 2010.

 

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (866) 678-6242.

The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expense ratio for Institutional Class shares of the Fund, as stated in the current prospectus dated September 1, 2012, is 1.05% and 0.85%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets, which may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Cutwater Asset Management (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.85% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until: (i) August 31, 2013; (ii) upon the termination of the Adviser as investment adviser to the Fund; or (iii) unless the Board of Trustees of the Trust approves its earlier termination. Total returns would be lower had such fees and expenses not been waived and/or reimbursed.

A 1.00% redemption fee applies to shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase. The redemption fee is not reflected in the returns shown above.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index. Barclays Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged intermediate-term index and should not be considered indicative of any Cutwater Investment Grade Bond Fund investment. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

All mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The Fund is new, with a limited operating history. The Fund is subject to the risks of the fixed-income securities in its portfolio such as credit, prepayment and interest rate risk. As interest rates rise, the value of bond prices will decline and an investor may lose money.

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period from May 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Cutwater Investment Grade Bond Fund
    Beginning Account Value
May 1, 2012
  Ending Account Value
October 31, 2012
  Expenses Paid
During Period*

Institutional Class

     

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,044.50   $4.38

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  1,000.00   1,020.92   4.33

 

*

Expenses are equal to an annualized expense ratio for the six month period ended October 31, 2012 of 0.85% for the Institutional Shares of the Fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (184), then divided by 365 to reflect the period. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual six month total returns for the Fund of 4.45%.

 

2


CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

The following table presents a summary by security type of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

      % of Net
Assets
    Value  

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     49.3   $ 37,365,650   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     17.5        13,238,678   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     14.3        10,801,032   

Registered Investment Company

     11.7        8,866,236   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     6.5        4,935,917   

Asset Backed Securities

     5.2        3,918,088   

Municipal Bonds

     1.3        1,009,569   

Preferred Stock

     1.1        846,000   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

     (6.9     (5,261,798
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 75,719,372   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

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

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Moody’s/
Standard &
Poor’s
Rating(a)
   Principal
Amount
(000’s)
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — 49.3%

     

Agriculture — 0.4%

       

Reynolds American, Inc., Co. Gty., 3.25%, 11/01/22 (b)

  Baa2/BBB-    $ 330       $ 333,770   
       

 

 

 

Automotive — 1.7%

       

Chrysler Group LLC/CG Co. Issuer, Inc., Sec. Notes, 8.25%, 06/15/21 (b)

  B2/B      500         534,375   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.70%, 10/01/14

  Baa3/BB+      500         562,582   

Hertz Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.90%, 08/15/14 (b)

  B3/NR      200         205,494   
       

 

 

 
          1,302,451   
       

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.6%

       

Mexichem SAB de CV, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.875%, 09/19/22 144A(b)

  Ba1/BBB-      400         423,000   
       

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.5%

       

Moody’s Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.50%, 09/01/22 (b)

  NR/BBB+      335         360,178   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 16.4%

       

Akbank TAS, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.00%, 10/24/22 144A

  Baa2/NR      428         435,255   

American Express Co., Sub. Notes, 6.80%, 09/01/66 (b)(c)

  Baa2/BBB-      300         325,875   

Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.75%, 12/01/17

  Baa2/A-      325         376,445   

Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.65%, 05/01/18

  Baa2/A-      410         477,341   

Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.875%, 01/05/21

  Baa2/A-      490         574,449   

Bear Stearns Cos., LLC (The), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.40%, 10/02/17

  A2/A      410         494,037   

BioMed Realty LP, Co. Gty., REIT, 6.125%, 04/15/20 (b)

  Baa3/BBB-      347         405,837   

Citigroup, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.85%, 08/02/16

  Baa2/A-      825         946,481   

Entertainment Properties Trust, Co. Gty., REIT, 5.75%, 08/15/22 (b)

  Baa3/BB+      550         576,434   

Federal Realty Investment Trust, Sr. Unsec. Notes, REIT, 5.95%, 08/15/14 (b)

  Baa1/BBB+      290         313,696   

General Electric Capital Corp., Jr. Sub. Notes, 6.25%, 12/15/22 (c)(d)

  Baa1/AA-      600         654,018   

General Electric Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.625%, 05/01/18

  A1/AA+      200         237,567   

General Electric Capital Corp., Sub. Notes, 5.30%, 02/11/21

  A2/AA      400         465,432   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.625%, 02/07/16

  A3/A-      340         359,916   

Goodman Funding Property, Ltd., Sr. Unsec. Notes, REIT, 6.375%, 04/15/21 144A(b)

  Baa2/BBB      250         281,948   

HSBC Capital Funding LP/Jersey Channel Islands, Ltd. Gtd., 4.61%, 06/27/13 144A(c)(d)

  Baa2/BBB+      250         249,312   

HSBC Capital Funding LP/Jersey Channel Islands, Ltd. Gtd., 10.176%, 06/30/30 144A(c)(d)

  Baa2/BBB+      500         685,000   

ING Bank NV, Sub. Notes, 1.184%, 09/26/16 (b)(c)

  Baa2/NR      600         564,000   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jr. Sub. Notes, 7.90%, 04/30/18 (c)(d)

  Ba1/BBB      495         570,106   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.95%, 03/25/20

  A2/A      525         603,026   

Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.75%, 03/22/17.

  Baa1/A-      665         719,660   

Sinochem Overseas Capital Co., Ltd., Co. Gty., 6.30%, 11/12/40 144A(b)

  Baa1/BBB      325         394,844   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.25%, 09/13/22 144A

  Baa2/NR      675         698,625   

Wachovia Capital Trust III, Ltd. Gtd., 5.57%, 12/10/12 (c)(d)

  Baa3/BBB+      1,000         992,500   
       

 

 

 
          12,401,804   
       

 

 

 

Energy — 6.3%

       

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.50%, 05/20/21 (b)

  Ba3/NR      120         127,200   

BG Energy Capital PLC, Co. Gty., 6.50%, 11/30/72 (b)(c)

  Baa1/BBB+      500         544,700   

Calfrac Holdings LP, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.50%, 12/01/20 144A(b)

  B1/B+      100         98,999   

DPL, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.25%, 10/15/21 (b)

  Ba1/BB-      200         225,500   

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

 

4


CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Moody’s/
Standard &
Poor’s
Rating(a)
   Principal
Amount
(000’s)
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

     

Energy — (Continued)

        

Energy Transfer Partners LP, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.95%, 02/01/15 (b)

   Baa3/BBB-    $ 305       $ 336,760   

Frac Tech Services LLC/Frac Tech Finance, Inc., Co. Gty., 8.125%, 11/15/18 144A(b)

   Ba3/BB-      200         209,000   

Marathon Oil Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 0.90%, 11/01/15 (b)

   Baa2/BBB      550         551,946   

Noble Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.25%, 03/01/19 (b)

   Baa2/BBB      225         298,567   

Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago, Ltd., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.75%, 08/14/19 144A(b)

   Baa3/BBB      200         264,000   

Reliance Holdings USA, Inc., Co. Gty., 5.40%, 02/14/22 144A

   Baa2/BBB      325         361,386   

Samson Investment Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.75%, 02/15/20 144A(b)

   B3/B-      330         348,150   

Transocean, Inc., Co. Gty., 6.50%, 11/15/20 (b)

   Baa3/BBB-      250         303,732   

Weatherford International, Ltd./Bermuda, Co. Gty., 6.75%, 09/15/40 (b)

   Baa2/BBB      575         682,935   

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Co. Gty., 6.50%, 10/01/18 (b)

   Ba3/BB+      400         431,500   
        

 

 

 
           4,784,375   
        

 

 

 

Gaming, Lodging & Leisure — 0.3%

        

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 11.875%, 07/15/15 (b)

   Ba1/BB      200         245,000   
        

 

 

 

Healthcare — 2.5%

        

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance, Inc., Co. Gty., 5.75%, 02/15/21 144A(b)

   Ba2/BB+      500         528,750   

HCA, Inc., Sr. Sec. Notes, 7.25%, 09/15/20 (b)

   Ba3/BB      330         365,062   

HealthSouth Corp., Co. Gty., 5.75%, 11/01/24 (b)

   B1/BB-      400         404,000   

Mylan, Inc., Co. Gty., 7.875%, 07/15/20 144A(b)

   Ba2/BB      500         564,375   
        

 

 

 
           1,862,187   
        

 

 

 

Industrial — 2.4%

        

APT Pipelines, Ltd., Co. Gty., 3.875%, 10/11/22 144A(b)

   Baa2/BBB      850         847,136   

ArcelorMittal, Sr. Unsec. Notes., 6.25%, 02/25/22 (b)

   Ba1/BB+      500         491,199   

Holcim US Finance Sarl & Cie SCS, Co. Gty., 6.00%, 12/30/19 144A(b)

   Baa2/BBB      250         280,227   

Valassis Communications, Inc., Co. Gty., 6.625%, 02/01/21 (b)

   Ba3/BB-      175         180,250   
        

 

 

 
           1,798,812   
        

 

 

 

Insurance — 3.3%

        

Allstate Corp. (The), Jr. Sub. Notes, 6.50%, 05/15/57 (b)(c)

   Baa1/BBB      500         537,500   

American Financial Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.875%, 06/15/19 (b)

   Baa2/BBB+      200         261,858   

American International Group, Inc., Jr. Sub. Debs., 8.175%, 05/15/68 (b)(c)

   Baa2/BBB      500         623,750   

Prudential Financial, Inc., Jr. Sub. Notes, 5.875%, 09/15/42 (b)(c)

   Baa3/BBB+      650         684,125   

Travelers Cos., Inc., Jr. Sub. Notes, 6.25%, 03/15/67 (b)(c)

   A3/NR      375         395,625   
        

 

 

 
           2,502,858   
        

 

 

 

Media — 2.3%

        

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Co. Gty., 7.00%, 01/15/19 (b)

   B1/BB-      475         510,625   

Dish DBS Corp., Co. Gty., 6.75%, 06/01/21 (b)

   Ba2/BB-      500         556,875   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.25%, 11/15/14 (b)

   Baa3/BB+      300         324,000   

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, Co. Gty., 8.375%, 03/15/23

   Baa2/BBB      225         320,687   
        

 

 

 
           1,712,187   
        

 

 

 

Mining — 3.6%

        

FMG Resources August 2006 Property, Ltd., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.875%, 04/01/22 144A(b)

   B1/B+      500         470,000   

Newcrest Finance Property, Ltd., Co. Gty., 4.45%, 11/15/21 144A(b)

   Baa2/BBB+      755         795,980   

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

 

5


CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Moody’s/
Standard &
Poor’s
Rating(a)
   Principal
Amount
(000’s)
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

        

Mining — (Continued)

        

Teck Resources, Ltd., Co. Gty., 5.20%, 03/01/42 (b)

   Baa2/BBB    $ 455       $ 451,310   

Vale Overseas, Ltd., Co. Gty., 4.375%, 01/11/22 (b)

   Baa2/A-      425         452,391   

Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd., Co. Gty., 4.95%, 11/15/21 144A(b)

   Baa2/BBB+      555         597,406   
        

 

 

 
           2,767,087   
        

 

 

 

Paper — 0.5%

        

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.75%, 01/11/22 (b)

   Baa2/BBB      350         372,316   
        

 

 

 

Pipe Lines Ex Natural Gas — 1.2%

        

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Co. Gty., 7.034%, 01/15/68 (b)(c)

   Baa3/BB+      325         371,312   

IFM US Colonial Pipeline 2 LLC, Sr. Sec. Notes, 6.45%, 05/01/21 144A(b)

   NR/BBB-      275         301,590   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 9.00%, 02/01/19 (b)

   Baa2/BBB      200         270,707   
        

 

 

 
           943,609   
        

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 2.7%

        

Frontier Communications Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.50%, 04/15/20 (b)

   Ba2/BB      500         577,500   

NII Capital Corp., Co. Gty., 7.625%, 04/01/21 (b)

   B2/B-      500         395,000   

Qwest Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.25%, 10/15/35 (b)

   Baa3/BBB-      300         310,062   

Telecom Italia Capital SA, Co. Gty., 6.00%, 09/30/34 (b)

   Baa2/BBB      330         310,200   

UPCB Finance VI, Ltd. Sr. Sec. Notes, 6.875%, 01/15/22 144A(b)

   Ba3/BB-      400         428,000   
        

 

 

 
           2,020,762   
        

 

 

 

Transportation — 1.2%

        

Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.00%, 02/01/18 (b)

   Ba2/BB+      250         277,500   

United Airlines 2009-2A Pass Through Trust, Pass Through Certs., Series 2009-02, 9.75%, 07/15/18 (b)

   Baa3/BBB+      558         646,039   
        

 

 

 
           923,539   
        

 

 

 

Utilities — 3.4%

        

Dominion Resources, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 1.40%, 09/15/17 (b)

   Baa2/A-      335         337,124   

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.40%, 09/15/20 144A(b)

   Ba1/BBB-      250         304,503   

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Jr. Sub. Notes, 7.30%, 09/01/67 (b)(c)

   Baa2/BBB      750         830,625   

NRG Energy, Inc., Co. Gty., 8.25%, 09/01/20 (b)

   B1/BB-      200         220,500   

PPL Capital Funding, Inc., Co. Gty., 3.50%, 12/01/22 (b)

   Baa3/BBB-      370         379,922   

UIL Holdings Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.625%, 10/01/20 (b)

   Baa3/BBB-      500         539,041   
        

 

 

 
           2,611,715   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (Cost $35,674,284)

           37,365,650   
        

 

 

 

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 5.2%

        

Americredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2010-2, Class B, 2.73%, 03/09/15

   Aaa/AA+      435         438,283   

ARES Enhanced Loan Investment Strategy, Ltd., Series 2008-IRA, Class A2, 4.561%, 10/16/20 144A(c)

   Aa3/AA+      500         501,664   

Atrium CDO Corp., Series 7A, Class B, 3.461%, 11/16/22 144A(c)

   NR/AA      675         695,884   

Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Series 2012-1A, Class A2, 5.216%, 01/25/42 144A

   Baa1/BBB+      396         440,852   

Goldentree Loan Opportunities V, Ltd., Series 2007-5A, Class B, 1.566%, 10/18/21 144A(c)

   Aa3/AA      1,000         943,480   

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Moody’s/
Standard &
Poor’s
Rating(a)
   Principal
Amount
(000’s)
     Value  

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — (Continued)

        

Octagon Investment Partners VII, Ltd., Series 2004-7A, Class A1L, 0.844%, 12/02/16 144A(c)

   Aaa/AAA    $ 180       $ 178,135   

OHA Intrepid Leveraged Loan Fund, Ltd., Series 2011-1A, Class A, 2.06%, 04/20/21 144A(c)

   Aaa/AAA      400         399,228   

Sonic Capital, LLC, Series 2011-1A, Class A2, 5.438%, 05/20/41 144A

   Baa2/BBB      287         320,562   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $3,738,682)

           3,918,088   
        

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 6.5%

        

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2006-PW13, Class AM, 5.582%, 09/11/41(c)

   NR/A      850         954,236   

CD Commerical Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-CD2, Class AM, 5.349%, 01/15/46(c)

   Aa3/A-      700         756,923   

DDR Corp., Series 2009-DDR1, Class C, 6.223%, 10/14/22 144A

   A1/AA+      850         913,539   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2002-C1, Class E, 6.135%, 07/12/37 144A

   A2/A-      248         248,314   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2006-CB16, Class AM, 5.593%, 05/12/45

   A3/A      850         946,961   

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-3, Class AJ, 5.485%, 07/12/46(c)

   Ba2/NR      650         577,164   

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2005-HQ6, Class A4B, 5.042%, 08/13/42

   NR/A+      500         538,780   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $4,787,506)

           4,935,917   
        

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 17.5%

        

FHLMC Gold Pool # A47297, 5.00%, 10/01/35

   Aaa/AA+      543         599,413   

FHLMC Gold Pool # A95134, 4.50%, 11/01/40

   Aaa/AA+      797         870,427   

FHLMC Gold Pool # D98505, 4.00%, 01/01/31

   Aaa/AA+      435         468,543   

FHLMC Gold Pool # G03508, 6.00%, 07/01/37

   Aaa/AA+      309         343,242   

FHLMC Gold Pool # G05832, 5.00%, 03/01/40

   Aaa/AA+      577         625,426   

FHLMC Gold Pool # J14072, 4.00%, 01/01/26

   Aaa/AA+      346         367,216   

FHLMC Gold Pool, TBA, 4.00%, 11/01/22

   Aaa/AA+      525         560,048   

FHLMC Non Gold Pool # IB8060, 2.876%, 03/01/41(c)

   Aaa/AA+      364         384,134   

FHLMC REMICS, CMO, 4.00%, 12/15/41

   Aaa/AA+      602         651,877   

FNMA Pool # AD7136, 5.00%, 07/01/40

   Aaa/AA+      90         98,401   

FNMA Pool # AE0411, 4.50%, 09/01/40

   Aaa/AA+      401         435,568   

FNMA Pool # AE0949, 4.00%, 02/01/41

   Aaa/AA+      602         645,041   

FNMA Pool # AH7068, 3.50%, 02/01/26

   Aaa/AA+      367         389,318   

FNMA, TBA, 3.50%, 11/01/22

   Aaa/AA+      1,750         1,864,023   

FNMA, TBA, 3.00%, 11/01/22

   Aaa/AA+      1,075         1,127,238   

FNMA, TBA, 2.50%, 11/01/22

   Aaa/AA+      550         575,609   

FREMF Mortgage Trust, CMO, 4.265%, 01/25/45 144A(c)

   Aaa/AA+      600         620,594   

GNMA Pool # 4679, 5.00%, 04/20/40

   Aaa/AA+      847         941,160   

GNMA Pool # 694462, 6.00%, 10/15/38

   Aaa/AA+      366         414,369   

GNMA Pool # 729349, 4.00%, 07/15/41

   Aaa/AA+      531         582,544   

GNMA Pool # 82717, 3.00%, 01/20/41(c)

   Aaa/AA+      296         315,354   

GNMA, TBA, 3.50%, 11/01/22

   Aaa/AA+      330         359,133   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $12,876,384)

           13,238,678   
        

 

 

 

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

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Moody’s/
Standard &
Poor’s
Rating(a)
   Principal
Amount
(000’s)
     Value  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 1.3%

        

American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., Build America Bonds, RB, 6.053%, 02/15/43

   A1/A    $ 350       $ 410,480   

State of California, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.55%, 04/01/39(b)

   A1/A-      255         355,669   

State of Illinois, Build America Bonds, GO, 7.35%, 07/01/35

   A2/A      200         243,420   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $816,244)

           1,009,569   
        

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 14.3%

        

United States Treasury Note, 0.625%, 08/31/17

   Aaa/AA+      3,015         3,006,757   

United States Treasury Note, 0.875%, 07/31/19

   Aaa/AA+      1,545         1,523,756   

United States Treasury Note, 1.625%, 08/15/22

   Aaa/AA+      5,645         5,614,128   

United States Treasury Bond, 2.75%, 08/15/42

   Aaa/AA+      670         656,391   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $10,843,805)

           10,801,032   
        

 

 

 
           Number
of Shares
        

PREFERRED STOCK — 1.1%

        

Diversified Financial Services — 1.1%

        

CoBank ACB

   NR/A-      8,000         846,000   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $834,000)

           846,000   
        

 

 

 

REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY — 11.7%

        

BlackRock Liquidity Funds TempCash Portfolio

        8,866,236         8,866,236   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY (Cost $8,866,236)

           8,866,236   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 106.9%

        

(Cost $78,437,141)

           80,981,170   

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (6.9)%

           (5,261,798
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

         $ 75,719,372   
        

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Ratings for debt securities are unaudited. All ratings are as of October 31, 2012 and may have changed subsequently.

(b) 

This security is callable.

(c)

Floating or variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of October 31, 2012.

(d) 

Security is perpetual. Date shown is next call date.

144A Securities were purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2012, these securities amounted to $14,829,738 or 19.6% of net assets.

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

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Legend

    

CDO

   Collateralized Debt Obligations

CMO

   Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

Co. Gty.

   Company Guaranty

FHLMC

   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FNMA

   Federal National Mortgage Association

FREMF

   Freddie Multi-Family

GNMA

   Government National Mortgage Association

GO

   General Obligations

Gtd.

   Guaranteed

Jr.

   Junior

LLC

   Limited Liability Company

LP

   Limited Partnership

Ltd.

   Limited

NR

   Not Rated

PLC

   Public Limited Company

RB

   Revenue Bond

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust

REMICs

   Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

Sec.

   Secured

Sr.

   Senior

Sub.

   Subordinated

TBA

   To Be Announced

Unsec.

   Unsecured
 

 

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

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value (Cost $78,437,141)

   $ 80,981,170   

Receivable for investments sold

     199,063   

Dividends and interest receivable

     587,615   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     12,040   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     81,779,888   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Due to custodian

     1,451,081   

Payable for investments purchased

     4,504,431   

Payable to Investment Adviser

     28,101   

Payable for transfer agent fees

     17,457   

Payable for administration and accounting fees

     12,040   

Payable to custodian

     4,402   

Accrued expenses

     43,004   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     6,060,516   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 75,719,372   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

  

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 71,458   

Paid-in capital

     71,460,896   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (73,072

Accumulated net realized gain from investments and foreign currency transactions

     1,716,061   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     2,544,029   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 75,719,372   
  

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($75,719,372 / 7,145,844)

   $ 10.60   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income

  

Interest

   $ 1,390,272   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     1,390,272   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     185,842   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     48,613   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     26,519   

Legal fees

     25,135   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     13,867   

Audit fees

     12,098   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees

     11,510   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     10,213   

Registration and filing fees

     2,695   

Other expenses

     7,166   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     343,658   
  

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (27,726
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     315,932   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1,074,340   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

  

Net realized gain from investments

     1,279,035   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     855,364   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     2,134,399   
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 3,208,739   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 

Increase in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,074,340      $ 2,224,078   

Net realized gain from investments

     1,279,035        1,506,385   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     855,364        768,062   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     3,208,739        4,498,525   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

    

Net investment income:

    

Institutional Class

     (1,170,877     (2,399,313
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net investment income

     (1,170,877     (2,399,313
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 4)

     1,170,877        2,449,313   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     3,208,739        4,548,525   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

    

Beginning of period

     72,510,633        67,962,108   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 75,719,372      $ 72,510,633   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss), end of period

   $ (73,072   $ 23,465   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each Institutional Class share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

    Institutional Class  
    For the Six
Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the Period
December 2,  2010*
to April 30, 2011
 

Per Share Operating Performance

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.31      $ 10.01      $ 10.00   

Net investment income

    0.16        0.32        0.11   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    0.30        0.33        0.01   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    0.46        0.65        0.12   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to shareholders from:

     

Net investment income

    (0.17     (0.35     (0.11
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.60      $ 10.31      $ 10.01   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(1)

    4.45     6.59     1.22

Ratio/Supplemental Data

     

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 75,719      $ 72,511      $ 67,962   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.85 %(2)      0.85     0.83 %(2) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(3)

    0.92 %(2)      1.05     0.90 %(2) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    2.89 %(2)      3.19     2.61 %(2) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    78.97 %(4)      95.43     106.84 %(4) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1)

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(2)

Annualized.

(3)

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(4)

Not annualized.

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

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The Cutwater Investment Grade Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), which commenced investment operations on December 2, 2010. The Fund is a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. The Fund offers separate classes of shares, Class A, Class C and Institutional Class. As of October 31, 2012, Class A and Class C Shares had not been issued.

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued at their last sale price on the NYSE on the day the security is valued. Lacking any sales on such day, the security will be valued at the mean between the last asked price and the last bid price prior to the market close. Securities listed on other exchanges (and not subject to restriction against sale by the Fund on such exchanges) will be similarly valued, using quotations on the exchange on which the security is traded most extensively. Unlisted securities that are quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Market System, for which there have been sales of such securities on such day, shall be valued at the official closing price on such system on the day the security is valued. If there are no such sales on such day, the value shall be the mean between the last asked price and the last bid price prior to market close. The value of such securities quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) markets system, but not listed on the National Market System, shall be valued at the mean between closing asked price and the closing bid price. Unlisted securities that are not quoted on the NASDAQ and for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available will be valued at the mean between the current bid and the asked prices for such security in the over-the-counter market. Fixed income securities are valued based on the market quotations, which are furnished by an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

 

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

 

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

The fair value of the Fund’s bonds are generally based on the quotes received from brokers or independent pricing services. Bonds with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets.

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

    Total Value at
10/31/12
    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes

  $ 37,365,650      $ —        $ 37,365,650      $ —     

Asset Backed Securities

    3,918,088        —          3,918,088        —     

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    4,935,917        —          4,935,917        —     

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

    13,238,678        —          13,238,678        —     

Municipal Bonds

    1,009,569        —          1,009,569        —     

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    10,801,032        —          10,801,032        —     

Preferred Stock

    846,000        846,000        —          —     

Registered Investment Company

    8,866,236        8,866,236        —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $ 80,981,170      $ 9,712,236      $ 71,268,934      $ —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distribution (12b-1) fees and shareholder services fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Fund level expenses common to all classes, investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

are allocated to each class based upon the relative daily net assets of each class. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to that fund.

Foreign Currency Translation — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities in the Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Statement of Operations.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly to shareholders. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

2. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

Cutwater Investor Services Corp. d/b/a Cutwater Asset Management (“Cutwater” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). For its services, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.85% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until: (i) August 31, 2013; (ii) upon the termination of the Adviser as investment adviser to the Fund; or (iii) unless the Board of Trustees of the Trust approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the year in which the Adviser reduced its compensation

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation. As of October 31, 2012, the amount of potential recovery was as follows:

 

Expiration

April 30, 2015

  April 30, 2016
$138,467   $27,726

As of October 31, 2012, investment advisory fees payable to the Adviser were $28,101. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the Adviser waived fees of $27,726.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and transfer agent for the Fund.

For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

BNY Mellon and the Custodian have the ability to recover such amounts previously waived, if the Fund terminates its agreements with BNY Mellon or the Custodian within three years of signing the agreements.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Fund pursuant to an underwriting agreement between the Trust and the Underwriter. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no fees paid for the sale of Fund shares.

The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with BNY Mellon receive an annual retainer and out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Trustees by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2012 was $5,048. During the period, there was a Trustee who is an employee of BNY Mellon. She was not entitled to compensation by the Fund during the time of her employment. Certain employees of BNY Mellon are Officers of the Trust. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Trust.

3. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities.

   $ 21,554,007       $ 18,797,027   

U.S. Government Securities

     34,152,491         37,373,486   

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the six months ended October 31, 2012 and the year ended April 30, 2012, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the Six Months Ended
October  31, 2012
(Unaudited)
     For the Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Institutional Class:

           

Sales

           $         4,970       $ 50,000   

Reinvestments

     112,063         1,170,877         237,000         2,399,313   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     112,063       $ 1,170,877         241,970       $ 2,449,313   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

5. Federal Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012 and the fiscal period ended April 30, 2011, the tax character of distributions by the Fund was $2,399,313 and $743,318, respectively, of ordinary income dividends. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

As of April 30, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital Loss

Carryforward

  Undistributed
Ordinary Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term Gain
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
$ —   $42,032   $418,459   $1,688,665

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term capital gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

At October 31, 2012, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

Federal tax cost

   $  78,437,141     
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

     2,792,900     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (248,871  
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,544,029     
  

 

 

   

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2012 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. The Fund’s first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was April 30, 2012. As of October 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

6. Subsequent Events

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

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (866) 678-6242 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended July 31 and January 31) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Approval of Advisory Agreement

At an in-person meeting held on September 27, 2012, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”), unanimously approved the continuation of the advisory agreement between Cutwater Investor Services Corp. (the “Adviser” or “Cutwater”) and FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of the Cutwater Investment Grade Bond Fund (the “Fund”) (“Agreement”). In determining whether to continue the Agreement, the Trustees considered information provided by the Adviser in accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Trustees considered information that the Adviser provided regarding (i) the services performed for the Fund, (ii) the size and qualifications of the Adviser’s portfolio management staff, (iii) any potential or actual material conflicts of interest which may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund, (iv) investment performance, (v) the capitalization and financial condition of the Adviser, (vi) brokerage selection procedures (including soft dollar arrangements, if any), (vii) the procedures for allocating investment opportunities between the Fund and other clients, (viii) results of any regulatory examination, including any recommendations or deficiencies noted, (ix) any litigation, investigation or administrative proceeding which may have a material impact on the Adviser’s ability to service the Fund and (x) compliance with federal securities laws and other regulatory requirements. The Adviser also provided its code of ethics, Form ADV and proxy voting policies and procedures for the Trustees’ review and consideration. The Trustees noted the reports provided at Board meetings throughout the year covering matters such as the relative performance of the Fund; compliance with the investment objectives, policies, strategies and limitations for the Fund; the compliance of management personnel with the applicable code of ethics; and the adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Trustees also received and reviewed a memorandum from legal counsel regarding the legal standard applicable to their review of the Agreement.

The Trustees considered the investment performance for the Fund and the Adviser. The Trustees reviewed the historical performance charts for the Fund, including a comparison to the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index, the Fund’s benchmark for the one year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2012. The Trustees also reviewed the performance information for the Adviser’s Core Plus Fixed Income Composite and another comparable investment grade corporate bond closed-end fund managed by the Adviser (“Comparable Fund”). The Trustees noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark and the Comparable Fund for the one year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2012. The Trustees considered the short-term and long-term performance of the Fund. They concluded that the performance of the Fund was within an acceptable range of performance relative to the benchmark.

Representatives from Cutwater attended the meeting either in person or telephonically and discussed Cutwater’s history, performance and investment strategy in connection with the proposed continuation of the Agreement and answered questions from the Board.

 

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CUTWATER INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

Other Information (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

 

The Adviser provided information regarding its advisory fees and an analysis of these fees in relation to the delivery of services to the Fund and any other ancillary benefit resulting from the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The Trustees also considered the fees that the Adviser charges to its separately managed accounts and the Comparable Fund. The Trustees evaluated explanations provided by the Adviser as to differences in fees charged to the Fund and separately managed accounts and the Comparable Fund. The Trustees concluded that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services to be provided to the Fund .

The Trustees reviewed the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided were appropriate and consistent with the terms of the Agreement, that the quality of the services appeared to be consistent with industry norms and that the Fund is likely to benefit from the continued provision of those services. They also concluded that the Adviser has sufficient personnel, with the appropriate education and experience, to serve the Fund effectively.

The Trustees considered the costs of the services provided by the Adviser, the proposed compensation and benefits received by the Adviser in providing services to the Fund, as well as the Adviser’s profitability. The Trustees were provided with the Adviser’s most recent audited financial statements. The Trustees considered any direct or indirect revenues which would be received by the Adviser. The Trustees noted that the level of profitability of the Adviser is an important factor to consider, and the Trustees should be satisfied that the Adviser’s profits are sufficient to continue as a healthy, on-going concern generally and as investment adviser of the Fund specifically. The Trustees concluded that the Adviser’s fees derived from its relationship with the Trust in light of the Fund’s estimated total expenses, were reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided. The Trustees also concluded that the overall expense ratio of the Fund is reasonable, taking into account the projected growth and size of the Fund and the quality of services provided by the Adviser, the investment performance of the Fund and the expense limitation agreed to by the Adviser.

The Trustees considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized relative to fee levels as the Fund grows, and whether the advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Board noted that economies of scale may be achieved at higher asset levels for the Fund for the benefit of fund shareholders, but that the advisory fee structure did not currently include breakpoint reductions of the advisory fee as asset levels increased.

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

 

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Investment Adviser

Cutwater Asset Management

113 King Street

Armonk, NY 10504

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19132

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Pepper Hamilton LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103


DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

Dear Fund Shareholder,

Thank you for your investment in the DuPont Capital Management Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”). This report covers performance for the six month period from the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year, May 1, through October 31, 2012.

DuPont Capital Management Corporation (“DCM”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company with over $29 billion in institutional assets under management across global equity, fixed income and private equity strategies. Within the Fund, DCM opportunistically seeks to identify profitable emerging market companies trading at a discount to their normalized earnings power. To accomplish this, DCM integrates proprietary analytics, in-depth fundamental research and a top-down country risk assessment in to the investment process. By applying a disciplined, process-driven approach, we seek to construct a well-diversified portfolio that we believe will achieve excess returns with below average risk relative to the MSCI Emerging Market index.

Performance Review for the six months ending October 31, 2012

The Fund fell –1.94% for the six months ending October 31st, 2012, while overall emerging market equities were down –1.25%. This period was driven by investor uncertainty which started in April with geopolitical events in Western Europe. A tight race in the Greek elections between pro and anti Euro-zone parties caused investors to recalibrate the risk of a Euro-zone break-up. In addition, indications of some slowdown in the U.S. and Chinese economies caused a sharp drop in stock prices globally. Emerging market stocks were not immune to this global sell-off, falling -11% in May. European policy makers then took steps to stabilize the situation by injecting liquidity into the banking system and sovereign debt markets. Within the U.S., the Federal Reserve Board announced an open-ended program to purchase $40 billion in mortgage backed securities each month. Central banks across emerging market countries cut interest rates and bank reserve ratios. These actions, along with investors’ belief that the Chinese economy had bottomed, caused stock prices to rebound 11% from June to October.

During this period of high volatility, characterized by risk-on/risk-off investor behavior, the Fund underperformed the benchmark by 69 basis points. On a relative basis, the Fund’s holdings in Eastern Europe, Turkey and Thailand benefited performance. Relative performance was hurt by positions in Genting Berhard, a Malaysian gaming company and Compal Electronics, a Taiwanese manufacturer of technology products. The Fund’s positions in Russia and South Africa have higher than average economic cyclicality and declined as investors sought stability. We have reevaluated these positions and remain comfortable with their normalized earnings power.

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

Investment Environment and Outlook

Through the past six months, the main investment theme for investors has been that of current income and visibility. Investors have sought stocks and sectors with these characteristics causing their valuation metrics, like price to earnings multiples, to expand to unusually stretched levels relative to broader markets. Conversely, this market dynamic has caused stocks in certain sectors and countries to become attractively valued. We are investing in these undervalued stocks based on their normalized earnings and cash flows. In doing so, we remain committed to investing in what we believe are well financed companies and managing a prudently diversified portfolio.

We have identified a number of stocks that we believe are attractively valued in the cyclical sectors of the global economy, such as in energy and mining, and have increased the Fund’s exposure to those sectors. In particular, cyclical stocks in Brazil and China are looking attractively valued. To accommodate these attractively valued positions, the Fund’s allocation to the financial sector has been reduced. The Fund is underweight the consumer staple and information technology sectors because valuation multiples in these two sectors have been pushed to very high levels relative to the market as investors have sought stability.

At the region and country level, the Fund has an under allocation to Asia, approximately neutral allocation to Latin America and is over allocated to Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa relative to the benchmark. The under allocation to Asia is due to under allocations to India, Korea and Taiwan. Of note, the entire under allocation to Korea is driven by not holding Samsung Electronics, which is a large part of the Korean market, and overvalued in our opinion. The neutral allocation in Latin America is driven by under allocations to Brazil and Mexico, offset by an over allocation to Chile, Colombia and Panama. Within Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, we believe the Fund owns attractively valued positions across a number of industries such as banking, construction, health care, mining, property and telecommunications. The Fund has a greater allocation to Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia within this region.

With a dividend yield of approximately 3% and earnings expected to grow 7 to 8% annually over the long term, we believe emerging market equities appear to be reasonably valued both on a relative and absolute basis.

We appreciate your investment in the Fund and look forward to communicating with you in the future.

DuPont Capital Management Corporation

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended October 31, 2012 and reflects the views of the investment adviser at the time of this writing. Of course, these views may change and do not guarantee the future performance of the Fund or the markets.

Portfolio composition is subject to change. The current and future portfolio holdings of the Fund are subject to investment risks.

The above commentary is for informational purposes only and does not represent an offer, recommendation, or solicitation to buy, hold, or sell any security. The specific securities identified and described do not represent all of the securities purchased or sold and you should not assume that investments in the securities identified and discussed will be profitable.

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended October 31, 2012    
       Six Months†   1 Year   Since Inception*  
 

Class I Shares

   -1.94%   4.45%   -4.57%  
 

MSCI Emerging Markets

        
 

Net Dividend Index

   -1.25%   2.63%   -3.80%**  

 

† Not Annualized.

 

*

The DuPont Capital Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on December 6, 2010.

 

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (888) 447-0014.

The Fund’s total operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus dated September 1, 2012, is 1.44% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, which may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. DuPont Capital Management Corporation (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its fees or reimburse the Fund’s operating expenses in order to limit the total annual operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses” and brokerage commissions) for Class I Shares to 1.60%. This agreement will terminate on August 31, 2013, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust approves an earlier termination. Total returns would be lower had such fees and expenses not been waived and/or reimbursed.

A 2.00% redemption fee applies to shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase. The redemption fee is not reflected in the returns shown above.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the MSCI Emerging Markets Net Dividend Index. The MSCI Emerging Markets Net Dividend Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization index consisting of 21 emerging economies. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

Mutual fund investing involves risks, including possible loss of principal. The Fund invests primarily in markets of emerging countries which are riskier than more developed markets and may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly or may never fully develop. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency evaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging securities markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.

Foreign securities are subject to political, social, or economic risks including instability in the country of the issuer of a security, variation in international trade patterns, the possibility of the imposition of exchange controls, expropriation, confiscatory taxation, limits on movement to currency or other assets and nationalization of assets.

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period from May 1, 2012, through October 31, 2012 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     DuPont Capital Emerging Markets Fund
     Beginning Account Value
May 1, 2012
  Ending Account Value
October 31, 2012
  Expenses Paid
During Period*

Class I Shares

     

Actual

  $1,000.00   $980.60   $6.64

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  1,000.00   1,018.50   6.77

 

*

Expenses are equal to an annualized expense ratio for the six month period ended October 31, 2012 of 1.33% for Class I Shares of the Fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (184), then divided by 365 to reflect the period. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual total return for the six month period ended October 31, 2012 for the Fund of -1.94%.

 

 

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Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

      % of Net
Assets
    Value  

SECTOR CATEGORIES:

    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     17.7   $ 52,631,845   

Commercial Banks

     17.4        51,627,521   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     9.6        28,649,675   

Metals & Mining

     7.7        23,043,651   

Exchange Traded Funds

     7.6        22,480,642   

Machinery

     4.1        12,209,224   

Beverages

     3.2        9,577,040   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     3.2        9,492,994   

Auto Components

     2.7        8,077,112   

Pharmaceuticals

     2.1        6,358,541   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     2.0        5,824,726   

Aerospace & Defense

     1.9        5,522,552   

Multiline Retail

     1.7        5,193,121   

Electric Utilities

     1.7        5,164,644   

Computers & Peripherals

     1.7        4,954,268   

Automobiles

     1.6        4,750,289   

Airlines

     1.4        4,187,296   

Real Estate Management & Development

     1.2        3,618,719   

Marine

     1.1        3,377,044   

Construction Materials

     1.1        3,258,412   

Chemicals

     1.0        2,885,330   

Insurance

     0.9        2,808,385   

Household Durables

     0.9        2,629,693   

Household Products

     0.9        2,590,056   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     0.8        2,505,114   

Construction & Engineering

     0.8        2,296,953   

Road & Rail

     0.7        2,171,415   

Electrical Equipment

     0.7        1,987,614   

Industrials

     0.2        548,213   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     2.4        7,199,476   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 297,621,565   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 85.5%

  

 

Brazil — 5.5%

   

All America Latina Logistica SA

    477,300      $ 2,171,415   

Autometal SA

    396,078        3,315,195   

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    188,900        1,601,565   

Embraer SA

    789,900        5,522,552   

Even Construtora e Incorporadora SA

    257,800        1,028,128   

Porto Seguro SA

    4,734        50,346   

Sul America SA - Units

    350,107        2,758,039   
   

 

 

 
      16,447,240   
   

 

 

 

Chile — 3.2%

   

Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA, ADR

    135,021        9,577,040   
   

 

 

 

China — 16.2%

   

China Mobile, Ltd.

    985,668        10,932,780   

China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.

    848,694        2,209,870   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., ADR

    10,140        1,066,829   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    7,629,414        8,040,464   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    2,504,000        3,096,948   

Pacific Basin Shipping, Ltd.

    6,327,344        3,377,044   

PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H

    7,329,181        9,945,099   

Sinotruk Hong Kong, Ltd.

    3,219,000        1,842,267   

Weichai Power Co., Ltd.,
Class H

    762,000        2,686,363   

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd., Class H

    3,326,000        4,957,820   
   

 

 

 
      48,155,484   
   

 

 

 
      Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

  

Columbia — 2.2%

     

Bancolombia SA

     423,232       $ 6,621,935   
     

 

 

 

Czech Republic — 1.5%

     

Komercni Banka AS

     21,913         4,484,076   
     

 

 

 

Egypt — 0.6%

     

Ezz Steel Co. SAE

     1,136,674         1,915,587   
     

 

 

 

Hungary — 1.0%

     

EGIS Pharmaceuticals PLC

     37,250         2,997,762   
     

 

 

 

India — 2.7%

     

ICICI Bank, Ltd., SP ADR

     59,357         2,329,762   

Reliance Industries, Ltd., SP GDR(a)

     193,463         5,793,636   
     

 

 

 
        8,123,398   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia — 3.1%

     

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     6,668,000         5,109,745   

Indo Tambangraya Megah
Tbk PT

     477,000         2,008,654   

Vale Indonesia Tbk PT

     7,723,500         2,155,523   
     

 

 

 
        9,273,922   
     

 

 

 

Jordan — 1.1%

     

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

     281,392         3,360,779   
     

 

 

 

Lebanon — 0.5%

     

Solidere, GDR

     114,536         1,408,849   
     

 

 

 

Malaysia — 3.0%

     

Genting Bhd

     2,010,096         5,824,726   

Malayan Banking Bhd

     1,023,281         3,027,114   
     

 

 

 
        8,851,840   
     

 

 

 

Mexico — 3.3%

     

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

     2,300,728         2,918,519   
 

 

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Mexico — (Continued)

     

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico
SAB de CV, Class A

     1,068,500       $ 2,590,056   

Ternium SA, SP ADR

     207,482         4,259,605   
     

 

 

 
        9,768,180   
     

 

 

 

Panama — 1.4%

     

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

     45,112         4,187,296   
     

 

 

 

Philippines — 0.6%

     

Globe Telecom, Inc.

     64,115         1,771,898   
     

 

 

 

Poland — 4.2%

     

Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA

     148,640         4,337,602   

Bank Pekao SA

     84,079         4,038,815   

Grupa Lotos SA*

     376,139         3,974,376   
     

 

 

 
        12,350,793   
     

 

 

 

Russia — 6.3%

     

Gazprom OAO, SP ADR

     1,281,723         11,714,948   

Novolipetsk Steel OJSC, GDR

     65,703         1,235,000   

Sberbank of Russia, SP ADR

     235,626         2,745,043   

VimpelCom, Ltd., SP ADR

     277,343         3,056,320   
     

 

 

 
        18,751,311   
     

 

 

 

South Africa — 8.0%

     

ABSA Group, Ltd.

     397,839         6,378,521   

Aveng, Ltd.

     643,700         2,296,953   

Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.

     224,102         4,040,426   

MTN Group, Ltd.

     405,941         7,335,138   

PPC Ltd.

     974,562         3,258,412   

Reunert, Ltd.

     62,251         548,213   
     

 

 

 
        23,857,663   
     

 

 

 
      Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

South Korea — 10.4%

  

  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

     27,013       $ 5,660,875   

Hyundai Mobis

     18,737         4,761,917   

LG Uplus Corp.

     392,267         2,505,114   

POSCO, ADR

     36,196         2,837,042   

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

     66,180         2,019,719   

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

     232,115         7,966,754   

Shinsegae Co., Ltd.

     29,062         5,193,121   
     

 

 

 
        30,944,542   
     

 

 

 

Taiwan — 6.5%

     

Compal Electronics, Inc.

     7,876,208         4,954,268   

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

     1,825,692         6,866,297   

Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd.

     1,212,372         2,885,330   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     862,043         2,626,697   

Walsin Lihwa Corp.*

     7,270,000         1,987,614   
     

 

 

 
        19,320,206   
     

 

 

 

Thailand — 3.6%

     

Advanced Info Service PCL

     410,160         2,635,020   

Kasikornbank PCL NVDR

     499,570         2,904,921   

Thai Oil PCL

     2,368,000         5,130,019   
     

 

 

 
        10,669,960   
     

 

 

 

Turkey — 0.6%

     

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

     161,182         1,653,341   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $248,653,963)

   

     254,493,102   
     

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 4.5%

  

Brazil — 4.5%

     

Banco Estado do Rio Grande do Sul,
Class B

     213,005         1,683,233   
 

 

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Number
of Shares
     Value  

PREFERRED STOCKS — (Continued)

     

Brazil — (Continued)

     

Cia Paranaense de Energia, Class B

     349,655       $ 5,164,644   

Vale SA

     368,800         6,600,468   
     

 

 

 
        13,448,345   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $14,961,666)

        13,448,345   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 7.6%

     

iShares MSCI Emerging Market Index Fund

     263,813         10,845,352   

Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     280,436         11,635,290   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $21,890,860)

        22,480,642   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 97.6%
(Cost $285,506,489)

        290,422,089   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 2.4%

        7,199,476   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $ 297,621,565   
     

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This security was purchased in accordance with the guidelines approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and may be resold, in transactions exempt from registration, to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2012, this security amounted to $5,793,636 or 1.9% of net assets. This security has been determined by the Adviser to be a liquid security.

 

ADR

  

American Depositary Receipt

GDR

  

Global Depositary Receipt

NVDR

  

Non-voting Depositary Receipt

PCL

  

Public Company Limited

PLC

  

Public Limited Company

SP ADR

  

Sponsored Depositary Receipt

SP GDR

  

Sponsored Global Depositary Receipt

 

 

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

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value (Cost $285,506,489)

   $ 290,422,089   

Cash

     6,597,549   

Receivable for investments sold

     3,075,158   

Receivable for capital shares sold

     975,361   

Dividends and interest receivable

     391,466   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     52,440   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     301,514,063   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable for investments purchased

     3,196,393   

Payable for foreign taxes

     300,534   

Payable to Investment Adviser

     266,599   

Payable to custodian

     56,137   

Payable for administration and accounting fees

     23,809   

Payable for transfer agent fees

     10,058   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     4,089   

Accrued expenses

     34,879   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,892,498   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 297,621,565   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

  

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 327,836   

Paid-in capital

     306,817,555   

Accumulated net investment income

     2,707,884   

Accumulated net realized loss from investments and foreign currency transactions

     (17,141,423

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

     4,909,713   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 297,621,565   
  

 

 

 

Class I:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($297,621,565 / 32,783,612)

   $ 9.08   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends

   $ 4,881,794   

Less: foreign taxes withheld

     (609,231

Interest

     1,362   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income.

     4,273,925   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,449,056   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     160,884   

Administration and accounting fees

     108,194   

Registration and filing fees

     23,620   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees

     21,687   

Legal fees

     18,445   

Audit fees

     16,964   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     15,931   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     12,531   

Other expenses

     11,522   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,838,834   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     2,435,091   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

  

Net realized loss from investments

     (5,494,028

Net realized loss from foreign currency transactions

     (155,181

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (1,326,992

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on foreign currency translations

     (5,690
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

     (6,981,891
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (4,546,800
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 2,435,091      $ 2,123,820   

Net realized loss from investments and foreign currency transactions

     (5,649,209     (11,391,620

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments and foreign currency translations

     (1,332,682     1,797,186   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (4,546,800     (7,470,614
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class I

            (1,224,538
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net investment income

            (1,224,538
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 4)

     31,844,760        182,856,979   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     27,297,960        174,161,827   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

    

Beginning of period

     270,323,605        96,161,778   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 297,621,565      $ 270,323,605   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income, end of period

   $ 2,707,884      $ 272,793   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each Class I Share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

      Class I  
      For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the Period
December 6, 2010*
to April 30, 2011
 

Per Share Operating Performance

  

   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 9.26      $ 10.39      $ 10.00   

Net investment income

     0.07        0.12 (1)      0.01   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.25     (1.19 )(1)      0.38   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (0.18     (1.07     0.39   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to shareholders from:

      

Net investment income

            (0.06       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.08      $ 9.26      $ 10.39   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

     (1.94 )%      (10.19 )%      3.90

Ratio/Supplemental Data

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 297,622      $ 270,324      $ 96,162   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.33 %(3)      1.41     1.56 %(3) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements

     1.33 %(3)      1.41     1.62 %(3)(4) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.76 %(3)      1.30     0.29 %(3) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     62.0 %(5)      148.6 %(6)      60.0 %(5) 

 

* 

Commencement of operations.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3)

Annualized.

(4)

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(5)

Not annualized.

(6)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received from processing two subscriptions-in-kind.

 

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

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The DuPont Capital Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), which commenced investment operations on December 6, 2010. The Fund is a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. The Fund offers separate classes of shares, Class A, Class C, Class D and Class I Shares. As of October 31, 2012, Class A, Class C and Class D Shares had not been issued.

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. The Fund’s equity securities listed on any national or foreign exchange market system will be valued at the last sale price. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing price. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Prices for equity securities normally are supplied by an independent pricing service approved by the Fundvantage Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board of Trustees”). Fixed income securities are valued based on market quotations, which are furnished by an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having remaining maturities of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Any assets held by the Fund that are denominated in foreign currencies are valued daily in U.S. dollars at the foreign currency exchange rates that are prevailing at the time that the Fund determines the daily NAV per share. Foreign securities may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not calculate NAV. As a result, the market value of these investments may change on days when you cannot buy or sell shares of the Fund. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in any mutual fund are valued at the irrespective NAVs as determined by those mutual funds each business day (which may use fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses). Securities that do not have a readily available current market value are valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has adopted methods for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available and has delegated to the Adviser the responsibility for applying the valuation methods. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuations techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

• Level 1

   

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

• Level 2

   

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

• Level 3

   

significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Transfers in and out are recognized at the value at the end of the period.

Significant events (such as movement in the U.S. securities market, or other regional and local developments) may occur between the time that foreign markets close (where the security is principally traded) and the time that the Fund calculates its NAV (generally, the close of the NYSE) that may impact the value of securities traded in these foreign markets. As a result, the Fund fair values foreign securities using an independent pricing service which considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as American Depositary Receipts, financial futures, exchange traded funds and certain indexes as well as prices for similar securities. Such fair valuations are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

     Total Value at
10/31/12
     Level 1
Quoted

Prices
     Level 2
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stocks

           

Brazil

   $ 16,447,240       $ 16,447,240       $       $   

Chile.

     9,577,040         9,577,040                   

China

     48,155,484         1,066,829         47,088,655           

Columbia

     6,621,935         6,621,935                   

Czech Republic

     4,484,076                 4,484,076           

Egypt

     1,915,587                 1,915,587           

Hungary

     2,997,762                 2,997,762           

India

     8,123,398         8,123,398                   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Total Value
at 10/31/12
     Level 1
Quoted
Prices
     Level 2
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stocks(Continued)

           

Indonesia

   $ 9,273,922       $       $ 9,273,922       $   

Jordan

     3,360,779                 3,360,779           

Lebanon

     1,408,849         1,408,849                   

Malaysia

     8,851,840                 8,851,840           

Mexico

     9,768,180         9,768,180                   

Panama

     4,187,296         4,187,296                   

Philippines

     1,771,898                 1,771,898           

Poland

     12,350,793                 12,350,793           

Russia

     18,751,311         18,751,311                   

South Africa

     23,857,663         5,555,365         18,302,298           

South Korea

     30,944,542         4,856,761         26,087,781           

Taiwan

     19,320,206         11,820,565         7,499,641           

Thailand

     10,669,960                 10,669,960           

Turkey

     1,653,341                 1,653,341           

Preferred Stocks

     13,448,345         13,448,345                   

Exchange Traded Funds

     22,480,642         22,480,642                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 290,422,089       $ 134,113,756       $ 156,308,333       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At the end of each fiscal quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

Certain foreign securities are fair valued by utilizing an external pricing service in the event of any significant market movements between the time the Fund valued such foreign securities and the earlier

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

closing of foreign markets. Such fair valuations are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. At October 31, 2012, significant market movements were not deemed to have occurred on certain securities held by the Fund since the beginning of the six-month period and therefore, the Fund did not utilize the external pricing service model adjustments. As a result, securities valued at $2,334,192 were transferred from level 2 to level 1.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distribution (12b-1) fees and shareholder services fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Fund level expenses common to all classes, investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class based upon the relative daily net assets of each class. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to that fund.

Foreign Currency Translation — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities in the Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Statement of Operations.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared, recorded on ex-date and paid at least annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

of non-taxable dividends, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

Currency Risk — The Fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, including American Depositary Receipts. These markets are subject to special risks associated with foreign investments not typically associated with investing in U.S. markets. Because the foreign securities in which the Fund may invest generally trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, changes in currency exchange rates will affect the Fund’s NAV, the value of dividends and interest earned and gains and losses realized on the sale of securities. Because the NAV for the Fund is determined on the basis of U.S. dollars, the Fund may lose money by investing in a foreign security if the local currency of a foreign market depreciates against the U.S. dollar, even if the local currency value of the Fund’s holdings goes up. Generally, a strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Fund’s holdings in foreign securities.

Foreign Securities Market Risk — Securities of many non-U.S. companies may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. Securities of companies traded in many countries outside the U.S., particularly emerging markets countries, may be subject to further risks due to the inexperience of local investment professionals and financial institutions, the possibility of permanent or temporary termination of trading and greater spreads between bid and asked prices of securities. In addition, non-U.S. stock exchanges and investment professionals are subject to less governmental regulation, and commissions may be higher than in the United States. Also, there may be delays in the settlement of non-U.S. stock exchange transactions.

2. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

DuPont Capital Management Corporation (“DuPont Capital” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). For its services, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee at the annual rate of 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Each class of shares of the Fund pays its respective pro-rata portion of the advisory

 

19


DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

fee payable by the Fund. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses” and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.60% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2013, unless the Board of Trustees of the Trust approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the year in which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation. As of October 31, 2012, there were no amounts to be recouped.

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, investment advisory fees were $1,449,056. At October 31, 2012, investment advisory fees payable to the Adviser were $266,599.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and transfer agent for the Fund.

For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annualized percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annualized percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annualized percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

BNY Mellon and the Custodian have the ability to recover such amounts previously waived, if the Fund terminates its agreements with BNY Mellon or the Custodian within three years of signing the agreements.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Fund pursuant to an underwriting agreement between the Trust and the Underwriter. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no fees paid for the sale of Fund shares.

At October 31, 2012, the Fund had not issued Class A, Class C or Class D Shares.

The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with BNY Mellon receive an annual retainer and out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Trustees by the Fund during

 

20


DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

the six months ended October 31, 2012 was $16,758. During the period, there was a Trustee who is an employee of BNY Mellon. She was not entitled to compensation by the Fund during the time of her employment. Certain employees of BNY Mellon are Officers of the Trust. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Trust.

3. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding U.S. Government and agency short-term investments and other short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

      Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities

   $ 190,606,574       $ 163,130,252   

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the six months ended October 31, 2012 and the year ended April 30, 2012, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class I Shares

        

Sales

     5,544,865      $ 48,910,188        26,396,801      $ 240,864,637   

Reinvestments

                   113,686        909,484   

Redemption Fees*

            1,223               214   

Redemptions

     (1,945,881     (17,066,651     (6,580,300     (58,917,356
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     3,598,984      $ 31,844,760        19,930,187      $ 182,856,979   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

There is a 2.00% redemption fee that may be charged on the shares redeemed which have been held for 60 days or less. The redemption fees are retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as
paid-in-capital.

5. Federal Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

For the year ended April 30, 2012, the tax character of distributions paid by the Fund was $1,224,538 of ordinary income dividends. There were no distributions paid for the period ended April 30, 2011. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

As of April 30, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital Loss

Carryforward

  

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

  

Undistributed

Long-Term Gain

  

Unrealized

Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

$(1,411,119)

   $272,793    $—    $(1,487,064)

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Foreign currency and short-term capital gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

At October 31, 2012, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

Federal tax cost

   $ 285,506,489     
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

     19,719,576     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (14,803,976  
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 4,915,600     
  

 

 

   

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and April 30 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and April 30, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and April 30) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended April 30, 2012, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until May 1, 2012. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, the Fund had short-term capital loss deferrals of $876,865 and long-term capital loss deferrals of $1,474,771.

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2012 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment

 

22


DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. The Fund’s first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was April 30, 2012.

As of April 30, 2012, the Fund had post-enactment capital loss carryforwards of $1,411,119, of which $1,404,363 are short-term losses and $6,756 are long-term losses and have an unlimited period of capital loss carryforward.

6. Subsequent Events

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

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (888) 447-0014 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http:// www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended July 31 and January 31) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Approval of Advisory Agreement

At an in-person meeting held on June 14-15, 2012, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”), unanimously approved the continuation of the advisory agreement between DuPont Capital Management Corporation (the “Adviser” or “DuPont”) and FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the DuPont Capital Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) (“Agreement”). In determining whether to continue the Agreement, the Trustees considered information provided by the Adviser in accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Trustees considered information that the Adviser provided regarding (i) the services performed for the Fund, (ii) the size and qualifications of the Adviser’s portfolio management team, (iii) any potential or actual material conflicts of interest which may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund, (iv) investment performance, (v) the capitalization and financial condition of the Adviser, (vi) brokerage selection procedures (including soft dollar arrangements), (vii) the procedures for allocating investment opportunities between the Fund and other clients, (viii) results of any regulatory examination, including any recommendations or deficiencies noted, (ix) any litigation, investigation or administrative proceeding which may have a material impact on the Adviser’s ability to service the Fund and (x) compliance with federal securities laws and other regulatory requirements. The Adviser also provided its Form ADV, code of ethics and proxy voting policies and procedures for the Trustees’ review and consideration. The Trustees noted the reports provided at Board meetings throughout the year covering matters such as the relative performance of the Fund; compliance with the investment objectives, policies, strategies and limitations for the Fund; the compliance of management personnel with the applicable code of ethics; and the adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Trustees also received and reviewed a memorandum from legal counsel regarding the legal standard applicable to their review of the Agreement.

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

The Trustees considered the investment performance for the Fund and the Adviser. The Trustees reviewed the historical performance charts for the Fund, including a comparison to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net of dividends), the Fund’s benchmark, for the one year and since inception periods ended April 30, 2012. The Trustees also reviewed the performance of the Adviser’s Emerging Markets Composite for the period ended April 30, 2012 on a one-year and since inception basis. The Trustees considered that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the one year period ended April 30, 2012 and slightly underperformed its benchmark for the period since inception to April 30, 2012. They concluded that the performance of the Fund was within an acceptable range of performance relative to the benchmark.

Representatives from DuPont attended the meeting in person and discussed DuPont’s history, performance and investment strategy in connection with the proposed continuation of the Agreement and answered questions from the Board.

The Adviser provided information regarding its advisory fees and an analysis of these fees in relation to the delivery of services to the Fund and any other ancillary benefit resulting from the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The Trustees also considered the fees that the Adviser charges to its separately managed accounts. The Trustees also reviewed a peer comparison of advisory fees and total expenses for the Fund versus other similarly managed funds. The Trustees noted that the Strategic Insight Fee and Expense Benchmarks 2011 showed that the Fund’s fee of 1.05% was in line with the range of median gross management fees for emerging markets funds with assets between $50 million and $1 billion (1.062% to 1.142%). The Trustees also evaluated explanations provided by the Adviser as to differences in fees charged to the Fund and the Adviser’s separately managed accounts. The Trustees concluded that the advisory fee and services provided by the Adviser are consistent with those of other advisers which manage mutual funds with investment objectives, strategies and policies similar to those of the Fund as measured by the information provided by DuPont.

The Trustees reviewed the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided were appropriate and consistent with the terms of the Agreement, that the quality of the proposed services appeared to be consistent with industry norms and that the Fund is likely to benefit from the continued provision of those services. They also concluded that the Adviser has sufficient personnel, with the appropriate education and experience, to serve the Fund effectively.

The Trustees considered the costs of the services provided by the Adviser, the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser in providing services to the Fund, as well as the Adviser’s profitability. The Trustees were provided with the most recent audited consolidated financial statements for the Adviser’s

 

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DUPONT CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited) (Concluded)

 

parent company, E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Co., for the year ended December 31, 2011. The Trustees noted that the level of profitability of the Adviser is an important factor to consider, and the Trustees should be satisfied that the Adviser’s profits are sufficient to continue as a healthy, on-going concern generally and as investment adviser of the Fund specifically. The Trustees concluded that the Adviser’s fees derived from its relationship with the Trust in light of the Fund’s total expenses, were reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided, taking into account the fees charged by other advisers for managing comparable mutual funds with similar strategies. The Trustees also concluded that the overall expense ratio of the Fund is reasonable, taking into account the projected growth and size of the Fund and the quality of services provided by the Adviser, the investment performance of the Fund and the expense limitation agreed to by the Adviser.

The Trustees considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized relative to fee levels as the Fund grows, and whether the advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Board noted that economies of scale may be achieved at higher asset levels for the Fund for the benefit of fund shareholders but that the fee structure did not currently include breakpoint reductions as asset levels increased.

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

 

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Investment Adviser

DuPont Capital Management Corporation

One Righter Parkway

Suite 3200

Wilmington, DE 19803

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19132

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Pepper Hamilton LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

DUPONT CAPITAL

EMERGING MARKETS

FUND

of

FundVantage Trust

Class I Shares

SEMI-ANNUAL

REPORT

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the DuPont Capital Emerging Markets Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the DuPont Capital Emerging Markets Fund.

 


EIC VALUE FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

Thank you for reviewing our semi-annual report. In it, we discuss EIC Value Fund’s (the “Fund”) performance, our perspective on the market, and our portfolio strategy. A listing of the Fund’s investments and other financial information follow.

Fund Performance

The Fund’s Institutional Class shares gained 2.72%, net of expenses, for the six months ending October 31, 2012. The Russell 3000® Value Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark, rose 2.16%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Price Index (“S&P 500® Index”) increased 4.56% during the same period.

Relative to the Russell 3000® Value Index, we added value through our stock selection decisions, though that was more than offset by our sector over/under weights. For example, our holdings in the consumer staples sector rose 11.2% versus 7.6% for the index’s consumer staples stocks, and our energy holdings gained 7.2% compared to a 2.0% increase for the index’s energy holdings. Likewise, our positions in information technology and materials also outperformed their counterparts in the benchmark.

While our tech holdings performed relatively well during the six month period, they still fell 8.0%. Information technology was the only sector with a negative return over the six months ending October 31, 2012, dropping 12.9%. Thus, our decision to overweight the sector hurt Fund performance. Similarly, our high-quality financial holdings increased only 1.0%, while the index’s financials gained 4.3%. Lastly, our consumer discretionary holdings fell 0.2%, while the Russell 3000® Value Index’s consumer discretionary names posted a 9.8% rise. In particular, Staples, the office-products company, was one of our worst performing stocks. Its earnings growth has been much more severely impacted by Europe and the economic slowdown than we expected. Meanwhile, management’s response to the situation did not display the balance sheet sensitivity we believe is important in today’s world, so we sold the stock. On the purchase side, we added to our position in Barrick Gold Corporation in August as it was hitting 12-month lows and gold prices were under pressure.

Performance since the inception of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares on May 1, 2011 is shown below:

 

Quarter
Ended
  EIC
Value Fund
(Institutional Class)
  Russell 3000
Value® Index
  S&P 500®
Index
07/31/2011   -2.40%   -6.39%   -4.76%
10/31/2011   1.13%   -3.70%   -2.47%
01/31/2012   4.07%   5.54%   5.32%
04/30/2012   4.40%   5.75%   7.08%
07/31/2012   -0.28%   -0.35%   -0.78%
10/31/2012   3.01%   4.94%   2.96%
   

 

 

 

 

 

    6.63%   3.42%   4.60%

Quarterly performance not annualized.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. See p. 5 for more complete performance information.

Though the Fund has been in operation only since May of 2011, we’ve been managing client assets using the same strategy since 1986. The Fund’s 18-month experience is really a microcosm of our 27-year pattern of less-volatile returns. Historically, our accounts have declined less in down markets, recovered losses relatively quickly, then lagged late-cycle (when low-quality or momentum stocks led).)1 Thus, over full market cycles our approach has paired lower volatility with above-market results.

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

In keeping with our historical return pattern, the Fund declined less than the indices in all of the down quarters. The Fund’s return since inception shows the value of losing less during market declines; namely, the path to recovery is faster.

Perspective on the market

While much of the world focuses on diversification as the most important tool in risk management, we believe the concept has been over-applied within the U.S. domestic equity space. This has led investors to rely too heavily on presumed low correlations between defined style boxes, while ignoring the risk of the underlying assets held in a portfolio.

Our belief is that reducing risk of loss goes hand-in-hand with increasing long-term returns. This is the opposite of conventional portfolio theory, where lower risk is associated with lower returns, but is consistent with Warren Buffet’s maxim - Rule #1: Don’t lose money. Rule #2: Don’t forget rule #1. Risk management for us consists principally of trying to reduce our odds of being wrong about an investment’s: 1) price versus value, 2) ability to sustain long-tailed growth, and 3) underlying earnings quality (in terms of accounting quality, earnings repeatability, and balance sheet risk).

These risk-management steps can be seen affecting our past and current investment decisions. For example, in the late 1990s, maintaining discipline on price versus value (Step 1) was the key to reducing losses from the large-cap/technology bubble. In the mid-2000s, being attentive to earnings quality (Step 3) was critical to reducing exposure to the collapse of many financials. Today, we believe being right about the ability of our companies to sustain long-tailed growth (Step 2) will be fundamental to reducing the risk of earnings disappointments in a world dominated by a long and necessary deleveraging process.

The excess leverage has been long in the making and reflects a persistent economic imbalance. From 1977 to 1997, private U.S. debt rose from about 100% of GDP to almost 200%. In response, we wrote “...when the history of the current moment is written, we will find it was not just stock investors who let down their guard. Banks and finance companies loaned money too aggressively as they relaxed lending standards. Consumers wished to enjoy today without sacrifice, and borrowed from tomorrow.” (EIC Commentary, Q1 1997). Nonetheless, debt increased even more dramatically in the following decade, peaking in 2008 at about 300% of GDP. Since then, we have lived on the downward side of that 30-year debt build-up. Private debt has fallen some, but that decline has largely been offset by increased government debt. We believe deleveraging will take many years, with risks for consumers, banks, governments, and investors. However, that does not mean the investor is without productive investment options.

Predicting the path of the deleveraging process is the pursuit of the speculator. Our task as an investor is to do the best we can at protecting your (and our) assets against it. Our goal is to make fewer mistakes than naïve investors, and thereby achieve higher returns with lower risk. Our focus, first and foremost, is to own businesses that will last and increase in value through productive reinvestment of earnings.

The need for deleveraging is broadly recognized. The fear resulting from that knowledge, and the market volatility experienced in recent years, are creating many possibilities for new investment mistakes. For example, investors seeking to avoid stock price volatility have pushed rates on “safe-harbor” government bonds so low that they are exposed to significant risk if rates return to more normal levels. Furthermore, investors seeking higher yield than that available from government bonds (whether via low quality bonds or high-dividend stock strategies) may be

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

overpaying for credit risk in today’s over-leveraged world. “Risk-on” emerging market investors may simply be investing in the other side of the global imbalance that facilitated the leveraging process. And finally, investors may be too sanguine about the difficulty of sustaining long-tailed growth among economically sensitive companies in this environment. There are many possibilities for making long-term investment mistakes.

As a value manager seeking to determine the value of long-tailed earnings growth, the risk is that the past levering-up environment was benign for growth, while a de-levering one will be harsh. If so, our error rate in valuing growth may increase. We have already seen a broad breakdown in persistency of earnings growth, particularly in economically sensitive and more fragile smaller-capitalization companies. Navigating the higher frequency of value traps in a deleveraging environment will be a critical factor in investment success going forward, and sustainability of earnings and growth will be a priority in making valuation decisions.

It is possible that the process will ultimately lead toward a more conservative, shorter time-horizon type investment world where balance sheet assets play a greater role versus earnings. While today’s prices do not allow full protection against such a possibility, we believe our focus on balance sheet quality and strength will offer some protection.

But we believe the fear is also providing an unusually good investment opportunity set among large, high quality companies. We believe our portfolio today is among the highest quality ones we have ever been able to purchase. While price volatility is certain, we believe our companies will survive the deleveraging process, and sustain growth, though growth rates will likely be lower than in the past. That is why we believe the ownership of these high quality businesses may be one of the best paths available today for protecting capital long-term.

Portfolio Strategy

We have a bias toward large-cap companies because that’s where we believe we’re currently finding the best opportunities. We also have a bias toward high quality firms with less economic sensitivity, which can be seen in our consumer staples and health care overweights relative to the Russell 3000 Value® Index, as well as in our underweight to industrials. We have no exposure to the telecommunications sector and little exposure to utilities, both of which have benefitted as investors have searched for yield:

We believe the dividend-yield trade has become crowded and, as a result, more risky. Investors are chasing yield and may continue to do so for some time, especially given historically low interest rates in the fixed income markets. Trends can persist longer than we think rational, and popular strategies can work well... until they don’t. Nonetheless, we do believe there’s considerably more risk in high dividend-yield strategies than many investors appreciate.

We’ve been selling into the increased demand. Our dividend yield has been on a flat-to-downward trend over the past year or so, as investors pile into dividend strategies. Such stocks have benefitted from the demand for yield, and prices have become high (especially versus other opportunities), so many of our high-yielding stocks have been bid away from us.

In terms of the current market environment, we believe that long-term investment opportunities are good, especially among high quality, large-cap stocks. We think there’s a lot of value in our current portfolio. Value, however, is not a timing device. We don’t know when that value will be recognized. Stock prices could head lower, and there could be considerable volatility. Concerns about Europe, a slowdown in China, and the fiscal situation here in the United States are legitimate. Deleveraging will take many years, with risks for consumers, banks, governments and investors. We don’t know and can’t predict the path of the deleveraging process. In fact, we don’t attempt to forecast macroeconomic factors like GDP, interest rates, inflation, employment levels, etc. We don’t believe predictions like these can be made with low enough error rates to justify investment decisions, so our focus is on protecting against what may

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

happen rather than predicting what will happen. In our opinion, the ownership of high quality businesses that will last and increase in value through productive reinvestment of earnings is one of the best paths currently available for protecting and growing capital long-term.

 

 

1 

See pp. 9-14 of the Fund’s prospectus dated September 1, 2012 for detailed historical performance information about EIC’s accounts.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended October 31, 2012 and reflects the views of the investment adviser at the time of this writing. Of course, these views may change and do not guarantee the future performance of the Fund or the markets.

The above commentary is for informational purposes only and does not represent an offer, recommendation or solicitation to buy, hold or sell any security. The specific securities identified and described do not represent all of the securities purchased or sold and you should not assume that investments in the securities identified and discussed will be profitable.

Portfolio composition is subject to change. The current and future portfolio holdings of the Fund are subject to investment risk.

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended October 31, 2012   
      Six
Months†
     1 Year      Since
Inception*
 

Class A Shares (without sales charge)

     2.54%         11.24%         6.57%      

Class A Shares (with sales charge)

     -3.11%         5.16%         2.51%      

Russell 3000® Value Index

     2.16%         16.70%         4.60%**   

S&P 500® Index

     4.56%         15.21%         5.74%**   
   

Class C Shares (without CDSC charge)

     2.17%         10.42%         7.75%      

Class C Shares (with CDSC charge)

     1.17%         9.42%         7.75%      

Russell 3000® Value Index

     2.16%         16.70%         8.59%**   

S&P 500® Index

     4.56%         15.21%         8.58%**   
   

Institutional Class Shares

     2.72%         11.61%         6.63%      

Russell 3000® Value Index

     2.16%         16.70%         3.42%**   

S&P 500® Index

     4.56%         15.21%         4.60%**   

 

†    Not

annualized.

 

*

Class A Shares, Class C Shares and Institutional Class Shares of the EIC Value Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on May 19, 2011, July 18, 2011 and May 1, 2011, respectively.

 

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the class only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (855) 430-6487.

The returns shown for Class A Shares reflect a deduction for the maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%. The returns shown for Class C Shares reflect a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”). All of the Fund’s share classes apply a 2.00% redemption fee to the value of shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase. This redemption fee is not reflected in the returns shown above. The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated September 1, 2012, are 2.07% and 1.25% for Class A Shares, 2.69% and 2.00% for Class C Shares and 2.40% and 1.00% for Institutional Class Shares, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These rates may fluctuate and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Equity Investment Corporation (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive or otherwise reduce its annual compensation received from the Fund to the extent that the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses,” excluding taxes, any class-specific expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 distribution fees or shareholder service fees), “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses,” interest, extraordinary items and brokerage commissions, exceed 1.00% of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2015, unless the Board of Trustees of Fundvantage Trust approves its earlier termination.

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

All mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The Fund is new, with limited operating history. Value investing involves the risk that the Fund’s investing in companies believed to be undervalued will not appreciate as anticipated.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 3000® Value Index. The S&P 500® is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. The Russell 3000® Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. stocks, representing about 98% of the total capitalization of the entire U.S. stock market. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments (if any) or redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (Rule 12b-1) fees (if any) and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six month period from May 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line of each accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments (if any) or redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of each accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     EIC Value Fund  
     Beginning Account Value
May 1, 2012
     Ending Account Value
October 31, 2012
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Class A Shares

        

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,025.40         $  6.38   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.90         6.36   

Class C Shares

        

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,021.70         $10.19   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,015.12         10.16   

Institutional Class Shares

        

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,027.20         $  5.11   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,020.16         5.09   

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the six month period ended October 31, 2012 of 1.25%, 2.00%, and 1.00% for Class A, Class C, and Institutional Class Shares, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (184), then divided by 365 to reflect the period. The Fund’s ending account values on the first line in each table are based on the actual six month total returns for the Fund of 2.54%, 2.17%, and 2.72% for Class A, Class C, and Institutional Class Shares, respectively.

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS:

    

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     31.1   $ 36,238,461   

Financial

     20.3        23,604,009   

Consumer, Cyclical

     8.6        9,968,594   

Energy

     7.7        8,964,145   

Basic Materials

     6.9        7,986,633   

Communications

     6.5        7,621,234   

Technology

     6.3        7,402,632   

Uitilities

     2.9        3,339,168   

Industrial

     2.6        3,031,290   

Registered Investment Company

     6.7        7,767,481   

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities

     0.4        435,050   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100   $ 116,358,697   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

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

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 92.9%

     

Basic Materials — 6.9%

     

Barrick Gold Corp.

     85,415       $ 3,459,308   

Newmont Mining Corp.

     52,045         2,839,055   

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

     24,070         1,688,270   
     

 

 

 
        7,986,633   
     

 

 

 

Communications — 6.5%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     198,390         3,400,405   

eBay, Inc.*

     33,745         1,629,546   

Google, Inc., Class A*

     3,812         2,591,283   
     

 

 

 
        7,621,234   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical — 8.6%

     

CVS Caremark Corp.

     28,100         1,303,839   

Target Corp.

     63,875         4,072,031   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     61,220         4,592,724   
     

 

 

 
        9,968,594   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 31.1%

     

Baxter International, Inc.

     44,715         2,800,500   

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     28,675         2,170,124   

CR Bard, Inc.

     28,855         2,775,562   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     77,260         3,310,591   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, SP ADR

     49,795         2,235,796   

Johnson & Johnson

     49,485         3,504,528   

Medtronic, Inc.

     94,325         3,922,034   

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

     117,630         5,074,558   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     66,095         4,576,418   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     49,105         3,400,030   

Unilever NV, NY Shares

     67,275         2,468,320   
     

 

 

 
        36,238,461   
     

 

 

 

Energy — 7.7%

     

Chevron Corp.

     19,890         2,192,077   

ConocoPhillips

     49,540         2,865,889   
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

     

Energy — (Continued)

     

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     42,845       $ 3,906,179   
     

 

 

 
        8,964,145   
     

 

 

 

Financial — 20.3%

     

American Express Co.

     50,540         2,828,724   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     249,060         3,382,235   

Chubb Corp. (The)

     34,895         2,686,217   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     58,220         3,387,822   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     62,455         1,698,776   

Torchmark Corp.

     32,885         1,663,652   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     32,455         2,302,358   

US Bancorp

     85,210         2,829,824   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     83,835         2,824,401   
     

 

 

 
        23,604,009   
     

 

 

 

Industrial — 2.6%

     

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     44,130         3,031,290   
     

 

 

 

Technology — 6.3%

     

Dell, Inc.

     297,045         2,741,725   

Microsoft Corp.

     163,340         4,660,907   
     

 

 

 
        7,402,632   
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 2.9%

     

Exelon Corp.

     93,325         3,339,168   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $102,385,514)

        108,156,166   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY — 6.7%

  

Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Treasury Prime Fund

     7,767,481       $ 7,767,481   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY

     

(Cost $7,767,481)

        7,767,481   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.6%
(Cost $110,152,995)

        115,923,647   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.4%

        435,050   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $ 116,358,697   
     

 

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

SP ADR Sponsored Depositary Receipt

    

 

 

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

 

11


EIC VALUE FUND

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value (Cost $110,152,995)

   $ 115,923,647   

Receivable for capital shares sold

     536,735   

Dividends and interest receivable

     98,354   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     46,663   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     116,605,399   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     80,801   

Payable to Adviser

     59,270   

Payable for transfer agent fees

     28,785   

Payable for distribution fees

     26,795   

Payable for administration and accounting fees

     8,962   

Payable to custodian

     6,034   

Payable for shareholder servicing fees

     4,859   

Accrued expenses

     31,196   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     246,702   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 116,358,697   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

  

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 106,581   

Paid-in capital

     110,154,751   

Accumulated net investment income

     567,679   

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (240,966

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     5,770,652   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 116,358,697   
  

 

 

 

Class A:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($59,039,826 / 5,404,246)

   $ 10.92   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.5 of $10.92)

   $ 11.56   
  

 

 

 

Class C:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($23,373,757 / 2,155,528)

   $ 10.84   
  

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($33,945,114 / 3,098,341)

   $ 10.96   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends

   $ 1,051,266   

Less: foreign taxes withheld

     (8,630
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     1,042,636   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     341,463   

Distribution fees (Class C) (Note 2)

     69,141   

Distribution fees (Class A) (Note 2)

     59,122   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     50,839   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     36,159   

Registration and filing fees

     29,294   

Shareholder servicing fees (Class C) (Note 2)

     23,047   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     15,519   

Legal fees

     14,177   

Audit fees

     12,211   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     11,185   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees

     11,124   

Other expenses

     5,818   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     679,099   
  

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (72,506
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     606,593   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     436,043   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments:

  

Net realized loss from investments

     (287,351

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     2,518,242   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     2,230,891   
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 2,666,934   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

13


EIC VALUE FUND

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 

Increase in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 436,043      $ 198,282   

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

     (287,351     46,385   

Net change in unrealized appreciation from investments

     2,518,242        3,252,410   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     2,666,934        3,497,077   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

    

Class A

            (46,657

Class C

            (9,446

Institutional Class

            (46,869
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net investment income

            (102,972
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 4)

     47,212,487        63,085,171   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     49,879,421        66,479,276   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

    

Beginning of period

     66,479,276          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 116,358,697      $ 66,479,276   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income, end of period

   $ 567,679      $ 131,636   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class A Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Class A  
     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
May 19, 2011*
to April 30, 2012
 

Per Share Operating Performance

    

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.65      $ 10.00   

Net investment income(1)

     0.06        0.08   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     0.21        0.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     0.27        0.69   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

            (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.92      $ 10.65   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

     2.54     6.97

Ratio/Supplemental Data

    

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 59,040      $ 33,969   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.25 %(3)      1.25 %(3) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(4)

     1.41 %(3)      2.07 %(3) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.04 %(3)      0.81 %(3) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     2.88 %(5)      12.68 %(6) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total return for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total investment return does not reflect the impact of the maximum front-end sales load of 5.50%. If reflected, the return would be lower.

(3) 

Annualized.

(4) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced and/or reimbursed. If such fee reductions and/or reimbursements had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(5) 

Not annualized.

(6)

Reflects portfolio turnover for the Fund for the year ended April 30, 2012.

 

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

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class C Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Class C  
     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
July 18, 2011*
to April 30, 2012
 

Per Share Operating Performance

    

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.61      $ 9.88   

Net investment income(loss)(1)

     0.02        (0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     0.21        0.77   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     0.23        0.76   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

            (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.84      $ 10.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

     2.17     7.75

Ratio/Supplemental Data

    

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 23,374      $ 13,756   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     2.00 %(3)      2.00 %(3) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(4)

     2.16 %(3)      2.69 %(3) 

Ratio of net investment income(loss) to average net assets

     0.29 %(3)      (0.01 )%(3) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     2.88 %(5)      12.68 %(6) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3) 

Annualized.

(4) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced and/or reimbursed. If such fee reductions and/or reimbursements had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(5) 

Not annualized.

(6) 

Reflects portfolio turnover for the Fund for the year ended April 30, 2012.

 

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

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class  
     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012*
 

Per Share Operating Performance

    

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.67      $ 10.00   

Net investment income(1)

     0.07        0.11   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     0.22        0.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     0.29        0.72   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

            (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.96      $ 10.67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

     2.72     7.24

Ratio/Supplemental Data

    

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 33,945      $ 18,754   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.00 %(3)      1.00

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(4)

     1.16 %(3)      2.40

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.28 %(3)      1.13

Portfolio turnover rate

     2.88 %(5)      12.68

 

*

The Institutional Class commenced operations on May 1, 2011.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3) 

Annualized.

(4)

During the period, certain fees were reduced and/or reimbursed. If such fee reductions and/or reimbursements had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(5)

Not annualized.

 

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

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The EIC Value Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), which commenced operations on May 1, 2011. The Fund is a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. The Fund offers separate classes of shares, Class A, Class C, Institutional Class and Retail Class Shares. Class A Shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge. Front-end sales charges may be reduced or waived under certain circumstances. A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) may be applicable to the purchase of Class C Shares. A CDSC, as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or net asset value at redemption, of up to 1.00% may be imposed on full or partial redemptions of Class A Shares made within twelve months (through August 31, 2012) and within eighteen months (effective September 1, 2012) of purchase where $1 million or more of Class A Shares were purchased without an initial sales charge and (ii) the Fund’s principal underwriter, Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”), paid a commission to the selling broker-dealer for such sale. A CDSC of up to 1.00% is assessed on redemptions of Class C Shares made within twelve months (through December 31, 2011) and within eighteen months (effective January 1, 2012) after a purchase. As of October 31, 2012, the Retail Class Shares had not been issued.

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued using an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost which approximates market value. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

• Level 1

   

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

• Level 2

   

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

• Level 3

   

significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

     Total
Value at
10/31/12
     Level 1
Quoted
Prices
     Level 2
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stocks*

   $ 108,156,166       $ 108,156,166       $       $   

Registered Investment Company

     7,767,481         7,767,481                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 115,923,647       $ 115,923,647       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details.

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

19


EIC VALUE FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distribution (12b-1) fees and shareholder services fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Fund level expenses common to all classes, investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class based upon the relative daily net assets of each class. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to that fund.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared, recorded on ex-date and paid at least annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

 

20


EIC VALUE FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

2. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

Equity Investment Corporation (“EIC” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). For its services, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive or otherwise reduce its annual compensation received from the Fund to the extent that the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses,” excluding taxes, any class-specific fees and expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 distribution fees or shareholder service fees), “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses,” interest, extraordinary items and brokerage commissions, exceed 1.00% of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2015, unless the Board of Trustees approves its earlier termination. Subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, the Adviser may recoup any expenses or fees it has reimbursed within a three-year period from the year in which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses of the Fund. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation. As of October 31, 2012, the amount of potential recovery was as follows:

 

Expiration

April 30, 2015

 

April 30, 2016

$225,018

  $72,506

As of October 31, 2012, investment advisory fees payable to the Adviser were $ 59,270. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the Adviser waived fees of $72,506.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and transfer agent for the Fund.

For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

BNY Mellon and the Custodian have the ability to recover such amounts previously waived, if the Fund terminates its agreements with BNY Mellon or the Custodian within three years of signing the agreements.

 

21


EIC VALUE FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the Underwriter received $83,128 in underwriting commissions and $8,060 in sales commissions for the sale of Fund shares.

The Trust and the Underwriter are parties to an underwriting agreement. The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class A and Class C Shares in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A and Class C Shares plan, the Fund compensates the Underwriter for direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred in connection with advertising, marketing and other distribution services in an amount not to exceed 0.25% and 1.00% (0.75% distribution fee and 0.25% shareholder service fee) on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A and Class C Shares, respectively.

The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with BNY Mellon receive an annual retainer and out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Trustees by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2012 was $5,490. During the period, there was a Trustee who is an employee of BNY Mellon. She was not entitled to compensation by the Fund during the time of her employment. Certain employees of BNY Mellon are Officers of the Trust. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Trust.

3. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities

   $ 46,667,605       $ 2,441,769   

 

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EIC VALUE FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the six months ended October 31, 2012 and the year or period ended April 30, 2012, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Year or Period Ended
April 30, 2012*
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Values  

Class A Shares

        

Sales

     2,421,025      $ 25,834,268        3,264,483      $ 33,044,596   

Reinvestments

                   4,271        41,859   

Redemption Fees**

            1,029               3,427   

Redemptions

     (205,990     (2,215,103     (79,543     (826,214
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     2,215,035      $ 23,620,194        3,189,211      $ 32,263,668   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C Shares

        

Sales

     889,591      $ 9,473,969        1,301,201      $ 13,225,698   

Reinvestments

                   923        9,040   

Redemption Fees**

            401               1,171   

Redemptions

     (30,316     (325,798     (5,871     (61,233
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     859,275      $ 9,148,572        1,296,253      $ 13,174,676   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares

        

Sales

     1,491,034      $ 16,032,743        1,843,056      $ 18,486,716   

Reinvestments

                   4,771        46,802   

Redemption Fees**

            561               3,069   

Redemptions

     (150,699     (1,589,583     (89,821     (889,760
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     1,340,335      $ 14,443,721        1,758,006      $ 17,646,827   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

*

Class A, Class C, and Institutional Class Shares of the Fund commenced operations on May 19, 2011, July 18, 2011 and May 1, 2011, respectively.

**

There is a 2.00% redemption fee that may be charged on shares redeemed which have been held for 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.

5. Federal Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to

 

23


EIC VALUE FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, the tax character of distributions paid by the Fund was $102,972 of ordinary income dividends. Distributions from net investment income are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

As of April 30, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital Loss

Carryforward

 

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

 

Undistributed

Long-Term Gain

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

$ —

  $177,977   $44   $3,252,410

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term capital gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

As of October 31, 2012, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

Federal tax cost

   $ 110,152,995     
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 7,351,972     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (1,581,320  
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 5,770,652     
  

 

 

   

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2012 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. The Fund’s first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was April 30, 2012. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

 

24


EIC VALUE FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

6. Subsequent Events

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

 

25


EIC VALUE FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited)

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (855) 430-6487 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http:// www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended July 31 and January 31) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

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Investment Adviser

Equity Investment Corporation

3007 Piedmont Road, NE

Suite 200

Atlanta, GA 30305

 

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

 

Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

 

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Commerce Square

2005 Market Street, Suite 700

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

 

Legal Counsel

Pepper Hamilton LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

  

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SEMI-ANNUAL

REPORT

 

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the EIC Value Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the EIC Value Fund.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  


ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns For the Periods Ended October 31, 2012       
      Six Months†    1 Year    Since
Inception*
 

Class I Shares

       6.13%          11.04%          5.26%    

Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Index

       2.11%          4.24%          4.41% **  

 

Not Annualized.

 

*

The Estabrook Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on July 23, 2010.

 

**

Benchmark performance is from the inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (888) 447-7443. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Fund’s total annual Fund gross and net operating expense ratios are 2.49% and 0.70%, respectively, for Class I Shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios are stated in the current prospectus dated September 1, 2012, and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Estabrook Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its fees or reimburse the Fund’s operating expenses in order to limit the total annual operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses” and brokerage commissions) for Class I Shares to 0.70%. This agreement will terminate on August 31, 2014, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust approves an earlier termination. Total returns would be lower had such fees and expenses not been waived and/or reimbursed.

A 1% redemption fee applies to shares redeemed within 90 days of purchase. This redemption fee is not reflected in the returns shown above.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit Index (“Barclays Int. Gov./Cr. Index”). The Barclays Int. Gov./Cr. Index is an unmanaged market index that tracks performance of intermediate term U.S. government and corporate bonds. It is impossible to invest directly in an index. The Fund is subject to the same risks as the underlying bonds in the portfolio such as credit, call and interest rate risk. As interest rates rise the value of bond prices will decline. The Fund may invest in high yield debt (also known as junk bonds) which may cause greater volatility and less liquidity. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from May 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Estabrook Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund – Class  I
    Beginning Account Value   Ending Account Value   Expenses Paid
    May 1, 2012   October 31, 2012   During Period*

Actual

      $1,000.00         $1,061.30         $3.64  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

      1,000.00         1,021.68         3.57  

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the six-month period ended October 31, 2012 of 0.70%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (184) then divided by 365 days to reflect the period. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual six-month total return for the Fund of 6.13%.

 

3


ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

The following table presents a summary by security type of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net        
     Assets     Value  

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     89.4   $ 23,388,787   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     6.4        1,676,305   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     4.2        1,099,084   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 26,164,176   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

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

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Par
Value
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — 89.4%

  

Airlines — 0.8%

     

Delta Air Lines
Series 2010-2, Class B
6.75%, 11/23/2015 (a)

   $ 200,000       $ 208,000   
     

 

 

 

Banks — 19.5%

     

Ally Financial, Inc.
5.50%, 02/15/2017

     400,000         423,270   

Ally Financial, Inc.
Callable 06/15/2012 at 100
7.38%, 11/15/2016

     125,000         124,138   

Citigroup, Inc.
1.29%, 04/01/2014 (b)

     262,000         262,654   

Fifth Third Capital Trust IV
Callable 04/15/2017 at 100
6.50%, 04/15/2037 (c)

     700,000         701,750   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
3.63%, 02/07/2016

     250,000         264,644   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
3.15%, 07/05/2016

     300,000         317,647   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Callable 04/30/2018 at 100
7.90%, 04/30/2018 (c)

     350,000         403,106   

Morgan Stanley
1.92%, 01/24/2014 (b)

     300,000         301,976   

Morgan Stanley
5.50%, 07/28/2021

     497,000         552,378   

Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsec. Notes
4.75%, 03/22/2017

     250,000         270,549   

UBS AG
7.63%, 08/17/2022

     500,000         539,204   
     Par
Value
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

Banks — (Continued)

     

Wachovia Capital Trust III
Callable 11/30/2012 at 100
5.57%, 12/10/2012 (b)

   $ 635,000       $ 630,238   

Wells Fargo & Co.
2.10%, 05/08/2017

     300,000         308,944   
     

 

 

 
        5,100,498   
     

 

 

 

Beverage — 2.1%

     

Pepsico, Inc.
0.52%, 05/10/2013 (b)

     250,000         250,172   

Pepsico, Inc.
1.25%, 08/13/2017

     300,000         304,118   
     

 

 

 
        554,290   
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 1.1%

     

Amgen, Inc. Callable 03/15/2021 at 100

     

4.10%, 06/15/2021

     250,000         280,071   
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 2.6%

     

Cabot Corp.
2.55%, 01/15/2018

     150,000         154,311   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)
2.50%, 02/15/2016

     150,000         156,815   

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
1.95%, 01/15/2016

     200,000         206,822   

Ecolab, Inc.
4.35%, 12/08/2021

     150,000         170,402   
     

 

 

 
        688,350   
     

 

 

 

Cosmetics / Personal Care — 1.1%

     

Colgate-Palmolive Co.
1.95%, 02/01/2023

     300,000         294,889   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Par
Value
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

Diversified Financial Services — 15.6%

  

American Express Co., Sub Notes
Callable 09/01/2016 at 100

     

6.80%, 09/01/2066 (c)

   $ 300,000       $ 325,875   

American Express Credit Corp.
1.75%, 06/12/2015

     300,000         307,639   

American Express Credit Corp.
2.38%, 03/24/2017

     200,000         210,317   

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
0.65%, 04/01/2014 (b)

     145,000         145,629   

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC
3.00%, 06/12/2017

     250,000         255,673   

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC
5.75%, 02/01/2021

     400,000         457,008   

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC
4.25%, 09/20/2022

     500,000         518,118   

General Electric Capital Corp.
Callable 06/15/2022 at 100

     

7.13%, 12/15/2049 (c)

     400,000         457,636   

General Electric Capital Corp.
Callable 12/15/2022 at 100

     

6.25%, 12/15/2049 (c)

     250,000         272,508   

General Electric Capital Corp.
Callable 11/15/2017 at 100

     

6.38%, 11/15/2067 (c)

     200,000         214,000   
     Par
Value
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

Diversified Financial Services — (Continued)

  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
4.75%, 08/15/2017 (a)

   $ 250,000       $ 255,950   

Goldman Sachs Capital I
6.35%, 02/15/2034

     350,000         360,779   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
6.88%, 11/15/2018

     250,000         302,210   
     

 

 

 
        4,083,342   
     

 

 

 

Electronics — 1.0%

     

Jabil Circuit, Inc.
5.63%, 12/15/2020

     250,000         265,625   
     

 

 

 

Food — 1.0%

     

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
2.25%, 06/05/2017 (a)

     250,000         259,683   
     

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products — 0.8%

     

Boston Scientific Corp.
4.50%, 01/15/2015

     200,000         214,339   
     

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services — 1.0%

     

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
Callable 11/15/2022 at 100
2.75%, 02/15/2023

     250,000         256,954   
     

 

 

 

Home Builders — 1.3%

     

DR Horton, Inc.
Callable 06/15/2022 at 100
4.38%, 09/15/2022

     350,000         350,875   
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 4.5%

     

American International Group, Inc.
Callable 05/15/2038 at 100
8.18%, 05/15/2068 (c)

     500,000         623,750   
 

 

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

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Par
Value
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

Insurance — (Continued)

  

Lincoln National Corp.
Callable 05/17/2016 at 100
7.00%, 05/17/2066 (c)

   $ 250,000       $ 256,250   

Lincoln National Corp.
Callable 04/20/2017 at 100
6.05%, 04/20/2067 (c)

     300,000         300,000   
     

 

 

 
        1,180,000   
     

 

 

 

Leisure Time — 1.2%

     

Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. 3.88%, 03/15/2016 (a)

     300,000         324,137   
     

 

 

 

Lodging — 1.0%

     

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
Callable 02/01/2017 at 100
2.95%, 03/01/2017

     250,000         251,038   
     

 

 

 

Media — 3.7%

     

NBC Universal Media, LLC
2.88%, 04/01/2016

     200,000         212,075   

Time Warner, Inc.
3.15%, 07/15/2015

     200,000         212,889   

Time Warner, Inc.
3.40%, 06/15/2022

     250,000         267,215   

Viacom, Inc.
3.88%, 12/15/2021

     250,000         274,300   
     

 

 

 
        966,479   
     

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 1.9%

     

General Electric Co.
2.70%, 10/09/2022

     500,000         502,774   
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 3.8%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
5.95%, 09/15/2016

     200,000         232,322   
     Par
Value
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

Oil & Gas — (Continued)

  

BP Capital Markets PLC
3.20%, 03/11/2016

   $ 100,000       $ 107,521   

Rowan Cos., Inc. Callable 03/01/2022 at 100

     

4.88%, 06/01/2022

     350,000         386,946   

Total Capital International SA
1.55%, 06/28/2017

     250,000         255,305   
     

 

 

 
        982,094   
     

 

 

 

Packaging & Containers — 1.0%

     

Rock-Tenn Co.
4.00%, 03/01/2023 (a)

     250,000         257,406   
     

 

 

 

Pipelines — 3.0%

     

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
Callable 01/15/2018 at 100
7.03%, 01/15/2068 (c)

     235,000         268,488   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
Callable 11/15/2022 at 100
3.45%, 02/15/2023

     500,000         524,398   
     

 

 

 
        792,886   
     

 

 

 

REIT — 11.7%

     

BioMed Realty LP
Callable 03/15/2016 at 100
3.85%, 04/15/2016

     200,000         210,576   

BioMed Realty LP
Callable 04/15/2022 at 100
4.25%, 07/15/2022

     200,000         208,761   
 

 

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

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Par
Value
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

  

REIT — (Continued)

     

CubeSmart LP
Callable 04/15/2022 at 100
4.80%, 07/15/2022

   $ 200,000       $ 220,142   

DDR Corp.
5.50%, 05/01/2015

     165,000         180,333   

DDR Corp.
7.50%, 04/01/2017

     200,000         241,325   

DDR Corp.
Callable 04/15/2022 at 100
4.63%, 07/15/2022

     400,000         443,174   

Digital Realty Trust LP
5.25%, 03/15/2021

     250,000         282,704   

Essex Portfolio LP
Callable 05/15/2022 at 100
3.63%, 08/15/2022 (a)

     400,000         400,933   

HCP, Inc.
Callable 05/01/2022 at 100
3.15%, 08/01/2022

     200,000         197,741   

Hospitality Properties Trust
Callable 02/15/2022 at 100
5.00%, 08/15/2022

     300,000         320,501   

Realty Income Corp.
Callable 07/15/2022 at 100
3.25%, 10/15/2022

     350,000         350,407   
     

 

 

 
        3,056,597   
     

 

 

 
     Par
Value
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

Retail — 2.8%

  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Callable 08/01/2022 at 100
3.35%, 11/01/2022

   $ 250,000       $ 250,284   

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.
5.75%, 07/15/2014

     200,000         215,795   

Walgreen Co.
1.80%, 09/15/2017

     250,000         253,325   
     

 

 

 
        719,404   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 0.6%

     

Texas Instruments, Inc.
0.45%, 08/03/2015

     150,000         149,877   
     

 

 

 

Software — 1.9%

     

Fiserv, Inc.
Callable 07/01/2022 at 100
3.50%, 10/01/2022

     250,000         254,395   

Oracle Corp.
2.50%, 10/15/2022

     250,000         254,511   
     

 

 

 
        508,906   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 2.5%

     

AT&T, Inc.
3.00%, 02/15/2022

     250,000         265,702   

Cisco Systems, Inc.
3.15%, 03/14/2017

     150,000         164,493   

Vodafone Group PLC
2.88%, 03/16/2016

     200,000         212,270   
     

 

 

 
        642,465   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

8


ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Par
Value
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

Trucking/Leasing — 1.9%

     

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP
3.38%, 03/15/2018 (a)

   $ 500,000       $ 497,808   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES
(Cost $22,211,138)

        23,388,787   
     

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 6.4%

  

  

United States Treasury Note — 6.4%

  

  

1.75%, 05/15/2022

     700,000         706,891   

2.00%, 02/15/2022

     600,000         621,328   

1.63%, 08/15/2022

     350,000         348,086   
     

 

 

 
        1,676,305   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $1,649,707)

   

     1,676,305   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.8%
(Cost $23,860,845)

        25,065,092   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 4.2%

        1,099,084   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $  26,164,176   
     

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities were purchased in accordance with the guidelines approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and may be resold, in transactions exempt from registration, to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2012, these securities amounted to $2,203,917 or 8.4% of net assets. These securities have been determined by the Adviser to be liquid securities.

(b)

Variable or Floating Rate Security. Rate shown is as of October 31, 2012.

(c)

Fix-to Float Bond. Rate shown is as of October 31, 2012.

 

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

PLC

Public Limited Company

 

 

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

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value (Cost $23,860,845)

   $ 25,065,092   

Cash

     909,928   

Dividends and interest receivable

     231,352   

Receivable from Investment Adviser

     780   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     24,774   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     26,231,926   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable for printing fees

     14,908   

Payable for transfer agent fees

     13,714   

Payable for audit fees

     12,098   

Payable for legal fees

     9,922   

Payable for administration and accounting fees

     6,434   

Payable for distributions to shareholders

     3,413   

Payable to custodian

     2,862   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     1,620   

Accrued expenses

     2,779   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     67,750   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 26,164,176   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

  

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 24,828   

Paid-in capital

     24,987,665   

Accumulated net investment income

     12,152   

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (64,716

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     1,204,247   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 26,164,176   
  

 

 

 

Class I:

  

Shares outstanding

     2,482,774   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($26,164,176 / 2,482,774)

   $ 10.54   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income

  

Interest

   $ 420,783   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     420,783   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     70,905   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     26,055   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     20,457   

Legal fees

     16,954   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     16,725   

Registration and filing fees

     16,031   

Audit fees

     12,098   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees

     8,357   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     6,795   

Other expenses

     5,170   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     199,547   
  

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (123,187
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     76,360   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     344,423   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

  

Net realized gain from investments

     207,124   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     792,668   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     999,792   
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 1,344,215   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

        

Net investment income

       $      344,423          $      481,085   

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

       207,124         (180,525 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation from investments

       792,668         276,651  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

       1,344,215         577,211  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

        

Net investment income:

        

Institutional Class

       (344,423 )       (481,085 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total net investment income

       (344,423 )       (481,085 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions
(Note 4)

       7,700,228         4,333,832  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

       8,700,020         4,429,958  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

        

Beginning of period

       17,464,156         13,034,198  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

       $26,164,176          $17,464,156   
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income, end of period

       $      12,152          $      12,152   
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class I Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

     Class I
     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended

April 30, 2012
  For the Period
July 23, 2010*

to April 30, 2011

Per Share Operating Performance

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 10.09       $ 10.06       $ 10.00  

Net investment income(1)

       0.16         0.32         0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments(1)

       0.45         0.03         0.06  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

       0.61         0.35         0.23  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

       (0.16 )       (0.32 )       (0.17 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 10.54       $ 10.09       $ 10.06  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

       6.13 %       3.52 %       2.29 %

Ratio/Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

     $ 26,164       $ 17,464       $ 13,034  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

       0.70 %(3)       0.70 %       0.70 %(3)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(4)

       1.83 %(3)       2.49 %       2.65 %(3)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

       3.16 %(3)       3.18 %       2.24 %(3)

Portfolio turnover rate.

       56.31 %(5)       50.01 %       98.85 %(5)

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3) 

Annualized.

(4)

During the period, certain fees were reduced and/or reimbursed. If such fee reductions and/or reimbursements had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(5)

Not annualized.

 

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

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The Estabrook Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), which commenced investment operations on July 23, 2010. The Fund is a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. The Fund offers separate classes of shares, Class A, Class C, Class I and Class R Shares. As of October 31, 2012, Class A, Class C and Class R Shares had not been issued.

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued at their last sale price on the NYSE on the day the security is valued. Lacking any sales on such day, the security will be valued at the mean between the last asked price and the last bid price prior to the market close. Securities listed on other exchanges (and not subject to restriction against sale by the Fund on such exchanges) will be similarly valued, using quotations on the exchange on which the security is traded most extensively. Unlisted securities that are quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers National Market System, for which there have been sales of such securities on such day, shall be valued at the official closing price on such system on the day the security is valued. If there are no such sales on such day, the value shall be the mean between the last asked price and the last bid price prior to market close. The value of such securities quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system, but not listed on the National Market System, shall be valued at the mean between closing asked price and the closing bid price. Unlisted securities that are not quoted on the NASDAQ and for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available will be valued at the mean between the current bid and asked prices for such security in the over-the-counter market. Fixed income securities are valued based on market quotations, which are furnished by an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

• Level 1

   

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

• Level 2

   

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

• Level 3

   

significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The fair value of the Fund’s bonds are generally based on quotes received from brokers of independent pricing services. Bonds with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets.

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

     Total
Value at
10/31/12
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2 Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   $ 23,388,787       $       $ 23,388,787       $   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     1,676,305                 1,676,305           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 25,065,092       $       $ 25,065,092       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Gains and losses on principal paydowns from mortgage backed securities are recorded as interest income on the Statement of Operations. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums are recorded on a daily basis using the effective yield method except for short term securities, which records discounts and premiums on a straight-line basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to such fund.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid monthly to shareholders. Distributions, if any, of net short-term capital gain and net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over the short-term capital loss) realized by the Fund, after deducting any available capital loss carryovers are declared and paid to its shareholders annually. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

2. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

Estabrook Capital Management LLC (“Estabrook” or the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). For its services, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses” and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.70% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2014, unless the Board of Trustees approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the year in which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation. At October 31, 2012, the amount of potential recovery by the Adviser was as follows:

 

Expiration
April 30, 2014

   Expiration
April 30, 2015
   Expiration
April 30, 2016

$140,612

   $270,765    $123,187

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, investment advisory fees accrued and waived were $70,905 and fees reimbursed by the Adviser were $52,282.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and transfer agent for the Fund.

For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

BNY Mellon and the Custodian have the ability to recover such amounts previously waived, if the Fund terminates its agreements with BNY Mellon or the Custodian within three years of signing the agreements.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Fund. The Trust and the Underwriter are parties to an underwriting agreement. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no fees paid for the sale of Fund shares.

The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with BNY Mellon receive an annual retainer and out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Trustees by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2012 was $1,818. During the period, there was a Trustee who is an employee of BNY Mellon. She was not entitled to compensation by the Fund during the time of her employment. Certain employees of BNY Mellon are Officers of the Trust. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Trust.

3. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities

   $ 17,996,996       $ 11,709,327   

U.S. Government Securities

     1,357,922           

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the six months ended October 31, 2012 and the year ended April 30, 2012, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class I Shares

        

Sales

     748,566      $ 7,655,032        401,233      $ 4,003,121   

Reinvestments

     32,847        338,867        48,316        479,170   

Redemptions*

     (29,049     (293,671     (14,782     (148,459
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     752,364      $ 7,700,228        434,767      $ 4,333,832   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

There is a 1.00% redemption fee that may be charged on shares redeemed which have been held for 90 days or less. The redemption fees are retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in-capital. For the six months ended October 31, 2012 and the year ended April 30, 2012, there were no redemption fees.

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

5. Federal Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

For the year ended April 30, 2012, the tax character of distributions paid by the Fund was $481,085 of ordinary income dividends. For the period ended April 30, 2011, the tax character of distributions paid by the Fund was $185,815 of ordinary income dividends. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains were treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

As of April 30, 2012, components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital Loss
Carryforward

  Undistributed
Ordinary Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term Gain
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
$(271,841)   $14,010     $409,735

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term capital gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

As of October 31, 2012, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

Federal tax cost

   $ 23,860,845     
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

     1,212,021     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (7,774  
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

     $  1,204,247     
  

 

 

   

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2012 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. The Fund’s first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was April 30, 2012.

As of April 30, 2012, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards of $271,841, of which $4,446 is pre-enactment capital losses and if not utilized against future capital gains, this capital loss carryforward will expire in 2019. Post-enactment capital losses total $267,395, all of which are short-term losses and have an unlimited period of capital loss carryforward.

6. Subsequent Events

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

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (888) 447-7443 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http:// www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended July 31 and January 31) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Approval of Advisory Agreement

At an in-person meeting held on June 14-15, 2012, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”), unanimously approved the continuation of the advisory agreement between Estabrook Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser” or “Estabrook”) and FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of the Estabrook Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund”) (“Agreement”). In determining whether to continue the Agreement, the Trustees considered information provided by the Adviser in accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Trustees considered information that the Adviser provided regarding (i) services performed for the Fund, (ii) the size and qualifications of the Adviser’s portfolio management team, (iii) any potential or actual material conflicts of interest which may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund, (iv) how the Adviser manages the Fund including a general description of its investment decision-making process, sources of information and investment strategies, (v) the capitalization and financial condition of the Adviser, (vi) investment performance information, (vii) brokerage selection procedures (including soft dollar arrangements, if any), (viii) the procedures for allocating investment opportunities between the Fund and other clients, (ix) results of any regulatory examination, including any recommendations or deficiencies noted, (x) any litigation, investigation or administrative proceeding which may have a material impact on the Adviser’s ability to service the Fund and (xi) compliance with federal securities laws and other regulatory requirements. The Adviser also provided its code of ethics and Form ADV for the Trustees’ review and consideration. The Trustees noted the reports provided at Board meetings throughout the year covering matters such as the relative performance of the Fund; compliance with the investment objectives, policies, strategies and limitations for the Fund; the compliance of management personnel with the applicable code of ethics;

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

and the adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Trustees also received and reviewed a memorandum from legal counsel regarding the legal standard applicable to their review of the Agreement.

The Trustees reviewed the historical performance charts for the Fund and the Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark, for the one year and since inception periods ended April 30, 2012. The Trustees also reviewed the Fund’s performance compared to the Morningstar Intermediate Term Bond Funds category, the Fund’s applicable Morningstar peer group, for the one year period ended April 30, 2012. The Trustees noted that the Fund underperformed both its benchmark for the one year and since inception periods ended April 30, 2012 and the Morningstar Intermediate Term Bond Funds category for the year ended April 30, 2012. They concluded that the performance of the Fund was within an acceptable range of performance relative to other mutual funds with similar investment objectives, strategies and policies as measured by the information provided by Estabrook.

Representatives from Estabrook attended the meeting in-person and discussed Estabrook’s history, performance and investment strategy in connection with the proposed continuation of the Agreement and answered questions from the Board.

The Adviser provided information regarding its advisory fees and an analysis of these fees in relation to the delivery of services to the Fund and any other ancillary benefit resulting from the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the advisory fees for the Fund versus other similarly managed funds. The Trustees reviewed fee data for taxable intermediate term bond funds with assets in the range of $25 to $50 million in the Strategic Insight study and noted that these funds had an average gross management fee of 0.529% compared to 0.65% for the Fund. The Trustees concluded that the advisory fee and services provided by the Adviser are consistent with those of other advisers which manage mutual funds with investment objectives, strategies and policies similar to those of the Fund.

The Trustees reviewed the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided were appropriate and consistent with the terms of the Agreement, that the quality of the proposed services appeared to be consistent with industry norms and that the Fund is likely to benefit from the provision of those services. They also concluded that the Adviser has sufficient personnel, with the appropriate education and experience, to serve the Fund effectively.

The Trustees considered the costs of the services provided by the Adviser, the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser in providing services to the Fund, as well as its profitability. The Trustees were provided with the Adviser’s most recent balance sheet. In addition, the Trustees considered any direct or indirect revenues received by the Adviser. The Trustees noted that the level of profitability of the Adviser is an important factor in providing service to the Fund, and the Trustees should be satisfied that the Adviser’s profits are sufficient to continue as healthy, on-going concerns generally and as investment

 

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ESTABROOK INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited) (Concluded)

 

adviser of the Fund specifically. Based on the information provided, the Trustees concluded that the Adviser’s fees derived from its relationship with the Trust in light of the Fund’s total expenses, were reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided, taking into account the fees charged by other advisers for managing comparable mutual funds with similar strategies. The Trustees also concluded that the overall expense ratio of the Fund is reasonable, taking into account the projected growth and size of the Fund and the quality of services provided by the Adviser, the investment performance of the Fund and the expense limitations agreed to by the Adviser.

The Trustees considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized relative to fee levels as the Fund grows, and whether the advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Trustees considered and determined that economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders should be achieved if assets of the Fund increase because fixed expenses will be spread across a larger asset base; however, the Trustees considered that the advisory fee does not include “breakpoint” reductions in the advisory fee rate at specific asset levels.

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

 

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Investment Adviser

Estabrook Capital Management LLC

875 Third Avenue, 15th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Administrator and Fund Accounting Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19132

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Pepper Hamilton LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

LOGO

ESTABROOK INVESTMENT

GRADE FIXED INCOME

FUND

of

FundVantage Trust

Class I Shares

SEMI-ANNUAL

REPORT

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Estabrook Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Estabrook Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund.

 


 

LOGO

FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

of

FundVantage Trust

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

Class A Shares

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

Class A Shares

Class I Shares

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

Class A Shares

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

Class A Shares

Class I Shares

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Formula Investing Funds. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Formula Investing Funds.


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Fund Expense Disclosure

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

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

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period from May 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The first line of each accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of each accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Formula Investing Funds
     Beginning Account Value
May 1, 2012
     Ending Account Value
October 31, 2012
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses Paid
During Period

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

  

    

Class A Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 985.30       1.25%   $6.26*

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.90       1.25%     6.36*

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

  

    

Class A Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 985.50       1.35%   $6.76*

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.40       1.35%     6.87*

Class I Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 987.10       1.10%   $5.51*

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.66       1.10%     5.60*

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

  

       

Class A Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,006.40       1.35%   $6.83*

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.40       1.35%     6.87*

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

  

       

Class A Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,002.30       1.45%   $7.32*

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,017.90       1.45%     7.37*

Class I Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,003.50       1.20%   $6.06*

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.16       1.20%     6.11*

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios for the six month period ended October 31, 2012, in the table above, which include waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses and recoupment, if any, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (184) in the most recent fiscal half-year then divided by 365 to reflect the one-half year period. The Funds’ ending account value on the first line in each table are based on the actual six month returns of -1.47% for Class A Shares of Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund; -1.45% and -1.29% for Class A Shares and Class I Shares of Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund, respectively; 0.64% for Class A Shares of Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund; and 0.23% and 0.35% for Class A Shares and Class I Shares of Formula Investing International Value Select Fund, respectively.

 

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FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing Funds

Portfolio Holdings Summary Tables

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

The following tables presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Funds:

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

 
     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

Common Stocks:

    

Consumer, Non-Cyclical

     24.8   $ 9,859,418   

Financial

     15.8        6,270,418   

Consumer, Cyclical

     15.6        6,196,190   

Industrial

     15.2        6,058,439   

Technology

     13.6        5,405,998   

Communications

     8.7        3,440,554   

Basic Materials

     2.4        959,684   

Energy

     1.5        606,730   

Utilities

     0.0        2,132   

Exchange Traded Funds

     2.3        906,376   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     0.1        42,942   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 39,748,881   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

 
     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

Common Stocks:

    

Consumer, Non-Cyclical

     38.4   $ 71,621,638   

Technology

     19.9        37,013,705   

Consumer, Cyclical

     15.7        29,215,522   

Industrial

     13.1        24,456,649   

Communications

     11.2        20,794,897   

Exchange Traded Funds

     1.5        2,755,128   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     0.2        412,108   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 186,269,647   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

 
     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

Common Stocks:

    

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     21.7   $ 2,499,844   

Industrial

     19.5        2,238,052   

Communications

     18.1        2,080,972   

Consumer, Cyclical

     16.2        1,862,734   

Basic Materials

     11.6        1,337,060   

Technology

     8.1        935,605   

Energy

     1.8        209,818   

Financial

     0.8        86,057   

Diversified

     0.3        34,636   

Utilities

     0.2        27,888   

Oil & Gas

     0.2        21,584   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     1.5        173,879   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 11,508,129   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

 
     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

Common Stocks:

    

Consumer, Cyclical

     18.0   $ 4,278,291   

Industrial

     17.8        4,233,431   

Communications

     16.1        3,810,086   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     15.1        3,586,392   

Basic Materials

     12.8        3,040,045   

Technology

     10.4        2,472,697   

Energy

     5.0        1,180,197   

Financial

     1.1        259,052   

Exchange Traded Funds

     2.7        644,447   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     1.0        237,415   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 23,742,053   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

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

 

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FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 97.6%

  

Basic Materials — 2.4%

  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     5       $ 388   

Albemarle Corp.

     33         1,819   

Balchem Corp.

     31         1,080   

Buckeye Technologies, Inc.

     62         1,624   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     776         159,227   

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.*

     51         1,576   

Eastman Chemical Co.

     110         6,516   

El du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     30         1,336   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     26         1,011   

Georgia Gulf Corp.

     14         495   

Gold Resource Corp.

     4,159         69,538   

Huntsman Corp.

     48         722   

Innophos Holdings, Inc.

     14         667   

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     422         27,270   

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     18         1,090   

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

     6,648         88,751   

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     991         71,015   

Monsanto Co.

     11         947   

Mosaic Co. (The)

     33         1,727   

NewMarket Corp.

     293         79,494   

Newmont Mining Corp.

     26         1,418   

Olin Corp.

     49         1,016   

PPG Industries, Inc.

     402         47,066   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     12         652   

RPM International, Inc.

     48         1,280   

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

     2,888         101,167   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     20         728   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     5         713   

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

     11         772   

Southern Copper Corp.

     2,945         112,204   

Valspar Corp.

     31         1,737   

Westlake Chemical Corp.

     749         56,969   

WR Grace & Co.*

     1,834         117,669   
     

 

 

 
        959,684   
     

 

 

 

Communications — 8.7%

  

ADTRAN, Inc.

     7,870         132,924   

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*

     720         33,638   

Amdocs Ltd. (Channel Islands)

     4,071         134,628   

Ancestry.com, Inc.*

     3,198         101,057   

Anixter International, Inc.

     484         28,372   

AOL, Inc.

     25         858   

Arris Group, Inc.*

     91         1,250   
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Communications — (Continued)

  

AT&T, Inc.

     20       $ 692   

BroadSoft, Inc.*

     18         688   

Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A

     55         958   

CBS Corp., Class B, non-voting shares

     2,716         87,998   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     9,274         158,956   

Comcast Corp., Class A

     566         21,231   

DIRECTV

     1,660         84,843   

Discovery Communications, Inc.,
Class A*

     299         17,647   

DISH Network Corp., Class A

     1,634         58,219   

Expedia, Inc.

     2,300         136,045   

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     265         21,857   

Factset Research Systems, Inc.

     51         4,618   

Gannett Co., Inc.

     7,540         127,426   

Harris Corp.

     2,987         136,745   

IAC/InterActiveCorp

     11         532   

InterDigital, Inc.

     2,491         94,882   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     13,070         132,007   

IPG Photonics Corp.*

     14         743   

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

     1,987         86,196   

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Capital*.

             35   

Liquidity Services, Inc.*

     22         907   

McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)

     3,055         168,880   

Meredith Corp.

     3,735         125,010   

MetroPCS Communications, Inc.*

     47         480   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     2,023         104,549   

Netgear, Inc.*

     3,384         120,166   

NeuStar, Inc., Class A*

     2,507         91,731   

New York Times Co. (The), Class A*

     3,883         31,763   

News Corp., Class A

     3,699         88,480   

Nielsen Holdings NV (Netherlands)*

     23         665   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     2,417         115,798   

OpenTable, Inc.*

     16         752   

Plantronics, Inc.

     3,749         121,618   

priceline.com, Inc.*

     2         1,148   

Sapient Corp.*

     91         935   

Scholastic Corp.

     4,343         143,276   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A

     728         44,204   

Symantec Corp.*

     2,060         37,471   

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

     17         429   

Time Warner, Inc.

     2,395         104,063   

TripAdvisor, Inc.*

     68         2,060   
 

 

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

 

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FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Communications — (Continued)

  

Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.*

     11,037       $ 130,237   

ValueClick, Inc.*

     8,790         146,529   

VeriSign, Inc.*

     15         556   

Viacom, Inc., Class B

     2,802         143,659   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     14         687   

Washington Post Co. (The), Class B

     71         23,679   

WebMD Health Corp.*

     5,640         84,092   

Yahoo!, Inc.*

     58         975   

Zillow, Inc., Class A*

     19         710   
     

 

 

 
        3,440,554   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical — 15.6%

     

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     1,875         133,012   

Aeropostale, Inc.

     5,385         64,351   

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

     14         535   

Allegiant Travel Co.*

     18         1,309   

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

     1,087         21,947   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     1,275         26,609   

ANN, Inc.*

     2,336         82,134   

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

     2,318         81,663   

AutoZone, Inc.*

     187         70,125   

Bally Technologies, Inc.

     456         22,764   

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*

     53         1,714   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

     1,915         110,457   

Big Lots, Inc.*

     1,424         41,481   

BorgWarner, Inc.

     785         51,669   

Brinker International, Inc.

     18         554   

Brunswick Corp.

     30         708   

Buckle, Inc. (The)

     3,645         164,645   

Carter’s, Inc.

     390         21,083   

Cash America International, Inc.

     3,082         120,475   

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

     3,462         64,393   

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     547         17,116   

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

     1,364         33,677   

Cintas Corp.

     733         30,647   

Coach, Inc.

     2,331         130,653   

Coinstar, Inc.*

     2,476         116,223   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

     81         1,631   

Copart, Inc.*

     845         24,328   

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

     9         573   

Crocs, Inc.*

     7,105         89,523   

CVS Caremark Corp.

     1,901         88,206   

Dana Holding Corp.

     50         657   

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

     56         1,603   
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Consumer, Cyclical — (Continued)

  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.*

     131       $ 1,262   

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     16         799   

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A

     23         1,771   

DineEquity, Inc.

     974         61,070   

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

     4,808         151,885   

Dollar General Corp.*

     564         27,422   

Dollar Tree, Inc.

     1,846         73,600   

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     1,432         58,168   

Dorman Products, Inc.*

     437         13,350   

DR Horton, Inc.

     5         105   

DSW, Inc., Class A

     1,035         64,781   

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.

     13         403   

Express, Inc.

     11,073         123,242   

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*

     6,966         136,952   

Finish Line, Inc. (The), Class A

     1,180         24,550   

First Cash Financial Services, Inc.*

     10         447   

Foot Locker, Inc.

     3,071         102,878   

Ford Motor Co.

     33         368   

Fossil, Inc.*

     679         59,141   

GameStop Corp., Class A

     7,988         182,366   

Gap, Inc. (The)

     2,538         90,657   

General Motors Co.

     1,487         37,918   

Genesco, Inc.

     19         1,089   

Genuine Parts Co.

     901         56,385   

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

     533         20,611   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     40         456   

Guess?, Inc.

     4,201         104,101   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     18         755   

Hasbro, Inc.

     2,539         91,379   

Herman Miller, Inc.

     6,937         134,508   

Hibbett Sports, Inc.*

     391         21,110   

Home Depot, Inc.

     15         921   

HSN, Inc.

     2,434         126,617   

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*

     2,002         37,057   

Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A*

     87         1,322   

International Game Technology

     6,670         85,643   

Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

     3,014         57,447   

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.*

     585         27,372   

KB Home

     18         288   

Kohl’s Corp.

     160         8,525   

Lear Corp.

     425         18,105   

Lennar Corp., Class A

     13         487   

Limited Brands, Inc.

     1,877         89,890   

Macy’s, Inc.

     1,545         58,818   
 

 

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

 

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FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Consumer, Cyclical — (Continued)

  

Mattel, Inc.

    1,746      $ 64,218   

McDonald’s Corp.

    299        25,953   

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    8        306   

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The)

    29        951   

MRC Global, Inc.*

    100        2,445   

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Class A

    740        55,204   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

    2,943        60,744   

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    7        640   

Nordstrom, Inc.

    759        43,088   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    3,798        179,759   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

    694        59,462   

Oshkosh Corp.*

    2,813        84,334   

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    310        8,826   

PACCAR, Inc.

    8        347   

Papa John’s International, Inc.*

    15        800   

PetSmart, Inc.

    24        1,593   

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

    1,173        23,929   

Polaris Industries, Inc.

    565        47,742   

Pool Corp.

    34        1,432   

Pulte Group, Inc.*

    25        434   

PVH Corp.

    650        71,494   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    241        37,039   

Regis Corp.

    1,633        27,206   

Ross Stores, Inc.

    1,326        80,820   

Ryland Group, Inc. (The)

    15        508   

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*

    2,518        60,633   

Select Comfort Corp.*

    4,112        114,437   

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

    32        621   

Spirit Airlines, Inc.*

    7,327        128,589   

Standard Pacific Corp.*

    69        476   

Staples, Inc.

    10,542        121,391   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

    14        726   

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

    1,189        11,902   

Steven Madden, Ltd.*

    2,729        117,129   

Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.

    5,330        140,925   

Tenneco, Inc.*

    52        1,589   

Thor Industries, Inc.

    3,622        137,745   

TJX Cos., Inc.

    2,319        96,540   

Toll Brothers, Inc.*

    7        231   

Toro Co. (The)

    23        971   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.

    3,015        140,228   

Unifirst Corp.

    10        696   

United Stationers, Inc.

    1,867        54,180   
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Consumer, Cyclical — (Continued)

  

US Airways Group, Inc.*

    150      $ 1,827   

Vera Bradley, Inc.*

    2,664        79,414   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.

    1,577        92,365   

Walgreen Co.

    673        23,710   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    10        750   

Warnaco Group, Inc.

    840        59,287   

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.*

    99        1,322   

WESCO International, Inc.

    1,001        64,945   

Whirlpool Corp.

    278        27,155   

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    1,347        62,272   

WMS Industries, Inc.*

    28        460   

WW Grainger, Inc.

    3        604   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    26        1,310   
   

 

 

 
      6,196,190   
   

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 24.8%

   

Aaron’s, Inc.*

    15        462   

Abbott Laboratories

    1,247        81,703   

ABM Industries, Inc.

    1,873        35,587   

Acacia Research - Acacia Technologies*

    2,468        64,094   

Accretive Health, Inc.*

    32        377   

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*

    67        1,605   

Aetna, Inc.

    4,123        180,175   

Align Technology, Inc.*

    23        611   

Allergan, Inc.

    7        629   

Altria Group, Inc.

    4,370        138,966   

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

    20        1,827   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    3,836        151,292   

Amgen, Inc.

    991        85,766   

Apollo Group, Inc., Class A

    6,012        120,721   

Arbitron, Inc.

    3,417        124,242   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    536        30,975   

Avon Products, Inc.

    61        945   

B&G Foods, Inc.

    59        1,786   

Baxter International, Inc.

    1,068        66,889   

Becton Dickinson & Co.

    632        47,830   

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

    4        553   

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

    503        50,979   

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    10,622        142,122   

Brink’s Co. (The)

    30        789   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    1,057        35,145   

Bruker Corp.

    528        6,384   

Campbell Soup Co.

    2,340        82,532   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    2,651        109,036   
 

 

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

 

6


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Consumer, Non-cyclical — (Continued)

  

CareFusion Corp.

     3,048       $ 80,955   

Catamaran Corp. (Canada)*

             27   

Celgene Corp.

     11         807   

Centene Corp.*

     1,457         55,337   

Chemed Corp.

     2,330         156,692   

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     22         1,117   

CIGNA Corp.

     8         407   

Clorox Co. (The)

     402         29,065   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     20         744   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

     1,754         55,146   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     370         38,835   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     2,156         60,023   

Convergys Corp.

     5,386         90,539   

CoreLogic, Inc.

     40         951   

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

     445         20,007   

Coventry Health Care, Inc.

     3,328         145,234   

Covidien PLC (Ireland)

     1,159         63,687   

CR Bard, Inc.

     977         93,978   

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,704         73,102   

Cyberonics, Inc.

     26         1,202   

DaVita, Inc.*

     529         59,523   

Dean Foods Co.*

     47         791   

Deluxe Corp.

     5,681         179,008   

DeVry, Inc.

     99         2,600   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     2,243         96,113   

Eli Lilly & Co.

     2,965         144,188   

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.

     4,359         124,929   

Equifax, Inc.

     559         27,972   

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

     10         616   

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*

     32         649   

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     399         18,917   

Forest Laboratories, Inc.*

     1,261         42,508   

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

     3,751         97,376   

Gartner, Inc.*

     31         1,439   

General Mills, Inc.

     1,346         53,948   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

     76         5,104   

Global Payments, Inc.

     3,198         136,714   

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.*

     29         701   

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.

     23         861   

HCA Holdings, Inc.

     47         1,335   

Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A*

     118         861   
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Consumer, Non-cyclical — (Continued)

  

Health Net, Inc.*

     7,141       $ 153,674   

HealthSouth Corp.

     2,921         64,642   

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

     2,282         59,515   

Helen of Troy Ltd. (Bermuda)*

     44         1,330   

Henry Schein, Inc.

     11         812   

Herbalife, Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

     3,118         160,109   

Hershey Co. (The)

     7         482   

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.*

     33         438   

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

     2,577         72,388   

Hillshire Brands Co.

     994         25,854   

HJ Heinz Co.

     14         805   

Hologic, Inc.*

     44         907   

Hormel Foods Corp.

     2,011         59,385   

Humana, Inc.

     2,349         174,460   

Impax Laboratories, Inc.*

     2,003         42,564   

Ingredion, Inc.

     17         1,045   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     1         542   

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

     311         17,811   

Jarden Corp.

     1,225         61,005   

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (Ireland)*

     1,137         61,091   

JM Smucker Co. (The)

     9         771   

Johnson & Johnson

     660         46,741   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     9         751   

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.*

     15         682   

Kroger Co. (The)

     45         1,135   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

     1,453         123,113   

Lancaster Colony Corp.

     450         32,751   

Lender Processing Services, Inc.

     3,766         90,798   

Life Technologies Corp.

     38         1,859   

Lorillard, Inc.

     1,311         152,089   

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

     3,247         162,837   

Manpower, Inc.

     1,351         51,257   

Masimo Corp.*

     2,101         46,159   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     148         68,218   

MAXIMUS, Inc.

     31         1,711   

McCormick & Co., Inc., non-voting shares

     11         678   

McKesson Corp.

     1,295         120,836   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     9         555   

Medicines Co. (The)*

     41         899   

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Class A

     1,896         82,305   

MEDNAX, Inc.

     2,077         143,271   
 

 

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

 

7


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Consumer, Non-cyclical — (Continued)

  

Medtronic, Inc.

     3,127       $ 130,021   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     1,217         55,532   

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

     1,132         28,379   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     47         1,247   

MoneyGram International, Inc.*

     15         233   

Monster Beverage Corp.*

     14         625   

Morningstar, Inc.

     15         945   

Mylan, Inc.

     202         5,119   

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*

     5,861         153,382   

Omnicare, Inc.

     1,361         46,995   

Patterson Cos., Inc.

     54         1,804   

Paychex, Inc.

     1,995         64,698   

PDL BioPharma, Inc.

     19,189         142,958   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     18         1,246   

Pfizer, Inc.

     2,908         72,322   

Pharmacyclics, Inc.*

     41         2,504   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     885         78,376   

Post Holdings, Inc.*

     34         1,073   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     14         969   

PSS World Medical, Inc.*

     48         1,374   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     2,065         119,192   

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     3,838         97,792   

Reynolds American, Inc.

     3,160         131,582   

Robert Half International, Inc.

     3,240         87,124   

Rollins, Inc.

     49         1,111   

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

     5,379         53,898   

Safeway, Inc.

     41         669   

SAIC, Inc.

     13,119         144,178   

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.*

     15         586   

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A

     505         21,619   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

     9,632         102,003   

Service Corp. International

     46         646   

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

     14         802   

Smithfield Foods, Inc.*

     183         3,746   

Sotheby’s

     1,787         55,629   

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

     2,264         102,989   

St Jude Medical, Inc.

     2,081         79,619   

STERIS Corp.

     2,107         75,030   

Strayer Education, Inc.

     2,269         130,377   

Stryker Corp.

     2,321         122,085   

Sysco Corp.

     48         1,491   

Team Health Holdings, Inc.*

     28         745   

Techne Corp.

     732         49,308   

Teleflex, Inc.

     196         13,318   
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Consumer, Non-cyclical — (Continued)

  

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.*

     1,236       $ 20,814   

Thoratec Corp.*

     747         26,668   

Total System Services, Inc.

     3,283         73,835   

Towers Watson & Co., Class A

     1,114         59,833   

Tupperware Brands Corp.

     2,197         129,843   

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     120         2,017   

United Therapeutics Corp.

     2,628         120,021   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     2,958         165,648   

Universal American Corp.*

     22         199   

Universal Corp.

     125         6,195   

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     45         1,863   

Valassis Communications, Inc.

     6,633         172,591   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

     1,902         126,978   

VCA Antech, Inc.

     2,845         55,705   

Vector Group, Ltd.

     5,989         98,579   

Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A*

     35         1,785   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     51         2,460   

Viropharma, Inc.*

     7,138         180,234   

Warner Chilcott PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     11,232         130,067   

Weight Watchers International, Inc.

     2,901         145,775   

Weis Markets, Inc.

     15         617   

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

     2,962         140,991   

WellPoint, Inc.

     2,810         172,197   

Western Union Co. (The)

     8,705         110,554   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

     1,749         112,303   
     

 

 

 
        9,859,418   
     

 

 

 

Energy — 1.5%

     

Apache Corp.

     5         414   

C&J Energy Services, Inc.*

     4,246         82,287   

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

     7         518   

Chevron Corp.

     227         25,018   

ConocoPhillips

     170         9,834   

Core Laboratories NV (Netherlands)

     4         415   

CVR Energy, Inc.*

     32         1,175   

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

     480         12,360   

Devon Energy Corp.

     10         582   

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

     18         1,246   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     20         1,823   

Halliburton Co.

     110         3,552   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

     131         2,265   

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     9         430   

HollyFrontier Corp.

     672         25,959   
 

 

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

 

8


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Energy — (Continued)

  

Key Energy Services, Inc.*

     32       $ 209   

Marathon Oil Corp.

     37         1,112   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     1,377         75,639   

Murphy Oil Corp.

     20         1,200   

Nabors Industries, Ltd. (Bermuda)*

     40         540   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     6         474   

Oil States International, Inc.*

     17         1,243   

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     33         534   

Permian Basin Royalty Trust

     8,570         120,580   

Phillips 66

     58         2,735   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     3         317   

RPC, Inc.

     6,257         71,705   

Stone Energy Corp.*

     23         543   

Tesoro Corp.

     581         21,910   

Unit Corp.*

     18         726   

Valero Energy Corp.

     48         1,397   

W&T Offshore, Inc.

     24         407   

Western Refining, Inc.

     5,532         137,581   
     

 

 

 
        606,730   
     

 

 

 

Financial — 15.8%

     

ACE, Ltd. (Switzerland)

     6         472   

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*

     64         8,096   

Aflac, Inc.

     2,628         130,822   

Alexander’s, Inc. REIT

     1         444   

Alleghany Corp.*

     322         111,927   

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, AG (Switzerland)

     13         1,044   

Allstate Corp. (The)

     3,937         157,401   

Alterra Capital Holdings, Ltd. (Bermuda)

     19         464   

American Capital, Ltd.*

     4,500         53,055   

American Express Co.

     930         52,052   

American Financial Group, Inc.

     2,286         88,697   

American International Group, Inc.*

     15         524   

American National Insurance Co.

     426         31,124   

Amtrust Financial Services, Inc.

     22         532   

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd. (Bermuda)

     758         24,521   

Associated Banc-Corp.

     43         554   

Assurant, Inc.

     3,902         147,535   

Assured Guaranty, Ltd. (Bermuda)

     10,827         150,387   

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. (Bermuda)

     2,398         86,856   

BancorpSouth, Inc.

     3,044         43,073   

Bank of America Corp.

     1,539         14,343   
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Financial — (Continued)

  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

     420       $ 18,547   

BankUnited, Inc.

     4,297         101,882   

BB&T Corp.

     3,784         109,547   

BlackRock, Inc.

     3         569   

BOK Financial Corp.

     1,405         82,403   

Brandywine Realty Trust REIT

     25         289   

BRE Properties, Inc. REIT

     8         387   

Brookfield Properties Corp. (Canada)

     225         3,472   

Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A

     49         529   

Capital One Financial Corp.

     1,330         80,026   

CapitalSource, Inc.

     205         1,622   

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

     66         786   

Capstead Mortgage Corp. REIT

     29         357   

Carlyle Group LP (The)

     18         468   

Cathay General Bancorp

     95         1,681   

CBOE Holdings, Inc.

     499         14,716   

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

     810         14,596   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     55         747   

Chubb Corp. (The)

     7         539   

Citigroup, Inc.

     804         30,062   

City National Corp.

     1,931         98,674   

CME Group, Inc.

     805         45,024   

CNA Financial Corp.

     18         529   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

     13,590         130,192   

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

     360         10,076   

Colonial Properties Trust REIT

     8         173   

Comerica, Inc.

     3,930         117,153   

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

     1,733         65,993   

CommonWealth REIT

     12         165   

Community Bank System, Inc.

     302         8,332   

Corporate Office Properties Trust REIT

     8         200   

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

     788         64,340   

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

     8         442   

CVB Financial Corp.

     47         509   

DDR Corp. REIT

     17         261   

Discover Financial Services

     37         1,517   

Duke Realty Corp. REIT

     22         319   

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     6,205         132,104   

EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT

     9         469   

Eaton Vance Corp.

     2,180         61,345   

Enstar Group, Ltd. (Bermuda)*

     6         599   

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT

     3         202   
 

 

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

 

9


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Financial — (Continued)

  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A

     1,584       $ 98,556   

EverBank Financial Corp.

     43         655   

Everest Re Group, Ltd. (Bermuda)

     1,030         114,382   

Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT

     3         323   

Federated Investors, Inc., Class B

     21         488   

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A

     25         535   

Fifth Third Bancorp.

     10,310         149,804   

First American Financial Corp.

     4,622         105,150   

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

     537         90,619   

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

     40         1,449   

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

     1,106         9,158   

First Republic Bank

     31         1,065   

FirstMerit Corp.

     5,304         73,513   

FNB Corp.

     2,979         31,965   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     631         80,642   

Fulton Financial Corp.

     7,462         72,531   

General Growth Properties, Inc. REIT

     14         275   

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*

     25,921         154,489   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     4         490   

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

     15         716   

Hancock Holding Co.

     19         600   

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     19         677   

HCP, Inc. REIT

     7         310   

Health Care, Inc. REIT

     7         416   

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

     11         258   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT

     29         419   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     314         2,006   

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*

     4         523   

International Bancshares Corp.

     24         436   

Invesco, Ltd. ADR (Bermuda)

     571         13,887   

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

     1,675         30,133   

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

     16,754         142,409   

Jefferies Group, Inc.

     8,574         122,094   

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     26         2,021   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     2,723         113,495   

KeyCorp

     3,654         30,767   

Kimco Realty Corp. REIT

     12         234   

Legg Mason, Inc.

     92         2,344   

Lexington Realty Trust REIT

     21         199   

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

     1,849         53,991   

M&T Bank Corp.

     75         7,808   

Markel Corp.*

     3         1,416   
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Financial — (Continued)

  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     16       $ 500   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     677         23,038   

MB Financial, Inc.

     6,312         127,881   

MBIA, Inc.*

     3,022         29,918   

Mercury General Corp.

     304         12,321   

MetLife, Inc.

     4,902         173,972   

MFA Financial, Inc. REIT

     32         261   

Morgan Stanley

     1,296         22,524   

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)

     2,917         69,454   

National Health Investors, Inc. REIT

     5         267   

National Penn Bancshares, Inc.

     54         482   

National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT

     10         317   

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*

     36         1,301   

Nelnet, Inc., Class A

     372         9,081   

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

     1,102         15,274   

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

     31         369   

NYSE Euronext

     4,495         111,296   

Old National Bancorp

     7,955         97,608   

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT

     11         252   

Park National Corp.

     8         532   

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     2,376         28,583   

Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (Bermuda)

     2,892         128,405   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     8         466   

Popular, Inc.*

             4   

Post Properties, Inc. REIT

     4         195   

Primerica, Inc.

     15         424   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     18         496   

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

     29         469   

ProAssurance Corp.

     11         983   

Prospect Capital Corp.

     5,841         69,157   

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

     13         544   

Protective Life Corp.

     3,685         100,600   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     2,477         141,313   

PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT

     5         321   

Public Storage REIT

     3         416   

Regions Financial Corp.

     104         678   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     24         1,270   

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. (Bermuda)

     7         570   

Rouse Properties, Inc. REIT

     1         8   

Signature Bank*

     231         16,456   

SLM Corp.

     8,407         147,795   
 

 

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

 

10


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Financial — (Continued)

  

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

     12       $ 412   

State Street Corp.

     1,059         47,200   

Stifel Financial Corp.*

     3,368         106,766   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     352         9,574   

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.

     119         1,234   

SVB Financial Group*

     1,319         74,642   

Symetra Financial Corp.

     5,643         67,434   

Synovus Financial Corp.

     286         701   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     17         1,104   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers REIT

     6         189   

Taubman Centers, Inc. REIT

     3         236   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     2,025         31,772   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

     1,745         82,835   

Torchmark Corp.

     10         506   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     14         993   

Trustmark Corp.

     19         446   

UDR, Inc. REIT

     11         267   

UMB Financial Corp.

     8         356   

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

     64         774   

United Bankshares, Inc.

     704         16,776   

US Bancorp

     2,570         85,350   

Validus Holdings, Ltd. (Bermuda)

     1,631         58,390   

Valley National Bancorp

     169         1,646   

Visa, Inc., Class A

     129         17,900   

Vornado Realty Trust REIT

     3         241   

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

     1,386         46,195   

Washington Federal, Inc.

     6,800         114,104   

Washington REIT

     9         231   

Webster Financial Corp.

     5,027         110,594   

Weingarten Realty Investors REIT

     12         323   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     3,157         106,359   

Westamerica Bancorporation

     10         441   

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

     18         498   

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     243         8,979   

World Acceptance Corp.*

     1,432         95,600   

WR Berkley Corp.

     12         467   

Zions Bancorporation

     1,121         24,068   
     

 

 

 
        6,270,418   
     

 

 

 

Industrial — 15.2%

  

3M Co.

     835         73,146   

Actuant Corp., Class A

     3,568         100,760   

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     420         27,174   

AECOM Technology Corp.

     4,170         89,530   
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Industrial — (Continued)

  

AGCO Corp.*

     17       $ 774   

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     2,245         80,798   

Alliant Techsystems, Inc.

     2,134         122,257   

Amerco, Inc.

     5         578   

AMETEK, Inc.

     49         1,742   

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     24         1,443   

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     927         37,627   

Aptargroup, Inc.

     13         667   

Avnet, Inc.*

     1,070         30,656   

AVX Corp.

     6,901         67,906   

Babcock & Wilcox Co. (The)*

     30         773   

Ball Corp.

     11         471   

BE Aerospace, Inc.*

     14         631   

Belden, Inc.

     2,043         73,139   

Boeing Co. (The)

     8         564   

Brady Corp., Class A

     4,065         125,039   

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     351         21,176   

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     572         31,775   

Caterpillar, Inc.

     8         678   

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (Netherlands)

     3,436         129,022   

CLARCOR Inc.

     785         35,513   

Cognex Corp.

     887         32,340   

Coherent, Inc.*

     11         502   

Con-way, Inc.

     27         786   

Cooper Industries PLC (Ireland)

     19         1,424   

Crane Co.

     2,787         116,998   

CSX Corp.

     39         798   

Cummins, Inc.

     456         42,672   

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     19         587   

Danaher Corp.

     378         19,554   

Darling International, Inc.

     6,481         107,131   

Deere & Co.

     5         427   

Donaldson Co., Inc.

     50         1,614   

Dover Corp.

     1,584         92,220   

Eaton Corp.

     473         22,335   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     3,012         96,866   

Emerson Electric Co.

     1,790         86,690   

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

     1,165         85,010   

EnerSys

     2,300         79,304   

Esterline Technologies Corp.

     532         30,744   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     2,874         105,217   

FedEx Corp.

     9         828   
 

 

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

 

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FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

 

Industrial — (Continued)

   

FEI Co.

    1,312      $ 72,226   

FLIR Systems, Inc.

    4,602        89,417   

Flowserve Corp.

    339        45,931   

Fluor Corp.

    2,552        142,529   

Foster Wheeler AG (Switzerland)*

    5,984        133,264   

Gardner Denver, Inc.

    1,849        128,191   

Garmin, Ltd. (Switzerland)

    3,340        126,887   

GATX Corp.

    10        415   

Generac Holdings, Inc.

    73        2,482   

General Cable Corp.

    47        1,341   

General Dynamics Corp.

    2,075        141,266   

General Electric Co.

    22        463   

Gentex Corp.

    93        1,601   

Graco, Inc.

    124        5,959   

Greif, Inc., Class A

    609        25,554   

Heartland Express, Inc.

    1,382        19,279   

Hillenbrand, Inc.

    5,952        121,837   

Honeywell International, Inc.

    1,430        87,573   

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*

    58        1,799   

Hubbell, Inc., Class B

    1,115        93,348   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    23        975   

IDEX Corp.

    1,619        68,856   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    1,367        83,838   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Ireland)

    1,698        79,857   

Itron, Inc.

    1,030        42,292   

ITT Corp.

    5,144        106,995   

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

    42        728   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

    2,630        101,492   

Joy Global, Inc.

    1,780        111,161   

KBR, Inc.

    1,830        50,984   

Kennametal, Inc.

    41        1,452   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

    1,633        120,515   

Landstar System, Inc.

    964        48,827   

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    2,236        96,975   

Littelfuse, Inc.

    1,389        74,450   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    1,565        146,594   

McDermott International, Inc. (Panama)*

    67        718   

Middleby Corp.*

    10        1,250   

Mine Safety Appliances Co.

    1,414        54,580   

Molex, Inc.

    46        1,195   

Moog, Inc., Class A

    30        1,110   

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    26        1,139   

Nordson Corp.

    17        1,004   
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Industrial — (Continued)

   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    12      $ 736   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    2,348        161,284   

Owens-Illinois, Inc.*

    58        1,130   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

    1,290        101,471   

Pentair, Ltd. (Switzerland)

    7        296   

Plexus Corp.

    30        807   

Precision Castparts Corp.

    8        1,385   

Raven Industries, Inc.

    475        12,963   

Raytheon Co.

    2,867        162,158   

RBC Bearings, Inc.*

    15        745   

Regal-Beloit Corp.

    27        1,760   

Republic Services, Inc.

    24        680   

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

    2,588        153,417   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    1,597        113,483   

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

    1,303        69,815   

Roper Industries, Inc.

    17        1,856   

Sauer-Danfoss, Inc.

    3,895        156,034   

Snap-on, Inc.

    1,055        81,583   

Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc.,
Class A*

    23        359   

Stericycle, Inc.*

    7        663   

Swift Transportation Co.*

    68        663   

Tech Data Corp.

    2,485        110,110   

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

    967        61,917   

Terex Corp.

    1,696        38,245   

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    2,102        54,526   

Timken Co.

    2,310        91,222   

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    7        932   

Trinity Industries, Inc.

    12        375   

Triumph Group, Inc.

    197        12,888   

Union Pacific Corp.

    6        738   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    234        17,140   

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    7        946   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

    3,873        32,068   

Wabtec Corp.

    628        51,433   

Waters Corp.*

    134        10,963   

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    938        37,736   

Xylem, Inc.

    23        558   

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

    2,703        97,119   
   

 

 

 
      6,058,439   
   

 

 

 

Technology — 13.6%

   

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

    2,185        147,291   

ACI Worldwide, Inc.*

    21        821   
 

 

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

 

12


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

     

Technology — (Continued)

     

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     11,710       $ 127,522   

Acxiom Corp.*

     3,204         58,473   

Adobe Systems, Inc.*

     2,785         94,690   

Advent Software, Inc.*

     34         738   

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

     18         684   

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*

     47         607   

Altera Corp.

     3,496         106,558   

Analog Devices, Inc.

     3,439         134,499   

ANSYS, Inc.*

     22         1,559   

Apple, Inc.

     235         139,848   

Applied Materials, Inc.

     100         1,059   

Atmel Corp.*

     153         714   

Autodesk, Inc.*

     30         955   

BMC Software, Inc.*

     1,658         67,481   

Broadcom Corp., Class A

     48         1,514   

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     5,328         122,278   

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

     11,109         58,878   

CA, Inc.

     5,786         130,301   

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.

     811         24,168   

CACI International, Inc., Class A

     2,956         149,071   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

     75         950   

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

     8         494   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.*

     24         1,600   

CommVault Systems, Inc.*

     16         1,000   

Dell, Inc.

     14,208         131,140   

Diebold, Inc.

     2,641         78,570   

DST Systems, Inc.

     8         456   

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

     1,660         134,526   

EMC Corp.*

     2,085         50,916   

Entegris, Inc.

     12,015         98,643   

Fair Isaac Corp.

     3,107         144,786   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     1,973         64,853   

First Solar, Inc.*

     97         2,358   

Fiserv, Inc.*

     1,013         75,914   

Fortinet, Inc.*

     44         852   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     1,266         17,534   

Hittite Microwave Corp.*

     1,093         61,908   

Intel Corp.

     5,145         111,261   

International Business Machines Corp.

     509         99,016   

Intuit, Inc.

     24         1,426   
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

     

Technology — (Continued)

     

j2 Global, Inc.

     5,638       $ 169,366   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     43         1,634   

JDA Software Group, Inc.*

     3,802         145,008   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     3,305         153,749   

Lexmark International, Inc., Class A

     2,243         47,686   

Linear Technology Corp.

     2,948         92,154   

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     60         3,600   

Mantech International Corp., Class A

     6,625         152,176   

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. (Bermuda)

     16,681         131,613   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     22         606   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     1,164         36,491   

MICROS Systems, Inc.*

     467         21,197   

Microsoft Corp.

     5,288         150,893   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     5,734         135,494   

MSCI, Inc., Class A*

     490         13,201   

NCR Corp.*

     3,181         67,692   

NetApp, Inc.*

     563         15,145   

NVIDIA Corp.

     10,612         127,026   

Oracle Corp.

     4,873         151,307   

Parametric Technology Corp.*

     40         807   

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

     10,462         150,234   

QLogic Corp.

     13,953         130,879   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     318         18,627   

Quality Systems, Inc.

     7,638         133,283   

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*

     19         351   

Rovi Corp.*

     77         1,042   

SanDisk Corp.*

     415         17,330   

Seagate Technology PLC (Ireland)

     4,903         133,950   

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

     18         728   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.*

     41         959   

SolarWinds, Inc.*

     19         961   

Solera Holdings, Inc.

     14         655   

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.*

     33         793   

Synaptics, Inc.

     5,843         135,324   

SYNNEX Corp.

     2,154         69,768   

Synopsys, Inc.*

     37         1,191   

Syntel, Inc.

     1,787         106,523   

Teradata Corp.*

     15         1,025   

Teradyne, Inc.

     7,962         116,404   

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     14         669   

Veeco Instruments, Inc.

     4,575         140,452   

Verint Systems, Inc.*

     37         1,009   

Western Digital Corp.

     19         650   
 

 

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

 

13


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Technology — (Continued)

   

Xerox Corp.

    8,570      $ 55,191   

Xilinx, Inc.

    3,762        123,243   
   

 

 

 
      5,405,998   
   

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.0%

   

AES Corp. (The)

    59        617   

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

    14        362   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    36        1,153   
   

 

 

 
      2,132   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $36,423,274)

      38,799,563   
   

 

 

 
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 2.3%

   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    6,420      $ 906,376   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $924,383)

      906,376   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.9%
(Cost $37,347,657)

      39,705,939   
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.1%

      42,942   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 39,748,881   
   

 

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

 

REIT

    Real Estate Investment Trust

SPDR

  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

 

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

 

14


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 98.3%

   

Communications — 11.2%

   

ADTRAN, Inc.

    22,657      $ 382,677   

Amdocs Ltd. (Channel Islands)

    25,332        837,729   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    145,554        2,494,796   

DISH Network Corp., Class A

    23,591        840,547   

Gannett Co., Inc.

    17,684        298,860   

Harris Corp.

    19,600        897,288   

InterDigital, Inc.

    16,160        615,534   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    233,897        2,362,360   

McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)

    66,870        3,696,574   

Meredith Corp.

    31,287        1,047,176   

NETGEAR, Inc.*

    1,037        36,824   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    29,475        1,412,147   

Plantronics, Inc.

    11,093        359,857   

Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.*

    113,449        1,338,698   

ValueClick, Inc.*

    101,057        1,684,620   

Viacom, Inc., Class B

    48,551        2,489,210   
   

 

 

 
      20,794,897   
   

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical — 15.7%

   

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    8,658        614,199   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

    8,382        483,474   

Buckle, Inc. (The)

    69,667        3,146,858   

Coach, Inc.

    42,390        2,375,960   

Coinstar, Inc.

    2,552        119,791   

Crocs, Inc.

    1,374        17,312   

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

    82,966        2,620,897   

DSW, Inc., Class A

    2        125   

Express, Inc.

    206,176        2,294,739   

GameStop Corp., Class A

    191,381        4,369,228   

Herman Miller, Inc.

    83,787        1,624,630   

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*

    19,297        357,187   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    84,636        4,005,822   

Select Comfort Corp.*

    29,980        834,343   

Spirit Airlines, Inc.*

    74,580        1,308,879   

Staples, Inc.

    20,045        230,818   

Steven Madden, Ltd.*

    18,200        781,144   

Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.

    108,682        2,873,552   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.

    24,867        1,156,564   
   

 

 

 
      29,215,522   
   

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 38.4%

   

Acacia Research - Acacia Technologies*

    11,462        297,668   

Altria Group, Inc.

    96,325        3,063,135   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    72,208        2,847,884   

Apollo Group, Inc., Class A

    56,732        1,139,179   
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Consumer, Non-cyclical — (Continued)

  

 

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    55,951      $ 748,624   

Chemed Corp.

    51,885        3,489,266   

CR Bard, Inc.

    5,751        553,189   

Deluxe Corp.

    140,653        4,431,976   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

    254        10,884   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    27,178        1,321,666   

Endo Health Solutions, Inc.

    84,795        2,430,225   

Forest Laboratories, Inc.*

    25,889        872,718   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

    33,639        2,259,195   

Global Payments, Inc.

    11,658        498,380   

Herbalife, Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

    63,728        3,272,433   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    17,227        1,459,644   

Lorillard, Inc.

    30,400        3,526,704   

McKesson Corp.

    18,388        1,715,784   

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Class A

    4,800        208,368   

MEDNAX, Inc.

    40,102        2,766,237   

Medtronic, Inc.

    31,543        1,311,559   

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*

    119,906        3,137,940   

PDL BioPharma, Inc.

    410,850        3,060,832   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    22,959        1,325,193   

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    75,226        1,916,758   

Reynolds American, Inc.

    60,128        2,503,730   

SAIC, Inc.

    171,864        1,888,785   

Sotheby’s.

    639        19,892   

Strayer Education, Inc.

    12,079        694,059   

Stryker Corp.

    22,577        1,187,550   

Tupperware Brands Corp.

    17,774        1,050,443   

United Therapeutics Corp.

    58,490        2,671,238   

Valassis Communications, Inc.

    138,868        3,613,345   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

    13,148        877,760   

Vector Group, Ltd.

    271        4,461   

Viropharma, Inc.*

    142,600        3,600,650   

Warner Chilcott PLC, Class A (Ireland)

    232,220        2,689,108   

Weight Watchers International, Inc.

    48,512        2,437,728   

Western Union Co. (The)

    56,492        717,448   
   

 

 

 
      71,621,638   
   

 

 

 

Industrial — 13.1%

   

Brady Corp., Class A

    2,104        64,719   

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (Netherlands)

    51,435        1,931,384   

Darling International, Inc.

    13,457        222,444   
 

 

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

 

15


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Industrial — (Continued)

   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    36,175      $ 1,163,388   

Engility Holdings, Inc.*

    1        10   

Fluor Corp.

    39,259        2,192,615   

Foster Wheeler AG (Switzerland)*

    70,899        1,578,921   

Gardner Denver, Inc.

    2,024        140,324   

Garmin, Ltd. (Switzerland)

    36,967        1,404,376   

General Dynamics Corp.

    30,309        2,063,437   

Hillenbrand, Inc.

    1,824        37,337   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

    2,804        108,206   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

    12,229        902,500   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    22,632        2,119,939   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    47,905        3,290,594   

Raytheon Co.

    67,805        3,835,051   

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

    20,866        1,236,936   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    6,519        463,240   

Sauer-Danfoss, Inc.

    42,467        1,701,228   
   

 

 

 
      24,456,649   
   

 

 

 

Technology — 19.9%

   

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

    26,301        1,772,950   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    129,446        1,409,668   

Altera Corp.

    391        11,918   

Analog Devices, Inc.

    12,312        481,522   

Apple, Inc.

    3,758        2,236,386   

BMC Software, Inc.*

    4,298        174,929   

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    9,884        226,838   

CA, Inc.

    79,534        1,791,106   

CACI International, Inc., Class A

    43,911        2,214,432   

Dell, Inc.

    213,396        1,969,645   

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

    21,462        1,739,280   

Fair Isaac Corp.

    16,314        760,232   

j2 Global, Inc.

    97,481        2,928,329   

JDA Software Group, Inc.*

    1,859        70,902   
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Technology — (Continued)

   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

    46,871      $ 2,180,439   

Mantech International Corp., Class A

    70,601        1,621,706   

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. (Bermuda)

    153,597        1,211,880   

Microsoft Corp.

    94,451        2,695,159   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    11,263        266,145   

NVIDIA Corp.

    63,641        761,783   

Oracle Corp.

    60,642        1,882,934   

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    188,609        2,708,425   

QLogic Corp.

    123,203        1,155,644   

Quality Systems, Inc.

    103,853        1,812,235   

Seagate Technology PLC (Ireland)

    51,474        1,406,270   

Teradyne, Inc.

    10,675        156,068   

Veeco Instruments, Inc.

    43,589        1,338,182   

Xilinx, Inc.

    876        28,698   
   

 

 

 
      37,013,705   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $175,823,213)

      183,102,411   
   

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 1.5%

   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    19,515        2,755,128   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $2,807,558)

      2,755,128   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.8%
(Cost $178,630,771)

      185,857,539   
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.2%

      412,108   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 186,269,647   
   

 

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

SPDR  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

 

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

 

16


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 98.5%

   

Australia — 8.4%

   

APN News & Media, Ltd.

    6,556      $ 2,517   

David Jones, Ltd.

    17,187        47,636   

Fairfax Media, Ltd.

    61,673        25,288   

Flight Centre, Ltd.

    2,117        58,455   

Goodman Fielder, Ltd.*

    85,663        52,020   

GrainCorp, Ltd.

    395        5,031   

GrainCorp, Ltd., Class A

    4,445        56,616   

Iluka Resources, Ltd.

    3,988        41,066   

JB Hi-Fi, Ltd.

    3,664        38,985   

Metcash, Ltd.

    12,071        45,861   

Monadelphous Group, Ltd.

    1,550        33,950   

Myer Holdings, Ltd.

    19,298        39,163   

Nufarm, Ltd.

    9,886        59,008   

OZ Minerals, Ltd.

    5,805        49,352   

Primary Health Care, Ltd.

    15,228        61,491   

Resolute Mining, Ltd.

    29,763        59,011   

Rio Tinto, Ltd.

    910        53,787   

Seven West Media, Ltd.

    35,355        44,591   

Sonic Healthcare, Ltd.

    1,034        13,954   

Tatts Group, Ltd.

    18,699        54,350   

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

    14,243        61,210   

Ten Network Holdings, Ltd.

    62,113        18,053   

UGL, Ltd.

    4,316        47,849   
   

 

 

 
      969,244   
   

 

 

 

Belgium — 0.7%

   

Belgacom SA

    1,413        41,299   

Mobistar SA

    1,459        38,597   

UCB SA

    41        2,391   
   

 

 

 
      82,287   
   

 

 

 

Brazil — 3.7%

   

Alpargatas SA, Pref. shares

    1        6   

CCR SA

    5,358        47,115   

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de
Acucar, Pref. Shares

    476        21,842   

Cia de Bebidas das Americas, Pref. shares

    184        7,519   

Cia Hering

    664        15,254   

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    4,196        35,575   

Diagnosticos da America SA

    47        312   

EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA

    3,860        33,715   

Fibria Celulose SA*

    5,022        42,628   

Hypermarcas SA*

    6,264        49,809   
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Brazil — (Continued)

   

Klabin SA, Pref. shares

    280      $ 1,645   

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    2,341        41,033   

Marcopolo SA, Pref. shares

    7        41   

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    694        18,503   

Santos Brasil Participacoes SA (Units)

    1,665        23,937   

Souza Cruz SA

    251        3,275   

Telefonica Brasil SA, Pref. shares

    1,000        22,156   

Tim Participacoes SA

    88        312   

Totvs SA

    375        7,625   

Vale SA, Pref. shares, Class A

    2,884        51,615   
   

 

 

 
      423,917   
   

 

 

 

Canada — 9.3%

   

Agnico-Eagle Mines, Ltd.

    93        5,254   

Agrium, Inc.

    359        37,807   

Aimia, Inc.

    2,293        34,346   

Astral Media, Inc., Class A

    765        31,312   

Aurizon Mines, Ltd.*

    679        3,178   

BCE, Inc.

    409        17,857   

Bell Aliant, Inc. (Units)

    945        25,660   

CAE, Inc.

    149        1,640   

Canadian National Railway Co.

    146        12,611   

Canadian Oil Sands, Ltd.

    1,152        24,453   

Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd., Class A

    493        35,274   

Celestica, Inc.*

    4,915        35,683   

CGI Group, Inc., Class A*

    1,051        27,431   

Cineplex, Inc.

    314        9,746   

Corus Entertainment, Inc., Class B

    1,416        32,056   

Dollarama, Inc.

    178        11,244   

Domtar Corp.

    492        39,237   

Empire Co., Ltd., Class A

    278        16,197   

Endeavour Silver Corp.*

    9        82   

George Weston, Ltd.

    111        7,206   

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

    6        204   

Goldcorp, Inc.

    108        4,885   

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.*

    1,271        6,457   

Inmet Mining Corp.

    530        27,329   

Jean Coutu Group PJC, Inc. (The), Class A

    2,069        31,095   

Just Energy Group, Inc. (Units)

    47        481   

Loblaw Cos., Ltd.

    444        15,391   

Lundin Mining Corp.*

    3,558        18,525   

MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates, Ltd.

    588        32,969   
 

 

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

 

17


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Canada — (Continued)

   

Magna International, Inc.

    192      $ 8,527   

Manitoba Telecom Services, Inc.

    671        22,527   

Methanex Corp.

    981        29,408   

Metro, Inc., Class A

    469        27,668   

Nexen, Inc.

    7        167   

North West Co., Inc. (The)

    295        6,912   

Open Text Corp.*

    81        4,365   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

    1,276        30,011   

Pan American Silver Corp.

    1        13   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

    100        4,020   

Progressive Waste Solutions, Ltd.

    792        15,329   

Quebecor, Inc., Class B

    34        1,186   

Research In Motion, Ltd.*

    4,368        34,638   

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

    521        22,882   

Russel Metals, Inc.

    2        56   

Saputo, Inc.

    524        22,996   

SEMAFO, Inc.

    395        1,582   

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B

    1,418        30,894   

Shawcor Ltd.

    144        6,416   

Shoppers Drug Mart Corp.

    572        23,842   

Silver Standard Resources, Inc.*

    18        274   

Silver Wheaton Corp.

    498        20,169   

Stantec, Inc.

    564        19,426   

Suncor Energy, Inc.

    642        21,584   

Teck Resources, Ltd., Class B

    1,263        40,264   

TELUS Corp.

    307        19,931   

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    713        20,149   

Tim Hortons, Inc.

    253        12,569   

Transcontinental, Inc., Class A

    433        4,465   

Viterra, Inc.

    1,434        22,599   

Westjet Airlines, Ltd.

    2,511        45,380   

Yamana Gold, Inc.

    142        2,870   

Yellow Media, Inc.*

    13,360        1,070   
   

 

 

 
      1,069,799   
   

 

 

 

China — 1.5%

   

China BlueChemical Ltd., Class H

    8,000        5,068   

Dongfang Electric Corp., Ltd., Class H

    19,000        31,822   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    32,000        39,638   

Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H

    54,000        46,544   
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

China — (Continued)

   

Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H

    72,000      $ 52,490   
   

 

 

 
      175,562   
   

 

 

 

Denmark — 1.4%

   

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    302        26,053   

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    114        24,997   

DSV A/S

    1,065        23,945   

FLSmidth & Co. A/S

    41        2,422   

H Lundbeck A/S

    2,398        41,749   

TDC A/S

    5,421        37,347   
   

 

 

 
      156,513   
   

 

 

 

Finland — 1.7%

   

Elisa OYJ

    732        15,693   

Metso OYJ

    976        34,244   

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    1        41   

Orion OYJ, Class B

    2,098        51,884   

Outotec OYJ

    417        20,306   

Sanoma OYJ

    1,442        14,018   

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    4,300        27,131   

Tieto OYJ

    1,755        33,666   
   

 

 

 
      196,983   
   

 

 

 

France — 6.0%

   

Air Liquide SA

    18        2,123   

Alstom SA

    870        29,713   

Arkema SA

    5        456   

BioMerieux

    75        7,262   

Bouygues SA

    826        19,865   

Cap Gemini SA

    1,156        48,591   

CFAO SA

    376        18,137   

Compagnie de St-Gobain

    706        24,881   

Eiffage SA

    460        15,803   

France Telecom SA, SP ADR

    3,408        38,238   

GDF Suez

    1,148        26,345   

Imerys SA

    551        30,956   

Ipsen SA

    1,112        28,682   

JCDecaux SA

    629        13,313   

Lagardere SCA

    63        1,722   

Legrand SA

    894        34,438   

Metropole Television SA

    3,154        43,967   

Neopost SA

    608        33,283   

PagesJaunes Groupe*

    11,868        21,582   

PPR

    22        3,868   

Publicis Groupe SA

    617        33,240   
 

 

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

 

18


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

France — (Continued)

   

Rexel SA

    1,798      $ 32,545   

Sanofi, ADR

    229        10,042   

Schneider Electric SA

    257        16,068   

SEB SA

    217        14,119   

Societe BIC SA

    18        2,195   

Societe Television Francaise 1

    297        2,552   

Sodexo

    240        18,468   

Suez Environnement Co

    100        1,062   

Teleperformance SA

    1,357        41,034   

Thales SA

    212        7,456   

Vinci SA

    468        20,712   

Vivendi SA

    2,054        42,018   

Zodiac Aerospace

    1        102   
   

 

 

 
      684,838   
   

 

 

 

Germany — 5.9%

   

Axel Springer AG

    788        33,797   

BASF SE

    25        2,072   

Beiersdorf AG

    310        22,545   

Bilfinger Berger SE

    182        17,808   

Celesio AG

    2,862        55,402   

Continental AG

    217        21,750   

Deutsche Telekom AG, Reg. shares

    1,919        21,911   

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Pref. shares

    417        40,802   

Fielmann AG

    53        5,159   

Freenet AG

    2,303        38,074   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    4        281   

Gildemeister AG

    1,713        31,717   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Pref. shares

    221        17,648   

K+S AG, Reg. shares

    225        10,645   

Leoni AG

    956        31,851   

Merck KGaA

    254        32,461   

MTU Aero Engines Holding AG

    311        26,113   

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    270        27,542   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Pref.shares

    1,490        41,522   

Rheinmetall AG

    26        1,241   

SAP AG, SP ADR

    217        15,819   

Siemens AG, SP ADR

    204        20,586   

SMA Solar Technology AG

    1,219        26,133   

Software AG

    1,290        51,682   

Stada Arzneimittel AG

    774        23,425   

United Internet AG, Reg. shares

    113        2,261   
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Germany — (Continued)

   

Vossloh AG

    99      $ 9,979   

Wincor Nixdorf AG

    1,019        45,316   
   

 

 

 
      675,542   
   

 

 

 

Greece — 0.5%

   

Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA

    879        18,799   

OPAP SA

    5,427        34,678   
   

 

 

 
      53,477   
   

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 1.4%

   

China Mobile, Ltd., SP ADR

    995        55,113   

CNOOC, Ltd.

    14,000        29,084   

Foxconn International Holdings Ltd.*

    63,000        21,948   

Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd.*

    44,000        56,263   
   

 

 

 
      162,408   
   

 

 

 

Ireland — 1.3%

   

C&C Group PLC*

    6,295        30,140   

DCC PLC*

    617        17,630   

Shire PLC

    288        8,101   

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC*

    5,588        61,564   

UBM PLC

    1,032        11,649   

WPP PLC

    1,372        17,702   
   

 

 

 
      146,786   
   

 

 

 

Italy — 2.7%

   

Amplifon SpA

    1,454        6,732   

Ansaldo STS SpA

    4,445        36,124   

Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA

    2,031        58,046   

DiaSorin SpA

    1,500        50,336   

Gruppo Editoriale L’espresso SpA

    8,277        8,223   

Indesit Co. SpA

    303        1,874   

Lottomatica SpA

    1,016        21,794   

Luxottica Group SpA

    87        3,310   

Parmalat SpA

    18,983        43,009   

Recordati SpA

    4,742        37,953   

Telecom Italia SpA, SP ADR

    4,727        43,441   
   

 

 

 
      310,842   
   

 

 

 

Japan — 19.5%

   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    8,000        43,993   

Brother Industries, Ltd.

    4,100        38,622   

Canon, Inc., SP ADR

    64        2,058   

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

    500        50,482   

Dena Co., Ltd.

    1,700        53,046   

DIC Corp.

    4,000        7,366   

FCC Co., Ltd.

    1,900        34,154   

Gree, Inc.

    600        10,462   
 

 

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

 

19


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Japan — (Continued)

   

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

    870      $ 52,093   

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    1,000        1,253   

Horiba, Ltd.

    1,600        43,593   

House Foods Corp.

    3,000        48,440   

Hoya Corp.

    700        14,170   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    800        22,107   

JGC Corp.

    1,000        34,386   

KDDI Corp.

    700        54,366   

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    300        15,840   

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    3,000        37,242   

Konami Corp.

    2,200        50,405   

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

    3,600        41,804   

Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.

    2,000        45,396   

KYORIN Holdings, Inc.

    2,000        42,290   

Lintec Corp.

    2,700        46,640   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    3,700        53,347   

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

    9,000        10,823   

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.

    3,000        33,521   

NHK Spring Co., Ltd.

    4,100        34,154   

Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

    5,000        25,429   

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

    5,000        55,618   

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    3,000        29,425   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    1,200        54,416   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc., SP ADR

    3,057        44,021   

Obic Co., Ltd.

    280        57,627   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    200        12,076   

Oracle Corp. Japan

    400        17,788   

Otsuka Corp.

    600        48,929   

Point, Inc.

    420        15,994   

Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.

    900        59,639   

Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    900        40,755   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    400        17,512   

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

    2,400        45,246   

Shimamura Co., Ltd.

    400        41,689   

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

    3,700        61,365   

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc.

    111        50,752   

Softbank Corp.

    1,400        44,317   

Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,600        57,823   

Sundrug Co., Ltd.

    1,600        58,905   

Taisei Corp.

    16,000        44,094   

Toagosei Co., Ltd.

    12,000        48,854   

Toho Holdings Co., Ltd.

    2,700        55,096   

Tokai Rika Co., Ltd.

    3,700        46,534   
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Japan — (Continued)

   

Toshiba TEC Corp.

    10,000      $ 46,724   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.

    1,000        24,915   

Trend Micro, Inc.

    700        19,607   

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

    700        53,050   

USS Co., Ltd.

    230        24,173   

Xebio Co., Ltd.

    2,100        41,090   

Yahoo Japan Corp.

    50        17,205   

Yamatake Corp.

    900        18,410   

Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.

    3,200        48,703   
   

 

 

 
      2,249,834   
   

 

 

 

Luxemburg — 0.9%

   

ArcelorMittal

    2,228        33,008   

Millicom International Cellular SA

    236        20,178   

Oriflame Cosmetics SA, SDR

    983        27,121   

Tenaris SA, ADR

    574        21,594   
   

 

 

 
      101,901   
   

 

 

 

Mexico — 1.6%

   

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

    9,607        17,653   

America Movil SAB de CV, ADR, Class L

    848        21,446   

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, SP ADR

    10        1,279   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, SP ADR

    5        453   

Fresnillo PLC

    216        6,689   

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, ADR

    198        9,429   

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste Sab de CV

    78        7,532   

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Class B

    11,226        36,008   

Grupo Modelo SAB de CV, Class C

    1,884        16,604   

Grupo Televisa SA, SP ADR

    755        17,063   

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    55        2,751   

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    7,103        17,218   

Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV, Class L

    36,540        28,324   
   

 

 

 
      182,449   
   

 

 

 

Netherlands — 2.2%

   

ASML Holding NV

    482        26,520   

CSM

    1,727        35,244   

Heineken NV

    68        4,192   

Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV

    555        21,142   

Koninklijke KPN NV

    4,055        25,601   
 

 

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

 

20


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Netherlands — (Continued)

   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

    1,550      $ 38,754   

Royal Imtech NV

    1,185        29,720   

STMicroelectronics NV

    4,803        28,245   

TNT Express NV

    604        6,362   

TomTom NV*

    3,099        15,464   

Wolters Kluwer NV

    1,394        26,976   
   

 

 

 
      258,220   
   

 

 

 

New Zealand — 0.4%

   

Telecom Corp. of New Zealand, Ltd.

    24,403        48,266   
   

 

 

 

Norway — 1.4%

   

Fred Olsen Energy ASA

    841        39,459   

Kvaerner ASA

    1,888        4,785   

Norsk Hydro ASA

    11,164        50,266   

Orkla ASA

    100        791   

Renewable Energy Corp. ASA*

    62,853        11,008   

Schibsted ASA

    360        13,481   

Telenor ASA

    1,264        24,853   

Yara International ASA

    325        15,311   
   

 

 

 
      159,954   
   

 

 

 

Singapore — 1.3%

   

Singapore Post, Ltd.

    58,000        54,206   

Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.

    18,000        51,943   

StarHub, Ltd.

    14,000        42,236   
   

 

 

 
      148,385   
   

 

 

 

South Korea — 0.5%

   

Kangwon Land, Inc.

    2,350        54,731   

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

    260        7,951   
   

 

 

 
      62,682   
   

 

 

 

Spain — 2.1%

   

Amadeus IT Holding SA, Class A

    1,536        38,026   

Antena 3 de Television SA

    387        1,550   

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

    91        43,287   

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

    2,655        16,071   

Indra Sistemas SA

    3,546        40,446   

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA, Reg. shares

    3,410        18,563   

Repsol SA

    423        8,454   

Tecnicas Reunidas SA

    642        31,529   

Telefonica SA

    1,987        26,166   
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Spain — (Continued)

   

Zardoya Otis SA

    1,454      $ 17,979   
   

 

 

 
      242,071   
   

 

 

 

Sweden — 1.8%

   

Alfa Laval AB

    518        8,997   

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    7        172   

Autoliv, Inc.

    649        37,382   

Axfood AB

    345        12,774   

Boliden AB

    527        9,209   

Getinge AB, Class B

    271        8,335   

Modern Times Group AB, Class B

    1,293        39,377   

Securitas AB, Class B

    4,405        32,037   

SKF AB, Class B

    1,728        38,948   

Tele2 AB, Class B

    1,431        23,883   

TeliaSonera AB

    253        1,666   
   

 

 

 
      212,780   
   

 

 

 

Switzerland — 3.9%

   

ABB, Ltd., SP ADR

    698        12,606   

Actelion, Ltd., Reg. shares

    728        35,114   

Adecco SA, Reg. Shares

    592        28,631   

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Reg.shares

    3        724   

Forbo Holding AG, Reg. shares

    67        42,302   

Galenica AG, Reg. shares

    11        6,455   

Geberit AG, Reg. shares

    65        13,401   

Kaba Holding AG, Reg. shares, Class B

    46        17,399   

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Reg. shares

    15        1,751   

Nobel Biocare Holding AG

    3,587        32,122   

Novartis AG, ADR

    602        36,397   

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Reg. shares*

    4,448        44,752   

Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG, Reg. shares

    367        34,659   

Roche Holding AG, SP ADR

    658        31,597   

Straumann Holding AG, Reg. shares

    245        30,227   

Swisscom AG, Reg. shares

    59        24,511   

Syngenta AG, ADR

    313        24,401   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

    997        32,083   
   

 

 

 
      449,132   
   

 

 

 

Taiwan — 2.4%

   

Acer, Inc.*

    55,000        42,550   

China Airlines, Ltd.*

    3,000        1,171   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., ADR

    9        280   
 

 

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

 

21


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

     

Taiwan — (Continued)

     

Compal Electronics, Inc.

     46,000       $ 28,974   

Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.

     5,250         18,241   

HTC Corp.

     2,000         14,446   

LITE-ON IT Corp.

     11,109         9,317   

Lite-On Technology Corp.

     41,205         52,472   

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

     15,000         56,483   

Phison Electronics Corp.

     3,000         23,055   

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

     12,120         22,819   

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

     1,000         3,492   

Yageo Corp.*

     1,000         290   
     

 

 

 
        273,590   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 15.7%

     

Aegis Group PLC

     2         7   

African Barrick Gold, Ltd.

     12         82   

AMEC PLC

     1,259         21,536   

Antofagasta PLC

     1,919         38,927   

Ashtead Group PLC

     253         1,523   

AstraZeneca PLC, SP ADR

     1,102         51,133   

Bodycote PLC

     6,544         39,845   

Booker Group PLC

     1,688         2,792   

BP PLC

     252         1,803   

British American Tobacco PLC, SP ADR

     144         14,308   

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC

     2,121         24,268   

Britvic PLC

     4,956         28,728   

Bunzl PLC

     1,194         19,750   

Burberry Group PLC

     226         4,253   

Cobham PLC

     9,015         31,278   

Compass Group PLC

     1,330         14,595   

Cookson Group PLC

     4,299         40,411   

Croda International PLC

     188         6,678   

Daily Mail & General Trust PLC, Class A

     2,715         20,910   

Debenhams PLC

     31,459         60,768   

DS Smith PLC

     7,650         26,345   

Electrocomponents PLC

     9,212         31,665   

Elementis PLC

     5,144         17,374   

Fenner PLC

     3,979         23,174   

Firstgroup PLC

     10,698         32,888   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, SP ADR

     769         34,528   

Halfords Group PLC

     7,310         40,769   

Halma PLC

     2,260         15,041   

Hays PLC.

     25,905         34,071   

Homeserve PLC

     9,174         32,674   
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

     

United Kingdom — (Continued)

     

IMI PLC

     2,105       $ 32,424   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

     581         21,940   

Inchcape PLC

     8,203         53,216   

Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC, ADR

     671         16,520   

ITV PLC

     36,939         51,593   

Johnson Matthey PLC

     367         13,303   

Kesa Electricals PLC

     16,436         14,257   

Kingfisher PLC

     6,484         30,292   

Ladbrokes PLC

     16,645         48,135   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

     5,591         35,531   

Melrose PLC

     3,281         12,760   

Michael Page International PLC

     4,249         24,712   

Micro Focus International PLC

     4,796         44,429   

Mitie Group PLC

     3,609         16,983   

Mondi PLC

     4,573         50,330   

Morgan Crucible Co. PLC

     8,214         33,404   

Next PLC

     639         36,772   

Pearson PLC

     1,002         20,132   

Premier Farnell PLC

     12,789         34,157   

QinetiQ Group PLC

     11,665         37,084   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     479         28,987   

Reed Elsevier PLC

     1,293         12,645   

Rexam PLC

     5,971         43,043   

Rolls-Royce Holdings C Entitlement Shares*

     13,148         21   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

     173         2,386   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR

     613         41,978   

Sage Group PLC (The)

     6,124         30,705   

Senior PLC

     4,954         15,557   

Serco Group PLC

     782         7,149   

Smith & Nephew PLC, SP ADR

     779         41,264   

Smiths Group PLC

     1,487         25,340   

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

     323         10,086   

Spirent Communications PLC

     12,850         29,799   

TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC

     7,290         22,352   

Tate & Lyle PLC

     1,356         15,887   

Tesco PLC

     4,454         22,990   

Travis Perkins PLC

     1,589         27,694   

Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC

     547         14,945   

Vodafone Group PLC, SP ADR

     40         1,089   

Whitbread PLC

     65         2,465   

William Hill PLC

     8,242         44,956   
 

 

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

 

22


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

     

United Kingdom — (Continued)

     

WS Atkins PLC

     1,831       $ 21,097   
     

 

 

 
        1,802,533   
     

 

 

 

United States — 0.3%

     

NII Holdings, Inc.*

     4,298         34,255   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $11,455,845)

        11,334,250   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.5%
(Cost $11,455,845)

        11,334,250   
     

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.5%

        173,879   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $ 11,508,129   
     

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

 

ADR

  

American Depositary Receipt

BRL

  

Brazilian Real

EAFE

  

Europe, Australasia, and Far East

MSCI

  

Morgan Stanley Capital International

SP ADR

  

Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

SDR

  

Swedish Depositary Receipt

    

 

 

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

 

23


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 96.3%

     

Australia — 8.7%

     

David Jones, Ltd.

     80,383       $ 222,790   

Flight Centre, Ltd.

     6,935         191,491   

JB Hi-Fi, Ltd.

     11,701         124,499   

Metcash, Ltd.

     94,598         359,404   

Myer Holdings, Ltd.

     2,535         5,144   

OZ Minerals, Ltd.

     36,564         310,855   

Resolute Mining, Ltd.

     41,548         82,377   

Rio Tinto, Ltd.

     3,359         198,540   

Tatts Group, Ltd.

     15,363         44,653   

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

     107,181         460,615   

UGL, Ltd.

     5,526         61,264   
     

 

 

 
        2,061,632   
     

 

 

 

Belgium — 2.0%

     

Belgacom SA

     4,229         123,605   

Mobistar SA

     13,344         353,006   
     

 

 

 
        476,611   
     

 

 

 

Brazil — 3.9%

     

CCR SA

     7,711         67,807   

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar, Pref. Shares

     1,000         45,888   

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

     3,165         26,834   

Santos Brasil Participacoes SA (Units)

     4,955         71,237   

Telefonica Brasil SA, Pref. shares

     2,200         48,743   

Tim Participacoes SA

     54,295         192,474   

Vale SA, Pref. shares, Class A

     26,875         480,986   
     

 

 

 
        933,969   
     

 

 

 

Canada — 8.7%

     

Agrium, Inc

     835         87,935   

Astral Media, Inc., Class A

     5,504         225,285   

Celestica, Inc.*

     37,650         273,339   

Domtar Corp.

     5,413         431,687   

Inmet Mining Corp.

     2,025         104,418   

MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates, Ltd

     1,787         100,197   

Metro, Inc., Class A

     4,585         270,486   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

     9,624         226,351   

Teck Resources, Ltd., Class B

     8,855         282,297   

Westjet Airlines, Ltd.

     4,124         74,531   
     

 

 

 
        2,076,526   
     

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

     

China — 1.7%

     

Dongfang Electric Corp., Ltd., Class H

     73,800       $ 123,602   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Class H

     118,000         146,167   

Shenzhou International Group Holdings, Ltd.

     9,000         17,535   

Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H

     168,000         122,477   
     

 

 

 
        409,781   
     

 

 

 

Denmark — 1.5%

     

H Lundbeck A/S

     20,582         358,330   
     

 

 

 

Finland — 3.2%

     

Metso OYJ

     11,020         386,654   

Orion OYJ, Class B

     15,551         384,582   
     

 

 

 
        771,236   
     

 

 

 

France — 5.4%

     

Cap Gemini SA

     9,854         414,202   

Legrand SA

     1,283         49,423   

Metropole Television SA

     23,368         325,750   

Neopost SA

     703         38,484   

Publicis Groupe SA

     1,886         101,607   

Rexel SA

     4,931         89,254   

Teleperformance SA

     8,729         263,956   
     

 

 

 
        1,282,676   
     

 

 

 

Germany — 4.1%

     

Draegerwerk AG & Co.
KGaA, Pref. shares

     651         63,698   

Leoni AG

     1,505         50,143   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Pref.shares

     5,159         143,766   

SMA Solar Technology AG

     4,453         95,464   

Software AG

     10,332         413,939   

Wincor Nixdorf AG

     4,475         199,006   
     

 

 

 
        966,016   
     

 

 

 

Greece — 1.1%

     

OPAP SA

     41,022         262,130   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 1.4%

     

CNOOC, Ltd.

     88,000         182,812   

Shougang Fushan Resources Group, Ltd.

     404,000         141,269   
     

 

 

 
        324,081   
     

 

 

 

Ireland — 0.2%

     

C&C Group PLC*

     7,595         36,364   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

24


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

     

Italy — 6.9%

     

Ansaldo STS SpA

     30,109       $ 244,690   

Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA

     15,704         448,819   

DiaSorin SpA

     12,901         432,921   

Gruppo Editoriale L’espresso SpA

     15,858         15,755   

Parmalat SpA

     127,457         288,774   

Recordati SpA

     24,419         195,442   
     

 

 

 
        1,626,401   
     

 

 

 

Japan — 20.5%

     

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

     800         23,269   

Brother Industries, Ltd.

     14,600         137,532   

Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.

     400         5,827   

CyberAgent, Inc.

     27         53,980   

Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.

     1,000         17,512   

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

     2,300         232,218   

Dena Co., Ltd.

     11,000         343,242   

Gree, Inc.

     8,000         139,496   

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

     500         29,939   

Horiba, Ltd.

     1,300         35,419   

JGC Corp.

     8,000         275,085   

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     2,300         121,439   

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     18,000         223,450   

Konami Corp.

     14,300         327,630   

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

     5,500         36,515   

Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.

     11,000         249,681   

Lintec Corp.

     13,300         229,747   

Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

     32,000         162,746   

Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

     12,000         117,700   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc., SP ADR

     10,595         152,568   

Obic Co., Ltd.

     1,230         253,149   

Point, Inc.

     4,820         183,550   

Sankyo Co., Ltd.

     3,300         149,436   

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

     9,700         182,870   

Shimamura Co., Ltd.

     500         52,111   

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc.

     147         67,212   

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     4,700         106,446   

Toagosei Co., Ltd.

     12,000         48,854   

Toho Holdings Co., Ltd.

     6,200         126,516   

Tokai Rika Co., Ltd.

     11,000         138,345   

Toshiba TEC Corp.

     24,000         112,138   

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

     6,200         469,873   

Xebio Co., Ltd.

     3,700         72,396   
     

 

 

 
        4,877,891   
     

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

     

Mexico — 1.4%

     

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Class B

     105,138       $ 337,238   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands — 0.1%

     

Royal Imtech NV

     589         14,772   
     

 

 

 

Norway — 1.0%

     

Fred Olsen Energy ASA

     5,049         236,895   
     

 

 

 

South Korea — 1.1%

     

Kangwon Land, Inc

     8,960         208,678   

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

     1,720         52,597   
     

 

 

 
        261,275   
     

 

 

 

Spain — 1.4%

     

Construcciones y Auxiliar de

     

Ferrocarriles SA

     416         197,885   

Indra Sistemas SA

     11,914         135,892   
     

 

 

 
        333,777   
     

 

 

 

Sweden — 0.6%

     

Autoliv, Inc

     955         55,008   

Modern Times Group AB, Class B

     1,632         49,701   

SKF AB, Class B

     2,029         45,732   
     

 

 

 
        150,441   
     

 

 

 

Switzerland — 2.7%

     

Forbo Holding AG, Reg. shares

     487         307,480   

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Reg. shares*

     32,648         328,478   
     

 

 

 
        635,958   
     

 

 

 

Taiwan — 2.3%

     

Compal Electronics, Inc.

     246,000         154,947   

HTC Corp.

     38,000         274,472   

LITE-ON IT Corp.

     56,560         47,436   

Lite-On Technology Corp.

     45,000         57,304   
     

 

 

 
        534,159   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 16.4%

     

Antofagasta PLC

     333         6,755   

AstraZeneca PLC, SP ADR

     8,846         410,454   

Bodycote PLC

     25,901         157,704   

Cookson Group PLC

     27,627         259,698   

Debenhams PLC

     138,396         267,336   

Halfords Group PLC

     58,680         327,268   

Hays PLC

     7,416         9,754   

Homeserve PLC

     6,151         21,907   

Inchcape PLC

     58,845         381,747   

ITV PLC

     318,544         444,914   

Ladbrokes PLC

     39,227         113,439   

Micro Focus International PLC

     39,513         366,006   
 

 

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

 

25


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

     

United Kingdom — (Continued)

     

Mondi PLC

     29,135       $ 320,656   

Morgan Crucible Co. PLC

     18,875         76,759   

Premier Farnell PLC

     9,458         25,260   

QinetiQ Group PLC

     27,227         86,558   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR

     5,737         392,870   

William Hill PLC

     38,645         210,790   

WS Atkins PLC

     1,055         12,157   
     

 

 

 
        3,892,032   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $22,967,747)

        22,860,191   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 2.7%

  

  

iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund

     12,030         644,447   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $652,748)

        644,447   
     

 

 

 
         
Value
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.0%
(Cost $23,620,495)

   $ 23,504,638   
  

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 1.0%

     237,415   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

   $ 23,742,053   
  

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

 

ADR

 

American Depositary Receipt

EAFE

 

Europe, Australasia, and Far East

MSCI

 

Morgan Stanley Capital International

SP ADR

 

Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

 

 

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

 

26


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Formula
Investing
U.S. Value
1000 Fund
    Formula
Investing
U.S. Value
Select Fund
     Formula
Investing
International
Value 400 Fund
    Formula
Investing
International
Value Select Fund
 

Assets

         

Investments, at value

   $ 39,705,939      $ 185,857,539       $ 11,334,250      $ 23,504,638   

Cash

     152,030        1,510,096         54,718        124,530   

Foreign currency, at value††

                    177,976        140,572   

Receivable for investments sold

     839,543        417,859         41,498          

Receivable for capital shares sold

     151,294        105,431         420        26,455   

Dividends and interest receivable

     18,040        94,736         41,441        102,347   

Receivable from Investment Adviser

                    8,044          

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     20,265        54,720         7,601        10,537   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     40,887,111        188,040,381         11,665,948        23,909,079   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

         

Payable for investments purchased

     973,261        1,269,303                  

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     79,643        255,294         86,257        110,429   

Payable to Adviser

     14,484        134,298                1,927   

Payable for distribution fees

     8,458        31,457         2,456        4,305   

Payable for audit fees

     12,449        12,205         19,480        14,589   

Payable for legal fees

     3,314        14,374         1,016        1,921   

Payable for transfer agent fees

     11,405        24,348         11,003        23,906   

Payable for administration and accounting

     13,593        11,739         21,684        4,962   

Payable for custodian fees

     18,288        11,250         13,151        1,820   

Accrued expenses

     3,335        6,466         2,772        3,167   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,138,230        1,770,734         157,819        167,026   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 39,748,881      $ 186,269,647       $ 11,508,129      $ 23,742,053   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

         

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 32,947      $ 152,129       $ 12,215      $ 27,402   

Paid-in capital

     37,468,139        176,199,690         12,694,431        26,149,826   

Accumulated net investment income

     251,331        1,530,704         366,372        754,342   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

     (361,818     1,160,356         (1,444,118     (3,075,864

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

     2,358,282        7,226,768         (120,771     (113,653
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 39,748,881      $ 186,269,647       $ 11,508,129      $ 23,742,053   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

       Investments, at cost

   $ 37,347,657      $ 178,630,771       $ 11,455,845      $ 23,620,495   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

††      Foreign currency, at cost

   $      $       $ 176,606      $ 137,546   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

27


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Formula
Investing
U.S. Value
1000 Fund
     Formula
Investing
U.S. Value
Select Fund
     Formula
Investing
International
Value 400 Fund
     Formula
Investing
International
Value Select Fund
 

Class A:

           

Net assets

   $ 39,748,881       $ 145,082,328       $ 11,508,129       $ 20,172,392   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     3,294,687         11,853,004         1,221,529         2,328,679   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 12.06       $ 12.24       $ 9.42       $ 8.66   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class I

           

Net assets

   $       $ 41,187,319       $       $ 3,569,661   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

             3,359,893                 411,497   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $       $ 12.26       $       $ 8.67   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

28


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Formula
Investing
U.S. Value
1000 Fund
    Formula
Investing
U.S. Value
Select Fund
    Formula
Investing
International
Value 400 Fund
    Formula
Investing
International
Value Select Fund
 

Investment Income

        

Dividends

   $ 432,027      $ 2,614,474      $ 250,288      $ 589,117   

Less: foreign taxes withheld

     (226     (515     (26,634     (61,476

Interest

     37        177               48   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     431,838        2,614,136        223,654        527,689   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     147,139        771,352        48,593        110,555   

Distribution fees (Class A) (Note 2)

     49,046        179,938        14,292        25,659   

Administration and accounting fees

     41,352        49,576        49,069        37,048   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     17,772        41,230        16,907        36,802   

Registration and filing fees

     16,273        29,693        15,377        16,994   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     15,973        19,497        15,937        15,887   

Audit fees

     12,450        12,205        19,480        14,589   

Legal fees

     5,447        25,016        1,658        3,270   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees

     4,202        18,568        1,287        2,510   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     3,969        18,428        1,219        2,371   

Other expenses

     4,500        12,047        2,284        2,999   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     318,123        1,177,550        186,103        268,684   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (72,891            (108,927     (103,376

Plus: Net expenses recouped (Note 2)

            609                 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     245,232        1,178,159        77,176        165,308   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     186,606        1,435,977        146,478        362,381   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments:

        

Net realized loss on investments

     (297,684     (2,898,038     (193,740     (1,743,928

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions

                   (2,209     (2,946

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (368,314     (873,277     93,871        1,608,761   

Net change in unrealized loss on foreign currency translations

                   (1,547     (4,796
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

     (665,998     (3,771,315     (103,625     (142,909
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (479,392   $ (2,335,338   $ 42,853      $ 219,472   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

29


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Formula Investing
U.S. Value
1000 Fund
    Formula Investing
U.S. Value
Select Fund
 
     For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 

Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 186,606      $ 123,152      $ 1,435,977      $ 397,491   

Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

     (297,684     (66,275     (2,898,038     5,842,865   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency transactions

     (368,314     1,896,194        (873,277     6,932,501   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (479,392     1,953,071        (2,335,338     13,172,857   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

        

Net investment income

        

Class A

            (71,187            (302,797

Class I

                          (4,624

Net realized capital gains

        

Class A

            (44,294            (1,777,474

Class I

                          (19,106
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders.

            (115,481            (2,104,001
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 4)

     1,139,458        22,966,420        14,303,791        142,467,736   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     660,066        24,804,010        11,968,453        153,536,592   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

        

Beginning of period

     39,088,815        14,284,805        174,301,194        20,764,602   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 39,748,881      $ 39,088,815      $ 186,269,647      $ 174,301,194   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income, end of period

   $ 251,331      $ 64,725      $ 1,530,704      $ 94,727   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

30


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Formula Investing
International
Value 400 Fund
    Formula Investing
International
Value Select Fund
 
For the
Six Months
Ended
October  31, 2012
(Unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the
Six Months
Ended
October  31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 
      
  $146,478       $ 216,715      $ 362,381      $ 411,202   

 

(195,949)

  

     (1,243,988     (1,746,874     (1,327,620

 

92,324

  

     (557,518     1,603,965        (1,942,130

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  42,853         (1,584,791     219,472        (2,858,548

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      
      
  —           (34,341     —          (29,769
  —           —          —          (6,661
      
  —           (174,923     —          (205,654
  —           —          —          (23,765

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

—  

  

     (209,264     —          (265,849

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(633,033)

  

     5,769,084        (391,596     15,696,155   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (590,180)         3,975,029        (172,124     12,571,758   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      
  12,098,309         8,123,280        23,914,177        11,342,419   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $11,508,129       $ 12,098,309      $ 23,742,053      $ 23,914,177   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

$366,372

  

   $ 219,894      $ 754,342      $ 391,961   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

31


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each Class A and Class I Share outstanding (as applicable to each Fund), total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

          Investment Activities       Dividends and
Distributions
   
     Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
   Net
Investment
Income (Loss)(1)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gain/(Loss) on
Investments
  Total
from
Investment
Operations
  Distributions
from

Net
Investment

Income
  Distribution
from

Capital
Gains
  Total
Distributions

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

         

Class A Shares

            

5/1/2012-10/31/2012(4)

   $12.24      $ 0.06         $(0.24)   $(0.18)   $     —   $     —   $     —

5/1/2011-4/30/2012

   $11.85      $ 0.04         $  0.37   $  0.41   $(0.02)   $(0.01)   $(0.03)

11/3/2010*-4/30/2011

   $10.00      $ 0.02         $  1.83   $  1.85   $     —   $     —   $     —

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

         

Class A Shares

               

5/1/2012-10/31/2012(4)

   $12.42      $ 0.09         $(0.27)   $(0.18)   $     —   $     —   $     —

5/1/2011-4/30/2012

   $11.78      $ 0.04         $  0.81   $  0.85     $(0.03)     $(0.19)   $(0.22)

11/3/2010*-4/30/2011

   $10.00     $(0.00)(5)    $  1.78   $  1.78   $     —   $     —   $     —

Class I Shares

               

5/1/2012-10/31/2012(4)

   $12.42      $ 0.11         $(0.27)   $(0.16)   $     —   $     —   $     —

12/13/2011*-4/30/2012

   $10.99      $ 0.02         $  1.64   $  1.66   $(0.05)   $(0.19)   $(0.24)

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

         

Class A Shares

               

5/1/2012-10/31/2012(4)

   $  9.36      $ 0.12         $(0.06)   $  0.06   $     —   $     —   $     —

5/1/2011-4/30/2012

   $11.03      $ 0.19         $(1.70)   $(1.51)   $(0.03)   $(0.14)   $(0.17)

12/17/2010*-4/30/2011

   $10.00      $ 0.08         $  0.95   $  1.03   $     —   $     —   $     —

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

         

Class A Shares

               

5/1/2012-10/31/2012(4)

   $  8.64      $ 0.13         $(0.11)   $  0.02   $     —   $     —   $     —

5/1/2011-4/30/2012

   $10.83      $ 0.21         $(2.28)   $(2.07)   $(0.02)   $(0.11)   $(0.13)

12/17/2010*-4/30/2011

   $10.00      $ 0.07         $  0.76   $  0.83   $     —   $     —   $     —

Class I Shares

               

5/1/2012-10/31/2012(4)

   $  8.64      $ 0.14         $(0.11)   $  0.03   $     —   $     —   $     —

6/30/2011*-4/30/2012

   $10.24      $ 0.16         $(1.62)   $(1.46)   $(0.03)   $(0.11)   $(0.14)

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(4) 

Unaudited.

(5) 

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(6) 

Annualized.

(7) 

Not annualized.

 

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

 

32


FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Financial Highlights (Concluded)

 

 

 

Redemption

Fees

   Net
Asset
Value,
End

of Period
   Total
Return(2)
  Net
Assets’
End

of Period
   Ratio
of Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
  Ratio
of Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
Excluding

Fee Waivers,
Reductions of
Expenses and/or
Recoupment(3)
  Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
to Average
Net Assets
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
                
                
    

$0.00(5)

   $12.06    (1.47)%   $39,749    1.25%(6)   1.62%(6)   0.95%(6)   63%(7)
$0.01    $12.24    3.67%   $39,089    1.25%   2.14%   0.40%   183%
    

$0.00(5)

   $11.85    18.50%   $14,285    1.25%(6)   6.53%(6)   0.31%(6)   171%(7)
                     
                     
    

$0.00(5)

   $12.24    (1.45)%   $145,082    1.35%(6)   1.35%(6)   1.53%(6)   61%(7)
$0.01    $12.42    7.63%   $142,250    1.35%   1.52%   0.39%   187%
    

$0.00(5)

   $11.78    17.80%   $20,765    1.35%(6)   4.38%(6)   (0.06)%(6)   174%(7)
                     
    

$0.00(5)

   $12.26    (1.29)%   $41,187    1.10%(6)   1.10%(6)   1.79%(6)   61%(7)
    

$0.01

   $12.42    15.51%   $32,051    1.10%(6)   1.20%(6)   0.53%(6)   187%(7)
                     
                
    

$0.00(5)

   $9.42    0.64%   $11,508    1.35%(6)   3.26%(6)   2.56%(6)   39%(7)
$0.01    $9.36    (13.36)%   $12,098    1.35%   5.28%   2.00%   174%
    

$0.00(5)

   $11.03    10.30%   $8,123    1.35%(6)   7.00%(6)   2.04%(6)   147%(7)
                     
                     
    

$0.00(5)

   $8.66    0.23%   $20,172    1.45%(6)   2.34%(6)   3.08%(6)   80%(7)
$0.01    $8.64    (18.95)%   $21,409    1.45%   2.90%   2.36%   171%
    

$0.00(5)

   $10.83    8.30%   $11,342    1.45%(6)   5.55%(6)   1.96%(6)   220%(7)
                     
    

$0.00(5)

   $8.67    0.35%   $3,570    1.20%(6)   2.09%(6)   3.33%(6)   80%(7)
    

$0.00(5)

   $8.64    (14.12)%   $2,505    1.20%(6)   2.72%(6)   2.18%(6)   171%(7)

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The Formula Investing Funds (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) are each a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund and the Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund commenced investment operations on November 3, 2010. The Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund and Formula Investing International Value Select Fund commenced investment operations on December 17, 2010. The Funds are each a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. Each of the Funds offers separate classes of shares, Class A and Class I Shares. As of October 31, 2012, Class I Shares had not been issued for the Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund and the Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund. The Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund and Formula Investing International Value Select Fund currently offer Class A and Class I Shares.

Portfolio Valuation — The Funds’ net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Funds are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued using an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Options are valued at last sale price. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuations techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

•   Level 1 —

 

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

•   Level 2 —

 

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

•   Level 3 —

 

significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of net assets).

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:

 

Funds    Total Value at
10/31/12
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant

Unobservable
Inputs
 

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund:

           

Investments in Securities*

   $ 39,705,939       $ 39,705,939       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund:

           

Investments in Securities*

   $ 185,857,539       $ 185,857,539       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund:

           

Common Stocks

           

United Kingdom

   $ 1,802,533       $ 1,802,512       $       $ 21   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

All other Countries*

     9,531,717         9,531,717                   

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 11,334,250       $ 11,334,229       $       $ 21   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Formula Investing International Value Fund: Investments in Securities*

   $ 23,504,638       $ 23,504,638       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

*

Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details.

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Funds may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Funds.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distribution (12b-1) fees and shareholder services fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Fund level expenses common to all classes, investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

are allocated to each class based upon the relative daily net assets of each class. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to that fund.

Foreign Currency Translation — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

The Funds do not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities in the Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Statement of Operations.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared, recorded on ex-date and paid at least annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Funds’ intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other — In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against a Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

Currency Risk — Both the Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund and the Formula Investing International Value Select Fund invest in securities of foreign issuers, including American Depositary Receipts. These markets are subject to special risks associated with foreign investments not typically associated with investing in U.S. markets. Because the foreign securities in which these two Funds may invest generally trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, changes in currency exchange rates will affect both Funds’ NAV, the value of dividends and interest earned and gains and losses realized on the sale of securities. Because the NAV for both Funds is determined on the basis of U.S. dollars, both Funds may lose money by investing in a foreign security if the local currency of a foreign market depreciates against the U.S. dollar, even if the local currency value of both Funds’ holdings goes up. Generally, a strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of both Funds’ holdings in foreign securities.

Foreign Securities Market Risk — Securities of many non-U.S. companies may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. Securities of companies traded in many countries outside the U.S., particularly emerging markets countries, may be subject to further risks due to the inexperience of local investment professionals and financial institutions, the possibility of permanent or temporary termination of trading and greater spreads between bid and asked prices of securities. In addition, non-U.S. stock exchanges and investment professionals are subject to less governmental regulation, and commissions may be higher than in the United States. Also, there may be delays in the settlement of non-U.S. stock exchange transactions.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

2. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

Gotham Asset Management, LLC. (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). For its services as investment adviser, Gotham is entitled to the following advisory fees, as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

     Annual
Advisory Fee

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

   0.75%

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

   0.85%

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

   0.85%

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

   0.95%

The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of each Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that each Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses” and brokerage commissions) do not exceed the amounts listed below (on an annual basis) of a Fund’s average daily net assets (each an “Expense Limitation”):

 

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

   1.00%

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

   1.10%

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

   1.10%

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

   1.20%

Each Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2014, unless the Board of Trustees of the Trust approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the year in which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for a Fund. No recoupment will occur unless a Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation. Each class of shares of the Funds pays its respective pro-rated portion of the advisory fee payable by the Funds.

At October 31, 2012, the amount of potential recoupment by the Adviser was as follows:

 

     Expiration
April 30, 2014
     Expiration
April 30, 2015
     Expiration
April 30, 2016
 

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

     $97,215         $277,886         $72,891   

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

     69,585         159,572           

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

     69,133         425,540         108,927   

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

     50,226         254,352         103,376   

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the Advisor recouped $609 of advisory fees for the Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund.

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the advisory fee and waivers were as follows:

 

     Gross
Advisory Fee
     Waiver/
Reimbursements
     Net Advisory Fee
(Reimbursement)
 

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

     $147,139         $(72,891)         $74,248   

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

     771,961                 771,961   

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

     48,593         (108,927)         (60,334)   

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

     110,555         (103,376)         7,179   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and transfer agent for the Funds.

For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Funds. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

BNY Mellon and the Custodian have the ability to recover such amounts previously waived, if the Funds terminate its agreement with BNY Mellon or the Custodian within three years of signing the agreements.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (“the Underwriter”), provides principal underwriting services to the Funds. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no underwriting commissions or sales commissions for the sale of Fund shares.

The Trust and the Underwriter are parties to an underwriting agreement. The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class A Shares in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Shares plan, each Fund compensates the Underwriter for direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred in connection with advertising, marketing and other distribution services in an amount not to exceed 0.25% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s Class A Shares.

The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with BNY Mellon receive an annual retainer and out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Trustees by the Funds during the six months ended October 31, 2012 was $18,136. During the period, there was a Trustee who is an employee of BNY Mellon. She was not entitled to compensation by the Funds during the time of her employment. Certain employees of BNY Mellon are Officers of the Trust. They are not compensated by the Funds or the Trust

3. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of a Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

   $ 25,945,212       $ 24,582,707   

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

     124,266,086         108,534,024   

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

     4,376,395         4,815,502   

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

     18,435,801         18,351,315   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the six months ended October 31, 2012 and the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

        

Class A Shares

        

Sales

     478,140      $ 5,618,315        3,159,230      $ 36,027,890   

Reinvestments

                   10,758        112,199   

Redemption Fees*

            2,527               23,723   

Redemptions

     (377,143     (4,481,384     (1,182,246     (13,197,392
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     100,997      $ 1,139,458        1,987,742      $ 22,966,420   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

        

Class A Shares

        

Sales

     2,157,894      $ 26,074,222        13,952,881      $ 161,455,592   

Reinvestments

                   176,711        1,897,812   

Redemption Fees*

            12,120               42,396   

Redemptions

     (1,759,598     (21,213,267     (4,438,170     (52,160,945
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     398,296      $ 4,873,075        9,691,422      $ 111,234,855   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I Shares**

        

Sales

     1,145,337      $ 14,012,916        3,109,080      $ 37,744,268   

Reinvestments

                   2,212        23,730   

Redemption Fees*

            3,055               9,945   

Redemptions

     (365,672     (4,585,255     (531,064     (6,545,062
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     779,665      $ 9,430,716        2,580,228      $ 31,232,881   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

        

Class A Shares

        

Sales

     81,287      $ 721,925        1,102,912      $ 10,672,158   

Reinvestments

                   24,911        202,273   

Redemption Fees*

            324               10,147   

Redemptions

     (152,157     (1,355,282     (571,932     (5,115,494
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     (70,870   $ (633,033     555,891      $ 5,769,084   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

        

Class A Shares

        

Sales

     452,091      $ 3,641,815        2,305,016      $ 20,751,604   

Reinvestments

                   30,326        229,523   

Redemption Fees*

            697               11,028   

Redemptions

     (600,605     (5,034,197     (905,414     (8,094,029
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     (148,514   $ (1,391,685     1,429,928      $ 12,898,126   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     For the Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
     For the Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Class I Shares**

           

Sales

     121,655       $ 1,000,000         285,823       $ 2,766,528   

Reinvestments

                     4,019         30,426   

Redemption Fees*

             89                 1,075   

Redemptions

                               
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     121,655       $ 1,000,089         289,842       $ 2,798,029   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

There is 1.00% redemption fee that may be charged on shares redeemed which have been held 90 days or less. The redemption fees are retained by the Funds and are allocated to all classes in that Fund based on relative net assets.

**

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund’s Class I Shares commenced operations on December 13, 2011; Formula Investing International Value Select Fund’s Class I Shares commenced operations on June 30, 2011.

5. Federal Tax Information

The Funds have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Funds to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Funds have determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Funds are subject to examination by federal, state, and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

The tax character of distributions paid by the Funds during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012 was as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
Dividend
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
Dividend

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

   $ 115,457       $24

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

     2,104,001      

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

     209,264      

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

     265,849      

As of April 30, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Capital Loss
Carryforward
    Undistributed
Ordinary Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term Gain
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

   $      $ 163,677       $ 39,747       $ 2,523,763   

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

            4,756,122                 7,529,154   

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

     (208,964     222,120                 (305,430

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

     (283,897     391,961                 (1,946,459

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Foreign currency and short-term capital gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

At October 31, 2012, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Funds were as follows:

 

     Federal
Tax Cost
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

   $ 37,347,657       $ 3,961,615       $ (1,603,333   $ 2,358,282   

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

     178,630,771         16,356,519         (9,129,751     7,226,768   

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

     11,455,845         1,067,023         (1,188,618     (121,595

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

     23,620,495         2,003,692         (2,119,549     (115,857

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2012 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. The Funds’ first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was April 30, 2012.

The following table shows amounts of post-enactment capital loss carryforwards, if any, by each of the applicable Funds, which have an unlimited period of capital loss carryforward, as of April 30, 2012:

 

     Post-Enactment
Unlimited Period of  Net
Capital Loss Carryforward
     Short-Term      Long-Term

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund

   $       $—

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund

          

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund

     208,964      

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund

     283,897      

6. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued, and determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the Financial Statements.

 

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FORMULA INVESTING FUNDS

Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 974-6852 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended July 31 and January 31) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Approval of Advisory Agreement

At an in-person meeting held on August 24, 2012, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”), unanimously approved an advisory agreement between Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) and FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of each Fund (“Agreement”). In determining whether to approve the Agreement, the Trustees considered information provided by the Adviser in accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Trustees considered information that the Adviser provided regarding (i) the services performed for the Funds, (ii) the size and qualifications of the Adviser’s portfolio management staff, (iii) any potential or actual material conflicts of interest which may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of a Fund, (iv) investment performance, (v) the capitalization and financial condition of the adviser, (vi) brokerage selection procedures (including soft dollar arrangements, if any), (vii) the procedures for allocating investment opportunities between the Funds and other clients, (viii) results of any independent audit or regulatory examination, including any recommendations or deficiencies noted, (ix) any litigation, investigation or administrative proceeding which may have a material impact on the Adviser’s ability to service a Fund and (x) compliance with the Funds investment objectives, policies and practices (including codes of ethics and proxy voting policies), federal securities laws and other regulatory requirements. The Adviser also provided its Form ADV for the Trustees’ review and consideration. The Trustees noted the reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Board meetings throughout the year covering matters such as the relative performance of the Funds; compliance with the investment objectives, policies, strategies and limitations for the Funds; the compliance of management personnel with the applicable code of ethics; and the adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Trustees received and reviewed a memorandum from legal counsel regarding the legal standard applicable to their review of the Agreement.

Representatives from Gotham attended the meeting either in person or via teleconference and discussed the firm’s history, performance and investment strategies in connection with the proposed continuation of the Agreement and answered questions from the Board.

The Trustees considered the investment performance for the Funds and the Adviser. The Trustees reviewed relevant peer comparative rankings and historical performance charts, which showed the performance for the Funds as compared to their respective benchmark indices, Morningstar categories and separately managed accounts for various periods ending June 30, 2012. The Trustees considered the short-term and long-term performance of the Funds. The Trustees also noted that they considered performance reports provided at Board meetings throughout the year. They concluded that the performance of the Funds was within an acceptable range of performance relative to other mutual funds with similar investment objectives, strategies and policies as measured by the applicable Morningstar categories.

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

The Adviser provided information regarding its advisory fees and an analysis of these fees in relation to the services to be provided to the Funds and any other ancillary benefit resulting from the Adviser’s relationship with the Funds. The Trustees also reviewed information regarding the fees the Adviser charges to other clients and evaluated explanations provided by the Adviser as to differences in fees charged to the Funds and other similarly managed accounts. The Trustees also reviewed fees charged by other advisers that manage comparable mutual funds with similar strategies. The Trustees concluded that the advisory fees and services provided by the Adviser are consistent with those of other advisers which manage mutual funds with investment objectives, strategies and policies similar to those of the Funds as measured by the information provided by Gotham.

The Board considered, among other data, the specific factors and related conclusions set forth below with respect to each Fund:

Formula Investing U.S. Value 1000 Fund. The Fund’s advisory fee was higher than the average advisory fee of the Funds in the Morningstar Mid Cap Blend Category but was still within the range of fees of the category, and the Fund’s expense ratio was in line with the average expense ratio of the Morningstar Mid Cap Blend Category. The Fund outperformed the Morningstar Mid Cap Blend Category for the year ended June 30, 2012. With respect to the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index, the Fund underperformed the benchmark for the year ended June 30, 2012 and was in line with the performance of the benchmark for the since inception period ended June 30, 2012. Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the high quality of services received by the Fund from the Advisor.

Formula Investing U.S. Value Select Fund. The Fund’s advisory fee was higher than the average advisory fee of the Funds in the Morningstar Mid Cap Blend Category but was still within the range of fees of the category, and the Fund’s expense ratio was in line with the average expense ratio of the Morningstar Mid Cap Blend Category. The Fund outperformed the Morningstar Mid Cap Blend Category for the year ended June 30, 2012. With respect to the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index, the Fund underperformed the benchmark for the year ended June 30, 2012 and outperformed the benchmark for the since inception period ended June 30, 2012. Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the high quality of services received by the Fund from the Advisor.

Formula Investing International Value 400 Fund. The Fund’s advisory fee and expense ratio were in line with the average advisory fee and expense ratio of the Funds in the Morningstar Foreign Small/Mid Blend Category. The Fund underperformed the Morningstar Foreign Small/Mid Blend Category for the year ended June 30, 2012. With respect to the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI World (Ex US) Index, the Fund underperformed the benchmark for the one year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2012. Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the high quality of services received by the Fund from the Advisor.

Formula Investing International Value Select Fund. The Fund’s advisory fee and expense ratio were in line with the average advisory fee and expense ratio of the Funds in the Morningstar Foreign Small/Mid Value Category. The Fund underperformed the Morningstar Foreign Small/Mid Value Category for the year ended June 30, 2012. With respect to the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI World (Ex US) Index, the Fund underperformed the benchmark for the one year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2012. Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the Fund’s performance was satisfactory and that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the high quality of services received by the Fund from the Adviser.

The Trustees reviewed the services provided to each Fund by the Adviser and concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided were appropriate and consistent with the terms of the Agreement, that the quality of the proposed services appeared to be consistent with industry norms and the Funds are likely to benefit from the continued provision of those services. They also concluded that the Adviser has sufficient personnel, with the appropriate education and experience, to serve the Funds effectively.

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

The Trustees considered the costs of the services provided by the Adviser, the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser in providing services to the Funds, as well as the Adviser’s profitability. The Trustees were provided with the Adviser’s most recent financial statements. The Trustees considered any direct or indirect revenues which would be received by the Adviser. The Trustees noted that the level of profitability is an important factor to consider, and the Trustees should be satisfied that Gotham’s profits are sufficient to continue as a healthy concern generally and as investment adviser of the Funds specifically. Based on the information provided, the Trustees concluded that the Adviser’s fees derived from its relationship with the Trust in light of each Fund’s total expenses, were reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided, taking into account the fees charged by other advisers for managing comparable mutual funds with similar strategies. The Trustees also concluded that the overall expense ratio of each Fund is reasonable, taking into account the projected growth and size of each Fund and the quality of services provided by the Adviser, the investment performance of the Fund and the expense limitations agreed to by the Adviser.

The Trustees considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized relative to fee levels as each Fund grows, and whether the advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Board determined that economies of scale may be achieved at higher asset levels for each Fund for the benefit of fund shareholders, but that the advisory fee structure for each Fund did not currently include breakpoint reductions in the advisory fee as asset levels increased.

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

 

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Investment Adviser

Gotham Asset Management, LLC

535 Madison Avenue, 30Th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Pepper Hamilton LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103


 

LOGO

GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

of

FundVantage Trust

Institutional Class Shares

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Gotham Absolute Return Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Gotham Absolute Return Fund.


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period from August 31, 2012, commencement of operations, through October 31, 2012 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Gotham Absolute Return Fund     

 

 
     Beginning Account Value
August 31, 2012
     Ending Account Value
October 31, 2012
     Annualized Expense
Ratio*
     Expenses Paid
During Period**
 

Institutional Class

           

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,005.00         2.25%         $3.77   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,013.86         2.25%         11.42   

 

*

These amounts include dividends paid on securities which the Fund has sold short (“short-sale dividends”) and related interest expense. The annualized amount of short-sale dividends and related interest expense was 0.81% of average net assets for the period from August 31, 2012 to October 31, 2012.

 

**

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, in the table above, which include waived fees or reimbursement expenses for the period from August 31, 2012, commencement of operations, to October 31, 2012, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (61), then divided by 365 to reflect the period. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on returns since inception for the Fund of 0.50%. Hypothetical expenses are as if the Institutional Class Shares had been in existence from May 1, 2012, and are equal to the Institutional Class Share’s annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period (184), then divided by 365 to reflect the period.

 

1


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by security type and sector classifications of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

Common Stocks:

    

Consumer, Non-Cyclical

     35.3   $ 1,932,067   

Industrial

     31.2        1,707,363   

Consumer, Cyclical

     26.7        1,462,545   

Technology

     18.3        1,002,437   

Communications

     7.0        384,420   

Securities Sold Short

     (58.0 )      (3,178,405 ) 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     39.5        2,164,278   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 5,474,705   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

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

 

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GOTHAM ABSOLUTE FUND

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

LONG POSITIONS - 118.5%

   

COMMON STOCKS — 118.5%

   

Communications — 7.0%

   

ADTRAN, Inc.†

    924      $ 15,606   

AT&T, Inc.

    152        5,258   

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.†

    404        16,742   

Belo Corp., Class A†

    4,974        37,205   

CBS Corp., Class B, non-voting shares

    258        8,359   

Cisco Systems, Inc.†

    2,147        36,800   

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.†

    478        12,031   

DIRECTV*†

    91        4,651   

F5 Networks, Inc.*

    96        7,918   

Factset Research Systems, Inc.†

    87        7,878   

Frontier Communications Corp.

    1,858        8,770   

Gannett Co., Inc.†

    1,271        21,480   

Harris Corp.†

    578        26,461   

Meredith Corp.†

    784        26,240   

MetroPCS Communications, Inc.*

    2,056        20,992   

Omnicom Group, Inc.†

    73        3,497   

Plantronics, Inc.†

    914        29,650   

Scholastic Corp.†

    540        17,815   

Viacom, Inc., Class B

    28        1,436   

Vonage Holdings Corp.*†

    8,706        19,763   

Washington Post Co. (The), Class B

    95        31,683   

Websense, Inc.*

    783        10,351   

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A†

    1,710        13,834   
   

 

 

 
      384,420   
   

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical — 26.7%

   

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.†

    244        17,309   

Aeropostale, Inc.*†

    1,604        19,168   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.†

    1,524        31,806   

Ameristar Casinos, Inc.†

    534        9,745   

ANN, Inc.*†

    1,025        36,039   

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*†

    591        20,821   

Bally Technologies, Inc.*

    138        6,889   

Biglari Holdings, Inc.*

    46        16,266   

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.†

    216        8,223   

BorgWarner, Inc.*†

    596        39,229   

Brown Shoe Co., Inc.†

    318        5,018   

Buckle, Inc. (The)†

    546        24,663   

Carter’s, Inc.*†

    725        39,194   

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

    421        11,948   

Choice Hotels International, Inc.†

    405        12,672   

Churchill Downs, Inc.†

    153        9,995   
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Consumer, Cyclical — (Continued)

   

Coinstar, Inc.*†

    768      $ 36,050   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.†

    1,943        39,113   

Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.†

    346        16,563   

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.†

    418        26,606   

Crocs, Inc.*†

    2,393        30,152   

CVS Caremark Corp.

    486        22,550   

Dana Holding Corp.†

    2,929        38,546   

Denny’s Corp.*†

    3,374        15,520   

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A†

    185        14,245   

DineEquity, Inc.*

    218        13,669   

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A*†

    1,080        34,117   

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

    275        10,964   

Express, Inc.*†

    2,589        28,816   

Foot Locker, Inc.†

    558        18,693   

G & K Services, Inc., Class A

    554        17,867   

GameStop Corp., Class A†

    250        5,708   

General Motors Co.†

    278        7,089   

Genesco, Inc.*

    49        2,808   

Genuine Parts Co.†

    167        10,451   

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*†

    1,034        38,217   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)*†

    1,287        14,685   

Guess?, Inc.†

    886        21,955   

Hanesbrands, Inc.*†

    1,231        41,202   

Harman International Industries, Inc.†

    338        14,172   

Hasbro, Inc.†

    597        21,486   

Interface, Inc.†

    1,058        15,140   

Kimball International, Inc., Class B†

    2,754        32,883   

LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.*†

    3,681        32,540   

Macy’s, Inc.†

    256        9,746   

Meritor, Inc.*†

    3,952        17,468   

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Class A

    46        3,432   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A†

    1,041        49,271   

OfficeMax, Inc.†

    758        5,571   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*†

    447        38,299   

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., Class A (Bermuda)*†

    2,551        29,923   

PetSmart, Inc.

    12        797   

Pool Corp.

    626        26,367   

Rite Aid Corp.*†

    1,743        2,022   

Ross Stores, Inc.†

    277        16,883   

ScanSource, Inc.*†

    1,128        32,994   

SHFL Entertainment Inc.*

    841        11,883   

Sonic Corp.*†

    2,717        27,088   
 

 

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

 

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GOTHAM ABSOLUTE FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Consumer, Cyclical — (Continued)

   

Speedway Motorsports, Inc.†

    274      $ 4,466   

Staples, Inc.†

    2,351        27,072   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

    673        34,895   

Steelcase, Inc., Class A†

    415        4,154   

Superior Industries International, Inc.†

    887        15,159   

Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.*†

    571        15,097   

TJX Cos., Inc.†

    918        38,216   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.*†

    536        24,929   

UniFirst Corp.†

    390        27,132   

United Stationers, Inc.

    1,091        31,661   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.*

    146        8,551   

Walgreen Co.†

    346        12,190   

Warnaco Group, Inc. (The)*

    44        3,106   

WESCO International, Inc.*†

    140        9,083   

Whirlpool Corp.

    44        4,298   
   

 

 

 
      1,462,545   
   

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 35.3%

   

Altria Group, Inc.†

    830        26,394   

Amgen, Inc.†

    20        1,731   

Amsurg Corp.*

    515        14,688   

Apollo Group, Inc., Class A*†

    1,157        23,232   

Arbitron, Inc.†

    958        34,833   

Avery Dennison Corp.†

    198        6,411   

Avon Products, Inc.

    426        6,599   

Becton Dickinson & Co.†

    457        34,586   

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.,
Class A*†

    283        28,682   

Bio-Reference Labs, Inc.*

    987        27,399   

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.†

    2,966        39,685   

Bridgepoint Education, Inc.*†

    2,917        29,170   

Bruker Corp.*†

    3,250        39,292   

CareFusion Corp.*†

    966        25,657   

Celgene Corp.*

    152        11,145   

Central Garden and Pet Co.,
Class A*†

    2,547        28,705   

Chemed Corp.†

    318        21,386   

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated†

    133        9,142   

CONMED Corp.†

    954        26,388   

Convergys Corp.†

    408        6,858   

CoreLogic, Inc.*

    812        19,326   

Cott Corp. (Canada)*†

    4,237        32,413   

Covidien PLC (Ireland)†

    552        30,332   
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Consumer, Non-cyclical — (Continued)

  

CR Bard, Inc.

    179      $ 17,218   

Cyberonics, Inc.*

    165        7,631   

Deluxe Corp.†

    676        21,301   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.†

    619        26,524   

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.*†

    1,477        42,331   

General Mills, Inc.†

    773        30,982   

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.†

    410        15,355   

HealthSouth Corp.*

    1,501        33,217   

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.†

    1,203        31,374   

Henry Schein, Inc.*†

    176        12,985   

Herbalife, Ltd. (Cayman Islands)†

    583        29,937   

Hillshire Brands Co.†

    1,129        29,365   

ICU Medical, Inc.*†

    568        33,699   

Ingredion, Inc.†

    363        22,310   

ITT Educational Services, Inc.*†

    803        17,256   

Jarden Corp.†

    36        1,793   

JM Smucker Co. (The)†

    328        28,090   

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A†

    1,019        13,543   

Korn/Ferry International*†

    1,641        21,973   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

    100        8,473   

Lender Processing Services, Inc.

    650        15,672   

Life Technologies Corp.*†

    14        685   

Lorillard, Inc.†

    95        11,021   

MEDNAX, Inc.*

    262        18,073   

Medtronic, Inc.†

    479        19,917   

Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*†

    2,963        37,571   

Mylan, Inc.*

    574        14,545   

National Healthcare Corp.†

    185        8,810   

Navigant Consulting, Inc.*†

    284        2,951   

NuVasive, Inc.*

    861        12,416   

Orthofix International NV (Netherlands)*†

    976        38,708   

PAREXEL International Corp.*†

    1,243        38,148   

PDL BioPharma, Inc.†

    945        7,040   

PepsiCo, Inc.†

    339        23,472   

Pfizer, Inc.†

    769        19,125   

Quad/Graphics, Inc.

    137        2,511   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    163        9,408   

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†

    904        23,034   

Resources Connection, Inc.†

    2,207        27,234   

Revlon, Inc., Class A*†

    470        7,238   

Reynolds American, Inc.

    628        26,150   
 

 

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

 

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GOTHAM ABSOLUTE FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Consumer, Non-cyclical — (Continued)

  

Robert Half International, Inc.†

    1,204      $ 32,376   

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.†

    3,754        37,615   

Safeway, Inc.

    227        3,702   

SAIC, Inc.†

    3,510        38,575   

Sanderson Farms, Inc.†

    732        33,152   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.*†

    4,049        42,879   

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*†

    1,336        14,910   

St Jude Medical, Inc.

    81        3,099   

STERIS Corp.†

    1,092        38,886   

Stewart Enterprises, Inc., Class A†

    2,889        22,448   

Strayer Education, Inc.†

    334        19,192   

Stryker Corp.†

    678        35,663   

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

    796        21,213   

Total System Services, Inc.

    343        7,714   

United Therapeutics Corp.*†

    899        41,057   

Universal Corp.†

    639        31,669   

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B†

    122        5,050   

USANA Health Sciences Inc†

    904        38,999   

Valassis Communications, Inc.*†

    1,587        41,294   

VCA Antech, Inc.*

    78        1,527   

Village Super Market, Inc., Class A†

    160        5,867   

Warner Chilcott PLC, Class A (Ireland)†

    3,321        38,457   

Western Union Co. (The)

    1,729        22,008   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.†

    336        21,575   
   

 

 

 
      1,932,067   
   

 

 

 

Industrial — 31.2%

   

Aar Corp.†

    714        10,774   

Actuant Corp., Class A†

    747        21,095   

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*†

    3,001        35,442   

AECOM Technology Corp.*†

    1,846        39,634   

Albany International Corp., Class A†

    1,463        32,142   

Altra Holdings, Inc.†

    1,307        23,552   

American Science & Engineering, Inc.†

    352        22,380   

Avnet, Inc.*†.

    857        24,553   

AVX Corp.†

    503        4,949   

Belden, Inc.

    562        20,120   

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*

    2,181        32,322   

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    455        25,275   

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (Netherlands)†

    822        30,866   

Circor International, Inc.

    174        6,001   
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Industrial — (Continued)

   

CLARCOR Inc.†

    370      $ 16,739   

Crane Co.†

    559        23,467   

Danaher Corp.†

    474        24,520   

Darling International, Inc.*†

    1,784        29,490   

Donaldson Co., Inc.†

    897        28,946   

Dover Corp.†

    287        16,709   

Emerson Electric Co.†

    484        23,440   

Encore Wire Corp.†

    607        18,732   

Energizer Holdings, Inc.†

    360        26,269   

EnerSys*†

    1,358        46,824   

Esterline Technologies Corp.*†

    744        42,996   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    4        146   

FLIR Systems, Inc.†

    18        350   

Forward Air Corp.†

    821        27,397   

Garmin, Ltd. (Switzerland)†

    965        36,660   

General Cable Corp.*†

    1,177        33,580   

General Dynamics Corp.†

    352        23,964   

Heartland Express, Inc.†

    1,783        24,873   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.*†

    1,003        42,507   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.†

    115        7,053   

iRobot Corp.*†

    1,830        32,885   

Itron, Inc.*†

    755        31,000   

ITT Corp.†

    2,053        42,702   

Jabil Circuit, Inc.†

    457        7,924   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.*†

    688        26,550   

John Bean Technologies Corp.†

    1,176        18,134   

Kaydon Corp.

    84        1,878   

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.†

    702        30,446   

Lindsay Corp.

    116        8,859   

Littelfuse, Inc.

    99        5,306   

Lockheed Martin Corp.†

    171        16,018   

Mine Safety Appliances Co.†

    18        695   

Moog, Inc., Class A*†

    513        18,986   

Movado Group, Inc.†

    1,284        40,690   

Mueller Industries, Inc.†

    265        11,607   

National Presto Industries, Inc.†

    298        22,156   

Nortek, Inc.*†

    247        14,699   

Northrop Grumman Corp.†

    401        27,545   

Park Electrochemical Corp.†

    508        12,609   

Pentair, Ltd., Registered Shares (Switzerland)

    687        29,019   

Plexus Corp.*†

    1,283        34,526   

Power-One, Inc.*†

    8,035        32,381   
 

 

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

 

5


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Industrial — (Continued)

   

Raytheon Co.†

    681      $ 38,517   

Regal-Beloit Corp.

    487        31,743   

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

    71        4,209   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.†

    244        17,339   

Sanmina-SCI Corp*†

    3,051        27,123   

Sauer-Danfoss, Inc.†

    776        31,087   

Shaw Group, Inc. (The)*

    303        13,268   

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*†

    4,075        39,120   

Standex International Corp.†

    421        19,467   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    186        12,890   

Sun Hydraulics Corp.†

    528        14,066   

Tech Data Corp.*†

    443        19,629   

Tennant Co.†

    735        27,504   

Terex Corp.*

    1,613        36,373   

Tetra Tech, Inc.*†

    527        13,670   

Timken Co†

    99        3,910   

Trex Co., Inc.*†

    355        12,404   

Triumph Group, Inc.

    475        31,075   

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    21        2,837   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.*†

    2,506        20,750   
   

 

 

 
      1,707,363   
   

 

 

 

Technology — 18.3%

   

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

    16        1,078   

Acxiom Corp.*†

    1,360        24,820   

Apple, Inc.

    14        8,331   

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.† .

    1,469        33,713   

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.*†

    6,770        35,881   

CA Inc†

    1,153        25,966   

CACI International, Inc., Class A*†

    661        33,334   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*†

    1,938        24,535   

CSG Systems International, Inc.*

    1,600        32,976   

Dell, Inc.†

    1,323        12,211   

Digital River, Inc.*†

    1,456        20,879   

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

    136        11,021   

Ebix, Inc.†

    1,130        24,623   

Entegris, Inc.*†

    3,045        24,999   

GT Advanced Technologies, Inc.*†

    3,587        15,568   

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*†

    1,984        32,081   

j2 Global, Inc.†

    628        18,865   

KLA-Tencor Corp.†

    467        21,725   

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.*†

    4,109        42,158   

Linear Technology Corp.†

    375        11,723   
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Technology — (Continued)

   

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.

   

(Bermuda)†

    3,470      $ 27,378   

Microsoft Corp.†

    465        13,269   

MKS Instruments, Inc.†

    627        14,816   

Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.†

    1,146        17,545   

MTS Systems Corp.†

    624        31,456   

NCR Corp.*

    1,900        40,432   

Netscout Systems, Inc.*†

    747        18,473   

NVIDIA Corp.*†

    2,844        34,043   

Oracle Corp.†

    802        24,902   

Pitney Bowes, Inc.†

    2,351        33,760   

QLogic Corp.*†

    3,668        34,406   

Quality Systems, Inc.†

    681        11,883   

Seagate Technology PLC (Ireland)†

    1,503        41,062   

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*†

    2,281        31,067   

Synaptics, Inc.*†

    950        22,002   

SYNNEX Corp*†

    1,112        36,018   

Syntel, Inc.†

    336        20,029   

Teradyne, Inc.*

    2,200        32,164   

Ultratech, Inc.*†

    831        25,686   

Veeco Instruments, Inc.*†

    493        15,135   

Xerox Corp.†

    689        4,437   

Xilinx, Inc.

    488        15,987   
   

 

 

 
      1,002,437   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $6,596,397)

      6,488,832   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG POSITIONS - 118.5%

(Cost $6,596,397)

      6,488,832   
   

 

 

 

SHORT POSITIONS - (58.0)%

   

COMMON STOCKS — (58.0)%

   

COMMUNICATIONS — (4.2)%

   

Amazon.Com, Inc.†

    (84     (19,557

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*

    (151     (7,055

Blue Nile, Inc.*

    (369     (13,937

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

    (35     (2,709

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A

    (1,398     (9,311

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A*

    (2,519     (6,197

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A*

    (250     (14,755

Dish Network Corp., Class A

    (454     (16,176

Expedia, Inc.

    (147     (8,695
 

 

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

 

6


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

COMMUNICATIONS — (Continued)

   

Groupon, Inc.*

    (377   $ (1,553

HealthStream, Inc.

    (356     (9,092

HomeAway, Inc.*

    (487     (12,521

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A*

    (221     (8,674

Liberty Global, Inc., Class A*

    (145     (8,704

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Capital, Class A*

    (150     (16,751

McGraw-Hill Cos, Inc. (The)

    (47     (2,598

Netflix, Inc.*

    (277     (21,908

Sapient Corp.*

    (861     (8,851

Shutterfly, Inc.*

    (554     (16,764

Sourcefire, Inc.*

    (274     (11,724

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

    (41     (4,064

TripAdvisor, Inc.*

    (111     (3,362

Virgin Media, Inc.

    (138     (4,518
   

 

 

 
      (229,476
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER, CYCLICAL — (17.1)%

   

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

    (475     (14,525

AFC Enterprises, Inc.*

    (394     (9,976

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

    (1,779     (19,338

Arctic Cat, Inc.*

    (202     (7,326

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

    (1,018     (20,156

AutoNation, Inc.*

    (196     (8,702

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.†

    (286     (9,249

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*

    (290     (9,584

Boyd Gaming Corp.*

    (2,726     (16,819

Brunswick Corp.

    (65     (1,533

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.*

    (229     (17,393

Caesars Entertainment Corp.*

    (490     (2,837

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    (187     (9,640

CEC Entertainment, Inc.

    (90     (2,790

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    (346     (19,514

Copart, Inc.*

    (63     (1,814

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    (162     (8,524

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    (170     (8,500

Dollar General Corp.*

    (42     (2,042

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    (30     (1,219

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.

    (17     (527

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

    (662     (19,469

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

    (202     (13,324

Fastenal Co.

    (93     (4,157

Federal-Mogul Corp.*

    (1,901     (14,334

Fossil, Inc.*

    (31     (2,700
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

CONSUMER, CYCLICAL — (Continued)

  

Francesca’s Holdings Corp.*

    (40   $ (1,181

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

    (115     (4,447

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

    (340     (21,083

HNI Corp.

    (335     (9,219

HSN, Inc.

    (165     (8,583

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A*

    (401     (14,637

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*

    (87     (1,610

Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A

    (432     (6,566

International Speedway Corp., Class A

    (108     (2,754

JC Penney Co., Inc.

    (238     (5,714

Johnson Controls, Inc.

    (732     (18,849

Jos A Bank Clothiers, Inc.*

    (39     (1,825

Kohl’s Corp.

    (4     (213

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    (384     (17,833

La-Z-Boy, Inc.*

    (812     (13,171

Lear Corp.

    (226     (9,628

Life Time Fitness, Inc.*

    (391     (17,552

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

    (577     (19,733

LKQ Corp.*

    (850     (17,757

Lowe’s Cos, Inc.

    (204     (6,606

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*

    (17     (949

Mattel, Inc.

    (133     (4,892

Mattress Firm Holding Corp.*

    (471     (15,077

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The)

    (445     (14,592

MGM Resorts International*

    (677     (6,980

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

    (136     (11,352

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.*

    (180     (18,904

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

    (194     (4,004

Office Depot, Inc.*

    (1,171     (2,904

Oxford Industries, Inc.

    (159     (8,821

Panera Bread Co., Class A*

    (61     (10,287

Papa John’s International, Inc.*

    (75     (3,999

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

    (379     (15,323

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    (521     (15,943

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

    (975     (19,890

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*

    (1,448     (18,476

Pricesmart, Inc.

    (132     (10,955

PVH Corp.

    (54     (5,939

Quiksilver, Inc.*

    (4,822     (15,430

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    (11     (1,691

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers*

    (26     (868

rue21, Inc.*

    (162     (4,878

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

    (982     (18,658
 

 

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

 

7


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

CONSUMER, CYCLICAL — (Continued)

  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, REIT

    (12   $ (468

Scientific Games Corp., Class A*

    (1,219     (10,032

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

    (828     (19,359

Signet Jewelers Ltd., (Bermuda)

    (393     (20,342

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

    (90     (5,140

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

    (783     (15,190

Stage Stores, Inc.

    (305     (7,473

Starbucks Corp.

    (217     (9,960

Susser Holdings Corp.*

    (143     (5,139

Teavana Holdings, Inc.*

    (952     (10,044

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    (340     (5,535

Tiffany & Co.

    (279     (17,638

Titan International, Inc.

    (113     (2,371

Titan Machinery, Inc.*

    (922     (21,805

Toro Co. (The)

    (136     (5,742

Tractor Supply Co.

    (98     (9,432

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.

    (162     (14,940

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*

    (77     (4,024

UniFirst Corp.

    (39     (2,713

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*

    (190     (6,794

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    (337     (19,135

Wabash National Corp.*

    (1,605     (10,128

Watsco, Inc.

    (114     (7,792

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    (34     (1,572

WMS Industries, Inc.*

    (310     (5,093

WW Grainger, Inc.

    (34     (6,848

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    (187     (9,425

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    (59     (7,143

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    (17     (1,192
   

 

 

 
      (938,234
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — (17.6)%

  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

    (587     (12,075

Acco Brands Corp.*

    (3,211     (23,248

Accretive Health, Inc.*

    (1,018     (12,002

Advisory Board Co. (The)*

    (443     (21,042

Air Methods Corp*†

    (134     (14,690

Alere, Inc.*

    (120     (2,304

Align Technology, Inc.*

    (277     (7,363

American Greetings Corp., Class A

    (221     (3,794

American Public Education, Inc.*

    (64     (2,331

Annie’s, Inc.*

    (180     (7,110

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    (464     (12,454

Ascent Capital Group, Inc., Class A*

    (253     (15,041
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — (Continued)

  

BioScrip, Inc.*

    (1,273   $ (11,724

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A*

    (160     (17,213

Brink’s Co. (The)

    (587     (15,444

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*

    (738     (17,313

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    (175     (11,211

Bunge Ltd.

    (210     (14,916

Capital Senior Living Corp.*

    (1,237     (19,891

Cardtronics, Inc.*

    (616     (17,501

Clorox Co. (The)

    (58     (4,193

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    (60     (2,231

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

    (53     (1,666

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    (56     (5,878

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

    (582     (15,958

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A*

    (437     (15,444

Cooper Cos, Inc. (The)

    (188     (18,044

Corrections Corp. of America

    (108     (3,634

Corvel Corp.*

    (14     (595

Covance, Inc.*

    (110     (5,358

Davita Health Care Partners, Inc.*

    (60     (6,751

Dole Food Co., Inc.*

    (1,021     (12,854

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.*

    (357     (16,843

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

    (490     (14,288

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*

    (566     (11,484

ExamWorks Group, Inc.*

    (867     (12,155

ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

    (237     (7,025

Express Scripts Holding Co.*

    (317     (19,508

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

    (200     (9,482

Fresh del Monte Produce, Inc.

    (374     (9,414

Fresh Market, Inc. (The)*

    (187     (10,605

Geo Group, Inc. (The)

    (205     (5,683

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

    (315     (6,854

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.*

    (528     (12,756

Haemonetics Corp.*

    (277     (22,631

Hanger, Inc.*

    (6     (152

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

    (295     (7,051

Helen of Troy Ltd., (Bermuda)*

    (516     (15,594

HMS Holdings Corp.*

    (764     (17,641

Hormel Foods Corp.

    (93     (2,746

Illumina, Inc.*

    (21     (998

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    (227     (7,854

K12, Inc.*

    (1,124     (23,008

Kellogg Co.

    (275     (14,388

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    (22     (1,836
 

 

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

 

8


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — (Continued)

  

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.*

     (1,003   $ (9,829

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.*

     (528     (18,660

Luminex Corp.*

     (399     (6,416

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     (26     (11,984

Matthews International Corp., Class A

     (330     (9,494

MAXIMUS, Inc.

     (6     (331

McKesson Corp.

     (31     (2,893

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

     (1,366     (19,725

Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc.*

     (649     (7,094

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

     (175     (5,936

Morningstar, Inc.

     (145     (9,132

Neogen Corp.*

     (140     (5,991

On Assignment, Inc.*

     (868     (16,561

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     (46     (3,185

PSS World Medical, Inc.*

     (375     (10,733

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.*

     (246     (17,759

RPX Corp.*

     (1,602     (16,869

Schiff Nutrition International, Inc.*

     (296     (10,017

Smart Balance, Inc.*

     (1,430     (17,017

Snyders-Lance, Inc.

     (229     (5,803

Sotheby’s

     (334     (10,397

Spectranetics Corp.*

     (1,277     (18,593

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

     (29     (1,319

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.*

     (1,144     (16,462

Team Health Holdings, Inc.*

     (151     (4,018

Team, Inc.*

     (497     (16,292

Towers Watson & Co., Class A

     (234     (12,568

Treehouse Foods, Inc.*

     (174     (9,318

Tumi Holdings, Inc.*

     (223     (4,995

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     (373     (6,270

United Rentals, Inc.*

     (396     (16,101

Vanguard Health Systems, Inc.*

     (1,469     (14,220

Vantiv, Inc., Class A*

     (206     (4,157

Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A*

     (128     (6,528

WD-40 Co.

     (170     (8,136

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

     (68     (6,442
    

 

 

 
       (962,514
    

 

 

 

ENERGY — (0.2)%

    

Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.*

     (509     (12,644
    

 

 

 
       (12,644
    

 

 

 

FINANCIAL — (0.5)%

    

Higher One Holdings, Inc.*

     (1,180     (14,903
     Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

FINANCIAL — (Continued)

  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     (84   $     (11,656
    

 

 

 
       (26,559
    

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL — (15.1)%

    

AAON, Inc.

     (290     (6,084

AGCO Corp*.

     (332     (15,109

American Railcar Industries, Inc.*

     (460     (13,515

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     (124     (7,456

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     (219     (8,889

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

     (270     (13,986

Astec Industries, Inc.*

     (671     (19,325

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     (222     (12,208

AZZ, Inc.

     (116     (4,575

Badger Meter, Inc.

     (154     (6,597

Barnes Group, Inc.

     (735     (16,817

Blount International, Inc.*

     (1,520     (20,110

Briggs & Stratton Corp.

     (116     (2,291

Caterpillar, Inc.

     (102     (8,651

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     (91     (5,490

Chart Industries, Inc.*

     (237     (16,777

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

     (174     (10,153

Colfax Corp.*

     (583     (20,049

Covanta Holding Corp.

     (164     (2,982

Cummins, Inc.†

     (155     (14,505

DXP Enterprises, Inc.*

     (369     (18,166

Eaton Corp.

     (216     (10,200

EnPro Industries, Inc.*

     (432     (15,794

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

     (268     (10,034

Exponent, Inc.*

     (43     (2,364

FARO Technologies, Inc.*

     (351     (14,110

FedEx Corp.

     (195     (17,938

FEI Co.†

     (35     (1,927

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

     (233     (13,500

Generac Holdings, Inc.

     (409     (13,906

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.,
Class A*

     (234     (16,958

Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)

     (399     (10,773

GrafTech International Ltd.*

     (1,500     (15,765

II-VI, Inc.*

     (204     (3,368

InvenSense, Inc.*

     (933     (10,450

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     (200     (11,740

Joy Global, Inc.

     (51     (3,185

Kaman Corp.

     (537     (19,976

Kansas City Southern.

     (38     (3,057

Kennametal, Inc.

     (431     (15,266

Kirby Corp.*

     (303     (17,416
 

 

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

INDUSTRIAL — (Continued)

  

Knight Transportation, Inc.

     (686   $ (10,372

Landstar System, Inc.

     (126     (6,376

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     (24     (637

Lennox International, Inc.

     (46     (2,302

Masco Corp.

     (841     (12,691

Measurement Specialties, Inc.*

     (369     (12,033

Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A

     (804     (4,189

National Instruments Corp.

     (623     (14,678

Newport Corp.*

     (886     (9,587

Nordson Corp.

     (98     (5,785

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*

     (428     (14,372

OSI Systems, Inc.*

     (192     (15,216

Owens Corning*

     (626     (21,027

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     (42     (3,304

Pentair, Ltd., Registered Shares (Switzerland)

     (11     (465

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     (358     (11,073

Powell Industries, Inc.*

     (154     (6,126

Quanex Building Products Corp.

     (385     (7,611

Regal Beloit Corp.

     (68     (4,432

Roper Industries, Inc.

     (113     (12,336

Ryder System, Inc.

     (400     (18,048

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

     (522     (15,900

SPX Corp.

     (290     (19,891

Stericycle, Inc.*

     (5     (474

Student Transportation,
Inc. ( Canada)

     (1,904     (12,281

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd., (Bermuda)

     (531     (16,036

Trimas Corp.*

     (526     (13,192

Trimble Navigation Ltd.*

     (26     (1,227

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

     (2,065     (18,585

Tyco International Ltd., (Switzerland)

     (47     (1,263

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

     (438     (16,863

UTi Worldwide, Inc.

     (698     (9,695

Waste Connections, Inc.

     (291     (9,554

Waste Management, Inc.

     (117     (3,831

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

     (816     (18,899

Woodward, Inc.

     (198     (6,633
    

 

 

 
       (828,446
    

 

 

 

TECHNOLOGY — (3.1)%

  

Allscripts Healthcare
Solutions, Inc.*

     (168     (2,170

athenahealth, Inc.*

     (163     (10,479
     Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

    

TECHNOLOGY — (Continued)

    

Cognizant Technology Solutions

    

Corp., Class A*

     (7   $ (467

CommVault Systems, Inc.*

     (155     (9,683

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

     (89     (4,344

DST Systems, Inc.

     (16     (913

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

     (540     (9,709

Fidelity National Information
Services, Inc.

     (140     (4,602

Fortinet, Inc.*

     (299     (5,792

Greenway Medical Technologies*

     (1,110     (18,415

iGate Corp.*

     (120     (1,926

IHS, Inc., Class A*

     (136     (11,477

InnerWorkings, Inc.*

     (1,357     (19,568

International Business Machines Corp.

     (4     (778

Medidata Solutions, Inc.*

     (357     (15,001

Opnet Technologies, Inc.

     (414     (17,566

Progress Software Corp.*

     (166     (3,274

RealD, Inc.*

     (456     (4,264

Red Hat, Inc.*

     (193     (9,490

Rovi Corp.*

     (101     (1,367

VeriFone Systems, Inc.*

     (586     (17,369

VMware, Inc., Class A*

     (12     (1,017
    

 

 

 
       (169,671
    

 

 

 

UTILITIES — (0.2)%

    

Ameresco, Inc., Class A*

     (982     (10,861
    

 

 

 
       (10,861
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Proceeds
$3,190,136)

       (3,178,405
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITES SOLD
SHORT - (58.0)%
(Proceeds $3,190,136)

       (3,178,405
    

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 39.5%

       2,164,278   
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     $ 5,474,705   
    

 

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short.

 

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

 

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

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value (Cost $6,596,397)

   $ 6,488,832   

Cash

     80,169   

Deposits with brokers for securities sold short

     2,097,670   

Receivable for investments sold

     473,730   

Dividends and interest receivable

     1,669   

Receivable from Investment Adviser

     1,287   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     292   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     9,143,649   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $3,190,136)

     3,178,405   

Payable for investments purchased

     474,099   

Payable for administration and accounting fees

     2,011   

Payable for transfer agent fees

     1,301   

Payable for dividends on short sales

     544   

Payable for interest expense

     395   

Payable to custodian

     333   

Accrued expenses

     11,856   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,668,944   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 5,474,705   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

  

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 5,445   

Paid-in capital

     5,494,556   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (10,045

Accumulated net realized gain from investments and securities sold short

     80,583   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and securities sold short

     (95,834
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 5,474,705   
  

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($5,474,705 / 544,549)

   $ 10.05   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended October 31, 2012*

(Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends

   $ 5,042   

Interest

     24   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     5,066   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     9,893   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     9,512   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     5,801   

Registration and filing fees

     5,678   

Audit fees

     4,358   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     3,334   

Prime broker interest expense

     1,996   

Dividend expense on shorts

     1,991   

Legal fees

     589   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     589   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees

     53   

Other expenses

     372   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     44,166   
  

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (29,055
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     15,111   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (10,045
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

  

Net realized gain from investments and securities sold short

     80,583   

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (107,565

Net change in unrealized appreciation on securities sold short

     11,731   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

     (15,251
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (25,296 ) 
  

 

 

 

 

 

*The Fund commenced operations on August 31, 2012

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     For the
Period Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)*

Net decrease in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment loss

     $ (10,045 )

Net realized gain from investments

       80,583  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and securities sold short

       (95,834 )
    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

       (25,296 )
    

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 4)

       5,500,001  
    

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

       5,474,705  
    

 

 

 

Net assets

    

Beginning of period

        
    

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 5,474,705  
    

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

     $ (10,045 )
    

 

 

 

 

 

*

The Fund commenced operations on August 31, 2012.

 

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

 

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Statement of Cash Flows

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

Cash flows provided from (used in) operating activities:

  

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (25,296

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

  

Purchases of long-term portfolio investments

     (12,341,013

Proceeds from disposition of long-term portfolio investments

     5,791,344   

Purchases to cover short sales

     (932,826

Proceeds from short sales

     4,156,817   

Net realized gain on investments and investments sold short

     (80,583

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and investments sold short

     95,834   

Increase in deposits with brokers for securities sold short

     (2,097,670

Increase in receivable for securities sold

     (473,730

Increase in dividend and interest receivable

     (1,669

Increase in receivable from Investment Advisor

     (1,287

Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets

     (292

Increase in payable for investments purchased

     474,099   

Increase in dividend payable for short sales

     544   

Increase in interest expense payable

     395   

Increase in accrued expenses

     15,501   
  

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (5,419,832
  

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

  

Net payment for fund share activity

     5,500,001   
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     5,500,001   
  

 

 

 

Net increase in cash

     80,169   

Cash at beginning of period

       
  

 

 

 

Cash at end of period

   $ 80,169   
  

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

  

Cash paid during the period for interest expense

   $ 1,601   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each Institutional Class share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class  
     For the
Period Ended
October 31, 2012
(unaudited)*
 

Per Share Operating Performance

  

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.00   

Net investment loss(1)

     (0.03

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and securities sold short

     0.08 (2) 
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     0.05   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.05   
  

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

     0.50 %(4) 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

  

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 5,475   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

     3.06 %(5) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

(excluding dividend and interest expense)

     2.25 %(5) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(6)

     8.93 %(5) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

     (2.03 )%(5) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     149.93 %(4) 

 

 

*

The Fund commenced operations on August 31, 2012.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

(3) 

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4) 

Not annualized.

(5) 

Annualized.

(6) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

 

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

 

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GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The Gotham Absolute Return Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund commenced investment operations on August 31, 2012. The Fund is a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. The Fund offers one class of shares, Institutional Class.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in long and short positions of equity and equity-related securities. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks. Equity-related securities include convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, warrants and rights. There are no limits on the market capitalizations of the companies in which the Fund may invest. The Fund will principally invest in equity and equity-related securities of U.S. issuers but may invest in equity and equity-related securities of foreign issuers.

The Fund will generally take long positions in securities that the Adviser believes to be undervalued and short positions in securities that the Adviser believes to be overvalued, based on the Adviser’s analysis of the issuer’s financial reports and market valuation. Using a proprietary methodology, securities are analyzed and ranked by the Adviser’s research team. Such analysis forms the basis of the Adviser’s proprietary database that is used to generate the portfolio. By taking both long and short positions, the Adviser attempts to provide protection in down markets relative to a fund that takes only long positions. The Adviser seeks to maintain the Fund’s net equity market exposure, which is the value of the Fund’s long positions minus its short positions, in the range of approximately 0%-70%. In addition, the Adviser expects that the Fund’s gross equity market exposure, which is the value of the Fund’s long positions plus its short positions, will not exceed 190%. It is anticipated that the Fund will frequently adjust the size of its long and short positions.

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued at their last sale price on the NYSE on the day the security is valued. Lacking any sales on such day, the security will be valued at the mean between the last asked price and the last bid price prior to the market close. Securities listed on other exchanges (and not subject to restriction against sale by the Fund on such exchanges) will be similarly valued, using quotations on the exchange on which the security is traded most extensively. Unlisted securities that are quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Market System, for which there have been sales of such securities on such day, shall be valued at the official closing price on such system on the day the security is valued. If there are no such sales on such day, the value shall be the mean between the last asked price and the last bid price prior to market close. The value of such securities quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) markets system, but not listed on the National Market System, shall be valued at the mean between closing asked price and the closing bid price. Unlisted securities that are not quoted on the NASDAQ and for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available will be valued at the mean between the current bid and the asked prices for such security in the over-the-counter market. Fixed income securities are valued based on the market quotations, which are furnished by an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

•  Level 1

   

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

 

•  Level 2

   

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

 

•  Level 3

   

significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

Fund    Total Value at
10/31/12
    Level 1
Quoted

Price
    Level 2
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Gotham Absolute Return:

         

Investments in Securities*

   $ 6,488,832      $ 6,488,832      $       $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 6,488,832      $ 6,488,832      $       $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Total Value at
10/31/12
    Level 1
Quoted

Price
    Level 2
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Securities Sold Short*

   $ (3,178,405   $ (3,178,405   $       $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (3,178,405   $ (3,178,405   $       $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

* Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details.

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For the period ended October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distribution (12b-1) fees and shareholder services fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Fund level expenses common to all classes, investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class based upon the relative daily net assets of each class. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to that fund.

Foreign Currency Translation — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities in the Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Statement of Operations.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly to shareholders. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

Currency Risk — The Fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, including American Depositary Receipts. These markets are subject to special risks associated with foreign investments not typically associated with investing in U.S. markets. Because the foreign securities in which the Fund may invest generally trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, changes in currency exchange rates will affect the Fund’s NAV, the value of dividends and interest earned and gains and losses realized on the sale of securities. Because the NAV for the Fund is determined on the basis of U.S. dollars, the Fund may lose money by investing in a foreign security if the local currency of a foreign market depreciates against the U.S. dollar, even if the local currency value of the Fund’s holdings goes up. Generally, a strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Fund’s holdings in foreign securities.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Foreign Securities Market Risk — Securities of many non-U.S. companies may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. Securities of companies traded in many countries outside the U.S., particularly emerging markets countries, may be subject to further risks due to the inexperience of local investment professionals and financial institutions, the possibility of permanent or temporary termination of trading and greater spreads between bid and asked prices of securities. In addition, non-U.S. stock exchanges and investment professionals are subject to less governmental regulation, and commissions may be higher than in the United States. Also, there may be delays in the settlement of non-U.S. stock exchange transactions.

Short Sales — The Fund’s short sales are subject to special risks. A short sale involves the sale by the Fund of a security that it does not own with the hope of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. If the price of the security has increased during this time, then the Fund will incur a loss equal to the increase in price from the time that the short sale was entered into plus any premiums and interest paid to the third party. Therefore, short sales involve the risk that losses may be exaggerated, potentially losing more money than the actual cost of the investment. Also, there is the risk that the third party to the short sale may fail to honor its contract terms, causing a loss to the Fund. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to close out a short position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although the Fund’s gain is limited to the amount at which it sold a security short, its potential loss is unlimited. The Fund will comply with guidelines established by the Security and Exchange Commission and other applicable regulatory bodies with respect to coverage of short sales. Depending on arrangements made with brokers, the Fund may not receive any payments (including interest) on collateral deposited with them.

In accordance with the terms of its prime brokerage agreements, the Fund may receive rebate income or be charged a fee on borrowed securities. Such income or fee is calculated on a daily basis based upon the market value of each borrowed security and a variable rate that is dependent upon the availability of such security. The Fund records these prime broker charges on a net basis as interest income or interest expense. For the period from August 31, 2012 to October 31, 2012, Gotham Absolute Return Fund had net charges of $1,996 on borrowed securities. This amount is included in prime broker interest expense on the statement of operations. As of October 31, 2012, the Fund had securities sold short valued at $3,178,405, for which securities of $3,801,687 and cash deposits of $2,097,670 were pledged as collateral.

2. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). For its services as the investment adviser, Gotham is entitled to receive a monthly fee at the annual rate of 2.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses” and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 2.25% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2015, unless the Board of Trustees of the Trust approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the year in which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

As of October 31, 2012, the amount of potential recovery was as follows:

 

     Expiration
April 30, 2016
    
     $14,126     

The period ended October 31, 2012, investment advisory fees accrued and waived to the Adviser were $9,893 and fees reimbursed by the Adviser were $4,233. At October 31, 2012, $1,287 was due from Adviser for reimbursement of other expenses.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and transfer agent for the Fund.

For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees. For the period ended October 31, 2012, BNY Mellon accrued administration and accounting fees totaling $9,512 and waived fees totaling $7,428.

For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees. For the period ended October 31, 2012, BNY Mellon accrued transfer agent fees totaling $5,801 and waived fees totaling $4,500.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees. For the period ended October 31, 2012, BNY Mellon accrued custodian fees totaling $3,334 and waived fees totaling $3,001.

BNY Mellon and the Custodian have the ability to recover such amounts previously waived, if the Fund terminates its agreements with BNY Mellon or the Custodian within three years of signing the agreements.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Fund pursuant to an underwriting agreement between the Trust and the Underwriter. For the period ended October 31, 2012, there were no underwriting commissions or sales commissions paid for the sale of Fund shares.

The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with BNY Mellon receive an annual retainer and out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Trustees by the Fund during the period ended October 31, 2012 was $80. During the period, there was a Trustee who is an employee of BNY Mellon. She was not entitled to compensation by the Fund during the time of her employment. Certain employees of BNY Mellon are Officers of the Trust. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Trust.

3. Investment in Securities

From August 31, 2012, commencement of operations, to October 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities

   $ 12,341,013       $ 5,791,344   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the period from August 31, 2012, commencement of operations, through October 31, 2012, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the Period Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
     Shares      Amount  

Institutional Class:

     

Sales

     544,549       $ 5,500,001   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     544,549       $ 5,500,001   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

There is a 2.00% redemption fee that may be charged on shares redeemed within 365 days of purchase. The redemption fees are retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in-capital. For the period ended October 31, 2012, there were no redemption fees.

5. Federal Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

As of October 31, 2012, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

Federal tax cost

   $ 6,596,397     
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

     85,964     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (193,529  
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ (107,565  
  

 

 

   

6. Subsequent Events

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

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (866) 678-6242 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended July 31 and January 31) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Investment Advisory Agreement

At an in-person meeting held on August 24, 2012, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”), unanimously approved an advisory agreement between Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) and FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of the Gotham Absolute Return Fund (the “Fund”) (“Agreement”). In determining whether to approve the Agreement, the Trustees considered information provided by the Adviser in accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Trustees considered information that the Adviser provided regarding (i) services to be performed for the Fund, (ii) the size and qualifications of the Adviser’s portfolio management team, (iii) any potential or actual material conflicts of interest which may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund, (iv) how the Adviser will manage the Fund, including a general description of its investment decision-making process, sources of information and investment strategies, (v) investment performance information, (vi) the capitalization and financial condition of the adviser, (vii) brokerage selection procedures (including soft dollar arrangements, if any), (viii) the procedures for allocating investment opportunities between the Fund and other clients, (ix) results of any independent audit or regulatory examination, including any recommendations or deficiencies noted, (x) any litigation, investigation or administrative proceeding which may have a material impact on the Adviser’s ability to service the Fund and (xi) compliance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and practices (including codes of ethics and proxy voting policies), federal securities laws and other regulatory requirements. The Adviser also provided its Form ADV for the Trustees’ review and consideration. The Trustees received and reviewed a memorandum from legal counsel regarding the legal standard applicable to their review of the Agreement.

Representatives from Gotham attended the meeting either in person or via teleconference and discussed the firm’s history, performance and investment strategies in connection with the proposed approval of the Agreement and answered questions from the Board.

The Trustees reviewed performance information for an account managed by the Adviser in a substantially similar manner as the Fund versus the proposed benchmark for the Fund, the Hedge Fund Research Inc. (HFRI) Equity Hedge Index, and the Morningstar Long/Short Equity Category.

The Adviser provided information regarding its proposed advisory fee and an analysis of its fee in relation to the delivery of services to be provided to the Fund and any other ancillary benefit resulting from the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The Trustees also reviewed information regarding the fees the Adviser charges to other clients and evaluated explanations provided by the Adviser as to differences in the fees. The Trustees also reviewed fees charged by other advisers that manage comparable mutual funds with similar strategies. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s proposed advisory fee and expense ratio were higher than the average advisory fee and expense ratio of the Funds in the Morningstar

 

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Other Information (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

 

Long/Short Equity Category. The Trustees concluded that the advisory fee and services to be provided by the Adviser are consistent with those of other advisers which manage mutual funds with investment objectives, strategies and policies similar to those of the Fund as measured by the information provided by Gotham.

The Trustees reviewed the services to be provided to the Fund by the Adviser and concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided were appropriate and consistent with the terms of the Agreement, that the quality of the proposed services appeared to be consistent with industry norms and the Fund is likely to benefit from the provision of those services. They also concluded that the Adviser has sufficient personnel, with the appropriate education and experience, to serve the Fund effectively.

The Trustees considered the costs and services to be provided by the Adviser, the proposed compensation and expected benefits received by the Adviser in providing services to the Fund, as well as the Adviser’s anticipated profitability. The Trustees were provided with the most recent financials for the Adviser. The Trustees considered any direct or indirect revenues which would be received by the Adviser. The Trustees noted that the level of profitability is an important factor to consider, and the Trustees should be satisfied that Gotham’s profits are sufficient to continue as a healthy concern generally and as investment adviser of the Fund specifically. Based on the information provided, the Trustees concluded that the Adviser’s anticipated fees derived from its relationship with the Trust in light of the Fund’s estimated total expenses, were reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services to be provided, taking into account the fees charged by other advisers for managing comparable mutual funds with similar strategies. The Trustees also concluded that the overall estimated expense ratio of the Fund is reasonable, taking into account the projected growth and size of the Fund and the quality of services to be provided by the Adviser, and the expense limitations agreed to by the Adviser.

The Trustees considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized relative to fee levels as the Fund grows, and whether the advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Board determined that economies of scale may be achieved at higher asset levels for the Fund for the benefit of fund shareholders, but that the fee structure for the Fund did not currently include breakpoint reductions as asset levels increased.

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

 

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Privacy Notice

(Unaudited)

The privacy of your personal financial information is extremely important to us. When you open an account with us, we collect a significant amount of information from you in order to properly invest and administer your account. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information private and confidential, and we want you to know how we protect that important information.

We collect nonpublic personal information about you from applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you, or our former clients, to our affiliates or to service providers or other third parties, except as permitted by law. We share only the information required to properly administer your accounts, which enables us to send transaction confirmations, monthly or quarterly statements, financials and tax forms. Even within FundVantage Trust and its affiliated entities, a limited number of people who actually service accounts will have access to your personal financial information. Further, we do not share information about our current or former clients with any outside marketing groups or sales entities.

To ensure the highest degree of security and confidentiality, FundVantage Trust and its affiliates maintain various physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information. We also apply special measures for authentication of information you request or submit to us on our web site.

If you have questions or comments about our privacy practices, please call us at 1-877-974-6852.

 

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Investment Adviser

Gotham Asset Management, LLC

535 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19132

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Pepper Hamilton LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103


LATEEF FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Dear Lateef Fund Shareholder:

Equity markets continued their ascent in the third quarter 2012 as the S&P 500 moved toward record earnings despite headlines involving Europe’s economy, potential changes in world leadership, and the possibility of a domestic fiscal cliff. Strong third quarter performance brought the S&P 500 Total Return index up 6.35% for the third quarter and up 16.44% year to date through September 30, 2012.

Leaders and Laggards

During the quarter, we saw strong contributions from Accenture (ACN) and Suncor (SU)1. Accenture reported steady consulting and out-sourcing bookings for their August quarter, which drove their stock price performance. Suncor’s oil-sands production growth continued to meet our expectations. Additionally, the company benefited from rising oil prices.

Our laggards were Robert Half (RHI), Expeditors International (EXPD), and Hospira (HSP)2. Uneven employment growth hurt Robert Half, but we believe their focus on temporary job placement positions them well as the U.S. economy continues to improve. Slowing exports from Asia is hurting Expeditors. As with all of our companies, we will continue to monitor Expeditors’ trends and competitive position. We began buying Hospira during the second quarter and believe our thesis will start to play out in the upcoming quarters.

Fund Activity

We remain resolute that macroeconomic conditions drive short term changes in equity prices and remain interesting conversation points for market participants. However, the assessment of business valuations through a quantitative valuation methodology determined by understanding the drivers of the economics of the business, and a thorough inspection of the capital budgeting and allocation by the management team, leaves us confident in our investment analysis.

A constant questioning of our investment thesis has led to several changes in the Fund this quarter. All portfolio management decisions are made with the goal of seeking out market inefficiencies in equities that we do not own, while exploring potential changes in the future economics of businesses currently held in the Fund.

With these criteria in mind, Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Stanley Black and Decker (SWK), T. Rowe Price (TROW) and Waters Corporation (WAT) were added to the Fund during the third quarter while Rockwell Collins (COL) was sold.

 

 

  1 

As of 9/30/12 Accenture (ACN) was a 7.1% weight and Suncor (SU) was a 7.1% weight.

  2 

As of 9/30/12 Robert Half (RHI) was a 5.6% weight, Expeditors (EXPD) was a 3.8% weight and Hospira was a 4.6% weight.

 

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LATEEF FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Wynn Resorts is an operator of luxury gaming resorts located in Las Vegas and Macau China. The company generates 75% of its cash flow from the fast-growing Macau market, where it has a majority interest in Wynn Macau and Encore Macau and is building another large property on the Cotai peninsula. The company benefits from experienced management, a well-deserved brand premium and ample cash flow to invest in its growth while returning a special dividend to shareholders on an annual basis.

Stanley Black and Decker is a domestic leader in the power-and hand-tool market. Stanley’s acquisition of Black and Decker in 2010 has been followed by an aggressive cost-cutting program that has allowed the company to grow earnings over 40% from 2007, despite weakness in home remodeling and home construction that amount to about half of their revenues. Approximately 30% of the company’s revenues are from security operations, while the remainder is in industrial manufacturing and product distribution. Management has done a masterful job of preparing this company for growth outside of the home industry as the company prepares for a reversion to the mean in the home construction cycle.

Waters Corporation is a brand and innovation leader in two market segments of health care research instrumentation. The company’s main products are high performance liquid chromatographs and mass spectrometers, which help determine the molecular make-up of liquids and masses in the food and healthcare industries. As a leader in these two product segments, the company can generate 30% of its sales in recurring revenues associated with replaceable components and service. The company’s balance sheet is buttressed by having a net cash position while the operating margins are over 28%, providing ample cash flow to grow the business.

T. Rowe Price is a financial services holding company with assets under management of ~$550 billion. They provide global investment management services through its subsidiaries to individual and institutional investors through their mutual funds and other investment portfolios including separately managed accounts, sub-advised funds and other sponsored investment funds offered to investors outside the U.S. through variable annuity life insurance plans in the U.S. The company has a strong investment track record - 75% of funds exceeded Lipper averages for 3 years, 88% outperformed for 5 years and 6% outperformed for 10 years and 83% of the funds are rated 4 and 5 stars by Morningstar. They’ve seen consistent positive net flows in 21 out of the last 23 quarters.

Rockwell Collins was sold in the Fund due to our reevaluation of its prospects for growth and profitability. New competitors in the commercial market will make the downturn in the military segment more challenging to overcome.

 

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Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Capital Allocation is Critical

As we assess the new purchases in the quarter, there are some common bonds in how the management of these businesses creates value through proper capital allocation.

Each of these companies has its own thesis on why and where an opportunity to buy appeared recently. All of the investments are the result of a process that is designed to exploit market inefficiencies due to investor biases, preconceived notions or lack of independent judgment. Markets are normally very efficient and an opportunity will only arise when conventional wisdom is wrong.

Our analysis of Wynn exemplifies strong capital allocation and return on incremental investment. As mentioned before, the company competes in two markets: Las Vegas and Macau. With 75% of its cash flow coming from Macau it is beholden to headlines emanating from China regarding GDP growth, government regulations and China’s turnover in governance in the near future. While domestic investors tend to have efficient market knowledge of the Las Vegas operations and use data related distinctly to that market, the brush of macroeconomic events in China paints the company’s Macau operations.

An essential aspect of the capital allocation at Wynn Resorts is the new Cotai project. Assuming a cost of capital consistent with Wynn’s Las Vegas operations, values the project as high as $62 per share on a present value basis. This is material for a stock recently trading at $100. However, the project is in Macau, a market where the recent equity premium is calculated to be 140 basis points over the United States. This is despite the fact that Macau has a surplus of government income and occasionally distributes money to its citizens rather than taxing them. In addition, their currency is tied to the U.S. dollar, so there is no currency risk on this project. Without cash flows beginning for four years, and the implications of an elevated risk premium, the net present value becomes heavily discounted. We believe four years is longer than most investors’ time horizon and thus they are not giving Wynn credit for Cotai.

Our analysis indicates that a successful management team led by Steve Wynn is calculating the risk of the Cotai project correctly. This generates a large margin of safety in our appraisal of the assets and cash flows of the company. The risk of trapped funds is not an issue because Wynn’s tax credits allow them to transfer cash from Macau to the parent company without paying tax. In addition, capital not required for the project is returned to shareholders correctly through special dividends. The opportunity to purchase an investment where the growth is defined, the capital allocation is set and the management team is legendary is reflective of our preference to determine risk through our analysis rather than through the markets. We are highly confident that the Cotai project is worth a substantial valuation in today’s net present value.

Another new holding, Stanley Black and Decker, plans on participating in a large share repurchase that we believe will be accretive economically to shareholder value. Rather than utilizing funds generated from the business; the company is in talks to sell its lowest margin and growth businesses and use the proceeds from that sale to repurchase stock in the remaining higher performance business. This behavior unites capital budgeting and capital allocation in an economical manner.

 

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LATEEF FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Stanley’s typical capital allocation of using cash for acquisitions guided by a rigorous investment methodology and paying a dividend is consistent with a rational investment approach. Our analysis of the growth prospects in a cyclical upturn combined with its ability to extract working capital out of the business demonstrates a value far in excess of the below market multiple recently bestowed upon Stanley.

T. Rowe’s strong investment performance track record and steady 401k contributions has led to their ability to generate long-term positive net flows. They have established themselves in the important 401k niche for their plan administration and investment capabilities. While 70% of their assets under management come from retirement accounts, this is only 2% share of the U.S. retirement industry assets, which leads us to believe there is opportunity for growth. Their target date funds in the 401k space continue to be a source of asset growth as well. From a financial perspective, the company is also very well positioned with leading operating margins of 44% and incremental operating margins over 50%, $1 billion in cash and no debt on the balance sheet, a free cash flow yield of nearly 6% and return on invested capital in the low 20% range.

Waters Corporation has suffered a continuous revaluation from its perch as a defensive growth company with competitive advantages in brand recognition and innovation in its market niche. As the company’s operations have become more global, especially in emerging markets, the equity risk premium has expanded. An analysis of the risks of selling into the emerging markets begins with a customer analysis. The marketplace for Waters is made up of international food and pharmaceutical companies doing business in the emerging markets themselves. Products necessary for increasing the quality of life of the population in these countries will be less volatile than the risk profile that the market is placing on this growth.

The ability to invest in a growing industry leader because of its strength in emerging markets rather than its weakness in global markets, presented an opportunity for us to strengthen the growth prospects of the Fund while increasing our exposure to emerging markets when headlines are casting dispersions on their short term growth.

Rockwell Collins was sold during the quarter. Long term investor biases regarding the predictability of government business and durability of the commercial business have been under pressure for some time, but an anchoring of the past information was prevalent in the market’s analysis of the company’s valuation. An assessment of the risks associated with an underfunded pension, lack of government spending and new commercial competitors emboldened us to view the risk premium that the market was giving Rockwell as one that was too low. This is the case where corporate projects will earn a lower net present value in the future due to increased research and development costs spread over temporarily lower and more volatile earnings streams.

 

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LATEEF FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

The Fund was up 6.95% for the quarter ended 9/30/12 versus the 6.35% for the S&P 500. In October 2012, the Fund fell 1.98% for the month and rose 16.54% year to date versus -1.85% and 14.29% for the S&P 500 respectively. The annualized, since inception (September 2007) return through 10/31/12 for the Fund was 3.47% versus the S&P 500’s 1.30%3.

Thank you for entrusting us with your confidence. We appreciate your support and look forward to communicating with you in the future.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Lateef Investment Management

 

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For purposes of this letter, we utilize the investment returns for the Lateef Fund Institutional Class I shares (ticker: LIMIX). Discussion of particular Fund holdings is not intended as a recommendation to buy, hold or sell those securities. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change. The current and future portfolio holdings of the Fund are subject to investment risks. Visit www.lateef.com to see the Fund’s most recently published holdings list.

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended October 31, 2012 and reflects the views of the investment adviser at the time of this writing. Of course, these views may change and do not guarantee the future performance of the Fund or the markets.

 

5


LATEEF FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended October 31, 2012   
      Six
Months†
     1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      Since
Inception*
 

Class A Shares (without sales charge)

     0.17%         14.63%         13.86%         2.11%         3.19%   

Class A Shares (with sales charge)

     -4.86%         8.90%         11.93%         1.06%         2.16%   

Class C Shares

     -0.18%         13.71%         12.99%         1.31%         2.37%   

Class I Shares

     0.34%         14.96%         14.14%         2.39%         3.47%   

Russell 3000® Index

     1.78%         14.75%         13.58%         0.59%         1.55%**   

S&P 500® Index

     2.16%         15.21%         13.21%         0.36%         1.30%**   

 

Not Annualized.

 

*

The Lateef Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on September 6, 2007.

 

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (866) 499-2151.

The returns shown for Class A Shares reflect a deduction for the maximum front-end sales charge of 5.00%. All of the Fund’s share classes apply a 2.00% redemption fee to the value of shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase. This redemption fee is not reflected in the returns shown above. The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated September 1, 2012, are 1.50% and 1.24% for Class A Shares, 2.25% and 1.99% for Class C Shares and 1.25% and 0.99% for Class I Shares, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These rates may fluctuate and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. For the period September 1, 2010 through August 31, 2013, Lateef Investment Management, L.P. (“the Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses” and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.99% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation shall remain in effect until August 31, 2013, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) approves its earlier termination.

All mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that a portion of the Fund’s assets may be invested in one or few companies or sectors. The Fund could fluctuate in value more than a diversified fund.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Price Index (“S&P 500® “) and the Russell 3000® Index. The S&P 500® is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. The Russell 3000® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. stocks, representing about 98% of the total capitalization of the entire U.S. stock market. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

6


LATEEF FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments (if any) or redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (Rule 12b-1) fees (if any) and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from May 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments (if any) or redemption fees. Therefore, each hypothetical line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

7


LATEEF FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Lateef Fund  
     Beginning Account Value
May 1, 2012
     Ending Account Value
October 31, 2012
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Class A Shares

        

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,001.70         $  6.26   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.95         6.31   

Class C Shares

        

Actual

     $1,000.00         $   998.20         $10.02   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,015.17         10.11   

Class I Shares

        

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,003.40         $  5.00   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,020.21         5.04   

 

*

Expenses are equal to an annualized expense ratio for the six month period ended October 31, 2012 of 1.24%, 1.99%, and 0.99% for Class A, Class C, and Class I Shares, respectively, for the Fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (184), then divided by 365 to reflect the period. The Fund’s ending account values on the first line in the table are based on the actual six month total returns for the Fund of 0.17%, -0.18%, and 0.34% for Class A, Class C, and Class I Shares, respectively.

 

8


LATEEF FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS:

    

Lodging

     12.4   $ 53,731,024   

Commercial Services

     10.8        47,017,393   

Diversified Financial Services

     10.1        43,835,374   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     9.2        39,834,746   

Media

     7.3        31,682,998   

Telecommunications

     6.8        29,479,802   

Oil & Gas

     6.5        28,450,622   

Software

     5.1        22,255,115   

Electronics

     4.9        21,125,469   

Banks

     4.8        20,887,800   

Hand/Machine Tools

     4.6        19,983,417   

Technology

     4.6        20,141,501   

Computers

     4.4        18,940,617   

Transportation

     4.0        17,397,511   

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities

     4.5        19,521,959   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 434,285,348   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

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

 

9


LATEEF FUND

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 95.5%

  

  

Banks — 4.8%

     

Wells Fargo & Co.

     620,000       $ 20,887,800   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 10.8%

  

  

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     46,700         21,525,431   

Robert Half International, Inc.

     948,009         25,491,962   
     

 

 

 
        47,017,393   
     

 

 

 

Computers — 4.4%

     

EMC Corp.*

     775,619         18,940,617   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 9.2%

  

  

Express Scripts Holding Co.*

     334,045         20,557,129   

Hospira, Inc.*

     628,140         19,277,617   
     

 

 

 
        39,834,746   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 10.1%

  

  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*

     177,116         22,405,174   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     330,000         21,430,200   
     

 

 

 
        43,835,374   
     

 

 

 

Electronics — 4.9%

     

Waters Corp.*

     258,226         21,125,469   
     

 

 

 

Hand/Machine Tools — 4.6%

  

  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     288,361         19,983,417   
     

 

 

 

Lodging — 12.4%

     

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     399,108         20,693,750   

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

     272,900         33,037,274   
     

 

 

 
        53,731,024   
     

 

 

 

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Media — 7.3%

     

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A*

     190,000       $ 11,213,800   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A

     337,108         20,469,198   
     

 

 

 
        31,682,998   
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 6.5%

     

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     846,241         28,450,622   
     

 

 

 

Software — 5.1%

     

ANSYS, Inc.*

     313,983         22,255,115   
     

 

 

 

Technology — 4.6%

     

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     298,791         20,141,501   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 6.8%

  

  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     503,283         29,479,802   
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 4.0%

  

  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     475,212         17,397,511   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $363,444,763)

   

     414,763,389   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.5%
(Cost $363,444,763)

   

     414,763,389   
     

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 4.5%

        19,521,959   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

  

   $ 434,285,348   
     

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

 

 

 

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

 

10


LATEEF FUND

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value (Cost $363,444,763)

   $ 414,763,389   

Cash

     25,716,563   

Receivable for capital shares sold

     420,677   

Dividends and interest receivable

     383,639   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     72,608   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     441,356,876   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable for investments purchased

     6,372,975   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     227,276   

Payable to Investment Adviser

     294,489   

Payable for transfer agent fees

     57,063   

Payable for distribution fees

     38,129   

Payable for administration and accounting fees

     29,617   

Payable to custodian

     8,683   

Payable for shareholder service fees

     6,596   

Accrued expenses

     36,700   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     7,071,528   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 434,285,348   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

  

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 367,101   

Paid-in capital

     365,094,043   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (876,824

Accumulated net realized gain from investments and written options

     18,382,402   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     51,318,626   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 434,285,348   
  

 

 

 

Class A:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($85,806,699 / 7,302,260)

   $ 11.75   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/95 of $11.75)

   $ 12.37   
  

 

 

 

Class C:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($30,795,225 / 2,729,856)

   $ 11.28   
  

 

 

 

Class I:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($317,683,424 / 26,678,016)

   $ 11.91   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

11


LATEEF FUND

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends

   $ 2,001,550   

Less: foreign taxes withheld

     (37,667

Interest

     8,296   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     1,972,179   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     2,058,028   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     156,043   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     114,087   

Distribution fees (Class C) (Note 2)

     112,263   

Distribution fees (Class A) (Note 2)

     104,774   

Shareholder services fees

     37,421   

Registration and filing fees

     32,624   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees

     29,542   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     23,936   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     21,885   

Legal fees

     15,426   

Audit fees

     12,923   

Other expenses

     20,862   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     2,739,814   
  

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (447,909
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     2,291,905   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (319,726
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

  

Net realized gain from investments

     12,775,061   

Net realized gain from written options*

     447,381   

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (10,242,610

Net change in unrealized depreciation on written options*

     (20,557
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     2,959,275   
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 2,639,549   
  

 

 

 

 

*

The primary risk exposure is equity price risk (See Note 1).

 

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

 

12


LATEEF FUND

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 

Increase in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment loss

   $ (319,726   $ (1,060,922

Net realized gain from investments and written options

     13,222,442        31,131,891   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments and written options

     (10,263,167     8,605,374   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations:

     2,639,549        38,676,343   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 4)

     36,030,915        103,005,662   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     38,670,464        141,682,005   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

    

Beginning of period

     395,614,884        253,932,879   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 434,285,348      $ 395,614,884   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

   $ (876,824   $ (557,098
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

13


LATEEF FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class A Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Class A  
     For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30,
2012
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30,
2011
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30,
2010
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30,
2009
    For the
Period

September 6,
2007*
to April 30,
2008
 

Per Share Operating Performance

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.73      $ 10.76      $ 9.07      $ 6.91      $ 9.36      $ 10.00   

Net investment loss

     (0.02 )(1)      (0.05 )(1)      (0.04 )(1)      (0.05 )(1)      (0.08 )(1)      (0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     0.04 (1)      1.02 (1)      1.73 (1)      2.21 (1)      (2.37 )(1)      (0.63
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     0.02        0.97        1.69        2.16        (2.45     (0.64
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

            

Tax return of capital

                                        (2) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.75      $ 11.73      $ 10.76      $ 9.07      $ 6.91      $ 9.36   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

     0.17     9.02     18.63     31.26     (26.18 )%      (6.37 )% 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 85,807      $ 82,128      $ 68,230      $ 46,570      $ 34,955      $ 46,944   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.24 %(4)      1.24     1.30     1.76     2.06     2.05 %(4) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(5)

     1.46 %(4)      1.50     1.59     1.93     —       —  

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

     (0.28 )%(4)      (0.44 )%      (0.38 )%      (0.60 )%      (1.02 )%      (0.23 )%(4) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     24.43 %(6)      35.98     31.77     17.64     51.89     16.00 %(6) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Amount is less than $0.01 per share.

(3)

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. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total investment return does not reflect the impact of the maximum front-end sales load of 5.00%. If reflected, the return would be lower.

(4)

Annualized.

(5)

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(6)

Not annualized.

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

 

14


LATEEF FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class C Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Class C  
     For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30,
2012
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30,
2011
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30,
2010
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30,
2009
    For the
Period
September 6,
2007*
to April 30,
2008
 

Per Share Operating Performance

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.30      $ 10.45      $ 8.87      $ 6.81      $ 9.31      $ 10.00   

Net investment loss.

     (0.06 )(1)      (0.12 )(1)      (0.10 )(1)      (0.11 )(1)      (0.13 )(1)      (0.06

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     0.04 (1)      0.97 (1)      1.68 (1)      2.17 (1)      (2.37 )(1)      (0.63
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (0.02     0.85        1.58        2.06        (2.50     (0.69
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

  

         

Tax return of capital

                                        (2 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.28      $ 11.30      $ 10.45      $ 8.87      $ 6.81      $ 9.31   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

     (0.18 %)      8.13     17.81     30.25     (26.85 )%      (6.90 )% 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 30,795      $ 30,363      $ 28,086      $ 26,081      $ 18,042      $ 27,167   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.99 %(4)      1.99     2.05     2.51     2.81     2.80 %(4) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(5)

     2.21 %(4)      2.25     2.34     2.68        

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

     (1.03 )%(4)      (1.19 )%      (1.13 )%      (1.35 )%      (1.77 )%      (0.98 )%(4) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     24.43 %(6)      35.98     31.77     17.64     51.89     16.00 %(6) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Amount is less than $0.01 per share.

(3) 

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4) 

Annualized.

(5)

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(6)

Not annualized.

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class I Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Class I  
     For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30,
2012
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30,
2011
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30,
2010
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30,
2009
    For the
Period
September 6,
2007*

to April 30,
2008
 

Per Share Operating Performance

  

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.87      $ 10.87      $ 9.13      $ 6.94      $ 9.37      $ 10.00   

Net investment loss

     (1)(2)      (0.02 )(2)      (0.01 )(2)       (0.03 )(2)      (0.06 )(2)      (1) 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     0.04 (2)      1.02 (2)      1.75 (2)      2.22 (2)      (2.37 )(2)      (0.62
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     0.04        1.00        1.74        2.19        (2.43     (0.62
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

            

Tax return of capital

                                        (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.91      $ 11.87      $ 10.87      $ 9.13      $ 6.94      $ 9.37   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

     0.34     9.20     19.06     31.56     (25.93 )%      (6.23 )% 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 317,683      $ 283,124      $ 157,616      $ 74,896      $ 21,508      $ 26,556   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.99 %(4)      0.99     1.05     1.48     1.81     1.80 %(4) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(5)

     1.21 %(4)      1.25     1.34     1.68        

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

     (0.03 )%(4)      (0.19 )%      (0.13 )%      (0.35 )%      (0.77 )%      %(4) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     24.43 %(6)      35.98     31.77     17.64     51.89     16.00 %(6) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1)

Amount is less than $0.01 per share.

(2)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(3)

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4)

Annualized.

(5)

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(6)

Not annualized.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The Lateef Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), which commenced investment operations on September 6, 2007. The Fund is a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. The Fund offers separate classes of shares, Class A, Class C and Class I Shares. Class A Shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge. Front-end sales charges may be reduced or waived under certain circumstances. A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) may be applicable to the purchase of Class A Shares. A CDSC, as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or net asset value at redemption, of up to 1.00% may be imposed on full or partial redemptions of Class A Shares made within eighteen months of purchase where: (i) $1 million or more of Class A Shares were purchased without an initial sales charge and (ii) the Fund’s principal underwriter, Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”), paid a commission to the selling broker-dealer for such sale.

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued using an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Options are valued at last sale price. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

 

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LATEEF FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

Ÿ    Level 1

   

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

 

Ÿ    Level 2

   

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

 

Ÿ    Level 3

   

significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

     Total Value at
10/31/12
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities*

   $ 414,763,389       $ 414,763,389       $       —       $       —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details.

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund.

 

18


LATEEF FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distribution (12b-1) fees and shareholder services fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Fund level expenses common to all classes, investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class based upon the relative daily net assets of each class. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to that fund.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared, recorded on ex-date and paid at least annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

Options — The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may buy put and call options and write covered call and secured put options, all to hedge against changes in the value of equities. Such options may relate to particular securities or domestic stock indices and may or may not be listed on a domestic securities exchange or issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity

 

19


LATEEF FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

for profit if the market price of the security increases. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Fund also has the additional risk of being unable to enter into a closing transaction at an acceptable price if a liquid secondary market does not exist. The Fund also may write over-the-counter options where completing the obligation depends upon the credit standing of the other party. Option contracts also involve the risk that they may result in loss due to unanticipated developments in market conditions or other causes.

Options purchased are recorded as an asset and written options are recorded as liabilities to the extent of premiums paid or received. Gains or losses are realized when the option transaction expires or closes. When an option is exercised, the proceeds on sales for a written call option, the purchase cost for a written put option or the cost of a security for a purchased put or call option is adjusted by the amount of the premium received or paid.

The Fund had transactions in written options for the six months ended October 31, 2012 as follows:

 

     Number of Contracts     Premium  

Outstanding, April 30, 2012

     1,908      $ 449,857   

Call Options Written

     1,900        373,634   

Call Options Expired

     (1,897     (447,381

Call Options Exercised

     (1,911     (376,110
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding, October 31, 2012

          $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

2. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

Lateef Investment Management, L.P. (“Lateef” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). For its services, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee at the annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets under $500 million; 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of $500 million or more but less than $1 billion; and 0.90% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of $1 billion and over. For the period September 1, 2010 through August 31, 2013, the Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses” and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.99% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation shall remain in effect until August 31, 2013, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) approves its earlier termination. Each class of shares of the Fund pays its respective pro-rata portion of the advisory fee payable by the Fund.

 

20


LATEEF FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

As of October 31, 2012, investment advisory fees payable to the Adviser were $294,489. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the Adviser waived fees of $447,909.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and transfer agent for the Fund.

For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the Underwriter received $4,256 in underwriter commissions and $60,428 in sales commissions for the sale of Fund shares.

The Trust and the Underwriter are parties to an underwriting agreement. The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class A and Class C Shares in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A and Class C Shares plan, the Fund compensates the Underwriter for direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred in connection with advertising, marketing and other distribution services in an amount not to exceed 0.25% and 1.00% (0.75% distribution fee and 0.25% shareholder service fee), respectively, on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A and Class C Shares.

The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with BNY Mellon receive an annual retainer and out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Trustees by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2012 was $24,699. During the period, there was a Trustee who is an employee of BNY Mellon. She was not entitled to compensation by the Fund during the time of her employment. Certain employees of BNY Mellon are Officers of the Trust. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Trust.

 

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LATEEF FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

3. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities

   $ 127,709,784       $ 92,563,567   

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the six months ended October 31, 2012 and the year ended April 30, 2012, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class A Shares

        

Sales

     1,283,408      $ 14,619,041        3,394,022      $ 35,613,511   

Redemption Fees*

            491               17,699   

Redemptions

     (983,221     (11,280,679     (2,731,147     (27,648,148
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     300,187      $ 3,338,853        662,875      $ 7,983,062   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C Shares

        

Sales

     255,087      $ 2,806,787        567,624      $ 5,693,966   

Redemption Fees*

            176               7,373   

Redemptions

     (211,426     (2,314,514     (569,390     (5,682,152
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase/(Decrease)

     43,661      $ 492,449        (1,766   $ 19,187   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I Shares

        

Sales

     6,542,542      $ 75,863,434        16,190,394      $ 168,629,849   

Redemption Fees*

            1,735               63,619   

Redemptions

     (3,714,117     (43,665,556     (6,847,158     (73,690,055
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     2,828,425      $ 32,199,613        9,343,236      $ 95,003,413   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

* 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.

 

22


LATEEF FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

5. Federal Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

As of April 30, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital Loss

Carryforward

   Undistributed
Ordinary Income
   Undistributed
Long-Term Gain
   Unrealized
Appreciation
$ —    $—    $5,159,959    $61,581,793

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes.

As of October 31, 2012, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

Federal tax cost

   $ 363,444,763     
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

     60,217,183     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (8,898,557  
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 51,318,626     
  

 

 

   

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and April 30 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and April 30, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and April 30) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended April 30, 2012, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until May 1, 2012. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, the Fund had late year ordinary loss deferrals of $557,098.

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carry forwards as of April 30, 2012 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment

 

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LATEEF FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. The Fund’s first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was April 30, 2012. As of April 30, 2012 the Fund did not have any capital loss carry forwards.

6. Subsequent Events

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

 

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LATEEF FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (866) 499-2151 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http:// www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended July 31 and January 31) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q will be available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

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Investment Adviser

Lateef Investment Management, L.P.

300 Drakes Landing Road

Suite 100

Greenbrae, CA 94904

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Pepper Hamilton LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

LOGO

LATEEF FUND

of

FundVantage Trust

Class A Shares

Class C Shares

Class I Shares

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Lateef Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Lateef Fund.

 


PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Semi-Annual Report

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

Performance Data

October 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Credit Quality as of October 31, 2012 (as a percentage of total investments)

 

LOGO

 

Credit quality ratings are primarily sourced from Moody’s but in the event that Moody’s has not assigned a rating, the Fund will use S&P or Fitch. If these ratings are in conflict, S&P will be used before Fitch. If none of the major rating agencies have assigned a rating, the Fund will assign a rating of NR (non-rated security). The ratings represent their (Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch) opinions as to the quality of the underlying securities in the fund, and not the fund itself. The ratings range from AAA (extremely strong capacity to meet financial commitment) to D (in default). Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. A pre-refunded bond is secured by an escrow fund of U.S. government obligations (i.e. Treasury securities) and assumes the superior credit rating of the government obligation. The ratings do not predict performance and are subject to change.

     

Investment Style

 

High-quality, intermediate-term, tax-exempt

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks high current income that is exempt from federal and Hawaii income tax by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in investment grade municipal obligations. The Fund normally invests greater than 50% of its assets in Hawaii municipal obligations — debt securities issued by or on behalf of the State of Hawaii and its political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities that pay interest which is exempt from Hawaii income tax as well as federal income tax.

 

Investment Considerations

 

Income received from the Fund may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, depending on one’s tax status, to the federal alternative minimum tax. Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate, providing the potential for principal gain or loss. Generally, bond prices and values fall when interest rates rise, and vice versa. The longer the average maturity of the Fund’s portfolio, the greater the fluctuation in value. Since the Fund invests significantly in securities of issuers in Hawaii, it will also be affected by a variety of Hawaii’s economic and political factors. The values of any of the Fund’s investments may also decline in response to events affecting the issuer or its credit rating.

 

Investment Process

 

•    Top-down macroeconomic analysis of interest rate trends

 

•    Bottom-up credit research to identify high quality bonds

 

Investment Management

 

Advised by Asset Management Group of Bank of Hawaii (AMG)

 

•     As of October 31, 2012, AMG manages $1.2 billion in mutual fund assets. In addition, AMG

        personnel also manage approximately $1.7 billion in assets on behalf of Bank of Hawaii clients.

 

    

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Semi-Annual Report

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

Performance Data (Concluded)

October 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended October 31, 2012   

  

   Six Months*      1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      10 Year  

Class Y Shares

     2.84%         7.78%         5.66%         4.95%         4.17%   

Barclays Capital Hawaii
Municipal
Bond Index

     2.98%         8.13%         6.10%         6.01%         5.02%   

 

*Not

Annualized

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please call (888) 678-6034.

The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expense ratio for Class Y Shares, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated September 1, 2012, are 0.35% and 0.15%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These rates may fluctuate and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered in this report. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its Advisory fees until August 31, 2013. The waiver may not be terminated at any time prior to that date without the consent of the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio for the six months ended October 31, 2012 can be found in the financial highlights.

Before the Fund commenced operations, all of the assets of the Tax-Free Securities Fund, a series of Pacific Capital Funds (the “Predecessor Fund”), were transferred to the Fund in a tax-free reorganization (the “Reorganization”). Performance presented prior to June 28, 2010 reflects the performance of the Predecessor Fund.

Total returns reflect the waiver of Advisory fees. Had these waivers not been in effect, performance quoted would have been lower.

The performance of the Fund is measured against the Barclays Capital Hawaii Municipal Bond Index, a rules-based, market-value weighted index engineered for the long-term tax-exempt Hawaii bond market. The index has four main sectors: general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds and prerefunded bonds. The index is unmanaged and does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

The Fund is distributed by Foreside Funds Distributors LLC. The Asset Management Group of Bank of Hawaii is the investment adviser to the Fund and receives a fee for its services.

 

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Semi-Annual Report

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

Performance Data

October 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Credit Quality as of October 31, 2012 (as a percentage of total investments)

 

LOGO

 

Credit quality ratings are primarily sourced from Moody’s but in the event that Moody’s has not assigned a rating, the Fund will use S&P or Fitch. If these ratings are in conflict, S&P will be used before Fitch. If none of the major rating agencies have assigned a rating, the Fund will assign a rating of NR (non-rated security). The ratings represent their (Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch) opinions as to the quality of the underlying securities in the fund, and not the fund itself. The ratings range from AAA (extremely strong capacity to meet financial commitment) to D (in default). Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. A pre-refunded bond is secured by an escrow fund of U.S. government obligations (i.e. Treasury securities) and assumes the superior credit rating of the government obligation. The ratings do not predict performance and are subject to change.

     

Investment Style

 

High-quality, short-intermediate term, tax-exempt

 

Investment Objective

 

The Fund seeks high current income that is exempt from federal and Hawaii income tax by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in investment grade municipal obligations. The Fund normally invests greater than 50% of its assets in Hawaii municipal obligations — debt securities issued by or on behalf of the State of Hawaii and its political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities that pay interest which is exempt from Hawaii income tax as well as federal income tax. The Fund seeks to provide greater price stability than a long-term bond fund.

 

Investment Considerations

 

Income received from the Fund may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, depending on one’s tax status, to the federal alternative minimum tax. Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate, providing the potential for principal gain or loss. Generally, bond prices and values fall when interest rates rise, and vice versa. Intermediate term, higher-quality bonds generally offer less risk than longer-term bonds and a lower rate of return. Since the Fund invests significantly in securities of issuers in Hawaii, it will also be affected by a variety of Hawaii’s economic and political factors. The values of any of the Fund’s investments may also decline in response to events affecting the issuer or its credit rating.

 

Investment Process

 

•    Top-down macroeconomic analysis of interest rate trends

 

•    Bottom-up credit research to identify high quality bonds

 

Investment Management

 

Advised by Asset Management Group of Bank of Hawaii (AMG)

 

•     As of October 31, 2012, AMG manages $1.2 billion in mutual fund assets. In addition, AMG

        personnel also manage approximately $1.7 billion in assets on behalf of Bank of Hawaii clients.

 

    

 

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Semi-Annual Report

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

Performance Data (Concluded)

October 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended October 31, 2012   

  

   Six Months*      1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      10 Year  

Class Y Shares

     0.71%         2.31%         1.82%         2.53%         2.37%   

Barclays Capital Hawaii
3-Year Municipal Bond Index

     0.58%         2.01%         2.29%         3.74%         3.17%   

 

*Not

Annualized

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please call (888) 678-6034.

The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expense ratio for Class Y Shares, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated September 1, 2012, are 0.51% and 0.31%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These rates may fluctuate and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered in this report. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its Advisory fees until August 31, 2013. The waiver may not be terminated at any time prior to that date without the consent of the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio for the six months ended October 31, 2012 can be found in the financial highlights.

Before the Fund commenced operations, all of the assets of the Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund, a series of Pacific Capital Funds (the “Predecessor Fund”), were transferred to the Fund in a tax-free reorganization (the “Reorganization”). Performance presented prior to June 28, 2010 reflects the performance of the Predecessor Fund.

Total returns reflect the waiver of Advisory fees. Had these waivers not been in effect, performance quoted would have been lower.

The performance of the Fund is measured against the Barclays Capital Hawaii 3-Year Municipal Bond Index, which is the 2-4 year component of the Barclays Capital Hawaii Municipal Bond Index and is a rules-based, market-value weighted index engineered for the Hawaii tax-exempt bond market. The index has four main sectors: general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds, and prerefunded bonds. The index is unmanaged and does not reflect the deduction of fees associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

The Fund is distributed by Foreside Funds Distributors LLC. The Asset Management Group of Bank of Hawaii is the investment adviser to the Fund and receives a fee for its services.

 

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Fund Expense Disclosure

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

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

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from May 1, 2012 and held for the entire period through October 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The first line for each Fund in the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line of the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

          Beginning
Account Value
05/01/12
     Ending
Account Value
10/31/12
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
05/01/12-10/31/12
   Expense Ratio
During Period**
05/01/12-10/31/12

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

            

Actual Fund Return

    Class Y        $1,000.00         $1,028.40       $0.56    0.11%

Hypothetical Fund Return (5% return before expenses)

    Class Y        1,000.00         1,024.65       0.56    0.11%

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

            

Actual Fund Return

    Class Y        $1,000.00         $1,007.10       $1.47    0.29%

Hypothetical Fund Return (5% return before expenses)

    Class Y        1,000.00         1,023.74       1.48    0.29%

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value times a Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365). The Funds’ ending account values on the first line in each table are based on the actual six month total returns of 2.84% for the Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund and 0.71% for the Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund.

 

**

Annualized.

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
         Value ($)      

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 97.5%

  

  

Arizona — 2.2%

     

Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., Civic Plaza, Convertible CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 07/01/31, (NATL-RE, FGIC Insured)

     5,000,000         6,192,800   
     

 

 

 

California — 1.5%

     

Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, CAB, Senior Lein, Series A, ETM, 0.00%, 01/01/25

     2,000,000         1,507,360   

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District GO, CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 08/01/27, (AGM-CR, FGIC Insured)

     5,000,000         2,503,100   
     

 

 

 
        4,010,460   
     

 

 

 

District of Columbia — 1.6%

  

  

District of Columbia, Income Tax Revenue, Series A, Callable 12/01/21 at 100, 5.00%, 12/01/30

     3,590,000         4,317,621   
     

 

 

 

Florida — 1.2%

     

Orlando Utilities Commission, Water and Electric Revenue, Series D, ETM, 6.75%, 10/01/17

     2,800,000         3,267,012   
     

 

 

 
      Principal
Amount ($)
         Value ($)      

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

Georgia — 2.7%

     

Municipal Electric Authority Power Revenue, Series W, ETM, 6.60%, 01/01/18, (NATL-RE, IBC, BNYM Insured)

     385,000         399,926   

Municipal Electric Authority Power Revenue, Series W, Unrefunded Portion, 6.60%, 01/01/18, (NATL-RE, IBC, BNYM Insured)

     6,315,000         6,987,800   
     

 

 

 
        7,387,726   
     

 

 

 

Hawaii — 72.0%

     

County of Kauai GO, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/22

     315,000         397,284   

County of Kauai GO, Series A, Callable 8/01/21 at 100, 3.25%, 08/01/23

     1,000,000         1,077,260   

County of Kauai GO, Series A, Callable 08/01/22 at 100, 3.13%, 08/01/27

     1,295,000         1,325,071   

Hawaii County GO, Series A, 5.60%, 05/01/13, (NATL-RE, FGIC Insured)

     605,000         620,954   

Hawaii County GO, Series A, 5.25%, 07/15/17

     1,655,000         1,975,077   

Hawaii County GO, Series A, Callable 07/15/14 at 100, 5.25%, 07/15/23, (NATL-RE Insured)

     595,000         638,732   
 

 

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

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
         Value ($)      

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

Hawaii — (Continued)

  

Hawaii County GO, Series A, Callable 07/15/18 at 100, 6.00%, 07/15/26

     1,655,000         2,000,647   

Hawaii County GO, Series A, Callable 03/01/20 at 100, 4.00%, 03/01/28

     2,470,000         2,714,704   

Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp, Multi-Family Housing, HSG-Kuhio Park Terrace, Series B, Callable 04/01/2013 at 100, 1.25%, 10/01/13, (FHLMC Insured)

     1,000,000         1,003,200   

Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp. Multi-Family Housing, HSG-Iwilei Apartments, Series A, Callable 07/01/22 at 100, 3.75%, 01/01/31, (FHLMC Insured)

     3,460,000         3,507,817   

Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp., Series B, Callable 07/01/21 at 100, 3.88%, 07/01/25, (GNMA/FNMA Insured)

     3,970,000         4,208,082   

Hawaii State Airports System Revenue, Series A, Callable 07/01/20 at 100, 5.00%, 07/01/22

     1,200,000         1,429,920   
      Principal
Amount ($)
         Value ($)      

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

Hawaii — (Continued)

  

Hawaii State Airports System Revenue, AMT, Callable 07/01/21 at 100, 5.00%, 07/01/23

     3,500,000         4,009,880   

Hawaii State Airports System Revenue, Series A, Callable 07/01/20 at 100, 5.25%, 07/01/29

     2,000,000         2,347,500   

Hawaii State Department of Budget & Finance Revenue, Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc., Series A, AMT, Callable 11/30/12 at 101, 5.65%, 10/01/27, (NATL-RE Insured)

     3,000,000         3,033,840   

Hawaii State Department of Budget & Finance Revenue, Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc., Series A, Callable 11/30/12 at 100, 5.50%, 12/01/14, (AMBAC Insured)

     2,000,000         2,004,520   

Hawaii State Department of Budget & Finance, Special Purpose Revenue, HSG-Kahala Nui, Callable 11/15/22 at 100, 5.00%, 11/15/27

     1,240,000         1,346,925   

Hawaii State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Revenue, 4.50%, 04/01/13

     500,000         505,870   
 

 

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

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
         Value ($)      

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

Hawaii — (Continued)

  

Hawaii State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Revenue, 5.00%, 04/01/16

     500,000         552,265   

Hawaii State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Revenue, 5.00%, 04/01/18

     775,000         883,740   

Hawaii State GO, Series CH, 4.75%, 11/01/13, (NATL-RE, IBC Insured)

     1,435,000         1,498,886   

Hawaii State GO, Series CM, 6.50%, 12/01/13, (NATL-RE, FGIC Insured)

     5,000,000         5,334,400   

Hawaii State GO, Series CY, 5.75%, 02/01/15, (AGM Insured)

     820,000         916,309   

Hawaii State GO, Series DA, Prerefunded 09/01/13 at 100, 5.25%, 09/01/23, (NATL-RE Insured)

     425,000         442,514   

Hawaii State GO, Series DD, Callable 05/01/14 at 100, 5.00%, 05/01/17, (NATL-RE Insured)

     1,000,000         1,069,610   

Hawaii State GO, Series DD, Unrefunded Portion, Callable 05/01/14 at 100, 5.00%, 05/01/18, (NATL-RE Insured)

     1,560,000         1,668,592   

Hawaii State GO, Series DG, Callable 07/01/15 @ 100, 5.00%, 07/01/16, (AMBAC Insured)

     1,000,000         1,117,990   
      Principal
Amount ($)
         Value ($)      

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

Hawaii — (Continued)

  

Hawaii State GO, Series DI, Callable 03/01/16 at 100, 5.00%, 03/01/26, (AGM Insured)

     1,000,000         1,123,730   

Hawaii State GO, Series DJ, Callable 04/01/17 at 100, 5.00%, 04/01/19, (AMBAC Insured)

     1,000,000         1,181,920   

Hawaii State GO, Series DJ, Callable 04/01/17 at 100, 5.00%, 04/01/22, (AMBAC Insured)

     875,000         1,026,296   

Hawaii State GO, Series DK, 5.00%, 05/01/17

     4,000,000         4,741,240   

Hawaii State GO, Series DK, Callable 05/01/18 at 100, 5.00%, 05/01/28

     3,000,000         3,535,680   

Hawaii State GO, Series DK, Callable 05/01/18 at 100, 5.00%, 05/01/23

     5,000,000         6,003,400   

Hawaii State GO, Series DN, 5.00%, 08/01/15

     1,660,000         1,862,935   

Hawaii State GO, Series DQ, Callable 06/01/19 at 100, 5.00%, 06/01/23

     2,000,000         2,481,760   

Hawaii State GO, Series DQ, ETM, 5.00%, 06/01/14

     465,000         499,024   

Hawaii State GO, Series DT, 5.00%, 11/01/15

     1,500,000         1,699,050   

Hawaii State GO, Series DT, 5.00%, 11/01/16

     1,900,000         2,223,285   

Hawaii State GO, Series DT, 5.00%, 11/01/19

     3,000,000         3,748,350   
 

 

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

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

  

Hawaii — (Continued)

     

Hawaii State GO, Series DZ, Callable 12/01/21 at 100, 5.00%, 12/01/29

     4,000,000         4,832,400   

Hawaii State GO, Series DZ, Callable 12/01/21 at 100, 5.00%, 12/01/30

     3,000,000         3,613,470   

Hawaii State GO, Series DZ, Callable 12/01/21 at 100, 5.00%, 12/01/27

     5,000,000         6,095,050   

Hawaii State GO, Series DZ, Callable 12/01/21 at 100, 5.00%, 12/01/31

     1,000,000         1,199,090   

Hawaii State Harbor System Revenue, Series A, Callable 07/01/20 at 100, 5.63%, 07/01/40

     3,000,000         3,521,520   

Hawaii State Harbor System Revenue, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 07/01/16, (AGM Insured)

     1,105,000         1,230,130   

Hawaii State Harbor System Revenue, Series B, AMT, Callable 11/30/12 at 100, 5.50%, 07/01/19, (AMBAC Insured)

     1,500,000         1,503,375   

Hawaii State Highway Revenue, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/21

     1,000,000         1,237,420   

Hawaii State Highway Revenue, Series A, Callable 01/01/22 at 100, 5.00%, 01/01/27

     5,490,000         6,631,755   

Hawaii State Highway Revenue, Series A, Callable 01/01/22 at 100, 5.00%, 01/01/28

     1,120,000         1,346,811   
      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

  

Hawaii — (Continued)

     

Hawaii State Highway Revenue, Series A, Callable 01/01/22 at 100, 5.00%, 01/01/31

     3,025,000         3,588,618   

Honolulu City & County Board of Water Supply System Revenue, Series A, Callable 07/01/14 at 100, 4.75%, 07/01/18, (NATL-RE, FGIC Insured)

     1,000,000         1,072,910   

Honolulu City & County Board of Water Supply System Revenue, Series A, Callable 07/01/16 at 100, 4.50%, 07/01/23, (NATL-RE Insured)

     1,500,000         1,641,510   

Honolulu City & County Board of Water Supply System Revenue, Series A, Callable 07/01/16 at 100, 4.75%, 07/01/31, (NATL-RE Insured)

     2,000,000         2,175,200   

Honolulu City & County Board of Water Supply System Revenue, Series A, Callable 07/01/22 at 100, 5.00%, 07/01/26

     3,000,000         3,671,490   
 

 

 

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

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

  

Hawaii — (Continued)

     

Honolulu City & County Board of Water Supply System Revenue, Series A, Callable 07/01/22 at 100, 4.50%, 07/01/28

     1,500,000         1,747,500   

Honolulu City & County Board of Water Supply System Revenue, Series B, AMT, Callable 07/01/16 at 100, 5.25%, 07/01/17, (NATL-RE Insured)

     1,300,000         1,479,218   

Honolulu City & County Board of Water Supply System Revenue, Series B, AMT, Callable 07/01/16 at 100, 5.25%, 07/01/21, (NATL-RE Insured)

     1,335,000         1,492,184   

Honolulu City & County GO, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/18

     5,000,000         6,041,000   

Honolulu City & County GO, Series A, Callable 07/01/15 at 100, 5.00%, 07/01/19, (NATL-RE Insured)

     6,250,000         6,934,812   

Honolulu City & County GO, Series A, Callable 07/01/17 at 100, 5.00%, 07/01/21, (AGM Insured)

     4,000,000         4,666,400   
      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

  

Hawaii — (Continued)

     

Honolulu City & County GO, Series A, Callable 04/01/19 at 100, 5.00%, 04/01/24

     1,110,000         1,312,919   

Honolulu City & County GO, Series A, Callable 07/01/15 at 100, 5.00%, 07/01/26, (NATL-RE Insured)

     5,000,000         5,503,350   

Honolulu City & County GO, Series A, Callable 07/01/15 at 100, 5.00%, 07/01/28, (NATL-RE Insured)

     1,275,000         1,399,134   

Honolulu City & County GO, Series A, Callable 07/01/15 at 100, 5.00%, 07/01/29, (NATL-RE Insured)

     2,000,000         2,191,400   

Honolulu City & County GO, Series A, ETM, 5.75%, 04/01/13, (FGIC-TCRS Insured)

     850,000         869,074   

Honolulu City & County GO, Series A, Refunding, Callable 11/01/22 at 100, 4.00%, 11/01/36

     5,000,000         5,348,500   

Honolulu City & County GO, Series A, Refunding, Callable 11/01/22 at 100, 4.00%, 11/01/37

     5,000,000         5,326,450   

Honolulu City & County GO, Series A, Unrefunded Portion, 5.75%, 04/01/13, (FGIC-TCRS Insured)

     2,345,000         2,398,020   
 

 

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

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

  

Hawaii — (Continued)

     

Honolulu City & County GO, Series D, Callable 07/01/15 at 100, 5.00%, 07/01/20, (NATL-RE Insured)

     2,000,000         2,214,120   

Honolulu City & County GO, Series F, Callable 07/01/15 at 100, 5.00%, 07/01/22, (NATL-RE, FGIC Insured)

     4,115,000         4,541,808   

Honolulu City & County Waste Water System Revenue, 1st Bond Resolution, Series A, Callable 07/01/17 at 100, 5.00%, 07/01/31, (NATL-RE Insured)

     3,500,000         3,932,950   

Honolulu City & County Waste Water System Revenue, Senior Series A, 3.25%, 07/01/20

     1,000,000         1,121,490   

Honolulu City & County Waste Water System Revenue, Series B-1, Callable 07/01/16 at 100, 5.00%, 07/01/32, (NATL-RE Insured)

     5,015,000         5,496,239   

Honolulu City & County Wastewater System Revenue, Senior 1st Bond Resolution-A, Callable 07/01/22 at 100, 5.00%, 07/01/32

     1,000,000         1,194,310   
      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

  

Hawaii — (Continued)

     

Honolulu City & County Wastewater System Revenue, Senior 1st Bond Resolution-A, Callable 07/01/22 at 100, 5.00%, 07/01/37

     1,000,000         1,163,810   

Honolulu City & County Wastewater System Revenue, Senior Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/21

     1,005,000         1,177,066   

Maui County GO, 5.00%, 03/01/15, (NATL-RE Insured)

     3,850,000         4,233,460   

Maui County GO, Series A, Callable 07/01/17 at 100, 4.25%, 07/01/25, (AGM Insured)

     500,000         538,900   

Maui County GO, Series B, 4.00%, 06/01/16

     1,000,000         1,109,850   

University of Hawaii Revenue,
Series A-2, 4.00%, 10/01/19

     1,170,000         1,351,221   

University of Hawaii Revenue,
Series B-2, 5.00%, 10/01/18

     1,310,000         1,582,166   

University of Hawaii System Revenue, Series A, Callable 07/15/16 at 100, 5.00%, 07/15/24, (AGM-CR, MBIA Insured) .

     470,000         534,343   

University of Hawaii System Revenue, Series A, Callable 10/01/19 at 100, 5.25%, 10/01/34

     1,000,000         1,153,520   
     

 

 

 
        199,174,222   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

  

Illinois — 2.4%

     

Chicago Midway Airport Revenue, Series C, 5.50%, 01/01/15, (NATL-RE Insured)

     2,000,000         2,177,500   

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Power Supply Revenue, Series C, 5.25%, 02/01/21, (NATL-RE, FGIC Insured)

     3,665,000         4,506,081   
     

 

 

 
        6,683,581   
     

 

 

 

Massachusetts — 2.0%

     

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Refunding, GO, Series B, 5.25%, 09/01/21, (AGM Insured)

     2,000,000         2,579,340   

Massachusetts State Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Highway System Revenue, Contract Assistance, Series B, Callable 01/01/20 at 100, 5.00%, 01/01/23

     2,500,000         2,986,625   
     

 

 

 
        5,565,965   
     

 

 

 

Michigan — 0.7%

     

Michigan Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Revolving Fund, 5.00%, 10/01/21

     1,500,000         1,897,545   
     

 

 

 
      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

  

New Jersey — 0.1%

     

Passaic Valley Sewage Commissioner System Revenue Refunding, Series G, 5.75%, 12/01/21

     300,000         368,034   
     

 

 

 

North Carolina — 0.3%

     

Mecklenburg County GO, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/19

     750,000         945,578   
     

 

 

 

Ohio — 0.5%

     

Ohio State, Infrastructure Improvement GO, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/21

     1,000,000         1,257,660   
     

 

 

 

Puerto Rico — 0.6%

     

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue, Series NN, Prerefunded 07/01/13 at 100, 5.13%, 07/01/29

     1,530,000         1,579,235   
     

 

 

 

Tennessee — 0.9%

     

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities, Revenue, ETM, 0.00%, 06/01/21

     2,955,000         2,512,784   
     

 

 

 

Texas — 4.7%

     

Austin Certificates Obligation, GO, Callable 09/01/21 at 100, 4.00%, 09/01/30

     2,860,000         3,075,558   
 

 

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

 

13


PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

Texas — (Continued)

     

Fort Worth Drainage Utility System Revenue, Callable 02/15/21 at 100, 4.50%, 02/15/27

     2,765,000         3,136,284   

Galveston County GO, CAB, Series RD, 0.00%, 02/01/24, (NATL-RE, FGIC Insured)

     2,630,000         1,879,898   

Harris County GO, Series C, Prerefunded 10/01/18 at 100, 5.75%, 10/01/23

     1,000,000         1,282,970   

Houston Water and Sewer System Revenue, Unrefunded Balance CAB, Junior Series A, 0.00%, 12/01/27, (AGM Insured)

     2,000,000         1,196,100   

San Antonio Electric & Gas Revenue, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/18

     2,000,000         2,415,260   
     

 

 

 
        12,986,070   
     

 

 

 

Washington — 4.1%

     

King County School District No. 403 Renton GO, Callable 12/01/16 at 100, 5.00%, 12/01/24, (NATL-RE, FGIC Insured, School Bond Guarantee) .

     3,000,000         3,387,870   

Port of Seattle Revenue, Callable 02/01/16 at 100, 5.00%, 02/01/25, (XLCA Insured)

     2,000,000         2,225,820   
      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

Washington — (Continued)

     

Washington State GO, Various Purpose, Series A, Callable 08/01/21 at 100, 4.50%, 08/01/31

     5,000,000         5,679,600   
     

 

 

 
        11,293,290   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Cost $250,021,327) .

        269,439,583   
     

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL COMMERCIAL PAPER — 0.4%

  

Honolulu City & County GO, 0.19% 11/06/12

     1,000,000         1,000,002   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL COMMERCIAL PAPER
(Cost $1,000,000)

        1,000,002   
     

 

 

 
      Shares         

REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY — 4.5%

  

Dreyfus Tax Exempt Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.00%(a)

     12,552,255         12,552,255   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY
(Cost $12,552,255)

        12,552,255   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Value ($ )  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.4%
(Cost $263,573,582)

   $  282,991,840   

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS - (2.4)%

     (6,537,899
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

   $ 276,453,941   
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Rate periodically changes. Rate disclosed is the daily yield on October 31, 2012.

 

AGM

  

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

AGM-CR

  

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

  

Custodial Receipts

AMBAC

  

American Municipal Bond

  

Assurance Corp.

AMT

  

Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

 

BNYM

  

Bank of New York Mellon

CAB

  

Capital Appreciation Bond

ETM

  

Escrowed to Maturity

FGIC

  

Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.

FHLMC

  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FNMA

  

Federal National Mortgage

  

Association

GNMA

  

Government National Mortgage

  

Association

GO

  

General Obligation

HSG

  

Housing

IBC

  

Insurance Bond Certificate

MBIA

  

Municipal Bond Investors Assurance

NATL-RE

  

National Reinsurance Corp.

TCRS

  

Transferable Custodial Receipts

 

 

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

 

15


PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 97.6%

  

  

Arizona — 1.0%

     

Vistancia Community Facilities District GO,
4.00%, 07/15/13

     500,000         509,995   
     

 

 

 

Colorado — 1.9%

     

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Catholic Health, Series A,
4.00%, 02/01/16

     850,000         935,348   
     

 

 

 

Georgia — 2.4%

     

Georgia State GO, Series I,
5.00%, 11/01/17

     1,000,000         1,211,550   
     

 

 

 

Guam — 3.0%

     

Guam Economic Development & Commerce Authority, CAB, Series B, ETM,
5.40%, 05/15/15

     1,350,000         1,510,150   
     

 

 

 

Hawaii — 65.3%

     

County of Kauai GO, Series A,
3.00%, 08/01/20

     295,000         323,591   

County of Maui GO, Callable
03/01/15 at 100,
5.00%, 03/01/17, (NATL-RE Insured)

     500,000         549,800   

Hawaii County GO, Series A,
5.00%, 03/01/15

     400,000         439,352   

Hawaii County GO, Series A,
4.00%, 03/01/16

     400,000         441,600   

Hawaii Pacific Health Special Purpose Revenue, Series A,
3.00%, 07/01/14

     500,000         518,470   
      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

  

Hawaii — (Continued)

     

Hawaii State Airports System Revenue, AMT,
4.00%, 07/01/15

     515,000         554,959   

Hawaii State Airports System Revenue, Series B, AMT,
4.00%, 07/01/15

     1,000,000         1,077,590   

Hawaii State GO, Series CH,
4.75%, 11/01/13,
(NATL-RE, IBC Insured)

     1,000,000         1,044,520   

Hawaii State GO, Series CY,
5.75%, 02/01/13,
(AGM Insured)

     1,500,000         1,519,905   

Hawaii State GO, Series DA, Prerefunded 09/01/13 at 100,
5.25%, 09/01/17, (NATL-RE Insured)

     1,010,000         1,051,622   

Hawaii State GO, Series DG,
5.00%, 07/01/13, (AMBAC Insured)

     2,100,000         2,165,856   

Hawaii State GO, Series DG,
Callable 07/01/15 at 100,
5.00%, 07/01/16, (AMBAC Insured)

     1,250,000         1,397,488   

Hawaii State GO, Series DQ,
4.00%, 06/01/13

     1,000,000         1,021,660   

Hawaii State GO, Series DR,
4.00%, 06/01/14

     1,170,000         1,236,702   

Hawaii State GO, Series EA,
4.00%, 12/01/20

     1,000,000         1,187,720   

Hawaii State Harbor System Revenue, Series A,
4.00%, 07/01/16

     500,000         543,920   
 

 

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

 

16


PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

  

Hawaii — (Continued)

     

Hawaii State Highway Revenue Bonds, Series B,
5.25%, 07/01/18, (AGM Insured)

     500,000         615,010   

Hawaii State Highway Revenue, Series A,
4.00%, 01/01/17

     325,000         365,011   

Hawaii State Highway Revenue, Series A,
4.00%, 01/01/21

     1,000,000         1,162,040   

Hawaii State Housing & Community Development Corp. Rental Housing System Revenue, Series A,
3.70%, 07/01/13, (AGM Insured)

     1,055,000         1,071,669   

Hawaii State Housing Finance & Development Corp., Series A,
2.35%, 07/01/17, (GNMA/FNMA Insured)

     565,000         577,283   

Hawaii State Housing Finance & Development Corp., Series A,
2.70%, 07/01/18, (GNMA/FNMA Insured)

     575,000         588,662   

Honolulu City & County Board of Water Supply System Revenue, Series A,
5.00%, 07/01/20

     320,000         399,139   
      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

  

Hawaii — (Continued)

     

Honolulu City & County Board of Water Supply System Revenue, Series A,
5.00%, 07/01/22

     500,000         632,105   

Honolulu City & County GO, Series A,
4.00%, 08/01/16

     500,000         561,375   

Honolulu City & County GO, Series A, Unrefunded Balance,
5.75%, 04/01/13, (FGIC-TCRS Insured)

     1,000,000         1,022,610   

Honolulu City & County GO,
Series B,
5.50%, 07/01/13, (FSA Insured)

     1,000,000         1,034,770   

Honolulu City & County GO, Series B, Unrefunded Balance,
5.00%, 10/01/13

     585,000         610,336   

Honolulu City & County GO,
Series B,
5.00%, 08/01/16

     625,000         724,756   

Honolulu City & County GO,
Series B,
5.00%, 11/01/20

     500,000         628,720   

Honolulu City & County GO,
Series B,
5.00%, 11/01/21

     500,000         632,240   

Honolulu City & County GO,
Series D,
5.00%, 09/01/14

     1,140,000         1,235,977   

Honolulu City & County GO,
Series D,
2.25%, 09/01/14

     780,000         806,746   
 

 

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

 

17


PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

  

Hawaii — (Continued)

     

Honolulu City & County GO, Series F, Callable
07/01/15 at 100,
5.25%, 07/01/17, (NATL-RE, FGIC Insured)

     535,000         599,382   

Honolulu City & County Waste Water System Revenue, 1st Bond Resolution, Senior Sub-Series A,
4.00%, 07/01/16

     250,000         279,050   

Honolulu City & County Waste Water System Revenue, Senior Series A,
5.00%, 07/01/19

     1,000,000         1,237,310   

Honolulu City & County Waste Water System Revenue, Senior Series A,
3.25%, 07/01/20

     255,000         285,981   

Honolulu City & County Waste Water System Revenue, Series A,
4.00%, 07/01/13

     500,000         512,340   

Honolulu City & County Wastewater System Revenue, Senior 1st Bond Resolution, Series B,
5.00%, 07/01/20

     500,000         624,880   

Honolulu City & County Wastewater System Revenue, Senior 1st Bond Resolution, Series B,
4.00%, 07/01/21

     500,000         586,915   
      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

  

Hawaii — (Continued)

     

University of Hawaii Revenue, Series A,
5.00%, 10/01/14

     550,000         594,468   
     

 

 

 
        32,463,530   
     

 

 

 

Indiana — 2.1%

     

Indiana State Office Building Commission, Logansport State Hospital, Series D, Callable 07/01/14 at 100,
5.00%, 07/01/23, (AMBAC, State Appropriate Insured)

     500,000         538,520   

Northwest Allen County Middle School Building Corp. Revenue, First Mortgage, Callable 07/15/13 at 100,
5.25%, 07/15/18, (NATL-RE, State Aid Withholding Insured)

     500,000         517,190   
     

 

 

 
        1,055,710   
     

 

 

 

Iowa — 1.0%

     

University of Iowa Facilities Corp. GO, Medical Education & Biomed Research Facility,
3.75%, 06/01/18

     435,000         497,897   
     

 

 

 

Michigan — 1.5%

     

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, Oakwood Obligated Group,
5.50%, 11/01/12

     750,000         750,000   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

18


PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

  

North Carolina — 2.2%

     

North Carolina State GO, Series B,
5.00%, 06/01/14

     1,000,000         1,073,990   
     

 

 

 

Ohio — 5.2%

     

Ohio State GO, Prerefunded 06/15/13 at 100,
5.00%, 06/15/16

     1,000,000         1,029,110   

Ohio State GO, Infrastructure Improvement, Series A, Callable 03/01/15 at 100,
5.00%, 09/01/19

     1,410,000         1,557,345   
     

 

 

 
        2,586,455   
     

 

 

 

Oklahoma — 1.1%

     

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Health Refunding, INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, Series C,
5.00%, 08/15/16

     455,000         518,122   
     

 

 

 

Puerto Rico — 2.5%

     

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Revenue, ETM,
6.25%, 07/01/13, (NATL-RE, IBC, Commonwealth Guaranteed Insured)

     1,200,000         1,247,040   
     

 

 

 

Texas — 3.4%

     

Harris County GO, Refunding Road,
Series A,
5.00%, 10/01/20

     1,000,000         1,259,140   
      Principal
Amount ($)
     Value ($)  

MUNICIPAL BONDS — (Continued)

  

  

Texas — (Continued)

     

North Harris Montgomery Community College District, Lone Star College System GO,
4.50%, 02/15/14, (NATL-RE Insured)

     425,000         447,746   
     

 

 

 
        1,706,886   
     

 

 

 

Washington — 2.6%

     

County of King GO, Callable 12/01/22 at 100,
5.00%, 06/01/23

     1,000,000         1,270,340   
     

 

 

 

Wisconsin — 2.4%

     

Waukesha City GO, Series A, Prerefunded 10/01/14 at 100,
5.00%, 10/01/16, (AGM Insured)

     755,000         822,678   

Waukesha City GO, Series A, Unrefunded Balance, Callable 10/01/14 at 100,
5.00%, 10/01/16, (AGM Insured)

     340,000         369,998   
     

 

 

 
        1,192,676   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Cost $47,322,164)

        48,529,689   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

19


PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Shares      Value ($)  

REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY — 3.6%

  

Dreyfus Tax Exempt Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.00%(a)

     1,788,065         1,788,065   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY
(Cost $1,788,065)

        1,788,065   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.2%
(Cost $49,110,229)

        50,317,754   

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS - (1.2)% .

        (586,855
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $ 49,730,899   
     

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Rate periodically changes. Rate disclosed is the daily yield on October 31, 2012.

    

 

 

AGM

   Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

AMBAC

   American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.

AMT

   Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

CAB

   Capital Appreciation Bond

ETM

   Escrowed to Maturity

FGIC

   Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.

FNMA

   Federal National Mortgage Association

FSA

   Financial Service Authority

GNMA

   Government National Mortgage Association

GO

   General Obligation

IBC

   Insurance Bond Certificate

NATL-RE

   National Reinsurance Corp.

 

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

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Pacific Capital
Tax-Free
Securities
Fund
    Pacific Capital
Tax-Free
Short
Intermediate
Securities
Fund
 

Assets

    

Investments, at value (Cost $263,573,582 and $49,110,229, respectively)

   $ 282,991,840      $ 50,317,754   

Receivable for capital shares sold

     1,039,948        132,862   

Dividends and interest receivable

     3,328,455        588,445   

Prepaid expenses and other assets.

     26,021        4,938   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     287,386,264        51,043,999   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Payable for investments purchased

     10,663,650        1,262,445   

Payable for distributions to shareholders

     126,066        11,880   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     82,524        255   

Payable for administration and accounting fees

     16,815        9,384   

Payable for transfer agent fees

     7,975        7,927   

Payable to custodian

     4,668        3,485   

Accrued expenses

     30,625        17,724   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     10,932,323        1,313,100   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 276,453,941      $ 49,730,899   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 262,766      $ 48,218   

Paid-in capital

     257,081,188        49,202,216   

Undistributed net investment income.

     59,572        7,179   

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (367,843     (734,239

Net unrealized appreciation on investments.

     19,418,258        1,207,525   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 276,453,941      $ 49,730,899   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class Y:

    

Outstanding shares.

     26,276,583        4,821,846   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 10.52      $ 10.31   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Pacific Capital
Tax-Free
Securities
Fund
    Pacific Capital
Tax-Free
Short
Intermediate
Securities
Fund
 

Investment Income

    

Interest

   $ 4,582,171      $ 502,066   

Dividends

     7        2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income.

     4,582,178        502,068   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     261,168        49,898   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     44,677        24,606   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees (Note 2)

     22,407        4,699   

Legal fees

     14,947        3,054   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     13,403        2,776   

Audit fees

     12,098        12,098   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     11,579        11,536   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     11,067        8,542   

Registration and filing fees

     1,877        190   

Other expenses

     14,846        4,121   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     408,069        121,520   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (261,168     (49,898
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     146,901        71,622   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income.

     4,435,277        430,446   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments:

    

Net realized gain from investments

     13,276        4,805   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     2,846,254        (57,948
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     2,859,530        (53,143
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 7,294,807      $ 377,303   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Six Months
Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year
Ended
April 30, 2012
 

Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 4,435,277      $ 8,607,695   

Net realized gain from investments

     13,276        1,998,565   

Net change in unrealized appreciation from investments

     2,846,254        9,514,637   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     7,294,807        20,120,897   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

    

Distributions to Class Y Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (4,552,436     (8,607,695
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (4,552,436     (8,607,695
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions
(Note 4)

     22,421,245        30,294,932   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     25,163,616        41,808,134   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

    

Beginning of period

     251,290,325        209,482,191   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 276,453,941      $ 251,290,325   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

   $ 59,572      $ 176,731   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

     Six Months
Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year
Ended
April 30, 2012
 

Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 430,446      $ 1,048,096   

Net realized gain from investments

     4,805        124,627   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments

     (57,948     167,852   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     377,303        1,340,575   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

    

Distributions to Class Y Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (444,564     (1,048,096
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (444,564     (1,048,096
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions
(Note 4)

     (2,643,465 )      (5,681,927 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

     (2,710,726     (5,389,448
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

    

Beginning of period

     52,441,625        57,831,073   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 49,730,899      $ 52,441,625   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

   $ 7,179      $ 21,297   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each Class Y Share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

Class Y

   For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30,
2012
    For the
Nine Months
Ended
April 30,
2011†
    For the
Year
Ended
July 31,
2010
    For the
Year
Ended
July 31,
2009
    For the
Year
Ended
July 31,
2008
    For the
Year
Ended
July 31,
2007
 

Per Share Operating Performance

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.41      $ 9.92      $ 10.16      $ 9.97      $ 9.94      $ 10.09      $ 10.15   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     0.17        0.38        0.34        0.37        0.41        0.44        0.43   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments

     0.12        0.49        (0.25     0.20        0.04        (0.14     (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     0.29        0.87        0.09        0.57        0.45        0.30        0.38   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to shareholders from:

              

Net investment income

     (0.18     (0.38     (0.33     (0.38     (0.41     (0.44     (0.43

Net realized gains

                                 (0.01     (0.01     (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.52      $ 10.41      $ 9.92      $ 10.16      $ 9.97      $ 9.94      $ 10.09   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(a)

     2.84     8.92     0.89 %(b)      5.77     4.75     3.02     3.81

Ratio/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 276,454      $ 251,290      $ 209,482      $ 270,644      $ 233,348      $ 254,182      $ 282,671   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.11 %*      0.15     0.13 %*      0.71     0.76     0.70     0.68

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(c)

     0.31 %*      0.35     0.33 %*      0.87     0.91     0.85     0.83

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     3.40 %*      3.71     4.49 %(b)     3.80     4.21     4.36     4.25

Portfolio turnover rate

     5.14 %**      29.36     12.26 %**      12.10     23.69     30.61     19.29

 

 

The Fund changed its fiscal year end to April 30.

(a)

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. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(b)

During the period, the Fund received a distribution from a ‘fair fund’ established by the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with a consent order against BISYS Fund Services, Inc. Had this settlement not occurred, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets and total return for the Fund would have been 4.08% and 0.59%, respectively.

(c)

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

*

Annualized.

**

Not annualized.

 

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

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each Class Y Share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

Class Y

   For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30,
2012
    For the
Nine Months
Ended
April 30,
2011†
    For the
Year
Ended
July 31,
2010
    For the
Year
Ended
July 31,
2009
    For the
Year
Ended
July 31,
2008
    For the
Year
Ended
July 31,
2007
 

Per Share Operating Performance

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.33      $ 10.28      $ 10.39      $ 10.32      $ 10.20      $ 10.08      $ 10.11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     0.09        0.19        0.16        0.15        0.26        0.33        0.34   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments

     (0.02     0.05        (0.11     0.06        0.12        0.12        (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     0.07        0.24        0.05        0.21        0.38        0.45        0.31   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to shareholders from:

              

Net investment income

     (0.09     (0.19     (0.16     (0.14     (0.26     (0.33     (0.34
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.31      $ 10.33      $ 10.28      $ 10.39      $ 10.32      $ 10.20      $ 10.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(a)

     0.71     2.37     0.45 %(b)      2.10     3.80     4.55     3.08

Ratio/Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 49,731      $ 52,442      $ 57,831      $ 68,291      $ 61,113      $ 47,552      $ 50,835   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.29 %*      0.30     0.30 %*      0.77     0.81     0.77     0.74

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(c)

     0.49 %*      0.50     0.50 %*      0.88     0.91     0.87     0.83

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.73 %*      1.86     2.06 %(b)     1.46     2.47     3.27     3.33

Portfolio turnover rate

     14.22 %**      40.55     13.20 %**      22.81     40.33     39.29     68.09

 

 

The Fund changed its fiscal year end to April 30.

(a)

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. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(b)

During the period, the Fund received a distribution from a ‘fair fund’ established by the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with a consent order against BISYS Fund Services, Inc. Had this settlement not occurred, the ratio of net investment income to average net assets and total return for the Fund would have been 1.86% and 0.35%, respectively.

(c)

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

*

Annualized.

**

Not annualized.

 

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

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund and Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”) are non-diversified open-end management investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Funds are each a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. The Funds are each authorized to issue and offer Class Y shares.

The assets of each Fund are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which shares are held.

Portfolio Valuation — Each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by each Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued using an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. Debt securities are valued on the basis of broker quotations or valuations provided by a pricing service, which utilizes information with respect to recent sales, market transactions in comparable securities, quotations from dealers, and various relationships between securities in determining value. Due to continued volatility in the current market, valuations developed through pricing techniques may materially vary from the actual amounts realized upon sale of the securities. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of such investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

 

27


PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

• Level 1

   

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

• Level 2

   

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

• Level 3

   

significant unobservable inputs (including a Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The fair value of a Fund’s bonds are generally based on quotes received from brokers of independent pricing services. Bonds with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets.

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:

 

Funds

   Total Value at
10/31/12
     Level 1
Quoted

Price
     Level 2
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

           

Municipal Bonds

   $ 269,439,583       $       $ 269,439,583       $   

Municipal Commercial Paper

     1,000,002                 1,000,002           

Registered Investment Company

     12,552,255         12,552,255                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 282,991,840       $ 12,552,255       $ 270,439,585       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

           

Municipal Bonds

   $ 48,529,689       $       $ 48,529,689       $   

Registered Investment Company

     1,788,065         1,788,065                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 50,317,754       $ 1,788,065       $ 48,529,689       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

28


PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of a Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values a Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each Fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to that fund.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly to shareholders. Distributions, if any, of net short-term capital gain and net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over the short-term capital loss) realized by a Fund, after deducting any available capital loss carryovers are declared and paid to its shareholders annually. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

 

29


PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is each Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to such Fund’s shareholders, which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other — In the normal course of business, a Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against it in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

2. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

Investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by the Asset Management Group of Bank of Hawaii (the “Adviser”). Under terms of an advisory agreement, each Fund is charged an annual fee of 0.20% which is computed daily and paid monthly based upon average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed to waive its entire advisory fee (the “Waiver”). The Waiver will remain in effect until August 31, 2013. The Waiver may not be terminated at any time prior to that date without the consent of the Board of Trustees.

Fee rates for the period May 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012, were as follows:

 

     Maximum Annual
Advisory Fee
   Net Annual
Fees Paid After
Contractual

Waivers

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

   0.20%    0.00%

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

   0.20%    0.00%

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and transfer agent for the Funds.

For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a minimum monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

 

30


PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Funds. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Funds. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no fees paid for the sale of Fund shares.

The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with BNY Mellon receive an annual retainer and out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Trustees by the Funds during the six months ended October 31, 2012, was $16,495 for the Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund and $3,259 for the Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund. During the period, there was a Trustee who is an employee of BNY Mellon. She was not entitled to compensation by the Funds during the time of her employment. Certain employees of BNY Mellon are Officers of the Trust. They are not compensated by the Funds or the Trust.

3. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Funds were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

   $ 35,126,083       $ 13,055,000   

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

     6,839,006         8,498,595   

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, and the year ended April 30, 2012, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For The Six Months Ended
October  31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For The Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

        

Class Y

        

Sales

     3,981,302      $ 41,775,884        13,409,241      $ 136,479,895   

Reinvestments

     6,970        73,109        14,048        143,451   

Redemptions

     (1,855,982     (19,427,748     (10,385,569     (106,328,414
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     2,132,290      $ 22,421,245        3,037,720      $ 30,294,932   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     For The Six Months Ended
October  31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For The Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

        

Class Y

        

Sales

     810,293      $ 8,363,487        4,046,402      $ 41,674,832   

Reinvestments

     1,022        10,547        2,257        23,271   

Redemptions

     (1,067,907     (11,017,499     (4,594,056     (47,380,030
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (256,592   $ (2,643,465     (545,397   $ (5,681,927
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

5. Federal Tax Information

The Funds have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Funds to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Funds have determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Funds are subject to examination by federal, state, and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, were as follows:

 

     Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Long-Term

Capital Gains
     Total
Taxable
Distributions
     Tax
Exempt
Distributions
     Total
Distributions
Paid*
 

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

   $ 218,787         $—       $ 218,787       $ 8,359,174       $ 8,577,961   

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

     3,913                 3,913         1,042,573         1,046,486   

 

*

Distributions will not tie to Statement of Changes because distributions are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

As of April 30, 2012, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Tax-Exempt
Income
     Distributions
Payable
     Capital Loss
Carryforwards
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings/
Deficit
 

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

     $298,931         $(122,200)         $(381,119)         $16,572,004         $16,367,616   

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

     34,402         (13,105)         (739,044)         1,265,473         547,726   

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Foreign currency and short-term capital gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

The cost for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation and net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) as of October 31, 2012 is as follows:

 

     Tax Cost of
Securities
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

     $263,573,582         $19,423,550         $(5,292)         $19,418,258   

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

     49,110,229         1,213,915         (6,390)         1,207,525   

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2012 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. The Funds’ first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was April 30, 2012.

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

As of April 30, 2012, the Funds had pre-enactment net capital loss carryforwards to offset future net capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by Treasury regulations. To the extent that these carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains that are offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

     Expires April 30,  
     2015 ($)      2016 ($)      2017 ($)      2018 ($)      2019 ($)  

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities Fund

                             381,119           

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short Intermediate Securities Fund

     581,806         49,093         15,122         75,378         17,645   

6. Concentration of Credit Risk

The Funds primarily invest in debt obligations issued by the state of Hawaii and its political subdivisions, agencies, and public authorities to obtain funds for various public purposes. The Funds are more susceptible to factors adversely affecting issues of Hawaii municipal securities than is a municipal bond fund that is not concentrated in these issuers to the same extent.

7. Subsequent Events

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

 

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PACIFIC CAPITAL FUNDS

Other Information

(Unaudited)

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (888) 678-6034 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

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Investment Adviser

Asset Management Group of Bank of Hawaii

130 Merchant Street, Suite 370

Honolulu, HI 96813

 

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

 

Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

 

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

 

Legal Counsel

Pepper Hamilton LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

  

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Pacific Capital Tax-Free Securities

Fund

 

Pacific Capital Tax-Free Short

Intermediate Securities Fund

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

  

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Pacific Capital Funds. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Pacific Capital Funds.


PEMBERWICK FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns For the Periods Ended October 31, 2012
      Six Months†    1 Year    Since Inception*

Pemberwick Fund

   1.54%    3.47%    1.72%

Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index

   0.21%    1.15%    1.69%

 

Not Annualized

 

*

The Pemberwick Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on February 1, 2010. Benchmark performance is from the inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself. The benchmark does not reflect any expenses or transaction costs.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (888) 447-4785. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus dated September 1, 2012, is 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, which may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. For the period February 1, 2010 (commencement of operations) through June 14, 2010, Pemberwick waived 30 basis points. Since June 15, 2010, Pemberwick has voluntarily agreed to waive 35 basis points. Such waiver will continue until Pemberwick notifies the Fund of a change in its voluntary waiver or its discontinuation. This waiver can be discontinued at any time at the discretion of Pemberwick.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index. The Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index is an unmanaged market index and should not be considered indicative of any Pemberwick investment. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

All mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The Fund is subject to the risks of the fixed-income securities in its portfolio such as credit, prepayment and interest rate risk. As interest rates rise, the value of bond prices will decline and an investor may lose money. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that a large portion of the Fund’s assets may be invested in one or few issuers or sectors. The Fund could fluctuate in value more than a diversified fund.

 

1


PEMBERWICK FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six month period from May 1, 2012, through October 31, 2012 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

2


PEMBERWICK FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Pemberwick Fund
     Beginning Account Value
May 1, 2012
   Ending Account Value
October 31, 2012
   Expenses Paid
During Period*

Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,015.40    $2.34

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,022.89      2.35

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to an annualized expense ratio for the six month period ended October 31, 2012 of 0.46% for the Fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year since inception (184) then divided by 365 days. The Fund’s ending account values on the first line in each table are based on the actual six-months total return for the Fund of 1.54%.

 

3


PEMBERWICK FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by security type of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

Corporate Bonds and Notes

     53.5   $ 67,155,372   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     22.5        28,220,973   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     14.1        17,785,777   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     3.6        4,476,289   

Government Bonds

     0.0        42,234   

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities

     6.3        7,919,887   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 125,600,532   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

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

 

4


PEMBERWICK FUND

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Par
Value
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — 53.5%

  

Basic Materials — 0.1%

    

Nucor Corp.
5.00%, 12/01/2012

   $ 15,000      $ 15,046   

Praxair, Inc.
1.75%, 11/15/2012

     40,000        40,016   
    

 

 

 
       55,062   
    

 

 

 

Communications — 0.2%

    

BellSouth Corp.
5.20%, 09/15/2014

     90,000        97,580   

Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital, LLC
5.55%, 02/01/2014

     75,000        79,517   

Cisco Systems, Inc.
2.90%, 11/17/2014

     30,000        31,530   

eBay, Inc.
1.63%, 10/15/2015

     35,000        36,051   

Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.35%, 02/15/2013

     55,000        55,614   
    

 

 

 
       300,292   
    

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical — 0.1%

    

Target Corp.
4.00%, 06/15/2013

     45,000        45,929   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
4.55%, 05/01/2013

     40,000        40,826   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
7.25%, 06/01/2013

     15,000        15,574   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
2.25%, 07/08/2015

     25,000        26,056   
    

 

 

 
           128,385   
    

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.2%

    

Abbott Laboratories
2.70%, 05/27/2015

     15,000        15,856   

Baxter International, Inc.
1.80%, 03/15/2013

     10,000        10,054   
     Par
Value
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

Consumer, Non-cyclical — (Continued)

  

 

Bottling Group, LLC
4.63%, 11/15/2012

   $ 10,000      $ 10,012   

Bottling Group, LLC
6.95%, 03/15/2014

     45,000        48,932   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)
1.50%, 11/15/2015

     35,000        35,992   

Pepsico, Inc.
3.75%, 03/01/2014

     65,000        67,904   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)
4.95%, 08/15/2014

     55,000        59,469   
    

 

 

 
       248,219   
    

 

 

 

Energy — 0.1%

    

BP Capital Markets PLC
5.25%, 11/07/2013

     45,000        47,188   

ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Co.
5.50%, 04/15/2013

     50,000        51,106   

Shell International Finance BV
1.88%, 03/25/2013

     5,000        5,032   

Shell International Finance BV
4.00%, 03/21/2014

     10,000        10,501   

Shell International Finance BV
3.10%, 06/28/2015

     50,000        53,407   
    

 

 

 
           167,234   
    

 

 

 

Financial — 52.0%

    

Allstate Life Global Funding Trusts
5.38%, 04/30/2013

     50,000        51,234   

American Express Credit Corp.
2.80%, 09/19/2016

     100,000        106,584   
 

 

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

 

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PEMBERWICK FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Par
Value
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

Financial — (Continued)

    

Bank of America Corp.
0.72%, 09/15/2014 (a)

   $ 2,000,000      $     1,980,302   

Bank of America Corp.
3.63%, 03/17/2016

     10,000        10,641   

Bank of America Corp.
6.50%, 08/01/2016

     230,000        267,731   

Bank of America Corp.
0.76%, 08/15/2016 (a)

     1,000,000        940,662   

Bank of America NA
0.67%, 06/15/2016 (a)

     2,000,000        1,906,746   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
4.95%, 11/01/2012

     25,000        25,000   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
4.30%, 05/15/2014

     75,000        79,332   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
0.70%, 10/23/2015

     29,000        29,029   

Barclays Bank PLC
5.20%, 07/10/2014

     100,000        106,963   

BB&T Corp.
3.20%, 03/15/2016

     15,000        16,067   

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
4.60%, 05/15/2013

     85,000        86,958   

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
5.10%, 07/15/2014

     90,000        96,833   

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
2.45%, 12/15/2015

     17,000        17,911   

Blackrock, Inc.
3.50%, 12/10/2014

     40,000        42,474   
     Par
Value
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

Financial — (Continued)

    

Branch Banking & Trust Co.
4.88%, 01/15/2013

   $ 100,000      $     100,836   

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
6.13%, 02/17/2014

     15,000        16,080   

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
2.65%, 04/01/2016

     20,000        21,206   

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
1.63%, 06/01/2017

     60,000        61,563   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
4.95%, 06/01/2014

     20,000        21,343   

Citigroup, Inc.
6.50%, 08/19/2013

     200,000        209,184   

Citigroup, Inc.
6.00%, 12/13/2013

     100,000        105,654   

Citigroup, Inc.
0.53%, 03/07/2014 (a)

     2,000,000        1,986,986   

Citigroup, Inc.
0.72%, 11/05/2014 (a)

     2,525,000        2,500,305   

Citigroup, Inc.
6.01%, 01/15/2015

     50,000        55,073   

CME Group, Inc.
5.40%, 08/01/2013

     20,000        20,749   

CME Group, Inc.
5.75%, 02/15/2014

     40,000        42,612   

Credit Suisse
5.50%, 05/01/2014

     125,000        133,331   

Credit Suisse USA, Inc.
5.13%, 08/15/2015

     100,000        110,995   

Deutsche Bank AG London
4.88%, 05/20/2013

     140,000        143,387   
 

 

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

 

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PEMBERWICK FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Par
Value
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

Financial — (Continued)

    

General Electric Capital Corp.
5.45%, 01/15/2013

   $ 375,000      $ 378,736   

General Electric Capital Corp.
0.50%, 03/20/2013 (a)

     4,000,000            3,998,232   

General Electric Capital Corp.
0.51%, 06/20/2013 (a)

     2,000,000        2,000,420   

General Electric Capital Corp.
1.37%, 09/23/2013 (a)

     406,000        409,475   

General Electric Capital Corp.
0.50%, 12/17/2013 (a)

     1,400,000        1,381,671   

General Electric Capital Corp.
0.50%, 12/20/2013 (a)

     1,575,000        1,574,690   

General Electric Capital Corp.
0.51%, 03/20/2014 (a)

     4,500,000        4,491,558   

General Electric Capital Corp.
5.65%, 06/09/2014

     35,000        37,713   

General Electric Capital Corp.
0.54%, 09/15/2014 (a)

     1,400,000        1,392,607   

General Electric Capital Corp.
3.50%, 06/29/2015

     20,000        21,237   

General Electric Capital Corp.
4.38%, 09/21/2015

     110,000        120,521   
     Par
Value
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

Financial — (Continued)

    

General Electric Capital Corp.
2.25%, 11/09/2015

   $ 127,000      $ 131,563   

General Electric Capital Corp.
7.13%, 12/15/2049 (a)

     1,000,000        1,148,671   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
4.75%, 07/15/2013

     45,000        46,244   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
5.25%, 10/15/2013

     30,000        31,282   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
1.44%, 02/07/2014 (a)

     1,000,000        1,004,062   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
0.84%, 01/12/2015 (a)

     3,400,000        3,358,962   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
5.13%, 01/15/2015

     100,000        107,918   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
0.72%, 07/22/2015 (a)

     400,000        392,262   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
3.70%, 08/01/2015

     90,000        94,832   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
3.63%, 02/07/2016

     70,000        74,157   

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts
0.57%, 06/16/2014 (a)

     700,000        689,784   

HSBC Finance Corp.
0.59%, 01/15/2014 (a)

     5,000,000            4,978,615   
 

 

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

 

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PEMBERWICK FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Par
Value
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

Financial — (Continued)

    

HSBC Finance Corp.
0.85%, 06/01/2016 (a)

   $ 2,000,000      $     1,926,020   

HSBC Holdings PLC
5.25%, 12/12/2012

     225,000        226,106   

John Deere Capital Corp.
4.95%, 12/17/2012

     15,000        15,083   

John Deere Capital Corp.
4.90%, 09/09/2013

     50,000        51,944   

Morgan Stanley
0.65%, 01/09/2014 (a)

     1,000,000        991,492   

Morgan Stanley
4.20%, 11/20/2014

     250,000        260,947   

Morgan Stanley
0.82%, 10/15/2015 (a)

     2,000,000        1,929,620   

Morgan Stanley
0.77%, 10/18/2016 (a)

     2,500,000        2,370,755   

National City Bank
0.74%, 12/15/2016 (a)

     4,000,000        3,915,784   

Northern Trust Corp.
5.50%, 08/15/2013

     75,000        78,025   

PACCAR Financial Corp.
1.55%, 09/29/2014

     30,000        30,572   

PNC Funding Corp.
0.51%, 01/31/2014 (a)

     2,000,000        2,000,578   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)
2.85%, 08/23/2013 (a)

     640,000        646,897   

State Street Corp.
4.30%, 05/30/2014

     35,000        37,071   

State Street Corp.
2.88%, 03/07/2016

     10,000        10,674   

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
3.20%, 06/17/2015

     55,000        58,596   

Travelers Cos, Inc. (The)
6.25%, 06/20/2016

     15,000        17,726   
     Par
Value
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

Financial — (Continued)

    

US Bancorp
2.88%, 11/20/2014

   $ 75,000      $ 78,520   

US Bancorp
3.15%, 03/04/2015

     45,000        47,614   

US Bancorp
2.45%, 07/27/2015

     15,000        15,739   

US Bank NA
0.62%, 10/14/2014 (a)

     2,000,000        1,997,162   

Wachovia Bank NA
4.80%, 11/01/2014

     1,000,000        1,074,440   

Wachovia Bank NA
0.82%, 11/03/2014 (a)

     7,000,000        6,959,267   

Wachovia Corp.
2.08%, 05/01/2013 (a)

     1,000,000        1,008,766   

Wachovia Corp.
5.50%, 05/01/2013

     55,000        56,363   

Wachovia Corp.
4.88%, 02/15/2014

     100,000        104,998   

Wells Fargo & Co.
1.50%, 07/01/2015

     20,000        20,343   

Wells Fargo & Co.
3.68%, 06/15/2016 (b)

     200,000        217,117   
    

 

 

 
           65,307,202   
    

 

 

 

Industrial — 0.2%

    

Boeing Co. (The)
5.00%, 03/15/2014

     65,000        68,907   

Caterpillar, Inc.
7.00%, 12/15/2013

     20,000        21,441   

Danaher Corp.
1.30%, 06/23/2014

     24,000        24,347   

Emerson Electric Co.
5.00%, 12/15/2014

     40,000        43,633   

Honeywell International, Inc.
4.25%, 03/01/2013

     20,000        20,253   
 

 

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

 

8


PEMBERWICK FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Par
Value
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES — (Continued)

  

Industrial — (Continued)

   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
5.15%, 04/01/2014

  $ 50,000      $ 53,281   
   

 

 

 
      231,862   
   

 

 

 

Technology — 0.5%

   

Dell, Inc.
3.10%, 04/01/2016

    25,000        26,460   

HP Enterprise Services, LLC
6.00%, 08/01/2013

    200,000        207,173   

Intel Corp.
1.95%, 10/01/2016

    47,000        49,148   

International Business Machines Corp.
4.75%, 11/29/2012

    70,000        70,225   

International Business Machines Corp.
6.50%, 10/15/2013

    100,000        105,907   

Microsoft Corp.
2.95%, 06/01/2014

    25,000        25,994   

Oracle Corp.
4.95%, 04/15/2013

    49,000        49,996   

Texas Instruments, Inc.
1.38%, 05/15/2014

    55,000        55,807   
   

 

 

 
      590,710   
   

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.1%

   

Alabama Power Co.
5.80%, 11/15/2013

    35,000        36,918   

Detroit Edison Co. (The)
6.40%, 10/01/2013

    30,000        31,529   

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
5.75%, 11/15/2013

    55,000        57,959   
   

 

 

 
      126,406   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES
(Cost $65,870,813)

   

    67,155,372   
   

 

 

 
    Par
Value
    Value  

GOVERNMENT BONDS — 0.0%

  

 

Province of Ontario Canada
2.70%, 06/16/2015

  $ 40,000      $ 42,234   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS
(Cost $39,990)

      42,234   
   

 

 

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 3.6%

  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation REMICS — 2.0%

  

Series 2777, Class VX
5.00%, 04/15/2015

    55,217        56,848   

Series 2542, Class ES
5.00%, 12/15/2017

    60,972        65,189   

Series 2564, Class HJ
5.00%, 02/15/2018

    40,108        42,960   

Series 2627, Class MC
4.50%, 05/15/2018

    147,392        155,890   

Series 2617, Class GR
4.50%, 05/15/2018

    75,548        80,548   

Series 2611, Class UH
4.50%, 05/15/2018

    70,147        73,568   

Series 2617, Class TK
4.50%, 06/15/2018

    107,170        114,416   

Series 2649, Class KA
4.50%, 07/15/2018

    91,757        96,907   

Series 2677, Class JA
5.00%, 09/15/2018

    11,460        11,742   

Series 2693, Class PE
4.50%, 10/15/2018

    100,000        106,838   

Series 2746, Class EG
4.50%, 02/15/2019

    126,219        133,826   

Series 2780, Class JG
4.50%, 04/15/2019

    10,358        10,607   

Series 3461, Class BV
5.00%, 06/15/2019

    100,410        102,699   
 

 

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

 

9


PEMBERWICK FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Par
Value
    Value  

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — (Continued)

  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation REMICS — (Continued)

  

Series 2814, Class GB
5.00%, 06/15/2019

  $ 34,094      $ 35,646   

Series 3558, Class AW
4.75%, 08/15/2019

    41,998        43,397   

Series 2639, Class UG
4.00%, 03/15/2022

    48,430        49,586   

Series 2639, Class UH
4.25%, 03/15/2022

    41,650        42,739   

Series 2542, Class OB
5.00%, 05/15/2022

    3,310        3,314   

Series 2503, Class JV
5.50%, 05/15/2022

    79,534        80,559   

Series 2924, Class EH
5.25%, 03/15/2024

    45,225        47,199   

Series 3087, Class JB
5.50%, 03/15/2024

    10,668        10,805   

Series 2989, Class TG
5.00%, 06/15/2025

    119,993        131,347   

Series 3002, Class YD
4.50%, 07/15/2025

    51,504        55,166   

Series 2691, Class ME
4.50%, 04/15/2032

    78,299        80,272   

Series 2741, Class GF
5.50%, 05/15/2032

    10,412        10,506   

Series 2735, Class OG
5.00%, 08/15/2032

    49,732        51,070   

Series 2764, Class TE
5.00%, 10/15/2032

    101,161        104,649   

Series 2802, Class OA
4.50%, 12/15/2032

    22,928        23,217   

Series 2760, Class PD
5.00%, 12/15/2032

    137,187        142,221   
    Par
Value
    Value  

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — (Continued)

  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation REMICS — (Continued)

  

Series 2655, Class QA
5.00%, 02/15/2033

  $ 16,758      $ 17,640   

Series 2827, Class TE
5.00%, 04/15/2033

    242,238        252,350   

Series 3067, Class PK
5.50%, 05/15/2034

    129,838        134,654   

Series 2881, Class AE
5.00%, 08/15/2034

    56,771        61,873   

Series 2933, Class HD
5.50%, 02/15/2035

    77,984        87,805   
   

 

 

 
      2,518,053   
   

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS — 1.3%

  

Series 2008-26, Class VJ
5.00%, 03/25/2018

    131,520        134,704   

Series 2004-81, Class KD
4.50%, 07/25/2018

    41,522        42,153   

Series 2003-92, Class PE
4.50%, 09/25/2018

    100,000        106,437   

Series 2008-54, Class EA
5.00%, 07/25/2019

    53,405        55,217   

Series 2005-91, Class DA
4.50%, 10/25/2020

    17,463        17,834   

Series 2002-91, Class LC
5.00%, 06/25/2022

    5,438        5,480   

Series 2004-65, Class EJ
5.00%, 05/25/2023

    32,265        32,787   

Series 2003-80, Class YE
4.00%, 06/25/2023

    42,257        44,575   

Series 2005-40, Class YG
5.00%, 05/25/2025

    111,292        123,764   

Series 2007-27, Class MQ
5.50%, 04/25/2027

    38,027        42,374   
 

 

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

 

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PEMBERWICK FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Par
Value
    Value  

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — (Continued)

  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS — (Continued)

  

Series 2003-21, Class PJ
4.50%, 12/25/2031

  $ 21,061      $ 21,374   

Series 2003-47, Class PD
5.50%, 09/25/2032

    13,870        14,033   

Series 2005-12, Class JE
5.00%, 09/25/2033

    250,000        260,968   

Series 2005-16, Class PE
5.00%, 03/25/2034

    60,434        63,390   

Series 2005-48, Class AR
5.50%, 02/25/2035

    100,377        110,542   

Series 2005-62, Class CQ
4.75%, 07/25/2035

    66,258        70,662   

Series 2005-68, Class PG
5.50%, 08/25/2035

    95,192        108,200   

Series 2005-84, Class TG
5.00%, 09/25/2035

    35,926        36,833   

Series 2010-64, Class EH
5.00%, 10/25/2035

    116,613        121,443   

Series 2005-83, Class LA
5.50%, 10/25/2035

    59,799        68,374   

Series 2007-39, Class NA
4.25%, 01/25/2037

    43,867        46,322   

Series 2009-47, Class PA
4.50%, 07/25/2039

    98,183        105,183   
   

 

 

 
      1,632,649   
   

 

 

 

Government National Mortgage Association — 0.3%

  

Series 2002-22, Class GF
6.50%, 03/20/2032

    91,864        109,200   

Series 2002-51, Class D
6.00%, 07/20/2032

    126,193        145,782   
    Par
Value
    Value  

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — (Continued)

  

Government National Mortgage Association — (Continued)

  

Series 2008-50, Class NA 5.50%, 03/16/2037

  $ 64,396      $ 70,605   
   

 

 

 
      325,587   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $4,460,491)

    

    4,476,289   
   

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 14.1%

  

Federal Home Loan Bank — 2.6%

  

 

5.31%, 12/28/2012

    300,000        302,456   

1.88%, 06/21/2013

    1,300,000        1,314,104   

2.63%, 09/13/2013

    60,000        61,267   

4.88%, 12/13/2013

    500,000        525,980   

1.38%, 05/28/2014

    250,000        254,614   

2.50%, 06/13/2014

    255,000        264,107   

5.38%, 06/13/2014

    315,000        340,739   

3.13%, 03/11/2016

    165,000        179,279   
   

 

 

 
      3,242,546   
   

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation — 4.7%

  

0.50%, 10/15/2013

    1,125,000        1,128,167   

5.00%, 01/30/2014

    450,000        476,659   

1.00%, 08/20/2014

    450,000        455,503   

0.63%, 12/29/2014

    700,000        704,428   

0.50%, 04/17/2015

    200,000        200,779   

5.25%, 04/18/2016

    200,000        232,520   

2.50%, 05/27/2016

    580,000        620,796   

2.00%, 08/25/2016

    1,330,000        1,399,910   

1.00%, 03/08/2017

    150,000        151,676   
 

 

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

 

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PEMBERWICK FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Par
Value
    Value  

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — (Continued)

  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation — (Continued)

  

5.50%, 04/01/2021
Gold Pool #G11941

  $ 117,748      $ 128,371   

5.50%, 11/01/2021
Gold Pool #G12454

    57,052        61,843   

5.50%, 04/01/2023
Gold Pool #G13145

    97,869        106,086   

4.50%, 06/01/2029
Gold Pool #C91251

    75,385        81,826   

4.50%, 12/01/2029
Gold Pool #C91281

    119,922        130,169   

4.50%, 04/01/2030
Gold Pool #C91295

    70,713        76,511   
   

 

 

 
      5,955,244   
   

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association — 6.8%

  

4.00%, 04/15/2013

    1,000,000        1,017,532   

0.50%, 08/09/2013

    750,000        751,764   

1.13%, 10/08/2013

    275,000        277,391   

0.75%, 12/18/2013

    150,000        150,955   

4.13%, 04/15/2014

    900,000        950,399   

2.50%, 05/15/2014

    1,400,000        1,447,739   

1.13%, 06/27/2014

    150,000        152,124   

5.00%, 12/01/2014
Pool #255598

    27,628        30,018   

2.38%, 07/28/2015

    350,000        368,892   

1.63%, 10/26/2015

    500,000        517,813   

1.50%, 10/28/2015

    150,000        154,432   

2.25%, 03/15/2016

    500,000        528,766   

5.00%, 03/15/2016

    35,000        40,252   

1.38%, 11/15/2016

    310,000        319,412   

4.88%, 12/15/2016

    170,000        199,103   
    Par
Value
    Value  

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — (Continued)

  

Federal National Mortgage Association — (Continued)

  

1.25%, 01/30/2017

  $ 200,000      $ 205,083   

1.13%, 04/27/2017

    300,000        305,390   

5.38%, 06/12/2017

    250,000        302,191   

6.00%, 09/01/2019
Pool #735439

    25,154        27,230   

5.50%, 06/01/2020
Pool #888601

    35,010        37,917   

5.00%, 05/01/2023
Pool #254762

    54,804        60,753   

5.50%, 01/01/2024
Pool #AD0471

    54,820        59,679   

5.00%, 07/01/2024
Pool #255320

    28,250        31,318   

5.00%, 12/01/2025
Pool #256045

    123,485        135,328   

5.50%, 02/01/2028
Pool #257075

    93,085        102,229   

5.50%, 05/01/2028
Pool #257204

    103,161        113,294   

4.00%, 08/01/2029
Pool #MA0142

    106,920        115,879   

5.50%, 04/01/2037
Pool #AD0249

    125,440        139,231   

7.00%, 04/01/2037
Pool #888366

    38,582        45,873   
   

 

 

 
      8,587,987   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $17,554,876)

      17,785,777   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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PEMBERWICK FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Par
Value
    Value  

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 22.5%

  

U.S. Treasury Notes — 22.5%

  

 

0.63%, 08/31/2017

  $ 160,000      $ 159,588   

0.25%, 02/28/2014

    300,000        300,082   

0.25%, 02/15/2015

    500,000        499,258   

0.50%, 11/30/2012

    750,000        750,322   

0.50%, 10/15/2013

    400,000        401,156   

0.50%, 08/15/2014

    350,000        351,408   

0.50%, 07/31/2017

    190,000        188,412   

0.63%, 12/31/2012

    500,000        500,450   

0.63%, 01/31/2013

    150,000        150,199   

0.63%, 05/31/2017

    30,000        29,979   

0.63%, 09/30/2017

    300,000        298,992   

0.75%, 08/15/2013

    655,000        657,917   

0.75%, 09/15/2013

    2,700,000        2,713,289   

0.75%, 12/15/2013

    950,000        955,678   

0.88%, 11/30/2016

    300,000        303,820   

0.88%, 12/31/2016

    200,000        202,453   

0.88%, 01/31/2017

    550,000        556,531   

0.88%, 04/30/2017

    175,000        176,859   

1.00%, 05/15/2014

    420,000        424,824   

1.00%, 08/31/2016

    520,000        529,466   

1.00%, 09/30/2016

    370,000        376,764   

1.00%, 10/31/2016

    650,000        661,680   

1.00%, 03/31/2017

    320,000        325,275   

1.13%, 06/15/2013

    1,610,000        1,619,497   

1.25%, 03/15/2014

    250,000        253,457   

1.25%, 04/15/2014

    1,250,000        1,268,164   

1.25%, 08/31/2015

    150,000        153,715   

1.25%, 09/30/2015

    300,000        307,570   

1.25%, 10/31/2015

    100,000        102,586   

1.38%, 11/15/2012

    500,000        500,293   

1.38%, 02/15/2013

    500,000        501,816   
    Par
Value
    Value  

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — (Continued)

  

U.S. Treasury Notes — (Continued)

  

 

1.38%, 03/15/2013

  $ 50,000      $ 50,233   

1.38%, 05/15/2013

    100,000        100,656   

1.50%, 06/30/2016

    590,000        611,526   

1.50%, 07/31/2016

    495,000        513,292   

1.75%, 07/31/2015

    150,000        155,660   

1.75%, 05/31/2016

    1,015,000        1,060,517   

2.00%, 11/30/2013

    1,350,000        1,375,946   

2.00%, 04/30/2016

    835,000        879,490   

2.13%, 12/31/2015

    400,000        421,344   

2.13%, 02/29/2016

    515,000        543,727   

2.25%, 05/31/2014

    300,000        309,434   

2.25%, 01/31/2015

    1,095,000        1,142,307   

2.38%, 02/28/2015

    560,000        586,644   

2.38%, 03/31/2016

    270,000        287,571   

2.50%, 04/30/2015

    265,000        279,265   

2.63%, 07/31/2014

    225,000        234,229   

2.63%, 04/30/2016

    250,000        268,730   

3.13%, 04/30/2013

    400,000        405,922   

3.13%, 04/30/2017

    200,000        222,094   

3.38%, 11/30/2012

    600,000        601,594   

4.00%, 02/15/2015

    300,000        325,102   

4.13%, 05/15/2015

    775,000        849,049   

4.25%, 08/15/2015

    700,000        775,141   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $27,952,228)

      28,220,973   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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PEMBERWICK FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 93.7%
(Cost $115,878,398)

   $ 117,680,645   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 6.3%

     7,919,887   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

   $ 125,600,532   
  

 

 

 

    

 

 

(a)

Variable or Floating Rate Security. Rate shown is as of October 31, 2012.

(b)

Multi-Step Coupon. Rate disclosed is as of October 31, 2012.

REMICs Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

 

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

 

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PEMBERWICK FUND

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value (Cost $115,878,398)

   $ 117,680,645   

Cash

     7,591,678   

Dividends and interest receivable

     413,224   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     15,600   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     125,701,147   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable to Investment Adviser

     16,028   

Payable for administration and accounting fees

     28,555   

Payable for transfer agent fees

     17,676   

Payable for audit fees

     12,522   

Payable for printing fees

     8,163   

Payable to custodian

     7,388   

Payable for legal fees

     5,734   

Accrued expenses

     4,549   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     100,615   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 125,600,532   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

  

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 124,067   

Paid-in capital

     124,536,545   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (10,194

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (852,133

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     1,802,247   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 125,600,532   
  

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding

     12,406,674   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($125,600,532 / 12,406,674)

   $ 10.12   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income

  

Interest

   $ 995,002   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     995,002   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     310,838   

Administration and accounting fees

     85,365   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     26,652   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees

     17,076   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     15,076   

Legal fees

     15,030   

Audit fees

     12,521   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     8,800   

Registration and filing fees

     2,076   

Other expenses

     10,119   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     503,553   
  

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (217,587
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     285,966   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     709,036   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

  

Net realized loss from investments

     (187,881

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     1,402,347   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     1,214,466   
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 1,923,502   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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PEMBERWICK FUND

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 709,036      $ 1,913,672   

Net realized loss from investments and payment by affiliate
(See Note 2)

     (187,881     (28,682

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments

     1,402,347        (2,234,669
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,923,502        (349,679
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

    

Net investment income

     (779,537     (2,040,214
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (779,537     (2,040,214
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 4)

     4,935,593        (40,803,439
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

     6,079,558        (43,193,332
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

    

Beginning of period

     119,520,974        162,714,306   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 125,600,532      $ 119,520,974   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss), end of period

   $ (10,194   $ 60,307   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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PEMBERWICK FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

     For the
Six Month Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the
Year
Ended
April 30, 2011
    For the
Period
February 1, 2010*
to April 30, 2010
 

Per Share Operating Performance

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.03      $ 10.16      $ 10.00      $ 10.00   

Net investment income(1)

     0.06        0.13        0.13        0.01   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(1)

     0.09        (0.12 )(2)      0.17        (3) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     0.15        0.01        0.30        0.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.06     (0.14     (0.14     (0.01

Tax return of capital

                   (3)        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.12      $ 10.03      $ 10.16      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(4)

     1.54     0.12     3.01     0.07

Ratios/Supplemental Data

        

Net assets, end of period
(000’s omitted)

   $ 125,601      $ 119,521      $ 162,714      $ 140,411   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.46 %(5)      0.45     0.42     0.61 %(5) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(6)

     0.81 %(5)      0.80     0.77     0.92 %(5) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.14 %(5)      1.07     1.31     0.42 %(5) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     17.36 %(7)      23.14     22.46     9.89 %(7) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Includes payments by affiliate which equaled $0.03 per share. (See Note 2)

(3) 

Amount is less than $0.01 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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(5) 

Annualized.

(6) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(7) 

Not annualized.

 

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

 

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PEMBERWICK FUND

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The Pemberwick Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), which commenced investment operations on February 1, 2010. The Fund is a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. The Fund offers one class of shares and is not subject to a front-end sales charge.

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued at their last sale price on the NYSE on the day the security is valued. Lacking any sales on such day, the security will be valued at the mean between the last asked price and the last bid price prior to the market close. Securities listed on other exchanges (and not subject to restriction against sale by the Fund on such exchanges) will be similarly valued, using quotations on the exchange on which the security is traded most extensively. Unlisted securities that are quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers National Market System, for which there have been sales of such securities on such day, shall be valued at the official closing price on such system on the day the security is valued. If there are no such sales on such day, the value shall be the mean between the last asked price and the last bid price prior to market close. The value of such securities quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system, but not listed on the National Market System, shall be value at the mean between closing asked price and the closing bid price. Unlisted securities that are not quoted on NASDAQ and for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available will be valued at the mean between the current bid and asked prices for such security in the over-the-counter market. Fixed income securities are valued based on market quotations, which are furnished by an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuations techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s net assets are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

•   Level 1 —

  

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

 

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PEMBERWICK FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

•   Level 2 —

  

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

•   Level 3 —

  

significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The fair value of a Fund’s bonds are generally based on quotes received from brokers of independent pricing services. Bonds with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets.

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Total Value at
10/31/12
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   $ 67,155,372       $ —         $ 67,155,372       $ —         

Government Bonds

     42,234            42,234      

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     4,476,289         —           4,476,289         —         

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     17,785,777         —           17,785,777         —         

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     28,220,973         —           28,220,973         —         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 117,680,645       $ —         $ 117,680,645       $ —         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

20


PEMBERWICK FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Gains and losses on principal paydowns from mortgage backed securities are recorded as interest income on the Statement of Operations. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums are recorded on a daily basis using the effective yield method except for short term securities, which records discounts and premiums on a straight-line basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to such fund.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly to shareholders. Distributions, if any, of net short-term capital gain and net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over the short-term capital loss) realized by the Fund, after deducting any available capital loss carryovers are declared and paid to its shareholders annually. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

 

21


PEMBERWICK FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

2. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

Pemberwick Investment Advisors LLC (“Pemberwick” or the “Advisor”) serves as the investment advisor to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (“Advisory Agreement”). For its services, the Advisor earns a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Advisor may, in its discretion, voluntarily waive its fees or reimburse certain Fund expenses; however; the Advisor is not required to do so. As of October 31, 2012, investment advisory fees payable to the Advisor were $16,028, net of fee waivers. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the Advisor waived fees of 0.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets totaling $217,587.

Pemberwick has retained the services of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“Sub-Advisor”) as the sub-advisor to the Fund. The Sub-Advisor provides certain investment services, information, advice, assistance and facilities and performs research, statistical and investment services pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement between the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”), serves as administrator and transfer agent for the Fund.

For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no fees paid for the sale of Fund shares.

The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with BNY Mellon receive an annual retainer and out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Trustees by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2012 was $8,053. During the period, there was a Trustee who is an employee of BNY Mellon. She was not entitled to compensation by the Fund during the time of her employment. Certain employees of BNY Mellon are Officers of the Trust. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Trust.

 

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PEMBERWICK FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

During the year ended April 30, 2012, the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $369,932 for losses incurred on transactions as a result of changes made to the Fund’s investment guidelines.

3. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

U.S. Government Securities

   $ 11,214,614       $ 10,680,384   

Other Securities

   $ 8,979,871       $ 10,894,575   

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the six months ended October 31, 2012 and the year ended April 30, 2012, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 
     Shares     Value     Shares     Value  

Sales

     1,292,369      $ 13,025,026        1,642,315      $ 16,548,950   

Reinvestments

     77,413        779,567        204,172        2,040,152   

Redemptions

     (879,260     (8,869,000     (5,946,778     (59,392,541
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase/(Decrease)

     490,522      $ 4,935,593        (4,100,291   $ (40,803,439
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

5. Federal Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state, and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

For the year ended April 30, 2012, the tax characters of distributions paid by the Fund was $2,040,214 of ordinary income dividends. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

23


PEMBERWICK FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

As of April 30, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital Loss
Carryforward

  

Undistributed
Ordinary Income

  

Undistributed
Long-Term Gain

  

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

$(243,589)

   $60,307    $—    $399,406

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term capital gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

At October 31, 2012, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

Federal tax cost

   $  115,878,398     
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

     1,849,642     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (47,395  
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,802,247     
  

 

 

   

Pursuant to the federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and April 30 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and April 30, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and April 30) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended April 30, 2012, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until May 1, 2012. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, the Fund had short-term capital loss deferrals of $136,065 and long-term capital loss deferrals of $284,104.

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryovers as of April 30, 2012 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. The Fund’s first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was April 30, 2012.

As of April 30, 2012, the Fund had pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards of $20,817. If not utilized against future capital gains, $10,862 and $9,955 of this capital loss carryforward will expire in 2018 and 2019, respectively. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund had post-enactment capital loss carryforwards of $222,772, of which $5,190 are short-term losses and $217,582 are long-term losses and have an unlimited period of capital loss carryforward.

 

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PEMBERWICK FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

6. Significant Risks

MORTGAGE-RELATED AND OTHER ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES RISK — Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are subject to certain other risks. The value of these securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the housing market and the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of declining asset value, difficult or frozen credit markets, swings in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid.

7. Subsequent Event

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

 

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PEMBERWICK FUND

Other Information (Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (888) 447-4785 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http:// www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust will file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended July 31 and January 31) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q will be available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

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Investment Adviser

Pemberwick Investment Advisors LLC

340 Pemberwick Road

Greenwich, CT 06831

Sub-Advisor

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

245 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10167

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Underwriter

Foreside Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassat Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Pepper Hamilton LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

PEMBERWICKFUND

of

FundVantage Trust

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Pemberwick Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Pemberwick Fund.

 


POLEN GROWTH FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended October 31, 2012   
      Six Months†      1 Year      Since
Inception*
 

Institutional Shares

     -3.84%           9.41%         14.20%   

S&P 500® Index

     2.16%           15.21%         13.63% *** 

Russell 1000® Growth Index

     -0.98%           13.02%         14.66% *** 
   
      Six Months†      1 Year      Since
Inception**
 

Retail Shares

     -3.93%           9.10%         8.11%   

S&P 500® Index

     2.16%           15.21%         8.77% *** 

Russell 1000® Growth Index

     -0.98%           13.02%         8.52% *** 

 

Not Annualized.

 

*

The Polen Growth Fund (the “Fund”) Institutional Shares commenced operations on September 15, 2010.

 

**

The Retail Shares commenced operations on December 30, 2010.

 

***

Benchmark performance is from the inception date of the Class only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (888) 678-6024. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expense ratios, as stated in the current prospectus dated September 1, 2012, are 1.44% and 1.00%, respectively, for the Institutional Shares and 1.74% and 1.25%, respectively, for the Retail Shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets, which may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. The Adviser, Polen Capital Management, LLC (“PCM”), has contractually agreed to reduce its fees or reimburse the Fund’s operating expenses in order to limit the total annual operating expenses for the Institutional Shares and the Retail Shares to 1.00% and 1.25%, respectively. Total returns would be lower had such fees and expenses not been waived and/or reimbursed. This agreement will terminate on August 31, 2013, unless the Trust’s Board of Trustees approves an earlier termination.

A 2.00% redemption fee applies to shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase. This redemption fee is not reflected in the returns shown above. The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500® Index”) and the Russell 1000® Growth Index. The S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. The Russell 1000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® Growth Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

All mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that a large portion of the Fund’s assets may be invested in one or few companies or sectors. The Fund could fluctuate in value more than a diversified fund.

 

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POLEN GROWTH FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

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

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period from May 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, each hypothetical line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

2


POLEN GROWTH FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Polen Growth Fund
     Beginning Account Value
May 1, 2012
   Ending Account Value
October 31, 2012
   Expenses Paid
During Period*

Institutional Shares

              

Actual

     $ 1,000.00        $ 961.60        $ 4.94  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00          1,020.16          5.09  

Retail Shares

              

Actual

     $ 1,000.00        $ 960.70        $ 6.18  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00          1,018.90          6.36  

 

*

Expenses are equal to an annualized expense ratio for the six month period ended October 31, 2012 of 1.00% for Institutional Shares and 1.25% for Retail Shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (184), then divided by 365 to reflect the period. The Fund’s ending account values on the first line of each table are based on the actual total returns for the Fund of -3.84% and -3.93% for Institutional Shares and Retail Shares, respectively.

 

3


POLEN GROWTH FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS:

    

Software

     18.6   $ 66,362,211   

Business Services

     12.6        44,899,779   

Medical Equipment

     10.5        37,431,081   

Pharmaceuticals

     9.5        34,010,417   

Computer Equipment

     9.2        32,798,341   

Consumer Discretionary

     7.6        27,093,989   

Internet Software & Services

     6.7        23,768,838   

Communications Equipment

     6.4        22,787,608   

Financials

     6.2        22,070,833   

Transportation

     2.7        9,480,196   

Trading Companies & Distributors

     2.0        7,016,117   

Other Assets In Excess of Liabilities

     8.0        28,354,649   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 356,074,059   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

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

 

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POLEN GROWTH FUND

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 92.0%

     

Business Services — 12.6%

     

Accenture PLC, Class A

     318,263       $ 21,454,109   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.*

     351,773         23,445,670   
     

 

 

 
        44,899,779   
     

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 6.4%

     

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     389,033         22,787,608   
     

 

 

 

Computer Equipment — 9.2%

     

Apple, Inc.

     55,114         32,798,341   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 7.6%

     

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     110,271         10,076,564   

Starbucks Corp.

     370,750         17,017,425   
     

 

 

 
        27,093,989   
     

 

 

 

Financials — 6.2%

     

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     339,865         22,070,833   
     

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services — 6.7%

     

Google, Inc., Class A*

     34,966         23,768,838   
     

 

 

 

Medical Equipment — 10.5%

     

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     38,385         20,813,115   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

     248,921         16,617,966   
     

 

 

 
        37,431,081   
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 9.5%

     

Abbott Laboratories

     259,505         17,002,768   
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

  

Pharmaceuticals — (Continued)

  

  

Allergan, Inc.

     189,142       $ 17,007,649   
     

 

 

 
        34,010,417   
     

 

 

 

Software — 18.6%

     

Factset Research Systems, Inc.

     171,340         15,514,837   

Intuit, Inc.

     286,130         17,001,845   

Microsoft Corp.

     592,479         16,906,388   

Oracle Corp.

     545,544         16,939,141   
     

 

 

 
        66,362,211   
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.0%

  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     34,835         7,016,117   
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.7%

     

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     157,139         9,480,196   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $301,905,339)

        327,719,410   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 92.0%
(Cost $301,905,339)

        327,719,410   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 8.0%

        28,354,649   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $ 356,074,059   
     

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

 

 

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

 

5


POLEN GROWTH FUND

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value (Cost $301,905,339)

   $ 327,719,410   

Cash

     15,072,959   

Receivable for investments sold

     13,197,665   

Receivable for capital shares sold

     491,774   

Dividends and interest receivable

     449,124   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     85,234   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     357,016,166   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable for investments purchased

     391,039   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     222,724   

Payable to Adviser

     220,755   

Payable for transfer agent fees

     27,128   

Payable for administration and accounting fees

     26,045   

Payable for custodian fees

     10,547   

Accrued expenses

     43,869   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     942,107   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 356,074,059   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

  

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 268,942   

Paid-in capital

     337,390,980   

Accumulated net investment income

     103,096   

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (7,503,030

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     25,814,071   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 356,074,059   
  

 

 

 

Institutional Shares:

  

Shares outstanding

     18,951,648   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($251,239,708 / 18,951,648)

   $ 13.26   
  

 

 

 

Retail Shares:

  

Shares outstanding

     7,942,523   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($104,834,351 / 7,942,523)

   $ 13.20   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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POLEN GROWTH FUND

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends

   $ 1,983,484   

Interest

     5,487   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     1,988,971   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,694,604   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     132,024   

Distribution fees (Retail Shares) (Note 2)

     129,959   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     111,983   

Registration and filing fees

     43,683   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     32,706   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees

     24,007   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     20,671   

Legal fees

     15,433   

Audit fees

     12,116   

Other expenses

     8,696   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     2,225,882   
  

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (401,319
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     1,824,563   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     164,408   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

  

Net realized loss from investments

     (7,910,904

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (4,838,332
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

     (12,749,236
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (12,584,828
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

7


POLEN GROWTH FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 164,408      $ (102,543

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

     (7,910,904     460,155   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (4,838,332     30,037,201   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations.

     (12,584,828     30,394,813   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

    

Net realized capital gains:

    

Institutional Shares

     —          (3,854

Retail Shares

     —          (1,769
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net realized capital gains

     —          (5,623

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 4)

     51,876,040        274,092,545   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     39,291,212        304,481,735   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

    

Beginning of period

   $ 316,782,847      $ 12,301,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 356,074,059      $ 316,782,847   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss), end of period

   $ 103,096      $ (61,312
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

8


POLEN GROWTH FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Shares  
     For the Six
Months ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the Period
September 15, 2010*
to April 30, 2011
 

Per Share Operating Performance

      

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 13.79      $ 12.10      $ 10.00   

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

     0.01        (2)      (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(1)

     (0.55     1.68        2.11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (0.54     1.68        2.09   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

      

Net realized capital gains

            (2)      (2) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fees

     0.01        0.01        0.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 13.26      $ 13.79      $ 12.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

     (3.84 )%      13.97     21.00

Ratios/Supplemental Data

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 251,240      $ 215,387      $ 5,168   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.00 %(4)      1.00     1.00 %(4) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(5)

     1.24 %(4)      1.44     8.23 %(4) 

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

     0.17 %(4)      (0.01 )%      (0.27 )%(4) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     19.04 %(6)      35.48     25.55 %(6) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Amount is less than $0.01 per share.

(3) 

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4) 

Annualized.

(5) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(6) 

Not annualized.

 

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

 

9


POLEN GROWTH FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Retail Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Retail Shares  
     For the Six
Months ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the Period
December 30, 2010*
to April 30, 2011
 

Per Share Operating Performance

      

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 13.74      $ 12.09      $ 11.44   

Net investment loss(1)

     (0.01     (0.03     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(1)

     (0.54     1.67        0.66   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (0.55     1.64        0.64   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

      

Net realized capital gains

            (2)        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fees

     0.01        0.01        0.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 13.20      $ 13.74      $ 12.09   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

     (3.93 )%      13.65     5.68

Ratios/Supplemental Data

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 104,834      $ 101,396      $ 7,133   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.25 %(4)      1.25     1.25 %(4) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense
reimbursements
(5)

     1.49 %(4)      1.74     6.35 %(4) 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

     (0.08 )%(4)      (0.26 )%      (0.50 )%(4) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     19.04 %(6)      35.48     22.55 %(6) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Amount is less than $0.01 per share.

(3) 

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4) 

Annualized.

(5) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(6) 

Not annualized.

 

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

 

10


POLEN GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The Polen Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”), which commenced investment operations on September 15, 2010. The Fund is a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. The Fund offers two separate classes of shares, Retail Class and Institutional Class.

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued using an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

• Level 1

   

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

• Level 2

   

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

• Level 3

   

significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

11


POLEN GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

     Total Value at
10/31/12
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 327,719,410       $ 327,719,410       $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

*

Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details.

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to that fund.

 

12


POLEN GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared, recorded on ex-date and paid at least annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

2. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

Polen Capital Management, LLC (“PCM” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). For its services, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee at the annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses” and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.00% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2013, unless the Board of Trustees approves its earlier termination.

As of October 31, 2012, investment advisory fees payable to the Adviser were $220,755. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the Adviser waived fees of $401,319.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and transfer agent for the Fund.

 

13


POLEN GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

BNY Mellon and the Custodian have the ability to recover such amounts previously waived, if the Fund terminates its agreements with BNY Mellon or the Custodian within three years of signing the agreement.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the "Underwriter”)provides principal underwriting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no fees paid for the sale of Fund shares.

The Trust and the Underwriter are parties to an underwriting agreement. The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Retail Shares in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Retail Shares plan, the Fund compensates the Underwriter for direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred in connection with advertising, marketing and other distribution services in an amount not to exceed 0.25% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Retail Shares.

The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with BNY Mellon receive an annual retainer and out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Trustees by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2012 was $20,499. During the period, there was a Trustee who is an employee of BNY Mellon. She was not entitled to compensation by the Fund during the time of her employment. Certain employees of BNY Mellon are Officers of the Trust. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Trust.

3. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities

   $ 112,668,404       $ 59,167,000   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the six months ended October 31, 2012 and the year ended April 30, 2012, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Institutional Shares

        

Sales

     7,143,133      $ 94,012,755        16,268,587      $ 202,845,891   

Reinvestments

                   305        3,662   

Redemption Fees*

            155,356               52,951   

Redemptions

     (3,814,273     (50,206,868     (1,073,234     (14,000,177
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     3,328,860      $ 43,961,243        15,195,658      $ 188,902,327   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retail Shares

        

Sales

     2,420,799      $ 31,982,362        7,211,180      $ 90,564,243   

Reinvestments

                   138        1,655   

Redemption Fees*

            70,752               25,183   

Redemptions

     (1,855,485     (24,138,317     (423,996     (5,400,863
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     565,314      $ 7,914,797        6,787,322      $ 85,190,218   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

There is a 2.00% redemption fee that may be charged on shares redeemed within the first 60 days of their acquisition. The redemption fees are retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in capital.

5. Federal Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

For the year ended April 30, 2012, the tax character of distributions paid by the Fund was $5,623 of ordinary income dividends. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

As of April 30, 2012 the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital Loss

Carryforward

  

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

  

Undistributed

Long-Term Gain

  

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

$ —

   $1,451,333    $98,559    $29,510,385

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Foreign currency and short-term capital gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

As of October 31, 2012, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

Federal tax cost

   $ 301,905,339     
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

     28,441,317     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (2,627,246  
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 25,814,071     
  

 

 

   

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and April 30 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and April 30, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and April 30) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended April 30, 2012, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until May 1, 2012. For the fiscal period ended April 30, 2012, the Fund had late year ordinary loss deferrals of $61,312.

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2012 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. The Fund’s first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was April 30, 2012. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

6. Subsequent Event

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

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (888) 678-6024 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http:// www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended July 31 and January 31) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Meeting of Shareholders

A Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of the Polen Growth Fund (the “Fund”) was held on October 19, 2012 for the following purpose:

To approve a new investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Polen Capital Management, LLC (“Advisory Agreement”).

All Fund shareholders of record at the close of business on July 18, 2012 were entitled to attend or submit proxies. As of the record date, the Fund had 24,675,247.584 shares outstanding. At the meeting, shareholders approved the Advisory Agreement. The results of the voting for the proposal were as follows:

 

For

      Votes        

  

Against

Votes

  

Abstained

Votes

13,161,771.032

   28,204    41,175

Approval of Interim and New Advisory Agreements

During the semi-annual period, the Board of Trustees of the Trust (“Board” or “Trustees”) approved two new advisory agreements with PCM: (i) on June 7, 2012, the Board approved an interim advisory agreement (“Interim Agreement”) in connection with a change of control of PCM (the “Change of Control”) and (ii) on June 14-15, 2012, the Board approved a new advisory agreement to supersede the Interim Agreement upon approval by shareholders (“New Agreement”). The New Agreement replaced the Interim Agreement upon approval by shareholders on October 19, 2012.

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Before considering the Interim Agreement and New Agreement, the Board, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (“Independent Trustees”) within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, requested information about the Change of Control. In determining whether to approve the Interim Agreement and New Agreement, the Trustees considered information provided by PCM in conjunction with the June 7, 2012 special meeting and the June 14-15, 2012 in-person meeting. The Trustees considered information that PCM provided regarding (i) the services performed for the Fund, (ii) the size and qualifications of PCM’s portfolio management staff, (iii) any potential or actual material conflicts of interest which may arise in connection with PCM’s management of the Fund, (iv) a description of the capitalization and financial condition of PCM, (v) investment performance information, (vi) brokerage selection procedures (including soft dollar arrangements), (vii) the procedures for allocating investment opportunities between the Fund and other clients, (viii) results of any independent audit or regulatory examination, including any recommendations or deficiencies noted, (ix) any litigation, investigation or administrative proceeding which may have a material impact on PCM’s ability to service the Fund, (x) PCM’s proxy voting policies, (xi) detail and quantification of any fee sharing arrangements with respect to the distribution of shares of the Fund, and (xii) the Change of Control and the impact of the resulting change of control on the services provided by PCM. The Trustees received and reviewed a memorandum from legal counsel regarding the legal standard applicable to their review of the Interim Agreement and New Agreement. In addition the Board consulted with legal counsel in executive session with respect to their review of the Interim Agreement and New Agreement and certain other considerations relevant to their deliberations on whether to approve the Interim Agreement and New Agreement.

At the in-person meeting on June 14-15, 2012, representatives from PCM joined the meeting telephonically and discussed the Change of Control, including the background of and reasons for the Change of Control. Representatives of PCM responded to questions from the Board. The Board members also inquired about the plans for, and the new roles and responsibilities of, certain employees and officers of PCM as a result of the Change of Control and the passing of Mr. Polen. In connection with the Trustees’ review of the Interim Agreement and New Agreement, the representatives from PCM emphasized that: (i) it expected that there will be no adverse changes as a result of the Change of Control in the nature, quality, or extent of services currently provided to the Fund and its shareholders, including investment management, distribution, or other shareholder services; (ii) no material adverse effects on PCM’s financial condition; (iii) no material changes in personnel or operations are contemplated; and (iv) PCM has no present intention to alter the expense limitations and reimbursements currently in effect for the Fund.

In addition to the information provided by PCM as described above, the Trustees also considered all other factors they believed to be relevant to evaluating the Interim Agreement and New Agreement, including the specific matters discussed below. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was controlling, and different Trustees may have attributed different weights

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

to the various factors. However, the Trustees determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and PCM, as provided in the Interim Agreement and New Agreement, including the proposed advisory fees, are fair and reasonable in light of the services to be performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant. Factors evaluated included: (i) the terms and conditions of the Interim Agreement and New Agreement, including that the Fund’s contractual fee under the Interim Agreement and New Agreement will remain the same; (ii) the Board’s full annual review of the Prior Agreement at the in-person meeting on March 26, 2010 as required by the 1940 Act and their determination at that time that (a) PCM had the capabilities, resources, and personnel necessary to provide the satisfactory advisory services currently provided to the Fund and (b) the advisory fees paid by the Fund, taking into account any applicable fee limitations, represent reasonable compensation to PCM in light of the services provided, the costs to PCM of providing those services, economies of scale, and the fees and other expenses paid by similar funds and such other matters that the Board considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment; (iii) the change to PCM’s portfolio management team for the Fund as a result of the passing of Mr. Polen; and (iv) the operations of PCM are not currently expected to change as a result of the Change of Control. Certain of these considerations are discussed in more detail below.

In making their decision relating to the approval of the Interim Agreement and New Agreement, the Trustees gave attention to all information furnished. The following discussion, however, identifies the primary factors taken into account by the Trustees and the conclusions reached in approving the Interim Agreement and New Agreement.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services. The Trustees considered the services historically provided by PCM to the Fund and its shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent, and quality of services, the Board considered that the Interim Agreement and New Agreement would be substantially similar to the Prior Agreement, and they therefore considered the many reports furnished to them during the year at regular Board meetings covering matters such as the relative performance of the Fund; compliance with the investment objectives, policies, strategies, and limitations for the Fund; the compliance of management personnel with the applicable code of ethics; and the adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Trustees considered PCM’s personnel and the depth of PCM’s personnel who possess the experience to provide investment management services to the Fund. Based on the information provided by PCM, including that no material changes were expected as a result of the Change of Control in PCM’s personnel or operations, the Trustees concluded that (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by PCM are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the Interim Agreement and New Agreement, (ii) that the quality of those services has been consistent with industry norms, (iii) the Fund is likely to benefit from the continued provision of those services, (iv) PCM has sufficient personnel, with the appropriate education and experience, to serve the Fund effectively and has demonstrated its continuing ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, and (v) the satisfactory nature, extent, and quality of services currently provided to the Fund and its shareholders is likely to continue under the Interim Agreement and New Agreement.

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Performance. The Board considered the overall investment performance of PCM and the Fund. Although the Trustees gave appropriate consideration to performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Board meetings throughout the year, the Trustees gave particular weight to their review of investment performance presented in connection with the annual approval of the continuation of PCM’s investment advisory agreement. At the June 7, 2012 special meeting and the June 14-15, 2012 in-person meeting, the Trustees reviewed information prepared by PCM for the Fund, which showed the Fund’s investment performance in comparison to (i) the Morningstar U.S. Large Funds Growth Funds category, its applicable Morningstar peer group; (ii) the Russell 1000 Growth Index, the Fund’s benchmark; and (iii) PCM’s similarly managed accounts for the one year and since inception periods ended April 30, 2012. The Trustees noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark and the Morningstar U.S. Large Funds Growth Funds category average return for the one year and since inception periods ended April 30, 2012. The Trustees considered the short-term and long-term performance of the Fund. The Trustees concluded that the performance of the Fund was within an acceptable range of performance relative to other mutual funds with similar investment objectives, strategies and policies as measured by the information presented by PCM. The Board also concluded that neither the Change of Control nor the Interim Agreement and New Agreement would likely have an adverse effect on the investment performance of the Fund because (i) PCM does not currently expect the Change of Control to cause any material change to the Fund’s portfolio management team responsible for investment performance, which the Board found to be satisfactory, and (ii) as discussed in more detail below, the Fund’s expenses are not expected to increase as a result of the Change of Control.

Comparative Expenses. PCM provided information regarding advisory fees and an analysis of these fees in relation to the delivery of services to the Fund and any other ancillary benefit resulting from PCM’s relationship with the Fund. The Trustees evaluated expense comparison data for the Fund and PCM’s similarly managed accounts. The Trustees reviewed the services provided to the Fund by PCM as compared to services provided by other advisers which manage mutual funds with investment objectives, strategies and policies similar to those of the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the fees the Adviser charges to other clients and also evaluated explanations provided by PCM as to differences in fees charged to the Fund and other similarly managed accounts. The Trustees considered any direct or indirect revenues which would be received by affiliates of PCM. The Trustees concluded that the advisory fees and services provided by PCM are consistent with those of other advisers which manage mutual funds with investment objectives, strategies and policies similar to those of the Fund. The Trustees considered whether the Change of Control would impact the services currently being provided to the Fund. Based on the information provided at the meeting, the Trustees concluded that there would not be any material impact on the expenses of the Fund and services provided to the Fund as a result of the Change of Control.

Management Profitability. The Trustees also considered the costs of the services provided by PCM, the compensation and benefits received by PCM in providing services to the Fund, as well as its profitability. The Trustees were provided with PCM’s audited financial statements. In addition, the Trustees considered any direct or indirect revenues received by affiliates of PCM. The Trustees noted that the level of profitability

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited) (Concluded)

 

of PCM is an important factor in providing service to the Fund, and the Trustees should be satisfied that PCM’s profits are sufficient to continue as healthy, on-going concerns generally and as investment adviser of the Fund specifically. Based on the information provided, the Trustees concluded that PCM’s fees and profits (if any) derived from its relationship with the Trust in light of the Fund’s expenses, are reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided, taking into account the fees charged by other advisers for managing comparable mutual funds with similar strategies. The Trustees also concluded that the overall expense ratio of the Fund is reasonable, taking into account the size of the Fund, the quality of services provided by the adviser, the investment performance of the Fund and the expense limitations agreed to by PCM.

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized relative to fee levels as the Fund grows, and whether the advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Trustees considered and determined that economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders should be achieved if assets of the Fund increase because fixed expenses will be spread across a larger asset base; however, the Trustees noted that the advisory fee does not include “breakpoint” reductions in the advisory fee rate at specific asset levels.

Conclusion. After consideration of all the factors, taking into consideration the information presented at the meetings and deliberating in executive session, the entire Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the Interim Agreement and New Agreement. The Board concluded that the advisory fee rate under the Interim Agreement and New Agreement is reasonable in relation to the services provided and that execution of such agreement is in the best interests of the shareholders of the Fund. The Trustees also concluded that the advisory fees and total expense ratios are at acceptable levels in light of the quality of services provided to the Fund and in comparison to those of the Fund’s respective peer groups; that the advisory fee schedule would not be increased and would stay the same for the Fund; that the total expense ratio had not changed materially; and that PCM had represented that the overall expenses for the Fund are not expected to be adversely affected by the Change of Control. The Trustees also noted that PCM had no present intention to alter any expense limitation or reimbursement currently in effect for the Fund. On that basis, the Trustees concluded that the total expense ratio and proposed advisory fee for the Fund is acceptable. In arriving at their decision, the Trustees did not identify any single matter as controlling, but made their determination in light of all the circumstances.

 

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Investment Adviser

Polen Capital Management, LLC

2700 N. Military Trail

Suite 230

Boca Raton, FL 33431

 

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

 

Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

 

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

 

Legal Counsel

Pepper Hamilton LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

  

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Polen Growth Fund

 

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FundVantage Trust

 

Institutional Shares

Retail Shares

 

SEMI-ANNUAL

REPORT

 

October 31, 2012

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Polen Growth Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Polen Growth Fund.

  


PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

U.S. equity markets over the past six months have vacillated against the backdrop of continued concerns over Europe, slowing growth in China, modest optimism over improvements in the U.S. and the Federal Reserve’s announcement of a third round of quantitative easing. Volatile swings like these are never ideal for a portfolio constructed to recognize value over a multi-year time horizon. As you might expect, our returns over the past two quarters reflect just this type of difficult environment.

It was rather surprising that the Fed would countenance another round of money printing so proximate to a presidential election. U.S. economic growth is admittedly tepid, and unemployment unacceptably high. Nonetheless, the banking system has largely recovered from the subprime financial calamity that previously justified such exigent measures. Capital cushions have been rebuilt and credit quality metrics, from housing to consumer finance, have steadily improved. With interest rates already at or near historical lows, and banks sitting on substantial excess liquidity, there is little evidence of a credit crunch in need of amelioration.

Empirical evidence to date suggests that the first two rounds of quantitative easing (QE1 & QE2) had little lasting effect on the real economy; the principal beneficiaries thus far have been capital market participants. In any event, it appears to us that the Federal Reserve may believe that the atmospherics of its actions could prove as beneficial as the economics. The timing struck us as oddly political as the Federal Reserve can do little more in the short-term than foster the illusion of recovery just as Americans headed to the polls. If we are waxing too cynical, then perhaps the greater concern is that rather than a nascent recovery we are in fact witnessing a failure of leadership and a paucity of ideas.

We have previously stated our belief that there is no straightforward solution to the myriad issues confronting the global economy. We believe that elected officials, when faced with difficult and most likely unpopular decisions, typically will embark on a politically expedient path of least resistance. Money printing, currency debasement or QE3 – feel free to pick your label – appears to have become the default choice to demonstrate action, if not progress, to a frustrated electorate.

The transmission mechanism apparently envisioned by Chairman Bernanke is as follows: massive liquidity injections foster asset inflation, from equities to houses, which increases consumer confidence and thus spending, ultimately stimulating employment growth. The problem is that this monetary policy is akin to an economic sledgehammer.

History has shown us time and again that while currency devaluations initially may result in rising asset prices, without balance and prudence they rarely produce the envisioned growth or employment increase. What they reliably produce is inflation. Asset prices then become subject to significant reversals as the risk of recession or stagflation emerges. Presupposing that Chairman Bernanke understands the risks, one must look abroad to find justification for the Fed’s actions.

 

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Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Europe continues with its one-step-forward, one-half-step-back approach to its fiscal crisis. There is a tug of war between proponents of continued (or even greater) fiscal austerity and those claiming that the approach has proven counterproductive. To be fair, both sides have a point. Aside from their neighbors to the north, no constituency has emerged eager to lend stimulus funds to southern Europe’s overleveraged sovereigns. On the other hand, social pressures appear to be building and austerity seems to have brought nothing but further misery to the Greek populace. The likelihood that Europe finds itself trapped in a lost decade, or worse, seems to be growing.

An apparent slowdown in Chinese business activity also is adding to worldwide economic uncertainty. We say “apparent” because China’s government carefully manages the flow of information; some say that the statistics are contrived as needed. While agnostic in that debate, we can say for certain that our portfolio companies are almost uniformly reporting weakening business conditions within the Middle Kingdom. This does not mean China is not growing; it simply means China is not growing as rapidly. This observation is corroborated by the IMF, ECB and other economic forecasting agencies that have consistently lowered their forward expectations for growth and called out the substantial risks of downside outcomes given recent economic data.

Despite these concerns, there have been positive data points suggesting that we might continue our slow emergence from the Great Recession. As mentioned before, our recapitalized domestic banking system is awash with liquidity as broadly evidenced by consistent loan growth over the last few quarters. With home ownership now more affordable than renting in some parts of the country, housing sector fundamentals are slowly improving. Retail sales have modestly surprised to the upside and the services sector, led by healthcare, has continued to progress.

Whichever side of the aisle you supported in the recent election, recognize that this will be an unenviable task almost from day one. The leadership failures of 2011, attributable to both parties and the Chief Executive, will come to a head during the first quarter of 2013. Whatever the witch’s brew of spending cuts, taxes, and no doubt some amount of alchemical government accounting, it all must get sorted out at a pace that currently seems unthinkable. Until this is accomplished, however, uncertainties abound that will adversely impact the economy.

In light of this conflicting macroeconomic environment, the Fund’s portfolio construction has remained measured and opportunistic. The Fund carries a significant allocation of cash, creating challenges in an up-trending market but allowing for “dry powder” as investments with outstanding risk/reward profiles present themselves. In selecting equities we will continue to prioritize companies with robust capital structures and strong cash flows, as well as management teams and boards that have proven, shareholder-friendly records.

 

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Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Framed against all the political and macroeconomic uncertainties remain a couple of simple, yet critically important, observations:

 

 

Politicians and central bankers around the globe appear to concur that it is better to print money than suffer the perils of deflation. This one intuition leads us to conclude that long-term bonds may be the riskiest asset extant given record low yields and the reality that inflation remains the ultimate byproduct of such a policy.

 

 

Many investors continue to shun equities, fearing market volatility. While there is legitimacy to this concern, we see out-of-favor stocks that more than compensate for the risk. Some of these valuation opportunities, in fact, remind us of the discounts associated with oversold tranches of mortgage debt during the height of the financial crisis. For those capable of proper underwriting, fortunes were made. We see similar opportunities in equities today.

Finally, for those discouraged by the state of U.S. political discourse, we recall the words of Winston Churchill: “Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing_after they have exhausted all other possibilities.”

We appreciate your continued support,

Private Capital Management

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk and it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund is non-diversified and may invest a larger portion of its assets in the securities of a single issuer than a more diversified fund, causing its value to fluctuate more widely. The Fund may engage in strategies that are considered risky or invest in stocks of companies that are undervalued which may cause greater volatility and less liquidity. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. This report is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Private Capital Management Value Fund. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund. Read it carefully before investing.

   
   

Shares of the Private Capital Management Value Fund are distributed by Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, not an adviser affiliate.

   

 

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Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the six months ended October 31, 2012 and reflects the views of the investment adviser at the time of this writing. Of course, these views may change and do not guarantee the future performance of the Fund or the markets.

Portfolio composition is subject to change. The current and future portfolio holdings of the Fund are subject to investment risks.

 

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Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended October 31, 2012
      Six Months†   1 Year   Since Inception*

Class A Shares (without sales charge)

       -4.79 %       5.68 %       8.20 %

Class A Shares (with sales charge)

       -9.56 %       0.40 %       5.56 %

S&P 500® Index

       2.16 %       15.21 %       12.29 %**

Russell 2000® Index

       0.95 %       12.08 %       10.44 %**

 

 

Not Annualized.

 

*

Class A Shares of the Private Capital Management Value Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on October 6, 2010.

 

**

Benchmark performance is from the commencement date of Class A Shares (October 6, 2010) only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

Class A Shares of the Fund have a 5.00% maximum sales charge.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (888) 568-1267. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Class A Shares total annual gross and net operating expense ratios are 1.93% and 1.25%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios are stated in the current prospectus dated September 1, 2012, and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Private Capital Management, L.P., (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses” and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.00% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). This agreement will terminate on August 31, 2014, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust approves an earlier termination.

A 2.00% redemption fee applies to shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase. This redemption fee is not reflected in the returns shown above.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500 Index”) and the Russell 2000® Index. The S&P 500 Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index measuring the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which is made up of 3,000 of the biggest U.S. stocks.

 

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Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended October 31, 2012
      Six Months†   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years

Class I Shares*

       -4.69 %       5.86 %       10.05 %       -3.12 %       5.85 %

S&P 500® Index

       2.16 %       15.21 %       13.21 %       0.36 %       6.91 %

Russell 2000® Index

       0.95 %       12.08 %       14.82 %       1.19 %       9.58 %

 

 

Not Annualized.

 

*

Performance shown for the period from November 1, 2002 to May 28, 2010 is the performance of a corporate defined contribution plan account (the “Predecessor Account”), which transferred its assets to the Fund in connection with the Fund’s commencement of operations on May 28, 2010. Performance from May 28, 2010, to October 31, 2012 is from the performance of the Class I Shares. The Predecessor Account was not registered as a mutual fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and therefore was not subject to certain investment restrictions, limitations and diversification requirements imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If the Predecessor Account had been registered under the 1940 Act, its performance may have been different.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (888) 568-1267. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Class I Shares total annual gross and net operating expense ratios are 1.67% and 1.00%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios are stated in the current prospectus dated September 1, 2012, and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Private Capital Management, L.P., (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses” and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.00% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). This agreement will terminate on August 31, 2014, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust approves an earlier termination.

A 2.00% redemption fee applies to shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase. This redemption fee is not reflected in the returns shown above.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500 Index”) and the Russell 2000® Index. The S&P 500 Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index measuring the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which is made up of 3,000 of the biggest U.S. stocks.

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, if any, and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (Rule 12b-1) fees, if any, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six month period from May 1, 2012, through October 31, 2012 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), if any, and redemption fees. Therefore, each hypothetical line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Private Capital Management Value Fund  
     Beginning Account Value
May 1, 2012
     Ending Account Value
October 31, 2012
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Class A Shares

        

Actual

     $1,000.00         $   952.10         $6.15   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.90         6.36   

Class I Shares

        

Actual

     $1,000.00         $   953.10         $4.92   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,020.16         5.09   

 

*

Expenses are equal to an annualized expenses ratio for the six month period ended October 31, 2012 of 1.25% and 1.00% for Class A and Class I Shares, respectively, for the Fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (184), then divided by 365 to reflect the period. The Fund’s ending account values on the first line in each table are based on the actual six month total return for the Fund of -4.79% and -4.69% for Class A and Class I Shares, respectively.

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS:

    

Information Technology

     30.1   $ 12,710,310   

Health Care

     15.1        6,374,221   

Consumer Discretionary

     12.2        5,145,753   

Financials

     11.2        4,734,591   

Energy

     8.9        3,775,982   

Industrials.

     6.0        2,530,068   

Consumer Staples

     3.6        1,514,197   

Materials

     2.6        1,109,025   

Utilities

     2.1        866,064   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     8.2        3,440,099   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 42,200,310   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

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

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 91.8%

     

Consumer Discretionary — 12.2%

     

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     6,025       $ 427,414   

AutoNation, Inc.*

     21,475         953,490   

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     74,300         477,006   

DeVry, Inc.

     12,975         340,724   

Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc.

     168,142         400,178   

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     74,300         982,246   

Gildan Activewear, Inc. (Canada)

     17,575         599,659   

H&R Block, Inc.

     31,300         554,010   

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

     9,475         411,026   
     

 

 

 
        5,145,753   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 3.6%

     

Darling International, Inc.*

     30,375         502,099   

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*

     58,200         1,012,098   
     

 

 

 
        1,514,197   
     

 

 

 

Energy — 8.9%

     

Golar LNG, Ltd. (Bermuda)

     40,075         1,564,127   

Noble Corp. (Switzerland)

     22,775         859,528   

Swift Energy Co.*

     35,200         588,192   

Ultra Petroleum Corp. (Canada)*

     33,500         764,135   
     

 

 

 
        3,775,982   
     

 

 

 

Financials — 11.2%

     

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

     14,300         631,488   

Dundee Corp., Class A (Canada)*

     24,175         604,544   

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*

     59,075         1,161,414   
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

     

Financials — (Continued)

     

National Financial Partners Corp.*

     34,325       $ 629,864   

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A

     17,825         290,191   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     19,600         747,544   

Suffolk Bancorp*

     16,500         247,829   

Willis Group Holdings PLC (Ireland)

     12,525         421,717   
     

 

 

 
        4,734,591   
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 15.1%

     

Alere, Inc.*

     51,750         993,600   

Covidien PLC (Ireland)

     20,300         1,115,485   

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     27,675         1,145,468   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada)*

     29,825         1,668,112   

Warner Chilcott PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     58,950         682,641   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

     11,975         768,915   
     

 

 

 
        6,374,221   
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 6.0%

     

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*

     211,000         812,350   

Mine Safety Appliances Co.

     15,650         604,090   

Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. (Canada)

     11,000         212,739   

Triumph Group, Inc.

     11,085         725,181   

UTi Worldwide, Inc. (British Virgin Islands)

     12,650         175,708   
     

 

 

 
        2,530,068   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

     

Information Technology — 30.1%

     

Avid Technology, Inc.*

     53,750       $ 315,512   

CA Technologies

     91,762         2,066,480   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     56,775         973,124   

CoreLogic, Inc.*

     39,475         939,505   

Electro Rent Corp.

     29,180         458,710   

Global Cash Access

     

Holdings, Inc.*

     175,171         1,234,956   

Imation Corp.*

     40,940         187,096   

Lam Research Corp.*

     21,459         759,649   

Mentor Graphics Corp.*

     74,625         1,158,180   

Progress Software Corp.*

     22,762         448,867   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     21,355         1,250,869   

Quantum Corp.*

     436,075         457,879   

SAIC, Inc.

     37,275         409,652   

Symantec Corp.*

     112,690         2,049,831   
     

 

 

 
        12,710,310   
     

 

 

 

Materials — 2.6%

     

Pope Resources LP

     20,925         1,109,025   
     

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

     

Utilities — 2.1%

     

Black Hills Corp.

     9,700       $ 346,969   

National Fuel Gas Co.

     9,850         519,095   
     

 

 

 
        866,064   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $33,431,369)

        38,760,211   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 91.8%
(Cost $33,431,369)

        38,760,211   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS
OF LIABILITIES - 8.2%

        3,440,099   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $ 42,200,310   
     

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

 

PLC

  

Public Limited Company

 

 

 

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

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value (Cost $33,431,369)

   $ 38,760,211   

Cash

     3,482,770   

Receivable for capital shares sold

     10,382   

Dividends and interest receivable

     5,278   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     25,960   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     42,284,601   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable for transfer agent fees

     25,214   

Payable for audit fees

     12,239   

Payable to Investment Adviser

     10,029   

Payable for administration and accounting fees

     9,547   

Payable for legal fees

     8,459   

Payable for printing fees

     8,304   

Payable to custodian

     3,742   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     2,639   

Payable for distribution fees

     962   

Accrued expenses

     3,156   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     84,291   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 42,200,310   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

  

Capital Stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 36,449   

Paid-in capital

     37,045,604   

Accumulated net investment income

     280,387   

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (490,972

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     5,328,842   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 42,200,310   
  

 

 

 

Class A:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($ 4,411,549 / 382,259)

   $ 11.54   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/95 of $ 11.54)

   $ 12.15   
  

 

 

 

Class I:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($ 37,788,761 / 3,262,669)

   $ 11.58   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends

   $ 496,089   

Less: foreign taxes withheld

     (395
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     495,694   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     197,643   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     39,757   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     39,314   

Registration and filing fees

     16,686   

Legal fees

     15,478   

Audit fees

     12,239   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     10,145   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees

     9,876   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     7,939   

Distribution fees (Class A) (Note 2)

     5,027   

Other expenses

     6,372   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     360,476   
  

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (135,845
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     224,631   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     271,063   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

  

Net realized loss from investments

     (51,769

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (2,359,831
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

     (2,411,600
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (2,140,537 ) 
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 271,063      $ (8,608

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

     (51,769     524,170   

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (2,359,831     (345,490
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (2,140,537     170,072   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class I

            (3,827
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net investment income

            (3,827
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class A

            (67,267

Class I

            (1,114,550
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net realized capital gains

            (1,181,817
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

            (1,185,644
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Derived from Capital
Share Transactions (Note 4)

     (1,604,938     1,885,141   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (3,745,475     869,569   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

    

Beginning of period

     45,945,785        45,076,216   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 42,200,310      $ 45,945,785   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income, end of period

   $ 280,387      $ 9,324   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class A Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Class A  
     For the Six
Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the Period
October 6, 2010*
to April 30, 2011
 

Per Share Operating Performance

      

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 12.12      $ 12.61      $ 10.10   

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

     0.06        (0.03     (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(1)

     (0.64     (0.16     2.57   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (0.58     (0.19     2.53   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

      

Net investment income

                   (0.02

Net realized capital gains

            (0.30       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

            (0.30     (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fees

            (2)        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.54      $ 12.12      $ 12.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

     (4.79 )%      (1.16 )%      25.08

Ratio/Supplemental Data

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 4,412      $ 2,922      $ 1,162   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.25 %(4)      1.25     1.25 %(4) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(5)

     1.87 %(4)      1.93     2.02 %(4) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

     1.01 %(4)      (0.26 )%      (0.59 )%(4) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     6.05 %(6)      18.19 %(7)      21.71 %(6)(7) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Amount is less than $0.01 per share.

(3) 

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4) 

Annualized.

(5) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(6) 

Not annualized.

(7) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received from processing subscription-in-kind.

 

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

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class I Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Class I
     For the Six
Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
  For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
  For the Period
May 28, 2010*
to April 30, 2011

Per Share Operating Performance

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 12.15       $ 12.61       $ 10.00  

Net investment income(1)

       0.07         (2)       (2)

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(1)

       (0.64 )       (0.16 )       2.64  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (0.57 )       (0.16 )       2.64  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income.

               (2)       (0.03 )

Net realized capital gains

               (0.30 )        
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

               (0.30 )       (0.03 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption Fees

               (2)        
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 11.58       $ 12.15       $ 12.61  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

       (4.69 )%       (0.91 )%       26.39 %(4)

Ratio/Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

     $ 37,789       $ 43,024       $ 43,914  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

       1.00 %(5)       1.00 %       1.00 %(5)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(6)

       1.62 %(5)       1.67 %       1.84 %(5)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

       1.26 %(5)       (0.01 )%       %(5)(7)

Portfolio turnover rate.

       6.05 %(8)       18.19 %(9)       21.71 %(8)(9)

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Amount is less than $0.01 per share.

(3) 

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4) 

Total investment return represents performance for Class I Shares since its commencement of operations on May 28, 2010, and does not include performance of the Predecessor Account.

(5) 

Annualized.

(6) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(7) 

Amount is less than 0.01%.

(8) 

Not annualized.

(9) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received from processing subscription-in-kind.

 

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

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The Private Capital Management Value Fund (the “Fund”) is a non-diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”), which commenced investment operations on May 28, 2010. The Fund is a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. The Fund offers separate classes of shares, Class A, Class C, Class I and Class R Shares. Class A Shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge. Front-end sales charges may be reduced or waived under certain circumstances. A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of up to 1.00% may apply for investments of $750,000 or more of Class A Shares (and therefore no initial sales charge was paid) and shares are redeemed within 12 months after initial purchase. The CDSC shall not apply to those purchases of Class A Shares of $750,000 or more where a selling broker-dealer did not receive a commission. As of October 31, 2012, Class C and Class R Shares had not been issued.

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued using an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

 

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

     Total Value at
10/31/12
     Level 1
Quoted

Price
     Level 2
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 38,760,211       $ 38,760,211       $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details.

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distribution (12b-1) fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Fund level expenses common to all classes, investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are generally allocated to each class based upon the relative daily net assets of each class. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to that fund.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared, recorded on ex-date and paid at least annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

2. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

Private Capital Management, L.P. (“Private Capital” or the “Adviser”), serves as the investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). For its services, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.90% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses” and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.00% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2014, unless the Board of Trustees approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

to three (3) years from the year in which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation. As of October 31, 2012, the amount of potential recovery was as follows:

 

   

Expiration

   

April 30, 2014

 

April 30, 2015

 

April 30, 2016

$249,622

  $297,140   $135,845

As of October 31, 2012 investment advisory fees payable to the adviser were $10,029. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the Adviser waived fees of $135,845.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and transfer agent for the Fund.

For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the Underwriter received $7,560 in commissions and $57,004 in sales commissions for the sale of Fund shares.

The Trust and the Underwriter are parties to an underwriting agreement. The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class A Shares in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Shares plan, the Fund compensates the Underwriter for direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred in connection with advertising, marketing and other distribution services in an amount not to exceed 0.25% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A Shares.

The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with BNY Mellon receive an annual retainer and out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Trustees by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2012 was $3,246. During the period, there was a Trustee who is an employee of BNY Mellon. She was not entitled to compensation by the Fund during the time of her employment. Certain employees of BNY Mellon are Officers of the Trust. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Trust.

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

3. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities

   $ 2,439,659       $ 3,802,067   

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the six months ended October 31, 2012 and the year ended April 30, 2012, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class A Shares

        

Sales

     166,508      $ 1,901,241        226,645      $ 2,695,519   

Reinvestments

                   6,097        65,361   

Redemption Fees**

                          59   

Redemptions

     (25,273     (289,357     (83,853     (966,371
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     141,235      $ 1,611,884        148,889      $ 1,794,568   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I Shares

        

Sales

     120,025      $ 1,376,013        1,247,545      $ 13,797,404   

Reinvestments

                   82,630        886,619   

Redemption Fees**

                          1,088   

Redemptions

     (398,215     (4,592,835     (1,270,651     (14,594,538
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     (278,190   $ (3,216,822     59,524      $ 90,573   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

**

There is a 2.00% redemption fee that may be charged on shares redeemed within the first 30 days of their acquisition. The redemption fees are retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in capital.

5. Federal Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

For the year ended April 30, 2012, the tax character of distributions paid by the Fund was $883,917 of ordinary income dividends and $301,727 of long-term capital gains dividends. Distributions from net investment income and short term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

As of April 30, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital Loss

Carryforward

  Undistributed
Ordinary Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term Gain
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
$—   $—   $—   $7,600,181

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes.

At October 31, 2012, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

Federal tax cost

   $ 33,431,369     
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

     9,228,023     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (3,899,181  
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 5,328,842     
  

 

 

   

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and April 30 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and April 30, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and April 30) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended April 30, 2012, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until May 1, 2012. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, the Fund had late year ordinary loss deferrals of $40,982, short-term capital loss deferrals of $54,935 and long-term loss deferrals of $245,470.

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2012 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. The Fund’s first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was April 30, 2012. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

6. Subsequent Event

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

 

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PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (888) 568-1267 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http:// www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended July 31 and January 31) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

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Investment Adviser

Private Capital Management, L.P.

8889 Pelican Bay Boulevard

Suite 500

Naples, FL 34108

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Pepper Hamilton LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

PRIVATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VALUE

FUND

of

FundVantage Trust

Class A Shares

Class I Shares

SEMI-ANNUAL

REPORT

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Private Capital Management Value Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Private Capital Management Value Fund.

 


TIMBERLINE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns For the Periods Ended October 31, 2012   
      Six
Months†
     1 Year      3 Years     Since
Inception††
 

Class A Shares (without sales charge)

     -4.47%         7.06%         N/A            -0.07%   

Class A Shares (with sales charge)

     -9.99%         0.92%         N/A            -3.40%   

Advisor Class Shares

     -4.56%         7.07%         N/A            0.80%   

Institutional Class Shares

     -4.36%         7.36%         15.76%     2.24%

Russell 2000® Growth Index

     -0.80%         9.70%         15.74%        2.97% (a)  

Russell 2000® Growth Index

     -0.80%         9.70%         15.74%        4.02% (b)  

Russell 2000® Growth Index

     -0.80%         9.70%         15.74%        1.41% (c)  
                                    

 

Not annualized.

 

††

Class A Shares, Advisor Class Shares and Institutional Class Shares of the Fund commenced operations on February 3, 2011, March 16, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

*

Performance shown for the period from November 1, 2007 to December 30, 2010 is the performance of TW Small Cap Growth Fund I, L.P. an unregistered pooled investment vehicle (the “Predecessor Fund”), which transferred its assets to the Fund in connection with the Fund’s commencement of operations on December 31, 2010. Performance from December 31, 2010 to October 31, 2012 is from the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares. The Predecessor Fund’s performance has been adjusted to reflect the annual deduction of fees and expenses applicable to Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Predecessor Fund was not registered as a mutual fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and therefore was not subject to certain investment restrictions, limitations and diversification requirements imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If the Predecessor Fund had been registered under the 1940 Act its performance may have been different.

 

(a) 

Benchmark performance is from the inception date of Class A Shares of the Fund (February 3, 2011) only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

(b)

Benchmark performance is from the inception date of Advisor Class Shares of the Fund (March 16, 2011) only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

(c)

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Predecessor Fund (November 1, 2007) only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling (866) 632-9904.

 

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TIMBERLINE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

The returns for Class A Shares reflect a deduction for the maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. All of the Fund’s share classes apply a 1.00% fee to the value of shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase. This redemption fee is not reflected in the returns shown above. The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated September 1, 2012, are 3.67% and 1.48% for Class A Shares, 3.61% and 1.48% for Advisor Class Shares and 3.45% and 1.23% for Institutional Class Shares, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These rates may fluctuate and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Timberline Asset Management LLC (“Timberline” or the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to a reduction of its advisory fee and/or reimbursement of other operating expenses in order to limit “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses,” excluding class specific fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions, interest and “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses,” to 1.23% of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2014, unless the Board of Trustees approves its earlier termination. Subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, the Adviser may recoup any expenses or fees it has reimbursed within a three-year period from the year in which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses of the Fund. Total returns would be lower had such fees and expenses not been waived and/or reimbursed.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the Russell 2000® Growth Index. The Russell 2000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap growth market. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

Investments in small capitalization companies present a greater risk of loss than investments in large companies due to greater volatility and less liquidity.

 

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TIMBERLINE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, if any, and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (Rule 12b-1) fees, if any, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period from May 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line of each accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), if any, or redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of each accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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TIMBERLINE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

     Timberline Small Cap Growth Fund
     Beginning Account Value
May 1, 2012
   Ending Account Value
October 31, 2012
   Expenses Paid
During Period*

Class A Shares

              

Actual

       $1,000.00          $  955.30          $7.29  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00          1,017.74          7.53  

Advisor Class Shares

              

Actual

       $1,000.00          $  954.40          $7.29  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00          1,017.74          7.53  

Institutional Class Shares

              

Actual

       $1,000.00          $  956.40          $6.07  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00          1,019.00          6.26  

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to an annualized expense ratio for the six month period ended October 31, 2012 of 1.48%, 1.48%, and 1.23% for Class A, Advisor Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively, for the Fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (184), then divided by 365 to reflect the period. The Fund’s ending account values on the first line in the table are based on the actual six month total returns for the Fund of -4.47%, -4.56%, and -4.36% for Class A, Advisor Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively.

 

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Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS:

    

Specialty Retail

     8.7   $ 1,902,170   

Software

     8.2        1,803,272   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     6.6        1,452,670   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     6.5        1,428,970   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     5.9        1,283,147   

Biotechnology

     4.4        973,203   

Health Care Providers & Services

     4.4        954,547   

Aerospace & Defense

     4.2        918,432   

IT Services

     3.6        797,646   

Machinery

     3.4        734,073   

Consumer Finance

     3.3        729,748   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     3.3        720,193   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.9        627,997   

REIT

     2.7        581,430   

Professional Services

     2.6        559,419   

Internet Software & Services

     2.4        519,751   

Household Durables

     2.3        513,509   

Road & Rail

     2.3        508,350   

Food & Staples Retailing

     2.0        446,378   

Commercial Services & Supplies

     1.6        354,384   

Real Estate Management & Development

     1.6        347,964   

Internet & Catalog Retail

     1.5        339,003   

Diversified Consumer Services

     1.5        332,681   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     1.5        327,155   

Electrical Equipment

     1.4        295,744   

Commercial Banks

     1.0        209,859   

Communications Equipment

     1.0        209,812   

Metals & Mining

     0.9        195,976   

Pharmaceuticals

     0.9        193,644   

Energy Equipment & Services

     0.8        167,574   

Health Care Technology

     0.8        164,325   

Chemicals

     0.7        154,027   

Building Products

     0.6        141,109   

Trading Companies & Distributors

     0.6        139,870   

Computers & Peripherals

     0.6        120,490   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     3.3        718,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 21,866,634   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 96.7%

  

 

Aerospace & Defense — 4.2%

  

 

B/E Aerospace, Inc.*

     6,260      $ 282,263   

DigitalGlobe, Inc.*

     11,652        302,253   

Hexcel Corp.*

     13,064        333,916   
    

 

 

 
       918,432   
    

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 4.4%

  

 

Amarin Corp. PLC, ADS*

     15,769        185,759   

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     8,683        187,119   

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     38,976        97,050   

NewLink Genetics Corp.*

     8,451        116,539   

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.*

     16,781        93,302   

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     12,337        137,681   

Trius Therapeutics, Inc.*

     28,422        155,753   
    

 

 

 
       973,203   
    

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.6%

  

 

USG Corp.*

     5,283        141,109   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.7%

  

 

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.*

     7,059        154,027   
    

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 1.0%

  

 

Banner Corp.

     7,239        209,859   
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.6%

  

 

US Ecology, Inc.

     14,934        354,384   
    

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 1.0%

  

 

Sonus Networks, Inc.*

     112,802        209,812   
    

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals — 0.6%

  

 

Quantum Corp.*

     114,752        120,490   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 3.3%

  

 

DFC Global Corp.*

     10,281        173,235   
     Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

 

Consumer Finance — (Continued)

  

 

NetSpend Holdings, Inc.*

     51,962      $ 556,513   
    

 

 

 
       729,748   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.5%

  

 

Capella Education Co.*

     4,890        152,666   

Coinstar, Inc.*

     3,835        180,015   
    

 

 

 
       332,681   
    

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 1.4%

  

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     4,571        295,744   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.3%

  

FEI Co.

     5,772        317,749   

OSI Systems, Inc.*

     2,357        186,792   

Rogers Corp.*

     5,472        215,652   
    

 

 

 
       720,193   
    

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8%

  

 

Key Energy Services, Inc.*

     25,623        167,574   
    

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.0%

  

 

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

     1,596        82,274   

The Fresh Market, Inc.*

     2,515        142,626   

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

     4,160        221,478   
    

 

 

 
       446,378   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 5.9%

  

 

Cyberonics, Inc.*

     4,951        228,984   

DexCom, Inc.*

     16,924        221,704   

ICU Medical, Inc.*

     3,258        193,297   

Masimo Corp.*

     10,597        232,816   

Spectranetics Corp.*

     17,398        253,315   

Volcano Corp.*

     5,347        153,031   
    

 

 

 
       1,283,147   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 4.4%

  

 

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

     12,859        264,510   
 

 

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

 

Health Care Providers & Services — (Continued)

  

 

HealthSouth Corp.*

     13,997      $ 309,754   

HMS Holdings Corp.*

     13,800        318,642   

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

     1,295        61,641   
    

 

 

 
       954,547   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Technology — 0.8%

  

 

athenahealth, Inc.*

     2,556        164,325   
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.5%

  

 

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*

     9,446        312,190   

Jack in the Box, Inc.*

     8,225        213,932   

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*

     7,813        260,954   

Scientific Games Corp., Class A*

     32,598        268,282   

Vail Resorts, Inc.

     6,580        373,612   
    

 

 

 
       1,428,970   
    

 

 

 

Household Durables — 2.3%

  

 

Skullcandy, Inc.*

     17,485        211,743   

SodaStream International Ltd.*

     3,612        129,129   

Standard Pacific Corp.*

     25,020        172,637   
    

 

 

 
       513,509   
    

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail — 1.5%

  

 

Shutterfly, Inc.*

     11,203        339,003   
    

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services — 2.4%

  

 

Internap Network Services Corp.*

     50,204        343,897   

Zillow, Inc., Class A*

     4,707        175,854   
    

 

 

 
       519,751   
    

 

 

 

IT Services — 3.6%

  

 

ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

     16,912        501,272   

WEX Inc.*

     4,017        296,374   
    

 

 

 
       797,646   
    

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.5%

  

 

PAREXEL International Corp.*

     10,660      $ 327,155   
    

 

 

 

Machinery — 3.4%

  

 

Actuant Corp., Class A

     12,368        349,272   

Chart Industries, Inc.*

     2,737        193,752   

CLARCOR Inc.

     4,223        191,049   
    

 

 

 
       734,073   
    

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 0.9%

  

 

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     3,235        195,976   
    

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.6%

  

Berry Petroleum Co., Class A

     5,109        196,748   

Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd.

     9,775        323,552   

KiOR, Inc., Class A*

     14,821        97,819   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*

     10,818        317,725   

Pioneer Energy Services Corp.*

     36,599        241,553   

Rosetta Resources, Inc.*

     5,979        275,273   
    

 

 

 
       1,452,670   
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.9%

  

 

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     12,558        193,644   
    

 

 

 

Professional Services — 2.6%

  

 

Acacia Research Corp.*

     6,597        171,324   

The Advisory Board Co.*

     3,337        158,508   

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

     2,433        109,388   

WageWorks, Inc.*

     6,199        120,199   
    

 

 

 
       559,419   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 1.6%

  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     4,476        347,964   
    

 

 

 

REIT — 2.7%

    

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

     3,306        172,110   
 

 

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

  

REIT — (Continued)

     

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     3,195       $ 206,748   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

     6,437         202,572   
     

 

 

 
        581,430   
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 2.3%

     

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*

     4,160         301,475   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*

     6,168         206,875   
     

 

 

 
        508,350   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.9%

  

Cavium, Inc.*

     6,846         227,150   

Hittite Microwave Corp.*

     3,496         198,013   

Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.*

     59,482         202,834   
     

 

 

 
        627,997   
     

 

 

 

Software — 8.2%

     

Infoblox, Inc.*

     8,778         145,803   

Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.*

     4,552         144,344   

Netscout Systems, Inc.*

     6,470         160,003   

OPNET Technologies, Inc.

     12,969         550,275   

Parametric Technology Corp.*

     13,396         270,331   

Qlik Technologies Inc.*

     3,465         63,791   

Sourcefire, Inc.*

     5,511         235,816   

Tangoe, Inc.*

     18,027         232,909   
     

 

 

 
        1,803,272   
     

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

  

Specialty Retail — 8.7%

     

Francesca’s Holdings Corp.*

     9,869       $ 291,432   

GameStop Corp., Class A

     10,423         237,957   

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

     6,455         218,954   

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

     17,034         347,494   

Select Comfort Corp.*

     7,902         219,913   

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.*

     4,976         284,826   

Zumiez, Inc.*

     11,916         301,594   
     

 

 

 
        1,902,170   
     

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.6%

  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*

     4,325         139,870   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $19,689,857)

        21,148,522   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 96.7%
(Cost $19,689,857)

        21,148,522   
     

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 3.3%

   

     718,112   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $ 21,866,634   
     

 

 

 

 

*   Non-income producing.

ADS

 

American Depositary Share

PLC

 

Public Limited Company

REIT

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value (Cost $19,689,857)

   $ 21,148,522   

Cash

     677,004   

Receivable for investments sold

     229,498   

Dividends and interest receivable

     3,961   

Receivable from Investment Adviser

     16,544   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     19,996   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     22,095,525   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payable for investments purchased

     150,749   

Payable for transfer agent fees

     37,318   

Payable for audit fees

     12,084   

Payable for administration and accounting fees

     8,985   

Payable to custodian

     4,157   

Accrued expenses

     15,598   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     228,891   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 21,866,634   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

  

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 21,197   

Paid-in capital

     21,292,839   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (94,232

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (811,835

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     1,458,665   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 21,866,634   
  

 

 

 

Class A:

  

Net asset value, redemption price per share ($342,331 / 33,349)

   $ 10.27   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $10.27)

   $ 10.90   
  

 

 

 

Advisor Class:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($67,266 / 6,560)

   $ 10.25   
  

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($21,457,037 / 2,079,826)

   $ 10.32   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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TIMBERLINE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Investment Income

  

Dividends

   $ 36,450   

Interest

     284   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     36,734   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     106,003   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     57,698   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     39,610   

Registration and filing fees

     21,698   

Legal fees

     15,494   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     12,973   

Audit fees

     12,177   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     11,911   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees

     8,468   

Distribution fees (Class A) (Note 2)

     496   

Distribution fees (Advisor Class) (Note 2)

     86   

Other expenses

     5,553   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     292,167   
  

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (161,201
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     130,966   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (94,232
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

  

Net realized loss from investments

     (710,338

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (149,167
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

     (859,505
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (953,737
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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TIMBERLINE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six-Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment loss

   $ (94,232   $ (178,118

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

     (710,338     52,147   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (149,167     (938,653
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations:

     (953,737     (1,064,624
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

    

Net realized capital gains:

    

Class A

            (1,996

Advisor Class

            (612

Institutional Class

            (442,533
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

            (445,141
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions
(Note 4)

     1,658,774        3,884,119   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     705,037        2,374,354   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

    

Beginning of period

     21,161,597        18,787,243   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 21,866,634      $ 21,161,597   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income/(loss), end of period

   $ (94,232   $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each Class A Share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

    Class A  
    For the Six
Months ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the Period
February 3, 2011*
to April 30, 2011
 

Per Share Operating Performance

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.75      $ 11.85      $ 10.57   

Net investment loss(1)

    (0.06     (0.13     (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    (0.42     (0.71     1.32   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (0.48     (0.84     1.28   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

     

Net realized gains

           (0.26       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.27        10.75      $ 11.85   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

    (4.47 )%      (6.75 )%      12.11

Ratio/Supplemental Data

     

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 342      $ 458      $ 72   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.48 %(3)      1.48     1.48 %(3) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(4)

    3.00 %(3)      3.67     3.75 %(3) 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (1.13 )%(3)      (1.27 )%      (1.34 )%(3) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    57.39 %(5)      104.56     31.40 %(6) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

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. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total investment return does not reflect the impact of the maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. If reflected, the return would be lower.

(3) 

Annualized.

(4) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

(5)

Not annualized.

(6) 

Reflects portfolio turnover for the Fund for the period December 31, 2010 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2011. Portfolio turnover is not annualized.

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each Advisor Class Share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

    Advisor Class  
    For the Six
Months ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the Period
March 16, 2011*
to April 30, 2011
 

Per Share Operating Performance

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.74      $ 11.85      $ 10.40   

Net investment loss(1)

    (0.06     (0.13     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    (0.43     (0.72     1.47   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (0.49     (0.85     1.45   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

     

Net realized gains

           (0.26       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.25      $ 10.74      $ 11.85   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

    (4.56 )%      (6.84 )%      13.94

Ratio/Supplemental Data

     

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 67      $ 53      $ 28   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.48 %(3)      1.48     1.48 %(3) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(4)

    3.00 %(3)      3.61     3.49 %(3) 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (1.13 )%(3)      (1.27 )%      (1.29 )%(3) 

Portfolio turnover rate.

    57.39 %(5)      104.56     31.40 %(6) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3) 

Annualized.

(4) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

(5) 

Not annualized.

(6) 

Reflects portfolio turnover for the Fund for the period December 31, 2010 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2011. Portfolio turnover is not annualized.

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each Institutional Class Share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

    Institutional Class  
    For the Six
Months ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the Period
December 31,  2010*
to April 30, 2011
 

Per Share Operating Performance

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.79      $ 11.86      $ 10.00   

Net investment loss(1)

    (0.05     (0.11     (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    (0.42     (0.70     1.90   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (0.47     (0.81     1.86   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

     

Net realized gains

           (0.26       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.32      $ 10.79      $ 11.86   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

    (4.36 )%      (6.49 )%      18.60

Ratio/Supplemental Data

     

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 21,457      $ 20,650      $ 18,687   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.23 %(3)      1.23     1.23 %(3) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(4)

    2.75 %(3)      3.45     2.81 %(3) 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.88 )%(3)      (1.02 )%      (1.11 )%(3) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    57.39 %(5)      104.56     31.40 %(5) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3) 

Annualized.

(4) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated.

(5)

Not annualized.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The Timberline Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”), which commenced investment operations on December 31, 2010. The Fund is a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. The Fund offers separate classes of shares, Class A, Advisor Class and Institutional Class Shares. Class A Shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge. Front-end sales charges may be reduced or waived under certain circumstances. A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”), as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or net asset value at redemption, of 1.00% may be imposed on full or partial redemptions of Class A Shares made within twelve months of purchase where (i) $1 million or more of Class A Shares was purchased without an initial sales charge and (ii) the Fund’s principal underwriter,Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the”Underwriter”), paid a commission to the selling broker-dealer for such sale.

Portfolio Valuation — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued using an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Options are valued at last sale price. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

•   Level 1 —

  

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

•   Level 2 —

  

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

•   Level 3 —

  

significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

     Total Value at
10/31/12
     Level 1
Quoted Price
     Level 2
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 21,148,522       $ 21,148,522       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  *

Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details.

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund.

 

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TIMBERLINE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distribution (12b-1) fees and shareholder services fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Fund level expenses common to all classes, investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class based upon the relative daily net assets of each class. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to that fund.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared, recorded on ex-date and paid at least annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other — In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

2. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

Timberline Asset Management LLC (“Timberline” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). For its services, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee at the annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse

 

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TIMBERLINE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.23% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2014, unless the Board of Trustees of the Trust approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the year in which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation. At October 31, 2012, the amount of potential recovery was as follows:

 

    Expiration    

April 30, 2014

  April 30, 2015   April 30, 2016
$61,402   $386,522   $161,201

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the advisory fees accrued and waived were $106,003 and fees reimbursed by the Adviser were $55,198.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and transfer agent for the Fund.

For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

BNY Mellon and the Custodian have the ability to recover amounts previously waived, if the Fund terminates its agreements with BNY Mellon or the Custodian within three years of signing the agreements.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no fees paid for the sale of Fund shares.

The Trust and the Underwriter are parties to an underwriting agreement. The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class A and Advisor Class Shares in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940

 

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TIMBERLINE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Act. Pursuant to the Class A and Advisor Class Shares plan, the Fund compensates the Underwriter for direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred in connection with advertising, marketing and other distribution services in an amount not to exceed 0.25%, on an annualized basis, of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A and Advisor Class Shares.

The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with BNY Mellon receive an annual retainer and out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Trustees by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2012 was $1,874. During the period, there was a Trustee who is an employee of BNY Mellon. She was not entitled to compensation by the Fund during the time of her employment. Certain employees of BNY Mellon are also Officers of the Trust and are not compensated by the Fund or the Trust.

3. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities

   $ 14,104,627       $ 11,517,453   

 

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TIMBERLINE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the six months ended October 31, 2012 and the year ended April 30, 2012, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the Six Months Ended
October  31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class A Shares

        

Sales

          $        40,823      $ 432,061   

Reinvestments

                   210        1,996   

Redemption Fees*

                          8   

Redemptions

     (9,266     (96,902     (4,484     (47,623
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     (9,266   $ (96,902     36,549      $ 386,442   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Advisor Class Shares

        

Sales

     3,668      $ 37,411        5,975      $ 61,393   

Reinvestments

                   64        612   

Redemption Fees*

                          1   

Redemptions

     (2,080     (21,022     (3,471     (31,882
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     1,588      $ 16,389        2,568      $ 30,124   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares

        

Sales

     167,457      $ 1,750,975        294,275      $ 3,051,248   

Reinvestments

                   46,484        442,533   

Redemption Fees*

            18               554   

Redemptions

     (1,077     (11,706     (2,758     (26,782
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     166,380      $ 1,739,287        338,001      $ 3,467,553   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

     158,702      $ 1,658,774        377,118      $ 3,884,119   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

There is a 1.00% redemption fee that may be charged on shares redeemed which have been held for 60 days or less. The redemption fees are retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in-capital.

 

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TIMBERLINE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

5. Federal Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, the tax character of distributions paid by the Fund was $445,141 of ordinary income dividends. Distributions from short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

As of April 30, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital Loss
Carryforward

  Undistributed
Ordinary Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term Gain
  Unrealized
Appreciation
$ —   $97,918   $97,779   $1,310,638

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term capital gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

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TIMBERLINE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

At October 31, 2012, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

Federal tax cost

   $ 19,689,857     
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,551,011     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (1,092,346  
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,458,665     
  

 

 

   

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2012 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. The Fund’s first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was April 30, 2012. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

6. Subsequent Events

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

 

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TIMBERLINE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (866) 632-9904 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http:// www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended July 31 and January 31) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Approval of Advisory Agreement

At an in-person meeting held on September 27, 2012, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”), unanimously approved the continuation of the advisory agreement between Timberline Asset Management LLC (the “Adviser” or “Timberline”) and FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of the Timberline Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) (“Agreement”). In determining whether to continue the Agreement, the Trustees considered information provided by the Adviser in accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Trustees considered information that the Adviser provided regarding (i) the services performed for the Fund, (ii) the size and qualifications of the Adviser’s portfolio management staff, (iii) any potential or actual material conflicts of interest which may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund, (iv) investment performance, (v) the capitalization and financial condition of the Adviser, (vi) investment performance information, (vii) brokerage selection procedures (including soft dollar arrangements, if any), (vii) the procedures for allocating investment opportunities between the Fund and other clients, (viii) results of any independent audit or regulatory examination, including any recommendations or deficiencies noted, (ix) any litigation, investigation or administrative proceeding which may have a material impact on the Adviser’s ability to service the Fund and (x) compliance with the Fund’s investment objective, policies and practices (including codes of ethics and proxy voting policies), federal securities laws and other regulatory requirements. The Adviser also provided its Form ADV for the Trustees’ review and consideration. The Trustees noted the reports provided at Board meetings throughout the year covering matters such as the relative performance of the Fund; compliance with the investment objective, policies, strategies and limitations for the Fund; the compliance of management personnel with the applicable code of ethics; and the adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Trustees also received and reviewed a memorandum from legal counsel regarding the legal standard applicable to their review of the Agreement.

 

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TIMBERLINE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

The Trustees considered the investment performance for the Fund and the Adviser. The Trustees reviewed the historical performance charts for the Fund, which included the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, and the Russell 2000 Growth Index, the Fund’s benchmark, for the one year, three year and since inception periods ended August 31, 2012, including a comparison to the Morningstar Small Growth category and Lipper Small Cap Growth Funds classification, the Fund’s applicable Morningstar and Lipper peer groups, respectively, for the one year and three year periods ended August 31, 2012. The Trustees noted that the Fund underperformed the Lipper Small Cap Growth Funds category for the one year and three year periods ended August 31, 2012. The Trustees also noted that the Fund underperformed the Morningstar Small Growth category for the one year ended August 31, 2012, and outperformed for the three year period ended August 31, 2012. With respect to its benchmark, the Fund underperformed its benchmark for the one year and three year periods ended August 31, 2012, and outperformed for the period November 1, 2007 to August 31, 2012. The Trustees considered the short-term and long-term performance of the Fund. They concluded that the performance of the Fund was within an acceptable range of performance relative to other mutual funds with similar investment objectives, strategies and policies as measured by the information provided by Timberline.

Representatives from Timberline attended the meeting in person and discussed Timberline’s history, performance, investment strategy, and compliance program in connection with the proposed continuation of the Agreement and answered questions from the Board.

The Adviser provided information regarding its advisory fees and an analysis of these fees in relation to the delivery of services to the Fund and any other ancillary benefit resulting from the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The Trustees evaluated expense comparison data for the Fund and Timberline’s similarly managed accounts and the Trustees also evaluated explanations provided by the Adviser as to differences in fees charged to the Fund and other similarly managed accounts. The Trustees concluded that the advisory fee and services provided by the Adviser are consistent with those of other advisers which manage mutual funds with investment objectives, strategies and policies similar to those of the Fund.

The Trustees reviewed the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided were appropriate and consistent with the terms of the Agreement, that the quality of the services appeared to be consistent with industry norms and that the Fund is likely to benefit from the continued provision of those services. They also concluded that the Adviser has sufficient personnel, with the appropriate education and experience, to serve the Fund effectively. The Trustees considered the costs of the services provided by the Adviser, the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser in providing services to the Fund, as well as its profitability. The Trustees were provided with the most recent financials for the Adviser’s parent company, Stifel Financial Corp., for the year ended December 31, 2011. The Trustees considered any direct or indirect revenues which would

 

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TIMBERLINE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

be received by affiliates of the Adviser. The Trustees noted that the level of profitability of the Adviser is an important factor in providing service to the Fund, and the Trustees should be satisfied that the Adviser’s profits are sufficient to continue as healthy, on-going concerns generally and, as investment adviser of the Fund, specifically. Based on the information provided, the Trustees concluded that the Adviser’s fees derived from its relationship with the Trust in light of the Fund’s estimated total expenses, were reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided, taking into account the fees charged by other advisers for managing comparable mutual funds with similar strategies. The Trustees also concluded that the overall expense ratio of the Fund is reasonable, taking into account the projected growth and size of the Fund and the quality of services provided by the Adviser, the investment performance of the Fund and the expense limitations agreed to by the Adviser.

The Trustees considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized relative to fee levels as the Fund grows, and whether the advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Trustees noted that economies of scale may be achieved at higher asset levels for the Fund for the benefit of fund shareholders, but that the fee structure did not currently include breakpoint reductions as asset levels increased.

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

 

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Investment Adviser*

Timberline Asset Management LLC

805 SW Broadway, Suite 2400

Portland, OR 97205

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Commerce Square

2005 Market Street, Suite 700

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Pepper Hamilton LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

*Timberline Asset Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, does business in the state of California as Timberline Asset Managers LLC.

 

TIMBERLINE SMALL

CAP GROWTH FUND

of

FundVantage Trust

Class A Shares (SGWAX)

Advisor Class Shares (SGWYX)

Institutional Class Shares (SGRIX)

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Timberline Small Cap Growth Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Timberline Small Cap Growth Fund.

 


WHV FUNDS

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Dear WHV Funds Shareholder,

The world stock markets continue to be strongly influenced by a plethora of macro factors. While past negative news gave ample reason for investors to worry, positive actions kindled a rebound in world markets. The world’s central banks continue to fuel strong stock market advances as conventional and non-conventional measures are being used in an attempt to offset a distinct lack of credible fiscal policy initiatives in developed countries. The Federal Reserve Bank initiated the latest quantitative easing program (QE3) involving the large-scale acquisition of mortgage-backed securities in an attempt to somewhat offset the anticipated recessionary effects caused by the previously discussed advent of the “Fiscal Cliff.” Incidentally, the U.S. economy might be able to better handle the onset of this event as residential real estate appears to have bottomed and employment statistics are showing signs of improvement.

Not to be outdone, the European Central Bank initiated its Outright Monetary Transactions program, creating the latest euro zone crisis-related acronym “OMT” in the process. This policy initiative involves unlimited purchases of short-term debt issued by the weakest euro zone members. Market tensions related to the euro zone sovereign debt and banking crisis were further reduced by the decision of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court to allow Germany to participate in the USD $650 billion European Stability Mechanism (ESM), which is also referred to as “the bazooka.” We feel that the efficacy limits of monetary policy measures appear close to being reached. It is increasingly obvious that the various budget, sovereign debt and banking crises bedeviling most developed countries will not be solved in short order and require painful, long-term adjustments. Unfortunately, this is likely to be commented on time and again in future letters.

WHV International Equity Fund

Market Outlook

These are extraordinary and unprecedented times for central bankers around the world. Their official mandates and missions are to 1) regulate the country’s banks, 2) manage the money supply and provide for a stable currency foundation, 3) control inflation and 4) create a monetary environment that can support full employment. The fourth goal is expected to be accomplished in partnership with fiscal policy. However, the U.S., Europe and Japan are saddled with high levels of sovereign debt and must reduce their government deficit spending and raise taxes to avoid further credit rating downgrades such as the loss of AAA government bond ratings by the U.S., France and Japan. Fiscal policies in the developed countries can no longer engage in ever increasing debt-financed spending programs to stimulate their respective economies. Central bankers have found themselves playing doubles tennis or bridge without a partner.

The entire weight and fate of the global economy rests squarely on the shoulders of the central bankers in our interconnected capitalistic world. Fortunately, the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (FRB), European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of Japan (BOJ) and Bank of England (BOE) understand the grave responsibilities cast upon them and they have all engaged in aggressive monetary easing policies. Initially, conventional low interest rate policies were instituted but they proved to be only partially effective as the countries fell into a liquidity trap where monetary theory in the current stagnant economic environment prescribes an interest rate lower than zero to generate optimal economic stimulation.

 

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WHV FUNDS

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

The solution to the sub-zero interest rate conundrum facing the four major central banks was to engage in various forms of unconventional monetary easing policies called Quantitative Easing (QE). The standard version of QE adopted by the FRB, BOJ and BOE involved making massive financial asset purchases and paying for them with newly created bank credit or newly issued paper currency. The ECB engaged in massive low cost bank lending programs to rescue the ailing European banks.

The management of inflation risk by the central banks is being significantly reduced in importance as they have directed their priorities towards reducing unemployment and preserving the integrity of the Eurozone, Euro and European banks. The FRB’s inflation target of 2% has become a long-term average goal rather than a fixed short-term ceiling and this opens the possibility that U.S inflation could potentially rise to 3-4% before the FRB reverses course and tightens its policy. The ECB and BOE also have inflation targets of 2% but that number could also be breached on the upside with further massive QE.

The world has benefited substantially from three decades of declining inflation which reduced costs and stimulated economic growth. However, synchronized credit creation and money printing by the major central banks may ignite inflationary forces similar to the 1960’s and 1970’s. Stagnant subpar global economic growth of 3-3.5% in an environment of rising inflation expectations could breed stagflation. We believe that the central banks would almost certainly not permit inflation to rise above 4-5% for a sustained period of time. However, an inflation advance from 2% to 3% is a 50% increase which could motivate investors to seek out inflation-hedging assets such as equities and the Fund’s energy and materials investments for potential protection against purchasing power degradation and paper money devaluation.

Performance Review

The primary factor in the sector selection process of the WHV International Equity Fund is the analysis of global supply and demand imbalances. The identification and monitoring of these imbalances allows WHV to follow the relative attractiveness of each sector. For example, the current secular theme emphasizes those sectors that are expected to benefit from the developing economic leadership of the emerging market economies: energy, materials and industrials.

A “risk-off” environment reemerged in the spring of 2012 as concerns regarding global economic growth and the sovereign debt crisis in Europe weighed on the global equity markets. For the six-month period ending October 31, 2012, the WHV International Equity Fund realized a -1.29% (I share), and -1.40% (A share without sales charge), total return without load. This is compared to the overall international equity market, as defined by the MSCI EAFE Index (gross), appreciating 2.38% for the same period. The Fund’s underperformance for the period was attributable to its overweight in the economically sensitive sectors energy and materials sectors. Stock selection in the energy sector and the underweight to financials were additional headwinds for the Fund.

 

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WHV FUNDS

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Market Outlook

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently reduced its forecast for world economic growth in the recently released October 2012 World Economic Outlook. However, the forecasts were only marginally reduced for emerging markets (EM) countries and, as a group, a 5.6% growth rate is anticipated for 2013. The IMF assumes a reacceleration of China’s economic growth rate bringing it to 8% and above for 2013 and 2014. China’s stock market has continued to produce inferior returns and is trading at 1Q 2009 levels as investors are concerned about continued economic weakness. However, the Chinese market appears very inexpensive at a P/E ratio of 8.9x given the next twelve-months consensus earnings growth of 11%. We remain confident on our Chinese holdings and expect to see positive developments in the Chinese market in the foreseeable future.

The Brazilian stock market has underperformed the EM universe for almost two years due to a combination of weaker commodity demand from China and intervention by Dilma Rousseff’s government in the Oil & Mining, Banking and Utility sectors to suppress price increases in an effort to stimulate the economy without re-accelerating inflation. Some market observers see troubling similarities to Argentinean government interference, an analogy we feel to be overwrought and exaggerated.

India’s strong stock market performance appears to be linked to a renewed commitment to economic reforms by the government, which recently initiated changes in regulations to allow foreign majority ownership in the retail sector. While substantive changes will require a new government, expected after elections in about fifteen months, the current economic focus is beneficial to India’s economy which has struggled to maintain the high growth rates seen throughout the last decade.

The Russian stock market is the most attractively valued among the major EM markets, but appears to lack any sustainable catalyst besides rising oil prices. The Putin presidency (version 2.0) appears to lack direction and has not outlined any concrete policies to move the economy away from its extreme dependence on oil.

Most emerging stock markets continue to be valued attractively by historic standards and we continue to anticipate relatively attractive investment returns for the foreseeable future. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index trades at a forward P/E of 10.2x, P/B of 1.6x, and dividend yield of 2.8% with projected 2012 EPS growth of 11.6%, which has historically suggested strong six- and twelve-month forward returns for investors.i,ii,iii

Performance Review

The investment philosophy of the WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund is grounded in the conviction that superior investment performance results are obtainable by identifying attractively valued companies that can grow their earnings faster than the overall market. The process begins with a top- down analysis that aims to identify the most attractive emerging market countries in which to invest. Utilizing the firm’s long running GARPiv oriented philosophy, the firm then constructs a portfolio of stocks that we believe are the most attractive within those countries through bottom-up, fundamental research.

 

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WHV FUNDS

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

For the six-month period ending October 31, 2012, the WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund realized a total return without load of -4.24% (I share), and -4.35% (A share without sales charge). This is compared to the emerging markets equity market, as defined by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net), declining -1.25% for the same period. The Fund’s underperformance for the period was largely attributable to stock selection in the industrials and information technology sectors. Furthermore, stock selection in China and Indonesia, as well as the overweight to Argentina contributed to relative underperformance.

We thank you for your investment in the Funds and look forward to communicating with you again in our next letter.

Sincerely,

WHV Investment Management

 

i MSCI, Factset, 30 September 2012

ii Morgan Stanley Research

iii Past performance is not a guarantee of future returns.

iv GARP (Growth at a Reasonable Price): An equity investment strategy that seeks to combine tenets of both growth investing and value investing to find individual stocks. GARP investors look for companies that are showing consistent earnings growth above broad market levels (a tenet of growth investing) while excluding companies that have very high valuations (value investing).

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Funds performed during the six month ended October 31, 2012 and reflects the views of the investment adviser at the time of this writing. Of course, these views may change and do not guarantee the future performance of the Funds or the markets.

Portfolio composition is subject to change. The current and future portfolio holdings of the Funds are subject to investment risk.

 

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WHV FUNDS

WHV International Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns For the Periods Ended October 31, 2012            
      6 Months†      1 Year      3 Years      Since
Inception
 

Class A Shares (without sales charge)*

     -1.40%         3.12%         4.83%         7.19%   

Class A Shares (with sales charge)*

     -7.08%         -2.82%         2.78%         5.26%   

Class I Shares**

     -1.29%         3.41%         5.09%         18.45%   

MSCI EAFE Index (Gross)

     2.38%         5.15%         3.31%         5.55% *** 

MSCI EAFE Index (Gross)

     2.38%         5.15%         3.31%         9.60% **** 

 

Not Annualized.

*

Class A Shares of the WHV International Equity Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on July 31, 2009.

**

Class I Shares of the Fund commenced operations on December 19, 2008.

***

Benchmark performance is from the inception date of Class A Shares of the Fund (July 31, 2009) only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

****

Benchmark performance is from the inception date of Class I Shares of the Fund (December 19, 2008) only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

Class A Shares of the Fund have a 5.75% maximum sales charge.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (888) 948-4685. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Fund’s total annual Fund gross and net operating expense ratios are 1.51% and 1.50%, respectively, for Class A Shares and 1.27% and 1.25%, respectively, for Class I Shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios are stated in the current prospectus dated September 1, 2012, and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. WHV Investment Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”), formerly Wentworth, Hauser and Violich, Inc., has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses” and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.25% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2013 unless the Board of Trustees approves its earlier termination. Total returns would be lower had such fees and expenses not been waived and/or reimbursed.

A 2.00% redemption fee applies to shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase. This redemption fee is not reflected in the returns shown above.

 

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WHV FUNDS

WHV International Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

The Fund evaluates its performance as compared to that of the MSCI EAFE® Index (Europe, Autralasia, Far East), which is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. & Canada. As of October 31, 2012, the MSCI EAFE Index consisted of the following 22 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

All mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Investing in foreign securities entails special risks, such as fluctuations in currency exchange rates and possible lax regulation of securities markets and accounting practices.

 

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WHV FUNDS

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

      Average Annual Total Returns For the Periods Ended October 31, 2012         
             6 Months†      1 Year      Since
Inception
      
     Class A Shares (without sales charge)*      -4.35%         5.42%         -5.27%       
     Class A Shares (with sales charge)*      -9.81%         -0.60%         -8.28%       
     Class I Shares*      -4.24%         5.68%         -5.08%       
     MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)      -1.25%         2.63%         -5.12% **     

 

Not Annualized.

*

The WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2010.

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund (December 31, 2010) only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

Class A Shares of the Fund have a 5.75% maximum sales charge.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (888) 948-4685. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Fund’s total annual Fund gross and net operating expense ratios are 18.13% and 1.75%, respectively, for Class A Shares and 14.21% and 1.50%, respectively, for Class I Shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios are stated in the current prospectus dated September 1, 2012, and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. WHV Investment Management, Inc. (the "Adviser”), formerly Wentworth, Hauser and Violich, Inc., has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses” and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.50% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until December 31, 2013 unless the Board of Trustees approves its earlier termination. Total returns would be lower had such fees and expenses not been waived and/or reimbursed.

A 2.00% redemption fee applies to shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase. This redemption fee is not reflected in the returns shown above.

The Fund evaluates its performance as compared to that of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which is a float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in global emerging markets. As of October 31, 2012, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index consisted of the following 21 emerging economies: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey.

All mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The Fund is new, with a limited operating history. Investing in foreign securities entails special risks, such as fluctuations in currency exchange rates and possible lax regulation of securities markets and accounting practices. Emerging markets involve additional risks, including lack of market liquidity, currency devaluation, hyperinflation, political or social instability, and other factors.

 

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WHV FUNDS

Fund Expense Disclosure

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the WHV Funds (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, if any, and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, if any, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from May 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012 for the WHV International Equity Fund and for the WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund, and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line of each accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), if any, or redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of each accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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WHV FUNDS

Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    WHV International Equity Fund
    Beginning Account Value
May 1, 2012
  Ending Account Value
October 31, 2012
  Expenses Paid
During Period*

Class A Shares

           

Actual

    $ 1,000.00       $ 986.00       $ 7.51  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

      1,000.00         1,017.64         7.63  

Class I Shares

           

Actual

    $ 1,000.00       $ 987.10       $ 6.26  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

      1,000.00         1,018.90         6.36  
    WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund
    Beginning Account Value
May 1, 2012
  Ending Account Value
October 31, 2012
  Expenses Paid
During Period**

Class A Shares

           

Actual

    $ 1,000.00       $ 956.50       $ 8.63  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

      1,000.00         1,016.38         8.89  

Class I Shares

           

Actual

    $ 1,000.00       $ 957.60       $ 7.40  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

      1,000.00         1,017.64         7.63  

 

*Expenses are equal to an annualized expense ratio for the six-month period ended October 31, 2012 of 1.50% and 1.25% for Class A and Class I Shares, respectively, for the WHV International Equity Fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (184), then divided by 365 to reflect the period. The WHV International Equity Fund’s ending account values on the first line in the table are based on the actual six-month total returns for the WHV International Equity Fund of -1.40% and -1.29% for Class A and Class I Shares, respectively.

**Expenses are equal to an annualized expense ratio for the six-month period ended October 31, 2012 of 1.75% and 1.50% for Class A and Class I Shares, respectively, for the WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (184), then divided by 365 to reflect the period. The WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s ending account values on the first line in the table are based on the actual six-month total returns for the WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund of -4.35% and -4.24% for Class A and Class I Shares, respectively.

 

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WHV FUNDS

WHV International Equity Fund

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS:

     

Energy Equipment & Services

     25.3%       $ 82,392,565   

Chemicals

     12.0           39,086,686   

Metals & Mining

     10.8           35,098,463   

Road & Rail

     10.1           32,977,099   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     8.3           27,095,493   

Food Products

     6.6           21,309,181   

Beverages

     5.0           16,045,008   

Electrical Equipment

     4.3           14,119,745   

Tobacco

     3.7           12,142,786   

Machinery

     2.5           8,229,309   

Pharmaceuticals

     1.5           4,781,177   

Real Estate Management & Development

     1.1           3,423,680   

Insurance

     1.0           3,271,060   

Capital Markets

     0.3           886,706   

Trading Companies & Distributors

     0.2           506,883   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     7.3           23,726,457   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0%       $ 325,092,298   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

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

 

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WHV FUNDS

WHV International Equity Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 92.7%

   

Australia — 4.5%

   

BHP Billiton, Ltd., SP ADR

    208,780      $ 14,769,097   
   

 

 

 

Bermuda — 4.0%

   

Bunge, Ltd

    27,765        1,972,149   

Nabors Industries, Ltd.*

    676,007        9,119,334   

PartnerRe, Ltd

    24,905        2,017,305   
   

 

 

 
      13,108,788   
   

 

 

 

Brazil — 1.8%

   

Vale SA, SP ADR

    309,415        5,668,483   
   

 

 

 

Canada — 28.0%

   

Agrium, Inc

    110,765        11,690,138   

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.,
Class A

    99,410        3,423,680   

Canadian National Railway Co.

    174,345        15,059,921   

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

    372,500        11,249,500   

Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.

    194,625        17,917,178   

Ensign Energy Services, Inc.

    32,910        490,393   

Finning International, Inc.

    21,575        506,883   

Manulife Financial Corp.

    45,730        566,137   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

    350,155        14,135,757   

Suncor Energy, Inc.

    452,670        15,218,765   

Talisman Energy, Inc.

    55,020        627,228   
   

 

 

 
      90,885,580   
   

 

 

 

Curacao — 4.5%

   

Schlumberger, Ltd.

    210,620        14,644,409   
   

 

 

 

France — 0.2%

   

AXA SA, SP ADR

    43,165        687,618   
   

 

 

 
    Number
of Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Germany — 2.8%

   

BASF SE, SP ADR

    110,830      $ 9,155,666   
   

 

 

 

Ireland — 6.9%

   

Cooper Industries PLC

    188,414        14,119,745   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    174,980        8,229,309   
   

 

 

 
      22,349,054   
   

 

 

 

Luxemburg — 3.3%

   

Tenaris SA, ADR

    281,295        10,582,318   
   

 

 

 

Netherlands — 4.8%

   

Core Laboratories NV

    84,825        8,792,960   

Unilever NV, NY Shares

    187,300        6,872,037   
   

 

 

 
      15,664,997   
   

 

 

 

Norway — 0.2%

   

Yara International ASA, ADR

    16,160        762,590   
   

 

 

 

Switzerland — 18.5%

   

Nestle SA, SP ADR

    196,795        12,464,995   

Noble Corp.

    431,605        16,288,773   

Novartis AG, ADR

    79,080        4,781,177   

Syngenta AG, ADR

    42,875        3,342,535   

Transocean, Ltd.

    245,210        11,203,645   

UBS AG

    59,035        886,706   

Weatherford International, Ltd.*

    997,410        11,270,733   
   

 

 

 
      60,238,564   
   

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 13.2%

   

British American Tobacco PLC,
SP ADR

    122,210        12,142,786   

Diageo PLC, SP ADR

    140,450        16,045,008   

Rio Tinto PLC, SP ADR

    293,335        14,660,883   
   

 

 

 
      42,848,677   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $290,860,276)

      301,365,841   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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WHV FUNDS

WHV International Equity Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

     Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 92.7%
(Cost $290,860,276)

   $ 301,365,841   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 7.3%

     23,726,457   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

   $ 325,092,298   
  

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

 

ADR

 

American Depositary Receipt

SP ADR

 

Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

PLC

 

Public Limited Company

    

 

 

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

 

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WHV FUNDS

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS:

    

Commercial Banks

     16.8   $ 954,780   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     13.8           785,005   

Internet Software & Services

     11.1           629,107   

Energy Equipment & Services

     7.7           434,131   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     6.8           385,452   

Beverages

     6.5           367,089   

Auto Components

     5.9           337,420   

Metals & Mining

     5.1           289,005   

Food & Staples Retailing

     4.7           268,523   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     4.5           253,417   

Pharmaceuticals

     3.1           175,716   

Chemicals

     2.8           160,534   

Food Products

     2.4           133,736   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     2.3           132,772   

Health Care Equipment

     2.0           112,233   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     4.5           253,990   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0%      $ 5,672,910   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

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

 

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WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 95.5%

  

  

Argentina — 3.0%

     

Tenaris SA, ADR

     4,550       $ 171,171   
     

 

 

 

Brazil — 6.0%

     

BRF - Brasil Foods SA, ADR

     7,300         133,736   

Cia de Bebidas das Americas, PRF ADR

     5,000         203,950   
     

 

 

 
        337,686   
     

 

 

 

Chile — 5.7%

     

Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA, ADR

     2,300         163,139   

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, SP ADR

     2,775         160,534   
     

 

 

 
        323,673   
     

 

 

 

China — 19.7%

     

Baidu, Inc., SP ADR*

     1,040         110,885   

CNOOC, Ltd., ADR

     900         184,995   

Melco Crown Entertainment, Ltd., ADR*

     17,465         253,417   

Mindray Medical International, Ltd., ADR

     3,300         112,233   

NetEase, Inc., ADR*

     2,000         108,000   

PetroChina Co., Ltd., ADR

     1,175         159,518   

Sina Corp.*

     3,480         190,112   
     

 

 

 
        1,119,160   
     

 

 

 

Columbia — 4.8%

     

Ecopetrol SA, SP ADR

     2,825         167,268   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

     4,300         102,524   
     

 

 

 
        269,792   
     

 

 

 

Czech Republic — 3.3%

     

Komercni Banka AS

     925         188,776   
     

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

  

India — 8.9%

     

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd., ADR

     5,400       $ 175,716   

HDFC Bank, Ltd., ADR

     5,500         205,645   

Tata Motors, Ltd., SP ADR

     5,000         120,750   
     

 

 

 
        502,111   
     

 

 

 

Malaysia — 3.2%

     

Public Bank Bhd

     34,300         179,045   
     

 

 

 

Mexico — 2.3%

     

America Movil SAB de CV, ADR, Class L

     5,250         132,772   
     

 

 

 

Peru — 5.6%

     

Credicorp, Ltd.

     1,525         197,244   

Southern Copper Corp.

     3,200         121,920   
     

 

 

 
        319,164   
     

 

 

 

Poland — 2.6%

     

Eurocash SA

     12,100         147,770   
     

 

 

 

Russia — 14.7%

     

Eurasia Drilling Co., Ltd., GDR

     7,600         262,960   

Mail.ru Group, Ltd., GDR*

     6,600         220,110   

Polyus Gold International Ltd.*

     50,200         167,085   

Sberbank of Russia, SP ADR

     15,800         184,070   
     

 

 

 
        834,225   
     

 

 

 

South Africa — 3.0%

     

Sasol, Ltd., SP ADR

     4,025         170,700   
     

 

 

 

South Korea — 8.4%

     

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

     850         216,670   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., GDR

     430         258,252   
     

 

 

 
        474,922   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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WHV FUNDS

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

  

Taiwan — 2.2%

     

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., SP ADR

     8,000       $ 127,200   
     

 

 

 

Turkey — 2.1%

     

Bim Birlesik Magazalar AS

     2,600         120,753   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $5,075,039)

        5,418,920   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.5%
(Cost $5,075,039)

        5,418,920   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 4.5%

        253,990   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $     5,672,910   
     

 

 

 

    

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
PRF ADR Preferred American Depositary Receipt
SP ADR Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

 

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

 

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WHV FUNDS

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

     WHV
International
Equity Fund
    WHV
Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
 

Assets

    

Investments, at value (Cost $290,860,276 and $5,075,039, respectively)

   $ 301,365,841      $ 5,418,920   

Cash

     23,998,949        276,752   

Receivable for capital shares sold

     335,558          

Dividends and interest receivable

     346,157        3,007   

Receivable from Investment Adviser

            13,777   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     45,185        18,869   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     326,091,690        5,731,325   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     577,115          

Payable to Investment Adviser

     286,047          

Payable for transfer agent fees

     48,961        30,236   

Payable for administration and accounting fees

     23,896        8,597   

Payable for audit fees

     13,448        12,643   

Payable to custodian

     10,280        6,403   

Payable for legal fees

     9,242        138   

Accrued expenses

     30,403        398   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     999,392        58,415   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 325,092,298      $ 5,672,910   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

    

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 170,324      $ 6,285   

Paid-in capital

     319,972,303        5,752,314   

Accumulated net investment income

     1,568,173        27,734   

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (7,124,067     (457,279

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     10,505,565        343,856   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 325,092,298      $ 5,672,910   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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WHV FUNDS

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Concluded)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

     WHV
International
Equity Fund
   WHV
Emerging Markets
Equity Fund

Class A:

     

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($53,523,405 / 2,813,172) and ($469,065 / 52,086), respectively

   $19.03    $9.01
  

 

  

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $19.03 and $9.01), respectively

   $20.19    $9.56
  

 

  

 

Class I:

     

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ($271,568,893 / 14,219,253) and ($5,203,845 / 576,462), respectively

   $19.10    $9.03
  

 

  

 

 

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

 

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WHV FUNDS

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     WHV
International
Equity Fund
    WHV
Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
 

Investment Income

    

Dividends

   $ 2,561,904      $ 62,852   

Less: foreign taxes withheld

     (242,005     (4,614

Interest

     6,387        65   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income.

     2,326,286        58,303   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,567,879        26,416   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     124,402        38,292   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     77,093        46,181   

Distribution fees (Class A) (Note 2)

     67,911        637   

Professional fees.

     31,692        12,928   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees (Note 2)

     28,796        438   

Registration and filing fees

     26,750        9,863   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     21,907        308   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     19,348        11,807   

Other expenses

     19,575        984   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     1,985,353        147,854   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

            (107,593

Plus: Net expenses recouped (Note 2)

     42,407          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     2,027,760        40,261   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income.

     298,526        18,042   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

    

Net realized loss from investments

            (358,881

Net realized loss from foreign currency transactions

            (3,350

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (4,068,001     116,326   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on foreign currency transactions

            16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

     (4,068,001     (245,889
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (3,769,475   $ (227,847
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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WHV FUNDS

WHV International Equity Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 298,526      $ 1,859,318   

Net realized loss from investments

            (6,298,028

Net change in unrealized depreciation from investments

     (4,068,001     (29,936,205
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (3,769,475     (34,374,915
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class A

            (104,431

Class I

            (798,249
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net investment income

            (902,680
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions

            (902,680
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share
Transactions (Note 4)

     14,234,218        100,431,144   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     10,464,743        65,153,549   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

    

Beginning of period

     314,627,555        249,474,006   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 325,092,298      $ 314,627,555   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income, end of period

   $ 1,568,173      $ 1,269,647   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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WHV FUNDS

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

     

Net investment income

   $ 18,042       $ 15,731   

Net realized loss from investments and foreign currency
transactions

     (362,231      (92,418

Net change in unrealized appreciation from investments and
foreign currency transactions

     116,342         200,427   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (227,847      123,740   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

     

Class A

             (1,077

Class I

             (6,791
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net investment income

             (7,868
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share
Transactions (Note 4)

     429,273         4,870,354   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     201,426         4,986,226   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

     

Beginning of period

     5,471,484         485,258   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 5,672,910       $ 5,471,484   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment income, end of period

   $ 27,734       $ 9,692   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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WHV FUNDS

WHV International Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each Class A Share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

    Class A  
    For the
Six Months Ended
October 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2011
    For the Period
July 31, 2009*
to April 30, 2010
 

Per Share Operating Performance

       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 19.30      $ 22.42      $ 17.97      $ 15.22   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

    (2)      0.10        0.01        0.05   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(1)

    (0.27     (3.20     4.44        2.70   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (0.27     (3.10     4.45        2.75   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

           (0.03              

Net realized gains

                  (0.01     (2) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

           (0.03     (0.01       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fees

    (2)      0.01        0.01        (2) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 19.03      $ 19.30      $ 22.42      $ 17.97   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

    (1.40 )%      (13.75 )%      24.83     18.07

Ratio/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 53,523      $ 58,360      $ 56,113      $ 14,349   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.50 %(4)      1.50     1.50     1.50 %(4) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers, expense reimbursements and/or recoupment(5)

    1.47 %(4)      1.51     1.57     2.32 %(4) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    (0.02 )%(4)      0.51     0.05     0.37 %(4) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    0.00 %(6)      7.48     2.20     30.18 %(6) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Amount is less than $0.01 per share.

(3) 

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. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total investment return does not reflect the impact of the maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. If reflected, the return would be lower.

(4) 

Annualized.

(5) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(6) 

Not annualized.

 

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

 

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WHV FUNDS

WHV International Equity Fund

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each Class I Share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

    Class I  
    For the
Six Months Ended
October 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the
Year Ended

April 30, 2011
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2010
    For the Period
December 19, 2008*
to April 30, 2009
 

Per Share Operating Performance

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 19.35      $ 22.47      $ 17.99      $ 12.44      $ 10.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

    0.02        0.15        0.05        0.12        0.07   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(1)

    (0.27     (3.21     4.45        5.43        2.37   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (0.25     (3.06     4.50        5.55        2.44   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

           (0.07     (0.02     (2)        

Net realized gains

                  (0.01     (2)        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

           (0.07     (0.03              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fees

    (2)      0.01        0.01        (2)        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 19.10      $ 19.35      $ 22.47      $ 17.99      $ 12.44   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

    (1.29 )%      (13.51 )%      25.12     44.62     24.40

Ratio/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 271,569      $ 256,268      $ 193,361      $ 64,538      $ 191   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.25 %(4)      1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25 %(4) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers, expense reimbursements and/or recoupment(5)

    1.22 %(4)      1.27     1.32     2.50     163.68 %(4) 

Ratio of net investment income to average
net assets

    0.23 %(4)      0.77     0.24     0.68     1.73 %(4) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    0.00 %(6)      7.48     2.20     30.18     11.10 %(6) 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Amount is less than $0.01 per share.

(3) 

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4) 

Annualized.

(5) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(6) 

Not annualized.

 

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

 

22


WHV FUNDS

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each Class A Share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

    Class A  
    For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the Period
December 31,  2010*
to April 30, 2011
 

Per Share Operating Performance

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.42      $ 10.34      $ 10.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

    0.02        0.06        (2) 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(1)

    (0.43     (0.94     0.34   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations.

    (0.41     (0.88     0.34   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to shareholder from:

     

Net investment income

           (0.04       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.01      $ 9.42      $ 10.34   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

    (4.35 )%      (8.43 )%      3.40

Ratio/Supplemental Data

     

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 469      $ 650      $ 5   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.75 %(4)      1.75     1.75 %(4) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(5)

    5.84 %(4)      18.13     113.39 %(4) 

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

    0.46 %(4)      0.70     (0.15 )%(4) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    42.32 %(6)      64.04     19.25 %(6) 

 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Amount is less than $(0.01) per share.

(3)

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. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total investment return does not reflect the impact of the maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. If reflected, the return would be lower.

(4)

Annualized.

(5)

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(6)

Not annualized.

 

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

 

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WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each Class I Share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

    Class I  
    For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
April 30, 2012
    For the Period
December 31,  2010*
to April 30, 2011
 

Per Share Operating Performance

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.43      $ 10.35      $ 10.00   

Net investment income(1)

    0.03        0.09        0.01   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments(1)

    (0.43     (0.96     0.34   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (0.40     (0.87     0.35   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends to shareholders from:

     

Net investment income

           (0.05       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.03      $ 9.43      $ 10.35   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

    (4.24 )%      (8.30 )%      3.50

Ratio/Supplemental Data

     

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 5,204      $ 4,821      $ 480   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.50 %(3)      1.50     1.50 %(3) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(4)

    5.57 %(3)      14.21     104.44 %(3) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.71 %(3)      0.95     0.40 %(3) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    42.32 %(5)      64.04     19.25 %(5) 

 

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

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 reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3)

Annualized.

(4)

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(5)

Not annualized.

 

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

 

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WHV FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The WHV International Equity Fund and the WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”) are diversified, open-end management investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”), and commenced investment operations on December 19, 2008 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The Funds are each a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. The Funds offer separate classes of shares, Class A and Class I Shares. Class A Shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge. Front-end sales charges may be reduced or waived under certain circumstances. A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of up to 1.00% may apply for investments of $1 million or more of Class A Shares of each Fund (and therefore no initial sales charge was paid) and shares are redeemed within 18 months after initial purchase. The CDSC shall not apply to those purchases of Class A Shares of $1 million or more where Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) did not pay a commission to the selling broker-dealer.

Portfolio Valuation — Each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by each Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. The Funds’ equity securities listed on any national or foreign exchange market system will be valued at the last sale price. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing sale or official closing price. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Prices for equity securities normally are supplied by an independent pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board of Trustees”). Fixed income securities are valued based on market quotations, which are furnished by an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having remaining maturities of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. Any assets held by the Funds that are denominated in foreign currencies are valued daily in U.S. dollars at the foreign currency exchange rates that are prevailing at the time that the Funds determine the daily NAV per share. Foreign securities may trade on weekends or other days when the Funds do not calculate NAV. As a result, the market value of these investments may change on days when you cannot buy or sell shares of the Funds. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of such investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses). Securities that do not have a readily available current market value are valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has adopted methods for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available and has delegated to WHV Investment Management, Inc. (“WHV”

 

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WHV FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

or the “Adviser”) the responsibility for applying the valuation methods. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

•   Level 1—

  quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

•   Level 2—

  other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

•   Level 3—

  significant unobservable inputs (including a Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:

 

Funds    Total
Value at
10/31/12
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

WHV International Equity Fund:

           

Investments in Securities*

   $ 301,365,841       $ 301,365,841       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund:

           

Investments in Securities*

   $ 5,418,920       $ 5,418,920       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details.

 

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WHV FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Funds may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for both Funds.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distribution (12b-1) fees and shareholder services fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Fund level expenses common to all classes, investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class based upon the relative daily net assets of each class. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to that fund.

Foreign Currency Translation — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

 

27


WHV FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

Each Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities in the Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Statement of Operations.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared, recorded on ex-date and paid at least annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Funds’ intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other — In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

Currency Risk — The Funds invest in securities of foreign issuers, including American Depositary Receipts. These markets are subject to special risks associated with foreign investments not typically associated with investing in U.S. markets. Because the foreign securities in which the Funds may invest generally trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, changes in currency exchange rates will affect the Funds’ NAV, the value of dividends and interest earned and gains and losses realized on the sale of securities. Because the NAV for the Funds are determined on the basis of U.S. dollars, the Funds may lose money by investing in a foreign security if the local currency of a foreign market depreciates against the U.S. dollar, even if the local currency value of a Funds’ holdings goes up. Generally, a strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Funds’ holdings in foreign securities.

Foreign Securities Market Risk — Securities of many non-U.S. companies may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. Securities of companies traded in many countries outside the U.S., particularly emerging markets countries, may be subject to further risks due to the inexperience of local investment professionals and financial institutions, the possibility

 

28


WHV FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

of permanent or temporary termination of trading and greater spreads between bid and asked prices of securities. In addition, non-U.S. stock exchanges and investment professionals are subject to less governmental regulation, and commissions may be higher than in the United States. Also, there may be delays in the settlement of non-U.S. stock exchange transactions.

2. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

WHV serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). For its services, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee at the annual rate of 1.00% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of each Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that each Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding any class-specific fees and expenses, interest, extraordinary items, “Acquired Fund fees and expenses” and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.25% (on an annual basis) of the WHV International Equity Fund’s average daily net assets and 1.50% (on an annual basis) of the WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until August 31, 2013 for the WHV International Equity Fund and until December 31, 2013 for the WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund, unless the Board of Trustees approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the year in which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Funds. No recoupment will occur unless the Funds’ expenses are below the Expense Limitation. As of October 31, 2012, the amount of potential recovery was as follows:

 

     Expiration  
     April 30, 2013      April 30, 2014      April 30, 2015      April 30, 2016  

WHV International Equity Fund

   $ 258,678       $ 114,347       $ 38,946           

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

           $ 56,380       $ 225,812       $ 107,593   

For the six months ended October 31, 2012 , the Adviser recouped $42,407 from WHV International Equity Fund.

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the advisory fee and waivers were as follows:

 

     Gross
Advisory Fee
     Waiver/
Reimbursements
    Net Advisory Fee
(Reimbursement)
 

WHV International Equity Fund

   $ 1,567,879              $ 1,567,879   

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     26,416       $ (107,593     (81,177

Hirayama Investments, LLC (“Hirayama”or the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as the sub-adviser to the WHV International Equity Fund. The Sub-Adviser provides certain services pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement among WHV, the Sub-Adviser and the Trust, on behalf of the WHV International Equity Fund. Sub-Advisory fees are paid by WHV, not the WHV International Equity Fund.

 

29


WHV FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and transfer agent for the Funds.

For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Funds. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

BNY Mellon and the Custodian have the ability to recover such amounts previously waived, if the Funds terminate their agreements with BNY Mellon or the Custodian within three years of signing the agreements.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (“the Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Funds. For the six months ended October 31, 2012, the Underwriter received $26,471 and $2,077 in commissions and $1,339 and $91 in sales commission for the sale of fund shares for the WHV International Equity Fund and WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund, respectively.

The Trust and the Underwriter are parties to an underwriting agreement. The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class A Shares in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Shares plan, the Funds compensate the Underwriter for direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred in connection with advertising, marketing and other distribution services in an amount not to exceed 0.25% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Class A Shares.

The Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated with BNY Mellon receive an annual retainer and out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Trustees by the Funds during the six months ended October 31, 2012, was $19,898 for the WHV International Equity Fund and $336 for the WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund. During the period, there was a Trustee who is an employee of BNY Mellon. She was not entitled to compensation by the Funds during the time of her employment. Certain employees of BNY Mellon are Officers of the Trust. They are not compensated by the Funds or the Trust.

 

30


WHV FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

3. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended October 31, 2012, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding U.S. Government and agency short-term investments and other short-term investments) of the Funds were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

WHV International Equity Fund

   $ 11,689,883       $   

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     2,481,664         2,141,715   

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the six months ended October 31, 2012 and the year ended April 30, 2012, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     WHV International Equity Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class A Shares

        

Sales

     286,486      $ 5,265,539        1,740,339      $ 33,373,071   

Reinvestments

                   4,868        82,029   

Redemption Fees*

            2,044               15,886   

Redemptions

     (497,282     (9,137,591     (1,223,912     (22,687,006
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     (210,796   $ (3,870,008     521,295      $ 10,783,980   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I Shares

        

Sales

     2,601,486      $ 48,353,582        8,339,672      $ 158,834,663   

Reinvestments

                   39,261        662,731   

Redemption Fees*

            9,669               55,630   

Redemptions

     (1,627,554     (30,259,025     (3,739,908     (69,905,860
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     973,932      $ 18,104,226        4,639,025      $ 89,647,164   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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WHV FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

     WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended
April 30, 2012
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class A Shares

        

Sales

     5,589      $ 48,097        68,420      $ 623,760   

Reinvestments

                   138        1,077   

Redemptions*

     (22,532     (182,590              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     (16,943   $ (134,493     68,558      $ 624,837   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I Shares

        

Sales

     79,486      $ 681,171        479,124      $ 4,380,150   

Reinvestments

                   847        6,597   

Redemptions*

     (14,037     (117,405     (15,379     (141,230
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     65,449      $ 563,766        464,592      $ 4,245,517   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

*

There is a 2.00% redemption fee that may be charged on shares redeemed which have been held for 60 days or less. The redemption fees are retained by the Funds for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in-capital.

5. Federal Tax Information

The Funds have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Funds to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Funds have determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Funds are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

As of April 30, 2012, the tax characters of distributions paid by the Funds were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
Dividend
     Long-Term
Capital Gain

Dividend

WHV International Equity Fund

   $ 902,680       $—

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     7,868         —

Distributions from net investment income and short term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

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WHV FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

As of April 30, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Capital Loss
Carryforward
    Undistributed
Ordinary Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term Gain
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

WHV International Equity Fund

   $ (439,858   $ 1,269,647       $—    $ 11,322,031   

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     (19,739     9,692         —      214,096   

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term capital gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

As of October 31, 2012, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by each Fund were as follows:

 

     Federal Tax
Cost
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 

WHV International Equity Fund

   $ 290,860,276       $ 36,142,330       $ (25,636,765   $ 10,505,565   

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     5,075,039         430,420         (86,539     343,881   

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Funds may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and April 30 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and April 30, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and April 30) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended April 30, 2012, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until May 1, 2012. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, the Funds deferred to May 1, 2012 the following losses:

 

     Late-Year Ordinary
Losses Deferral
   Short-Term Capital
Loss Deferral
     Long-Term Capital
Loss Deferral
 

WHV International Equity Fund

   $—    $ 538,823       $ 2,893,851   

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     —      51,973         9,918   

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryovers as of April 30, 2012 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the "Modernization Act”), each Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. The Funds’ first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was April 30, 2012.

 

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WHV FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

As of April 30, 2012, the Funds’ post-enactment capital loss carryforward which were short-term losses and long-term losses and had an unlimited period of capital loss carryover were as follows:

 

     Post-Enactment
Unlimited Period of Net
Capital Loss Carryforward
 
     Short-Term      Long-Term  

WHV International Equity Fund

   $ 249,830       $ 190,028   

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     19,739           

6. Subsequent Event

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

 

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Other Information

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Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (888) 948-4685 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http:// www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended July 31 and January 31) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement.

At an in-person meeting held on September 27, 2012 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 Act, as amended (“1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”), unanimously approved (a) the continuation of an advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the “EM Fund”) and the WHV International Equity Fund (the “International Fund”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and WHV Investment Management, Inc. (“WHV”); and (b) the continuation of a sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-advisory Agreement” and together with the Agreement, the “Agreements”) among WHV, Hirayama Investments, LLC (“Hirayama”) and the Trust, on behalf of the International Fund. In determining whether to approve the Agreements, the Trustees considered information provided by WHV and Hirayama in accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Trustees considered information that WHV and Hirayama each provided regarding (i) the services performed for the Funds, (ii) the size and qualifications of their portfolio management staff, (iii) any potential or actual material conflicts of interest which may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Funds, (iv) investment performance, (v) the capitalization and financial condition of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, (v) brokerage selection procedures (including soft dollar arrangements), (vi) the procedures for allocating investment opportunities between the Funds and other clients (vii) results of any regulatory examination, including any recommendations or deficiencies noted, (viii) any litigation, investigation or administrative proceeding which may have a material impact on WHV’s or Hirayama’s ability to service the Funds, and (x) compliance with investment objectives, policies and practices (including codes of ethics and proxy voting policies), federal securities laws and other regulatory requirements. WHV and Hirayama also provided their respective Form ADVs for the

 

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Trustees’ review and consideration. The Trustees noted the reports provided at Board meetings throughout the year covering matters such as the relative performance of the Funds; compliance with the investment objectives, policies, strategies and limitations for the Funds; the compliance of management personnel with the applicable code of ethics; and the adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Trustees also received and reviewed a memorandum from legal counsel regarding the legal standard applicable to their review of the Agreements.

Representatives from WHV and Hirayama attended the Meeting either in person or via videoconference and discussed the firms’ histories, performance and investment strategies in connection with the proposed continuation of the Agreements and answered questions from the Board.

The Trustees considered the investment performance for the Funds and the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Trustees reviewed relevant peer comparative rankings and historical performance charts, which showed the performance for the Funds as compared to their respective benchmark indices, Morningstar categories and separate accounts for various periods ending August 31, 2012. The Trustees noted that the International Fund underperformed the average return of its Morningstar category for the year ended August 31, 2012 and outperformed for the three year period ended August 31, 2012. With respect to the International Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI EAFE (Net) Index, the Fund underperformed its benchmark for the year ended August 31, 2012 and outperformed its benchmark for the three year and since inception periods ended August 31, 2012. The Trustees noted that the EM Fund underperformed the average return of its Morningstar category for the year ended August 31, 2012. With respect to the EM Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets (Net) Index, the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the one year and since inception periods ended August 31, 2012. The Trustees considered the short-term and long-term performance of the Funds. They concluded that the performance of the Funds was within an acceptable range of performance relative to other mutual funds with similar investment objectives, strategies and policies as measured by the applicable Morningstar ratings.

WHV and Hirayama provided information regarding the advisory fees and an analysis of these fees in relation to the delivery of services to Funds and any other ancillary benefit resulting from its relationship with the Trust. The Trustees also reviewed information regarding the fees the Adviser charges to other clients and evaluated explanations provided by the Adviser as to differences in fees charged to the Funds and other similarly managed accounts. The Trustees also reviewed a peer comparison of total expenses for the Funds versus other similarly managed funds. The Trustees noted that within a comparable universe of two hundred and seventy-seven foreign large, blend, growth and value funds identified by the Morningstar principia database, the International Fund’s net expense ratio ranked in the 82nd percentile. The Trustees noted that, of eighteen funds with comparable assets under management ($275 million to $325 million) within this universe, the advisory fees ranged between 0.65% and 1.09%, with expense ratios between 0.65% to 1.40%, and noted that the International Fund’s advisory fee and expense ratio were within this range. The Trustees noted that within a comparable universe of one hundred and twenty-six diversified emerging markets funds identified by the Morningstar principia database, the EM Fund’s net expense

 

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Other Information (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

ratio ranked in the 69th percentile. The Trustees noted that, of eighteen funds with comparable assets under management ($2.5 million to $10 million) within this universe, the advisory fees ranged between 0.75% and 1.25%, with expense ratios between 0.65% to 1.70%, and noted that the EM Fund’s advisory fee and expense ratio were within this range. The Trustees concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fees and services provided by WHV and Hirayama, respectively, are consistent with those of other advisers or sub-advisers which manage mutual funds with investment objectives, strategies and policies similar to those of the Funds.

The Trustees reviewed the services provided to the Funds by WHV and Hirayama and concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by WHV and Hirayama were appropriate and consistent with the terms of the Agreements, that the quality of the services appeared to be consistent with industry norms and that the Funds are likely to benefit from the retention of those services. They also concluded that WHV and Hirayama have sufficient personnel, with the appropriate education and experience, to serve the Funds effectively and demonstrated their ability to attract and retain qualified personnel.

The Trustees then considered the costs of the services provided by WHV and Hirayama, the compensation and benefits received by WHV and Hirayama in providing services to the Funds and WHV’s and Hirayama’s profitability. The Trustees were provided with WHV’s most recent audited financial statements and Himaraya’s balance sheet. The Trustees noted that WHV’s and Hirayama’s levels of profitability are important factors to consider, and the Trustees should be satisfied that WHV’s and Hirayama’s profits are sufficient to continue as a healthy concern generally and as investment advisers of the WHV Funds specifically. The Trustees noted that the sub-advisory fees under the Sub-advisory Agreement with respect to the International Fund were paid by the Adviser out of the advisory fees it receives from the Fund and considered the impact of such sub-advisory fees on the profitability of the Adviser. The Trustees concluded that WHV’s and Hirayama’s fees derived from their relationship with the Trust, in light of the Funds’ expenses, were reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided, taking into account the fees charged by other advisers for managing comparable mutual funds with similar strategies. The Trustees also concluded that the overall expense ratio of the Funds was reasonable, taking into account the projected growth and size of the Funds and the quality of services provided by WHV and Hirayama, the investment performance of the Funds and the expense limitations agreed to by the Adviser.

The Trustees considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized relative to fee levels as the Funds grow and whether the advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Board noted that economies of scale should be achieved at higher asset levels for the Funds for the benefit of fund shareholders, but that the fee structure for the Funds did not currently include breakpoint reductions as asset levels increased.

In voting to approve the continuation of the Agreement between the Trust and WHV and the Sub-advisory Agreement between WHV and Hirayama, each for an additional one year period, the Board considered

 

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all relevant factors and the information presented to the Board by WHV and Hirayama. In arriving at its decision, the Trustees did not identify any single factor as being of paramount importance and each member of the Board gave varying weights to each factor according to his or her own judgment. The Board determined that the continuation of the Agreements would be in the best interest of the Funds and their shareholders. As a result, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the continuation of the Agreement between the Trust and WHV and the Sub-advisory Agreement between WHV and Hirayama.

 

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Investment Adviser

WHV Investment Management, Inc.

301 Battery Street

Suite 400

San Francisco, CA 94111-3203

Sub-Adviser (WHV International Equity Fund)

Hirayama Investments, LLC

301 Battery Street

Suite 400

San Francisco, CA 94111-3203

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Pepper Hamilton LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

LOGO

WHV FUNDS

of

FundVantage Trust

WHV International Equity Fund

WHV Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Class A Shares

Class I Shares

SEMI-ANNUAL

REPORT

October 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the WHV Funds. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the WHV Funds.

 


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)  

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b)  

Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.


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

Not applicable.

 

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

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of 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 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)  

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)  

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)  

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(2)  

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

  (a)(3)  

Not applicable.

 

  (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

 

By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ Joel L. Weiss
  Joel L. Weiss, President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)

 

Date   12/24/2012

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   12/24/2012

 

By (Signature and Title)*   /s/ James G. Shaw
  James G. Shaw, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)

 

Date   12/24/2012

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